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The Washington herald., 1911-07-22
THE MOSSBACK.

mossback, old and sad and while dream the world
goes by, and greets with eer You FOSSIL so 1t SINGS
because love the oden things the things of yeseear Wnen
young bygone age looked to venerable sage for WIS
dom ndefed but now, if wisdom we would learn away from
ancient turn and ask it from child This is the strip
ling golden time young blood will make the world sublime;
old things pass away old customs that our fathers knew old
laws meath which the nation all these have had their day.
If anything white with years. is thing for jess and jeers
the heiroos of the land die and honored be When
any plan that's is tried represents forward stride how
wild seems and if mossback passing bold defends the
tested and the old he deals in fossil dreams mossback,
old gray the Of fes little day sinking in the west;
and till the gloom of night descend I'll love old old times
old friends-I love the old things bestl War Mason.
ecusnsht nj. Gprss1 thsw AdanA
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Europe's Ballot Laws.

The present European electoral sys-
TENS, which were established about
thirty years ago, are practically all un-
dergoing a change. England is limit
ing the power of the House of Lords.
Germany cannot much, longer postpone
reapportionment of the Reichstag, and
the recent Austrian elections, with 2,o87
candidates of various parties in only 5I6
districts, have led to such a confusion
that a political change is imminent.
Portugal has enacted an increase of its
votes. So has Italy. Its electorate has
been small. Only those who can read
and write or pay certain taxes or pos
sess property qualification can vote
there. In a population of 32,5ooooo
there are less than 100000 voters.
Premier Giolliti's electoral reform adds
100000 new voters to the registry.
France has proposal to return to
the election of deputies by departments
instead of by districts, which now pre-
walls, and which was adopted in 1880
to prevent Gen. Boulanger from secur-
ing the equivalent of popular vote. In
the campaign of 1909 Mr.. BRAND
pledged the return to elections by de-
partments. This will wipe out third
parties. For this reason the change
is opposed by the Socialists. M. Monis,
the last premier, proposed to meet this
objection by proportional representation,
giving each party share of the total
number Of deputies in proportion to its
vote. Mr.. calliand. the new premier,
is pledged to some similar plan This
is joined by the experiment to elect only
one-half of the chamber at each cleo
ton. the other half holding over. This
last is intended to make the republic
more stable. The same provision, Il
must be admitted, has kept the Bel
gian conservatives in power six years
after they had lost the popular vote.
Al these electoral changes in Europe
tend 70 give direct permsnsns power d
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End of Hereditary" Legislation.

The Lords have yielded in the initial
clash by sending the veto bill back to
the Commons at the third reading. thus
abandoning the very first line of de-
Tense 1t is true there have been some
amendments added to the measure by
the upper house in the effort to retain
at least a vestige of the former power,
but the future of the bill is not difficult
to predict Next Monday the bill will
come up on its amendments in the Com
mons, and the premier will move the re-
lection of the Lords wishes. Should
Lord Halsbury, the extremist leader,
persist and show fight, then Mr.. Asquith
will announce that there will be no
other course open for him but ito give
the King certain advice which will in
sure the passage of the Parliament bill
in toto" Every one understands that
this advice means the creation of suffi-
cient peers to overcome the Conserv-
ative majority. This done, the Lords
will meet next week Thursday and
Lord Isansdowne, leader of the Conserv-
atives, will move the acceptance of the
measure, predicting its repeal as soon
as the Unionists shall again return to
Office. 1t is not expected that Lord
Halsbury will find more than score of
noblemen to take last stand with him.
The greatest revolutionary movement
In Britain's constitutional war will be
an accomplished fact
Birth and democratic principle, privi-
lege and popular equality, government
by descent and government by election
came TO a direct issue in the vote taken
i'm the British upper house Thursday.
The measure, whose acceptance now is
beyond any doubt, leaves the House of
Lords, whose members!dp is by descent,
1po longer able to defeat legislation
passsd by tIseomnons, whose mem-
bership IS Election. The amendments
proposedlby Lord Lansdowne and Lord
curron, BY which the upper house en-
deavors to retain certain power, pro-
pose ,hal, instead OF letting the speak
ef Of the House Of Commons decide
what Is money bin IN the budget de-
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The Mystery of the Sun.

In the center of our solar system is
the sun, an enormous body 10000
miles in diameter 1t is described in
the ASTRONOMERS as a huge ball of liquid
fire, with density slightly greater than
that of water, and with an atnos-
phere, so to speak, of well-known
metals in a gaseous state.
1t is the common belief that heat is
literally the direct rays of the sun,
but modern science doubts whether this
belief is founded upon fact We know
that as we ascend through the earth's
atmosphere the cold increases Expert
ments with thermographs attached to
balloons show that at a height of 10000
feet the air has a temperature of 20
degrees below zero. There is every
reason to believe that the ether of in
finite space is cold to a degree far be-
yond human imagination. 1t is a ques-
ton, therefore, whether the rays of the
Sun, projected across oo.oooyooo miles
of eternal and inexpressible cold, main
tain their heat. Not only this, but at
the same moment that the thermo-
graph registered 90 degrees below zero
1t 10000 feet, the temperature was I6
degrees above zero at 5000 feet.
1t is evident. therefore, that the air
envelope which encircles the earth is
an important factor in the development
of heat. Some scientists advance the
idea that heat is caused by the friction
of the suns rays against the atmos-
phere, while others believe that it is
produced by a chemical action which
occurs when the suns rays permeate
the air. At any rate, the idea is gain
ing ground that the waves of energy
which the Sun sends forth into space
are cold when they touch the outer
edge of our atmosphere, but become
active through contact with, or chemical
action in, the air itself.
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TAFT AND NEWSPAPERS
ASSAILED BY. LA TOILETTE
Senator Accuses Press Of Being Influenced by Selfish
Interests in Favor of Free Print Paper.

In mis- final speech in opposition to Ca
madam reciprocity yesterday, Senator La
Toilette, Of Wisconsin, made an attack
on President Taft and on the newspapers
Of the country that verged on the SEN
sationaL He charged that the news
papers which advocated the passage of
the Canadian reciprocity bill were In
fiuenced SO to do by their desire to OBJ
tain free print paper. Before entering
upon an analysis Of the Canadian bill.
the Senator from Wisconsin briefly paid
his respects to the press.
1T is pretty difficult" said the Sena-
tor, ito oppose legislation for which the
press is practically united. That is SO
now. think. more markedly than 1t will
be later. I believe. Mr.. President, that
the attitude Of the press Of this country
upon this reciprocity measure will ul-
timately tend in a very considerable and
marked degree to lessen the influence Of
the press. -
IT am inclined to say that the press of
the country has failed with regard to
this measure in its duty to the public.
believe that the press of the country
will suffer very greatly In the public
estimation as a result Of the attitude
which 1t has taken upon q piece Of legts-
lation in which Il has q direct money
interest
How Confidence II Destroyed.
so. when It comes into the testimony
Of a great legislative contest that an
organization representing very largely the
important newspapers Of the country
through its president sends out a con-
fdential communication requesting fav-
orable treatment to the reciprocity side
Of this issue, say that that act in it.
self goes a long way to undermine and
destroy confidence in the press Of the
country.
"A false impression has gone forth
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journals:

My c. H. R., the petulant sea:
I'm grooming a optimistic to thee;
Here's hoping you've left worry behind
To wander care-free from the domain ot grind
As walpole assers life Q comedy is
To those who subject all its knocks to q quiz;
Lut sensitive folk, who to its bluffs bend,
tragedy 'tis from beginning to end.
Then the world wag; for when everythfngs said,
It's only bag inside Of ones head.
While we are asleep there world to U.s.
Which proves that make, In heads Al tia fusa
Such being tbs facs, It Is better to ty
To cultivate peaoe, thkn TO humor oy.
As cur Eco Is Of habits the Sum.
Let's strive for the JOYFUL; AVAST with the BUMi
So heus to yuur going; also coming back
NAV Fortune sttend you along whole track.
You'll meet when again your Ain Countree you SEE.
No greeting more kindly than from WILLIAM +
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HOT WEATHER.

A man may fuss and fight and
fume beznss tho weathars hot but
you may vey 'safe presume that's
all the JOB he's got. A woman frsts
and sasps and siehs at all she has
to do. and you may fairly well sur
mise that she's an idief. too. Ths
men IN forndrfes. mills. and mines.
IN harvest neld and road; how sel-
dom one q these repinss that he
must bear his load. Thu women Of
the sWeatshop toll. IN laundry. shop.
and st1re; these haze no time ths
an to spcii with lamentations sore.
When any mans Or woman's mind
Is sn himsslf alone. the least dis
curnfort hs can hpd vii rack him
70 the bone. II he's no worthy
vurk Ia hand and cevss for only
go No ustt9 kov his futurs's
pannnsd, hs's sun . bum o
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RECIPROCITY TO DATE.

Both sides yesterday predicted
adoption by the Senate to-day Of
Canadian reciprocity. closing
more than q years negotiations.
as follows:
March 10, 1s1-President Taft
met Canadian Minister Of Finance
Fielding at Albany. N. 7.
November 5, 1910. and January
Z, 1911-Representatives OF United
States and Canada met and dis
cussed agreement
January to 21-Conference
held at State Department between
commissioners OF both countries
January 26-Agreement trans
mitted to Congress.
February 14-Passed House,
221 to 90; 81 Republicans and 8
Democrats voting against IT
February 2+Reported to SEN
ate, which took no action on It.
April special session con-
vened.
April 21-Passed House, 2s7 to
SO; IS Republicans and IL Demo-
Gratis voting nay.
June 14-Senate began debat-
ing measure.
July 22-Senats will vote on
final passage.
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the House. It is a foregone conclusion
that It will be voted down. but 1t is not
so certain that Senator La Follette's pro-
posed amendment, In the nature Of q
substitute, will not be adopted
The fate Of the La Toilette measure
will depend upon the ability of the friends
Of the bill to bring in solid Democratic
support. If this can be done the La
Toilette bill will be passed. but there is
considerable doubt Of the ability OF the
leaders to line up all Of the Democrats on
the La Toilette bill, because Of the ex-
high duties it provides.
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WELCOME. POETS

Ths Big Stick takcs pleasure IN
welcoming % many prumising poets
TO Washington. In these prosaic
days poetry has come to . sony
pas. Il has even besn noticed
that the poet q no longer received
In best society unlcss he has
ahandonsd his long hair and how-
ing tie. assumes . strictly convcnr
tional sttiss. and wears his hands
clean. We believe IN poetry and In
the future of suoh budding poetic
eeniuses a. Doc Tindall and Ed.
Kfmhall n yuur son says he's .
post. don't sst discouraged. The
channa ~ hs in't; but sssn n be
4 be should not b blamed f0 II
II tates . lot q nerve thess days
TO write pos<zy and still moss 70
gst u puhlidhed. But still We cay,
long live pcsezy and msy the fans
q ON post Iauzsats, poo Tinfall. b
= immUta = thus mighty Hnes:
usv - ~ ~ iittas ~
mpgpu - ahinkns hss."
The Washington herald., 1911-07-22
CURIOUS BITS OF HISTORY
BY A. w. MACY.
BosToNs FIRST FIRE.

Boston had its first fire on
March 16. 1881. 1t has had
many confiagrations since then
and of far greater dimensions,
but probably none that seemed
more disastrous at the time, or
that led to more important con-,
sequences. In this first fire two
dwellings were burned to the
ground At that time the people
had no lime with which to make
mortar. so they constructed
their chimneys of sticks plastered
over with clay. Chimneys built
of such materials were called
Gated" chimneys. The roofs of
the dwellings were made Of rush
es and reeds. Thus the chimneys
and roofs combined to render
the houses exceedingly imfiam-
mable. After this first fire
wooden chimneys and matched
roofs were forbidden. Four
years later fire at New Am
sterdam (New York; consumed
In half an hour a building Il
had taken two years to erect.
After that "catted' chtmneys and
matched roofs were forbidden
there also.
(Copyhght fs11. By Jossph B. Boviek)
To-morrow-tGen. washington's
Life Guard.-
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WILEY INQUIRY DELAYED.
Complete Information VIII Be Sup
..Iiaa INikhiu Week

Complete Information VIII Bo Sup
piled Within a Week.
The House Committee on Expenditures
In the Agricultural Department yester-
day decided not to inaugurate its inquiry
into the rumpus of which DR.. Harvey W.
Wiley is the storm center until some
time next week.
officers OF the Department OF Agricul-
ture have assured the committee that
the complete information called for with
respect to the work Of the Remsen board
of experts and the cost OF the board can
be supplied within a week.
Representative Ralph Moss, Of Indiana.
chairman Of the Committee on Expendi-
lures in the Agricultural Department,
said yesterday that the Wiley case and
the subject of the Remsen board were SO
closely connected that, In. his opinion, 1t
made little difference from which angle
the committee began Its Investigation.
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ADVICE TO POETS.

Remainder that pcsts srs not bornl
thsy tu& happsn-
II yuu intsnd to b post. fns
get yourself . good 100 At brickiay-
ing and then Write all you want to.
II is not necessary that your postry
shonid mean anything to md .
ready sale In the uEx1sines, - you
can see readily b. look1pg or9 tne
sIu6 that sppears svsry month.
Avoid such rhymes ~ sdage and
cahbace; gurgeous and orgies, Ac.
Never expect any q your stun q
be iaocrp<et and como day you
may b pleasantly disappsintsd.
Thsrs have been several pcena
written abcut sncA toplo -: 1uFipe.
Iune. the etarFy Shy. nemrn-
bnnn, Lpra and Childhno6, - ~
sue.ns tkat ypn tfy suns sehel
thsneA Ron 3uLxx1oo&
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HOME NEWS WHILE AWAY

To keep in touch with home
news washingtonians leaving the
city should not fail to have The
them. 1t will he sent promptly,
and addresses may be changed as
rupti0n of service.
Mail order or phone Main $500,
giving the old and new addresses.
The Washington herald., 1911-07-22

A post card, one side OF which shows
the picture Of a large hotel, was re-
ceived in New York a few days ago. on
which was written in a bold. feminine
hand: Room stufry; meals rotten; serv-
ice no good" Under this were these
words: Found this card. just as It is,
but unaddressed, in writing-room. En-
deavored to find the truthful writer. but
failed, and send it to you with the old
American Endorsement: 'Them's my senti-
ments.'"
The Washington herald., 1911-07-22
MADE 100000 IN TIPS.

ColOred Porter Dies After Serving
One Hotel Thirty-nve Years.
From the New York Times
In the death this week Of A. J. Berry,
colored, porter for thirty-five years al
the Thousand Island House, Ale1andris
Bay. a familiar figure in that region
passed away. Berry was strong in voice
and size, making his voice easily. heard
above the score of other porters that
throng the dock with the arrival OF each
steamer.
Berry left an estate Of about s1oo, 900,
which he had obtained by saving his tips
and investing them.
The Washington herald., 1911-07-22

John d. Rockefeller says he would have
remained poor If he had not profted by
the business ability Of his wife. This
is fine argument for every woman who
insists that her husband shall turn over
to her his pay envelope.
The Washington herald., 1911-07-22

North Sea island Of Ruegen OF the ooas
Of Pomerania, and a dependency o
Prussia. which Is a veritable primitive
museum Of Druid antiquities. especially
stones Of sacrifice. for they offered theil
youth to their deities, and other sacred
stones.
have always believed that the mos
telling oath taken by any British king
at his coronation was that taken by King
Ethelred II. who had lot to say at his
crowning:
I'm the name OF Christ, I promise three
things to the Christian people, my sub
Jects: First, that the Church Of God, and
all the Christian people, shall always pre-
serve true peace under our auspices. Sec-
ond. that I will interdict rapacity and
all iniquities to every condition. Third.
that I will command equity and mercy
in all judgments, that to me and to you
the great and merciful God may extend
His mercy
An excellent oath. indeed. IL one is
necessary at all King George did 1t In
much more modern fashion. Altogether
he spoke only five times in the Abbey.
The archbishop asked II his majesty was
willing to take the oath. The reply was,
II am willing" The King was then ask
ed II he will govern according to the laws
of the realm, and his answer was, Il SOL
emnly promise SO to do" Then being
asked II he will cause law and justice
and mercy to be executed in all judg-
ments. he responded with, 'T will" Ask
ed again II he will maintain the Protes-
tant Reformed religion as established by
law, his reply was. "All this promise to
do" And finally the King declares, THE
things which have heretofore promised
I will perform and keep. So help me
God"
II seems rather superfuous to take So
many hours in which to invoke those
important three and thirty words.
FLANEUR.
= Copyright, fgl, By Court Gossip syndicate)
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OUR POET LAUREATE

Among the last Official acts of
Commissioner Rudolph, before leaV-
ing US for his foreign trip, was as
signing to DR.. William Tindall, the
secretary Of the board. the function
Of poet laureate Of the District gov
ernment, to hold that ofice subject
to the nature Of the comments
which the public might make upon
his output
The first effusion Of this new flnc-
tionary appears below. It was g
cured by The Big Stick after much
dickering at price which precluded
its publication in the other local
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EVERY SATURDAY.
Our Motto: Hyou see il in The Big
Stek. IL isn't necessarily so-
POETRY CONTEST
Valuable Prizes Offered by The
Big Stick.
AUTHORS NAMES WANTED

The Big Stick oiers severa
prizes to those who VIII correctly
give the names Of the poets whf
wrote the following lines:
"Of all the words Of tongue or pen
Ths saddest are: I'm stung again
I'VE are lost, the captain shouted
A. he staggered down the stairs"
ITO arms, to arms! Our FSirJ
Queens in danger"
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Name. sent 90 senate.

The President sent to the Senate yes
terday the following nominations:
To be collector of customs for the dis
trict Of Perth Amboy, N. J., c. Asa Fran
els. To be senior captain. Revenue-cutter
Service, Capt. Howard Emery.
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1t was a pretty shrewd move on the
part.of the steamship people to wait un-
til most Of the American tourists were in
Europe before raising the fare.
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A LITTLE NONSENSE,
SUMMER TRAVELLERS.

With bales Of socks and scores Of ties
The summer chappie backward HES
He's all prepared for the campaign.
With dresses. ribbons, hats. and fans
The summer girl loads seven vans.
Her room will never hold 1t all,
So twenty trunks go in the hall.
Dan Cupid packs his little bow
And with the rest doth backward go.
With bow and quiver he's all right,
But Cupid always travels light.
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None but the brave.
Deserve the bill Of fare"

First prize-Full set Of Col. John
A. Joyce's poems, With annotations
By Ella Wheeler Wilcox.
Second prize-A photo Of Hugh
Reilly in = gold frame. OF the win
ner can have the frame without the
photo II he prefers II.
Third prize-0ne weeks subsutp'
ton to The Big Stick.
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THE BALLAD OF THE
Gu UB REPORTER
By EDWARD KIMBALL.

By EDWARD KIMBALL,
Dedicated to Bob HilL) 4.
His cheeks were red,
And above his head
He carried q mighty cane;
his shoulders broad
Were under the load
OF supporting his massive brain.
"a wonderful head"
Said the city ed,
In his kind. cousidersts tone;
I've never seen,
So large q bean
That was made Of solid bone"
But the blithesome Cub
Tossed his cigarette stub
Upon the editors hat;
And with guileless phiz
Went forth to quiz
An unfortunate diploma.
BY fiunky OF maid
He'd not be stayed;
No law Of God or man
Could halt this youth
In his quest for truth
This embryo Newspaper man
With gall sublime
Through q window he'd climb
To round up a bit Of newS;
For q photo OF feature
This ebullient creature
Would commit almost any crime.
Bpt It came to pass,
tAlack and alasD
That while on soma thoughtful lob;
BE failed to Observe
A motor cars svervs
And landed upon his mob
At the gates Of gold
Our hero bold
S,appsd 81. Peter on the bad;
Why. hsllo. Pete.
What's the chance Tor treat
Anf which is the vsy to my
sshacki"
st Peter smiled, "A
But his eyes were wild,
Az he seized the Cub b. the hair;
Go below" ke czjed;
And the Cub replied:
shall I sct soms pdcenrss thasr'
r
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woman's Dre.. Next Winter.


From the London World.
One of the most original sotrees Of the
present season was that given recently in
the salons and winter garden OF a grand
couturier OF Paris. After various circus
numbers in an improvised arena, the
guests repaired to an opium den. con-
tiguous to which were a bazaar filled
with beautiful rugs and carpets and an
Illuminated fountain and a butchers
shop. The Haroun-al-Raschid Of the
evening, with a venerable white beard.
commanded an army Of negroes. Nine.
Lucie Delarue-Bardrus looked very grace
full in her Oriental costume. The moral
of all this is. It appears, that Parisiennes
during the coming winter will be seen
in short crinolines and long trousers, the
same as are worn by the Russian ballet
dancers in "Petrouchka.'' This is the
very latest creation. and 1t will be known
as la mode circassienne.
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SOME HEADPIEc.

Thep d reporter namsd rs,fns.
Who works IN way most daseryinG.
He VIII lsbnf al night
-Apd in dawu's sariy light;
He en- ind his NAy holns v1<hou1
sxuy1ne JOHN MONK
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the mass of voters, just as is being
planned in this country by the direct
vote
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Their Proper Place.

II see the landlord has put screens
throughout the front Of the hotel"
And good idea, too. Now the impu-
dent flies all have to go around to the
rear entrance"
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In After Years.

In After Years.
Il suppose you stole an occasional
watermelon as a boyr'
Yes: and wish I had stolen more.
Look what the grocer soaked me 60 cents
for Just now"
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A Trarfc Proposiffop

A Tragic Proposition.
Il see you play Hamlet" remarked the
native.
II do" admitted Yorick Ham.
It's a tragedy: isn't ft7''
Nearly always"
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Baby was a problem at first" de-
clared the commuter. but we have
solved the difficulty"
Sop
Yes: we carry him very nicely in a
shawl-strap."
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I'VE can stop of at Geneva for an
hour"
Cant see much in an hour"
Il only want to get a label stuck on
my suit case"
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Saving Money.

Hubby, I want a dollar to buy that
new novel"
"Ah, what's the use of spending money
that way? Drop around to the book
store and read a chapter every day."
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SATURDAY, JULY %, 1911.