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The Washington times., 1911-07-24
SESSIONS END IN
SIGHT IF TARIFF
T|NKER|NG CEASES
Senate Democrats and Insur-
gent Republicans Split on
Revision Schedule.

When the Senate met at noon today,
with the wool bill its unfinished busi-
ness, and with the fight over tariff re-
vision following on the passage Of
reciprocity TO be made between now and
the end of the month, the indications
favored no legislation in the way of
tariff and an early adjournment of the
session.
Senate opinion generally is that 1t
will be impossible to get any tariff
legislation of any sort through.
About half the Senate Democrats are
still bent on opposing any wool bill
but that of the House, while the insur-
gents will not accept the House bill.
In this situation, opponents of tariff
legislation at this session are confident
ly predicting disagreement and no legis-
lation. Those who have been hoping to
put Taft in a hole" on the question
of vetoing a wool bill or some tariff
revision measure are not likely to real
1Ze their wishes.
The prospects are better for a FREQ
list bill than for wool bill. If the
insurgents can eliminate free meats and
free flour from the House free list bill
they will support it.
The difficulty in the way of getting
any tariff legislation passed is that about
half of the Senate Democrats want no
legislation. Leaders like Senator Mar
tin, Senator Culberson, and others
think the Democrats will be in better
shape for the campaign If they avoid
revision legislation. The fact that big
politics is being vigorously played by
various elements in the Senate. includ-
ing insurgents and Democrats, makes 1t
hard to get an agreement on tariff legis-
lation.
Efforts are being made TO compromise
the differences between the Democrats
ard insurgents on wool revision and in
view of these efforts those who want
something done this session have not
given up hope
The Washington times., 1911-07-24
BOY SCOUTS FROM
SAN FRANCISCO TO
BES|EGE CAPITAL
President Will Welcome
Band Returning From
Trip Abroad. :; -. -.

Major Sidney 8. Peixotto and thirty
seven members Of the Columbia Park
Boys Club. Of San Francisco, will ar
rive In Washington at 1880 o'clock
tomorrow afternoon for a two days stay
before they resume the journey home
after extensive travels abroad. They
will wear Boy Scout uniforms, and will
appear in a public concert.
The President will receive them In
the East Room OF the White House at
ESQ o'clock tomorrow afternoon. Rep
resentative Kahn Of California will
present them. The Chamber Of Com
merce will entertain the visitors. the
form Of entertainment to be determined
at meeting Of ths houce committee
tomorrow.
The delegation represents an organi-
cation that started settlement work
about fifteen years ago, and during its
existence has educated and otherwise
helped hundreds Of boys.
Many Long Journeys.
Travelling is an important featue OF
this club. A party Is selected every
year for a journey. One year a trip
was made to Australia. and another to
New Zealand. Several times parties
have visited Europe. or have toured the
United States. Besides the travels, the
club gives annual outings for the boys,
maintaining camps IN the mountains
for five or six weeks. 1t sends many
to school. and has night classes In
manual training. Its rooms are fitted
and furnished as are those Of any other
club.
The club has several hundred men,
bers. Its expenses are paid by the peo-
pie of San Francisco.
To Plan Reception.
Representative Kohn, who will meet
Major Peixotto and the boys on their
arrival. will confer with the house COM
mittee OF the Chamber Of Commerce
tomorrow on the way in which the
visitors will be entertained. and the
time and place Of the public concert
The party is now in Atlantic City and
will spend tommorw in Baltimore.
The club has done q wonderful
work." Representative Kahn said today.
1T has given to hundreds and hundreds
OF boys opportunities to improve their
lives. It has taught them to become
useful to themselves and to their fell
lownen. When they grow to man
hood-as some Of them now have done
they retain their allegiance to the
club and are among its most enthusi-
Astic supporters. Major Peixotto, the
superintendent, has achieved a success
that can not be commended too highly"
The Washington times., 1911-07-24
Maderists Are Working
To Sidetrack Gomez

MEXICO CITY. July A.-The conven-
ton of the anti-re-electfonists and DEM
ocrats will be held August l3. While
the fusion is in favor Of Madero for
President, a strong effort is being made
to substitute Pine Suarez. governor of
Yucatain. or Alfredo Robles, chief of
the army here, in place Of DR.. Gomez
for vice president.
A number of Mexican brakemen en-
ployed on some branches Of the rail-
roads have refused to work because OF
the fact that the engineers and conduc-
tors are Americans. The agitators have
demanded an increase in wages and the
immediate discharge Of all American
employees.
The Washington times., 1911-07-24
Year to Complete
The Culebra Cut

But little more than a years work In
the way Of excavation remains before
the famous Culebra cut Of the Panama
Canal Is completed.
This fact is brought out in the report
Of the Canal Commission for the fiscal
year ended June 30. When this is done
the commission will feel the end of the
great work is near at hand.
The official figures show that at the
close Of the fiscal year there had been
taken from the Culebra cut 65,514, ,s65
yards, and there remained to be dug
1851, ,s59 yards. The section is, there
fore IS per cent completed. The re-
markable fact shown by the figures of
the excavation from year to year is
that the amount of material removed in
the Culebra cut has increased steadily.
This is at variance with the belief of
the canal officials, as expressed when
they first began excavation. Then II
was the common opinion that excava-
ton would diminish as the bottom of
the canal prism was reached and the
work increased in difficulty. But II was
not figured that the increase In perfec-
ton of organization and In efficiency
would more than counterbalance the diff
f1culties.
The yardage removed in the last fiscal
year amounted to 16,221,6 ST. From this
1t is apparent that by the end Of this
fiscal year, that is by next June 80, the
Culebra cut ought to be about finished,
The reports show the excavation per
steam shovel has steadily increased
from year to year.
Less Inconvenience from slides has
been experienced than was anticipated.
Just no wthere are no slides in motion
In the meantime the plan of sowing
grass seed and raising grass to arrest
the slides is being carried out
Taking the canal section as a whole,
the excavation last fiscal year was the
largest on record. It amounted to ls,-
479,S42 yards, which excelled 1903, the
best year previous.
The Washington times., 1911-07-24
BOYS DIRE ANS OF
ADVENTURE CONE
TO PROSA|C FINISH
Capital Youngsters Start Out
to See the World, But End
in Police Court.

Their dreams of adventure shattered,
five Washington boys who started out
on bicycles yesterday afternoon to SEQ
the world, but only got as far as Bal
timore, where the police took them In
charge. were arraigned on various
charges before Judge De Lacy, In Ju-
venile Court, this afternoon.
The boys were oJseph Jeffries, sixteen
years old, CAT c street northeast charged
with being a fugitive from his parents;
Ohn Mortimer. sixteen, 1927 street
northeast, vagrancy; Layton Wannall.
sixteen, 1014 Seventh street northeast.
incorrigibility; Milton Wannall, four
teen, 121 G street northeast, incor-
rigibility, and George Morrow. seven
teen. 124S Maryland avenue northeast,
petit larceny.
Smiling. carefree, happy. the quintet
pedaled into the Monumental City yes
terday afternoon. Some Of the LAOS had
plans for going to New York and ship
ping on a merchant marine, while
others wanted to become politicians and
captains of finance. The fact that they
were little shy Of money with which
worry them. They had read sn scent
novels how other boys had faced cne
same conditions, won out, and made
names for themselves, and they saw no
reason why they could not do the same.
Perhaps they could. If the arm of the
law had not reached out and spoiled
everything.
Just before the police got them young
Morrow had disposed of a bicycle for
50. Detective Springman, who went to
Baltimore and brought the boys back,
discovered that the wheel was the prop
erty of James H. Murray, l707 Tenth
street northwest, who had reported It
stolen.
After spending the night in the house
of detention II was q very d0wn-in-
the-mouth group of runaway boys who
faced their parents and Judge De Lacy
in court. After hearing the story of
each Of the boys, the judge took under
advisement what disposition he would
make Of the charges AGAINST them.
The Washington times., 1911-07-24
Many Deep Sea Animals
Highly Posphorescent

IT is known that many deep sea AMI
mals are phosphorcs"ent in a high de-
gree. and In discussing this phenome-
non. Nutting has maintained that the
quantity Of light emitted by such ami
mails is 30 great as to supply ever def
mite areas Of the ssa bototm sufficient
illumination to render visible tho colors
Of the animals themselves.
Some cephalopods are furnished with
arparatus which refiscts the light from
their phosphorestsnt bodies upon the
sea bottom ovsr which they float This
rejecting apparatus Is spoken OF as an
effirfent bullseycN lantcrn for use In
hhntii.g through the abyssmal darkness
--ExchanKe.- --,4 - ~ 80 n - -.
The Washington times., 1911-07-24
Outdoor Meetings
Prove Great Success

The complete success Of the open-air
religious services held in Lincoln Park
every Sunday afternoon by the Young
Mems Christian Association Is estab-
lished beyond doubt. Theattendance yes
teS1ay afternoon was more than $50 and
all present were enthusiastic in praise
of the sermon of the Rev. c. P. Wilds,
pastor of Keller Memorial Lutheran
Church. and the music, which was fur
nished by an orchestra of ten pieces
and the congregation, who Joined
heartily in the singing.
The Rev Mr.. Wiids spoke on the
theme, The Lure Of the Ideal" Every
man must have an ideal, he said, In
order to accomplish anything. No mat
ter in what calling of life he was,
whether secular or religious. he must
have an ideal.
The Washington times., 1911-07-24
Graham Girls absence"
Is Laid to Press Agent

NEW YORK, July A.-Although rela-
tives and her attorneys reported to the
police the disappearance Of Lillian
Graham, one of the girl shooters of
Millionaire w. E. Stokes. and her law
yer. Clark E. Jordan, insisted that she
has been kidnapped, the police today re-
fuse to get wildly excited.
They suggested that II might be a
good idea to interview the press agent
at the theater where the pair have
been appearing. Attorney Jordan,
however, insisted that there was some
thing queer in the absence of the girl.
He alleged the Graham and Conrad
girls have been followed for days by
private detectives. According to Ethel
Conrad's story, Lillian left their
apartment Saturday night to get some
thing to eat and some fact powder.
The Washington times., 1911-07-24
Long Drought to Affect
Cotton and Corn Prices

Walter B. Beaver, who lives near
Baton Rouge, La. and is a visitor in
Washington, says the drought in the
South will greatly affect the price of
corn and cotton in the fall
Mr.. Beaver, who is a farmer, said
there has been no rain of any conse-
quence in the South for nine weeks
ana the neids are burning up. Cot
ton can withstand the sun better than
corn, but the entire absence of rain
has greatly hampered its growth
Corn, Mr.. Beaver said, is dwarfy and
The Washington times., 1911-07-24
His Grandmother
Had Married Again

President johnson, of the American
League. was pointing out TO a sporting
tditor the wonderful money-making
possibilities Of the baseball business.
Baseball Is ingrained in our people,"
ne said. They give their time ana
fail. There's a spice OF truth In the
story Of the boss who said to his office
Well. Henry. don't see how you'f1
your grandmother died twice while
football was on
You should have known better than
that he replied. My grandfather has
married again, much against the wishes
Of the family. .""-St. Louis Globe Demo-
crat. '
The Washington times., 1911-07-24
Miss Helen Gibbs, Hurt
In Wreck, Arrives Home

Miss Helen Gibbs, injured in the wreck
Of the Federal Express at Bridgeport,
Conn, on the morning of July II, has
been brought home. and was reported
Snday to be improving. She was ac-
companied from Bridgeport by
trained nurse.
Miss Gibbs, a teacher in the Hyde
School, in Georgetown, lives with her
mother and sister at 1419 Chaplin street
northwest
The Washington times., 1911-07-24
Mcclellan in Danger;
Negro Assailant Held

The critical condition of Thomas Nc
Clellan, aged seventeen years, who is
in the Emergency Hospital, caused
continuance to August 8, of the charge
of assault with a dangerous weapon
against Harry Nelson, colored, in United
States side Of Police Court today. Mel
son is held without bail. Mcclellan is
suffering from a fracture of the skull
at the base of the brain. 1t is alleged
that Nelson threw a brick and struck
the boy on the head.
The Washington times., 1911-07-24
William King Dead.

William King. sixty-two years old,
eolored. died during services at the Lib
erty Baptist Church yesterday. He will
be buried tomorrow at 2 D. m. from the
James undertaking parlors.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-08-06
S. N. KERLEY
Is a Candidate for the Office of Dis.
trict Clerk.

The announcement of the can
didacy of S. N. Kerley for the office
CT Clerk of the District Court has
been made public and therefore it
becomes his friends to consider him
seriously. There is not in Shreve-
port a citizen more worthy of favor
able consideration. He has been for
years the representatives in the city
of the staunchest of insurance COM
panies and he has filled and is filling
acceptably and creditably the secre-
tarysf1ip of the CaddO Levec Board.
In brief if may be said that he is a
thorough business man, is strictly
reliable, is always affable and gives
the closest attention to his duties.
No gentleman could be better quail
fled to fill the office to which he as
pires. He has the hearty support Of
his friends not only in the city but
Throughout the parish, who will con-
tribute their votes and influence to
his nomination at the Democratic
primary in January next.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-08-06
GOVERNOR SANDERS
Is Queried by Hon. j. B. Lewis fol-
Answers. .-.r.-

Mansfield Enterprise: Gov. San
ders is in a tight box. Hon. J. B.
Lewis is asking so many impertinent
questions.
First: rs it not a fact that the
general expenses of the government
were paid during November Decem-
Der and a part of October out of the
school fund.-"
No wonder the whole school sys-
tenn is embarrassed, and has to skin
the expenses to a point that amounts
tC inefficiency.
Second: rs it not a fact that the
State owes the banks in New Or
leans $4,000 borrowed i'll 1909
nearly two years ago, on which the
State is paying interest, and which
has not been repaid to the banks?"
Third: rs it not fact that hao
the banks been paid this borrowed
money the general fund in Deem
Der would have been overdrawn
early 100000, and is it not the gen.
eral fund out of which the expenses
of the state government are paid?''
Mr.. Lewis should not have been SO
per,Onal in his questions, for the
conditions are perhaps what the
Governor meant when he promised
with SLY wink, to reduce expenses
by stopping the leaks and paying the
state debt.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-08-06
VARDAMANS TRIUMPH.

The verdict of the people of the
State of Mississippi, recorded at the
Democratic primary election held on
Tuesday, is in favor of James X.
Vardaman by over twenty thousand
majority.
1t had been forecasted that Var
daman would be in the second race
with Hon. C. H. Alexander or Sen
ator Leroy Percy, but these two
have been overwhelmed in defeat.
Vardaman's triumph is a rebuke
to a cOterie of politicians who have
attempted to discredit him with rid
iCule, illusions and allegations which
if true should damn him forever i'll
the public esteem.
The campaign was conducted with
great bitterness and in the unneces-
sary indulgence in detraction and
defamation of character.
In such campaign there is left
sears and sores which may never be
healed. 1t is unfortunate and de-
plorable that gentlemen should ever
descend to such despisable depths III
trying to defeat political opponent.
In all campaigning there should be
a limit to abuse and villificatiOn. If
candidate is charged with malfeas-
ance, or any misconduct or any act
which would disqualify him for Of
flee, such charge should be proven,
and if unproven the maligners
should be held to account.
1t is conceded that in a political
campaign great latitude is permit
ted, but there should be a limit at
least to the defamation of character.
In Vardaman's case it is patent
that whatever was said during the
campaign in derogation of his char
acter by his opponents strengthened
him in his popularity and secured
his triumph and vindication.
In Vardaman the State of Missis-
sippi will have as representative
in the Senate Of the United States a
man who is free from the influence
or the control of what is generally
styled "the interests" He will stand
for the people.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-08-06
GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY
Herman BOetz and Wife Celebrate
Fiftieth Year of Their Wedding.

Tomorrow at their residence on
Jewell street Herman Boetz and his
wife, nee Bette Moritz, will cele-
brate the golden anniversary of their
wedding, which occurred in New Or
leans on August 4, 1861. Mr.. Boetz
came from Germany to the United
States in 1859, and has resided in
Shreveport since the year 1869. He
is numbered with the good citizens
Of the community and is esteemed
by all who know him. His good wife
is generally beloved by all who know
her. There are Christian Boetz, I'M
married, whose place of business is
at 1927 Texas street. He too is ranked
with the good citizens of Shreve-
port.
Herman Boetz of Pueblo, Colo,
married.
Mrs. Lula Barnes, Fannin County,
Texas.
Mrs. Emma Crutchfleld of New
Mexico.
Otto Boetz of Shreveport.
To have walked hand in hand dur
ing fifty years of married life is a
privilege which is experienced by
the few.
Mr.. Boetz is aged IA and his wife
70 years.
1t is pleasing to the Caucasian tC
congratulate Mr. and Mrs. Herman
Boetz and to wish them many years
of good health, happiness and con-
tinued prosperity.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-08-06

Morton Strickland entered public life
by way of the New York assembly,
He had been lured into politics in a
previous campaign, where he seemed
to perceive a moral issue and had
greatly assisted in the election of q
man who subsequently proved to be g
knave. Strickland was a big. hand
some fellow. with the voice of trum-
pet and sharp wit; his crisp phrases
caught the ear and were remembered
and repeated; he could pin charac-
terization upon an adversary SO that
it would stick.
But Strickland was not favored by
'the machine" and would never have
been nominated except in one of those
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-08-06
New Variety of Boss.

st. Francisville True Democrat: If
Mr.. Parker is boss, he does not
bear the earmarks of the creature
usually designated by that name; a
boss who asked nothing for himself
either in place or pelf, who has in
sisted that the books of the league
shall be open to inspection, and has
given his services to reform without
price. This sort of boss is so differ
ent from the kind that Louisiana is
accustomed to that it will take all
the transcendent ability of the New
Orleans States to teach the populace
this new definition of the old, OBJ
ncxious word.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-08-06
HERE ARE THE NOTES." SAID SHE.

indeed. than the girl desired. for she
was as angry as he was and argued
with him only to dissuade him from
actual physical violence. In this she
succeeded, and yet Strickland man
aged to pay both Porter and Rock
well in full before he was done with
them. Neither of them could be elect
ed today to be dog catcher in his ma
tive city. for Strickland was capable
Of sustained animosity and had gifts
Of natural ability very dangerous to
his enemies. But Wendell. whose rep
utation had been trifled with in 50
gross a manner. could never be led
into this fight The surface Of his
quiet life was not even ruffled by It.
His sound good sense is an excellent
background for the oppressive force
Of Strickland. now his son-in-law. But
Wendell himself is a lover Of peace
and Of the arts and Of the hearth OF
home
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-08-06
Why Not Demand Sanders Resigna.
ton?

Louisiana Democrat: We desire to
inquire of those who are so vehe-
mently demanding the resignation of
Judge Hall from the Supreme Court,
Of which he is not member, why
the resignation of Senatorial Candi-
date Sanders from the governorship
is not more in accordance with the
eternal fitness of things? 1t is a
notorious fact that Sanders is using
the governorship for all it is worth,
to promote his senatorial candidacy,
while Judge Hall is not and can not
use title to the judgeship, which is
only an inchoate one at best, to fur
Their his canvass for governor.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-08-06

Z
emergencies in which 1t Is necessary to
name, Il clean man on the normally
dominant side in, order that the minor
ity may not accomplish political up
heaval.
It is doubtful that there ever was a
man more thoroughly Disguised with
the general principle Of what is called
graft" than Strickland. In his private
affairs he had been poisoned by it.
sInothered in it, and he had come to
a furious belief that the only proper
way to treat a CRATER was with the
toe Of the boot. The bare mention of a
bride excited In his mind the idea OF
personal violence.
His chief Inheritance had been a
share In lithographing establishment
The elder Strickland had been a part
ner in this business, but in the last
of his life had withdrawn from active
management because Of Ill health.
and the affairs Of the firm had fallen
into very bad war. After his fathers
death Morton Strickland tried to do
something for the business. He went
into It with unbounded enthusiasm,
but small experience, and for a time
he suffered from great perplexity.
There was an inexplicable reason why
nothing could be done. 1t took Strick-
land more than year TO discover that
the whole establishment from top to
bottom was honeycombed with brib-
cry; everybody in it was either the
beneficiary or the victim Of some form
of graft.
When Strickland came to realize that
this was the business which had been
In part his fathers he could have
wept with rage and shame He made
fierce and futile struggle and was
finally forced to sell his interest upon
very disadvantageous terms, for he
was dealing with seasoned tricksters.
and they had the upper hand Of him.
One result of this experience was
that he took up the study OF law. for
he had been worsted partly through
Ignorance of his own legal rights He
had just been admitted to the bar
when he was elected to the assembly.
There was in Albany man named
Leroy Wendell, who had been friend
of Stricklands father, though consid-
erably his junior. He was in a quiet
way of practice, lived modestly and
seemed to find his pleasure in his
home, In good books and the COM
pany of cultivated people. He offered
Strickland the freedom Of his Office. the
use of his library. and the hospitality
of his home whenever the young man
should care to come.
At the first glance the Wendells'
style of living seemed to SAVIOR Of the
misery; their house was small. they
kept but one servant, and the sim
plicity and openness of their econo-
mics had an air Of something very
near to affectation Mrs. Wendell and
two daughters completed the family.
The elder of the children was her IA
theirs stenographer; the younger was
still at school A high average Of
personal beauty distinguished this
| family.
Strickland's first feeling was Of in
terest. a mere sense Of pleasurable
novelty which developed into admira-
tion. An uplifting influence took hold
sD0n him in that house. When he