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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-08-03
| CLEVER USES OF BASKETS
Make Very Pretty Jardin'eres by Use
OF Cheap Materials and Little
Artistic Skill.

A woman who likes to have her
mouse full Of growing plants in win
ter has discovered the baskets which
can be bought for 10 cents make very
pretty jardinieres. These baskets. In
old-fashioned willow-ware, come in
dark green, deep red and brown. and
any of them are effective with the
green of the plants, says the New
YORK Tribune. If the. baskets are
bought in 10-cent store 1t is most
likely that one will need only to 60
70 another department to buy for 10
cents the pans that will exactly fit
them. Before being filled by the for
list the pans should be painted grass
green. or to match the basket.
one OF these baskets may also, with
little more manipulation, he made
TO NIL the more prosaic sphere of a
"or's-hasket, lined with Persian silk
In harmonizing colors. On one side
is pocket of silk drawn up by mar
row elastic. and small bows holding
IN place an emery ball, bodkin. a
glove mender and needle book make
a pretty decoration along the edge.
me outer edge is trimmed with a
modest little fancy fringe.
Newer in style is the brown one
with yellow added for brightness
There is mat in the bottom cut from
cardboard and covered with brown
SIX, which is fastened to the under
SIDE with glue. The little silk cush-
Ion, which is of the tomato order
measures four and a half inches
across. Both mat and cushion arc
ne,o IN place by two stitches C strong
SIX mat go through the bottom OF
Inc basket. A yard and a half of rib
pon three and quarter inches wide
WIN De required to hold the spools
and to make the bow A quarter Of
q yaro OF a wider ribbon in the same
shade will do for the cushion.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-08-03

The wreath of buds and foliage
about the crown at the base is all that
is needed to complete the hat.
A leghorn in Fig. 2 shows the under
brlm covered to within an inch and a
half of the edge with dotted net in
pale blue. A big pulled crown of the
net Is draped over a wreath Of hy-
drangeas. which grows wider at
the back, where 1t climbs to the top
of the crown. Very little of the upper
brtm Is visible and the crown of this
hat is almost wholly concealed. On
the crown the net is draped over plain
chiffon a trifle lighter in tone than
Itself. This is another excellent de-
sign for hat which is to be remod-
eled from one that shows signs of
wear. JULIA BOTTOMLEY.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-08-03
SYNOPSIS.

s a foolish young tenderfoot becomes
1ascinated with the bold. artful wife OF a
drunken prospector in a western mining
own: They prepare to elope in q blind
ing blizzard but are confronted by the
maudlin husband. He Is shot by the
wife. but the chivalrous boy pins a
note note e the body taking the crime
railroad station the woman's horse
1eHe exhausted; the youth puts her
On his own and follows hanging to the
eurrup strap. Seeing he is an impede
ment. the woman trusts her escort into
= snow drift and rides on. Half-frozen
NE stumbles into the railroad station Just
90 the train bears the woman away.
Eor:nly. Is multi millionaire In New
Y OK He meets Eleanor Haldane. a
beautiful and wealthy settlement worker.
1nu co-operatcs with her In her work.
E0rmly becomes owner OF a steamship
Nne and finds himself frustrated in pier
1nd track extension plans by grating al
1ermen. backed by the Gotham Traction
company. An automobile accident on a
sIormy Christmas eve brings the. Hal
aanes to his country home. Gormly
makes the marooned party comfortable.
IN q confidential talk with Gorm1y. Miss
HaIdane enthuses on her settlement work.
md Tonga that he shall benefit mankind
9TH By; wealth and business talents. He
determines to do 80 and announces that
1e VIII DO mayor OF New York and re-
Aeem the city from corruption.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-08-03

And you have no personal interes
in the matter?"
Il have already assured you Is I.
that"
Il will not accept any such offer
! II 1t should be made me by authority
above the actual cost of building the
| switches and a proper and REASONABLE,
amount for the privilege of the con
nection."
"Of course, you must make YOU
own decision. In that case, however
/ fear you will never get the switches
/ Il am quite sure that before l ge
| through ! shall have not only the
| switches, but"
Gormly paused. and looked his com
panion hard and directly In the face
But what!" said Haldane, fickine
the ashes from his cigar daintlly. and
speculatively watching the blue cur
of smoke that rose languidiy from its
end in the air.
Gormly thought quickly. He was
not now deceived by the we'll assumed
Indifference Of Haldane He was con
WINGED that there was something back
Of it; that the relation of Haldane to
the whole affair was more than a
mere casual one: that Haldane had
not told him the plain. unvarnished
truth.
We'll, Mr. Haldane, / will be frank
with you. l not only intend to have
my track connection, but | intend to
have the Gotham Freight Traction
company as we'll"
my dear sir!" said Haldane gently,
not turning hair before this astound-
Ing declaration. Are you aware that
the bonds of the Gotham Freight Trac-
ton company are two hundred and
fifty million dollars; that stock for
twice as much more has been issued
and sold and is already at premium;
that 1t Is in the enjoyment of a ninety
nine-year franchise with the privilege
Of renewal; that its promoters in
clude some of the ablest financiers in
the city,"
Much of what you say is a matter
of public notoriety. You have given
me, however, some Information that
did not possess and which is of val
ue," said Gormly quietly
Haldane did not acknowledge the
touch, though he WINGED inwardly at
It,
"And yet you speak," be went on,
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-08-03

ACES and nets are more generally
used in making hats for mid
summer than for many seasons
past They are fine for remodeling
shapes that have been worn but are
available for second or third season,
as leghorns and milans. If the used
shape Is discolored or not in perfect
repairs, ruftles of lace, sewed one row
above another, may easily cover the
upper br1m entirely. With a crown OF
net draped over a thin silk for the
top, no part of the original shape is
visible except the under brim. Such
nat is shown in Fig. 1. The lace is
German val pattern and is knife
plated, making ruffles a little less
than two inches wide. These are slip
stitched to the brim.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-08-03
SIip-over BIous.e

Blouses of silk or linen or WOO, or
SATIN OF pongee that slip over the head
ana require no buttoning up back or
front are the latest. They are yery
DAINTY IN appearance and complete
needing no guimpe. There is a ,ittIe
opening down few inches in front
ana the neck has a tube for draw.
strlng OF silk, which ties in front and
ends In tassels. Some are finished
at the neck with a net frill ~
sleeves are in kimono style and thera
IS any variety of plain. striped and
fancy silks and other materials
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-08-03
say. and content Yourself with your

say. and content Yourself with your
approximations?
MY experience has been that pub
licity, If coupled with surrender, Is
never very efficacious. If l should
accede to the demands of the Gotham
Freight Traction company, the fac.
that had exposed them would be oil
little moment"
"Oh, then, you propose to do your
own freighting by wagon and give ur
the battle?" asked Haldane, his eager
ness little more apparent than he
imagined possible.
/ have not said So" he answered.
What Go you propose?"
1t was a blunt. direct question, and
one unwarranted by the situation.
we'll" began the merchant
slowly.
i ask simply as citizen interested
IN the welfare of the community.
Some OF the hackers Of the Gotham
Freight Traction company are friends
OF mine. and from tonight shall hope
to count you also among that mum
pes, explained the financier grace
fully.
Thank you." returned Gormly. II
nave learned that it is not wise to
say what you are going to do until
you are ready to do it; that 1t is
much better. in fact. to substitute
doing for saying
An excellent maxim!" returned the
other with we'll simulated Indifference.
AN OF your fellow citizens, however.
Will be deeply interested in the out
come OF the affair. am an older man
than you are. Mr.. Gormly, and may
therefore take the liberty. not of ad-
yislng you az to the conduct OF your
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-08-03

"of controlling the company"
II do"
This is most interesting. l am GU
rious TO know how you propose to do
it?
The business that you have built up
lis evidence of your capacity in that
line; but you have, take it, never
mingled in Wall street. never dealt
on the exchange?"
Never. I didn't mean to, either. -
How then do you expect to obtain
control of such corporation as this,
especially when it has back of 1t the
city government as we'll as the Sach-
EN- society?"
The question was one Gofmly could
have declined to answer without a
moments hesitation without giving
any offense, for it was one that Hal
dane had no right to ask. He thought
deeply, if swiftly, and before he spoke,
| Haldane continued:
You are, take 1t, wealthy man:
but no single man could command the
resources of this corporation; that is,
no single man outside of those few who
are in it." he went on and it would
be sheer madness for you to attempt
it,
n 'ss:saia G coming
to another conclusion, there is a pow
sr in this country greater than the
money power Il
And what may that he sir2 go
The power of the people"
In this instance, the people are al.
ready on the side Of the Gotham
i
!. Are they sc ~
Certainly. Through their rerressn-
tatiyes they hAvs voted them fran.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-08-03

business, but of saying In friendly
way one or two things that occur to
| me. The first is that as business
man / know that this publicity is more
or less distasteful to you. l assume
that 1t will be to the Gotham Freight
Traction company. which. believe, is
a very worthy concern. DESTROYS of
minding its own business and exploit
ing It's own properties. think my
self, viewing the situation impartial
~, that you have been hardly dealt
with. don't want to see the affair
advance any farther. for the credit
of the community. Sunnose we
say i've hundred thousand dollars
for the connections and nothing more
to appear about it in tie public
pressf@ Il
rs this =, burst out Gsormly
quickly. "a this a compromise you
are offering? 2"
81 am offering nothing, " returned
TIaldane lightly, almost indiNerently.
Il am not in position to offer anything.
AS 4 stated % you, am simply citi-
zen who vents to see this unpleasant
| matter removed from the papers,
where such things are discussed by
intemperate writer's without any real
comprehension Of the Issues involved
ana i offer al the friend Of my friends,
and, II i may so call myself. an your
friend. 10 bring you two tcgetAcr
gu arc Is0sIE 81 - T'liahs'
4 mi ion
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-08-03
crocheted Cuff Iinks

Cuff links for wash waists may be
made from two crochet buttons, sewed
together like the parts of a dumbbeli
INK with strong thread loop Of the
right length, which is then button-
hoied over and over These links VIII
wash. are pretty and are not easily
lost, besides being economical.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-08-03
cl,amois Trlmn,Inne

AN odd but S.autiful evening gown
IS OF chamois colored tulle, with EN-
oroideries worked on real chama.s
leather In Japanese style with nos.
SILKS. The designs are chrysanthe-
NUNS IN lovely shades Of yellow. gray
ana drab, and here and there dr.
gon worked In silver thread.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-08-03
CHAPTER v.-cont!n.es.


81 CHAPTER v.-cont!n.es.
I know little about the social obli-
cations OF the world to which you re-
fer. 4 has not been my privilege to
nave an entrance therein
Merely a matter Of choice on your
part, am sure" murmured Haldane
Aeprecatingly.
ss Possibly" was the cool reply. Il
lave not hitherto been greatly inter
tosted In effecting an entrance with
u the charmed circle. nor am es-
Decially now. saving your presence of
eourse and meaning not the slightest
qfenae fl the world
None whatever il taken, and I
pray you to proceed. You interest
me exceedingly"
In my business. Mr.. Haldane. and
y have no doubt that the experience
= your own, 1 have found that what
supervise myself il we'll done. and
what delegate to others is frequently
an done. and sometimes not done at
an
The remark Is as old as Ben Frank
IN. . laughed Haldane, .and the prin-
siple is older still" But surely" he
vent on, in a great business such
- yours 10. you can't attend personal
y to every detail yourself"
by no MEANS" returned the other.
Il Ss~ II
self with q very capable corps of sub.
Ordinates perhaps had better call
them assistants-who have been tried
and tested. and upon whom have de-
volved responsibilities commensurate
with their capacities, and from whom
expect results. But l supervise ev-
cry department. OF the business myself.
4 am In possession OF frequent reports
concerning 1t even In its details. I
make regular and rigid inspections.
IN short, SO far as one man can do
-, 4 have It all In my own hands,
eertainly In my own mind"
Ny own practise. Mr.. Gormly, with
ny affairs, which are somewhat large
and extensive. IS similar to yours"
Il take 1t. SIR was the answer.
that we are in line with all successful
men In that. Z
It irked Haldane little to be SO
calmly included In the same category
with Gornliy: for he had never been
IN trade and had acquired much OF the
old world prejudice against the keep
ing OF a store. However. 1t was not
worth quarreling about. Not that
Haldane had the slightest objections
20 quarreling with Gormly; on the
contrary, he would have enjoyed 1t
Immensely. and indeed intended In
one way or another to do that very
thing before he got through with him;
! hut Y! would be bad policy to do Il
without more preparation for victory,
and Il would be In execrable taste to
I precipitate antagonism In the enjoy
\ ment Of his hospitality. Therefore he
1 swallowed his dislike and proceeded
- follows:
Even the best OF subordinates
\ make mistakes once in while.''
they are no more immune from
shat " /. was the swift rejoindcr "than
/ she ablest q employers,
Haldane laughed 1t was exceed
/ ngly Well done. For the moment IT
& wen deceived his acute companion.
sssss ali ct the utsu,ost
1rankness. 81
have no personal concern. Of
seonrse. "a the matter, but have
10 rs1sau IN IN x,,.<,u - 4. i, 20
The Washington times., 1911-02-24

rather than seen. The great mace lies
cobwebbed and neglected. This is so
true that the symbol of authority
seems to have lost some of the magic
quality of inspiring awe. 1t appeared
for time yesterday that the bearer
of it would have to use it as shil-
lalah before he would be able to re-
store peace.
On the one hand the Record is so
thickly sown with eXpletives and with
the briefeat possible synonyms for a
"terminological inexacSitude7 that it
was becoming hardly fit for family
reading. And yet on the other hand it
holds up theI fine courtesy of second
thoughts-the manly frankness and
good will with which men of large cali
ber always apologize. The fact remains,
however, thai the atmosphere of the
House had better be cooled before an
extra session comes with its special
strain upon the afternoon temper of
weary members.
The Washington times., 1911-02-24


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The Washington times., 1911-02-24
OTHER WASHINGTONS
ARE NOT so BUCOLlC
IN tho Editor of THE TINES:

To the Editor of THE TIMES:
In reply to the correspondent VINO
wishes to drop the letters ID. Z. In
speaking Of Washington. l would say
that several other improvements are
necessary before this city can anoro 10
dispense with marks of identification
for the benefit of it's bucolic and little
known namesakes.
took a broken skate down town this
morning for the purpose of having
some slight repairs made. The firm
where | bought it said they would be
obliged to send it to New York, as
there were no facilities for doing such
work in Washington. They are able to
do such work in Washington, Ind.
Some time ago l wished to buy ia
manned lunch box of pattern that Is
in common use throughout the country,
hut II was not on sale in Washington.
I could have found 1t in Washing
ton, Pa.
wanted to examine some music for
a special purpose not long ago, but was
fold that l would have to order from
the catalogue, as they carried only one
or two pieces of that class of music in
stock.
Every one who has occasion to go out
at night is familiar with the dim gas
ed. There is hardly a town of 1000 or
1900 Inhabitants in the whole country
that has not discarded these In favor of
Before Washington drops her initials
she will have to get rid of some of her
other bucolic attachments, such as the
grocer who weighs out your butter with
The Washington times., 1911-02-24
BURY ZACH M'GHEE
IN SOUTH CAROLINA
Body of Correspondent Will
Be Taken TO Green
wood.

Arrangements were made this morn
Ing to send the body of Zach MGhee
at 7:3O this evening to Greenwood, S.
G., for interment.
MGhee was formerly connected with
respondent, representing a number of
Southern papers. died yesterday after
noon at his apartments In the New
Brunswick. of an exaggerated attack
Of anemia. Two brothers and two sis
ters were with him at the end. He was
thirty-nine years old.
M'Ghee was formerly connected with
the New York Times bureau, but had
for the last six years represented the
Columbia State, of Columbia, S. c., and
other papers in the South. He first
attracted attention by means of a per-
sonality sketch on Senator THlman,
which was published in the Worlds
Work. He also wrote and published a
story on life in the Southern backwoods
He dealt in particular, with the educa-
ton, religious and social conditions of
the backwoods people, whom he re-
ferred to as dwelling in THE Dark
Corner"
After serving as assistant superinten-
dent of schools in South Carolina,
MGhee took up newspaper work as edl-
tor of the Spartansburg Herald and
later was sent to Washington as a cor
respondent.
The following have been requested to
act as an honorary escort for the body
from Less undertaking establishment 10
the Union Station, and to represent the
Washington correspondents this even.
ing:
Maurice Splain, o. X. Davis, Angus
McSwecn, Reginald Schroeder, P. H. Nc
Gowan, T. J. Pence, r. NJ. Gates, Otto
Praeeer, r. II. Watkins, Arthur Krock,
r. NJ. Woolley, Watterson Stealey, and
John COrrigan.
The Washington times., 1911-02-24
A SETBACK FOR THE BROTH
ERHOOD OF POETS.

he earnest efforts to unionize the
Iourneymen poets of the United States
and thereby place them in a position
10 command a living wage, NAV be
seriously compromised unless a recent
movement in New lork is branded as
il deserves. For many wears. under
the loose methods of th open shop.
The poetry market was in a frightful
state of generalization. 1t became a
very by-word that any unconsidered
tritie went for a song" Rondeaus.
sOmnettes, and vilIanelles of the most
exquisite workmanship scarcely paid
;or the white paper, and great epics
were sold like sparrows, two for a
tarthing'
Every student of current literature
RUows that the first steps toward shak-
ing off this editorial vassaIage were
taken in Baltimore, where the organi-
MtiOn was formed under the name and
description of Monumental City Chap
ter, No. J. Grand United Brotherhood
Of Inspired Poets. in and for the State
OF Maryland. parent body of the
American Federation of Poets. The
event was celebrated with a collation.
at the Hotel Joyce, the memory of
which is still fresh and fragrant. 1t
was an evening of food and Minstrel
y, with interludcs of bold and impas-
stoned OratOry. 1t was felt at the
close of the evening that the period OF
oppression was over. Unhasting and
mresting the parent organization has
been carrying on its quiet propaganda
Associate lodges were being formed in
Philadelphia, liighlamdtown, and as far
west as larpcrs Ferry.
And now it comes to light that a
rival organization has been started in
New York city with the prctentious
trade name Of the Poetry Society OF
America. The true inwardncss of the
movement is betrayed by the name o
a wcIl-knOwm editor among the pro
molcrs. 1t is clearly the intention OF
pretended friends TO bring about a
schism and dissipate the energies of the
great parent union. Lovers of real
hand finished poetry feel sure that the
New York Sun has lent itself to tn,
movement without knowing fully what
it did. If our contemporary had not
been as one crying in the wilderness.
and if a union scale had been in oper-
alton, the immortal Coogler would not
have died neglected. Washingtons
own gifted Col. John A Joyce would
not have had to 90 through so many
years Of unseemly scramble to estab-
lish his claim to the authorship of
Laugh and the World Laughs With
You" We feel sure that Washington
stands ready to strike hands with Bal
timore in this matter and cooperate
with the Geddeses and Parsonses and
the other charter members in whatever
plan seems best in the emergency. In
the meantime we cannot speak harsh
ly enough of this treason whose deadly
blight has come over the councils of
oragnized minstrelsy to blast them in
their hour of might.
The Washington times., 1911-02-24
WANTS SQUARE DEAL FROM
THE TELEPHONE SYSTEM
E5i+o- of THE TTNTrc.

To the Editor Of THE TIMES:
1 have read with no small pleasure
your comments on the telephone situa-
tion. Like many another of the prof.
ects which your worthy paper starts, l
have no doubt but that the ultimate re-
suit will be one pleasing TO the people
of the District, who use the phones.
Some years ago, when the present
telephone company detected the odor of
competition. phones of the pay-sts ton
variety were Immediately installed in
every available house and business, and
all sorts OF inducements were offered.
Their end accomplished, and the pro-
posed opposing company left little or no
field. the present telephone company
again came into its own. After lapse
Of a certain length of time, with COM
petition wiped off the map, those having
pay stations not bringing in sufficient
revenue to satisfy the company, were
compelled TO submit to the new rules of
the Chesapeake and Potomac Company.
The Washington times., 1911-02-24
Fight for Control of Big
Leather Plant in Court

NEW YORK, Feb. 24-The fight for
! control Of the big dollar
! Central Leather Company was carried
into the court today. ]. S. Bache &
Co., in behalf of themselves and
certain other stockholders, who, they
claim, represent 100000 shares of stock,
secured an injunction from Judge How
ell, of the chancery court of New Jer-
Sey.
IT restraints the election Of directors
at the annual meeting of the company,
which was held in Jersey City at noon,
until the court shall appoint a master
in-chancery to conduct the election.
Rache & Co. allege that, mas
much as the directors are all candidates
for reelection, they should not be per-
mitted to name the inspectors of cleo
ton who pass upon the validity OF
proxies.
The fight for control Of the concern
has heen on for some time, and both
sides have spent enormous sums buying
stock in tho open market.