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The Washington herald., 1911-08-10
PERKINS NOT TO BE HAILED
BEFORE BAR OF THE HOUSE
Financier Excused When His Counsel Answers Oues-
tons Relative to Political Contributions

George W. Perkins. Of New York. VIII
not be hailed to the bar Of the House on
q charge Of contempt. as threatened
Tuesday by Chairman Stanley. Of the
steel investigating committee. threat
that was brought forth because Of Mr..
Perkins refusal to answer certain ques-
tions relative to campaign contributions.
To the casual observer the committee is
thus placed in the position OF having
beaten a retreat in the face Of an oppor-
tunity to place "a wealthy malefactor''
in Jail.
Chairman Stanley and his Democratic
associates insist that a statement made
by R. v. Lindabury. counsel for the
steel corporation. yielded in part the in
formation sought. and that a promise
made by him, II fulfilled. will place In
the hands of the investigators complete
information relative to contributions
made by the corporation for political
purposes.
Admits Political Contributions.
which full consideration was given the
charge Of Chairman Stanley that Mr..
Perkins was guilty of contumacy and
contempt, Mr.. Lindabury made a state
ment in open session that the steel cor
poration made a political contribution of
$4,000 in 1904 "either to q State or na-
tional committee"
Mr.. Lindabury assured the committee
that the file bearing a notation OF this
expenditure would be placed in evidence
in due season. He further told the COM
mittee that he had no doubt the steel
cooperation would be willing to submit
statement in detail. showing the
amounts disbursed for political purposes
The Washington herald., 1911-08-10
An Important Decision.

A local druggist has been sustained
BY law in his contention that he is
at liberty to sell his goods at any price
he may put upon them and is able to
obtain. A manufacturing chemist
sought to enjoin him from selling a
product for price less than that fixed
by the manufacturer The latter imag-
ined that he had thrown around his
product every legal restraint to keep up
the price. When the druggist sold il
at a lower price, proceedings were in
stituted for injunction.
The application was thrown out OF
court and the dealer, was told that he
was free to do as hespleased with the
goods which he had purchased. Man,
patented and widely advertised articles
The Washington herald., 1911-08-10
CAPT. I. N. DOLPH BURIED.
FulI Military Rites Attend Funers
of Spanish War Veteran.

Funeral services for Capt. I. n. Dolph.
former commander of Miles Camp No. l,
Spanish War Veterans, were held yes
terday morning at 1890 o'clock with full
military honors and interment was in
Arlington Cemetery. All camps OF
Spanish War Veterans of Washington
were represented at the ceremonies, and
a large delegation Of the Woman's Aux
iliary of the United Spanish War Vet
Grams was present
Rev. Charles c. Waite, pastor of the
Mount Rainier Christian Church, of
which Capt. Dolph was long a member,
officiated. while the military exercises
were conducted by Commander Robert E.
Wallace and Chaplain Lyman Laughton.
The pallbearers were George w. Nairn,
Jere Costello. W. A. Kicker, Daniel J.
Leahy, Christopher Hintenach, Myer B.
Dodeck. James NJ. Creighton, and Will
lam Kleaver
The Washington herald., 1911-08-10
SERIOUS PROTEST
AGAINST TREATIES
Committeeman May Demand
Change in .Phraseology.

The Foreign Relations Committee of
the Senate held two meetings yesterday
at which the general arbitration treaties
with Great Britain and France were un-
der consideration. At the morning ses-
sion Secretary OF State Knox appeared
and made an earnest appeal for the
early ratification of the treaty. He was
sharply questioned by members OF the
committee.
The afternoon session Of the commit
tee was called with the expectation of
determining whether the committee
would report the treaties at the present
session or permit them to go over until
the regular session in December. The
committee was in session for more than
two hours and considerable opposition
developed TO the ratification.
Most of the objections were urged
against the commission of inquiry, so
called, authorized by the treaty. 1t was
claimed by those Senators who opposed
this feature of the treaty that this COM
mission was given treatymaking powers
and that the Senate was delegating
powers conferred upon it under the Con-
stitution.
So serious were the objections urged
tndt Wnen tne committee duJOurned untll
next Saturday without taking any def
mite action il was with the understand
ing that some members of the commit
tee should confer with Secretary Knox
and see If the phraseology could not Q e
changed. Some of the members of tho
committee insisted that unless the Ian
guage were modified they would be un-
able to agree to a favorable report.
There is a possibility that the treaties
will be reported to the Senate before the
adjournment of the extra session. Presi-
dent Taft and Secretary Knox are very
anxious to have them acted on favora-
bly,. The opponents of the treaty were
unwilling after the meeting yesterday 10
predict that the treaties would be
reported from the committee before the
close of the extra session.
The Washington herald., 1911-08-10

by the corporation since the date of its
organization IT think I can assure the
committee that we viii give this infor-
nation. but before making a definite
promise l want to consult Others" said
Mr.. Lindabury.
I'm view Of the frank statement Of
counsel" returned Representative Beall.
Of Texas, who put the questions Tuesday
that prompted Chairman Stanley to make
the threat that he would proceed against
Mr.. Perkins for contempt. IT want to
say that that assurance obvtates the
necessity for further inquiries along this
line" The committee concurred in Mr.,
Bealrs view OF the case.
Committee May Get Data.
The committee is hopeful that the COM
pete data collected by Herbert Knox
Smith. Commissioner of Corporations. in
cident to his inquiry into the affairs OF
the steel corporation will soon be made
accessible. Only a part Of this report
has been given to the public. A request
was made OF President Taft yesterday
that he permit committee experts to ex-
anime Mr.. Smiths data The subject
was considered at White House con-
ference, the President, Commissioner
Smith, and Representatives Stanley,
Sterling. and Littleton being present.
AFTER tne call at tne "nlte house tne
committeeman said that the President
had authorized Commissioner Smith to
permit experts employed by the COM
mittee to examine the steel record in
the Bureau OF Corporations. In a
measure Mr.. Smith was to determine
what information was to be given up. II
there was any disagreement between the
committee and Commissioner Smith, the
President said he would decide whether
the information sought in given instances
should be transmitted
The Washington herald., 1911-08-10
The Lincoln Highway.
Washington Herald:

Editor The Washington Herald:
Permit me to congratulate you upon
the Lincoln Highway" editorial in to-
days Herald.
The memorial commission would do
well to recall and consider the old say
ing-and work with the idea-of the
greatest good for the greatest number.
In my humble judgment, the Lincoln
way is the only logical and sensible me-
mortal to Lincoln that has been mem
toned. II would be used and appreciated
b the masses, the people whom Lincoln
loved. and who In turn love his memory.
Senator Knox, when in the United
States Senate, said II the government
would build Lincoln highway connect
ing Washington with Gettysburg, the
State of Pennsylvania would extend II on
through Pennsylvania to the Ohio line.
and State after State would take II up
and make II great highway from
washington to San Francisco and thus
construct such a monument as would be
a fitting testimonial TO Lincoln and that
this country and the world would be
proud OF and make use OF Tor all time.
s.ndx ax~ir1 NJ A,r,sS q ~
The Washington herald., 1911-08-10
A NEED FOR DISCUSSION.
The Senate Should Carefully Con.
slider Arbitration Treaties.

The Senate Should Carefully Con-
slider Arbitration Treaties.
From the New York Sun.
1t is natural that President Taft, keen
ly conscious as he is Of the advantages
to be hoped from the general arbitra-
tion treaties submitted on August to
the Senate, should desire the immediate
approval OF that body for the agreements
he has negotiated. On the other hand,
the Senate has a duty to perform, a duty
laid upon It by the Constitution, which
every Senator Is bound by his oath OF
office to recognize and to respect. Un-
der that obligation each Senator. in the
routine Of his office, is not only obligated
but Is obliged to study all treaties pro-
posed by the Executive Department and
to vote for or against their ratification
as his conscience and intellect dictate
This being the case, President Taft is
not Justified in saying what he did at
Mountain Lake Park on Monday. II by
these words he meant that the Senate
should raufy out OF hand:
ITO have these treaties not ratified by
the Senate Of the United States. or to
have any hesitation or discussion Of a
serious character in respect to them.
would halt the movement toward gen.
eral peace"
On the contrary. II is the business Of
the Senate and of each individual Sena-
tor to discuss seriously every paragraph
and clause OF each Of these important
documents, to search them for weak.
obscure. and burdensome provisions: to
assail each proposal that appears to be
open to a construction unfavorable to
the national interests, and to insist on
an explanation of every item that may
be misunderstood. Painstaking study of
proposed treaties by the Senate is not
an intrusion into a field in which II has
no rights, but the fulfillment Of an Office
laid on It by the fundamental written
law OF the nation
President Taft need have no fear for
the outcome of a discussion OF the peace
treaties by the Senate. Their general
purpose enlists the support of all intelli-
gent and responsible citizens. Public
opinion sustains them. And 1t will be
much more TO the credit OF President
Taft when they are approved by the
Senate after an exhaustive and serious
discussion of their intent and details
than It would be to have them ratified in
an exhibition Of emotional delirium.
The Washington herald., 1911-08-10
TAFT EULOGIZES
MAINE SENATOR
Sends Message of Sympathy
to Frye's Daughter.

President Taft yesterday sent the fol-
lowing message of coincidence to Mrs.
William Frye White, daughter OF the
late senior Senator from Maine:
II extend to you and your father 8
family my heartiest sympathy in your
! irretrievable loss. The great part that
your father has played IN the history
Of the country. to whose welfare he de-
voted his wonderful ability with all the
steadfastness OF his sturdy patriotism
for many decades, entities him to the
unending gratitude of his fellow-citizens.
I hope that thought Of this may mitigate
your present SORROW
Speaker Clark yesterday named the
following members of the House as a
committee TO attend the funeral to-mor-
row: Representatives Kinds. McGillicud-
dy. Gould, and Guernsey, Of Maine: Can
non and Mann, of Illinois; Sherwood, Of
Ohio; Adamson, OF Georgia: Stevens and
Nye, Of Minnesota; Cullom and Cox, OF
Indiana; Peters and Lawrence, Of Mas
sachusetts: Reilly, Of Connecticut, and
Moon, OF Pennsylvania.
Vice President Sherman has appointed
the following committee from the Senate
to attend the funeral: Senators Cullon
Martin. Bacon, Lodge. Perkins. Wetmore,
Culberson, Bailey. Clark CWyoming).
Warren, Foster, Simmons, Nelson Clarke
(Arkansas), and Dillingham;.
Frye Funeral in Lewiston.
Portland. Me. Aug. s.-Private services
for the late Senator William P. Frye Of
Maine. will be held at the residence, at
Main and Frye streets. Lewiston. Friday
afternoon. Later there will be a service
at the Pine Street Congregational
Church. Of which Senator Frye was one
Of the organizers in 1854 Interment will
be made in the family plot at Riverside
Cemetery.
The Washington herald., 1911-08-10
Florida.
From Speech BY Representative CLARK in the Con-
.gresAonal Record

From a Speech By Representative Clark in the Con-
.gesAoual Record
Mr.. Speaker, in the extreme south Of this
greet Union Of sovereign States, between
the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean.
lies Florida, the fairest flower in the gar
den Of Statehood. (Applause.) Her balmy
climate her healthful ocean breezes. her
delicious tropical fruits. her wonderful
palm trees. her tall pines. her majestic
oaks, her silvery lakes. her wonderful
rivers. and her youth-preserving springs
have made Florida famous throughout
the civilized world. (AppIause.) Nowhere
in all the habitable globe does the sun
shine with such resplendent glory as in
Florida; no painters brush can transfer
to canvas the ravishing beauty of a
moonlight night in Florida; no pen can
picture, nor can any imagination conceive
the transcendent beauty Of her land
scape, the fertility Of her soil, the luxu-
rance Of her tropical fruits and flowers,
the rich perfume Of which Is borne In
riotous profusion on every passing breeze.
The Washington herald., 1911-08-10
CURIOUS BITS OF HISTORY
BY A. w. MACY.
THE CRAZY PREACHER OF
KENT.

THE CRAZY PREACHER OF
KENT.
For twenty years John Bail.
''the crazy preacher OF Kent"
harangued the people. In season
and out. wherever he could get
an audience. He had but one
text. and from that he always
preached:
when Adam delrd and Evs span.
Who then was the sentlemsnf"
On this he rang the changes,
but always keeping to the front
the equality OF men. Nothing
daunted him. In spite OF ridicule
and prison cells and whippings.
he kept on preaching. Not until
Wat Tylers rebellion collapsed
and his own head was cut of
did he stop. -Four hundred years
later the doctrine he preached
was incorporated in the Amefi-
can Declaration OF Independence.
And there are good reasons
for believing that Mary Ball
Washington. the mother OF the
great general Of the Revolution
and first President Of the United
States. was a lineal descendant of
'the mad preacher OF Kent"
Copyright. 1911. BY Joseph B. BovieA)
To-morrow-tA Kaleidoscope
AdministratiOn.o
The Washington herald., 1911-08-10
NEW WAY TO SETTLE DUST.
In France They Sprinkle Roads
with Salt Water.

From Consul James z. Dunning. Havre.
AS a general rule. the roads In and
around French towns are tarred at the
commencement of the summer in order
to abate the dust nuisance. 1t has, how
ever. been found that tar. although ex-
cellent IN the case Of macadamized roads.
is of little or no value where car lines
exist and paved street crossings intersect
the roads in every direction, as tarring
cannot be carried out on stones.
The authorities, basing their action on
the well-known hygrometrical properties
OF common salt, have made test Of its
value In laying the dust. Twenty yards
Of roadway have been sprinkled literally
with salt and then watered freely. If
the results are satisfactory salt will be
used throughout the town Of Havre, it
being impossible to tar the majority Of
the streets. as they are paved with rough
stone blocks.
The Washington herald., 1911-08-10
Uncle Walt Says To-day:

wonder why the chggers nfest this lovely land and climb
shapey figures and bite band? In sunny hours of
,y<>>,1c1 childhood heard their name now in
49, the tangled wildwood they play their dizzy
MENl game. They cruel rigors and agony
what's the of chgges and where's there any
wonder why the always yell just
when the human booster sleeping fairly we Just when we're
nicely dreaming and night nearly through the
a-screamng his cocadoodledoo Sowing
that noisy cock why can't he do his bowling half past 10
o'clock (1O3O n.y. wonder why the weather hit
the pot It's co altogether else beasy hot When
we'd go aeroplanng camping in the woods it's be
a-ranng and sloppy goods And we'd have
help the garden the slaughter the
buds and fruit and grass There's nothing really suits and
so I'll yelp my h until fellow boots and tells be
still. WALT Mason.
The Washington herald., 1911-08-10
GIRLS UNION ENJOY TRIP.
Steamer st. Johns Carries Large
Crowd Down Potomac.

The newly-organized girls union of the
Bureau of Engraving and Printing held
its first annual excursion last night, the
steamer st. Johns having been chartered
to take the crowds down the Potomac on
a moonlight trip. Fully $500 persons, in
cluding many members Of the Central
Labor Union, went on the trip.
The committee in charge of the excur-
sion was composed of Miss Agnes V. Cur
tbs, chairman. and Misses Agnes O'Don-
nell, Alice Ransom. Bessie Houch. Flor
ence Everett, Nan Jackson, Eileen Con-
nor, Anna Rapaport. Edith Waskas, and
Miss Thompson.
The Washington herald., 1911-08-10
LORIMER HEARING ENDS.
Committee VIII Resume Work in
Chicago in October.

The Senate committee which is investi-
eating charges OF corruption in the elec-
ton of Senator Lormer, OF Illinois, yes
terday took an adjournment until early
in October. when hearings will be re-
suned in Chicago. The committee was
in session for short time to enable
Judge E. G. Hanecy. counsel for Sena-
tor Lorimer. to conclude the cross-ex-
animation Of former Senator D. W.
Holtslaw, of Iuka. one Of the members
OF the Illinois legislature OF 1909, who ad-
mitted receiving money for voting for
Lorimer. Holtslaw said he regarded the
money he received as a gift. He added
that he had no knowledge OF the con-
tributors or method Of operation Of the
jackpot.
Including yesterdays testimony, the
committee has heard forty-seven wit
nesses and has taken about 5000 printed
pages Of evidence, comprising about 2.O00,-
900 words. Hearings have been held for
the last seven weeks. Practically all
the different phases of the case have
been developed. although the testimony
OF from 100 to $50 more witnesses will have
to be taken.
The Washington herald., 1911-08-10
Wants New Alaskan Committee.

Pointing out that the Controller Bay
inquiry has been abandoned, and charg-
ing that the House Committee on Ex-
penditures in the Interior Department
has refused to permit competent and
material witnesses that have appeared
before It to testify" Representative
Humphrey. Of Washington. yesterday in
troduced a resolution proposing that the
investigation be made by a special COM
mittee Of five members. He will speak
on the resolution In the near future.
The Washington herald., 1911-08-10
GEN. NATHANIEL LYON.
An Incident of a Soldier Who Died
Fifty Years Ago To-day.

Fifty Years Ago To-day.
Editor The Washington Herald:
Just before the civil war I was in the
mail service on the Missouri Pacific
running out Of st. Louis on the first train
to run to a point where the depot in
Sedalia is now located. There was moth
ing to indicate the site but a pile of
lumber. which was to be used by the
railroad company for a station building.
To-day 1t is one of the most important
cities Of that State. The nearest dwell
ing was almost a mile distant and occu-
afterward a brigadier in the Union army,
and later a Congressman from that dis
trtct
When the train pulled In Smith was
present to welcome It. and invited the
conductor and the writer to spend the
night at his residence, which kind invi-
tation was accepted. Some time after
supper. about 10 o'clock, we were all
surprised by a knock on the front door
and the host. in his gruff voice. yelled,
come in" when who should step in but
the raggedest, dirtiest looking tramp you
ever laid eyes on. He inquired II the
conductor Of the train was present and
White replied. The man we took for a
tramp then asked II he could get trans
portation for 100 men to st. Louis in the
morning. He was told he could and left.
The next morning we found two COM
panies Of the Second Infantry camped
there, and the tramp" turned out to
be Capt Nathaniel Lyon, afterward Gen.
Lyon, killed at wilson's Creek, in South
west Missouri. on the 10th Of August,
1861, one Of the bravest and most compe-
tent generals the war produced. The
little band had marched and fought their
way from a post in Texas to Sedalia.
After his death will was found in
which he left his estate Of 5000 in cash
to the government J. @. OLIVER.
Boz sT Soldiers Home.
The Washington herald., 1911-08-10

are being sold by dealers at standard
prices under the impression that they
have no legal right to reduce the figure
The decision, therefore. sweeps away
this false impression and gives free rein
to trade. ... -
The Washington herald., 1911-08-10

The Newton CKans) Republican, IN
quoting the Kansas City Star. publishes
an editorial expression of about twenty
lines In French. and of course the Kan
sas City paper reprints the effusion in
its columns. In It the political situa-
ton in Kansas is discussed. We know
now that in Kansas there is at least
one editor-a country editor, at that
who is able to write American edito-
rials in a foreign language
The Washington herald., 1911-08-10
RITES FOR W. H. ELLIS.
Veteran Gunmaker of Navy Yard
to BE Buried To-day.

to Be Buried To-day.
The funeral Of w. H. Ellis. the veteran
expert gunmaker OF the navy yard. will
take place from his residence, $40 z
street southeast, this afternoon at 4
o'clock. Interment will be In Congress
sional Cemetery. The Navy Yard Lodge
of Freemasons, Of which Mr.. Ellis was a
member. will be represented by a large
delegation.
Mr.. Ellis, who was eighty years old,
leaves a widow. Elizabeth A. Ellis, and
two sons. William T. Ellis. a sight-maker
in the navy yard, and o. F. Ellis, a
railroad man. Mr.. Ellis was connected
with the navy yard from 1885 until his
retirement, through advancing years, in
1909
Among his many distinctions, Mr. Ellis
is remembered as an engineer on the
first railroad line in the United States,
the Baltimore and Ohio, and served with
marked credit as an engineer on trains
used in the civil war.
The Washington herald., 1911-08-10

The Prince OF Arragon. of royal and
pure CASTLE blood, has come TO this
country to tell Us that, having fallen in
love. and having been sighted by one
American girl. he can never love again.
Oh, fudgei
The Washington herald., 1911-08-10
Boy Pede.trian See. sishts.

Douglas Ferguson, the thirteen-year-old
boy who worked bis way from New
York TO Washington. had strenuous oay
yesterday seeing all that the Capita,
City had 10 show visitors. He win CON-
tinus his tour OF the sights to-day.
The Washington herald., 1911-08-10
A thirteen Months, Year.

From the Houston Post.
Hereafter the Confessional employees
will have only twelve month. year
instead OF the thirteen months they have
enjoyed for many years. And that. too
is a good Democratic move Drawing pay
The Washington herald., 1911-08-10
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
SUMMER BoARDERs.

She talks of bridge clubs and Of teas.
describes the social whirl.
And tries to make him think that shes
truly swagger girl
He talks Of coupons and Of deals, OF
playing bull and bear.
And throws out hints Of how It feels to
to be a millionaire.
Each OF them travels life, In truth, In
quite an humble walk,
But now they swell around, forsooth. ana
use this swagger talk. ..
The facts they wholly set at naught
while dishing out this stuff
Two souls with but the single thought OF
putting up a BLUM.
The Washington herald., 1911-08-10

According to George w. Perkins. Mr.
Morgan was the one who saved the coun-
try during the panic Of 1907. That is
Just what Col Roosevelt claimed for
himself the other day.
The Washington herald., 1911-08-10
A SIauder.

From the Detroit Free Press.
When you hear a woman declaring
that the new fashions are horrible, it's
a sign that she's either too old or too
fat TO wear them
The Washington herald., 1911-08-10
He Got I'm Bad.

ct started to tell my wife about wo-
man who made her own summer gowns"
"well7"
She capped my story with one about
man who made a million dollars. and
bought his wife $1,000 worth of gowns"
The Washington herald., 1911-08-10

There appears to be serious quarrel
between the two great art centers. Chi
cago and New York.
The Washington herald., 1911-08-10

To the automobile more than to all
other causes combined do We owe the
widely spread movement for the i'm
provement of the highways.
The Washington herald., 1911-08-10
Cleaning Methods.

We saw a waterspout"
What did It look like?"
Looked to me as If the breezes had
ceased to sweep the waves. and were ex-
perimenting with a vacuum process"