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The Washington herald., 1911-04-06
LAFEAN ASKS $3,O0O,0O0
FOR LINCOLN HIGHWAY

Advocates OF a Westinghouse
highway as a memorial to Abraham Lin
coin will give their support to a bill in
troduced in the House yesterday by Rep
resentative Iafean, of Pennsylvania. AS
a further advancement of this project
the Lincoln Road Association will seek
to have the law of the Sixty-first Con-
gress, appropriating s2Ooo.os0 for a Lin
coin memorial, amended in such manner
as to permit the erection Of portion of
the memorial outside of Washington.
The bill provides for the construction
of a highway in memory of Lincoln from
the neighborhood of the White House to
the Gettysburg battlefield, with a suita-
bic structure to mark the beginning and
the ending of the way. The measure calls
for an appropriation of $500, 900 and the
appointment of a commission to arrange
for the project. The highway is to be
at least 30 feet in width.
Those who have been recommending
a government highway to Gettysburg as
tend to continue their efforts in that di-
rection, despite the fact that Congress
has passed a law for the erection OF a
memorial in Washington said Repre-
sentative Lafean yesterday. Besides
Offering a separate bill for the purpose,
there will be an effort to amend the
statute creating the present Lincoln Me-
mortal Commission and providing funds
for the project. in such manner that it
will not be necessary for the commission
to confine its efforts to Washington in
devising the proper memorial.
81 am in favor of erecting a great me-
mortal structure at the edge of Wash
inSton which shall mark the commence
ment Of one of the finest roads in the
world. There are thousands of earnest
advocates of this sort Of a Lincoln me-
mortal and they win be heard from
during this Congress"
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and its scope, became known to the peo-
pie through the message transmitted to
Congress, it was Immediately apparent
that the ripened fruits of the careful
labors of the commissioners met with
widespread approval. This approval has
been strengthened by further consider
alton of the terms of the agreement In all
their particulars. The volume of support
which has developed shows that its
broadly national scope is fully appreci-
ated and is responsive to the popular
will.
The House OF Representatives of the
SiXty-first Congress, after the full text
Of the arrangement with all the details
in regard to the different provisions had
been before it, as they were before the
American people, passed a bill confirm
ing the agreement as negotiated and as
transmitted to Congress. This measure
failed of action in the Senate.
Again Urges Action.
In my transmitting message Of the
26th OF January, 1 fully set forth the
character of the agreement and en-
phasized it's appropriateness and neces-
sity as a response to the mutual needs of
the people of the two countries, as well
as its common advantages. / now lay
that message, and the reciprocal trade
agreement as lnteSrally part OF the pres
ent message. before the Sixty-s second
Congress. and again invite earnest at
tention to the considerations therein ex-
pressed.
/ am constrained in difference to pop
uar sentiment and with 4 realizing sense
of my duty to the great masses of our
people whose welfare is involved. to urge
upon your consideration early action on
this agreement. In concluding the nego-
tiations the representatives, of the two
countries bound themselves to use their
utmost efforts to bring about the tariff
changes provided for in the agreement by
concurrent legislation at Washington and
Ottawa / have felt il my duty. there
fore, not to acquiesce in relegation OF
action until the opening Of the Congress
in December, but 10 use my constitu-
tional prerogative and convOke the Sixty
second Congress in extra session in order
that there shall be no break of contin-
uity in considering and acting upon this
most important subject WM. H. TAFT.
The White House, April 4. 1911.
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CAPITOL GOSSIP.

Representative Sidney Anderson, the
Minnesota progressive who defeated the
veteran James a. Tawney in the pri-
mary last September. does not stand high
in the esteem Of former Speaker Can
non. Mr.. Anderson himself furnishes evil
dence to this effect. Tuesday Mr. Ander-
son cast his vote for Representative
Henry A. Cooper. of Wisconsin. for mi
nority leader instead of Represen tative
James r Mann. the Republican caucus
nominee. When I heard my name
called said Mr.. Anderson Yesterday, '1
heard some one near by murmur, Who
in hlazes is that pinhead?' 1 turned
quickly and observed that the speaker
was Mr.. Cannon. l fancy that Uncle
Joe has not very high opinion of me-
Uncle Joe and Mr.. Anderson sit in the
same row, only a few feet separating
them.
Minority Leader Mann said last night
that he would be ready early next week
to submit to the Democrats his recon-
mendations for the appointment of Re-
publicans to all of the House commit
tees. To-day Mr.. Mann will forward to
Chairman Underwood. Of the Ways and
Means Committee. his nominations for
the committees on Ways and Means, Ap-
propriau tons. Rules. and a few other COM
mittees the immediate organization of
which is urged by the Democrats While
there is a possibility that the insurgents
may kick up row over committee as
signments, the chances are that recon-
mendations of Mr.. Mann will, in the
main, be satisfactory to them.
-
c.aoLar C1orl,
yesterday. 1t has been the custom for
the presiding officer to say when the
House meets: The House will be in
order. The Chaplain will offer pray
err
But Mr.. Clark announced in loud
tones. The Chaplain will lead us in
prayer"
And the Lord know we will
audibly commented an impiOds Repub-
lican.
The Socialist Democratic party rose
"as one man" in the House yesterday
and hurled a thunderbolt at President
Taft for his military policy in deal
ing with the Mexican situation.
In joint resolution introduced by
Representative Victor Berger, of Mil
waukee, the sole Social Democrat in
the House, the traditional policy of
the United States is declared to be
sympathy with people struggling for
their liberty, and the Diaz government
is characterized as one of brutality
and despotism." The resolution de-
mands the immediate withdrawal OF
the United States military forces from
the border. and a firm adherence in
future to neutrality.
The Washington herald., 1911-04-06
FIGHT ON CALEB POWERS.

The Democratic members Of the Ken
lucky delegation in the House are in
an ugly frame of mind over tie election
of Representative Caleb Powers, the
Kentucky Republican who first came into
prominence in connection with the as
sassination of Gov. Goebel.. They have
served notice that they will not
serve upon any committee to which Mr..
Powers has been assigned, and they may
go so far as to attempt to deprive him
of his membership in the Congress.
In contest cases brought Up in the
House. evidence OF fraud in the election
of a member must be presented to secure
a verdict depriving a member Of the
right to occupy his seat. 1t has been
assumed that no such evidence was 3D.
tainabIe in the case of Mr.. Powers. Ken
tuckians have declared that so far as his
election is concerned. Powers right to
his seat is legally incontestable-
The Washington herald., 1911-04-06

There's nothing "hap-hazard'
about tailoring the way | do it.
It's a very exact science. There's
just as certainly 1000 satisfac-
ton in the Suits l turn out as
there are tflirty-six inches in my
yardstick.
You'll never hear me making
an excuse. III either please you
FULLY or you'll not be eX-
pected to take the garments. I'm
striving for reputation in four
things - QUALITY, STYLE,
FIT, and PRICE. In other
nr ~
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YESTERDAY IN CONGRESS.
SENATE.
wednesday. April 5, lslL.

The Senate was in sss:crl for only ahp1t thirty
minutes. In that time the Presidents spelal
message on Canadian reciprocity received and
read. ard Immediately thereafter the Senate ad-
jnurnnd until noon THURSDAY. An executive So
sion lasting only few minutes was had TO re-
ccive and refer nominations.
The President rnt his first batch o{ Dornina-
tIms Most ot them were recess Nominations.
which had to be sent TO the Senate again.
Senator Brown OF Nebraska. introduced a reso-
luton approving the constitutions for State
hnnd adopted by Arizona and New Mexico. and
calling for tho admission Of both Territnies as
StateS
Communications were recriIed from the Ss7e-
tary Of state and the Secretary of the Navy
transmitting information regarding the facilities
afforded private firms in conncctinn with the
building of the two hattie shirs fr the Ars-n-
tine Republic. This information called for
in resolution introduced BY Senator La Fol
lettc. ot Wisconsin. and passed BY the Senate
Just before the adjournment Of the regular s.
son OF Congress
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Cannon referred to the provision in the
Henry code creating unanimous con-
sent" calendar
Il am glad that you put it there he
continued Along with that is the say
Ing. in the language of the distinguished
gentleman from Kansas (N!ctor Muir
dock and the UNIVERSAL represent ntation
of the uplift magazines. that it is no
slcnger necessary to crawl upon your
knees to ask that the Speaker give you
recognition for unanimous consent
In former days. Mr.. Cannon pointed
out, the Speaker was chairman of the
Committee on Rules. He had been re-
moved from that position. A new czar
had taken his place.
''Hurrah for Gar Henry" shouted Mr..
Cannon. He has done good job"
Given an Ovation.
Mr.. Cannon next discussed the com
nittee on discharge" proposition, which
applies to all committees except that on
Rules. "Oh, why did you do that, Broth
er Henry" pleaded Uncle Joe. Why,
why, did you do that? Were you trying
to make car of the Rules chairman,
giving him immunity where it was de-
MED to Others Was there danger Of in
tcrferinS with your czar-like powers If
you were subject to the rule that a bill
might be discharged from your COM
Tnittee?"
Uncle Joe was given an ovation. He
was applauded to the echo by both sides
of the House His time was extended Cd
two or three occasions the House eyi
deutiy being eager to hear his voice II
debate.
Announcement was made yesterday
that the Democrats would put through
a code of rules to govern the House
during the life of this Congress The
task was performed yesterday in accord
ance with the schedule.
New Rules Adopted.
The days session was begun with a
by the Republican leaders. and a strenu-
Gus kick by the Republican INSURGENTS,
who sought the opportunity thus early
to amend the set of regulations which
the Democratic Rules Committee had
been laboring over FOR many days. The
Republicans protested in vain. The new
rules were adopted before adjournment
and they are now the law of the House
After some quibhling between Repre-
sentative Henry and Representative Nor
ris on the lack of amendment privileges
Representative Mann. the new minority
leader, stepped in and offered few per-
manner of doing business Mr.. Henry
finally tired of the harangue and moved
the previous question on his resolution
for consideration OF the new rules The
Democrats swamped the Republicans-a05
to 137. Mr.. Mann filibustered to the ex-
tent of asking for a roll call He de-
manded another roll call when the reso-
luton providing for the consideration of
the new rules came up for adoption, and
the Republicans supported him to a man.
The rules were adopted without a roll
call
They differ from those that obtained in
the former House in only two or three
particulars. All the reform ideas written
into the rules incident to the insurgent
movement OF the last Congress are to
be found in the new code. One of the |
Democratic amendments is the commit |
tee on committees plan, whereas formerly |
House committees were named by the |
Speaker.
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Names Sent to Senate.

President Taft sent to the Senate yes
terday the following nominations:
JUSTICE.
To he Assistant Attorney GeneraHWinnm b.
Lewis OF Massachusetts,
To be United States attcrney-Guy d. Goa, Of
wisconsin Eastern district Of Wisconsin.
To be United States narshals-Wiliam LindNy
Of Montana. district Of Montana: Hyman ID. Davis.
Of Ohio Northern district of Ohio; Elmer B. Col.
we'll Of Orsg,n, district Of Oresun-
To be chief justice Of the Supreme Court d
Hayaii-hIexani,r G. NJ. Robertson. Of Hawaii
To be district Judge for the Territory Of Hawaii
Charles 2. Clsinon5, Of Hawaii
: WAR
tn be member Of the Mississippi River Cbm-
mission-Col Curtis Med. Townsend, Corps Of En-
ginerrs, U. S. A.
TREASURY.
To be Register Of the Trcasury-Jams c. Napier.
Of Tennessee
To be Auditor for the Post-ofnce Department
Charles A. kram, Of fernsylvania-
To be Deputy Assistant Treasurer of the United
states-Georze Fort Of Georgia
To be syecial Examiner Of dnfeA medicines, and
chemicals in the district d Philadelphia. In the
State Of Peuns5ivania-freoerick w. Hoyl. of Penn
sylrania.
To be Appraiser Of meschandise IN the district Of
New Yo-k State Of New Yok-Ffsncis ". Bird Of
New York.
NAVY.
To be rear admial-Capt Chasio J. BadOk.
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CIVIC ENTHUSIASTS
BOTHER JOHNSON
District Chairman waited
Upon at All Hours.

Representative Ben johnson. Of Ken
lucky, is discovering some Of the incon-
veniences and annoyances of the great
ness attached to the Craftsmanship Of the
District Committee. and has given the
clerk at the Hotel Cochran orders to
leave his room telephone call severely
alone each morning up to 9 o'clock.
The new chairman is being waited
upon" early and late by citizens of Wash
ington with ideas to offer in regard to
The Washington herald., 1911-04-06
Insurgents Favor Statehood.

The Republican insurgents in the Sem
ate placed themselves on record yester-
day in favor of the announced pro-
gramme Of the House Democratic major
ity for the admission of both New Mexi-
co and Arizona to Statehood, through the
approval of the. constitutions adopted by
both Territories, at the special session of
Congress. Senator Norris Brown, of
Nebraska, presented a joint resolution
providing for the approval of the consti-
tuition of both Territories and their ad-
mission as States.
The Washington herald., 1911-04-06
TAILORING TALKS.
By ]. FRED GATCEELL,
928 Fourteenth Street
Opposite Franklin Park.
Opposite Franklin Park).

words, the Gatchell Suit is
strictly reliable quality; it will fit
faultlessly; considering the quail
ity, you can't duplicate it at
my price-and it will have snap
and individuality in it that will
win your approval right away.
If your present tailor suits you,
stick to him. But if you are not
altogether satisfied I'D like to get
YOUR next order. You know l
do business with a guarantee
Eft or No Pay'-and NO DE-
POST.
The Washington herald., 1911-04-06
NeNNRNNS0NNNNNNNNNNNNNNSNSNNNSNNl
Fore!

Where weather permits,
golf is an ideal all year
round game.
But to Danish that slightly tired
feeling which naturally follows
the playing Of this or any other
outdoor game, there is nothing
quite so good as glass Of that
famous all year round beverage
The Washington herald., 1911-04-06
HOUSE.

Numerous bills were introduced after the Prc1-
dents message read. FormcT SrrakeI Can
non held the attention Of members and the gal
ley in attack on the rules The Democrats
are finding Themselves confronting Serious
problem in T.ke r1iSo1.
The HoUc adjourned at 80 p m TO meet
at nom THURSDAY.
The Washington herald., 1911-04-06
pabst
BlueRibbon
The Beer of Quality

Pabst Blue Ribbon is really a
liquid food. The finest raw
materials, malt made by the
Pabst exclusive eight-day pro-
cess and the skill of the Pabst
workers trained in the Pabst
plant for generations, make
Pabst Blue Ribbon rich in
actual food values and of a
quality so high that it has won
the prizes of the world.
The Washington herald., 1911-04-06
FORMER SPEAKER
TWITS DEMOCRATS

Continued from Page One.
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Made and Bottled Only
BY Pobst at Miilpaukee

No other beer can quite match
Blue Ribbon IN smoothness and
favor. Phone today for a case.
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OPPOSE CHANGE
IN AVENUE NAME

Continued from Page One.
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Intended to Use Private Plant

The original plans included provisions electric plant and all
necessary
stalled calculations convinced the officials
proved conclusivey that those figures
The Washington herald., 1911-04-06

To BE coNTINUEDJ
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Union Trust Company
Well Pleased With
Potomac Electric Service

thoroughly building illustrated has obtain
ed erected its electricity the the P
Electric :
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-09-30

primary question has been settled. fur
Their importations to that point, sup.
plemented in time by artificial pro
pagation, promise well for the even
tual establishment OF new and remote
fisheries which, for all that is now
known to the contrary, may at some
future day enjoy greater prosperity
even than those nearer homA."
Holsters have been a favorite lux
.ury Of the Atlantic Coast since the
days Of the Pilgrims, who caught them
weighing twenty-five pounds apiece, q
giant one weighing thirty-four pounds
In 1740 large Holsters sold for "S half
pence" each, but the price is now {
cents a pound, that price being PAID
for one weighing three pounds nine
and a quarter ounces, which is equi
valent to 30 cents a pound for the
clear meat. The product of the lob
ster fisheries of both America and En-
rope has diminished enormously in tho
last two decades, particularly in the
United States and Canada, but the in
crease in price has been such that
the present aggregate value is much
larger. The average size has also
much diminished, the present lega
limit of catch being one and three
quarters pounds. If the lobster should
be acclimated on the Pacific, stringent
laws, strictly enforced, will be neces
sary to allow it to grow and multiply
Portland Oregonian.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-09-30
LoRsTERs FOR THE PACIFIC.

There is great hope of the success
full planting and propagation of the
American lobster in the waters OF Ore.
gon and Washington, after MANY at
tempts have failed This cheering in
formation is impaired in a voluminous
bulletin of the United States Bureau
of Fisheries, written by DR.. Francis
Hobart Herrick, which, from its thor
oughness, seems to deserve the title
"All that is worth knowing about the
lobster"
Five attempts to acclimate the
American lobster on the Pacific Coast
were made between 1874 and 1889
when $50 animals. some of them with
eggs, were successfully carried across
the continent and distributed all along
the coast from Monterey bay to Puge,
Sound. Concerning these attempts
DR.. Hugh NJ. Smith of the fisheries
bureau wrote
mo positive results having appear,
ed, the experiment was renewed in
the fall Of 1906, when special car.
load of brood Holsters, numbering
more than all the previous plants COM
bined, was dispatched to Puget Sound,
and in 1907 a still more extensive
plant, aggregating about 1000 adult
Holsters, was made in the same water
Further consignments will be made
until the lobster is removed from the
list of failures and recorded as a
great financial as well as a gastron
omic success"
Although DR.. Smith fails to distin
guish between the two sections, a
large part Of the last shipment of lob
sters was sent to Yaquina bay, Or
DR.. Herrlck promises perseverance IN
propagating Holsters in the Pacific
saying:
1--WE believe that this bureau has
taken a most commendable step, and
in the right direction, the initial at
tempt being to find a water where the
Atlantic lobster will thrive. When this
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-09-30

The mermaid proves a creature far
indeed from the ideal sea-maiden the
romancers have pictured her, as far
from the fatal destinations of her rep
utation as her abode is from the Ian
guorous tropics to which the myth OF
natural history has assigned her.
She doesn't haunt the soft Aegean
or comb her streaming locks on sunny
Grecian shores. It's the Boring sea
for hers; and if any one goes a-woo-
ing sirens, he can omit the tortoise
shell comb and the white bristle brush
from the toilet set he's taking along.
They may prove baldheaded. The
mermaid as she has appeared in the
flesh wouldn't arouse the jealousy of
a two-weeks' bride.
The biologists of France are just
now trailing along with their micro.
scopes and measuring tapes in the
wake of the crowds of ordinary hu.
mans who are focking to Dion, in
France, to gaze on a natural born
siren, who, that or which has been
placed on public view. Sheer is she
It?-was found in cave on Boring
sea. She-might as well give her the
benefit of the doubt--was, alas! ex
tremely dead when found. But she Is
all there except her hair, the skull
being covered with a bare yellowish
skin. Nobody can tell yet whether
she was born that way or whether a
rival snatched her tresses from her
to make an extra rat; fashions are a
bit behind-hand near the north POLE.
AS far down as her waist the siren
at Dijon is a woman, with a woman's
breasts and with arms and hands al
together human, except that the fing
ers end in great claws. Her teeth, in
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-09-30
NOTHING BETTER.

For bowel complaints in children
always give Chamberlain's Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy and
castor oil. 1t is certain to effect a
cure and when reduced with water
and sweetened is pleasant to take,
No physician can prescribe a better
remedy For sale by all dealers
Benson, Smith & Co., agents, for Ha-
wall
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-09-30
Are There Merrnaids Living Now?

Any fond gentleman have a mer-
maid?
You lovers who have dreamed Of
the melodious Lorelei in the storied
Rhine; you passionate Adventures
who have longed to be Ulysses, dashed
to the mast, with a penknife to cut
the lashings; you bathhouse Tritons
who have longed for sea-maidens who
didn't wear high heels on beaches,
because fishtails and bathing shoes
don't gee; you Polyphemuses and you
Glaucuses to whose fond fancy Gala
tea, porpoise-drawn, alone will suffice
for all of you the blissful news is
here.
The mermaid is real. There are
sirens in the sea more genuine than
any song by romancing Homer, moro
quick with life than the noticeablv
healthy limitations you have been en-
rabtured with on the operatic stage.
Be satisfied with that. Read no fur
Their. Stick to the good old tales of
the shellbacks who have been wooed
by sirens in shoals, and would have
brought 'em along home for marriage
and divorce if only some trick of balky
fate hadn't ravished them from eager
sailor arms
The rest of this tale is for the girls
you have been so ready to forsake.
It'll comfort them more than it can
please you, because, while the reality
is genuine, it is very different from
your poetic dreams.