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The Washington times., 1911-01-29
MONDELL DECLARES
He SEES A LOBBY
Believes Express Companies
Oppose Limited Par
GELS Post.
By JUDSoN C. wELLIvER.

Representative Mondell, author of the
Mondell bill for establishment of Him
tied parcels p1st, has discovered the eX-
press lobby. The express lobby had dis
covered him, too, and is making life a
burden for him.
No express company ever appears
opefly in antagonism to the parcels
post That would be too strong. 1t isn't
according to the rules of legislative ma
nipulation, either; the rules require that
when a bill is to be promoted or killed,
in a private interest, it must always be
advocated or opposed under the pretense
of public interest.
That is the way the express lobby Is
working things this session. 1t isn't
appearing in the foreground, and 1t
looms but dimIy in the background. But
Mr.. Mondell, who has been fairly flooded
with letters, petitions, and kilograms,
opposing his measure, thinks he knows
who is at the bottom of the thing, and
he thinks 1t is the express interest
Way to Reach Monopoly.
81 started with the idea that percels
post was not wise or practical he said,
but after studying the subject con-
cluded that the general parcels post is
the only way to reach the burdensome
express monopoly.
About the same time. / concluded
that the influences against parcels post
were sufficient to prevent, in the first
instance, the inauguration of a general
system, and, therefore, l read with sat
isfaction the Presidents recommenda
tion for a parcels post limited to rural
routes. I simply modified that by add
ing the star routes, as in our country
most of the local routes are of this
character.
Since l have introduced the bill l
have been flooded with protests, letters
from merchants and travelingmen, and
typewriter petitions. The jobbing
houses seem to be behind these, but !
am much inclined to think the express
companies are back of the jobbing
houses.
Agitation Is Vigorous.
THE agitation against the local par
GELS post is more vigorous and wide
spread than it ever was against general
parcels post. In my opinion most of il
comes from the express companies, oper-
ating through the jobbers, who, in turn,
attempt to influence Congress by get
ting practically all local dealers to pro-
test against parcels post. The protest
ants wisely suggest that there is more
danger of the local plan being adopted,
and that, once adopted, it would prove
rEa entering wedge for a general sys-
tenn.
This being the attitude of all op-
ponents of the parcels post principle, II
behooves all who favor that principle
to get behind the thing there Is some
chance to adopt. That is the limited
parcels post"
The Washington times., 1911-01-29
Young Wife and Child
Mysteriously Disappear

Mrs. Emily Rest. wife of Harry Rest,
Of 729 Seventh street southeast, who dis
appeared with her three-month-old ba-
by, Olive, yesterday afternoon, is still
missing. Neither the police nor the
family have secured any clews as to
her whereabouts, except a hearsay re-
port that she is probably at Suitland
Park, Md.
Her husband today denied that she
left yesterday after expressing deter
mination to end her life. Mrs. Rest is
only seventeen years old and has been
married one year.
The Washington times., 1911-01-29
Petitions for Action
On Pension Measures

"Wind-jamming is not worth a cuss,'
is the advice sent to the Senate by
A. L. Griffith, Of Pell City, Ala.
Mr.. Griffith has written thus in petit
tioning for vote on the pension bill in
creasing pensions to $36 per month.
I'VE are all gratified and pleased
with the speeches already delivered In
favor of the BILL" he says.
They so1nd fine, but as we are get.
ting old and time waits no mans will
We prefer action to words.
IF We have to await the delivery OF
speeches of all who profess to love
us we will die of old age before they
get through discussing 1t.
Votes are what We want, not gas
Vote either for or against the bill, sc
as to relieve US of suspense"
The Washington times., 1911-01-29
Nothing
Like

them in the world. CASCARETS
the biggest seller-why? Because
it's the best medicine for the liver
and bowels. It's what they will do
for you-not what we say they will
do-that makes CASCARETS ia.
nous. Millions use CASCARETS
and it is all the medicine that they
ever need to take.
CASCARETS 1oc box for a weeks
treatment, all druggists. Biggest
seller in the world. Million boxes a
month.
The Washington times., 1911-01-29
DEATHS

BRADLEY-On Sunday. January % 1911. in
his sixty-ffth year, at Rockville, Md.
HENRY BRADLEY, son of the late Henry
and Mary Bradley, and husband of Jane B.
Bradley.
Funeral from his late residence, Tuesday,
January 81 at 2:30 p. m.
CHAMPION-On Saturday, January Is, 1911.
CATHERINE L. CHAMPION, in her
sevcnty-seventh year.
Services at her late residence, lib ! street
southeast, Monday, January 30, at II a. IN.
Funeral private.
CALLAN-On Saturday January 2S 1911, at
his residence. 1916 NJ street northwest. COR
NELIUS VAN NESS CALLAN, NJ. D., son
of the late Nicholas and Christina Van
Ness CalIan.
Requiem mass on Tuesday. January 81. at
. a. M. at st. Matthew's Church. Rela-
tives and friends invited to attend service.
COOK-On Saturday, January 2S, 1911, at I
a. m at his residence, 52S Seventh street
northeast. JOHN II. COOK, Confederate
Funeral from his late residence, Monday,
at p. IN.
FLowERS-On Friday January q, 1911.
WILLIAM G. FLOWERS, beloved husband
of Norah Flowers (nee Nelligan).
Funeral from his late residence. 731 Mich
OILS avenue. Anacostia. Requiem mass at
st. Teresa's, Monday, January 80 at 10 a.
m. Interment at Mt. Olivet. Friends and
relatives are invited.
HALI-On Friday, January q. 1911, HARRY
A. HALL, aged twenty-seven years, beloved
son of the late John l. and Susie V. Hall.
Funeral at Wise undertaking establish
ment, Monday. at 2:3O p. m.
INGALLS-Suddenly, at Sibley Hospital, jan
uary q. at 1890 a. m. IRA M. beloved
husband of Grace ingalls,.
Services Sunday. January g. at 10 a. IN.
at funeral parlors of o. B. Jenkins. 903 II
street northwest. Interment private at
Glenwood Cemetery.
EENNON-On Friday. January 81. 1911, at
500 p. m, at Tudor place. Georgetown,
d. C., BRITANNIA WELLINGTON, widow
of Commodore Beverly Kennon, L. S. N.
and daughter Of the late Thomas and Mar
tha Custis Peter. aged ninety-siX years.
Funeral services at her late residence
Tuesday, January 81. at II O'Clock a. m.
private.
STARR-At Herndon, Va, on Sunday, jan
uary 90, 1911, at 2:3O a. m, EVA. H.
STARR. wife OF Charles X. Starr.
Funeral at chapel at Congressional Gene
tory. Tuesday, January 81. at II 30 a. m.
The Washington times., 1911-01-29

The subject of this mornings sermon
at the First Baptist Church was THE
owner and the Crib" This evening the
Rev. Watson will deliver a talk on
Smooth Things"
The Washington times., 1911-01-29
RED MEN ATTEND
. THE PITTS FUNERAL
Osceola Tribe of Alexandria
Pays Last Tribute to
Dead.
WASHINGTON TINES BUREAU.
%

ALEXANDRIA, VA, JAN -.
Osceola Tribe of Red Men, in a body
paid their respests to the memory OF
their departed brother, Andrew j. Pitts,
at his funeral at 3 O'Clock this AFTER
noon, from the First Baptist Church.
His associates In the Southern Railway
also attended. The Rev. Watson ofi-
ciated. The pallbearers were Messrs.
Kerrick, Devers. Cockey. Graham
Mumford, and Klaus. Interment Will be
made in Bethel Cemetery.
An old-time Virginia supper. with old
time cooking, Will be given by the La
dies Aid Society, of Second Baptist
Church. at Lee Camp Hall. Tuesday
evening.
Something unique in the way OF
tea is promised by the Junior Auxil-
iary Of st. Paul's Church, TO be given
at the parish hall, next Wednesday. II
will be japanese, with decorations to
correspond. No admission Will De
charged. 1t is expected to repeat the
affair in the three succeeding Wednes-
days.
At a meeting to be held Wednesday
night at o'clock, the congregation OF
tho Second Presbyterian Church will
take steps toward filing the present va
cancy in their pulpit.
Encouraged by the success Of their
first lecture, the members of the Cam
eron Club, have engaged more COM
modious quarters for the second OF the
series, which will be given in the hall OF
the Young Peoples building Tuesday
evening at O'Clock. The subject Of this
lecture will be THE Historic Potomac
from Source to Mouth"
The Rev. w. H. Frazier, of Anderson,
s. c., occupied the pulpit at the Second
Presbyterian Church today.
Mrs. +. L. Slaymaker. who recently
underwent an operation for appendicitis,
is reported improved and expects soon
to be able to return to her home.
The Rev. w. ]. Morton, of Christ
Church, and the Rev. S. A. Wallis, of
the Theological Seminary, exchanged
pulpits today.
The subject of this mornings sermon
at the First Baptist Church was The
Owner and the Crib" This evening the
Rev. Watson will deliver a talk on
Smooth Things"
The Washington times., 1911-01-29
Chicago Postal Workers
Wear Mckinley Flower

CHICAGO. ILL.,. Jan. 2s.-Every postal
empIoye in Chicago @ore large, dou-
Bile, dark red carRation today-the an
niversary Of President McKinley's birth
day.
The flowers came to Postmaster Camp
bell for distribution among the en-
ployes, as a gift from Mrs. Jacob Bauer
who as Miss Bertha Duppler, instituted
the custom when she was secretary TO
Postmaster Gordon. shortly after the
assassination.
The Washington times., 1911-01-29

The Rev. w. ]. Morton. of Christ
Church, and the Rev. S. A. Wallis, of
the Theological Seminary, exchanged
pulpits today.
The Washington times., 1911-01-29

Magnificent Quar-
tered Oak Ch n a
Case, like cut; has
carved corner pieces,
shaped legs, heavy
glass door and bent
glass ends.
The Washington times., 1911-01-29

BY ARRANGEMENT with the family
DR.. Melville P. Eslin has taken charge
of the office and dental practice of the
late DR.. D. e. Wiber, at 1929 F St N. W.
The Washington times., 1911-01-29

Mrs. f. L. Slaymaker. who recently
underwent an operation for appendicitis,
is reported improved and expects soon
to be able to return to her home.
The Washington times., 1911-01-29
Toy Plant Burns.

LEOMIN5TER, Mass, Jan. 29-The
toy and novelty works of A. p. Bartlett
were destroyed by fire here early today.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-04-22

tain its distance from the earth. He.
described the way in which the Oh
servation should be made. He was
the first to do this, and his method is
SO simple that child can understand
il, If the rivet in pair Of scissors
is exactly in the middle then the dis
lance between the further ends whom
the scissors are opened will be the
same as the distance between the
ends at your hand. But If the rivet
Ii two and one-half times nearer your
hand than it is to the farther end of
the scissors, then the distance apart
at the further ends will be two and
one-half times the distance apart al
your hand This is all. For Venus
is known TO be two and one-halt
times nearer the earth than she is to
the sun, and by placing observers on
opposite sides of the earth they can
measure the space between the two
tracks of Venus across the suns face
like the opening scissors with Venus
for the pivot. Venus is the pivot ami
the scissors at this end open 1890
miles, the distance apart of the two
observers. So the scissors at the
other end must open 1900 multiplied
by 21s, which is $4,000 miles. This
space on the face of the sun was OBJ
served to be ENCOURAGEMENT par
IF the diameter of the sun. This
gives $4,000 miles as the suns di
ameter, which when multiplied by 10S
gives U,36S,000 miles as the sun!
distance
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-04-22
LET THEM FIGHT IT OUT,

e
From the mouth of the river at
Brownsville to Ell Paso, the Rio
Grande separates the United States
from Mexico. West from Ell Paso
there Is no natural division line be,
tween the two countries.
The point where the stray bullets
fly into the United States are in the
villages where the railroads pass
from Ibis country into Mexico.
The insurrectos made their stand
near The boundary, and naturally, op
posing armies cannot pick their fight
Ing grounds.
1t Ii unfortunate that the line oil
fight is occasionally directed across
the border, but we do not see that
this Is cause for interference Will
possibly q war.
4 The people OF Mexico have a RICH,
I'd revolutionize, and the government
III Mexico has a right to put dowr
the revolution. The Mexicans have Z
right 70 have civil war according t.
the Latin-American rules OF fighting
It Il our bushes to let them fghI
Il out. to keep hands OF until the
demands 81 humanity dictate an IN
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-04-22
GUILTY OF B|GAMY
CHICAGO PREACHER DECLARES
FIRST WIFE WAS A MISTAKE
WAS TOO SIMPLE.
Second Wife Married Him For His
Money--Third Was His "True
Love"---No. 8 Caused Trouble
When She Found Out

Chicago, April 21.-kurtz Carlson
who says his real name is Kurt
Mueller and that he is an ordained
Lutheran minister, pleaded guilty to
lay in municipal court to havine
three wives living. He was arraigned
on complaint of the third wife, whor
tie described as his true love" and
N his stry to the court he said he
thought the first marriages "shoula
rot be held against him" These are
he three wives and the reasons he
married or left them, as given By
Mueller.
WifeqNo. 1---Kate Mazer Mueller OF
Sutton, Neb; married her because
leacons OF church thought not good
FOR young pastor to remain unmar-
led after four years left her, be-
ause Of her simplicity of mind ano
lis own elevated mentality" She Ii
he mother of three of his children.
Wife No. 2-Annie Deblock Mueller
u Detroit, Mich; she married him TO-.
ais money ten months after he lefi
his first wife; after two months she
left him; is the mother Of one child.
Wife No, 3--Amelia Fehl Carlson
Chicago; his true love;" married her
eighteen months ago in Chicago.
Ordained as Minister.
Mueller has been working as al
electrician, but gave the following as
his personal history:
Il hail from family of Lutheran
ministers and am ordained as sucn
myself. Ny father was a minister at
Alpena, Mich, until his death, two
when | was % years Of age.
,sI knew my first wife only three
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-04-22
DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIALISM.

s3r- - ----
The Socialists were successful In
lecting mayors in fifteen cities and
owns in the recent spring elections
md in number of other places like
Wichita, Kan, they made formida-
lle show OF strength. In Milwaukee
he Socialists suffered an apparent
,etback in the judicial and school
,lections.
The present strength OF the So
,ialist movement in America is not
sudden development or a mush-
room growth. With a pertonacity
worthy Of better cause adherents
Of the movement have been fighting
now for a good many years to make
showing as a political factor, but
until the party captured such an i'm
lortant city as Milwaukee no sub
stantial results rewarded their ef
,orts. Several years ago the Social
lists captured Haverhill and Broekton
Mass, and elected two members Of
the legislature, but these victories
we're achieved when the enemies OF
Socialism were divided. When Demo
cratic and Republican differences
we're sunk in realization of the ne
cessity for a united front to meet the
Socialist menace Broc.ton and Hav-
erhill were recovered and the Social
| list representatives in the legislature
| beaten. Undettered, however, the
Socialists persisted and have again
secured representation in the legisla.
ture.
| The Massachusetts experience has
| been duplicates in other sections
| wh/fe the Socialists have won barren
victories in three-cornered fights.
The forces OF conservatism have unit
Cd and re .llaeJ the lost & n, For
this reason 1t Is not Mt all improbable
that by similar methods the Socialists
will be turned out al the next munich
pal election in Milwaukee a fore
cast OF this event was given in the
recent judicial and school election
when, against united non-partisan
ticket, the Socialists were badly
beaten. A similar coalition of con-
sentative forces at the next cor.
| gressional election will likely end the
brief glory Of Mr.. Berger as the
first Socialist to sit In the National
Legislature.
A somewhat different phase of the
/ movement Is revealed Ia the middle
, west and on the Pacific coast. l. J.
Duncan, Unitarian minister. re.
ceived clear majority as Socialist
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-04-22
CLYDE SULLIVAN.
This Bulletin h On sale n shs h
lowing places:
coicman's, 70z Commercial Avsnp'
Halliday House Nsws stand
Hlus Front Restaurant
READJUsT WARD LINES.

One of the subjects that will nee(
to engage the attention of the cit.
council is reformation of ward line
in the city; and this must be done
by moving the northern limits OF eacl
of the first six wards northward {
notch or two. Word from the census
director yesterday giving the official
count of population by ward, is al
follows:
First ward, 1890
Second ward, 1899.
Third ward, 1878 4
Fourth ward, 1903.
Fifth ward, 1906.
Sixth ward, 2939.
Seventh ward, 4G4s.
Section of Article 4, of the Act
incorporation, declares that in tn
formation Of wards the population
each shall be as nearly equal, ant
the ward shall be of as compact am
contiguous territory as possible
1t WI be seen from the above fig
ures that there is great disproportio
In the population and voting strengti
between the Sixth and Seventh ward,
AMI The other wards of the city
these two wards containing over hal
the population of the city, or 1887 al
against 69G1 residing in the othe
five wards.
Sug gestion has been made that an
other ward be created from section
of the Sixth and Seventh; but Thu
can not be done as Section of Ar
ticle 3 of the Act OF Incorporation
limits the number of aldermen IL
cities OF over 10000 and under S0,00t
population, to fourteen, the presen,
number.
More than likely reimbursement Of
ward lines will affect some of the
present aldermen; and 1t will excite
discussion as to the political effect /
will have on some of the Leaders
treal or Imaginary, But manifestl>
the work ought to be done If ta'
spirit Of the law Is TO be given effect
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-04-22
ARE YOU LIKE THlsg.
Tired All the Time, Not Much Coco
For Anything, Hardly Able to
Drag Around, Just All Run
Down.

II you are, we guarantee our Vino
will cure you. 1t has cured man
people around here who were in thi
condition.
Now Look Here, just try one bot
tie of Vinol, and If you are not sat
listed that it did you good, come
back and get your money. It will BE-
returned without question. That IL
fair proposition and shows OF
faith in Vinol, and that we do net
want your money unless YOU receiya
benefit.
We know what we are talking
about because we have sold Vino
for years, and have seen how much
good it has done among our custom
ers.
Vinol Is not patent, secret nos
trum, but an honest. tried and, true
body builder and strength creator o.
world wide fame, delicious and easy
to take. Come In today and star
your cure at once. You ,a1e no fisk
Paul G.. Schulz & Sons, druggists
Cairo, I'll
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-04-22
WORTH KNOWING
Transit Of Venus In 1851.

SO far as masuration Is concrnd
vrythlng in astronomy dpndsthu re
everything in astronomy depends up
on the distance of the earth from the
sun. 1t is with astronomers the unit
of measurement, and anything-even
the slightest--that will make thi
measurement more accurate is hailee
by them with delight Since TIL,
days of Kepler it had been known
that by the apparent size OF the sur
its distance was about los times It,
diameter. SO the great problem was;
How many miles wide is the face 0
the sun? When Hailey--he Of Gomez
fame-was approaching his end, hi
besought the Royal Society Of Eng
land to observe the next transit OF
Venus, due In 1761, in order to meas
ure the suns diameter and so ascer
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-04-22

PREVENTION.
If American property is destroyed
the government of Mexico existing
after the revolution must pay for it.
We hope that Mr.. Taft will be
strong enough not to bring on wal
hat will be used by his followers as
! campaign document for his re-elec
Ion in 1912.
A war byween the United States
Ind Mexico would probably mean the
aking over of Mexico by this gov
,rnment There are many excellent
people in Mexico, but the great bulk
If the population is almost savage
ind we have enough Of that sort in
he United States now.-Commereial
Appeal.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-04-22
UNCLE WALT
THE POET PHILOSOPHER

When people needing dough and pleading for aid and
holer
dig dollar ard help things along like goou
HELP THINGS little The knocer hated and feared and
burg from eersheba
be active Wiling a shilling,
things like Be
o
kyoode blow thing
like a little Quit pilage
village optimst
growing
1njuns follow this
ups wiser, and people viii you're
.ss sss.4 =" .s-- LeaekHla.c.>
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-04-22

Another exhibition of the kind of
work the people have a right to eX'
pect from their county officers was
given yesterday by Sheriff Fraser and
Deputy Greaney, in the capture oil
he two negro hold-up men. That
kind OF work is the only kind that
win force the lawless element to
respect law and to restrain them
selves. Sheriff Fraser has on severa
occasions during the short time that
he has been in office. shown himself
to be something more than d tax col
lector.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-04-22
LEGAL DECISIONS
Flushing OF Streets a Public Duty

Flushing of Streets a Public Duty.
Appellant, while walking along the
streets of Louisville, was suddenly
lrenched by the bursting of hose
which was being used by city EN-
ployes engaged in flushing the street
A severe cold contracted thereby i'm
paired her health, whereupon she
sued the city for damages. The court
If appeals OF Kentucky in K1ppes V.
City of Louisville, 131 Southwestern
Reporter, 1874, holds that the city is
aot liable, since the flushing of the
streets was public duty undertaken
by the city in the exercise OF Its gov
ernmental functions for the promotion
If the health, safety, and comfort OF
its inhabitants and the public gener.
llly, without profit.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-04-22
CATHEDRAL OF ST. JOHN,

AS evidence OF the fact that the
religious spirit Is not dead In mod
srn civilization, the Protestant Epis-
/ opal Cathedral of st. John the Di-
vine, which has just been consecra.-
ed in New York City, is noteworthy.
We are accustomed to look back
o the middle ages as the period OF
,athedral building. The splenii'l
monuments of that period, throughout
europe, symbolic the faith and the
ope Of their builders. Their archi-
lecture is impressive even to those
II other creeds; their beauty appeals
like to the devout and the skeptical;
heir poetry of relationship between
the living and the dead is subtle and
perrading. They influence for good
lnconsciously. all who see them.
The cathedral Of today, as hncl
rs the cathedral of old, has its origi
" public feeling. Like Westminster
Cathedral, the great Roman Catholic
house of worship consecrated not
ong ago In London, the Cathedral Of
st. John the Divine has been made
possible through many contributions
rom people in humble circumstances.
t Is no5e and Impressive buii1.ag.
When completed 1t will endure for
centuries, a silen. but eloquent wit.
Tess in refutation of the charge that
he United States of today is who'll!
commercial or material. -Record-H e.-
Id.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-04-22

The newspaper libel law proposed
by Lee O'Neil Browne will not be
passed by the Illinois genera. assem-
bly,. No reputable newspaper would
object TO a fair libel law, because no
reputable newspaper wants to libel
anyone Only men of the Lee ONeil
Browne sort want libel law that
would punish newspapers for telling
the truth about men In the public
service; and why such men want
such law on the books they can ex.
plain better than any one else.