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The Washington herald., 1911-12-13
Stop Adn1irals' Pay for
Young Bureau Chiefs
Representative Padgett, of Naval Affairs CON-
mittee, Has Bill Which Will Do
Away pth Fat Jobs.

committee. interested In economy, would
accept Representative Padgett's bill.
The officers affected are Rear Admirals
Hutch /. Cone, chief OF the Bureau OF
Steam Engineering; Richard c. Hollyday.
chief OF the Bureau OF Yards and Docks:
Nathan c. Twining. chief of the Bureau
Of Ordnance; Thomas J. Cowie, chief
OF the Bureau OF Supplies and Accounts:
Richard NJ. Watt. chief OF the Bureau of
Construction and Repair, and Philip An
drews. whose nomination to be chief of
the Bureau of Navigation was sent 10
the Senate Monday. All Of these are be-
low the captains grade.
The House yesterday gave over all OF
Its time to the consideration Of the Sher--
wood dollar-a-day pension bill, The meas
Ure was passed last night, after a session
that began at Il o'clock. marked by bit
ter speeches for the bill by former Speak
er Cannon. and against II by Representa-
Fitzgerald. Of New York, the Democratic
chairman Of the Committee on Appropri-
atoms.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-13
Uncle Walt Says To-day:

Bill onesby and kicks and fuses politics
If Cnkenbeard Congress goes hereu be end to a our
When Senators elect by voting for
POLITICAL the direct all troubles this world will
FUSS cease, and life will be smooth grease. When
this mans theories in force and that mans
pipe ndorse Joy comfort will abide through
the whole blamed countryside And thus Bill onesby wastes
his and puts dime, and when he's sick out
of work perhaps he'll with jerk and wish he'd let the
&C while he sailing down dough For Con-
gress will not pay the bills when YOU needing beef and pills.
anG Senators will down square your credit in
theorists with lofty views won't bring children
pants destiny in your handg down to work
to beat band and little of your against the day of
stress or age and let the statesmen chew the rag
country's flag WALT Mason.
tcsrsrsbt su. sg
The Washington herald., 1911-12-13
STRICKEN AT FUNERAL.
John II. Hilton, OF Rockville, Dies
While Being Taken Home.

Rockville Md. Dec. 12.-John H. Hill
ton, native of Montgomery County
and for many years a resident of Rock
Vile died suddenly this afternoon OF
heart failure. Although he had been in
poor health for several months, he felt
able TO attend the funeral of relative
at LayhiI to-day. and while there was
stricken and died while being brought
to Rockville in an automobilS. He was
about sixty years old. Surviving hun are
his wife and ten children.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-13
The Same Old Story.

Eve tempted me and | did eat"
Thus spoke Adam in the days when
the world was young. Thus speaks the
man who figures in the New York
courts to-day The girl pursued me"
is his plea
1t is the old story. 1t is the COW
ardly refuge of the man whose sin has
found him out No doubt the woman
is also guilty. but that the entire blame
rests upon her shoulders is as false
to-day as it was in the days of Adam
The Washington herald., 1911-12-13

ter did not ask for opinions on that
point, but only for general conditions.
This proves to me what my per-
sondl contact with our voters-and l
have personally interviewed thous-
ands Of them in the last eight months
has led me TO fear there is not the
slightest chance to carry Indiana for
Taft
Mr.. News Answer.
Within a short time after the appear
ance of the above statement. Col. Harry
diana, was out in an emphatic denial anC
explanation. He said:
II knew several days ago that Lee
was coming to Washington to make
this statement told the President
on Saturday that he was going to
make the statement. | could without
much trouble guess what is behind
the statement, and also fix the date on
which he experienced a change Of
sentiment.
His pessimistic predictions are not
based on facts, but on personal opin-
ion and prejudice. Members of the
Republican party have, under my df-
rection, canvassed the State thorough
ly and we have so far found no req son
for the supposition that President Taft
would be defeated before a gun was
fired
Mr.. Taft is as strong in my State
as he was in 1905. He is able this
year to put up a fight, not only in the
nomination. but in the election that
will equal his previous record. The
reported 'dlssa tisfaction with Mr.. Taft
as our leader has not thus far mani
Tested itself.
1T is to be sincerely hoped that the
remainder of the country will not take
the prediction prediction OF Mr.. Lee
too seriously. He may have can
vassed the State. as he says he has,
but in stating results he is either
biased or victim OF grossly inaccu-
rate reports"
Is BeveridRe's Lieutenant.
Mr.. Tafts friends minimized the i'm
pOrtance of the Lee statement. They
POINTED out that he is an unsuccessful
applicant for several jobs under the
present administration and is also about
to he deposed from the chairmanship OF
the Indiana State committee. Republican
national leaders, however, looked beyond
Lee himself and discerned in his state
ment move on the part of the Bever-
idge wing of the Republican party in
Indiana to fall in behind the Roosevelt
movement. Up to this time Senator Bev-
eridge has been flirting with the La Fol-
lette boom. La Toilette managers have
complained that they were not able to
get any definite statements from Bev-
cridge promising support to the Wiscon-
sin statesman. The impression is that
Beveridge Is behind the Lee statement
and that its appearance means that he
has Joined the forces in the Republican
party that are trying TO throw the Presi-
Dental nomination to Roosevelt.
Lee is Beveridge's first lieutenant in
Indiana. He was unsuccessfully recon-
NEEDED by Beveridge recently for appoint
ment as United States marshal in In
diana, and later for an internal revenue
President Taft, since Bev-
eridges retirement from the Senate, has
ignored him in the matter of party ap-
pointments in Indiana, and the Taft
people are looking to the Fairbanks Hem
enway crowd to handle the situation in
that State There will be n reorganiza-
tion of the Indiana State committee in
about a month, when the Beveridge
forces will undoubtedly be deposed from
control.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-13
Valuable Book. Sold.

London, Dec. 12.-At Sotheby's to-day
sale Of the valuable books and manu-
scripts belonging to the famous Amherst
Library realized S11.43 Spelman bought
the Editio Princeps of Cicero, the first
classic ever printed containing the hrst
specimens of Greek type, dated 1855, for
s., 80.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-13
Innnrrrctinn Ami AIhnnin.

Vienna, Dec l2-The insurrection in
Albania, which has been smoIdering for
sCme time. has suddenly burst forth with
renewed strength and Its spread TO stin
larger proportions Is Threatened. Twelve
hundred men are already under arrest.
Fierce lighting is reported in two widely
separated localities, but the details have
NOT hesn learned
The Washington herald., 1911-12-13
4 WoefuI Task.

You look harassed. You should have
done your Christmas shopping earlier
Il have done my shopping. Now I'm
trying to convince the various members
OF my family that they want what have
bought for them"
The Washington herald., 1911-12-13
Davis Paintings to he shown.

A special exhibition Of water coIors- by
Rear Admiral Charles Henry Davis will
be opened to the public in the Corcoran
Gallery of Art. beginning Wednesday,
December 20. The exhibition will last
one week. closing on December q. The
paintings are Of unusual interest and II
is expected that the exhibition will draw
large crowds.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-13
STATESMEN, REAL AND NEAR.
BY FRED C. KELLY.

Thomas P. Gore, the blind Senator
from Oklahoma, confesses to a mania
for seeing places of historic interest
He has probably done more sightseeing
of this sort than any other man in pub
lie life to-day. And having visited a
place. he comes away more conversant
with the lay of the ground. or the ar
rangement Of the building. and the his
torical significance OF It all, than the
average visitor with perfect eyesight
would be.
Sometime ago, for example. he took
notion that he wished to visit the field
Of the battle of Gettysburg. So he went
there-entirely unattended-and spent a
day going over the field with a guide.
That plight he came away with his pocket
full of little mementoes he had picked
UP. and a definite knowledge of the topog-
:aphy of the field and the position Of
the armies during the engagement.
On another occasion he went up 10
Boston to visit the Old South Church
where the lantern hung during the mid
night ride of Paul Revere that occa-
stoned so much favorable comment at the
time. Senator Gore was not content with
merely visiting the old church. He in
sisted on climbing up into the belfry
by means of a rickety old stairway that
is perilous even when one can see where
TO step. Having been over the whole
building. he could readily have drawn a
diagram of the place.
Similarly, last summer Senator Gore
visited the famous prehistoric serpent
mound in Adams County. Ohio, and put
in several hours climbing over its lofty
convolutions. There are places on the
mound where a misstep would plunge one
to his death. but the Senator wished to
know exactly what the place was like
and took the chance.
Senator Cores sightseeing hobby runs
more particularly to visiting the graves
Of famous men, There is absolutely moth
ing morbid about the taste. either. II
he happens to be reading-that is. hav-
Ing it read to him-the life OF Il famous
man, he is not unlikely to journey to his
tomb at the earliest opportunity. In conse-
quence of this practice he is familiar
with the final resting places of Grant,
Lincoln. Stonewan jackson, and dozen
more famous people. Then, he has visit
ed Mark Twain's birthplace, and any
number of other spots to which he has
been directed by his literary interest.
Senator Gore Travelled TO the Pacific
Coast and back last summer-by himself
covering more ground than Taft did.
and whenever he struck a city that he
had not visited before. he promptly made
inquiry II there were anything there
worth seeing"
The Washington herald., 1911-12-13
DIR. white slated for position.

1t has been practically decided that DR..
j. II. White. surgeon in the Public
Health and Marine Hospital Service, now
stationed at New Orleans, will succeed
the late Surg. Gen. Walter Wyman as
head of that service. DR.. White Is now
in charge of the New Orleans district Of
the SprN.ica
The Washington herald., 1911-12-13
alnsSacre. by Turks.

Constantinople. Dec. l2.-The rnassacres
in Anatolia are increasing with the
spread OF slaw1essness Word reached
Constantinopie to-day In a round-abont
way that the Victims already number 800.
The enforcement of a strict censorship
prevents the gathering OF the details.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-13
"A LITTLE NONSENSE.
THE USELESS GIFT.

got IT as a birthday gift
With other plunder;
And what II is intended for
I often wonder.
I'll use 1t as a Christmas gift;
1t will look jolly
Beribboned and adorned with sprlgs
OF real holly.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-13
SnnMfnII in PnrIa.

From the Paris Edition New York Herald. Now 8.
The first snowfall of the season in Par
is yesterday was sufficiently heavy to
create much discomfort and to prevent
racing at Saint-Ouen.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-13
VOTES AND THEN FALLS DEAD.
TInkIe of Bell Proves DeathkneII
for Prince.

Pittsfield. Mass. Dec. Il. With the
faint tinkIe of the bell which announced
that his vote had been cast. William NJ.
Prince, aged seventy-seven, Republican
leader and prominent business man OF
this city, today staggered from the bal
lot box. clasped his hands to his head,
and fell dead 10 the floor of the booth.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-13

Chief Moore says the weather predic-
tions that miss cause more comment than
those that hit. Isn't that tie mischief?
The Washington herald., 1911-12-13

Thr Society for the Suppression Of Pro-
family would make more progress if ev-
erybUdy would do his shopping early.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-13

Senator Works may be able to carry
Christian Science with him into politics
but some skeptics will continue to believe
that politics is an un-Christian science.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-13

Walter Brookins' proposed combination
boat and aerOplane should have some
points in common with the duck
The Washington herald., 1911-12-13

The autoists who made the trip from
Richmond found that blazing a road is
a different thing from burning it.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-13

We do not believe that Secretary
Stimson's statement that the United
States is -pot ready for war will tempt
the other nations to try to appropriate
any of the eagles plumage
The Washington herald., 1911-12-13

The government is after the butter
rust; but most people are after the but
er they can trust.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-13

In consequence OF his custom of travel
ing and lecturing during the summer
months, Senator Gore now has such
wide acquaintance throughout the entire
country that he seldom has lonesome
moment on trains, even though he travels
without attendants. He rarely gets on a
train that some other passenger doesn't
The Washington herald., 1911-12-13
simply Awful.
Glad to Laugh.

Il don't see how you could laugh so
heartily at that stale joke"
Gee, was glad to laugh. When he
started in with his yarn l thought it was
going 20 be a hard-luck story and a
tOIIrb
The Washington herald., 1911-12-13
Uncle Pennywtse saysi

Uncle PennywfSe SaySi
These new-fangled gowns have one
good point When your wife threatens
TO go home to mother you can refuse TO
button her dress up the back.
Good Guess.
He talks great deal to me about his
platonic regard for me-"
what does that mean?'
"A CALENDAR for Christmas, I imagine -
His Choice.
Want to go see the professor to-
night?''
Dunno. What does he do?" ...-
Various things; makes a table daneA '
We'll, like dancing, but l think I'd
rather see a good ballet"
simply Awful.
This is dreadful. understand?
Mother Is distraught;
Middle of December and
Not a present bought!
4 Bad Boy.
L fear that boy of mine is incor-
rigible.'
What now"
He wants to send Santa Claus a Black
Hand letter"
The Washington herald., 1911-12-13

How the packers must envy Porter
Charlton. whose case is set for trial
year after next,
The Washington herald., 1911-12-13

There might be something of an ex-
plosion if Burns and Gompers should
bump into eacn other in little old New
York
The Washington herald., 1911-12-13

An army officer claims to have con.
quered gravity. 1t is just as hard tc
conquer frivolity.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-13

1t seems necessary that the President
should apply some of his arbitration
schemes to that Ohio situation
The Washington herald., 1911-12-13

Perhaps one reason Mr.. Sherman
doesn't wish TO be a candidate for Vice
President again is that a lot of rural
voters may think he is the author of
that law.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-13
THROWS A. BOMB
INTO TAFT CAMP

Continued from Page One.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1911-04-28
ConIfieIds and Heaven

III used to be common belief that
few If any young mon, went to heav-
EN- from the coalfelds. When young
man or woman either, went to the
Elkhom region to live, grave fears
were felt and expressed for their
moral welfare. These fears were not
always well grounded, and in MANY
cases never realized. Many tho men
and women who have gone and are
gong, from the coaliields, as every
where else, to heaven. The road from
the Elkhorn, and its towns and coal
mines, maybe perhaps little steep
er, and the road to perdition little
easier and smoother, than i'm some
localities, but the road upward ia
open there just the same, and the
helps and encouragement aro the
same, and rs u mans day is so shall
his strength be. if he 80 wills and de-
cides. These remarks are suggested
by a report received in this office.
on yesterday about Charles SHELTON. n
son of the first wife of Mack Will
liams, and well known here as Il boy
twenty years ago. He learned the
blacksmith trade with his brother in
law, Leedy, one Of the best work.
men, and went to the coaiieds to
work, finally settling ut Vivian,
where he still works Mt his trade.
Our informant says that he was con-
verted several years ago, and now,
while working Mt his trade during the
week, preaches and teaches Sunday
school on Sunday. He has bought
nice little farm in the bluegrass sec
ton of Kentucky, where his family
is now So, it seems after all. that it
is best from every point of view, for
a young fellow, starting out in life,
to stick to the Old Time Religion
best for the coalfelds. as everywhere
else.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1911-04-28
The Voice Of BRYAN

The adoption of the new rules of
the House of Representatives, which
took the appointment of committees
from the Speaker and also the control
of its proceedings and deliberations
from him and gave it to majority of
the House, has certainly, up to the
present, proven great success. The
satisfaction resulting from the new
method Of appointing committees and
the ease with which legislation desir-
ed by majority has passed the
House bear convincing testimony to
the wisdom of the recent changes. 1t
may not be generally known that
Senator Swanson, of Virginia, made
the reform national issue by pre-
pairing and securing the adoption in
the Democratic platform of 1908 of a
plank demanding that the rules of
the House of Representatives then
existing should be changed, and
pledging that if the Democratic party
should be given power these rules
would be so changed that the deliber.
ations. proceedings, and legislation oi
the House of Representatives would
be controlled by majority of it.
members, and not, as then, by th.
Speaker. This declaration was not il
the platform prepared by Mr.. Bryan
and sent to Denver for the considera
tion of the committee on resolutions
Mr.. Swanson, then governor of vir
ginia, prepared the plank and offere,
it in the committee, which made it
part of the platform.
i Senator Swanson believed that tn
necessity for doing away with the au
J tocartic power OF the Speaker woul
; appeal strongly to the voters in tn
} campaign, and the result has prove
, the wisdom of his position. Havin
pointed the pathway of reform,
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1911-04-28
Burke's Garden

Burke's Garden, Apr. 26.-The
friends of Judge and Mrs. S. C. Gra-
ham were much shocked to hear of
the death of that excellent lady. The
people of the Garden extend sympa-
thy to Judge Graham and his family.
Rev. II. E. Bailey. who has spent
the winter as tutor in Mr.. John p.
Gose's family, closed his school last
Thursday and left on Friday for his
home in Giles county.
Mr.. jeff Gillespie made business
trip to the Garden the first of this
week.
Mrs. j. M. Hoge returned Monday
from visit to her daughter, Mrs. Il.
c. Bowen and other friends in Taze-
well.
Mr.. Charlie Caldwell, Of Roanoke,
lpent Sunday with MIR. and Mrs. J.P.
Gose.
Mr.. Lacy Tynes and Mr.. Sea were
here on Friday in the interests of
heavy machinery.
Mr.. Harris of Knoxville, Tenn,
was talking clothing to the merchants
Monday and Tuesday.
Miss Eta Greever continues very
i'll and her friends are solicitous for
her improvement.
Bessie Meredith who has been sick
for sometime is thought to be some
better.
Luther Showers is still aick. His
father and uncle from Bluencld came
to see him on Sunday.
M isses Virginia Barns, Lettie,
Ida and Mary Bell Moss and Mr.. Os-
car Moss spent the week end with
Mr.. and Mrs. w j Hoge. They were
accompanied home from Bland by
their mother, Mrs. f. M. Moss.
w. A. Scott and Companys' repre-
sentative, Mr.. Sullivan, called on
the merchants at their usual time.
Folks in the Garden nre beginning
to think about making garden now.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1911-04-28
North TazeweII

North Tazewell, April 26-R. F.
d. News-Mr. G. T. Shrader, of this
place. has moved his family to Blue
field, where they will make their fu-
ture home.
Joe Riley. of Shraders, left last
week for Abingdon, where he will
undergo an operation.
Mrs. L. C. Neal was the guest of
her sister, Mrs. j. H. Peery Wednes-
day last.
Sunday School at 2 80 p. m. at the
new Bear Wallov church each Sun.
day. A cordial invitation is extended
to all.
The stork visited the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Will Conley's the 18th ant
left fine girl.
d. P. Peery is on the sick list thi.
week.
Misses Mallie and Florence David
son were visiting the Misses Pattol
Sunday night.
There will be box supper at tn
new Bear Wallow church May the ct
at s p. n., for the benefit of tn
church. Price per box 25c. All ar
cordially invited to attend.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1911-04-28
TAzEWELL GIRLS
TAKE THE LEAD
Excel In Most Everything,
With a Specially For
Music and Art

The Charlotte IN. CD Daily OBJ
server, of April 25th.. has an extend,
ed and highly complimentary notice
of the graduating recital of Miss Bes-
sic Crockett, of Tazewell, who grad
uated this year in music, from Eliza
beth College. The paper says that
Misses Crockett is Zone of the most
talented young ladies of Elizabeth
College Conservatory of Music" :"
The program was brilliantly rendered,
and Misses Crockett was the recipient
of many high compliments. Tazewell
people will not be at all surprised to
hear OF Miss Crockett's success and
attainments in music.
The Observer of the 22nd contains
also very complimentary notice of the
graduating recital given by Miss Bes-
sic Peery, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
A. E. Peery, of Burke's Garden, in
the school of Expression, and an ALB.
graduate of the school. The Observer
says: miss Peerv is brilliant and
talented artist. She has most pre-
possessing stage presence, inspiring
her audience with confidence in her
a. ility. Her voice is rich and full,
showing careful training, as we'll as
systematic study
Score, again, for Tazewelll
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1911-04-28
Death of c. F. Faulkner

The following clipping is from an
Oklahoma paper, of last week. MIR.
Faulkner was formerly citizen of
this county. He was born at SPRING
vile, and married Miss Matte Greear
in 1888. He left Tazewel in 1898
for Missouri, and moved thence to Ok
lahoma in December, 1900. Besides
a widow he leaves family of eleven
children. His death occurred April
5th, 1911, aged AT years, of rheurna-
tism:
"The news was flashed over the city
Wednesday afternoon that Charles
Faulkner was dead, and this report
came as great surprise to the large
number of people who knew him in
life, and who looked upon him as a
strong, rugged man. The deceased
has resided in this city for sometime,
having formerly lived on his farm
near Faulknre, in this county, where
he resided for several years. He was
wellk nown all over the county, hav.
ing always taken an interest in public
affairs, and held some local offices il
his community. Charles FaulkneI
was big, whole-souled man, who
was a good friend and formidabl,
enemy. He was one of those indiyid
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1911-04-28
FOCUSED ON WASHINGTON
Editorial

The eyes of the whole country are
focused upon the tariff revisers in
Washington, and will be until final
action is had. 1t seems to be up to
the Democrats. They have their op-
portunity. There seem to be no mis-
givings so far as the House of Rep
resentatives are concerned, although
the opinion is expressed that some
of the Democrats are becoming a
"little weak-kneed. Some of the
democrats in the House and Senate,
too. have not rung entirely clear on
the question of protection heretofore.
They have been little too intimate
with and friendly towards the Payne
A!drich crowd to suit and satisfy the
people of the country. The Democrat
who falters and here and now had
just as well pack his grip, go home
and hitch his mule go to work.