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The Washington herald., 1911-08-31
Mr.. Germans Victory.

Like a chapter out of the history OF
the past, the statement is made that
Senator Arthur P German has carried
Maryland. The gubernatorial primaries
held Tuesday resulted in the choice OF
the son of MaryLand's former leader by
a small majority Senator Blair Lee,
leading the progressive element in the
Democratic party, made a gallant fight,
but the name of German apparently has
not lost its magic attraction for the
Maryland people.
And yet young Mr.. German is some
thing more than the son of his father.
He has naturally shown marked adapta-
bility for political life, but he has DEM
onstrated that he possesses a forceful
individuality and has, moreover, con-
Quoted himself with dignity The cam
paign which has just ended was marred
by no unseemly incidents. Both candi-
dates went before the people without
indulging in personalities or blatant crit
icism. They discussed the issues in ad-
mirable fashion and then left their
cause in the hands of the voters. The
latter had the satisfaction of knowing
that whoever was successful, the State
would be assured of a clean and busi-
nesslike administration. Senator Lee,
in his defeat, can feel that there is
no stain upon his escutcheon.
Senator German is unquestionably
seeking to make the governorship the
stepping-stone TO the United States
Senate, in which body his father was
for many years a brilliant and success
full leader His ambition to follow in
his fathers footsteps IS a natural one,
and if he renders honest and effective
service 10 the State in the gubernatorial
chair. there is every reason to believe
that the great desire Of his life will
eventually be realized
The Washington herald., 1911-08-31
GORMAN'S VICTORY
NOT YET CONCEDED
Lee Leaders Will Carry Fight
to the Convention.
Special to The Washington Herald.

SPECIAL TO The washington Herald.
Baltimore, Md, Aug. 3O.-In the closest
primary ever held in this State, and by
grace of the new apportionment under
the recent census, Senator Arthur Pue
German. on the face OF the returns, de-
feated Senator Blair Lee by the mar
row margin of one vote for the Demo-
cratic Rubernatorial nomination, the
convention figures being given as 65 to
g.. Under the old census the vote In
the convention would have been tie.
Because of the closeness of the vote
in several counties, however, and the
incompleteness of returns in some sec
tions, the Lee leaders declined to con-
cede Germans victory, and announced
their intention of cOntestlng II out to
the very last vote. The Lee leaders
have been in conference throughout the
day, and 1t was rumored that they had
decided to carry the contest to the floor
of the convention.
While the organization carried the city,
the prestige OF United States Senator
John Walter Smith as State leader suf-
fered n blow, five of the Eastern Shore
counties having slipped from his grasp.
The State Canvassing board meets to-
morrow, and both sides have engaged
counsel to watch the count in quite a
number Of districts throughout the State
where the vote has been very close. and
slight changes in a few places may re-
verse the result.
The Washington herald., 1911-08-31
MARRIAGE SECRET
COMES TO LIGHT
Couple Keep Silent on We'd
ding in Virginia.

Friends of John ]. Talcott. OF 1899 E
street southeast. and Miss Nellie Ritchie
Paine. of JO9 Ninth street southeast, were
surprised yesterday to learn that the
young couple were married June last
at Alexandria, Va, by Rev. p. F. Phil
lips. of ST. PauIs Church.
The bride and the bridegroom are. each
twenty-one and have been living with
their parents. The father of the bride
is Ira w. Paine and the mother of the
bridegroom is Mrs. Loretta F. TalcOtt.
TalCOtt was graduated from Techni-
cal High School in the class of 1908
and went to the Naval Academy. and
was to have graduated in May. 1912
but resigned about six months ago 10
enter the Revenue Cutter Service al
New London, Conn.
The young couple say that as the
marriage has become public they will
leave for their honeymoon next week
They are now living with the brides
father at his home. 5O9 Ninth street
southeast.
The Washington herald., 1911-08-31
The Kaiser's Latest Bluff.

Kaiser Nilhelm's brusque manner of
launching his political or diplomatic
plans through public speeches ought to
be so well known by this time that there
IS no need OF rushing at war-scare con-
cIus1ons because OF his latest utterance.
There was his mailed fist" speech at
the time he sent Ills brother, the af-
table Prince Henry, to China to work
IN conjunction with these United States
to save the lives and property of the
foreign residents We know of his
speech at koenigsberg, where apropos
OF nothing at all, he made an irritating
reference to the strength and destiny
OF Germany, and so Oh ad in6nitum
Such speeches are typical of the man.
We must decline, therefore, to re-
gard the recent Hamburg assertion of
the Kaiser that the German navy &c m
be strengthened so as to give GERMANY
the place in the sunshine 10 which
she is. entitled" as a serious defiance
1t may mean that larger appropriations
are to be asked for the navy, but II
does not mean war Germany has en-
tered the field of competition for Co
lonial aggrandizement and trade. She
The Washington herald., 1911-08-31
LEE CARRIED HIS COUNTY
BY A LARGE MAJORITY
Special to The Washington Herald.

Special to The Washington Herald
Rockville. Md, Aug 3O.-COmplete re-
turns from yesterdays Democratic pri-
mary election in this county. the last OF
which were not received until o'clock
this morning, show that the following
candidates for county offices were nomi-
mated:
For States attorney-W. Outerbridge
Spates. Of Rockville.
For sheriT-Crford L. Howard. Of I'm
ity.
For judges Of the Orphans Court-John
f. West. Of Rockville; Remus r. Darby,
of Buck Lodge; Alfred c. Tolson. of
Colcsville.
For the house of delegates-John c.
Bentley. of Sandy Spring; Francis ].
Downey, OF BroOkeville; Eugene II.
Waters OF Germantown; Andrew J. Cum
mings. OF Chevy Chase.
For county commissioner from Third
collection distriCt-RiChard T White, Of
GAINESVILLE.
For county commissioner from Fourth
collection distriCt-RiChard H. CIssel, Of
Jamestown.
The names of Judge Edward c. Peter
and Charles j. Maddox candidates for
associate judge and county surveyor, re-
spcCtivelys did not appear on the primary
EallOt. They were Unopposed and will be
certified by the supervisors of election
as the nominees of their party.
Senator Lee. for the Democratic guber-
material nomination, carried every pre-
CinCt in the county over Senator Arthur
=. German. his total being 2,6SS to SIS.
The Washington herald., 1911-08-31
Dr.. Remsen in His Own Defense

In the current issue of the Scientific
American, DR., Remsen, chairman of the
famous Remsen board undertakes to
defend himself and his colleagues.
While he admits that he did not find
time to engage in laboratory work, he
asserts that his colleagues were steadily
employed.
As matter of fact, Dr.. Remsen is
unduly sensitive No one has charged
him with being incompetent or dis
honest He is universally recognized
as a scientist Of high degree. and
there was really no necessity for his
assertion that he was not entirely unfit
ted for the work which he was called
upon to do for the government.
In his defense. DR.. Remscn either in
nocently or deliberately overlooks the
questions, at issue In the first place,
the Rem>cn board was an expensive
luxury, costing the government some
thing like S2Oo,Ooo, In the second
place, there is still a doubt as to the
legality Of its appointment. Most i'm
portant OF all. however, is the fact that
the work which was accomplished came
to naught through the action of depart
ment officials in pigeon-hoIing it. The
testimony in the recent investigation
showed that hundreds of cases where
prosecution should have been instituted
upon the findings of the Remsen board
no action whatever was taken. These
are the things that excite criticism The
public has no quarrel with DR.. Remsen
There IS, however, d direct issue with
the course pursued by the Department
of Agriculture, and in the eventual set
tlement Of this issue the people will have
a voice
The Washington herald., 1911-08-31
ANTI-ORGANIZATION WING
WINS IN PRINCE GEORGE

Upper Marlboro. Md. Aug. So.-Incom-
pIete returns from Prince George County
makes IT certain that the 'anti-orgaiza-
ton wing of the Democratic party has
made clean sweep. Lee. who had the
support of several prominent antis, car
ried the county by about fifty majority,
the upper districts being strong for the
Montgomery County, senator. The antis
nominated Ogle Marbury, of Laurel Ben
jamin F. Hoffman, of Chillum; Henry
Sasster. jr.. OF Nottingham. and Richard
p. Whiteley, of Bladensburg, for the
house Of delegates. Clarence NJ Roberts,
of the Tenth district. defeated T. Howard
Duckett, of Bladensburg, for States at
tOrney. Arthur p. Suit defeated ]. w.
Rawlings. OF Nottingham, for sheriff. DR..
Harry NJ. Bowen and William H Owens,
Of Laurel are nominated for county COM
missiuners. Richard J. Swami. Of Spauld-
ings, defeated Dr. Lewis A. Griffith and
Edward A Fuller. for the treasurership
The Washington herald., 1911-08-31
BIG GUN OF NAVY
PRESENTS PROBLEM
Experts Discuss Work of the
New Death Dealer.

The proposed sixteen-inch gun Of the
navy. which was announced a few days
ago, has set the naval board to consider
ing the enlargement of the ships of the
navy. Experts are o. the opinion that.
as there can scarcely be fewer than ten
of the siXteen-inCh guns on one ship, the
displacement must rise from the present
limit Of about 10000 tons to about 5000
tons.
The problem is one of great difficulty.
as there is no detern-inate ratio of in
crease OF weight Of guns to displaCe-
ment. Experts also must provide for
greater motive power in the $.OOO-tOn
ship to maintain the present speed of
about twenty Knots an hour.
The sixteen-inch gun is to throw Il
shell weighing one ton. and it is claimed
ii will be effective at about sixteen miles
1t will be the highest power gun ever
built, except the great gun at Sandy
Hook. which can shoot a shell from
New York TO YOnkers, twenty-five miles
Ancient Egyptians, Romans, and Greeks
were familiar with the use of wigs, which
were made Of natural hair.
The Washington herald., 1911-08-31
OF INTEREST HERE.

! From the Baltimore Sun.
Congress may adjourn now and then,
but La Toilette, never.
| From the Baltimore Evening Sun
| AS Mr.. Taft would describe the duties
OF a President: Veto bills and make polit-
! iCaI tours.
From the Atlanta Journal
President Taft. on his Western trip.
ought to tell those farmers out there
of the cheap land awaiting them in the
South
FrUm the Kansas City star.
There is no need to worry about the
kind Of Senators New Mexico and Ar
iona may elect. They can't do any
worse than some OF the older States.
From the PittsbIrg Sun.
The average Congressman will find his
constituents so busy with their crops that
they won't have time to call him to ac-
count for what he did in Washington.
Prom the Chicago Tribune
This is such a large country that Mr.
Taft fears he will not have time 10 visit
more than twenty-four States during his
present circumgyration OF the periphery
From the Indiana polls News
Mrs. Rose Keeling Hutchins. Of Wash
ingtOn, is not the only woman who needs
$67 a day t. enable her TO live properly.
Nearly all Of them need it. But that's
as far as most of them get.
From the ST. Louis Star.
The standpat organs say President
Taft's speech was not the voice of the
master laying down the law to the party,
but the voice OF the prodigal son return
ing humbly TO his fathers house.
The Washington herald., 1911-08-31
BELNAP RETURNS
FROM WRECK SCENE
Analysis of Steel Rail Is
Awaited by Commission.

Chief Inspector Belnap, of the Inter
state Commerce Commission, arrived in
Washington yesterday morning fresh
from the scenes of the railroad wreck
at Manchester, n. Y, and Rochester,
n Y. where he has been conducting
an investigation. Nothing definite could
be learned at the department yesterday
as to the probable outcome of the de-
tails found by Mr.. Belnap. other than
that the defective rails had been sent
to a university at Ithaca, n. Y, to be
tested
Until the reports are submitted to Mr..
Belnap by the chemists, nothing will be
made public by the department. Three
assistant inspectors are on the scene Of
the wreck
More than six accidents in the past
week have been blamed by the companies
on defective steel in rails. An tnvesti-
CATION will be conducted to ascertain If
the steel is thoroughly tested before put
into use by the railroads.
The Washington herald., 1911-08-31
JAPAN HAS NEW CABINET.
4 AMBASSADOR Uchida Will Be Minis
ter of Foreign Affairs.

Tokyo, Aug. 3O.-The new japanese
cabinet formed by Marquis Saionji has
been approved by the Emperor. The cabi-
net is made up as follows:
Prcmier-Marquis Saionji.
Minister of home affairs-Kei Hara.
FinanCe-Tatsuo Yamamoto.
War lieutenant-Gen. Ishimoto.
Agriculture and COmmerCe-Baron No
boaki MakiG
Communications and foreign affairs,
pro tem-COunt Tadasu Hayashi
JustiCe-Masahis Matsuda.
Observation-Disclosures Haseba.
Viscount Uchida. Ambassador TO the
United States, will be appointed minister
Of foreign affairs.
The Washington herald., 1911-08-31
Stroke of Genius.
From the Brooklyn Eagle.

From the Brooklyn Eagle.
A Senetor who has remedies for every
thing, all Of them infallible. is out with
another prescription. He would cure the
infrmities OF the Sherman law by so
amending it that the corporation sum-
moned before the bar Of Justice would
have to furnish proof of its innocence.
with conviction as a consequence of fail
ure. And for the time-honored tradition
that in this country innocence is as
sumed until guilt Is proved would come
the reverse of that venerable proposition.
La Toilette, patentesL
The Washington herald., 1911-08-31
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
AUTUMN IN WASHINGTON,

Oh, logic blossomed all the day
And eloquence was long in bloom;
But summertime has passed away
And nothing now is left save gloom.
The Capitol looms cold and still,
All silent is each vacant hall;
Wen hear no more of 1t until
The leaves to print" begin to fall.
The Washington herald., 1911-08-31
Most Marvellous Infant Prodigy.

From the London Chronicle.
Perhaps the most marvellous infant
prodigy on record was Christian Heineck-
er-bOrn at Lubbock, February s. 1721. At
the age of ten months he could speak and
repeat every word which was said TO
him, when twelve months old he knew
by heart the principal events narrated in
the Pentateuch, in his second year he
knew most of the Bible by heart, and be-
fore he was three he learned to speak
Latin and French. In his fourth year he
employed himself in the study of religion
and the history of the church, and his
fame as a scholar spread so that the
King Of Denmark sent for him, and was
amazed at his learning. But before hs
was five years of age he fell sick and
died. and saved the world a horrid nui-
sance.
The Washington herald., 1911-08-31
CURIOUS BITS OF HISTORY.
BY A. w. MACY.
QUEER DOINGS AT BALTI-
MORE.


MORE.
There were some queer doings
at Baltimore eighty years ago.
Witness this from Grifith's An
nails of Baltimore" published in
1898: December IA (1S29l, thir-
ty-seven persons are drawn by
one horse. in a car planned by
Mr.. Ross Winans, of New Jersey.
on the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road, at the rate of about ten
miles per hour, or as fast as the
horse could trot or gallop; which
was done in the presence and to
the establishment OF a multitude
of spectators, who. not having
witnessed such an exhibition
could scarcely realize the effect"
And Peter Parley's First Book
of History" published about the
same time, says: But the most
curious thing at Baltimore is the
railroad. This consists of iron
bars laid along the ground, and
made fast so that carriages with
small wheels may run along them
with facility. In this way, each
horse will be able to draw as
much as ten horses on a common
road. A part of this railroad is
already done. and II you choose
to take a ride upon 1t you may
do so. You will mount a carriage
something like a stage. and then
you will be drawn along by two
horses at the rate of twelve miles
an. hour"
Copyright, 1911. by Joseph B. B0wleS)
To-morrow-~our First Ameri-
can Admiral"
The Washington herald., 1911-08-31
wnnt Election Postponed.

Mexico City. Aug. 3O.-Gen. Bernardo
Reyes and his friends have started a
movement to have the national elections
postponed, declaring that the country is
not yet ready to vote. Gen. Reyes de-
ClareS that too many sympathizers of
Francisco I. Madero are under arms for
the election to be fair.
The Washington herald., 1911-08-31
TAFT TO ADDRESS LAWYERS.
Gets CommendatOry Letters on His
Tariff Ctterances.

Beverley. Aug. 3o-President Taft will
address the American Bar Association
in Boston tomorrow, returning to Para
malta in time for lunch.
Details of the itinerary for the Presi-
dents Western trip have been sufficient
ly completed SO that L. c. Wheeler. Of
the Secret Service will leave Beverly
Monday in his accustomed role of .'ad-
vance agent" of the Presidential tour.
He will perfect arrangements with local
committees where the President exnects
to stop. Wheeler expects to keep about
two weeks ahead Of the President along
the entire route
President Taft is receiving commenda-
tory letters regarding his tariff utter
ances at Hamilton last week These
come from all over the country Tho
president spent the afternoon at his
IK IesK to-day after playing golf with his
2rother Horace in the morning.
The Washington herald., 1911-08-31

needs the expansion to find work and
bread for an ever-growing population,
which must have other outlets or event
ually face starvation in the limited
field at home The Kaiser will achieve
this result and at the same time will
go down to history as the one ruler
who made Germany a great world
power without bloodshed.
The Washington herald., 1911-08-31
May Operate on Keene.

London, Aug. 9O.-The physicians at
tending James R. Keene. the American
financier, who is i'll at private nursing
home in West London. used the X-ray
to-day to determine whether an opera
ton is necessary. This decision is ex-
peCted tomorrow. Mr.. Keene was bet
ter to-day and answered a number Of
lat
The Washington herald., 1911-08-31
What 1t Makes.

This indictment is defective" de-
clared the judge. I'm that it says the
woman was killed with a knife and not
with a dirk What are we going to
make out OF that"
Probably more lynchers," retorted
the district attorney.
The Washington herald., 1911-08-31
Thanks to Mr. Bryan.

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Bryan says he is going to spend all his
time until next summer studying the
Democratic candidates for President.
For this assurance that he will keep quiet
a little while, many thanks.
The Washington herald., 1911-08-31
Uncle Pennywisc Says.

The barefoot actress who arrived in
town this morning announces that she
has lost her trunks. The show will 20
on, however. as she had another pair
in her handbag.
The Washington herald., 1911-08-31

According to the report Of the Inter-
national Stewards Association. Ameri-
cans within the last decade have eaten
less but used more discrimination
DyspeptIc statistics do, not seem to bear
this out
The Washington herald., 1911-08-31
A Managerial Experience.

hitched my wagon to a star
And gayly cried: Gee! Haw!'
The outfit didn't travel far;
I found he wouldn't draw.
The Washington herald., 1911-08-31
A Summer Joke.

My pufTs f1oated out to sea, and
begged the guard to rescue them"
That would have made him a hair
restorer. I've heard that joke
so had the guard, l presume. That
may have been why he wouldn't rescue
the puffs"
The Washington herald., 1911-08-31
Would Be Serious.

Il suppose you druggists have TO be
constantly on guard against serious ac-
cidents?'
Yes; I'm afraid all the time that my
soda fountain will break down during a
warm spell"
The Washington herald., 1911-08-31
EverythinE in stock.

I want some l-wn."
''Yesm. For a dress, or for a front
yard?''
The Washington herald., 1911-08-31
Disturbing the Bridge Game.

Mrs. Wombat. your house is on fire"
And my DEAL too. Jane, you're
dummy. Go throw a bucket of wafer
on the blaze
The Washington herald., 1911-08-31
THE TRUE
REWARD

breast say: Il surely did my best did my task with willing
hand flies the band and though my dead
when pile makes accomplished swattlsts smie snoe
flies that could reach and Conscience tells me I'm peach
lies At saving wood swatng
flies, writing raising green's or making coffee out OF
beans-your will the sweetest rest if you will always
do your best! feel discouraged when the wndrow
when the day through the other pass; their
arms were strong they grass they greeted
camny star-but rewards great theirs when the
evening hours of if we have only done our best
tcour,dt Igi sy George Matthew AduusJ WALT Mason.
The Washington herald., 1911-08-31
Uncle Walt Says To-day:

'atng season will close, and we'll enjoy we'll
Sc lock around with fearful eyes, upon my stock of
swatted flies, and feel my toll was labor lost;
JE the flies aren't worth half what they cost. A
while l murmur and repne, and then my eyes
begin to shine and happiness pervades my
The Washington herald., 1911-08-31

To-morrow-"our First Ameri-
can Admiral"
The Washington herald., 1911-08-31

From the Baltimore Sun
Congress may adjourn now and then
but La Toilette, never.
The Washington herald., 1911-08-31

There is no need to worry about the
kind of Senators New Mexico and Ar
iona may elect They can't do any
worse than some Of the older States.
The Washington herald., 1911-08-31

From the Baltimore Evening Sun.
AS Mr. Taft would describe the dutie
of a President: Veto bills and make polit
teal tours
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-03-18
Harry Forbes.

resulted in knockout OF Mike Bart
ley in four rounds at Fort Wayne, the
contest taking place short time ago.
Boxing critics throughout the country
are all Of the opinion that Forbes
was never better than at the present
time. Freddy Nottingham, Forbes
trainer and sparring partner. shares
this belief. Nottingham probably
knows Forbes better than any other
person living, he having worked with
the former king of the bantams from
the very start of his career And
Fred says that today Forbes is box
ing with all the vim and fire that dis
tinguished him in the past, and his
hitting power is as dangerous as ever.
To Nottingham belongs the credit
for getting Forbes into his fighting
trim, and If the former owner Of the
bantam title should regain it; he will
have much to thank his faithful train
er for.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-03-18
The Gold Gran

According to the best estimates at
hand, the gold crop of the world for
the year 1910 was $454, 100000, which
Is equal to that of 1909. The output
of the latter year was the greatest in
the history Of the world Of the
gold produced. more than two
thirds is either coined or piled away In
vaults for coinage purposes. Thus we
are adding a billion dollars in every
three-year period to the worlds stock
of gold coin. There Is one Of the
reasons why Iowa land is not going to
decrease in price.
In this connection it Is interesting
10 note that Thomas Edison has adopt
ed the views of some of the leading
English scientists, who hold that mat
ter is one. and that the transmution Of
metals and minerals is by no means
impossible and may be effected al
most any day. Edison pictures great
corporations redeeming their obIiga-
TONS, which were made payable in
gold. with stuff that can be turned
out at the rate Of about SIS per ton.
Either way, there will be vast prob
ans left for coming generations, and
here will be hard nuts for the Wisest
II the wise to try their teeth upon.