davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Washington herald., 1911-03-02

Such lot Of stories have been cooked
up and hung on Mr.. Cannon that every
body has begun to wonder IL any of them
are true. Here's one that happened, and
il anybody is willing to pay the notary
fee this writer stands ready to make
affidavit. 1t was at one of the White
House receptions a few weeks ago. A
middle-aged woman, whose facial con-.
formation was marked Enthusiastically as
a suffragette, pranced up to Uncle Joe,
whom she recognized from his pictures.
Mr.. Cannon" she began. interrupting
a conversation between him and another
Cogressman, II want to ask you IL you
favor enfranchisement of women"
Uncle Joe turned and looked at her
moment before replying.
Madame" he said, 'if were a young
er man and were to meet such hand
some woman as yourself would seek to
enthrall her and not to enfranchise her"
These fist fights they have in the
House every little while interest me
lot" remarked a square-jawed man in
the visitors gallery the other day, as
he twiTled his elk-tooth watch charm. Il
saw the Fahy-Macon near-bout and was
lucky enough to be here when Mondell.
of wyoming, and Wickersham, of Alaska,
started to mix 1t up. Each time the
men were prevented from hitting one
another. And now here's what gets me:
You have two men standing about four
feet apart. each trying to take a swift
poke at the other. And then somebody
else, standing fifteen feet away, rushes
ha
feet apart can reach each other. I'd
just like to have it explained to me how
it happens, that's all"
4 woman guest at a hotel near the
Capitol. where about seventy Congress
men stay, has an exceptional power of
| observation. The other night as she sat
in the dining-rOom she noticed a strange
thing. 1t was that all the COngressmen
who came in for dinner early bore the
names that begin with A or B. First
came Mr.. Adair, of Indiana, and then
Ashbrook, of Ohio. Not far behind was
Ba-nhardt, OF Indiana, and little later
came Brantley, OF Georgia. Then came
| Conry, of New York: Denver, of Ohio.
So ii went. Not once was the alpha beti-
cal order violated. The last two Con-
gressmen to enter the dining-room were
! Wickliffe. of Louisiana, and Willett, Of
New York
The woman who had noticed the phe-
nomena began to make inquiry. Did the
hotel discriminate against Congressional
guests and make them eat in regular or
der
She found out. There had been late
| session at the House that day, and the
members were as hungry as a bunch OF
Great Dane pups when the last roll call
began. AS rapidly as his name was called
each member got up and beat it for his
| hotel and food.
And now. while the matter of late roll
| calls up for consideration, this hap
pened.
J. Hampton Moore left the House the
The Washington herald., 1911-03-02
$4,000 REWARD OFFERED.
Effort Being Made to Recover Jewels
stolen Aboard Liner.

New York March 1.-LIoyds, the Lon
don underwriters, have offered a reward
of 5000 for the recovery of Mrs Maid
win DrummOnds jewels The offer was
made known to-day through the Pinker-
tons.
For Il year Mrs. Drmmond has car
ried an insurance of 100000 on the jewels
that disappeared from the Hamburg
American liner Amerika, $1,000 Of which
was on the strand pearl necklace.
The detectives. who are trying to get
a line on persons who might have fol-
lowed Mrs. DrummOnd for the purpose
of stealing her jewels, have not been
able to single out any individual crook.
Seymour Buetler. in charge OF the in
vestigation. said to-day that there was a
chance of recovering Mrs. Drummond' s
property, provided nc found that any one
OF several International thieves were on
the Amerika- He had not any definite
news to-day.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-02
CALLS TAFT SLANDERER.
Former President ZeIaya Bitterly
AssaiIs the United States.

New Orleans, March LIN a sixteen
page pamphlet bearing the title "'Refuta-
ton of Statements of President Taft"
received here to-day from Brussels. Jose
Santos Zelaya, eXiIed President of Mica
ragua, INDUCES in bitter denunciation of
President Taft and this governments pol
icy of aggression in Latin America
He brands our Chief Executive as a
slanderer. accuses the United States
government of having shamelessly aided
the rebellion in Nicaragua, of having
bought Consciences in order to further its
scheme of aggrandizement. and warns
all Latin Americas that the purpose of
the Taft administration is to seize all Of
the Central American republics.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-02
Three Necessary Amendments.

In view of the fact that necessary
legislation has been omitted from the
District appropriation bill, Senator Gal
Iinger has sought a remedy in proposing
three amendments to the sundry civil
bill. Briefly stated, these provide for
additional funds to meet the deficit in
the police and fire pension fund, for the
employment and payment of substitute
school-teachers, and for extending the
leaves Of absence for members of the
fire department when suffering from in
juries received in line of duty.
Each of these propositions IS most
meritorious If they could be settled
by a vote OF the people of the District,
they would be adopted unanimously.
Every one knows that the present rev.
enues for the police and fire pensions
are inadequate. Men who served as long
as quarter of century in these de-
partments with fidelity and without re-
gard to their personal health or safety,
and who are now far past the prime of
life, are deprived of even the meager
amounts allotted to them under the law.
These men are entitled to consideration.
IF Congress desires to abolish the PEN
sion system it has the right to do so; but
such abolition ought to be accomplished
by direct methods. and not by falling to
provide sufficient revenue. The widows
and orphans Of the deceased members
of the force are given little enough to
live upon, and when the pittdnce IS de-
creased, as is now the case, the hardship
Is severe.
The justice of allowing schoolteachers
to employ substitutes for a limited
period when they are compelled to be
absent from their desks does not need
argument Until remedial legislation IS
enacted, the teachers lose their entire
pay for every day that they do not re-
port for duty. In cases of illness or
death in the family, or other equally
LlLdNOLldOlC SduSS, IlC S1OoO4LI lSdOA~A ,
burden is made all the heavier because
it is accompanied by a deduction Of
salary. There is no reason why this
should be the case. The expenditure in
CURED is not large enough to be a con-
sideration, and the District Commission
crs and the board of education are
unanimous in requesting that the Iegis-
lation be enacted Their affirmative
opinion is sustained by public sentiment
And the members Of the FIRE depart
ment should be allowed pay when de-
tanned from work because of injuries re-
ceived in the line of hazardous dutyl
Here are three seIf-evident PROPOSE
tons. To secure their enactment into
law, however, Senator GaIlinger, whose
friendship for the District is again illus
trated, is compelled to go around Robin
Hoods barn and accomplish a desired
result through amendment to the sundry
civil bill. a measure which has no direct
connection with local affairs. 1t is sin
cerely to be hoped that he will succeed
in his efforts, but the fact that he must
resort to these tactics is sad COM
mentary upon the manner in which de-
tails of vital importance to the District
are handled by Congress.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-02
The Judson Plan Defeated.

Once again Congress has defeated
legislation for the District The So
called Judson bill, which provides for the
funding of the District debt and the ap-
preparation of over 100000 year for
twenty years for permanent improve
ments, was yesterday defeated by an
overwhelming majority.
1t is hardly necessary to assert now
that the criticisms against the measure
were based largely upon n1iSunder-
standing of its intent and purpose 1t is
of no avail to reiterate the statements
made upon the floor of the House that
no work could be undertaken, that not
one penny could be expended, without
the express authority of Congress. The
District is confronted with the fact that
this plan, which had been thoroughly
considered and approved by our repre-
sentative commercial organizations, en-
countered bitter opposition in the House
We have thus another evidence of hos
tility which is to be deplored. Prac-
tically everything that has been asked of
Congress this session has been refused,
the climax being reached when even a
small increase of salary for the District
Commissioners was voted down.
The Judson plan has merit, and per
haps some of these days it will be en-
acted into law. In the meantime, it must
be discouraging to the people of the Dis
trict to find a deaf ear turned to almost
every proposition which is placed before
CONGRESS in their behalf
The Washington herald., 1911-03-02
Japan's schools.

We may learn from Japan. so far as
school laws and school education is con-
cerned. according to Edward D. Ferry.
of Pittsburg. who is at the New Willard
and has spent some time in the land of
the Mikado.
Japan has no laws prescribing the
age which pupils must attain before be
ing permitted to leave school," said Mr..
Ferry. Instead, there is a law that
child must complete an elementary course
corresponding to the first six grades in
American schools Thus the brighter and
more industrious the pupil, the sooner he
may leave school. if his parents desire
it, There is no holding back the smart
scholars for the sake of the dull and
indolent Neither is there any injurious
forcing of immature intellects. 1t is
said that the bad boy is practically un-
known in Japan, and that the playing
of hockey is never indulged in by the
youth Of the FIowery Kingdom, so eager
are they TO obtain an education.
In this respect America can hardly
hope TO duplicate her ancient neighbor
The irrepressibIe bad boy we shall al
ways have with us. He is Indigenous
and we like him better, on the whole.
than his unnaturaIly good brother. But
in one or two respects we might well
take a leaf from Japan's book of edu-
cation"
The Washington herald., 1911-03-02
FILES PLEA IN ABATEMENT.
Supreme Lodge, h. of p, Asks Hear
ing Be Not Proceeded With.

The Supreme Lodge of Knights of Py-
thias yesterday filed a plea in abatement
to the petition of John H. Turpin, GER
tificate holder of the fourth class, who
recently began proceedings for a receiver
and injunction.
1t is claimed by the lodge that Judge
Anderson. in the Federal Court of In
dianapOlis, has assumed Jurisdiction of
both the subject matter of the suit and
the assets of the corporation, and out
Of comfy this court should at least de-
cline to proceed with a hearing of the
matter pending the decision Of the Indi-
ana court.
The rule TO show cause issued against
the order is retTnable Tomorrow when
the question OF assuming jurisdiction or
awaiting the result OF the Indiana cases
will be defined.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-02
Now Takes 1t Straight.

Senator Roots onion story is an illus
tration of the difficulty of conceaIing evil
practices.
Take the case" said Mr.. Root, ''of
old John Bodewin. John was a lawyers
confidential clerk, and he had the per
nicious habit of going to neighboring
saloon every morning at II o'clock and
taking a small glass of whisky He was
not proud of this habit; hence, after the
whisky, he always took u Glove
But one morning it happened that
there were no cloves in the bar. and John,
after having considered the matter. ate
a small raw onion from the free-Iunch
tray. That would destroy the tell-taIe
whisky odor. no doubt, as well as the
Glove had done: and so thinking, he re-
turned to his desk.
1T was double desk. At it he and
his employer sat face to face. John on
his return was soon aware that his en-
ployer noticed something. The man S
nOstrils quivered, he shifted, and finally,
with a grinace of disgust, he broke out:
Look here, John: I've stood whisky and
cloves for nineteen years, but I draw the
line at whisky and onions. -
The Washington herald., 1911-03-02
Futile BaIIoting Mt Helena

Helena, March 1.-The joint assembly
took five futile ballots to-day in an EFFORT
to elect a successor to Thomas H. Carter.
Under an agreement signed by the mem
hers of the majority party when ballot
ing starts tomorrow noon, it will con-
tinue until a Senator shah have been
elected or adjourned sine die is taken.
The Democrats again met tonight in
conference, but no Senatorial candidate
was agreed upon, and it now seems prob
able that there will be no choice.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-02
May Act in Senatorial MuddIe.

Albany, March 1.-Winfield A. Huppuch,
recently Democratic State chairman. who
to-day became public service commits
sioner tonight, said there probably would
be n meeting of the Democratic State
committee within two weeks when
new chairman would be elected. He
thought It probable that If the Senatorial
contest was not settled by that time the
committee would have something to say
about il.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-02
FIRE IN GIRLS COLLEGE.
Cool Heads Avert Panic Among
Several Hundred Students.

Special The Washington Herald
Bristol, Tenn. March IA fire that
threatened the destruction of the large
group of buildings of SulIins College,
the big Southern Methodist female col
leee in this city, was discovered late
this afternoon on the third floor by one
of the young woman students. But for
cool heads. there would have been a
stampede of the several hundred girls,
but as it was they were quickly marched
out without much excitement.
The fire fighting apparatus in that
wing of the building was sufficient to
hold the blaze in check until the fire
men arrived and turned on the city pres
sure. Considerable damage was done by
water.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-02
LITTLE KNOWN FACTS ABOUT wELLKNowN PERSONS.

the Gordon OF Ss
n law a o.
R. a colonel the
Hampshire
born Fairs He took the
name o
lie Horace Greeeys
of a
ldier in nion
grandnece of
Franklin.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-02
Canoe Club Is Corporated.

]. Elmer Lacey, Herbert s. White, and
s. S. Edmonton are named as stockhold-
ers and trustees of the National City
Canoe Club, a certificate of Incorporation
for which concern was filed yesterday.
The purpose of the club is stated to be
TO conduct a general boathouse business,
and the capital stock is stated at 5000.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-02
David w. ArnoId>Dead

Rockville, Md, March david W. Ar
mold, for many years a resident of the
vicinity of BrookviIIe. this county. died
to-day, aged sixty-three years. Paralysis
and other troubles of which he had long
been i'll were the cause Of death.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-02

There is common sense in the bill be
fore the Illinois Legislature providing that
wills or codicils may be offered for pro
bate during the testator's lifetime. As
surance Of sanity or freedom from undue
influence over the testator can more
easily be arrived at during the life Of a
testator than after his demise Such a
law would minimize will contests and lit
igatiOn.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-02
Chief Clerk suorn In.

Frank G. Butts was sworn in yester-
day as chief clerk of the Internal Rev
enue Bureau of the Treasury. He sue
ceeds Frank j. Starek, who was recently
appointed marshal OF the United States
Court of Commerce.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-02

Telephone etiquette has long been
subject for discussion, but why Pittsburg
should have singled out the innocent
word Hello as an undesirable greeting
is not quite clear
The Washington herald., 1911-03-02

to prevail that crimes are committed
against the commonwealth. A forger out
there got an indeterminate sentence which
figures out from 81 to 22S years.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-02

Screens in skyscraper windows as a
preventive against suicide seems an ex-
cellent suggestion. Screens can so rarely
be raised in haste that the would-be
jumper may have time TO think
The Washington herald., 1911-03-02

Mrs. Drummond should have placed
her $4,000 worth of gems in the safe
keeping of the captain or purser of the
liner, instead of trying to eclipse her
sister travellers by wearing the jewels in
the salon
The Washington herald., 1911-03-02

Has any one heard from Richmond
Pearson Hobson since the new treaty
with Japan was ratified?
The Washington herald., 1911-03-02

President Taft has proved distinctly
that he is not only progressive, but also
that he means to be at the head Of the
procession.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-02

Snow in Southern California and frost
in Florida make US more content with
our present winter weather.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-02

Talk is cheap on another fellows tele-
phone.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-02

Certain people seem to have strong OBJ
jections to any legislation that they be
lieve may affect their pocketbooks.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-02

"A Chicago woman says that tobacco
blunts the taste. Wonder how she found
out2
The Washington herald., 1911-03-02

Are not the Kentuckfans afraid that
good roads will tend to foster feuds?
The Washington herald., 1911-03-02
POLITICAL COMMENT.

Prom the Albany Journal
The progressive" party has not re-
ported progress of late.
From the Cleveland Leader.
And the standpatters undoubtedly
would also oppose putting the aurora
boreaIis on the free list.
From the Providence Journal.
Why is it necessary to pay out gov
ernment money for the building of ships
for the West Indian or South American
trade when private capital is doing it
without such aid? Perhaps there is no
answer.
From the New York Evening Post
Capt Hobson is one of the few men
in Congress who can honestly claim to
be his own bell-wether.
From the Albany Journal.
4 progressive is a man who wants
something different, and then something
else, and then a change.
From the Louisville COuisrJournal.
Washington's farewell address was read
in the Senate Farewell addresses ought
to be particularly touching to a good
many soOn-to-be ex-members Of that
body.
From the Springfield Republican.
The silly talk about this and that Presi-
dent as "a second Lincoln has disap-
peared, and nobody now looks on Hayes
or Mckinley or Roosevelt OF Taft as
standing in the same class with that
wonderful Yankee, who went out of his
way to be born in Kentucky and brought
I'D in Indiana
The Washington herald., 1911-03-02
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
THE OFFICE FAN.

AS gentle spring advances
On its way,
He talks of penRant chances
All the day.
This puts a man who's clerking
In a plight,
And that's why he is working
Late at night.
Preparing for Spring.
Then your husband refuses to get you
a spring hat?'
He hasn't exactly refused, but he
wants me TO put the money in coal"
An Important Guest.
That banquet tonight can't get along
without me-
you have pretty good opinion of
yourself. Billed for a speechT'
"Oh, no. was invited to listen
A Slight Mistake.
This drama has very little plot. 1
can't seem to follow it,
1--WE are attending vaudeville per-
formance, old man. not drama"
In March.
The man in the street.
You'll allow.
Sees some hosiery neat
About now.
Spring Harbingers.
Noticed any robins in the parks as
yet?''
None in the parks. and very few in
the newspapers"
The Modern Idea.
r'I can't say I love him."
Then why marry him.
''oh. might as wen. Every girl has
to have foolish marriage or two before
she really settles down"
Somewhat Pessimistic.
"shad is much like marriage
in what way2"
Both are fine institutions. but some
times wonder IL either is worth the
trolIbiefs
The Washington herald., 1911-03-02

Chicago's reform movement seems to
have begun all wrong yesterday, when
e man was murdered at the polls.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-02
somewhat Pessinistic.

"shad is much luxe marriage
'In what way2"
Both are fine institutions. but some
times I wonder IL either is worth the
trouble
The Washington herald., 1911-03-02

From the New York Evening Post.
Capt. Hobson is one of the few mer
in Congress who can honestly claim Il
be his own bell-wether.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-02
Preparing for Spring.

Then your husband refuses to get you
spring hat?'
He hasn't exactly refused. but he
wants me TO put the money in coal"
The Washington herald., 1911-03-02
The Modern Idea.

s'I can't say love him"
Then why marry him.
"oh. I might as weIl. Every girl has
to have a foolish marriage or two before
she really settles down.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-02

From the Albany Journal
4 progressive is a man who wants
something different, and then something
else, and then a change.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-02
An Important Guest.

THAT banquet tonight can't get along
without me-"
You have a pretty good opinion of
yourself. Billed for a speechT'
"Oh, no. I was invited to listen
The Washington herald., 1911-03-02
A Slight Mistake.
spring Harhingers.

Noticed any robins in the parks as
yet?"
None in the parks. and very few in
the newspapers"
The Washington herald., 1911-03-02

Prom the Albany Journal.
The progressive" party has not re
ported progress of late.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-02

procession OF the late King Edward. but
the concession was only at the last mo-
ment. and even then the high commits
sioners did not receive the treatment to
which they were entitled by the positions
they hold.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-10-20
EMPEROR WILLIAM
TAKES A FAM
INVITES ITALIAN AMsAso
TO A CONFERENCE ON oeAooR
POLITICAL SITUATION
Tho War King Now Evidently o..
pies the Position of Peace. oscu'
Between the Warning Tu,L..
and Italians.

Berlin.-The emperor, at II,
Ing lodge near Eberswald, prns., nuul
Sunday invited Signor Alberta d. N
Italian ambassador, to a contas auSa'
on the political situation, Tho I nv
man imperial chancellor also at.s ae,'
ed. The Italian ambassador b"s uc
ranged to meet the German foro. y
minister, Herr Won Kiderlen.wonsssu
ter, at the foreign office, to diso~s u
matters connected with the Tnraa
Italian war, but hastily cancelled M.
engagement upon receiving tho ~ QUO
peror's message. ~,
The German emperor holds H..
self responsible in a great degree g..
the present armistice between 1t.I.
and Turky, and evidently hone, J.
successfully play the part of naao.
maker between the warning nations
1t is understood the transportation
of the Italian military expedition Win
not be interfered with, but that bo.
tilities in all quarters will cease Thi.
Is considered in Berlin as euuiyalert
to the ending of the war, or at least
the warlike movements, which will
now be succeeded by negotiation.
looking to a settlement,
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-10-20
HARLAN JOINS THE MAJORITY
Eldest chief Justice, Who Had
served His Country for ThIrty-three
Years, succumbs to Grim Reaper.

washington. - Associate Justice
John M. Harlan of the supreme
court Of the United States, often ac.
claimed the greatest constitutional
authority of the day, once a conspic.
uous figure in national and Kentucky
politics and long leader in Presby.
terrain church councils, died Saturday,
aged rs years. He has been Ill less
than a week.
Justice Harlan served on the su.
preme court thirty-three years, ten
months and twenty-five days, and had
he lived until next June would have
eclipsed the record of Justice Field
who served thirty-four years, six
months and ten days, and Chief JUS
tice Marshall, who served thirty-four
years, five months and five days.
Justice Harlan was born in Boyle
county, KY, in 1888.
Justice Harlan was above all things
an independent. In court he was often
an unf1inching minority of one. He
was simple in his tastes. He became
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-10-20
PERISH ON DESERT.
Man and Wife and Five Children
Meet Horrible Fate.

San Bernardino, Cal.-One of the
most pitiful tragedies of the Mojave
desert in recent years was discovered
in Lnyo county Sunday, when a party
of teamsters on their way across the
hot, sandy waste came upon the fam
lily of George McDermott.
McDermott and his family, con-
sisting of his wife and five small chill
dren, started overland several weeks
ago for Mill Valley, Utah. Becoming
short of water, it is thought they
drank from one of the numerous
poisonous springs found on the des.
ert. Their horses and COW first be-
came sick and the COW died Then
McDermott fell i'll and died six days
later.