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New-York tribune., 1911-11-26
This Makes Five To Be
Erected in Washington in
the Next Few Years.

Uncle Sans business is growing so rap
;6lv he has been compelled to close con-
tracts for two more new buildings in
WASHINGTON. one in which 10 make money,
hostage stamps, etc. and the other in
which 10 handle properly millions OF
,1ieces Of mail matter which pass through
his Washington establishment every year
These needs have long been known TO
Congress. but Il was only last winter that
It saw 1T 20 appropriate the money nee
essary for their construction.
This makes FIVE new government build
ings authorized TO be erected IN the ma
tional capital in tho next few years, Con-
gress having already provided for the
erection Of buildings 20 house the Depart
,nent Of State. Justice and Commerce and
Labor. The whole represents an outlay or
expendit1lre Of about s2OOOl.ooO. including
the cost Of the sites. This puts Uncle Sam
at the head of the list of the country's
builders.
The new postofice will cost s3,O00,ooo
and will be constructed Of granite TO
harrnonige with tho Union Station. which
occupies the site Immediately east Of the
site Of the new postofice The selection
OF THIS size, GI inc UoTAhthot Cpilloi OA
North Capitol street and Massachusetts
avenue, Northeast. is another step toward
carrying into effect the plans OF the Park
Commission for the Identification Of the
national capital. The new postoffice will
have an uninterrupted view OF the United
States Capitol. several squares away All
Of the land lying between the Capitol OH
the south and the Union Station and the
new postofioe on the north viii be turned
into parks Congress having passed II law
providing for the appropriation Of half a
1r1Inon dollars each year for the purchase
and Improvement Of this land until IT has
sI1 bean acquired. Two squares irnme-
atsAaly north Of the Capitol have recently
e.su condemned. The buildings are TO be
rsraoved and the squares turned into
parking.
Tho building will. it is expected, be
ready for occupancy IN about two years
The city postofice will occupy the entire
main foor. which 10 TO be on the level
New-York tribune., 1911-11-26

ing; he would not feel pledged in an
American courtroom as he would II the
same oath were administered in his own
country. Attempts have been made out
side, II not in the courtrooms of New YORK.
to obtain the truth from Chinese VII
nesses by their own swearing formula
which is to chop off the head Of chicken
and spread the blood around. | don't know
whether this effusion OF chicken blood had
the desired effect. The oath might be ad-
mnistered TO Hebrews as ii is given in
the rabbinical tribunal at ! don't think
the effect would be the ome in police
court as in the rabbinical court In short.
the mere form of any foreign oath trans
planted to our courts would not he likely
to produce results The atmosphere and
the environment seem TO be necessary
features.
Perjury is not confined to the nasis-
trates courts Judges Of the Supreme
Court. city courts and General Sessions
frequently complain OF 1t. There are va
rifles of perjury which are regarded by the
public with leniency. 1t was an English
fudge, presiding in a celebrated divorce
case who remarked that The Prince or
Wales perjured himself like a gentleman
This kind of chivalrous perjury can be
New-York tribune., 1911-11-26
New York Composer Sets to
Music Another of the Brit
ish Authors Poems, "The
Looking Glass"

There was probably Httle cause for sur~
p1ss when Walter Damrosch announced
Hsst week that he had set TO music one OF
Rudyard Kiprngs latest poems. The
Looking Glass" Mr.. Kipnng has twice
before offered inspiration to Mr. Damrosch.
two OF whose most successful songs are
Danny Deever'' and ''Msndalay," but IT
is not generally known that the composer
came very near to collaborating with Mr..
Kipling in a light opera, and that one OF
Mr.. Kiplings ideas has been used In Mr..
Danrosch's comic opera, The Dove Of
Peace" which he wrote last summer In col
,ahoration with Wallace Irwin. Mr.. DsES-
zosch told this 10 Tribune reporter, who
rased on him the other day at his home
in East 6lst street.
'sThe proposition for light opera came
tnst after Mr. Kipling had given UP his
nlaoe I'm Vermont" said Mr.. Damroscn.
I'VE met one evening at dinner In New
York, and some one laughingly suggested
that v-c write an opera together Strange
to sse. Mr.. Kipling took an immediate in
tsrest in the idea. and We talked over II
during dinner. Unfortunately. KipiinE
New-York tribune., 1911-11-26
TWO MORE BIG BUILDINGS
FOR UNCLE SANS BUSINESS

with the Coucourse of the Union Station.
and will be connected with the concourse
by a bridge. over which mails will be re-
ceived and dispatched. The basement
will probably be utilized by the supply
division of the Postoffice Department. The
upper floors will furnish accommodations
for the Dead Letter Office. the division
superintendent of the railway mail service
and his force Of clerks the inspector in
charge Of the Washington division and
the city inspectors. the topographer Of the
Postoflce Department. and possibly some
other branches Of the departmental SER
vice.
The entire force Of the postofiice en-
gagged in the handling OF mails will be
housed in one large workroom with out
side light and ventilation on three sides
and the most improved form of roof con-
struction, admitting the north light but
no direct rays OF sunlight 1t is proposed
10 equip this room with all necessary
labor saving machinery and, n prsctica-
BILE to extend the belt conveyers 10 the
postal cars for the receipt and dispatch
of incoming and outgoing mail. The
transfer OF the city postoff1ce and the
several branches Of the department 10 the
new building will make IL possible 10
house the entire postal establishment Of
Washington in government buildings, thus
effecting a large saving in rent, besides
furnishing adequate quarters for all
branches Of the service.
Uncle Sam will own the model factory
OF the world when his new building for
the Bureau Of Engraving and Printing is
completed. The building, which will be
located west Of 14th street will be OF
pure classic style, and one Of the most
remarkable Of its kind in the country, il
not i'm the world. It's front, more than
FIVE hundred feet long, will face the west,
and along it's whole length will stand high
columns OF Grecian design. The building
will be built in the shape OF a gridiron.
three great alleyways being provided be
tween the four sections into which the
rear half of the bureau will be divided.
Each OF tho alleys will be one hundred
feet vide. so that ventilation and natu-
raj illumination will be the very beet pos
sible.
The building will cost about ,2.5oo.oOo
and will, it is expected, be completed IN
less than two years While no decision
has been reached. II is more than likely
the building will be constructed Of gran
ite.
New-York tribune., 1911-11-26
False Swearing Is Indeed Ca,
mon and Very Difficult to
Punish. Says Magis.
trate Corrigan.

ficting statements. II this statener, a,
pens to be true, the defendant bea,, II
case and cannot be tried for the oa
statement, which is false. That ia an.
the technical absurdities Of the law.
"It would help matters II defens,.
who is convicted and has also p.r,.i
himself should be subjected 20 an add,r,..
penalty for the crime Of perjury. Th, -
be done lawfully at present, At the die,
ton of the Judge. and II would be v.p
the Judge always exercised his discY..,'I
Swift and sure punishment for Grim.
what we need There is only one os,,.J
in New York which meets that so,, j
punishment, and that IS peddlins yitto.
a license. The penalty is usually =,
Of 81.
People seem 10 leave their reliscr A,
the door OF the courtroom. Very pks,
they have less religion and belief N a.
Bible than they used TO have Anyh,,
the religious point OF view does not s,.-.
20 be preventive OF false swearing. ~
fear Of punishment under the criminal sl
is a more powerful motive. In the nar,I
trates' courts Bibles have not been un|
for the administration OF oaths in a c,|
siderable number OF years. don't ,h.I
Il would help to use the Bible. A liar u
lie under most any circumstances.
"The best definition OF a le--which b..
on the pcrjury question-is the Latin. yI
cation of due truth That is. nAstI
of truth owed 10 somebody else. Dr. JotI
son illustrated the definition by saying a
| II murderer pursuing victim asked y
| if he saw the victim escaping, he woI
reply. 4 did not. sir Such an anm|
would not be lie, because the murdsI
! had no right TO the information he sousI
White lies and hbs which conceal prva|
affairs may be similarly justified But
! The courtroom you owe truth TO socisI
You may, indeed. decline TO answer on 4
| ground that your testimony may tend |
| incririnate or degrade you.
"Our whole system OF criminal proced-
is absolutely wrong. The cross-exsnlEd
ton of defendant by magistrate or d
| trict Attorney should be allowed u
would obviate the practice Of the thn
degree at Police Headquarters. Now IL
J third degree is almost necessity in sr
cases. We cannot now compel the defen,
ant to take the witness stand, and canr
| even answer for the jury the questc
| WHY didn't this defendant take the stasi'
II would be possible 20 make this rz;
improvement without a cons,itutic,f
| change. The defendant generally ha
! hearing before a ma sgistrate ! would hs
law that unless he took the stand /
this hearing and allowed the magistrate
! interrogate him he would not be allowed
take the stand az the trial and the 0
/ trict Attorney would be privileged to c's|
ment 10 the jury on his refusal 70
! terrogated when he had a chance"
New-York tribune., 1911-11-26

John the Swede's meadow" In 1895. in
the Kings County records. a man is named
living at GoWanus a : "TUnis the Fisher"
The Common Council Of New ork, in
1891 ordered fish to he brought into the
dock over against the city Hall. or the
house that Long Mary formerly lived in
and in the same year an order was passed
that Top-K Knot Betty and her children be
provided for as objects Of charity'
The explanation of this custom, IN many
New-York tribune., 1911-11-26

cases. was that tho persons IN quesu
either had no family names or na' !.
gotten them. so that the use OF tne'I y
erally accepted nickuames became Nv, @
sity. So numerous were the Smiths i've
upon Long Island that It was '"v-s
necessary 70 distinguish tho various O.' ..,
nal families 10y some peculiar name, -. -
We have tho Rock Smiths. the biue ',l'.
the Bun Smiths and TIE Weight sn'''''
Harper's Weekly.
The Detroit times., 1911-01-31
TAFT PLEADS FOR
RECIPROCITY PLAN
Quotes McKinley's Last Speech At
Buffalo As Strong Argument in
Favor of II.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3l.-The last
public utterances or President Nc
kinley. in favor Of reciprocity. made
the day before he was assassinated az
Buffalo. were recalled last night BY
President Taft In an address al the
Ohio society's anniversary banquet IN
commemoration OF the Mckinley
birthday.
Many men associated with Mckin-
ley in public Office and prominent
Ohioans were present. Justice Day,
former Vice-President Fairbanks, and
Senator Dick, of Ohio. were among
the speakers.
Mr.. Taft eulogized the martyred
president and paid tribute 10 his at
titude on the commercial expansion
Of the country with particular refer
ence TO the declarations In favor OF
reciprocity generally made by Nc
Kinley at the Pan-American exposi-
ton at Buffalo.
The broadening effect of the ma
tional responsibility Mckinley had
had to carry" said Mr.. Taft, shows
itself I'm no respect more conspicu-
ously than in this change OF view on
his part in respect OF policy OF which
he had always been the chief ex-
ponent.
May we not nope that rhe change
that he advocated may soon find en'
preston in our national policy to-
ward our good neighbor on the north
who has come half way to meet US!
May the fragrance of his beloved
memory lead those upon whom Is the
responsibility, and incline their minds
and hearts TO this END.
The Canadian agreement, II con-
tirmed by legislative action. will be
a fitting close to a century's contro-
yersies and permanently establish
good feeling and commercial union
between kindred peoples. We shali
find rapidly increasing market TOT
our numerous products among the
people of our neighbor. We shall
deepen and widen the sources OF our
food supply In territory close at hand.
"Our kinshlp, our common sympa'
thies, our similar moral and social
ideas furnish the strongest reason
for supporting this agreement.
Canada il our nelghbor for three
thousand miles. We have not always
acted toward her in a mannef mosI
conciliatory or with due regard To
her sensibilities. She has become
great country--indeed. a nation. She
causes us 10 use no forts or battle
ships. She does not attack us and
never will She extends the brother
~ hand of friendship and proposes
closer relations ~-~h mutual benefits.
Ought we TO decline? The last words
OF Mckinley urge acceptance.
Il am proud as son OF ONO 10
bring forward for approval an enec'
tive action. n measure carrying out
the policy which he proclaimed and
made his own at the acme OF MS
great career"
The Detroit times., 1911-01-31
CHAIN OF DEATHS
MAKES NIECE HEIR
Woman Ignored in viii Comes Into
Property-No Relative Left 10
Administer Estate.

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 3l.-None
OF the beneflciaries under the viii oil
the late Mrs. n. Everlinhim, pion-
Ger who died here at the ave OF 81
years. lived to inherit. Father Time,
although alloting them more than the
three score and ten years each, gath
cred them to the great unknown a
few days before he called upon the
testatrix.
The document, which was fled with
the probate court, shows that the de-
cendent made Samuel NJ. Everinghim
Der brother, and Mrs. Marie +. Leads
Ter sicter, sole heirs to her $4,000
estate. Samuel Everinghim died two
weeks ago at the age Of SO years, and
within three days the other bench
ciary, Mrs. Leads, passed Away at the
age Of "a years.
Because OF this strange circum
stance, Miss Marie +. Leads, niece OF
the decedent, who is not mentioned
In the Will. inherits all the property
The niece herself is 81 years old.
The Detroit times., 1911-01-31
Sen. Stone Genes Out Fer
Reciprocity Agreement

WASHINGTON. Jan. 81 Senator
Stone, OF Missouri, yesterday an
nounced his unqualified support of the
Canadian reciprocity treaty and his
conviction that. whatever the Repub.
heans might do. Democrats should
give the agreement their sanction.
The Missouri senator had been en-
ragged i'm an address In opposition TO
The ocean mail subsidy bill. declaring
thar the bill could not pass and say
ing that the senate shonld turn It's
consideration TO measures OF more
substantial merit" lie proceeded:
III we would 60 something OF real
moment, We might take up the inn
portant reciprocity agreement, con
Guided between the United States and
Canada. which the president laid be
lore congress Thursday last. and
press it TO a conclusion without de
lay"
The senator maintained that the
agreement would prove OF tremen-
dous importance not only TO this coun-
try, but ultimately TO the entire hem
isphere.
The reciprocity agreement VIII De
taken up for consideration by The
house committee on ways and means
today. No special procedure has been
agreed on.
The Detroit times., 1911-01-31
House Passes Bill That
Provides Tariff Board

WASHINGTON, Jan. Slater con
sidering the matter for more than
seven hours under special rule. the
house OF representatives, at ll:4O last
night. by a vote OF lS6 to SO, passed
the bill providing for a permanent
tariff board OF Ave members. This IL
the first OF the legislation recon-
mended by President Taft to be
adopted in the house this session.
The Democrats split on the passage
of the bill, and although Champ
Clark. the minority leader, voted Tor
the measure, 80 OF his followers were
recorded against It, The others who
voted In the negative were scattering
representatives.
The Democrats voted together on
var,ous amendments TO the bill, DIET
I'm every instance they were deteateu
and the bill was put through In prac'
tically the shape that II came from
! the committee.
The insurgent Republicans voted
with the regulars OF their party III
opposition TO the Democratic amend
ments and on the final passage OF the
bill.
Much OF the time given TO consider
alton OF the bill was taken up by the
Democrats in their efforts TO amend
the measure. Several roll calls were
demanded and for a time IL seemed
that filibuster might be inauguraled,
but an agreement to end the debate
NJ IL O'Clock was finally adopted.
A sad. solemn "morning-after" az
aicted tie house democracy today,
1 - .NOh
orgy" which terminated with the pas
sage OF the tariff board bill.
Clark shook his head sadly today
when asked 10 comment on the situa-
ton He explained at the beginning
OF the debate that he would make no
attempt TO sway anyone's vote. the
bitter attacks on him showed plainly
that there were many on the minority
side OF the house who do not hesitate
| TO question his authority.
The attitude Of the Democrats who
revolted from Clark was set forth by
Rucker (Dem. MOI. as follows:
when the Republican party Is
about to be driven into the abyss oi
political oblivion. this party. cham
pioned and sponsored by the dis
tingulshed gentleman from New YrTk
| (Payne). and the distinguished gen
tleman from Pennsylvania (DalzelD
billing and cooling with some OF OIL
| friends on this side. now propose "a
take this question out OF politics by
Authorizing Republican, stand-put
president to appoint a bipartisan tar
IN board | do not intend TO follow
anybody who goes arm I'm arm with
the~persuaslve conference.-the one
from New York and the other froEl
The Detroit times., 1911-01-31

bishop up there. This was before
the days OF the Klondike rush and
people didn't know much about Alas.
ka, except that il was awfully cold
But Morgan was interested.
IN pay the expenses OF a man for
three years TO start the work" he
said, III you can find the man."
One OF the delegates To thai conycn-
ton was young MicEigander named
Rove, who had Deen doing some good
work among the Indians of Northern
Michigan. I'll CO." said Rowe sim
ply. And he went.
He outlined his years work. Across
the Chilcoot Pass, shooting the White
Horse rapids, down the Yukon and
up the branches, wherever there was
settlement, down into the lditarod.
and as fa- north rs ct. Johns mis-
sion In the Wilderness, last desper-
ate dash toward the pole to the little
settlement OF Ellkaket on the Arctic
ocean. a.
Some 1000 miles in the year
And | didn't ride Oh the trains all
the way, either" the bishop laughed.
When first went To Alaska" the
bishop continued, lit was eight years
before the big rush. was one o; the
pioneers, and hlazed my own trails.
made my. own boats, my own sleds,
depended upon my own gun for food.
made my own implements, and at the
same time attended to my duties or
organizing the church and. admins
tering TO the needs OF 80 or more set
Elements | had to visit.
Aid the bishop looked the part OF
a nan who has seen hard service. but
who was ready 20 30 on with MS
work. And he IS now preparing
getting into condition" as he calls
it-for another dash up towards 81
Johns Mission In the land oil snow.
where il is night six months out OF
every year
The Detroit times., 1911-01-31
Law NAY PREVENT PLAN TO
RUN NEW CARS ON RAILROAD
Ann Arbor Line Proposes 90 Charge
Rate Of Five Cents q Mile For
Short Runs.

oUOFt nuns.
LANSING, Mich, Jan. 31.-(Spe-
cIaD That the law on the Michigan
statute books regulating the fares To-
be charged by railroads in this state
may prove barrier to the Ann Ar
Dor Railroad company in its plan to
operate gasoline motor cars over its
lines, was a point raised by Chairman
a.. l.. Glasgow, OF the state railroad
commission this morning, when II was
called TO his attention that the com.
pany was planning to charge a mini
mum fare Of five cents when the gaso-
line motor cars were placed in ser
vice.
Recently the state railroad commits.
sion authorized a bond issue OF sew
eral hundred thousand dollars SO that
the Ann Arbor company could rur-
chase new cars and extend its ser
vice. II was the plan Of the COM
phny to purchase five gasoline motor
cars ut cost OF $4,000 each. The
cars were not to supplant the regl-
Jar trains now in use, but were 10 be
placed In service on short runs.
According to the Michigan statute,
railroads may charge a rate OF three
6ents per mile for distance not ex-
'ceedipg i've miles.
Inasmuch as the Ann Arbor com.
pany planned to operate sort OF in
>erurban service over its steam lines
General Passenger Agent John Kirby
who was In the city few days ego
conferring with the state railroad
commission In regard to the matter,
WAS Of the opinion that the company
would be enabled to charge a mini
mum rate OF Ave cents for short dis
funce
The Detroit times., 1911-01-31
HOUSE REPEALS LAW
Furnishing CARELESS NIMRoDS
People To Vote On Amendment To
Provision For Primary Schooi
Funds.
From a star cOrrespondent.)


LANSING. Mich. Jan. 3i.-rhe
house got down TO work last night
ana passed it's first bill, one introdnc'
ed by Rep. Anderson, to repeal the
law furnishing the negligent or carS-
less shooting of human being py
persons In pursuit of game.
The law was passed In 1908, out
has been Intellectual Rep. Martz oi
Detroit, was one OF three TO oppose
the repeal. /
The house passed several concur
rent resolutions, the most important
Of which was one introduced by Rep.
McNaughton. TO submit a consntr-
tlonal amendment changing the provi-
sions as 10 primary school money. The
amendment would prevent the ac-
emulation OF money by districts be-
yond the needs OF the ensuing two
years.
Rep. Giles OF Muskegon, introduced
an amendment 10 the improved high
way law, which will probably solve
the problem OF improving Grand XIV
crave, Detroit. on the half-mile
stretch which runs on the city line.
The amendment will permit the coup-
" highway commissioners TO extend
their improvements into cities where
asked TO do so by the common coun-
ellis. The bill was asked for by the
highway commissioners OF Muskegon
county.
Another bill OF interest In Wayne
county was introduced by Rep. Ari T.
Woodruff, to legalize the recent Issue
NJ sewer bonds i'm Wyandotte. An
issue OF sos 900 was voted by the peo-
pie last fall, but the action is invali'
dated BY the neglect of the city clerk
to post notices The bill will be CIV
en- immediate effect, being a measure
in the interest OF public health.
Rep. Jerome's bill providing for the
application OF earnings OF prisoners
TO the support OF their families, WIS
elso introduced. and viii probably
mass SANFORD.
The Detroit times., 1911-01-31

SEATTLE, Wash. Jan. alp. I
Rowe, bishop OF Alaska, is out for
the winter"
Fifteen years ago there was no
table Episcopal convention in st. Paul
That convention made railroad his,
.ory because it first brought together
]. L. Morgan and J. j. Hill in per-
sonal and business relations. II also
started the Alaska bishopric.
There was skepticlsm ami dissent
when the proposal was made TO send
The Detroit times., 1911-01-31
FLEE OVER CAKES OF ICE.

SAULT STE MARIE, Jan. 81,
a earing from one floating cake OF
Wee to another, j. III. Knapp, OF 43G
Sixth-st.. and Miss Minnie Smith.
<26 TweEty-fourth-st. Detroit, and a
party OF local persons, reached land
safely after perilous experience
Knapp entertained the party in his
Zee in the river cracked, and they
found themselves floating down
Stream on the cake of Ice that held
.tbe shanty. The men performed the
Eliza act and carried the women 10
|fafety.
The Detroit times., 1911-01-31
ACCIDENTALLY KILLS BROTHER.
TRAGEDY Ends Hunting Trip Of Two
Boys Near Tower.

MILLERSBURG, Mich, Jan. 81
Arthur Gross. eyed u, accidentally
shot and killed his brother Harlow,
eyed IL. while the two were hunting
rabbits near Tower. A cartridge be-
came lodged in the gun and Arthur
attempted to dislodge II. II resisted
his efforts until finally the gun was
discharged. shooting Harlow In the
head and killing him instantly. Julius
Gross, father of the boys, Is a prom
lnent and wealthy business man OF
Tower. r.