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The Washington herald., 1911-05-15
TAILORING TALKS.
By ]. FRED GATCHELL,
928 Fourteenth Street
Opposite Franklin Parkl
Opposite Franklin Park).

Backbone" in business is a
great asset, and l think you
will agree with me that have
put backbone" into the tailor
ing business.
1t took backbone" to con-
sumate such a deal as l did
the other day for woolens. But
the result is that l am making
up Suits at from $25 to $40
now that you can't possibly
duplicate short of 25 per cent
more.
1t takes backbone" to say,
as / do, to a customer, "Fit or
No Pay" Still more to 60
contrary to all traditions of
the tailoring business and
NOT require a deposit when
the order is placed. But 1 have
got just such confidence in my
organization to KNOW that
we can produce garments that
The Washington herald., 1911-05-15

will give satisfaction In every
respect-so why not GUAR
ANTEE them-and what is
the use of requiring a deposit
which l would return anyway
if you were not satisfied?
All this is only common
sense-but it's a little different
from the usual way, and I
have backbone" enough to do
it.
Now, to get back to the
special sale. The woolens in it
are all high-grade. Every
pattern is an effective one
just exactly what are in favor
this season. All you've got to
do to have your Suit cost you
25 per cent less than ordinarily
is to come in and make the So
lection. I have backbone"
enough to take all the respon-
sibility.
The Washington herald., 1911-05-15

amending the twelfth article Of the con-
stitution, which contains the only men
ton of the 4th Of March that Is made
In the whole document, by substituting
for that date the last Thursday in
April.
VIII Even Up with Washington.
Many interesting facts concerning the
institution Of the present practice Of in
augurating the President on March 4, and
requiring the terms Of Congressman TO
begin and end on that date have been un-
earthed by Representative Henry. These
will be embodied in an early report.
Oddly enough, the plan to slightly in
crease the term Of the particular Presi-
dent who may be holding Office when the
inaugural date proposal is placed in ef-
feet will accord that individual almost
the exact amount Of extra service which
was lost by George Washington when he
served his first term as President By
resolution Of the Continental Congress
II was ordered that the terms OF the new
ly-elected members Of Congress should
begin on the first Wednesday in March,
1859. which happened to fall on March 4.
and that the new President should be in
stalled in Office then.
Although the first Congress was called
to assemble on that date in New York,
a quorum of members was not in evil
dence until the middle of April. The
vote was then counted and Gen. Wash
ington was duly found to have been elect
ed President. Lack of railroads and
telegraphs operated to prevent his reach
ing New York until late in the month
He was inaugurated on April 80, and his
first term as President expired four years
later, on March 4. The time which Wash
ington lost, therefore, is to be given to
the President who happens TO be serv-
ing when the Inauguration date Is
changed, according to the plan outlined
why Change Should he Made.
Although there is undoubtedly to be
opposition from members whose Congress
sional terms are to be shortened thereby,
it is hoped by many Democratic leaders.
including some heads of the party of ma
tional prominence, that the convening
date of Congress will be shifted to jan
uary, so that, instead of waiting a full
year after election to take their seats, the
members will commence work shortly
after they are elected. This, IL Is rea-
soned, will be two months after the elec-
ton, and ample time will have elapsed
to determine who are entitled to seats on
the face of the returns. This will abol-
ish the practice of permitting a defunct
Congress to indulge in three months of
legislation and OF counting the vote of the
incoming President.
The fact that the constitutional conven-
ing day of Congress-''the first Monday
in December. unless otherwise provided
by law''-too closely followed election
day in early November. served to bring
about the practice of holding the old Con-
gress at work throughout the winter and
installing the new Congress in the follow
In ha hao nF
the Washington spring and summer sea-
son caused a postponement of the meet
ing day of the new body, however, to the
following December.
The Washington herald., 1911-05-15
TRUST CASE DECISIONS
NOT EXPECTED TO-DAY
Supreme Court Will Hand Down Opinions, but I'm
portant Ones May Be Delayed

The Supreme Court will hand down
opinions to-day shortly after noon and
then take a recess until May %. 1t has
been the opinion Of persons on the out
side that the court will probably reserve
its opinions in the antitrust cases until
May q, on the eve Of the close Of the
term and the adjournment for the sum-
mer months, but there is no special au-
thority upon which to base any such
conclusion.
It is a matter Of surmise. based mainly
on the belief that the opinion may have
some effect on the market, and that II
1t should be withheld until after the close
Of the market on May 20 q holiday would
follow and the effects Of the decision upon
values would be less pronounced.
With forty-eight hours in which to
read the text Of the opinion and arrive
at a conclusion as to its full signif-
canoe, there would be less opportunity
for exploiting or misstating the opinion
The Washington herald., 1911-05-15

for speculative purposes. But there is
no reason for believing that the court
Is weighing any such considerations.
The usual crowd Of statesmen, eminent
lawyers, and the public generally will
probably throng the little court room to-
day and occupy all the available space
IN the corridors, as they have been doing
upon each recurring opinion day since
the trust cases were argued. There is
considerable interest also in the Com
pers case and II may be given to the
public to-day.
IN the administration circle no surprise
VIII be felt II the opinion in the anti
trust cases is made public. In fact.
some members Of the administration pre-
dlcted several weeks ago that the Stand
ard OIL and tobacco decisions would be
made public On May 10. There appears
to be no good ground for supposing that
the court will withhold its opinion In
the trust cases until the October term,
although there have been stray guesses
that such would be the case.
The Washington herald., 1911-05-15
NEGRO HELD FOR CRIME.
Policeman DaughtOn, Shot I'm Neck
Resting Easily In Hospital.

Policeman Dixon M. Daughton, of the
Second precinct, who was shot by a
negro while on his way up the Potomac
Saturday on fishing trip is resting COM
fortably at Georgetown University Hos
pital
The physicians will take x-ray photo
graphs of Daughton's neck this morn.
ing and hope to locate the bullet. They
believe that unless infection develops
Daughton win be out Of bed within q
week
Charles E. Traught. who is locked ur
in the Eighth precinct station charged
with having shot Daughton. refuses to
talk. The police express confidence ir
their ability to fix the crime on Traugh,
on the testimony OF the wounded man
and his fishing companion. Policeman
Stanford Emanuel. also Of the Second
precinct.
The Washington herald., 1911-05-15
vIEssMANN MAY RECOVER.

Police Keep Sharp Lookout for HIS
Assaflant.
The condition Of Andreas Viessmann,
a saloonkeeper, who was stabbed at his
place Of business. 3o1 H street northwest,
Saturday night, by John Brown, a negro
porter, was improved yesterday, and
physicians at Emergency Hospital last
night expressed high hopes for his re-
covery.
Brown is still at large, and the police
are keeping sharp lookout for him in
all parts Of the city and at his home.
81 Delaware avenue northeast
The Washington herald., 1911-05-15
PRESIDENT HOLDS
UNIONS ILLEGAL

Continued from Page One.
The Washington herald., 1911-05-15
w,II Reduce Church Debt.

Strenuous efforts to raise 5000 for the
reduction Of the debt Of Cosmopolitan
Temple Baptist Church win be made at
q fair, May Is to May 30. GIFTS have
been received from many prominent
washing gtouians. and several addresses
have ben scheduled
The Washington herald., 1911-05-15
RADICAL CHANGE
IN MEETING DATE
Of co n GRESS
Members Should Assemble
Soon After Election.
MIR. HENRY'S RESOLUTION
Has Support of Leaders in the
House.

The Change Of the Date OF Inaugu-
ration L. Coupled with Proposi-
tiOns Which Would Do Away with
Present Anomalies-Believe that
New System Would BE an Ad-
vantage in Every Way.
The Washington herald., 1911-05-15
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
OF PRESBYTERIANS
Religious Delegates to Meet
at Atlantic City.
WEST SEEKS M0DERAT0RsHR

Rev. DR.. NJ. A. Matthews, of Seattle,
and Rev. DIR. John F. Carson, Of
Brooklyn, Are Candidates for Of
ice-Pacific Coast Insurgents of
Religious Force Working Hard.
The Washington herald., 1911-05-15
RACING At PIMLIco

TRAINS EVERY HALF HOUR direct to hotsi
and shopping center Of Baltimore. Convenient car
service from TERMINAL STATION to AL points Of.
city and suburbs Fort McHenry. Washington
Monument, Druid Hill PARK. all Of national interest,
and Pimlico Park.
Cars sf5 a. m. hourly to O6 p, m also s15 and
ll06 p. connect at Academy Junction for Annap-,
oils. o. g. Naval Academy. and Maryland Stats House.
Ticket once, 1874 New York Ave. N. w,
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-02-25
CANAL BASIN OWNERSHIP IN THE STATE.

X CECHANCELLOR STEvENS'S decision in the cas- of the
w Morris canal basin at Jersey City, declaring that the prop
erty, which has long been devoted to railroad purposes by
the Lehigh Valley Railroad Company as its private property, is
not the property of the company, but a belonging of the Motifs
canal, leased from the State, changes the complexion of the appeal
by the railroad company to the Legislature for the abandonment
of the canal on terms proposed by the railroad company. In its
memorial to the Legislature the company gives a brief recital OF
how it obtained the property, known as the new basin" to dis
tinguish it from the old basin, in which is located the canal outlet.
The railroad company first obtained from the canal company a
transfer of its riparian grant from the State and afterward bought
from the State Riparian Commission the States equity IN the
basin. Having made this explanation, the company in its memorial
dismisses the new basin as its private property and does not men
ton it in enumerating the canal assets. AS the Chancery Court
now decides that the railroad company has no private ownership In
the new basin, that important part of the canal property has got
to be considered in any deal looking to canal abandonment. One
obligation is imposed upon the State and that is the refunding to
the railroad company of the $4,000 that was paid by that company
to the State riparian fund for the States interest in the canal basin.
AS long as navigation on the canal is continued the railroad com
pany will probably not be disturbed in the use of the basin. BY
the terms of the canal charter the property will not revert to the
State until 1874, unless in 1924 the State shall use its option and
buy the canal property at an appraised value. II in the meantime,
also, navigation should be abandoned and the charter forfeited
the grant by the State of the new basin would lapse and the State
would come into possession without any cost. 1t has been under
Legislature next Monday night. 1t is now probable that the bill
will be withheld for awhile and that it will be changed in its pro
visions.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-02-25
THE MARCH OF THE PLAGUE.

m DvICES from Manchuria show an appalling plague situation.
~ In the principal towns people are dying by the thousands,
nearly every case being fatal. Survivors are fleeing from the
plague stricken districts and carrying the plague with them to infect
other districts. The march of the plague has even reached Pekin.
In one Chinese province adjacent to Manchuria an enormous NOR
tally is reported. Along the Chinese coast there are no quarantine
regulations, and Chinese junks are landing refugees in all the coast
towns and hamlets. There is no assurance that this awful visitation
will not reach Europe. Japan is threatened and is taking ex-
traordinary precautions. All the great plaques have originated in
Asia. Europe has again and again been devastated by them. With
it's present march and easy conquest the pneumonia plague may get
a momentum to make it's march upon European civilization, and
ever upon America, irresistible.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-02-25
0 M AND SUFFRAGETTES.

On his visit to America, Father
Vaughan. of London (oalled by Ches-
terton "the Mayfair priest who makes
the comfortable classes feel uncom-
~fortable"), was asked.
Would you give votes to women?"
~ would make no difficulty about
giving votes to women" he answered.
But, you understand" he added with
twinkling eye, "once you give votes to
women the s~uffragettes would be want
ing them also. success Magazine.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-02-25
Keep Up Canal Crusade.

hceD up OuDdh OThSNuGs
To the Editor of the Evening Star:
Your crusade against the unsanitary
conditions existing along the Morris
canal is a praiseworthy fight. The
Evening STAR will ultimately win the
battle, and add another of the immor,
tai testimonials to it's Righteousness.
Already the Board of Health officials
have taken action in the matter and
the disease-spreading habits of some
canal bank residents will soon cease
This is an age of science and it is
well known that disease germs will
prosper and multiply. unless sanitary
methods of living are adopted.
Keep up the crusade against menag-
cries and those other disagreeable fea-
lures in vogue along the canal. Many
OF the people in that vicinity keep their
property in as good condition as the
sanitary codes exact, and these people
will be the particular benefciaries of
your cruasde. HEALTH.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-02-25
The LehiEh Valleys "Giff."

To the Editor Of The Evening Star:
IN a long-w1nded memorial to the
New Jersey Legislature the Lehigh
Valley Railroad Company said in eff
feet that 1t is going to make a present
to the said State of all their rights and
privileges in the Morris canal, at the
same time saying naively that it is
costing them more to maintain than
they are getting out of 1t.
Then along ONE Vice-Chancellor
Stevens and says that the canal does
not belong to the railroad company but
to the State. Even at that there is
room for surprise, as the Lehigh Valley
Railroad Company, IN common with
other corporations, is not in the habit
of giving up anything that 1t once lays
It's hands on.
But in addition to the fact that it Is
giving away something that does not
belong to 1t, there is its statement
which 1t goes at some length to ex-
plain, a statement that the canal is
course, it is easy to understand why
the company wants to get rid OF the
canal: instead of giving something
away 1t is simply putting an additional
burden upon the State.
I do not understand the use the State
is going to put the canal to, but unless
it can make it more profitable than
the railroad company did there is really
no cause for rejoicing that I can see.
Does anyone suppose that the COM
pany would give up the property IL the
improvements In the railroads since
the time that the company acquired
the canal had not made the holding
Of it an Improbable venture?
So a as I can see the State is being
simply used as a receptacle with which
the company dumps something that has
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-02-25
HATS AND POCKETS.

A man held up a street car in the
square the other night while he
fumbled around In his hat.
The impatient crowd thought ne was
either crazy or engaged in some pec'l-
liar ceremony.
Then from somewhere in the dark
depths he produced a street car ticket
and dropped 1t in the box.
Lots of men carry their car tickets
in their hats" said h conductor.
"They don't Q to consider their
pockets safe" a
Suppose the women used their hats
for the same purpose?' said the little
man at the rail.
Saints forbid" gasped the ccnduc-
tor, as he tipped the hopper.-Clevs-
land Plain Dealer,
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-02-25
ALAS!

Mr.. Peary in his final dash to the
pole left his white companions behind
AS a matter Of business he seems tc
have made a mistake. Now that
Peary's success is doubted there is nc
one to support Peary's statements but
Peary. The Geographical Society OF
France has declined to accept him al
q thoroughly authenticated pole
reacher.
Is 1t, after all, merely a question Of
veracity between DR.. Cook and Mr.
Peary?-Life.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-02-25
TIE SUTHERLAND AMENDMENT AS A CLUB

OTIS HE Senate majority at Washington has shown that as there
are more ways than one to kill a cat so there are various
ways to kill a bill or resolution that cannot well be
slaughtered outright. The Sutherland amendment to the resolu-
ton for direct election of United States senators was craftny
drawn, with the purpose of alternating Southern support from the
resolution, and it was passed with the knowledge that the amend
ment would defeat the resolution. Furtive methods like this to
defeat legislation that senators would not directly oppose are cen
surable. Senator Borah the other day arraigned Republican con-
crosses for their hypocrisy in the treatment of the negro, and what
a hypocritical use has been made of the negro in the Sutherland
amendment
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-02-25
Regards Subway as Supernuous.
TO the Editor of the Evening Star:

To the Editor of the Evening Star:
In a recent issue of your paper some
n in the Rostrum column spoke of
the need of subways and says that
all those opposed to 1t are reaction
aries. The writer of that article may
have meant well, but he is a little
hasty. In the first place let us con-
slider whether we have done all we
could to induce the Public Service to
give us better facilities. We nave not.
Even now the city is looking for an
engineer to re-route the trolley sys-
tenn. This that we can get bet
ter service IL the trolleys are properly
diverted.
The subway is a good thing but New
ark is not large enough for the sub
way yet. In fact, judging by the con-
gestion at the Four Corners and the
absence of congestion at any other
spot one Is led to believe that all of
Newark is centred around Broad and
Market streets.
Take Newark away from Broad and
Market streets and you will not need
the subway. An engineer will tell US
how to arrange the tracks; we, in turn,
must order the trolley company do
it, and then we will have the con-
veniences we want. It will also mean
that instead Of spending millions of
dollars Newark will spend nothing, but
the Public Service. the company that
makes all the profit, will foot the bill.
JAMES R ELLSWORTH.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-02-25
THE DAYS BEST STORIES


- ILL FLINT vas a mute, fnglorous Edward Payson Weston, with a lash
X II the Wandering Jew, and, like George Washington, his veracty bat
- ting averasew as 1000. He was Massachusetts farmland, but about
once in every W or three years the wanderlust would hit him, he would pack
up his old knapsack an disappear o the dusty road for three SIX or
sometimes twelve months. I1isla disappearance had Ispanned eleven months
to a la It was September when he returned. picked u p a cutter and began
to real the corn
"Whar you bn,B Biz" SIX Inc IT VINO ways Dol MIN oack
Bin to F1ordy" said Bill
Walk all the wayT'
NO" said Bill, "T can't honestly says 1 did. You se bout ten mile south
O. charleston a Teller com along in a Vaughn N offered me a lift Couldn't
seem % see why I should walk eff didn't have to- N was pretty nsstent.
like them Southernersw when they set ut to 70 hosptabie So 1 had to climb
in an I rode With him Qute a spel-maybe W mfe"-Everybodys
IN rHTAPHYsICs." said Mayor Crump a a Democratic banquet in
I'M Memphis. is a subject that always makes me think of m elderly
v couple In Chattanooga.
81 often wonder the wife said sadly day to her husband. whether
all those ows ant protestatons % made me during u courship were
really trueT t
wen, my dear, the husband answered mildly what's h difference
whether hey we're .rus o. not since We both believed thsmr "-Hxchanse.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-02-25
Indorse. STAR. Canal Att,tud..

To the Editor Of the Evening Star:
Your description of the Morris canal
condition is absolutely true; It is a
shame 1t is permitted. The company
should be compelled to clean out the
dirt. I cannot see why the city au-
thorities have permitted 1t for SO long.
The company should be prosecuted.
The stencil is nearly as bad as that
which comes from the river. 1t seems
to me the p~enitentiary is the proper
place for those rascally thieves who
steal health. The canal should be done
away with and given to the people
and relieve the streets of so much dan
ger to women and children. The
Health Board should go for them and
the Mayor. Yours sincerely,
SARAH M'BRIDE.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-02-25
NOT WHAT YOU TH0UunT.

She laid tho still white form bcBsds
those which had gone borusos no sob.
no sigh, forced its way from hsE heasA
throbbing as though is wouid ousse
Suddenly a cry broke the stiffness q
the ~place-one single h~eayt-brsaking
shrek; then silence; another csyI moro
silence; thor all silent but for o sue
tural murmur, which seemed 10 sweaf
up from her very sou1. 6he hz& De
place. She would lay another egg ~
morrow.-Ladies' Home journal.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-02-25
CANADIANS Reciprocity.

To the Editor of the Evening Star:
Reciprocity with Canada appears to
have strenuous adherents all over this
country by a class who appear to
understand. By way of argument,
farmers of the United States have
never cringed for special privilege, and
today would not demonstrate at any
prices they might realize for their prod
ucts, everything being equal. If Ca
madam wheat is allowed to come into
this country free, why not allow Eng
lish iron to come into competition with
our manufacturers? 1t is a poor rule
that don't work both ways. You can
not favor one without inJuring the
other.
Why should Canada be singled as the
country for special treaty? The only
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-02-25
AcCEp11Nd THE COMMISSIONS ORDER.

IT'D LESSINGS often come in disguise. Some of the great bless.
id ings the railroads have long enjoyed came in that shape
and were met with as vigorous a protest as that against
the freight rate decision by the Interstate Commerce Commission.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company evidently believes that the
decision is not one of unmixed evil to the company's interests.
The company will accept the orders by the commission, and prob
ably by Monday a majority of the other railroads that are affected
by the decision will have reached the same conclusion. 1t is a
question, indeed, whether the railroads have any alternative. They
have reason for great satisfaction, too, in the statement by the
commission showing their prosperity. Coming from such a source
it is q certificate of financial soundness that will have the best effect
upon their loans. The effect will be most valuable in the European
money market.