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Evening star., 1912-11-16

ments and fees enormously deposited ~
the Treasury OF the Initcd States hdet
present law, when spccia: assessncn
have been covered one-half 10 the credit
OF the United States Snd 0ne-half 10 IA"
credit OF the District ~ Columbia. u mas
been found that there Is NJ authority f"'
the refund Of any money that may hHtr
been enormously turned into the sederAt
Treasury. This is matter shat affects .
large number OF cases. the auditor say.
and should be remedied.
Evening star., 1912-11-16
WILSON lust MISSES
CALLING ON Mr.. TAFT
President-to-Be Has Late
Breakfast Before Sailing
for Bermuda.

NEW YORK. November 16.-Gov. Will
son tried to see President Taft today,
but missed him by few minutes.
The governor rose late, and at break
fast asked his secretary to ascertain
where the President was staying and
how long he would be there. Soon
afterward the secretary reported that
the President had just left his hotel
for the College Of the City of New
York. Il am very sorry to have missed
seeing the President" Gov. Wilson said.
today prior to his boarding the steamer
Bermudian for Bermuda, where he will
spend his vacation. He will be away till
December 16. One Of his calls was upon
Col. F.. NJ. House of Texas, the other was
upon a personal friend whose identity was
not divulged. Shortly after noon the
governor was to go aboard the Ber-
mudan.
Will Devote Much Time to Study.
Though Mr.. Wilson means to rest while
in Bermuda, he expects to give good
deal of time to thought about the prob
lens that face him. He will sketch his
annual message to the New Jersey legis-
lature, and will do some extensive read
ing on the tariff, monopolies, banking and
currency reforms and other issues.
The governor came to New York last
night to attend the dinner given In his
honor by his classmates, Princeton, 10.
Mr.. Wilson has leased cottage on a
remote part of one of the Bermuda
islands. where he has many a season
heretofore spent his vacations. Immedi-
ately upon arrival in Bermuda he will
call upon the governor and request him
to consider his presence in Bermuda en-
tirely informal and unofficial.
I'm going to try to be incog,'" said
Gov. Wilson, $50 that l may have no
functions Of any kind while there
Evening star., 1912-11-16
Death of Educator Expected.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special dispatch to The Star.
LYNCHBURG. Va, November 16.-Al-
though Dr. William w. Smith, president
of the Randolph Macon Woman's College,
who is i'll at the college, has shown slight
Improvement in the last few days, his
condition remains critical. No hope is
held out for his recovery. despite the Inn
Evening star., 1912-11-16
Lorimer Undergoes Operation.

CHICAGO, November 16 = Surgeons
operated upon William Lorimer, former
United States senator, for appendicitis
today. The operation, performed Under
the direction of DR.. Arthur Dean Bevan,
chief surgeon at the Presbyterian Hos
pital, was declared to be success.
Evening star., 1912-11-16
CHANGES IN ARMY LIST,
OPERATION Of NEW LAW
More Than 1000 Officers A.
fected-Teachers' Corps at
West Point Decimated.

Sweeping transfers among army officers
between this date and December Is must
be made as a result OF the act of Con-
gress passed at the last session providing
that no army officer shall be absent from
his post with his company for more than
two years out of six. More than 1000
officers will be affected by the orders to
be issued in the immediate future for
their transfer, and the expense OF the
change is estimated by the War Depart
ment as more than $4,000.
West Point Hard Hit.
West Point will be hit hard, f1fty-five
officer instructors there being required to
leave. Efforts were made by the War
Department to interpret the law In such
way that 1t would not be necessary to
make such a widespread change at once,
but after careful consideration by Secre-
tary Of War Stimson and by Gen. Crow
der, Judge advocate general. it was de-
cided that there was no alternative un-
der strict Interpretation OF the law but
to order the transfers.
Mai Gen. Wood, chief of staff, ex-
pressed the opinion today that 1t would
have been better IL the present teaching
staff at West Point could have been kept
intact until the end of the school year
He said the shifts in service could be
made without causing any unmendable
loss in the army's efficiency, although
there would be some slight temporary
weakening.
In addition to the West Point men.
there will be leaving from the general
staff, 8; quartermaster's. 81; Signal Corps,
16; coast artillery service. 13; army serv-
ice school, 80: mounted service school, IA;
military attaches and from foreign mill
tary schools, II; school of musketry, 8:
militia duty. 2S; college duty, %: recruit
duty. 81; aids de camp, II: regimental
and artillery staff officers, 200 and mis-
cellaneous, II. An equal number Of off,
GERS will be transferred to fill their
places.
Evening star., 1912-11-16
Enthusiastic Greetings.

When the two teams ran onto the neIO
pandemonium broke loose. The cheer
leaders had been waiting for signals an
nouncing the arrival of the teams. For
several minutes there was a battle be-
tween the rooters for the opposing forces,
each being determined to outdo the other
in the matter of noise making.
After brisk signal practice lasting but
a few minutes the teams took their posi-
tions on the field. the whistles sounded
and the struggle between the Blue and
Gray and the Orange and Blue was on.
A record-breaking crowd was on the
university campus, and hundreds were
still pouring in at the entrances. Every
seat in the grandstands bordering the
field was occupied, and throngs Of en-
thusiastic rooters were banked against
the fences at either end Of the gridiron.
Even as early as / o'clock the spec
tators had been gathering to witness
orange and blue Of Virginia and others
the blue and gray Of Georgetown. Col
lege pennants. brassards and college
ribbons were everywhere.
The cheering began early. but did not
reach it's highest pitch until the Virginia
rooters arrived at the field. headed by a
band of forty pieces. The roar that en-
sued was nothing short of deafening.
Arrival Of Virginia Rooters.
The Virginia rooters arrived in Wash
ington about IL O'Clock and, forming in
line at the Union station, marched up
Pennsylvania avenue. Some were the
freshmen who ha e seen so far but a
few weeks of college life, while others
We're the upper classmen Of the junior or
senior years. Not a few of the 800 that
marched up the Avenue, however, were
alumni.
A. intervals DURING thar march short
halts were made while the cheer lead
ers assembled their respective squads
together, and aroused the business sec
tion of the city with their college
yellS.
At the Georgetown field they were
met by the students and alumni Of
Georgetown. Despite the fact that
Georgetown had the advantage of being
the home team the cheering forces
were about equally divided, for in the
case of the University of Virginia
every native Of the state is an epthu-
siastic rooter for it,
Evening star., 1912-11-16
Hope Congress Will Give Relief.

The War Department is hoping that
some Of the transfers may yet be avoided
by immediate action OF Congress after
the beginning Of the session. No assur-
ances have been obtained, however, that
the law will be amended.
The relief of a large majority (nearly
three-fourths) of the officers is necess.tat-
ed by reaso nof the fact that during re-
cent years, though serving with the troops
Of their regiments in camp and post, they
have not been actually on duty with
any one company. The duties performed
were in daily actual contact with enlist
ed men, but were such duties as COM
manding a machine gun detachment,
battalion quartermaster or adjutant and
corresponding regimental duties.
Evening star., 1912-11-16
ERROR IN FIGURES
Auditor Alleges an 0vercharge
Against the District.
SUNDRY CIVIL BILL ITEM
Discrepancy of $50, 900 in Account
With Hospital for Insane.
TOTAL OF LOCAL LIABILITIES
Debt June 80, 1912, Placed at $1o,-
24O, ,4ee.57, Including Advances
by Federal Government.
SUNDRY CIVIL BILL ITEM
TOTAL OF LOCAL LIABILITIES

The District Of Columbia government
has been ordered to pay $4,000 more
than was justified into the federal Treas
ury as result Of an error in the figures
carried in the current sundry civil act
authorizing the refund of moneys on ac-
count of the cost of maintaining certain
patients at the Government Hospital for
the Insane, according to the annual re-
port of District Auditor Alonzo Tweedale.
submitted to the Commissioners today.
To reimburse the United States to the
amount of one-half of the cost of main
tanning INDECENT patients at the hospital
during the years 1881 to 1911. inclusive.
the law directs the refund by the District
of s769. $500. According to the auditor.
the statement of the disbursing agent of
the hospital, submitted to Congress. shows
the total cost to have been 81 ,439, ,Ol2.1
One-half Of this amount. Mr.. Tweedale
shows. is S719. 9.536.O9 instead of $769. a36.b.
or $4,000 less than the amount the Dis
trict is directed to pay by the terms OF
the act.
1t is believed that the error will be dis
covered by the accountant OF the House
District committee, who has been ordered
to audit the figures, and that report
to this effect will be submitted to Con-
greSS
Evening star., 1912-11-16
Saws Americans Are Safe.

The Department of State has received
from the embassy at Constantinople
cablegram. giving a reassuring report OF
the safety Of all Americans in Con-
stantinople.
Evening star., 1912-11-16
Renewal of Recommendations.

In order that the annual budgets of the
District may embrace the essential fea-
lures that are necessary for the conduct
of its BUSINESS. recommendations previous
ly made on this subject are renewed. The
main features of these recommendations
are that all revenues and other moneys
affecting the revenue account of the Dis
trict of Columbia should be paid into
the Treasury through the collector OF
taxes of the District and all expenditures
from appropriations payable in any. part
Iumbia should be made through the ac-
counting and disbursing officers of the
District.
This was suggested by the Secretary Of
the Treasury In the estimates OF appro-
priations for the District Of Columbia
forwarded to Congress for the fiscal
years 1901 and 1902. The estimates SUBJ
should embrace the total estimate OF
revenue from all sources and also all
estimates of expenditures.
1t has been recommended further that
all appropriations made for the annual
support of the District of Columbia should
be included in the District bill. thereby
enabling any one studying the financial
affairs Of the District of Columbia to i'm
mediately ascertain the total expendi-
lures of the government for any parttcu-
lar fiscal year. This would also cause
the same information to be recorded in
one place upon the books OF the Treasury
of the United States, according to the
auditor.
Refund of Special Assessments.
Recommendation also is made by the
auditor that legislation be enacted pro-
vding for the refund Of special assess
Evening star., 1912-11-16
Hockin Is Identified.

Hockin. now secretary OF the Iron
Workers Union, was again pointed out
by John Longabaugh, agent Of a nitro
glycerin manufacturer at Montpelier. Ind
Longabaugh said Hockin promised to
pay high price for nitroglycerin If the
dealer in explosives would sell it with
out asking questions.
Pointing to Hockin. Longabaugh. who
now lives at Tulsa, Okla, said:
II told this man my company would
not allow me to sell nitroglycerin with
out knowing what 1t was to be used for
He replied he would make it attractive
for me, and that he would carry II away
in suit cases on the train. ! asked him
If he wanted me to steal the nitro
glycern. He said he didn't care and, as
for carrying explosives on passenger
trains, he wasn't bothered"
Evening star., 1912-11-16
Deficiency in Pension Fund.

The deficiency in the police and fire
mems pension fund Is treated at length
in the report. the auditor stating that,
unless some remedial legislation is OBJ
tanned, the deficiency by the close OF the
fiscal year 1912 probably will amount to
$4,000
During the past fiscal year. it is stated.
the deficiency in the police fund was
$12 SASS and in the firemen's fund $6.-
10. making total Indebtedness Of
SIS, 435.O7. For the year previous the to-
tai deficiency was $15. $500
.'At the present time" says the auditor.
"the District of Columbia has failed to
make authorized payments to pensioners
of the police and fire departments In the
total sum of $35.OO1.37. with no prospect
whatever of being able to pay, in the
absence of an appropriation for the pur-
pose by Congress or the passage of leg
islation by that body authorizing new
sources of revenue.
"Since July l of the fiscal year 1913
the pension payments have been made
in full, due to the collection of over
$4,000 on account of dog taxes, but
from present indications, it seems that,
commencing with the month Of Decem-
Der, or January at the latest. te Dis
trict will again be forced to the neces-
sity of reducing pension payments to
a pro rata basis within the revenues
available
Evening star., 1912-11-16
Total District Indebtedness.

The total debt of the District June So
1912, the report states, was $1O.24O. 400 81.
This was made up Of bonded indebted
ness of $S,25S, $50. an unfunded debt Of
81, IT'S. .O61. 16 due to the United States on
account of advances, and the amount of
500, ,SsS41 advanced by the United States
last year under appropriations for special
improvements of Meridian Hill and
Montrose parks.
Attention is directed to the act ap-
proved June 26 last, requiring payment
into the federal Treasury on half-and-
half basis of fees collected by the Office
of weights and measures the surveyor s
Office, the health department and certain
other government departments in addi-
ton to the surplus fees of the recorder
of deeds and the register Of Wills and the
tuition Of nonresident pupils In the Dis
trict schools.
This legislation, which declares that
half of the fees provided therein shall be
deposited to the credit Of the United
States. it is estimated. will reduce the
revenues of the District Of Columbia be-
tween sixty-five thousand and seventy
thousand dollars per annum, making
total reduction in the appropriation FUND
in the neighborhood of $l45,0OO." the re-
port sets forth.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-07-25
THE POWER OF CONFIDENCE.

\ man $ achievement t1n never
l'lsr higher than his confidence.
Every time you acknowledge weak
ness, deficiency or lack of ability o.
Ct opportunity. or harbor doubt. yol
weaken your scli-contidcnce, and that
is to weaken tile very foundation,
the very possibility, OF Achievements.
You might as Well expect to set
over the Alps by sitting down. de-
,laring the undertaking too great for
YOU, that You can never accomplish
il. hat You are afraid of the avail
anchc and OF getting lost. as to hope
t. attain success in life while hold
ing to doubts and fears of your abb
ity 10 do what you undertake.
To allow yourself to admit thar
You are inferior to any emcrSencr
confronting you is to invite defeat
The moment you harbor Il doubt o.
your ability. that moment YOU ca
pitulatc.
The positive man may have SOM"
unpleasant qualities. but he is the
man wanted everywhere He who is
fearless. with conviction born of the
confidence Of strength, is the one
trusted TO achieve in every line o.
,ndeavor
The world stands aside for tn
RAN who has a fixed purpose, IL mis-
sion. a calling to do that which Ii"
feels a ihrohbin% compulsion within
him 10 do
Onc OF the best WAYS 10 strcu-fi.ci
character and develop stamina a,u
eially is 10 assume he part H,Hi U,>l
10 play to stoutly assert the poS- s.
sion ot what You desire TO have. ia
irsistcntly affirm that you arr Nlt4
yen wish 20 be.
No man achieve auyAin- afiH.
until lie learns Iar power o. .oua-
dcnce feeds that IT, ,au a.omnns
h" VIII he strons enough ana 'ons
rnoush Pensacola Journal
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-07-25
INDUSTRIAL PROGRESS
THROUGHOUT DIXIE

Columbus. Ga, July 25.-The IT.
dustrial Index says in its issue for
this week:
a Georgia company that plans t.
construct an interurban electric rail-
way has asked for legal authorize
ZION of a stock and bond issue of ST.
oG0,0to.
Another organization with pa!
in capital stock of 100000 will de-
', lop an extensive tract Of virgil
coal land in Alabama, with al or
Icy Of S.,oo0, ono eventually
Eastern im,stos ilage
) 100, 900 for rrac' d Florida ata.
upon which they Ni. 3lild a '9"d
asa settle nrmaf, som o,A
lions q the ont'rr
Is ontret ~ l.n en- u. 2 os
e,a0c ,hrpter il ,'ifa.aga
II, ia, oc awarded
.>rtwl-eanH ase
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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-07-25

The Office of governor OF State
has its drawbacks. It is said that
Ecmbcrs of the family OF Obc
Mathis, the man who was hung at
Mariana. called ON the governor to
interccdc for the doomed man. an!
that their hcart-rcnding plcadings
moved the executive to tears. Du'
there was no valid reason to inter
fcrc with the course of the law. an!
the governor, though deeply moved.
was firm. Those who know the ten
der heart of Albert Gilchrist can APP
prcciatc what Il trying ordeal this
vas for him.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-07-25
THROWING MONEY AWAY.

Recently there appeared in the
Saturday evening Post Il doublc-paSa
advertisement OF Il certain chewing
gum. 1t is said by those in position
TO know that the single insertion ~
this advertisement cost $9.nno
How many packages of chewing
sum at = cents per package would ii
tc necessary to sell for the prof..
on the sales 10 pay the cost of This
ere advertisement:
Looks like throwing money away.
doesn't it?
And yet this expenditure WAS made
Y Il cold hlouded corporation. vita
lard-headcd business men at its
head; and ii was made because they
were satisfied it would pay
There is a moral in this story for
the merchant. or the man who has
something Ia sell. whether his bust
hess is located in the large or the
small city. or even in the town or
village.
Instead of one article TO be ad-
vertised the merchant usually has
r,any. and his chances of sales are
therefore multiplied. Instead of an
article retailing al !, cents. he has
rlany articles on which the net prof,
OF a single sale would be many times
) cents.
Therefore he should not look on
an expenditure for advertising as
throwing money away.
The chewing gum peoples bust
ness may be 100 times as large as
his. Very we'll; he can afford to
spend for publicity the hundredth
part of their advertising bill.
If advertising outlay is proper
toned TO volume of business, results
or returns. will also be proportion
ate
The big men, the successful men.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-07-25
Struggled Tobacco Popular

Smuggling is still fine art at Deal
England. Most OF the smugglers are
fishermen. The smuggling is mainly
IN tobacco and spirits. Smuecled to.
oacco is in strong request throughout
me agricultural district of eastern
Kent II is hard. black. powerful and
seems 10 suit the local palate. To the
unaecustomed stranger it is not a
Pleasant smoke. but many a man Of
hent waits longingly for the arrival
OF the smugglers' carrier with his
fresh supply.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-07-25
l,RAA41 III -AL1

Weoa"a oe~aa
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.'m @l!
II 4euti Uiero- leae.soa 2
brown. j sr,d I5enersg, #ar-gs E.
Jo. s. .aipisy Jonee Leland ]
henderson. II. & sparkmaa
CONGRESSMAN, state Il Large
Claude / Eagle.
Congressman, First pist.iet $.
NJ. Sparkman.
Congressman, second district
Frank Clark.
Congressman, Third District En-
r!ett Wilson.
Governor Park Trammcll.
Attorney General Thos +. West
Secretary of state II. G Craw
ford
Commissioner of Agriculture W
a McRac.
Treasurer j. c. I.uning.
Comptroller W. Y. Knott.
superintendent of Public lnstruc-
ton ". n She; Is.
state Chemist r. +, Rose
Adiulant General j. c. II. Foster
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-07-25

Wisdom. 100 great to lie ,iansla;ed
INTO action is Il contradiction II words
For wisdom is only knowing what ono
ought To do next Virtue i lofne i.
Virtue and enjoyment have never
been TAR apart from one another. To
know and TO do is The basis 81 the
highest service. These the world has
the right TO honor are thos. who have
found enough to do The fields are al.
ways white TO their harvest. David
Starr Jordan.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-07-25

O, the country throw money away
for advertising.
The biggest men, the most success
iul men Of any community, large or
small. are those who spend the lars-
est sums for advertising.
If you are not one of the biggest
men. don't you think you had bette:
profit by their example?
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-07-25
New Talkino.Machine Records

Talking machine records made by
photography will be the next develop.
ment in the reproduction of sound
Invented by a Russian named Lifts.
chitz. a new machine has been made
which, it is claimed. reproduces music
and sounds OF any kind with perfect
clearness. without any rasping or
scraping defects. The records are
made entirely by photography.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-07-25
10 Cure the Einns

The Quickest Nay to cure blues"
is 10 Identity thea. Ii you look a lii.
tie and d sooyel that your woe has no
reasonable cause. and that you Just
feel like feeling 80. you know that
the condition is physical. That knowl.
edge puts you or the road to recovery.
for the physical condition begins to
improve as soon as you find there is
nothing worse the matter. -Woman's
Home Companion.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-07-25
Frankly Puzzled,

Small Girl entertaining her moth.
er's caller)-lIow is your little eirlo
Caller-I am sorry to say, nv dear.
that | haven't any little girl. Small
Girl latter a painful pause in CONVEX
sation) How is Your little bow Cali.
er)-My dear, | haven't any little bow.
either Small Girl-What are YOURS?
The Housekeeper.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-07-25

Soon il will not he nee sSary when
tclephoning To hold the telephone r.
tciver 10 your ear or put Your mouth
close To the tranSmitter \ telephone
Y hitch talks ont loud and even shouts
is the invention of Mr. w Kennedy
Laurie Dickson. native Nirginian.
who formerly assisted Mr.. Edison ia
working ont some of his problems,
hut now makes his home in Eng
land. The person speaking can walk
about the room and talk in an or
binary tone of voice or even i'm n
whisper. a little instrument like ?
bell push collects and carries the
words. The party spoken to hears as
distinctly as if only a few yards
awav. a box like apparatus with a
perforated opening fixed in the wall
or under the table reproducing the
spoken words clearly and distinctly
Means are provided for increasing or
decreasing the sound of the voice az
il is transmitted 4 whisper can he
riagnitied into shout. As vet the
rev telephone has been tried only
Ter short distances. as means of
communication from room to room in
offices or factories, but Mr.. Dickson
claims there is no reason why j;
should not be used over any dis
Savannah News.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-07-25

There's a note of warning in COY.
Wilson's forecast that "brcVity VIII
ret be the principal feature of that
speech of acceptance. Not many OF
us will care to tackle it this warm
weather, but some obliging ncwspa
per will sum it all up in twenty lines
or SO. That's the difference between
u newspaper man and Il politician
or Il professor.