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ooTcH TO eRAPPLE AGAIN.

Baltimore, May 4.-Articles have been signed by Frank Gotch and Gus Schoenlein of this city, better known as "Americus," for a match for the heavyweight wrestling championship of the world. Decoration day, May S0 Is the date set for the bout, and bids will be received from promoters in the large cities, including Balti- more, New York, Boston and Chicago.
 The articles call for a finish match, best two out of three falls, and the only hold that will be barred will be the strangle.
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AsroR's FUNERAL.
Impressive Services Over Body of the
 Late Millionaire.

impressive Services Over Body of the
 Late Millionaire.
 New York, May 4.--The body of Col onel John Jacob Astor was laid to rest today with simple ceremonies in the Astor vault in Trinity cemetery, on Washington Heights.
 It was brought here on a special train from Rhinecliff-on-theH Hudson. where funeral services took place at noon in the little Episcopal church of the Messiah, of which Colonel Astor was for 16 years a warden.
 These services, also of the simplest kind. were conducted by the Rev. Er- nest C. Saunders, pastor of the church, and Rev. William T. Manning. rector of Trinity church here. At the little church the altar was banked with many floral offerings, including, it was said wreath of red roses from the Prince of Wales. The coffin of the dead millionaire was itself GOV cred with a pail of orchids. In the carriages were Vincent Astor and his sister, Muriel, Colonel Astor's chil' dren; Mrs. Madeline Force Astor, his widow; her sister, Katherine Force and MT. and Mrs. William H. Force, her father and mother
 Mrs. Ava Willing Astor. the col oners former wife, did not attend the ceremonies, but sent wreath.
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parish the past few days to Missis- sippi points across the river.
 In the vicksburg territory the Unit ed State army relief depot has been feeding and furnishing supplies to ap- proximateIy 91 ,O0O homeless people. about half Of whom came from the overflowed northeast Louisiana terri tory, and the other half from the Mis- sissippi territory, which was covered by the waters from the Beulah break in the east side levees. The Baton Rouge federal relief edpot is furnish ing supplies to approximately S0,000 others, most of whom are stationed in towns in the hill section west of the Bayou Des Glaise and Atchafalaya lowlands. Local relief committees probably are caring for 10000 other homeless folk This latter estimate is guess and the number may be larger. though it cannot be much smaller
 This gives a grand total of approx imately 131,O0 people whom the flcods have driven from their homes. Some are finding work, others are making preparations to rent lands and begin new crops in the sections where they have found refuge, but a large number of them will have to be fed and clothed for weeks to come.
 Relief funds are already getting scarce and appeals are going out for help. Los Angeles today telegraphed a substantial contribution; Birming- ham, Ala, has sent generous amounts; Pensacola. Fla, wired that the people were raising money and from differ ent sections telegrams came asking if the sympathetic people in neigh. boring states could help out. The re lief committees gladly accepted every offer of help extended.
 The New Orleans newspapers today printed full page notices of Al Emergency Call,' for mass meetint tonight of the New Orleans business men to consider plans to aid the sui ferers. Let this announcement b' your Paul Revere" said the call, an, it was. Before the hour of the meet ing of the merchants, bankers an business men of New Orleans, crowd
 ed the Progressive Union building an the response to the demand for fund
 and supplies was generous. Plan were adopted which will mean thu raising of thousands of dollars nor next week by the people of New Or leans, who thus far have been mos generous in looking after the want of those north of this city.
 To feed hundred thousand peo pie however, will require a big sun each week, and at present there k not enough in sight
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ENTITLED TO ADVANCE.
Major leagues Must Pay Players
 More Than Minor Leagues.

Cincinnati, May 4.-The right of a player to an increase in salary when advancing from minor to major league club was upheld by the Ma tional Baseball commission here to- day, when 1t ordered the St. Louis National club at once to six the sal ary of Player E. ]. Burns at 25 per cent above the salary he drew month ly from the Tacoma club, of the class B, Northwestern league, or to release him outright The St. Louis club pur- chased Burns release in 1911 and had rendered him contract at a lower figure than he received in Tacoma.
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NAVY DEFEATS PENNsY.

Annapolis, Md. May 4.-Taking the lead from the start and never allow ing their opponents a yard of advan- tage. the Naval Academy's varsity eight administered a stinging defeat today to the oarsmen of the University of Pennsylvania. The midshipmen won by more than five lengths over the two-mile outer course on the Sev- ern river. Their time was 10 minutes 22 seconds.
 After the varsity contest the Navy freshmen defeated the Pennsylvania freshmen handily.
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LoNesHoREMEN STRIKE.

Havana. May LA general strike of all the llghtermen and longshore- men here was put into full operation today and the traffic of tpe port Is tied up. The principal cause of the strike is the demand of the long shoremen which is made annually at the beginning of the pineapple ship ping season, to be paid pieeework rates instead of daily wages The llghtermen also demand uniformity of pay. 4s.,xxsaIn.4 .4@4
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Washington, May 4.-Forecast for Arkansas: Local showers and somewhat cooler Sunday; Monday fair,
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CORNELL LOST.

Ithaca, N Y, May 4,--Cornell lost its dual track meet with Pennsylvania by score of 49 to 6S points today, but the defeat brought to Cornell a new record for the two-mile run. T. S. Bern, who set the record at 9 min utes and 25 1-5 seconds, a year ago at Cambridge, Mass, ran the distance today in the remarkable time of 9.17 4-h.
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WILSON GETS TEXAS.

Dallas, Texas, May 4-Latest re- turns give Wilson 296 instructed votes, Harmon S3 and Clark 26. Necessary to control state democratic conven- ton, 312. It seems certain that coun- ties yet to report will fill Wilson's majority. Latest returns from repub- lican conventions give Taft 3S, Roose. velt 37 convention votes.
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AVIATOR KILLED.

Nice, France, May 4.-Count Robil' lard Cosnaec was killed while makiag flight here today A strong wind broke the wings of his monoplane, which fell 300 feet.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-08-25
Personal Element Counts.

The personal phase OF corporations con-
tact with the public lies in the officers who
represent 1t in the eyes Of the people: the
statesmen who seek their patronage: the
cashiers and clerks who accept their money
the employees who correG, trouble and handle
complaints; the motornien and conductors
on the cars. the telephone operators, the
men who read the meters. and occasionally
the hnemen and other workmen
Now, house fuse may blow out but +,
cannot answer Jack. gas pipe can be
plugged with napthalene, but ii is never in
a hurry or peevish. A street car may be
overcrowded or late. but il cannot become
involved with obnoxious political factions.
A telephone transnitter may refuse to work
but 1t has no power TO order people around or
refuse to pay bills
The kind Of service a man receives Is .ec-
ondary TO the kind Of treatment his pride
receives II he believes the company treat.
him with respect and fairness he is willing
to put up with certain amount of inter
ruption to the service and not grow hostile
But II ne ears a grunge against the COM
pany tn best service and the lowest rates
Will not make him friend
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Had to Start Factory.

I started out with an entirely new method
Of operating. One burglar alarm in my side
pocket comprised the outfit and here was the
way ha ndled It. Ringing the front door bell,
I'd start with Madam. understand that
there have been number of burglaries in
your neighborhood lately. Am correctly in
formed Maybe she'd say yes and maybe
she'd say no. II the answer was in the
affirmative It gave me the entering wedge II
1t was in the negative gave her names and
addresses where some recent robberies had
been committed. Either way I wasn't get
ting doors slammed in my face any more
and l showed my article every stop And
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Democratic Institutions.

Public utilities in reality are the most dem
ocratic Of commercial institutions Patrons
are OF all conditions and all classes In the
human scale. They are served with more
uniformity and less discrimination by gas.
street railway, electric. telephone. and water
compa MES than by any other business
The widowed washerwoman is supplied
with gas OF the same heating value as that
delivered the wife OF the banker who en-
ploys her and who pays at the same rate;
electricity Of equal voltage and price is de-
lIvered to mansion and cottage; all fares
look alike to the street car conductor; the
telephone operator responds with equal ce-
serity to the voice OF the clergyman and the
bartender.
Although the facts are as stated. Il is equal
ly true that the popular conception OF public
utility corporations fs that they are anything
but democratic. This state OF mind on the
part OF the public IS due TO two reasons:
first. because of the monopoly feature in re-
Spouse TO the economic law that municipal
utilities are best and most economically con-
Quoted as monopol!es, and. second. because
the true democracy of utility companies has
not been suitably expressed in the acts and
words Of the operating organizations.
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Subject to PEOPLES Will

Utility companies derive the right to dc
business from the people, and they are, there
fore, subject to the will of the people Re
gardless of the precise character of the polit-
ical machinery IN vogue. every utility com
pany In the United States relies for its sta bill
ity upon the sufferance OF the public.
The newspaper and other local advertising
Of public utility companies. to a considerable
extent, is accepted as expressing the spirit OF
the organiza ton. and it is in handling this
feature that the publicity agent can be OF
great service. A great part of the public sees
the advertising frequently. while the average
customer comes to the companys ONCE not
more than once a month. Even in plain COM
mercial advertising there can be a certain
tone Indicative Of the company's way Of look
ing at things, how 1t regards its customers,
and the degree of satisfaction rendered
A part of the duties OF some publicity men
Is the handling of customers complaints. In
such matters much depends upon the precise
manner In which a customer is addressed and
the way a subject Is presented or explained.
Some of the best men engaged in handling
customers complaints realize that the advent
of q thoroughly angry man or woman who Is
absolutely sure that he or she has been un-
justly treated by the company. Is the one
supreme occasion for converting that antas-
onist into friend. It Is the time OF all times
to convince the complainant Of the fairness
Of the organization and its entire willingness
to take all the time necessary to go thorough
ly over his grievance and correct anything
in which It has been at fault. The frmest
kind Of friends are made for utility organt1a-
tons In this way.
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- Among Men ME5&A]
Aim to Win Praise if You
Would Make Most of Yourself.
RvC 6 MADDOCKS
By G. S MADDOCKS.

n the old fashioned village school days
the teacher used to give to the little
scholars who worked hard, or who
needed encouragement card contain
ing the words reward of merit " In
large and often raggedy letters.
The teacher was the most important per-
son these little people knew, and they would
work very hard to win a word OF praise from
her. and especially for the visible evidence
Of her approval that they couldytake home
in order that they might win further praise.
II their companions showed Jealousy or
envy. that. too unless 1t took some very
ugly form, was a sort of praise, as they
the losing class will find expression. and the
most human forms of expression under such
circumstances are jealousy or envy. whether
II be open or concealed This Is one OF the
reasons why the praise We all want TO work
for is hard TO get. We usually get 1t from
those entirely outside our class. someone ex-
allied in our estimation. like the teacher Of
the old days.
We are very sensitive to criticism. re-
buke, condemnation; and We are very
eager, even greedy. for praise and approval
We are so eager that We will undertake ex-
traordinary exertions, give our whole minds
10 the struggle for mastery in tasks which
the world reckons as difficult, and there
fore accords praise to the one who masters
them.
Whatever We want. Efe itself, simple re-
wards of merit, higher rewards OF merit, in
the shape Of place and power and the worlds
adulation. we always find that We cannot
get them without effort. There are count
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sell-well-I sold eight women out Of every
fen called on.
The thing began to assume such proper
ttons that l was obliged to look around for
a factory to do my manufacturing instead
OF the little hardware shop where l started
II. And all on one mans sales, too. You
can't possibly realize how much one man
can sell on the burglar alarm proposition
until you see my books. When one sale was
made Il m cant fitting from ten to thirty win
dows with the device at IS cents a window
Now-you can see that my sales and my prof
its were running Into big money.
Winter came on and turned up my nose
at the stove business-burglar alarms meant
more money than stoves ever could.
About the time that 1 had the town al
most completely worked out on burglar
alarms the thought struck me that II might
be well to see what could be done in the way
Of putting other men out on the proposition.
So inserted q classified advertisement
in the Sunday columns OF one OF the leading
dailies under the heading Canvassers
Wanted Next morning I Interview ed sew
enteen applicants in q room at the hotel,
told them what had done. and showed them
the possibility Of profit that lay In the ar
ticle. Out Of the entire seventeen only on.
lldl ne wanted 10 go out
the proposition. spent two days in train
ing him. and he started.
Today that man is my general manager,
has charge OF all OF our canvassers, and we
have over 1000 in all quarters of the globe
working on our plans I venture to say no.
where in this line of business will You find
body OF men who are meeting with as
uniform success as she canvasser who rem
resent our company"
You've skipped a good DEAL" commanded
the Average Man. But guess nv insp-
ination will supply the missing details. sim
selling burglar alarms from house to housa
eh?" with q quick glance at a suspicion.
bulge In the Shabby Mans right hand coat
pocket
The Shabby Man turned a trife red. TWAS
evident that he was blushing StammerinR
a little he said. Well, some one has to do
investigating you know-and I kind n
like to keep in practice. Besides" here he
pulled a shiny nickel plated object from his
pocket and just started to demonstrate when
the Average Man interrupted him with. II
have no home, and therefore no use for
burglar alarm"
The Shabby Man shuffied away. The Aver
age Man shook his head. Love O. the
game. They never. never recover"
And he slowly walked away himself
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Duty to Remove Prejudices.

The duty of the publicity agent as an envoy
of good feeling is to remove these prejudices
Of the public. The vital necessity of having
the greatest possible degree of public friend
ship is apparent. and to obtain It the pub
licity man must have the hearty CO.
operation of every employee OF the company
Officers and men must try on every posi-
BILE occasion to show that they realize their
obligations and the exacting character of
their work. They must try to impress upon
the public that they regard their work in
the nature OF a public trust: that they ask
payment only for what they earn. and THAI
they desire neither compensation nor consid-
Grafton except in exchange for value given.
To the public there are two distinct phases
OF utility corporation contact-personal and
impersonal- The impersonal contact, of
course. Is with the service rendered The
customer has to stop and think before he re-
members that there is a group Of PERSONAL
ties creating the service and II the service is
continuously good he may never think Of 1t
at all
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How to Start Motion Picture Show.
By OLIVER M. GALE.

TT takes 5000 to start a moving picture
show. That is to say, first class. up to
the minute show with all the latest popu-
lar accessories. which is the only kind Of
a show that is worth starting at all these
days. The time Of cheap nickel theaters has
passed When the moving picture invaded
the field Of Amusement, a man could hire
vacant store. knock two holes in the rrout
for entrance and exit. stick a ticket box in
front gather lot Of cheap chairs together.
rig up a screen. buy a machine. and begin his
venture
That sort Of a place will not go with the
public any moro. They have been trained 10
demand something better in building and
equipment, just as their taste for better pic
lures has been developed. The man who in
tends to make a success Of his picture show
must make it attractive externally, and COM
Portable inside. He has to have an expensive.
decorative arcade. good seats. ventilating
system. and a perfect projection screen 1t
all costs money.
The original expense of the building de-
Ponds. Of course. on its location and size
II the show man has to put up his own
structure he will need much more than s., 600
in the beginning. But he may be able to
rent a place such as he wants for 500 or
500 month. The cost Of altering the
building to suit his needs is something that
cannot be definitely computed, depending
as 1t does. upon the elaborateness Of his
scheme.
The greatest initial expense aside from
the building is for the chairs II he is in
a district where cheap chairs will be tolerated
he can equip a seating capacity Of 300 for
$3.50. But II his public demands the best In
imitation leather opera seats 1t will cost him
$50. His picture machine will cost him
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Products of Inventors Genius.

The mechanism and drivers seat in new
German war aeroplane are surrounded by an
armored cylinder, proof against bullets.
A hand operated machine to sort various
sizes Of type that may have been pied togeth
er has been invented by New York man.
A system of personal Identification based on
the patterns of the veins on the back Of the
hand has been invented by an italian scien-
tist, who claims that in no two men are the
veins exactly alike.
A fraudproof taximeter for taxicabs pat
ented by New Yorker cannot be made to
register until a person has entered the We
hicle to which II Is attached.
To help person to write legible hand by
holding pen or pencil correctly Is the pur-
pose Of a wire harness for the fingers and
wrist that New Jersey man has patented.
Because economy Of fuel consumption in
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Fifty Per Cent Discount.

{" so during my noon hour went over to
their office and called for the manager. To
my surprise 1 didn't have to talk at ALL They
evidently expected to give discounts, and
the discount itself was enormous. Fifty per
cent-s1 on each 50 stove. Think Of it,
As turned to leave the manager called
TO me: Canvassing game pretty good these
days?'
Thoughts OF the so per cent discount
entered my mind, bi6ding me take the simple
way out and say Yes but honesty prevailed
and told the truth: I'm not a canvasser,
I'm a printer
Come right back here My heart sank
Here went the commission. But I was mis-
taken. He wanted to know how much money
I made and showed me statements of what
other agents were earning selling these
stoves that made my weekly stipend look like
a soiled torn deuce. He ended up by offering
me territory with the exclusive agency and
exacted a promise that I'd come In and talk
It over again before he'd let me leave the
Office.
That night did some figuring. I knew
the stoves would sell Selling them was
merely a matter Of showing them, and that
I could surely do
Next morning talked to my employer
He was a square sort of fellow and told me
to go ahead and Try 1t, and II fell down to
come back and take my old job. And want
&c TO try It SO badly that even IL hadn't
known that the old job was waiting In case
Of failure believe I'd have made the stab
anyway.
THE only territory open was in a much
larger city. I went up there with a sample
stove, pocket full Of order blanks, and high
hopes. 2.
Contrary to the usual rule, did not meet
with disappointment. The stoves seld be-
cause they were necessity. not a luxury
and at the end of month had opened my
own eyes to the big things that lie befp re the
man who can sell
:" Just one thing troubled me. The easiest
way to explain It is to analyze my days
work. I averaged forty calls per day. I
averaged twelve sales out Of the forty calls
but only managed to show my stove to about
twenty In other words. half my work was
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steamships often requires that two or more
kinds Of coal be mixed an Enslishman has
invented a coaling barge that mixes coal as
It delivers It into a bunker.
In what is known as a dresser chair. re-
Gently patented, the seat contains foot
rest and shoe polishing implements and the
back is formed to hold coat and vest in the
same manner as a garment hanger.
A mustache guard which may be clipped on
the edge Of an ordinary cup has been patented
in England.
For handling heavy loads a Washington in
ventor has patented a portable derrick which
can be attached, to the side OF a wagon IN a
few minutes.
A carrier for umbrellas and parasols that
suspends them from the shoulder az swords
once were worn has been invented to prevent
their loss.
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How He Made People Listen.

But that was the problem-how to make
people listen to what l had to say. And
didn't get the answer until ! changed my
line. The winter was over, the stove bust
ness was dead-I had a taste OF big money
and didn't want TO dssipate my savings in
loafng all summer, so 1 started looking
around for something new. 1t didn't develop
at least not the right thing. I noticed in
the paper that there had been a great num-
Der Of burglaries that spring So the thought
struck newly not burglar alarm?
II couldn't find anything that seemed just
right-most Of EN- were too high priced, so.
being OF a somewh hat mechanical turn o.
mind. l went over TO a hardware shop and
combined bicycle bell and a set Of prongs
or door in such a wey that the least move
ment would ring the bell-give warning. The
completed article l could get made for eight
cents. Quite a difference between that and
two dollars to three dollars a window. I
was quite pleased with my contrvance and
I would go out and give it a trial.
Il gave II trial all right and the burglar
alarm sold just well as the stove had. but
l was up against my old difficuty-had trou-
Bile In getting to show my goods.
One night had q dream-laugh II you
want to-but that's the way hit II, and first
thing next morning I went over and bought
myself a complete new outfit. That was part
OF the dream hunch'