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The Washington herald., 1912-12-30
STATESMEN-REAL AND NEAR
By FRED C. KELLY

didn't need him. M!Iburn explained re
situation. and there was no i'll feeling
on either side. but strictly speaking, he
fired Reid.
After Reid had become owner Of the
New York Tribune. and later when he
was sent TO the Court Of St. James as
American Ambassador, Mtlburn used 10
chuckle and say:
We'll. it isn't everybody who has had
the privilege Of firing fellow like him.
Ollie James insists that two Louisiana
colored men talked it over in this fash
ion. time before election:
who y'aH goin' L vote for. now't they
got two Republican candidates TO- Pres
dent?' asked the first one.
What You taIkin' 'bou:"' replied the
cans ever rIn TO Pres dent Who ever
heard Of any such thing as that"
why, don't You read the papers?
Cou'sa thcy's two Republicans runnin'.
Which one you goin' to vote for
The man thus Intercepted scratched
his head. thought'ully. for some mo-
ments. and theI inquired:
When III white folks goin' { nom
mate"
Representative J. Harry Covington Oh
ney for his native county One of his
first cases was that Of negro who had
completely mussed VI a fashionable bis
cakewalk by threatening to hurt a num-
Der Of comparative strangers with a SUI,
posed razor that he drew from his vest
pocket
The defense was that what had looked
like a razor was not a razor at all, but
that the defendant, being unarmed. had
bluffed away several adversaries by TAX
ing from his pocket a comb case and
pulling out ''mulium meaning alumni
num-comb part way until the outfit
looked like a conventional shaving knife.
COvinEtOn tried to thwart this defense.
but IT raised a reasonable doubt in tho
minds Of the jurors and the prisoner
was acquitted. a Colored hystander about
the court room who knew Covington
rather well upbraided him for letting the
man get away.
We'll. his story may have been true
suggested CovinEt0n. YOU wouldn't
want to have n man imprisoned, would
you. for just 1Ourishing a small comb
The wasn't no truth in TIN L" de-
clared the court room Ioung,- He
might fool the judge and the ju'y an
the res of YOU white folks, but ma-an.
nobody could take a comb out o. his
pocket an fool a whole dance hall OF
cullud people No, sab, couldn't he
done"
Senator Newlands. siNty-four years old
looks forward TO the first big snowfall o.
the winter with the enthusiasm of u
schoolboy, so that he and his grand
children can take their sleds and go out
and coast.
Copyright. 1917, by Frcd G Kelly. All rights re-
The Washington herald., 1912-12-30

forgave him six years later and sent him
back to the Senate, where he died. but
II has taken forty years for the rest OF
the country 10 admit that President
johnson undoubtedly was trying 10 save
the country in his own way and that II
big business had edged IN to caress him
as il does many Of our great men to-
day, Il would have been nan-handled.
II Johnson hadn't been so stubborn he
wouldn't have been impeached. On the
other hand. II he hadn't been SO stub
born he would have Caved in and de-
serted the Union in 1851. StubbornnesA
has made more than one President, but
it never came so near TO running one.
ICorriSht. 1914. By Geo-gs Mathew AdanAl
The Washington herald., 1912-12-30

"A woman can stand the great calam-
tiles of life with fortitude."
GO on"
What worries her nearly to death is
wondering whether she erased the price
marks on all those Christmas presents
or not"
The Washington herald., 1912-12-30
Ruined Il.

Mary had a little lamb
Which caused lot Of fun.
But she got smart, took It apart,
And then It wouldn't run.
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and passed bills over his veto with frantic
enthusiasm. Then he violated a minor
statute-a crime which an ordinary poll
tician of to-day wouldn't bother about
committing In the rush OF bigger bust
ness-and was impeached by Congress
johnson escaped being unseated by one
vote and finished his term, but most of
the country wasn't on speaking terms
with him when he retired. Tennessee
The Washington herald., 1912-12-30

why don't you want me to marry
your daughter"
You have no money
But 1 have brains"
Maybe so; but you don't prove it by
wanting to get married. young man."
The Washington herald., 1912-12-30

Senator Ike Stephenson of Wisconsin,
whose seat was contested because OF the
nonchalant manner in which he had per
United the boys TO spend his money dur
ing the campaign, has 4 horror OF being
charged more than a thing is worth
regardless Of what opinion one may
have formed from reading about his
campaign expenditures. lie has bale
after bale Of money. and is willing to let
go his hold once in a while II he can
have any reasonable assurance of get
ting value received; but he doesn't pUr-
pose 10 put the stuff in circulation Just
for the sake of being conventional.
For few winters he has lived at
family hotel in Washington that exactly
suited him. He had several rooms there
and paid a substantial sum Of money for
them every month, but no more than he
was willing to. because they were Just
what he wanted. This year when he
returned 70 Washington he found that
the hotel had undergone repairs and i'm
provements and that he would have to
pay - or - per cent increase in price
for his rooms. The amount was no more
to him than car fare would be 10 most
people. bue he thought the price was
too high. He told the hotel people what
they could do with their rooms and went
elsewhere.
One evening Senator Stephenson took
n Small party OF friends 10 dinner. They
did not order an elaborate meal, but
things count up at hotel cafe nova
days. When the waiter brought the bill
Il amounted to nearly 81.
The multimilliOnaire host looked at the
slip. gasped, and made only one COM
ment. He said with considerable emo
ton:
Good heavens
There used TO be a man in Nenia. Ohio
by the name Of Joseph NJ. Milburn, who
took a great pride. clear up to tn" time
OF his death, in the fact that Re was
the only man who ever fired Whitelaw
Reid.
The late Ambassador Reid was not
born in Xenia, by the way. nOtwithstand-
ing that all the official biographies and
even the New York Tribune. which he
owned. give that town as his birthplace
He was born at Cedarville. Ohio, seven
or eight miles from NeuIa. The old home
stead is still standing and was bought by
Ambassador Reid a few years ago.
Also. according to Milburn. Reid did
not own the Xenia News, where he did
his first editorial work. but simply
worked as editor of the paper. Shortly
before the outbreak of the civil war Reid
got a leave OF absence from the News
and went on a health-seeking trip up
through the Northwest as a member of
an exploring party which visited the
headwaters OF the Mississippi.
While he was away on that trip the
News was sold to MiIburn and the late
Coates Kinney. author of THE Rain on
the Roof" Kinney did all the writing.
and when Reid returned to his job they
The Washington herald., 1912-12-30
December 30 in History

December 80 1563-Little Henry Of Ma
varre hacks up the parlor furniture with
his set of Christmas tools.
December 30, I755-Boswell and Dr.
johnson spend the day discussing the
advisability of swearing off.
The Washington herald., 1912-12-30
A Threatened Divorce.

Hubby, must have a walking suit"
You don't need a walking suit"
II do need a walking suit. Now would
you rather pay for a walking suit or a
law suit?"
The Washington herald., 1912-12-30
The Latest Fad.

Your, little boy seems to think Santa
Claus L. a woman"
Yes: they had a suffragette Santa
Claus at our house"
The Washington herald., 1912-12-30
A Question.
Fathers Position.

Do summer girls get any Christmas
presents? ~
The Washington herald., 1912-12-30
A Sickly Subterfuge.
A Week of Worry.

Sitting up with a sick friend-does any
body ever use this excuse in real life?
The Washington herald., 1912-12-30

New York's Christmas tree hardly can
be beaten. Next year, perhaps, some
society will hang up a stocking sixty feet
long.
The Washington herald., 1912-12-30

The suffragette pilgrims reached Al
bany in less time that 1t took Brother
Sulzer to get there.
The Washington herald., 1912-12-30

Whenever a court dissolves trust the
trust seems to call a meeting to de-
termine what TO do with the resulting
surplus.
The Washington herald., 1912-12-30

1t is a safe guess that in his con-
ferences with leading Democrats Gov.
Wilson is being filed chock-fulI of ad-
vice.
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Just the Point.

Up again, Ell. for evading the law
But didn't evade 1t. your honor. Here
/ am
The Washington herald., 1912-12-30

With exports totaling g, 100000 900 and
imports, $500 10000, the men with the
favored balance-of-trade-shee ought
to be happy,
The Washington herald., 1912-12-30
Principe.

We rejoice in the fact that this world
seems better to us than it does to an
evangelist
The Washington herald., 1912-12-30

French Poets Society plans pensions
for aged members.
The Washington herald., 1912-12-30

How much more detestable a fault ap-
pears when we can trace it to some one
whose position in life we envy.
The Washington herald., 1912-12-30

John D. Rockefeller beat his golf record
Of forty-four by one stroke and the other
day he beat the German government by
another stroke. He IS some putter.
The Washington herald., 1912-12-30

Prom the Philadelphia Record.
Dimes make dollars. The hatrack man
in a St. Louis hotel got tips enough to
buy hotel of his own
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-01-22
MISS MULLER
WEEDS WAITER
Romance Of Plainfield Hotel
--Former Local Girl.

Word was received here today OF
the secret marriage of Miss Wilhel-
nina Muller, formerly of this city,
to Adolph Horst, a waiter In the
Queen City hotel, in Plainfleld, on
January 10. AS the result of the
marriage Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Flor
esch of the hotel, who have befriend-
ed the girl for the past ten years,
have disowned her. Miss Muller is
well known In this city having lived
with the Floresch family when they
conducted the Packer house in this
city.
The marriage was performed In
the City Hall In New York OF Janu-
airy 10, and was kept a secret even
to the members OF the Floreseh FAM
lily until last night when the girl
summoned sufficient courage and
told Mrs. Floresch, her aunt, of the
marriage. The newly married eou-
pie are residing in New York. MIR.
and Mrs. Floresch tried to break off
the friendship OF Miss Muller and
the handsome waiter but without
avail. On Wednesday, January 10,
the couple went to New York and
were married. 1t is rumored about
Plainfield that the waiter has mon
ey. When William Floresch was
questioned on this subject he said:
1.-THE man has been employed as a
waiter for the past three months and
has been very attentive to Miss Null
Ter. We understand that he is = sou
of a wealthy leather manufacturer
of Berlin, Germany, and came to this
country to learn the ways and GUS
toms of the American people. !"
Horst, according to Mr.. Floreschs
was educated at the Heidelberg
University.
Just what plans have been made
by Mr.. and Mrs. Horst for their flu
ture could not be learned.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-01-22
ROBBER SCARED
BY STEAMBOAT

had been closed Saturday night.
About IL o'clock the steamer Saga
more came up 70 the coupany's deck
and 1t was then members OF It's
crew noticed q moving light In the
office. AS the vessel was locked
some OF Its crew saw q man run
ming from the office building. Upon
Investigation they found the place
had been entered and the thief had
left through the door. The matter
was reported to the police yesterday
morning.
1t is evident that the thief knew
something about the Office when he
broke open the cash drawer. He
overlooked a box OF cigars in 1t, it
seems, for none have been found
missing.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-01-22
$50 NAMES ON
THE PETITIONS
Republican Committee Meet
--Bill Hearing Is Tomorrow.

MnNNL
Over $40 names were secured to
the twenty-five petitions circulated
among the voters of this city, APP
proving of the bill now before the
assembly, providing for a presiding
any cause whatsoever, OF any mayor
In any second class city In the
state. The Republican City Commit
tee met Saturday night and received
the petitions from the various wards.
The total number OF ~signers is very
gratifying, the committeeman state,
especially when 1t is considered that
many prominent Democrats have
signed the appeals.
Harry G. Wilson, chairman Of the
committee In charge of the petition
matter, received the documents yes
terday and Immediately forwarded
them TO Assemblyman John r. Ten
Brock, of this city, who introduced
the bill and will exert his utmost
Influence to have the measure passed
in both houses. Mr.. Ten Brock
viii present the petitions to the com-
mftfee on Municipal Corporations,
to which the bill was referred, for
consideration. A large delegation is
expected to go down to Trenton to-
morrow to attend the public hearing
In the measure, which viii take place
at 1880 o'clock In the assembly
chambers. The party will leave at
ef8N eseIeea from the -pcrnsytyania
station. Metuchen.
Among the most prominent Re
publfcans who have sigufhed their
intention of attending the hearing
are Chairman John Pfeiffer, of the
Republican County COMMITTEES, and
Judge Adrian Lyon, both OF
this city. Mr.. Lyon, who drafted
the bill Introduced by Assemblyman
Ten Brock, declared TO an EVEN
ING NEWS reporter today that he
can not aes on what grounds the
al oppose the measurs.
He naid It il an exact copy OF the
frst law passed last year, which did
not provide FOR resignation OF The
mayor or ether cause OF removal.
save death. and believes that such q
statuafe za necessary 70 keep space
the progress OF the city.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-01-22
ROYALTY NOW
IN new YORK
Duke and Duchess of Con-
naught and Princess Patricia
Visit Ambassador Reid.
SOCIETY IN FURRY
Trip Not Official and no At
tempt Made to Carry
Out ~FormaIities.
specta, 81 omitted pre,s W,ys.

" RALfo " -
New York, Jan. 22.-By the IN
precedented action Of establishing
a new time table and bringing the
Canadian express In a quarter o.
an hour ahead of scheduled time
the Duke of C~onnaugnt, his wife
the Duchess, and their daughter
Princess Patricia, first members OF
English Royal family to visit New
York in years, avoided great mobE
of sightseers who later crowded tho
Grand Central for a glimpse of roy
atty.
Police and detectives escorted tht
royalty to four automobiles thence
to the home Of Whitelaw Reid
where breakfast was served. To de.
ceive the public the cars which car
ried the royal party from Ottawa
was detached from the Canadian ex,
press In the local yards and attach,
ed to the Rutland express.
Ambassador Reid and wife waited
on the platform wheL the duke and
party arrived. AS the Princess de.
scended the steps of the train the
tRetds salaamed until spectators
feared that they would strike the
platform with their noses. The
princess extended her hand, but Mrs,
Reid didn't kiss it. 80 good for
lyou to come, Your Highness." MUIR
INJURED Mrs. Reid. The same per.
Torrance was gone through when
the duke and duchess appeared. The
royal party brought forty-seve1
trunks and bags. The automobiles
used were especially imported from
Europe for the occasion.
During the morning a number OF
New York society members called
at the Reid home. Because OF the
elaborate precautions OF the police
their identity was not learned. They
arrived In closed automobiles and
alighted at side entrance and then
were whisked into the house where
To- butler CARRIED in elaborate gold
lace and knee breeches shut the door
In the faces of inquirers. The heids
did not the list OF visitors
which was submitted to the duke on
his arrival here. After luncheon
the royal party arranged to motor
up Fifth emu and then to Cen
trail Park providing the duke wish
ed.
First families declare that the
Connaughfs visit 10 q elimination
of a plan by Mrs. Reid to gain rec
ognition as the leader of the New
York society and that she used the
political position OF her husband to
make q play of sfthe visit from roy
atty" Many were peved at not be-
In ~gfncIuded in the list Mrs. Reid
prepared OF persons who were to be
allowed to hobnob with royalty.
Except for the dinners watch had
been planned, and for which orange
ments had to be made ahead Of time.
nothing has been planned to occupy
the time OF the royal party. The visit
is rot 4 parade. IL was explained. 1t lie
simply a personal visit and there liz
nothing Official or semiotaciai about It.
In the party besides the duke and
duchess and Princess Patricia are
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-01-22
THIEVES RAID
BARGE BRAVO
Lifeboat, Suit Of Clothes and
Trinkets Are Taken.

A nfeboat, a suit OF clothes and
some trinkets, some OF which the
owner claimed were valuable, were
stolen from aboard the Lehigh Val
ley barge Bravo at the Perth Amboy
dry docks Saturday night. The rob-
berry was reported to the police this
morning and efforts are being made
to apprehend the thieves. The life
boat was taken from the rear of the
vessel and the clothes and trinkets
we're taken from its cabin.
: Peter Bozen, captain Of the barge
Bravo, says somebody broke into the
cabin OF his vessel by forcing q win
dow. Clothes valued to the extent
of about $26 and some trdnkets,
some Of which the captain consider
ed valuable, were removed and es-
cape was made In the Hfeboat.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-01-22
ANGER IS RISING
AT WATTERSON
Wilson Men Insist that the
Story Of Ryan Propos-
al Is True. :
CALL FACTS TWISTED
Says Editor Was Bent Only
on Casting Discredit on
Jersey Governor.

Washington, Jan. 22.-Surprise
considerably tinged with indignation
Is felt and expressed by supporters
of Governor Woodrow Wilson il
Washington, at the failure of Colo
mel Henry Watterson to tell what
he knows regarding the basis of the
story that the break between Gov
ernor Wilson and Colonel George
%, Harvey really arose as q result
of a proposal by Harvey that the
Governor meet Thomas Fortune
Ryan with a view to ranging for
the financing OF his Presidential
campaign.
Since this story was first printed.
Friday, Colonel Watterson has beer
asked by several newspaper mel
here what he had to say regarding
1t. The Colonel declined to say any
thing. He neither affirmed nor de-
MED It. He did not say he knew
nothing about 1t. He merely re-
fused TO talk on the subject, al
though he had much to say on other
matters of far less moment.
The Wilson supporters feel that
Colonel Watterson owes it to himself
as well al to Governor Wilson to let
in whatever light he can on this
matter because the Ryan story as
originally told In Washington was
represented to have come from Colo
mel Watterson himself. He was said
to have told 1t to friends at or after
"a banquet which he attended at
Charlotte. N. c., in the last week in
December.
fTtagxsr xxJu44na4w. T~.s.&m3 If~n4m
Before the tale got into print, it
now appears, 1t had been passed
around for several days as q choice
BIT Of Political gossip In the Demo-
cratic cl0akrooms Of the Senate.
Thepce, in the usual course It
reached the press gallery and speed
lily found Its way into print. While
no Senator car be found who will
talk Of the matter for publication,
there is good reason to believe sew
eral of them accepted 1t as true, as it
came to them by way of Charlotte.
Assuming thai the story came
originally from Colonel Watterson
and that 1t was part and parcel of
the incident that led to Colonel
Harvey to withdraw his support from
Governor Wilson, the friends of the
Governor here cannot understand
how the Kentuckian can Justify his
course In commenting so caust1cally
on the Governors break with Har-
vey, while falling entirely to mem
ton the all-important Ryan phase of
the affair. The Wilson men talk
with a good deal Of feeling on this
point. They say Colonel Watterson
gave to the public in much detail
gContinued Oh page 81
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-01-22

A bold attempt to rob the office
of the New York & New Jersey
Steamboat Company on the Pennsyl-
vania railroad dock, ear the cas-
terly end OF Smith street, vas made
Saturday night, but the thief was
frightened away when the steamer
Sycamore locked. Entrance was
gained through a window handily
situated In the southerly side of the
Office building. A. pane of glass was
broken and the miscreant crawled
in. He broke open the agents desk
and the money drawer, but as no
money is left in 1t over Sunday, he
secured none.
The place was probably entered
before II O'Clock and soon after 1t
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-01-22
Former Head Of
HI. Central
Was One.
-
REARENDCRASH
Train to Which Private Cal
Was Attached Stopped for
Water When Another
Train Going so Miles
an Hour Hit II.
Special b. Unsted Press Wsrs.

Chicago, Jan. 22.-Former Presi-
dent James r. Harrahan, OF the
Illinois Central railroad, and three
railroad officials travelling with him
fGAn private car were killed In 9
MN&Sxssk on that line at Kinmundy, Ill,
e6f1y today. The dead r James T,
Harrahan; q. B. Pierce, Chicago,
enera solicitor Of the Rock Is
land: r. o. Melchor, Chicago, second
vice president of the Rock Island
railroad; and q. 3. Wright, Memphis,
son OF Former Secretary of Wa
Samuel Luke Wright, connected with
the legal department Of the Illinois
Central.
An official statement Of the rail
road officials said that nc passengers
were seriously hurt, but that Engi-
neer Stewart, one of the wrecked
train, and bis fireman were injured,
The private car on which the rail-
road officials were riding was the
rear car OF train No. Is, sOuthbound,
which had stopped at the tank at
Kinmundy to take water. Train No,
8, also southbound. which had the
right of way, crashed into No. 26
while going fifty miles an hour. The
private car was demolished and every
Harraban,s -hodv was ~4hrown
throuab tha roof ard souna bea,da
fba a-srackag 90 Tba hoav ~ Ma,chav
s1aa faand hes,da that ~ Harrahan
pierce ana wrIvbt wars taSar rom
tha wractaea hv n-a.ssnpars II,
ware dead / Observation-Disclosures ~
ardars + given a. ina cause ~
disaster
Nd * had Braars ~ taEa ~
ssain9 IF Einmnndy 4nr No q e
naas ua, ayaw haiiavad tbav had
Aims III taha water hafora i :
fhe sidlno an gInear ~ IA 4 Ia
Iievfno IA had J clear track went
ahead at ion eueed and an3v saw fhe
rear Ilghf If tbe private car when
FOO late to reance the sneed
The private car was attached TO
the sonfhbound New Orleans en-
nrass The nrfvate rar ives strnck
nv fha Panama limited
The exnresa was ordered Ia take i
siding At Kinmundy and tha crew
believed howevar that tbara was
su~aieient time far tha an Dina ~ taIa
wafar Tba engineer ~ fha panama
limited thoughf tha road WAS c1aar
ana nm II for s,aad
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-01-22
ROOSEVELT is AGAIN
IN NEW YURK TODAY

specias og United Press wsre.
New York. Jan. 22.-- Colonel
Roosevelt again today violated his
custom of remaining away from the
Outlook Offices. Monday Is usually
spent by him at home. He was IN
his Offices Saturday receiving call
ers contrary to his custom.
Il haven't anything for you. Not
anything at alt" He also refused to
make any statement.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-01-22
FIRST OF TARIFF BILLS
WAS INTRODUCED TODAY

Washington, Jan. 22.-The text OF
the first OF the tariff provision
measures OF the present congress-
the iron and steel bill--was made
To-Day by Ine Democratic members OF
showing reductions up from thirty
the Ways and Means Committee,
to fifty per cent Of the existing rates.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-01-22
soc Zoe Hosnllal sound.

The Ways and Means Committee
OF the Hospital Fund for the nurses
home acknowledge the receipt OF
s180 from the Goodwill Association,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-01-22

The directors OF the Perth Amboy
Trust Company will meet on Tues.
days January S0s to organize for
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-01-22

Every evening after 7 o'clock chop
sley can be had AT the New EerR
Restaurant, 226 Smith street.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-01-22
ROYAL PARTY GO
TO WASHINGTON
.saI bu United Press Wire.

Special b. United Press Wire.
Washington. Jan. 22.-The Brit
ish ambassador conferred with
President Taft this afternoon ar
ranging for an "~unoHcial' visit ON
Thalsday u tie Duke aud Duchess
OF Connaught.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-01-22

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