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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-23
The Lobster and the Palace
ght, Captain James Churchill


II grsps the club Of satire and yields with the vgor and
skill gained in his long professional in defense Of the
national institution known as "the lobster palace You must
know that Captain Churchill gained his title lcgtimaeysa
policeman He resigned from the force become proprietor o,
Broadway restaurant which proved successful that he built
bigger one and both are known as lobster palaces.
Captain Churchill declares in lively and interesting article
in our next SUNDAY MAGAZINE that call the Broadway re,,u-
rants whose real business begins night lobster palaces Unfair
and misleading because the lobster occupies comparatively
important place on the bill fare and they paa He
aas good many other popular beliefs in connection with these
restaurants Of his criticisms justified, of course.
The owner this big lobster palace is like the man who
couldn't see the city for the For thing, in declaring
that the name lobster palace is silly, he ignores the fact
that the cooqua name given them quite definitely
certain persons who frequent them the sheh that born
green and served scarlet There any Of doubt in the
familiar with the big night who
free Of bias that they would not be profitable for lob
ste but only those familiar with slang will appreciate The
force Of this statement.
that the celebrities that supposed to add fame and
ser lobster palaces make up small percentage OF the
irons There aren't enough them go round But is also
true that these folk the casual visitor especially those from
out Of town. whose imagnaons enable them the kind Of folk
they see and whose pcconccvcd ideas Of what proper
in place Of that kind lead them to buy the kind food drink
that gives proprietor profit The Of lobster palace
isn't snomc ALL when you kno7 slang and human
But al the same you will find Captain Churchill's article
very interesting and also amusing; but you remember that
he is exactly what would be called impartial observer
FROM lobster palaces unpublished manuscript by Robert
Louis Stevenson long long Jump STILL there had
been those in his day, and he had known them, one is
that he would given much better idea what they
really than almost modern writer But this manuscript
by Stevenson SUNDAY MAGAZINE has do with THE
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-23
CUPID VERSUS TURK O'FALLON rein

well beloved hero to readers Of our
Clarence L. Cullcn's Joyous advcnturcr h,
time, and it is good to have him with us az
Of his humor, his keen characterization, hi
Seasoned man Of much craft but no guile, "
one Of the best Of all.
The Washington times., 1912-06-07
What Might Happen

If there are two Republican candidates and one
Democratic candidate for President it is possible
neither one will have majority in the Electoral Col
lege.
If the Electoral College cannot elect, the duty
devolves upon the House of Representatives, each
State delegation having one vote.
There are % Republican States and % Democratic
States in the House. Four cannot because delega
tions evenly divided
deadlock in the House, therefore, is possible
and the nation might not be able to elect President
In this emergency the Vice President acts but the
Senate must first elect Vice President by majority
vote.
The possibilities have great many statesmen on
Capitol Hill busily figuring today.
The Washington times., 1912-06-07
CONGRESS TOPR0BE
RENTAL QUESTION
FOR GOVERNMENT
Senator Gallinger Introduces
Resolution Calling for An
Investigation.

congress Will make an Investigation
into the question OF rentals paid by the
Government in the District of Columbia
and will try to ascertain whether Uncle
Sam Is getting the worst of II in the
matter Of the exactions made of him As
a tenant.
Senator Galltnger introduced in the
Senate today resolution providing fol-
such an investigation by a joint special
committee of the two houses. The in.
PRODUCTION Of the resolution follows
close on the discussion Of the subject
OF rentals on the floor of the Senate
the other day.
While the resolution was referred tc
the Cot:mittee on contingent Expenses
1t is believed 1t will pass.
Senator Gallinger IN introducing the
resolution said In view Of the discus
sion In the Senate on rentals, recently
lie had received several letters sayine
the matter was not quite fairly presen
ted. One letter, said Senator Gallinger
asserted that the Government was rent
tiss. ,ns Tor lower rental than private par
In recent debates, It has tecn freely
charged by Senators that the Govern
lnrnt is being compelled to pay higher
rents than private parties
The resolution provides for a COM
mitee made UP OF three Senators, tC
be named by the presiding officer
and three members of the House, ap.
pointed by the Speaker. 1t Is to sit
in the session or in recess by sub
committee or otherwise and investi-
gate the question of space available
for Government uses, such as storage
OF documents. and rentals in the Dis
trict. The report is to be made tc
the Sixty-third Congress.
The resolution was referred to com
mittee without discussion
The Washington times., 1912-06-07
CorrectS Evidence
Given At Hearing

NEW YORK, June "A sharp tilt be-
tween William Sherer. manager OF the
New York clearing house. and Samuel
Untermyer. special inquistor, InarIeo
the second days hearing in the Money
trust investigation, when Sherer en-
pressed desire to correct his testimony
Of yesterday relative to the S5O, O,OCo, 900
annual revenue Of the clearing house
through outside check collections.
who have you been talking to-" de-
manded Untermyer, sharply.
We'll, 1 saw Frank Vanderi!p,"
Sherer replied.
And he did not like that kind of
testimony. did he?" pursued untermyer.
We'll. think wrong Impressions were
drawn from my testimony, ana I want
to revise 1t bit" the witness said.
Sherer then said that while Il was
true the clearing house took in about
$50 OO0, 900 year for outside collections,
he did not think 1t placed an oppressive
demand upon either the banks or the
people. because the clearing house re-
ceived not more than one-seventh of ]
per cent OF the checks collected. He
sal dthe system saved the banks much
trouble and the people much time as II
would take a bank working tndlvidu-
ally about twelve days TO put through
an outside check. He said he knew OF
one bank that lost $50 900 a year on col
lections before 1t Joined clearing
house.
The Washington times., 1912-06-07
DR.. JOHN s. NORRIS
NAMED FOR PLACE
HELD BY SAWTELLE
Food Inspector to Be Deputy
Health Officer After
June 80.

On recommendation of Health Of
ficer w. c. Woodward. the Commission.
ers this afternoon appointed DR.. John
8. Norris. sanitary and food inspector
In the Health Department. Deputy
Health Officer to succeed DR.. H. r
Sawtelle. resigned. DIR. Sawtelle has re-
quested that he be given leave of abb
sence until June 30. Or. Norris will
begin his new duties as soon as the
resignation Of DR.. Sawtelle takes ef.
feet.
DR.. Norris was born in the District
October 30, 1873. His early education
was received in the public schools and
he was graduated from the Medica
School of the National University, In
1897.
The salary OF the deputy health Of
ficer Is $500 a year.
The Washington times., 1912-06-07
CONVENTION SIDELIGHTS

from Pittsburgh without a moments
delay.
Many OF the big chieftains of the
Democratic party are looking them
over here Among those occupying seats
on the side line today were former
Gov. David Francis, OF Missouri: Roger
sullivan, of Illinois: Urey Woodson. of
Kentucky. and John Burton, of New
York. Not single one would agree
with the other on what was going to
happen at Baltimore.
Senator Albert b. Cummins OF Iowa,
VIII open personal headquarters here
next week with Senator Kenyon in
charge. 1t was stated here today that
Cummins will probably be the frst
man nominated as an attempt Is being
made to have Alabama give way on
the roll call to the Cummins men In
Iowa so that the Senator's name can
be presented to the convention.
Sidney Riehcr, national committees
man from the District of Columbia, has
given his proxy to j. c. O'Larghlin,
Washington correspondent of a Chicago
PAPER.
The rival chicago papers almost blew
un when they learned Of It, but Il
turned out to have small news value, as
the national committee hearings were
opened to the press associations. Mr..
I:ieber SAYS he arranged the deal with
AIR. O'Laugklln about two weeks ago.
The traDsaCtlon has been bitterly crlti-
cised In Chicago.
The Washington times., 1912-06-07
ALABAMA CONTEST
DECIDED IN FAVOR
\ OF TAFT FORCES
Rough-S -Shod Methods Adopt
/ ed BY Committee Despite
Il Borah's Plea.
Continued from Fisst Page.)


bers, but II only served to emphasize
the absolute control of the Taft forces
on the committee.
The action of the committee was ac-
cepted by both factions Ns indicating
| that only Taft delegates Will be put on
the temporary roll of the conventfun-
! IT was also accepted as indicating that
| Roosevelt will come here in person next
week to take up his own fight.
Bitter In His Protest.
Dennis +. Lynn, of Oklahoma, sitting
under proxy, moved to lay the Borah
motion. on the table. Borah protested
bitterly. While he was doing so, Chair
man Rosewater put the motion, and, on
q viva voce vote, declared the motion
carried.
Borah was livid with rage. He con-
tinued to insist on talking. and shouted:
You will make no progress here until
YOU permit me to get this record
straight!
Borah repeated his original statement
that the committee should keep Its
record straight, and then sat down.
The work of hearing the Alabama
contests was then continued. ~ 900
Oscar r. Hundley, for the Roosevelt
contestants in Alabama. attacked the
present Republican organization in that
State, which he said was dominated
by federal office-holders."
He insisted that the Roosevelt dele
gates were the only regularly elected
delegates representing the rank and
file Of the party, while he said the
federal office-holders who only want
ed spoils and not to benefit the party"
His argument was devoted entirely 10
an attack on the legality Of the elec-
ton of the Taft men, who, he said,
were AIRY nothingness seeking a hab-
itation and a name"
While the paid attorneys presented
their legal arguments, the majority of
the members of the committee listened
only half-heartedly, and Chairman
Rosewater was finally compelled to ask
the members to pay closer attention to
the proceedings.
Senator Borah, Frank B. Kellog, A.
M. Stevenson, of Colorado, and some Of
the othe rcomm!tteemen occasionally
Interrupted with questions, but most of
the committeeman contented themselves
with reading the printed briefs.
Q. d. Street. for the Taft delegates
from Alabama, replied to the conven-
ton. arguments. and denied all of the
allegations of intimidation and fraud.
The Washington times., 1912-06-07
CAR MEN PROTEST
THROUGH LINE IDEA
Argue Before Commission Against
Extension Of Tenleytown
System.

Counsel and officers of the Wash
ingtOn Railway and Electric Com
pany. and the Georgetown -Tenley-
town Railway Company, appeared be-
fore the District railway commission
this afternoon to protest against the
proposed order of the commission for
the running of through cars over the
Wisconsin avenue line to the business
District of the city.
The railway companies based their
opposition upon the fact that through
cars would interfere with the sched
ule, congest traffic and reduce head
way to too great an extent over the
city lines.
Today's hearing is the last to be
granted on the question. but II will
probably be a week or two before the
commission decides for or against
through cars. The Georgetown Citi-
zens' Association. and the Tenleytown
Association are opposed TO through
cars. Cleveland Park and other or
ganizations want through cars and
have fought Tor their point before
the commission.
The Washington times., 1912-06-07
TWO BATTLESH|PS
PROVIDED IN BILL
SENT TO SENATE
Naval Measure Carries SIS.
100000 More Than SINH
lar House Bill.

The naval bill. carrying authoriza-
tions for two great battleships, was
favorably reported to the Senate tods y
by Chairman Perkins from the Naval
Committee.
The bill carries a total of $11. .GO9, ,G74 %.
This Is about $4,000. 900 more than the
House bill
In addition to adding authorizations
Tor two battleshlps, the committee ad-
1t directs the Secretary of the Navy to
consider the advisability of stationing
four or them near the mouth OF the
mississippi as naval defense thereof,
The Senate committee increases the
amount allowed by the House for In
crease OF the navy by Sl300O,000.
The committee has this to say of the
need for battleship authorizations:
In order that the United States may
not fall lower in relative position the n
other naval power which are now in
ferior to us In sea strength, your COM
mittee has recommended the construc-
tion Of two first class battleships carry
ing as heavy armor and as powerful
armament as any vessel of this class,
to have the highest practicable speed.
and great radius of action, and to cost.
exclusive of armor and armament, not
to exceed $I425,0OO each. Appropriations
for construction and machinery, equip
ment, armor. and armament for these
vessels, aggregating s1l. $50. 900, have been
inserted in the bill. It is believed that
the addition of two battleships each
year will serve to prevent too great q
relative loss Of sea strength
The features of the Senate changes
have largely been announced. An
amendment as been inserted abolish
ing the Bureau OF Equipment and max
ing, permanent the distribution OF
duties which has been in effect the pas,
two or three years
The Secretary of the Navy Is given
.N1 49, a. Q Aa
to the island OF Culion in the Philip
pines
The Washington times., 1912-06-07
MINORITY REPORT
RAPS COTTON BILL
Republican Members Call Under,
wood Measure Crude and
Haphazard.

The Republican members of the Ways
and Means Committee today filed a
minority report on the Underwood cot
ton bill, which they predict will be
vetoed II 1t ever reaches the White
House. The minority members assert
that the Democratic bill is crude. hap
hazard, and that 1t is evidently intro
duced at this late date for some other
reason than the expectation that 1t Will
become a law.
The minority report criticises the
Democrats for rejecting the report of
the tariff board, and the Republicans
assert they are willing to join a genuine
revision of the tariff, in accordance with
scientific information reported by the
Tariff Board.
AS the minority report was introduced
in the House that body was engaged
In a partisan debate over the Tariff
Board precipitated by the amendment
by Congressman Malby to add S225. 600
for the continuance of the board. The
Malby amendment was offered to the
sundry civil bill. but probably will be
voted down by the Democratic major
ity.
The Washington times., 1912-06-07
STEAM ROLLER RUN :
OVER DELEGATESIN
ALABAMA CONTESTS
Combination of Bosses Plan
ned to Perpetuate Power
of Reactionaries.
Continued from First Page.)
about one-thirtieth of the votes In the
North Oak ota primary.

North Dakota primary ..
Runs Steam Roller.
A. /. vorys. Ohio. a Taft leader and
engineer of the steam roller. over
whelmingly defeated for reelection
when the State went to Roosevelt.
Ralph z. williams, Oregon; Taft
man, repudiated when the State pri-
mary instructed a solid delegation for
Roosevelt.
Boies Penrose, once boss Of Pennsyl-
vania, today utterly without political
power except as a national committee
man.
Nathan Bay Scott, West Virginia
(voted by proxy, Taft supporter, re-
pudiated by his States unanimous
declaration for Roosevelt.
l.. p. Shackelford, Alaska, who pre-
tends to represent the Northwest terri
tory while living in Tacoma, Wash.
Few Left For Taft.
There are sixteen men who, conced-
edly, do not represent their States.
Subtract them from the Taft total Of
thirty-nine and there are left twenty
three. This twenty-three includes
Hawaii. the Philippines. and Porto Rico.
which don't vote for President. and have
nothing to represent. Taking them
away there are left twenty national
committeeman for Taft. Ten of these
twenty are from Southern States that
in no conceivable circumstances win
give any electoral votes to the Repub-
lican party
That is the regime which is to be
saved by the aft-Penrose-Crane-Mc Nc
Kinley combination, II ito can be done.
The Taft people are NOW absolutely
confident Of getting away with their
entire program. They are fearful that
Colonel Roosevelt will come and start a
the arrival Of William Finn, the Pitts
burgh wizard, who organized the Key
stone State fight. and who is to assist
Senator Dixon in the conduct of the
Roosevelt fight. But they don't think
any thing can now turn the tide against
them.
The Washington times., 1912-06-07
WEST V|RG|N|A'SS|x
DELEGATES WILL Be
SOL|DLY FOR CLARK
Speaker Wins Entire Dele
gation-Wilson Wins In
Minnesota.

PARKERSBURG, w. Va, June T.
Champ Clark received the unqualified
Endorsement Of the west Virginia De-
mocracy yesterday. In State convention,
the six delegates at large were in
structed to vote for him at Baltimore as
long as there was any hops e his noni-
ination. At district conventions earlier
In the week Clark had received six
instructed delegates, two uninstructed
were favorable to him, and two more
were uninstructed. but were said to
favor Governor Harmon of Ohio.
The name Of William ]. Bryan was
brought UP by John T. McGraw. and
was greeted with cheers. Colonel Nc
Graw was Reelected as a member of
the national committee.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark, June by a
vote of S4 to 242 the Arkansas State
democratic convention yesterday refused
TO embody in its platform an indorse-
ment Of the so-calied grandfather
clause" as a qualification for suffrage.
Eight delegates at large with half q
tries vIte eaeh, who as well as the dis
Speaker Champ Clark, were elected.
DULUTH, Mimi. June 7.-Minnesota
democrats in State convention yester-
day voted to send a full delegation OF
twenty-four delegates to the Baltimore
convention with instructions to vote for
woodrow Wilson.
II was agreed, however, that wben-
eyer IN the opinion of two-thirds of
the delegation. Wilson's nomination is
impossible. the vote may be thrown
to another candidate,
victory came for the Wilson forces
only after followers Of Champ CLARK
and William ]. Bryn had made an at
tempt TO have the delegates either In
structed for Bryan or not Instructed at
an. AS a result Of the attenpt 10
stampede the convention for Bryan the
the hall was In an uproar for more
than an hour.
RALEIGH, N. c., June 7.-FollowinR
the unanimous nomination of Locke
Craig for governor of North Carolina,
tne state Democratic convention passed
into the first fight of the convention.
nor
The race is between Wilson and Un-
derwood.
The Washington times., 1912-06-07
JUNGLE JOE" CANNON
TO MISS CONVENTION
For First Time In Years Legislator
Will Not Attend
Conclave.

For the first time as long as Uncle
Joe" Cannon can remember, the Dan
vile statesman will not attend the Re-
publican national convention.
1T has been a long time since l
missed one" reminiscently said Cannon
more fun on the outside WATCHING
things, and besides my duties s a mem
ber. of the Appropriations Committee
VIII keep me busy until Congress ad-
Journs. don't. think l could help
any at Chicago anyway-if l could, I'd
be there"
=, Uncle Joe refused to make any predic-
tions on what would happen at the con-
The Washington times., 1912-06-07
Temple Lodge Masons
Play Ball on Oasis

As guests OF their brothers of Balti-
more, seVenty-fve members of Temple
Lodge OF Masons spent yesterday at
the oasis on Chesapeake bay. A base
Dali game between mines captained by
Cnn Long and Roe p. Fulkerson was
the chief event of the day. the former
winning by a score of u to 4
Speeches at the oasis were made by
Garter B. Keene, Edgar c. Snyder,
Frank A. Sebring. Joseph H. Curran,
W; G; Fox, J. s. Jones, and Gus A.
The Washington times., 1912-06-07
SAYS ROOSEVELT
IS READY TO BOLT
New York Friend Of Colonel De-
clares He Will Take Fight
to the People.

NEW YORK, June 7.-Colonel Roose-
welt will go to Chicago next Wednesday.
and will bolt If his delegates are not
seated in the convention, according to
the positive statement today of one of
the coloners closest political advisers.
He said that all arrangements had
been completed; that plans were under
way for a Roosevelt convention, and
that there was no further doubt as to
the Roosevelt program.
He said Roosevelt would make the
fight personally and to. the, last ditch
that he would not accept The verdict
of the national committee, and that he
stood ready to carry his fight directly
to the people.
The Washington times., 1912-06-07
Give Expense Lists.

Expense statements were filed with
the Senate today by Edwin c. Bur-
leigh and F. A. Powers, both candi-
dates for the Senate in the State of
Maine. Neither admits that he has
received any contributions. Bur-
leigh's total expenses are given as
$659.2i and Powers as $242.63.
The Washington times., 1912-06-07
Wright Says Wilson
Exploited Swamp Land

Private interest OF Secretary Wilson
and Assistant Secretary Hayes in North
Carolina swamp lands was testified to
yesterday before the Moss Everglades IN
vestigating committee by. Major ] O,
Wright, former chief of the depart
ment's drainage division
He asserted that Secretary Wilson in
tereSted newspaper men and a photOg-
rapher in exploiting a North Carolina
land project, and that Hayes took an
option upon 10000 acres OF land in the
deal.
The Washington times., 1912-06-07
ReverSeS Decision
Of Commerce Court

The Supreme Court today declared
railroads cannot carry railroad supplies
at rates lower than charged the public
II also annuls reduced rates railroads
have for carrying their own coal and
other supplies. lower than the public
tarins. The decision Teverses the Com
merCe Court
The Washington times., 1912-06-07
Drummers In Session.

JOPLIN, Mo-. June 7.-Hundreds of
visitors are In Joplin attending the
annual meeting of the Missouri grand
council Of the United Commercial Trav-
slers, which convened today for q two
days session.
The Washington times., 1912-06-07

A report that rival campaign man
ayers had uccceled in installing the
dicta graphs in the private quarters OF
their most bitter opponents caused con-
siderable amusement to middle-of-the-
road delegates at Chicago. But. although
treated as a joke it was noticed every
picture IL each Of the headquarters was
moved and furniture behind which the
machine might have been concealed was
shifted.
Boise Penrose, of Pennsylvania. who
Is tripping around the committee rooms,
admitted today that the steam roller in
actual operation is a bad thing. His
limp. he says. ia due to horse throw
Ing hiil after 1t became frightened at
a road roller in operation in Wash
ington.
Private telephone lines strung on
cables that do not touch hotel switch
boards connect the campaign managers
and their party chiefs. The result is
that Colonel Roosevelt and President
Taft are kept at all times familiar with
what Is going on. The benefit OF this
arrangement was shown last night.
when as soon as the committee had
shown 1t was anti-RooseVeltS Senator
Dixon was able to have Roosevelt start
William Finn and Alexander Moore