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The Washington herald., 1912-05-17
Hobson and Woman Suffrage.

Capt Richmond Pearson Hobson, the
Alabama statesman and hero of San
tiago Bay. in his address before local
Woman Suffrage Club broke valiant
lance for equal political rights of the
sexes Looking in profile the exact
counterpart of the Peerless Boy Ora
tor of the Platte" the Congressman
proved himself as ardent an advocate
OF woman suffrage as ever, maintaining
his oft-repeated doctrine that war
would become obsolete if women were
allowed to vote"
But there was one thing at least in
his fight for and eulogies of the fair
sex and his advocacy of their political
ambition that Mr.. Hobson omitted to
mention, namely, that in number of
States this year the women will be
the deciding factor in the vote for the
Presidency. This he could have sub
stantiated quite easily by the returns
from California and the strenuous
deeds of the women of Washington
and other States.
The speakers main contention was
that as woman was an integral half Of
mankind. legislation should make pro-
vision for her as well as for the male
half for it was woman who bred, edu-
Gated, and brought up coming genera
tons, thus creating the men which
futuEe viii be in need of to carry on
business and social enterprises az well
as government He desired that the
American flag, which, as was to be seen
any Sunday at military posts or navy
yards, was lowered only in the service
and worship of God, should be the one
to which the nations in time to come
should point with pride as the one which
led in the fight to give to women those
rights to which they were entitled by
divine rule.
Regard for the weaker sex, concern
The Washington herald., 1912-05-17
CHARGE VIOLATION
OF SHERMAN LAW
Federal Attorneys Cite Charges
Against Aluminium Trust,-Fow-
Ter Issues Statement.

A bin against the Aluminium Trust
nled In Pittsburg yesterday, shows the
particulars wherein that combination has
violated the anti-trust laws. In this con-
neetion the following statement was
given out at the Department Of Justice
Yesterday by Assistant Attorney General
Fowler:
AS shown in the bin. prior to the
issuance Of certain patents. aluminium
could not be purchased at such cost as
to make It Of any especial commercial
value, but this was accomplished by q
process for which two patents were is
sued, owned by the defendant company.
In consequence Of this cheaper produc-
ton, the aluminium industry became =
large one. but by virtue Of the patents
the production Of this metal was legiti-
mate monopoly held by the defendants
when they expired in 1907 and 1909. The
government theory Is that the defendants
have violated the antitrust law by GER
tain things done by them TO maintain
monopoly which they legitimately owned
at the expiration Of the patents, and
also to extend the monopoly 70 the man
ufacture Of certain aluminium wares.
Thorough Probe Made.
"A very thooouEh investigation of the
aluminium industry and Of the defend
ants relation thereto was made by the
department through Attorney Chantland.
The company, through its president. w.
A. Davis, and on the advice Of its gen.
erai counsel. gave the government agents
access to its books. and were perfectly
frank with the government as to its
assets and business methods. OF course,
the several allegations, which tend tu
show discrimination In favor OF eompa-
nies engaged In the manufacture OF
aluminium wares IN which the defend
ants have an interest, are not found upon
admissions made by II, but upon infor-
nation obtained from entirely independ-
ent sources.
Negotiations have been had with rep
resentatives OF the company. In which
the rendition OF a decree along the lines
indicated by the prayer In the bill was
considered, and II is expected that such
a decree will be entered in the near fu-
ture"
The Washington herald., 1912-05-17
Britain and the Yankee Dollar.

American tourists who spend every
year almost SSo,ooo,ooo in European
travel and who used to patronize Eng
land in the main, on account Of being
familiar with the language. nowadays,
according to the statistics of a London
daily, are going to the Continent instead
in great numbers, where everything is
said to be so much cheaper. In Paris
alone American visitors expend no less
than SI5,ooo,ooo in June and July. This
IS because Paris merchants and ho-
teliers especially cater for the Ameri-
can trade and largely advertise this in
England, while London seems rather
indifferent, perhaps, because it is so
used to seeing the Yankee spenders
come there anyhow.
Our London contemporary remarks
dolefully that Americans spend nine
times as much on the Continent as in
England. No traveller is as sensitive
as the American, none likes to be treat
ed more Hospitality, and, if they cannot
get what they are after in London,
they, of course, will go elsewhere for it.
Where is the much-ysunted British
traders wisdom? Where is their con-
sistency? The very newspapers who
complain so loudly that the Americans
should be made again to leave the big
gest share of the $So,oooooo annually
spent in Europe, in London, or at least
in England, are the most violent in at
tacking Taft for attempting to make
Canada a commercial friend of the
United States. More than that, they
were the first to put up a great outcry
against the United States Senate Com
mittee for mixing into British affairs
by starting the inquiry into the Titanic
disaster. In other words, they clamor
for Yankee dollars, but howl when this
government resents to see its citizens,
who go to England to spend their
American money, killed by the negli-
gence or worse of British sea COM
manders and owners of transatlantic
liners.
All of which shows plainly how much
and why Americans are so much be-
loved abroad, when they bring and
leave their Yankee dollars.
The Washington herald., 1912-05-17
Presidential Possibilities
~ GEORGE FITCH,
Authos sf ~At Good oia siwa.h."

Robert Marion La Toilette, insurgeDt
was born in Primrose, Wia. during .
rapidly falling baromster IN 1855, and BY
1875 was blowing q gale. He fought his
way through the University Of Wiscon-
sin. and on emerging into the broad
world looked about for the llkeliest OBJ
Ject to attack. II proved TO be the Wis
consin Republican machine, which was
rumbling down the road just then on its
annual job OF fiattening out the opposi-
tion. It was large machine in perfect
condition and very heavy. while La Fol-
lette was a small man with little or no
constitution In fact. his enemies claim
that he Is entirely unconstitutional But
Ia Toilette did not hesitate. He leaped
upon the machine, BIT II on the steam
dome, kicked 1t In the transmission. and
beat II all up with superheated oratory.
Between 1850 and 1900 La Toilette and
the machine vrestled each other all over
the State from Oconomowoc to Prairie
du CHEN and back with such fearful
results that whenever q cyclone mussed
up the State the frightened Inhabitants
would call up the political combatants
and ask them not to be quite so violent
II they didn't mind
In 100 La Toilette had q terrible fight
with the machine. and when the dust
settled he was found in the Governors 5
chair. picking his teeth with a spiintered
main shaft. He ruled Wisconsin for sew
eral years. killing the caucus and tanning
the railroads, and in 1906 he went TO the
United States SeEate. where he was re-
eeived with cold glare which in many
cases became nxed IN death as Senator
after Senator went home full Of con-
servatlsm and died OF II. politically.
La Toilette Is a fraII, undersized man
with sketehy digestion and passionate
vocabulary. II he were bald-headed he
would be scarcely I'VE feet tan, but his
The Washington herald., 1912-05-17
FORTUNE TO GIVE AWAY.
Eccentric American Offers $1,000
for the Best Method.


From the London Daily chrUuicls.
Baked by the police OF any desire TO
continue showering gold and silver In
the streets. Mr.. Green, the eccentric
American who was charged with causing
an obstruction in Fleet Street. is offer
ing q prize Of 500 for the best method
Of distributing wealth without coming
into collision with the law. One essen
tial Of any suggested scheme is that
Mr. Green should give the money away
personally In small amounts, not exceed
ing q sovereign.
Seen at his hotel, the ''philanthro-
pist's'' secretary said that his employer
had been giving away gold and silver
for years. He had INDUCED his habit all
over the world, and recently caused
some excitement in Brighton and Liver
pool. He admits, however, that his
greatest sensation has been made in
London. and It was the only occasion
where he had afterward to make his
appearance in a Police Court. The noto-
risty he gained has led to his being
inundated with applications, personal
and otherwise. from persons willing to
relieve him Of as much spare cash as
he cares to bestow.
"Mr. Green was born at Newcastle"
the secretary added, but has been in
America many years. The money has
been left him. There is no stipulation
that he must give It away as he does.
It Is his hobby to give the money away
because he likes to see the
surprise and delight on the faces os the
poor people who receive 1t.
The Washington herald., 1912-05-17
Not a wise Judge BY Any Means.

Federal Judge Hanford at Seattle,
explaining his course of action in de-
nying Socialist his naturalization pa
pers, has this to say: "olsen admitted
that he was a Socialist He claimed
to have a clear understanding of the
Constitution of the United States and
to know that BY one of its articles,
deprivation of life, liberty, or property,
without due process of law, is forbid
den. and yet it was proved that the
party with which he is affiliated and
whose principles he advocates has for
its object the elimination of property
rights in this country"
The learned judge adds that those
who believe in and propagate crude
theories hostile to the Constitution are
barred" If this is so, how about the
$4,000 men who. in 1908, cast their
votes for a Socialist PRESIDENT Ac-
cording to this judges opinion all CT
them, were they to apply for naturali-
zation. must be refused. More than
this: The basis of Mr.. RooseveIt's
grievance against the New York Court
of Appeals is that it decided the en-
ployers' liability law to be unconstitu-
tional, on the ground that it was TAX
ing property without due process OF
law. Hence. if Mr.. Roosevelt and all
those who accept his views were seek
ing to be naturalized they should be
barred from citizenship, because of
their theories on property rights
The law confers upon Federal judges
the widest discretion in naturalization
cases. In doing so that same law pre-
supposed that judges are possessed of
a fair intelligence. This same Consti-
tuition also says that 'any man is en-
titled to his own religious and political
views"
The Washington herald., 1912-05-17
Suspicious,

condemnlng the extortion praeticed by
a certain class of lawyers, Francis L.
Leland-Mr. Leland Is the banker who
has given 100000 to the Metropolitan
Museum-said at a dinner in New York:
Il heard the other day OF an old man
who broke his arm by falling down an
open manhole. A shark lawyer sued for
him and a verdict was returned for 500
in his favor. But of this sum all that
the shark gave the old man was a miser-
able SO bill.
'But-but where's the restT the old
fellow asked.
The rest the lawyer blandly an
swered, has gone in costs
The old man studied the so bin. He
turned II over and over. Then he looked
up and muttersd:
Say, mister. what's the matter with
this? Amt II goodT
The Washington herald., 1912-05-17
wharves Public Terminals.

Commissioner Lane. Of the /. c. V.
to-day struck a blow at the so-calIed
wharf monopolies maintained by the
railroads at various seaport cities, when
he held that railroads owning wharves
where shipments are delivered and re-
ceived are maintaining public terminals
1t was held that, IL shippers are not
given access TO IT, II becomes the car
rier's duty to make delivery without ad-
ditional charge. This decision was made
in the case Of the Chamber of COM
merce. Of Mobile. Ala, against the
Mobile and Ohio and the Southern Rail-
IroadR
The Washington herald., 1912-05-17
The GrnspinE Salt.

Mayor Gaynor at Washington mar
ket. where the Housewives League OF
New York had come to do their mar
keting. said 10 a group:
You women are wise to make this
protest. You must show the provision
dealers that 1t won't do 70 be too pig
gish. Show them that piggishness ike
that OF Capt Salt is not the touch
stone Of success
Capt Salt once behaved with con-
siderable heroism in a collision at sea.
and his company wished to present him
with a gold watch. Accordingly Salt
was invited TO a board meeting, and
there. In a luxurious room on the thir-
teenth story OF a slCyscraper, amid a
throng Of millionaires with white side
whiskers, superb gold watch was duly
presented to the mariner in q neat
speech.
And how did Capt. salt receive that
beautiful watch7 He took u in his big
red hand, frowned and said:
Where's the chain that goes with
IT.
The Washington herald., 1912-05-17
NATION TO CONTROL LEvEEs.
Mississippi DIR ms 1T statesb Two
Bear Brunt of Floods.

Prom the New Orleans Picayune.
Every fresh development connected with
the present food in the>Lower Mississippi
Valley strengthens the view that the
protection OF the alluvial country and
the people living therein is properly the
duty OF the national government. This
matter Of Federal control OF the levees
is no new thing AS FAR back as IS4S,
in convention held in Memphis, Tenn.
in which the States of the northern part
OF the valley, as well as those OF the
South were represented. resolutions were
adopted strongly setting forth the be-
lief that the control or the Mississtppi
River and the protection OF the people
from its floods was a Federal duty, ana
not the duty OF individual states or
riparian owners along the great stream.
Nearly seventy years ago the proprIety
and constitutionality OF the general gov
eminent taking control OF the levee sys-
TEN was extensively recognized. At that
time the valley was not so tnicKIy settled
as II is To-Day, ana the danger from
moods was not so serious, aIInougn the
problem then was relatively the same as
now. The fact that the general govern
ment has shirked its proper duty for so
many years does not in any way weaken
dividual efforts OF local residents have
been tried ana found unavaiIing, and
combined State and Individual EFFORTS
nave also been aDundantIy essayed ana
nave also been found insufficient II
mas, therefore, been abundantIy estab-
llshed that since neither the errorts OF
individuals nor OF States, separately or
jointly, have proved successful in SAFE
guarding the valley, II has become the
province OF the general government TO
deal with the situation.
Although the MISSISSIPPI River drains
fully twenty-seven States, only two COM
paratively small states have TO bear the
prunt OF the accumulated moods OF the
great river. 1t is manifestly unjust TO
saddle upon these two states the tre-
mendous burden OF controlling the vast
floods poured down upon them by haIr
the country. Inc river Itselr peinR
great national possession, ths controI or
It's floods is clearly a nauonaI opuEa-
tion.
The Washington herald., 1912-05-17
A National Corrupt Practices Act.

When George Washington was asked
why he insisted upon a Congress with
two chambers, the Father Of His Coun-
try likened the Lower House to a cup
of hot tea and the Senate to the saucer
into which the tea was poured to cool
it sufficiently for drinking Also that
to serve this purpose ''the saucer did
not have to be made of a different
china from the cup, nor at different
factory The same clay formed by the
same hands, was good enough and all
sufficient.
As a parable this equals those given
by Christ to His disciples. And the
lesson. Would the election of Senators
direct by the people, instead of through
the Legislatures, change the constitu-
tional character of that body? Its es-
sential as a more deliberative, slowly
and carefully working chamber would
remain in either instance. The men,
bers would still be chosen for term
OF six years, and IT would remain be-
yond change of more than one-third
in two years. True, there would be
one single change. The saucer would
be made by the same hands and of the
same clay, but the function of either
cup or saucer would remain exactly the
same
This weeks vote in the House makes
certain the submission of a seventeenth
amendment to the Federal Constitu-
ton, and Southern opposition has been
broken down after almost a years eff
for to exact certain concessions, as
far as the Senate was concerned, of
its prerogative to regulate the process
by which members of the National Leg
islature are chosen. In our opinion,
it was wise to submit the amendment to
the people on its merits alone, and not
burdened by any concessions.
1t seems clear that the majority of the
people are in favor of choosing the
Senators by different method than the
old one, and no doubt all over the
country they are trying their best to
evade legislative (indirect) action. It
would be an error, however, to hail
this victory for representative govern
ment as the final gain which would in
sure the choice of Senators without a
taint of Doodle on their titles. There
may be no scandal exactly like that
which made Lorimerism possible, but
if we are to have real, popular repre-
sentation in the Senate, the next step
for Congress would be to pass a cor
rupt practices act which will put the
candidates of limited means on the same
footing as the millionaire willing to
pay for the realization of his political
dream. This is safeguard that cannot
be left i'll safety to the States to pro-
vide.
The Washington herald., 1912-05-17
STATESMEN, REAL AND NEAR.
By FRED C. KELLY.

confded to somebody that he didn't take
much stock in revivals, but was coming
just out OF curiosity.
On the last night of the series Of SER
vices, the revivalIst made a final appeal
TO all to forsake their evil ways. and re-
quested that all who were willing TO
make . conscientious try for salvation,
to kindly signify by standing up. Every
body stood up except the toughnut.
Mr.. Jackson" said the revivalist, in
soft but whitening tone. pointing his
finger at the erring brother. you now
have your chance OF salvation II you
don't take the chance, 1 shall be a wit
ness against you on judgment day. Just
remember that I'll have TO testify against
you"
WELL" observed the village bad man,
Il wouldn't be surprised If you did. It
seems as II the biggest rascal always
does turn States evidence"
As nearly everybody knows, the late
Henry II. Rogers was a sort Of financial
guardian angel over Mark Twain. The
humorist once brought in q form Of con-
tract which a big publishing house was
ready TO draw up with him. He desired
TO get Rogers opinion about il.
The Standard OIL head looked over the
proposed contract and then handed it
DdCk 10 Twain
Il don't believe I'd 60 into it. SAM"
he said, mot on that basis"
We'll" drawled Twain. there's Just
another sample OF how fortunate was
to be born in the male gender. II I'd
been born female, some travelling sales
man would have persuaded me 70 run
away with him before I was sixteen"
Senator John ". Kern says he recently
CHANGED upon the most unobIiging Pull
man porter that he has ever seen in his
travels. He inquired Of the porter. who
was putting away some bed clothing in
the berth across the aisle, What towns
this we're getting into?"
Don't know sah?' replied the porter.
without bothering to look up from his
task. "Ah amt looked out the window
yet"
A long-chinned constituent stepped into
the ONCE OF Representative Calder of
Brooklyn one morning recently and be-
gan to bawl out the Congressman for
doing or not doing something that met
with the visitors disapprovaI
Calder assumed that the man was a
mild bug. and listened courteousIy.
Throughout the fellows recital Of his
political creed and ideas on one thing
and another Calder nodded sympathet-
ically and fairly exuded good nature.
The visitor had come looking for a
night, and was absolutely disguised with
Calder's unrufiied demeanor. He stood
II as long as he could. and then reached
for his hat and stalked toward the door.
Before departing he hurled this:
We'll, YOU needn't be so condemned
good-natured about 1t all! That won't
get you anything!'
Copyright, lsls, by Fred c. Kelly AL rEhts -
serTed.)
The Washington herald., 1912-05-17

George W. Perkins was once singer
in chdrch choir at Cleveland, where
he began his business career as a small
storekeeper. The future hnancisr had q
first rate voice that he had been polish
ing up Dy singing eaen morning IN the
bathroom, and he was regarded almost
as q ''ind" by the choir leader, who
predicted that he would be q famous
singer some day.
The choir singers occupied q loft d.
reetly back Of the pulpit. Only their
heads could be seen by the congrega-
ton. Among the singers were two or
three remarkably pretty young women.
When the sermon dragged the bass and
tenor singers would feast their eyes on
those OF their associates who sang So
prano or contrslto. But as the singers
sat all IN a row IL was necessary az
times for one to int back oNe's chair
In order 10 get good view or a race al
the other end Young George Perkins
saw one face in particular that he de-
sired TO soothe his optics with, and he
tilted back his chair. He even shifted
still better view OF the charming face.
had been resting close to the edge Of the
stairway that led from the choir loft
to the main auditorium. When George
". Perkins shifted his chair he shifted
clear over the edge Of this stairway.
A moment later a young man destined
to shine as one of the financial geniuses
the country lay all in a heap at the foot
Of the pulpit. The sermon was brought
to close just as effectively and COM
pleteIy as IL IL had been wound up by a
peroration. Many were disposed to litter
over the mishap. but one of the young
women in the choir-in fact, the same
young woman that George W. Perkins
had been fitting his chair back to see
did not laugh over the accident, for she
was afraid the promising young vocalist
might be injured and that his voice
would no more raise itself IN the dox-
ology. She was extremely sympathetic.
And her attitude made a whole lot Of a
hit with George W. Perkins. He sum-
moned up his courage, after she showed
so much kindly interest. to tell her how
he happened to fall downstairs, and to
ask her permission to call some even
ing. After that he called at her home
frequently, and she continued to take
a great interest in his welfare. She has
been taking an interest in him ever
since. For that charming woman is now
Mrs. George W. Perkins.
But George never sang in the choir
again.
They were having a revival in the little
Missouri town where this happened, says
Senator James Reed. OF the Show-ne
State. A feature Of the revival was
series Of meetings for men. At every |
one of these could be seen a well-knovn |
character who had q local reputation as
the leading tough nut of those parts. He !
The Washington herald., 1912-05-17
ASKS $2,5oo PER MONTH.
Mrs. HutchIns Applies for share I'm
Rents from Real Estate.

Mrs. Rose Keeling Hutchins yesterday
applied to the court for an order on
William ]. Dante. trustee OF the estate
pay her s. 500 a month. which she claims
is her share OF the rents from the real
estate left by her husband, under the
provisions OF his will or even IL he had
died intestate.
Mrs. Hutchins requests that she be
given her share OF the rents collected
every month from the property Of her
husbands estate, until one Of the wills
is probated or administrators appointed,
and that Mr.. Dante be continued in the
management Of the estate.
The Washington herald., 1912-05-17
Awarded $4,000 Damages.

A jury in Justice Gould's court yester-
day awarded verdict Of $500 damages
to William Fincham in his suit against
the Washington. Alexandria and Mount
Vernon Railway Company. Plaintiff sued
for $4,000 for injuries received in a colli-
sion between an electric car and an am
hulance, In which he was riding. The jury
visited the scene OF the accident at the
south end of the Highway Bridge, in
Monday. .....