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The Washington herald., 1912-09-15
AN EXPERIMENTAL ELECTION
FOR THE NATIONS CAPITAL

mental election At these gatherings
held on street corners. speakers quott
various worthless to support their view
of the deplorable political condition Of
residents Of the city. where some of thu
biggest politics in the nation is played
For instance. 1t is pointed out that d
former Commissioner Of the District.
Henry B. F. Macfarland, once stated
that the people of Washington are goy>
erned by an absolute autocracy. not lea
gally responsible to the people" and thai
Senator Blair stated on the floor OF thd
Senate that the District was a vast
community OF political slaves" Sayles
]. Bowen. who was Mayor of Washing-
ton when Washington had Mayors. IS
quoted as of the opinion that the gov1
ernment of the District is "a despottsrd
more complete, and an oligarchy mora
antagonistic to Republican institutious
than any which ever existed under an
absolute monarchy" 1t is urged by thu
agitators that the present appointed
commission fern OF government favor |
some classes OF the wealthy, the burden
Of taxation being maintained by the poot
people,
DR.. Thomas E. Will. OF the People {
Church in Washington, is secretary and
leading speaker in this new movement!
Hancock Square. at Eighth Street and
Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest wheTs
he has addressed large audiences, has
been dubbed The Peoples Forum"
The Washington herald., 1912-09-15
MOST DANGEROUS PERSON.
Chicago Judge Decides II Is the Boy
Between Fifteen and Eighteen.


Municipal Judge Gemmill, OF Chicago,
says the most dangerous person in any
city Is the boy between the ages of
fifteen and eighteen years. The average
hold-up man is seventeen years old" This
is startling testimony. but 1t is by a
man who knows. Why is this fact ?
Where is the blame? These are the most
important questions of the day Is the
blame in the home or the school or the
street influence or the book or the Gig
arctic or the game? Is II parental indif-
ference. the city Establishments or the
hollow and insincere public opinion?
The most dangerous personsa boy yet
in his teens-a boy just out OF school,
just out OF home, just out of the in
fiuence of mother and sister-he is the
chief enemy of society! One can hardly
believe il, that human nature Is passing
through a hardening process-and the
lad is the chief victim. Oh, ye REFORM
ers. ye disease fighters and germ hunt
ers; ye religion eNponents and brother
hood acclaimerS-what is being done for
the boy of fifteen to eighteen? Nothing!
So IL seems. Thus the Chicago Tribune
refers TO the matter:
The cause is the discharge of thou
sands of boys and girls from the discip-
line and restraint and wholesome inter-
ests of the school at fourteen, in the
midst of the critical period of adde's
cence. These boys and girls are a
large majority. and they are launched
into the shop. the factory and the
street. deprived OF friendly surveillance
and direction when OF all periods OF life
they need them most.
The Washington herald., 1912-09-15
"The Land of Steady Habits. :"

In no other State in the Union has
the political upheaval of the present
campaign had less marked effect than
in Connecticut The people are pros
porous and the Republican conventions
view of the conditions that permit the
State to remain prosperous was that
the Taft administration had been zone
of unostentatious but continued accom-
plishment, and its closing year finds
the country at the height of prosperity,
with labor in steady demand and paid
better than at any previous time in our
history, and thus better able to meet
the increased cost of living which has
developed in all civilized countries"
Every claim made in that brief state
ment is in accordance with the facts
as far as Connecticut is concerned. The
choice for Governor was wise one,
for Judge John P. Hudley, of New
Haven, has been in public life many
years. Besides, he was a soldier in the
civil war
The prospect thus is very promising
of Mr.. Taft obtaining the electoral
votes of the State by substantial ma
jority. His intimate afiliation with the
government of Yale has caused the
"nan" Taft to be better known in Con-
necticut than in some other States.
The Progressive movement has found
little encouragement there, and consid-
ering that the Democrats viva voce re-
nominated Judge Baldwin for Gov
ernor, the man whom Roosevelt pub
licly and unwarrantedly insulted sew
eral years ago, is proof positive that the
Bull Moosers will waste time in trying
to look for Roosevelt votes in Con-
necticut
The Washington herald., 1912-09-15
Securing Conventions.

Is Washington doing all it can in the
way of securing conventions? This is
a question in which every resident is
directly or indirectly interested, for il
means much to the future of the city.
The cost of securing conventions
should not be left to be borne by q
few, but rather it should be general be-
cause the benefits that come from them
are general Hotels, traction COM
panies, auto men and livery stable
keepers, boarding-houses, saloons, cafes
and confectionery stores perhaps reap
the most direct benefit, but it matters
little who get the direct returns, for the
more people that come to Washington
the more work there is to do, the more
money is spent by those who receive
direct returns from the visitors for la
Dor, provisions, rent, &c. In fact, they
just add so much to the general pros
perity of the city as a whole.
Several large conventions have been
held here of recent date and more are
coming. Some come here voluntarily
because of the many advantages Of
fered-a beautiful river. unsurpassed
streets, the best of hotels and restau-
rants, with innumerable apartments that
can be secured at reasonable rates, fine
places in which large conventions can
be held, and points of interest that can
be found nowhere else. Others have
inducements offered which mean a lot
of work to those who give their time
with that end in view.
The committee of the Chamber OF
Commerce has done wonders in secur-
ing large bodies to come to Washing
ton. They have not only done the hard
work, but have gone down in their
pockets like other business men who
have contributed. 1t is not fair to let
one body of men do all this. Their
convention fund is now depleted and
must be replenished. Not only the
people of the city should help, but
Congress should also do its share
Delegates to conventions are invited
here because it is the seat of govern
ment; the whole country benefits by
their presence, and it is no more than
fair the Federal government should
help defray the. expense of caring for
those that come here.
The Washington herald., 1912-09-15
Lower Prices for Foods.

From the Minneapolis Journal
The high cost OF living Is the prob
lem which concerns two candidates foi
the Presidency. Wilson and Roosevelt
and which engages the attention Of
nearly every economic writer just now,
much gold, overca EQUALIZATION, extrava.
gance and waste. too few agricultural
producers, too great governmental ex.
penditure. Each is contributors
cause. no doubt. But the oyerworked
law of supply and demand comes in to
account for a Io,. Demand has tx.
ceeded supply in foods at least. and
supply has not answered demand
This is demonstrated by the drop in
prices in view of the prospect OF
bumper crops this season. In Chicago
year ago potatoes sold at s5.Z5 a barrel, ]
this year for the corresponding weeIs
at s275 a barrel. Cabbages sold last
year at $3.50 a crate, this year at 81 10
N.l5. In Minneapolis last week new
potatoes sold around IS cents a bushel
and old at IS cents and less.
These are Indications. All crops ara
fairly certain to be large. Plenty OF
food for live stock will be produced,
which should in time operate to reduce
the price of meats.
Rains this year have, been season.
able, sunshine propitious. and rain and
sun have more to do with a peoples d
prosperity than even politicians have.
We prosper most when. as a whole
people. each receives a good price for
his product-not an extreme price.
The Washington herald., 1912-09-15
PERTINENT AND EXPERIMENT

From the New York Tribune.
II Is to be hoped that the new Mexican
Congress next week with its majority in
support Of the Madero administration. will
enable the President to establish law
IL does not the world will begin TO won
der IL anything was really gained by put
ting Mr.. Madero in the place of Porfirio
Diaz.
From the Rochester Herald
A woman would just as soon be caught
wearing a 1911 model gown as to be seen
riding in a 1911 model automobile.
From the Boston Transcript
Is the membership OF the Ananias Club
full. that day has passed without fur
ther nominations?
From the Florida Tfnes-Cuion.
Wonder how Bryan feels about the Bull
Moose's charge that Wilson was nomi-I
mated by the bosses.
From the St Paul P!oneer-Press.
II is reported that Jamaes J. Hill has
bumper crops, will one bank be big
enough to hold all the money the Hill
lines will take in this fall?
From the St Paul Dispatch.
A scientist says that mankind will
be hairless at the end OF another hva
centuries. Did John D. Rockefeller live
800 years too soon?
The Washington herald., 1912-09-15

frost touches the. grain OF fruit. But
|city folk are apt to complain at the
long heated term, which the longer i,
lasts the more it gets on their nerves
and overworked physiques.
Then again September is a real
comfort to the optimist who swears
by the almanac, which names June,
July. and August the real summer
months. This, time September seems
to have something to say about it. too,
and asks grace Until the summer sol
stice, on the aIst of the month. So
far. September holds the record for
high temperature during the afternoon
hours. 1t ought to change soon. We
are more than ready for the red and
gold of the autumnal foliage and OF
the golden-rod. The time for It has ar
rived. But one can never tell what is
before US after the vagaries of such a
summer as has been our portion this
year.
The Washington herald., 1912-09-15
Golden-rod and Red Foliage.

AS regards hot weather, September,
some one once remarked, is a border
State between the North and the
South. In the beginning the South
scores. but as the days of the equinox
draw nigh the North has the better of
it The farmer is pleased. The heat
aids in getting the crops safely housed.
well dried, and ripened before an early
The Washington herald., 1912-09-15

ment because they can't get room with
a y bath In a country hotel
Railroad owners regard prosperity with
great affection because they can douols
their capital stock with bottle OF ink
and few reams. Of paper and can make
the whole thing pay dividends. Later on
when a nickel looks as large as mill
stone they can usually persuade the In
terstate Commerce Commission to let
them raise freight rates so as to keep
from going into bankruptcy until pros
perity returns and they can print some
more stoca.
The Washington herald., 1912-09-15
NEWSY COURT GOSSIP FROM
ACROSS THE OCEAN BLUE

law. Princess Of Battenberg. who is the
honorary Governor of the Isle OF Wight
The King took charge of a stall and did
a rushing business. Then he awarded the
prizes In o millinery contest, after which
he enjoyed himself throwing the sticks
at Aunt Sally" shying for cocoanuts.
end in various other Of. the popular style
Of anusements provided FLANEUR.
tocpgnght. 1872 By Court. Gosip syndicate.)
The Washington herald., 1912-09-15
No Help Required.

A local matron alludes to a certain
gown Of hers as her quarrel dress"
Il always wear it" she explains, when
l have a quarrel with my husband"
But why do you call II a quarrel
dress?"
Because 1t is the only gown I have
that doesn't button in the back. Conse-
quenuy, l don't have to call on the old
crouch to help me"
The Washington herald., 1912-09-15
A CRAZY WORLD.

The world IL rushing onward
With intense, electric speed
And men are acting crazy
In their grating game and greed.
While honesty and virtue
Shrink in sorroN out Of sight
As public takers shatter
The laws q faith and right
Auto cars and asroplanes
And battieships for fight.
With. power for instant killing
Are rushing day and night;
With humbug shows corr1pttng
The people Of the land,
And politicians preaching
What none can understand
When . nation loses virtue
And lives for show and sold.
II viii die with secret cancer
As the nations did Of old;
When public men were takers
Who ruled for power and peif,
And fooled the simpS people
All for greed and sin and self.
JOHN A. JOYCE.
The Washington herald., 1912-09-15

A bumper CROP Of cereals is not
thee only thing produced this year. II
also breaks the record-for political mud
singing. accusations, deniais, and proc
lamations
The Washington herald., 1912-09-15
A LITTLE NONSENSE,
VARIOUS ORATORS.

A Presidential year once more;
The politicians bawL
Our nation totters. as of yore,
To Its untimely fall.
That is. one speaker says this thing,
While We in anger chafe.
But then another takes the ring.
And says the country's safe.
You know Just how 1t is, my friend,
And so can take your cue.
The situation all depends
On whom you listen TO.
The Washington herald., 1912-09-15

The keynote Of Reosevelt's confess
sion Of faith" was the Capitalization of
power. The formula for the application
Of the principle was equally clear: In
trust the power to mel
The Washington herald., 1912-09-15

The Hartford Courant asks why Amer
ican beef is cents lower in London than
in our own cities? Doesn't the Courant
Know after all these years?
The Washington herald., 1912-09-15

Miss Boardman's plan Of an endless
chain letter to procure funds for the Taft
campaign was well meant, but those who
hear Of It ask: Has the G.. O. p. really
come to this?"
The Washington herald., 1912-09-15

The New York police do not seem
to be strong in tracing. That BLACK
Hand letter writer whom they are after
now need not be much alarmed.
The Washington herald., 1912-09-15

Carnotite, mineral found in Colorado.
has been found sufficiently radioactive
to produce shadow photographs rssem~
bling those made by X-rayA ]
The Washington herald., 1912-09-15

Maine and Vermont both barometrical
States. have spoken, and still no Arma-
geddon!
The Washington herald., 1912-09-15
Syndicating War.

You see. by financing a revolution, we
can get control of the oil fields in Bluff
aragua.'
1T will cost a good deal"
''oh. the by-products alone will cover
the costs: comic opera scenarios and
moving picture films"
The Washington herald., 1912-09-15
Why He Quit:

Then you didn't fish much while
awayr' ---- % B..
NO" said the real estate man. II did
hang hook overheard one day. with a
worm on It. A number of fish investi-
gated my proposition wariiy. but nesotia-
tons never got beyond a nibble. Then 1
decided that fishing was too much like
the real estate business, so I quit. 1
went away for rest"
The Washington herald., 1912-09-15
Uncle Pennywise Says,

One OF our local merchants, whose es-
tablishment maintains a crack team. is
looking for a good bookkeeper who can
pitch tho spitbalL
The Washington herald., 1912-09-15

representative of a journal con-
tTolled by the Jesuits in the north OF
Spain waited upon the Minister of
Finance in San Sebastian to demand an
explanation as to why King Alfonso
during his recent stay in Cowes assisted
at a festival organized for the purpose Of
providing funds for the restoration of
whippingham Church, in the Isle of
Wight. The Minister replied that King
Alfonso was free to consult his own
wishes.
1t must be confessed that King Alfonso
did have very lively time at the Cowes
fair. II was not arranged for the benefit
of church. but in aid of the whipping
ham school fund and the bazaar was held
The Washington herald., 1912-09-15
September Is In History.

September Is. 153i-Henry VIII goes to
the county fair and takes blue ribbon
for prize hogs.
September Is. I75s-Boswell and DR.
johnson decide to answer the call for
harvest hands.
The Washington herald., 1912-09-15

Maud and the Judge.
Maud Muller studied up a bit,
Acquired some skill;
And now she has a rural skit
In vaudeville.
The Washington herald., 1912-09-15

A deputation Of the Spanish Wireless
Telegraph Company went to Miramar
Palace near San Sebastian. the other
day, offering King Alfonso a fine motor
car to which is attached a complete ap-
paratus of wireless installation that will
enable him to communicate with any one
he pleases, wherever he may be. by
means of autobiography. Alfonso ac-
cepted the. gift with delight, examined
the car and apparatus with great interest
and began to use 1t Immediately, waiting
congratulations to Premier Canalejas on
the birth Of little daughter. The wire
less car Is a good companion piece for
Queen Victoria's telephone, the most re-
rnarkable one in the world. 1t is Of sill
yer, with a gold transmitter, and is sup
ported by four bronze Hercules figures.
between which a boy leaning against .
Spanish coat-of-arms is conversing by
telephone Ia golden wire) with an English
girl in close proximity TO British lion.
Above the mouthpiece are two goddesses
in angel attire. This work of art stands
en- her waiting table and connects with
the royal nursery.
The Washington herald., 1912-09-15
Wed All Like to Know.

y "'
Have you any objection in piling up
wealth? Perhaps you have an ambition
to crafty. Is there anything you want
to do?".
Here is. When J am fixed financially
| propose to see II there is really any
money in the chicken business"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-07
PLAY
ENDS IN TRAGEDY
Little Girl Probably Fatally
Burned When Skirt Is
Caught on Fire.
RUSHED TO CITY HOSPITAL
Physicians Have Little Hope
for Recovery in View Of
Condition.

Tragedy followed close upon limo
cent play yesterday afternoon, when
Louise Everett. the nincycar- old
daughter OF Edgar Lee Everett, OF
$50 Church Street. having in 4 spirit
Of fun put on dress with a long
train, venturcd too near an open Are.
place and found herself in a momcnt
u mass of flames. Together with a
number OF her small playmates she
had gone across tho street 10 the
homo of a ncishbor TO play. Some one
proposed that they play grown folSs,
and Louise arruycd herself in IL long
skirt, which traiied far behind her on
the llOOr.
In some manner the long dress
caught. and tho little girl ran scream
Ing 10 the street. There the wind
served only TO feed the namcs, and
tic child rushed, Il human torch, into
her own home. The frantic mother,
assisted by number OF ncighbors,
rushed to the rescue. pulling away
thc burning garments. When ,ihcsr
3ero finally removed II was found
thut tho chnd WAS scorrhcd AMI
burned from head To foot. and a hurry
call waa sent In Tor the ambuunce
DR. Il. l.. Watts responded, but en-.
countcrcd strong opposition OH 1.-THE
par; OF the family 70 the little girls
removal TO tho City Hospital. the
mother pleading that she be- kept AT
momc. Better counsel. however. pre-
vailed. and nhe child was rushed.
IN critical condition. to tho hospi-
tai. being held Ia her father. a:mu
during the trip.
IN examination by the surGcona re.
rcatsd burns covering more than half
Of ncr body. and rcnGcriur tho case
practically hopeless. Her mother
could not DC prrsua,icd to leave tho
bedside. and watched with the suf-
ferimG chlld through the night. W.T.
u"sscs nj the accident were certain
thnt tho girl inhaled flames du,ins
tcr Wild Dash across the street to
her kong, ,hut examination T., The
physicians ut the hospital failed to
reveal amy evidence Of II. At lats
hour little horr Was held out for her
recovery. tho rcs'hcn; physician stat.
ing II as his opinion that she would
hardly survive the night Mr. Everett
IS an cinployo al tho state ren!ten-
tiary.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-07
THINKS PASTOR SANE
BUT A CUNNING FIEND

Especial TO Til" Times Dispatch
Ncw York, LaIuI3rT G.---AccurdmS to
Or. Carlos Z. Macdonald. one OF the
m"Ht famous alicniats in this country,
1t was Rev. Clarence V. #. Richcson';
mouumentsi ego that induced him ~
give out his amazing confession to-
day. Tonight ur. Macdonald made
statement to the United Press in which
he said:
1T has ever hccn ME. Me, ME with
that man Richesrn. have Just read
his confession, and from it draw
the conclusion that il is al insnccru
as have been all his actions / con
slider the man sane. but cunning
iend, whose present purpose is to save
his life despite his protestations to
the contrary II lichcson had not
been found out III his hidcous crime.
believe he would be leading n prayer
meeting somewhere tonight with a
long solemn face. He is that sort OF
a man. and deserves no pity
nr. Macdonald who was called to
Buffalo to pass upon the mental status
of Czolgosz, Mckinley's slayer; who
was medical counsel to the district
attorney during the Th,w trial, and is
an International authority on psych-
oloEy and mental diseases. has made
n study of tho Richcsoy case from tho
published reports and history of the
man. While he has never seen the
sclf-confeSsed minister slayer, no
bases his deductions and opinions on
the chief characteristics and acts OF
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-07

ministry and his work ae pastor
afterward. to high capacity for fine
discrimination between right ami
wrong.
lie did not wrong Avis Linncll i'm
pulsively. but deliberately. lie did not
WOO the Edmands girl through sudden
Impulse. but through Il motive and at
ter well elaborated plan This was
cupidity, III the first instance, at least
'tlc did not STAY the Llnnoll girl
through sudden impulse. but as Il purt
of n well-,aid plan. lilo did not mutt
In tc himself through Il frenzy. but
with the intention of creating the foun-
dalton for a defense which would save
him from the chair.
lie did not write the confession made
public to-day under a sudden impulse.
Tile confession shows calculation, tlnc
elaboration, and It's composition ind!-
Gates an effort to produce the best inn
preston. Clevcrly II asserts that
Iicneson has no hope of saving himself
through IT, yet II was written for no
other purpose than that.
III Richcson had been outside Il cell
instead of bchind bars; II he had faced
a future with the hcircss. rather than
almost sure exposure ana punishment
he would never have confessed. and his
'lashngs of conscience would never
have manifestctk themselves.
Yes, my opinion Is that Richcson Is
more guilty than the ordinary man
would be under the same circumstances,
for nc Is capable of II fine discrimina
ton. possessed of Il keen mind. and his
training should have taken him from
the farthcst mental point from such
crime. Hence Nc realized at all times
more kccrly than the ordinary man
the cnormity of his acts.
'''rhc ono driving thing, tho one great
Impulse IN the case Of Richcsou. was
his cgotism. lie could not resist h'm-
self. What I've desi"ch he must have.
lie got what he desired lie took 1t as
wolf takes his prey. Tie denied HIM
self nothing. lie had no mercy.
while the man. Of course, suffers
somewhat from rcmorsc. that rcmorso
is tho snowy kind and of doubtful sim
1erity. lie expects people TO pity him
now"