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The Washington herald., 1912-05-24
Love and Grammar.

From Hppincott'L
Some time ago a New York business
man, who is blessed with an extremely
pretty daughter, took his family to Eng
land for an indefinite period. during which
he was TO establish British branches
OF his mercantile enterprise in this coun-
try. -e .. o..
The charms OF this young woman
wrought much havoc in the nk-and
file Of the men who met her abroad.
She was sweet and gracious 70 all. but
her heart. as, well as her wit, belonged
to her native land. One day her father
found her at her desk. knitting her brow
over a letter.
What's the trouble, my dear?' he
asked solicitously.
Father" she responded dolefuIly. Il
must write another declension. but moth
ing will induce me 10 contugate until
get back 10 the United States"
The Washington herald., 1912-05-24
A Numbering Boy.

How is your son getting along?"
MY friend, you have touched upon a
sore subject. That boy win never get
along"
"oh. cheer up and have a stoggie.
Life is bright, after all. Our team is
doing pretty well and the business out
look is fairly good. New tell me about
your boy"
He is not practical"
He isn't poet, Is he?'
.sNo: but he has no business judgment.
Now Jet me tell you the latest thing
he did"
yes, tell me"
He went and paid out good money for
the sausage privilege at dog show
The Washington herald., 1912-05-24
The rroubIe.Ome Garden Tool..

From LirFincouG'
With the coming OF spring. II is said.
those who own motor cars in a certain
section of Massachusetts, operate them
with considerable less speed, not, how
ever, always because OF the country ordi-
nances or out OF consideration OF their
fellow-citizens' safety.
On one occasion two motorists were
crawling up a highway where lately a
friend (then riding with one of them)
knew they had formerly gone at top
speed. The friend asked why the car
was run so slowly.
Why" explained the driver Of the car,
with perfect naivete 'everybody's car
rying home garden tscis now, and you
can't run over a man without risking a
punctme"
The Washington herald., 1912-05-24
SECRETARY WILSON BARRED.
May Not Represent Preshyterians
at Scotland Meeting.

Louisville. KY, May 22-That the Cen
eraI Assembly Of the Presbyterian Church
will come TO a close without heresy
charges being brought 10 the front seem
certain. The Union Seminary case.
which was a sequel Of the famous Briggs
case, was quickly disposed OF by grant
ing another years time in which to en-
deavor to establish amlcable relations be-
tween the assembly and the seminary.
The most drastic action the assembly
has taken was the adoption OF the reso-
luton which reconsidered the election
OF Secretary of Agriculture James VII
son as a delegate to the Pan-Preshyterian
Council in Aberdeen, Scotland, in 1913, be-
cause he acted as chairman OF the Brew
ers' Congress in Chicago last year in
the face OF a mighty protest from the re-
liRious forces Of our land"
The action Of the assembly bars Wilson
and makes IL necessary for the Synod
OF Baltimore to name another in his
place.
The Washington herald., 1912-05-24
RUSSIAN STEAMER ASHORE.
Birma sticks on shoals of Swim
burne Island During Fog.

New York. May a-The Russian
American Line steamer Birma, which
sailed this evenine for Libau. Russia, Is
ashore between Swinburne and Hoffman
Islands. in the lower bay. The Birma Is
reported high and dry, with the tide
running out.
The Birma went ashore on Swinburne
Island in a fog. The sea is calm. and
there is little or no apprehension for the
safety of the vessel. Tugs will attempt
TO pull the ship OF at high tide after
midnight tonight.
The Birrna was scheduled TO sail for
Libau last Saturday. but was late in
arriving here. and consequently did not
get away until laye this afternoon.
The Washington herald., 1912-05-24

AS showing the trend OF population to-
ward the cities, the figures contained IN
the recent census are worthy OF study.
There are in the United States s.36l. .502
farms. or s7s,Ooo.Ooo acres. half OF which
is improved. representing one-fourth OF
all the land OF the nation The average
size OF the farm is LBS acres, and the
average value per acre n little more
than ss2 Yet IN spite OF this fine show
ing the city population IN the decade
from 1900 increased nearly IS per cent.
and the rural population only one-third
as much. How AbVlt that BAek-to-the-
farm moyement7
The Washington herald., 1912-05-24
ocey snead's Mother Transferred.

Trenton. " J.. May gs.-An order was
issued to-day for the transfer TO the
state Asylum OF Mrs Caroline B. Mar
tin, mother of ocey Snead, the victim
OF the East Orange bathtub mystery.
who was declared guilty OF completely in
the death Of her daughter. The woman
was found guilty OF .manslaughter and
sentenced to the Trentsn prison for
seven years
The Washington herald., 1912-05-24
WOULD ExONERATE CAPT. SMITH
White Star Line VIII Try to Prove
Titanic Master BIameIcss.


London, May 23-The first Indication
Of the intention of the White Star Line
to try 10 eNonerate Capt. f. ]. Smith.
OF the Titanic. from apparent disregard
OF radio kilograms warning him OF Ice
bergs in the path OF the lost liner, came
at the resumption OF the govern
ment's inquiry to-day. Sir Robert Fin
ley, chief counsel for the White Star.
announced that Joseph BoXhall and Of
ficer Iightoller would probably be re-
called The men were in a position, he
thought, to prove that wireless warnings
sent by the Messala and the Amerika
were not communicated 10 Capt. Smith.
Testimony was introduced showing that
the Caronia had signaled the Amerika,
warning her that she had passed several
dangerous bergs. This information was
also given the Titanic with instructions
to send it to Cape Race. to be forwarded
to the government Photographic office in
in Washington.
The Washington herald., 1912-05-24
CADETS DRILL TO-DAY.
American League Park TO BE Scene
This Afternoon.

The eighteenth annual competitive drill
OF the companies OF the Separate Bat
talon OF High School cadets will be held
at the American League Baseball Park
this afternoon beginning at O'Clock. The
cadet corps this year contains seven COM
panies. the largest battalion since the or
ganization OF the cadets in 1891
Mai. Arthur Brooks, D. c. n. G., who
is the instructor OF the cadet corps, has
worked diligently with the cadets during
the year and Is looking forward TO an
excellent competitive drill. The chair
man Of the board Of judges will be Lieut..
John f. Green. L. s. A, military in
structor at Wilberforce University, Ohio.
The other two members Will be selected
from the District National Guard.
The Washington herald., 1912-05-24
raft Receives baseball Pass.

The White House yesterday received
through President Ban johnson, Presi-
dent Taft's annual pass to the Amert-
can League ball games. The pass which
is beautifully engraved, was inclosed
in a handsome leather case, and viii
admit the President and party.
The Washington herald., 1912-05-24
Curious Freak of LIshtnInE.

Detroit. May 23-During an electrical
storm at owosso last night. a bolt OF
lightning knocked chair from under
NJ IS Hazel vankirk. and sat her on the
floor without injury
The Washington herald., 1912-05-24
GRASS
~ GEORGE FITCH,
Aafhor Of sAt Good ola siwash.p

weed. dogs, bones. children. and other
intruders
This VIII naturally leave bald spots on
the lawn. Fresh sod should be grated
on these spots and all the operations
this country because Il Is not yet old
enough. But IN England. where they
have had 500 years OF more 10 work on
The Washington herald., 1912-05-24
Cadets to Drin May "a.

The annual competitive drill of the
First Separate Battalion OF high school
cadets. win occur at American League
Park. Seventh Street and Florida Avenue
Northwest, Friday afterpoon, May q, at
2 O'Clock. You are cordially invited.
The Washington herald., 1912-05-24
DOCK WORKERS STRIKE.
waIk-out Declared in Wales, Scot.
land, England, and Ireland.

land, England, and Ireland.
London. May ga strike Of all the
transport workers in England, Wales,
Scotland. and Ireland was called to-day
by the national executive committee OF
the Transport Workers Federation. All
the men are ordered to quit work to-
night. and labor leaders declare that
more than 10000 men win be affected
Leaders Of the union threaten to tie up
every port in the United Kingdom.
Members OF the committee served no
tice upon the biggest companies in
VOWED, declaring that the men would
hold out for concessions in both pay and
hours. The dock workers are dissstis-
ned with their working conditions. and
they will probably go out in sympathy.
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where women sunered.

Newark n. J.. May 7s-At the annual
meetings Of the Associated women's
Clubs, the toastmistress. Mrs. william
s. Allen. ruled that nobody should
speak longer than pne minute.
The Washington herald., 1912-05-24
PRE-coNvENTIoN sTABs.

From the Louisville Post
The great Roosevelt victory in North
Carolina deserves attention because of
the fact that in North Carolina there
Is real Republican party. As a can
didate for President Mr. Taft polled
1880 in South Carolina in 1905. and only
1855 in Mississippi: but u4947 Republic
cans went to the polls 20 vote the Re-
publican ticket in North Carolina that
year.
From The Rocky Mountain News
The truth and nothing but the truth
can make the Republican party in Colo
RADIO free. Here In Denver that party
has been In slavery for nearly twenty
years. In the greater part Of the State,
outside OF Denver, a like bondage exists
From the Ohio State Journal
After this Is all over. Senator Dixon
and Chairman Mckinley ought to be
able to get a Job writing convincing ad-
yertisements setting forth the wearing
qualities OF automobile tires.
From the Seattle RepubFcln.
The ex-President should be reelected
President OF the United States. even II
It is. third term and against the un-
written law. He should be elected be-
cause he is the only honest. fearless man
who has held the ONCE since Lincoln,
Frcm he Detroit Journal.
The Louisiana Republican party has
formally gone out OF existence, having
survived to date by effrontery, rather
than by votes.
From the St Louis Globe-Demorat.
Coy. Foss is clearly on the right side
Of the peaceful. picketins fence.
From the Indianapolis star.
Mr.. Roosevelt said. the other day that
no one could ask him a question which
he could not answer" We shall see
what he does with senator La FoIIette's
questions. II the Wisconsin man makes,
as he says he viii, "afidavit TO the
amounts and the donors in his case.
what VIII the people think II Mr.. Rooss-
welt fails to do the same things
From the Baltimore News
II the direct Presidential preference
primaries are to be the accepted method
of nominating Presidential candidates,
the country win certainly demand that
they be held on the same day This
thing of having to sit up and take notice
Of election returns for three months At a
stretch is = little too much OF good
thing
The Washington herald., 1912-05-24

Even il there should be no adjourn
ment Of Congress before the time Of
the national conventions, it Is apples TO
doughnuts that there will be little real
work done at, the Capitol during June.
The Washington herald., 1912-05-24
ONE KILLED IN WRECK.
several Injured when Train Jumps
Track in Ohio.

Track in Ohio.
Columbus, Ohio. May g5-Pennsylvania
passenger train No. 3, westbound, while
running at high rate Of speed, jumped
the track near Coviagton, Ohio, to-day
and all but, two cars were thrown into
the ditch.
The fireman was instantly killed and
several passengers are reported to have
received severe cuts and bruises. The
cause of the wreck has not been learned.
Covington Is near Piqua, on the colum-
bus-Indianapoiis line.
The Washington herald., 1912-05-24
CONDEMN Mr.. TAFT.

Manila Business Men Critieise the
Philippine Administration.
srecial Cable 10 The Washington Herald.
Manila, May 8.-President Taft was
bitterly assailed at a mass meeting Of
business men held here tonight. Several
speakers severely criticised the Presi-
dents administration in the Philippines.
The following message was cabled TO
Theodore Roosevelt:
Congratulate you on great victory In
Ohio. Roosevelt Club celebrating event"
The Washington herald., 1912-05-24

Times certainly DO change The
Kaiser has asked his. chancellor to apoI-
ogize to the ReIchstag for his speech
Implying his intent to override that
body's authority.
The Washington herald., 1912-05-24

All it needed was for the weekly COM
mercial bulletins TO notify the weather
clerk that he was interfering with
business and see how quickly the change
came.
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Nothing More.

whats the matter. old man?"
Had a dream last night It sort OF
left me bewildered."
Had a dream. you say?"
'"well, say it was a dream. It really
was so vivid that might almost have
been awake"
What was it?"
'I thought that ocean liners were car
rying plenty OF lifeboats instead Of
squash courts and swimming POOLS
'aOh. that was a dPeam!"
The Washington herald., 1912-05-24
rhe Realm Of woman.

London. May IA 7oO-acre farm in
sussex, is controlled. financed and
worked exclusively BY women. sympa-
thizers with the plan subscribed N.ooo.
The Washington herald., 1912-05-24

1t sounds strange that so much trouble
was taken OF Atlantic. City to float a
submarine boat when they are made to
sink.
The Washington herald., 1912-05-24

The political cyclone is centering over
New Jersey. Besides the larger attrac-
tions, both Wilson and La Toilette are
entered.
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wouIdn't no.

al thought you were going to break
your engagement to Jack"
II can't for awhile. have Just
learned that he bought the ring en- easy
payments"
The Washington herald., 1912-05-24
unele Peanywi.e say.i
Laying for Him.

The only thing woman ever has
enough Of is hairpins.
The Washington herald., 1912-05-24
Is This TrueR

It's a pipe. we deduce,
It's a cinch. it's a puddin'
That the man who's too spruce
Nearly always looks wooden.
The Washington herald., 1912-05-24
May "a I'm HistOry.

MAY "a I75sLDr. Johnson writes a
spring poem. which Boswell is unable to
May "A, 17ss-Rhubarb is hrst used in
pies
The Washington herald., 1912-05-24

Does your wife want you to work for
woman's suffragey'
mo; I think she wants me 20 oppose
IT. Ny wife hunts trouble"
The Washington herald., 1912-05-24

From the St Louis Globe-DemoGat
Coy. Foss is clearly on the right side
Of the peaceful. picketinE fence.
The Washington herald., 1912-05-24

The Louisiana Republican party has
formally gone out Of existence. having
survived to date by effrontery, rather
than by votes.
The Washington herald., 1912-05-24

Prom the Ohio State Journal
After this Is all over, Senator Dixon
and Chairman Mckinley ought to be
able to get Job writing convincing ad-
Yertisements setting forth the wearing
qualities OF automobile tires.
The Washington herald., 1912-05-24

The ex-President should be reelected
President Of the Unted States. even If
It lie. a third term and against the un-
written law. He should be elected be-
cause he is the only honest fearless man
who has held the ONCE since Lincoln,
The Washington herald., 1912-06-23
CHAPTER ID.
A skull and a FIIrtntIon.

TT was late afternoon when they
came into Lac Baip, and as soon
as Philip had turned over the
colonel and his wife to Breed, he hur-
ried TO his own cabin. At the door
he encountered Buck Nome. The two
men had not met since a month be-
fore at Nelson House, and there was
but little cordiality in Steele's greeting
as he went through the formality Of
shaking hands with his associate
I'm going to say howdy to EN-" ex-
planned Nome, pausing for a moment
Deuce of a good joke on you, Steele!
How do you like the job of bringing
in an old colonel's frozen wife, or a
frozen coloneps old wife, eh?"
Every fiber in Steele's body grew
tense at the banter in the others voice.
He whirled upon Nome, who had part
ly turned away. You remember-you
lied down there at Nelson to get just
such a Job as this" he reminded
Have you forgotten what happened
after that"
Don't get miffed about it. man,"
returned Nome with an irritating Laugh.
AIS fair in love and war That was
love down there, pom my word Of
honor it was, and this IS about as near
the other thing as l want to come"
There was something in his laugh
that drew Steele's lips in a tight line
As he entered the cabin. 1t was not
the first time that he had listened to
NOme's gloating chuckle at the men
ton of certain women. II was this
more than anything else that made him
hate the man. Physically, Nome was
magnificent specimen, beyond doubt
the handSomeSt man in the service
north Of Winnipeg: so that while other
men despised him for what they knew,
women admired and loved him-until,
now and then too late for their own
salvation. they discovered that his mo-
raj code was rotten to the core. Such
a thing had happened at Nelson House,
and Philip felt himself burning with a
desire to choke the life out Of Nome
as he recalled the tragedy there. And
what would haPpen-now The
thought came to him like a dash OF
cold water. and yet, after a moment.
his teeth cleaned in . smile as a Wis
ion rose before him of the love and
purity which he had seen in the sweet
face of the coloners wife. He chuckled
softly to himself as he dragged out a
pack from under his bunk; but there
was no humor in the chuckle. From
it he took a bundle wrapped in soft
Dirch-bark, and from this produced the
skull that he had brought up with
him from the South. There was a
.remble Of excitement in his low laugh
Is he glanced about the gloomy interior
Of the cabin. From the log ceiling
lung a big oil lamp with a tin re-
1ector, and under this he hung the
skull
TO BE CONTINUED NEXT sUNDATl
The Washington herald., 1912-06-23
Antarctic Coal.
4 The PhrndelrhI, Pr.ss

From the Philadelphia Pres
Capt Scott's reported discovery Of
coal in the Antarctic regions Is the most
important practical result OF the search
for the South Pole. Whether the de-
pOsits are large or small and the quality
OF the coal are matters yet to be ascer-
tained by biologists and experts
There may be error or exaggeration IN
estimating the value and extent Of our
Alaska coal fields, but there is no reason
to question the fact that the deposits
in the American territory are wonder
fully rich. Though in the frozen North
they are accessible as the future sourcs
OF coal supply TO meet all the require
ments Of industries in the United States
for centuries to come.
Chinese coal may find its way into the
markets Of the world before many years
1t may be that the coal fields Of Alaska
and China and possibly those OF Persia
will be nearly exhausted before means
are found to make available the coal in
the Antarctic regions The ice barrier
and the intense cold OF the temperature
will prevent any immediate utilization
OF the deposits there.
Yet # is well to know that such an
ultimate resource for fuel exists. Aus
tralia and New Zealand will doubtless
lead in finding means to overcome the
difficulties In the future, but genera
tions at least are likely to pass before
the effort Is consummated. There should
be no more talk about the exhaustion OF
the worlds coal for centuries to come.
but nevertheless wise conservation IN the
existing mining fields Is to be studiously
observed.
The Washington herald., 1912-06-23
BY JAMES OLIVER cURWooD
Author of THE DANGER TRAIL /.
THE HONOR OF THE BIG SHOWS" &c.

and kiss il, and in the inefable con-
tentment and happiness shining in the
two faces in the freight Philip Steele
knew that he was looking upon that
which had broken forever the haunt
ing image of another woman in his
heart In its place would remain this
picture of loye-love as he had dreamed
of IT, as he had hoped for it, and which
he had found at last-but not for him
self-in the heart of a wilderness.
He saw now something childishly
sweet and pure in the face that smiled
welcome to him as he came noisily
through the snow-cruSt; and something,
too, IN the colonePS face, which reached
out and gTipped at his very heart
strings, and filed him with a warm
glow that was new and strange to him,
and which was almost the happiness
of thee two. 1t swept from him the
sense OF loneliness which had oppressed
him a short time before, and when at
last, after they had talked for a long
time beside the fire, the colonePs wife
lifted her pretty head drowsily and
asked If she might 60 TO bed, he laugh
ed in sheer joy at the pOuting, tender
ness with which she rubbed her pink
cheek against the grizzled face above
her and at the gentle light in the
colonies eyes as he half carried her
into the tent
For a long time alter he had rolled
himself in his own blanket Philip lay
awake, wondering at the strangeness
Of this thing that had happened to him.
1t was Her hair that he had seen shin
ing this night under the old spruce, lus-
trous and soft, and ooiled in its simple
glory, as he had seen it last on the
night when Chesbro had broken in on
them at the ball. II was very easy for
him to imagine that it had been Her
face, with soul and heart and love
he knew what had been missing for
added to its beauty. More than ever
he knew what had been missing for
him now; he blessed Chesbro for his
blundering, and fell asleep to dream of
the new face, and to awaken hours
later to the unpleasant realization that
his visions were but dream-fabric after
all, and that the woman was the wife
of Col. Becker.
The Washington herald., 1912-06-23
CHAPTER u.
A Face out of the NiEht,

HNSS Ooh u uAe NABhN'
.CTEELE came up to the Hudson's
~ Bay companys post at Lac Balm
- on the seventh day after the big
storm, and Breed, the factor, conhded
two important bits of information to
him while he was thawing ou before the
big box-stove in the oompany's deserted
and supply-stripped store. The first
was that a certain Col Becker and his
wife had left Fort Churchill, on Hud-
sons Bay, to make visit at Lac Balm; /;
the second, that Buck Nome had gone
westward a week before and had not
returned. Breed was worried, not over
Nome's prolonged absence, but over the
anticipated arrival Of the other two.
The Washington herald., 1912-06-23

Carborundum first was produced by a
chemist, who, while experimenting with
electricity, happened to place carbon
electrodes connected with a dynamo into
. bowl containing some crushed coke and
clay.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-25
|. &N. WINS OVER
 WESTERN UNION
Dallas Court Decides Tele- graph Go. Could Not Con-
 demn Right of Way

Selma, October 24.-(Special.)- .)-Deoision in favor of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad company over the Western Union Telegraph company was rendered in the probate court of Dallas county to- day by Judge P H. Pitts. The case was one of many which will be heard in diff ferent counties through the state and in number of southern states, and arises from the severing of friendly connections between the two big corporations.
 For great many years past the Vest ern Union Telegraph company has been occupying the right of way of the Louis vile and Nashville Railroad company in Alabama and other southern, states.
 The contract between the two corpora tions was recently terminated by the tel egraph company, which is now seeking to condemn that portion of the right of way of the Louisville and Nashville which has heretofore been occupied by its poles and wires.
 The case heard before Probate Judge P. H. Pitts of Dallas county today in- volved the right of way of the Louisville and Nashville from the Florida line to Selma and from Selma to Myrtlewood, Marengo county. In the case the rail road company contended the telegraph company had no right under the Alabama law in this particular case to condemn it's right of way and the decision of Judge Pitts in the case was in favor of the railroad company. The telegraph company will appeal the case