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The Washington herald., 1912-01-31
STATESMEN, REAL AND NEAR.
BY FRED c. KELLY

I
The French government has obtained q
permit. blueprints, and full specifications
for a fine new embassy building here IN
Washington. As French architects rank
among the bes. in the world, the building
VIII probably be an attractive structure
with Spardwod floors, modern plumbing.
slass doorknobs. and decorated to suit.
But Mr.. J. J. Jusserand. the French
Ambassador, isn't certain whether tire
place is going to be anything much or not
IN some respects the houses that are
shown in the stop paying rent" adver-
tisements in the daily papers suit him
much better. and he has made bold 70
teell the French government so.
Inasmuch as Jusserand is going 70 live
In the place. his government assumed.
quite logically. that he and his wife
would have some little curiosity to see
the plans and note the locations OF clos
cts and bathrooms. So they sent him
blueprints showing the front. side, and
rear elevations, and the Interior arrange
ments.
Jussersnd promptly wrote back TO his
government saying he wished, while they
were about II, that they would build
house with a few Of the more modern
convenlences. For example, he pointed
out, no American thinks OF building a
house nowadays without an outdoor
sleeping porch. He said the place ought
10 have a sleeping porch and also cute
little screened porch where they could
serve afternoon tea
Jusserand's letter caused much conster-
nation In his native land. The French
officials couldn't figure out why a few
years residence in America should give
high born citizen so many barbarous
notions about architecture. After sew
eral weeks they answered his sleeping
porch communication and told him how
they enjoyed his little joke.
"Of course you cannot be serious" they
said, in wishing 10 sleep publicly. The
outdoor porch might be very nice for an
American hunting cabin with its pic
turesque log finish, but for an embassy
building located in the heart OF city.
any arrangement for one to sleep out on
the porch would no doubt excite much
funny comment. Furthermore, We do not
know Of any recognized school Of archi-
lecture that provides for a special porch
TO sleep on"
despairing gesture on receipt OF the let
ter, asked for one more window In the
front bedroom. and let II go at that.
DIR. Barchfeld, who represents one Of
the Pittsburg districts. and John Dwight,
Of New York. look enough alike to be
taken for each other two or three times
a day. To add to the confusion they
have Offices right across the hall from
each other in the House once Building.
A few days ago, as Dwight was enter
ing the once building, a stranger, talk
Ing to a couple Of friends out in front
asked the Congressman II he might see
him at his once.
Certainly" said Dwight. Come right
The Washington herald., 1912-01-31
Uncle Walt Says To-day:

slide in the icy gutter and fracture neck knee; and
would that my tongue could the thoughts that arise in
So many of lofty scheming stand round
THE ICY WALK in the and talk what profits their
rosy dreamngs if perlous is the walks
Come forth from your hall hove when slick the earth with
ee and do with wooden shovel your the public
cease pushing through your mustaches views the
of Taft and sprinkle the walk with ashes for that the
graft My negbo will stand debating the worth of the income
tax while the walks skating poor souls their heads
backs don't wboop if Teddy Woodrow or Bob
should it's showing again already and shall
of with my good old shovel and sprinkle the with SALT
that may fall and grovel and the of Walt
Csuunt isz " es'us A.ins. AanA WALT MASON
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up. It's on the fourth floor. three o.
four doors from the elevator"
As soon as the man had finished his
conversation, he followed directions. ana
/ sure enough, there was Dr. Barchfeld'a
ONCE three or four doors from the eis
vator.
Tie Isn't here" Barchfeld's secretary
told the stranger. The fact is. he was
called out Of town to-day. I just saw
him TO the train"
but 1 was talking 10 him not thrss
minutes ago." said the caller.
"oh, guess not"
but guess yes
And II was only the secretary'S polite.
ness and tact that prevented a fight.
The next day the stranger called Barch-
field from the House chamber, intending
to demand satisfaction. but BarchfeId ex.
planned all merely by pointing out
Dwight. his human alibi, and bloodshed
was averted.
Just as a sample Of the mean tricks
people will play in the heat OF political
campaign
Congressman Bathrick. OF Ohio, was
booked for a speech in the little town
OF Randolph It was arranged that the
bell in the town haH should be rung
five minutes before the speaking began.
Now, a custom prevails throughout the
Western Reserve Of slowly toliinR a
tell for a funeral The janitor Of the
town hall was a Republican and Bath
rick Is Democrat Five minutes be-
fore the speaking started, this janitor.
aided and abetted doubtless By evi as
sociates, began TO toll the bell slowly IN
solemn funereal tones for the Demo-
cratic meeting.
Bathrick's friends overpovered ths
Janitor. however. had the bell run with q
merry peal and Bathrick was elected.
You never can tell. Representative PAU
Rowland. of Ohio, took note one day of
the applications that came IN for tha
various publications put out by the De.
partment Of Agriculture. He found thar
80 per cent OF the people who wrots Tor
such things desired dope on RAISING
chickens. OF these there were three con-
stituents who were especially obsessed
to know all about the upbringtng OF the
needless hen, and who clamored for
everything the government has prepared
on the subject. Out OF curiosity How
land looked up the addresses OF the three
hen men, TO see where their poultry
farms were located And he made a
weird discovery
Each and every one Of the men lives in
a nat,
Former Forester clifford Pinehot was
asked what was the strangest thing he
saw in Alaska during hts "trip Of investi-
CATION last summer.
The most bizarre thing" replied
Pinchot, was the sight OF modern NOV
ing picture theaters, with the audiences.
made up largely OF native Indians ana
Z faT
tcopyTiEht, ISI3 by Frsd O. Kelly An rizhts 70
The Washington herald., 1912-01-31
DEFINITION OF CHINAMAE.

New Zealand Laundry Trade Res
qaires New Status for Celestial.
New Zealand not long ago found thai
the Chinese were doing a very large
proportion OF the laundry work and had
thrown out OF employment the women
workers in some OF the Iaundries-
In New Zealand a laundry n a factory
within the meaning OF the factories act,
so It occurred to a lawmaker that he
could settle the difficulty OF this Chinese
competition by neat amendmsnt ln tha
Interpretation clause of the act above
mentioned.
an amendment was therefore drafted
and printed and sent with the utmost
seriousness and good faith to the crown
law office for consideration; 70 contained
a provision In these words: For the pura
pose OF this act Cthe factories acD .
ChinamRn shall be deemed TO be q Stll
under eighteen years Of age"
The Washington herald., 1912-01-31
]. SELWIN TAFT
OPENS NEW BANK
has a Large Circle Of Business
Friends VINO Welcome Return
to Local Financial Fold.

Announcement was made yesterday
that J. seiwin Tait has re-entered the
local banking field as head of the Wash
ington and Southern Bank. with quarters
at i4is street northwest.
Mr.. TAFT has large circle OF friends
and business aequaintanees. whose con-
hdence and esteem he hasl~on in an
unusual degree during HIS business life
in this city.
In 1903 Mr.. TAFT established here a
branch Of the International Banking Cor
poration, and without the aid OF local
The Washington herald., 1912-01-31
$50 Belmont rOad. Jan. %.
Appreciates a ForcefuI Article.

Editor The Washington Herald:
1t is very gratifying to me TO fnd IN
your woman's page yesterday morning
the very logical and forceful article on
woman suffrage signed Anna z. Hendiey.
It has been said by one Of our city's
ablest politicians that the victory IN Cal
ifornia last fall WIN 90 down in history
as one Of the greatest of moral and poll
tical achievements the world has known.
There are greater victories on the way.
as the development OF our cause every
where attests-and every Individual, every
organization. and every publication that
helps TO bring them about viii be en-
titled to the plHudlts Of future historians
and OF posterity. HELEN z. TINDALI.
hsmhr ExecrdFe Conmitess. Estima1 AnaEinap
The Washington herald., 1912-01-31
EXERCISES DUE CAUTION.
Democrats Go slow in Threat to In
wade New England.

From the Boston TranscIipt
Word comes from Washington that the
Democrats are going to invade New Eng
land this fall and carry on hustling
campaign. their National Committee being
abundantly provided with speakers and
funds.
The chairman Of their Congressional
committee takes very optimistic view
OF the party outlook IN this region ana
says that, while the Democrats may gain
seats, they certainly VIII not lose any.
We observe that hts optimism stops at
the southern boundary Of Vermont. which
shows that IN the ferver Of prophecy he
has not forgotten caution.
The Washington herald., 1912-01-31
PRINTERS TO TESTIFY FRIDAY.
Congregational Committee on Print
inE VIII Resume Hearings.

Further hearings on the protests regis
tered by plate printers will be held In
the committee rooms OF the joint Con-
greSsional Committee on Printing next
Friday night, and the reasons why power
presses should or should not be installed
in the Bureau Of Engraving and Printing
win be considered.
The committee has been given the
power to administer oaths, and all wit
nesses called win testify only after they
have pledged themselves to tell the truth.
Attorney jackson H. Ralston yesterday
raised no objection to the suggestion Of
Senator Smoot. the chairman Of the COM
mittes, that the right to administer oaths
be given that body.
The Washington herald., 1912-01-31
why He Was Lucky.

Fron the Youths Companiou-
When the man who had been hit by the
autoufobiie At last opened his eyes a sigh
Of relief went UP from the crowd.
TITS q wonder you weren't killed" I" said
enc OF the bystanders. You're mckler
than most Of the fellows who get hit."
II certainly am" replied the victim.
rubbing his bruises II got his numhor
Just before he struck me-
The Washington herald., 1912-01-31
Both UphoIstered.

Frun Judss's Ibra1g.
Laying aside the daily papea MA
Brown observed.
"A padded overcoat saved q mans IN
in an automobile accident"
Yes replied Mr.. Brown; "and the
article mentions that his wife. who was
struck on the hips. also escaped serious
injury"
The Washington herald., 1912-01-31
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
A woRLDLY BARD.

The haysced bards were ever prone to
MARBLE and enthuse
And dedicate their ditties to the haplsss
men who lose.
But what care ] about the Try who tall
down hard and fail?
The men who come out victors are the
ones 1 want to hail.
It takes no energy or brains to fall down
hard and fiat
easily do that.
So rye no time to make rhyme or raise
poetic din
For folks that lose. shall enthuse
about the men who win.
The Washington herald., 1912-01-31
Here's the Answer.
be N1foIk FinEinian.Plot.

From ths Norsek F1rsinian-Plot.
One answer to Judge Gary's insistsut
declaration that the steel trust Is not
in politics is the fact that John DaIzeiI
stu occupies seat IN Congress,
The Washington herald., 1912-01-31
The Home Lxceum.

I could have done much better than
to marry you; had plenty Of better
chances"
But you bring that question up at in
opportune times, my dear. Now, suppose
we place a regular weekly evening on
the calendar, to be devoted solely to It's
discussion"
The Washington herald., 1912-01-31

From Judss's Llhrary.
Be Socksr-ouIeksr He new through IL
The Washington herald., 1912-01-31
A Guded Youth,

Il hear you have taken your son out
OF college and put him in the office"
Yes"
rs he attending to business pretty
regularly?'
Fairly SO. Only once or twice has he
failed TO get to the ONCE in time to 60 to
the matinee"
The Washington herald., 1912-01-31
Evidently in EarneGt.

Il believe that girl is set on a stage
career"
"oh. these amateur Juliets soon get
over t."
But she isn't studying Shakespeare.
She's learning to carry q spear grace
fully
The Washington herald., 1912-01-31
UncIe Pennxwise sayal

The field OF aviation has been quite
dies infringes on somebody's patent
The Washington herald., 1912-01-31
In High Life.

My dear. wish to speak to you
seriously"
Il probably deserve your censure. hus-
band. 1 know I have been negIecting
the children lately"
1T isn't that. But aren't you neglect
ing your game of bridge?"
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january ~ I'm History.

""HurF N IN EII5IOTg'
January 81, 15Ss. Queen Elizabeth mis-
lays her false teeth. has a violent tan
trum in consequence and Raleigh is sent
to the Tower.
January 81, 100. Boswell and johnson
drink deeply at the Cheshire Cheese Tav-
ern, refuse to go home. and walk about
the streets OF London singing ribald
songs.
When a girl gets into trouble she
blames II on the stage. and the boys are
beginning TO blame II on the moving
pictures.
Pity the Poor Poet.
Back ell his poems come:
He tries again.
Hope springs eternal from
A fountain pen.
The Washington herald., 1912-01-31

to0EHsht. iaa. b cour. Go4sp syndicate
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-08
TAFT is READY TO FIGHT
Ohio Friends Expect Cananign Full OF
ted Hot SnrechcS

Cincinnati. May 7.-pres!den, Tait's
last day IN ais home c!ty or this swing
:: MS political ca rnpaign was compare
lively tree from LABOR. He took al
'antage Of q chance TO play a little.
and an!saed off the day by watching
the opening performance of C!nc!m-
..atFs May Mus!ca! Festival.
During the afternoon ne enjoyed tha
baseball game between Cinc,nnat! ard
Philadelphia teams u the National
League.
The President leaves mere Early to-
morrow morning on sixteen hou.
:our that Wall nave It's ending ~ CO.
.umbus tomorrow night. D=;ermnei
that mo prss!deu; snail spend NOR.
line campaigning IN his own STATE
;han he did in Maryland. where he
spoke only during one DAY. his secre-
taTy. Air. H!iles. to-day announced that
NJ. Taft would return to ONO next
week for four or rve-day stay. The
"-ssldsnt Is gcing 70 saow his own
State that h4 Is ready to hght, his
friends say. and they expec; a cam
paign fun az red hot speeches.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-08
SECRETLY CONNECTED
WITH MORMON ORGANIZATION

which were always answered. she
claims. She says she attended a Nor
mon conference al Providence. r. I. n
little over a year ago, at which R'che-
son was present. and that she received
commands from him as a Mormon eld-
err at Boston gathering of the leaders
OF the church.
Makes Facts Known.
a short time ago Mrs. Britain be-
came a convert from Mormonism. she
says. According to Attorney Thibo-
deau, who gave out the affidavit to-
night. Mrs Britain recently divulged
to some of her close friends her
knowledge of Rlcheson's alleged con-
nection with the Mormon Church and
was prevailed upon TO maze the facts
known previous TO the time set for his
execution as it was felt that the in
formation, II withheld until after his
death would seem unfair.
Mrs. Britain has become known dur
ing the past few years to evangelical
workers in and about Boston. In an
interview tonight she said that to the
best of her belief Richeson was con
vcrted to Mormonism while student
at William Jewell College In Liberty,
Mo-. from which he was expelled in
1850. AT that time Richeson. became az
tached to n young woman. who now
makes her homo n Salt Lake City. To
this. young woman, Is due .Richeson's
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-08
SITUATION REACHES CRISIS
Large Number of Troops VIII Patrol
Border Tor Indefinite Time.

Washington. May That the United
states does not expect the Mexican sit
uation TO quct down within the next
Two months WAS apparent tonight
from the admission OF General Leonard
Wood. chief of staff OF the army. that
the Second Cavalry will be sent TO III
Paso. Texas. as soon as IL returns from
the Philippines on June 10.
Previously IT had been thought that
by the middle OF n4Xt month the force
along the border would be moved
away. instead OF augmented, but the
Mexican situation has reached such a
Crisis now that IT is thought best TO
Keep a large number OF troops along
me no GEande tor AN Indefinite period
20 orders have been issued mere for
tHe movement of any men from Fort
-. y. Russell, but ii dispatch calling
attention 10 the order issued some ter,
weeks ago that all troops were TO be
hept In readiness for Immediate ad-
vance on Texas was sent out from
mere yesterday. This doubtless ac-
counts for the increased activity among
the western army posts.
Inc army transport Buford has
reached Mochis Sinaloa. according to
adNices from Captain Frank Ely. Unitci
states Army, received at the War De-
partinent tonight. The Euford ,til
isaYe al once for IaZatlan. where she
VIII take on board sixty-nve destitu; .
Americans, who wish TO leave 3Iexlco
al once. Less than a dozen refugees
were collected at MochiA and th. con
ditions in the surrounding country
were reported as quiet
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-08
HEARING WILL BE PUBLIC
Judge Archibald Mny BE Given Right TO
CrOss- L NnmInc MIfncsscn.

Washington. May Public hearings
on charges against Judge Robert w
Archibald. of the Commerce Court. upon
which may he based impeachment pro-
ceedings. Were decided upon to-day by
the House judiciary Committee. Tes-
timony will begin tomorrow after the
committee has examined all the papers
forwarded by Acknowledgement Wick
erShaTn. by direction Of President Taft
Edward J. Williams. OF Scranton. Pa.
will be the first witness. He arrived
IN Washington to-day and was sworn.
He was not examined. but was euioir ed
by representative Clayton. of Alabama
chairman of the committee, to appeal
tomorrow.
Williams. a coal dealer. who. it is
alleged. negotiated with the Erie Rail-
road for the purchase of property TO
ne sold at large profit. in which
transaction Judge Archibald is alleged
to have been interested. would not dis
cuss the charges. but denied that he
had attempted 10 fee to Europe
The Judiciary Committee late to-day
opened the papers In the case. but did
not complete reading them when adj
journmcnt was taken until tomorrow
Their specific contents were not made
public. but II was learned the charges
against Judge Archibald relate mainly
70 the business. .tr7nsactions in which
the Erie Railroad was factor.
Judge Archibald will not be sum-
moned. but il he desires 10 attend the
hearings he will be welcomed by the
committee and proba bly, VIII be ac-
corded the right to cross examine wit
nesses.
II tho committee finds the charges
sustained the usual procedure would he
TO recommend to the House impeach-
ncnt proceedings against Judge Arch
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-08
INVESTIGATION RESUMED
House Committee Hears Further Evil
dcncc In EIOridn ENerEindes tnsc.

Washington. May THE Florida
Everglades investigation was resumed
ti-day before the Moss committee OF
the House with The testimony OF Ed
"ard j. Wilkinson, OF Eclhaven. y. c.,
who told OF tn. operations OF j. q.
Wright, forme!y Il drainage engineer
N tne Department OF Agricuiture.'in 9.
land development deal near AlOerna
y. O.
According to Wilkinson Wright
while government employc, entered
the land dea! before he became drain
age ncgineer tor the Stat OF Florida
ana offered TO sell some o; The land tor
$1,000 worth o: the stock. The stock
was turned over. Wilkinson said, and
shortly thereafter Wright appeared az
the governments drainage engineer 10
develop the land.
Further testimony that money was
advanced to e. G. Elliott. former ch!et
engineer OF the Drainage Bureau OF the
Department of Agriculture. TO complete
projects In North Carolina. Will be
taken tomorrow. Elliott and some
other employees were dismissed from
the department and later indicted on
technita! charges growing out OF that
feature OF their operations
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-08

trend toward Mormonism. Mrs. Britain
believes.
The affidavit, which was given out
prior to the interview. describes some
of the meetings at which. she said she
had seen Eichcson. and concluded as
follows
In Good Standing.
II have always considered Elder
Clarence V. r. R2,heson a member of
the Mormon organization in good and
perfect standing, and do TO the present
day, and believe that he is considered
so by the Mormon organization.
while 1t is not common. IL is not
unusual TO find the more educated of
the Mormon elders preaching in the
pulpits of evangelical churches which
baptizc by immersion
Miss L. V. Richeson. who arrived
here last evening from her home In
Virginia. talked to-day with Cover
nor Foss on behalf of her brother. c.
V. T. R!cheson. She was accompanied
to the State House by two OF her broth
cr's lawyers. The subject discussed
was the plea which has been made for
Communication of Richcson's death SEN
tence on the ground that the former
Clergyman is unsound mentally and
has been so always.
Miss Richeson visited her brother
in Jail previous to calling upon the
Governor - - ~
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-08
RAIN DOES NOT
DAMPEN ARDOR
Rousing Addresses Delivered by
Men and Women Prominent in
Confederacy-Keen Interest
In Approaching Election Of
Commander-in in Chief to
Succeed Gordon.
UNFAIR Means Alleged

Macon, May 7.-Intcrcst I'm the
Tight for the 1913 reunion WINS in
trnsiiied by the published report
charging thnt Secretary T.. II. Hy-
mnn. OF the Macon Chunber OF
Commerce, hud offered TO sell the
reunion to JncksOnviiIc, Fla. for
s1oo. secrctDrr Lyman In quoted
hs admitting that he IL In the en-
pi"y OF the sun Antonio deIeSntion
una that he wns confident of win
ming the reunion for TINT city.
Members or the Florida CITY ,cIc
i"ti"n ARE loud I'm their declnrn-
lions that sun Antonio 4. u,,u-
unfair means to get the coveted
prize. On the other hnnd. tho
icHnS delegation contends thnt the
Alleged expose is n trick On ,h.
part or the Jacksonville Delegation
I" Enin votes.
com mittee appointed To inve.
'iEhtc tile charges nEninst Seer.
thrF HEmnn reported thnt hc Ind
aeted without authority. nnd dis
cIalihcd my intention on tho n,r,
or the Macon Chamber OF Comuc,
10 influence the selection or rho
city for next years rcupio,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-08
IN SESSION AT NASHVILLE
Hundreds Attend First Southern Soci-
OlOSiCuI CnnErcSh.


Nashville. Tenn. May 7.-Governor
Hooper, OF Tennessee. who conceived
the Idea OF holding the first Southern
sociological Congress. was prevented
by illness from attending the opening
session OF the congress to-day. which
attracted hundreds OF social service
workers from all parts of the United
States.
DIR. Ira Landrlth. OF Nashville. well
coined the great gathering to rennes-
see. reading the following telegram
from Governor Hooper. who IS Ill at
Nooreshurg, Tenn:
please convey TO the Southern Socl-
illogical Congress my profound regret
and disappointment on account OF my
inability to attend its meetings. l hope
that this initial congress will De fol-
lowed annually by the assembling "
the South's strongest and best men
and women 10 study and discuss those
great moral problems OF organized 40
ciety which are even more important
than the enlargement of our commerce
and the development Of our material
resources. with the slogan OF the solid
South for o better nation.
This congress can lead the march
which has for its goal the universal
education of the children. the more
fortunate. tho removal of the spirit of
vengeance from our penal codes. and
the conduct of our corrective and char
liable institutions In accordance with
81. - N''' : t''S'i.n 'i'N'' - "a ttictHouS
free from graft. politics and inhuman-
ity. In behalf of the State of Tennes-
see, / extend to each delegate to this
congress most cordial greetings.
(Signed)
BEN W. HOOPER"
Professor G. w. Dyer. of Vanderbilt
University. spoke on Southern Prob
lens That Challenge Our Thought"
John 6. Woolley. of Chicago. discussed
The Destroyer of Social Safety" and
DIR Luther Fl. Ciulick Of New York
spoke on The Campfire Girls of Amer