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It Certainly Pays
DIED.

Sunday. August IS,
1872. at $40 p. m, at his residence. IS
Street Northwest, THEODORE D.
CORNWELL, beloved husband of
Mary c. CNrnwell and father OF B. +.
and William D. Cornwell, in the sixty
ninth year of his age. Deceased was
a member of Lincoln Post, No. 8,
G. A. r.
Funeral services at his late residence
Monday, August ~ at D. m. Friends
are invited to attend. Burial at Al
bany. n. Y. (Albany papers please
copy.)
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SELF|SHNES IN
POLITICAL LIFE
Rev. Donald C. Macleod breaches
on Conditions in Public
Life of To-day.
PROTECTIVE MEASURES ONLY

"Selfshness is manifest in political
life to-day. II is generally understood
that the bosses this year purposed the
exploitation OF the two great national
conventions of our historic political
parties in obedience to the demon spirit
of selfshness and greed" declared Rev.
Donald c. Macleod yesterday, upon his
return to the pulpit of First Presby-
terian Church. after a vacation which
was spent in part with his mother at
Aberdeen, Nova Scotia, and in part
with friends in West Virginia and
Pennsylvania.
DR.. MacLeod's theme was Christian
Altruism versus Twentieth Century
Selfishness." which selfishness. he
said. exists not only in political life,
but also manifests itself in the ex-
penditure of the energies of our gov
eminent, in modern business, in the
vulgar extravagancies of so-called
modern high social life. in the exist
ence of certain harmful institutions
under the protection of our State, and
in the enromities exhibited in the pres
snt New York shameful tragedy.
No Constructive LegisIatfon.
The major part of our governments
energy is spent not upon constructive
statesmanship, but in an endeavor to
pass legislation that will restrain the
strong men and interests OF our day
from monopolizing and exploiting our
water sites, forests, coal lands, and
other natural resources; to prevent
them from consolidating our great en-
terprises and public utilities, and u.s.
ing them for their own aggrandize-
ment and as instruments to oppress
the weak.
''Selfishness is our colossal sin." con-
tinued DR.. Macleod. 1T is the source
from which all other evils flow. We
must throttle II. or it will destroy our
civilization. Jesus came to overcome
selfshness. and thus destroy the works
of the devil. In the midst OF the most
adverse circumstances He inspired men
with great expectations, earnest hope.
and conquering faith. In the presence
of Jesus the leper, paralytis, blind.
demoniac forgot their suffering, shame
and despair. turned to Him with radi-
ant face. throbbing heart, and expec-
tant faith, recognizing in Him the
fountain Of power and life, and conf
dent that the things impossible with
men were the normal achievement with
Cod"
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STIMSON PLEASED
WITH ARMY BILL
Injurious Propositions Have Been
Eliminated from Measure,
Says Secretary.

Secretary of War Stimson gave ou,
a statement last night in regard to the
army bill passed by Congress. In par,
it is as follows:
II am very well satisfied with the
outcome OF the army bill. Not only
have the propositions which the War
Department deemed injurious been prac-
tically all eliminated. but some i'm
portant constructive legislation has
been enacted-a very gratifying result
in view of the acute differences OF
opinion. The bill is in almost every re-
spect a far better bill than the one
which came before the President last
time. The two proposals. which were
introduced in conference last June and
which were vigorously opposed by the
War Department. are both gone: namely,
the limitations placed upon the Presi-
dents choice of his chief OF staff, which
would have rendered ineligible Gems.
Wood and Funston. Col. Goethals and
many other able officers; and, secondly,
the provision which tied up the hands
Of the Secretary of War in dealing with
posts.
The House proposition TO cut down
the army by five regiments of cavalry
has gone. also the big cut in the number
Of major and brigadier generals of the
line. and the perpetuation of the ad-
jutant generals staf corps in the
general stan. All of these Objectionable
provisions have gone. The House at
tempted to cut down the general stan
from 42 to IS The Senate has raised
1t to a.
The most important item of legisla-
tion. however, in my opinion. is the TAX
ing of the first step toward creating a
regular army reserve. This is a most
satisfactory outcome of the long contest
over the length Of the term of enlist
ment. At present. while the regiments
of the regular army are kept at half
strength in time of peace. there is no
provision made by the law for filling
their ranks in case of war.
''On the whole. the discussion and con-
troversies OF the past year are having
fruitful results. No institution Of the
country is more in need OF intelligent
attention and study on the part of the
American people than the army. The
advances shown by this legislation repre-
steps that are being taken by the War
Department. The plan Of reorganization
Of the army. prepared this winter by
the War College, and the discussions Of
the recent conference held in the War
are resulting in plans which
1t is hoped will enable us to put the
army on a tactical basis: that is to say.
a basis Of structural organization which
will be the same in peace as in war.
and which will avoid the necessity of
changing our organization the
a war breaks out
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A nitten has been patented that adds
to the surface OF the hand and aids
swimmer
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REYES FATALLY HURT.
Former President of Colombia ]
Thrown from Automobile.

Tarbes. France. Aug. 2-Formei
President Reyes, of Colombia. suffered
internal injuries which may prove fata
when he. his daughter and his secretar,
were flung from an automobile in q
collision with another car in a eros,
roads out near here Miss Reyes arm
was fractured and she received severa
minor bruises.
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FIGHT on HAhG|NG
! IS PLANNED HERE
Substitution Of Electric Chair Tor
Gallows L Urged in the
District.
PROMINENT ATTORNEYS
FAVOR MOVEMENT
Present Capital Punishment Is Con-
demned as Barbarous-Congress
to Be Petitioned.

Substitution of electrocution for hang
| ing as the means of inhicting capita
punishment in the District " to be sc
strongly urged upon Congress next ses'
| sion that legislation to establish the
| modern and less sensational method viii
be enacted Is expected by people ir
the District who believe that hanging
is a barbarism that should be done away
with.
Recent combinations of sentences OF
death by the President have served to
bring strongly before the public the
brutishness of a penalty which the stat
utes Of the District and Of many OF the
States require for certain crimes.
The sentiment against hanging is very
strcng In the District. Despite the fact
that a question of capital punishment In
the District is replete with peculiar prob
not to contend. there are many people
at the Capital who would abolish the
death penalty altogether.
Would Abolish Hanging.
To those people. of course. the elimi-
nation OF hanging. whether to be re-
placed by a less harsh punishment like
Imprisonment for life. or to give way
TO electrocution. seems a consummation
worth the best efforts OF the community.
An overwhelming majority of those OPP
posed to capital punishment would sup
plant hanging with electrocution, only
a few taking the position Of no COM
promise in abolition Of the death PEN
atty.
Besides those people. there are thou
sands who believe that the death PEN
atty should be retained as the inevitable
reward nf HAFfain Crirneg realize
that the revolving scene of a hanging.
no matter bow conducted. is distinctively
detrimental TO the people. painful to
their sense of decency and propriety.
creative OF disorderly imaginings and
often incalculably hurtful through the
unhealthful notoriety It confers upon
both the crime and the criminal whose
fault is expiated in this manner.
Attorneys Favor Plan.
Henry Z. Davis former District At
torney and one OF the leading criminal
lawyers Of the District. said last night
he thought electrocution ought by all
means TO be substituted for hanging
"Electrocution would be less sensa-
tional and more humane" Mr.. Davis
stated.
A. Leftwich Sinclair, a prominent at
torney and chairman Of the law and
legislation committee OF the Chamber
OF Commerce, stated he is opposed to
hanging. which he characterized as
barharous.
II am in favor of substituting electro
cution for hanging" Mr.. Sinclair said.
1T Is less revolving. 1t is more humane
and It would be a greater deterrent TO
crime
Many other attorneys OF the District
have expressed similar opinions.
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THEODORE CORNWELL DEAD.
welI-known G. p. o. Employe an,
Member of Lincoln Post. G. A. X.

Theodore D. Cornwell. aged sixty
nine years. member. of Lincoln Post,
No. 8. G. A. r.. and weIl-known book
binder in the Government Printing
ONCE. died at his residence. IS I Street
Northwest, yesterday afternoon at $40
o'clock
Mr.. CornweIl was born at Albany, N.
Y. February 20. 1si3. and came to
Washington thirty-seven years ago to
accept a position as bookbinder in the
Government Printing once. He was
later transferred to the Treasury De-
partment, where he was employed for
nineteen years. returning to the Gov
ernment Printing ONCE when the
Treasury bindery branch was abol-
ished.
He served with distinction through
the Civil War under Gen. George B.
Mcclellan. He is survived by his wife
and two sons, B. F. and William D.
Cornwell.
Funeral services will be held from
the residence at z o'clock this evening.
Interment will be in Albany, n. Y.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

SPECIAL MEETING OF BRICKLAYERS'
Uniou No. l. Of District Of Columbia MONDAY.
Aug Is. 1872. 30 p. m, al knights Of PythiRs
Temple. Ninth Street bet. X and L uv.. for pur-
pose Of revising the Constitution GEORGE W.
ELLIOTT, RecOrding Secretary au343
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Agriculture supports nearly lsoouo of tbs IN
habitants Of Germany
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Aoos. ~ t,ss n och twenty planted ur. to
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George Washington
University

Nfnety-second year.
Day and Late Afternoon Sessions
Opens September =, 1912.
Columbian College, A. B., B. S. in Chem
College of Engineering and Mechanic
Arts, S. B. in c. E. E. E.. and NJ. E.
College of the Political Sciences, A. B
NJ. Dip.
Teachers College. A. B. and Teachers
Diploma.
Offices: 2023 G. Street.
school of Graduate Studies, A. NJ, NJ. S.
c. E. E E, NJ. E.. Phi. D.
Department of Medicine, NJ. D.
Department of Dentistry, D. D. S.
Offices: 1925 H Street.
Department of Law. IL. B.. IL. NJ.
NJ. p. l.
Office: New Masonic Temple.
Associated CoIIegest
National College Of Pharmacy,
sos | Street.
College Of Veterinary Medicine.
2113 14th Street.
General Office: 2023 G. Street.
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Within three years a quarter Of q million new
telephones have been installed in farmhouses in
the United States
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railway victim. Improved.

The condition Of Arthus Nails and Paul
Ward, employees Of the United States Ex-
press Company. who were injured Satur-
day night when they were struck by the
Buffalo express. of the Pennsylvania
Railroad. was reported improved by phy-
sicians last night.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-25
HE ELOPES WITH SISTER
Now Farmer Is Hunting for Frank
Wells.

Hutchinson, Kan, Dec. 25,-Suspect-
ing that his younger daughter had
eloped with a man to whom his older
daughter was to be wed, Frank Wells,
of Bentley, was in Hutchinson seeking
the runaway couple.
Mr.. Wells, who owns a farm near
Bentley, called at the court house and
maintained watch on the steps ex-
pecting to intercept the runaways. But
up to a late hour no trace of them had
been found.
John G.. Rollins. of Meadowbrook,
Mo, was to be wed to Laura, the older
daughter of Frank Wells. Tt was to be
a Christmas wedding, ard all arrange
ments for the festivities had been
made.
Rollins. according to the story told
by Mr.. Wells, arrived early. After din
ner he explained that he had to go to
the depot to arrange for tickets. He
never returned. The younger daughter
of Mr.. Wells, Amy. aged IS, went down
town after dinner also to do some
shopping. And she never returned,
either.
Putting two and two together the
father believes the young couple have
eIoped. But why his older daughter
should be deserted at the last minute
in this manner he is unable to explain.
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ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.
Deranged Woman Uses Husbands
Razo- on Her Throat.

Mrs. Frences Buckner, wife of Robert
Buckner, a well known contractor, at
tempted suicide last night. With her
husbands razor she made three wounds
in her throat, and severed the trachea,
or windpipe. DR.. o. A. Taylor and DR..
w. F. Bowen were called, and hurried
the woman to a hospital. There is a
slight chance for her recovery.
Mrs. Buckner has suffered from
mental depression for several months.
Her husband, a building contractor, has
been in South America for over two
years, and Mrs. Buckner has been with
him. Her i'll health was responsible for
his return to the United States. The
attempted suicide occurred at the home
of G. A. Whitney, a nephew, who lives
at 1884 Monroe street.
The surgeons who performed the
operation think that Mrs. Buckner will
recover unless some complications re-
suit from the injury.
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Cleveland Dec. 2-.-Mrs Joseph F.
Rahal of this city is in a local hospital,
a mental and physical wreck. For
years she has battled with nature to
keep her boys. aged i and ,, from
growing up, and finally has broken
down under the strain.
Mrs. Rahal wanted her babies al
ways to be babies. She wanted to
keep the hand of time off their dim
pied cheeks-tO keep them helpless,
dependent solely on her care. She
wanted them always to prattle in the
uninteIIigi5le baby language only
mothers can understand. The result:
They can't walk.
They can't talk.
They can't eat like normal children.
They never have been weaned.
They are like babies.
She invented a strange code to hold
them forever in the thrall of baby
hood
How we'll she succeeded in her plan
is shown by the fact that the oldest
boy, who is 4, apparently has ad-
vanced but little beyond the intel
lectuality of the cradle. He is just
learning to toddle unaided. He is
barely larger than a child of two and
mumbles incoherently only the first
germs of speech.
He hasn't even vague idea of what
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PERUVIAN POLITICS.
Minister of Home Affairs Resigns
Following Vote of Censure.

Lima, Peru, Dec. 25.-Dr. Elias
Partida resigned today as prime min
lister and minister of home affairs,
following a vote of censure passed last
night by the senate. General Enrique
Varela, minister of war and marine,
has been appointed prime minister,
and Senator Abel Monies succeeds DR..
Partida as minister of home affairs.
The government has retired all it's
pending projects including the pro-
posed foreign loan of s2S, 100000 and
the extraordinary session of congress
has been adjourned.
The action of the senate and the re-
tirement of the prime minister have
caused q senSa ton, but confidence is
expressed in the government which
today paid the items of the budget
up to the end of the year, amounting
to more than $5,000,0O0
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New York, Dec. 25.-The recent ap-
pointmen of William J. Flynn to sue
coed John E. Wilkes as chief of the
United States secret service was not
popular-with the criminals. In fact,
the criminal elements are quite a unit
in the belief that Mr.. Flynn is decid-
eddy out of place
They have ample grounds for such
a belief. for Mr.. Flynn has made life
unpleasant for them ever since he en-
tered the secret service in the Pitts
burg district away back in 1897.
Shortly after he entered the service
Mr.. Flynn was appointed chief of the
eastern division of the United States
secret service with headquarters in
New York. His successful work in
several celebrated cases of diam nd
smuggling, ''the sleeping trunk case,
in which over a score of fashionable
dressmakers were involved, daring
pursuits and hand-to-hand conflicts
with counterfeiters soon brought him
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PAROLED CARPENTER.
Life Prisoner in Lansing Gains Liberty
at Last.

Governor w. r. Stubs has paroled
Jerry Carpenter, a life prisoner in the
Kansas penitentiary. Carpenters pa
role came as q belated reward for his
bravery in the prison riot of 1900
when the man held a small army of
convicts at bay through his threats 20
destroy the prison powder house and
selid the entire gang to eternity.
Carpenter is a negro. He was con-
Victed of first degree murder in Wa
baunsee county in 1894. Following his
act of bravery IL years ago, Governor
Stanley committed Carpenters life
sentence to 25 years Imprisonment.
His time would expire in March, 1914.
When the parole cases were heard
this week by Governor Stubs, the
application for leniency for Carpenter
was among the requests. His parole
was announced Tuesday night in the
governors office.
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OILINSPECTOR'S REPORT
Shows Industry Has Doubled in State
Since 1905.

In his annual report sent to the state
auditor today, State Oil Inspector Joe
Longshore shows a great development
in the consumption of oil and gasoline
in Kansas in the last few years. With
the big increase in the oil business,
the Kansas independent refineries have
made an especially strong showing
and 80 per cent of all oil and gasoline
used in Kansas last year was produced
at the IL independent refinerieS in
this state.
Longshore's report shows that the
business of the oil inspectors depart
mcnt has more than doubled since the
establishment of the office by the 1905
legislature. In the report filed today,
Longshore shows that a total of 670,-
94S barrels of oil and gasoline were
inspected in Kansas in 1912. OF this
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He is FOUND OUT.
The Man Who Didn't Put the Meat in
Nsince Meat.

Kansas city, Dec. 25.-Uncle Sam is
watching to see that the mince pies
this Christmas are the real thing. A
deputy United States marshal seized
twelve barrels. containing 720 gallons
of stuff labeled ''mince meat" An
analysis by the government pure food
department showed that it had no
meat in it, but consisted of currants
and chopped apples, with some kind
of a fill that looked and sIneIled like
mlnce meat. The barrels were ship
ped to Kansas City by a Louisville
company to a purchaser who notified
the government agents that he had
been deceived.
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country wide fame.
The thanks of the Bank of England
and Scotland Yard were given Flynn
for following up the trail of counter
feited Bank of England notes, which
began here, led to London and came
to an end in Boston, where Flynn him
self captured the criminals.
He obtained leave of absence from
the secret service in October, 1910. to
become second deputy police commits
sioner of New York. Two months
after taking Office he put out of
business a Black Hand gang by OBJ
tanning the conviction of the man and
woman kidnapers who were at its
head. His war on gambling was so
ruthless that plots were laid against
him and he gave up the post.
He resumed work as division chief
of the secret service last May. He
was born in New York, is 43 years
old, and is the first chief to rise from
the ranks
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amount 372,579 barrels were oil and
298,531 barrels gasoline.
The inspection of this oil and gaso-
line brought into the department fees
aggregating $68,930.99. OF this
amount S29,SO3 was paid in local in
spection fees and $134.80 was paid in
miscellaneous fees, leaving $3S,1S9.95
which has been turned into the state
treasury in the last II months. 1t
was much the largest business report
ed by the department since it was es-
tablished by legislative enactment.
When the office was opened in 1905,
31O,726 barrels We're inspected and
S16,1S4.4O turned into the treasury
pointed to the office, $4,000 barrels
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weakened and crippled condition, its enc
mics will be satisfied.

Among the men who have been men
toned as possible Republican guberna
torial candidates in 1914, is W. Y. Morgan,
editor of the Hutchinson News and prom
inent in the political affairs of the state.
of course Morgan has not been consulted
about the matter, but his name has been
and it is possible that he may be urged
to enter the race.
In the recent campaign, Morgan buried
his personal feelings as affecting certain
state candidates and the Progressives IL
general. He went through the fight sup
porting the entire state ticket. His posi-
ton did not lose him the friendship of the
Regular Republicans and it strengthened
him among the Progressive followers OF
the party who Will continue to stay with
the Republican party. Now it is believed
that Morgan will aid in bringing together
the two elements of the party and will
have a strong following among both Pro-
gressive and Regular Republicans.
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BOY LEADS IN GIFTS.
Takes His Toys to Where They Are
Given to Poor.

Dodge City, Kan, Dec. 25.-"And a
little child shall lead them" is the
motto of Dodge City Good Fellows
since the opening of headquarters yes
terday morning. SiX-year-old Rolla
LeBaron heard the Eastern Star Ia
dies wanted playthings for poor chill
dren from Good Fellows. He packed
a basket full of his toys and early
yesterday morning went to the Ma
sonic Temple, waiting several hours
till the headquarters opened. He was
the first contributor. The ladies then
adopted the Scriptural motto and con-
tributions and supplies are pouring in
with astonishing rapiditE.
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exists beyond the door. In the hot
summer the mother would wheel her
babies out only in the darkness, guard
ing them closely from the gaze of any
person.
For three months Rahal saw his
wife steadily weakening under the
strain, but becoming more and more
fanatical in her attitude as her health
failed.
Now that the children are no longer
under her care he says he will bring
them up to be normal.
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Crossed Wires Cause a Fire.

Pittsburg, Pa, Dec. 25.-Six fire
men were overcome by smoke and
damage approximating 100000 was
done today when an eight story build
ing occupied as the city warehouse of
the Westinghouse Electric and Man
.ufacturing company was destroyed by
fire. Crossed wires were given as the
cause.
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Wharf.-The most wonderful organ I ever
saw was the property of a private gentle
man. 1t had nearly hundred stops. Sex
ton-Umi The most remarkable organ I
ever heard is my old woman S tongue. 1t
amt got no stops at all.-Tatler.
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were inspected and fees to the state
aggregated $26,S2O.7O. The 1911 re-
port shows 645,13S barrels inspected
and fees to the state in the amount of
$34,059.4S. The increase in fees to
the state this year over the 1911 re-
mort is S4.120.47