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The Colorado statesman., 1912-07-27
cATACoMBS OF THE CAPITOL
Vast sub-ceIlaI Where for Years
Have Been Stored All Manner
Of Documents.

The Capitol building at Washington
covers about four acres of ground.
Three stories under this building is q
ly that entire space. Into this sub
cellar for many years have been talk
en- all manner of government docu
ments brought to the Capitol fol
which no use was found. To him who
ventured into this subterranean re
gion there was given the vista of vast
aisies piled high with an accumula
ton of these documents. There were
to be found great quantities of the
Congressional Records, handsomely
bound in leather. There were prac
tically unlimited quantities of the
cloth-bound reports of the secretaries
of various departments for various
years. There were many wagon loads
OF such reports as that of the CHIEF
engineer of the war department The
geological survey had contributed
great numbers of volumes of a narrow
and very technical nature, in which
only scientific men following very
narrow lines of investigation were in
terested. The lesser publications o.
various bureaus and various investi
cations were to be found in great
quantities. Altogether there was IL
the vaults and corridors perhaps 6
thousand tons of worthless printed
matter that could be used by nobody
in the world.
This vast accumulation of uselesi
documents upon which many millions
of dollars had been wasted in printing
was q veritable white elephant upor
the hands of the government. MOI
only were the Easements of most OF the
departments of the government print
ing Office, and Of the capitol gluttet
with it, but the government was pay
ing rent on half a dozen warehouses
which were serving no other purpose
than for storage of these waste docu
ments. In addition to the rent o.
these buildings, watchmen were being
maintained for them.
In the year 1909, the public printer
by direction of the joint commission
on printing, sold 100000 government
documents as waste paper. These doc
uments sold for less than l cent g
pound, and only brought $4,000 in the
aggregate. There were $50 tons OF
these documents, and under the law
they must be mutilated before being
sold in order. that they might not be
disposed of by some jobber as govern
ment documents. ~The mutilation OF
this accumulation cost the government
nearly $4,000.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-07-27
Must Not Misuse Mails.

Washington.-So many complaints
have been made that the general de-
livery in city postoffices is being used
by boys and girls, and even by hus-
bands and wives, to get mail which
they do not wish sent to their homes
by carriers, that Postmaster General
Hitchcock has taken cognizance of it.
He has ordered a more strict OBJ
servance OF the postal laws and regu-
lations. A statement issued at the de-
partment says:
Under the regulations postmasters
may require all persons to furnish in
writing their names and addresses,
and statements Of their reasons for
preferring to he served at the general
delivery. Minors may be requested to
furnish similar information and also
the names of their parents, in ordef
that the parents may be notified and
have an opportunity to control the de-
livery of the mail"
The Colorado statesman., 1912-07-27
Summer White House.

Governor Goldsborough of Maryland
was greeted with applause when in a
speech at Annapolis he said definite
steps would be taken with view to
induce Congress to build a summer
home for the president of the United
States on the banks of the Severn
River, or on some other attractive site
near Annapolis.
Since the publication of the gov.
ernor's suggestion that the neighbor-
hood of Annapolis offers the most
available site for the summer capital
of the nation he has been in receipt OF
many Inducements of the idea.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-07-27
Emblem of Church Should Be First

A CHURCH flag is the emblem and
"A standard of God, and to place it
above the flag of the United States
during religious services aboard a
vessel is but little enough recognition
of God, 1t was asserted the other day
by DR.. e. NJ. Blackwell, of the navy.
81 have noticed that certain parties
object to the church pennant being
hoisted above the national flag on
board ship of the navy during divine
services, stating in effect that there
is nothing paramount to the national
flag" DR.. Blackwell said.
LAS regards other nations and flags
and other human organizations, / fully
agree that there is nothing para
mount to the United States or its flag,
but there is Supreme Power or
Force that is paramount to every
thing earthly, and the emblem of that
Supreme Power or Force, when hoist
ed, should be hoisted above every
other flag or emblem.
"As understand it, the church
nag, whether Christian, Jew, Budd-
hist, Brahman, Confucian, Mahomme-
dan, or what not, is the emblem and
standard OF God to that religion and
not of the religion itself.
Different nations and peoples have
conflicting ideas of God. Some re-
gard Him as Supreme Being, others
as the great Force or Power of the
universe or nature; but, however we
regard Him, we should recognize Him
The Colorado statesman., 1912-07-27
Boy Scouts at Work on New Task

United States forester and member OF
the National Council Of the Boy Scouts
Of America, a chapter for the manual
and for the scoutmasters outlining diff
ferent diseases Of the most significant
trees.
Boys also are being taught what dis
eases OF the trees and what plants are
likely to prove harmful to themselves.
This work will train the observation
powers of the boys by keeping them
alert. They will watch the trees and
the shrubs more closely, and through
alertness they will appreciate beauty
of the trees and Of the surroundings,
and they will gain many beneficial
results from that work.
Among the most destructive in
sects," said Merritt, must be enumer-
ated the bark lice or scale insects,
plant lice, wood borers, coddling moth,
San Jose scale, tent caterpillars, can
ker worms, tussockmoths, leaf-mining
beetles, gall-forming insects, chinch-
bugs, army worms, weevils and To-
Gusts. Aside from this army of destruc-
ton to forest and orchard tree alike,
| and to the lesser plants, there are also
| causes of loss due to such agents as
fungus, animals, weather conditions,
etc.
1.-THE boy scouts, think, can be of
in locating cases of blighted trees or
of those badly affected by insects,
feeders and parasites"
The Colorado statesman., 1912-07-27
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The Colorado statesman., 1912-07-27
CLOUDBURsT FLOODS MINE AND
MEN ARE TRAPPED LIKE
RATS.
THIRTY ESCAPE
WIVES AND FAMILIES OF VIC
TINS MADE VAIN EFFORT TO
CHECK WATER.
western newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Uniontown, Pa.-Caught like rats in
a trap when water rushed into the
manway of Superba No. coal mines
at Evans station, three miles north of
Uniontown, following a cloudburst,
thirteen men were drowned and thirty
seven escaped after a most narrowing
experience. The men were drowned
about 1000 feet from the mouth of
the mines, their only avenue Of es-
cape.
The majority of the victims had
large families and about thirty chill
dren are deprived of support.
The men who escaped were forced
half to swim and half to walk to the
pit mouth through water ranging in
depth from their waist to their necks.
The majority of the miners who es-
capped were knocked down by timbers
that were sent down the mine with
great velocity in the current. Several
men were being carried back in the
mine to certain death when rescued
by their companions.
1t was stated by officials of the
Superba company that it will take at
least sixty days to clear the mine
of water, and until that time bodies
must remain in the mine. Superin-
tendent Buttermore was the first man
to see the high water start in the
manway. He raised the alarm and
all the men on the outside rushed
into the mine yelling loudly as they
went. In that manner more than half
the miners were saved.
The wives and families of the min
ers and drivers in the mines when
the alarm was raised, rushed to a
large hole made by the rushing water
at the manhole and threw bushes,
poles and watever. timber they could
find into the water to stop its on
rush. Failing in this they rushed TO
the mouth of the mine, but were
stopped by the men who guarded the
entrance.
Several large pumps will be placed
in the mine and everything possible
will be done to get the bodies.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-07-27

THERE is no institution on earth
j that handles as much money as
the treasury department of the Unit
ed States government. 1t collects and
expends all moneys authorized to be
collected and expended by congress.
It advises congress as to the amount
of money necessary to run the gov
ernment for each fiscal year. 1t
mints the coin, prints the paper
money as well as the postage and
revenue stamps.
Among the other activities OF this
great department of government is
the protection of the people from
counterfeiters; the maintenance of
vessels to suppress smuggling and to
enforce quarantine regulations, to
save life, to conserve the public
The Colorado statesman., 1912-07-27

TeSlQence.
Michael O'Donoghue, poet of the So
ciety, presided. Many tributes were
paid to Joaquin Miller. Representa-
tives julius Kahn and Joseph Klow-
land delivered the principal addresses.
Senators Chamberlain, Works, La Fol
lette and Meyers were expected to
make short speeches, but were unable
to take part in the exercises. Henry
White, who donated the cabin to the
California State Society, was also un-
able to be present.
Nearly 200, most of whom were Cal
ifornians, joined in the celebration.
Like Edgar Allen Poe, his great
ness will not be appreciated until his
death. Then his name will grow, and
he will go down in history as one Of
tho greatest literary lights the world
has ever known" said Representative
Kahn.
Strange to say, the English peo-
pie appreciate Miller more than the
Americans. In the years to come this
country will awaken to the realization
that he was one of Americas greatest
writer's. Miller's Columbus or Sail
On, Sail On is considered by English
people to be his greatest masterpiece,
and truly it Is"
Following the address of Represent
ative Kahn, John Phillips Meakin, for
years citizen of Salt Lake City, re-
cited this poem. Mr. Meakin said he
considered 1t Miller's masterpiece.
"The American public does not, and
will not until Miller is dead, appreci-
ate his wonderful genius" added Mr..
Meakin
Representative Knowland told of the
literary lights who have at times lived
in California, naming Mark Twain,
Bret Harte, Frank Norris, Edwin
Markham and Gertrude Atherton. He
placed Joaquin Miller among the
last fall he visited Miller at his home
near Oakland, Cal, where he found
him feeble
Miller told me that most of the
timber used in the construction of his
cabin came from Rock Creek Park, u
said Mr.. Knowland ut is a strange
coincidence that the cabin should rest
in the place where he cut the timbers
with which to build 1t. He also told
me that most of the rock used in the
cabin came from the Washington
monument. He seemed thankful that
his cabin was to be preserved, and ex-
pressed the desire to see it before his
death"
A poem, my Log Cabin Lovers
written for the occasion by Miller, was
recited by Fred e. Woodward, who
read extracts from letters from Juan
lite. the daughter of the poet, and from
Miller himself. In a letter to Mr..
Woodward she said
Precious papa is not seriously Ill.
He has no pain, thank God, hut he is
not strong, and although he sleeps and
eats well he becomes exhausted after
short ride or drive or walk or any
mental effort. Those log cabin verses
have not worried him, however. as
they camet directly from his heart"
The extract from Millers letter
reads:
"Of course I am glad to hear of
the care of the cabin, a compliment
to Washington as we'll as to myself.
Vanity? So be it. have always be-
| lieved in myself"
The Colorado statesman., 1912-07-27

Ballivian, of the Bolivian legation. He
is also the grandson of the minister
Senior Calderon, and is a beautiful lit
tie boy with black eyes and hair. Just
two and a half years old, he is the pet
of his grandfather and is frequently
seen out walking with him. Rene was
born in his own country, Bolivia, and
is very fond of horses, one of his most
valued possessions being a hoppy
horse which he never tires of riding.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-07-27
Kills Competitor. Then Suicides.

Alamosa, Colo.-Stephen Ed, pro
prietor of the Club Cafe. shot and in
stantly killed Mrs. Theresa Deber,
proprietress of the Blanca Cafe, fol
lowing dispute over money, and then
committed suicide. Edl and Mrs. Deb
err We're formerly partners in the
Blanca Cafe.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-07-27

log cabin in which
Joaquin M III e + ,
the poet Of the
Sierras, liv e d
while in Washing
ton, has been ded-
icated in R o C X
Gre e k Park, to
W h 1 C h 1t was
moved from its
original site, now
o C Gu pi e d by a
more pretentious
The Colorado statesman., 1912-07-27
Girl Who Killed Father Released.

Kansas City.-Miss Ethel Gamble,
who shot and killed her father,
Charles Gamble, at her home here
when Gamble forcibly entered the
house to attack his wife and daugh-
ter, was discharged as a result of her
preliminary bearing.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-07-27
Five Children Drown; Mother Suicide

Manhattan, Nev-Believed to have
been mentally unbalanced by the grief
ever the loss of her five children who
were drowned at the same time at
Reno during the flood recently, Mrs.
A. Kehoe, daughter of the late Will
liam Hogg, general passenger agent OF
the Missouri Pacific at Pueblo and a
cousin of Governor Hogg of Texas,
committed suicide here by shooting
herself.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-07-27
Teachers for Philippines Selected

More than 100 American teachers
have been selected by the war depart.
ment for service in the Philippine
islands to advance the American pub
lie school system there. They will
soon sail from San Francisco .o'
their new home
The Colorado statesman., 1912-07-27
Ptomalne Kills One; 80 III.

Santa Barbara, Cal.-one death and
thirty cases Of ptomaine poisoning
here are said to he directly traceable
to a shipment of meat from Chicago.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-07-27
BOLIVIAN BOY A FAV0RITE
livian Is Considered Beautiful
BY Many.

One of the brightest and most at.
tractiye among the little folks Of the
foreign colony at the capital is Rene
the son of the first secretary and Nine
The Colorado statesman., 1912-07-27
New Mexico Came Refuge Favored.

ashington.-Senator Catron's bill
to create the Pecos national game ref
uge in New Mexico was favorably re-
ported to the Senate.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-07-27
London Foes Costly.

1t has been computed that one day
Of fog in London entails an extra ex-
pense OF from $4,000 10 $4,000.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-07-27
OLD HOME DEDICATED
LOG RESIDENCE OF JOAQUIN MIL
LER TO BE PRESERVED.
CaIlfornIans Extol Him and Place Him
Among the Worlds Great Figures
His Greatness Not to Be AppreeL-
ated Until His Death.

Under the auspices OF the California
State Association the quaint little
The Washington herald., 1912-12-09
MRS. LITTLBTON
HOLDS RECEPTION
Hundreds Flock Into Her Apartment
to See Testimonials Favoring
Acquisition of Monticello.

Mrs. Martin W. Littleton held a recep.
tion yesterday afternoon at her New
Willard apartments 10 Congressmen and
citizens Of Washington. Hundreds came
and surveyed the signed petitions she
has received from all over the country
advocating her plan for placing "Monti-
cello" the home Of Thomas Jefferson.
under government ownership.
Mrs. Litueton, assisted by some friends
displayed petitions and gave out utera.
ture of the Jefferson Memorial Assocla.
tion. 1t is expected that the House reso-
luton will be up for action early this
week, and Mrs. Littleton expects to file
a mass OF petitions when the matter
comes up.
Mrs. Littleton expressed herself as be.
ing very sanguine as to the outcome
and said she felt certain that if the
Congressman forgot both herself and
Mr.. Levy and thought only of Thomas
jefferson, the patron saint in this Dem
Ocratic renaissance. the bill would &c
through with flying COIors.
The Washington herald., 1912-12-09
FORMER SECRETARY
TO MRS. EDDY HERE
William R. Rathvon Makes Address
on Christian Science in
Columbia Theater.

An audience that packed Columbia
Theater yesterday afternoon, and which
included number of Senators and Rep
resentatives, listened attentively to a lee
ture on Christian Science by William r.
Rathvon, who was Mrs. Eddy's secretary
during the last years OF the founder Of
christian Science The interest in the
subject was so great that the lecture will
pc repeated tonight in the new Chris
tian Science Church on Columbia Road.
at Euclid Street.
The speaker was introduced by Senator
Moses Z. CIapp. Of Minnesota.
Mr.. Rathyon paid q tr'buto to Mr.
Eddys worth and work. Her conse-
rated endeavor was TO bring more and
more OF peace on earth and good will to
men. and to guide MS to a clearer and
more practical understanding Of the
Fatherhood of God and the brotherhood
If man" said he. The applause of men.
ike their abuse and condemnation. she
brushed aside as CObwebs when she was
once assured Of the approval Of God
Continuing. Mr.. RathvOn said:
Christian Science stands before the
world as a demonstrable religion, one
The Washington herald., 1912-12-09
CHRIST AS THE RULER.
When This Is So Governments Will
BE Merged. Saws Speaker,

Jesus Christ will be the ruler of the
world when all the governments are
merged. He will be the only one upon
whom all the world will agree. His reign
will be marked by the love of man for
his fellowman and will be vastly differ
eDt than the life of to-day with gold as
the king"
So declared Evangelist Menta Sturgeon.
Of New York, in his lecture before the
Washington Temple Congregation in New
Masonic Temple yesterday afternoon
when ne discussed The Coming Govern
ment to Be Universal
With the setting up of this contem-
plated government by the Redeemer of
the World. the evangelist declared there
viii be no leaders with similar ideas as
those who now direct the Socialist party
in the different lands to-day.
The Washington herald., 1912-12-09

The ladies' OF All Souls Mission are
giving a luncheon at Epiphany Hall in
q Street Northwest. tomorrow and We'd
nesday from L to > o'clock. There also
will be a candy table. where delicious
homemade bOnbOns may be bought. The
proceeds Of the luncheon will be used
to help pay for the lots recently pur-
chased at the southeast corner Of Con-
necticut and Cathedral Avenues.
The Washington herald., 1912-12-09
SERMON IN SPANISH.
Franciscan Fathers Observe Feast
of immaculate Conception.

OF ImmacuIate conception.
The Franciscan Fathers observed the
feast of the Immaculate Conception of
the Blessed Virgin at the Monastery in
Brookland yesterday. Solemn high mass
was celebrated at 10 o'clock, instead of
the usual hour. Wits mass, "Exultet, 4"
and the ''TOta Pulchra Es." of FIR. Peter
baptist Falconara, We're rendered by the
choir. The Franciscan Father delivered
the sermon in Spanish. There were
many Spaniards of the two Americas
present for the services.
At $3.50 in the afternoon, cOmpline and
benediction of the blessed sacrament
were held. There were many visitors at
the Franciscan community to assist in
the observance of the sacred ceremonies
The Washington herald., 1912-12-09

Mr.. .Selden Miller, the well-known mu-
siCian, will give the last of his series of
three concerts this afternoon at the Play
house. He is a pianist of exceptional
ability and as we'll possesses a delightful
tenor voice. His concerts have been
greatly enjoyed by the many music low
erE In Washington.
The Washington herald., 1912-12-09

The WOman's Democratic Club OF New
York will give a reception and breakfast
on Saturday. December q. at the Wal
dorf-Astoria in honor of Mrs Woodrow
Wilson and the Misses Wilson.
The Washington herald., 1912-12-09

Rear Admiral William II. Emory. L. s
n. retired. and Mrs. Emory have decided
to close their Washington home and will
spend the winter on the Riviera.
The Washington herald., 1912-12-09

Mrs Sankey Bacon has sent out invita-
tions for a tea on December 10 at the
r. sidenCe Of her mother. Mrs. Hugh T.
Taggart. in Georgetown. Mrs. Bacon,
whose husband IS on sea duty, is spend
ing the winter with her mother.
The Washington herald., 1912-12-09
Starts for Washington.

Buenos Ayres. Dec. S.-Dr. Romulo S.
Naon, Argentine Minister to the United
States, left to-day on his return TO
Washington,
The Washington herald., 1912-12-09

Invitations have been received N Wash
ington from Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Morse
FELTON,. OF Chicago for the wedding OF
their daughter Ruth to DR.. William
Francis Sewers on Wednesday afternoon,
January l, at o'clock at the family
residence. 1865 Dearborn Avenue. The
wedding Will be a small one
The Washington herald., 1912-12-09

that is to be lived. not merely believed.
The standard of proficiency for the
Christian Scientist is not how much he
believes, but how much of that belief
he is using in his daily life, in his deal
lngs with his fellow-men. and in the
sanctity Of his innermoSt thoughts
Referring 10 healing, he said:
If changing grief into joy will stop
the flow of tears, or. in other words, if
a change of thought will change the
flow Of fluid to the eyes, why will not
change OF thought change the flow
Of fluids to the stomach? Is it not more
rational. then. to treat dyspepsia with
mind than with tablets and powders?
And so it is with all other bodily dis
eases and arrangements; they have one
and all responded TO the curative influ-
encc of mind, administered in Christian
Science.
The Christian Science method of get
ting rid OF things that are wrong is to
introduce things that are right. This is
not fighting evil but destroying it. II
has been proved in millions of instances
that a wrong thought, which is the
father of a wrong action. will invari-
ably vanish into nOthingness if you will
but introduce a right thought in its
place Good destroys evil as surely and
as quickly as light destroys darkness.
Representative Brown Unchanged.
The condition of Representative Will
lam G. Brown. of West Virginia. who in
seriously i'll at his apartment in Congress
Hall. was reported last night to he un-
changed While his physicians do not
consider Mr. Brown to be in any imme-
diatc danger, they acknowledge his con-
dition is very serious. Representative
Brown is suffering from heart disease,
complicated by acute indigestion.
The Washington herald., 1912-12-09

Miss Meta Evans, daughter Of Mrs.
Morris Evans, is spending the week end
in New York, where she has participated
In the many social affairs OF the past
week. Miss Evans will make her debut
n Washington shortly.
The Washington herald., 1912-12-09

A Dutch treat dinner numbering fifty
eight guests was given at the Chevy
Chase Club on Saturday evening. Mrs
William Barret Ridgely chaperOned the
party.
The Washington herald., 1912-12-09

Mr. and Mrs ". W. Finley, jr. and
their infant son are spending a few days
with the formers parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
William W. Finley.
The Washington herald., 1912-12-09

Mrs Edison Bradley received at her first
Sunday at home" of the season yes
teTday.
The Washington herald., 1912-12-09

thing in the world. 1t Is prescribed by
physicians everywhere and for sale by
all druggists.