The Yale expositor., 1912-06-13
FISH FAMINE PERIL
Use of Travis Is Said to Make
This Really Possible.
ITS PREVENTION is SOUGHT
Congress May Sanction the Parole of
Federal Life Prisoners-Superin-
tendent Of House Press Gallery
Proves Himself a Veteran.
BY GEORGE CLINTON.


ner of the Sixth district of Massa-
chusetts acted as a Snowman before
an audience in the bureau of the coast
and geodetic survey the other day.
He presented a series of moving pic
lures, one of which showed a French
fishing schooner In the North Sea
dragging up fish by means of what
are called otter travis.
There Is a movement to give legis-
latfve force to an international agree
ment which will prevent the use OF
travis of this kind by fishermen. The
travis go down deep, the object being
to catch big fish, but in their opera
ton 1t is said they kill thousands of
small fish and unless their use be pro-
hibited, It Is possible, even probable,
it is said, that the world before many
years would be confronted with IA
mine in sea food. II Is said that If
this should come the problem of feed
ing the world would become one abso-
lutely unsolvabie.
The house of representatives has
passed bill, which also has been
favorably reported by a senate com
mittee, to allow the paroling of Uni
ted States prisoners, who are serving
life sentences, at the expiration Of the
fifteenth year of their Imprisonment.
Recently there has been a movement
in many of the states to extend the
parole laws to men serving life SEN
fences and as has been marked in a
number Of instances recently, the gov
eminent seems to be inclined to fol-
low examples set by the individual
states. AS things are at present. a
man who is sentenced by a federal
court to life Imprisonment has only
two chances of having his Liberty re
stored, one by bringing forward ihcon-
trovertible proof that he was innocent
and was sentenced under a mistake,
and the other by the pardon of the
president - .1s IS. .s.',s
Story About Charles H. Mann.
Not long ago in one of these dis
patches there was a short sketch OF
Col. Charles II. Mann. superintendent
of the house press gallery. AS was
said then, Mr. Mann has been looking
after the interests Of Washington cor
respondents for so many years that
he has virtually forgotten when his
service began: - '-,'s'..
The other day Louis Brownlow Of
Tennessee, a Washington correspond
ent, made a discovery. Mr., Brownlow
had been going through the files Of
old newspapers In the library of con-
gress. He walked over to the press
Harrisburg Keystone OF 1899 he had
found mention of the fact that Charles
H. Mann had just been appointed
postmaster in the town Of Doyles-
town, Pa. The superintendent Of the
press gallery overheard what Brown
low said and instantly speaking up
said: What did you say was the
name of the town in which my name
sake was appointed postmaster?~
"DolyestOwn, Pa" said Br6Wnlow.
Now, am going to prove 10 you
that am the man mentioned in that
report" said Mr.. Mann.
The correspondents know that Mr..
Mann Is q veteran, but they were all
fairly sure that he never had been
appointed postmaster in any place In
the year 1889.
Made Himself Out Ninety-Four.
Mr.. Mann went over to his Office
and in a few minutes returned with
commission made out to Charles
II. Mann as postmaster at Doylestown
Pa, in the year 1889. 1t was signed
by Ames Kendall, secretary Of the
treasury. Mr.. Mann showed the com
mission triumphantly.
The correspondents took out their
pencils and worked out problem, the
result of which showed that If their
gallery superintendent. Charles II
Mann, had been appointed postmaster
at Doylestown, Pa. in 1899, when he
must have been at least twenty-one
years old in order to be commits
stoned he today had reached the age
Of ninety-four.
Then it was that "Charlie" Mann
explained that his namesake who hat
been postmaster under the Jackson
administration was his father and thai
he had kept the commission as fam
| lily heirloom.
Titanic Memorial Progresses.
The movement started In Wash
ington to raise money for me
mortal to those who persisted ir
the Titanic disaster with special in
tention 70 honor the heroic manhood
shown on that occasion is progressing
rapidly. The plan Of the Women
Titanic Memorial" as the organization
is called, has received a peculiarl,
warm welcome in the capital. One o
the reasons OF this is that to no othe
single American community was thu
horror OF the disaster brought mor'
closely home.
Maj Archibald W~Butt aid to Pres
ident Taft, was unquestionably tn
best known and perhaps the mos
popular figure in all social event
here, but the manner of his death ant
the tribute which was paid by surviy
ing women to his labors on their behal
in the last hour on board the Titani
have proved that he had every qualit
| OF n soldier a man md n hero