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The Washington herald., 1912-01-06
Cotton Warehouse Plan.

Business men, planters, and bankers
in the South are much interested in
the project announced by capitalists in
New York to form a big corporation
with the object OF conserving the cot
ton crop. In essential particulars the
plan is duplicate of the grain cleva-
tors of the wheat region and the cold
storage warehouses to preserve eggs
and perishable fruits. The economic
principle involved is to provide against
forcing the product unduly upon the
market in the picking season and the
consequent decrease of prices.
This year an unusually large cotton
crop has been grown, and at all re-
ceiving centers in the South bales Of
cotton are piled out of doors, subject
to injury from the weather The mar
ket is 50 glutted that the price of the
staple has gone down below the limit
of profitable production The ware
house plan carried ont would assemble
such a crop as that OF the present year
at convenient points, and there hold
it to await the needs of consumption.
The plan also contempIates certain
financial operations upon the product in
storage whereby the planter may not
be wholly without returns for his crop
while awaiting its sale.
Some Southern men are suspicious OF
the scheme because of the possibilities
for speculation, and many of them feel
that it is plan in which the planter
would derive much less advantage than
the warehouse corporation, but on the
Surface there is no more danger of
this than in the practice of storing
cereals in elevators or perishable COM
modities in cold storage, which have
been in operation many years to the ad-
vantage of all concerned.
The Washington herald., 1912-01-06
ADVANCE SHOTS ON THE
NATIONAL COMMITTEE

Robert Grain. the eminent Baltimore
lawyer. who is chairman OF the commit
tee urging Baltimore as the convention
city, has been at work quietly for months
and appeared wonderfully confident when
he took charge o. things at this end last
night.
With his usual diplomatic astuteness.
Col. Grain made no explanation OF his
confidence. but 1t comes from others that
a remarkable campaign in favor of max
Ing Baltimore the convention city for
the Democrats this year has been going
on aided By Democratic leaders in both
branches OF Congress, who have long
admired Col. Grains loEg-headed way Of
doing things.
II has dawned upon the advocates Of
other cities asking the convention that
some one has been at work with Demo-
cratic members. who, in turn, had few
words In confidence with the members
OF the Democratic National Committee
from three States. With each committee
member Interested in home politics and
possibly In patronage in case of a Demo-
cratic President. there Is due eonsidera-
tion given TO any request by a Senator
who may prefer Baltimore as q meeting
place for the national Democracy.
The Democratic National Committee.
which meets in Washington Monday next
does not comprise IN It's membership as
many notables as the Republican COM
mlttee, which met last month. The Re
publican organization has several Sena-
tors and former Senators. several would
be Senators, and men who have been
unusually active in politics at home. The
Democratic committee has but the one
Senator, Tfllmsn. OF South Carolina. and
the list indicates that most OF the MEM
bers are Of the rank and file rather than
OF the oniceholding class. Most Of them
are seldom heard from save in national
campaign years, and then they are busy
enough and glad.
The Congressional contingent from the
Upper Pacific Coast will be agitated some
what with the arrival OF NJ. A. Miller.
member Of the Democratic committee for
the State of Oregon Miller comes from
the town of Lebanon. and Is referred to
in the State as the sage OF Lebanon" {"
although his age hardly iustifes the
sage" part OF II. The story runs IN
Oregon that when school children are
asked to name the three greatest men on
earth they never fail 10 include Miller
The Washington herald., 1912-01-06
HEATH WOULD UNITE
DISC0RDANT FACTIONS
IN GRAND OLD PARTY

The very latest feature in the RepuoIi-
can Presidential nomination situation was
the departure yesterday of Perry $.
Heath on a tour OF the Pacific Coast,
the Rocky Mountain and Northwestern
States, and States west OF the Missouri
River, with a view OF corraIItng unin-
structed delegations to the national con-
vention in June next
Mr.. Heath said before leaving town
that his tour was not In the interest OF
President Taft or of Col. Roosevelt. but
that he represented Republicans who
we're inclined to believe that neither
could or should be elected, and that the
nomination should so to a Republican
who could unite the dlscordant elements
In the national party. Mr.. Heath re-
ferred to the present condition OF the
Republican party in most OF the states
which In a number OF campaigns had
given their electoral vote to the RepubIi-
can Presidential ticket. He remarked
that the Republicans in most OF these
States were torn by factional disputes,
and that the Republican organizations in
them had been almost shot to pieces
within the last several years.
Mr.. Heath recounted the turmoil be-
tween the Taft and Rati-Taft men, the
disturbances between the Roosevelt and
The Washington herald., 1912-01-06
Night Aid Real Estate.

A suggestion made at the meeting Of
real estate men. builders, and contrac-
tors at the Chamber OF Commerce, to
discuss pending legislation in Congress.
seems TO have met with the approval of
many Of the brokers of the city. This
suggestion grew spontaneously out of
the meeting. a large number Of per-
sons had been called together: the de-
liberations had been harmonious and
highly satisfactory, and the session end
ed with the remark by the chairman
that the real estate men should form an
association for mutual protection of
their interests and the general advance
ment of the business of buying and
selling property in the District.
While the matter was not discussed
in any detail and had no formal consider
alton, the sdvisability of organizing
such body has been widely discussed
among real estate men since the meet
ing. The suggestion IS not new, but
when advanced formerly lacked the in
spiration which has now arisen. A
proposition to rally to the defense of
common interests now meets with such
general and hearty response that the
time seems ripe for a permanent asso-
citation TO advance the welfare of the
real estate business in Washington.
Several reasons present themselves
why such action would be wise. The
Chamber Of Commerce, to which most
Of the real estate men belong, affords
the nucleus for such a body. Real es-
tate men have many interests in COM
mon, such as legislation in Congress-
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street improvement in various Localities,
the development Of the city in all d.
rections, ard matters relating to the
conduct Of business. taxation. and the
conveyancing Of properly. Doubtiess,
the number and scope Of these Ques-
tons would Immediately multiply and
broaden if real estate association
should be formed TO discuss them. y
The details of such body must. Of
course, be left to the judgment and IN
telIigent consideration of the men most
interested, but inasmuoli as these as
sociations have been found useful in
other cities. one would doubtless be
found eficacious in the Capital by way
of advancing the general interests Of
the men who follow this business for
a livelihood.
The Washington herald., 1912-01-06

anti-Roosevelt men. and the friction ere
ated by La Toilette and his followers.
and so on down the list. He added that
his tour Is not I'm the interest OF any
single Republican Presidential possibility.
but represents hope that the delegations
from the States he is to visit Will hnd
II agreeable to leave themselves open
for discussion and counsel when they
arrive In the convention city. Mr.. Heath
Is best remembered as one OF the chief
lieutenants Of the late Marcus A. Hanna
II was Mr.. Heath who In 1894 and 1895.
under the direction of Mr.. Hanna, trav-
eled broadcast through the land, solldify-
ing delegates to the national convention
Of 1886 for Mckinley.
In many OF the States there are still
remnants OF the old Hanna machine,
which was disintegrated during the first
three years OF Roosevelts occupancy OF
the White House. Many OF the old
Hanna warriors are dead. yet not a few
remain. II is the belief OF many Re
pubIcans that Mr.. Heath can organize
the remnants Of the old Hanna organi-
ration into a nucleus which may become
powerful at Chicago in June This nu-
eleus, II was said. will neither be made
up OF conservatives nor reactionaries
nor progressives. but rather It viii, II is
hoped. become n cohesive power in de-
termining the selection OF a Republican
who might win the Presidential race.
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var IN China.

The avowed determination OF the
royalist faction in China to resume hos
tilities and fight to the bitter end brings
the situation in that country home to
the serious attention of Americans. Re
cent dispatches from the Orient set
forth that American eonsuls are in
forming the State Department that
troops may be needed very soon to pro-
iect the lives and property of American
citizens. Information is also forthcom-
ing from the authorities in Washington
that preparations are under considerl-
ton for sending soldiers from the Phil
ippines 10 the scene of disturbance in
China.
1t appears that the peace conference
in Shanghai did not result favorably,
and that fighting is likely to break out
at any moment. The situation is at
tended with grave perplexir, for the
United States. at least, would carefully
refrain from any movement that could
be interpreted as an act OF interven-
tion. The Boxer troubles are of too
recent occurrence for the situation in
China to be viewed without concern, il
foreign nations should land forces suf-
hcient to protect their interests at VI
rious points in the Celestial empire.
Possibly American troops will ulti-
mateIy be sent to China to protect our
there, for the government can
not stand idly by and permit those in
terests to suffer at the hands of the
belligerents. That the movement of
troops to China would prove serious
complication in Eastern affairs cannot
be doubted, however careful the State
might be to make the mo-
tive plain. The hope is that II the
sending of regulars from Manila be-
comes necessary, it will be with a dis
tinet understanding at home and abroad
that the United States seeks only peace
in that country and not espousal of the
cause OF either warning faction.
The Washington herald., 1912-01-06

start with the name OF Representative
Underwood for President Gov. Wilson's
friends hoped that Arkansas. through a
Presidential preference primary. would be
recorded next on the roll call In the
national convention for Wilson. There
are Democratic authorities here who say
that because Col. Bryan and Gov. Wilson
favor Presidential preference primaries
II must not be assumed that Bryan is
committed In any way 10 Wilson's can
didaex. Bryan, they added. Is 10 journey
from Raleigh, n. c., with Josephus Dam
iels, an ardent Wilson man. and II was
srrnlised that Daniels viii pump into
Bryan arguments for Gov Wilson. But
wrh the arrival OF several OF the New
.Ydek Democrats yesterday prominent
mention Of Mayor Gaynor began 70 be
heard. Not that this meeting OF the
National COMMITTEES Is to determine by
any means the Democratic candidate for
President but the predictions OF those
who gather here on this occasion are ex-
pected to disclose Democratic drift as
to candidates
VIII Not Limit Bryan.
The great banquet OF Democrats TO be
held at the Hotel Raleigh on Monday
night is to be attended by 10 feasters
All the speakers win precede Col Bryan
Gov Wilson. Senator Kern. william
randolph Hearst, Speaker Champ Clark.
senator Taylor. Senator Newiands, and
all others-are not TO speak longer than
nfteen minutes. Senator o'Gorman Is 10
preside.
How long is Col Bryan to speaky'
Democratic National Committeeman New
man. for the District OF Columbia. was
asked yesterday.
Col. Bryan" Mr. Newman replied. ia
70 close the festivities OF the evening.
He is to speak as long as he likes. for all
hear Mr.. Bryan"
From present appearances the Demo-
cratic solons believe that by Monday this
town viii hold as many Democrats as
usually attend a national convention, and
they insist that the interest In this
meeting Is based upon the beiief that
nothing short OF the miraculous can de-
feat the Democratic national ticket this
year.
The Washington herald., 1912-01-06

along with Roosevelt. Bryan. or the Presi-
dent
Miller has only gotten as far as the
State senate in of1ceholding. but he has
hopes OF the Senatorship some day. and.
while counting himself a Democrat. is
also a prohibitonist He keeps a drug
store but no one can get spiritus fru-
nenti without a prescription. Miller
promises 90 attract attention when the
wears a broad-brimmed black hat and
clerical coat a Ia Senator Bailey. so he
will be readily picked out as a notable
once he strikes the town plot.
Oregon. by the way, has been given
another Congressional district. and IL was
made strongly Republican This offers
an opportunity for the Hon. william r.
Ellis to return. He fell down two years
ago in the primary, after many years
service with an interim on the bench,
but there is a prospect that he may come
back this year from the new district
which includes his home county.
The New England Democratic victors.
official and otherwise, to the National
Committee. gathering next week will
OF Stamford. the Connecticut member.
who has been active in State Demo-
cratic affairs for several years back.
Cummings was rather a unique figure
In the campaign Of 1895 as he had been
q Republican UP to that time and be-
came a Bryan Democrat because OF the
free silver issue. While thousands of
Democrats in New England were de-
serting Bryan on account OF free silver.
Cummings did the reverse and forsoot
the party OF HIS fathers only because
he believed in the Bryan silver doctrine
Since that year. Cummings has kept in
the Democratic line. and was the Demo
cratic caucus nominee for Senator last
year.
A. A Jones. the member Of the Demo-
cratic National Committee from New
Mexico. will arrive tomorrow. and will
be asked many times why he permitted
the new State to elect a Republican leg
islature with promise OF two Republican
Senator's.
Jones would have figured as a Senatorial
candidate, so he can explain with rather
sorrowful tone. Jones is a rich lawyer
as a diversion without any special hank
ering for Office. Ferguson. who Is coming
here as one Of the two House members
from the new State. was a Delegate in
Congress a few years back. and can ind
his way around Washington without
guide. His colleague. Gov. Curry, was
Territorial governor and came often to
on political errands and ia |
the struggle for Statehood.
New Mexico will be formally declared a |
State this week as the returns Of the |
recent election are expected any day. |
The governor viii then call a session of |
the legislature and the contest for Sena- |
tor viii be on.
The Washington herald., 1912-01-06
VEST POCKET ESSAYS
- .~-..s,-x,.,-r--r,re, Ey GEORGE FITCH
MASSACaOSEI1 ID AHhor Of at Good Old Sfvash'

Massachusetts r. the Roosevelt Of the
States. II Is the best advertised Of All
our commouYealths and Is continually
In the spotlight for one reason or an
other. It contained the Pilgrim fathers.
The salem witches. and Brook farm Il
started the Revolution and the abolition
movement and seethed with great men
for two centuries. though just al present
its tombstones are more nlustious than
its Representatives in who's Who
Massachusetts also contains Harvard
University, the Hoosae tunnel the Bun
ker Hill Monument. Thomas w. Lawson.
and Boston, with the accent-and be
careful about Il please-on the latter. IL
Is, IN fact, the biggest little State In the
unIoa. In the beginning II chose name
1--WE sizes too large for II, but has man
aged to live up 10 II and then some. II
only contains s.0c0 square miles or slight
ly more than a Texas cattle ranch. But
3,s0O,o00 people live on this patch OF
ground and there are few localities in
the state lonely enough for a man TO
practice on the cornet without being
public nuisance.
Massachusetts, was settled in 1870 by
the Pilgrim fathers. The fathers were
not proud. but their descendants have
made up for this. The State devoted fits
first 10o years 10 grubbing the rocks.
trees, and Indians from the soil. its next
century'"to producing patriots and states
men and the succeeding nifty years 10
producing poets and philosophers. Since
then Massachusetts, has contented itself
with producing cotton, woolen. and shoe
mills. These are manned by foreigners
who now live in the State In such vast
Quantities that cities like Lowell and
Lynn and Fail River have American
Consuls and New England clubs.
Massachusetts, abounds in factories.
good roads. trolley cars historical socie-
ties. Congregational churches. and super
nuous rs" The New Englander carries
a pepper pot full OF extra "r's" and
The Washington herald., 1912-01-06
HITCHCOCK READY
WITH NEW SYSTEM
Railway Mail Service to Be
Re0rganized.

Postmaster General Hitchcock will
recommend to Congress a plan for the
reorganization of the railway mail
service. including new system OF
compensation for its employees that
will provide annual promotions based
on efficiency. The salaries will be
graded in the same manner as for
post t-ofice clerks and city letter car
riers. but, owing to the more hazard
Gus nature of the employment, the rail-
way postal clerks will receive higher
pay.
The reclassffcation Of salaries un-
der the new plan will involve an ex-
penditure OF about $4,000, 900, but this
increased compensation will all go 20
the experienced clerks, for the old
method OF appointing unframed men
in the railway mail service Is to be
abandoned in favor OF a plan under
which the service will be recruited BY
the transfer of expert employees who
have served their apprenticeship In tho
post-ofices. At the same time railway
postal clerks whose efficiency is declin-
ing, or who are becoming physically
incapacitated for train duty, will be
transferred 10 less arduous work In
the post-ofices, thus keeping on the
trains only men Of the highest capacity
for service.
Under the new salary system. as rec
commended by the Postmaster General
the entrance grade for railway postal
clerks is raised from $500 to 800, and the
maximum grade Is advanced to 81 ,aoc.
3l.SOe. and Sl,50e, respectively, for the
three classes of railway post-office lines.
Promotions are to be based entirely on
the merit system. all efficient clerks re-
ceiving annual advances until the maxi
mum grade Is reached Clerks in charge
OF crews will be given a. the outset SlS
more than the maximum salary OF the
clerks under them, and after three years
of satisfactory service will receive 800
promotion. The compensation OF chiet
clerks is increased from 1850 to 1900 a
year
The Washington herald., 1912-01-06
QUERIES AND ANSWERS.

Editor The Big Stick;
A friend aud myself have bad an
arUimeut about the hest vsy Of
Killing . rabbit. maintain that
= .i2szuse shotgun loaded with
BB shot Is most effective. My
friend insists that a y ahbrr rile
Is gDod fom which b TightY
J. c. DAVIDSON.
You sre hoth right. But We hare
found that The most rfectiye meth
Cd y, hnd your rabbit and talk
real estate 10 It. The rabhit is a
OhsEierhcldisn beast and Will iisten
until be Il exhausted rather than
hurt yoar feelings. When he shows
sigma q collapse, reach o~eF qnietly
and pluck him b. TIE taiL-Edl
W. O. Jone-Yes. We larcr hunt
ing In sutomobiies. You are al
ways sure to get home again.
The Washington herald., 1912-01-06

Having carefully neruscd the sit
ustion. wish to make two thing
plain, a. they Occur TO me. FrSt
and foremost. there viii b a
PTesidential election 10 the fall Of
1872 sccond. and Of scarcely less
Importance, some ons Is going to
Be elected President.
Beering these two facts In mind.
let Us for 4 moment scan the politi-
cal burizuu and see what We can
SEE. What Is to he scent Echo
arSwers: 4 number of candidates.
There are President Taft. CoL
Roosevelt. Senator l. Follette. Coz.
Wilson. William JenninEs Bryan.
the remaining Cabinet ohiesrs. The
members Il the House and Senate.
William Jennings Bran, the McNs-
mara brothers. several million plain
people. and the man who bring my
coal.
An At these want to Be Prcsi-
dent. But who viii Sioceed! I
venture 20 predict that u Mr. Ia
Foilette is not nominated o. Col.
Roswell Is not chosen, and no
other candidate appears, President
Taft will receive the Republican,
nomination-
In the Democratic party. the sit-
uation ID less complicated. There
are at this time only l,5ls candi-
dates for the once q President.
and, As none q them seems tO,haEe
mere than his own vote. II Is un-
likely that snybody will be nomi-
nated-
Boweyer. you can never tell. II
b quite possible that dhe DonecFats
nav agree on s0mebody u they set
through the Jaokson Day dinner
ber.
This. in ccnolusion. can safely
say: A Republican President will
be eioriously elected into oasce this
faii-R = Democrat doesn't win.
The Washington herald., 1912-01-06
DIARY OF A COLD MAN.

! o'Iock-Got up. Windows al
ready up. water in pitcher frozen.
and clothes blown 90 hoor-wowi
IO-SArted furnace. Furnace
started like a Teactionary Repubii-
ozn voting en- a no-reTenue tarih.
7B-Cfawlcd into bid again.
Got out. Bed Is coId. too. Nohody
loves me. and I'm getting the
uippe.
7n9is-DreSed. Dived into all the
clothes ! cngld End. don't care
how I look; I'm cold.
s:lO--FuTnAcs out. Drst the fur
naeel
7:ii-Kicked the cat. No u..
Can't get warm
T:i2-Cook didn't come. No break
fast. know ! an going TO die.
553-t;oing 70 work. GOOD
NIGHT!
DAVID HENDRICKS.
The Washington herald., 1912-01-06
Uncle Walt Says To-day:

arnessed up my old bay plug, and said He beats motor
do not hear him scatter noises near and
s.prrv far. have for machine that's louder than
thunderstorm, and up gasoline, which IS but
death in fluid form My horse viii gently haul his load and bring
safely home fear that he'll explode and with
his fragments sew the Hell calmly bear his little yoke
and spring gentle horses smile and produce lot Of smoke
that you smell for mile My good old Dobbn trust;
he take the road till he expire and engine will he bust
home with ruined climbed my shay
drive to other old Dobbn bucked and whad
away and kicked the rig to smithereens. War Mason
,casHsht s cous.N.
The Washington herald., 1912-01-06
TIPPING.

I am oppossd TO tipping.
Time vAs-ard Ein is-whcn I
sare freely to walters and esli bon
and the like, and-eau that tip
pingi Why. that's not tipping.
I wildly recall a heandful dsy
IN June. 4bout three years uso The
Eln shone as the sun sometimes
dos A halmy spring brecze played
coyiy With the SEeri young Ersss.
II vas a lDFely dag.
! was standing On a street eor.
ner. had harmed no one reacs
SAT upon my brow Iike ! s-o-n al
laurel uTeathA Then u,ddcnly !
friend came upon me- ard yeized
me hy The coat iarsl.
Bet your shirt on Umpfty-
Fiumpfty." aid he. when he
runs IN the dfth race al 4 10
I vent 70 Pimlieo. bet 4
cane home sorfy.
Aud . I an opposed 10 tirnine
GEORGE s. COOPER.
The Washington herald., 1912-01-06

ton at the eastern end with a fine repu-
tetion for learning and an exacting his,
tory. having been captured by the Brit.
ish in f7It. by the Americans In r75, and
by the Irish a few years ago.
Massachusetts, produces Presidents. pu-
gilists, and champion baseball teams
with equal facility. II IL proud OF itself
and doesn't care who knows IL. Others
may praise Massachusetts,. but Il Is a
waste OF time, because Massachusetts, is
too buy praising itself to hear them.
Copyright 1919. b. George Matthew Adans)
The Washington herald., 1912-01-06

Here is distinguished feOEeErsnsn Hon Edwin A. New
mar waiting Wslcsns h colleagues the DemOratc NaOua
Committee.
He has the White House bis hands II Is the goal Demo
cratic snbitons the ultima CT Democratic bopes
Mr. Newman and captured the White House one dsrk
night whsn nobody locking rabbits foot IN his h
pocket
Who viii be presented with the White HOus By Mr. Nswusn'
fou guess We guess. Eserybody guesss