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The Washington herald., 1912-10-27
Growth of Population.

From the Omaha Bee.
So much has been said about our urban
population growing faster than our rural
in the last decade that the fact Is quite
well understood by now. and yet our
urban population in the smaller centers
did not make discouragingly heavy in
creases, SO to speak. as compared with
the rural The largest growth was in
communities from 10000 to 1.o0ooo0 in
habitants. Their percentage of increase
was S3 per cent. The communities of
900, 90 and more gained only So per
cent. and Yet that fse far beyond the
rural growth Of the entire population of
the country. whose increase was only
q per cent.
The logic Of this drift toward the con-
gested centers- must make US the more
mindful Of the complex social problems
that there arise to stare us sternly In
the face They must be met They can
not be eSaded. Failing, as We thus far
have. to divert the streams Of internal
and external migration into the larger
open spaces of the country. We shall
have 20 treat them where they are.
The Washington herald., 1912-10-27
INSURE AGAINST FIRE LOSS
ANYWHERE IN UNITED STATES

The Commercial Fire Insurance Com
pany OF Washington Is the first insur-
ance company with home offices located
here to offer to automobile owners pro-
lection against loss by fire anywhere In
the United States.
A department to take care OF this
branch of business was inaugurated by
the Commercial a few months ago. ana
through an interview with the secre-
tary, Mr.. Paul F. Grove. it Is learned
that this form of insurance is becoming
more popular every day. Mr.. Grove
says that his comp4hy's premium re-
ceipts have been very materially IN
creased through this department and
that the business is growing day by day.
He says that persistent advertising In
the local newspapers Is responsible In
very great measure for this SUCCESS.
The Commercial has found II neces-
sary to open up special Offices on the
ground floor of the Southern Building.
with an additional clerical force. in or
der to properly handle the numerous
applications for automobile insurance.
This Office is neatly furnished. and the
attractive signs have been a valuable
asset to the company from an adver-
tising standpoint. The men who are
conducting the affairs Of the CONNER
cial are live wires"
The Washington herald., 1912-10-27
THE PROPER METHOD OF
CARING FOR AUTOMOBILES

The proper washing OF automobile
bodies is a very important work and one
which has been almost entirely over
looked in many sections of the country
SO far as giving instructions to chauf.
feurs as to how this work should be
done. Often II the issuing Of instruc-
tions were left 10 the car owner 1t would
he out OF the question, as he Is not suffi-
GENTLY familiar with the best methods.
1t is safe to say that the operation Of
washing a car Is least understood Of all
working car maintenance. The proper
performance least appreciated Of any
work in car maintenance, yet II Is. 90 Tar
as maintaining n good appearance Of the
car Is concerned. the most important
work on the car.
The use of soap in washing an automo-
bile is unnecessary and i'll advised where
the washer thoroughly understands his
business. As It is common practice to
use soap in washing automobiles. and as
1t is not the intention of this article to
advocate washing automobiles without
soap, the article will discuss washing
with soap.
It Is common practice to adopt the
easiest method OF removing dirt. The
ca asiest method Is to purchase good
strong soap. This. with the use OF water.
at times almost hot, removes the dirt in
the easiest manner. 1t has the draw
back. however. Of removing the varnish.
One washing Of this character will not
remove the varnish, but a dozen wash
ings will dull 1t. and a few months will
remove II so far as the luster is con-
cerned A continuance Of this practice
will actually remove the body Of the
varnish in e few months more. and in
extreme cases of use and abuse following
the practice it has been known to re-
move the paint itself. as some of the in
gredientS acids, and alkali. in the strong
soap are employed in various mixtures.
used for removing paint for the purpose
of refinishing a car.
The use Of the best imported CASTLE
The Washington herald., 1912-10-27

manufae$ussrs have besn abls 70 COM
bins In the populAr-pries motor car u .
matter ON which automobilsdom abroad
has been recently setting . most start-
ling demonstration. This has come b
THE form Of An unconscious Enforcement
OF the American product BY . gathering
'of British manufacturers who. over their
roast beef 1t luncheon. formally viewed
with alarm the fact that America. BY
sheer merit Of los goods. has captured
the British market.
The British manufacturers agreed.
without argument. that II was impos-
sible for them to build. by their present
methods. cars as good ~ the American
type. at anything like American prices.
To gather all the British interests under
one roof and there to build cars ON the
American plan-in large quantities. per-
hitting the economical use OF expensive
automatic machinery-made up the one
line Of defense suggested, but this plan
IL considered highly unlikely to succeed.
due to the factional spirit which pre-
walls within the British industry. :.
To what an extent the American manu-
facturers dominate the British market is
illustrated by w. H. LAlley. foreign
sales manager of the Studebaker Cor
scene Of Industrial strife.
The Studebaker Corporation Of Eng
land, Ltd. has just finished it's first year
Of existence. During this period. Mr
Lalley says, this branch has distributed
virtually as many Studebaker cars as
were sold in England by any British
manufacturer. No British manufacturer
has as his selling representative half the
number of dealers who now handle
Studebaker cars throughout the United
Kingdom.
The fact that automobiles are taxed in
Great Britain on a basis of cylinder bore
has brought especial popularity to the
Studebaker '20." a car famous for the
great power developed by its small mo-
tor. The cars wonderful economy in
gasoline has also been Q pronounced
factor. Gasoline-'petror' they call II
across the water-sells there at Q rate
which causes even the plutocrat to count
his cars miles per gallon.
E. H. Watson. managing director Of the
London Studebaker branch. il spending
a few days at the company's Detroit
plant Mr.. Watson. though q native
Briton. cherishes a sense Of humor which
enables him to appreciate the position Of
his countrymen, who. he believes. have
put the finishing touches to their own
confusion by publicly indorsing the
American product.
Mr.. Watson believes II impossible for
British manufacturers TO compete with
America in present conditions. The i'm
mense volume Of business done by the
American factories at home permits
them. he says. to produce for export
cars which. in material and accurate
The Washington herald., 1912-10-27
NEW SEWING ROLL
FOR THE BUSY WOMAN

A sewing roll is a very useful present.
Every woman appreciates the conven-
ience Of having needles and cotton handy
in their suit cases. Cut some thin leather
into strip six inches in width and
twelve inches long. and line It with fiow-
cred silk In the same proportion. Bind
the two together with dix
Make two circles Of cardboard two
inches in diameter. and cover them with
leather ana silk. Sew the strips around
them TO make Q pocket for the reels.
On the long nap sew notched leaves Of
flannel for the needles. and beyond II
stitch into compartments half-inch wide
ribbon to hold scissors. bodldn. . thim-
BILE. and O. stiletto
The Washington herald., 1912-10-27

woekuAn6hlp. oalnGe ~ eQnASod ~
H1tioA Wolho6o of buf11lng oaoh car 70
he cnseensrs ie1ly,dnal osdss.
The fncrsasias dsnanl non slsctrie
lisht ana power eosnpaa,as fos light sise-7
tho trucks fes - - tsoubSs and ~
pair wagons u oue of tho agnincant
season. ~
Not long ago the Wavssiey Company,
Of Indianapolis. sold the Louisville
Lighting Company tan such cars In one
order. Information OF this order was
sent TO Waverley dealafss and Q few days
later three orders cams tn single mail.
al from such distant parts Of the coun-
try a. Boston. ean Ffancisco. and Al
legheny. Pa.
This line Of business may be regarded
~ the special perquisite Of manufactur-
ers Of electric trucks. since . light and
power company would naturally prefer
tor use current OF its own production
rather than gasoline ~ Q motive power.
but as matter Of tact. It 10 only since
the Introduction Of the light. speedy.
shaft-driven Waveriey electric wagon
that the use Of such cars has become at
all general.
To lose O. front wheel while practically
balanced on the outside edge of noun
tain road and facing a decline Of . per
cent. would mean disaster to the average
motor car and its occupants The great
advantage Of UNDERLYING construction
was recently demonstrated in Just such
an occurrence in the mountains Of El
Dorado County. California.
Charles Dewitt. while touring through
the mountains in his six-passenger
American underslung car had taken the
outside Of precipice road in meeting q
stage coach. While descending the steep
an extra bad Jolt broke the spindle. and
the forward wheel bounded down the
mountainside. Even then Mr.. Dewitt
thought he had only thrown q tire, and
did not realize the wheel was gone until
the car had been brought to q stop forty
rods beyond.
United States imports Of champagne
have fallen from 4Ao6.sSo quarts in 1861,
to 2,75.sN quarts In 1s11-12 and state
ments from the internal revenue collec-
tors bear these figures out. The auto
mobile Ii blamed for this. the idea being
that the class which formerly spent its
money for champagne suppers now in
vests In automobiles and the gasoline
to run them. The man who has q ma
chine that costs the price of q house and
lot loses his taste for Imprisoned laugh
ter" At the same time. close question
ing Of the monifact brings forth the ac-
Acknowledgement that the motor with the
Unsuitable gasoline appetite has more
than made up for the loss in the cham
payne business by bringing more people
tc eat and drink the less expensive but
still profitable things. Cigar dealers also
Rave their tale Of woe. saying that only
half as many real Havanas are sold as
formerly. because when a man travels
The Washington herald., 1912-10-27

Kansas, New York. Kentucky, Colorado.
Wyoming. Missouri. Utah. and Michigan.
the largest State production is less than
q fourth of the lowest in the second
group, and combined these States pro-
duced less than 20 per cent of the total
The changes which may be expected in
1872 may advance the rank of West Vir-
ginia by the development Of the Blue
Creek pool. Kansas MAY change places
with Indiana. and Wyoming may head
the third group
The Washington herald., 1912-10-27

What q wonderful degree of beauty.
economy. and all-round utility American
The Washington herald., 1912-10-27
CREAM, MILK
AND
TYPHOID, Etc.

L
Many eridemics Of typhoid have been trseed
TO raw milk. (kobeT.)
In the typhoid epidcmic Of Cassel IN fsW
lover so cases within 10 days). only thoss
who drank raw milk contracted the disease.
(Heinemann.)
In hospitals where a change was made from
nw to properly pssteurized milk typhoid con-
ditions Immediately improved and the NOR
tality rate decreased. (Edsall.)
Typhoid IL less frequent in countries where
little raw milk II used. (Berliner.)
Il has been found that among patrons Of
dairies supplying properly pasteurized milk
and osam there occur but very few cases Of
typhoid. Rosenau.)
Disease germs rise with or cling to the
cream. which contains at least twelve times
- many bacteria per volume as the whoIs
milk from which it was separated. tschroe-
des.)
In Japan where little cows milk is used
scarlet fever is practically unknown. Hall)
MIX trusts and others have spread the re- ,
ports that pasteurizing was harmful Able
sanitarians have often disproved this. Chill
dren and persons In a rundown condition
should not drink raw milk and cream; It u
nrely safe to do 30,
Properly pastcurixing means heating to 10
degrees Fahrenheit for twenty minutes. Home
pasteurizing is just rs efficient. Commercial
pasteurization il unreliable.
MORAL:
Ether buy only properly pasteurized milk
and cream or home-pasteurize 1t by bringing
II to near boiling. then cool and keep cold
and covered until used.
Society for Prsvsa6sn Of Sickness
Z BERLINER. Secretary.
The Washington herald., 1912-10-27

ct fifty miles an hour In the open AR
he doesn't care whether he has . "
center or a stogie.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-12-25
MORPHINE Craze
IN PARIS CAUSE
INVESTIGATION
Use of Drug Reaches Alarming Pro.
pert ons--Rene Brichet Young
Student Dies.

Associated Press Dispatch.
Paris, France, Dec. PA gen.
eral Investigation into the illicit
sale Of morphine in Paris VII be un-
dertaker as a result of the death
here today, from the use Of the drug.
of Rene Brchet, young man who
recently was appointed Professor of
French in IRE Roya College at
Budapest
The authorities are convi lct d
that an aggressive campaign must
be waged in order to curb the grow
ing craze for morphine in Paris.
The use of il is said to be 1T its
worst among the women frequenters
of the Latin quarter.
The police are in possession of
statistics relative to the spreading
of the morphine habit. The news
papers claim that the craze for the
drug has reached alarming proper
tions in the higher normal college
where Jean Burget, wro is charged
with having hypodermicaly almin-
istered the drug to Brichet, is stu
dent.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-12-25
train HELD Up
SUSPECTS NOT
YET IDENTIFIED
The Alton "Hummer"C Chief Of Dc.
tectives Has Good Reason to
Hold Them.

Sprinfield, H., Dec. 24.-Two of
the seven suspects gathered in to.
day by the police and sheriff's depu-
ty, following the melodramatic
holdup on the Alton Hummer" last
night at midnight have been kept
under special surveillance, as they
gave conflicting answers when ques-
toned by w. S. Cain, chief detective
OF the Alton railroad.
The men, who were questioned for
hours by Cain, gave their names as
j. *. Hartnel, of Chicago, and
Elmer Nirgus, of Springfield; the
latter has a police record; the for
mer claims, among other thing, that
he was Chicago saloonkeeper. but
he was doubtful as TO his street and
telephone number and other details.
G. d. Sunny, St Louis man, and
F. w. Shuler, of Chicago, special Of
ficers of the American Express Co..
are on the ground. They say not
much of value was lost from the ex-
press car. They hold Express Mes
.senger Anliers, of Springfield, blame
less and will have him come to
Springfield in the morning to aid in
the Identification Of the suspected
men
Tonight Sheriff Mester and his
deputies have detained s. II. Wag-
goner, Jesse Wilkes and number of
other SUSPECTS. but they were mere.
, ly gathered in under the general or
der to bring in suspicious characters.
Detective Cam, after again question
ing Hartnel tonight, said there were
good reasons why he should be held
. in addition to the fact that he re-
fused 10 answer the physical tescrip-
ton OF the men who kept the en-
gineer and iiremen covered while
the other bandits used the explosives
in tn futile attempt to blow up the
express safe.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-12-25
WOMAN STICKS
TO THIEF SHE
MARRIED IN PEN
After Marriage He Was Paroled to
His Wife But Continues
Thiev.ng.
SAYS HE CANNOT HELP IT
Alien;sts Declare Him "a Perfectly
Devc loped Case Of Constitu-
tional immortality"
SAYS HE CANNOT HELP IT
Associated Press Dispatch.

Associated Press Dispatch.
Kansas City, Mo, Dec. 24,-Dc-
spite the untiring devotion of q wife
who met and married him in the
Missouri pententary and since then
has devoted her time and money to-
ward his reformation, Harvey Van
Warinza was sent to prison to serve
out an eight year sentence for for
gerry.
"A perfectly developed case Of
const tutional immortality" was the
opinion announced today by two
alienists, appointed by Judge Por-
terfield. to inuireq into Van War
inza's sanity.
The correspondence and personal
appeas by Mrs. Van Warinza, for
merly Miss Ethel AFlaskin, stenog
rapher to Cornelius Roach, secretary
of state of Missouri, obtained Van
Warinza's parole last November
while on her visit to the peniten-
tiary she met Van WarinZa and
masried him in the prison office.
Since ~hlsaparole he has been arrest
ed twlcesdor petty thefts. For the
first his wife obtained his release
Van Wariflza, who has a college
education and refined air, wept at
the mention of Mrs. Warinza's self
sacrifice and said he was powerless
to cease stealing even though they
were things he did not need. Mrs.
Van Warinza said she had vowed to
uphold her husband when she mar
ried him and that she would remain
true to him until she died, no mat
ter what he did.
In response to her appeal Judge
Porterfield ca led in several alienists
after Van Warinza's last offense,
which was the stealing of several
tools from a garage here.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-12-25
Agrees on Tariff Revision Being
Foremost Subject Of Extra
Sess on Of Congress.
NO MENTION OF W. J. BRYAN
President Elect Relies Much on Ex-
perience of the Speaker in
Cabinet Selection.
Press Dispatch.

Associated Press Dispatch.
Trenton, n. j., Deco. 24.---Con-
gress probably will be called into
extra session by President-elcct
Woodrow Wilson shortly after his
Inauguration; perhaps on March Is,
and the particular legislation that
will come before it will be tariff re-
form.
After a two hours conference
with Speaker c ark the President
elect dec ared today that he would
endeavor to meet the wishes of the
Democratic leaders In Congress,
who he was informed were anxious
that the interval between the two
sessions of Congress be as brief as
possible.
While the speaker said the time
Iof the present session would be con-
sumed with appropriation bills
leaving the bulk of the Democratic
program of platform pledges to the
new Congress. He agreed with Mr.,
Wilson that the tariff should be the
foremost subject to come before ths
special session
When the conference was ovel
Mr. Wilson said the talk had beer
"a'ong universal ines" Legislative
as well as cabinet possibilities beins
taken up. After they had discussed
the general character Of the extr;
session and the preparedness o
Legislation to come before it."
The President-elect did not dis
close what names he and Mr., Clarl
had discussed for the cabinet III
said at the outset however, that thi
speaker Had not come prepared
with suggestions because he consid
cred that sort Of family relation
ship existed between the Pres.den
and his cabinet.
IL asked the speaker for his opin
ion as to several names" said VII
sou 'tand the names he did mention
he went over in very judiciary
spirit. He has had much experiences
and / know he would tell me some
thing about the pubic men that
otherwise would not be abe to get
chiefly as to their experience.
Both the speaker and Wilson saii
Bryan's name had not been men
toned.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-12-25
ALBERT H0AG IN SERIOUS
CONDITION AS RESULT OF
AN ASSAULT BY ROBBER

Albert Dad" Hoag, the aged bar
keeper, who was brutally assaulted
last Friday night by a thug, who
followed the assault by rifling the
cash register of its contents, re-
mains in very serious condition.
He has semi-conscious moments but
lapses into insensibility after utter
ing few words.
His injuries are more serious than
at first supposed the robber strik-
ing him across the left side almost
severing the ear from the head and
lightly crushing the skull. There
Is also a bruise on his forehead, pre-
sumably received in falling after he
was struck. His left shoulder is
also badly hurt. M
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-12-25
C[ANP|NC LID
ON CLEVELAND
DENS OF VICE
Has Been Recognized as Most Lib.
eral City in the United
States.
WAR ON SUNDAY SALOONS
Closing All Picture Shows OH Sun
day-To Stop All Box.
ms Exhibitions.
WAR ON SUNDAY SALOONS

Clcve and, o., Dec. 24.--Cleve-
land, long recognized as one of the
most liberal cities in the United
States, though always noted for its
good government, premises to have
the lid slapped on as tight as tho
most radical reformcr could wish it,
if the plans of Mayor Newton D..
Baker are carried out.
Baker. disciple OF Tom Johnson,
under whose regime saloons ran all
day Sunday and theaters never
closed, was elected to the head of
the municipal government a year
ago by the votes of the liberia ele-
ment. He was believed to represent
Their ideas in city administration.
The Baptist Brotherhood. under
the lead Of Rev. w. w Bustard, and
CT the American Civic Reform
League, thampioned by A., S. Gregg,
have !na sted that the segregation
Of Voc lie abolished and that sa-
loe11 clcsa cn Sunday.
Tho mayer finally has started a
war TO lowing upon these sugges,
aestions. He has required all women
inmates Of cheap lodgings and cafes
and hotels to register with the de-
tective bureau and to be "mugged
This followed the murder OF q po-
liceman by gang of auto gunmen.
He has ordered policemen to watch
sa oons on Sunday.
He has started a war upon moving
picture shows. First he caused the
arrest of several proprietors who
persisted in showing uncensored
films portraying crime. When this
effort was resisted he went further
and obtained opinions from the at.
torney general Of the state which he
says viii result in closing all picture
theaters in the city on Sunday, an
unheard OF procedure. He also
threatens to stop boxing exhibitions.
The effect of the crusade by the
mayor promises to be widespread
and lid-clamping campaign is ex-
pected to sweep the state.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-12-25
BABY BROUGHT
TO MOTHER BY
VASSAR GIRLS
Play Nurse From New York to
Minneapolis to Solve Moth
er's Problem,
TO MILLI0NAIRE's H0 M E
Infant Arrayed in Garments F.t for
Monarch's Child-Arrived Safe
and Turned Over.
TO MILLIONAIRE's ME

New York. Dee 24.--At the dool
of one Of the stately residences of
Park avenue, Minneapolis, where the
-four and lumber kings have aligned
their marble mansions, cleaning
limousine stopped this afternoon. A
girl of not more than twenty, carry
ing baby wrong end to, showing
that she was messenger or par
cells post woman, not a mother step
ped from the machine and walked to
the house.
'ls Mrs. at home?" she
asked
"Why--er--yes--m s--madame-- but"
The British butler was obviously dis
composed. But" he repeated, "she
is the-ah-the cook, you know
Are you quite sure-beg your pardon
yes. indeed. viii you step this
way?"
AS he escorted the visitor toward
the kitchen he permitted himself a
sidelong survey of the baby and his
polite Lincolnshire thoughts could
probably find no space in a family
newspaper. Ss
Baby Claimed by Cook.
Not Colomon in all his glory. Not
| the new Astor baby-not any baby in
the world. could have been arrayed
| as this infant caller on the cook.
lIMy word. What should one con-
slider? y t--rwv
The cook herself was amazed.
She tremblingly dried her hands or
her apron and gazed wide-eyed at
the pretty girl who was holding the
baby out TO her.
"I'ye brought your baby" said the
young girl. smiling.
"My-baby." gasped the woman,
staring incredulously at the luxur-
iously clothed youngster "My
baby! Oh, it Isl 1t isl And she
swept the little one into her arms
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-12-25
FIG LEAVES WILL
BE In DEMAND.

New York, Deec. 24.-Thc
largest of a series of general
strikes of the 100000 ga
ment workers in this city
probab y will start this week,
following the counting today
of a secret ballot of 1850
workers. The abolition of
sweatshop conditions and
general wage increase is de-
manded. The first to strike
will include overcoat and
sack suit tailors, custom tail
ors. child~en's jacket makers
and pants makers. Thirty
J thousand girls and 10000
men in the shirtwaist indus
} try were called on today to
, decide the first week of jan
, uary on a date for a strike.
, Two thousand kimono work
} erS will walk out with them.
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