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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-11-20
EDWARD T. FLETCHER BURIED.
Associates of Many Years Act as
Honorary PnIIDearcrs.

The funeral of Edward T. Fletcher,
veteran newspaper man, was held from
his residence in the IngIeside Apart
ments, 1908 First Street Northwest, yes
terday afternoon at $50 o'clock.
The beautiful service of the Episcopal
church was read by Rev. E. NJ. Mott,
who had known Mr.. Fletcher for years.
He told OF the exemplary life he had
led. his integrity and devotion to duty
and family. and the love and esteem in
which he was held by all.
The honorary pallbearers, friends of
many years, some of whom being former
co-workers, were Walter Stilson Hut
chins, Mai. Richard Sylvester, A. H.
Raglan. Maurice Joyce, August Donath,
and w. W. Maloney. The active pail
bearers were William P. Spurgeon,
Frank H. Pierce, ]. W. Ridenour, D. S.
Hussey, George E. French, and Edward
B. Crawford.
Many were the beautiful floral offer
ings rendered in remembrance.
Relatives and friends accompanied the
body to their last resting place in Oak
Hill Cemetery.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-11-20
CLOSE OF THE SPECIAL
VOTING CONTEST NEAR
Many of Leading Contestants Are Running Neck ana
Neck Race-Secondary Contest Also
Interesting.

Advocates offer is another wonderful
chance TO get something for nothing.
Contestants should make every day
count. They should work as they never
have before. They should let no oppor-
tunity to secure votes escape them.
Every purchase should be made judi
ciously. so that it will bring the greatest
number of votes. The aid Of friends
should be solicited. Friends are glad to
be Of assistance when the help rendered
benefits them also. Decided benefit is
derived by those persona who ratronizs
the manufacturers and retail merchants
giving away votes i'm The Herald's $500
contest.
Lists of the various merchants and
manufacturers may be obtained from
The Advocate at the contest headquar-
tiers, IA Thirteenth Street Northwest.
The building is open every secular day
from o'clock in the morning until
o'clock at night. The Advocate is al
ways glad to receive contestants and
to discuss the contest with them. He is
ever willing to give his advice in regard
to puzZling questions which might arise
in the minds OF contestants.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-11-20
MECCA FOR ART STUDENTS.
Sicily and Its Beauties Described by
Prof. Percy Ash.

A lecture on Sicily as a Mecca for
Art Students" by Percy Ash, professor
of architecture at George Washington
University. was the feature OF the
monthly meeting Of the Architectural
Club in the chapter room OF the Alpha
Beta Phi Fraternity house last night.
Prof. Ash told many interesting Incl
dents OF his trip through Italy and il
Illustrated his talk with a number of
photographs.
Five new members were admitted to
the club which brings the membership
up to forty-one students The new
men are L. H. Boss. r. E. Sutton, W.
B. Upton, F. W. Stoever, and H. W.
Stutler.
By a unanimous vote the four pro-
fessors teaching architecture at George
Washington were named as judges in
the prize contest for the best sketch
drawn for the Cherry Tree by mem
bers of the club. The contest closes
December l.
The meeting closed with a smoker and
refreshments.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-11-20
DIR. EDWARD BEDLOE HERE.
VIII Donate Strip of Beach Front to
Uncle sam.

Dr. Edward Bedloe, of Atlantic City,
Is In Washington, to confer with Capt.
Sumner Kimball, chief of the Life Saving
Bureau, and DR.. Hugh NJ. Smith, deputy
fish commissioner, for the purpose of sub
hitting to the government for its ap-
prevail deed donating to the United
States a strip of beach front property
IN Atlantic City.
The deed is intended for the purpose
of establishing on this property of a
life saving station and a government
aquarium. DR.. Bedloe says the existing
arrangements of the Absecon Inlet Life
Saving Station are divided. one being on
the beach, where in stormy weather the
surf is TOO rough to permit the launch
ing and landing of boats. The other is at
a narrow neck OF water Of the bay that
in winter is often so choked with ice
as to render boats useless.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-11-20
RAYNER's CONDITION
PRECARIoUs AT MIDNIGHT
SAY DOCTORS BULLETINS

Senator IsIdor Rayner OF Maryland.
who is critically Ill at his home. 1890
Eighteenth Street Northwest, is in a
precarious condition, according TO a state
ment issued a. midnight by his physician,
DR.. B. l.. Hardin.
DR.. Hardin's bulletin is as follows:
Senator Rayner has been seriously Ill
for some months with a complication Of
diseases. His present condition has re-
manned unchanged for several days and
is precarious."
Yesterday at noon the Senator sat up
in his bed for a half hour. He took
and talked with members
of his family.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-11-20
WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER %, 1872
The Chess Board at the Bosphorus.


repeated statement in these columns
that the envy and jealousy OF certain
powers of the European concert would
rob the warning Balkan peoples of the
fruit of their hard-earned victory; in
other words, that, when all shall be
over, the allies will have to ask them
selves: what did we fight for?"
The incoming European mail brings
the substantiation of The Herald's con-
tention in a number of articles in lead
ing publications, out of which We
print the following:
What prompts Europe to frown
upon the aspirations of the Balkan
states is the critical selfshneSs of one
group Of the powers, and the desire
of another group to put off the day
OF reckoning. The Triple Alliance is
cxerting itself to retain the Turk i'll
Europe, because Austria and Italy are
afflicted with CovetouSneSS for the Ad
ratio littoral and Albania, while the
Triple Entente is willing to permit the
partial rc-establishment of the old tyr
amy in order to deal with the larger
problem at a time more favorable to
its own purposes.
Actuated by one motive or another
Christianity then i in mood to
undo the splendid work which the al
hes have accomplished IN the interests
,,,,.roI +bn dost;r,;os ~ r.t;ons are
preparing to perpetuate in at least a
part OF the territory now liberated by
nc %'Iil? VI llle ailesi :,Ie oiu IesIihIt
mas broTnI,+ sborf the nreSrpt crisis
Will the collective conscience of the
world permit the carrying out OF Such
E,,- "par. ~ P,o'. fn- 10 c,,niJ;.,- -,
stupid pliance of its statesmen with
the horrors OF a war that will Guido
INC present S"CrlilCe DS IdI'
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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-11-20
WHITE HOUSE HISTORY.
Mrs. Abbey Gum Baker Lectures on
Presidential Mansion.

Tho Erection of the White House and
Subsequent Alterations" was the sub
ject OF an address given last night by
Mrs. Abbey Gum Baker, at the regular
meeting of the Columbia Historical So
ciety in the lecture hall of the Wash
ington Club.
Mrs. Baker began with the building
OF the White House in 1871 and the
events which led up to the District being
chosen as the seat of government. She
showed that no change was made in
the original plans of the Executive Man
sion until after it was burned by the
British in fS14
After the rebuilding of the White
House no change was made until Pres
ident Roosevelt came into office. During
his administration the whole interior of
the White House was changed and re-
decorated. Since the Roosevelt regime
no change has been made.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-11-20
Thoma. e. Watson Indicted.

Augusta, Ga, Nov. 19.-Thomas E. Wat
son, who ran for President on the Pop
ulist ticket many years ago, and now
editor and publisher of the Watson JEFF
fersonian, was tonight indicted by the
Federal grand jury on the charge Of
sending obscene matter through the mails.
The charges were based on magazine ar
ticles over Mr.. Watson's signature, bitter
ly scoring Catholicism. These articles
were characterized by the court as unfit
to be spread upon the records"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-11-20
Telephone Rate Cut,

The Chesapeake and Potomac Tele-
phone Company announced yesterday
that the toll rate between Berwyn, Md
and Washington will be changed from
10 to 5 cents for the initial period Of
rate will be effective November q.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-11-20
Discusses Gaelic Language.

The regular meeting of the Anthropo-
logical Society OF Washington was held
yesterday in the New National Museum.
! 1.-THE Gaelic Language of Ireland was
the subject of a lecture delivered by
James Mooney.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-11-20
EDUCATORS ELECT OFFICERS.
National Association of State Uni
versities Adjourn Session.

The National Association Of State Uni
versities, which has been in session since
Monday at the New Willard, adjourned
yesterday afternoon. after electing Off
GERS. They are: president. Edmund J.
James, president of the University of
Illinois, vice president. DR.. Joseph T.
Kingsbury, president Of the University of
Utah; vice president ex-ofticio, DR.. P. p.
Claxton, United States Commissioner of
Education; secretary and treasurer, DR..
Guy Porter Benton. president of the Uni
versity Of Vermont.
The executive committee chosen con-
sists Of the officers and Francis P. Ven
able. president of the University Of North
Carolina, and Chancellor Samuel Avery
of the University of Nebraska.
The members of the association were
later received by President Taft The
convention was the seventeenth annual
gathering the association has held. The
programme included addresses upon uni
versity government and the general fac
tors of university life.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-11-20
MEXICO CITY SHAKEN.
Earthquake Again Visits Capital of
Republic.

Mexico City, Nov. ia severe earth
quake shock which caused heavy damage
occurred here at 7:17 o'clock this morning.
The disturbance lasted ffty-five seconds
and shattered several buildings. Pave
ments all over the city were cracked and
the water mains burst in many places.
Thousands of panic-stricken residents
of the city ran into the streets, where
they fell on their knees and prayed.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-11-20
Plumber Goo. bankrupt.

John Waters, a plumber at 91 F
Street Northwest, yesterday filed a Pc
tition in voluntary bankruptcy, listing
his liabilities at $S6,473.56 and his assets
at ss.576.sS. including insurance policies
for 1900.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-11-20
Very Unsual.

Il guess Mr.. Wilson must shave him
self"
Why so?''
81 have been unable to find any barber
in town who claims to have shaved him
once This is unusual"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-11-20

Gen. Savoff's expression that speed is
trumps' amply characterizes the flying
campaign Of the commander Of the Bull
garian army.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-11-20

One advantage in electing a scholar as
leader is that he, as a well-read man, is
sure to know how much he does not
know.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-11-20
Nothing Athletic.

Our college won"
They did? Rah! Rah. Rah, What
did they VIM"
The debate"
"Oh, pshaw."
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-11-20
PERTINENT AND EXPERIMENT.

From the st. Paul Pres
There are 5000 hunters licensed TO kill
deer in the woods Of this State. AS most
Of them never saw a deer it will not be
surprising II there is the usual slaughter
ing of those that looked like deer"
From the Albany journal
Perhaps the Turkish soldiers arc such
poor fighters because they smoke Turkish
cigarettes.
From the New York American
To- Wax the floors of Constantinople. The
Turkey trot is called. Those who have
danced must pay the fiddler.
From the Detroit News.
Monument dealers report a rush of
orders for a certain brief epltaph: He
Stood Pat"
From the New York Press.
The Brazilian diamond mines have been
very profitable to the men who are work.
ing them in New York.
From the St. Louis PostDHTatch.
Given time, matters get into their
proper grooves. For instance, Chairman
McCombs has gone on a vacation and
Chairman Hilles has gone back to work.
From the Cleveland Leader.
A Philadelphia man died leaving 500. 900
without any indication as to where it
should 80. But then the lawyers don't
need any indications.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-11-20
Back and Forth.

your stenographer seems to be rather
irregular in attendance"
well, she leaves her husband and
works a week; then she returns to her
husband, and leaves the Office for a
week"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-11-20
=NOTICE=

I am the Washington Agent for all
the leading magazines. Send for cata-
logue. Ny prices are the lowest I can
duplicate any offer made by any pub
Usher or agency. Order Xmas gifts
now
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-11-20
Neuspaper Man Kill. Self.

an advertising man on the Daily News,
killed himself by shooting to-day.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-11-20
Forget 1t.

We hope no thoughts as to
The cost OF living
VIII rise ere We get through
With this Thanksgiving.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-11-20
A Modest Bard,

Il like to start my Thanksgiving poetry
early" remarked the newspaper poet,
who thinks pretty well OF his alleged
poetry.
Why" inquired the other half of
the sketch, at the proper place.
so as to give the other papers
chance to clip it before Thanksgiving
arrives"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-11-20
Nov.m,er 20 I'm History.

to the store to match a turkey. His
lack of success led to another divorce.
November 20, 142s-Jean of Arc loses
her maid and has nobody to rivet her
armor up the back.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-11-20
FRASER, The Magazine Man,

SIG KenOis Bldg. 11th and @ Sta.
We give HeraIe $4,000 contest voteA
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-11-20
ALITTLE NONSENSE.
NAUGHTY GIRLS.

Lady Clara We're de We're
Was a naughty dame.
Her descendants here and there
Still maintain her fame.
You can see them, naughty doves,
Daily on the job
In the stores retailing gloves
To the common mob.
At the ribbon counter they
Deity WELD the shears.
In the true patrician way
OF the We're de Veres.
Or perhaps dispensing lunch
You will with them meet.
While the members. of the 'bunch"
Grovel at their feet.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-11-20

Perhaps the Turkish soldiers are such
poor fighters because they smoke Turkish
cigarettes.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-11-20
Uncle PennyyvIse Says;

Bad spelling won't make a humorist
Of you. II so. a lot of typewriter girls
would be drawing enormous salaries.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-11-20

"wombat. what year did Damon and
Pythias rum"
"Lemme see. think they headed
ticket about 1880"
And who ran against 'em?"
'Lemme see. Wasn't 1t Castor and
PoIlux?'
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-11-20
From the New York American.


10 Wax the floors of Constantinople. The
Turkey trot is called. Those who have
danced must pay the fiddler
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-11-20

Monument dealers report a rush of
orders for a certain brief epItaph: He
Stood Pat"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-11-20


The Brazilian diamond mines have been
very profitable to the men who are work.
ing them in New York.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-05-01
REBEL WOODMEN IN COURT.
Iowa and Illinois Courts Asked to
Grant Injunction as to
New Rates.

Des Moines, Ia, April 3c.-The
law committee Of the insurgent Mod
ern Woodmen today filed in district
court a petition asking for a temper
AIRY injunction to restrain the head
camp from putting into force the
rates adopted at the Chicago head
camp. making the claim that the
head camp was illegally organized
because members were not selected
in accordance with the law, and that
the new rates We're not selected in
accordance with the law, and that
the new rates were never legally
adopted.
The same petition will be filed in
court in Davis county, Illinois, where
the head camp is located.
The committee will make deter
mined fight to put a complete stop
to the movement for a change in
rates.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-05-01
BIG SHOW TOMORROW
Louisiana LOU" Charming Musical
Comedy Coming to Decorah.
81 PEOPLE IN THE CAST.
Last Attraction of the Season Prone
ises to be Seen by a Crowded
House.

There are two ways of writing and
producing musical comedy. One way
is to place under contract two or
more persons who possess special tai
"ents in the way of singing, dancing,
muggery, or physical grace, and
write play about those talents, fill
ing the interstices with specialties
from the vaudeville theatres.
The other way is the way of
Louisiana Lou,'' the Chicago La
Sales great current hit, which will
be seen on tomorrow evening in the
Grand opera house, where it will be
played by the special company or
ganized by Harry Askin for touring
when, in November, it became clear
that louisiana Lou" would run the
season out in the La Sale opera
house.
The louisiana Lou" way was to
write story that would still have
been play without music. Then to
rewrite it in such way as to make
the songs part of the story, by the
simple process of making the music,
as well, part of the story, although
nearly every song in Louisiana
Lou" may be lifted OUT and used
separately for its own beauty.
AS an example of the Louisiana
Lou" way of doing these things, Act
l is laid in the old French quarter
of New Orleans; Act 2, on a rice
plantation on the Mississippi river
some miles above New Orleans. How
do the characters get from the city
to the plantation, and why? That
question is always natural in the
matter of musical comedy; and it is
generally answered by the authors
saying: 40. We just wanted
change of scenery. and nobody cares
how the characters travel from one
act to another"
But the situation at the end of
Act l of Louisiana Lop" calls for
all the characters to be at the plan
tation in Act 2. The action is trans
ferred there because the logic of the
story makes it inevitable. And that
is what is meant when the critics say
that Louisiana Lou' is good play
as we'll as a great musical comedy.
The curtain will ring up promptly at
SIS o'clock and the performance
will be over at 11:00 o'clock. Seats
at Parman's.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-05-01

OF what good is a bank reserve If
1t is not available to check a money
panic and to protect its depositors
and the public at the approach of
business depression? The trend of
public thought now is to establish
such federal law as will permit the
Investment of part of this reserve so
that in cooperative reorganization
of the banking system the bank in
vestments In 1t will be absolutely
protected while the general fund is
on call where 1t will prevent business
failures and consequent injury to
wage-earners. This Is the laudable
aim of the National Citizens League
for the promotion Of sound bank
Ing system-a just and non-political
proposition.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-05-01

A careful observer of human ma
ture makes the declaration that:
'"Some people think it is mystery,
that, Notwithstanding good advice,
their boys grow up TO be wild and
reckless young men. If these boys
were taught from infancy that home
was the proper place for them after
dark, rather than prowling around
the streets annoying we'll and sick
people alike, much of this mystery
might be explained, and young men
with better moral character and more
intelligent minds might be the result.
No parents need expect pure morals
in boy that prowls the streets ct
night even If he does go to Sunday
School,"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-05-01

DR.. Daniel X. Pearsons.. the noted
died at the Hillsdale
Chicago. Saturday, after
fighting a long useless battle with
disease and old age. He contracted
a cold that developed into pneumonia
while celebrating his 92nd birthday,
which occurred April 14th. He gave
away his entire fortune of $6.0OO,OOO
to Al colleges and religious institu-
tions. including his beautiful home
in Chicago. He left no direct heirs.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-05-01

Admiral Evans was once taken
through the Vanderbilt stables IN
New York. The stable manager
showed him walls and floors of pale.
translucent tiling. marble troughs'
hangers of Circassian walnut, solid
silver fittings and SO forth. Do 70"
find anything lacking admiral!' said
the manager. proudly. aat the end
Nothing the admiral replied
nothing except q leather upholster'
ed sofa Tor each horse.''
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-05-01

Postmasters were authorized re-
Gently by Postmaster General Hitch
cock to send unbelievable matter
''such as picture cards, newspapers,
magazines and other periodical pub
lications." to municipal authorities
for distribution among hospitals
asylums or reformatory institutions.
Heretofore such matter has been sent
to the dead letter Office in Washing
ton.