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The Washington herald., 1912-11-13
THE ARROW HEAD.

They loved their land broad set between the seas;
They hunted. fought, and ruamed in careless ease;
In native Joys the fearless years were spent
The red men owned and ruled a continent;
And when We drove them hack with kissing lead
They left this lasting sign. the arrow head.
By storm or glowing shy their souls were stirred;
They knew and dearly pTiZed each beast and bird
Their human hearts held love for maidens fair;
The warrior gave his child 4 brave mans care;
Another race has come their land TO tread;
Of Indian braves there's left the arrow head.
The bark canoe the restless waters skinned;
The hunter watched hts prey with eyes undimmcd;
He mastered nature for HIS simple need:
He reared daring II strongest breed;
And now into deyourins night he's fed.
And left no sign but this. his arrow head.
We might have spared to him his valiant pride,
Or left him Breathing SPACE in land wide;
We smething might have learned Of him. the free
We owed him manhood, spirit, liberty;
But. cruel. DER all his soil have spread
His only lasting signs the arrow head.
The panther-footed Hthesome Indian hraTc
We thought not worth our whiIs TO try 10 save.
But welcomed hither hogdes Of hns-cruShed souls,
INC worn-out serfs who ctngrd to lords for doIes;
We gave an eagle race the grave as bed:
Our fields yet hold his sign. tbs arruw head
He passes. cowed and scurnsd; We, careless. read
UnmOTed his tale. "a savage! Let him bleed
Our strengths our right. The tale Is old - Zen sol
For him no tears, no honorl Ghosts have sped:
His only lasting signs the arrow head
We pick the faxed hints from far and near;
Museums hold them. Weapons? Tools! How
queeri'
Yet. aimed with flashing eye and iron arm
Once few that flint to keep his child from harm
Or oft il felled the deer that wife be fed;
hearts own tale has every arTUw head.
All nch he was, most rich; we made him Door;
His ways TO him were good: his meat was s1re;
His tribe was alive made him stand alone:
We could have given bread, we gave a stone
We're rich. but he has wellnigh vanished
And yet his sign abides his arrow head
Look on that sign Of his once mastery;
Have pity now before he die all ye;
Yet breathe upon the embers Of his pride;
Restore his manhood il quite has died;
BE Just; take thought, lest We be visited,
And fate smite Us as with his arrow head.
some day avenging fate may string its bow
And pluck the fields for fints, take aim, and 50
Send singing on the winds the feather reeds
Straight sighted, true, to anite US for our deeds
Through foes return the III our lives have bred
And to our hearts send deep the arow head
Calvin Dill Wilson, in New York Sun
The Washington herald., 1912-11-13
Tie Paramount Duty of Congress.

1t is just criticism of the Demo
cratic party that it is not constructive.
Entrusted now with power in the ex-
ecutiVe and legislative branches of the
government, it has an opportunity to
demonstrate that its leaders are real
statesmen.
First of all, Congress should take up
the question of the Presidential term.
An amendment to the Constitution
Should be submitted to the States chang
ing the term to six years, without re-
election: This was really the original
idea when the Constitution was framed,
and experience has shown that it ought
10 have been adopted. 1t was part
The Washington herald., 1912-11-13
KILLING EAST AFRICA GAME.
Accounted Greatest of Fun TO MUIR
der Big Animals of Country.

FrUm the Westminster Gazette
! D. D. Lyell in his little book. ''Nyassa-
| land tells us that quite 800 sporting
! parties visit British East Africa annu-
! ally, so that II each party spends a min
imum OF e9Oo. that will mean a total
| sum OF E90OOo. Most Of this large sum
goes into the hands of the natives.
| In Nyassaland the sporting licenses are
much more moderate In cost than in
1 British East Africa. In the latter the
sportsman pays ESQ for shooting a very
| limited number of each species. and
there is an extra charge of SO for
shooting one elephant, and $50 for a sec
| ond elephant. To shoot one giraffe there
is also a special license required of GlO.
Many districts are closed for certain
game in British East Africa, and to find
elephants one has to travel a long way.
Elephants, however, we are told are
still numerous in the wilder parts Of
Nyassaland, and are particularly album
dant in Central and Northern Angolila nd.
They are usually found in herds OF from
four to five to over a hundred. Old
males often lead a solitary existence and
wander about by themselves. These an
imals as rule, have the heaviest ivory.
The heaviest single tusk known weighed
IS pounds and the longest II feet 81
inches. Elephant shooting, in Mr.. Lyell's
opinion, is the hardest sport in exist
enee: and often entails great hardships
on the hunter.
Lions are very common in Nyassaland.
but are seldom seen, owing to their noe
turnal habits. In Central Angoniland
they kill large numbers Of native annu-
ally. They are most dangerous on dark,
rainy nights and during the rainy sea-
son. when they find game most difficult
to catch. Generally they follow herds
Of buffalo. They are very fond of zebra
and Gland meat, but refuse nothing when
really hungry.
Great care" says Mr.. Lyell, should
be taken over the first shot, for II is
not dangerous, as a rule, to fire at a
lion in the first instance. The danger
begins when It has to be followed up in
the thick grass or bush. II the first bull
let Is badly aimed, lion will often take
lot OF killing" Leopards are described
as extremely plentiful in all billy and
mountainous country in Nyasaland.
Their saw-like grunts will often be
heard at night, but they are seldom seen,
owing to their wary and nocturnal hab-
It's
The Washington herald., 1912-11-13
The Antiquity of Coal.

From Harper's Weekly.
1t is thought that the earliest reference
to coal is that found in the writings oil
Aristotle and OF Theophrastus, who
lived about IS B. c.
There is evidence that coal was used
In England as early as the year So.
According to Bishop Pudsey, Escomo
and Blshopwearmouth were two of the
earliest coal mining settlements. New
castle coal appears to have come into
notice about the year 1874 when Henry
III granted the inhabitants a charter au-
thorizing them to mine for it
The Chinese knew Of and used coal in
the thirteenth century. The earliest ref
erence to coal in Belgium is assigned to
the year 1893, when blacksmith at
Liege is said to have been the first in
the kingdom to employ it as fuel
Paris received its first coal from New
castle in $3.50. In Scotland coal was
worked as early as the twelfth century.
The Washington herald., 1912-11-13

of the Constitution of the Confederate
States, and there is little doubt that If
now presented to the various State
Legislatures would be promptly accept
ed If the occupant of the White
House could be limited to one term of
six years, he would have ample time in
which to inaugurate and execute def
mite policies; he would have no tempta-
ton TO use the Office for the advance
ment of his personal interests, and the
country would be spared the frequent
upheaval of an election.
And while the slow process of
amending the Constitution is in course
of operation, Congress should meet
present emergency by passing a Joint
resolution prohibiting any President
from having more than two terms.
This would effectually dispose of the
menace which has just threatened the
country and which has not yet entirely
Abraham Lincoln was
right when he said that some day the
nation would be confronted with the
danger of an ambitious ruler who
would seek to hold power without in
corruption The conditions in Mexico
which made the regime of Diaz not
only possible but necessary do not OBJ
tain here. No one man is essential for
Dur political salvation.
If the Democratic administration can
be marked by the accomplishment of
amendment to the Consti-
tuition and the placing of a quietus
Upon unrestrained ambition, it will JUS
:ify the wisdom of the people in plac-
ng it in power.
The Washington herald., 1912-11-13

streets with fine. comfortable homes on
eit"er side and handsome new wood
block pavements which hump nm, IN the
middle IN damp weather like a cat con-
Verslng In corner with a bulldog.
indianapolis has treated its Interurbar,
cars with great kindness. allowing them
to run into fine union depot in the CEN
ter OF the city. and in return they bring
most OF the population Of Indiana into
town at least once a year It also in
vented the railroad union depot and most
The Washington herald., 1912-11-13
Starting a Missouri Train

From the Kansas City Star.
A drummer and friend climbed aboard
a ramshackle train in an isolated Mis-
souri, town. The train was a faehIe
asthmatic piece of mechanism and the
Humane Society should have prosecuted
its owners for allowing it to run at all
r 1t finally came to a dead stop lust nm
the edge Of the town and after a long
interval Of trying to make 1t go the en-
bawled
Say, you two gents'n have to git out
till git it started'
The Washington herald., 1912-11-13
ALITTLE NONSENSE
NOTHING TO TT.

First you let your temper rise, ~
Hurt your fellow-man.
Then you must apologize;
That Is, IL you can.
What's the use of wasting breath
In such foolish ways?
Why be worried half to death?
Anger never pays. =,
You unloose the angry word,
Let 1t ny, alack.
Then with haste almost absurd
Wish you had II back.
Thus you stumble through your life
Wasting half your days.
What's the use OF all this strife7 "a
Anger never pays,
The Washington herald., 1912-11-13

is shown the homes Of two pASss Of Who's Who.
OF the new political wrinkles Of the last
Fifty years. II is noted for its clubs, Its
colleges, It's art schools, and publishing
houses, and is the Boston Of the great
Middle West. However, Indianapolis
doesn't feel complimented over this nick
name. II regards II as compliment to
Boston.
(Copyrisht, 1917. by George Matthew AdAInsa
The Washington herald., 1912-11-13
Cutting Him short.

Little one" he began. you are too
pretty TO be shooting biscuits in bean
cry. You ought to be on the stage ="
Been there" snapped the waitress
briefly. "What'll you have? Gimme the
particulars of your Decent order"
The Washington herald., 1912-11-13
November IL In History.

November H. 175S-BOswen and DR..
johnson get the agency for a patent
clothes wringeE. 49,
November Ii. 130-Robin Hood defeats
william Tell in a turkey shoot Some
contest, however,. -.-.rn-.
The Washington herald., 1912-11-13
Always Game.

BE an optimist."
"Aw, a man can't be an optimist all
the time"
Sure he can. Look at the campaign
managers"
The Washington herald., 1912-11-13
P1unIzvIIIe News.

Anything strange or startling hap
pened?' inquired the hardware drummer
as he registered.
WAS an unusual episode last week, !"
responded the landlord OF the Punk
vile House. AN old trapper came down
out of the hills and offered to trade 1000
coonskins for an automobile"
The Washington herald., 1912-11-13
In the Near Future.

Whats the, matter now?'
"A prominent society suffragette wants
us to record her vote by telephone. Says
she's too busy to come to the polls She
threatens dire penalties IL we refuse"
The Washington herald., 1912-11-13
NOTICE -
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made oy any publisher or agency. Call for frea naI-
azine sample Order Xmas gifts now
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We give Herald 02S00o eontast TetsA
The Washington herald., 1912-11-13
An Actors Home.

"Yorick Hamm has certainly furnished
his new house deliberately"
Plenty Of pictures, I SUPPOSE"
Yes; he has. one picture OF Shakes
peare and 100 pictures of himself"
The Washington herald., 1912-11-13

Girls wear their hair, we must confess,
to look like more and not like less.
The Washington herald., 1912-11-13

Perhaps one Of the most remarkable
features of the sixty years OF reign of
The Washington herald., 1912-11-13
Buy Low.

BY low, don't you know,
Mother sings, sings she.
By low, don't you know,
A bargain lullaby.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-11-22
WOMAN SLEPT SIX DAYS.
Took Overdose Of lsmber.PrOaue
In. Medicin~-wiIi Recover.

AKRON, O.. Nov. 22.-Mrs. Jessie Linn
ric awoke from a six apd one-haif days
sleep At the City Hospital to-day. Al.
though very weak from lack Of nourish-
ment. hospital officials say she WIN re-
gain strength rapidly and he able to
tan again within q day or two
Mrs. Limrio sank Into the long
slumber after she had taken an over
dose of sleeping potion.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-11-22
LONG TERMS IN JAIL
FOR R0BBlNG POOR MEN.
liighwaymen Who Made a Practice
of Holt:ng Up l.aborers
Are Sentenced.

Are Sentenced.
Threc young high Saymcn who have
mace business Of interceptlng lahorcrs
on their pay day and relieving them OF
their earnings at the point of n pistol
were sentenced to long terms In State
prison by Judge Grain In General ses-
slons to-day
The three were convicted OF holding
M Gcya Calls of No. 10 East one Hun.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-11-22
BROADWAY DEALER
CONVICTED Of PAYING
BOY TO START FIRE
Youth Tells of Setting Office
Ablaze, of Repenting and
Stamping Out Flames.

With tears streaming down his face.
told jury before Judge Grain la Gel-
eral Sessions to-day that he, , au re
quest OF Jacob schllff. a dealer In mill.
merry supplies at No. 6N broadway, set
FIRE to Schlin's place OF business on tn
afternoon OF July ~ last for $50. The
boys story. corroborate1 by the evil
dence Of firemen. resulted In the conv..-
ton OF Schliff of attempted ar.on In the
second degree.
Riddell. who IL eighteen years old told
the jury that he came from the same
township In Russia where schlln for
merly lived. Schliff, the boy said. TOOK
him to his home at No. 1880 Washington
avenue, the Bronx. two days before ths
IRE and told him that his business had
been very bad and that Ills creditors
were pursuing him.
He told me-" the youth testified.
that his stock In trade was worth 500
and that as he had two hre Insurance
policies, one for $1,000 and the other far
500. he thought he would have to nave
a Are. He asked me II I would set lie
place on Are. and told him / would.
lie told me that he would eve me 80
IL ! made n good Job of It and took me
down from his home to his salesroom.
The next night met him on Broadway
as he left his place OF business. and he
gave me tho key.
'Schlln told me he had prepared
everything so that The only thing
would have to do would be to strike a
match and ignite a feather duster which
was 80 fxed that the flames would COM
municate to the stock In the place. l
set the duster on fre. and then got
frightened. tore II down and stamped
the Are out on the floor. While I was
doing this Schiim's partner came In and
had me arrested"
II took the Jury less than half an
hour TO convict Schliff Judge Grain re-
handed him and the boy to the Tombs
until Nov. n for sentence.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-11-22

dred ami Thlrty-elghth street on tho
Wills avenue bridge on Aug. Il and
stealing to cents and p1cketSnife from
him.
In sentencing the three men-Franh
i.oaney 81 30. Wi East One Hundred
and Thirty fourth street. Frank Tracy
~ 40. iiii Third avenue and William
whitney o; no 3i9 East one Hundred
AMI sixth strcct--JJdge Grain denounced
their crime as being as dirty and des-
picablo as was ever committed" lie
sentenced Whitney. an ex-convlct, to
Sing Sing for six years and eight
months. The other two. being first Of
tenders. were given indeterminate sem
fences. Leaney OF not less than two
years and five months and Tracy not
ltss than three years and i've months.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-23
Not Illegal.

From the Atciison Globe.
Household economy seldom goes far
enough to be counted conspiracy in re-
straint OF trade.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-23
IMMIGRATION.
XII-GENERAL LEGISLATION.
By Frederic J. Haskin.

Diplomatic. sugar-coated exclusion act
without any offense to Japan in il.
The law of 1907 also set the face OF
the nation more positively against the
international traffic in white slaves
and this feature OF the law was strength
ened by another law enacted in 1910.
1t is more than probable that out OF the
sion will come comprehensive immigra-
ton law within a year or two. Immi-
grafton legislation is one OF the things
on the tentative program of Congress Tor
the present short session. but the fact
that there is a disposition on all sides
merely to mark time until the Wilson
administration comes into power. to-
gether with the fact that the impeach-
mnt of Judge Archibald will occupy the
attention of the Senate for several weeks,
makes it improbable that the Taft adj
ministratfon will add new immigration
law to the statute books.
The commissioner general of immigra-
ton has prepared the draft OF a law EN-
bodying his ideas on immigration. This
bill provides some advanced recommends
tons, which would il incorporated into
charity and prison expenses to the coun-
try. 1t provides that criminals. paupers:
violators of the white slave laws, alien
Seamen and others may be deported with
in five years after their entry into the
United States. The Secretary Of Com
merce and Labor is made the final judge
in all these matters. There many
other provisions calculated to strengthen
the hands of the immigration authorities
in keeping out undesirable immigrants
and to compel the steamship companies
to aid the United States in carrying out
the law rather than aiding immigrants
to evade it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-23
IN CELL, SHE AWAITS FINERY.
Refuses to Accept Parole Until Outfit
of Clothing Arrives.

PITTSBURGH, Pa, December 25.-
When Judge Haymaker sentenced Mrs.
Catherine Pine of Philadelphia to one
year in the penitentiary and then paroled
her last Wednesday he presumed the
woman would hasten to accept the free
dom granted her. But Mrs. Pine returned
to her cell and told Warden Lewis that
she had no intention Of leaving his GUS
tody until she was properly attired.
When an express package arrived at the
Jail Saturday night Deputy John Mcneil
gasped. There was a value of $3.50 placed
on it. In taXicab the woman then went
to nearby hotel. When she emerged she
resembled chorus girls dream.
Mrs. Pine was arrested willie hiding I'M
der counter in store after the store
had been closed for the day. She could
give no satisfactory explanation of her
presence there.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-23
FLEE FROM MENINGITIS.
Residents of Midwife, Ca, Terror
Stricken by Endemic.

MIDFILL.E, Ca, December 23.-With
thirteen persons dead and others being
treated for spinal meningitis. residents
of this city are leaving for other parts
OF Georgia. More than 300 have left so
far. and every outgoing train is filled
with passengers who are deserving homes
and business
The epidemic started among negroes
and soon spread to the whites. It is now
beyond the control of the local autho,i-
ties, it is said. Saturday practically all
the stores were closed. and it is charged
that even physicians deserted their posts
DR. Willis kershaw who has taken
charge of the situation, has appealed to
the state board of health, and an appeal
also has been made to Gov. Brown to
ask the federal authorities for aid DR..
r. E. Park of Boston, who will soon be-
come connected with the state board Of
health. has been ordered here to take
charge.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-23
PROFIT IN CHRISTMAS SALES.
Chicago's Trade, Including Toys,
Likely to Reach $20,0OO,OO

CHICAGO, December 33@Chicag go 8
Christmas this year, it is estimated,
will cost about $20,OO0.O0O, making it the
most prosperous in the history of the
city.
For gifts, including toys. it is figured
that $1JOO0.O00 will be spent. Dinners,
wines and liquors and tobacco are ex-
pected to add about Sl.iOO.OOO. while the
remainder will be made up in gifts Of
employers to their employees.
Merchants declare that prosperity APP
pears to be general. nearly every one
having money and spending it without
complaint regardless of the fact that
prices are generally higher than they
We're a year ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-23
FLIES FROM TUNIS TO ROME.
Garros Successfully Concludes Trip
Across Mediterranean.

ROME, December 23.-Roland G. Gar
ros, the French aviator. completed yes
terday his long flight from Tunis, Africa.
Garros, after a splendid fight from Tu-
mis- December IS, landed at Trapani, Sic
lily, a distance of about 1G0 miles over
the Mediterranean sea. His left Trapani
Saturday and flew to the Italian MAIN
land. Yesterday he continued his fight,
stopping at Naples for lunch.
Favorable weather enabled Garros to
cover that last stage of his journey at
great speed. He landed at Rome fully an
hour and a half before he was expected.
In making the landing the aerOplane was
slightly damaged, but Garros was not
hurt.
The Aero Club gave a banquet in his
honor last night. after which Garros left
for Paris by train.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-23
Arrange Exhibition Drill.

Arrangements have been completed fol
special exhibition drill of the cavalr.
and artillery troops at Fort Myer in the
riding hall at the fort next Thursday
evening. December %, at O'Clock. Tick
cts for the drill are being distributed
without charge upon application to the
kajutant At fert Nyes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-23

response to telephone call. Darling
around a corner into 9Th avenue. he
faced Johnny Miller. a newsboy. who
had been watching the chase. Drawing
toy pistol made of glass, the newsy
pointed IL at Davis, shouting:
step or I'll shoot!'
Davis. believing thu boy lad q real re-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-23

In 1908, after the investigation by the
industrial commission had been made, the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-23

The law OF 1882, farming out to the
states the control Of immigration. failed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-23

volver, stopped. The little fellow con-
tinued to keep the glass pistol leveed
at Davis and held him prisoner until the
policeman arrived and handcuffed him.
Davis was furious when he discov cred
how he had been hoaXed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-23

A patent from the state of Maryland
granting to Mary i. Clark OF Hagerstown
q tract of twenty acres OF mountain land
az WeveFten has been issued.