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The Washington herald., 1912-05-19

as many were killed in August as would
have descended from a single female ny
born two months earlier. So that the
actual good accomplished was insignifi-
cant except that It interested q great
many people and showed them that II
was considered by those who know that
the house fly is a dangerous insect and
that it is highly desirable TO destroy It
whenever possible.
should "Swat' the Fly.
The campaign for the destruction OF
the adult flies the present year has be-
gun so early that We may expect it to be
effective in certain portions OF the city in
reducing greatly the number of flies
which otherwise would have swarmed in
the summer and early autumn. 1t is be-
lieved that there is a distinct period of
some days after the winged fiy has come
from its Matching place in the manure
heap or garbage receptacle before IL is
ready to lay eggs. and that there are
therefore by the flies caught by the chill
dren engaged in these swat the n.y.
campaigns very many which have not
yet laid their eggs.
This makes II worth while to carry on
these campaigns without reference 10 the
destruction of the breeding places and
the cleaning up Of nastiness generally.
although as a matter of fact. both oper-
atoms should 90 on simultaneously. It
The Washington herald., 1912-05-19

vate Detective you call yourself You
will know what to do with it. 1t is
part of your business"
Il can assure you," Peter Ruff an
swered, that you are under a delu-
sion as to the details of my profession.
l am Peter Ruff, and call myself a
crime investigator-in fact, | am the
only one worth speaking of in the
world. But certainly deny that am
used to having dead bodies deposited
upon my carpet, and that l make a
habit of disposIng of them-especially
gratis" -..-.
Listen" he said, his voice shaking
Historically. Il must get rid of it or
go mad. For two hours have been
driving about in a motor car with-it
for a passenger drove to a quiet
spot and / tried TO lift il out-a police
man rode up! / tried again, a man
rushed by on motor cycle and turned
to look at mel ! tried a few minutes
later-the policeman came backl' II
was always the same. The night
seemed to have eyes. / was watched
everywhere. The-the face began to
mock me Ill swear that heard It
chuclle oncep
Peter Ruff moved a little further
away.
Il don't think I'll. have anything to
do with it, he declared.
It'll be all right with YOU" Merries
declared, eagerly Its my nerves,
that's all You see, was there-when
the accident happened. See here" he
added, tearing a pocketbook from his
coat, Il have three hundred and sew
erty pounds saved up in case | had to
bolt. I'll keep seventy-three hundred
for you-to dispose of it,"
Ruff leaned over the motionless body,
looked into its face, and nodded.
Masters. the bookmRker," he re-
marked. "H'ml l did hear that he
had lot of money coming to him over
the Derby"
Merries shuddered
The Washington herald., 1912-05-19

had been so tragically disturbed, with
an air of mild surprise.
Dear me-" he exclaimed, some
thing seems to have happened! My
dear Violet, you can put that revolver
away. l have secured the door"
Her hand fell to her side. She gave
little shiver of relief. Peter Ruff
nodded.
That is more comfortable" he de-
clared. Now, perhaps, you will ex-
plain"
That young man," she interrupted,
''or lunatic-burst in here a few min
utes ago, dragging that" She point
floor. IF ] had not stopped him, he
would have bolted of without a word
of explanation"
Peter Ruff shook his head grsvely
My dear Lord Merries," he said
my Office is not mortuary.'
You know me, them" Merries
gasped.
"Of course" Ruff answered. at is
my profession to know everybody. Go
and sit down upon that easy chair, and
drink the brandy and soda which Miss
Brown is about to mix for you. That's
right" ......-
Merries staggered across the room
and half fell into an easy chair.
Perhaps now," Peter Ruff suggested,
pointing to the motionless figure, you
can give my some explanation as to
thisp' r. :
There were three of US lunching to-
gether," Merries began-"four alto
gether. There was a dispute, and this
man threatened US. Afterward there
was fight. 1t fell to my lot to take
him away, and l can't get rid of him
l can't get rid of him p
Il still do not see" Peter Ruff ar
gued, why you should have brought
him here and deposited him upon my
perfectly new carpet"
you are Peter Ruff" Merries de-
clared Crime Investigator and Pri-
The Washington herald., 1912-05-19

seems certain. however. that unless the
cleaning up work is done the hand kill
ing of the flies by the children is not
going to relieve any community entirely
from flies: only a certain proportion of
them VIII be caught and the remainder
will multiply with astonishing rapidity.
The point has been made that the prize
competition for the most flies killed by
the children is a dangerous thing, since
children who have been handling the flies
viii get disease germs on their hands. and
that unless their hands are washed the
germs may get into their mouths by way
OF food This danger exists without
doubt. but it is not SO great as to put a
stop 10 the fly killing effort. and every
child engaged in II should be warned that
he must wash his hands after handling
flies. and II will not be dificult to.
brighten the average child into doing the
necessary hand washing. The danger to
the few children who will not wash their
hands is so Infinitely less as a danger to
the community than the danger Of allow
ing the germ-laden swarms OF flies free
rein in the community that it need not BE-
considered.
Worse Than wolves.
The house fly is the most dangerous
animal in the world It is safe to say
that it has caused the death Of more
human beings than all the beasts OF prey
and poisonous reptiles together have
caused. To-day States pay bounty on
wolf scalps, although wolves are no
longer dangerous TO human beings, but
where is the State that pays bounty for
the killing Of the most dangerous animal
In the world. the house ny?
That flies may and do carry TO our food
supplies and to our dinner tables the
causative organisms OF typhoid. OF dysen-
terry, Of tuberculosis, of infantile disr-
rhea and other diseases is accepted by
the most conservative Of Investigators.
The Washington herald., 1912-05-19

From Judge.
In gravely considering the suggestion
that a tax be placed on cats in order to
augment its fund for armament, the Ger
man government will doubtless not be
deferred by the objection raised in this
country that such a tax would incense
the old maids Of Germany. In the FIRST
place. old maids are not numerous there;
and in the second place. cats are no more
pets and companions Of that class than
they are Of others. You may not have
noticed Il. but It is a fact that there are
many men who are cat fanciers The
interest of the general public In the tax
alton Of domestic felines would be great
er II the tax would shut OF their night
noises That. however, Is not likely TO
be accomplished. unless those who sit IN
the seats Of the mighty stretch the au-
thority to tax to the limit set by Chief
Justice Marshall, OF our Supreme Court.
who laid down the rule that the power
to tax embraces and includes the power
to destroy.
The Washington herald., 1912-05-19

government in Washington should take
steps at once to advise that body OF
their unalterable opposition to the adop-
ton of the measure passed by the House.
Public sentiment both in Washington
and out OF Washington is radically op-
posed to any such insidious attack on
the merit system. The best interests OF
the government service require the re-
lection Of the five-year clause in the
House bill. and II the government clerks
in Washington make a proper presenta-
ton OF the matter 10 the Senate there
will be no question about the outcome
The Washington herald., 1912-05-19
Not ReIiabIy informed.

From the Popular Magazine. III
The gentleman who wore evening
clothes and the remnants Of jag at
O'Clock In the morning was clinging TO
the footboard OF a crowded surface car
in Chicago As the car rounded a curve
with Jerk. the person in ;incongruous
apparel fell quickly and heavily TO the
eobbIestones. He was picked up by the
strong hands OF the conductor and about
twenty passengers So I
"collision?' he asked, in a digniied
tone OF veiee.
No., said the conductor
"0n the traek?" further questioned the
victim Of the accident.
NO" said the conductor.
WELL concluded he Of the jag, IF I
had known that wouldn't have gotten
The Washington herald., 1912-05-19

This does not mean by any means that
every fly. carries disease germs, but every
fly carries thousands of bacteria upon its
body and in its stomach, and when 1t
has had access to Infected matter It. car
ries the bacteria of disease. az
Regulations Are Ample.
The regulations Of the health ofice Of
the District regarding the care OF stables
and the disposal Of manure are admir-
able. Thoroughly enforced, these regula-
tions would relieve the city largely from
the fly plague. The owners OF horse
stables in the city of Washington are
largely responsible for the flies which
swarm in our market houses and which
carry disease germs everywhere. This
fact in. itself. however, should not pre-
vent the citizens OF the city from max
ing every possible effort toslocate and TO
destroy other breeding places. The sooner
concentrated effort is made, the sooner
viii Washington become fiyiess city.
The Washington herald., 1912-05-19
BY CHARLES DICK, Director
colINTTTEE on ONE HUNDRED.

While the executive. legislative, and
judicial bill passed the House without
the clause providing for the dismissal OF
all civil service employees in the District
when they reached the age Of sixty-fve
years. the bill as passed did include a
provision equally Objectionable. and even
more demoralizing to the entire civil
service. namely, the clause which limits
the tenure OF office of all civil service
employees in the District to FIVE years.
Under its provisions all appointments ex-
pire automatically In 1917. and reappolnt-
ments are to be made at the discretion of
department heads.
The enactment of the bill into law
would sound the death knell Of the entire
civil service system. II would inevitably
result in the return OF the sIsOils Eystem
in its most Objectionable form. No civil
service employe would be safe from the
attacks of insistent and hungry place
efficient administration and security OF
tenure in government employment in
over quarter Of century Of continued
effort to extend the civil service to all
branches of the Federal administration
would be lost. II would be a reputation
OF the often-repeated- declarations found
in the national platforms of both political
parties in favor OF the merit system.
Employees Face Crisis.
Civil service employees. not only in
but in the entire country,
are face to face with crisis in the
security Of their positions. II such q
The Ekalaka eagle., 1912-06-21
HILL PRAISES N. w.
Magnate Says Crop Outlook is Salts.
factory.

Chicago Illinois.-Thoughts of
fishing trip he soon will take to Lab
rador and prospects of good crops
in the Northwest, caused James j.
Hill until recently chairman of the
board of directors of the Great North
ern railroad, to smile as he passed
through Chicago on his way to New
York.
what is the crop outlook?" he
was asked.
1T is a good distance from the
green fields to the bushel measure"
he replied. Many things may hap
pen before all the crops are harvested.
The prospects for crops, however. are
very satisfactory. Politics has had
little or no effect on business in the
Northwest. We have ore. lumber and
agricultural products to sell and they
are things that are needed. That sec
tion of the country is not easily a.
! fected by business turmoil
The Ekalaka eagle., 1912-06-21
ARBITRATORS NAMED
Justice White Names Men to Serve on
Rail Strike Case.

Washington, d. C.-The board Of
arbitration to settle the differences
between the railroads east of Chicago
and their engineers which a few
weeks ago threatened a serious strike
has been appo. lteo by Chief Justice
White, DR.. Charles F. Neill, commits
sioner of labor and Judge Knapp of
the commerce court.
The board is composed of Oscar
Straus, former secretary of commerce
and labor, DR.. Albert Shaw, editor of
the American Review of Reviews;
Otto Eidlitz, former chairman of the
Building Trades Employers associa-
tion of New York; Frederick N. Jud-
son, lawyer of St. Louis; Dr. Charles
R. Van Hise. president of the Uni
versity of Wisconsin; Daniel Willard,
president of the baltimore and Ohio
railroad, and P. H. Morrisey, former
president of the Brotherhood of Rail
road Trainmen.
The Ekalaka eagle., 1912-06-21
SPEAKER IS CONFIDENT.
Champ Clark Claims to Have 20
State Delegations.

Washington, D. C. - The Champ
Clark forces are laying claim to hav-
ing a majority of 20 of the So dele
cations to the Baltimore convention.
If this proves to be true, they have
enough strength to organize the con-
vention and to dominate the selection
of men on the various committees.
However, their claims in this respect
will hardly stand the test. In the 20
they include Illinois, which is instruct
ed for Clark, it is true, but they
neglect to say that the Illinois dele
CATION is made up of men. put on
by Roger Sullivan. who are anti-Clark
and anti-Hearst. They include Kan
sas, where IA of the 20 delegates
are Wilson men at heart, though in
structed for Clark. They also include
Massachusetts and Louisiana, both OF
which are slim reeds to rely on.
The Ekalaka eagle., 1912-06-21
TWO MORE AvIAT0RS killed
WRIGHT TEACHER AND ARMY
OFFICER KILLED,
Machine Going at Terrific Speed
Crashes to Earth While
Dipping.

College Park, Maryland. - Lieut..
Leighton w. Hazlehurst, Seventeenth
infantry. u. s. A., of Macon, Ca, and
A. L. Welch Of Washington, D. c..
were killed when new aeroplane of
the Wright type, in which they were
flying, fell to the ground at the army
aviation school and was wrecked.
Lieutenant Hazlehurst and Welch
had just started on their trip. Welch
was driving the machine and Halle.
hurst was with him as a passenger.
They ascended distance of 200 feet
when they dipped to come down and
60 up again. When about 30 feet from
the ground and going at terrific speed,
estimated by eye witnesses to be be-
tween SO and so miles an hour, the
machine collapsed and crashed to the
earth Death to both men was instan.
taneous. The machine was wrecked.
1t is believed that the weight of the
engine and the two men caused the
collapse.
Captain G. d. Chandler and seven
other army officers witnessed the
crash. Captain Chandler Immediately.
appointed the following officers as a
board of inquiry:
Captain Paul Becker, Lieut.. Granam,
Capt. Hennessy, Lieut.. r. c. Kindlant
and Lieut.. T. Dew Milling. Lieut.. w.
c.. Sherman and Lieut.. B. D. Foulois
were the other witnesses. The ma
chine in which the two men fell to
their death was brought to the army
aviation field three weeks ago by Or
Vile Wright. Fifteen flights had been
made in the machine without accident.
Welch had been for three years in
the employ of the Wright brothers.
The Ekalaka eagle., 1912-06-21
Democrats Plan For Battle.

Baltimore.-Plans are being formu-
lated by members of the Democratic
national committee, it was learned
here to create new office to be
known as chairman of the campaign
committee. This new officer, who will
work with the national chairman, may
or may not be member of the ma
tional committee and his selection
will be made by the presidential can
didates after conference with the
new national committee members. The
national chairman will continue in
general charge of the campaign.
The Ekalaka eagle., 1912-06-21
ROOSEVELT GETS | DELEGATE
KENTUCKY DISTRICT SPLIT, ONE
GOING TO TAFT.
TART Total No. 101-Heney
and 6orah for
Colonel.

Chicago, June 13.-One delegate for
Colonel Roosevelt, the first awarded
him since the national committee be-
gan hearing contest cases last Fri
day and seveteen for President Taft
was the net result Of the fifth session
of the Republican national commit.
tee. In all 101 delegates have been
accorded President Taft since the com.
mitee opened it's hearings.
The one placed in the Roosevelt
column was D. G. Edwards from the
Eleventh district of Kentucky. The
TAFT forces on the committee refused
by vote of 33 to 10 to seat both of
the Roosevelt delegates whose places
were contested. but agreed to split
which gave Colonel Roosevelt and
President Taft each one delegate from
the district.
The half-victory for Colonel Roose-
Welt came at the end of day in which
all of the other much-discussed con.
tests from Kentucky had been decided
in President Taft's favor. In some of
these the Roosevelt men had &C.
quiesced, in other they had mustered
vote of from II to II against the
Taft decisions.
Senator Borah the most active
Roosevelt figure on the committee,
protested against the splitting Of the
Eleventh district delegation.
President Taft's four contested dele
gates at large from Kentucky, headed
by Senator w. O. Bradley, were seat
ed with only II votes in the negative.
He was given the six from the First.
Second, and Tenth districts unani-
mously.
Fourth District was withdrawn and
the five from Seventh, Eighth and
Eleventh districts were won against
the votes of the Roosevelt forces.
Sharp interchanges between Francis
J. Heney of San Francisco, and Taft
members Of the committee, character
lied the long days session over the
Kentucky contests. Mr.. Heney, who
will appear in the hearing of the Cali
fornia contests, repeatedly referred tc
frauds in Kentucky elections and com
pared conditions to those that exist
ed in California under Abe Ruef.
Early objections to hie remarks
were followed late in the afternoon
by sarcastic replies of thanks" from
Taft members of the committee whe1
he criticized their decision. Cover
nor Hadley of Missouri, who is to come
before the committee this week as {
Roosevelt contestant from Missouri
was also in the committee during thu
day on the proxy of another member
The Ekalaka eagle., 1912-06-21
Loses Life in 6read.Mixer.

Shenandoah, Iowa. = Henry
Peterson, aged 40, baker employed
in the Home bakery here was killed
and his body literally ground to
pieces, in a bread-mixer. Peterson
went to the bakery at the accustomed
hour in the morning, and apparently
had proceeded with his work. When
the proprietor came to work later in
the morning, he noticed Peterson's
absence, and a search revealed the
mangled body in the bread mixer, and
the bottom of the machine filled with
blood. Whether Peterson's death was
suicidal or accidental cannot be de-
termined. He had been in town but
short time. and little is known of
his history.
The Ekalaka eagle., 1912-06-21
cano Fiohters 70 BE ousted.

New York, N. Y. - Police Commits.
sioner Waldo has planned campaign
of determination for New York's gang
fighters. Deputy Commissioners Dough
erty will be in charge to see to it that
no gun man is allowed to escape until
he either is in Jail or driven out of the
city. The breeding places Of the riot
ers also will be attacked. The state
board Of excise will close the saloons
known to be tho meeting places of the
gangs. Two of the gun fighters were
sent to prison.
The Ekalaka eagle., 1912-06-21
Union Of Morse Lutherans.

Minneapolis, June IL. - Prospects
are bright for practical union of all
the Norwegian Lutheran churches in
America in one great organization
with half million members and 5000
pastors. There are two principal or
ganizations, known as the Synod and
the United church, with a third some
what smaller organization called the
Hauge Synod.
The Ekalaka eagle., 1912-06-21
REP. WICKLIFFE KILLED.
Louisiana Soion Train Victim Coming
From Fishing Trip.

Washington, D. c. - Representa-.
tive Robert c. Wickliffe of Louisiana
met a tragic death here. His badly
crushed body was found on the rail-
road tracks in Potomac park near the
entrance to the bridge across the Po-
tomac river. 1t is presumed he was
either knocked off or fell from train.
Mr.. Wickliffe had been away for q
days fishing.
The Ekalaka eagle., 1912-06-21
Wilson Leads Clark In S. D.

Pierre, South Dakota. - Corrected
figures not including ten counties
give Wilson, delegates before last
Tuesdays primary 3,S4S; Clark, dele
gates (Andrew Lee list), 3,844; Champ
Clark list, 2,514. Two counties have.
made no returns whatever and eight
others failed to send in figures on the
Democratic delegates. Final results
may show either delegation the victor.
The Ekalaka eagle., 1912-06-21
Barnes Leads Taft.

Chicago, Ill. - Within three
hours after he arrived in Chicago, VIII.
lian Barnes. Jr., chairman of the re-
publican state committee of New
York, had been precipitated into the
center of the stage. He has been COM
missioned by the Taft forces to defeat
Roosevelt.
The Ekalaka eagle., 1912-06-21
Congress Will Vote Aid.

Washington.-Actin Secretary Cur
tbs of the treasury department con-
ferred with Representative Fitzgerald,
chairman of the house appropriations
committee regarding relief measures
and was promised that congress would
ments in all reasonable expenditures
to help the distressed Alaskans. Pend.
ing a specific appropriation as con-
templated by the resolution introduced,
the general emergency fund will be
used.
The Ekalaka eagle., 1912-06-21
Fires Threaten Carson.

Carson, Nevada. The largest
forest fire in Nevada within ten years.
is raging west of Carson. Famed by
a high wind, it has reached ranches
within a mile of the city. Already
thousands of acres have been burned.
over, and fire fighters can do nothing
unless the wind subsidies. The city's
water supply is threatened.
The Ekalaka eagle., 1912-06-21
Taft DELEGATE Turns.

Birmingham, Alamaba. - c. D.
Alverson, of Pell City, an instructed
Taft delegate to the national Repub.
lican convention at Chicago has an
nounced that he will vote for Roose-
yalt instead of for the president.
The Ekalaka eagle., 1912-06-21

In Kansas City the other day the
wife Of a painless dentist horsewhip-
ped his office girl. The scene is re-
ported to have been painful.
The Ekalaka eagle., 1912-06-21

Knitting is used as a cure for bad
nerves by overwrought women of Ger
many. It seems like terribly utilt-
tartan form of therapy.
The Ekalaka eagle., 1912-06-21

An expert advises simplicity in cul.
tiyating a garden. After all. the sim.
plest words are best for relieving the
mind when the lettuce turns out to be
weeds
The Ekalaka eagle., 1912-06-21

Boston is to have hospital for vic
Tins of the "blues." Would 1t not be
cheaper to buy them tickets so they
could get out of Boston?
The Ekalaka eagle., 1912-06-21

The invention Of a sock that will
not wear out is another crushing blow
at the good old institution OF mar
riage
The Ekalaka eagle., 1912-06-21

A Denver woman keeps her savings
In an icebox. presumably in the hope
that some day she'll have cool mil
lion.
The Ekalaka eagle., 1912-06-21

Boston is to establish hospital for
the cure of the "blues." This shows
what uninterrupted devotion to Rob.
ert Browning will bring a community
70.
The Ekalaka eagle., 1912-06-21

The reports of automobile accidents
are quite numerous for season which
has just opened.
The Ekalaka eagle., 1912-06-21

The fashions for women this year
are but repetition Of those Of 1885.
Clothes as we'll as history repeat them
selves
The Ekalaka eagle., 1912-06-21

The edict has gone forth that wom-
ems dresses this year are to have
countless buttons. This is where the
matrimony rate will take big slump.
The Ekalaka eagle., 1912-06-21

The Paris fashions call for corsets
for men. but men refuse to oe re-
shaped in this way.
The Ekalaka eagle., 1912-06-21

There are reported to be fewer law.
yers in New York than formerly. Is
Manhattan making this announcement
in order to induce immigration?
The Ekalaka eagle., 1912-06-21

Eggs are only five cents dozen II
China. No wonder that acting tner'
is regarded as a degrading Occupation
The Ekalaka eagle., 1912-06-21

Still, the coinage of half-cent coin
would give the typewriter girls the op-
portunity to use their ~" key Often
The Ekalaka eagle., 1912-06-21

Telephone girls complain that the
headgear they are compelled to wear
produces corns on their ears. Still,
corn on the ear isn't so bad.
The Ekalaka eagle., 1912-06-21

A Boston doctor enumerates dozen
causes of spring fever. But he rails
to mention carpet-beating.