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The Washington herald., 1912-12-04
YOUNG BELMONT
VISITS BROTHER
Stays at Islip and Bride Is Dis
consolate-Annulment
limited.

New York, Dec 3-Ethel Lorraine Bel
mont spent to-day without the compan-
ionship of her young husband. Raymond
Belmont son OF August Belmont, the
financier.
She left her apartments at the Cos
ford. 236 West Fifty-fifth Street, and
spent most OF the day and tonight with
woman friend. She declared that she
had no idea why young Belmont left her,
and knew only that he was at IslIp in
the homo of his brother, August. jr.
Later in the day she became possessed
Of more personal Information when she
met Raymond at a cafe. The two were
engaged in conversation for more than
an hour, when the young man left her
and returned to IsliP.
The Belmont family would make no
statement, but a friend declared that 1t
was more than likely that the marriage
would be annuled within a short time
by mutual agreement.
Detective Sheridan. who has been COM
missioned by August Belmont TO act as
his Intermediary with the girl, carried
the Belmont proposition to Raymond s
bride, and was referred to a lawyer whom
Miss Lorraine, as she is stll known, has
retained.
She communicated with ]. ]. Shubert
on Monday, declaring that she wished to
return to the winter garden Chorur. She
offered to return and permit the use
OF her new name-Mrs. Raymond Bel
mont. She was told that no financial
premium would be placed on this title
and that she could expect nothing more
than her former postion-in the chorus.
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neclared to BE a "Bado TRUST.

The reversing by the Supreme Court
of the United States of the decision
of the Federal Circuit Courts dismis-
sal of the governments suit against
the merger of the Southern Pacific
Railroad with the Union Pacific Gas
effecting an unlawful combination in
restraint of interstate trade, and di-
recting a decree to be entered, order
ing its dissolution), rests upon the
simple ground that there was compe-
tition between the two lines of rail-
road with regard to an important part
of their traffic, which had been sup
pressed by the control acquired by
stock ownership by the Union
Pacific over the rival line to the Pa
cifc Coast. The decision was accom-
panied by an injunction against the
voting of Southern Pacific shares by
the Union Pacific Company.
1t may be added that the finding of
the lower Federal tribunal had been
based upon the established fact that
the merger had accomplished a use
full purpose in creating through line
to the Pacific Coast" In other words,
that particular combine was consid-
cred by three justices of the Circuit
bench to be a good trust" But the
highest court evidently could not see
it in the light urged by the late Mr..
Hartman.
In rendering this important decision
the Supreme Court leaves open the
way for the adoption of a plan by
which the Central Pacific, which once
was owned by the Southern Pacific,
now may pass into control of the
Union Pacific so as TO. after all, give
it a through line to the Coast Such
scheme would require the sanction
of the court, and, no doubt, would
receive it, because that very thing was
a part of the governments sugges-
ton in bringing the suit in the first
place "for the restoration of competi-
ton" between the transcont:nental
lines.
What makes this decision of especial
interest and importance is its signif-
canoe to other railroad combinations
of the country.
The Washington herald., 1912-12-04
JACK" JOHNSON, NEGRO,
HEAVYWEIGHT FIGHTER,
WEBS WHITE WOMAN

Chicago, Dec. SACK Johnson. the
negro heavyweight, and Lucille Cameron.
the Minneapolis white girl, were married
this afternoon in the home of Johnson's
mother, 1914 South Wabash Avenue.
The marriage took place almost on
the same spot in the front parlor of the
Wabash Avenue home where the body Of
Johnson's first white wife. who died a
suicide through tho bitterness of her
lot, lay only a few short weeks ago.
johnson experienced not a little diff
Guilty in getting the license for the per-
Torrance of the marriage ceremony.
Clerk Legner, OF the marriage license
bureau. refused to issue the necessary
permit as Lucille Cameron is not yet
10 years old. He demanded shat the
girl should be brought to the City Hall.
Then the negro appealed to County
Clerk Sweitzer, who ordered that the
license be issued.
There was some difficulty in securing
the services Of a minister to perform
the ceremony. several declining, but
finally Rev. William Beloy. of the Olive
Baptist Church, was persuaded to tie the
knot
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ShoW Girl Sues
for Balm for
Bruised Heart

New York. Dec. 3.-Miss Madeline Mar
shall, blooming brunette showgirl, and
who last year appeared with Richard
earle in jumping Jupiter" places a
valuation of s7612-13 on each of $50 love
letters in a suit for $4,000 filed to-day
against her faithless beau, John w.
Hanfort, jr., Yale man and son OF a
Pittsburg millionaire. The action is for
breach of promise, but the amount would
have been much greater had it not been
for the fact that young Hanfort sent
Miss Marshall Several very costly pres
ents. These include diamonds and an
automobile, and being OF a business turn
CT mind, Miss Marshall has deducted
them from the general sum demanded.
"It was exceedingly cruel-Mr. Han
forts treatment Of Miss Marshall She
is a kind, trusting little girl" said the
showgirTs counsel, Jacob Weissberger, of
14S2 Broadway.
They were to be married last June
and were to take an automobile honey
moon in a machine he had purchased for
her. This auto was not the only gift he
lavished upon her. He gave her, for in
stance, 5000 worth of diamonds. For
this reason she is asking only $4,000
damages IN the suit she has instituted in
the Supreme Court
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STA TEsMEN-REAL AND NEAR
BY FRED C. KELLY

recalls how he nudged in two years
ago. He succeeded J.. Warren Keller,
famous throughout our broad land for
wearing evening dress in the day time.
Keller looked so formidable with his
glaring big white shirt front that the
folks back In his district thought no.
body could beat him. Consequently, the
Democrats had great difficulty in get
ting anybody to run against him. No
Democrat was willing to be made a
monkey of. 1t came down to the day
before the ballots were to be printed.
and still the Democratic line was blank.
The leading Democratic politicians went
about coaxing one another to be the
goat, Just for the looks of things, but
nobody would. Then a man from WASH
ington Court House-often called WASH
ington Clothes Horse by facetious per-
sons-suggested that there was a fellow
over in his town named Post, then on
a trip to Colorado, who was good-na-
tured and would take the joke all right
If they put his name on the ballot.
HE won't know anything about II
It'll the ballots are all printed" the
man explained, land he'll take IT all in
good part"
When Post heard about the joke they
had played on him he surprised every
body by taking the proposition seriously.
He hustled back from Colorado, got into
the campaign, and the landslide did the
rest. And now the fellow is reelected.
Attorney General wickersham is re-
garded by many as about the best dinner
entertainer here at the Capital. Do not
misunderstood; II isn't that he puts up
the best meals in town. but he has the
most entertaining line OF talk. True. he
looks like a man who would eat his food
solemnly. glare about him between
courses, and say never a word. But the
fact is that he has a flow OF wit and
repartee that makes him much sought
after by fashionable hostesses. The At
torney General Is at his best when some
other guest with a ready tongue tries to
crack jokes at his expense.
Representative Billy Wilson, who dwells
in Chicago. found himself up in the
upper peninsula of Michigan doing some
fishing and hunting. While there he con-
versed with the guide that he had hired
for that purpose.
Must get mighty ALFRED cold up here
in winter" remarked Wilson one morn
ing.
YES, it often gets away down to g
below zero" replied the native.
Don't see how you stand IT," said the
Congressman.
"Oh, / always spend my winters in the
South" explained the guide.
Go South. Ell? Well. we'll: that's en-
terprIsIng. And where do you go?'
Grand Rapids" said the guide.
Copyright. 1917, By Fred O. Kelly. AL rights 70
seTTedl
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Myron T. Herrick, Ambassador TO
France, was reared In Wellington, Ohio,
which Is not a town that looks like an
ambassadorial recruiting station. Her
rick was just like other boys when he
lived there. Once he Joined a party OF
youngsters that trudged to farmers
orchard near a neighboring village and
there gathered many apples to carry
home against the time when there would
be none IN the orchards. Herrick's part
OF the enterprise was to climb the trees
and shake while the others collected the
fruit into sacks And right there was
where Herrick was not diplomatic, else
he would have made some excuse and
let one OF the others do the climbing
For when the farmer came ana CHASED
the boys from the orchard Herrick had
not time to climb down. The others ned,
leaving Herrick to his own devices. There
he was up in an apple tree with NOBODY
around but an angry and able-oodied
farmer down below. The longer he stay
ed up the madder became the farmer
who waited for him to come down. So
that anyway one looked at It. HerriclS
was in a pretty fix.
About that time however, SO the story
runs. the farmers attractive daughter
came out and told her father he ought
to be ashamed OF himself for soaring
that boy half TO death-that the boy was
nice looking and that II he didn't promise
to let the boy go unframed he was no
father OF hers; so there.
On that basis Herrick finally came
down and FASTENED away with the air
OF one having an important engagement
elsewhere. But he was extremely CRATE
full to the farmers attractive daughter
and never forgot her. Probably she
never forgot him. either. for, unless one
is misinformed, she is now the wife or
the American Ambassador to France.
The Senator Paynters, OF Kentucky
had planned to have big turkey for
their Thanksgiving dinner, and Mrs.
Paynter asked the Senator IL he would
kindly stop at the market and select
nice one. He promised to do so. but I'D
died along and didn't do It, and finally
said that he felt foolish doing that kind
OF shopping. and they would have to
send somebody else.
So Mrs. Paynter explained the situa-
ton to their colored maid. whom they
had brought along from Kentucky, and
told her to go and buy the turkey. The
maid took the Senator's part, and said
she didn't think 1t would be the thing
for him to go mooching about the stalls
in a market house.
But he always buys our turkeys at
home" insisted Mrs. Paynter.
YES" said the maid, but back home
he amt got no standin'; here IN Wash'n
he's got standin' and 'twouldn't never
de-"
The reelection OF J. D. Post to Con-
gress from one OF the Ohio districts
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FRENCH EMBASSY AS VIEWED FOR
THE HERALD BY THE DOWAGER

great financial resources would seem to
furnish every assurance that Secretary
Wilson'S department may soon be dis
pensed with as a governmental instltu-
ton.
And Congress itself will be relieved
of a vast amount OF work when Mr.. Nc
Cormick's philanthrOpic purpose has been
accomplished. The agricultural commit
tees Of the two Houses may then be
abolished. and Senators and members
freed from the duty of legislating and
aprOpriating public moneys for the ad-
vancement OF the country's agricultural
interests.
Mr.. McCormIck's plan Is something of
an Improvement upon Mr.. Carnegie's liz
brary policy. He proposes paying for
everything; whereas Mr.. Carnegie re-
quires the several communities in which
he builds libraries to guarantee the pay
ment OF all running expenses. Still, the
Laird Of Skibo is becoming much more
liberal in his philanthropy; he wishes to
pension our ex-Presidents their widows,
and others OF our retired dignitaries.
Why. indeed. should not our great cap
tains OF industry come TO the assistance
Of the government in such matters. now
that excess trust earnings are becoming
burdensOme TO them?
1t is meet. too, that Mr.. Mccormick
should not defer exercising his generosity
until after the governments suit against
the Harvester Trust for violating the
Sherman law is decided. for our agricul-
ture is lanGuishing.
Secretary Wilson will be delighted to
learn that 1t is Mr.. McCOrmick's inten-
ton to make two ears OF corn grow
where one grew before. This Is an en-
tirely new and original idea with Mr..
Mccormick; our Department Of Agricul-
ture could not be expected to have
thought Of such a thing.
II is now in order for Mr.. J. Pierpont
Morgan TO propose taking over our Treas
ury DEPARTMENT
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MADERO TO RESIGN.
Minister of Finance Reported to BE
Going to Europe.

Mexico City, Dec. 3.-Ernesto Madero,
Minister of Finance and uncle of Presi-
dent Madero, will resign his place in the
cabinet and so to London as the foreign
financial agent Of Mexico, according TO a
weIl-founded report printed in an evening
paper here to-day. Neither he nor the
President would confirm or deny the re-
port, which has caused sensation, owing
to the Cissensions in the Madero cabinet
which have lately come to light.
The Mexican Foreign Minister Senior
Iascurafn, who will sail from Vera Cruz
tomorrow for the United States, an
nounced to-day that he is making the
trip solely Ito rest and attend TO private
business" 1t is believed here, however,
that he is going to Washington and there
attempt to settle the differences between
the United States and Mexico, the exist
enca of which is believed to be the occa-
sion for the coming of American warships
to Vera Cruz
The Washington herald., 1912-12-04
Panic Rate for Cali Money.

The causes of 20 per cent rate for
money in New York end of last week,
we hope, were only temporary. "Ul-
timo' settlements account partly for
the Withdrawals of funds. Interest re-
| quirements last week were SIoo,ooo,ooo,
and cash holdings of New York banks
had been drawn down by a strong
| demand from the interior for funds,
especially from the corn and cotton
belts. The subtreasury there had
thus lost something like 100000
in cash. besides half million had
been shipped to San Francisco and a
million to Montreal.
Our currency not being elastic. the
effect of sudden withdrawal OF funds
is TO create stringency, sending up
the call" rate. Time loans, of course.
were but little affected, but call"
money went up to 20 per cent. This
rate has been reached only once but
at no time exceeded since the days
following the panic of 1907. 1t is not
to the credit of our sagacity as a fore
most nation that, despite repeated
warnings, we should maintain a cur
rency system under which money
rates may rise TO panic figures. With
drawals from New York would re-
duce balances only partly, if country
banks were not carrying their legal
reserves on deposit at that great
money center. As it is, whenever
these funds are withdrawn, there is
bound TO be financial disturbance.
Our currency ought to be expand
able so as to meet sudden demands
| and to prevent panic rates or strin-
gency. We are told that in this re-
spect the best system IS that of Can
ada. Overissues there are prevented
! by the redemption method, which is
facilitated by the fact that most of
the local banks are mere branches OF
small number of centrally managed
banks. Such branch banking sys-
TEN. however, is not popular in this
country, and. as consequence, there
are some difficulties in providing a re-
demption system that would secure the
retirement of currency whenever he
need of it should subside.
The United States, as the foremost
mechanical nation on earth, ought
not to be backward in its fnan-
cial methods to the extent that
the withdrawal of a few millions
of currency from the banking CEN
tiers can drive call loans up to
panic rates. With adequate preven-
ton of overissues, the Canadian sys-
TEN shows the advantages of a cur-
rency based only upon the assets of
bank.
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ONE KILLED; FIFTEEN HURT.
Fire in New York Apartment House
Causes Panic.

New York. Dec. "A Jewish rabbi
was burned to death and fifteen persons
were injured in fire which swept the
five-stOry observation-disclosures at 18th
Street and Fifth Avenue early to-day.
causing $1,000 loss. The dead man Is
Louis Levy He was overcome by smoke
and burned to death after warning other
occupants OF the building OF their peril.
The injured are fremen, policemen, and
tenants OF the burned building.
There were numerous thrilling rescues-
When the firemen arrived on the scene
they found Mrs. Bessie Scherzer in her
night dress hanging TO the fire escape
on the fourth floor. She was exhausted
when an extension ladder was put UP
and the fremen rescued her.
\ falling beam struck Policeman Bern
stein as he was cropping for bodies on
the third floor and he was taken to the
Harlem Hospital in a serious condition.
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OPINIONS ON BUDGET.
Chamber of Commerce Is Getting
Referendum on Question.

Referendum on Question.
A referendum on the question Of the
plan for a national budget IS being made
by the Chamber OF Commerce Of the
United States for the purpose of gather
ing business opinion Of the subject for
the benefit of Congress, the government,
and the nation at large.
Statements of the question and ballots.
together with copies of the Nations
Business. the official organ OF the Cham
Der of Commerce of the United States,
which in its last issue treated the ma
tionaI budget comprehensively, are being
mailed from the chambers headquarters,
in the Riggs Building, to the organiZa-
tons in every State OF the Union form
ing the Chambers constituent member
ship.
In letter sent out to the members Of
the national organization, the following
is quoted from Pelatlah Websters tract
of February l6, 1883, outlining the "Con-
stitution of the Thirteen United States"
There is another body Of men among
whose business of life and whose full
and extensive intelligence, foreign and
domestic, naturally make them more per-
fectly acquainted with the sources of our
wealth, and whose particular interests
are more intimately and necessarily con-
nected with the general prosperity of the
country than any other order Of men in
the States. mean the merchants; and 1
could wish that Congress might have the
benefit of that extensive and important
information which this body of men are
very capable of laying before them.
81 therefore humbly propose, II the
merchants in the several States are dis
posed to send delegates from their body
TO meet and attend the sitting of Com
gress, that they shall be permitted to
form a chamber of commerce and their
advice to Congress be demanded and ad-
mitted concerning all bills before Con-
gress as far as the same may AFFECT the
trade OF the States"
The Washington herald., 1912-12-04
TALK ON JAIL SENTENCES.
W. II. whitaker Addresses Lincoln
Park Citizens.

"Intermediate and Suspended jail Sem
fences" was the theme Of an address
made by ". II. Whitaker. superintend-
cnt OF the District workhoUse at Deco
guam, last night, at a meeting Of the
Lincoln Park Citizens Association.
Mr.. Whitaker is making the rounds OF
the various citizens associations with
the object Of converting the members to
his belief regarding jail punishments.
His views on the subject are rapidly
tanning favor in the District. and such
punishment as he proposes may be given
trial by the Commissioners.
The Washington herald., 1912-12-04

anticipates, is another question. Per-
haps sol We hope that his well-meant
effort may! But whom he will inn
press is the majority of fair-minded,
patriotic Americans, who will see
nothing but a sincere desire on his
part for the commercial aggrandize-
ment of our nation and for high,
peace-loving ideals in our international
relations. n
The Washington herald., 1912-12-04
GENTLE JOLT GIVEN
THE HARVESTER TRUST
BY THE EX-SENATOR.

President Mccormick. of the Interna-
tional Harvester Company. does not fix
the limit OF time for the complete alb
sorption OF the Department OF Agircul-
ture by the Harvester Trust Still, the
confidence with which he speaks of his
cooperation with the agricul-
tural colleges and experiment stations,
the rapldity with which the trust Is es-
tablishing demonstration farms through
out the country, and the fact that it has
The Washington herald., 1912-12-04
PRESENT MODIFIED DEMANDS,
Fireman and EnEinemen to Get To-
Eether with RaiIroad..

New York, Dec. 3.-Modifed demands
were submitted to-day by the general
committee Of the Brotherhood Of Loco
motive Engineers and Firemen, at their
conference with the committee Of railway
managers representing fifty-two Eastern
railroads.
The demands. which were modified as
result Of the arbitration committees
recent award in the case of the engineers,
were made in behalf of 5000 firemen,
and include straight time for work done
after regular hours and two firemen on
coal-burning locomotives weighing 10 o0l
pounds. and also on all freight Iocomo-
tiyes on runs of over 100 miles The con-
ferences viii last daily until . decision is
The Washington herald., 1912-12-04
Arrest Redemption Co. onicer..

Rochester, Dec. 2-Edward ]. Morley
and ]. B. Warren, president and secre-
tary, respectively, of the American Re-
demption Company, with branch Offices
elsewhere, were arrested to-day on a
charge Of conspiracy, and were released
on $4,000 bail each. The Federal grand
jury viii investigate their cases,
The Washington herald., 1912-12-04
BARGE IS WRECKED.
Crew Abandons Charmer Near Cape
Henry.

Norfolk, Va, Dec IA total wreck
the barge Charmer, loaded with coal,
was abandoned by her crew tonight four
miles south Of Cape Henry. The barge
went ashore early this morning, and in
less than two hours high seas beat her
so badly she began to leak.
Mrs. Palmer, wife of the captain OF
the barge, and her infant, were taken of
the doomed boat by the crew OF the reve-
nue. cutter Onondaga. which rushed to
the assistance Of the Charmer after life
savers reported the ship ashore. One OF
the seamen was injured while working at
the pumps, and he was also taken of
The barge began to go to pieces
late this afternoon, and the crew was
taken of
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PREMIER TO RESIGN.
Jnpancse Cabinet Head mt Outs
Over War Portfolio.

Tokyo. Dec S.-The Japanese Premier.
Marquis Salonji. will hand his resigna-
ton to the Emperor tomorrow, accord
ing to official information. The boycott
ting Of the portfolio OF war. which the
Premier has tried unnecessarily to place.
is given as the reason. The marquis Is
understood to have reached his decision
following the refusal to-day OF Field
Marshal Yamagata to accept the post.
The Washington herald., 1912-12-04

of this nation and who devote all their
time TO It. For every play which Is writ
ten for the stage a hundred are written
for the wastepaper basket. and the bas-
ket of a great and naughty producer will
contain In one load the labor of fifty
men for six months.
There ought to be some way Of boiling
wastepaper baskets and OF reducing their
contents 10 condensed and useful ideas.
Full many a rose Is born to blush IN
seen and full many an idea which might
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Engineer Killed.

Pottsville. Pa. Dec. 3.-Guy Beetles. OF
Hazleton, president OF the local organ
ization OF the Brotherhood OF Locomo-
tive Engineers. was killed near hers
to-day when his locomotive on the Lee
high Valley railroad was derailed and
turned over
The Washington herald., 1912-12-04
Probe CoppersmIth's Death.

New Orleans, Dec. 3-George T
Brown, a coppersmith on the battleship
Michigan, was found dead in a room
ing house to-day. The police believe he
was poisoned. and an autopsy has been
ordered. Brown enlisted from Indiana.
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A Difficult Feat.

1.-The PresIdent-elect is being over
whelmed with messages and letters, and
is said TO be getting somewhat irritated
about it,
80 / understand. wonder how 7
could get word to him that l have re-
Trained from bothering him."