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The Washington times., 1912-01-11
DISTRICT HEADS
OPPOSE JOHNSON
REAL ESTATE BILL
Commissioners Send I'm
favorable Report and Sub
nit Substitute.

Recommending the adoption Of sub.
stitute measure, drafted by them,! the
Commissions sent to Congress today an
unfavorable report on the bill intro
duced by Congressman Ben johnson
OF Kentucky, chairmsn Of the House
District Committee, Ito provide for the
proper deed of conveyance to real es-
tate In the District of Columbia when
the United States contributes I'd ITS
purchase or condemnation"
The bill provides that hereafter when
any real estate is acquired, either by
purchase or condemnation, to be used
by the Government of the District, and
tho United States contributes to the
purchase price, the deed of conveyance
therefor shall be made to the District
and the United States jointly in the
same proportion to which each has con-
tributed toward its purchase or con-
domination.
I'm view of the fact that Congress
established the District of Columbia as
. separate and distinct entity for the
purposes of municipal government, and
obviously for its own convenience in the
control of local affairs, all transactions
incident to the conduct of the govern
ment should, as q matter Of good ad-
rhinistration, be in the name Of the Dis
trict Of Columbia says the Commits
sioners in a letter to Congressman
johnson.
''If the object of the proposed legisla-
tion IL to provide against the sale OF
property in the District of Columbia,
purchased In whole or in part with
money contributed from the Treasury of
tho United States, without due reim-
bursement to the latter of part OF
the proceeds of the sale proportionate to
the amount 50 contributed, the Commits
sioners submit the following draft of
bill as better suited to effect that intent
than the bill under consideration:
whenever any real estate in the Dis
trict of Columbia, or elsewhere, which
has been or shall have been purchased
or otherwise obtained with money con-
tributed Jointly by the United States
and the District OF Columbia, shall be
sold. the proceeds of such sale shall
be deposited in the Treasury Of the
United States to the credit Of the United
States and the District of Columbia IN
proportion to the amounts respectively
contributed by them for the purchase Of
such real estate"
The Commissioners say that whatever
conclusion Is reached as to the policy OF
the bill introduced by Congressman
johnson 1t Is Objectionable on account
OF its phraseology, which Is not suf-
ficiently clear to effect its apparent In
tent.
The Washington times., 1912-01-11

represent .059 murders per 1000 Of popu-
lation. In Boston the percentage was
.o66.. while Richmond had percentage
Of IA.
The total number OF murders commit
ted In the forty-one cities, according to
the figures just gathered, was LEO for
the year. During the year 838 persons
were convicted Of murder In these cities,
but only six were executed.
OF the big cities, New York seems
to have made rather a good showing.
While a total OF 1893 murders were COM
mitted in the metropolis, the percentage
was only .04l. In Philadelphia there
were eighty-one murders, and in Bal
timore, which had the lowest percent
age Of any Of the big places, there were
only nineteen, the same number as
Washington. Seventeen arrests were
made in Baltimore.
Cambridge Has Record.
Cambridge, Mass. did not have q sim
gle murder during the entire year.
Lowell. Mass, had only one, while st.
Paul, MIMI, had but two. New Eng
land cities, as a group, stand out promi-
nently as law abiding. while In the col
ored districts Of the South crime is
more rampant. OF the nineteen murders
In Washington, thirteen were colored
people and six were white.
When shown the figures. Major 6yl-
vester. Chief Of Police, said he consid-
cred washington had a fine record,
compared with other cities. when II Is
taken into consideration that tho Dis
trfct has a mixed population.
The Washington times., 1912-01-11
Free Use of Canal
For Americans Urged

The State Department will recommend
q uniform charge for all foreign ships
using the Panama Canal. but will urge
that all American vessels be permitted
TO use the canal without any cost at
all.
This was learned at the department
today. The officials OF this office have
found from inquiry among the represen-
tatives of foreign powers that such q
policy by this Government would not
Involve the United States in any COM
plications.
The department is opposed to the plan
of charging the same toll for all ves-
sells, whether American or not, and
then remitting the tolls to the American
vessels by means Of q subsidy. The
view at the department is that there 10
no occasion for subterfuge in allowing
American vessels free passage through
the canal
The Washington times., 1912-01-11
Senate Will Ratify
Treaties With Proviso

Senator Root OF New York has called
upon Secretary OF state Knox to IN.
form him of the decision OF the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee IL make a
favorable report on the arbitration
treaties with a proviso. providing thai
no constitutional prerogative OF the
ton.
It was announced at the State De.
partment today that the Administration
had 10 objection to the Senate's view
CT the matter. In his Cincinnati speech
The Secretary pointed out that the
Senate's functions, and ne now has mo
fault to md with the desire to SAFE
guard the 6enate's powers.
The decision OF the Senate committee
is taken to mean that the treaties soon
will be ratified.
The Washington times., 1912-01-11
SCALP TROUBLE FOR MONTHS
Dssdruf, - H. Fslr o. B.<nv

327 nsdissn b.. New Ystk CITY. -"Tos
months was troubled With ny sceip. 6rvt
noticed II By dandru6 o. my collar and nv
hair falling out badly. Itried many shsmpoc,
and dandrun rsmoveu with no results. Hay.
ing heard Of the gcsd done By Cuticurs Soap
ana Ointment resolved 70 try than. I did
covered. have an excsilent grswth e -. |"
(SigDed) d. Z. 0oldberg. espt. II, 1911,
Cuticurs Soap and Ofntpsnt sso sold
svsfywheee. Sampls of sAeh mailsA me-.
with 92-p. book. Address. "Outisurs. |"
Dept. T. Bostea. Teader-laced msa shouid
shave viii CuticuSs 6oao 6AaSi1g Stick.
The Washington times., 1912-01-11
Readers Club Will
Present Comic Play

Announcement has been made by the
RcaderB' Club Of washington of the
presentation Of play. 1.-THE EIopement
OF Ellen," to be given at the Carroll
Institute Hall the evening of jan
uary a.
The third public recital of tho club
was given at the Public Library last
night. and selections from Shakespeare.
kiplpg, Riley, Fields. Stanton, and
otners authors were heard. w H.
Bsrnes. Wiley Ison, Mrs. Sarah Smith.
and DR.. Clifford Clarke took part In
the program.
The Washington times., 1912-01-11
TRY NATURES METHOD TO
CURE YOUR COLD
You Don't Need Drugs to Conquer
Cstarrh and Grip.

Colds, catarrh, and influenza are the
result Of poisons in the system The
way to cure them In to drive out the
poisons. Drugs have the opposite re-
suit.
Virgin oil Of pine 10 the natural cura-
tive agent for all ailments Of this char
acter. It expels the diseased discharges
and heals the affected tissues. 1t will
cure tho worst cold inside of twenty
four hours and give speedy and per-
manent relief to cases of chronic Ca
tarrh, foul breath. rheumatism. and
that grippy feeling"
Ask your druggist for q half-ounce
vial Of virgin oil Of pine. Mix the con-
tents with two ounces Of glycerine and
. tumbler full of pure whisky. A
teaspoonful Of this preparation every
four hours will completely cure the
most aggravated cold. Be certain to
get the. genuine virgin oil Of pine: whicl,
comes in wooden containers bearing the
name Of the Leach Chemical Company.
of Cincinnati, Ohio. who guarantees its
purity and freshness. Substitutes are
DANGEROUS.
The Washington times., 1912-01-11
Coal Miners and
Operators to Meet

INDIANAPOLIS, JAN 1.-THE official
call for . joint wage conference Of
coal miners and operators to convene
here January Is was issued today. Min
srs and operators from Indiana, ILL
nois. Ohio, Pennsylvania. and Virginia
will be represented.
Wage contracts in practically all coal
regions expire April /. More than
100000 miners will be affected. The
conference will be held in connection
with the United Mine Workers conven-
t1sn.
The Washington times., 1912-01-11
Missouri Democratic
Fight to Be Bitter

ST. LOUIS. Mo-, Jan. 11.-With two
aspirants for the Presidential nomina-
ton Speaker Champ Clark and ex-
Governor Joseph w. Folk, the Mis-
souri, Democratic convention soon to lie
held Is certain to develop into q bitter
contest unless one or the other of the
candidates withdraws. The situation
will be discussed tomorrow when the
State Committee meets to select the
place for the State convention. .
The Washington times., 1912-01-11
Missouri Moves
On Big Packers

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, Jan. 1.-THE
taking Of testimony was begun here to-
day in the suit brought by the attorney
general Of Missouri against the st.
Louis Dressed Beef and Provision Com
pany and the Hammond Packing Com
pany.
The claim Is made by the State that
the defendant companies are a part OF
the Beef trust" and that their meth
DDS Of business are in violation of the
Missouri antitrust laws.
The Washington times., 1912-01-11
Virginia Growers
Of Fruit Meeting

HARRISoNBURG. Va, Jan. 1.-THE
annual meeting and exhibition of the
Virginia horticultural Society began
here today and will continue over to-
morrow. The display of orchard and
garden products is the best ever held
under the auspices of the society.
The Washington times., 1912-01-11
Voting to Strike.

LONDON. Jan. H.-Figures received
from the coal mining district today in
favor of a strike unless the operators
consent to a minimum wage scale.
The Washington times., 1912-01-11

THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
tomac River Railroad Company for the
purpose Of electing q Board OF Directors
TO serve for the ensuing. year, and to
transact such other business as will
properly como before the meeting, will
be held at the office Of the company,
18th and East Capitol Sts., washington.
d. c., on SATURDAY. January 20, 1914
at 12:00 o'clock noon. .'t -
F. J. WHITEHEAD.
Secretary
The Washington times., 1912-01-11

WILL THE 4 GENTLEMEN PAssENoERs
who were on platform and witnessed tn >
lady thrown while attempting to board
southbound car at 11th and Girard sts N. W.
saturday, Dec. 80. about 1880 q. m. kindly
call at 2I26 Sherman ave. N, W.. serious
injuries have resulted? Il
The Washington times., 1912-01-11

THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
stockholders Of the Potomac Electric
Power Company for the purpose OF
electing Board of Directors to
serve for the ensuing year, and to
transact such other business as will
be held at the office of the company,
18th and East Capitol SITS, Washington,
ID. C.. on SATURDAY, January 20, 1912,
at 1900 o'clock noon.
II. j. WHITEHEAD,
Secretary.
The Washington times., 1912-01-11

THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
stockholders Of, the Washtngtonf Rail-
way Electric Company for the pur-
pose Of electing q Board OF Directors 10
serve Tor the ensuing year, and to
transact such other business as will
properly come before the meeting. will
pc held at the office Of the company,
18th and East Capitol Sts.. washington,
d. c.. on SATURDAY. January 20. 1872
at 1900 o'clock noon.
+. J. WHITEHEAD,
.t.a Secretary,
The Washington times., 1912-01-11

THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
s stoekholders Of the Rrightwood Rail.
electing Board of Directors to
serve for the ensuing year, and to
transact such other business as will
properly come before the meeting. will
be held at the office of the Company.
18th and East Capitol Sts.. washington,
d. c., on SATURDAY, January 20. islo
at 1900 o'clock noon.
f. ]. WHITEHEAD,
..r. Secretary
The Washington times., 1912-01-11

THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
stockholders Of the City and Suburban
pose Of electing Board Of Directors to
serve for the ensuing year, and to
transact such other business as will
be held at the office OF the COMPANY.
1tth and East Capitol Sts., WashinRtor.
d. c.. on SATURDAY, January &c. 1912.
at 1900 o'clock noon. -. - - -
F. J. WHITEHEAD.
".-,' Secretary.
The Washington times., 1912-01-11

THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
stockholders Of the Georgetown and
Tennallytown Railway Company for the
purpose Of electing a Board of Directors
to serve for the ensuing year, and to
transact such other business as will
be held at the office of the COMPANY.
18th and East Capitol Sts., washington.
ID. c.. on SATURDAY, January 20, 1872
at 12:00 o'clock noon.
..., +. ]. WHITEHEAD.
Secretary
The Washington times., 1912-01-11

High Cut Stor nm
ShOes-and most of
our heavier weight
"TRI = WEAR" Boys
Shoes-best wearing
tan or black calf.
Sizes 1 to CC 90
5h, at 80. OAsAC
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-12-06
Some Things About An Editor.

Hogginsville (Mo.) Jeffersonian.
An editor has lots of work, work
both of body and OF mind. He rare
ly gets chance to shrink not even
when he so inclined. He has to
hustle up the news, he has to hustle
up the ads, he has to listen to the
views of candidates for cells with
pads. He has to lead the fight for
all that's done to help his town
along, yet he has to drink his cup of
gall and hear folks swear he's doing
wrong. And while he is building up
his town and giving it some life and
vim, not only do the pullbacks frown
and want to tear him limb from limb.
They are fond of sticking in tie mud,
they do not want to get awake, and
all the time he's sweating blood they
sit around and 'bellyache Ana
when he has built their town for
them what is it that his brow adorns?
Is it the victors diadem? Nope
just the same old crown of thorns!
No, still he strives and still he aches
and still he hustles night and day
and thinks he's lucky if he makes
three-fourths of his subscribers pay.
So editors. unto the end must work
for others all life through-you bet
your SUNDAY whiskers, friend, an ed
/ tor has lots to do.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-12-06
Advocates Turning LImelight On.

Lafayette Chronicle.
All boards which have the passing
of accounts expanding public funds
should be required to publish the
full text of their proceedings in a
newspaper in the town, county or
district concerned in the experdi-
tured. In no other way can the gen.
eral public be advised of what is go
ing with the monies which are paid
for taxes and which are derived from
other sources of revenue, and certain
ly the public is entitled to know.
Besides, publicity has tendency to
make people careful who might 9th
wise be loose and easy with public
funds.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-12-06
A Cowardly Kind of Request.

Lamar Co. Democrat.
Don't 60 into newspaper Office
and ask the editor to roast some
body. You don't know how it looks
or you wouldn't do it. Here par
allel case: You step up to friend
and say, bill, l wish you'd go oyer
there and give that fellow good
cussing for me. I'm a little afraid
to do it myself. If you want some
body roasted, write an article and do
it yourself, signing your own name
and don t try to use the editor as an
implement to do something you
havn't the courage to do. The news
paper is not made for the purpose of
condemning people, though 1T some
times devolves upon it to do so.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-12-06
Pessimism And Progress Don't Agree.

N. Y. Journal.
There mon who are genuinely dis
couraged, genuine pessimists, who
feel like the world has gone wrong
or that the development of our social
system is too slow.
The fact is that the kind of civil
zation which we have now is about
the best that we are capable Of We
are building upward slowly. through
the dark waters. We shall see some
improvement in the future, as we
have seen some in the part. The
great scheme subject to which we
labor is a mercifnl scheme and we
are allowed to see little progress at
least althaage some of us are going
backward. and none of US is capable
of realizing the great ultimate result.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-12-06
Man Is Creature of Suggestion.

Herald of Light.
The moving picture shows are at
tracing vast numbers of people.
Careful Investigations indicate that
FIVE millions day attend these pla-
ces Of amusement. Some of the pic
lures are interesting and instruct
tive;not a few are trivial and foolish.
Now and then a reel is exhibited
that portrays holdup and robbery
or some other crime. There is a fas-
cination about the pictures that is
very strong. AS man is a creature
of suggestion it is evident that the
presenta tion of pictures suggesting
a crime of any kind should be forbid
den
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-12-06
Are Americans Becoming eliminate?

Senatobia Democrat.
There are some persons prominent
IN the field of science who claim that
the tendencies OF the modern man
toward femininity is q step towards
a higher civilization. They claim
that the softening of man will cause
peace to reign. that education and
science will spring forth as flower
aud that all will be benefited there
by. This is very dangerous doc
trine. 1t is to be hoped that no
healthy minded, strong, masculine
man will pay any attention to it.
Yet it seems as if everything points
to the increasing femininity of the
man. Soft comforts take the place
of the hardships of our fathers. weak
eAing designations engage the years
of youth, too fondhearted parents
keep their sous from hard labor, the
kind that wrought a nation out of a
wilderness, the woman takes the
place of the man in many occupations
and thus equalizes herself with him;
these are the things that are sapping
the vitality of our manly boys and
making them like girls.
Who wants sissy" boy, anyhow?
Give us the young man who has a
superb physical development, and the
young woman who is womanly. Civil
lization does not consist in soft COM
forts, nor in good things to eat and
drink. Civilization does not consist
in having a race of weaklings. The
higher civilization consists in having
a race of hardy, strong, manly men,
and virtuous, womanly, gentle wom-
en-. If men and women of the last
sort named are not made by our
higher civilization, then the wrong,
track has been taken.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-12-06
A SIander On Ministers Son.

Newton Record.
One often hears the remark that
more ministers son stray from the
paths of rectitude than most any
other class or calling. Some one re-
Gently asked Gov. Woodrow Wilson,
who is the son of clergyman, why
the world SO generally charges that
minister 5 sons go wrong? His re-
ply was Because those who make
such assertions do not know the
facts. Rev. DR.. G. f. Reisner who
made the above query made an ex-
animation of the publication entitled
Who's Who,' and found that of
the number of celebrities mentioned
in this publ cation one out of twelve
was a minister's son, and that there
were eighteen times as many sons OF
ministers as of any other profession
al men. According to an investiga-
ton made, among those who have
made their mark in English history,
1870 were sons of ministers, sic
sons OF lawyers, and $50 sons of doc
tors.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-12-06
cOngreSSman is demOcratlc.

Speaking of crop Yields. in our
own Mississippi and especially in
this southern part of it, the people
have been abundantly blessed. OF
course the corn crop was cut down
by the late rains and in the cotton
sections floods and boil weevils mill
tated against its maximum produc-
ton, but other crops which could be
made later and in the favorable sea-
son havebeen almost record breaking.
In Greene county, sweet potatoes
and sugar-cane coaxed back the
smile of complacency upon the coun-
tenances of our farmer-friends, by
the exceedingly heavy yields. This
goes to prove that neither corn nor
cotton is king. but the Lord of hosts
is, and its he that maketh the fields
bring forth abundantly even when
many think bad seasons have spoilt
the year for farming.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-12-06

Should congress neglect to make
provision for such pensioning that
long, it will be when Carnegie is
dead and the administration of the
fund providing for no pension for
ex-presidents of these United States
has become strictly an impersonal
matter, that it will come to be ac-
copied as a matter of fact and no
questions OF opprobrium or proprie-
ty involved. With Mr.. Carnegie
alive it will be perfectly natural for
it to be thought that his influence
might be unduly felt in the public
actions of even so important person
as an ex-president thus brought IN
der financial obligations to him.
Samuel Johnson Was accused of
toadying to the English King whom
be formerly criticized after, he had
been granted pension out of the
kings treasury, and Boswell admits
that it was perhaps with some truth,
even though the great photographer
was distinguished as man of unu-
suaI independently of mind and ac-
ton.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-12-06

The fore part of this year of our
Lord nineteen hundred and twelve
showed a series of very unfavorable
seasons. First we had late cold
snaps and then came continued and
almost unprecedented rainfall and
consequent floods. The Good LORD
who directs has kindly adjusted
things in our favor by rounding off
the latter part of the year with sea
sons unwontedly favorable to crop
development. and we have the spec
tacle of the largest harvested grain
crop on record; the corn crop alone
being over million, the wheat crop
about three quarters of a million. and
other grain half million. making
the aggregate grain crop this year
over 4, 900, 600 bushels. The cotton
crop is in excess of that last year
which was the banner crop, i. e.,
this years crop is nearly $4,000, 900
bales. So che nation stOrehonses
are grooming with plenty, Providence
having abundantly blessed the earth
and made the fields to yield beyond
all expectations and calculations. So
surely the American people have
much to be thankful in the way of
material blessings this good year of
the Lord 1912. With party com
ing into power early next year
pledged to reduce tariff, so that liv-
ing in all ways may be brought back
to minimum in price, an era OF I'M
parallelled prosperity is ahead for
this great country of ours. Lets be
careful to avoid a reckless prohigate
spirit, but use the coming good
times sanely and well.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-12-06
The Situation Saved By Brewers Quick
Action.
Richton Dispatch.

Richton Dispatch.
The quick ACTION of Governor Earl
Brewer certainly played most inn
portant part in so quickly bringing
order out of chaos at the A. & NJ.
College, as only by decided stand
taken by the Governor could such a
we'll organized student body have
been so successfully handled. His
heart to heart talk with the boys, no
doubt, helped to weaken the position
of the students, and then the firm
position that all who insisted on re-
manning would be put under arrest,
and this coming from the Governor
himself caused the obstreperous stu
dents to weaken.
And here we would like to say in
behalf of President Hightower that
in our Judgment, no college president
could have handled the situation, on
" the Governor could, and he played
his part promptly and has already
gotten results, the students return
ing to school fully realizing that
hereafter they must submit to the
faculty. We hope no student body
of Mississippians will ever again
make such q mistake.