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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-01
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proved. Congress did not finally close up shop until along in the dog days" and this longdrawn tallSfest seriously lnterfered with the plans which had been made for "sprucing up" the Capitol building during the recess. About all that there was opportunity for were minor Improvements and or dinary repairs. However when the reader is told that in little more than three months there have been completed exactly 9S1 tasks he will conclude that there have been lively doings of late in and about the largest building of it's kind in the world.
 It is essential to include, as was done ip the foregoing sentence, the Capitol grounds as well as the build ing, for not a little of the recent work has been done in the beautiful park that surrounds our national law fac tory,-a park which Congress is spend ing millions of dollars to enlarge and improve. The last severe winter left it's scars on the United States Capi- tol grounds as it did elsewhere in the country and the most unwcicome out come was the loss of number of the stately trees that have won the ad- miration of visitors to Washington in years gone by.
 To repair the havoc the Capitol oifi- cials have been planting large mum Der of young trees and In order that these newcomers may in after years possess added interest for the people of the nation there has been followed the custom of having as many of the new trees as possible personally plant ed by prominent men. Thus the late Vice President Sherman planted a tree: so did Speaker Champ Clark. Senator Lodge and Senator Wetmore and number of the leading men of the two branches of the national leg islature. Meanwhile the officials have bestirred themselves as never before to save such forest monarchs as the Capitol grounds now boasts. The trees have been carefully sprayed at ire quent intervals to discourage the insect pests and tree doctors" have been en- gagged at considerable expense to practice their arts in an effort to ar rest decay.
 Of course the Capitol building has had it's annual bath" on the eve of the return of it's distinguished tenants.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-01

NA EGINNING this week the Senate
 A Chamber in the United States . Capitol at Washington will be AV the scene of probably the most solemn and most serious ceremony known to official procedure under our government. The occasion will be the Impeachment trial, before the upper . house of Congress, of Robert w. Arch : bald, Judge of the United States Com merce Court. The trial may be ex- apected to continue off and on for some weeks or perhaps for two or three : months and inasmuch as the Senate
 is due to adjourn for good and all on
 March 4 next 1t can be appreciated that this impeachment case is prac- ltically certain to prove the big event of the winter in the legislative body Aside from its significance this trial I before a jury of ninety chosen men representing all the States of the Union is sure to arouse great interest : on the part of the public because such impeachment trials are exceed ingly rare. It has been seven years since the last previous event of this kind and there have been only eight such formalities since the establish . ment of our government.
 Impeachment, it need scarcely be explained, signifies the accusation and prosecution of judicial and executive officers for misdemeanors involving . abuse of their official functions. A
 good many people seem to be under
 the impression that impeachment is . equivalent to the passing of sentence in an everyday court. This is an CT TOT. As matter of fact impeachment
 is on a par with the returning of an 1, indictment by grand jury. The ac- cused must be tried just as must a prisoner in any court of justice and it
 is by no means to be taken for grant
 ed that the Senators who act as jury
 men will render verdict of guilty
 Indeed in several of the impeachment
 trials in the history of the nation
 there has been a failure to convict
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-01

in one instance by the narrow margin of single vote.
 The founders of our republic be- slowed much attention upon impeach- ment. Perhaps they anticipated that it would have to be resorted to more often than has proven necessary. In any event they embodied in that re- markab ble work, the Constitution Of the United States, the most specific stipulations as to just what may and may not be done in the matter of im- peachment. It is provided in the very first article of the Constitution that the United States Senate shall have the sole power to try all impeachments and that when sitting for that purpose the members shall be on oath or af- formation. When the President of the United States is to be tried the Chief Justice must preside and no person can be convicted without the concur renee of two-thirds of the members present. This same section goes on to say that judgment in cases of i'm peachment shall not extend further than to removal from office and dis qualification to hold any office of honor, trust or profit under the United States but the party convicted shall nevertheless be liable and subject to indictment. trial. judgment and pun ishment according to law. In other words being sentenced by the Senate to public disgrace would not neces- sarily save a guilty official from the penalty that under the law would be imposed on a humber citizen. The very fact that he held office under the government makes him liable to a double sentence.
 Whereas the Senate alone has the right to try impeachment cases the House of Representatives has the sole power of impeachment. That is all cases must originate in the lower house of Congress. In fact the House of Representatives is in position similar to that of the grand jury and the prosecuting attorney in the ordi- nary cases of which we read in the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-01

0 NCE more the law makers of the United States are assembling
 at the seat of government to " take up their legislative labors
The Washington herald., 1912-08-25
TWO MEN HIT BY
BUFFALO EXPRESS
IN TERMINAL YARDS
Express Workers Painfully but Not
Seriously Injured in Accident.
Taken to Hospital.

Pearl Ward, twenty-one years old, of
Rosslyn. Va, and Arthur Nails, thirty
years old, of Sixth Street and Pennsyl-
vania Avenue Northeast, employed as
platform men by the United States Ex-
press Company, were struck by the Buff
falo express, of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road, shortly after o'clock last night
while crossing the tracks in the Wash
ington terminal yards at Second and Fl
Streets Northeast, and painfully, but not
seriously, injured.
Inspector Riddle. of the Express Com
pany. saw the two men hurled against
a wire netting that covers an open gap.
on the East Bridge, and summoned
taxicab. and Paul Ward, who was the
most seriously hurt of the two, was
rushed to the Providence Hospital. where
he was found to be suffering from cuts
and bruises about the body. Nall was
placed in an ambulance and was taken
to the hospital, where he was treated
for minor bruises about the body and a
mashed foot.
The accident occurred about 400 yards
from the Union Station, and the train
slowed down as II entered the yards.
The engineer saw the two men pushing
a truck filled with express packages to
an outgoing train. He could not stop
his train, however until II had gone
about fifty yards from the scene of the
accident
The truck was torn to splinters by
the cowcatcher, and the express pack
ages were strewn over the tracks. The
accident did not effect the schedule of
outgoing trains.
The Washington herald., 1912-08-25

.
sldy for the purpose Of encouraging
that trade IN competition with the trade
OF the transcontinental railroadss APP
prove this policy. It is In accord with
the historical course OF the government
IN giving government aid to he>construc-
tion of the transcontinental roads. II II
now merely giving government aid to
means OF transportation that competes
with these transcontinental roads,
The President floidsp that the provi-
sion permitting the registry Of foreign
built ships under the American nag when
owned by Americans win not interfere
With the shipbuilding in the United
States and may supply iong-felt want in
extending our commerce on the high
seas.
Regarding the prohibition Of railroad
owned ships using the canal the Presi-
dent says that he has twice recommend
ed the restriction In order to prevent
the control OF the canal trade through
the adoption of unfair methods by the
railroad lines.
The President expresses regret that
Congress did not see fit to adopt his sug-
gestion that a resolution be passed CIV
ing citizens of other nations an opportu-
nifty to test the provisions of the bill In
the United States Supreme Court.
"On the whole" he says in conclusion.
Il believe the bill to be one OF the most
beneficial that has passed this or any
other Congress and I find no reason In
the objections made to the bill which
should lead me to delay until another
session Of Congress. provisions that are
imperatively needed now in order that
due preparation by the world may be
made for the opening OF the canal"
The Washington herald., 1912-08-25
POLICE CHAPER0h
1'PA' 1t WEDDING
Wife Of Edward Daly's New Father
in-law Takes No Chances on
"Johnzse" Getting Thanked"
sTALwARr BLUEcoAT HELPS
WASHINGTON MAN MARRY
Keeps One Eye on Punch Bowl and
Other on Brides Father-No s
Casualties Reported.

Special to The Washington Herald.
Baltimore. Nd, Aug. A-Fearing that
her husband would load up for the oc-
casion and cause trouble. Mrs John =.
Easton applied at the Northern Police
Station for a, policeman to attend the
wedding Of her daughter. Mamie, to Ed
ward Daily, a street-car conductor OF
Washington.
The father OF the bride had no objection
to Daily nor to his daughter marrying,
but he had said that he intended to
make things lively, and when he is In
his cups he comes pretty near keeping
his word. his wife said. II was to keep
him in check that a policeman was ask
ed for.
The captain sent sergeant to a Brick
Hill. where the wedding took place to-
night, but his services were not required.
The father was there and he was lively
too. for during the entertainment that
followed he insisted upon dancing an
Irish Jig. He made plenty o. noise, but
always kept within bounds.
Explains Unusual Request
The unusual request for the services Of
a policeman at q wedding was made to
Sergt. Alfred Freedenburg in the after
noon. When asked the why and where
fo,. Mrs. Easton answered:
Sergeant, it's this way. Johnzee-
that's my old man-always has a right
good time at parties. We watch him all
we can. but he can't carry as much
sometimes as he does at other times
Then he gets drunk when he's had a few
snifters, and when he's properly tanked.
officer, he always starts to bust up the
house. Now, tonight. We are going to
have few liquid refreshments, and
Johnzee- Well, you know, he'll be
feeling right happy and all that because
his daughter Is to be married to one OF
the best young men in Baltimore"
Sergeant Ruminates.
Freedenburg nodded and took her name
and address. Also the hour set for the
ceremony. Patrolman Wright Calder
made a note of them.
"All right" gasped the sergeant. 1T
shall be done. We would not see a we'd
ding ceremony hurt by any delirious
trimmings of the brides father"
Alone, Freedenburg unused a bit.
What did that Persian guy, Oh Ny
Kyoodles, write in his poem? A book
of verses underneath the bough, q jug
of wine-and thou Methinks :Se old
man at that wedding may have his jug of
wine, all right. but the thou is going
to be one man's-size policeman"
So this evening one of the guests at
that affair did not wear conventional and
open-faced evening clothes. He was clad
in blue, kept one eye on the punch bowf
and the other cooked on the brides
father. He was welcome. and remained
at the house until the party broke up.
Mrs. Easton then thanked him for COM
ing.
The Washington herald., 1912-08-25
DISTRICT SUFFRAGE
MEASURE this FALL
Senator Poindexter May Make
Minor Cha. ees in the
Hogan BiI.

Granting to the District the right to
elect on an equal suffrage basis a dele
gate in Congress who shall be a men,
Der of the District Committee of the
House, a bill similar to the measure
presented to Senator Poindexter by
Frank J. Hogan Friday night will be
introduced at the beginning OF the next
session of Congress.
Senator Poindexter. who is one of the
few Progressives In the Senate who fol-
lowed Theodore Roosevelt out of the
party, said yesterday that nothing would
have been gained had he introduced the
measure on the last day Of this ses-
sion, and that he had NOT had time
to examine it thoroughly.
THE matter is most important one,
and before I Introduce a bill touching
upon it. want to have pretty thor
ough knowledge Of what the bill con-
tains," said Mr.. Poindexter.
Il have not read over Mr.. Hogan's
measure I do not know that will in
troduce It In exactly the form in which
it is now drawn up. there may be sew
eral changes. but win introduce either
that bill or a similar bill at the begin
ming Of the next Congress. and expect
to exert every effort 10 obtain Its enact
ment into law"
The Washington herald., 1912-08-25
HOUGHTON BILL
LOST IN. HOUSE
Measure Appropriating $4,000 for
Relief Of Injured Census
Clerk Fails to Pass.

Miss Alice v. Houghton. whose scalp
was torn from her head by the belt Of
a machine in the Census Bureau, where
she was employed. did not get the aid
from Congress which her friends sought
for her.
The Senate passed bill appropriating
81. 200 for her relief, but the House did
not pass the measure. Her friends in
Congress will endeavor to. have the bill
passed by Congress at the next session.
Alive. but not loving life. Miss Hough-
ton, who is twenty-nine years old, lies
to-day at the home of her father, H. g.
Houghton, secretary of the Crawford
Paving Company, at 2or1 Kalorama Road
Northwest, pitiable victim Of most
horrible accident.
Since the afternoon Of January 81. 1911.
when her agonized scream sent terrcv
into the hearts of 200 employees of the
Census Bureau. when the belt of an
electric tabulating machine tore the scalp
from her head. Miss Houghton has not
The Washington herald., 1912-08-25
MONTANA WOMAN
AWARDED $4,000
CLAIM By HOUSE
Mrs. Katherine, Mcdonald, After
Long Fight, Afforded Relief
at Last Moment.
PRESIDENT COMES TO RESCUE

Mrs Katherine Mcdonald, Of Butte,
Mont. left the House gallery. In tears
a few days ago. because Of the failure
Of bill carrying an appropriation of
$4,000. that she and her husband needed
to prevent foreclosure Of a mortgage on
their home. Last night Mrs. Mcdonald
departed from the House with. a light
heart
In the closing hours of the session the
House. on reconsideration. passed the
Dill. which was one of the last meas
ures approved by the President last
night. The appropriation of $1,000 passed
for the benefit of the McDonalds was
based on claim held by them against
the government. .
The McDonalds get store on a town
site adjacent to the Shoshone irrigation
project in Wyoming, close to the Mon
tana line. They accepted pay checks
from employees on the payment In set
tlement Of supplies purchased. They did
so on the theory that the government
would honor the checks. The firm that
had the contract to build the irrigation
project failed. and the government COM
pleted the work. securing the bond CO
the contractor for the cost to the gov
ernment. --
The pay checks issued by the con-
tractor were held up pending recovery
from the bondsmen Of the amount sued
for by the government. In the ordinary
course Of events the McDonalds would
have been compelled to wait for a settle
ment for many years. The case of the
McDonalds was a desperate one, as they
faced foreclosure on their home and
other possessions unless they could get
some ready cash. Mrs. Mcdonald came
to Washington and laid her case before
Senators and Representatives.
A bill was drafted embracing the claim
OF the McDonalds and the claims of
others that were admittedly without
merit. The President felt impelled to
veto the measure. 1t was passed over his
veto by the Senate. The House refused
I" concur in that action. The story Of
Mrs. Mcdonald appealed to the authori-
ties. her claim was segregated from the
others and put through in a separate bill.
II was passed promptly by both Houses
The President expressed satisfaction
with the relief afforded the McDonalds
as he signed the bill last night.
The Washington herald., 1912-08-25
snoxn. |. d.y. ~hIch did not bring su1sr.

knowna . day. which did not bring suffer-
ING.
.Ths scaip was torn away from the eye
brows TO the back OF the neck and the
ashf Of one eye was destroyed. When
she was removed 10 Emergency Hospi-
tai. moaning feebly and apparently dying.
DR.. George Tully Vaughan saw q chance
to save her life and operated.
He took one hundred stitches In the
torn scalp. piecing the parts together.
80 that her head was covered. Several
days later It was necessary for him to
remove the entire scalp. and then vol
unters were called for to give the cuti-
Gle necessary to graft over the exposed
parts. Among those who submitted to
these operations were Miss Virginia Ar
mold. a chum Of Miss Houghton, and
Vernon Houghton. q brother.
Skin was grated ttpe and time again,
but there Is still q portion Of the head
unhealed. Physicians are In daily. at
tendance, and at times. IT is feared the
young woman will never recover.
The Washington herald., 1912-08-25
$500, 900 FOR MEMORIAL.
House Committee FaVors Bill tn
Honor Loyal Women.

The House Public Buildings Committee
yesterday favorably reported a resolution
to appropriate $4,000 for a memorial
structure in Washington to conPemorate
the services and sacrifices Of loyal women
during the civil war.
The building is also to be the home Of
the American Red Cross. The appropria-
tion is made providing the order of the
Loyal Legion secures private subscrip-
tions to the amount of $4,000.
The Washington herald., 1912-08-25
Executive Session Taken.
Kid Mccoy Coming Home.

London, Aug. 2L-Kid Mccoy. the
American prize fighter. accompanied by
mis- wife, left to-day by the boat train
for Southampton. whence he will sail
for New York on the liner ST. Louis
Mccoy. who was discharged from custody
this week after being arrested In con-
nection with a jewel robbery in Ostend.
Belgium. was bitter in his denunciation
of the English and Belgian authorities
The Washington herald., 1912-08-25
TAFT SIGNS MEMORIAL BILL.
President Approves Measure 70,
Tribute to Butt and MIlIef.

President Taft last night signed the
resolution providing for a memorial to
his former military aid, Maj. Archibald
". Butt and the celebrated artist, Frank
d. Millet. of Washington. who lost their
lives in the Titanic disaster. =
The resolution carries no appropria-
ticn. but authorizes the Fine Arts Com
mission to select a site in the public
grounds near the White House, and TO
design the memorial which is to be In
the form of a drinking fountain
The Washington herald., 1912-08-25
WASHINGTON MAN HELD.
William Gross Alleged to Have At
tempted to Pass Bad Check.

Special to The Washington Herald.
Philadelphia, Aug. A.-Considerable
mystery surrounds the holding here of
William Gross. of Washington. on the
charge. of attempting to pass a bogus
check Oh Herman Spier, of this city.
Gross is said to be Of a well-to-do WASH
ington family, who disowned him. He
was held under 500 bail for a further
hearing by Magistrate Coward. The po-
lice refused to give his exact Washing
ton address. Bail was Immediately fur
nished. The check was signed II.
White" and when the accused man was
questioned about the check he became
frightened and attempted to escape.
The Washington herald., 1912-08-25
jaime. J. Hin Taft. Guest.

James ]. Hill, the pioneer railroad mag
nate OF the Northwest, had luncheon with
the President yesterday.
The Washington herald., 1912-08-25
PRESIDENT TAFT
SIGNS PANAMA
CANAL MEASURE

Continued from P.s. One.
The Washington herald., 1912-08-25
SENATE TIED UP
'ON PENROSE CASE

cont,nsea FRO. Page One.
The Washington herald., 1912-08-25
MORE MARINES
FOR NICARAGUA

Continued from Page Nine.
The Washington herald., 1912-08-25
Approves Railroad Cause.

The policy of exemptfng the coastwise
trade from all tolls really involves the
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-06-16
WILL HONOR
PYTH|AN DEAD.
Memorial Services to be Held This
Morning by Morning Star
Lodge, Knights Of
Pythias..
WILL DECORATE GRAVES
Following the Exercises at the Gene
terry, the Knights VIII March
to Church to Listen to
Sermon.
WILL DECORATE GRAVES


Morning Star lodge, knights Of Py-
thias, will honor It's dead in Keokuk
today. Preparations have been com
pleted for the decoration OF the
graves Of departed knights, after
which will follow sermon at the M.
P. church by Rev. Mccain, pastor Of
the church mentioned.
The ceremonies at the cemetery will
precede the sermon at the church.
After the decoration of the graves the
knights will assemble at the K. P.
hall, from which they will march in
a body to the church.
The following knights are buried
| in the Keokuk cemetery:
E. Brunat, ]. NJ. Bisbee, George l..
Reiner, G. M. Belts, George Erdman,
A. H. Moody. Lindsey Merrill, A. e.
| Drake, Harrison Tucker Hugh Robin
| son. w. ]. Ruddick, J. J. Doffelmeyer,
Daniel Chisholm, F H. Semple, G.. w.
Parrot, o. P. Mcdonald, f. H. Wick
ersham, w V. English and E. NJ.
Sheriff.. E. E Harwood, John Tai
bott. G. A. Bolon, H. p. Kerr and j.,
B. Howell are buried elsewhere.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-06-16

his message from Mathew 30, Verse
AZ, What Think You of Christ, Whose
Son He is? Rev. Alexander plainly ex
emplified to his hearers, edifying and
enlightening his audience with a splen
did discourse.
Chas. Kindle Saturday while oper
ating a feed mill had the first finger
OF the right hand badly lacerated.
The large store building formerly
owned by Manassa Reeves has been
bought by the Mississippi River Pow.
er Co., and is being moved to the
northwest part Of the same block of
the newly located railroad. The build.
ing will be occupied by Editor Geo.
Duty as a printing office and dwelling
Mesdames B. Sucker of Fl Madi.
son and George Almendinger were
guests Saturday Of Mr.. and Mrs Ja,,
Reeves.
Through the courtesty of Mrs. Essie
Ward, Comrade Fred Armentrout wa
remembered with some lucious straw.
berries.
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Mr.. Ayres of the Brotherhood of St.
Andrew of Keokuw held services at
the ST. Barnabas Episcopal church
Sunday morning. Mr.. Ayres was ac-
companied by Theodore English, who
assisted the choir.
Three were baptised in the river
by the Elder Harp of the Latter Day
Saints faith Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Albert Gerbrath, formerly Miss
Nellie Reeves who is sojourning at a
sanitarium at Englewood, Colorado in
search Of health, remains about the
same.
Children's day exercises were held
Sunday evening at the Methodist
church. Decorations were palms, ferns
and potted plants. The program was
we'll rendered and the children all did
admirably
Hon. c. A. Kennedy has returned
from Washington, D. G.
/ The funeral of the late James VIII,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-06-16
two points in Clark county, st. Pat
rick and Wyaconda.

s IT. * s M II
two points in Clark county, st. Pat
rick and Wyaconda.
Irving Turner left Tuesday for
Quincy to enter business college.
Everybody Is mplimenting the
Kahoka band. Their Saturday even
ing concerts are proving very popular.
Editor j. L. Greenlee and wife are
headed this way and will soon pay
Kahoka relatives and friends visit.
They are now visiting In Pennington.
Kahoka Is soon to lose another fam.
lily. George Eagon having disposed
Of his residence property here to Mrs
Henry O'Day. Consideration. $780,
The Kahoka fair dates are Septem
1 Der 8, 4, 5 and 6.
Mrs. Derstein and children Of Mon
mouth, H., are guests at the home 0.
her father, J. P. Bourn.