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The Washington herald., 1912-03-14
MAN In ARMOR
HELD UP SWORD
Curious Device in House Of Mystery
to Protect Millionaire Against
Burglars.

Brooklyn. n. Y, March 13.-Testimony
showing that japanese man in armor
holding aIoft a keen-bladed sword which
descended with the pulling Of string
guarded the stairway of the Remsen
house of mystery was sdduced at the
hearing to-day into Millionaire Samuel
II. Haslett's mental condition Edward ].
Gaynor. a real estate man, told how the
armed automaton had guarded the main
stairway for several years. and Of the
security felt by the old millionaire, who.
with the string tied to his hand two
floors above, felt prepared to drop the
blade upon the head, Of any prowhnE
burglar.
He exhibited this automaton TO me one
day" said Mr. Gaynor. and told me
that II he. heard a burglar all he had 20
do was to pull the string. Then down
would come the sword and cut the in
truder In two
At the close of the hearing the jury
reported the aged millionaire incompetent.
and the court will appoint committee OF
his estate within q few days.
The Washington herald., 1912-03-14

On this date, in 1867, astronomers no
ticed most of the planets in violent op-
position and insurrection, and shortly
afterward Andrew Jackson, seventh
President of the United States. was borh
in a log cabin in North Carolina.
jackson Immediately began to fight
his way to the front. having no father
and no bank account to help him. He
was a man who viewed with indignation
practically everything that he saw in
his long and sizzling life. He fought
men, parties, Indians. States, and foreign
powers with the utmost imparuality and
enthusiasm. and had the dove of peace
on toast for breakfast every morning
When a mere boy he refused to black
a British officers boots, and had MS
head laid open by the officers sword.
Later IN life he caught another British
general at New Orleans. and licked him
out OF his boots by way Of repartee. He
caused more Indian obituaries than any
one in his time. and he counted that day
lost in which he did not go out and hght
a duel with some one who had aspersed
his honor. or his party, or his opinions
or his wife, or his best friend, or his
cousins niece's nephew.
jackson had no educktion TO speak OF,
but was fun Of high tension. miliion-volt
opinions, and became the leading Demo
cratic statesman OF Tennessee, largely
because OF his strong constitution. lie
insurged against every President from
Washington to Monroe, and after he had
retired of old age. ran against John
Quincy Adams, being beaten by one vote.
He Immediately began the next campaign
and four years later. having annihilated
Adams. took the reins OF state and be-
gan driving the band wagon over the
ofaceholders Of the whig party.
jackson served eight years, and was
as comfortable an Executive as buzz
saw. He elected oficeholders who didn'
assay 70 per cent Democrat. first Cabinet
officiais whose wives didn't fulfill their
social duties. being the only man on rec
ord to handle the official wife problem
successfully, spanked South Carolina.
The Washington herald., 1912-03-14
A Sensible Tariff Proposition.

Because potatoes are scarce. Senator
Watson. of West Virginia, proposes that
the tariff upon this food staple be sus-
pended until next September
The proposition has merit In Mex
leo. France, Germany. and Spain the
laws provide that in similar circum-
stances the duty on various articles may
be suspended. Ten years ago the duty
on bituminous coal was taken off during
the continuance of the great coal strike
and the consumers of coal were the
gamers. In the present case the farm
ers do not need protection, and the pro-
posed suspension Of duty would prevent
the cost of necessary of life from
reaching a prohibitive figure
The Washington herald., 1912-03-14
.HAWLEY'S HEIRS
OBEY HIS WISH
Miss Cameron Receives Valuable
Property and an Income of
$4,000 a Year.

New York. March 13.-Acting in accord
ance with a letter written by Edwin
Hawley. the railroad magnate, before his
death. his heirs have decided to his house.
keeper. Emma Sturges, known also as
Margaret Cameron, his town house at l9
East SiKtieth street, and Effingham
Towers, his fine country place at Baby
Ion, Long Island. besides settling on her
an income of $1,000 a year for the rest
OF her life, these provisions not to be
nullified by her marriage in the future.
The financier died intestate. but before
his death he wrote letter to his heirs
and had It witnessed by John Williams.
his head gardener, and Henry Peterson.
his chauffeur. in which he requested
those who would divide his property TO
make good provision for Miss Sturges, of
whom he was very fond and whom he
sometimes introduced as his niece. The
settlement is made exactly as suggested
in this letter. the heirs giving implicit
obedience to Mr.. Hawley's wishes.
Miss Cameron's real name is Emma
Sturges, and that she is the daughter of
a jeweler of Homestead, n. ]. Her moth
er Il is learned, was a friend Of Mr..
Hawley in his boyhood days at Chatham,
N. Y. and asked him to take care of her
daughter when she and her husband be-
came separated
The Washington herald., 1912-03-14
Poisonous Candy.

1t would seem as If the question
whether or not candy containing a poi
sonous substance ought to be offered
for sale might be settled without exten-
sive litigation, and yet case against a
Philadelphia manufacturer has drawn its
tedious way through several courts.
The final decision is, happily, one that
will be universally approved.
More than two years ago the manu-
facturer was taken into court upon the
charge of selling candy containing sui
phur dioxide. The jury convicted him,
but Judge was found who was willing
TO set aside the verdict upon the ground
that confectionery was not food . and
did not, therefore, come within the
meaning OF the pure food law of the
State. In all opinion rendered by Judge
Henderson, of the Pennsylvania Su-
perior Court, this juggling with words
has been severely condemned. mo one,
he says, has a natural or constitutional
right to put poison in confectionery or
.sgrcF foods, and the beneficial object
Il ;he statute under consideration ought
rot . be defeated except by clearly
! convincing reasons" So the verdict of
the jury will stand and the proper pun
ishment will be meted out against the
offender.
1t is true that this case. occurring in
Pennsylvania, does not primarily af-
feet the District of Columbia, but it
does offer a basis of inquiry as to
whether the District has a law which
guarantees the purity of all confection-
cry sold here II there is such a stat
ute, the question still arises whether
it is rigidly enforced. If We lack such
a law, the duty OF the authorities in the
matter OF securing legislation is very
plain.
The Washington herald., 1912-03-14

but not an impossible task. His prep
arations, the result of many years of ex-
perience by others in polar exploration,
were commensurate with the difficulties
to be overcome
Not every boy can be President of the
United States, though the way lies open
to every boy Not .eyery boy can sit
upon the bench of the Supreme Court
or in the Cabinet or direct the vast busi-
ness concerns of Rockefeller or a
Morgan, but every boy with courage,
determination, preparation for the at
tempt and pursuit of his ideals may
achieve something worth while-grest,
as judged from his standpoint and nat
ural abilities. The boy who tries with
the patience, persistence, and pluck
which Amundsen exhibited will win and
be the better 7 it.
Life is not altogether a game of
chance. but a game of skill, in which
practice, confidence, and perseverance
win.
The Washington herald., 1912-03-14
MADE DENIAL
BEFORE DYING
Statement from Dead Man Intro.
duced in the Trial of Sugar
Trust Officials.

New York. March l3.-The feature of
the trial of the sugar trust officials to-
day was the introduction Of a letter
written by Gustave f. KisseI a short
time before he died in April 1911. Mr..
kssel was for many years one OF the
most prominent brokers in New York.
1t was he who negotiated the loan Of
81. $1,000 for Ado'ph Segal, through the
means Of which the sugar trust was en-
abled to get control of Segars new re-
finery in Philadelphia and prevent il be-
ing opened for operation. The govern
ment's whole case against the men on
trial is based mainly on this transac-
tion. Kissel was included in the indict-
ment returned nearly three years ago
by the Federal grand jury against the
five men now at the bar.
The statement opens with the solemn
assertion that the deponent realized that
he was approaching death and there
fore probably could not defend himself
in court against the charges in the gov
ernment's Indictment The statement is
a strong denial of the charge that KisseI
entered into an unlawful conspiracy with
the directors OF the American Sugar Re-
fining Company and Harmed or anybody
else.
c. W. Bennett. who was Gustave E.
kissel's lawyer in the Segal loan trans
action. proved a bad witness for the
government to-day. He testified that
Kissel had tried in vain to get money
from various sources for Segal before
the broker approached the sugar trust
people. He also swore that Henry o.
Havemeyer had said that he wanted
nothing whatever to. do with Segal. Ben
nett further asserted that when Kissel
told SeSal that he probably would Sc
cure the required loan from sources hos
tile to him, SegaI replied: 81 would
take the money from the devil himself,
because II do not get IL I will fail"
The Washington herald., 1912-03-14
OFFICERS LEAVE
FOR MAINE BURIAL
Rear Admiral Chadwick, Who
Served on Inflated War Ship,
to Witness Ceremony.

Several naval officers. most Of them re-
tired. including Rssr Admiral French E.
Chadwick. retired. who served on the
old Maine and other ships in the Span
ish-American war, have gone 10 Havana
to be present at the burial OF the
wreck OF the iIl-fated ship. which has
been arranged for March I6
The hull will be towed out to sea by
the North Carolina, with these officers
on board the latter. and will be sunk in
about 500 fathoms OF water in the Florida
Straits. With the Maine at the bottom
of the sea in this depth, there will be
no danger Of any possible secret post
mortems.
The North Carolina and the Birming-
ham. with the remains of the Names
sailors aboard. will proceed to Hampton
Roads, and the Birmingham will bring
them on to Washington. The public
funeral services over the remains will
be conducted from the white House
EIlipse and will be witnessed by the Presi-
dent. members OF the Cabinet, and army
and navy officers.
The Washington herald., 1912-03-14
PROVERBS OF AFRICA.
Primitive Wisdom and Philosophy y
in Terse and Quaint Expression.

From the NeS York Sun.
The white man Is the father of mer-
chants and want OF money Is the father
of disgrace.
Ashes fly back on the face OF him who
sows them.
Ropes get entangled when goats are
tied to the same post.
The dawn does not come twice to wake
a man.
Calamity has no voice.
1t is better to be poor and well than
rich and ILL., Cwonder IL wealthy dyspep-
tics will indorse this0
The hunchback is never told to stand
upright
The OK that arrives FIRST drinks the
cleanest water.
No one gives a cat TO a hyena to keep.
No man is clever enough TO lick him
self on the back.
He who will not take advice gets
knowledge when trouble overtakes him.
The camel has his own opinion and the
camel driver has his.
What is in a monkeys mouth may not
be his; it may belong to the hunter.
Not TO aid one in distress is TO kill him
in your heart.
Working in competition quickens the
hands.
He who marries beauty marries trou-
BILE.
II you don't praise me. don't spoil my
good name.
Corn near the path never ripens.
He who knows a matter beforehand
can confuse the liar.
A bribe blinds the judges eyes, for a
bribe never speaks the truth.
Gold should be sold to him who knows
its value.
Hope Is the pillar of the world.
He who has no house has no word in
the community.
He who forgivec ends the quarrel.
Inquiry ssves a man from making mis-
takes.
II matter be dark, dive to the bot
tom.
Wisdom is not in the eye. but in the
head.
A fool is the wise mans ladder
The frog enjoys himself IN water, but
not in hot water.
a woman who has lost her rival has
no sorrow.
The sixty-four pages of this little book
discover that the heather African" is
a philosopher and not a poor one.
The Washington herald., 1912-03-14
STATESMEN, REAL AND NEAR.
BY FRED c. KELLY

Isay nothing OF the diseases charreabls
directly to flies for any given year.
II Chiffon goes into a hotel dining
room and sees fly. he cannot think of
anything else.
IF that waiter lets that hy light on
the bread I'll kill him." Chiffon mutters.
And some day. he VIII do it.
Chiffon Is said to have originated the
old story about the summer boarder who
saw fellow-sufferer sitting out under
tree reading and asked how II was pos
sible TO read with so many flies about
II never sit outdoors" replied the other
boarder. except Just after the dinner
bell has rung. and then all the flies go
into the dining-room."
A certain Senator made a startling dis
covery the other noon in the Senate res
taurant. He noticed a dark spot in the
bosom OF a generous slab of pumpkin
pie on which he was operating. He lab
bed at it with his fork and flushed a
dead fly.
How glad ! am,'' remarked the sena-
tor. that ] found Il rather than Senator
Chiffon. He would have overturned
the table and I doubt II bloodshed could
have been averted."
They all have their hobbies. Some col
lect rare china or hotel towels; others
cultivate garden plots or chorus girls. and
many go in for raising chickens or play
ing golf or the races. Representative
Clarence b. Miller, of Minneapolis, has
a hobby that is his own. He collects in
formation about battlefields of the civil
war. For a man born long after the war
was over. IL seems a queer hobby to take
UP with. but Miller has it. Whenever
ka faxn min 90 he rFs-
down and reads about some important
battle and draws diagrams OF the field
in order to get IL clear in his head just
where each commander stood. Every so
often he makes trip TO a battlefield and
studies topography for a day or two until
he knows where each and every move
was made by the different divisions Of the
opposing forces.
The consequence of all this Is that.
though there are many civil war heroes
in Congress. none knows so much about
the important engagements Of that strug-
gle as young Clarence r. Miller. He
would rather visit a Battlefield than q
trout stream or an opera
DIR. Frank E. Wilson, Of Brooklyn, ono
Of the five NJ. DIS in the House, called
an informal caucus Of the doctor men,
bers in the cloak room the other day and
spake as follows:
IF the American people will Just send
enough doctors 10 Congress then the fu-
ture will look more hopeful. A doctor.
by virtue of his training, analyzes and
goes right TO the bottom Of things. The
great trouble is that We have too much
of a government by lawyers. A lawyer
doesn't analyze; he just talks. We have
too much talk. talk. Just as soon as We
get enough doctors in Congress we may
get something done
Then the caucus adjourned.
tCop5TiEht, 1914 by Frrd &. Kelly. All rights ~
The Washington herald., 1912-03-14
Takes Advantage Of Decision.

With the ink scarcely dry upon the
decree of the United States Supreme
Court in the case Of A. Il. Dick & Co.
VS.. Sidney Henry, deciding that a pat
tntee has the right to dictate the terms
UPON which his patented products may
lie sold or used by others, even In the
absence of any contract relations, and
that sale or use in violation of such
terms is an infringement of the pat
entee's monopoly. Bauer ct Gle and the
Eauer Chemical Company, through their
attorney. yesterday notified the attorneys
for James O'Donnell that they will pre-
sent a motion in court March q to vacate
aud revise a decree signed by Justice
Wright. which grants O'Donnell the right
to sell patented products at his own price.
The Washington herald., 1912-03-14
Presidents Message Shows
Universal Rsstlsssnsss''
Because of Food Prices.
SOCIETIES FIGHT PERIL
English Cooperative Organization
Cited as Among Those Seek
ing Remedy.

Evidence that every country In Europe
is suffering from the present high cost
of living, and that there are multiplied
evidences OF the universal reslessness un-
der these conditions" form the second
message on this subject sent to Congress
by President Taft yesterday afternoon in
his effort to have a universal inquiry into
the reasons for the advance in food
prices.
The first message on this subject was
forwarded to Congress February 2 The
report is the result OF an investigation by
the State Department.
Germany, France, and England are the
three principal exhibits" used In the
Executive message to Indicate the need
OF an immediate inquiry into the nigh
food cost.
Prices High In Germany.
In Germany. the message declares, a
canvass OF fifty-one OF the principal cities
by members OF the United States consular
service shows a high increase in the cost
of beef, ham, dairy products, and vege-
tables. In Holland the prices OF food
stuffs have been soaring since 1896. A nc
less serious condition is reported in
France.
The entire northern section Of the coun-
try. states the consul general at Paris, Is
aroused over the advance In the cost OF
food. The consul at Havre Teports many
increases.
The consul general at London shows
that in the United Kingdom between the
years 1896 and 1910 food prices increased
1876 per cent, while wages increased only
Ill per cent. and the wages OF railway
employees increased slightly over I per
cent. The consul at Manchester shows
that food has increased Il per cent since
1895.
On Cooperative Societies.
In the course Of the Presidents mes
sage, the Wholesale Cooperative Society
Of England is mentioned as one of the
methods by which the people are meeting
the high living cost. This organization
with other cooperative societies. buys
through branches established in every
country in Europe. and Its members
profit through the elimination of profits
to individuals handling the product in
transit.
The supporters OF cooperation assert
says the Presidents message, that these
cooperative societies do. in their divi-
dends. show a saving TO the consumer
on his purchases. and that their activi-
ties operate to keep down the prices in
the private stores. They point out also
that the members OF the societies get
a real benefit from the profits in the ed
ucational and charitable work which
the societies do. For instance, in Derby.
England, the cooperative society there
has loaned over a million dollars 10
persons wishing 20 build homes. and
about % per cent OF this has already
been paid 10 them by successful build
erS.
Then they will at reasonable rates
loan money to their members 10 tide
them over periods Of illness and dIsa-
bility. In short. they say that these CO.
operative societies in England have
actually made good in their efforts 20
reduce the cost OF living.
The President In his message Of trans
initial points out that only experiment
can tell whether this English system can
he applied successfully in the United
stat es.
The Washington herald., 1912-03-14

James s. Simmons, who represents the
Niagara Falls district in the House,
thinks no more Of making fortune than
some people do of ordering both kinds
OF dessert.
Simmons went from his native Maryland
to Roanoke, Va. with a view to going
to work at something-he didn't know
just what. At that time simmons capt.
tai in bonds. stocks. negotiable securities,
and subsidiary money amounted TO about
s6.S. But he decided TO go into the real
estate business. He schemed around and
got hold OF some options. on credit, turn
ed them over at a profit. reinvested the
money, and-well, at the age of twenty
eight Simmons was worth $4,000. Two
years later the panic Of 1898 breezed up
10 Simmons. and one crisp morning he
discovered that his entire worldly re-
sources had dwindled to about 50 cents
and a weeks supply Of clean laundry.
People came around bearing consolation
and verbal Gala lilies for Simmons, but
he said:
"Oh, don't mind me. II l can't build
up another fortune, now that / am more
mature and have had the experience Of
making and losing one, then l don't de-
serve TO have any money"
About that time the Niagara Falls
power proposition was being talked
about, and Simmons went there. He re-
peated his plan of getting options on real
estateAon credit or thereabouts-and In
a little while he was well on toward the
millionaire class, where he is registered
to-day. He cleaned up 100000 once in
a week. Down in Florida he maintains
a beautiful winter home, all decorated
with motor boats and things, in case
he might want to run down there some
time and spend few weeks.
When Senator William Z. Chiffon was
a small boy. his father had a habit, or
custom, of taking a nap on the front
veranda every afternoon. and he usually
made young William take a stand near
him TO shoe flies away. Young William
felt that the ny-chasing branch Of ilIal
duties could be forced to extremes-es-
pecialIy when he saw his playmates set
ting out toward the river with pockets
full Of fishing worms-and he got to hat
ing flies beyond aught else.
The boyhood aversion has cIung and
grown To-day William f. Chiffon has
a dislike for flies that amounts to an
obsession. He cannot be happy with a
fly in the same room. For every fly in
the universe he has a personal animus.
When other men are playing golf. Chill
ton arms himself with a swatter and
kills flies. He has a shelf of books in
his library containing evidence enough to
get an Indictment against every fly ever
In existence. Chiffon knows offhand how
many million eggs a squad OF housefiies
can hatch working in eight-hour shifts.
and he knows the mean and extreme
germ-carrying capacity Of a hy's foot. to
The Washington herald., 1912-03-14
DIVIDED ESTATE
BY LOTTERY PLAN
Children of Texas Millionaire Draw
Tickets for Their Legacies
from a Hat.

Galveston. March l3-James Lander
ADOPTED a novel plan to divide large
eEtate among his eight children by lot
terry drawing OH his eighty-seventh birth
day. He is a resident Of Dewitt County,
and three OF his children live in Texas
and FIVE in Missouri, and his estate in
lands and town site property is valued at
5000, 900.
Tickets bearing numbers and each num-
Der applying to some piece Of property
were put In a hat and drawn by the
children in turn. according to their age.
Two Of the youngest got the largest share
of the estate, but all had pledged them
selves 10 the lottery system and abided
by the result.
The Washington herald., 1912-03-14
AMUNDSEN'S EXPLOIT.

From the Now Haven Register.
Meanwhile, has anybody down in the
ultimate south country seen Scott?
From the Harrisburg Telegraph.
Never mind about the south pole.
Here's a man who has broken the fly
casting record.
From the Richmond Timrs Dispatch.
One difficulty OF reading about polar
explorations is knowing whether 81 de-
grees means latitude. or below zero.
Prom the Kansas City Star.
Il is believed that Capt. Amundsen did
not detract from his achievement by let
ting his men go along and share the
glory.
Prom the Newark Star.
Thus far there doesn't appear to have
been very keen journalistic competition
for an exclusive story from DR.. Cook on
the south pole business.
From the Richmond Journal
Amundser acted toward those Hobart
newspaper men like a copyright author,
with even the dramatic rights reserved.
From the Rome CGs-l Tribune Hesld
Rear Admiral Peary is glad to hear the
south polls had been discovered-it re-
lieves him OF further responsibility in
that regard.
From the Elmir7 Advertiser.
Having located the north pole and the
south pole. we will now have plenty OF
time to prepare for a dash to the No
yember polls.
From the Columbia IS. c. State.
II will be no ways surprising should
Champ Clark claim that Amundsen's
sledge was drawn by Missouri houn'
dawgs
The Washington herald., 1912-03-14
WIG Az, LimI,cd piyorc.,

Alleging cruelty. desertion. and non-
support, Fidelia L. Page yesterday filed
suit for u limited divorce and mainte-
nance against CORTLAND William Page.
said to De employed in the Bureau OF
Engraving and Printing at a salary of
1918 a day. They were married in this
city December 5. 1903. and have two
children. a.I