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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-04

their quarrel: just as it is the occasion
OF many quarrels in our day. The gain
ing OF riches is not the best school for
teaching the virtue Of unselhshness.
To be unselhsh and liberal in our deal
ings with others Is considered an unbusi-
nesslike practice. The worlds motto is
to do to others as they would do to you
and DO 1t first" very different from
Christs rule. Whatsoever you would
that men should do to you, do we even SO
to them; for this is the law and the
prophets"
Abraham followed not the worlds, but
means unsatisfactory. Not one of the
Christian virtues Is detriment to even
worldly success and advancement and
least Of all the virtue of unselfshness
TO the generous soul will come unexpect-
ed, unlocked for rewards Of both honor
and material prosperity. The unselfish-
ness or Abraham brought to him a dwell
ing place in the land Of Canaan and God
said to him. Lift up now thine eyes and
look from the place where thou art, north
Westward; for all the land which thou
seest. to thee will / give it and to thy
seed forever. And 1 will make thy seed
as the dust of the earth; SO that if man
can number the dust Of the earth. then
shall thy seed also be numbered"
Another striking Bible example of I'M
selfishness is found in the conduct of
Joseph In his treatment Of his brethren
after they had SO cruelty wronged him.
Their action toward him arose from the
extremity of selfishness: his action to-
ward them from abounding generosity
and love. The brethren of Joseph not
only thought evil against him, but did
evil from selfish motives and for selfish
ends; while Joseph thought not OF self.
but only Of them. saying to them at the
moment their sin was uncovered, Fear
We not; l will nourish you and your
little ones. And he comforted them, and
spake kindly unto them
The Christian virtue OF unselhehness is
at its highest excellence when we are
able to so forget self as to render good
for evil.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-04
Examples in Secular History.

It is recorded that when Nelson was
struck down at the battle Of the Nile
there was great effusion Of blood, and
the wound was considered dangerous, II
not mortal. The surgeons left their
wounded to bestow their care upon the
first man Of the fleet.
NO" said Nelson; II will take my turn
with the brave fellows"
To be unselash In suffering Is q great
virtue. 1t Is easy to be unselflsh and gen.
erous when 1t costs nothing. Sydney
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presented in contrast with four woes.
This sermon was spoken to the disciples
who were required by the Master to for
sake all that they had to be His dis
ciples. In this they followed their
Lords example, who being in the form
Of God" emptied himself. taking the form
OF servant though he was rich yet
for the sake Of his disciples The became
poor"
The diversity Of usage OF the phrase
Kingdom Of God would lead them to
see the many-sidedness OF the Christian
commonwealth. 1t could be individual
istic, emphasizing. as in the beatitudes of
our lesson last week. the invisible in
ward possession Of the disciple. Then
again 1t would have its social aspect In
the external and tangible manifestation
OF the effects Of the great spiritual idea
possessed by and possessing many indi-
viduals."
The disciples to whom Jesus was speak
ing had "forsook all and followed him..
They had given UP their business and
property that they might meet the con-
dition imposed by the Lord. They were
indeed poor. for they had made an abso-
lutte surrender OF their property for the
use OF the Kingdom of God. Their pos
sessions were subject to the Masters
directions. Jesus taught that "a mans
life CONSISTENT not in the abundance of
the things which he possesseth." The
essential thing to life is to know God.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-04

a deeper conception Of the grandeur
and value OF a self-denying life.
1t is the Christ life, and that is the
only life that is worth living.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-04

Luke's beatitudes are four in number,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-04

l<1h LAYING THE MAN" is the SUBJ
M ject Rev. DIR. J. j. Muir will
discuss In Temple Baptist
The Alaska daily empire., 1912-12-31

Some of these men have served be- fore; others are brand new. One or two, like Lewis of Maryland, are spe- cialists in some particular line, and are worth their salt. But how this labor group" as a group behaves 1t. self will prove to be of considerable interests before the year ends.
The Alaska daily empire., 1912-12-31

Finest line of Calabash pipes in Alaska at BURFoRD's.
The Alaska daily empire., 1912-12-31

According to the ever hopeful Sam uel Gompers, the Gabor group" in the next Congress will be augmented by two. Four of the present little hand of trade union men do not come back: Berger, of Wisconsin; w. B. Wilson, of Pennsylvania, chairman of the Labor Committee; Martin, of Col orado. and Anderson, of Ohio. Der ger and Wilson were defeated at the polls, Martin did not run and Ander' son died. William Hughes of New Jersey has been promoted from the house to the senate, and is hailel as the first union card man in that mo- ble association. The card men who will take their seats next March to uphold the rights of the working man in Washington are as follows:
 John I Nolan, of California.
 Edward Heating, of Colorado.
 John A. Key of Ohio.
 John J. Casey, of Pennsylvania
 Albert Johnson, of Washington.
 J. T. Helvering, of Kansas.
 Isaac R. Sherwood, of Ohio.
 James McDermott, of Illinois.
 Frank Buchanan, of Illinois.
 D. J. Lewis, of Maryland.
 James P. Maher, of New York.
 Charles B. Smith, of New York.
 Robert E. Lee, of Pennsylvania.
 John R. Farr, of Pennsylvania.
 William J. Cary, of Wisconsin.
 E. E. Roberts, of Nevada,
The Alaska daily empire., 1912-12-31

A Seattle newspaper has the fol- lowing about Charles G, Heifner, that city, who may have place in President Wilson's cabinet;
 "on or about November 5, when certain event ofsome moment was taking place, and for some time prior thereto, there came forth a mighty tribe Of original Woodrow Wilson men.
 But we uho know Charlie Heif- ner. of Seattle, who at present is en- gagged in the business of aspiring with every breath of his respiratory organs, for a cabinet job as secretary of the interior say 'tush, tush.' And pish, pish, as we'll
 For when it comes to being an original Wilson man, Charlie Heif ner has rings on his fingers and bells on his toes. He was Johnny-on-the' spot and early on the job, avoiding the rush.
 "Thus 1t transpired that Woodrow and Charlie became right chummy long before T. R. openly sailed into VIII Taft, and before Bryan sailed ln- to Champ Clark, and when the next president was merely fondly dreaming White House dreams.
 The primary campaign came on, and over in Fargo, North Dakota, they held a big Democratic pow-wow
 (Which means that there were sev- eral tons of language unloaded, and some dazzling oratorical flights climbed Uncle Jud Harmon was among those present. Uucle Jud, as some will remember, was also pres idential candidate.
 But Wilson was busy down in Jer- sey killing of mosquitoes, or trusts, or political enemies-it doesn't mat ter which. He couldn't get away to that deluge of eloquence at Fargo. Nary a bit. Never. Neverr-r-r while Charlie Heifner could climb aboard a Pullman and carry his voice with him.
 "Charlie, wired Woodrow, they've given me a bid to that talk.fest down at Fargo, Can't you get away. Would like to have you so and be my mouth piece
 Maybe that's not exactly the way Wilson wrote the telegram. But it meant that very thing. Did Heifner go? We'll, We guess so. Didn't North Dakota send it's 10 delegates to Balt- more pledged to Woodrow Wilson? And didn't North Dakota follow that up by giving Wilson its electoral vote, too?
 "Yes, indeed. Charles G. Heifner can put the political palaver over all right.
 'He was only two years in Seattle, in 1892, when he was elected chair man of the city Democratic commit
The Alaska daily empire., 1912-12-31

Subscribe for The Empire.
The Alaska daily empire., 1912-12-31
SCRAPPY AND OTHER NEWS
 NOTES FROM NATIONS CAPITAL

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20. - Repre-. sentative John J. Fitzgerald of New York. Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations, and Representative Bartlett of Georgia, a member of the committee. according to a story which became public at the Capitol today, during the recent visit of the commit tee to Panama engaged in a battle over a card game on shipboard. It is said that Mir. Bartlett struck the chairman of the committee a yigor- ous blow in the eyes, knocking his glasses off.
 Representative Fitzgerald, who Is a stickler for parliamentary proceed ure. and Representative Bartlett were engaged in a game of auction bridge" on the trip to the canal. A dispute arose over the rules of the game between Fitzgerald and Bartlett, with the result that Bartlett, an extremely excitable man, struck at Ftzgerald's face, breaking the latter's spectacles by the force of the blow.
 Representative Sherley of Kentucky who was also in the game, separated the two struggling members before any blood was spilled.
 From the time the party returned to Washington the "scrap" between the two members had been hushed up and only those who took part in the card game knew it had taken place. The other members of the par ty who were not in the game pro, fessed Ignorance of any trouble be-
The Alaska daily empire., 1912-12-31
CHARLES C. HElFNER WtO MAY
 BE IN PRES. WILSON'S CABINET

ftee which was responsible for the election of Mayor J. T. Ronald. In 1896. he campaigned for the national committee in Nebraska, Illinois, In 1900, in the New England states, in 1908, on the Pacific Coast
 See that gap in 1904? Heifner was- mt in the spellbinding business for Alton Parker. But for w, J. B.-why, Helfner is for the Peerless One any old time and any old place.
 He Has Been on Public Payroll Twice.
 "Tn 1902 and 1910, Heifner was state Democratic chairman. He was chair man of several state, county and city conventions-he's too busy now cab ineteering to catalogue them all.
 with all that, Heifner has been on the public payroll only twice. He was secretary of the board of public works in Ronald's term, and insurance com missioner between 1897 and 1901. When he finished that last job, he
 practiced law for while, acting as counsel for insurance companies. and in 1903 became general agent here for the New York Life. He quit that in 1906, entered into general investment business, made the deal for the sale of the Alaska building to Boston woman for $1,5OO,OOO, and got himself a tight prospectively lu- crative grip on a gold mine in the far northern part of British Columbia.
 Now, then, coupling all of which with the fact that Helfner never had a public school education, worked un- til he was 20 on a farm in Iowa, studied for himself and graduated from Western Normal with B. s. degree in 1887, was principal of the Manila high school in Iowa for two years, did two years work at the Ann Arbor law school in one year, but had to quit college owing to a money shortage in the Heifner private bank taking all these matters under ad- visement, is there any reason why Heifner should not be a good cabinet ger?
 Verify, it is looking like Heifner will be the next secretary of the in. terior-Gt meaning the black frock- coat in which he is disporting himself this last week.
 Charlie looks swell in a swallow tailed rig, too. In fact it's a cinch that if he lands that job in Wilson's cabinet, Heifner will be the most pull chritudinous one in that family. He's got nice iron.gray hair, lovely red spots in his cheeks, and looks much younger than his 4S years. He has two children, boy who was married in Spokane Christmas Day, and a daughter who is at school back East
 And Charlie left for the East right after Christmas. We don't nedd three guesses to say whom he's going to sec"
The Alaska daily empire., 1912-12-31

Most of the newspapers wrote the in- cident up as showing the picturesque side of Washington life! And all on account of an Ohio office holder who thus gets his name alongside of "ln God We Trust" on the paper cur rency.
The Alaska daily empire., 1912-12-31

|" Dromedary Brand" of stuffed figs something new and something de- liclous. On sale at the Sanitary Gro cery. tL
The Alaska daily empire., 1912-12-31

tween the two members.
 Both combatants gave eyasive an- swers when questioned concerning the row. Representative Fitzgerald merely laughed when asked if the storystory was true.
 Judge Bartlett some years ago hurled a copy of the Congressional Record at Representative Brumm of Pennsylvania. Fortunately, it did not hit him.
 When Lee McClung resigned not long ago as treasurer of the United States, President Taft Immediately appointed Carnie Thompson, an Ohio politician.
 Now, curious and moss-backed tra- dition or law or something requires that when the treasureship of the United States changes hands, all the money in the vaults shall be counted, physically counted. by the govern ment clerks. It is not enough that they already know the amount in their charge from the records in their books-the filthy lucre must actually be enumerated in one, two, three or der. AS there were something like 156 .7OS, ,s6O silver dollars, approximate, ly 2OOO. .OOO quarters, and halves, near ly 50O,OOO nickels and pennies, and perhaps the same number of gold coins, you can see that the job was big one. It took fifteen men and women seven days to do it, and this is exclusive of counting the bonds
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-22
NOBODY SyUBBED.

"0overnor Mann snubs Mr.. Bryan"-head-
Hne In the New York World.
Governor Mann did not snub Mr.. Bryan and
Mr. Bryan did not show discourtesy TO the
governor OF Virginia As a private citizen
and the guest of private citizen, Mr.. Bryan
spent his time In Richmond as best suited his
own convenience and that of his host. AS
governor of virginia. Governor Mann did not
feel It incumbe upon him to take lunch with
two private citizens In his public capac.cy. Gov
ernor Mann has often expressed his high re-
card for Mr. Bryan and his refusal to call
upon him was not meant. was not taken and
could not be taken as an affront.
The incident was of no moment. although
some newspapers attempted to find some cause
for excitement in it. The misleading head
line in State newspapers and some outside the
State, the results of misconception of the stu
alton, rather than OF false press dispatches,
have created the impression of friction be-
tween the two men, IL not OF open enmity
NOTHING OF the kind exists. and there was moth
ing In the incident to warrant the publication
Of line about 1t.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-22

nature intended. but whereas they have all but
given up the struggle against women leaving
the home fog outside work and have bowed
to what seems the inevitable, they fight votes
for women. forgetting that one is the logical
result of the other. II women are to stay in
business they are going to have the vote, and
as a matter of fact for women to vote is not
as much a violation of their preconceived be-
liefs as to what was foreordained by nature
as 1t is for them TO work.
That's the situation as we see 1t. Society
would be better off with women in the home
but social conditions make 1t impossible for
them to remain in the home Being IN bust
ness they feel that they need the vote for tleir
own protection. and the chances are that they
will get 1t, while men acquiesce because they
cannot help 1t as they acquiesced when women
entered the field of business
When social conditions are SO changed
to make it unnecessary for women to work.
such change should ever take place the suf-
frase will not be demanded by the women, b.
Icing In business. they arc going into politics
to stay until they go out OF business.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-22
WHAT THEY MEAN

Those who enter the postotTice and glance
casually at the little woman seated at n tabra
piled with boxes and packages of strange look
ing slips of paper know that here are on sale
Rcd Cross stamps They buy or they pass on
indlfferentiy, but neither the one nor the other
in nine cases out of ten realizes what that lit
tie stamp means They know vaguely that the
proceeds of its sale go to charity and most
of them know that it is for a specif <ppranch
OF charity work. but few give the matter fur
Their thought.
Yet those little stamps stand for the relief
of suffering. They mean that but for their
sale many people who will be alive next Christ
mas would pass to their reward before that
time. They mean so many bullets fred In the
fight against the great white plague. In 1908
they meant $4,000 for anti-tubercuosis
work: in 1909. $4,000; in 1910, $4,000;
In 1911. $4,000. How much 1t means in
1912 depends upon how much more the people
Of the United States realize the greatness of
the work to be done and the necessity for aid
In that work.
The history of the Red Cross stamp is sim
pie. Probably Jacob Riis and Miss Emily Bis
SELL secretary OF the Delaware Red Cross de-
serve the honor for originating this work in
this country. In 1909 Mr.. Riis received a let
ter from Norway. on which pasted a tu-
description of this queer looking stamp and
told OF Its meaning. Miss Bssell reading the
article. was struck with its possibilities In this
country and prepared the Red Cross stamp
from which her society realized $4,000 for
tuberculosis work. Impressed with this sue
cess, she induced the National Red Cross So
cety to take up its sale throughout the country
The following year, 1908, this was done, and
each year thereafter.
The idea was not new In this country four
years ago. when the sale of Red Cross stamps
began. but MIR. Riis and Miss Bssel put 1t
into, operation for this purpose. and on ma
tional basis. The result has been more than
one million dollars for conducting the fight
against tuberculosis. Half the proceeds go
10 the National Red Cross and half to local
Ing the dread disease. In Richmond, Pine
Camp sanatorium receives half of the sum
realized from the sales Of the stamps here.
If those who pass SO inditferently by the
stands at which these stamps are sold only
realized what the purchase of them means thu
charity In the hearts of the people, but
though.lesspess, which Land;caps charitable
Workers
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-22
NOT "PICKING" ON FIN. WI
Workers.

Our good friend the Charlottesville Progress
is In error. The Virgtnidn has not been pick
ing" on Congressman Levy The Progress AYERS
that the owner has not been given fair play
because he has been charged with not keep
ing the grounds and buildings OF Monticello in
repair and with mismana cement of the estate.
The Virginidn has made 40 such charge. On
the contrary. IL has stated that there Is no
great cause for complaint here, As TO the
manner in which Mr.. Levy gained possession
Of the estate. the Progress says:
Again the Commodore's heirs did what they
had a perfect right to do--they asked the
courts to construe his will. 1t construed
n New York. where he lived and died. and
later by court in Virginia, where the prop
very rascally about this proceeding. AS a
result of the constituting Jefferson NJ Levy
vas declared entitled to fve-sxths OF the es-
tate and the other heirs to one-sixth. This
one-sixth jefferson NJ. Levy acquired by pur-
chase. That is all there is to the story"
All OF this may be true and is. as We ha'
usually heard the story told. 1t differs but
slightly from the history OF the case as given
by US except that IL Is more fully told The
fact remains however that the estate came
into Mr.. Leyy's possession through law
suit and that Commodore Levy was willing that
the American people should have It, This wish
*as defeated in the courts. because the heirs
OF IT,. commodore did not want to lose the es-
tate. There was nothing criminal in this;
there was nothing legally wrong. 1t does show,
however. tina. 1t IL not sentiment that makes
Mr.. Levy DESTROYS OF holding 1t. while It Il true
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-22
A SUGGESTION To MIR. WILSON.

Tho Syei-arJcnt f:ieads OF Mir. Wilson are
making mistake in seeking TO persuade him
to take part in the fight on Senator Martin
~ leader OF the majority in the senate, and
Mr. w.lssn will make a mistake II he allows
himseif TO he drawn into 1t.
Senator Martin lis known TO bs in harmony
with the sentiments expressed in the Demo
cratic national platform and to be In symrata
with Its decia ration Of faith. He supported Mf.
Wilson In his party as he has always supported
the candidate of the Democratic party. scna-
tor Martin is a Democrat.
As leader OF the minority in the senate
virginia's senior representative in that body
gave perfect satisfaction to all parties. Re-
gardless of factions. the people Of Virginia en-
3cyed the honor bestowed upon their State by
his selection. and feel that 1t will be an af-
front to the State should successful effort
be made to depose him for no legitimate rea-
son.
The vtrointan feels that 1t can make the sug-
gestion to Mr.. Wilson that re avoid participa-
ton In any effort TO defeat Senator Martin for
the position of senate leader. This newspaper
was one of the first In the State to endorse
the candidacy of Governor wilson for
president. and throughout the campaign
It gave him hearty support Now that this
distinguished virginian is returning to his
homo. It is not amiss to suggest 10 him that
he refuse to take any part In the election of
! senate leader as that the opponents of MIR.
Martin will urge upon him.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-22
AFFECTED BY IT'S OWN RAYS.

The New York Sun. usually sober-minded
and conservative, becomes rabid whenever 1t
thinks of Mr.. Bryan. Merely to hear the Ne
braskan's name mentioned is sufficient to cause
that normally sane publication to foam at the
mouth. OF late Mr.. Bryan's name has been
mentioned rather frequently, and one result
has been to cause the Suns mind to dwell upon
him more morbidy than ever. Often nothing
more than its own Imagination is sufficient to
suggest that name and sometimes the effect
is astonishing. Here is Its latest:
II a panic should be started by the ap-
pcarance of this same William J. Bryan in
commanding post In the nations affairs.
would President Wilson hang this same Will
liam J. Bryan as high as Haman. even II he
went to the Gibbet from a cabinet chair?
With all due respect TO one whose judgment
is ordinarily entitled to respect. this is the
merest twadde. The Baltimore Sun correctly
states the when 1t says that 1.-THE editor
from Luna could not be more sensitive to the
influence of that satellite than some folks seem
to be when Mr. Bryan's rays fall upon them"
Is it absolutely necessary that opposition Il
Mr.. Bryan should develop into mania?