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ing here. Uncle Sam still has many of
them under his employ. and prominent
government positions are now held by
the members of the fraternity both here
in Washington and in other parts of the
country. The affairs of the organization
are carried on by a president, four vice
presidents who constitute the board OF
directors. a Secretary-treaSurer and q
sergeant-at-arms These officers may per-
haps be said to be entirely responsible
for the actual organization of the fra
ternity and it's rapid growth.
Two meetings of the fraternity have
been held, at which the president. +. Nj.
Phillips of the detective bureau at the
Municipal building, presided. In both in
stances the office of II. NJ. Hallam, treas
urer of the organization, was the meet
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ing place. Christian f. Eckloff of the
District water department is an enthusi-
astic supporter of the organization and
one of its vice presidents. Brig Gen J.
NJ Wilson, g. :. Sloane. geographer of
the census and member of the National
Geograp phic Society. and A. T. McKee, su-
perintendent of the folding room of the
House of Representatives, compose with
Mr.. Eckloff. the board of directors Allen
T.. Nichols is the Sergeant-at-arms Of the
fraternity. Perhaps a great part of the
actual beginning of the organization may
be credited to Mr.. Crowley its secretary.
for his efforts to locate the one-time
pages have been arduous.
When | first suggested the idea of an
organization of pages to the men who
were eligible, they We're most enthusias-
tic. and offered great deal of advice :
said Mr.. Crowley. But the enthusiasm
soon burnt itself out and the usual re-
ply was, 1t Will be a good thing and we
need It, Talk To me after il is started
| soon discovered that the most lasting
interest was among the older men, But
IL was not a lack of spirit that made the
orga niZation of the fraternity so difficult,
for the most serious prob EN-. to face was
a means of communication with the for
mer pages, who are now scattered
throughout this country and even on
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flat glass plates with inch-high rims tit
ting one within the other. The laboratory
set up, everything is ready for the bug
hunt
People in general are used TO calling
things in oysters that they'd rather
weren't there germs and bacteria, or mi
crobes. maybe, and it comes with mt
tie start to know that these highly sci
entific young people employed at the bu-
reau of chemistry use nothing more teen
nical than the words bug hunt to sig
Nifty a meteorological examination.
When the slippery bivalve has been
duly vivisected his remains are trans
ferred to the glass plates and the plates
filled up with the seaweeG gelatin, sea-
weed gelatin being regarded as an
especially happy atmosphere for the
growth and prosperity OF bugs
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AS testing oysters also contemplates
testing the waters from which they have
been brought. if the oysters are seized
at the point Of shipment, Miss Greathouse
must promptly visit the oyster beds and
bring back to the laboratory vials of
the water in which the oysters were
grown and submit it to scientific tests.
In the course of very short time the
embryo bugs" if any existed in the
oyster. have grown to husky maturity
and. being discovered under microscope
to be ready for the transference, they
promptly are placed in Walls of alcohol
and are sealed. Later they will be in
rroduced as prima facie evidence when
the case comes up for trial.
Miss Greathouse having brought the
evidence of her Investigations into the
bureau of chemistry. recommendation is
made through the solicitor general, the
accused parties are arrested and must
come to trial. She has appeared as the
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Fraternity of Former Pages at Capitol Just Organized


building of this house that will bring to-
gether all national pages.
Washington holds number of promi-
nent men who were at one time pages
and have expressed desire to join the
fraternity. Among those who have
climbed the ladder under Uncle Sans en-
plOy is James +. Jones, chief clerk of the
bureau of plant industry. Mr.. Jones served
in the House from 1890 to 80. The Senate
in 1871 boasted a page, James n. Fftzpat-
rick who is now chief clerk of the ap-
pointment committee at the Treasury De-
partment Admiral Leonard A. Frailey
of Washington has expressed a desire to
become a member of the fraternity. An
other Senate page of Il entered the
newspaper world. and David S. Barry is
now the Washington correspondent of the
Providence Journal, Rhode Island
All of the states, with the exception of
oklahoma, have sent supporters to the
fraternity, and pages interested in the
countries. William Delaney Hunter, United
States consul at Nice, France, was a
page in the House from 1856 to 1880 ia
cob S. Doty, d page In the House from
1887 to 80, has added touch of romance
to the membership of the fraternity for.
leaving this country United States
consul to Haiti, he married a princess
of that country and made it his perma-
nent home.
Several letters have reached the secre-
tary of the fraternity from New York,
Joyce, general traffic manager of the
Pennsylvania railroad Though William
Randolph Hearst, Senate page in 1869.
has not been heard from, his cooperation
is expected by the officers of the ffater-
nifty. A letter has reached the organiZa-
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NNE of Uncle Sans most capable
J aids in insuring oysters free from
taint is Miss Ruth c. Greathouse,
who is d very busy parsonage just now
that the oyster season is at its height.
She is one of the expert scientists of the
meteorological division of the bureau of
chemistry, and has done some of its most
important and efficient work.
Under the archaeological division comes
all the inspection of oysters and she'll
fish of all sorts as well as the testing
of the milk supply. Oysters may be
tested for disease germs uually typhoid
gathered from the waters in which the
oyster beds are located. or they may be
tested to determine their fitness for food
under the ''putrid or decomposed' pro-
hibitions of the law.
The bureau of chemistry under the food
and drugs act is able to seize and investi-
gate only such goods as are intended for
interstate commerce, the seizure usually
taking place at point of shipment, the
interstate destination being known, or
near the state line where the suspected
goods cross from one state to another
or at the point of destination. If it is
possible the seized goods are shipped to
the nearest government laboratory for
inspection, but if there is any possibility
of deterioration by reason Of the addi-
tional distance shipped. inspection is
made at the point of seizure. The reason
for this is obvious-the government to be
fair in judging must know in exactly
what condition the goods were when they
were offered for interstate commerce
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This sezins of goods that require i'm
mediate inspection makes it necessary
that when this very capable and delight
full girl detective for Uncle Sam starts
on a seizing tour she must go prepared
to make an immediate examination of the
oysters. To be ready for such emer-
gency she must carry portable labora-
tory. These portable laboratories are Of
two sizes-the larger about the propor-
tions of an average steamer trunk and
the smaller about the size of a good big
suit case Wherever Miss Greathouse
goes, scientifically, these .'portables mus
90 also.
1T all sounds very difficult" she said
one day. in speaking of her work. but
it's like good many other things-it isn't
half bad when you know more about it.
Wherever 1t is possible, man inspector
is sent out with any young woman from
the bureau OF chemistry detailed on in
vestigation work, and, of course, though
we are expected to be perfectly capable
of taking care of the undertaking with
out any assistance, the man inspectors,
out of pure courtesy, take most of the
disagreeable part of the work. But nat
urally it isn't always convenient to send
two on one undertaking, so then l go
alone. / manage the small laboratory all
right, but, of course, can't the big one.
For that however, there are always
trainmen or station men, or boatmen or
wharfmen-somebody anxious to be nice.
And having seized the suspected oysters
the laboratory must be set up promptly,
and it must be set up wherever and under
whatever conditions maintain. Some
times It's In a vacant storeroom. some
times In q freight warehouse at the sta
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And having seized the suspected oysters
the laboratory must be set up promptly.
and it must be set up wherever and under
whatever conditions maintain. Some
times It's In a vacant storeroom. some
times In q freight warehouse at the sta
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Gold and Silver Trimming.

A LOVERS, bands and laces of thi.
description are seen on more gowns
and street dresses than has been the case
for several seasons past. When simple
garnitures are required, metallic bands
or narrow lace edgings are used in COM
bination with nets and chiffons.
In more elaborate garments beautiful
metallic brocades and all-over laces APP
pear in draperies, skirt panels and in the
trimming arrangement of the waist. Some
directoire Jackets of metallic lace are
made to wear over elaborate reception
gowns. These short coats are in cutaway
style.
Gold or silver tissue is one OF the soft
materials allowing graceful draping. Chit
fon velvet is sometimes used for the
drared skirt, with this gold or silver tis-
sue for the waist and cutaway over
drapery Gold and silver girdIes finish
off the waist line of these models.
An effective, use of wide gold laces is
seen in the latest sdraped models, having
a founce of wide lace at the edge, often
in pointed outline. Some of the most er-
fective designs have the shQrt,front dra-
perry in .tapeying outline nearly, rea aching
the skirt edge in the center back.
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ceived from the western states is that of
James s. Butler. son of ex-Represent-
ative Butler. and now an attorney in
Davenport, Iowa. Another former page
is William G. Parrish. an attorney at
Owensboro. Ky. A. V. Mckee immigrant
inspector at El Paso, Tex, is among the
ex-pages interested in the fraternity. DR..
Clay Moore of San Antonio, Tex, has
entered his application. George B. Hill
ton, a page in the House from 1889 to
80, writes from Oshkosh. Wis. From
Denver is the letter of William r. Robin
son, banker of that city.
Joseph Tate of Seattle, Wash; Guy NJ.
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tion or on the wharf or it may even be
on a black old barge that never heard
the word science before.
Setting up the laboratory means open
ing the big case and taking therefrom a
gasoline lamp. a jar of a seaweed prod
uct for making a sort of gelatin used in
the work. and a limitless number of small
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tlOn Itself mas had an attudi eAiSleiiSt oL
only about two months. In purpose and
policies IT is very similar TO college fra
ternity and. like the latter, its bonds have
proved strong. for men located even in
foreign countries have expressed desire
TO become a part of this association that
carries them back in memory to their
boyhood days. when they served as pages
in either the Senate or the House OF
Representatives. And just az boys of a
college fraternity are found in their man
hood In nearly all walks of life, so the
members of this association of pages are
representative of professional. govern
mental and business circles.
Though for some time past various
pages had been considering the possibili-
ties OF an organization, il was not until
about two months ago when II. D. Crow
ley. now the secretary Of the fraternity,
took steps toward obtaining the addresses
OF all men eligible FOR membership and
definite plans were made concerning it.
kance that time its membership has
reached nearly the 900 mark and the or
ganization IL the proud possessor of a
letter head and PIN A facsimile OF this
latter is to be presented to each member
upon payment of the initiation fee.
Almost the first thing TO be considered
IN the organization of a body is the ques-
ton of dues and the purpose of the fund
thus obtained. Each member of the
Pages Fraternity finds himself taxed to
the amount OF 81 for his initiation fee and
n charge of 20 cents a month during the
time of his membership. But the plans
OF the organization have been SO made as
to offer financial return for these pay
ments. The organization is TO prove an
investment not only in u revival of boy
hood spirit but in material value as Well
for the greater bulk Of the dues received
is TO be held in reserve as a relief fund
At the notice of the death of any member
of the fraternity sum of 500 Is TO i'm
mediately be sent TO his heirs. Records
show that since 1s40 there have been ap-
proximately 100 pages, and IL is antici-
pated by the officers of the fraternity that
even allowing for death and Inadequate
means of communication, nearly 1000 oi
these men will finally become enrolled.
Unlike college records that show the
names and addresses of the men. the in
formation regarding all pages of the Sen
ate or House OF Representatives is 50
limited as to have been of practically no
use 10 the men organizing the fraternity.
Washington has contributed generously
IN membership to the fraternity, and its
present officers are former pages now liy-
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Uncle Samn's Oyster Detective Is Girl.

governments principal witness in a num-
Der of important cases and has been in
strumentaI in the conviction of some Of
those guilty of the most fiagrant offenses
against the provisions which assure pure
and wholesome oyster supply
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, MONG organizations

HONG organizations
that claim Wash
ington as their
birt hplace there is
none. perhaps, that
can do so more
justly than the Ma
tional Fraternity of
Pages. Though it's
members vary in
age from mere
boys to gray-haired
men, the organiza-
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aIkAllNs1k147zz=@=zaze=> klN147zzz~@zz=> By He
Ii You Are a PO
The mind is MINT Money doesn't make strong, but
strong make money.
Dollars don't improve intellect but intelligence does
wealh
isn't nearly important have something Nth
to choose the right thing start for.
1t is bigger advantage begin with empty hands than
empty headmore lucky be born with clever tongue than
with a siuer spoon in your mouth
Determination richer than rich father health,
honesty and the only needed capital for
Everybody has chance day himself and boys
who enter the fight earliest for the oftenest
Necessity is the master incentue
The greatest men in generation are seH-made.
Count the presidents of the United States the heads of
biggest corporations the of the largest stores the
of the greatest railroads. members
and the balance will be heavily favor of poor
mems
Education shorens the struggle but schools only teach
orderly habits of thinking They develop brains but do
supply them.
College produces finish but experience furnishes
Theory based the record of past performances,
odays practice discovers and develops the facts upon
which tomorrow's instructions will be based
Providence just she give on the one
hand she takes from human enough discount the
seeming extra
You think that you handicapped by circumstances
which force work before could complete schooling
Fraternity of Former Pages at Capitol Just ORGANIZED
7s T n r%@% sms
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ton from Frank S. Howell, consulting
engineer at Ellis Island, y. Y. Mr..
Howell, a page in the House from 1890
to '97. is in charge of the construction
of all immigration stations.
From Philadelphia. Capt. Jay Solloday
at the League Island navy yard sends
In his application. Among letters re.
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- e : ! 9! = q 5E=S
Boy Read This.
ahead of older boys who acquire your experiences far
adUanced age.
No university responsible for anybodys greatness
They have merely shortened the distance to the goal
An A. B. PHI. D. of little to an ASS
7eeourhs of the positions in every
munity promotions from the ranks
Originality doesn't require gudeposts- makes Ito
paths.
Loyalty will power and reliability quite counterbalance lack
of learning and a72uence
Health is far essential than capital
Fools and ueakings can't hold what they have
Keep body sound frequently good books,
choose subec gather all the data that find
relation to it, devote at least hour night it's study
&c that day passes which has added your
knowledge of the trade profession business have selected
life work.
Put all your heart and attention into your tasks
Inspire your employers with confidence your truthue.s
and faith.
Make ew PROMISES but made keep pledges any
go straight. Dishonesty doays dscouered; lies
alvays detected; sneaks aluuays unn'asked.
1t is far finer thing to be right than to be bright.
Everything that accomplished the face Of this
earth achieved with the that possess
Edison Westinghouse Rockefeller, Carnegie Lincoln had
better tools.
With their example staring your face your poverty will
always be poor excuse for failure.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1912-11-22

Herald, are urging his appointment as
forest supervisor of the state of
Idaho to succeed Emil Granjean. The
appointment of Mr.. Bates to this posi-
ton would meet with the approval of
a great majority of the people of the
state without regard to politics. He
is well qualified for this or any other
position. He is a lifelong Demo-
crat having fought the battles Of his
party when Democrats were az scarce
in Idaho as Republicans were in 1896.
Relief from the Cranjean regime
would be appreciated by the people of
the state. The appointment of the
Parma editor would place in this inn
portant Office man who thoroughly
understands conditions.
The Tribune trusts that Mr.. Bates
will receive the appointment.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1912-11-22
HIGH SCHOOL "FRArs.

In practically every state in the
Union high school "Frats" are under
the ban. Idaho appears to be an ex-
ception.
The Boise high school enjoys the
distinction of having Frat" A
A short time ago during the initia-
ton ceremonies Caldwell lad was
so severely burned that for two days
he tossed in the throes Of the most
excruciating pain and faced death
His lower abdomen and person were
burned in a horrible manner. OF
course, this was the result of an &C.
cident. If he had died, as seemed
probable for day or two, it would
still have been an accident.
In colleges and universities, where
older heads are to be found, Frats may
have their place; in high schools
never.
The Tribune was asked to maintain
silence and keep the story of the un.
fortunate occurrence from the know.
ledge of the public, as had been done
by the Boise papers. This ..reques'
The Tribune was compelled to refuse
The boys life being spared, there j.
no one to be punished; there is simpl,
a lesson to be taken to heart. Tn,
story is published not to crafty am
morbid curiosity but to let the trutl
be known that high school Fra
in Idaho may be thing Of. the. past.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1912-11-22
OUR CITY GOVERNMENT.

What would you think of a cor
poration doing business of $4,000
or 100000 year that allowed its
affairs to be managed by set of men
that obtained their livelihood in other
branches Of business; who gave this
corporation what time they might be
able to spare from their own par
ticular line of business sand asked no
recompense5 Do you imagine the
dividends would startle anyone by
their magnitude?
The City of Caldwell is a corpora
ton doing big business. In the sue
cess of this corporation the happiness
and welfare of every man, woman and
child in Caldwell 10 more or less
vitality concerned.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1912-11-22
THE PORTLAND SCANDAL.

In a Delinquent Court in Portland
some few days ago. . boy told tale
which shook that city to its very
foundations. More than fourteen
men prominent in business and pro-
fessional life were arrested as a result
OF the telling of the tale-arrested and
bound over to answer charge held in
lowest contempt by the civilixed
world. Men who have held high their
heads, who have been spoken OF
always in terms of highest re-
spect; yet men who have allowed
the cancer of RIGHTEOUSNESS ia
eat into the very bowels of their self
respect, their manhood.
These men formed habits in youth
that became fixed. Licentiousness
unchecked. or checked tomorrow,
slowly but inevitably undermines
reason. 1t completely overshadows
all sense Of honor, or right--it be-
comes an insidious master whose
mandates are a mocking law, COM
pelling though very death be the in
exitable result.
Yet good may come of even such an
awful state of affairs as presented by
the Portland tale of horror. There
may be parents and guardians that will
awaken to sense of their duty: may
lay aside false modesty and BY frank
discussion save their children and
wards from untold suffering, save the
lives that even now are entering upon
the path that spells certain destruc-
ton.
Eevery boy and girl is entitled to
plain, unvarnished discussion of GER
tain natural laws during adolescence.
The parent or guardian that shirks
their duty in this matter assumes a
fearful responsibility.
The man or woman that lodges
their plain duty by assuming that
their charge is free from this sort oil
danger is guilty of nothing less thar
muredr-moral murder.
There is but one time to attend tc
a duty of this character and that is
now,
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1912-11-22
THE OBSERVATORY.

The Balkan War. In 1878 Russia
came to the rescue of the Christians
of European Turkey. The Turk had
recently been more than usually active
in his 500 years of long fcrocious
barbarities towards his Cristian sub
jects; a great cry arose to heaven
from most of Western Europe, par
ticularly from England, led BY Glad
stone; and Russia declared she must
go to the rescue; how much politics
and desire for territorial extension
was mixed with that decision it is
hard to tell; for from the days of
Peter the Great it has been the settled
policy of the Russian to secure Con-
stantinople for his capital; to ex-
change the frozen north for the palmy
south; probably both motives moved
the Romanoffs; for a while Russia
christianity was far better than Mos
lcmism, and is tremendously ortho-
dox, it is not very Christly and is often
pretty ungodly. Whatever the con-
trolling motive, Russia declared war,
and moved her armies south for the
avowed deliverance Of the Greek
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1912-11-22
ANOTHER COAT OF WHITE.
WASH.

As freely predicted by The Tribune,
those responsible for the Idaho In
dustrial Training School scandal;
have received generous coat of
whitewash.
Governor Hawley dissents and sub
mits a minority report, but the white
wash is none the less effective. When
boy or girl can be cruelty beaten by
an employee of a public institution;
when such cases occur not once but
often; it is time the people of the
state took the matter in their own
hands and demanded that the light
of civilization extend even unto state
institutions.
If the officials Of the St. Anthony
school are unable to maintain orde,
without the frequent and inhuman use
OF a heavy tug strap that leaves with
each blow a broad welt of cruelty
bruised flesh, then why not get other
officialsl
The Tribune does not presume to
offer criticism of any particular Of
fcial not having had opportunity to
closely examine the testimony during
the investigation. But one thing il
apparent: The state has paid about
100000 for an investigation and the
only culprit appears to be the man that
was caught with the goods
had to be scape-goat. and he could
not escape. Therein lies the trouble
with most federal and state investiga-
tons; the man really responsible
always escapes. and minor employee
is made to bear the brunt of the
trouble.