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cmploye OF an organization, becomes
walking advertisement for the ser
vice sold and is of incalculable bene'
fit to the organization.
DiscOmtesy makes for complaints
and justly so. Complaints cost
money and rnultiply correspondence
and the cost of postage money And
remember that railroad, for in.
stance. has to haul a ton of freight
two and one.half miles in order to
pay for one twe-cent stamp.
Co'lrteSy makes friends, and friends
make business.
The railway service in particular
/ is one III which courtesy should b"
strven for with earnest and per
sistent purpose by every employe
travelling under even the most IA
volable circumstances is hard work
1t breeds nerves" 1t knocks the re-
sistance and the poise out of many
a traveller. 1t makes Tor irritabilty
and peevishness.
by railway employees being courte-
ous to the irritable an. nervous tray
eler it will make the latter look
with far greater favor upon the rail
roads. and will go far in harmonizinG
the present conflicting attitudes of
railway managements and the popular
/ opinion which crystallZes itself in
/ legislation.
"Thousands of Years ago" said
/ James Russell Lowell "a leaf fell
on the soft clay, and seemed to be
/ lost. But last summer geologist
/ in his ramblings broke off a piece
, of rock with his hammer, and there
| lay the image of the leaf. every
| line and every vein and all the deli
cate tracery preserved in the stone
through these centuries. SO the
words we speak and the things We do
/ lOudN may seem 10 Oe lOSt, pul III
the great final revealing the small
est OF them will appea""
Thus do acts of courtesy and soft
answers TO irritable inquiries inscribe
their indelibe records upon the minds
of the recipients.
For by thy words thou shalt be
justified, and by thy words thou
nearly 1000 years ago; and imbedded
in his statement lies the reason for
the variou, attitudes with which the
public regards its corporate servants
The fighting editor, the fighting
parson, the fighting railroad presi.
dent, the fighting this that and the
other. always found what they were
looking fora row. Things have
changed since then Nowadays, the
thing for man to do who must
fight is TO Join the army. Business
, orgy 9izatiOns of today are not train
ing schools for combativeness.
Speaking in a kindly tone OF voice,
or going a little out of ones way 10
do someone a favor. are not signs OF
serylity. Courtesy carries with it a
dignity and a greatness which com
mands respect and admiration OF all
who behold it.
Courtesy toward others begetS
courtesy toward the giver Through
the law Of "am1ensatioi i, btGets
Sc, ,,e. nag "a mort vailac . Il de
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-01-21

and insidious forms. 1t Is one reas-
on why congress is continually con
sidering new legislation aiming to
make the law more drastic, precise,
and certain than it IS at present.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-01-21

T7)E T. FAIL to understand why, in the many rec
WI concentrations for abolishmen, of unneces
w sary Offices no mention has been made by
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-01-25
OBJECTED TO Her
MISTAKEN Plan
Hence William Rapp, Jr., Would
Take Children From Nine.
Schumann-Heink.

NEW YORK Special.-Placing the
blame for their separation upon Nine.
Schumann-Heink. the famous opera
singer, William Rapp, Jr., the diVas
husband. today asserted that their
agreement to disagree had resulted
from his frequ emily voiced objection
TO her mistaken plan" of bringing up
her children.
1T is the oft-repeated story" he
said. IAN artist cannot be the moth
er of children and be a good mother
have no words of condemnation for
Madame. She thought she was doing
right and l thought l was doing right.
1t was case Of agreeing TO disagree.
She was q good mother to her
children from her viewpoint" went
on Mr.. Rapp. but from the view
point of an American man she was
greatly mistaken in her plan for
bringing them up. The American plan
is to make children self-reliant and
give them some means of livelihood,
a profession. for instance.
L tried to explain this to her, but
her mother love was so strong that
she let the children have everything
they wanted. We had many talks
upon the subject. but we never had
any bitter quarrels.
Il tried to get in Madame's conf
dence. but the children took up all
her heart and time"
Mr.. kapp declined to discuss any
legal action that may be taken.
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Congress GETS DOWN
To REAL HARD WORK
Activity to Mark Session From
Now On-Investigations
Are Likely.

WASHINGTON, d. c. Special
Activity is to be the keynote of Con-
greSS from now on, and a probable
caucus en- the steel schedule. proposed
10y the Dem ocratS, together with the
pending triple trust investigation,
will give the lawmakers plenty to do.
1t is believed today that a Demo-
cratic caucus will be called within
the very near future. and that the
majority in the House will pass upon
the revisions of the Ways and Means
Committee in connection with the
steel schedule. Tariff questions will
have the right of way, and after steel
and iron have been disposed of the
chemical schedule and the wool Ques-
ton will be up for consideration.
The House Committee on Rules to-
day took up the ACCESSIBILITY of order
ing sweeping investigation by a con-
gressional committee into the money
trust, the harvester trust and the
shipping combine.
Although il is by no means certain
at this time that Congress will order
cratic legislators feel that within a
month the big probe will be under
way.
In the Senate the hearings before
the Interstate Commerce Commission
on the trusts will be completed this
week. and the Panama Canal control
and management will figure there in
hearings. The arbitration pacts with
Great Britain and France will be
scheduled for consideration soon, and
other matters of importance are be-
fore the higher house of the Govern
ment.
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VIRGINIA LEAGUE
} ELECTS OFFICERS
THREE CLUBS SUPPORT INCIyDf.
BENT AND OFFER VICE PRESI-
DENCX TO JULIEN HILL
PETERSBURG, VA

PETERSBURG, VA epeeial-
Yhree OF the six clubs Of the Virginia
Nate League. representing the Will
h9ms factien of the circuit, met here
and voted On the election of officers
and ether mattsrs
Norfolk. Petersburg and Roanoke
voted for Williams and the vice pres
tdency was offered to Julien Hill. of
Richmond, who declined Norfolk
then suggested the name of Hammond
. johnson. OF Norfolk, for vice presi-
dent. and he was elected
The question of recurring each club
In the Virginia League - post a for
felt is being dassussed
An questions OF fines cue the league
~ any club was deferred to the next
meeting. There aAs several claims
against tke Richmond club. Those
present are williams and Helms, of
Roanoke; McCFary and Shafer, of
norfolk; Pritchard and Parkinson, OF
Petersburg
The constitution Was amended 10
provide for the playing sn OF post
poRed games during same series un-
less last game of the series, when
ing series. The visiting club must be
notified before midnight Of the day
preceding a doUbTe-keadeT.
. G. r. Williams was reelected presi-
'dent. Norfolk, Petersburg and Roa-
nokc voting for him. Eynchburg
Danviile and Richmond were not rep
resented.
Vice presidency offered Julien Hill
Of Richmond, who refused to accept
when communicates with ever tele-
phone.
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CHICAGO BIDS FOR
OUR CONVICT LABOR
Governor, Upon Receipts of Motif
cation From the Penitentiary
Directors, Today Laid the
Subject Before the Assem-
bly, for Its Decision.
MONT vA-sna,

~ - n u " ~ -, NA.-SDeCial.-
Five hundred men in the peniten-
tiary and all the women are asked for
by the Reliance Manufacturing Conn
pany, OF New York and Chicago.
The concern is engaged in the man.
ufacture Of shirts and Overalls, which
it sells all over the country.
The concern offers sixty-fve cents
day for the 500 men. being taken as
whole, and the women are to be
taken at forty-three cents a day for
the entire number
1t can be seen that this is a con-
sldera bic advance over the price which
prevails for the shoe contract of the
Thacher Shoe Company of Boston.
The bid for the women is even 1
cent higher than is given for the men
under the existing contract. 1t is be-
ing claimed that the contract will, at
the advance price, provide for work.
ing of some OF the men in the prison
10 support the others who are taken
to the roads.
received from the Governor today,
transmitting the bids asked for by the
directors on January 5th. and which
has been closely guarded since that
time.
The directors submit the matter to
the Legislature for its consideration
and action.
Opposition to working convicts in
conflict with free labor is growing.
and at the same time there are some
dangerous conVicts who will have to
be kept under restraint at all times.
1t is worthy OF note that only a sim
gle pa was put in for the employment
or the convicts, but the shoe concern
proposition.
Sentiment is growing that the con-
Nlcts IN the prison. If they are to be
employed therein, should be at a rate
OF not less than one dollar a day.
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SALT LAKE GIRL
LOVED RICHESON

BOSTON, MASS Special The
sending OF a check for $l61.66 to Miss
Patsy Feits, of Salt Lake, Utah, bV
counsel for Clarence v. r.. Richeson
under sentence of death for the muir
der of Avis Linnell, has Re, called the
fact that the minister has been en-
gagged to Miss Felts since 1908, and
has been corresponding with her at
frequent intervals.
one letter, in fact. was written from
the home Of his announced fiancee
Miss Violet Edmands, on the day after
the murder of the young Hyannis
girl. Perusal of the letters of the
minister show that he had constantly
spoken OF marrying Miss Felts when
he got church where the salary
would be sufficient to support him.
IN the letter from Miss Edmands
home RichesOn said in October he
would be on his way to the West
where ne might speak to thousan ds
instead of hundreds. 1t develops that
Miss Felts loaned the young minis
ter money when ne was at William
Jewell College, at Liberty, Mo-, and
helped him again when ne attended
the Newton Theological Seminary.
This money was not returned until
after his arrest. when the minister :
counsel sent il, together with a re-
quest for any of Hichcsoa's letters
that she might have saved
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MILL DISTRICT IS
AN ARMED CAMP
Mills Are Reopened Under Guard
of Eight Hundred State
Troops.

LAWRENCE. MASS Sp .ciaI.-
Lawrence is an armed camp today.
Under guard OF 500 soldiers and more
than 200 police. most of the mills In
Lawrence which were closed Monday
have reOoened
Gordon of soldiers surrounds the
entire mill district, with orders to
prevent any attempt of a crowd to
congregate, but not to interfere with
peaceful picketing.
A line Of soldiers along Essex
Street. which runs parallel with
sought admission to the mills except
| those desiring to return to work.
One group Of pickets, mostly wo-
men, was forcibly dispelled by the
troops today. Gathered at the cor
ner OF Mil and Essex Streets the wo-
men were urging all not to go to work
| and when platoon of Company L
attempted to scatter them refused to
move.
The women, mostly Italians. bitter
~ reviled the soldiers for their part
in keeping the strikers in check and
defied the militia to make them move
The soldiers presented the butts Of
their guns and endeavored to force
the women away. but failed.
Dudley VI. Holman. representing
Governor Foss. today proposed arbi-
tration OF the mill strike to Joseph
Ettor, Of New York. who is the leader
of the strikers. but ne fatty refused
to arbitrate. Ettor said the only way
to end the strike is FOR the mill men
TO grant these concessions: First an
increase of 10 per cent. in pay: sec
ond, abolition Of premiums, amount
ing TO from IS TO $50 a week: third.
double pay for overtime; fourth
everybody on strike TO be taken back
one arrest was made early today.
The prisoner is Louis PicaVit, who was
arrested while addressing a crowd in
front of the CswoCa mill.
Captain PiersOn. OF the Lowell
militia company. arrested the man.
The soldiers butted him with their
guns and Picavit made a move. il is
said, toward his pocket. He was grab
bed and put under arrest. A black
jack was found in his pocket.
While the situation had quieted
down somewhat early today there is
no sign OF relenting on the part of
the strikers and a deadly clash is fear
ed at any time.
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CHICAGO in GRIP
OF ANOTHER FREEZE

CHICAGO. ILL Special. Follow
Ing the Warmest day of the year,
when the mercury rose to "a degrees
above zero, Chicago was in the grip
OF second cold wave today.
The temperature remained several
degrees below zero throughout the
early hours of the day and no relief
was i'm sight.
-Four large passenger steamers that
were caught in the ice off Chicago
broke their way to port when the
weather moderated. but two others
We're unable TO escape from the floes
and half dozen were imprisoned Off
Grand Haven, Mich.
Forty persons on the liner Indiana
which was caught in the ice near
here, were frost-bitten, and a mem
Der OF the crew narrowly escaped
death when he fell in a crevice near
the ship. Three other members Of
the boats crew were lost in the ice
for day, and il was feared that they
had broken through and were drown
ed. They started from the ship in
an effort to reach shore. They failed
to make their way across the ice, and
after wandering for hours finally got
back to the ship in safety.
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FIVE KILLED Inv
s. Head ON CRASH
Passenger Trains Meet at New
Castle Crossover-Train-
men Killed.

NEW CASTLE. PA Special-FIva
persons were killed and many others
Injured in a head-on collision OF pas
senger trains today. on the cross-over
In this city OF the Baltimore and Ohio
and Pittsburg and Lake Erie Rail-
roads.
The dead: James Cannon. Baltimore
and Ohio engineer. of Pittsburg:
Frank Cunningham. Baltimore and
Ohio fireman, of New Castle; ]. L
Graft Baltimore and Ohio baggage
master, of Clearheld: Robert Clark.
Pittsburg and Lake Erie engineer, OF
McKee's Rocks; James Smith. Pitts
burg and Lake Erie fireman, OF New
Castle.
among the Injured were Mail Clerk
William Carnahan. of Oil CITY. and
Conductor James L. Ellis. of Chicago
Junction. both Baltimore and Ohio
employees. They were rushed to a
hospital
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BELDHOP MIKES THINGS DOC
TOR VISITS PROHIBITIONIST
INSTEAD OF BOOZOEOGIST
ICHM ND VA-Spocial-

r G II n o N d, VA-9pecial.-
Several days ago there was call
from one of the hotels for a physicia n
to come in a hurry. The man of med
icine appeared. and was told that
there was a patient In a certain room
who had been imbibinR rather free
ly, and that he wanted and needed
treatment, for the man wanted to get
back TO his home. II SO happened that
the hotel is one in which some of the
members of the Legislature are stop
ping. The arrival of the physician
was reported at the office, and a hell
hop was sent TO steer him to the pa
TENTS room.
The door was opened and in walk
ed the physician. The patient" was
there all right, and, after a brief con-
sultation. the doctor failed to discover
the least symptom of alcoholism and
was wondering If the man thought he
had 'em or not.
Then came a tap at the door, and
the doctor responded, and the bellhop
whispered that ne had taken him to
the wrong room. That the man to
whom he was talking was = member
OF the Legislature, and il was also
discovered that he is a pPohibitionist
The doctor wRs taken TO see the
genuine patient, and he found a gen
tleman who was said to be on the
verge of ''jibwilies." He was treated
and gotten into sood shape and has
left for his home. The lawmaker is
laughing over the incident and the
ether man is not saying a word.
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NORFOLK MAN Is
FROZEN To Death

NORFOLK, VA-Special.- Frozen
stiff and as blue almost as indigo, the
body OF NJ. Refkovitz, a tailor. sixty
years old. was found at the bottom Of
the stairway leading TO the establish
ment OF $. Becker, over 319 Main
Street. this morning.
After il was viewed by the city cor
oner the body was turned over to Il
funeral director to be prepared for
burial Ii is believed that the man
had been dead since last Saturday
night. and that death resulted from
exposure. His family in Baltimore
have been notified, and the dead mans
friends here are awaiting instructions
from his wife. or one of his children.
as to what disposition is to be made
of the body.
An examination failed to disclose
any bruises or cuts on the face or
body OF the dead man, and the sup
fallen down the stairs. and unable to
get to his feet again. froze to death.
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FOUND HEIRESS AT
WORK AS MAID
YOUNG GIRL WHO FLED FROM
RICHES IN LOVE WITH
A CLERK.

NEW YORK Special Violet
Buehler, fifteen years old. the heiress
who disappeared from her home I'm
Chicago on November 25th last. was
located in New York today, where she
was working as a maid. and was ar
rested. After her arrest. ii developed
that John McKeOwn, a clerk, was In
love with the girl and anxious to
marry her. McKeown had worked in
hotel in Chicago
McKeown said today that he did not
meet the girl until she came to New
York. lie declared he was anxious
to marry her.
Miss BuehIer, when found, was
working in the apartment of Miss An
ME Breet, a bed-riden spinster, who
for twenty-five years had lived at First
Avenue and East Seventeen Street.
The missing girl was living there under
the name of Bella Rose
The girl was arrested by Detective
MCGOWAN on an order from Inspector
Hunt. of the Chicago police depart
ment.
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feet Of the doctrine in others; and
likewise in many cases liberates the
employe from assuming the risk when
ne enters employment knowing OF the
danger in his employment.
In the Bessie Babcock ease from
Montana; the Mary a. Walsh case,
from Massachusetts, and the Edgar
u Mondou case, from Connecticut.
the law was attacked seemingly from
every conceivable point of view. Jus
tee Van DeNanter, in announcing the
opinion of the court. considered these
objections. and rejected each.
He first decided that Congress had
the power to regulate the duties OF
the common carriers in respect to the
SAFETY of their employees, while both
are engaged in commerce among the
States, and the liability of the former
for injuries sustained by the latter.
Both have a real or substantial re-
latlon TO interstate commerce, and.
therefore, are within the range Of this
power" said the justice.
Objections were refuted that the
law prevented contracts whereby the
railroad exempted itself from liability.
and that the law improperly classified
carriers into interstate and intrastate
groups Authorities were cited also
TO show that no valid objection could
be grounded in the fact that several
states already determined the liabil-
ity or interstate commerce employers.
Pursuing this line. the justice said
that now that Congress had acted.
the laws of the States. in so far as
they cover the same field. are super
seeded. for necessarily that which is
not supreme must yield to that which
is
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SPEED CARNIVAL
AT ELGIN PLANNED

CHICAGO, ILL. Special.-Plans for
speed carnival at Elgin. TO be held
August 23d and gath. over tho couree
used last summer. were begun TODAY
Following the sanction of the dates
by the American Automobile Assoc
citation. The Elgin Road Racing AS
ISOLATION Will have charge Of the af-
fair.
improvements Of the course 70
eliminate accidents that have marred
former events are planned. A con
crete grandstand. costing $50. 900. will
be erected, If the association is sue
cessful in securing the running of the
grand prize or Vanderbilt cup races
over the course.
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BOSTON STRIKERS
GO BACK TO WORK
Longshoremen, However, Con-
tinue to Hold Grievance-Be-
ieve They Will Win.

BOSTON, MASS-Special.- All of
the freight handlers and clerks of the
Boston and Maine Railroad were back
at their work at the HoOsac and Mys-
tic docks today. as Il result of the
unanimous action OF their union in
resembling the previous vote to strike.
The men who had been on strike
had no trouble in getting back their
old positions. No questions were ask
ed of them at the docks
The striking longshoremen were
sun out today. They are confident OF
victory.
O'COnnen and Eureka assemblies
Of longshoremen. the PrOvident long
Shoremen and the Transatlantic
steamship clerks assembly voted
unanimously to continue the strike
The organization OF general water
front federation. to include the trans
portation workers OF every port on
the Atlantic coast. is being planned
by the New York city waterfront
federation and seamen's unions.
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VIRGINIA SOLONS
TAKE STRAW Vote
RIG MON vA-special.-


II the results OF a poll OF more than
half OF the members of the General
Assembly may be taken as an indi-
cation OF popular opinion in this State.
the voters OF Virginia have by no
means decided whether they prefer
Governor Harmon, Of Ohio. or Gov
ernor Wilson, OF New Jersey, for the
next Democratic President.
OF the members seen seventy-two
expressed positive convictions. Others
preferred not 10 lie quoted. Others
wished time to consult their conStitu-
ents.
In the upper branch fourteen out of
eighteen Senators favored Wilson; four
wanted Harmon.
In the House twenty delegates voted
for WILSON,; twenty-eight voted for
Harmon. -FOUR wanted Iaft returned.
TWO would agree only to Roosevelt
between Wilson and Harmon the
vote stood "a for Wilson; 81 for
Only two delegates were found who
h ha not made up their minds. or who
pepper.
Several Democrats did not favor
either Wilson or Harmon. wanting I'm
derwood or Clark.
Edwin p. Cox. OF Richmond. voted
Tor Wilson only as second choice.
Ny nrst choice for Pres dent OF the
United States" Mr.. Cox declared. lis
Thomas Staples Martin"
elloNlNS are the memDe OF the
House who had made up their minds
and We're willing TO be quoted:
For w llSOn-AdamS. Of Charlotte:
Anderson, OF PittsylVania: Brown. of
DanNille; Cox, OF Richmond; FitZ-
hugh. OF Northampton; HOwerton. of
Sussex; jennings. OF Lynchburg: Kent.
81 Halifax; Love. Of Lunenburg;
Montague. OF Richmond: Parker. of
/ Portsmouth; Peek. of Norfolk county:
RakeS. of Patrick; Rev. of AccOmac;
Roberts. OF Washington; Row. of
Orange; Stephenson. of Bath: Tabb.
Of Gloucester; Walton. of Hanover:
White. OF Albemarle.
For Harmon-Baker. Of Chester
field; Baker, of Louisa; Banks. of
Norfolk; Bargamin, of Bedford; Bow
man, OF Roanoke county; Brewer, of
NanSemond; Browning. of Rappahan-
mock; Burt. of Surrey; Christian. of
Mathews; Coleman. of SpOtsylVania;
Dreamer. Of Richmond; Curtis. of
Richmond; Grant. OF Russell: Greg
DRY, OF Pittsylvania: Harvey. of Mel
son; Jordan. Of Isle of Wight: Kin
sey. OF Franklin; Land. Of Nottoway:
LunSford, Of BOtetOurt: MOncure, of
Alexandria; Moore. OF Wise; Old of
Norfolk; Richardson. OF Henry; SPECS
sard, of Craig: Stratton. of AppOmat-
toX; Tiffany. of Fauquier: Weaver. of
Warren; Williams. Of Giles.
For Taft-Earman. of Rocking
/ ham; Fulton, OF GraysOn: Sutphin. of
Floyd; Taylor. of Scott
For Observation-Disclosures Of Taze-
we'll; Webb. of Carroll.