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The Washington herald., 1912-01-21
WONDERS IF G0THAMITES
DO ANYTHING BUT EAT

New York, Jan. PIN an extemporan-
eous address at the dinner OF the Genes
see Society at the Hotel Knickerbocker
tonight, President Taft said:
''As / look about this interesting audi
ence, it seems TO me I see a good many
people l have met before at other din
ners as having come from other parts
of the world, and of other parts of the
State of New York, and 1 wonder
whether you do anything else in New
York except dine
THE truth is now l never meet man
but that he doesn't invite me to dinner
Whether it is my proportions that awak-
en- interest or whether II is habit, am
not able to say, but certain it is that TO-
day the banquets are part Of the life
OF a so-caIled statesman, and a good
digestion is an essential, IL he is to last.
This, 1 understand, is-a small, but
select, organization Of gentlemen, who
began as farmers in one OF the richest
valleys of New York, and have grad
uated as agricBlturists to come to New
York to spend the savings they made as
farmers in the Gennessee Valley
I'VE like TO feel and we do feel in
places farther West, as Ohio, that If II
were not for the Ohio people, you would
have missed something. I suppose you
feel the same about the Genessee Valley"
The Washington herald., 1912-01-21

to attend the public schools free OF
charge. The provision is clearly in or
der as 1t calls for II reduction of ex-
penses." Later in the absence Of Mr..
Carlin. Mr.. Burleson attempted to have
the item reinserted in the bill, but was
restrained by a point OF order made by
Minority Leader Mann, Of Illinois.
In the debate over the Metropolitan
police item. which orders that after
June %. 1872. there shall be no appoint
ments except by promotion to fill vacan-
cies occurring in Glasses. l. ., and 3, Of
privates in the Metropolitan police force
until the whole number Of privates in
all of said classes shall have been reduced
10 64O," a hot interchange occurred be-
tween Representative Bartholdt. Of Mis-
souri,. and Representative Burleson. The
Missourian deplored the taking away OF
twenty Of the Presidents guards, while
Representative Burleson declared that the
city Is already overpoliced.
washington has $50 policemen, exclu-
sive Of officers" said the Texan. 1T
ought not to have 800. New Orleans with
much larger territory to cover than
Washington. has less than one-third Of
the policemen In the District
The Washington herald., 1912-01-21

lines of hose and the fire fighters with
ice, which greatly hampered them. The
fire was under control in two hours.
The Washington herald., 1912-01-21

stroyed the Academy OF Music in this
city early to-day.
The Academy of Music was one of
the oldest theaters in New England. II
was burned and renovated in 1855. The
fire Is thought to have started from a
match or cigarette The attendants of
the theater held a party on the stage
last night, and the festivities lasted
until 2 a. m. Rose Stahrs company in
The Chorus Lady" was the last to
play there, and the theater was to have
been closed next Tuesday night, owing
to dull times.
About o'clock the merrymakers
found smoke coming from the stock
room under the stage. All hands, men
and women. manned the FIRE hose and
put out the blaze, as they supposed, and
went home. Forty-five minutes later
two policemen noticed smoke coming
from the windows and turned In an
alarm. Soon after the roof ventilators
burst and flames leaped high in the air.
The low temperature soon coated the
The Washington herald., 1912-01-21
TAFT IS AGAINST
JUDICIARY RECALL
Continued from Page One.

tor Root made a brief speech, in which he
attacked the recall Of judges.
I'VE are upon the Threshold OF a
period in which more fundamental QUes-
tiOns must be considered by the profess
sion Of the law than we have ever been
confronted with" he said. We must
by thoughtful consideration. by testing
CT the purity of motive, and the unset
fishness of patriotism. qualify ourselves,
not merely for the contention as to in
dividual rights under established law,
but for the defense and maintenance of
the fundamental principles Of those laws
themselves
TOasts were drank in Succession to the
President, the President OF France, the
King OF England, Gov. Dix and to the
distinguished guests from Canada.
Ambassador Jusserand then discussed
the procedure in French courts OF JUS
tice, prefacing his remarks with a jocu-
lar suggestion that this country was
''the paradise of lawyers" and said he
thought he could see the wings sprout-
ing on the well-rOunded shoulders OF
his hearers
The Washington herald., 1912-01-21
POSTMASTER LAUDS
WORK OF CARRIERS
Norman A. Merritt Gives Address
at Annual Smoker and Enter
tainment of Association.

Declaring that the Washington City
PostOfice established a record for hand
ling mail last Christmas. Postmaster Mer-
ritt, in an address last night at the an
nual installation of officers, smoker, and
entertainment given by Washington
Branch, No. 142, National Association of
Letter Carriers, at Eagles Hall, thanked
the letter carriers for their hearty CO.
operation.
Your retiring president expressed the
hope that / would keep up the good rec
ord made by my father when he was post
master" said Postmaster Merritt and
I want to say that the mails were never
handled during fathers time like they
were this past Christmas season"
Vice President E. J. Gaynor of the
National Association of Letter Carriers,
installed officers as follows: ]. W. r.
Young, president; W. ]. Hamacher vice
president; H. c. Butler. recording sec
retary; George E. Winkelman, financial
secretary; z. S. Leman, treasurer; II.
W. Trueman, sergant-at-arms; w. S.
Crawford. collector of the NJ. B. A; n.
]. Weyman. collector of the N S. B. A,
and F. Barker, trustee.
Among those present were the presI-
dent of the National Association of
Letter Carriers. W. Z. Kelly. of Brook
lyn; W. II. p. Woodrow, president ORR
ole Branch, Battlmore; the Baltimore
POstofice Band, and many members of
the association from Baltimore: Ma
tiOnal Secretary Z. J. CantweIl, NJ T
Finan, member of national executive
board: First Assistant Postmaster
General Grandfeld, l. ]. Robinson
cashier and acting assistant postmak-
ter: Superintendent OF Delivery Hay
cock; Superintendent of Carriers Mat
thew; and Superintendent of Registry
Division Granville Hunt.
Postmaster Merritt presented Z. A
Haas, musical director of the Washing
ton Postofice Band and Orchestra, a
baton as a token of appreciation of his
services in organizing the band and or
Chestra. A solid gold watch chain and
fob was presented to J. NJ. Roux. retiring
president. who had served five successive
terms.
The programme included musical selec-
tions by the band and orchestra; vocal
selections by Richard Hunt, tenor; comic
songs by Walter Burke, bass solo by
William Kelly, ballad by Thomas Can't
we'll. with piano accompaniment by Ben
jamin E. Gordon: monologue by William
Grace. of Baltimore. and selections by
the Special Messenger Quartet.
The Washington herald., 1912-01-21
GIVE AN OYSTER ROAST.
District Plumbing inspectors tn
boo Shop Talk at Feast.

boo Shop Talk at Feast.
The third social session and annual
oyster roast OF the present employees
of the division of plumbing inspection
of the engineer department of the Dis
trict, together with those men who have
been connected with the Office in the
past, was held last night at the Social
Oyster Club. Twelfth street and Rhode
Island avenue northeast.
Engineer Commissioner Judson was
unable to be present. Those present in
cluded Capt. E. NJ Markham. Nor
ris Hacker, inspector of buildings;
Charles l. Butts. chief inspector of
plumbing. of Baltimore; Walter B. No.
Ian, Frederick w. Quinter, president of
the Master Plumbers Association: w.
A Mcdonald, president of the Journey
men Plumbers local union, and James
F. O'Hagan.
Shop talk was tabooed at the gather
ing and no one was allowed to be on
his dignity. J. F. Brady was chairman
of the arrangements for the annual
event and announced the various hap
were given by Mr.. Shelby, desk SER
geant at station house No. 4, and John
German, clerk of the police department.
The quartet of the Social Oyster Club
gave several selections.
The committee having the affair in
charge was composed of ]. F. Brady,
chairman; Samuel Tapp. and Joseph d.
Moriarity.
The Washington herald., 1912-01-21
DISTRICT BUDGET
CAUSES WRANGLE
Schools and Police Force Subject of
Discussion and Debate in
Which Burleson Leads.

Objections and points OF order continued
to play important part in the debate on
the District appropriation bill in the
House yesterday. \ provision in one OF
the items relating to the public schools.
which would have prevented the free at
tendance in Washington schools OF about
1,4JO nonresident pupils. was stricken
from the bill on a point of order raised
by Representative Carlin, of Virginia.
on the ground that the item was new
legislation.
Defending the provision. Representative
Saunder and Representative Burleson, OF
Texas. said that the exclusion from free
tuition of these pupils would work a saw
ing of about $4,000 annually.
The effect OF this provision" said Mr.
BuriesOn, lis TO place an additional
limitation on the appropriation made for
school purposes. II adopted it will mar
row the class of those who are permitted
The Washington herald., 1912-01-21
PRESIDENT cuts" CHAPEL
TO SEE FIRE ON CAMPUS

New Haven, Jan. 2O.-President Taft
began his days activities here to-day
by cutting" chapel to watch a FIRE in
old South Middle. the historic and old
est building on the campus. which was
saved by the prompt work OF the fire.
men, who kept the blaze confined to
one room.
The President was passing Phelps
Gateway TEhen he sawsthe heavy smoke
on the campus. He Joined a rush of
undergraduates toward the old dormi-
tory, and for twenty minutes watched
the firemen. The blaze extinguished,
he proceeded to Battel Chapel, where
he arrived just as President Hadley
had concluded his prayer.
The Washington herald., 1912-01-21
MORSE WILL NOT
TELL ON OTHERS
Atlanta Editor Says if He Divulged
information He Would Put the
Financial World on Edge.

New York, Jan. 2O-Charles w. Morse's
reticence on matters on which he has
inside information which, If divulged,
probably would, put the financial world
on edge and perhaps send some Of the
big men Of the country scurrying to
cover, will be n no wise affected by the
Communication of his sentence. This opin-
ion was expressed to-day by F. Seeley,
editor of the Atlanta Georgian, of At
lanta- to whose efforts more than any
other agency the convicted banker owes
his freedom.
It was Mr.. Seeley who kept Attorney
General Wickersham posted as 10 Morse s
condition, and it was he who talked
with the Attorney General twenty-four
hours before the pardon was granted by
the President.
Morse will never write that chapter
of his career said Mr.. Seeley to-day,
unless he changes materially his pres
ent point of view. He has suffered the
tortures OF, Imprisonment without telling
those things that he could which would
shake the foundation Of Wall street.
and It is unlikely that he will break his
silence now. Wall street need have no
fear of Morse.
TT will be a month at least. in my
judgment, before Mr.. Morse will leave
the hospital" he continued. ''As soon
as he is in a condition to be removed
he will be taken to Savannah and placed
on a steamer for some climate where
he will be able to live out of doors"
Mr.. Seeley said the bankers kidney
affection was aggravated by worry. and
his condition was made much worse by
the three days solitary confinement in
fiicted upon him because he refused to
tell who had given him $40 found in his
possession. These three days he lived in
a small, bare, and dark cell, nourished
only by six ounces of bread and some
water every twenty-four hours.
Mr.. Seeley declared Morse was practi-
cally penniless. ''Of the $4,000 received
by Mrs. Morse for her last lot OF jewels, &"
he said, $4,000 went to lawyers"
The Washington herald., 1912-01-21

Munich has women street cleaners.
The Washington herald., 1912-01-21
GUESTS DRIVEN OUT
In HAYERHILL FIRE
Academy of Music, One of Oldest
Theaters in New England,
Totally Destroyed.

HaverhilI. Mass, Jan. 20.-Two fire.
men were injured, the night watchman
carried out unconscious, sixty guests,
mostly theatrical people, in an adjoin-
ing hotel. were forced to fee in their
night clothes. and a damage OF $4,000
was caused by a fire which totally de-
The Washington herald., 1912-01-21
IMPORTANT
ANNOUNCEMENT.

THE INTERNATIONAL BANKING CORPORATION andf
STATES TRUST COMPANY Washington
concluded
which widws
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Washington the good will of the international Banking Corporations business
United viii collections
existing the international Banking
Corporations Washington offices for its
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Beginning MONDAY MORNING. JANUARY 22d, all business
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The branches 1886 Conn., Avenue and Center Market
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The Washington herald., 1912-01-21
BioIoEIcaI socIetr Mert..

At the regular meeting Of the Biologi--
cal Society last night at the Cosmos
Club E. A Preble, OF the Department of
Agriculture, and II. V. Harlan spoke OF
the Philippine Islands and read interest
ing papers Illustrated slides were shown
with each picture
The Washington herald., 1912-01-21
shoot on IcIcIea.

Piedmont. W. Va, Jan. sO.-IcicIes
hanging from the caves OF the Piedmont
city hall were a menace to pedestrians
and the authorities were at loss as to
how to remove them when Mayor II. Clay
Shaw, who Is an expert shot, solved the
problem. He and Street Commissioner
Henry Dunn got busy with their guns
and shot the icicles away.
The Washington herald., 1912-01-21
Earl Of cnrIiuI. n.nh-

London, Jan 20.-Charles James How.
ard, tenth Earl OF Carlisle, died to-day
at the age of forty-five years. He sue.
ceded 70 the title in 1911.
The Washington herald., 1912-01-21
RETURN TO NAVY YARD.

Norfolk Machinists Accept Cards
and Go Back 90 Work.
Norfolk. Va, Jan. en-Machinists at the
Norfolk Navy Yard who have held out
and refused the work cards which had
been demanded, to-day decided to accept
the cards and return to work.
This will bring the controversy to q
close
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-11-30

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT-TENTH
JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, POLK COrN-
TY, FLORlDA.--lN CHANCERY.
David Alderman VS.. William Car
ney and B. II. Ray.-Bill to Re-
move Cloud from Title.
1t appearing by the affidavit of W.
S Preston in, the above stated cause
that William Carney and b. II. Ray,
the defendants named in the bill of
complaint, are nOn-residents of the
State OF Florida. but are residents of
the United States.
That there is no person within the
State of Florida. the service of a sub
pOena upon whom would bind said
defendants and that the said defend
ants are over the age of twenty-Onc
years; it Is therefore ordered that
said nonresident defendants be and
they are hereby required to appear
to the bill of complaint filed in said
cause on or before Monday, the 9Th
day of January, A. ID. 1913, other
wise the allegations of said bill will
be- taken as confessed by said defend
ants.
1t is further ordered that this or
der be published once week for five
consecutive weeks in the Lakeland
Evening Telegram. a newspaper pub
lisbed in said county and state.
This 9th day of November, A. ID.
1912.
A. B. FERGUSON,
Clerk Circuit Court.
W. S. PRESTON,
Solicitor for Complainant.
ll-30- 5Sats.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-11-30
A CASE OF REACTION
BY JEROME FOLEY,

Were you sick yesterday" asked
the tall commuter as his neighbor Get.
tied into his accustomed seat In the
smoker.
We'll" said the neighbor - he sat
down rather carefully and drew out
biz pipe, Il wasn't really sick. I had
what my grandfather used to call 4
crick In my back but 1t was an oblig.
Ing 'crick' and disappeared about 10
o'clock.
"And then" said the tall com.
muter, you Just hung around all
day."
mo. I didn't; / really had nne
day." returned the ex.invalid. II
don't remember having felt as salts.
fed with myself in a long time az
did last night. 1t was a pure case of
virtue having its own reward. too!
did something for somebody else.'"
"You talk like the hero of q Rollo
book" said the tall commuter. land IL
you keep 1t up I'm going In the next
car"
His hearer grinned. "On the level,
had a bully time. l gave my little
girl q present--a present there was
no reason she should have got"
"You don't have to have a reason
to give child a present." grumbled
the tall c0mmuter. THE child herself
is reason enough"
"Well-perhaps" assented the
other, but nevertheless nine people
out Of ten have reason for giving
even q child present. 1t is Christ
mas or 1t is Easter, or it is the child's
birthday, or the child has been sick
and you give It present because it
was decent enough to get we'll and
not blight your remaining days by dy.
ing on you. Any of these are legiti.
mate reasons for giving children pres.
ents, but didn't resort to any Of
them.
III your little girl got as much out
Of the present. as you seem to have
done. she Is lucky" said the tall com.
muter.
1T was this way" said the bearer
OF gifts. Her doll fell and fractured
its face beyond hope of recognition.
1t had been handsome doll in its
day. One of Santa's choices prod.
ucts, and the howl Hope sent up as
she gazed on the fragments of it's
SNUG waxen face would curdle your
blood. Now the usual mode of pro.
cedure when little girl has been be-
, reft of a really handsome doll is to
tell her how soon it will be Christ.
mas, or that her birthday is the fl.
teenth of the month. My wife did
both"
Did she bite?" asked the tall com.
muter.
Not 80 you could notice it." said
his friend. "and then had nv inspira.
ton. l went right down to the village
and bought her the most stylish thing
IN wax you ever laid your eyes on, and
| hadn't waited for Christmas, or New
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-11-30

Years. or the rourth of July, either.
You did the hadsome thing, must
admit. said the tall commuter, gen
erously. land I suppose the younger
daughter was pleased"
Pleased" said the proud parent.
Pleased doesn't express 1t. No other
doll ever got the reception accorded
this one. l wouldn't have missed buy.
ing 1t for a farm. Well. we're In the
station"
so we are" agreed the other. Say
guess I'll bring my boy home . pair
Of ball-bearing roller skates tonight
instead Of waiting for his birthday.
No reason why all the good feeling
should stay at your end Of the block,
is there?".
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-11-30
Said More Than He Meant.

The Candidate (haying quoted the
words of an eminent statesman In sup
port OF an argument)-- mind
you, these are not my words. This
is not merely my opinion. These are
the words of man who knows what
he's talking about"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-11-30

The ivy outlives 200 years; the elm,
300 to $50 years: the linden, 500 to
1000 years; the locust tree and the
oak, 400 years; the fir, 700 to 200
years. and palm trees. 5000 to 5000
years.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-12-20

who was chosen mayor at the election
on December 9, announced today that
the program of civi c Improvements
decided upon for 1913 involves the ex-
penditure OF more than $12,O00,0OO.
The city already has $14,000,O0 in
vested in its public utilities, Mr. Short
becomes chairman of the board of
commissioners, which is the admins
trative body of the municipality.
The construction program includes
80 miles of paving. so miles of side
walks, street railway extensions cost
ing $1,250 900, gas distributing system,
street paving plant, extensive addi-
tions TO the telephone. sewer. electric
light and water systems. the develop
ment of gravel deposits and the es.
tablishment of central market and
warehouses, public library, power
house, civic stables, bridges and parks.
The final plans for city Identification
also will be adopted and work started
early next spring
Mr.. Short, who polled G1 per cent of
the total vote cast, defeating w. j.
Magarth, millionaire landowner, and
Alderman Joseph Andrew Clarke
known in the Yukon as the lion OF
the North" has received voluntary
pledges of the full support of the com
mercial, industrial and financial inter
ests OF Edmonton in carrying out his
program, which is the most ambitious
ever undertaken by any city of the
10000 class on the North American
continent.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-12-20
WILL PROVIDE FOR
LESS FORTUNATE
Good Fellow Organization to See That
Every Child in Vinta is Remem-
bered for Christmas.

Are you a Good Fellow? Then be
one Send in your contribution at
once.
Last night at meeting at the First
National Bank an organization to be
known as the Good Fellows of Vinita
was formed to raise funds to purchase
a Christmas present for every child in
Vinita where the family is too poor to
provide for present. There will be
no campaign made for funds but every
one in Vinita who feels that they
would like to make Christmas seem
real to the children of the more un-
fortunate homes can aid in this by
sending a contribution either in money
or fruit, candy, clothing or any thing
they choose for this purpose. Address
your contribution to Mr. Good Fellow,
Vinita, Okla, and it will be placed in
the hands of a committee. Also if
you know of family that may be
overlooked in the annual visit of Santa
Claus call the attention OF the Good
Fellows to this family. So save en-
barrassment any family that would
like to be visited on Christmas morn.
ing by the Good Fellows should ad-
dress a letter to them giving street
address and the committee will make
an investigation and if the family is
worthy and really needs the help it will
be given.
/ Without very much cost to any one
a fund large enough to care for all OF
the poor people of the city can be
raised if all who are able respond with
contribution even if it is but a few
cents At the meeting last night
$3.50 was raised by the eight men
Ipresent and this fund is being rapidly
Increased. No fear need be enter
tanned bu that the funds will be used
lin proper way The names of the
families submitted win be referred to
committee of the ladies' fthe town
to ascertain their needs. This was
made necessary by the probability oi
requests from people who may not
actually need help. 1t is the inten
ton to see that all children of laboring
men who may be out of employment
will receive a present to the end that
Christmas in Vinita may mean glad
ness to the whole city. Get into this
movement Report every person you
know to deserve remembrance to Mr.
Good Fellow. Also remember that
every little bit added to the fund makes
that much more happiness in Vinita