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The Washington herald., 1912-05-04

With an enthusiastic throng of horse
lovers, army officers, and society leaders
IN attendance, the third session OF the
National Capital Horse Show yesterday
afternoon was the most entertaining and
successful yet held.
What threatened to be serious acci-
dent caused the hundreds OF spectators
to hold their breath toward The end OF
the show, when Miss Janet Allen, daugh-
ter of Mai. II. T. Allen, riding The
Dargle, fouled a hurdle and fell to the
ground heavily with her horse.
Mounted on The Dargle, a chestnut
reIding. Miss Allen entered the field in
the novice hunter class and took the
first hurdle with ease. She then started
on a gallop for the second obstacle. The
forelegs OF The Dargle struck the hurdle
squarely, knocking ii over. The legs Of
the horse caught in the hurdle. and both
mount and rider fell.
Falls on Her Shoulder.
Miss. Allen struck on her left shoulder
and The Dargle fell partly upon her
body. BY the time the cloud Of dust had
cleared away a score Of attendants were
rushing to her side. But before they
could reach her she had staggered to her
leeI anu uelpGu ne DdIblt w. ~ tn
a display OF pluck which brought ap-
plause from every side. Miss Allen
mounted her horse and sped toward the
third hurdle. The Dargle baked, but
Miss Allen was not discouraged. She
again attempted TO take the jump. This
time the horse tried to jump the side
fence Miss Allen tried the jump again
and again the horse baked. With a look
of disappointment she rode her mount
of Of the field.
The event was won by Gunga Din. a
black gelding. entered by Julian Morris.
Second hOnors were captured by Fox
glove, from the Brandywine Stables.
Yellow ribbons were awarded to Merry
Christmas. another entry Of Julian Nor
ris. Fourth place was won by Richmond,
mounted by NJ. c. Hazen, District Sur
veyor.
The ffty-second class, that OF thor
oughbred hunters, was easily the most
The Washington herald., 1912-05-04
INFORMATION DESIRED

Thomas Grrnt. secretary Cham
Der Of Commerce. requests all Big
Stick reader who have any odd
bits ot general information that
they can Sparo to forward sane 70
his once. Secretary Grant is called
upon to answer questions from out
ci-town correspondents and finds
that bits Of information that hars
become useless 10 Others are Very
valuable to him. The other day he
was asked BY a algar manufacturer
what psrcSntage Of Senators and
Representatives take sugar IN the
coieo. aad whether thsy prefer
limp or the ET1nulated variety.
The Washington herald., 1912-05-04
YE HORSE SHOW NOTES

The hcrSc show was q great sue
ceSs. take II from the society ed
tors and the kodak s1pcrtS Hun
drVds Of ''horscy'' people wAtp
would really TAther own. an old
style one-eylindCr automobile thsn
win the. EPSON Derby with the
Ereatest horse In Christendum were
out in gala array." and suddenly
discovered = vast store of er1dition
about the show. 90
As TO the photographers, shey
forgot oil about the horse while
swapping the box holders. Wide
cuts ot the show as they appeared
in the newspapersl The COPY
readers contributed their share tn
the success Of the show hy declar-
ing that The horse Is kins.
The climax q the show. the rcrv
tin Of the Ecnith. was reached
when Baby Vincent Walsh Mclean
ccnschted to Be interTieWed . Ia
carte. MOI only was this the
greatest "scocp" scured At the
show. but 4 inauE1rlted BABY
McLeau's carer a. . patron q
sporting EVENT..
"CharieJ" D. willoushhy was no
ticed among the box holders, and
entertained large PARTY q
friends.
Hugh LegEre not only exhibited
. hrt-class string q polo ponies
at the show. but gave q great deal
q his time TO making the show =
success.
Among the most prominent out
of-town visitors was Miss LOula
Long. Of 81. LOUIS Although she
failed to capture any blue ribbons.
her string was among the most
popular at the event.
Lee McClunE had a bad fair
on ThrTrSday-no. not q fall from q
horse, hut a plain. ordinary fall
ffum Martin Littleton's box when
the railing gave way.
Louis Leitch. Re horSs owner,
won 4 blue rlbbon yesterday, and Is
very proud thereat.
The Washington herald., 1912-05-04
BY YE LOCAL SCRIBE.

Citi1en Harry WaTJiman Nports
the apartment ernp viii Be excep-
tionAlD good this season.
Delos H. smith. our wellknown
ARCHITECT. says life Is inst one set
Of plans after another.
Gould Lincoln dociares this is the
open season for press agents. and
that the sDing is good.
J. Bmce IanSy. who has been In
our midst for ssveral days, De
The Washington herald., 1912-05-04

Big Stick Photographer beat the others to it.
To-day Big Stick publishes taken d John
L. Weaver veknown sstate fnduginE his faote pane
the writing cf constitutions ard bylaws
Although generally known seller q and Of brick
Citizen Weaver Of leading writers when 70 articles
Of association and such things Even that wenown American Thomas
jefferson. who that wonderful the Constitution Of the
United stsrs Of Ams would haze take back seat he
living in these modern days
The picture which Te Big sck today its readers shows
Citizen writing bylaws the
Association that the
all others copies Of
the constitution throughout
United States But for the
copying after them, but
The writing the local constitution has been
for Citizen Already out three II
steel vTseked two UPce and consumed several bones lad
penc But he his duty done noble and accordingly the
finished article viii be ready for exhibition = few days
The Washington herald., 1912-05-04
ATTENTION. READERS

Milton Z. Allies. whose middle
name should have been lEAak Wal
ton. has announced TO the editor
q The Big Stick that he 10 pre-
pared TO challenge the man who.
while visiting our fair city. declared
the Potomac shAd reminded him Of
ine-tooth cosnb with olive oil
SPREAD on IT. Citizen Allies believes
the Potomac Shsd Is the most
s1eculent Of fish. and Is willing to
fight In lis behalf.
The Washington herald., 1912-05-04
ISSUES WiRNING.

Capt. Oyster. our gsnial Cham
Der Of Commerce president. says
that any member attending the an
nuhl excursion who calls the FOR
ward port deck the front lefS-hAnd
perch viii be forced TO Emoke
three Chamber Of Commercs rer-
riHco egArs-slsl per i!ooo.
The Washington herald., 1912-05-04

delphia, Pa, and G. p Eustis. OF WASH
ington.
The horse show will end to-day. and a
record crowd IL expected. The show will
open at 10 o'clock this morning. continu-
ing until 1880 O'Clock. and then starting
again at 2 o'clock in the afternoon and
continuing until 6:lO o'clock.
The Washington herald., 1912-05-04
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
FIRST OF THE SEASON.

There's excitement ft TO kill
Out at lovely lonelyyills,
Where each chap
Doth each spring a garden make
And doth harry with a rake
Up the map
Mr.. Subbubs saw It first
And upon his townsmen burst,
With a screech.
Seems his tree has born, gadzooks.
A small green AFFAIR that looks
Like a peach.
The Washington herald., 1912-05-04
UncIc Pcnnywise $40

As soon as a married woman gets 81
saved up she becomes oppressed by the
thought that she is merely accommodating
a fortune for the second wife to spend.
The Washington herald., 1912-05-04
Busy Now.

Now that your son is through college
what are you going TO make Of him.
Can't tell for a couple OF years. He
went to coed institution and he's
booked up for two years solid to act as
an usher at weddings"
The Washington herald., 1912-05-04
May 4 in History.

May {. 177o-Little Napoleon Bonaparte
cuts his first tooth.
May 4 15S3-Mary. Queen Of Scots. has
a new spring hat.
The Washington herald., 1912-05-04

II Champ Clark's houn' dawg wants to
know what it means TO be really kicked
around, all he has to do is to take a trip
to Canada.
The Washington herald., 1912-05-04

Undisturbed by the chickering's Of other
politicians, Mr.. La Toilette serenely con-
tinues to grind out his autobiography.
The Washington herald., 1912-05-04

Apparently, every dull day, Mr.. Bryan
has himself interviewed in order to be
able to say again that he is not a candi-
date.
The Washington herald., 1912-05-04

Mr.. Bryan says he loves Gov. Harmon
out of politics. That's the way a lot of
people in this country would like an op-
portunity to love Bryan.
The Washington herald., 1912-05-04

As unlikely as it seems. it would be
a good joke II La Toilette should up and
walk of with that nomination.
The Washington herald., 1912-05-04
THE OTHER FELLOWS.

New Jerseys occasional Governor" is
getting a few occasional delegates.
The Washington herald., 1912-05-04
A Different Errand.

Different Errand.
We'll. old man. how's trfcks?''
Miss Wallaby accepted me last night"
Il suppose you are around to-day ac-
cepting congratulations"
NO; I'm around to-day trying 10 bor-
row 500 to buy the ring"
The Washington herald., 1912-05-04

They are talking of Fairbanks as
compromise candidate. He would pou all
the cocktail vote
The Washington herald., 1912-05-04
RetardInE Her Progress.

shes an advanced woman
But she's wearing an extreme hobble
skirt. I'm surprised to see an advanced
woman wearing hobble gown"
1T may be a good thing at that II
will give the rest of US a chance to
catch up"
The Washington herald., 1912-05-04

What is Wombat cackling about
now?''
Seems he laid a corner stone yester-
day"
IN that case. suppose he has a right
to cackle."
The Washington herald., 1912-05-04

In Early May.
The early bird,
When cold winds nip.
As have heard.
May catch the pip.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-19

Total .231 Total .294 Democratic majority, 63
 CArizona 3, New Mexico B. omitted.)
 The number of electoral votes this year will be 531, and 266 votes will be needed by the victor. Our system of eleeting Presidents is intricate, and it is difficult to judge 1912 by the popular vote of 1910. For example, Tennessee, Nebraska, Missouri and Colorado are all set down as repub- lican and each and all of them will probably cast democratic pluralties next November. On the other hand, who can say that Maine, New Jersey, New York, Ohio and Oregon will go democratic?
 This can be said at any rate: The country is demanding a revision of the tariff, not so much in the interest of manufacturers as in the interest of over burdened consumers. In word, the country is demanding a tariff for revenue only, rather than a tariff for profits to manufacturers. This demand is a live wire today. It has not been met and satisfied by Congress, although Oscar Underwood and his co-workers are working hard to bring it about. A perverse Senate and a vetoing President stand in the way.
 Under such circumstances is it not fair to say that the public sentiment which was unmistakeably shown in the elections of 1910 will go on until it is met and satisfied by attained re- suits? In other words, has the popu- lar movement of 1910 eliminated? If it has not, then indeed 1910 will not only be repeated but deepened and emphasized in 1912, and the stand patters who have stood in the way will be driven out of power next No vember in the Senate and in the White House just as they had been driven out of the House of Represen- tatives in 1910.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-19
"Tip"-Ifs Derivation

Tt is not generally known" said Win ston Campbell yesterday, that our slahg expression, tip was originated by a wae many many years ago. and that it's first use caused fight in an English inn.
 Tt was the custom of the proprietors of the old hostelries to maintain a little box in the guest room where the fire roared and the punch was served, for the purpose of receiving the gratuities of those who were entertained.
 Across the face of the box was written as suggestions TO Insure Promptness One night reveler, who had consumeo just trife more stout than was we'll for him, asked the conundrum, What is tip {? In his efforts to solve the puzzle the inn keeper became deeply engrossed. Finally he expressed a desire that the wag ex- plain. "A tip, said he, is the lean coin which makes the landlord fat Immedi- ately afterwards the landlord, who had represented as they all did in that day that the money received went to the serv- ants, and the wag tied up in one of lhe finest fist fights recounted in romance Thereafter tip came into general favor and it endures to this day"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-19
The Tippinr Nuisance

"rhere will be tipping in America" de- clared Walter Runyon last night, '.as long as the world lasts
 "There are. three reasons for tipping The first is because the waiter is willing to receive the second is because few men have the moral courage to deny; the third is because the hotel proprietors know that if they stop the practice it will eventually be necessary to increase the wages of employees.
 'You occasionally see where a body oi hotel men gather together and seriously discuss the abatement of the tipping nuis- ance. When we read we travelling sales men smile. The hotel proprietors are not very serious. They are really joking.
 Tt is an epoch marking date in the his tory of America when hotel or restaur- ant proprietor hangs up a sign in his place of business to the effect that tipping is not allowed"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-19
Safeguarding Cotton Bills

The Kern-Haight agitators Have "come back" and they are to make a tour in the hope of inducing cotton shippers and bankers to make use of the cotton bills central bureau estab- lished in New York last fall. Unless the shippers requests that a "notifi- cation" be sent to the cotton bills central bureau no attention is paid to the bureau by the New York banks. All told not over 10 per cent of cot ton bills are recorded in any way by the central bureau. It is practically disregarded in the south and compar- atively few exchange buyers any where make use of it.
 MT. Kern is the chairman of the Liverpool bills of lading conference committee and MT. Haight is his American lawyer, and tomorrow they are to meet southern shippers in Memphis. They hope to induce them to use the New York validation scheme. The hope has, however, lit- tie to rest upon.
 When the railroads are compelled to make good any bills of lading issued by them the problem will be settled, and it will not be settled un- til this is done. It is one of those things that must be settled right in order to secure a settlement that will prove enduring and satisfactory.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-19
TAKING CANDY FROM A CHILD

From the New York World
 The World accepts Colonel Wattersons s suggestion that the dinner be held on the next anniversary birthday of Thomas
 Jefferson, which will be April 1s. No more appropriate time could be selected. We agree likewise with Colonel Waiter son that the dinner should be "an affair
 of the gods
 Once upon time an Afghan soothsayer
 predicted the coming of the Russians,
 whereupon the Ameer perched him in the
 top of the tallest tree on the frontier, there to remain without food or drink un- til he saw the invading host. The Rus sians did not come, so eventually the fam
 shed prophet fell from the tree, to be | mpaled upon the bayonets of the soldiers
 who guarded his eyrie.
 | A kindlier fate awaits the diseredited
 journalistic prophet who asserted that
 Theodore Roosevelt would be loyal to I William H. Taft. He cannot perish through hunger, for it was written in the beginning that whoever might be the win ner of these savarinic stakes, Henry Wat | terson himself was to order the dinner and personally supervise its preparation.
 If it is not "an affair of the gods,' let the blame rest where it will belong. | In the meantime We desire to thank the Louisville Courer-Journal for the rare courtesy and moderation which 1t has shown in the hour of victory. The World
 was not merely beaten on this Taft Roosevelt wager; it was routed horse, | foot and dragons. We should not have believed it possible for a prophet to go so far astray as the World went when it declared that MT. Roosevelt would stand by the Taft administration. Our percentage of inaccuracy was practically l 100
 Nothing better illustrates the relations between MT. Taft and Mir. Roosevelt than the fact that the Presidents most re- sourceful enemies are all ranging them selves on the side of the Roosevelt can didacy. It Is true that MT. Roosevelt denounces as "a pipe dream the report that George w. Perkins of the Steel trust and the Harvester trust and former part ner of J. Pierpont Morgan, is financing the Roosevelt boom. But MT. Roosevelt s denials usually leave the situation un- changed. Even he will not deny that MT. Perkins is an ardent advocate of the Roosevelt candidacy, and that all the Per lxins Wall street power is being swung to | bring about MT Roosevelt's nomination. l If Mir. Roosevelt is not a candidate his l encouragement of these financial inhu- | ences to prevent MT. Taft's renomination | only emphasizes the hostility between them Rival candidates may remain per sonal friends, but there is not the shadow of a trace of friendship in MT. Roosevelt $ attitude toward Mr. Taft.
 l Colonel Watterson has not only. won his
 wager, but he has won 1t by so wide a
 margin that it seems like taking candy i from child.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-19
The Wilson Harvey Incident

If Governor Woodrow Wilson, an eager aspirant for the democratic nomination for the presidency, had felt that Colonel George Harvey's ac- tive support of his candidacy was injuring his chances he might have conveyed his ideas to the editor of Harper's Weekly in such friendly way as to cause no personal estrange- ment. But, according to Colonel Wat terson, who was present at an inter- view between Governor Wilson and Colonel Harvey, while nothing of a discourteous nature passed" there was certain constraint visible in Governor Wilson's manner"
 Colonel Watterson goes on to speak of the absence of the cordiality and candor which should mark hearty con fidential intercourse, intimating the existence of some adverse influence. T His manner was "autocratic, if not tyrannous. Colonel Harvey was Apparently overeeme by Governor Wilson's austerity." Colonel Waiter son says that in answer to Colonel Ha1'vey's direct question to Governor Wilson whether the support of liar Iper's Weekly was doing him an in jury, "the cold rejoinder" came that it was. Colonel Watterson was "both surprised and shocked"
 For two weeks past it was known that something unpleasant had hap pened between the governor of New Jersey and his quondam champion. The brief announcement made by Har- per's Weekly explained the cause of the changed situation, and Colonel Watterson's statement enlightens the public in detail.
 Colonel Harvey is naturally stung. Governor Wilson and his friends may explain, but it is hard to see how any explanation can mend matters.
 As a man of letters, an educator and president of Princeton, Woodrow Wilson had been for some years dis
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-19
NEWS NoTEs FRoM AnRoAD

From the New York World. Germany's naval budget has increased in nine years from 19BOOo,O 600 marks to 43l.- 600 marks, while the annual expendi- ture on the German army has risen from 67Io0o.00O marks to S07,OOO000 marks.
 South African gold mining companies paid out eSs,O5s, ,319 in dividends last year, and diamond mines @. 2.75s.140. The Trans vaal gold mines have now distributed es5,213559 in dividends.
 Since 1900 the price of bread has risen II per cent in Germany, the price of beef 13 per cent and pork 33 per cent. In Es- sen, by the figures of the Krupp Co., operative society, since 1900 the price of black bread has risen 30 per cent, pota- toes 30 pee cent. veal S4 per cent and ba- con % per cent
 The bills discounted by the Bank of France in 1910 included S54.S73, which were below the value of ten francs ($2). Fifty five per cent of the total of bills discount ed were for amounts less than $20.
 The commander of the Second Life Guards has ordered the regimenta band to cease playing in the Barracl1 square, Windsor, after church parade on Sun days because of the neglect of civilians to show respect fo rthe national anthem by raising the hat or other form of sa- lute.
 The strike of some 800 Paris seam stresses for better wages has disclosed the fact that they make less than 50 cents a day. working ten hours.
 Tho ,,t,,,I,api of e.I,pda,, school 1a re in the Congregational churches of Eng land and Wales decreased from 693, 465 in 1906 to 655,54S in 1911. Congregational church membership has decreased by 5234 as compared with a decrease of 16,133 in the membership of the Baptist churches
 Gas for power uses Is now supplied by the Northampton, Gas company for 36 cents per thousand cubic feet.
 The receipts of French theatres last year amounted to about s6,50O,O 900. Moving picture shows took in nearly quarter as much.
 The output of factories in Victoria in creased from a value of 933,1260o0 in 1904 to es6, 650,Ooo in 1910, while wages rose from e4794,oO0 to e7,6O0,O 900, an increase of 59 per cent.
 There are 7S,OO0 professional chauffeurs in Great Britain
 The number of divorce suits tried in the Scottish courts last year was 24O, as com pared with 224 the year previous. In only six cases were decrees refused.
 There ar enow 74,O0O foreign seamen in the British mercantile marine As re- spects conditions of service in the British navy, it appears that able seamen receive only a penny a day more than the rate of one shilling seven pence established by the admirality in 1852.
 The curtailed income of the Charter house, Thaokeray's old "Gray Friars," the tercentenary of which was recently cele- brated, has necessitated a reduction of the number of gentlemen pensioners cared for there from 80 to 63.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-19
Politics and Politics

Tt Is strange to find what blundefs men playing high politics will sometimes make" said Jerry N. Upshire of Chicago. T have been old enough to vote since 1876, and have taken interest in politics. although have not always voted in pres idential elections. I haven't made up my mind now how I will vote next Novem- ber. or whether will vote at all
 'I think President Taft will be nomi- mated by the republicans. and either Un- derwood, Harmon or Marshall by the democrats. I understand that Underwood is gaining strength in the west, where Wilson seemed to have been particularly strong.
 Roosevelt is a smart politician and he has right to be, for he has been hold ing office ever since he was old enough. When l first remember him he was a member of the state senate of New York. Then he was a United States civil service commissioner; after that he was a police commissioner in New York city; next he was assistant secretary of the navy; then he was lieutenant colonel-then colonel-of
 
 governor of New York; then he was vice president and finally President of the United States.
 He wants to be President again, but can he come back? l doubt it. With all his experience he makes blunders that a green man in politics should not make. Gov. Woodrow Wilson has made many blunders, it seems since he got into poll tics, but that was to be expected He jumped in and aspred too high all of a sudden He had been a school teacher and maker of books, and brilliant books, I am told, but when he got into the po- litical arena he found very different con- ditions confronting him. Like many an- other luminous tallSer, he talked too much for his own good. Still, he may come out on top one of these days''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-19
Concerning Words

q noticed a curious example of pre- possession in a recent number of the Sat urday Evening Post" said pastor. Tt was In an article on insanity, or rather on pretended insanity. The writer re- ferred to the classic instance of David. who fegned himself mad before the Philistine King, and he understands the words 'scrahbled at the gate as meaning soribbled on the wall
 "Inasmueh as David let his saliva run down on his beard as evidence of his madness. l should have supposed his scrabbling at the gate was another way Of initiating some more or less imaginary animal. For scrabble means to paw the earth in nervous or crazy way But Davids wet beard does not agree with his scribbling on the wall. l am glad t1 know, however, that such scribbling be- tokens insanity.