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The Washington times., 1913-12-29

Of the 81, 500 clerks are Republicans, and
1S per cent are Democrats; 66 percent
OF the S.S0O clerks are known to be Re-
publicans and 5 per cent are Democrats;
As per cent of the 81, 100 clerks are Re-
publicans and Is per cent are Demo-
Gratis.
Ycu term the affair in the G. p. o. a
coincidence because all promotions be
cause Of efficiency were given to Demo-
Gratis and the ones denoted were Re-
publicans, yet in the office mentioned
above the failure to promote Democrats
under an efficiency system has become a
haelt-it seems the promotion of a
Democrat is an occasion SO seldom oc-
curing that We wonder not at news
papers parading On front page the fact
Of promotion Of thirty-nine Democrats
in one Office In six months. 1t is almost
unprecedented for one Democrat to be
promoted under the efficiency system. of
the Republicans in the executive depart
ments, hence We marvel not when your
paper places so prominently before its
readers such good news as appears in
your issue Of the 18th Of December, 1913
Another item: In one office in this
city all division chiefs are Republicans,
and in the same office the promotions
are made according to an efficiency re-
port prepared by committee composed
Of Republicans. Is this, too, a coinci-
dence?
The average pay Of the clerks of the
same office is 81 1851 per annum; of the
Democratic clerks, 1.e92 per annum, and
of the Republican clerks $1,is9 per an
mum.
During the last twenty-eight years the
Republicans received IS per cent of the
sl.40o, 20 per cent of the $l,6O0, IS per
cent Of the $780, and all Of the 5000
promotions.
In another office a Taft Republican
who contributed to the Taft campaign
is retained as chief clerk OF the de-
partnent II said department, not office;.
2 Your paper speaks Of Probability Of
an investigation i am sure It is need /.
ed. 1 an confident the result will be
TO show the hypocrisy of the Grand
Old Party in administering the civil
service rules yOx POPIrII +
December q, 1918.
The Washington times., 1913-12-29
Flags His Children,
Pining for Mother

PATCHOGUE, Long Island. Dec. o.
Confessing that he had beaten his two
young children, who were so crippled
they could scarcely stand, Carl Enline,
thirty-five years old. owner of a forty
acre tract, three miles from here, was
locked up in the Patchogue Jail on the
complaint of Mrs. Antoine Francis, his
sister-in-law. The children, Katherine,
three. and Charles, two, were placed in
Mrs. Francis care
Their frail bodies are striped with the
lashes OF a heavy trunk strap, and in
many cases the flesh is raw.
Enline's sole explanation for his act
is that the children constantly wan
dered into the fields, crying for their
mother, Mrs. Anna Enline, who ran
away two weeks ago, after she had
submitted every day for Il month to
similar treatment
The Washington times., 1913-12-29
COUCH love SLAVE
HAS DISAPPEARED
Adelaide Brance Boards Train
for Liberty, N. r., and Drops
Out of Sight.

MONTICELLO. n. T.. Dec. 2s-The
whereabouts Of Adelaide NJ. Brance,
love slave" was a much a mystery
to Monticello today as was her presence
before the sudden death of Melvin III.
Couch in her arms revealed their tragic
life story.
Railway people said a woman OF her
description boarded a train at Falls
burgh Station, buying a ticket for Lib
erty, N. Y. She did not alight there,
and 1t was presumed that she paid her
fare on the train to q point further
west.
Gossip here said Miss Brance would
spend g short time In a nearby town
and then go to Palmer, Iowa, to make
her home with her brother William.
The Washington times., 1913-12-29
Term NickeIs Defective.

PITTSBURG. Dec. 2a.-The "Buffalc
nickels' Of the last issue are defective
according to coin experts in a number
Of the Pittsburgh banks. The fault Is
on the buffalo side. where the "f'' OF
five" under the bison is partially oblit-
Grated. The stretch OF ground upon
which the beast is standing is Also a
little more expansive than it has been
on previous coins OF the same design.
II is probable that the die from which
the nickels were struck will be de-
stroyed, the bankers say.
The Washington times., 1913-12-29
Magnetic Currents
Chart Nearly Ready

The work OF ckarting the magnetic
currents of the seven seas has been al
most accomplished by the non-magnetic
Yacht Carnegie, of the Carnegie In
stitution of Washington.
This vessel. when docked at Brook
iyn December 19, had just returned
from a cruise that save the Carnegie
Institution record of 10000 miles in
its effort to chart magnetic currents of
the ocean.
The report of Prof. L. A. Bauer. di-
rector of the department OF terrestrial
magnetism, has been made public. The
yacnt Carnegie is without iron or steel.
except where metal is absolutely nec-
essary.
The Washington times., 1913-12-29
Shad Now Running
In Florida Waters

According to law, the shad season
opens here next Thursday. but accord
ing to the river men. the shad season
will not properly open until after Feb
ruary ].
The shad are now reported In Florida
waters and the first shad offered for
sale in Washington are usually taken
there. They are followed up the Allan
tic Coast and somewhere about the lat
ter part Of March or early In April they
enter the Chesapeake and by April 10
they are real Potomac shad.
The shad run" has been poor for the
last few years. owing to the placing of
nets at the mouth Of the river which
allow the fish no opportunity to pass.
Tine army engineers probably Will take
the matter under consideration this
spring and the nets may be forbidden.
The Washington times., 1913-12-29
Princess de Chimay in
Paris Courts Again

PARIS, Dec. -. - The matrimonial
troJbles OF Clara Ward. formerly the
Princess de Chim:.y, will soon be heard
again in the Paris courts.
She il now ;he wife OF an Italian
nance Riccardi. and is about to seek
20 have nullifod her marriage, because
she has just discovered that the Italian
law does not recognize her divorce.
This disclosure was made during a
caring in another suit now before the
Paris court, in which she seeks to have
legally reduced by one-fifth the rent of
a furnished apartment here, for which
she pays A,400 yearly.
The Washington times., 1913-12-29
Gold From Her Teeth
Buys Food for Family

PONTIAC. Mich. Dec. "a Pontiac
dentist tells this story. A woman.
whose name was not given out, In the
days of the prosperity attendant on "a
steady job" held by the head of the
house. came to him and had a good dea
of work done ON her teeth. number
OF gold Filings were made and the bill
paid.
The husband lost his place. A little
credit was obtained for the necessities
of life. but horror OF debt was strong
ip the household. There were little
mouths to be filed, though. and the
The Washington times., 1913-12-29
Miss Ida TarbeII's
Niece to Marry

EDDING RIDGE, Conn, Dec. 29.-An-
nouncement has been made of the en-
gagement of Esther Ida Tarbell, niece
of Miss Ida Tarbell, to James Aldrich.
teacher of mathematics and science in
the d. S. Sanford School for Boys here.
Only a short time ago four of Prof.
Sanford's six teachers announced their
engagements.
Miss TarbelI. who for some time acted
as secretary to her famous aunt. came
to the Sanford School as a kindergarten
teacher 4 short time afterward Prof.
Aldrich, Il NermOnter, was engaged as
q member OF the faculty.
The Washington times., 1913-12-29
Cave-DweIIers Found
By Washington Writer

Franz; Edward johnson. of the Ma
tional Geographic Magazine staff, OF
Washington. announced in Paris on
Saturday. nc had discovered nation
of cave-dwellers in southern Tunisia.
johnson sailed shortly afterward 70:
the United States.
Six years ago, johnson was nearly
killed in Tripoli He is returning from
his sixth trip to Tunisia and Tripoli.
johnson also reported the discovery
Of Roman ruins in Tunisia and long
stretches of Roman highway. He made
a special report on these highways and
Is bringing to America a large collec-
ton of photographs.
The Washington times., 1913-12-29
Trade With Russia
For Year, $53,OOO,OOO

The total value of this countrv's
trade with Russia last year was only
sSS.OcOOo. and the exports from Russia
TO the United States We're 9SO,IOo,OcO. al
though Russia's foreign trade totaled
s., 200, Uoo,6G. These figures are given
out by the Department of Commerce
as evidence that American business
men are overlooking the possibilities OF
the Russian market The Gepartmenr
has issued 26'-page book on conditions
In Russia for the benefit of Americans
interested in foreign trade.
The Washington times., 1913-12-29
Sailors To Hospital-

Six hundred members OF the crew of
the battleship Ohio were taken ashore
at Lewes, Del, on Sunday night and
confined to the Marine Hospital. where
they will remain fourteen days. The
Ohio is being fumigated, about $50
members of the crew remaining aboa rd
TO engage in this work. Smallpox broke
out among the crew during the return
from the Mediterranean.
The Washington times., 1913-12-29
Legislative News
Big Coal Production.

Coal production in 1913 took a 40.
ooO,OO0-ton jump above the figures for
1912. Edward w. Tarker, coal stats
ucian for the Geological Survey. says
there will be total production Of 575.
100000 tons at the end Of the present
year. The decrease in the production
OF fuel oil in the Middle West stirnu-
lated coal production
The Washington times., 1913-12-29
DR.. Mary Walker Too
Busy to Go on Stage

DR.. Mary +. Walker, who has worn
masculine attire for the last sixty
years is not going on the stage despite
fiattering theatrical offers.
81 am not going about the country
speaking because I haven't time" she
says Il have too many important
things on hand at this time. ] may go
on the stage later. because I think it
would be a good thing if several clean
thinking, weIl-balauced women would
lecture on subjects that would uplift the
world -
The Washington times., 1913-12-29
Maryland to Control
Agricultural College

Legislation making possible the fore
closures of mortgages on the Maryland
Agriculture College probably will be en-
acted at the coming session of the
Maryland Legislature. Maryland means
TO take over the control of the college.
The trustees recognize the value OF
enlarged equipment In order that the
college may avail itself of the 100000
annually paid to the college by the
Federal Government.
The Washington times., 1913-12-29
Three Arrested With
Outfit of Pirates

SAN FRANCISCO. Dec 2s.-LocaI de-
tectives today continued their investiga-
ton Of Charles King. Joseph Brown,
and H. G. Hanlon, arrested at Rich
mond. when dynamite. firearms with
silencers. and a clockwork bomb were
found in their sailboat- According to
the police. King was the leader. All
three were armed.
The Washington times., 1913-12-29
Double Murder Seen
By New York Police

NEW YORK, Dec. 29.-Working on
the theory that Katherine Jasinska
and D. Rogowski. found today shot
to death in an Avenue A apartment,
were victims of double murder, the
Marshall and James Dematteo. COL
lectors. Dematteo told the police that
he discovered the bodies OF the wom-
an and man, when he went to the
apartment to see Marshall.
The Washington times., 1913-12-29
To Open PostOfhces.

-Four new postoffce buildings will be
opened between January Is and 81, &C.
cording to advices received by Postmas-
ter General Burleson this afternoon
Johnston. New York; Mansfield. Ohio
Missouri.
Huron, s. d.. and Alameda, Cal. will
open new buildings in February.
The Washington times., 1913-12-29
CRITIC DARES FORD
TOREVEAL RECORDS
l. D. Smith Condemns Public
Printer for Political FaV-
oritism.
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duced salary, while his place was taken
by a Democrat. a constituent of Mt.
Graham. of Illinois, who never had
prepared a line of copy. and is still un-
der instruction. He does not even turn
in a record of the work ne does. Ask
Mr.. Ford if this is not true.
The same individual was brought into
the room as a ''timekeeper.' He dis
placed a man who received proof
readers pay, while he was given the
job at an increased rate, the rate of
calls that efficiency" l cali it rank
injustice, and an evasion of law.
An editorial chief was recuced, first
to copy preparer, and later
TO a proofreader's desk. He was
doubled up" with a Democrat who
had never read proof, and is not COM
petent to do so, as any honest man will
admit who sees his work When the
transfers were made last Tuesday the
good reader was sent to day work and
the incompetent was retained on night
work at a premium of 20 per cent ex-
ira
A Republican Denoted.
On the referees desk in the night
proof room a Republican was denoted
and the place given to a Democrat,
although the latter was without expert
ence. There were no charges against
the denoted man, and the Public Prin-
ter himself told the man so.
Not long ago the Public Printer
placed on the office rolls a man so
old that he could not get employment
in any office of the country. His su-
perannuation was SO great that he was
pensioned by the local Typographical
union He was made a ''copyhoider
at a salary of GO cents an hour! Does
that look like efficiency" and Is II
a just use Of Government money:
Would Mr.. Ford run his own shop on
that principle if ne had shop?
The Times is on, the right TRACK; olnl I
nope 1t will find room in Its columns
for this letter, just as 1t is. The writer
can swear TO the truth Of thIs, asntirm ana
il. Let us be specific and Mr.. Ford
will lose.
Id. SMITH.
The Washington times., 1913-12-29
Slated for Police Head.

Gen. Charles F. Humphrey, l.. 6. A..
retired, admitted that he has been under
consideration by the Mitchell admins
tration in New York, as possible
police commissioner, but this KNOWLEDGE
he said. came from private sources. The
general said he would give II careful
consideration II the appointment was
rendered him.
The Washington times., 1913-12-29
Mrs. Blake, Suffrage
Agitator, Very III

NEW YORK, Dec. 2s.-The condi-
ton Of Mrs. Lille Devereaux Blake,
seventy-eight, pioneer in the wom-
ans suffrage movement. was little
improved today. The aged suffra gist
is in a sanitarium at Tea Neck. N. J.,
suffering from breakdown induced
by q fall two weeks ago. Physicians
fear she cannot recover.
The Washington times., 1913-12-29

harassed mother cast about for some
help, too proud to ask for charity.
1t was then that she reappeared in
the dentists office and asked him to
extract the gold from her teeth and
buy it. that she might be able to buy
food and fuel for the weeks before
the better times promised 1.-The first
of the wear"
The Washington times., 1913-12-29
Telegraphic Briefs
DOMESTIC.

Columbia, :. C~AuGust BelmOnt,
Morgan Belmont, and C. oliver Iselin,
jr., were fined 500 each by the chief
game warden of South Carolina for
killing deer without a license on Mr..
Belmont's hunting preserve in Hamp-
ton county, s. c.
The Washington times., 1913-12-29
THREE CHILDREN
A ROBBER BAND

ABINGDON, Mass, Dec. 29.-
Three child burglars, one of
them a flaxen-haired girl Of
fourteen years named Thel-
ma Lace, dhis morning led
two police officials to a cache
in the woods where they had
buried the loot, taken from
twenty -one summer resi-
dences which have been
robbed during the last two
weeks. Sikerware, cameras,
telescopes, watches, porce-
lains and miscellaneous ar
ticles, valued at nearly
$1,000 were recovered by
the authorities, tie three
children making a full con-
fession. Suspicion devolyed
upon them through their re-
peated trips into the woods
with baskets which were
packed with heavy articles
covered with leaves.
The Washington times., 1913-12-29

sion CT the diet. which began Satur-
day afternoon, old not end until )
o'clock in the morning. Comparative
peace had been restored by that time,
and Deputy Nedakowitsrh was re-
elected president. lie was presiden.
of the last two diets.
The Washington times., 1913-12-29
FOREIGN.

BcIgrnde.-AnOther cabinet crisis il
imminent The war minister has re-
signed on account of refusal of the
cabinet to pass the war budget.
The Washington times., 1913-12-29

the great earthuuake vas comment
Grated by an imposing procession of
10 900 persons, who marched to the
cemetery to deposit flowers on the
graves of the thousands OF victims.
Houses were drapcd in mourning.
The Washington times., 1913-12-29
SpringheId, Mo.-Discoptinua OF

the telegraphic system OF railroad
communication by the ST. Louis and
San Francisco railroad, in the event
of the telegraphers' strike, was indi-
Gated by the dismissal of 400 Frisco
telegraphers and removal of telegraph
instruments at all points on the main
line.
The Washington times., 1913-12-29

by their mother as medicine caused
the deaths yesterday Of Harry and
Laura Pifer thirty-siX and thirty
eight years old, and OF two younger
children and the mother herself
The Washington times., 1913-12-29

San Francisco.-LOopinE the loop
six times at a height of $500 feet over
San Francisco bay, Lincoln Beachey
established another worlds aviation
record.
The Washington times., 1913-12-29
Cannes. France.-The people OF the

Cannes, France.-Fhe people of the
outlying districts are in a state OF
panic over what they believe to be
the temperance Of the phantom
bandits" who terroriZed the country
side for years by a series of murders
and outrages which long baffled the
authorities
The Washington times., 1913-12-29
GuayaauiI, Ecun,i0r-E"ur hundred

rebels under CARLOS Andrade and Ju-
lilo Thomas, crossed the northern from
tier Saturday. and government troops
under Gen. Rafael Arellauo attacked
them near San Gabriel. The rebels re-
tired.
The Washington times., 1913-12-29

Suits in English, Semi
English and American
Makes of Pure Wool I'm
ported and Domestic Fab
rics; sizes 81 to 4S regulars
and odds.
The Detroit times., 1913-10-23
A. d. NOBLE NAMED HEAD
OF UNVERSALISTS

A resolution condemning the action
of Mayor Marx in vetoing the dance
hall oniinance was unanimously
adopted by the Michigan Universalis'
state convention, in session In the
Church Of Our Father, Tuesday.
The following oficers were chosen
for the ensuing year: President. A.
ID. Noble: vics-president, the Rev.
r. C. Aldinger, Lansing; secretary,
the Rev. Willis A. Moore; treasurer.
w. L. Snyder; trustee. ]. B. Barlow.
Grand Rapids.
An important step by the conven-
ton was the organization OF a wo-
mans missionary society to afiliate
with the national missionary society
of the denomination. The following
were elected officers: President, Mrs.
James J. Grady. Detroit; vice-presi-
dents. Mrs. F. c. Aldinger, Lansing;
Mrs. willis A. Moore, Detroit; cor
secretary. Mrs. Roger +.
Hill, Detroit; recording secretary.
Mrs. 8. L. Holmes, Detroit; treasurer.
Miss Ida NJ. Stafford. Detroit.
The convention will meet IN Con-
cord, Mich, In 1914.
The Detroit times., 1913-10-23
FIRST PANKHURST
ADDRESS A FROST
Scant 5000 Attend New York
Mass Meeting in Madison
Square Garden

NEW YORK, Oct. 23.--Athough 10
cal suffrage leaders were today ad
mittedly disappointed at the small
crowd which turned out to hear the
first speech delivered by Mrs. Emme
line Pankhurst they declared that
the militant suffrage leader would
appear here again Nov. "a. The New
York -suffragists rented Madfson-sQ
garden. expecting 10000 persons to
hear Mrs. -Pankhurst. but scant
5000 was on hand when the speaker
appeared.
Mrs. Pankhurst was given close
attention, but during the speech OF
Charles Edward Russell, introducing
ths militant leader. there was . rush
from the galleries to the unoccupied
seats on the lower floor. Scores came
gathering down the aisles and Rus
sell was seriously interrupted.
Most of the crowd was In the 90
cent seats In the upper gallery be
fore the meeting began. There were
but few persons on the lower moor
and this led to the rush for better
seats. A large part Ut the crowd was
composed OF women.
II was evident that the crowd came
to see Mrs. Pankhurst. as much az
to hear her. Many had opera glasses
and some used field glasses which
they trained on the militant leader
when she rose to speak. Mrs. Pank
bursts voice filed the vast audi
forum and she had no difiiculty In
making every one hear.
The Detroit times., 1913-10-23
ARREST o. HUSBAND
REGULAR DIVERSION
Mrs. Siska Makes Frequent Conn.,
plants, Then Doesn't Prose
cute-COurt Calls Halt

Angry for no other reason appar-
emily than that her husband had
agreed TO pay the support, she asked
OF him after having him arrested.
Mrs. Joseph Siska. went stamping
out of Judge Lacy's court. Tuesday.
in a hum. declaring that she wouldn't
take the money.
Mrs. Siska, according TO the court.
has a mania for having her husband
arrested on a non-support charge and
then not appearing against him. She
had done this several times before,
and when week ago she repeated
her action. Judge Lacy put the case
over. and had her brought in by an
officer.
How much do you want him ia
pay you week." the court asked
Mrs Siska.
well. your honor. think he
ought to give me s. week" she
answered.
After some parleying, Siska agreed
to do this. provided he were allowed
to pay II through the court. Then
II was that the wife declared angrily
that she ought to have had more, and
started to leave. saying she would
not accept the money. The court
however, had her called back and
made her agree to take II. The
charge against Siska was dismissed
Edward Daley, sent to jail, Tues
day. for not supporting his wife, who
formerly was servant In hi'
mothers home. later In the day fur
nished a bond Of $500 to guarantee
that hereafter he would pay her u
n week and was released.
The Detroit times., 1913-10-23
NEGRO Held AS
STUDENTS SLAYER
Joliet Police Believe They Have
Man Who Killed Chicago
Young Woman

JOLIET. ILL.,. Oct. 22.--Willian
Seward Cox. . copper-colored Negro.
who has been sought by the Chicago
police for two weeks. as suspect In
the staying of Miss Ida Lssgson, art
institute student. WAS arrested, today.
by Police Captain McCraney In the
railroad yards at the outskirts OF
Joliet.
Don't arrest me. didn't kill any
body" Cox exclaimed TO the police
captain. according to the latter. be.
fore he was told why he had been
taken into custody.
McCraney questioned Cox for an
hour and said that the Negro admit
ted leaving Chicago three weeks ago,
at about the time the sirls half-nude
The Detroit times., 1913-10-23
UNITY EMPLOYEES
GET MORE MONEY
n9ned 70 Increase Salaries Of
Al 81. 900 CIsrks to
<ssIs $1,000

o1on1e suhmjtted by the different
01v O4cerS to the supervisors In
DDooeot session will contain In
DnD ~ the Recommendation that
I'D l5e13s b given IN increase to
~ Thts move was declared by
boodg Of al departments to be
lnblo DOR the Dstterment Of the
- ond e has received the In.
one Of the board OF auditors.
0oeog 0utman says the board
9ogsod With the different onlcers
|n1le they were considering what
Qo1gltjons to make, to Impress upon
- H. neeessity of holding down
Doneee st this time when there are
LIZ maAy extra calls on the county
rDQpogy,
~ results Of the conferences
\ |oNo ben very gratifying, he says,
! = tAat the cflcials in most cases lent
~ ready cooperation In cutting ex.
G0ooos Ia al bat two cases, he told
IA WQye and means committee of the
EorvlDOfu, gd0Anite agreement as
y ~ - amount to be asked for was
These with whom they failed "a
GO ~ terms are Prosecutor Shep
'1e9o, ,Nhoeo. aseistapts were. given
'eelqry a4vnncee hy the legislature
v4jq4 a. auditors refuse to tndorse
- ypdDe Lacy, OF the domestic re-
9tjcQe court who wants some add,
Mccall l6ve6tigstors and larger boosts
< sslas3se than the auditors viii
n 2teoe questions will have to be
S11t NJ te@orp the ways and means
The Detroit times., 1913-10-23
TAKE WHITE FISH
SPAWN FROM RIVER

The Michigan game and hsh de-
partment today began Its annual work
of taking white fish spawn from the
Detroit river. Forty men. Including
several federal experts, began the
task ut points near Belle Isle and
Grassy Island, this morning. The big
gasoline tug "Cleo" IL being used In
the work. Deputy Game Warden d.
r. Jones and James Hunter are super
the work.
It 10 expected that s0,000.000 eggs
will be taken from female flsh during
the next three weeks. The eggs will
be placed in the government hatchery
after the eggs are taken, the fish will
be sold by the state to defray a por-
ton of the expense OF the work.