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The Colorado statesman., 1913-01-11
HOW TO AVOID BEING A BORE
Carefully Shun the Four O's-Oisease,
Descendants, Domestlcs and Dress
Mrs. Wickersham.

Washington bellies and beaux are
nracticing Mrs. George w. Wicker
sham's rules for avoiding conversa-
tional reefs upon which the social bore
Is wrecked. Mrs. Wickersham is the
wife of the attorney general of the
United States and she is one of the
most diverting women in official soci-
ETY.
You'll never be a bore" says Mrs.
Wickersham, IF you carefully avoid
the four D's-disease, descendants. do
mestics and dress. The first does away
with organ recitals.' The second
eliminates the baby, no matter how
cute he is, and ones forbears, no mat
ter how distinguished they were. The
third removes Bridget and all her
works. The fourth puts the dessmak-
er and the tailor man out of the run
ming"
Mrs. Wickersham's little "conver
sational code" was propounded at a re-
cent White House dinner, and every.
body nowadays is dropping DIS.
The Colorado statesman., 1913-01-11
s25O,OOO ASKED
FOR COMMISSION
PRESIDENT WANTS CONGRESS TO
FURTHER INVESTIGATION
FOR ECONOMY.
POINTS TO GOOD WORK
SAYS IF RECOMMENDATIONS ARE
FOLLOWED, GREAT SAVING
WILL RESULT.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Washington.-Cong was asked
to appropriate $250,OOO for continuing
the investigation of the commission on
economy and efficiency into the exec
utive departments of the government
in a special message by President
Taft.
The President points out that there
is no greater service that can be rem
dered to the country than that of con-
tinuance of the work of the commi-
sion until some form of organization is
provided for continuously doing this
kind OF work under the executive"
The President expresses the opin-
ion that the technique and procedure
of every branch and office of the gov
ernment should be submitted to the
same painstaking examination as that
given those on which reports have
been made. To do this, however,
President Taft says that ample funds
must be provided and he asks that
Congress make the S250,000 appropri-
alton by March 4th for the incoming
President
''In my opinion" says the President,
this is not matter in which the
Congress should assume that public
money will be unwisely spent. At a
total cost of about s230,0OO during the
twenty-one months covered by the
work of the commission, facts have
been developed and recommendations
have been made that if followed up
will result in saving of millions of dol
lars each year"
The report of the commission con-
tains description of 10 subjects, the
result of twenty-one months of work
The changes recommended by the COM
mission carry definite estimates of a
yearly saving of several millions of
uollars.
The Colorado statesman., 1913-01-11
GOT A FREE RIDE-NOT HOME
soclty Woman Arrested for Refusing
to Pay Cab Hire Lands at Po-
lice Station.

A young woman, said to be a social
favorite, had the novel experience
few nights ago of riding in a patrol
wagon and being cared for by a ply
sician at a police station following
her arrest for refusing to pay for tax
icab hire. She was detained in charge
of a police matron for several hours,
and was released when her husband
called and deposited ten dollars col
lateral for, her appearance in the po-
lice court.
She told the police her name was
Mrs. Caroline Smith and named a
Pennsylvania avenue hotel as her res
idence The police learned, however,
that Smith was not her name and that
she does not live at the hotel in ques-
ton
The chauffeur said she had refused
to pay for the hire of the machine,
which amounted to about ten dollars.
The charge of refusing to pay cab
hire was placed opposite her name.
During the conversation with the
police. it is stated, Mrs. Smith" said
she had dined at cafe with friend
of the family, and said she later be-
came i'll. She did not have ten dollars
with her and it was therefore neces-
sary for her to remain in custody un-
til her husband called and deposited
that sum.
The Colorado statesman., 1913-01-11
Woman's Power at Washington
Shown in Many Ways

Only those who have given the sub
ject close consideration and have been
familiar with it personally can have
even remote idea of the power Of
the women connected with presi'
Dental administration, meaning the
wives of the president, vice-president
and the cabinet officers. This power
OF the women first began to be
marked in President Andrew Jack
sons time and it has continued al.
most unabated up to the present hour.
1t Is an unseen power. 1t is not pro-
claimed from the house tops. 1t con-
tributed, according to the best au-
thorities, to the downfall of Benia-
min Harrison's administration.
1t takes some time for the wives of
the cabinet officers to reach a fair
footing with the wives of the presi-
dent and vice-presidert and among
themselves. They come from differ
ent sections of the country and must
accustom themselves to a vastly diff
ferent environment, the official life OF
| Washington. In thousand little
ways and in as many big ways they
can make or mar, help or hurt, hasten
or retard the policy of presidents
administration. They raised old hob
in Jacksons time by attempting to
boycott the wife of cabinet officer
Mrs. Eaton; but Old Hickory, though
not ladies' man himself, stood vail
antly and gallantly beside Mr.. and
Mrs. Eaton and declared that the
wives of his other cabinet officers
! shouldn't rule his administration
No, not by the Eternal" Jackson's
! favorite phrase in negativing
proposition.
The Colorado statesman., 1913-01-11
Taking the Oceans
Temperature

Among the records of the hydro
graphic office in Washington are
some FIVE and one-half millions of
memoranda of the temperature of sea
water in all parts of the world and at
all seasons. They have been noted
and sent in by mariners for the last
60 years. Twice as many such notes
are stored in Hamburg, besides
millions elsewhere. The tabulation of
them, supplemented by observations
of a more scientific sort upon tenn
peratures at various depths, have
been of decided value to navigation
as we'll as of theoretic interest
The comparative warmth, as well as
the onward flow of the Gulf stream.
was noted by some of the earliest voy-
ayers to this side Of the Atlantic; and
the restless curiosity of Benjamin
Franklin led him to make as careful
observations upon it on his trips to
The Colorado statesman., 1913-01-11
Coal Supply to Last
Thousands of Years.

The known coal fields of the United
States embrace a total area, according
to the United States geological survey,
about $4,000 square miles, to which
may be added something more than
16O, 900 square miles of which little is
known, but which may contain work
able coal, and about $4,000 square
miles where the coal lies under heavy
cover, and is not considered available
under present conditions.
The supply of coal before mining
began is estimated to have been
3,O76,2O4, 100000 short tons, of which
1922, ,979, 100000 tons were believed to
be easily accessible and 1,153, ,225 ,000,
600 short tons to be either so deep OF
the beds SO thin that they are ac.
cessible only with diff iculty. Classi
fed according to the character of the
coal, the original supply consisted OF
q, ,OO0, 100000 short tons of anthra
cite, 1861, ,457 100000 tons of btu.
minous coal, 65O,157, 100000 tons OF
subbituminous coal and 743, $50, 100000
tons of Ignite, the supply Of btu.
minous coal being somewhat more
than that of all other grades COM
bined
The total production of coal to the
close of 1911 has amounted to 2.270.-
798.7S short tons of anthracite and g..
46S, S,773, $50 tons of 1ituminous coal, or
an aggregate of $3.50 .572,427 tons
This total production to the close Of
1911 represents, including the waste
of coal mining, an exhaustion of the
beds equal to 14,1S1, $50 900 short tons,
or something less than 0.5 per cent. Of
the original supply. In other words,
the quantity of coal still remaining to
be mined amounts to 1862, ,022. .020,0
short tons, or a little more than 99.5
per cent. of the original supply. The
annual rate of exhaustion at the pres
ent time as represented by the produc.
tion in 1910 and 1911 is OPS per cent.
of the supply The quantity of coal
still in the ground at the close of 1910
was 5000 times the production of that
year. or, estimating half ton of coal
lost for every ton recovered. the sup
uly is equivalent to 1000 times the
present annual rate of exhaustion.
The Colorado statesman., 1913-01-11
OPERATED At LOSS
Postal Savings Institution Is Not
Paying Expenses.
Uncle Sans Banking System Not Self
Supporting and Federal Appropria-
tlon May Be Necessary-claimed
American System Simplified.

Washington.-The postal savings
system of the government is not pay
ing expenses. After something more
than a year of operation, this govern
ment venture gives indication of need
ing a Federal appropriation to make
1t come out even. Its hope of inde-
pendence lies in the future. Theodore
L. Weed, director of the postal savings
system. thinks the system will be self
supporting when the deposits aggre-
gate s100,000,000. The deposits now
aggregate close to 2S.OO0.00o.
One of the important questions
about the Inauguration of any new
government service, especially one
which is more or less paternalistic in
nature, Is whether it is likely to be-
come burden upon the federal treas
ury.
The attempt of the responsible Off
cials, like Mr.. Weed, has undoubtedly
been to establish postal savings sys.
tenn WHICH may be conducted with rea
Bonable economy. 1t is claimed for
instance, that the American system
has been greatly simplified by the
elimination of pass books.
However economically the system
may be conducted. it is not difficult to
perceive the certainty of a deficit, al
least for the immediate future. The
entire income of the postoffice depart
ment from the postal savings system
IS derived from the 21s per cent. inter
The Colorado statesman., 1913-01-11

est paid by the banks upon deposits
of funds. OF all the funds deposited
with the postoffice department So per
cent is turned over to the banks; 5
per cent is kept as working balance.
The government pays individual de-
positors per cent. interest. The net
income of the department is thus a
little less than one-half of l per cent.
of the total deposits. Upon the pres
ent aggregate deposits of S2S,000,000.
therefore, the governments net in
come is less than $4,000.
This net income is doubtless more
than consumed by the clerical force
employed in this city. The average
salaries of government clerks is in ex-
cess of $1,000 a year, and 1t is safe
to say that the salaries paid to Wash
ington employees in the postal saw
ings system are upwards of 100000
in the aggregate, which, in itself, Gre
ates an APPARENT deficit of a little more
than $4,000 year. Probably other
charges ought in fairness to be made
against the postal savings system.
Great expense is involved in producing
the necessary stamps and certificates.
That the postal savings system has
met a public need there can be no
question. The deposits continue to
grow at the rate of to per cent. a
month, at which rate it will not be
many years before the aggregate on
deposit will exceed 100000 00O-the
figure at which the system is supposed
to become selfsupporting. The his
tory of such government enterprises,
however, is that the expense increases
unexpectedly, and it is open to ques-
tion whether, upon the present in
come, the postal savings system can
ever become self-supporting.
The Colorado statesman., 1913-01-11
HISTORIC CHAIRS IN MUSEUM
Exhibit of Early American Furniture
Lent by DR.. Allan Hamilton
of New York.

Among the historical collections OF
furniture there are in the National
Museum four old chairs which have
been lent by Dr. Allan McLane Hamil-
ton, of New York, grandson OF Alex
ander Hamilton. They are early
American chairs, and are of especial
interest on account of their peculiar
antique style and their history. They
were owned during the war of the
Revolution by Maj. Gen. Philip Schuy'
Ter, of the Continental army, who be.
queathed them to his daughter
Elizabeth, the wife of Alexander
Hamilton.
Two of the chairs are of dark wood,
like cherry, built simply on the slen'
der and graceful lines of the Revolu-
.tionary period, and upholstered in a
red figured tapestry which is thought
to be of a more recent date than the
chairs themselves. Both are alike
being lightweight armchairs with
rather wide seats
The other two, which were the
property of Hamilton himself. are a
little larger, but identical in appear.
ance, and are of carved walnut, and
of fairly solid construction, with up
holstered backs and seats, and odd
pin-cushion-like pads on the horizon.
tai part of each arm, all being cover
ed with gray-figured cloth.
AS to the exact age of these relics
it is hardly possible to judge, but they
must be in the neighborhood of 15C
or 175 years old, although they are
still in very good condition, and would
do credit to any colonial drawing
room. They are now on display in a
separate case in the hall of history
of the old building of the National
Museum.
The Colorado statesman., 1913-01-11
Has Sense of humor.

President-elect Woodrow Wilson
has a sense of humor; at least, it is
said that he is devoted to limericks,
and that is supposed to indicate a
high sense of humor. He cannot be
called a bowling beauty, and this
must be SO, for he recognized it him
self. and here is limerick which
he wrote himself:
"As beauty l am not a STAR.
There are others more handsome by
far.
But my face, l don't mind it,
For l am behind it.
The people in front get the jar"
The Colorado statesman., 1913-01-11
coIorado's Death List.

Denver.-Three is the death toll OF
Colorado's cold snap. The victims are:
Mrs. Mary Digney, aged 10, found fro
zen to death in bed at her home in
Georgetown. George Rule, a farme.
south of Pueblo, found frozen to death
under railroad trestle from which he
had fallen, breaking both legs. Dan
iel Dorsey, aged So miner, died at
Denver county hospital of exposure.
The Colorado statesman., 1913-01-11
Hundreds Flee From ohio Flood.

Pittshurg, Pa.-Portions of western
pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia
are facing q serious flood situation
owing to steady and rapid rise of the
various rivers and small streams. A
wide area of lowlands is under water.
Hundreds cf persons have been driven
from their homes, many buildings are
partly flooded, number of transpor
tation companies are crippled and sew.
eral thousand men employed in indus
tries in the flood zone have been
thrown out of work.
The Colorado statesman., 1913-01-11
Government Printing Office
Issues Bio "Check List"

What is declared by literary experts
to be one of the most remarkable
documents ever published by the gov.
ernment has just been issued by the
government printing office. The pub
iication, known as the Check List.
records every publication of the gov
ernment from it's foundation down to
and including 1909. The work is 8
voluminous document and contains
more than 1900 pages.
Approximately fifteen years were
REQUIRED in its preparation. The worh
was done by Miss Mary A. Hartwell
an assistant to August Donath. super
intendent of documents.
The Check List" will be placed ir
every important library in the Unitee
States
The Colorado statesman., 1913-01-11

Importance in the
domestic life of
t h e presidential
household through
the provision at
the White House
at Washington of
what is, to all in
tents and pur-
po 8 e s, a n e W
room. This apart
ment, which has
been added to the
private suite on
the second floor
of the historic
mansion, is the
The Colorado statesman., 1913-01-11
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The Colorado statesman., 1913-01-11

Coustantinople.-Sir Edward Grey,
the British foreign minister, has sub
mitted to the powers a proposal pre-
serving Adrianople to Turkey, accord
ing to a statement made here. The re-
tention of the city will be subject to
the dismantling of the Notifications
and sundry economic restrictions. 1t
is understood that the proposal stands
a good chance of acceptance.
The Colorado statesman., 1913-01-11
Appoint "Reformp Marshal.

Cheyenne, wow. j. McClements,
who was appointed city marshal by
Mayor Dan w. Gill, his appointment
being the first official act in a "re-
form" administration, will not assume
office until February 4, when the term
of the present marshal expires.
The Colorado statesman., 1913-01-11
Boy. 10. Marrles stepmother. 22.

Roswell, n. M.-The formality # the
written consent of a special guardian
had to be resorted to before county
officials would license Hedrick Arm
strong, 19 years old, to wed Mrs. Mar
tina Margaret Armstrong, his step
mother, % years old. The husband.
father has been dead about si1
months.
The Colorado statesman., 1913-01-11
Gets Bio leoacv

1t has been announced that the
American university of this city is
to receive from the late Rev DIR. Da-
vid H. Carroll, Of Baltimore. Md, a
legacy of 100000.
The Colorado statesman., 1913-01-11
Miner is Killed in slide.

Delta-Entombed in a slide of coal
at the Bowie mine several miles north
of here, Daniel Maloy, thirty-four, was
instantly killed.
The Colorado statesman., 1913-01-11
Pioneer Woman Frozen to Death.

Georgetown.-Mr Mary Digney, 10,
a resident of Georgetown for nearly
forty years, was found dead in her
home in the east part of town.
The Colorado statesman., 1913-01-11
WITHpRAWs FROM ADRIATIc.
Sir Edward Grey Has Asked That
Adrianople Remain Turkish.

London.-The Servian government
has decided to Withdraw from the
Adriatic Sea. This action is regarded
in all quarters as a notable step in the
direction of peace.
The Colorado statesman., 1913-01-11
MOST INTIMATE ROOM
SOME INTERESTING FEATURES
OF PRESIDENTIAL DEN.
Apartment Which Has Been Added to
Private Suite on the Second Floor
of White House May Be Called
Most Characteristic.

During the past decade new factor
has appeared and gradually grown to
Arizona republican., 1913-09-01

cheap cloth which the suits made burns much more readily than the ordinary clothing of child.
 don't know exactly why, but it isn't necessary to know why. The danger is that is real. as the records this office show Twelve poor little children romping in cowboy suits, have been burned to death in Brooklyn since last April"
Arizona republican., 1913-09-01
Mexican ConpIfcations

There be a beginning somewhere in every undertaking and, well, in the restoration of order in Mexico The natural beginning chosen by the the Mexican federal government But what if the negotiations the basis which they have been proceeding should be successful? If Huerta should all the proposals submitted by the United States what might be expected of the heads of the various revolutionary movements?
 Huerta, but of federal government. Car does propose independence, but the over throw of Huerta. Elsewhere Mexico, the leaders have other purposes and ambitions. They would probably be fighting each other if it essary get Huerta of way
 Assurance been given that he will be a candidate the presidency; that he cannot be under the Mexican constitution. But Felix Diaz has announced candidacy. and, elected. he would objectionable the revolutionary leaders Huerta. Personally he would be jectonabIe United States he equal partner in the crime which made impossi- ble country to recognize the Huerta gov ernment
 It stated that the elections could be held with Huerta a candidate and in control of whatever election machinery there may be ico. It would be easier to hold the elections Diaz were a candidate with Huerta still in charge of the machinery.
 Our neighbor's affairs be settled.
Arizona republican., 1913-09-01
The Pitcher
By HOWARD L. RAIN

The pitcher is a high-saIaried contortionist who Is usually padded with self esteem and S1 bills
 He earns living by posing the human wind lass and striking out somebody with the bases full. Every successful pitcher has d Wind-up that resembles q rat terrier with the duplex vertigo. It takes some pitchers long up that the batter becomes dizzy and cant hit anything but the intervening atmosphere a pitch Some pitchers rely upon headwork, while others put their trust in a spring of perennial night blooming hope. This latter class usually fade away about the third inning back into he brush league, where there is plenty company
 The most discOuragfng a pitchers career is to have somebody couldn't hit the with wild pitch the score. There are times when the pitcher becomes light headed and can't tell the plate from swinging target
 This is the why many batters carry around deep perpendicular dents in their port side. According to the government reports, the head of pitcher who leads the league will say only per ivory while the cranum of a tWirlcr who throws three curves in sion is the nearest approach elephant tusk this side of the African jungle. Every pitcher has a collection of which he let's go of with a pIantive and sepulchral grunt The deceptive the spit ball, which few hard pine splinters phy sque. Next this is the fade-away. which staggers up the plate in trance and whistles the crossing. Between innings the pitcher articles for the magazines and conveys the idea that the umpire is Iow-browed with a dcep-eyed criminal record. In the he indulgcs light occupation like uttering vaudeville sketches or driving a dray the meanwhile dressing like butterfly of fashion