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hardly do anything of a formal nature
until the beginning of the official season. :"
Mr.. and Mrs. Redfield have two chill
dren. Their daughter. Mrs. Charles R.
Drury. resides in Montreal, Canada. and
has small son, a year old, named for
the Secretary. Mrs. Redfield regrets ex-
tremely that Mrs. Drury, who was in
Washington earlier in the season with
her father, cannot remain here perma-
nently. The son Of the family, Humphrey
Fuller Redfield, Is in his freshman year
at Amherst College.
Mrs. Redfield has always been an adj
herent of the Episcopal faith. but as yet
she has not determined whether she will
connect herself with historic old st.
Johns or some other of the less famous
churches of the city. 1t is more than
likely, however, that whenever possible
the Secretary and his wife will go to st.
Paul's Episcopal Church of Alexandra.
Va, for Sunday service. since members
of his family have been identified with
that church for more than a century. The
post of senior warden has been success
lively filled by three generations Of his
family.
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Right Color, Anyway.

There is a very polite child at the
place where the Chief Justice of the
United States Supreme Court spends his
summers. She has always taken great
pride in addressing him as he passes in
his comfortable. old-fashioned carriage. A
passerby was amused to hear her say as
the youngster bowed low to the distin-
yufshed visitor, Good morning, Judge
WHITE and then turn hesitatingly in the
direction of the old darby driver who
had also acknowledged the salute, and
say, Good morning, Judge Black
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eleventh hour without provis ons for
office room. salary or assistance. OF
course, all of the necessary adjuncts vii.
he provided for In short order.
The new Secretary of LabB is a
Scotchman, and so is his wife. b } h came
from Scotland when children ane both or
their families settled In Arrot, Pa,
where the young people later met ana
Miss Agnes Hart Williamson Their
family consisted of eleven chi eren, OF
whom nine are living.
Miss Agnes Wflson. who has been her
fathers secretary since she was fifteen,
Is a twin and she II is who will 10 most
of tbs social honors of the fanIiy Tor
the next four years. in view OF he fact
that. her rnotaer.ls sone"na. Oh an IN
raiysis a short time ago. from Which she
has not entirely recovered
Three. Of the secretary's children are
married and the o rest are Rloss TLn thea'
r. is not unlikely that she may elect to
remain there for a timeN to avoid dis
turhine their school w < by Change
70 strange city ;s snd sysif c,s,er and
Quaint. Her frank cordially and SIN
Certify win ready response fro n every
one She has accompanied her rather TO
washington for the sessions OF congress
and has a profound knowledge Of the
most complicated of the labor problems.
Tboueh only in her early tive nies. she
hoe fiIied the responsible position OF clerk
~ the congressional committee On labor.
As a token of appreciation OF her work
far the American Federation OF Labor
they recently presented Miss w Ison with
a beautiful gold watch.
When questioned about her work. she
said:
..Do YOU know, I am actually disap-
pointed at having to give up tie kind OF
work I have been doing to help father.
have been at his side constantly end have
hecome 40 interested that feel ost over
the idea Of abandoning it. for o, course
could not think Of keeping thu position
now.
what are my accomplishments? Bless
vou I haven't any. have had DO many
real things to do to acquire ilnythine
ornamental. We are pain pc o,le. Goa
miners, labor people. not socie:s people
and there were eleven OF US / love
music. but I neither play nor sing.
revel in grand opera and reid during
every bit of time 1 can spare What
hooks do I like? Oh, the classics. OF
course"
The wilson's will probably remain at
hotel. at least until the end OF the short
session of Congress, and in the TALL vii
establish themselves in a hous. if Mrs
Wilson decides to join them.
This new life is all SO diffe. 'ent IRON
pect there will be great deal L Will nave
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tor Shafroth-or heard him talk-the or
gin of this term Of affection is at once
made plain. Whether in conversation
or on the stump. his voice has the breezy
boundlessness of his western plains. 1t
is the below of the bulls Of Bashan.
The voice of King Boriabungalaboo:
His sigh was a hullabalool
And his whisper a horrible yell!
A horrible. horrible yell!
Senator Shafroth has held every ONCE
in the gift of the Colorado people, at
torney general, governor, representative
to Congressman now United States sem
ator.
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Left His Mark.

Though a mem
Der Of the Senate
for only a little
m or e than two
months. Senator
Perky Of Idaho in
troduced a useful
reform in the print
ing Of documents
for use by the Sem
ate. Fresh from
the bench. he gave
exceptionally close
attention to the
testimony taken
in the impeach-
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Whispering John. +"

John Shafroth.
recently elected to
the United States
Senate from Colo
RADIO. is popularity
Known among the
people of the Cen
tennial state as
whispering John"
a t e r m u S e d
wholly in an at
fectionate way by
the senator-elects
army Of friends.
To one who has
talked with Sena-
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C@mtury-Old Fire Engine
Failed to Save Village

~ a century ago. but that it was Sec
ond-hand even then. j. G. Merry
weather of the British firm of fire
engine builders writes to the papers
that he has been looking back in their
records and finds that the now famous
Swaveseys fire engine, which original
ly was built for the British fire office,
was sold to the Cambridges town
ship second hand. September 19. 1877,
for s505
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Senator Fletcher
Of Florida can an
swer that famed
question of Romeo
What's in q name?
When he started
from Florida for
the opening of
Congress last De-
cember he tele-
phoned to the
railway 8 t a t ion,
some miles from
the country place
where he was stop
ping, asking the
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Special Correspondence of The Star
LONDON, March 2n, 1913.
A Z various London music halls
~ comedian has been making au-
diences scream of late with
ouite original sketch called, lie VII
lage Fire Brigade" Needless to say
the brigade therin depicted IL hlShiy
inefficient, but what makes audiences
laugh hardest is the fire engine AROUND
which most of the action cesters. All
antediluvian contraption whose work
ines the two members of the frisade
understand only dimly and in the IN
ner parts Of which hens are iept.
1T all has been taken as gorgeous
,o,,. "friohtfully exaggerated, or
oourse don't YOU know" for nobody
believed that. even in the most bshind-
the-times of English villages 3uch an
anolopy for a fire engine wbuid De
federated Not until night beftr's last'
that ia when half of the Cambridge
shire town of Swavesey went up In
sr,ota because the only fire engine the
nIace boasted was a practically use
less old curiosity that was acquired In
the year 1927.
1,wenty-fiye houses were burned 70 the
oronnd and seventy persons out ,f the
e;oht hundred or SO in the town We're ieit
bnmalass One family lost the savings
of a lifetime, there were sever - mar
row escapes from death ana out OIL
~ contents of the whole OF IL cot
tasos not hundred dollars 18th or
goods was saved from destruction
70 begin with the vintage ol-1S27
sra engine was late in arriving on the
soene and when it got there it proved
practically useless. The village, 1T
seems has no fire brigade, the engine
heing kept in a shed in charge or a
Gardener who when he receives the
alarm. which must be by wori Of
mouth. relies on volunteers to IT, r, out
and do their best. The engine. which
hsor. on it's side in faded gold letters
The 1epend "Swavesey Subscription En-
g;ne 1927" is worked by hand. At
tacbed tn it are three or four lengths
of old leathern hose through which
sixteen stalwarts. with the scaool-
master at their head. tried to pump
,atsr with Indifferent success. Mean
,,,h;ta the battered old manual" was
.aryet for the anathemas of the peo-
n,e who blamed it as the author OF
their rnisfortunes, and little wa:t done
- cbeck the "devouring elemen. un-
ri the arrival of the fire brigade rom
e. Ives. followed by steamer and an
other manual engine from Hunting
don.
swayeseya frs engine purchased near
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and at Kokomo it became necessary ~
establish the seat of justice In the oar
room Of the only hotel, while the prison
ers were locked in the stable loft On
one occasion when Mr.. Thomas was hold
ing court in that town disturbance was
caused by wild whoop from one OF the
customers of the bar.
who's making that noise?" asked
Judge Thomas.
The question had been addressed to the
sheriff, but in his stead the creator OF
the trouble responded.
Its me-Old Hoss-that's who!" he
said with bravado.
'Sheriff. take the Old Hoss and lock
him up in the stable" directed the
Judge. proceeding quietly with business
as the sheriff disappeared to execute the
courts order.
l.. A. Townsend. representative from
New Jersey. and the author of "Chimmie
Fadden," always carries dollar watch
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Around the baby Department of La Dor
and its chief a great deal of interest
centers, the department, itself unique,
having been ushered into existence by
Mr.. Taft's signature virtually at the
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1ngton, as her mother and two sisters,
Miss Adelaide Worth Bagley and Miss
Ethel Worth Bagley, reside In Washing
ton. Secretary and Mrs. Daniels have
proud. IF have a hobby in the world .
said their mother. lit fs my boys:
Josephus. jr.. the eldest. now In col
lege, Is in fine for an editorshlp on his
fathers paper. Worth Bag1ey. the tmr-
teen-year-old. aspires to be surgeon.
while Jonathan Worth. about twelve, Is
the playwright and literary man Of the
family. The other and youngest or this
lively quartet is too busy, just being an
all-around jolly boy, to have any plans
for his future.
Mrs. Daniels will entertain in the real
southern style. and is busy searching Tor
a house of sufficient dimensions and APP
propriate location to make the removal
Of her colonial furniture and her southern
servants less than an ordeal.
or the new cabinet women, Mrs. Al
bert Sidney Burleson is the least OF
stranger to the capital. For twelve years
husband, who was chosen to be Postmas-
ter General by President Wilson, Mrs
Burleson has spent her time almost en-
tirely in Washington.
Of DIR. Joseph Steiner, a surgeon OF note
who served in the Mexican war and also
in the northern army during the civil
war. He moved to Texas. where he set
was of distinguished Swiss origin. His
ancestors settled in Maryland more than
200 years ago. His great-grandfatner
was the first Lutheran minister to To-
cate in the state.
Upon her mothers side Mrs. Burleson
is also a Marylander. and through both
branches she Is related to many or the
Oldest and most prominent families OF
the state, among whom are the Schleys
and Mayos.
Postmaster General and AIRS. Burleson
boya tbree daupfters the eldest OF whom.
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- Live the Kingy' N the
spirit which has Prevailed
since the 4th Of March.
The old court has disband-
ed and departed and the court or the new
resident has stepped into its place. The
republican party, after sixteen years OF
supremacy, has bowed its head in defeat.
furled it's standards and stepped down
into oblivion, while the banners of democ-
racy are flying to the breezes In every
quarter.
The new President has ushered In a new
order of living and his cabinet follows his
lead
Mrs Wilson, the first lady OF the land
quietly assumed her place at the helm of
me social ship of state and without any
demonstration or blare OF trumpets q new
social regime is launched upon its course
Home interests are paramount. For the
present. at least, simple. quiet entertain
ing is the order of the hour. Even Precee
dence. the autecrat of Washington Is
gently given a side seat and Washington
rubs its eyes to behold itself In place of
the ever waxing brilliance of the past
with its constant Whirl of social events
going TO bed when the sage says 1t
should. going to church on Sunday with
the ban on work and elaborate entertain
Ing and withal going back to revival
rest, and with general sort of under
standing that wines and liquors Will not
be considered an essential part Of hos
pitality.
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WIS VIII JENNINGS BRYAN.
IL PHoyo @EpttoedsToN;

selves have the mental endowments and
the ambition 20 make 1t worth while
rather than merely to satisfy the ambi-
ton of their parents. ~. -.
As to fads she has none. Her life has
been so fully occupied with serious mat
tiers that she has not kept up the accom-,
plishments with which she, like every
other young ladies' seminary graduate.
started out in life. In her girlhood Mrs.
Bryan devoted much, time to music and
painting, but after her marriage she
gave her attention to so many other mat
tiers, as we'll as to the study Of law. that
desultory fashion simply as a means of
relaxation for herself and a pleasure to
her family.
Mrs. Bryan is deeply interested in all
phiianthropic work along civic lines, but
has not as yet given any thought to
afaliating herself with either club or
philanthropic work in the capital though
she may do both in time.
In Mrs Franklin X. Lane, wife OF the
Secretary of the Interior, Washington So
caety has one Of its most progressive hos
tesses. Mrs Lane is an avowed suf-
fragfst, and is enthusiastically In favor of
the success OF the Votes for women
movement. 49,.
Il was in California" she said, during
the suffrage campaign in that state. Up
terest in the subject beyond having a
strong sympathy with the women Of Eng
land. Then the realization came to me
that woman suffrage was needed in this
country also. and. after giving the matter
further study. I became an advocate Of
the cause, though / have not taken an ac-
tive part"
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I'VE are going to transplant our home
from Raleigh to Washington. and we
hope to see our friends just as often and
enjoy them as much as ever. We have
always had a real home entirely as much
for our boys as for ourselves. and we are
not going to part with our home life or
change 1t in any material respect" said
Mrs. Josephus Daniels. wife of the Score.
tary of the Navy.
The appointment of Josephus Daniels
of Raleigh. N. c.. to the portfolio of Sec
rotary of the Navy gives to the cabine,
coterie another most delightful and charm
ing addition in the sister Of Ensign Worth
Bagley, who was the first United States
officer killed In the war with Spain.
Mrs. Daniels comes Of an old and dis.
tinguished family of North Carolina: as
know everybody and everybody knows
u.s."
She is daughter of the late Judge VII.
liam II. Bagley. who was clerk OF the
supreme court of North Carolina and 3
major I'm the Confederate army.
Her grandfather. Jonathan Worth was
the first democratic governor Of the stat
after the civil war. Her younger brother
David Worth Bagley. Is also in the navy
She is thus fully identified with the circi.
In which her husbands position gives he,
high rank.
Mrs. Daniels has a variety of club uen,
berships. She Is Colonial Dame O,
both sides. through her fathers famil,
from North Carolina and her mother
Massachusetts relationship to John How
land. from whom she Is descended il
direct line
Mrs Daniels Is also q member OF tn
Daughters of the confederacy, of tn
Women's Club of Raleigh. and Ii presi
dent OF the Alumnae Association Of Peac
Institute OF that city. She also belong
to the Society Of Sponsors of Battle
ships, and christened the torpedo boa
Bagley
Mrs. Daniels is well known to Wash
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MIS- Lane. tnOuSn In possession OF all
the necessary qualifications in the way
Of patriotic ancestry. has not as yet
identified herself with the Daughters of
the American Revolution. Her Dutch an
cestors settled in New York early In the
seventeenth Century and fought in the
Indian wars long before the revolution.
She is a daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Peter
Wintermute Of Elmira. N. Y. Her mar
riage to Mr.. Lane occurred in Tacoma,
Wash. In 1893. and their family consists
OF son. Franklin Lane. jr., in his If
teenth year, and Nancy. aged ten. both Of
whom were born in California.
Are you ciubwoman?'
Though 1 have no club interests In
Washington, I belong to a number in
San Francisco OF all Of these. my MEM
bership in the Round Table was the most
intsrestinY We ORGANIZED ed. this dinner
came one of the most interesting and
famous womens clubs of California. The
Round Table membership consisted OF
twenty-five women. Besides such writer's
Smith and others equally famous. there
were lawyers, artists. doctors. business
and society women. who like Miss Lucy
Sprague and Miss Grace Lewelleyn Jones'
were local celebrities.
THE club met once a month at din
ner. when topic was chosen and every
woman swas expected to speak. Once a
year the club gave a special dinner to
which each woman brought man. and
following this reversal of the usual order
Of things the topics chosen were treated
from the woman's side
The dinner club with its unique pro-
grams became so popular that we decided
to print it's history. Then came the earth
quake. which scattered records and men,
bers alike"
In addition to the Round able Dinner
Club. Mrs. Lane also belonged to the Cali
fornia Civic Club. the Sorosis and sew
eral literary clubs.
Mrs. Lanes Washington life has been
devoted SO entirely to her family and
friends that fads and athletics have alike
been excluded. but she Is a devotee Of
both art and music.
The Lanes are the only members Of the
new cabinet as yet established in their
own home, where they have entertained
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Postmaster General and AIRS. Burleson
have three daughters. the eldest OF whom.
Mrs Richardson Van Wick Negley. re-
sides in San Antonio. The other daugh-
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} HE King is Dead. Long
Live the Kingl" y the
spirit which has Prevailed
since the 4th Of March.
The old court has disband-
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She knows Washington offciai and So
cial life down to the tiniest red-tape-
bound detail. To her viii fall the duty
OF preserving harmonious relations be-
tween the wives OF the diplomatic contin-
gent and the women of the cabinet and
the rest OF the social world. She will also
preside and participate in the most bril-
liant functions outside of those OF the
White House.
She Is firm believer I'm college educa-
ton for girls, provided the girls them
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Special Correspondence of The Star
Imperial Valley press., 1913-04-10

cess from start to finish, furnishing
much fun and near tragedy from the
depths of the heart of "rich buf
anxious" mother.
A crowded audience showed active
appreciation of the efforts of the play
erS at every opportunity, a great part
Of the enjoyment arising from pride in
the talent displayed by home town
friends and neighbors.
m" cast Of characters was.
Mrs. NuuIson Ray, who is rich but
anxious. :. Mrs. w. G.. Whitescarver
Anthony Ray, her son and chief anx-
Iety. Leonard r. Wachtel
Mildred Carew, her cousin. young
widow Mrs. A. +. Madison
Mrs. James Mannering. with designs
on Tony. Mrs. C. N. Perry
Gladys Mannering, an only child. :.
..............M Mrs. Winthrop Pier
Fenwick Van Aisten. ......
John p. Prendergast
Mrs. Brown, a temporary aunt. -.
..... Mrs. A. g. Burrell
Carolyn Carroll. Of the Isle of Pomery
Sec Company at the Casino. ...
Thompson. butler. Winthrop Pier
Imperial Valley press., 1913-04-10
Heavy Inheritance Tax Proposed

WASHINGTON, April 1O.-An INNER
itance tax that would run as high a.
30 per cent on fortunes over St3,000.
900 has been proposed in a bill intro
duced in the senate by Senator Jones
of Washington. The measure would
impose inheritance tax on all estates
except where the beQuest is to mem
bers of the immediate family, in which
case there would be an exemption OF
S25 900 and reduced tax rate.
The general Inheritance tax proposed
is as follows:
On estates O. less than $4,000, /
per cent: from $4,000 to $4,000,
per cent; from $4,000 to S250,0o0
5 per cent: from $25O,O00 10 $3.50
600, 10 per cent; from S730,000 tC
81, 100000, IS per cent; from S 800.
900 to S3.00O,O00,- 20 per cent: from
SO 100000 to s7,O00,000, 25 per cent:
from S7,000,000 to $15 100000. &c
per cent; above St5,00O,000, 80 pei
cent.
No constitutional amendment would
be necessary to impose an inheritance
tax
Imperial Valley press., 1913-04-10
IBY UNITED PRESS AssoCIATIoNsl

Id oNi Ell aSSoSiA ioA>ci
NACO, Ariz.. April i0.-After two
days of tightinS the rebels are lying on
their arms east. south and west of
Naco. Sonora. 1t is reported the at
tackerS lost heavily. although it is i'm
possible to penetrate the rebel lines to
ascertain conditions. The federal loss
is reported at about thirty killed ana
sixty wounded. Ojcda. commanding the
defenders. now only has 800 ablebOdied
men. 1t was expected throughout the
morning there would be an attack. but
the rebels withheld their fire.
Yesterday the federal, used heavy
artillery Two fcdcral> We're killed
and four wounded during the early
fighting The rebel loss is unknown.
Gen. Oieda. commanding the Naco
garrison. applied to the American cav
airy officers for permission to give mill
tary burial to - federalS on the Ameri
can side. This is believed Ia mdi
cate that The federalS' fatalities in for
mer lighting is greater than was re
ported.
The rebels positions on the east and
west sides were to prevent firing into
American territory. laqrIis are guard
ing any possible snutheriy escape. De
spite precautions many bullets fell on
the American side.
Federal gunnerS killed five AMI
wounded two members of federal
accommodating party who We're invesli-
eating the rebels position under the
protection of federal artillery. Msdi-
rected shells fell among them.
Captain SIevert of the border patrol
was ordered by Colonel Guilfoyle to
return the fire Immediately if more bull
Imperial Valley press., 1913-04-10
Drainage Congress Meets
by UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATIONS

IT. LOUIS. April t0.-With the ter
rifle floods that devastated the middle
west as a mighty object lesson. hun
dreds Of delegates are here for the
opening of the annual convention of the
third drainage congress at the Planters
Hotel. The gigantic questions Of flood
prevention. deep waterways and pro-
jected canals will be discussed through
ont the three days of the session.
The congress is working hard for the
passage of a bill in the national legiS-
lature creating a drainage commission
which shall have ample powers and
funds available TO work out and put
into effect various drainage and recla
nation projects.
En- Governor David r. Francis is
president OF the congress and speakers
OF note from all over the nation will.
with the Ohio floods as prime text.
discuss the needs Of Typographical
changes to care for excess waters
Imperial Valley press., 1913-04-10
COUNTRY CLUB PRESENTS
PLAY TO CROWDED HOUSE

Working with consistent smoothness
the second annual theatrical, "Untang-
ling Tony under the auspices of the
FL Ccntro Country Club was presented
Tuesday evening at the Holt Opera
House ny a finished company of play
crs
Prccedlp: the play one-act curtain
raiser. "A Bit of Instruction." a short
skIt with moral, was presented by
K. Y. Weller as Jack Despard, an actor,
and Lccnard r. Wachtel as Merton
Newberry. with 'active" aspirations.
"tntangIing Tony" with Leonard r.
Wachtcl in the title role. with
Miss Incz Collier as Carolyn Carol of
the Pomery Sec Company was a sue