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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-06-22

4 was the largest hotel in Amerl-
ca, will lie torn down to make
room for the new subway system OF
New York This famous Old hosteifg
closed its doors on the evening of May
81 after seyeuty-eight year6 1t is 10
Gated on the corner of NeScy street ana
Broadway. When John Jacob AStor
LIST erected this hotel he WIS told
by friends that the venture could never
succeed because it was situated too
far uptown" Today Wesley street is
considered to be In the downtown ex-
tremity of the city. and practically ALI
the town is above this corner.
There are probably more history and
more tradition intimately associated
with its gray. weather stained walls
than with any other building In New
York or within the United States with
the exception of Independence, and
Faneuil halls.
Originally the site of the old Aston
House was occupied by the Bulls Head
tavern, and 1t seems to have been the
first clubhouse on the island. The old
DuTRnefS uSeu TO SdtueI uliuSi tAC
shade of its back yard trees and smoke
their pipes and discuss the gossip OF
Gotham.
John Jacob Astor LIST gradually ac-
Quired the property on the block where
the old building stands. In 1880 he
engaged Isaiah Rogers, an architect, to
design a hotel which would be the most
pretentious building Of its kind In this
country. The cornerstone was laid In
1882. and the building was finally COM
pleted in 1885. 1t became a most popu-
lar hotel Immediately on being opened
The Astor House was the rendezvous
of many famous men in antebellum
days. On the registers Of this period
appeared the names Of Daniel Web
ster. FRANKLIN Pierce. Martin Van
Buren,, James Buchanan. Abraham
Lincoln, William Fl. Seward. Rufus
Choate, General Scott, Stephen A.
Douglas, Jefferson Davis and many
others equally notable.
There were three rooms, the choicest
in the house, always allotted to Web
ster. If, when Webster arrived sud
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-06-22
WOMAN STRIKE AGITATOR.
"Mother" Jones Does Not Give Up Her
Work Despite Imprisonment.

Mother Jones. whose real name is
Mrs. Mary Jones. the well known labor
agitator and strike leader, has not
given up her work of attempting to Sc
cure what she terms better labor con
ditions" despite her detention for three
months in the bull pen" the name
given prison near the West Virginia
coal mines. Operators ut these mines
have been out on Il strike for year,
aHd Mother" Jones took an active
part in various demonstrations.
Immediately after her release she
went to New York and delivered an al
dress i'll Carnegie hall. She also took
part in the strike of the mill operative
at Paterson, y. J.
Mother" Jones is one Of the most
unique characters that this century
has produced She was born in Can
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-06-22

Nation Delighted to Shower
Praise on Lee, Who Was
Defeated.

~ July 1, 1868, fifty years ago,
began the greatest battle ever
fought on the American CONT
uent and one of the greatest
ever fought anywhere in the world-a
battle lost by man whose name has
been crowned with immortal glory and
a battle won by man whose name is
now almost unknown.
Robert f. Lee lost Gettysburg.
George Gordon Meade won it. In that
order history has ranked the two men.
Before during and after Gettysburg
Lee led his men with genius. fought
with bravery, bore himself in victory
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-06-22

COLONEL WILLIAM O. GORGAs AFTER 40
CEPTING DEGREE FROM COLUMBIA UNI
vERSITY.
ing proof that sanitarians can con-
serve human life even under the most
appalling difficulties.
Yellow fever was banished. The
death rate was reduced miraculously.
Colonel Gorgas emphasized the fact
and placed it squarely before the
American people that the excessive
death rate from preventab Bile diseases
in American communities Is almost a
crime.
In recognition Of this service to the
canal zone, to the American nation
and to the world at large Columbia
university conferred upon Colonel Cor
gas the degree Of doctor of science.
Colonel Gorgas has likewise been
honored in England, the Royal society
having awarded last November the
Buchanan medal to this distinguished
American.
Yellow fever was the worst disease
that existed in the zone prior to the
time Colonel Gorgas took hold. He
reduced the number of deaths from
this cause from 5000 annually to nine
teen in the first five years he was In
charge.
The methods which rid Havana OF
yellow fever were developed when
Colonel Gorgas held the post of health
officer in that city. At the time of the
Spanish American war he had been
sent with the expedition against Santi-
ago, and he was afterward sent to
Las Animas hospital at Havana, where
he had charge Of the fever wards.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-06-22

Photos by American Press Association.
THE ASToR HOUSE AND c. A. KAUFMAN,
FOR FoRTY-FOUR YEARS HEAD WAITER.
denly, another guest was occupying
these rooms, why then the other guest
had to get out.
Henry Clay was frequent guest at
the Aston One Of the occasions OF his
visits was when In 1874 he stood be-
side Theodore Frelinghuysen of New
Jersey and the two were formally mott
fed Of their election as the Wing can
didates for president and vice presi-
dent respectively A great reception
was held there for him by the Wings
in 194S.
Hawthorne. Charles Dickens and
Washington Irving met there a year
after the opening of the hotD and con-
graduated each other on '"Twice Told
Tales Sketches by Boz" and The
Adventures Of Captain Bonneville"
which bad just been written Edgar
Allan Poe then editing Grahams Mag
azine went there frequently for re-
freshment and news.
! \ year after the PLACE was opened
Black Hawk. the Indian warrior. stood
on the steps looking wonderingly at
the sights on the street Sam Hous-
! ton stood on the same steps a year aft
er the battle of San Jacinto. King
! Edward. then Prince of Wales. bowed
! there to Americans.
| Edwin Forrest. the actor, was a
guest Of the Astor House. On one
occasion he walked up and down the
corridors rehearsing a Fourth Of July
Grafton he was to deliver at the Broad
way Tabernacle
Walt Whitman loved 70 bask on the
steps for hours. Thackeray enjoyed
looking at the pictures on Barnum's
museum from the hotel entrance.
The most brilliant assemblies and
public dinners Of the time were ali
held at the Astor House Among the
latter was one given by the aldermen
to the Russian feet at which the ho-
tells liquors won an international rep
utation.
c. A. Kaufman has been for the
past forty-four years head waiter nj
the Astor hotel. Since its closing he
has been forced to seek other emrluy-
ment on account Of unfortunate fin;4
cial Investments. O Other employees
however. who have been working 81
this hotel for years have acceIrnuIafet
considerable property and retired
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-06-22

urrUaIr,. st,r.'E AT THE rAti r.. ar s'E1
TYSBuRG
anniversary and paying honor to their
generals There is no distinction be
tween the north and the south. and.
no matter whether the men fought IN
der the stars and stripes or under The
stars and bars, all join in observing
this celebration.
Fate played peculiarly with the OPP
posing generals. The losers name has
lived and will live forever. To his op
ponent and the victor General Meade.
belongs equal credit. but circumstances
have deprived the name of Meade OF
much Of Its honor. and he will now be
made to appear as the noble and proud
soldier that he was. Likewise 1t is
fitting that book. The Life and Let
ters Of General George Gordon Meade.
has been put together by the generals
son and grandson. and this in some de-
gree explains why his name does not
shine in the front rank of our civil war
heroes. Most of the letters I'm the book
were written by the general to his wife.
He unbosomed himself to her fast and
furiously when his foes-not those in
battle. but those who envied him
were especially bitter in their denunci-
ations
Written from battlefields and camps.
these letters contain outsp,ken criti-
ism of men shrined high in our his
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-06-22

Phoeoo ~ American Press Assoc1ation.
4pwAsD p. WESTON AS HE WAS STARTING
on WALK FROM NEW YORK 10 MINNIE
AROLf8.
over an accurately measured road In
Westchester county, N. Y, in % hours
and 20 minutes.
In New York city in May, 1870, Wes-
ton walked 100 miles In p hours and
80 minutes.
Five years later in the same city
the champion walked lis miles in %
hours and 40 minutes without rest.
In June, 1870. Weston won the Asst
ley belt by walking distance of $50
miles in 141 hours and A minutes, de-
feating two Englishmen and one other
competitor 100 miles at the Agricul-
tural hail. in London.
In 1894. under the auspices of the
Church If England Temperance socie-
ty. Weston walked a distance Of fifty
miles per day for 100 days, without
walking on Sundays. making a dis
lance of 5000 miles over the country
roads In England.
III dJuudEys rCUIuuIy uHu AuoASAs
leNi. In contest with Daniel O'Leary,
Weston covered q distance Of $500
miles. occupying twelve hours each
day for period Of FIVE weeks, and
beating O'Leary 200 miles.
In December. 1898. he walked from
the Battery. In New York. to the capi-
fol at Albany. a distance Of 100 miles,
In 50 hours and 50 minutes.
In 1907 Weston walked from Portland,
Ne. to Chicago in "a days and 9 hours.
duplicating his walk Of forty years be-
fore and breaking his old record.
In March. 1909. he left New York
with the intention OF walking to San
Francisco In 100 days. He was seven
days late In reaching his destination.
but this Is considered great achieve
ment for man of seventy-two years
to walk across the continent.
Weston expects to arrive in Mime
apolis ON Aug. 2. He is counting upon
being present that day at the athletic
meet of the University of Minnesota
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-06-22

and defeat like gentleman and reap
ed to the full the laurels which both
the north and south have been delight
ed to shower on him. .
Meade, chosen by fate to shatter the
fortunes Of the Confederate COM
mander, led his men with skill and
success, fought with valor equal to
that Of his adversary, wore the laurels
with modesty aud faced subsequent
criticism with the fortitude Of Il stole
and a gentleman.
So it is more fitting now. d half cen
fury after this turning point OF the
civil war, that at the selni-centenafy
celebration of the battle of Gettysburg
equal honors will be paid to the memo
~ of the opposing commanders.
Camping ON the battlefield where
nearly $4,000 men laid down their
lives, survivors Of the blue and the
gray unite this year IN celebrating this
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-06-22
BEAUTIFUL JUNE BRIDE.

Society Interested In Marriage Of Miss
Mccormick to Mr.. McAdoo.
Francis II. McAdoo. son Of the Sec
rotary Of the treasury. claims one OF
the most beautiful Of the June brides
In Miss Ethel Mccormick.
Brooklandwood. the magnificent sum-
mer home of the brides mother. the
scene Of the wedding, is considered
one OF the most handsome estates in
Maryland, and is situated about twenty
miles from the city OF Baltimore.
Miss Mccormick Is the daughter OF
Mrs. Isaac r. Emerson and step
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-06-22
CUBAN CRUISER sPOTLESS.

Crew Always Busy In Keeping Decks
Shipshapc-
When the monument hOnOring the
memory Of the heroes who persisted
when the United States battleshlC
Maine was destroyed in Havana har-
Dor was unveiled in New York city on
Memorial day officers and the crew OF
the cruiser Cuba were guests. The
Cuba is the largest vessel in the navy
of the West Indian island and attract
ed much attention and large number
of visitors while she was a guest In
American waters.
The Cuba remained in New York for
some DAYS, and a dinner was given In
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-06-22
He CONQUERED ALL PLAQUES.
Colonel Gorgas Made Canal Zone
. Healthy Place In Which to Live.

Colonel William Crawford Gorgas is
the man who not only made living IN
the Panama canal zone possible with
out fear Of plaques, but he went even
further and made 1t healthy place
to live in. He. with his sanitary
corps. was charged with an eXtraor-
binary task. They undertook to drive
from the pest ridden seaports. jungles
and marshes of the canal zone the
deadly fevers and other diseases
which have ScOurged the iSthmus for
900 years. They have transformed the
worlds greatest plague spot into a
zone of saiubrity and health They
have given civilization most convinc-
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-06-22

CRUISER CUBA AND HER CREW,
honor of the officers. marines and sail
OTIS by the veterans Of the Spanish
war.
If ever Yankee warship excelled the
Cuban visitor In cleanliness or In hav-
ing things about the deck In ship
shape and Bristol fashion. that ship
would be the wonder Of the nautical
world.
From stem to stern and from stern
To keelson the Cuba was as spo;less as
holystones and scrubbing could make
her.
Every bit of bright work on her side
glistened. the paint on her side was
fresh aud shining and her tween decks
would excite the honest admiration OF
an American master 1T at!nS.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-06-22

daughter of Captain Emerson. the
multimillionaire patent medicine man
ufacturer. who at the age of sixty-fve
divorced the wife of his youth and
vas married to devoted friend OF his
daughter. Captain Emerson is the
father of Mrs. Alfred g. Vanderbilt.
This wedding is of much interest In
society cirles both In New York.
where Mr.. McAdoo is favorite. ano
In the national capital. where he HAD
spent much time since his father be
came secretary of the treasury in Presi
dent Wilson's cabinet.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-06-22
!, Old Astor House. Once
! Largest Hotel
; In America, Is Closed

TVHE old Aston House, which NJ
the time of its erection in 1882
was the largest hotel in Amerl-
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-06-22
Weston. Veteran Walker.
On Long Journey
At Ripe Old Age of IS

PATSON WESTON.
X seventy-five years old. cham
pion long distance walker OF
The Washington times., 1913-02-04
UNCLE SAM PLANS
NEW. PROSECUTION
OF MACHINERY FIRM
Supreme Court Decision Affects
Only Two of the Five Counts
of Indictment.

That the Government still stands a
good chance of defeating the United
Shoe Machinery Company in the con-
tention over the tying clause in its
leases, in spite of the decision OF the
Supreme Court yesterday. is the view
taken by officials OF the Department
Of Justice.
The decision yesterday did not de-
termine the question of the validity
of the entire Indictment of the Gov
ernment but only two of the 1--WE
counts. The question of validity of
the leases was not touched on. Neither
was the indictment as a whole.
District Attorney French has given
out q statement at Boston In which he
says the question the Supreme Court
has decided Is merely one of criminal
pleading. He says further:
THE great and important issue be-
tween the people of the United States
and of the United Shoe Machinery CON-
pany is whether or not the latter is a
monopoly in violation Of the Sherman
act, and this depends largely, If not
wholly, upon the view which the courts
will ultimately take regarding the tying
clauses In the leases.
Incidentally, the court has sustained
the Government In a very important
general contention, which Is that the
criminal appeals act has not been re-
pealed, as counsel for the shoe machin-
cry company argued"
The Government does not intend to
relax its efforts to prosecute the com.
pany. The real issue is considered tc
be the validity of the leasing system
by which the company has built itself
up, and the Government attorneys are
confident they can win in their attacks
on this.
The Washington times., 1913-02-04
LETTER BRINGS SUIT
TO FORECLOSE LIEN
Gas Company. Head Alleges
Broker Defaulted Payment
of $3.50, 900 Loan.

A suit to foreclose q lien on 1900
shares of the Washington Gas Light
Company stock has been filed in the
District Supreme Court against Thomas
L. Hume. stock broker and share
holder of the corporation. by Joseph
Letter, president of the company.
1t is set forth in the bill that the
stock in question was deposited with
Mr. Letter to secure a loan of s260,0OC
made to Mr.. Hume January Il. 1872. Mr..
Letter claims that he has made de-
mands for the payment of the $3.50 0oC
and interest at ~ per cent. but that the
defendant has failed to comply with
the terms of the loan. He further
claims that he gave the defendant no
tice in August that payment would be
demanded az maturity.
The appointment of a trustee to sell
the stock is sought bv the plaintiff. At
torneys ]. j. Darlington and Benja-
min S. Minor represent Mr.. Letter.
The Washington times., 1913-02-04
DANGER OF CONSUMPTION
LIES IN NEGLECT
No More Dangerous Than Amy Other
Disease IL Taken In Time.

People who have Consumption sacrifice
their lives needlessly II they give UP and
take 1t for granted that nothing can be
done for them.
Consumption, IL has been demonstrated. can
be overcome even in its worst stages. and
while new lung tissue cannot be formed.
what remains can be protected against the
ravages Of the Tubercle Baciili.
One Of the leading preparations carrying
on this fight Is Sirolin. preparation which
has in a short time achieved remarkable
results in this country after a real triumph
in Europe.
Sufferers from Consumption or weak lungs
should not fail to secure the aid Of Sirolin
to assist them back to health.
Information about Sirolin can be secured
in this country from the Sirolin Co.. Z2s West
Broadway, New York City. James O'Donn III
and all leading druggists are recommending
and distributing Sirolin with considerable
success .
The Washington times., 1913-02-04
Banquet Is rendered
The Poll Players

fhs members VI fhs Poll Players were
entertained last evening AZ banquet.
following the 9DeBihE of the stock sea-
son, tbe affsir tstiss place in down
town cafe. Geysfs were laid fcr twen-
ly-tw9, and tbs tsbfs decorations con-
sisted " Ia France and American
Beauty roses
The snsiy was sBfiTsIy Informal, and
short speeches psTs made BY the guests.
Edward ReBtoF, tbs general director OF
y. H. PoH, acting ~ tosstmasfer.
The Washington times., 1913-02-04
Senator Elect James
Talks to Page Society

The National Fraternity of Pages was
addressed by Congressman Ollie James
last evening at their meeting held at
lz1i F street northwest. Fifty of the
young men present heard his expert
ences Of a quarter century ago in the
Kentucky Legislature.
E. L. Phillips, president OF the fra
was present. Former Doorkeepers
Nichols. Craig. and Hunter also attend
ed the meeting.
The Washington times., 1913-02-04
Ad Men Hear Sixth
OF Lecture Series

Preparing an Advertisement" was
the subject of the sixth of series of
lectures being held under the auspices
Of the Washington Ad Club In their
rooms in the Southern building last
evening The choice of the words used
in the advertisement. the medium
through which 1t should be sent to the
people, and the mechanical makeup
most desirable for that especial class
OF matter. were touched on.
S:ereopticon views showing strong
and weak points in advertisements were
interesting.
The Washington times., 1913-02-04
Sponsors to Attend
Reception Tonight

The Society OF Sponsors of the United
States Navy held its annual reunion
yesterday afternoon at the New Will
lard. and this evening members will
I'd the army and navy reception
siven by the President.
Rear Admiral Philip Andrews. chief Of
the Bureau of Navigation, was the
speaker of the afternoon, choosing as
his subject Naming Navy Ships" in
which he suggested that the names Of
the old historic ships be perpetuated
He was introduced by Chaplain Liy-
ingston Bayard. U. 8. N.
The Washington times., 1913-02-04
Gen. Porter's Widow
Gets Pension Of $50

The Senate has passed bill giving
a pension Of $50 per month TO Mrs. POr-
ter. widow of Gen. John Porter. who
was dismissed from the army In 'o5.
He was dismissed following the an
rihilation OF his troops at the second
battle Of Bull Run. but was restored in
1873 He was q Mexican War veteran
The Senate Pensions Committee has
authorized a favorable report on q bill
to allow Mrs Macarthur, widow of
General Macarthur. pension OF E5
a month.
The Washington times., 1913-02-04
Parcel Post Packages
222, ,953 First Month

Two hundred and twenty-five thou
sand. nine hundred and ffty-thrse par
eel post packages were handled BY the
Washington postoffce during the firs,
months operation under the new law
Washfngtonians. a. II usually the
case. sent or gave, more than they -
ceiyed- OUTING parcels numbered 10, 7os
While incoming packages numbered but
Local delivery packages those mailed
In Warrington to Washington ad-
dresses numbered 5,1zo.
The Washington times., 1913-02-04
Archbishop Calls on Taft.

Archbishop ireland. of St Paul, Mimi.
accompanied by Bishons O'Gorman and
McGulrick, called on President Taft to-
day at the Executive Offices
The Washington herald., 1913-10-26
Tigers Are Confident of Landing
Games from Old Eli and Harvard
With Fast Working Back Field and heMost Promising Line Among
the Big Three the Princeton Players Coaches and Students
Are Claiming the VctorieS-Have Not Punter

New York. Oct. 25.-what is Prince
ton going to do on the gridirOn this
fall? Head Coach Andrews says that
the Tiger eleven has better chance
of defeating both Harvard and Yale
than IL has had in several years. OF
course. optimism is one of the chief
assets of the Tigers They always
were an optimistic bunch, but last year
their optimism carried them through
the Yale game. when they hung up a
nice little victory over the boys from
New Haven.
Perhaps IL isn't just to give optim-
ism full credit for the Princeton vic
tory. BluethenthaL "Hobey" Baker,
and De Witt had something to do with
it. yet the critics had predicted a Yale
victory before the game.
The same old optimism still obtains
at the New Jersey institution. Around
the campus they talk of beating Yale
and Harvard, and this year the critics
are willing to admit that the Tigers
have a chance.
At the outset of the season il was
noticed that Princeton had a line Of
calIber, and this line i'm
proved steadily as the season wore on.
For years past the Princeton line has
The Washington herald., 1913-10-26
on Scholastic Game to Be Decided This Week
MIDDIES AND CADETS
TOPLAY THREE GAMES
Naval Athletic Authority Is Trying To
Arrange a Series Of Con-
tests for Baseball.

Annapolis, Md. Oct. 5.-The baseball
teams Of West Point and Annapolis may
meet In three-kame series next spring.
according TO information learned here
tonight The Navy athletic c-authorities.
1t is understood, investigated the. plan.
but whether or not 4 win receive the
sanction Of supt. Gibbons. Of the Naval
Academy. and the Navy Department is
a question that will be taken up for
final disposition shortly.
Heretofore the rival academies have
been meeting annually on the diamond,
the games being played alternately at
West Point and annapolis, and under
the arrangement next years game is
to be played at the Naval Academy.
The new plan is for the Navy nine to
go 10 West Point to meet the cadets
and later on to stage double-header
In Annapolis. the dates for the contests
to be agreed upon.
The Washington herald., 1913-10-26
]. McGRAw TO E. COLLINS.

Permit me-. Eddie Collins, let me take
you by the hand;
I've gotta hand IL to you. you're the
grandest in the land;
Compared with you the others are a
bunch OF bloomin' jokes.
Come. split bottle with me, Ed q only
hope he chokesD
In fielding your position you're the mar
vel of the age:
Your skill is so uncanny that 1t puts me
in a. rage;
When sliding into second you can always
beat the peg.
don't know how you do ii, Ed. q hope
he breaks legD
You've got a wondrous nOOdle-Quite n
Daniel Webster bean,
A batting eye the keenes; that the world
has ever seen;
You're the poetry Of motion when you
play the middle sack.
I've gotta hand IL to you. Ed. Il hope
he breaks his backo
Eddie Cochems thinks he could make
winner out OF the Washington L. football
squad. Well. we all have peculiar
thoughts now and then--St Louis Post
Dispatch