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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-12
PHYSICIAN FINDS
ILLNESS AbAT|NG
DR.. Grayson Says President
Wilson Is Recovering From
Effects of Cold.
BUT HE MAY NOT ATTEND
GRICIROM CLUB DINNER
Andrew Carnegie Believes Elihu
Root Should Be Next President.
White House Callers.

Upon his visit 10 the White House this
morning Or. Grayson found President
Wilson improved from his cold and de-
sirous of doing something. But the or
ders of the physician are said to be i'm
perative that the President must not take
any more chances until he is thoroughly
rid of the cold from which he has been
suffering. He must remain in an even
temperature indoors and not subject him.
self 10 changes of atmosphere
The President it is said, has been ex-
tremeiy desrous of going to the annual
dinner OF the Gridiron Club tomorrow
night, and is feeling certain that he will
be allowed TO attend. But DIR. Grayson
when this matter was mentioned to him
today IS said to Rave intimated that for
the present he proposes to control the
man who controls things around the
White House and elsewhere At any rate
II IS inferred the President will see no
visitors. transact no business or go out
side before the first of next week.
Nominates Root for President.
Andrew Carnegie, optimistic and cheer
ful. paid call at the White House today
to leave his respects for the President
and express his regret over the Illness Of
Mr. Wilson. Mr.. Carnegie and Secretary
tumuity put their heads together for
tverty to thirty minutes and conferred
over things bearing upon the good of the
country.
Mr. Carnegie handed out a boost for
Eiihu Root as the republican nominee for
President in 1916. then went from the
White House to the State Department to
talk peace with Secretary Bryan. He is
a great admirer of the chief executive of
the State Department, and asked about
international peace. Mention was made
OF Eiihu Root getting the Nobel prize of
$k.osD. and Mr.. Carnegie promptly put
Mr. Root into the presidential limelight.
Roosevelt said that Root was the
wisest man he ever knew said Mr.. Car
negie. .'and Lord Morley proclaimed the
New Yorker to be the ablest he ever
knew. [ am the third to indorse both
these sentiments. and think Mr.. Root
ought 10 be nominated by his party
suppose there are no conventions in
IJ1G?'' Mr.. Carnegie was asked.
That wouldn't make any difference to
me-, he said, II would support him In
the primaries
Kentuckians Among Callers.
There were a number of other visitors
at the White House. including Gen. w. b.
Haiderman OF Louisville and John 3.
Wakefield, chairman Of the board OF pub
iic works of Kentucky.
Former Representative Rody of New
Mexico, who served four years in Porto
Rico as a judge and was then sent to
Alaska as United States attorney of the
Nome district. called at the White House.
He prosecuted the western coal fraud
cases. for the government and is here to
wind up his connection with them at the
Department of Justice. He resigned as
United States attorney month ago and
viii not return to Alaska.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-12
CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN
COMMITTEE HAS SESSION
Republicans Aim to Outline Plans
of Business for National Com
mittee Next Tuesday.


The republican congressional campaign
committee was scheduled for a meeting
today in its new quarters in the Riggs
building. where Chairman Wood and Sec
retary Eversman have set up. shop for
the coming campaign. but transaction of
business was postponed until 4 O'Clock
this afternoon.
The committee hopes to outline some
plans of business to- be presented to the
national committee when it meets in this
city December 16, taking a deep interest
in the representation of the congressional
districts in the national convention, a
change in which has been proposed.
Three Reforms Discussed.
The progressive republican committee
at its dinner last night discussed three
reforms which will be demanded of the
republican national committee. but post
poned further action until former Gov
Hadley arrives next week. The three re-
form propositions are: Change of basis of
representation of southern states in ma
tional conventions, supremacy of state
laws over party rules in the selection Of
delegates and the assumption of control
Of national conventions by the newly
elected national committee Immediately
upon the opening of the convention.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-12
EXPLODING BOMB KILLS
I YOUNG WOMAN CLERK
Two Men Injured by Blast.
No Clue 70 Sender of In
fernaI Machine.

,
NEW YORK, December ia bomb
sent by express exploded and instantly
killed a young woman employe, named
works today, and injured two men en-
ployes. The girls head was nearly torn
off,
The package was addressed to the bot
tling company. Thomas McCabe, one OF
the office force, received it and placed
1t on the girls desk. He was standing
near when she opened it. His left ear
was torn off, and Michael Ryan, another
employe, was cut by flying glass;
The force of the explosion wrecked the
room, shattering plate glass windows
and tearing jagged hole in the floor
Inasmuch as the force seemed to be
downward the police believed dynam.t te
had been used.
Denies Having Enemies.
Employees Of the company connected
the explosion with the alleged discharge
recently Of thirty workmen by, William
H. Callahan. the proprietor Sallanan
however. denied having discharged the
workmen. and told the police that they
were working today.
ITO the best of my knowledge, L have
no enemies Callahan said THE affair
is a mystery to me-
F.; Within an hour several squads of de-
tectives were working on the case. The
remnants of, the package were sent to
the bureau of combustibles for investi-
CATION. Upon the corner of the package
was stenciled the return address, ostensi-
bly,, of the sender. 1t was y State street
New York.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-12
Still in Hands of Federals.

MEXICO CITY, December 12.-The Mex
ican seaport of Tampico was still in the
hands of the federal troops at a late hour
last night. The manager Of the federal
telegrapls reported early today that the
telegraph line from Tampico to. San
Luis Potosi had been re-opened after
having been interrupted since the begin
mig of the fighting.
The federal war minister, Gen. Aureli-
ano Banquet appears to regard Tam
pico as safe.
Sir Lionel Garden, the British minister.
today informed the foreign office here
that the British cruisers Lancaster and
Hermione are on the way to relieve the
cruisers Berwick and Suffolk and are ex-
pected to arrive in. Mexican waters at
the beginning of next week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-12

Fair tonight and Saturday. with
rising temperature: light south
west winds.
FULL REPORT ON PAGE SEVENTEEN.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-12
Rioters Not Collegians.

Representative Walters established
1.-THE fact that there were many rioters
who were not collegians. A. K. Shoe
maker called attention to the fact that
Detectives Simpson and Howes were
the only two plain clothes men, in the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-12
Await Rebel Attack.

PRESIDIO. Tex. December 12.-The sit
uation at Ojinaga, Mexico, where the fed
eral troops have concentrated, today was
one of waiting in anticipation of rebel
attack. Rebel bands were reported to be
increasing in number outside the village.
but were believed to be waiting for re-
inforcements which Gen. Francisco Villa
has sent from Chihuahua. The federals
probably will be under siege, but will
have the advantage of being able to get
provisions and clothing from the United
States side.
Ojinaga has suddenly attained a popu-
lation from almost nothing to six or seven
thousand. The federal soldiers and civil
ian refugees who haye not crossed the
river are crowded into a few adobe
houses Gen. Salvador Mercado's head
quarters is marked by, dry goods box.
Many temporary stores have been erect
ed in the preside to meet the great de-
mand for provisions All the goods have
to be hauled from Maria. Tex, the near
est railroad station.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-12
British officer Confers With Carranza

cember 12.-Maj. Martin Archer-Shee, a
unionist member of the British parlia-
ment, was here today to confer with
Gen. Carranza. ~ s.5 !.
Mai Archer-Shee said his interest was
caused by the fact, that most OF the Eng
lish investigation had been made 'on the
other side He intimated that the sub
ject of Mexican conditions might come up
in parliament and that he wished To be
supplied with data. He denied that his
mission was IL any way official.
Admiral Fletcher Observes Fighting.
Wireless dispatches from Rear Ad-
miral Fletcher at Tampico on board
the L. s. 5. Tacoma sent at O'Clock
yesterday afternoon said that the MeXi-
can federal gunboat Bravo was then
she!ling the constitutionalists' position;
that there was no change in the rela-
tive positions of the combatants, and
that the u s s Wheeling was in the
river close to the lighting.
The federal garrison was estimated at
3,OGo while the constitutionalists claim
a force of about 5000. Admiral Fletcher
also reported that $50 refugees We're on
the American gunboat, $50 on the Brit
ish steamer oLgician, $50 on the kron-
princessin Cecilie. a German vessel, and
aG0 in the buildings ashore in the neutral
zone.
The cruiser Raleigh has been ordered
from San Francisco to Mazatlan. on the
Pacific coast of Mexico. Admiral Fletcher
telegraphed yesterday that he had
warned both sides that fighting would
not be allowed near the neutral terri
tory assigned to non-combatants or near
valuable foreign property.
Capture Is of Importance.
The fighting at Tampico was considered
as being of great Importance in Official
circles here because of the effect its
capture would have on the standing of
the constitutionalists. The control of the
port by the rebels would mean they could
import arms and ammunition as freely
as the federals and could also collect
comparatively large sums in customs
duties The constitutionalist confidential
agency here thought today that there will
be hard fighting before Tampico is cap
tured by their forces.
Luis Terrazas, jr., son of the wealthy
Mexican. it is reported, was taken from
the British vice consulate at Chihuahua
Yesterday by the rebel troops. The seiz-
ure is not expected by men familiar with
diplomatic precedents to cause any grave
international complications. 1t is pointed
out that a consulate does not enjoy the
extraterritorial rights of an embassy or
legation, and also that Ii Is q well de-
fined rule of international law that
asylum to political refugees must not
be furnished by foreign officials except
when the refugee is in danger of mob vio-
lence. There has been nothing to show
that Terrazas was so endangered This
ASYLUM rule has been somewhat stretched
by the United States during the present
Mexican trouble. il was said here
1t was learned here today that as soon
as the federal force which fed from Chi
huahua to the Texas border is disposed of
by Gen. Villa, the constitutionalists plan
an immediate and concentrated advance
on SaltiIlo, near Monterey. Both of these
places were the seenes of battles I'm the
Mexican war.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-06-26
THE HOME FOR FRIENDLEss
WOMEN

The Home for Frtendless Women held
ito annual meeting June Is The re-
port OF the treasurer. II. o. Whseier.
ment by Mrs. W =. Ferguson show that
the institute Is doing a great work and
in prosperous condition, and that III
financial condition was never better thaI
at the present time The large nImbei
OF inmates cared for during the yean
who came from different parts Of ths
state. have been under the best moral
gone out from the home with the high
resolve to lead upright lives and TO with
stand all temptations that may be thrown
In their way Many valuable gifts have
been made by the friends of the ipstitu-
ton IN different rssts OF the State during
the year Additional donations and funds
are solicited TO enable the home t. DO
still greater WORK IN tho future.
The usefulness OF the home has been
greatly enhanced by tho nursery that has
been put In during the year Good Judges
who have examined 1t pronounce II ono
OF the best in the State.
Tho officers elected are: Mrs.. b n
Wheeler. president; Mrs. II. @. d. Weeka
vice-presdent: II. o. Wheeler. treasurer
c. ]. Ferguson. auditor: l. #. Wilbur
secretary; Mrs Z. S. Peck. Mira W. f.
Ferguson. Mira. r. w. Nash. Mrs. s. NJ
Hetfion. Mira Ida II. Read. Mrs W. A.
Dawson and Mrs. II. y. Beeman, board of
managers.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-06-26

University and Guy h. Horton Of tins
city. The prizes were presented by Prest-
dent Benton. Several musical numbers
were given by BsIton's orchestra.
Following was the program:
FRDssMDN
The War with Mexico. &c. Thomas Corwin
Clarence Rand Carlton
Grant, the Warrior,........B Bishop Fowler
Raymond Leonard Grismer.
The Murder of Lovejoy. Wendell Phillips
John Vincent Piper.
The New Era. .,..... President Wilson
Cassius Hayward Styles
The BmbarRo....,, ..,....,Josiah quincy
Howard King Thompson.
Music.
SOPHOMOREs.
Our Duty to Our Country.
Daniel Webster
Henry Albon Bailey.
Amnesty for Tories. Henry
Patrick Philip Griffin.
Inaugural Address. President Wilson
Roderc Ma rble Olzendam
Justin s. Morrill,. John NJ. Thurston
Merrill Dustin Powers
Pana ma Canal Tolls........... Elihu Root
John Eeach Sanford
Music
Award OF prizes.
Music.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-06-26
PRIZE SPEAKING.
II. NJ. OInendnm. ii. Il. Thompson and
&. II. styles tho WinDers.

Roderick Marble Oizendam, Is. OF
Woodstock. won first prize OF SIS In gold
at tho Kingsley prize speaking OF the
University OF Vermont. held Saturday
evening IN the College Street Church
The other prize winners were Second
SIC In gold, Howard King Thompson. 'l6
OF Boston, Mass; third. so In gold. Cas-
sius Hayward Styles, 16, OF South Hero
Tho Judges were Professor James II
Wheeler and T. Reed Powell OF Columbia
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-06-26

No ono knows, so we'll as a merchant,
that store advertising pays only when
II appeals TO the thrift, and to the In
terest OF the reader. Not ono OF to-
days ads would have gone into type I'M
less the advertiser had felt sure Of itr
importance to you.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-06-26
DR.. BENTON SEES
NEW ACE At HAND
In Baccalaureate Sermon He
Forecasts Triumph of
Spiritual Forces.
UPWARDS OF 1900 AT SERVICE
University Of Vermont's 1O9th
Commencement Opens with
attendance near the
Record.
UPWARDS OF 1900 AT SERVICE

Perfect weather and an attendance one
of the largest I'm the history OF the in
stitution made noteworthy the bac-
calaurcate service at tho University of
Vermont Sunday afternoon. and the
sermon by President Guy Potter Benton
called forth expressions OF commenda-
ton from his hearers generally. The
Gathering opened the lo9th commences
mcnt Of the university, and upwards of
1900 persons were present.
Following the custom lnauguratod a
year ago. tho service was held on tn,
college green Mt 430 O'Clock In the shade
OF the group of fine old trees under which
for many years class day exercises have
been held. Blue skies. foliage in full leaf
and the ivy-clad halls of learning neal
Mt hand formed n setting Of rare beauty
The chapel pulpit placed on 4 small
platform, stood between two large bou-
qucts Of pink and white double pconies
Tho black gowns OF the professors and
graduates, with the hoods Of many hue-
attached to those of the faculty mem
bers added color and contrast to the
scene. Many persons vere present IN
automobiles.
The academic procession formed IN
front Of the Williams Science hail, march
ed down University place in fun view of
the spectators, was joined by the prcsi.
dent at his home, and then proceeded
across the green TO the grove There thu
column opened In two ranks, hetwecr
which the faculties, headed by President
Benton and Emeritus Professor John L
Goodrich. passed to their seats. on the
platform with the president and Professor
Goodrich were oX-Mayor Roberts, senior
member of the board Of trustees, and
Deans Hills. Votcy and Perkins, Dear
Tinkham of the college of medicine hay
ing been called away by professional
emergency. Tho members Of the senior
class, following the faculty members
took seats reserved in front of the plat
form. The process eional music was fur
nished by Barton's orchestra, and thC
choirmaster was Douglas James Roberts
Of the medical class Of 1915. Charles f.
Allen, 80, was marshal. and the class
marshals We're W T. Smith, 49, and
Clarke Blance, 10, medical.
Following the invocation, doxolosy and
gloria, Professor Goodrich offered pray
err President Benton's scripture lessons
were taken from II Kings VI, S-23, and
Romans VIII, 91-39 and his subject was
1.-THE Larger Vision"
The sermon follows in full:
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-11-05
THE MAN WHO TRIED

A man passing a saloon was sud-
denly startled by figure flying out
of the door and landing in a heap on
the sidewalk.
You have been thrown out" OBJ
served the passer-by.
yes" said the victim, "but you
wait! There are four of them in
there = am going in right now to
throw them out one by one; stand by
and count"
The man re-entered the saloon,
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-11-05

yosay there's trolley in harlem that will for
all the time he certain girl aboard his
j.
girls
this feIers the luther
when slipped her the change nickel fell the
didn't,
what's the matter Teller, crippled don't know
lady
amt crippled the and amt nuhn
the
that's been dropped passengers
very we'll mary, she picked the nickel
platform again. large
drag till picture
a battle rehersel
the judge Oked mary 10 doners her fun
worth it johnny
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-11-05

For shipping poultry, fruit and
vegetables, Mississippi Inventor has
patented crate that folds complete
ly for shipping when empty.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-11-05

and at once there was commotion
inside, and again a man came flying
out, alighting not too gently on the
sidewalk.
"Onew cried the counter. e
Never mind counting" said
voice from the sidewalk; tits me
again. -EVerybody's.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-04-14
NO LIGHT ON LYNCHING.

WEST POINT Miss, April TO-
That no light will be thrown on the
most spectacular lynching that ever
has taken place in Mississippi is the
concensus of opinion here. The re-
port of the investigating committee
will be made to Governor Brewer to-
morrow. This committee was named
by the governor to ascertain, if pos
sible, the names of the men respon-
sible for the hanging of Henry Brown,
a negro, within the walls of the county
Jail here.
The lynching party dug hole
through the outside wall of the Jail,
hanged the negro to stairway and
got away without any alarm being
given.
In an attempt to escape when ar
rested the negro had attacked and
seriously wounded the sheriff and one
of his deputies. Friends of the Off
GERS are thought to have led the band
that meted out summary punishment
to the negro. While the investigat-
ing committees sessions were held in
secret, it is understood that no wit
ness could be found who had any
knowledge that would lead to the ap-
prehension of those guilty.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-04-14

In the good old days of Washing
ton, Jefferson, Lincoln and Mckinley
the president of the United States wa:
supposed to be the executive officer
The different states elected member.
of congrss and senate as the legisla,
tive branch of the government. II
we are to judge correctly there is nc
further use for an expensive legisla
tive acknowledgements might just
as well be abolished because we fine
the entire legislative branch, botf
house and senate, turned over to Presi
dent Wilson. Not handful of the
Democratic majority appear to have
any ideas not emanating from the
chief executive. Desire for spoils
predominates and permits the presi
dent to dictate. This is indicated in
the absolute surrender to the presi.
dent in the matter of tariff reductions
1t is getting to be pretty bad state
of affairs when one man dominates
all branches of the national govern.
ment. This without any sinister re.
Election on the integrity of President
Wilson but simply to show the way
in which members of congress are
pandering to him.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-04-14
EVILS OF THE SHORT LEASE.

The evils of the one-year lease as
applied to farms have been empha-
sized by several writers of late. w.
J. Kennedy, director of the Iowa State
college extension department, charac-
terizes this tenant system as "a great
er menace to the country than war,
famine and pestilence combined" A
somewhat milder assertion of the
same truth was made recently by
John Lee Coulter, an agricultural ex-
pert in the census bureau, who showed
that nearly half of the tenants in the
southern states move every year. In
Iowa, of course, the condition is not
go bad as that, but Mr. Kennedy
points out that the percentage of
farms rented on such terms has in
creased from 23.S in 1880 to 37.8 in
1900; in seven northwestern counties
so per cent of the land is farmed
ON short leases at the present time.
Obviously this is an extremely bad
showing, and it is bad in double
sense-bad for the country and bad
for the individual farmer. The ex-
haustion of the soil is inevitable in
such circumstances, but the evil does
not stop there. So far as the farmer
is concerned, the one-year lease means
poor houses, inadequate machinery, in
sufficient live stock, impossible roads
and poor rural schools and churches.
The tenant is but bird of passage;
he has no more interest in improv-
ing the community life than in i'm
proving the soil, and this indifference
reacts upon him in most disastrous
way. The way out is, of course, in
long-term leases, or, better yet, in a
more modern system of credit, which
would enable the farmer to own the
land he tills.-Record-H
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-04-14
LIMITING THE LEGISLATURE.

Illinois is one of eighteen states in
the Union that does not limit the du-
ration of legislative sessions. As a
consequence a deadlock may be pro-
longed or the most important bills
may be delayed until members are
weary and anxious to get back to
their homes, when there is a dispo-
sition to rush through everything
without proper consideration.
In the thirty legislatures that have
time limits for sessions, consideration
and action upon the most import-
ant matters are naturally undertaken
early. Kansas, Oregon and Wyoming
limit the session to forty days; West
Virginia fixes forty-five days: Ala
bama and Georgia prescribe fifty
days. Seventeen states, five of them
having biennial and twelve quadren-
nial sessions, make the limit sixty
days. Missouri's is seventy days and
Tennessee's seventy-fve days. Nine
ty days, the longest limit, is pre-
scribed in Colorado, Minnesota and
Texas, having biennial sessions, and
In Maryland and Virginia with quad
rennial sessions.
Massachusetts,, with no time limit.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-04-14
GOVERNOR AMMONS WILL
SIGN UTILITIES BILL

DENVER, April 10.-That Cover
nor Ammons will sign the public util-
tiles bill rather than risk being re-
called by the people oppressed by
stock-watering utility corporations,
that the corporations are planning to
refer the bill and that such a move
will stir the plain people to initiate
far more drastic measure is declared
by D. F. Moon and H. W. Muhlenbrock
of Jefferson county, leaders in the
progressive wing of the Colorado
State Grange and members of the Di-
rect Legislation league of Colorado.
Attorney Edward P. Costigan said
he does not know whether the Di-
rect Legislation league will initiate
such measure but that he feels one
ought to be initiated If the corpora
tions refer the bill just passed and
thus tie It up for two years.
"The Legislature has given us good
bill hut II 10 not nearly so strong
rs other statss have" said Costigan.
Colorado NEEDS . scientific measure
providing fsr indeterminate fran
chises, municipal ownership and other
features tried out in Wisconsin and