davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Washington herald., 1913-02-24
woIs.st-Murphy Fight Receipts.

) San Frapcisco. Feb. 2.-Promoter Cofr-
roth announced to-day that the receipts
for the Wolgast-Murphy go would be in
the neighborhood Of so 900. or this sum
Wolgast had been guaranteed $500. with
the privilege Of taking 80 per cent Of the
receipts for his end. He will naturally
take the 20 per cent. which means that
he will receive something over $4,000
for his afternoons work.
The Washington herald., 1913-02-24
HOW CLEVELAND team SIZES
UP FOR THE COMING SEASON
The Secretary for the Maps Informs Fans Of the Dope Re-
garding Players Busy Times Now for
Baseball Men.


Of
s wh to he
will
on the
a
n.
the play
The Washington herald., 1913-02-24
HARRY DAVIS SIGNS.

Connie Mack VIII Carry His Old
First Baseman south.
Special to The Washington Herald.
Philadelphia, Pa. Feb. 23.-Connie Mack
to-day announced that he had signed
Harry Davis, his old first baseman. who
managed the Cleveland Maps last season,
and would take him South with the Ath-
letics.
1t was thought that Davis would man.
age a Tri-State League club this sea-
son. and Macks action in signing up the
veteran caused much surprise here.
The Washington herald., 1913-02-24

ter, Mass: May "A. Trinity, at Hartford;
May %, Trinity, here: May 81, Fordham.
here; June H. Williams, at Williamstown,
Mass; June Il, alumni, here.
The Washington herald., 1913-02-24
wom.a Breaks Swim Record.

Sydney. New South Wales, Feb. o.
Swimming 100 yards in Al. Miss Fanny
Durack to-day set a new worlds record
for women. Her time was 1s rs seconds
better than that of Daisy Curwen, OF
England, the previous champion.
The Washington herald., 1913-02-24

Umpire Billy Carpenter. over whom
the Southern and International Leagues
have been disputing. will remain MEM
bsr Of President BARow's star.
The Washington herald., 1913-02-24
Local Boy Is Sold to Wiscon.
sin-Illinois League Club
by Norfolk.
OTHER LOCAL COMMENT
Coach for Georgetown Football Team
Will Be Selected This
Afternoen.
BY {. W. SWAN.

Bob Murphy, who played second base
for the champion Pepco club last sum-
mer and who hit .29l for fifty-iive games
with Petersburg last summer in the Vir-
ginia League. has been sold to the Mil
waukee-team, of the new Wisconsin
Illinois League, by Manager Shaffer, OF
the Norfolk Tars.
Norfolk bought Murphy. from Peters
burg last summer. but he left TO return
home and play amateur ball. He fieIded
his position well. and was the star short
stop of the league until he injured his
am.
Murphy refused to report to the Nir-
ginia League club. as he did not like the
circuit. and when Manager Shsfrcr had a
chance to sell him. Murphy was sent 10
the Milwaukee outfit.
Il. l.. i.andgraff is manager Of the Mil
wsukee team. which IN a member ~ the
newly organized league in the Middle
West.
Select Coach To-day.
Jimmy Walsh, graduate manager OF
athletics at Georgetown University next
year. will to-day. in conference with the
athletic council al Georgetown, appoint
the football coach for the Blue and Gray
1918 football team
Leo Leary. the Harvard end, who has
been assisting Percy Haughton at Har-
ward for the past three years, has been
mentioned several times as the coach for
the team. but IL was learned yesterday
that there Is little likelihood OF his ac-
cepting the position. as he has been ap-
pointed head field coach OF the Crimson
gridi-oners for the coming season.
Leary will have absolute charge of the
men on the iield at Cambridge, with
Percy Haughton acting as advisory
coach. This will keep the former end
going all the time. and it is very i'm
probable that the Hilltoppers will be
able to get him.
Howard Gargan. brother of Frank
who has been the assistant coach at
Georgetown for the past two years. has
been mentioned for the position. and 1t
is understood that a very natterng Of
fer has been made him. A move which
would prove to be OF the greatest value
to the Hilltoppers would be to have
Howard and Frank Gargan in charge OF
the gridiron aggregation. The Gargans
would work together. there would be no
petty battles between the coaches. and
all would run smooth. The undergradu-
atss at GEORGETOWN are all pulling for
the appointment OF Howard and Frank
Gargan as the coaches for the 1913 foot
ball team.
The Washington herald., 1913-02-24
m RAJ ms 6srnaa Specialist
OM. 00soOOS s. & Car 9Th 4 Es,,

ON The nervous system. blood. an1
stomach. Doctors service and mediolno,
q Hours 10 TO .. Phone u asa
C1oOoA 0undAy.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1913-02-20
T. e,ptibts S6we.nsboriten.

SoIsenoe daratteriitifas 9sf9i6ts
miro aus Der alien Siirtei er5Gblt
Sn hsn fiinf5iser Subren battsn Die
2iirisn aus 0suti9Iano @eihiibe be-
Sossn unO prsubiide SffiSisre paren
abtommanoiert noroen. nm Die tiir=
tiids glrtillsris an oisisn 9sI9ubsn
aus5ubiloen. Cine Der eritsn Sdno=
babunssn mar ons gtuspiId1en Der
@ei6iibrobre. @s pur0e oen Siir.
Ten Don ben Osuti9eu 2ebrern rors
9smu6t absr Dem 8efeble, es nd9z
3umaGsn, Iebten iie eutidieOsn Di=
OerItano ent9s9en. Sic fuBten iitsr=
bdupt Die Wifher ntft an. 2tuf Die
sroge ua9 Dem Grunos fiibrtsn iie
rsligi0ie 9ebenten on. Die WiI1er
beItunosn nGmli9 aus S9tosins1ors
fen, parsn olIO SeiIe bon einem IN
reiusn Sier. Die gu beriibrsn nab Dem
8oran psrbotsn lit. gluf oisien Sim
lpGno iparen Die oeutfaen Sffi5iere
ni6t 9sfobi. Ginsstsils lpollte man
Die isbr guten ShipsinsbrrI Itsnpii4er
ni1t auigebsn, ouOsrieits bate nan
uber aud duf Oos rsIiai0Is 9efiibl
RiidF9t su nebmen. Rad Iangsn
8eratunssn uno na9 pisIsn Wiibeu
s.lous es enbIi6, einen tiirtifdsn
@eiItIi6en Su seipinnsn. Der osn Sol
Oat.n tIar moAts, Oab osn @iihsrn
oas llnrsiue ssnommsn tpiirAs, ipsnn
Tie gsipii9t piirbsn. 9ieis Dstbe
puros osun aud iotfd6Ii6 in fsisr=
li9.r Wsiie Dor Der 6ront uorgsnom=
men, uuo isbt bsqusmsn iib Die SoIs
ootsa.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1913-02-20
Gin Soffnu1esfrabI.

Sine torpulsnte Dame fommt
atsmlOs auf ben 8abnitsig seIt;irmt,
uno ridtis: ibre idlimmften 8sfiirds
tuna.n beitdtigen iid; benn an einem
5eniter oss Iosbsn abfabrsnbsn 3us
gss tuudt ibrs So4ter auf unb Ess
ben ibr Der berlpssene @ntfiibrer.
~0urdssbrannt ulfo!" teu6t Die
bide Dame. .llm @pttespilIsn, ipos
bin benn, 8ino2" .'
rRu9 8riiFeI!" untlportet oas
S06terden in ber eriten 8sItiirsuna." +"
80 9u unbdntbares. aottDerseFes
mes 9tnO!" ruff ibr ole Wlutter ra9.
inbsm lie nsbsn bem abgebenbsn 3u5e
feritampft. $50 idide mir ipsnlgs
items - Elm paur - ffOns -
SpiBen!!"
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1913-02-20

Der Sportsr tam etammtfO: Sa ssfast id less mid
0a in Der @i uisn un6 als @ ouwae M @ cine san5e 2Open
amiI mir! Sd a rsrs I a unO 9luuben Sic uobL
6ab Die 9sfen gsiun bubtn -"
SOrfcr: rPu uusaeIad)t ueroen fe sic ba6en" ss
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1913-02-20

ib b 2ubp 3surr.numms ssunosn uub beratH
9 ab.r Die 9IuHs 9sbt as GTb ous MAIDEN mir 10; Sept mG
i'd 6ui 3Ie Damn ma Ou o 3Is oaun Dioe i bunu peoer
0u uno usr libel mirO Der mub uausn Bis Dem anOn au
libel pr0!"
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1913-02-20

syn elmer @sTsllIdoft prablt Elm
nod junssr. nidt sbsn seiitreiasr
Mlonn nit isinsn GrlebnifIen in Den
Sropenosssnoen. 8ei Der Sdilos'
ruua Der bort otter b'rrIdsnOsn SiBe
Iaatt .r: 8as sluub.n Sic. meins
Ssrr.n, pas i6 monhmoI unter 12O
@rub Sabrsnbeit gu Isibsn batte9
gl9, snt9s0rete .in oIter Oberlebs
r.r, Dos tonn id mir i4on oenten,
hsnn i6 peiB, pus mir bier unter
100 @roo llnsrfobrenbeit gu Ieioen
bLben.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1913-02-20

-SoGfd perFonben. Detts
Ter: Bite. gndslge Srau. i4entsn
Sic mir einen 5iinf5iger.
9ame: Ufun rcllte bod meinsu,
Elm ir erO3er. trdftiser Monn iuie
Sii, miiBte iid iddmsn, nm @eTb
5u tetteIn.
9sttIsr: Su' i'd ia ou9. Glber idb
bobs sbtn niGt ben Mut. es mir
olsi1 Sune9men!
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1913-02-20

= Gidsrss 3tidtn. Bier
bimpfsl (itebt ipGt nodts DOR ,inem
Souie): SEPT psiB i'd MD. pobne
i9 bo, obsr itimmt's bod nih2
WsibIihe SiiEme BON oben:
9ump eIenber! --t
8isroimpfsl: So, IS itimmt idpn!
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1913-02-20
lll 0 bern.

6 fprift auf iscsm 5eIts,
Mug's nod 10 nibtsIdgeno fein,
Sic bdIt bic i6puugpoIIitcn Rsben
SIN Sruueuiut'rsiien 8srsin.
Oo6 fino iis PER 3ufau subuuie.
Damn Ihlp,io,n iie bsioe iid Iutt.
DispsiI man in Gbsn bon bsute
Sid ME mas gu Iu9en bat.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1913-02-20
Nrnnifhfr MernItim

= 9rnifif6rr @ergIsi0.
gttjniont: Chr bobt asluubt, bob
Sertniiiimus bier bu;ftsifeu ipiirbe
uno hn6t nidt mol sutr 9OrTe be-
trGn5t2
Nrisooril,ber: Dos bam msr boIt
perasiie!
gloiuinni t3um 2onbesiiirifcn):
9obsit, bier III rirfIih Der Srt Der
un6strGn5tsn MOalid,teitsn!
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1913-02-20
MufurThpbrne Srou,

- Iufqsfhobtns Srou.
tr, Cine Tomilie bnitt Iih atrnhs
gu Sii6 atfebt. nls iie Die Rodri6t
urn bsm 9ohe elmer Snnie erGisIt.
Wlit einsm ptrIonesnbsu 9Iid nuf
Nsn bollbeiebten Slid froats aG,in-
Wnlten: r4opn, miiTrn mir uIsi1
lreinen, posr t0nnen mir erit eiIeny~
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1913-02-20

= MiBpsrfonben. Same:
Mit ipem bnben sic mid bsnn i'm
Sbeatsr geIeben2 .-na
Serr: Wlit elmer befsr setIeiOeteu
9nme. -iu '.. .-..
0oms: @os. bsFer setleibst lpie
i9!?
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1913-02-20

= g 9oOenfreube. 9u
freuit bid nod 70 briiber. @1ItI. baB
bid Der pGdters SOni 70 sus'rtdtet
bat9
gaa b0s moan i6, bu pirf
Td6n Iouf9en, glIte, tpos i9 ibm
fir q prOssBl aabdns'!
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1913-02-20

aus FER 9 9ule. Hoturs
aeId1ihtslsbrer: JOINS. ipeiBt bu nod.
mas i6 eud in ber borigen StunSe
bel 9eiprsdung bes gffen iiber Sa:'
min 9sIngt babe? Der unb mas
ipnr Tnrpin2
Der ileine 9ans: 0nripiu pGr Elm
2tifsnmsuItil
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-04-08
WARW00D
Evangenstic Meetings.

Cole Hand IL \ot shortened" was
IN" text az the third OF IN. series ~
SCI mons Rev. samuel l. Boston. noted
EVANGELIST. rendered lest evening az the
PRESBYTERIAN church Ait. Boston talk
are being Iece we'd with great enthusi-
asm on the part OF all vino near him
iie Is clrar. logical speaker. who pre-
eent~ his subject In a very interesting
diately impressed WITH the wonderful
f'nN t'iion when he fa- IA tho all saving
power Of christ. Ills StNi. OF delivery
= more ScDoiaf.y and Suhdued than
"Eilly sunday :. there Icing "A uoti,abI,.
is'k of tte popular slang phrases 81
common with the latter However ne =
none inc less warm amt convincing
tn" attendance 50 far has exceeded ali
.Np'' tdti"nS and from early indications
local fr"sbNterianS feel safe IN predict %
INK wonderful sICt e-~ for tn.if rev -
'ai. II M People VIII humble Th-m-
seiN's. - the subject for tonight;
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-04-08

was Yesterday given \ charter 81 roe
oRnit.on by the St1tc Sund.t Sch,o!
association. The lass has - mem
hers. all women. and %. -. CrawfprI
u teacher while Miss Louise Wilson
Is president
judging from present indicHt ions
Wheeling high school will not Tee rep.
r~-' nt"d Icy e hss-t All team this var
and M 10 m" present time NO NOS
has been mad u organize Il team
-friday. June ~. Will lie Observer
a. press daV at 'h- semi Crntnnill
colo oration in this city and hundreds
of new sp"p'r men and publishci5
from all cities ~ the state are ,Apect-
Ell Z" h'- IN ATTENDANCE.
The ladies' Of the christ f.uthcra,
,hJrch col Al"zar; will serve dinner
ana supper in jhe \. -. l. ". hal
Thursday 80 this week. for IN" bene
III OF the church
Her firth occurring ~ noon.
Jun" 20. 1868. simultaneously with the
"irtn or IN" state. % - claimed tn q
Mrs. Lucy tknoppi Gardner .ormer-
j. ~ POINT Pleasant. now residing 90
fArNers"urS. Is tho FIRST person born
IN West Virginia u posSihle she VII
attend the sem! centennial EXERCISES
IN This city next June ana viii prob
ably take part.
-Arrangcm' nts hav. been ,omIla.
ed Tor IN" entertainment tu 10. given
- the nigh school FRIDAY evening 10y
tho students under the direction -
INC farultN. iarg" number Of TICK
cts nav" been disposed 81 aud doub:-
less tn'r' " 80 hr e Il big attendance
The proceeds WI hc used for 10
prn"ht 81 the next number o. tho
iiiSh Scn"oi Record. which Will toe
ISSUED hv The girls - the senior ,llSs
Within a |cw davs work viii b,
started on r"d-corhtirg tF- interior OF
ih' y. VI. e.. y building and IN. 49,
tir" strurtLr. VIII te sil"n a thorulsa
'noNsting. /, W. require consider
able tim" 70 CONT To- Tho work. ~
IN" htlldIrs is lazy" one.
Tn" r,-;Itlr Meeting Of th, Mems
- rS'ral Work league 81 fh- q L.
u. o. \ Will 90 h-ld A. usual in .ha
y. NJ. e. \. huuuinS today a; noon.
Iapanr>e capitalist, are reported
considering the advisabi.ity of run
ming steamship line between Bos-
ton. New YORK and the Far East via
Panama Canal!
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-04-08
NEWS BRIEFS

Up until late hour last meni no
trace mad been secured or cltte To the
WORK on what would load the police
10 locate the purse that VAS picked W.
IN IN" local y & o station SATURDAY
AFTERNOON TIM purse contained Slll.
Extensive improvements will he
maze Ia the Virginia Hats on Main
street IN short time \ tniri wing
VII De built TO the north ~ the build
in-. and all modern improvements will
De installed including an cleo ric elc.
va;or.
Notice was received Yesterday nv
Postmaster llazie;t from the post oil
nee department AT Washington. u &.
mat All bids for screen wagon service
mad been rejected. The advertisement;
Tor the bids Was publish he'd in NoNem-
ber and the bids are now receivable
AGAIN Burns n Church now have
me contract in this city and their
FERN o. four wears will soon expire
The government - nov ready - re
'eive new bids.
\ large aerial 'ramWay is being
constructed from The top OF Res
nIann'S hill to the ". " o. railroad
tracks gu the PittsburEd division up-
loSite GlcnVood 20 be used by the
BISHOP Stone Crushing compant r.
Is expected that 'hc tlamway Will be-
ready Tor business within TOW DAYS
WIN ~ FffFffT1f. mo IA
tc' i"Cutdln IN tho public square. a
hcing rushed 20 completion and Mans
naiSrr y Lott. tu, local pIymn..-s
nave placed an extra force 81 men ou
re ""rh. Tn" uuart 90! control vii
pro- .d'' '"r ti. 'omEl.t, redp,nrati"a
80 i'" f""r'ai. and as soon a. the
water i~ turned ou the thru aliign
tors NIL "' placed IL %.
Members 80 rho th,o county H4r
assoc Ff.s. =
"i ia' auu.al hargu,' oi ir. organ!
-uii"u p" nr held al -, Fort Henry
.ir' 'E IhurStHt evening several
pf min"nt ~p'.Nnrs viii deliver ..,-
lr'ss az th" affair.
Tn" month";, rcprr' Il Chi,f o..
Frlir' Hastings has H.-u Submitted
2" tho board ~ control and shnv-.
thar d.r.rs th" month Of March d..
arrests WEI. mad" Tn. tDial COLE
81 "u tines I"r th' month amounted
Co $-ila".
-.l 3 Maxwell f.rm.rl, interest
co. iu tut produce I..~in,SS 10 THO
city AMI "u- o- " h.clug- most 900
0. " business men. has returned >
iais 'tt and SSH. 'U. %. 10 th. r.l-
iDtur". an extensive wholesale .-ttr-
..~hrn' NJ 'n ir known as IN. Nu.
,r- Pro. ENrhtrc. location
f.. ..~.t'-- hf- h..u secuted -
'... contra. rtff o. fI,- ,f-s and ;.t
.fr WI '. - I'D. ..f hl-il,-~ vrn..
iv H...-.
81 fn" Regular wr.ta- "f tn-
board OF '"utro. ''-t"rdI, tIut o..
business was .rt"s..t,d and tn-
month"; report 't tho police depart
M rt was '.u-id'r,I
ono 90 o. elevators 20, -U. Rao-
som. grocer. rHiIaiur dropped FROM
'r' second story O. tr. easement 90
if'r' VIZ" tnrs" ,..-.S..re.r- or ~.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-04-08
West Virginia Traction &
Electric Company and City &
Suburban Gas Company's au-
thorized pay stations:

'iHp1ut On'c". corner 18Th &
Chaplin" street Wheeling " Va
TANK % Fulton Fulton " ~
%, %" FiIst \at..aa. BarL. Elm Gro, ,.
N"sf Nira!na
S'a." liart 80 Elm Grove. E4m
Grow" Nf. NIrEUia
iay HoIr electric gh' ,.far ..p
-te bills 90 the most c.uterf... nav
station g. u INkf\S Treasgr.r
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-04-08
Council Meeting.

\ IT, r. 'tpNd j. expected lee -ft.n,.
''ih'li meet ne Tonight 20 hear th. dis
.'-Nl'h Fl" ltSi,ri q" the paving ar tnaCa-
d.tmisinc 90 Man stree finn r
t'ifi mort inward Tn, interest ifi TINS
80 i''h ms spread throughout tow.
material yIll bc used. bro. a.. ,ps,,,,i.,,,
." I"t .ti"u wnlrn has teeu H. circula-
ZION among tu- pf"urrtt pWu-rs alon,
.,'ilh ''"L VIII h- presented ami n th-
" til ru jutUt lie TIE CHOICE
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-04-08
keystone Rihle Claks

IT, ufS'iIs 'ten nE af f... .ou,. 90 Mrs
* htr t.' N't-tul.. IS ulr lass
.. 80 h""' @" transact h4~iut-SS 90 co., i'm
i"Ii"'' nature. IpiipWtuE il. i,t4~ir.sS
..e' I>~.ou d'tat- "Ee~uIt.d That
N"W'H -."lt.. Have tho Hig.f Of - q.
rage VIII Dec ."rf'-f.. between IN
'-rN Nififu.i~ and Lester Waite tu tho
afftru.ti. 49, and ltt'u.ruI Eow.r AMI
rIrh .M.lu ~ - I.r 49,.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-04-08

ih' Flames ~ q few minutes. but the on
tic in~. '." "f ih- large broo,let was gut
'"p ami to" hicks were killed More
bau 100 Other r1ickS were to have been
rir 81 % tt'. Hro"d.f. but these. ..s.apet
a. i""N w"r" 300 another hrond-r AT the
time of tine fir.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-04-08
Rave Special Car.

Wagon aud carriage repair shop. /.
y NCtiumphy. Overbruok.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-04-08

Our entire Spring stock is G
a cost basis. Our assortment comp
stock you are bound 10 find a var
low prices quoted, We are compelle,
wanting a future delivery. we will
the balance payable on delivery.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-04-08

Iapan',e capitalist, are reported
The ldvisabi.ity of run
ming steamship line between Bos-
ton. Ne~ YORK. and the Far East via
Panama Canal!
New-York tribune., 1913-07-27
Colonel Roosevelt Gives His Views on Real
and Pseudo Reform in This Line and
illustrates Them with Various
Interesting Anecdotes.

bounded by sheltered and timid respect
ability. These newspapers. owned and
edited by these men, although free from
the repulsive vulgarity Of the yellow
press, were susceptible 20 influence BY
the privileged interests. and were almost
or quite as hostile 10 manliness as they
were 10 unrefined vice-and were much
more hostile TO IL than 70 the typical
shortcomings of wealth and refinement.
They favored civil service reform, they
favored copyright laws. and the removal
OF the tariff on works OF art; they
favored all the proper (and even more
strongly all the improper movements for
international peace and arbitration; N
short. they favored all good. and many
goody- goody. measures SO long as they
did not cut deep at social wrong or make
demands on national and individual vlrN'
ity. They opposed. or were luke"arm
about, efforts TO build up the army anc
the navy. FOR they were not sensitive eoh'
cerning national honor; and. above all
they opposed every non-milk and water
effort. however sane. 10 change our socia
and economic system IN such fashion
as 10 substitute the ideal OF justice low
ards all for the ideal OF kindly charity
from the favored few 10 the possibly
grateful many.
Some Of the men foremost In the strus'
gle for civil service reform have taken
a position OF honorable leadership in the
battle for those other and more vital re-
forms But many OF them prompE
abandoned the field Of effort for deceney
when the battle took the form not OF
tight against the petty grating OF smah
bosses and small politicians-a yitalV
necessary battle. he il remembered-out
OF fight against the great intrenched
powers OF privilege.
The next instalment Of Mr. Rcose'ets
Chapters Of n Possible Autobiography
entitled THE Boss and the Citken.
will appear In the issue of August g.
Copyright. 1913. by the outlook CompaG'
New-York tribune., 1913-07-27

and never in any Office did find that the
written competitive promotion cNamlna-
ton did any good. The reason FOR a
written competitive entrance examination
Is that II is impossible for the head OF the
Office or the candidates prospective i'm
mediate superior himself to know the
average candidate or 10 test his ability.
But when once In office the best way TO
test any mans ability is by long expert
ence In seeing him actually at work. His
promotion should depend upon the judg-
ment formed OF him by his superiors.
So much for the objections TO the eX-
aminations Now for the objections 10
the men who advocated the reform. As a
rule these men were high minded and
dislnterested Certain OF them. men Ike
the leaders in the Maryland and Indiana
reform associations for instance. Messrs.
Bonaparte and Rose. Foulke and Swift,
added common sense. broad sympathy
and practical efficiency TO their high
mlndedness. But in New York. Philadel-
phia and Boston there really was a GER
tain mental and moral thinness among
very many OF the leaders In the civil
service reform movement. II was this
quality which made them SO profoundly
antipathetic to vigorous and intensely
human people Of the stamp OF my friend
Joe" Murray-who. as 7 have said al
ways feel that my civil service reform
affiliations formed the one blot on an
otherwise excellent public record. The
civil service reform movement was one
from above downward. and the men who
took the lead in II were not men who as
a rule possessed very profound SYM
pathy with or understanding OF the ways
OF thought and life OF their average fol-
low citizen They were not men who
themselves desired TO be letter carriers or
clerks or policemen or TO have their
friends appointed 10 these positions. Hav-
ing no temptation themselves In this di-
rection. they were eagerly anxious 10 pre-
vent other people getting such appoint
ments as a reward for political services.
In this they were quite right II would
be impossible TO run any big public office
10 advantage save along the lines OF the
strictest application OF civil service re-
form principles. and the system should be
extended throughout our governmental
service far more widely than is now the
case.
But there arc other and more vital re-
forms than this Too many civil service
reformcrs, when the trial came. proved
tepidly Indifferent or actively hostile TO
New-York tribune., 1913-07-27

reforms that were Of profound and far
reaching social and industrial conse-
auence. Many of them were at pest luke
warm about movements for the improve
ment OF the conditions OF toll and IRE
among men and women who labor under
hard surroundings, and were posltVeF
hostile TO movements which curbed the
power of the great corporation magnates
and directed into useful instead OF per-
picious channels the activities or the
great corporation lawyers who advised
them.
Most Of the newspapers which regarded
themselves az the especial champions oil
civil service reform and as the highest
exponents Of civic virtue. and which dis
trusted the average citizen and shuddered
over the "coarseness" OF the professional
nolitlcians. we're. nevertheless. given 70
vices even more contemplate than al
though not so gross as. those they de-
nounced and derided. Their editors were
refined men OF cultivated tastes whose
net temptations were backbiting. mean
slander and the snobbish worship OF any
thing clothed In wealth and the outward
appearances OF conventional respectable
ity. They were not robust or powerful
men; they felt III AT ease In the company
OF rough, strong men; often they had in
them a vein OF physical tlmidity. They
avenged themselves to themselves for an
uneasy subconsciousness OF their own
shortcomings by sitting In cloisiered-or'
rather pleasantly upholstered-seclusion
and sneering at and lying about nen who
made them feel uncomfortable. Some
times these were bad men, who made
them feel uncomfortable by the exhibit
ton OF coarse and repellent vice. and
sometimes they were men OF high char
acter. who held ideals Of courage and OF
service to others and who looked down
on and warred against the shortcom-
lngs OF swollen wealth and the effort
less. easy lives Of those whose horizon Is