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Semi-weekly herald., 1913-05-15
PLANS Of
BATTLFSH|P
ARE STOLEN

United Press
WASHINGTON, d. c., May H.
Secret service men are without clew
this afternoon to the thief who stole
the plans for the battleship Pennsyl-
vania from the navy department. Sec
retary Daniels has ordered his ap-
prehension regardless of expense and
sleuths are working inside and out
side the department.
The department denies any connec-
ton with the Japanese trouble. The
statement that the plans are not val
liable are not credited. 1t is believed
the thief expected to sell them to some
foreign country later. 1t is under
stood they showed the vessels cleo
tric wiring, thus furnishing the Sc
crets of fire control.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-05-15
AWAIT JOHNSON'S ACTION
ON CALIFORNIA LAND BILL
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United Press
WASHINGTON, D. c., May H.
Secretary Bryan conferred with Pres
ident Wilson briefly this morning, and
afterwards announced it had no con
nection with the Japanese situation.
The secretary declared the situation
will remain in Statu quo until Govern
or Johnson replies to the presidents s
request how he will vote on the Webb
bill. Then Bryan and Ambassador
Chinda will discuss the new treaty.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-05-15

. DIE IN THE
!. STATEt|0N[
United Press

United Press
DENVER, May 14.-Nine children
in the state home for dependent chill
dren here have died of scarlet fever
since May /. In every case the child
died twenty-four hours after it was
stricken. The first case was that of
Emma Grant, aged II. She was rush.
ed to the Steel hospital where she died
the following day. One more case
was taken to the hospital, but others
were denied admittance because there
was no room.
Over twenty five children at the in
stitution are stricken and two dormi-
tories have been converted into hos
pital wards.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-05-15
NELL QUITS
u. s. FOR
SM[LT[R

WASHINGTON, d. c., May A.
Secretary of Labor Wilson this morn
ing accepted Labor Commissioner
NeilPs resignation, to be effective to-
night.
Tomorrow Neill accepts a salary of
$4,000 year to supervise labor con-
ditions in the American Smelling and
Refining company. His retirement
surprised the government.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-05-15
QUAKER CITY AFTER POLL
TICIANS AND GRAFTERS

PHILADELPHIA, May 14.--An
outline of plans to "clean up Phila-
delphia and chase out grating poll
ticians and dishonest officials will be
made today by Mayor Blankenburg
who will be the guest of honor at
the City clubs annual banquet
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-05-15
SPRINGS MAN
is WOULD-BE SUICIDE

COLORADO SPRINGS. May A.
Morris Keesling, aged Is. AT midnight
shot himself in the left lung while
other members of the family were
sleeping. He is not expected to live.
Temporarily insanity is blamed for hi,
act.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-05-15
JOHNSON
GUILTY IS
VERDICT
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United Press
CHICAGO, May 14.-Jack johnson
this morning conferred with his at
torney regarding plans for an appeal
from the verdict last night convictine
him on seven counts, charging vio-
lation of the Mann white slave law
johnson has been released on $780,.
900 bond, but federal agents will keep
him under surveillance.
The argument on appeal motion is
set for May 10. The maximum pen
atty is five years.
Assistant District Attorney Parkin
declared the jury's verdict is fore
runner of laws everywhere in the
country forbidding miscegnation.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-05-15
CRAZED MICHIGAN FARMER
DESTROYES FAMILY; SUICIDES

SPARTA, Wis, May l4.-1n fit
of insanity, William Hsgne, aged 10,
farmer, this morningfbeat his wife
to death, fatally wound{ his daughter
shot his son-in-law, and then suicided,
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-05-15
TELEGRApHrc rhBLoIDs.

LoNDON-The fire. departments
report shows ninety-four false alarms,
ninety of which are attfibuted to the
militant suffragettes inAhe past three
months.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-05-15

LoNDON-The cats of the metrop-
oils lost their best friend by the death
of Miss Kate Cording, founder of the
Feline Defense league, which annual
ly collects and cares for l1,0O0 stray
cats.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-05-15
PUEBLO WOMAN SHOOTS
AT MIDNIGHT Pn0WL1n1

PUEBLO. Colo, Nay 1l.-MrA Ia
seph Driscoll at I o'eloek thb nssn-
ing fought q revolver dses M two
thieves who were prouilng = - Suer
yard. Several shsts vsss e1ahnaG1
and It is bslisvsd - = - - -
wounded. x h. 4 y |.H.5
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-05-15

STRIKE IS
UNSETTLED

United Press
CINCINNATI, o., May 14.-The
first three cars operated by strike
breakers were guarded by $50 police
men. The blue coats were heavily
armed and were ordered to fire il the
strike breakers were molested.
The strikers this morning rejected
the proposed plans to settle the strike.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-05-15

WASHINGTON-W Winter weather
Monday brought the curious specta-
Gle of straw hats and overcoats. 1t
was the coldest May II for years.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-05-15
REAL SUFFRAGETTE BOMB
FOUND IN WESTMINSTER
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United Press
LONDON, May PA bomb wrap
ped in suffragette literature was dis
covered in Westminster abbey this
afternoon. It was bona fde internal
machine, with an unlightsd fuse At
tached.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-05-15

PITTSBURG-Miss May Connolly,
former pitcher for the Belvidere
Bellies, "beaned" John Frahl, aged so,
with tin cup when he commented on
her dancing. She is under arrest.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-05-15

BERLIN-Paul EkIa a 1o-year-old
boy, was sentenced ia three months
in prison for taking 2 IL cents away
from smaller child. but will not
serve the term until hets II.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-05-15

TRENTON, N. J.-~Getting a pain
in the side while visiting patients,
DR.. Murray kirkpatrick diagnosed his
case as appendicitis and telephoned a
hospital to get ready to operate on
him.
The Washington times., 1913-05-04
COMMIT TEE IS PAT
ON SECRET SESSIONS
Rules Body Refuses to Change
Practice of Having Meetings
Behind Closed Doors.

The Senate Rules Committee has re-
fused to interfere with the practice of
holding secret sessions of committees
InaSmuch as the great bulk of Senate
business, and that of the House as
well. is transacted in committee be-
hind closed doors. with the public
barred, the decision is important.
Senator Ashurst introduced a reso-
luton providing that all meetings of
the Senate standing committees
should be open to the public If it
wished to attend. The Rules Commit
tee considered IL and will report it
back with the statement that meet
ings of committees are now open and
hearings can he had by anyone de-
sirIng them when they, have matter
Of value to present. The committee,
through Senator Overman. chairman,
will recommend that no change be
made in the rules in this matter.
make fails completely to touch the
The decision of the Rules Committee
in effect is another way of saying
thar the Rules Committee is not ready
II throw open the doors of commit
tees.
Public Generally Barred.
AS q matter of fact. 1t is sometimes
difficult even to get hearing before
The Washington times., 1913-05-04
Leonard" Rehrigerat,
Have. Ten Walls

All the cold of the ice is utilized in Leonard
Refngerators. Ten separate walls of insulation
including thick blanket of polar felt whipped en-
tirely around the inner case, keep out the hea
and preserve the ice to a wonderful degree.
does not take long for Leonard Refrigerato
to save enough in ice consumed to pay its cost.
The Washington times., 1913-05-04
PHYSICIANS At ODDS
. ON.FR|EDMANN CURE
Some Condemn Sale of Remedy,
While Others Say Time Is
Not Ripe for Verdict.

Washington physicians of the ''regu-
lar school are at odds over DR.. Franz
Friedman and his alleged tuberculosis
cure Many Of the physicians are
commenting caustically upon the sale
of Dr. Friedmann's remedy to num-
Der OF Friedman Institutes" and say
it Ia nothing but the result to have been
expected from the systematic publicity
campaign begun by Friedman in Berlin
and continued here.
Other physicians still believe the line
is not yet quite ripe for verdict. and
that the words not proved tit the
case of the reputed discovery.
According to DR. w. r. Carr, president
OF the Washington Medical Society, that
body will not take up the Friedman
proposition as SUCH prefcrring to let II
he forgotten If DOssihle
The Washington times., 1913-05-04

Excellent lawn swings. with solid
oak frames, red uprtGhtS and trim
minEs. and fastened throughout with
bolts and screws. Special net price.
$39S
The Washington times., 1913-05-04
,ublic Generally Barred.

AS q matter of fact. 1t is sometimes
difficult even to get a hearing before
The Washington times., 1913-05-04
Discriminate Betwee
Seamless Porcelain
and Its limitations

Leonard" Refngerators are lined with S
less porcelain fused on steel, just like the
struction of bathtub. There are no join
seams, no corners in which dirt or germs can
There are many limitations of Leonard" P
lain now on the market; some masqueradinl
der similar sounding names, but there's only
real porcelain steel. Before deciding on you
frigerator try to scratch the lining with a kni
a. hatpin. Leonard" porcelain Innings will
xcatch or peel OF.
The Washington times., 1913-05-04
May Provoke Lively Debate.

Other officials of the association echo
DR.. Carr's idea that the best thing 10
do is TO quit talking about DIR. Fried
mann and his assertions. But enough
members believe that the matter is not
Yet closed to provoke a lively debate
if the question does come up before
the Medical Society at its next meeting.
Denunciations contained in the current
editions of the Journal of the American
Medical Association and the Medical
Record. which scathingly assail DR..
Friedmann's activities in this country
The Washington times., 1913-05-04
Unnecessary Longer To Wait.

flS
Unnecessary Longer To Wait.
The Journal, which is the official or
gan of the thousands of members Of
the American Medical Association. says:
Greeted by courteous open-mindcd-
ness by cur profession. continues the
editorial. which determined not to dis
believe. despite the suspicious circum-
stances. until disbelief became inevita-
bic. he seems also to have been re
ceived with open arms by shrewd pro-
moters who were cagerly watching L
chance to reap 4 harvest in partner
ship with him.
Unless there is some totally unfore-
seen Governmental action or unless
some well-nigh impossible wave OF skep-
ucism sweeps over the land. it looks as
though sheaves of dollars would be
wrenched from the wasted hands OF the
tuberculosis sufferers.
The American medical profes sion has
listened TO friedman with an open
mind. 1t has waited patiently for him
to prove his claims and to show his
real intentions. To wait longer is now
unnecessary
The Washington times., 1913-05-04
WEATHER REPORT.

The forecast for the District of Co.
lumbia-Fair and warmer tonight: Mon
day. light variabl. winds
For Maryland. New Jersey. Della ware
and Nlrginia-Fair and warmer tonight
and Monday
The temperature today as registered
at the United States Weather Bureau
nd Afneck'S.
The Washington times., 1913-05-04
Mrs. BigeIoW to Speak.

An address on THE Social Evil will
be given by Mrs. w. D. Bigelow at tlic
Fifteenth Street Presbyterian Church
at 5 o'clock this afternoon.
The Washington times., 1913-05-04

The Finest Hometown Flowers
and the most artistic floral decorations
for all occasions. GUIDE, 1914 F St
Advt.
The Washington times., 1913-05-04

a Senate committee. And when it
comes to considering legislation and
shaping it. the doors are almost IN
varlably closed and the public is
barred.
Senator Ashurst sought to break up
this practice. He takes the view that
there is no need for such secrecy. eN-
cept, perhaps. in case of the considera-
ton by the Foreign Relations Committee
of international matters. AS the Situa-
ton stands now, the chairman or
committee al any time can orcer an
executive meeting. 1t is in such sxecu-
tive meetings that most of the Senate
legislation is shapeu. and the public
never knows all that goes on in the
committee room. 1t was the purpose OF
Senator Ashurst to have the open door
something more than a fiction.
The Washington times., 1913-05-04
Senators Cling To Practice.

Most of the Senators are unwilling to
abolish the practice of holding commit
tee meetings behind closed doors, FOR
the obvious reason that they do not
want the public to know many Of the
things they say and many of the votes
they cast in the privacy OF the commit
tee room.
Senator Newlands' resolution proTid-
ing a program of work for Senate COM
mittees was unfavorably received by the
Rules Committee. and il decided to
recommend the various subjects be re-
ferred to the proper committees for con-
sideration. Senator Cummins' resolu-
ton to enable a separate vote on items
In the conference reports on tariff bills
was referred to a subcommittee, and
probably will fail
The Washington times., 1913-05-04

TINE TABLE
High tide........ 6:3l a. IN. and 1:0I p. m.
Low tide ........l2:i5 a. m. and lis p IN.
Sun TABLE.
sun rises. 500 Sun sets... 7:0S
The Washington times., 1913-05-04

as part of a regularly organized pub
hcity campaign, interest Washington
physicians.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-01-24
Anecdotes of Mckinley.

Rutherford B. Hayes, then eX-presi-
dent, told a rather interesting episode
of Mr.. McKinley's life in the army
when Mr.. Hayes was introducing Mr..
Mckinley to an audience after his
nomination for governor in 1891.
Mr.. Hayes declared that on the
bioodiest day of the war, the day in
which the battle of Antietam was at
its height, Mr.. Mckinley, the young
man who had risen as quartermaster
under Hayes, distributed hot coffee
and meats to the men with his own
hands. He had risked his life under
fire to forage the food so necessary to
the famished and wornout soldiers.
The late Senator Hanna had n fa-
vorite story, which he took considerable
delight in telling, as relating to his
friend William Mckinley. This is the
story:
"NIr. Mckinley always appeared at
the executive Office in the morning
with a carnation in his buttOnhole, and
when it became necessary to turn down
an office seeker who had succeeded in
obtaining a personal interview he
would remove the flower from his own
lapel and place it in that of his visitor.
1t was generally understood by those
in the outer offices that when a caller
emerged with the decoration upon him
it was all the latter had obtained"
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-01-24
BRANDT'S PARDON
A BIC PRECEDENT
Release Of Young Valet Fixes
Limit on Penalty.
80 YEARS EXCESSIVE TERM

Governor SuIzer Attacks Judicial In
justice" In Behalf of Man Who Con-
fessed Burglary In Schiff Home-He
Imposes Strict Conditions on Ex-
convict-History of Brandt Case.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-01-24
NATION PAYS Bic
LAST MARTYR
New LuSter Comes, as Years
Roll by, to Memory Of
Mckinley.

AS the years roll by new luster
~ grows round hallowed name
N and new appreciation comes
into the hearts of the people
for their dead hero. 1t is coming more
forcibly to be known with each sue
ceeding anniversary of Jan. 20, 1913,
that William Mckinley, the martyred
president, was a great and good man.
Thus, on the anniversary of his BIRTH
the nation figuratively bows its head
and does homage to the memory of
Mckinley. Carnation day. as the an
niversary is known from coast to coast
and lakes to gulf, is one of the most
solemn memorial days on the Amcri-
can calendar.
In life President Mckinley stood def
nitely for certain economic and politi-
cal beliefs which engendered opposi-
tion by many other big contempora-
ries, but it is now known by all, be-
cause of the test that time has placed
upon most of the public policies treat
ed by him, that President Mckinley
was a clear thinking big Drained and
in every way really great executive.
Time, the one sure appraiser, has
stamped the record of the martyred
president with the mark of highest ap-
probation,
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-01-24
TRIBUTE TO
OF WHITE HOUSE
CanatiOn Day, Marking His
Birth, Is One of Finest
Memorial Events.

adroit handlers of men ever saw, and
those who accuse him of having been
led about by me were mistaken. His
tact was perfect and his manner so
gracious that he brought all those who
came in contact with him to his way
of thinking. He was led by nobody.
He was the leader of Others"
A High Personal Tribute.
Likewise Frank A. Munsey speaks
of President McKinley's character in
strong terms. Said Mr.. Munsey:
"In William Mckinley there was the
most perfect binding of pure democra
cy and splendid dignity possible to
man. His democracy was as pure and
true as the best example this country
has ever produced, whether on the
farm, in the professions or in the af
fairs of business, and his dignity was
of the finer kind, which sprang from
his own soul rather than that reflected
from exalted station. He was always
William Mckinley alike in the army
as q common soldier, in congress and
in the White House as the chief mag
istrate Of a great nation-always the
man and never the official. Genius in
art, in Science and in craftsmanship
fascinates us. We admire it and bow
down before it, but we love where
there is lOve-a heart that responds to
our hearts, warm and tender and
true"
Mr.. McKinley's ancestors were Da-
vid and Esther Mckinley, who came
to this country from Ireland in 1743.
He attended Union seminary. at Po-
land, O., until 1860. Later he attended
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-01-24

Gus. 1t is with the memory of his gen.
tleness that those who knew him per-
sonally or heard him in public address
es most readily recall him.
Mr.. Mckinley was born in Niles, O.,
Jan. 20, 1S43. He was shot down by
an assassin in the Temple of Music on
the Pan-American exposition grounds,
Buffalo, Sept. 6, 1901. He died at the
home of John G. Milburn, president of
the exposition, on Sept. II.
All over the country tribute to the
memory of President Mckinley has
been extended in the form of success
sively erected monuments. Principal,
of course, is the splendid mausoleum
in which rests the presidents body at
Canton, o., in which city Mr.. McKin-
ley made his home during the last
years of his life. Second in impor-
tance is the splendid shaft having the
shape of an Obelisk in Buffalo. The
shaft, with it's simplicity of design as
to spire, typifes the lofty purposes of
the president. The monster marble
lions at its base typify the strong, big
hearted character of the man.
Bronze statues and busts and marble
images standing in scores of public
buildings testify to the reverence held
for the dead president.
Fitting ceremonies are held in the
shadow of these lasting memorials ev-
cry year, but principally the day is
marked by the little act of reverence
by all men and women individually
the act of wearing a carnation.
Custom of Wearing Carnations.
1t is one of the prettiest customs in
the scheme of national affairs, the GUS
tom of carnation wearing. By this
act men throughout the land give a
personal expression of their honor to
the one who is gone.
Repeatedly the big men of the sue
ceeding years who had known and pos
sibly cOped against President McIAn-
ley in public affairs have spoken trib-
utes to him that prove he was a big
president. In life these men probably
would not have conceded such trib-
Htes Some of them at least had pur-
poses and beliefs contrary to those of
the executive. They therefore did not
IN those days look upon him always
with tolerance.
From his closest associates the high
est encomiums come. The late Mar
Gus A. Hanna, who was President Nc
Kinley's confidential adviser and close
personal friend, had this to say of the
president on the day following the lat
ter's death: "He was one of the most
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-01-24
Epithet Allowed In Switzerland.

1t is lawful in Switzerland to call a
man an ass either in anger or other
wise, according to a decision given by
the cantonal tribunal at Zurich recent
ly. The court therefore declined to
award damages in a suit arising out
of quarrel between two citizens, both
locally prominent.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-01-24

Allegheny college, at Meadville, Pa,
then taught n district school and clerk
ed in a postoffice at Poland. In June,
1861, young Mckinley, then eighteen
years old, enlisted in Company e,
Twenty third Ohio volunteer infantry,
of which Rutherford B. Hayes was
lieutenant colonel. Promotions came
to him, and when he was mustered
out he had the rank of adjutant gen
eral on the staff of General Carroll.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-01-24
nInsuranoe eabyu Wins bv Minute,

The first insurance baby" was born
at the Queen Charlotte Lying In hos
pital in London at one minute after
midnight recently. The law by which
women receive a maternity benefit Of
$3.50 went into effect on that day.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-01-24
How Carnation League Was Formed.

The date became designated as car
nation day because Of the fact that the
carnation was Mr.. McKinley's favorite
flower. He acquired his liking for the
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-01-24
MEMORIAL AT BUFFALO.

and prominence in Canton purchased
it. She had long nurtured the plan to
establish hospital under the direction
of the Catholic church, and this pre-
sented to her the opportunity. The
dwelling proved inadequate as to size
and later was replaced by fine edi-
fee. 1t is known as Mercy hospital
and is looked upon as one of the fine
institutions of the state.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-01-24
THINGS BRANDT CANNOT DO.

The terms of the pardon granted
to Foulke e. Brandt provide:
He must not appear upon the
stage.
He must not write a history of
his case.
He must not discuss his expert
ences in public for pay.
He must not in any way make
capital of the notoriety he has
gained.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-01-24
Noted For Gentleness.

He was, with his attributes of con-
tempt for trivialities and capacity to
think strongly, also gentle and gener-
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-01-24
His Early Public Life.

Mr.. Mckinley was admitted to the
Ohio bar in 1867. He settled soon
thereafter in Canton. He served in the
year 1901 as prosecuting attorney.
In January of the latter year he was
married to Ida SaXtOn of Canton. Mr..
McKinley's career in public life began
when he was elected as representative
to the Forty fifth congress in 1877. He
made his first speech for a high pro
tective tariff in 1882. By 1890 he had
established a reputation as an orator of
great force and ability.
In 1890 Mr. Mckinley was elected
governor of his state and was re-elect-
ed in 1898. He was nominated for
president on the first ballot at the st,
Louis convention in 1896. During the
campaign that followed he remained in
Canton and received more than 100000
visitors from all parts of the United
| States. He made more than 300
! speeches from the piazza of his house.
In his public speeches Mr.. McKin-
ley advocated constantly America for
Americans, opposing with great vigor
| by aliens. He opposed the importation
Of any foreign product duty free, wheth-
er raw material or finished product,
so long as 1t competed with American
labor He favored a systematic reci-
procity between this country and Eng
land in trade affairs.
At one time, after his death, a doubt
was raised as to whether Mr.. McKin-
ley really was born on Jan. 20, 1S43, or
Feb. 20, 1914, both of which dates ap-
leared in the congressional directories.
George 3. Cortelyou, formerly secre-
tary to President Mckinley, establish
ed the first named date by research
and the discovery of an insurance pol
icy.
How Carnation League Was Formed.
The date became designated as car
nation day because of the fact that the
carnation was Mr.. McIkinley's favorite
flower. He acquired his liking for the
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-01-24
His Last Home a Hospital.

The house in which Mr.. Mckinley
lived in Canton was converted into a
hospital several years ago. Following
the death OF Mrs. Mckinley in 1907
some discussion arose as to how the
property might be used with fitting eff
feet. The building was announced for
sale in 1908. and a widow of wealth