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The Washington herald., 1913-06-14
Our Great Polo Victory.

The success of the American team
in the first of the contests at Meadow
brook for the international cup seems
to have been due to the mental alert
ness of the quartet of players repre-
senting this country, and to the re-
sponsiveness OF the ponies. The Brit
ish players were experts. They had
the pick of the British stables for
their mounts. They were in capital
physical fettle, and played to win, cool
and gallant to the last. But there does
not seem to have been that perfect
understanding between man and steed
that led to victory.
Polo, according to a contemporary
that is posted, is game calling for
all that the player has of stamina, grit,
staying power, or whatever name one
is pleased to give that quality in a
man that enables him to force heart,
nerve. and sinew to serve his turn
long after they are gone. 1t is not
sport for the mollycoddle. 1t is still
new to us here in America, and for
the length of time we have been at it
our success has been remarkable. Our
team is the one that captured the cup
four years ago. and successfully de-
Tended it in 1911. Three of the play
ers this year had conceded their places
TO others who might possibly do bet
ter, with the patriotic desire to place
upon the turf the best team Our coun-
try could produce. The international
interest in this contest has been ex-
traordinary in India, Africa, Australia,
and wherever the British flag flies.
The game was won for America not
by lucky "fuke," but upon the merit
of American players and the plucky
little steeds that made. the struggle of
their masters their own.
The Washington herald., 1913-06-14
NEWLANDS DISCLAIMs
BOLTING HIS PARTY

A speech explaining his personal atti-
tude toward the tariff and the Wilson
administration, was delivered in the Sem
ate yesterday by Senator Newlands Of
Nevada.
a rumor that he was going to bolt the
Democratic party. following a heated ar
raignment of free sugar and wool re-
Gently. This rumor was denied by the
Senator, who stated that ''he hoped for
a harmonious adjustment of differences
which were more apparent than real
The Nevada Senator closed his address
with a plea for a tariff commission to
adjust scientifically the various sched-
ules of the tariff bill so that no busi-
ness agitation might follow.
The Washington herald., 1913-06-14
CANAL AFFAIRS DISCUSSED.
Garrison and Col. Goethals Hold
Conference on Zone Wages.

Garrison md Col. Goethals Hold
Conference on Zone Wages.
Col George W. Goethals. chief ensineer
of the Panama Canal. conferred with
Secretary OF War Garrison yesterday for
an hour. They will hold another confer
ence today.
Secretary Garrison said, after the con-
ference. that the question of putting into
effect the act for the organization of an
operating force on the canal or changing
the form of government on the Canal
Zone had not been discussed. II is his
intention to defer consideration of those
questions until he has visited the canal.
which will probably be not earlier than
next fall.
Secretary Garrison is discussing with
Col. Goethsls matters of a routine ma
ture concerning wages and similar sub
jects The question as to how the Pan
anna Railroad shall be operated after the
canal is opened also is up for discussion
at this time
The Washington herald., 1913-06-14
THE OPEN FORUM
Through Rock Creek Park.

To the Editor: Your editorial favoring a
street railway extension through Rock
Creek Park is timely and just. and
II is to be hoped that Congress will
at once authorize the existing street rail-
roads to run their lines from South to
North along the rural, romantic banks
of Rock Creek. through the District line
and into Montgomery County, Maryland.
To work for every public good
Is but the part Of brotherhood
That thrills the body and the mind
And helps the pleasure Of mankind.
JOHN A. JOYCE.
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loot, toot! Dang lang! All aboard!
OF Fancy when
uph winch The Big Stick
t William +.
singing When tho Midday
leading the the coolh Of
seaside.
mne-only they glad sad,
Of J. "Rpous booming bounding
moonlight and materislizd in untambe
a day. make the soul
'Breathes a with soul tough
Who I've had enough
OF city hfeI scar Mr. Jones poesized with submated
enthusiasm.
There's great deal in what says While The
little vacation in the beachers
easily the advantage
Of fein
certainly nno exemplar Of his
pepcoutent 5 rated at onehundred-Tlus.
The Washington herald., 1913-06-14
Immigration Bill Introduced.

The Burnett immigration bill. which
failed of passage because OF the Presi-
dents veto last session, was reintro-
duced in the House yesterday by Repre-
sentative Burnett chairman of the Com
mittee on immigration. The bill retains
the reading test which caused President
Taft to veto the measure. The veto was
overridden in the Senate. but a similar
move in the House failed.
The Washington herald., 1913-06-14
The Minnesota Case and Texas Case.

Until the Supreme Court of the
United States passes upon the Texas
Louisiana rate case, it will not be
possible to say precisely how far it
will hold the present interstate COM
merce law to have asserted the au-
thority of the United States over in
terstate railroad regulation that is
contrary to the interests of commerce
between States. That specific ques-
ton will be before our highest
court, as it was not quite in the Min
nesota case just decided. In the lat
ter case the court said:
There was no action of that body
(the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion) before us for review.
This court has repeatedly held il
would be destructive of the system of
regulation defined by the statute if the
court, without the preliminary action
of the commission, were to undertake
to pass upon the administrative ques-
tions which the statute has primarily
conhded to it.
That is to say that all questions of
fact with respect to discrimination in
rates in or affecting interstate COM
merce were placed by law under the
jurisdiction of the Interstate Com
merce Commission. 1t is for the COM
mission to determine whether intra-
state rates discriminate unfairly against
interstate commerce And then it is
for the court to determine whether the
law prohibits such discrimination.
In the Texas-Louisiana case the In
terstate Commerce Commission has
held that the Texas rates are discrim-
inatory against interstate commerce. In
the Minnesota case the Interstate Com
mission had not acted. If the Supreme
Court upholds the Interstate Commits
sion in the Texas-Louisiana case, a
long step will be taken toward asser-
ton of Federal authority in railroad
regulation.
The Washington herald., 1913-06-14
Health Notes.

Insomnia: There are many ways
Of curing insomnia quickly and
permanently, II sleep Is all you want.
The chief objection to these methous
is that they are too effective. An
easier method is to count up the
pennies you have squandered. or lis
ten to Billy Wiegmann sing 4 solo.
Reading a modern Joke book Is fine
for insomnia, and 80 are sermons,
but pews are not polite places to
sleep in. especially IL you SNORT.
Loving wives will often preach you
sermons II you will only start
something. OF course. IL you are
single. you can cure insomnia by
getting married.
FRANK REBsTock.
The Washington herald., 1913-06-14
ALTTTLE NONSENSE.
THE JEWELERS. HARVEST.

Consider now the jeweler;
He's busy all the day.
The wheels Of commerce fairly whirr
While he is making hay.
He trims and tides up his store,
Lets nothing be askew.
With pickle dishes to the fore
And berry spoons on view.
The ieweler emits a tune
The while his stock he shifts;
For this is gay and jocund June,
The month of wedding gifts.
The Washington herald., 1913-06-14

A bill proposing a general reclassifca-
ton of the employees and assistant post
masters in first and second class post
offices was introduced yeterday by Rep
resentative Linthicum Of Maryland. The
bill provides slightly increased salaries
on a graduated scale over those now in
effect in such offices.
The Washington herald., 1913-06-14
Appropriate
Appointments.

Having personally encountered the
Mexican Lyon while travelling in
the Rockies. and seen exhibitions Of
his ferocious nature. am greatly
surprised that President Wilson,
with all his wisdom and knowledge
Of Diplomacy. should propose to
send Mr.. Lamb as Ambassador
to Mexico. The time is not yet
when the Lyon and the Lamb may
lie down together
ANDREW JACKSON CURTIS.
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slaves to Dnty.

1--WE have been appointed on the COM
mittee to investigate the alleged baseball
trust" said Representative Wombat
"A serious matter" responded Repre-
sentative wallaby. We shall, of course.
have to attend all the games
The Washington herald., 1913-06-14

Three hundred and twenty-five young
lawyers were graduated in Washington
this week. and we don't know whether
to view with alarm or to point with
pride.
The Washington herald., 1913-06-14
Correspondence.

To Anxious Inquirer We have
ii from a reliable source that LOUIS
Carmody is at present engaged in
writing note 10 Fred. inciosing
that cane and telling him that he
only wanted TO surprise him.
THEJ. uRY.
The Washington herald., 1913-06-14
Ambiguous.

81 see the hotel at this resort advertises
a beautiful gorge"
What of it?''
II wonder if that means a ravine. or
lot to eat?"
The Washington herald., 1913-06-14
Putting a Crimp in the
Microbe

II BARRIERS sterilize their biz"
And dress In gem-proof blazers.
Should ice that's served with soda
hzz
Be shaved with safety razorsy
EDWIN I. SH0PE.
The Washington herald., 1913-06-14

There might be more indignation in
this country over the Frisco Railroad
failure If it were not for the fact that
50 many of the stocks and bonds ars
owned abroad.
The Washington herald., 1913-06-14

Napy There Who Could DO 1t.
From judy.
ct is said that the devil never takes
vacation"
well, il he doesn't, 1t isn't because he
can't find anybody to run the place In
his absence
The Washington herald., 1913-06-14

The Supreme Court says, in substance,
that the States have the right to fix
railroad rates, but they had better be
careful how they exercise that right.
The Washington herald., 1913-06-14

1t is all right to criticise the end-seat
hog in the newspapers-but We fear he
doesn't read the newspapers.
The Washington herald., 1913-06-14

who is dissatisfied with everything she
buys. and makes her husband do the ex-
changing"
The Washington herald., 1913-06-14
Not for Him.

why did you break off with the
widow"
Met a man who knew her first hus-
band. Seems she's one of these DANES
The Washington herald., 1913-06-14

New York City owes more money than
the entire United States, and, thank
goodness, we are not on her note.
The Washington herald., 1913-06-14
Lucky Chaps.

Life offers some men a bed Of roses. ant
sends IL UP on approval, too.
The Washington herald., 1913-06-14

The singfest on the Fourth of July
will be SAFE all right, but it remains to
be seen whether it will be sane.
The Washington herald., 1913-06-14
An Accomplishment.

"Cholly seems popular in society"
Yes; he can yawn with his mouth
shut"
The Washington herald., 1913-06-14
Change of Diet.

The hens must tire Of oyster shell
And shredded hay.
Why wouldn't sponge cake do as well
To make them lay?
The Washington herald., 1913-06-14

is melted to the development of =
greater force.
1t is little difficult to tell from the
above where "Viator" leaves off and
the editor of the Journal of the Amer
lean Association begins, but between
them they render the valuable service
of looking at the problem from the
Asiatic viewpoint. If the Asiatic In
stitute serves its announced purpose
well we will have more of this.
The Washington herald., 1913-06-14

Having heard a Hungarian orchestra.
We do not wonder that the Hungarian
Parliament is so disorderly.
The Washington herald., 1913-06-14

tell him you know he is not susceptible
to fiattery.
The Washington herald., 1913-06-14

ment won't be recognized until it is
chosen by ballots instead of bullets.
The Washington herald., 1913-06-14
VOL. VII. NO. T.
EVERY SATURDAY.
Cur Motta If you see it in The Biz
Stick. it ism u necessarily so.
In the Limelight.

A convention Of police chiefs is
soiourning in our midst. What is a
police chief! A police chief is
Everything. Why is a police chief
To decimate crime. Does be fulfill
the purposes of his being? Why
not! Which purpose? Certainly.
A police chief is a big man, foot
and three inches in his stocking feet,
and weighs ssh pounds. What docs
a police chief look like! They all
have a mustache which sweeps
their upper lip and droors at the
ends. When in nepose their other
wise not unhandSome countenance
exhibits but few wrinkles. Have
they much trouble! Not any. Ar
they well fed. and do they get all
the sleep that is necessary for big
and growing men that have good
sppetites! Yes: they eat more or
less all the time their eyes are
open. They sleep about thirteen
hours out of the twenty-four there
in following Napoleon the Great.
No, they don't eat when they sleep.
but sometimes they talk. and
oftener they snore. What is the
hobby Of a police chief! The hobby
Of a chief Of police is to don his
fine blue uniform with velvet cuffs
and COLLAR. gold braid SCATTERED all
over his front, nice pair Of clean
white cotton gloves on his hands.
and to ride a prancing steed at the
head Of a parade where the dear
ladies can admire him. What is the
popularity of chief OF policeg To
say little and lock wise. Well, amt
they! Why, certainly. my child.
Are they necessary What a fool
ish question. Ask any member Of
the Marching sisterhood.
MAYOR GAINOR.
To Whom II May Concern:
Be II known that our esteemed CO.
citizen and taxpayer. Stump VIII
lett. has been appointed this day
resident lord-high-mug- amug and
resident manager Of the Equitable
Surety Company. Of st. Louis. which
is an unusual honor for one 30
young. handsome. and innocent. It's
too bad. however. stump always
sails along as IL his cargo was
shifting. However. that can't be
helped just now.
TOM DE LASHMUTT.
The Washington herald., 1913-06-14

We can't help but wonder what would
happen il somebody should send Col.
Henry watterson a bottle Of grape juice.
The Washington herald., 1913-06-14

Tombstone makers in New York have
gone on strike. This is indeed a grave
matter.
The Washington herald., 1913-06-14
Selling Relics.

You say this sword came from a genu-
inc battlefield?"
Yep"
How much?"
Three dollars. with an appropriate
anecdote Or. If you don't care for the
anecdote, you can have the sword for two
dollars"
The Washington herald., 1913-06-14
4 Nice Distinction.

From Judge.
Lawyer-Do you mean to tell me
the plaintiff was drunk?
witness-well, no; but you couldn't
call him ostentatiously sober.
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ly connected, as might be expected,
with the all-important question OF
food. Pigs are not bred in villages,
but are run down in the jungle when
very young and then brought up
among the people, subsisting precari-
ously on the miscellaneous debris dis
carded by their human companions.
The slaughter of these pigs is made
the occasion for dance and general
jollification. On one occasion for sew.
eral days friends from the neighbor-
ing villages had been collecting at
Parimau, straining the house accom-
mediation to the utmost and causing
intense excitement On the night prev
ious to the day of days a great dance
took place, entirely on the part of the
women, for the men-noble creatures
never demean themselves by join
ing in such frivolities. The dancing
takes the form of curious shutting
of the feet and much undulation of
the body. The greater the movement
of the latter, combined with the least
action Of the legs, the nearer is the
artist to perfection, according to Pa.
puan standard.
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KILLED MAN AND SKINNED HIM
Death Of Or. Isaac c. West in Texas
Recalls Sensational Delaware
Crime.

Dover. Del.-A tragedy that created
the greatest sensation in the history
Of Delaware was revived whom word
was received here Of the sudden
death at Dallas, Tex, of DR.. Isaac G..
West On December 9, 1872. he kill
ed Henry C.. Turner alias Couch Tur-
ner, a negro. in Dover, skinned him
completely, and then set fire to the
building in which the crime was com
mitted. His purpose, it was claimed,
was to secure $4,000 life insurance
by substituting the negros disfigured
body, and making it appear he had
been killed by an explosion of a medi
cinal gas that he manufactured.
The case was tried here in April
1873. West was acquitted on the
ground Of insanity, but subsequently
was convicted Of arson, and served a
term in Dover Jail. He left Delaware
after completing his sentence, and
had not ben heard from for years I'M
til word reached here of his death
The tragedy was one OF the most
terrible ever committed in this coun-
try. West made confession. in
which he told of having skinned the
body and buried portions Of 1t in a
half dozen different places here. In
order to brighten negroes generally,
1t was only necessary to refer to the
West case. This holds good In some
instances to this day
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ncy like this are that it usually draws
better; 1t climbs out into the upper air
through the peak of the roof, where II
is better supported by the house and
where it is easier to fix the roof
around ii 80 that II will not leak. Still
another advantage Is the additional
height which insures a better draft.
Chimneys like this draw better for
another reason they are surrounded
by warm rooms, and the tlues are
! easily heated. Hot air naturally goes
| up. SO the ordinary cold draft of the
| chimney Is increased by this natural
phenomenon. All you have to do to
/ have things right. is to follow natural
/ laws and take advantage of them to
! promote the end desired
This little house is only % feet wide
by &c feet long. without measuring
tho porch a 22.foot house can be
comfortably placed on 80 or 35,foot
lot and leave plenty of breathing
space on all sides Then. it does not
cost a great deal to build compact
little house from this plan Under
ordinary favorable circumstances OF
material and labor supply, $1,000
should build It complete, with plumb
ing, furnace, piping for gas, and wiz
ing for electricity
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-08-07

"lf you want a dealer in silverware
TO refund money for goods that you
wish to return, Just tell him the arti.
Gle was intended for n present at a
wedding that has been called Off, and
Eoull get your money" clever wo.
man said Il have had money refund
ed already this season on set Of
knives and forks and a fruit dish.
They really were bought for presents
and the weddings really were broken
of, thus throwing tho things back on
ms hands, but II they hadn't been |
probably could have made the mer.
chant believe so, and he still would
have given me my money. II Is doubt.
full, though. II could have gotten
around him on any other pretext. As
a rule jewelers. and silversmiths dis
like to refund money but In case of
interrupted nuptials they relent. They
realize that It isn't the customers
fault that those wedding bells refuse
10 ring and are willing to save him
from loss"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-08-07
FIRST Floor Plan.

buAd any Kind Of freak house or hitch
90 any sort Of attachment, and take
plenty Of time afterwards to regret
doing so J have seen p great deal
of such nonsense In building
One OF the first principles in home
building IL 10 exercise common-sense
"a buying q lot In a location reason.
ably accessible to ones place Of bust.
ness and IN ii satisfactory neighbor-
mood. then follow this by building "A
house that fits the lot, the family, and
the mans bank account As rule.
men are Influenced by their more
prosperous neighbors to build more
expensive houses than they can af-
ford This often comes about from
selecting lot In a high.priced neigh
borhood. Then man feels under
obligation 10 build house In keeping
aith the street and with the ideas OF
bis neighbors. He cannot go against
popular opinion without losing caste
II j. much better TO move into anoth-
~ part OF the town than to attempt II.
But little house like this, for In.
stance. 10 within cas means OF every
ambitious man: and, II properly fur
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-08-07

Besides leading both upstairs and
down, it gives a grade entrance to
the cellar, a side entrance to the
kitchen. and it takes up very little
room
Downstairs the main feature is the
dining room, which is large enough tc
make a comfortable sitting room; and
it is especially attractive on account
of the three windows and the CRATE.
Where a chimney can be so placed
as TO accommodate the furnace in the
cellar the range In the kitchen and
the CRATE in the dining room. you get
a large amount OF comfort and salts
faction with comparatively little ex.
pense Other advantages in a chin
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-08-07
DOCTORS FEE IN A DUEL
A Court in Cairo Decides He Has .
Right to Charge For His
Services.

Cairo.A court in Cairo has decid-
ed that doctor has right to
charge for his services in a duel &C.
cording to the Paris correspondent of
The Journal of the American Medical
Association. who writes:
Has a doctor the right to fees for
his services as physician in a duel?
A court In Cairo presided over by a
French Judge recently passed on this
question. A doctor demanded SIC
600 fraucs) as his fee for his services
In a duel. The duelist declared that
the claim was not legal because il was
based on completely in an Illegal act
The decision was that although the
seconds or the duelist were his &C.
completes in crime, this was because
the conditions of duels required the
seconds to give aid and assistance to
the duelst in this commission, but the
| physician. when he gives no such aid,
! merely acts in his official capacity,
! and therefore has right to his fee"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-08-07

Mr.. william A. Radford will answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining to the
subject of building, for the readers or TINS
paper On account OF his wide experience
as Editor. Author and Manufacturer. he
Is, without doubt. the highest authority
on all these subjects Address all Inquiries
to william A. Radford, No. us West
Jackson boulevard, Chicago, Ill. and only
enclose two-cent stamp for reply.
An attractive design for a six
roomed house of one and half sto-
ries. comprising many desirable feat
ures, is shown in the accompanying
perspective and plans. Ii is not very
large; but fortunately, small low-cost
houses often have advantages over
larger ones Three of these advan-
tages are light. sunshine, and air. In
u small house, opposite windows are
necessarily near together; and the
light from one often crosses that or
another, although they may be in dlf'
ferent rooms Sunshine, OF course,
carries light. and it carries life-giying
tltS UtSlttSs lslbit, an iiNN'N'
are almost always healthful and cheer
tut In crowded cities. houses offer
ing such advantages are always occu-
pied, while dark, dismal houses often
go begging for tenants In this design
there are three rooms downstairs and
three rooms upstairs, and they are
arranged to provide a great deal OF
comfort and convenience.
When a man starts to build house,
he usually has some particular IDEAS
in mind that he wishes to have
worked into the plan Very often
these are not practical, They have
been extracted, as general thing,
from some other plan, and cannot well
be grated into the new design with
out spelling the symmetry You can
not have everything in one house, no
matter what its size or the amount of
money ii costs There are natural ad.
vantages that go with the environ
meut, which cannot be successfully
transplanted This is one Of the prin-
Cipal reasons why architects are nee
essary One Of the most difficult prob.
lens an architect runs up against ia
to prevent owners from injecting into
house plans ideas that are not fitting
or practical under existing conditions
One man insisted on having a porte
cochere at the side of his house, when
the lot was not wide enough to ac-
commodate the extension He got his