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The Washington herald., 1913-07-22

years, and II Is q dull day when Louis
does not pack about with him several i'm
portant political secrets.
When he still was comparatively new
to the ways Of the big. wide world. Louis
was sent to interview Benjamin Harri-
son. who could say less to q reporter
when he wished to than any man Of his
time. Gen. Harrison had been spending
the summer In the Adirondacks. and was
due to arrive Nome. A mayoralty cam
paign was on and Preston Trusler. the
Republican candidate for the ONCE. had
voted against Harrison when he was a
candidate for President. It was believed
that unless Harrison forgave and helped
to pull the Republican elephant along.
Trusler was In for a drubbing. Louis
had had impressed upon him the impor-
lance of inveisling Harrison into telling
what his attitude would be. So the mo-
ment the ex-President stepped on the
train. Louis was right at his heels, and
he followed him through the station to
his carriage. all the while trying to sum-
mon enough nerve to ask him the Ques-
ton.
At the carriage door. Louis cleared his
throat and said:
General. 1t il rumored that your in
fluence will be felt in the city campaign
In behalf of Mr.. Trusler.
whereupon Harrison looked Louis Ltd
low squarely in the eye and said:
rs that SO? shall have to investi-
gate that rumor."
And the carriage bore him away.
The remark recalls one by President
Wilson at one Of his conferences with the
newspaper correspondents q few weeks
ago.
Mr.. President" suggested the writing
man. there IL a great deal Of interest
in what your attitude is going to be with
regard to Federal appointments" Which
was q dip for the President to open up
and tell Just how much he was going n
leave to others, and how much he per-
sonally was going to have to say about
Federal appointments His actual reply,
however. was as follows:
$50 I understand"
Some little time after VIII irwin. the
writer, had resigned his place on the
New York Sun he happened to drop Into
tn. local room Of that paper early one
7: ..rroor before the city editor or any OF
the stan had reported for work. He sat
AZ the city editors desk looking. At .
paper and toying with the shears while
waiting for somebody to show up.
IA frst ma, on the scene was . young
reporter whose actions showed that he
supposef Irwin was q new, city editor.
That gave Irwin the idea for little
joke.
He called the reporter TO the desk.
looked him solemnly in the face. and
said:
s-Thers II an unconfrmed rumor that
Harry Thaw has. shot Stanford White At
Madison Square Garden. ! wish you
would run right down there and tnvesti-
gate"
And. mind you. this was some months
after Thaw's second trial for the shoot
ing Of White. -.
1he reporter gave one look ut Irwin
and then ran wildly out the door.
! He thought he was dealing with mad
The Washington herald., 1913-07-22
GETTING THE NEWS
By FRED c. KELLY

Louis Ludlow could have come only
from Indiana. He is Just as indigenous
to Hoosier soil as Daniel Webster was
to New England. No one but Louis
could have set out from the farm. wear
ing q pancake hat and notified socks
visible to the naked eye between his
trousers and shoe tops, and have gotten
a job right on the reel on q big city
newspaper.
Louis was born in a log cabin. and had
never been more than four or five miles
from his fathers farm when he got 1t
into his head that his Kfe work should
be in journalism. Having got the idea
he Immediately packed up his little kit
and started to Indianapolis Arrived
there, he began to behave like a man
trying to act out all the Juck and Fudge
pictures of rubes in cities. For instance.
he actually tried to light the incandes-
cent lights at his boarding place with q
match, drank freely from finger bowls.
and asked entire strangers how the troll
ley cars managed to get along without
horses.
Now Just pause to imagine how It
would strike you II you were the editor
Of big newspaper and . young man
such as Louis Ludlow was then came
In to ask for a Job. This editor looked
Louis over and then laughed-not a mild
laugh either; he slapped his thigh and
laughed boisterously.
Louis stood patiently by. lingering his
little, pancake hat, until the editor had
laughed all he wished to. and then he
repeated his declaration that he believed
he was the making Of a corking news
gatherer.
Il am fortunately endowed with
great power Of observation" remarked
Louis; for example. have been greatly
interested since I came to your city in
the horseless street cars. People here
don't seem to notice them at all"
The editor laughed some more, and
turned Louis over to the associate edi-
tor. and the latter gave him an assign
ment, with a long list Of instructions,
thinking that the most humane way to
get rid OF him. But Louis returned.
Moreover. he had what he was sent after.
Not only that. but he was able to write
II in frst-class English, which even In
those days was beginning to be found
advisable in many large newspapers. 30
Louis stuck-at SO week. He had one
great advantage as q newsgatherer. He
looked 80 funny that everybody was glad
to tell him news just for an excuse to
talk to him.
The story has already been told about
how Louis went out to see . priest one
night. and finding the priest away from
home. insisted on seeing his wife A.
That was Just one Of . lot OF comicna
little things he did. But the point u
tkAt - 4 t<AA L. ~
Today he ID one Of the most capable po-
litical writers Mt Washington. and prob
ably knows more Hoosiers BY their
front names than any man In ths world,
not excepting Tom Taggart He has
been ON close confidential terms with
practically every prominent Indiana man
pn the political stass IN IL ~ Awntxl
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The Logic Of the Lobby Probe.

The lobby investigation is still in a
stage of discovery. If it is to be OF
benefit 10 the nation this stage must
be followed by suggestion and recon-
mendation 1t may be commendable
to slay the prophets of Baal, but after
the work of destruction is done 1t is
cowardice 10 flee into Horeb. There
is a temptation TO turn this spectacu-
lar probe into a political advertise
ment rather than seek for a remedy
for the evil. If information furnished
by lobbyists is bad, there must be
some source of information that is
good.
Tariff bills cannot be framed with
out information. Any one who has
tried to determine what the rate should
be on a given commodity knows this.
Take fish hooks for example What
shall the tariff on them be? To an
swer this question knowledge of the
extent of the industry in the United
States and in foreign countries is
necessary. If the tariff rate is to be
protective the competitive strength of
the industry must be known. If the
rate is to be a revenue rate something
must be known about the relative costs
in order to determine the maximum
revenue. And So it is with thousands,
of articles covered by the tariff act.
Legislators of long experience, to say
nothing OF novices, cannot be expected
to have encyclopedia knowledge. They
must look to others for information.
At the present time they must get
this information from the ex parte
hearings, briefs or letters of the in
terested parties or from personal con-
versations with lobbyists. The lobby
investigation has now discredited this
source of information. Whittier shall
the legislator turn?
The answer would seem TO be: To a
tariff commission. The constructive
work that should follow the lobby
probe is the establishment of a body
OF tariff experts in Washington from
which the legislator could get at any
time scientific, nonpartisan data.
The Washington herald., 1913-07-22
MERCHANTS Plan
AVIGOROUS fight

will have to pay for freight transporta-
ton IL they do the hauling themselves"
Mr.. Columbus is at present engaged ir
collecting data on the matter Of private
hauling and the extent It will increase
the freight rates to the local merchants
d. j. Kaufman. . prominent mer.
chant, yesterday characterized the pro-
posed action Of the Pennsylvania rail-
road as grossly unfair to the Wash
ington merchants. He expressed the be-
lief that the RAILROADS could well afford
to continue the practice OF free delivery.
He ridiculed the claim OF the railroad that
the great cost Of improvements had made
the change necessary. He declared that
none Of the money expended for I'M
provements had gone into the freight
service. and pledged himself to fight to
finish the proposed action At the rail-
road.
Suggestion made by . number Of To-
cal merchants that the business men
Of Washington combine with those of
Baltimore and throw their business to
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. which
as yet has not signified its intention OF
disseminating the free delivery. did not
meet with the approval Of most Of the
local men, for 1t was pointed out that
such a move would not prove success
full because OF the cooperation between
the two railroad companies. An official
of the Retail Merchants Association
limited yesterday that the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad probably would serve a
notice on the merchants OF Washington
within the next forty-eight hours.
The outcome Of the legal battle before
the Interstate Commerce Commission
will be watched with interest for the
commission in its decision last June ex-
rra ral faf hot hA v.rsx
first extended for the purpose OF defeat
ing competition Of the water lines. and
that to permit its discontinuance would
result virtually in permitting the railroad
to raise the rates they had once re-
duced.
Merchants Are Optimistic.
in the commission order in June many
OF the local merchants are optimistic of
victory II the case is properly fought.
The commission in its decision held that:
Whenever a carrier by rail shall. in
competition with water route or routes,
reduce the rates on the carriage of any
specials Of freight to or from points, il
shall not be permitted to increase such
rates unless, after hearing by the COM
mission. 1t shall be found that such pro-
posed increase rests upon changed con-
ditions other than the elimination Of wa
ter competition"
The local merchants contend that the
privilege of free store delivery originally
was willingly granted by the railroads
to defeat competition from the water
ways, and now that the steamship lines
have been eliminated the railroads are
seeking to withdraw the privilege with
out making a proportionate reduction in
the freight rates. This, they hold, Is
practically an increase in the present
rates, and under the ruling of the COM
mission 1t is illegal. 1t Is upon this point
that the merchants Of Baltimore and
Washington probably will base their suit
before the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion.
The Washington herald., 1913-07-22
NONSENSE.
FIcHINa 4 rLAcD,

FICKING 4 rLACD.
Where shan got ! DO not know
Yet I must make for bsach o. lake
And do It quick
The wooded peak at ten . week
Looks pretty nne.
But maybe had bsttsr Try
The see for mine.
Shall abide on mountain sidA
Or seaward 70?
The more I grops through hotel dope
The less I know. :.
The Main Point.
Il ought to have taken a bigger truni
Wouldn't your trunk hold enough
clothes?"
eyes; but 1t wouldn't accommodate hall
the labels I might have gotten" Z.
A slight Discrepancy.
"Your theory is that the firing Of can
non in battle produces rainr"
Eyes; and have . long list Of battles
TO prove It
Just Q word
''some Of those battles were fought be-
fore cannon were invented"
Slightly Mixed.
You were at the commencemsntr'
81 was"
"And how did you like my graduating
essay?"
well. to tell you the truth, Irene. I
didn't like the way II At you over the
hips"
A Substitute.
The hotel had no rooms. forsooth.
But We escaped a plight.
The phone clerk let US have the booth
For seven plunks q night
Worn Out.
you certainly look like you need q
old man. What have you been
doing?"
Packing for one"
Pleasant Contrast.
The LATEST man enjoys work after COM
ing back from vacation, for q few days,
anyhow.
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lcep, rish.. lsl,. b. .. D. J.coh.on.l

| lCopyrghf. lyl3, by T. u. Jscobson-D
A triumphant Alexandra Day" for
" ''ie o''''""' ioso 'ee VI A'i- "''en'
be called . dress rehearsal, Is what the
committee has arranged for this year.
| which 4, the actual tubiles Of Queen
AieAanois iaho'hs ih A|"i'uon a. orioe'
ana the country has awakened to the
fact. The hope that Lady Wilton, presi-
d.rt ~ IN. .or,r,,,ta. .xnre..sd I..,
H.
June tnat next year an Britain wiz toi-
iow Lonoons Iead. ID neins more tnan
iuInleo. Eoinoursn, DenaN Sarain'
Manchester. Liverpool, Leicester. Gov.
ensry' anc boiton are among many srest
ciues ano cen'ers OF INDUSTRY having
taksh part IA oeihonstra .ion OF ioyany
sho sooo WIZ SnSh shouiu suos'an.,ahy
oenent tne nosplta.s ana ensries' whose
"eitafe tne oeioVeo queen motner mas 30
mocn al nearI
Inc great magnitude OF the undertak-
ing Is exlaeneed Dy me iaet that TINS
year tnirty-hine committees were AT
work. while there were only fourteen
last year.
one noticeaole Improvement was the
substitution OF light TIN money boxes Tor
the rather cumbersome anairs formerly
carried. Another was the more artistic
arrangement OF the Wild roses into trails,
wreaths, and sprays for hats. vehicles.
horses. or whatever form OF adornment
rose can be used for besides the in
evitable button hole The big floral
AS" too. which last year were rather
stiff. were very graceful
The personnel Of the executive COM
mittee Is practically the same. with the
addition this year of a mans committee,
on which Lord Ninian Crichton Stuart.
Sir Ernest Hatch. and the Lord Mayor
are serving. Many of the lady members
talitv 10 fioWer seller. LADY MAYO Iady
Dundonald. Lady punmore. and WIS.,
countess Parker. Lady Carl Never. Lady
Hardy. and Mrs. Shaw are throwing open
their houses to the flower sellers in the
neiehborhood. who were provided with
luncheon and tea Among business estab-
lishments the Commercial Union Insur-
ance Companv cared for thirty. and the
steam NAVIGATION Company for twenty
ladies. Hotels and restaurants did the
same.
Flover-selIers had a notable recruit in
the Princess Thurn and Tayis. Lady
Cranmore and Browne was at the Ritz
Hotel: Gertrude. LADY Decides. assisted
by the Hon. Miss Lumb, at Rumpelmay-
er.s: Lady Brownlow Cecil and Lady
Caryagh took different parts of Picca-
diIIy. Lady Alexander, Lady Tree. and
Miss Janet Steer. with a large contin-
gent of charming actresses. were on
duty ali day at Harrod's. where MIR.
Richard Rurbise the managing director.
Rad been Arranging very expensive dec
~ at;ons in the .how room. The Hon
Mrs. Harry lawson and Miss Phyllis
srouRhton were Organizing and selling at
the Baltic. Lady Mary Cooke had the
chief depot at Chelsea and the mayoress
of Kensinstcn lady HEWITT at Queens
gate.
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4enA Fssssss.s - n.tsv cAsrsI
vhsS Yessseunan IntssfessA.

Vhso Hosseeuae Anseszefees
New York, July a.-Bsfors he could
pun his revolver on burglars who were
trying TO break into the St Matthew'S
Roman Catholic Church IN Brooklyn.
Policeman John z, Cabin va: shot and
stabbed TO death by the robbers early
today. His body was found In the rear
Of the church yard. Nearby were . re-
volver. stiletto. and Jimmy.
The burglars escaped. Cshill had .
bullet hole in his temple and two stab
wounds near the heart
The Washington herald., 1913-07-22

buys and sells more rice and cotton than
any other city. has . brand new SSooo,0oo
university, counts that day lost IN which
1t does not start .. new skyscraper or
l-y out another suburb. and initiates Q
city Of 10000 In the Quieter latitudeo %
The Washington herald., 1913-07-22

To be perfectly frank, We have al
ways wondered IL the Liberty Bell is
as great a drawing card for an expo
sition as it is cracked up to be.
The Washington herald., 1913-07-22
ENEMY" ESCAPES FLEET.
'.Hostilc" Squadron sneaks Past Pa.
troll in Maneuvers.

troll in Maneavers.
Newport. July 1.-THE United States
fleet Of battleships' and destroyers could
not prevent the dash from Narragansett
Bay today OF the battleship and de-
stroyer feet Of the enemy" summoned
by wireless to the assistance Of another
fleet Of the enemy" which was threat
ened with defeat in the eastern en-
trance of Long Island Sound. This was
the war game today with the Atlantic
fleet. The decisive battle win be fought
later in the week.
The enemy" Is being pursued from the
base Of supplies by the friendly feet
The Washington herald., 1913-07-22

We started out to say that the weather
in Philadelphia has never been as hot
as it ought to be, but that would be
unkind.
The Washington herald., 1913-07-22

Rosemary Is for remembrance. isn't
it," inquired the man at the summer
hotel.
Yes; some girl give you some rose
mary?"
mo; the head waiter handed me a
sprig."
The Washington herald., 1913-07-22

There are 100 college graduates in the
San Francisco Dish Washers Union.
There are many lines Of work open to
educated people in this country.
The Washington herald., 1913-07-22

A Texas minister has been called to
the pastorate Of church in Boston.
How the foreign missionary spirit is
spreading,
The Washington herald., 1913-07-22

It would relieve the embarrassment II
some other member of the Cabinet would
start something.
The Washington herald., 1913-07-22

A New York policeman Just completed
forty continuous years Of service on
the force. The new income tax law
will no doubt hit him heavily.
The Washington herald., 1913-07-22

We are so absent-minded We have for
gotten whether this is Mrs. Pankhurst's
week in Jail or not.
The Washington herald., 1913-07-22

No matter which way the lobby clew
starts. it nearly always winds up in Chi
cago.
The Washington herald., 1913-07-22

ist will not have a place to lay his
head.
The Washington herald., 1913-07-22

1t may be that some authors write
dialect stories Just because they are
such poor spoilers.
The Washington herald., 1913-07-22

Two things to avoid-the unloaded
pistol and the loaded man.
The Washington herald., 1913-07-22

Mr.. William Lorimer may feel that he
has something to be thankful for. latter
all.
The Washington herald., 1913-07-22

No; Col. Roosevelt is not going to see
the South Americans. He ID going to
let the South Americans zee Col Roose-
welt
The Washington herald., 1913-07-22

Mayor Gaynors position seems to be
that Rhinelander Waldo Is innocent. no
matter what they may prove on him.
The Washington herald., 1913-07-22

Peace for everybody. but none for Mr.
Bryan.
The Washington herald., 1913-07-22

At any rate there is no doubt as to
who Is Governor Of New York.
The Washington herald., 1913-07-22

Chicagos moving picture law is beins
extensively copied by many -Eaited
States and foreign cities.
The Washington herald., 1913-07-22

''Evay tine . snnes vhistls b head he puUulsso
ruahes down 10 Tie Baysa to velcons ~ LninnlA.s
sue. July that visitors from Omaha
have to be escorted across the congsstsd
streets by policemen.
Houston points with pride to tn cli-
mrfe. its bank ciearings and itS pest
Judd Mortimer Lewis. the only real 80
ir captivity in Texas "a
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.THEOPEN FORUM
Letter t. the PRECEDENT.

Letter t. the President.
To His Excellency. President woodrow
Wilson. White House. Washington.
ID. c.
Mr.. President: I notice from the In
closed clipping that the threatened re-
volution in China against President
Yuan shi Kai viii probably hasten the
appointment OF an American Minister TO
China"
In this connection I hasten to inform
you that the revolution in China AGAINST
President Yuan shi Kai 10 not threat
ened, for II Ii an actually; in fact, II
IL very widespread, having already TAX
en- the shape of actual and legitimate
warfare. which entities the beiiiserents
to recognition by this government, a.
they represent more than 50 per cent
Of the people of China, which makes
the overthrow Of Yuan Shi Kai . GER
tainty.
!. therefore. suggest to your excel
lency In connection with the appoint
ment Of . Minister to China, should
you conclude to appoint one, that he be
given . rowing commission during the
pending Of the war. in order that he
may visit all sections OF the empire and
cipher dispatches of actual conditions
there asfar az possible.
In my opinion. however. on account Of
the vastness Of the empire. It would be
better to appoint At least three special
ENJOYS with rowing commissions. which
appointments should be made quickly
from persons already in China
Hoping your excellency will give very
careful consideration to these sugges-
lions. especially to the recognition Of
the revolutionists as beiiigerents, am,
yours very respectfully,
AUSTIN 2. BROWN.
"The Crlsis.1
To the Editor: VIII The Herald please
explain itself? or rather let Mrs John
A. Logan explain herself through the
columns Of your paper?
1t Is a fact that the world II at q
point OF the greatest crisis Of the ages
Did Mrs. Logan's pen get away from
her? Does she know more than she will
acknowledge? Or was she playing upon
the public mind?
Sister Logan! You made your state
ment to the public: 1t is up to you to
answer the public What you mean by
the crisis? PAGE A. COCHRAN.
Washington. D. C.. July q.
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you certainly look like you need q
vacation. old man. What have you been
doing?"
Packing for one"
Norwich bulletin., 1913-11-20

face and would walk the floor. I could not lie down or sit still sometimes for day and night at time. 1 was ner- vous, had very little appetite, no ambi- ton, melancholy. and often felt as though had not friend in the world.
 'fAfter I had tried most every fe- male remedy first, without success, my mother-in-law advised me to take Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com- pound. I did so and gained in strength every day. I have now no trouble in any way and highly praise your medi- cine. It advertises itself. Mrs. s. T. HURLEY, Eldon, Missouri.
 Remember, the remedy which did this was Lydia E. Pinkham's s Vegetable Compound. For sale everywhere.
 It has helped thousands of women who have been troubled with displace- nents, inflammation, ,ulceration, tuInors, irregularities, periodic pains, backache, that bearing down feeling, indigestion, and nervous prostration, after all other means have failed. Why don't you try it?
Norwich bulletin., 1913-11-20
HUMOR OF THE DAY

Why have you given up smol1ing?'' T consider 1t effeminate. e."-Harper' Weekly.
 'Ts your mother a suffragette?s You bet she a3n't. Me fathers a prize fighter. Life.
 Your teeth are in pretty bad condi4 t1on." "They must be-" sighed the pa~S tient," you look so happy" y."--Judse.
 First Loafer-Hallo, BinI Got d yer7s Second Ditto--Six mont's neveE wears cheap duds.-Bostcn Transcript.
 Look out for those new neighborss know they will be chronic borrow4 ers.' Why SOP" They let our kid beat up their kid without 8 murmur4 -Pittsburg Post.
 Upson-You have 8 new baby at your house, I hear. Downing-GreaS gunsi And we live four miles apartI I had no idea that anyone could heaS him that distancei-IHt- Bits.
 There's nothing new under thS sun," said the ready made philosopher, "No," replied the patron of cafes and musical comedies: nor under the electric lights. either, for that mat4 ter."-Washington Star.
 Miss Gladys-You appeared very abruptly with your errand. You must not come so suddenly into the room when MT. Smithers is spending tha evening with ms. Bridget-Suddenta Student, ye call it, and me at the kRy-S hole three-quarthers of an hourl-& Harper's Bazaar.
 "Am I the first man you have loved this season?' asked the hotel clerks Almost answered the summer girIs ''Who got ahead of me? You have only been here an hour" T had a slight irritation with the driver of tha bus as we came from the station."-4 Louisville Courier r-Journal.
 T saw your father taking you to the woodshed yesterday morning, Willie What had you been doing2" Nothing He just took me out there to meet a soldier friend of his" "A soldier. Who was her" That fellow. Corporal Punishment, he's always talking about.'-Detroit Free Press.
 Mrs. Newed-I am in an awful hzh mamma. Mrs EagIebeaI-What Is tha matter? Mrs. Newed-I went through Georges pockets last night to hunt for. change, as you advised me to, and { found some letters which gave him to post last week, and now dare not scold about the letters for fear hen scold about my going through his pockets. Puck.