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The Washington herald., 1913-07-16

maintained" He declares it is the duty
of officials to see that the referendum
is not fraudulently invoked. Whether
the trouble is with the principle, or with
the Ohio law applying it, it is certain
that there have been frauds. The Gov
ernor says that though go names were
signed to a petition from Pickaway
County, it has been impossible to find
one citizen who really signed it. A
Noble County petition carries 2Io names
and yet it was signed by only two men.
No one, according to the Governor,
contends that the present arrangement
in this State is perfect. 1t is now ad-
mitted that one of the greatest difficult
ties which must be solved is the pres
ent system of paying for the peddling
of petitions. Apparently it is neces-
sary to peddle them to get the requi-
site number of names. We hope that
Ohio will be able to change her pres
ent law, but we suspect that the trou-
bic is with the system quite as much
as with the law. The more we hear
of this supposedly up-to-date plan Of
government. the less do we think of it.
The Washington herald., 1913-07-16
Sure of Something.

Certainly the trainmen, whose rep
resentatives voted last Sunday TO strike
unless the railroads fattened their pay
envelopes by about SI7yoooyooo, are
willing TO arbitra:e.
They know that their frequent de-
cision to have increased pay has be-
come so burdensone to the railroads
as 10 place their very existence in
jeopardy, to make the payment of their
obligations questionable and TO impose
the burden OF higher rates on the
public.
Moreover, they realize that arbitra-
ton boards may always be counted upon
TO WELD something to the disputants,
and anything is better than nothing.
so they accept arbitration with the as
surance that some of the millions will
come their way.
The Erie Railroad Company refuses
to be made a party to the agreement
to arbitrate. The Erie has had hard
Shedding, and its officials realize that
further initiation of pay envelopes, just
because workers want il, means dis
aster to the company.
The Washington herald., 1913-07-16
Worse Than a Farce in Ohio.

We have had some interesting
stories from the far West of bribery
in connection with the new so-called
direct government. Now we get light
on the subject from Ohio. Two men
have confessed that they were petition
solicitors" for the Ohio Equity Com
pany. One of them gave the details,
says the Cincinnati Enquirer, of how
men are alleged to have sat in a hotel
room in Columbus and to have filled
petition blanks by direction of the men
who employed them, and then roughly
handled and thumb-marked the petit
tons, after the men had soiled their
fingers with dirt, so as to indicate that
the papers had been handled by many
people. Signatures were taken from
city directories, telephone books, and
registration lists, adds our contempt
rary, and one expert suggested that it
was a good plan to smear coal dust
over the petitions, when working in a
coal mining district.
Gov. Cox believes that there is moth
ing in these revelations to discredit the
new system. The investigation, he
says, has been undertaken that the
dignity OF genuine democracy might be
The Washington herald., 1913-07-16
G A B A r F. 7 S
ny GEORGE FITCH,
Author Of cat Good Old Siwash."

A cabaret il one Of the importations
from France which has been overlooked
by the party In favor Of prohibitive tariff.
1t consists Of a restaurant AFFLICTED with
both food and vaudeville. Moreover. both
must be consumed at the same time.
The cabaret originated in Paris, and Is
said to have been invented because Of
the vast amount of time wasted by
Parisians in stepping around to the stage
door to get acquainted with her perform
ers. The cabaret show is a perambulat-
ing vaudeville in which the artist may
begin her stunt on the stage. hut II Ii
Just as likely as not to finish II in the
lap Of a dignihed and startled Old GENTLE
man in the rear of the restaurant.
The cabaret show gained great fame
because Of its informally and sociabiiity.
An ounce Of dignity would run a cabaret
show for several thousand years. and
nothing could be more soc!abie than q
dinner table with four kinds of wine and
a Partisan dancer on It. For many years
II was the sacred duty of the American
tourist to visit a cabaret in Paris, and
the cloak and suit buyer who had not had
his toes stepped upon by beautiful
young lady Tangoist during the soup
course in q Paris cafe was considered
too green for good company.
A few years ago the cabaret show WAS
transplanted to New York. where It grew
luxuriantly and proved a great boon to
q large number Of metropolitan citizens
who were slowly starving to death for the
want Of SUFFICIENT music to enable them
to masticate their food. II u now pos
sible to buy In New York for = . nine
course vaudeville entertainment accom-
panied by food. With . little practice
one can become very skilful In devouring
these aApcss. and Gan turkey trQt 4
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Cohalan and the Bar Association.

The result of the investigation of the
charges against Justice Cohalan by the
joint judiciary committee of the New
York Legislature is his -exoneration by
that body. This decision will be put
before the Assembly for ratification,
but the case may be regarded as set
tied.
1t is unfortunate that the conditions
surrounding this inquisition have been
such that a large portion of the pub
lie will not be satisfied with the YER
dict His accuser has shown himself to
be a man whose unsupported charges
are entitled to little weight; but they
appeared to derive some force from
corroborative circumstances. The Bar
Association evidently believed them to
be substantially true, and that organi-
zation is quite as capable of Judging
evidence as the New York Legislature.
Moreover, it may be regarded as a
more unprejudiced body. 1t would
hardly desire to encourage a scandal
in its own ranks without believing that
there was some reason for it.
The tribunal before which Justice
Cohalan appeared was the same that
exonerated State Senator Stilwell. The
trial of Tammany man by other
Tammany men may result in justice,
but it leaves the public in doubt. The
matter might be regarded as a closed
incident were it not for the fact that
the accused is a dispenser of justice.
Guilty or innocent, the public cannot
feel that confidence in him henceforth
that one in his exalted position should
be able to command.
The Washington herald., 1913-07-16
GETTING THE NE VS.
By FRED c. KELLY

VILE, at Montgomery Park. and else
where, and he could name the winners
of the Brooklyn Handicap for the last
twenty-five years. He knew the round
that marked the victory Of John L.
Sullivan over Jake Kilrain. and he could
take his pencil and draw the exact course
Of the blow that marked the passing OF
James j. Corbett from the worlds cham
pionship on that fateful day at Carson
City. Joe-for that was indeed his name
made a rattling good sporting writer.
During the illness Of one of the telegraph
editors. Joe was put on as an assistant
in that department One night after
the worst OF the rush was over Mooney
sat down by Joe at the telegraph desk
to give him friendly counsel He told
him that he must read with great care
the stories OF finance in the daily pa
pers. OF attacks on great corporations.
and government law suits against trusts.
III anything should happen to E. H.
Gary. for example," said Mooney. even
II II were only a broken rib. II would be
worth mentioning on the first page.
suppose you know who E. II. Gary Ii,
don't your?
Joe thought a minute. and then said
No; I've lost track OF him since he
went into the bush leagues. remem-
Der. though, when he pitched for Brook
Ign, a year or so before the Spanish
American war"
The Washington herald., 1913-07-16
May Lead to popular" Government.

There are many who think that popular
government is one that will do what
they wish done, and will eschew what
they disapprove of. Members of Con-
gress are threatened with vengeance if
they oppose one item OF class legisla-
ton or favor another Such govern
ment, of course, is not popular" it
is government by private interests.
The men who are honestly trying to
do their duty rejoice at the lifting Of
the veil that is now assured. The re-
suit will be a freedom such as they
have not enjoyed for years. 1t may
even, in time, be possible for them to
consider all measures on their merits
without thought as to the effect of their
action on this or that vote. The peo-
pie who are not organized, who are
represented by no lobby, and who are
seeking nothing but the public good,
will be the gamers.
While there has not been as much
class voting as many suppose there has
been constant threat of it, and much
maneuvering. Men have acted not as
individuals, but as members of warning
groups. Voters have been asked to
subordinate their political opinions and
to oppose the man who may have hon
estly and honorably represented them,
simply because he took a position on
some question that was Objectionable
to the class interested. The policy has
been one of trading votes at the polls
for votes in Congress.
1t now looks as though there was a
good chance OF breaking up this sys-
TEN OF government by combinations.
We do not mean to say that all the
legislation favored by these combina-
tons is bad 1t seems that the labor
ing men are right in asking for some
modification of the practice as to in
functions, and that the manufacturers
are right in opposing any step looking
to the legalization OF the boycott But
both these questions should be dealt
with in the light of right and law and
reason, and wholly from the point
of view of the people.
The Washington herald., 1913-07-16
The Question of Revenue.

There is one phase of the tariff
question which has been overlooked in
the discussion of the effect of the new
schedules upon business.
Will the new law produce sufficient
revenue?
1t is expected that the customs re-
ceipts under the revised schedules will
approximate Se6o,ooo,ooo annually, and
that the corporation tax will produce
about SIoo.ooo.ooo. The fact is, how
ever, that some of the administrative
features which have been incorporated
in the new tariff bill are so likely to
prove Objectionable to foreign manufac-
turers that the imports will be con-
siderably below the estimate. For in
stance, the requirement that these
manufacturers shall open their books to
agents of this government is already
being criticised abroad. The further
provisions that every shipment must
be accompanied by the original bill or
invoice, and that all agents purchasing
goods abroad for importation into this
country must be registered at a United
States consular Office, are also objec-
tionable, although they are necessary
safeguards in all cases where ad va
loren has been substituted for specific
duty.
If it be true, as stated abroad, that
these provisions will tend to restrict
importations, the revenues under the
new tariff will not meet expectations.
In addition to this, the income tax law
can hardly be expected to be in good
working order for three years. The
corporation tax law, which was relied
upon for 100000 revenue, produced
only little over Seooooooo during its
first year, and now, after three years,
is bringing in about S35.ooo,ooo. The
income tax law is certain to have the
same experience.
The outlook is, therefore, that the
anticipated revenues will not ma
terialize. In the meantime, there is no
disposition to economic. Govern
mental expenditures will continue in
the future upon apparently the same
ratio as the past If this situation does
not result in a deficit in. the Treasury
it will be miracle.
The Washington herald., 1913-07-16
POMPEuAN SPECTACLE
IS BRILLIANT SHOW


Those Pompeiians used to have great
times. They had nothing to do but
promenade up and down the streets and
mingle with the civil dignitaries. sena-
tors. Roman guards, priests, flower girls
and incense, fame and fan bearers, all
unmindful Of vesuvius. smoldering not
far away. When Nydia, the blind flower
girl, had her basket overturned there
were any number OF Pompeiian gentry
ready to jump to her rescue. but other
wise they had little to do all day long
but march and counter-march, carry out
the sacred golden bull, Apis. water him.
and bring him back and watch the aero
bats on the temple portico.
Finally Yesuvius made itself apparent.
however. and II wasnot long before the
city was in ruins. The Pompeiians ned.
or were caught in the ruins. but the two
thousand who watched II at safe dis
lance applauded and gave every mani
festation OF enjoyment
This was all in PAINS Last Days Of
Pompeii' last night at the circus
grounds. Fifteenth and H Streets North
east The spectacle throughout Ii much
finer than the one staged here several
years ago by Pain. the wizard Of pyro-
techny, and the fireworks display. with
which the evening ends, is better, II
anything. The spectacle will be pre-
sented every evening for the remainder
OF the week.
A special ballet Of expert dancing girls
gives three pleasing numbers, and
regular circus performance Is in prog
ress most Of the time. with the Flying
La Vans. six in number: the Three Bound
ing Sangers, comedy acrobats: La Make
and Mack in bumps and falls" and
Wills and Hassan as the features. Miss
Bessie Gilbert. an accomplished cornet-
ist renders solo numbers during the
band concert that precedes the spectacle.
Vesuvius eruption puts an end to all
the merry-making by the populace and
the buildings fall in ruins. Then fol-
lows a long program Of elaborate hre-
works. mostly set pieces Niagara Falls
and an Oriental prayer rug were the
best novelties last night
The fireworks features for tonight will
be The Last Rose OF Summer and
THE Garden Of Allah" Seats may be
obtained at Ogram's Drug Store. ThiI-
teenth Street and Pennsylvania Avenue
Northwest.
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NO MORE MOONLIGHT TRIPS.
Complaints Made of Conduct q
CoIorcd Excursionists.

Because of the protest of residents
Of Southwest. who declared they were
annoyed during the early hours of
Sunday morning by intoxicated colored
excursionists returning from all-night
revels, the. steamboat Angler has dis
continued its trips down the Potomac
on Sunday mornings.
1t was the custom of the Angler to
leave her wharf about 1890 o'clock
Sunday morning, for moonlight trip
down the river to Indian Head and re-
turn, the boat reaching the city about
$3.50 o'clock. Last summer the excur-
sionists returning from these cruises
usually proved to be exceedingly bois-
ferrous as a result of overindulgence in
the flowing bowl. Miss J. p. s. Neli-
gan, of the Neighborhood House. 40 N
Street Southwest. protested to the au-
thorities concerning the revels, with
the result that conditions were i'm
proved.
Only three such moonlight trips have
been made so far this summer. It was
decided to discontinue them for fear
of causing additional complaint.
The Washington herald., 1913-07-16
LAND LAW REVISION URGED.
Lane Wants Appropris.
tiou for Pending C..>.

In a letter to the Senate and Houss
Committees on Public Lands and on Ap-
propriations Secretary of the Intsrioa
Lane yesterday scores the system Of
adjudication OF land claim cases appealed
to his ONCE
The Secretary asks for a deficiency
emergency appropriation Of $4,000 to ex.
pedite the settlement of the Zoo cases
now on his docket. and by way Of crfti-
cism of the present system says:
ITO take up a Homestead under ouo
present laws requires not only the cour.
age Of the pioneer. but the fortitude ID
face almost inevitable litigation for :
long term Of yeara"
The Secretary urges the revision Of tho
public land laws to afford relief to homo.
steadera
The Washington herald., 1913-07-16
FOR PATR0LL1NG OF RIVER.
John p. welcker Urges More Activ.
ity on Part of Police.

John p. "elcker Urges More Activ.
ity On Part of Police.
Lack OF sufficient police patrol of the
waters Of the Potomac in the vicinity
Of Washington is complained Of in q
communication received by the District
Commissioners from John P. welcker.
Of 1907 Thirteenth Street Northwest.
Mr.. Welcker points out that a patrol
OF the waters should be maintained at
night, as well as during the day, and
that additional facilities for the policing
Of the waterway should be provided.
The unique suggestion Is made that
patrol boxes be stationed at intervals
along the banks of the river similar to
the boxes now located In the streets OF
the city. Mr.. Welcker thinks that the
Potomac should, be traversed by the min
ions Of the law as regularly and method
ically as the highways of the National
Capital
The police boat Vigilant Is daily IN
operation, and Lieut.. Dean. of the harbor
police. declares he Is doing all in hts
power with the present equipment to
maintain order.
The Washington herald., 1913-07-16
". R. RAMSEY DEAD.
Enploye of G. r. q. for More Than
Forty Years.

w. r. Ramsey. for more than forty
years an employee of the Government
Printing Once, died at ! o'clock this
morning at his home. II Street NORTH
west, after Q four months fllness He Is
survived by his wife and daughter oy
HIS frst wife, Mrs. Ella Schaar. OF
Pa. Mr.. Ramsey viii be buried
at Arlington.
Mr.. Ramsey was seventy-six years Old.
and was Q member of the @. A. K. Odo
Fellows. and Columbia Typographicai
Union, of which he was president three
timeaI He had been a delegate to con-
ventions of labor men on several oc-
casions. During the civil war he fought
in the ls5th Ohio Volunteers.
The Washington herald., 1913-07-16

Col Roosevelt says there will be no
amaIgamation with the Republican party.
Talks as if he proposes to take the Bull
Moose membership roll with him when he
goes to South America.
The Washington herald., 1913-07-16
False Prese,se Charges NaAe.

Frank W. Mitchell. formerly q roo0nR
contractor, giving his address a n
general delivery. and Robert +. Roam.
Of 80 z Street Northwest. were arrss1cd
by Detectives Grant and Armstrong 20.
terday, charged with obtaining moner
under false pretenses II 10 alleged tSsy
passed alleged worthless checks on "a.
gar J. Hulse. OF 3e Thirteenth oersRf
Northwest; Robert Hay. Of - Louislana
Avenue Northwest and Wiltiaa =
Brown, aS TIE Rochester Hetal
The Washington herald., 1913-07-16

A reward Of 5000 for the arrest OF Rich
ard Osborne. who escaped two weeks ago
from Fort Leavenworth penitentiary. has
been offered by T. W. Morgan, warden
of the prison. Osborne was sent to Fort
Leayenworth from Washington for the
theft of a diamond ring from F. Warren
Johnson, a Pennsylvania Avenue pawn
broker two years ago
The Washington herald., 1913-07-16

An exchange says nagging IL a disease
of the brain. We shall mark this para
graph and send her. and then maybe she
will keep quiet
The Washington herald., 1913-07-16

There is no peace for poor old Georgia.
1t is announced that Joe Brown is to
oppose Hoke Smith for reelection to the
Senate
The Washington herald., 1913-07-16
Didn't Indersta n d /.

What is the object of your societyT'
To prevent gambling among wom-
en-
Nonsense. 1t can't. be done"
Certainly gambling can be stopped.
Gambling? 1 though you said CAB
bling"
The Washington herald., 1913-07-16

ever and anon an exquisite painted enter
tainersss fiits down the aisle and hurdles
Q waiter.
: Some critics Of the cabaret show insist
that II ID popular becauss II helps the
public to endure the restaurant meals
while others declare that the meals dead
en- the audience to the terror OF the
performance. However. the cabaret has
sproaA moro rapidly than the dandeiion
ana sssms 10 b., a. hard to sssdicats.
OsWdGhk ~ - osuep Nsths0 A1anal
The Washington herald., 1913-07-16

Do you know anybody who wants to
trade a weeks board at the seashore for
$40 overcoat that is as good as new?
The Washington herald., 1913-07-16
secoud-Hand Dealer. Arrested.

Sam Hyatt, Of IN Four-and-a-half|
street Southwest. a second hand dealer.
was arrested yesterday by Detectives
Grant and Armstrong for purchasing.
without first notifying the police. Tidsl
from the National Guard,
The Washington herald., 1913-07-16

steak or puppy-snugsie an oyster with
great deftness. America contains few
more startling sights than that Of q room
full of well dressed citizens looping their
soup to the strains of Tango tune while
The Washington herald., 1913-07-16
Sergeant DUNCAN Promoted.

To MI the vacancy created by the death
Of Lieut.. Daniel Slattery. Of the Eighth
police precinct. Sere. d. T. DUNCAN.
of the Second precinct. Yesterday was
nromoted by Major Richard Sylvester.
ac,ine Sergeant J. s. johnson was made
a full sergeant to succeed DUNCAN.
The Washington herald., 1913-07-16
ALITTLE NONSENSE.
BASEBALL BATTY.

BASEBALL BATTY.
wander through the baseball dope
Four hours a day.
Through columns Of such lore I grops
My aimless ".
/ read of bingles and Of steals,
read OF curves
Until i can't digest my meals:
II s on my nerves.
My brain is fun OF baseball names,
And now / find
I'll have to read some Henry James
To rest my mind.
Between Girls.
What lovely hair that girl has
And what an assortment
One Case.
This agitator says money ought to
be smashed"
"A queer statement. Can money be
mashed?"
We'll, 1 once saw a conductor knock
down a nickel"
The Washington herald., 1913-07-16

A direct steamship line between WASH
ington and New York will be a great
thing for-New York.
The Washington herald., 1913-07-16
His Busy Time.

Doctor. why don't you take a vaca-
tion?'
Il can't now. My patients need me.
They are beginning to come back from
their vacations"
The Washington herald., 1913-07-16
Quite So.

Nothing succeeds quite like success;
We all admit that more or less.
But here's the saddest of all tales:
Nothing fails like failure fails.
The Washington herald., 1913-07-16

That fellow Lamar has gone to 1o,n
Doc Cook and Doc Frisdmaans
The Washington herald., 1913-07-16

Raising so many lids lately has also
raised many a mans hair.
The Washington herald., 1913-07-16
Not Numerous.

A true Christian is one who can en-
Joy a sermon in an old suit of clothes.
The Washington herald., 1913-07-16
Going Away.

You seem sad. Family going away
for the summer
No; the cook"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-07
WHOLESALE TRADE
HOLDING UP WELL
Snapper Prices Are Down.
Mixed Feed Up With
Corn at "a Cents

While there is practically no change OF
any importance in quotations. trade on
Morris avenue continues TO hold up we'll.
There is the usual brisk demand, which
has been in evidence during the past
week. and the supply is in keeping.
On account of the fair supply of red
snapper. which during the past few days
has been scarce. prices have been re-
duced from 1 to 2 cents per pound Other
fish and sea foods are said TO be plentiful
and prices remain firm.
The expected rise in grain has not ma
tefialized as yet. The only rise recorded
was in mixed feed which has advanced
from $S2 to $34 Corn remains at 81 cents
per bushel. 1t is said that wheat is firm
with likelihood OF a rise in the near
future. Other prices remain steady.
Poultry and eggs are in good demand
and prices of several items have begun
to drop
Prices of lard, bacon. ham and other
meats remain stationary with no pros
poets of a decrease in sight. Coffee quo
tationss show several slumps in prices on
q number Of grades while quotations on
creamery products are firm. Fresh eoun-
try butter remains at 20 and 25 cents and
cheese at II cents.