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The Washington herald., 1913-01-13
MERCANTILE MARINE
OFFICERS SUMMONED
P. A. S. Franklin to Testify Before
Committee Probing the Ship
ping Trust.

The organization of the International
Mercantile Marine Company in 1893 by J..
Pierpont Morgan, will be made the sub
ject of inquiry by the House Committee
on Merchant Marine. and Mr.. Morgan,
after he returns to this country, may be
summoned as a witness to tell what he
knows about the affairs of the corpora
ton named. An announcement to this
effect was made yesterday by Represen-
tative Alexander of Missouri, chairman
OF the House committee that is probing
the operations of the so-called shipping
trust" Mr.. Alexander said that he was
aware that Mr.. Morgan had sailed for
Europe and probably would not return to
the United States for a long time. He
added that the committee was in no
hurry to take up this phase of its inves-
tigation and would await Mr.. Morgan's
return.
P. A. S. Franklin, of New York. vice
president OF the White Star Line and
director OF the International Mercantile
Company, will appear at an early hear
ing of the committee. Chairman Alexan-
der said yesterday that Mr.. Franklin had
been summoned as a witness, and that
he would be placed on the stand in the
near future.
The decision to call Mr.. Morgan fol-
lowed the testimony yesterday OF Paul
Gottheil, Of Funch, Edge & Co, Of New
York, steamship agents, In which the
witness declared that the International
Marine was largely owned by American
interests. and that it operated In agree
ment with other forelgn-owned steamship
combines.
The International Mercantile Marine
was Incorporated in New Jersey in 1898
with 2o0oo, 900 capital. ...
The Washington herald., 1913-01-13
The States and the Trusts.

Massachusetts, means to demonstrate
that the States have power enough to
deal with the trusts Not only can
they determine the conditions under
which they will grant charters, but
they can oblige the corporations of
other States to conform to their laws
or keep out. Several other States have
taken energetic action TO free them
selves from corporations whose meth
DDS are against their public policy.
Five Massachusetts, corporations arc
the subjects of bills that have been
prepared by special commission, but
the State has the authority of the ST.
preme Court for excluding the crea-
tons of any other State that charters
corporations to operate outside of its
own boundaries. The first bill provides
that no corporation shall purchase or
hold, directly or indirectly, more than
10 per cent of the stock of a Massa-
chusetts service corporation. A second
Dill gives IIlC IdllIOd commissioners
and the gas and electric light commits
sioners authority to investigate all
books, accounts, &c, of any association
or trust holding the capital stock of
any Massachusetts, public service cor
poration. A third bill prohibits any
association holding shares in any pub
lie service corporation from using
name calculated to give the impression
that it is itself a public service cor
poration. The two remaining measures
provide for publicity.
These bills apply only to public serv-
ice corporations and holders of their
stock. but industrial corporations may
be subjected TO similar treatment
When the States once begin resolute-
ly to use the powers which are theirs,
monopolization of trade will be impos-
sible.
The Washington herald., 1913-01-13
RaoId Amundsen.

Washington witnessed a historical
event when Capt Amundsen, the dis
coverer of the south pole, and Rear
Admiral Peary, discoverer of the north
pole. clasped hands at the gathering OF
distinguished men, under the auspices
of the National Geographic Society,
when the famous Norwegian was pre-
scented with the society's gold medal.
Doesn't it make the earth seem
smaller when two men come together
from the ends OF the globe:" We
can truly say that in our city the north
pole and the south pole have been
brought into contact.
1t has not been known generally that
Capt. Amundsen had planned a trip to
the north pole, when the news arrived
of its discovery and that, once deter
mined to reach one of the poles of the
earth, he had changed his course to
southwark
The presentation of the National
Geographic Society'S medal means
that the explorer for the first time has
been officially recognized in this coun-
try as the discoverer of the south pole
and honored for that achievement.
But an unusual treat is in store for
Philadelphia. where. upon invitation of
the local geographical society Amund-
sen. Peary, and Shacklcton are to meet
next Thursday. This will be an occa-
sion of moment, indeed. Amundscn
reached the south pole December 10,
1911, and Shackleton had come within
ninety-seven miles of it almost two
years previous Con January O. 1000.
The validity of these records have
been established beyond question by
the quantity and quality of the obser-
vations taken.
The patience. the science, the heroism
OF the sturdy Norwegian have had
their reward. So has Lieut. Shackle-
tons effort found recognition and been
honored.
The Washington herald., 1913-01-13
p A P F r
BY GEORGE FITCH.
Author of cat Good Old siwash.

ter a philosopher had carved up a granite
slab he generally had writer's cramp
and il the world wanted to get help to
progress il had TO come to the tablet.
Nowadays wisdom comes to the world.
II leaks in through the mail box in
thousand different forms and cutters the
front porch each morning. We can buy
all that Epictetus ever knew 70: 10 cents
and Homer is far more widely known to-
day than he was when the only way he
could get an idea before the world was
to sing II.
Wisdom has also promoted love and
marriage to a wonderful degree. Six.
thousand years ago a lover usually start
ed banging out love letter on a sheet
of sandstone at the age OF fifteen, and
was. lucky II he finished 1t before the
girl was an old maid.
Paper has civilized the world. but it Is
now too cheap. II paper cost five times
as much as II does our Sunday papers
would only be one-fifth the size, and
much OF the information which we get
in them would remain beneficently I'M
wrote
Copyright. 1913. By George Mathew AdamSl
The Washington herald., 1913-01-13
STA TESMEN-REAL AND NEAR
BY FRED C. KELLY

full piano mover might envy. He 10 six
Feet and two or three inches high and
weighs nearly 800 pounds. Yet he is
light on his feet, walks with an easy
swing. and isn't fat. He looks like the
modern conception of detective For
mer Chief wilkie, who has been pro-
NOTED to the head of the special agents
division OF the Customs Service, looks
more like a banker than a detective
chief and has roli-top desk manners,
which is proper, but Flynn in the type
of ponderous. easy-going, prosperous
appearing man that one often sees sit
ting around cigar stores and hotel lob
bies looking wise and taking everything
in. He simply sizes up to the part of
an all-around mixer. only he comes in
size little later than standard. He
has a big, wholesome face, the same
width across the Jaw as at the temples,
little, brown, captain-of-industry mus
tache. and sharp, alert, but kindly, big
brown eyes.
From the time that he was a young
man. working at various trades, Flynn
was ambitious to be a Secret Service
operative. As steppng-stone, he OBJ
tanned a job as guard in the New York
county Jail. where he made IL a point
to get acquainted with all the counter
letters among the prisoners and learn
all he could of their ways. After three
years of that he got into the Secret
Service and made good from the start.
That was fifteen years ago, and he is
now forty-ive.
Just for a sample of the way he sticks
at a thing. several years ago Flynn saw
photograph OF a man named Lieber-
mann. thought TO have been back of a
big gang of counterfeiters convicted in
New York. Flynn looked at the photo
graph for some time and filed II away in
the back of his head. Two years later
he recognized his man in an English
court room, though he was then under
another name. For the next four years
Flynn kept track of him the best he
could. and finally got an excellent ex-
cuse to introduce himself to him and
arrest him. up in Boston. Now Lieber-
mann is doing nicely at the Federal
prison 10 Atlanta. II took six years Of
the mans face around in his
mind, but it was worth II.
Whenever he has had a knotty case to
unravel. during the many years he was
stationed UP in New York. Flynn has
made IL a point to sneak of to a G>Iiet
spot In Old Trinity church yard-eIther
that or st. Paurs-where he could sit
down and stare at the dates on the tomb
stones and forget the clamOr OF Broad
way.
Though a newspaper man and only
twenty-nine years old. NJ. Clyde Kelly.
who succeeds John DalZell. of Pittsbrug.
In the next Congress. conducts the largest
Bible class in the Monongahela Valley.
Jimmy Cox. the new Governor of Ohio,
is a good cook. He takes great pride
in being able to go out camping and
Dutcook the average guide.
Copyright. 1915. ty Fred q Kelly. Al nights re-
Erryed.
The Washington herald., 1913-01-13
THE EVIL THAT ONE
DOES LIVES AFTER HIM
Jimmy Fadden" Townsends Fame as
Statesman Unknown to
Old Friend.

Representative Ned Townsend, of
New Jersey, was a newspaper man be-
fore he was sent to the Sixty-second
Congress, and a star" man at that. As
Jimmy Fadden'' from a series of hui
morous letters he published, he was
known throughout New York State.
Harry Francisco is a great big joviai
court reporter who used to know Town.
send when the latter was covering
Albany for a New York paper. Fran
cisco is now stenographic reporter for
one of the Investigations by a House
committee. He has been in Washington
only a few months.
Riding up on the street car here the
other day he saw Townsend sitting op-
posite him.
Hello, Tommie." he called, moving
over to a seat beside him, ARE you as
signed down here now?''
Hello, Harry" answered Townsend.
yes, this is my assignment now
How long have you been here?"
asked Francisco.
"Oh, they took a vote over in my baili-
wick a couple of years ago and decided
to send me to Congress"
well. whadyethinkothat," exclaimed
Francisco. somewhat abashed. Il beg
your pardon, Mr.. Representative. / al
ways knew you looked like a Congress-
man, but this is the first time / knew
you were one"
Now. my boy, be careful. Never make
fun of mans calling. You never can
tell what you yourself will come to some
day." replied Jimmy Fadden," with
mock humility. Drop in and talk over
old times with me when you get a
chance"
Gee" whistied Francisco. last time
I saw him he was working his head or
over a public scandal at Albany for a
New York paper
The Washington herald., 1913-01-13
ONE WAY.

A government clerk TO his grocsr went
In the carly days Of the year;
Dear sir" said he. my money b spent,
And owe you much, fear"
The grocer tuned TO his books that lay
On the counter by his side;
You promised" he said your Account to nav
At the close Of the Christmzstide'
81 know I did" said tbs government clerk.
Az he leaned on q shelf close by:
81 did not intend the account TO shirk,''
And he hezred an sudible sigh.
The amount 10 large" the grocer said.
As he read the items DER;
1T represent your family's brad.
Delivered at your door"
III give you my note. due In thirty days."
Said the clerk, though much afraid.
he gave the note and went his way,
RsmazdnG "Anptha dsbt psid.'
WALTER B. PErTuS
The Washington herald., 1913-01-13
Holding Companies.

When it comes to placing politics on
high financial basis, Mr.. Frank Num-
Scy, with his idea of organizing a hold
ing company TO take over the Repub-
lican and Progressive parties and end
their disastrous competition, runs a
weak second to that other eminent
Progressive, George w. Perkins.
Mr.. Munsey would underwrite a new
issue of popular favor bonds for the
two parties, but Mr.. Perkins does not
daily with mere parties. He sees in
the whole United States a holding
company. In speech delivered Au-
gust !. 1911, advocating amendment
Of the Sherman law. he said:
Our very Constitution starts with
the declaration: we, the people of
the United States, in order to form
a more perfect union" The
central thought of those men at that
time was to effect consolidation: to
organize holding company, with thir-
teen subsidiary companies: to create a
monopoly in government in this coun-
try. From that day to this. when any
new government sets itself up as such
and grew strong enough to be recog-
nIzed as such, the original holding
company took it over, absorbed it. and
put It out of business as an independent
government. 1t still had the right to
retain its local self-government. but
1t had 10 swear allegiance to the hold
ing cOmpaN and be loval to the Off
GERS and policies of said holding COM
pdny.
The civil war was caused, Mr.. Per-
klns explains, by the desire of certain
subsidiaries to Withdraw. They were
forced to remain in the holding COM
2any. Mr.. Perkins continued:
Almost an exact parallel has oc-
curred in the development of our great
corporations. At first the idea of a
holding company-of a great company
hat supervised, with advice ard coun-
sci. the smaller and. perhaps. weaker
COnCcrns-waS considered so novel as
to be almost revolutionary and unsafe.
In bringing some OF these holding
companies into existence. fights and
battles took place. We are told that
some subsidiary companies were forced
% Join the holding company. but lat
.erly, especially in recent years. that
spirit has passed away. The small
company has been seeking admission
To the large company. realizing that
its best interests lay in such an ar
rangement
Mr.. Perkins drew this analogy be-
fore the Standard Oil and Tobacco
decisions broke UP the two most con-
spicuous examples of holding COM
panics
There is distinct difference be-
tween the Federal holding company
and the typical industrial holding COM
pany. The latter is usually organized
by small group of fnanciers, who
gain stock control of the subsidiaries
and sweep them into the holding COM
pany. The majority stock usually is
represented on the board of directors
the minority stock interests generally
remain without any representation.
The Congress of the United States
is the board of directors of the United
States holding company, but each of
the subsidiaries has a proportional rep
rescntation in the House and an equal
representation in the Senate.
The Washington herald., 1913-01-13

Paper is the greatest known conductor
of wisdom.
By means of paper wisdom can be car
ried to all parts of the world at the rate
Of sixty miles an hour. Paper enables n
wise man to spend seventy years acquir-
ing information and to bale up the re-
suits Of his labors in a five-pound book
and leave it to posterity
The world was wise before paper was
invented, but only in spots. Paper does
not produce wisdom, but enables II to
spread faster than measles. Socrates
was great scholar. but when he pro-
duced a deathless thought he had to
The Washington herald., 1913-01-13
To Save Wild Life.

humanity and the main chance sell
dom form so fclicitous a coalition as
they do in their plea for the enact
ment of the bill by Senator Mclean
OF Connecticut ito protect migratory
game and inscctivorous birds of the
United States" which, with a favor
able report from the appropriate COM
mittce, is 10 be placed upon passage
within a few days.
The right of the Federal COVE Snment
TO extend protectorate over the
things OF the air, which, so to speak.
lead an interstate life, being assumed
from precedents furnished by treaties
protecting migratory seals and fish,
and the feasibility of the bills opera
ton being argued from the adoption
of international agreements in Europe
TO protect migratory birds, the dual
appeal of Mr.. McLean's bill hardly
can be denied. That the birds are of
insstinable money value through their
destruction of the herbivorous insects
which devastate mans fair places of
the earth-felds, gardens, parks, for
ests-is not a theory, but a proven
fact. They arc insecticides of no cost
when left free to work, yet of greater
effectiveness than all the chemical
compounds that man can utilize. Lo-
Gusts, cotton boil weevils, caterpillars,
army worms, beetles, gypsy moths-in-
sects of every kind and of uncounted
number, which destroy every year ag-
ricultural products valued at $4,000
900, are devourcd by birds, including
The Washington herald., 1913-01-13

just offhand. you wouldn't see any rea-
son at all why a man hunting counter
feiters should find himself switched on
on a trail leading merely to a man with
asthma. Now, WOULD you?
Yet. William Flynn, the new United
States Secret Service chief, says 1t hap
pens every little while. He himself, a
dozen times or more, has worked for
days and days on a counterfeiting case.
getting all ready to swoop down on his
quarry, and then when he finally did his
swooping. what do You suppose he
found? Why. an entirely innocent citi-
zen with asthma.
However. regardless of hitting false
trails leading to asthmatic folk. Flynn
has caught a great many of our best
counterfeiters. And usually he has done
SO without the use of spectacular or
story book detective methods. Flynns
system is to keep eternally digging
away. Once he gets on a mans trail he
keeps right after him with the relent-
lessness OF a life insurance solicitor.
He
Oh. yes, that about the asthma bust
ness. Well, just be patient a little
while.
A few years ago. Flynn heard that a
bunch of counterfeiters were working in
an upper floor OF New York tene-
ment. Neighbors tipped of the Secret
Service Department to the mysterious
noises they heard at night. Flynn went
to the floor below late one night and
listened. and sure enough his trained
ear could distinguish the measured
thump, pause, thump, pause. mother
thump. of a small press of some kind,
just as the neighbors had said. Con-
Inn he he
just as the neighbors had told him
that various bottles were being taken
to the upstairs flat. a few at time
probably acids, inks and such. When
the time was ripe, Flynn went to the
counterfeiters' flat. disguised as a plumb
ing inspector or something like that.
and instead OF counterfeiters he found
an inoffensive little man with bad
case of asthma.
In 1857
oh. such impotence, Well, IL you
must know. the man couldn't sleep nights
on account OF his asthma, which was
always worse at night, and he had
habit OF sitting in a rocking chair and
rocking. Every time his feet or a fiat
place in the rocker hit the floor II
sounded exactly like the thump of a small
hand press, such as counterfeiters use.
The bottles people saw carried into the
fiat were patent medicines that the man
thought might help his asthma.
Occasionally Flynn has run into a tene-
ment dweller who chops kindling wood
at night. and once he investigated the
home Of a man who ran a lathe at night
turning out bowling balls. But the most
common mistake. not only for him but
for other Secret Service men. has been |
to catch asthma patients in rocking |
at-N- N1W~ u
was counterfeiters.
Flynn combines with detective abilities |
a powerful physique that any success |
The Washington herald., 1913-01-13

Moving the North Atlantic steamship
lanes a degree south may somewhat
increase the length of the trip. but ever
since last April neither the steamship
companies nor the travelling public are
in a mood to take the slightest ehancA
The Washington herald., 1913-01-13
BACON WATER COLORS.
Exhibition to Open mt the Moore
Galleries To-day.

An exhibition of water colors by the
late Henry Bacon will be held at the
Moore Galleries. 725-T27 Seventeenth
Street, beginning to-day, and closing
January rs.
Most of the paintings are on Egyptian
subjects, where Bacon spent the last
fifteen years OF his life. The peculiari-
ties of life in the valley of the Nile
are convincingiy given. showing the
painters intimate acquaintance with the
land and his appreciation of its nature.
There are also in the collection many
water colors OF Ceylon, OF Normandy,
OF Venice, and of England. Although
Bacon was known for many years as a
painter in oils. it was in water color
that he found his freest medium OF ex-
preston.
The Washington herald., 1913-01-13
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
EASY PAYMENTS.

Ems - = N A1-~ -
The way to purchase happiness
Is the installment plan.
A kindly deed to one in need
You proffer when you can.
A smile or two you must pay down;
That isn't much to pay.
Then on the score you offer more
As chances come your way.
OF course, you're paying all your life.
You see. the sort of man
That people bless, buys happiness
On the installment plan.
DON'T BE Like That.
Some people are like low-grade ore.
They have gold in them. but so i'm
bedded that 1t isn't worth the trouble
Of getting 1t out.
What Girls Prefer.
THE co-eds want to play football"
"Well?'
What shall I put on the training
table?"
ITO get the best results from girl
athletes, I would advise you 20 confine
them strictly to pickles. and fudge"
january. IL I'm History.
January Is, 15T.-William Shakespeare Is
appointed Stratford correspondent for the
London Press.
January 13, 1534.-Henry VIII refuses
to hang out the Monday wash.
Mud in January.
Maud Muller on a winters day
Helped harvest ice instead OF hay.
The judge gave her a killing grin
And then slipped up and sprained his chin.
A Dividend.
That promoter did the liberal thing,
| must say
What did he do?'
Instead of skipping out with our coin.
he failed for 10 cents on the dollar.
First time I ever got any money back"
Paying I'm Kind.
He came in and laid down some suspi-
cious looking bills. with genuine dollar
bill on top.
II want to pay for that barrel of pota-
toes got"
cant take this money" said the
dealer.
why not?"
Most Of it isn't good"
The top layer is good; is it not?''
Yes"
That's the way 1t was with the pots-
toes
The Washington herald., 1913-01-13

In spite OF the recent decision of the
excise board a philosopher has had the
temerity to boldly assert that mathe-
mates, music and babies are the only
original packages.
The Washington herald., 1913-01-13

Those who are pessimistic as to New
York's commercial future should stand
corrected. seeing that the imports and
exports through that port both were much
heavier last year than in 1911.
The Washington herald., 1913-01-13

will be sent out by Congressman before
May /. At last the long-looked-for re-
ward will come to the constituent who
erstwhile voted early and often.
The Washington herald., 1913-01-13

Mrs. Louise Seymour Houghton, of New
York. will address the meeting of the
Washington Auxiliary of the McAlI
Evangelical Mission In France in First
Congregational Church, Tenth and q
Streets. Northwest, at IL o'clock. this
morning.
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what's the Latestf

We're getting weary here below:
On details We are bent.
Speak up; does anybody know
How California wentI
The Washington herald., 1913-01-13

he generally had writers crsmp.'
wait until a crowd had collected before
he could graft II onto humanity. 1t took
many centuries for the wisdom of Plato
to penetrate a few hundred miles from
home. But IL Plato lived to-day his dia-
logues would be syndicated each morn
ing and would appear before I,ooo.ooo
readers in 19s newspapers with book. dra-
matte. and moving picture rights reserv-
ed.
Before paper was invented wisdom had
to be printed on sheepskin. carved on
stone. or engraved on wax tablets. At
The Washington herald., 1913-01-13

The United States has eighty-eiSht establishment
producing gold and silver leaf, which give empioy
nsnt to ISIS workcrz
The Washington herald., 1913-01-13
Paying I'm Kind.
In and Down.

That would be great at home when
the baby is peevish,' remarked Mr..
Younghusband. as he watched the ships
heaving deck.
What's that?''
That deck; a regular self-walking
floor
The Washington herald., 1913-01-13

Brand whitIock. Of Toledo. SAYS he thinks Glss-
TOW the best governed city N Eurup-.
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NO. z.

(Copyright, lss. by Harper Brothers. All rights
reserTedD
tCopyrixht, I9l2, by Mcclure Newspaper syndieatel
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Don't BE Like That.

Some people are like low-grade ore.
They have gold in them. but so i'm
bedded that it isn't worth the trouble
of getting 1t out.
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Flynn combines with detective abilities
a powerful physique that any success