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The Washington herald., 1913-09-17
Col. GOethals, the Wonder Worker.

The Drac.ical completion Of the Pan
anna Canal more than year ahead OF
time, and the manner in which the
work has been done. make it an
achievement Of which there Is no par
allcl in history. The efficiency, the
science. and the precision which has
been displayed, reflects the highest
credit upon the men in charge Until
iour day after his appointment as
chairman oi the I>thmian Canal Com
mission. Col Gocthals was major Of
engineer, in our army. He was made
a lieutenant colonel March ,, 1907, and
Is now a colonel Though he has been
chief engineer with brevct volunteer
rank in the Spanish war. he was not
widely known when he took up the
work. Col Gorgas was better known
a, the result oi his yellow fever work
in Havana.
The conduct Of the work has been
marvclou, from sanitary point Of
view. \ management which turned d
pcst-holc into health resort and look
ed after the cmpIoycs and their fami-
lies, even To their homes, their frrnI-
turc, their marketing. and their amuse-
ments, has been a. unique factor of the
undertaking. american management has
set a standard for public works which
in future nations will try to emulate,
but which they will find difficult to
surpaSs.
Five years ago Col. Goethals set
January l, 1918, for the official open
ing OF the Panama Canal. Last Sep
tcmbcr it was estimated that small YES
sells might traverse it by October IS,
1913. Even this date may yet be beaten
by some days. In December freight
carriers Of ordinary size should be able
to pass from sea to sea. Water has
been admitted from both ends and in
the middle. The Gatun Lake is filling
up; the Atlantic end is navigab1e for
service vessels; the blowing up of the
Mirafores Dixie admitted the Pacific.
There remains the Culebra Cut section,
where dry excavation is finished, ma
chinery is being removed, and on Oc-
tober 5 water Is to be let in.
The Washington herald., 1913-09-17
THE 1914 AUTOMOBILE
BY GEORGE FITCH,
Author of "At Good Old SIwash.o

BY this time the 1914 automobile is no
longer a novelty. The year 1914 is still
in the murky distance, but thousands of
1914 automobiles have worked hard and
are looking detected and passe.
The automobile business has advanced
so rapidly that it is entirely impossible
for time to keep up with it.
Year by year ii is becoming more diff
cult for the automobile maker to think
up enough improvements to make the
owner dissatisfied with his last years
car. However, they are still overlooking
few choice and profitable bets
The electric self starter will be used
on all the more arrogant cars henceforth.
But the self stopper is still vain hope.
The 1914 automobile will have to rely
upon the good sense of their owners when
it comes to stopping.
The noiseless engine will be a great
feature during the coming year. Many
automobiles will have engines which
make no more noise than a Tammany
leader. But the noiseless cut-out has
not yet been invented.
By means of the automatic gear-shift
the owner of the new car will be able
to change speeds without pulling a lever.
He will also be able TO light up his car
light himself up he will have to get
out and press a button in a roadhouse in
the same old way.
The new cars will have improved horns
by which pedestrians can be made to
jump several feet farther than ever.
They will also have better springs. The
1914 car when being joy ridden will be
able to toss the careless occupant OF
the tonneau entirely overheard when run
The Washington herald., 1913-09-17
THE COAL MARKET.

From the Coal Trade Journal
The anthracite trade in Philadelphia
and vicinity showed decided improve
ment last week. Among the large pro-
ducers. broken and stove coal are taking
the lead. Throughout the entire trade
however. all the sizes are either IN very
good or fair demand.
The demand for broken coal increases
very rapidly, the explanation oeinS the
constantly growing demand by gas COM
panieS The gas range Is so widely used
that the producers of this fuel are tah-
ing a larger tonnage annually.
Eastern trade is looming up very Weil'
it is better than Western business. One
of the conditions confronting the oper-
ators, notably, the Reading, is that some
producers are selling eX-State tax. while
the Reading is insisting on it This VIII
undoubtedly adjust itself within the next
fifteen days or so. The Reading an
nounces that, in addition to quoted cir
cular prices, the Pennsylvania state Tax
Of 21s per cent per ton OF the market
value at the mines will be charged. This
means that the Reading merely collects
the tax for the State Some of the other
companies are making a direct charge
on the coal, without specifying. as the
Reading does, that il is TO cover the tax.
1t is assumed that IL the State tax
should be declared unconstitutional pur-
Chasers will be refunded the money
which they now pay to cover 1t, although
no stipulation to that effect is made.
Independent producers are saying that
they find less quibbling over the full
prices than has been customary in for
mer years Heretofore there has been an
insistence upon concessions. Even If this
were tried now the producers would
stand firm. Perhaps this is one eXplana-
ton for the fact that there is less de-
mand for concessions; the other is that
the retailers have been stocking up
pretty well thus far, and their orders are
rather for future than for immediate de-
livery.
With the independents, nut and pea
coal are growing stronger in demand;
some are entirely out OF the market on
pea coal for September. The exodus from
the summer resorts, which is now in full
blast. will give added stimulus to the
market The retailers have considerable
quantity to deliver on early summer and
mail orders from those who determined
this will tend to no small activity In the
first half of September.
one hears Of very little price-cutting.
Truth to tell. this is becoming less a.
vogue, and the anthracite dealers are
beginning to believe they will not have
to sacrifice themselves upon the altar of
any business Moloch. They have had
hard fight to enable them to retain
their own, and, with the small margin
OF profits with which they must be con-
tent 1t is gratifying to the entire trade
that better day seems to be here for
them.
The Washington herald., 1913-09-17
object to Posing.

From the Christian Herald.
That the Antarctic sea animals objec
seriously to having their pictures takei
is suggested by the manner in which they
tried to kill Herbert C. Pointing, the pho
tographer of the Inflated Scott ex-
pedition, when he attempted TO take
views Of them for his seismatographic
records. In a current publication the
artist gives two incidents of narrow
escapes from sea animals. When en-
deavoring to induce a seal weighing per.
haps half ton to pose for a picture. it
suddenly evinced the most determined
objections to the proceedings. and lunginG
at me. it seized hold Of my leg. throwing
me down. Its teeth went through all
OF nv clothes and drew blood but 1 was
not hurt owing to the fact that 1 fell.
This, l believe. is the only instance on
record of a Wedden seal ever having
bitten a man."
The Washington herald., 1913-09-17
Court Gossip of Interesting
EpentS on Two Continents

You make it by pouring champagne and
| Guinness stout in equal quantities into
large glass. II must be drunk while
| tizZing and frothing. when II is said to
be an infallible remedy for the feeling
known as the morning after the night
| before"
Although there are many married men
who could probably say, with a certain
degree of truth, that Il could have
| easily have done this or that, or achieved
this or that position in life, II l hadn't
been saddled with the responsibilities of
married life" yet IL is very interesting
to know at what ages the successful men
of today have plunged into matrimony.
The British Premier. Mr.. AsquIth, was
only twenty-five when he married his
first wife, Helen Melland, and we know
/, II is evident that Mr. Asquith did not
find any setback to his career, for he
married his second wife. Emma Alice
Marharat Tennant. three years after the
death OF his first Mr. Balfour is a
| bachelor, and does not come in this
category, but Mr.. Joseph Chamberlain
married twice. and he has certainly not
had an unsuccessful career. no matter
what any ones views of his political
faith may be.
Mt. Lloyd-GeOrge was married at the
early age of twenty-five. as was also
Mr.. McKenna, the Home Secretary
Mr.. Winston Churchill married rather
late in life. Mr.. Walter Runciman
president OF the British Board Of Ag-
riculture, was twenty eight, and his
father, Sir Walter Runciman, only
twenty-one. Yet neither OF these gem
tlemen has been a failure. John Burns
was just twenty-three and VIII Crooks
only nineteen when they married, and
both these men probably did more hard
and OnerOus work when they would
otherwise have been enjoying their
honeymoon. Mr.. BOnar Law married
somewhat late in life.
But these are cases of some few
years ago, and it is a fact that the
young man OF today who is anxious to
make a name for himself is not so
ready to share his confidence and hon
Ors with a woman. Whether this is
the result OF the growth Of sports,
such as rowing, cricket, and football,
the cheapness of motoring. and the
fields which are open to the young
through new inventions, il is difficult
to say. but there are quite a number
of younger members of Parliament and
politicians who at tho age of thirty
and over still prefer TO remain single
The following interesting rules have
been drawn up by the Inverness Kilt
society, with the assistance OF Lord
LOvet Seafeld and other Scottish
chiefs, in regard to the correct wearing
of the Highland dress, according to
tradition. The kilt is to touch the
center of the kneecap in front, and
great care must be taken to see that
the kill is not lower on one side than
on the other. The lower part OF the
belted plaid is exactly to reach to the
bottom of the kilt. The hose are to
be worn one inch higher than the CEN
ter of the calf of the leg "a good
guide is to get the top of the hose
just below the small bone on the out
side Of the leg below the kneecap).
There should be the breadth of the
hand between the top Of the hose and
the bottom Of the kilt.
The Washington herald., 1913-09-17
Chinese Student, Memory

Tho Chinese are excellent students
earnest, quick to understand. and retent-
i've of memory. OF the last quality
MesSrs. James Camille and G S. Jones
the authors of sun Vat Sem" give an
amusing instance. In Chinese schools
everything is subordinated to training the
memory. knowledge, as We understand
II, is quite a secondary thing in the
course that the Chinese school gives
Repetition, unceasing repetition, forms
the routine of school life in China The
mind is stored with words and sounds
often wholly unintelligible to the pupil.
and not understood by the teacher him
self. This constant repetition leads to a
retentiveness of memory almost incred-
ible to those who have not come into con-
tact with Oriental students.
\ good example of the surprising ex-
tent to which they cultivate the memory
occurred at one of the examinations for
the diploma of the college of medicine.
All the students answered the questions
correctly, but on comparing the papers
it was found that the papers were iden-
teal. Words, paragraphs, sentences, full
stops, and commas were precisely alike
The examiners, new to Chinese methods
Of instruction, insisted on setting another
paper, for they believed that the students
had somehow copied from each other.
They drew up five more questions, and
kept a careful watch during the eXami-
nation Again the answers were correct,
and identical in every point 1t was only
when the examiners looked at the text
book that the class used that the expla-
nation appeared. The students knew the
book of five hundred pages literally by
heart, and they could answer any ques-
ton word for word from the book.
That the Chinese medical students are
no mere bookworms, however, was
shown when the plague, broke out in
Hongkong in 1894. A more noble example
of faithfulness to the profession and of
heroic devotion to the sick has never
been recorded.
The Washington herald., 1913-09-17
Practical Southern Philanthropy,

Southern papers are watching with
interest an experiment on the part of
a Louisiana plantation owner, who
has divided his estate into small
farms and presented one to each of
thirty negroes, former slaves of his
father. For each of these he also
builds house, and he will stock the
farms with all the necessary animals
and implements. But there is one
condition, and it goes to the root of
The Washington herald., 1913-09-17
Always at Your Service

From the time the doors open in the morning. until
they close at night you will find our good people alert
and happy to you your satisfaction with abun
dance of lumber and mill work of the most desirable
character and with the least possible delay during these
shortened autumn days. Visitors are free of all and any
obligations to purchase
The tariff bill has passed and will be in operation
October lst. Prices Of lumber will be lower. We have
anticipated the future and lowered prices NOW
Frank Libbey & Co., 9th and N. Y. Ave.
The Washington herald., 1913-09-17
4 Reckless Shot.

Prom Judge
He was telling her. Il didn't half try:
Twas my first shot, too, and I hit the
bull 's-eye."
''Oh, dear! What an awful thing, You
see.
You'll have to pay for the BULL" said
she.
The Washington herald., 1913-09-17

| ming over the first pedestrian, thus saving
him from being thrown into a telegraph
pole later.
The new cars will have four speeds
ahead. only two of which, however will
be sensible.
They will also have the two speed axle.
The giddy young son OF the rich owner,
The Washington herald., 1913-09-17
A FRIEND

The windy. wordy, strutting friend
Is ever at your beck,
But not around when you desire
The ready cash or check.
He praies Of friendship night and day
In frills and shirts and collars,
But when 1t comes to help friend
He's absent, like his dollars.
An eSOtist Of rare renoEn,
You find him everywhere:
In city. mount, and vale, and town, '.
4 bulb q heated air.
JOHN A. JOYCE.
The Washington herald., 1913-09-17
Purchasing. Pow er.

81 wish some powder for a bomb.'' said
the militant suffragist.
quite So" murmured the clerk. What
kind"
Pink. I guess. That's the shade al
ways use on my face
The Washington herald., 1913-09-17
Pleasing the Public.

Most popular district attorney New
York ever had
How so?'
Always timed his gambling-hous -
raids to accommodate the theatcr
crowds"
The Washington herald., 1913-09-17
4 Parting Shot.

Landlord, might 1 make a sugges
tiOn?" asked the summer boarder who
was about to depart
What is it? said Farmer Heck.
I think you could take a durability
prize with this sausage at the State fair. "
The Washington herald., 1913-09-17
Americans Abroad.

My disappointment in the Turks
Was very, very fat
met a Turk who had no dirk
And wore a derby hat
The Washington herald., 1913-09-17
Distinguishcd Lineage.

It was in 1850.
What makes Mrs. Wombat SO proud
about her ancestry
she is the descendant of a member of
the original FIoradora sextet"
The Washington herald., 1913-09-17

There should also be a double income
tax on the home in which there are more
dogs than children.
The Washington herald., 1913-09-17

OF all the comments on the recent
Maine election, the silence emanating
from Oyster Bay was most eloquent.
The Washington herald., 1913-09-17
Guilty.
From Judge

Wife-There must have been some pun
ishment for King Solomon.
Hubby-There was. He had a thousand
mothers-in-law
The Washington herald., 1913-09-17

Democratic leaders are beginning to
wonder how it was that the Republic
ans, with patronage at their disposal.
managed to stay in Office for so long.
The Washington herald., 1913-09-17

We suppose Standard Oil is not losing
any sleep over the charges that have been
made against Judge Lands.
The Washington herald., 1913-09-17

Did the Senate really slip up on the
tax on bananas?
The Washington herald., 1913-09-17

Pittsburgh lawyers probably think that
with the Thaw family charity doesn't
begin at home.
The Washington herald., 1913-09-17

Anyhow, we believe Representative
Hef1in can out-smile the suffragists.
The Washington herald., 1913-09-17

- A French doctor says, Eat garlic with
every meal and you will live to be a
hundred But you will be mighty lone
some.
The Washington herald., 1913-09-17

however, will continue 10 have only ont
speed. He will be faster than ever.
The new automobiles will pass every
comfort and convenience except one They
will not carry an appliance which will
convert them into groceries and interest
bearing bonds in time of financial stress
and worry.
Copyright. I93, bg GeorEe Mathew AdHnAl
The Washington herald., 1913-09-17

Are there no more gentlemen" asks
the Baltimore Sun. Let the men Of BaIti-
more answer
The Washington herald., 1913-09-17

Heroes must be dreadfuIly scarce in
Canada. since up there they regard Harry
Thaw as ore.
The Washington herald., 1913-09-17

After paying the summer hotel bills,
dad starts in to accumulate for Christ.
mas,
The Washington herald., 1913-09-17
ALITTLE NONSENSE.
A LONG WAIT.

Mine enemy is very proud:
Pride goes before a fall.
I've stood his sneers for many years
And covered up my gall.
I've waited for that fall for years
But still he's proud and strong.
And now l say in fretful way:
How long, how long. how long?
The Washington herald., 1913-09-17
All Depends.

How are We fixed for war;
We'll, in the newspapers We look pret-
ty good. but in the magazines we look
rather bad"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-01
CHINESE MEDICINE
WILL BE DESTROYED
shipment Of $50 Bottles Seized Near
NOGales, by Border Guards. Is
Found to Contain Opfates.

BiSbee, AriZ., jan United States
attorney J. E. Morrison is preparing the
papers in a suit to have destroyed $50
boxes and bottles of Chinese medicine
cOnfiscated by border guards at Ala
mo canyon, near Nogales- The ship
ment was brought over by two Mexi-
cans who were surprised by the guards
They escaped, but left the boxes OF
medicine The medicine, which was
advertised as drug cure. has been
found to contain morphine, and can
be destroyed under the pure food laws
for MISREPRESENTATION The ship
ment is valued at $500
United States attorney Morrison has
returned from Phoenix, where he went
TO conduct the government case in the
j. b. Alexander case Alexander a
former Indian agent is being held on a
charge Of misrepresentation Of funds
One Of the counts in the Indictment was
dismissed and it was reported from
Phoenix that the others would prob
ably be dropped AS far as know
said Mr. Morrison in an interview. this
is not the case. There are five other
counts against Alexander and to the
best Of my knowledge, all of them
viii be prosecuted"
Owing to the recent death Of Mrs.
J. Cunningham, the annual New Years
eve dance at the Warren district cOun-
try club has been indefinitely postponed.
The dance is one of the social features
Of the year of the Warren district
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-01
WOMAN Is FOUND
DEAD IN DENVER
Cotton Saturated With ChIOrOfOrm Is
Stuffed in NOstriis-lEan Disap-
pears After Notifying Coroner.

Denver, Colo, Jan. Either by muir
der or suicide the life of Mrs r Z;
Kline. said to have been the wife OF
a wealthy Toledo, o.. coal dealer, was
was lost in a rOOming house IN Denver,
where she had been staying with man
said to be James McLane VINO, DIS
patches, from Toledo to the local Pc
lice, declare is a wealthy banker OF
that place. McLane, when questioned
by the coroner after the death OF the
woman was discovered, stated thaI ne
had married her about two weeks ago.
The body was discovered by the pro-
prietor of the rOOming house For
more than an hour she had heard
sounds Of loud crying and sobbing COM
ing from the room which was occQ-
pied by Mrs. Kline and McLane- F1naIIy
she decided to Investigate, and upon
opening the unlocked door found the
body of Mrs Kline lying on the bed
with her head in the pillow. Mary Mar
garet Kline the year old daughter,
was on the bed with her arms tightly
clasped about the dead mothers neck
When the proprietor turned the Wom-
ans face to view it was seen that
she was dead
In her nostrils had been stuffed cot
ton saturated with chlorotorm Inc
police were notified Immediately and
the body removed to the morgue.
Shortly after the police had been
given knowledge of the case McLane
returned to the room and packed
suit case, says the proprietor. He VS.
tied the cOrnOer and told that his name
was McLane, and that he was the hus-
band of the dead woman He gave his
address as the rOOmiug house where
the tragedy occurred Later, when the
police wanted to find him he could not
be located. Attendants at the union
depot stated that a man answering his
description had left Denver at o'clock,
though they did not notice which train
he took
Disappeared From Home Dec. 4
Toledo, O.. Jan. 1.-The woman who
was found dead in a rOOming house at
Denver was acknowledged by r E
Kline to be his wife Mrs. Kline and
her year old daughter mysteriOuSly
disappeared from this city on Dec 4.
Mr. Kline said that at times his wife
was afflicted with mental trouble, and
he believes that it was in this cOndi-
ton she left home. Their married life,
he says, has been happy
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-01
PREPARE FOR BIG
DEVELOPMENT WORK

Pearce, Ariz-, Jan The Common
wealth Extension Mining company,
which was recently bonded by Bisbee
parties. is getting ready to do some ex-
tensive development work At a re-
cent meeting a new set OF officers was
elected as follows: Parker WOodman,
Of Phoenix. president; DR.. F. E Shine
Of Bisbee, vice president; GINS Hickel.
of Bisbee, vice president; Gus Hickey,
of Tombstone, secretary.
The property which the Common
wealth Extension Mining company owns
consists Of ten claims adjoining the old
Commonwealth, and is practically all
new ground, with the exception OF about
500 feet Of shaft. all of which has ore
in sight. The last shaft put down by
the company last fall has a good show
ing of ore which several assays gave
values in silver and gold running from
S4-10 to $50 a ton Parker Woodman.
who viii have the practical manage
ment of the company, is a mining man
of note and was for about 20 years
connected with the Copper Queen at
Bisbee in various capacities and was
when he resigned a few months ago.
superintendent of the Copper Queens
big properties in Bisbee.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-01
CLAWS RESIGNS FROM
CONSERNATION COMMISSION

San Francisco, Cal, Jan. LOUIS r
CLAWS, who figured prominently in the
PinchOt-Ballinge controversy. has re-
signed from the secretaryship of the
California conservation commission In
his letter of resignation to former gov
ernor George c. Pardee. chairman Of
the commission, he refers to the charges
brought against him by surveyor gen.
eral W. s. Kingsbury, secretly heard
before governor Johnson, December 20,
but says nothing regarding the govern
or's decision. which has not yet been
announced. He assigns no specific rea-
son for resigning. other than that the
has been completed, and that he can
mo LONGER neglect personal affairs"