davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Washington times., 1913-06-17
MORE RAILROAD DECISIONS.

The Supreme Court decisions in the series OF
railroad rate cases related to that recently deter.
mined from Minnesota bring out little that is new
though the discussion of ex parte valuations by Mr.
Justice Hughes will be of some interest to people
who are concerned to know what the courts will dc
about the general valuation on which the Govern
ment is just entering
In general, this series of cases we're such tina,
the application of the Minnesota cases reasoning
was very obvious. The State is sustained in its ef
fort to regulate intrastate traffic. with merely the
reservations reservation always made in such
The Washington times., 1913-06-17
Here's a Book

The Torch Bearer" by /. T. Thurs
ton. illustrated by photographs and
published by the Fleming H. Reveli
Company. of New York.
Although it Is to be expected that
every girl who gets her hands on this
book Of Camp Fire Girl life win read It
Just as fast as she can. It fs to be hoped
that not all of its readers will be young
people. Unfortunately for children
sometimes. II Is the older generation
who hold the purse strings and to
whom application must be made for
any Indulgence In a cherished plan.
Ergo-it is fondly hoped that every
grown person interested at all in the
furtherance of plans which deal with
good times for little girls will read this
book.
'.The Torch Bearer is story Of
Camp Fire Life and besides explaining
very clearly the purpose, plan and daily
round of Camp Fire life both In the city
meetings and in active camp In the
country, 1t shows with pathetic clear,
ness what this great movement VIII
mean to thousands of little girls, IL II
can only be carried out
From fourteen to twenty-oae the HE
of average girls in straitened or even
moderate circumstances Is devoid OF All
play. they graduate as a matter OF
broom. and the delightful out-of-door
world to which they each have q nat
ural right Is denied them because they
are girls.
They have by no manner Of means
stopped growing. yet they are at once
considered women by the outside worto
and no further interest Is taken IN the
development of the bodies Of which SO
much is to be required later on
/. T. Thurston, the author OF tnis
book, has made the above appeal tne
underlying burden of the narrative. al
the more poignant because II y naoe
without any attempt at EFFORT
An interesting tale for not oniy ING W
itiated but the uninitiated as well
The Washington times., 1913-06-17

a r RS. JOHN JACOB ASTORS
M cousin, who is determined to
wv leave society and earn her
living. drastically denounces
the men who ogle women in street
cars and other public places.
She says:
"A well-dressed woman who rides in
a street car, although she may saze
steadily up at the advertisements or
down at the floor, Is painfully con-
scious of the impudent stares Of most
of the men within sight
THE majority Of men seem to have
no respect for any woman.
The much-advertised courtesy of the
American man toward women certainly
does not apply to the New York man.
When an attractive. stylishly dressed
woman has to walk any distance with
out an escort she Is a target for stares
from all the men she passes.
.Often she Is followed by some afro
cious creature whose colossal vanity
makes him think his attentions will be
welcome"
1t Is so.
And we have much to learn in this
direction from our brothers across the
seas 1t Is very seldom that John
ME" in England. for example. will con-
Time to gaze on a woman or pursue
his attentions unless he Is strongly en-
but Il Is very evident that over here
a large percentage Of men seem to think
they are 'monarchs of all they sur
yey'' where women are concerned.
Many of them need NO encourage
The Washington times., 1913-06-17
THE DEMORALIZING CTR"

That Santa Barbara carpenter who offered Sena-
tor Works ST 900 to make him postmaster explains
that he didn't know it was wrong Il was just offer.
ing tip" he says. Among carpenters it is Gus.
tomary to give the boss carpenter two bits or four
bits day for employment"
1t is, is it? Well, that's something that ought to
be looked into. There ought to be no such custom
and if there is it ought to be ended just quickly
as possible by laws that will inject better moral
tone into boss carpentering
We gather that ST. 900 fee for getting the Santa
Barbara postofce for, say fouryear term, would be
a very moderate percentage compared to the fees
that are uncomplainingy paid and more or less
ungraciously received, by hotel walters, hat-rack
attendants, and pretty much all classes of personal
attendants nowadays. The Santa Barbara carpenter
seems at loss to know the moral distinction between
lO-cent tip for dollar meal, and ST 900 tip on
$4,000 job. Come to examine it, the difference
is not so tremendously apparent. The waiter j:
primarily the servant of the hotel which ought to pay
his wages The Senator is the servant of the Govern
ment, which is presumed to pay his. A man so far
away from the privilege of association with Senators
as is Santa Barbarian might easily wonder, if he
has been reading about the Senate in the last few
years. why the tip that the waiter and the boss car
penter accept should be improperly when Offered
to the Senator.
The Washington times., 1913-06-17
J. FRAISE RICHARD.
Asks Fair Play.

To the Editor OF THE TINES:
/ think 1t would be well to call the
attention of the heads Of the depart
ments to the following matter:
About July l many Of the Govern
ment employees on the temporary forces.
such as those In the Pension Office, will
be dismissed. 1t is to be regretted that
any one must lose their job, but In
such dismissals II ought to be looked
into that justice Is done. On such
forces are many widows Of soldiers,
orphans Of soldiers. widows, and single
women. 1t seems fair that the widows
and orphans Of soldiers should be shown
a preference in being retained, and that
II any are to be dismissed. II ought to
be those wives who already have hus-
bands drawing a salary from Uncle
Sam.
1t is hardly fair proposition In any
way to have both husband and wife
as is often the case-getting salaries
from the Government and other deserv-
ing people unable to get a job But
when 1t comes. as 1t will In a few
weeks, to point where there must be
dismissals. II will certainly be up to
those In authority to see that the
widows. orphans, and unmarried women
get a preference before those who have
husbands in other Government Jobs.
FAIR PLAY.
The Washington times., 1913-06-17
GOOD MANNERS IN BUSINESS.

President Finley of the Southern railway, ad-
dressing members of the traffic department OF his
SYSTEM pointed out the Importance the positive COM
mercial value, of good manners. Courteous and con-
sderate treatment of the patron is one of the first
aids to dividends, as President Finley very well
knows, and as a good many service corporations
have demonstrated
That customer who is made to feel that the de-
partment store, the railroad the bank or the whole
sale house is his personal friend, is the one who is
not only most certain to come back again with his
business, but who is the best possible drummer for
trade Personal relationship is the strongest force IN
determining the courses of business. Other factors.
such price and service, may be- and commonly are,
closely standardized. The personal equation is the
one in which the largest field remains, under modern
conditions for expansion of opportunity, for knit
ting together the business fabric and Strengthening
it with the enduring fiber of individual touch and
mutual understanding. People who travel exten-
sively know how much these considerations have to
do with the routing of business. The passenger by
rail discovers on what road he gets the most salts
factory treatment, and when he becomes shipper
of freight his inevitable disposition is to favor that
line which has earned his kindly sentiments on per-
sonal grounds President Finleys advice to his pas
senger traffic force was enlightened and wise 1t is
just as good advice for people in every other line OF
business.
The Washington times., 1913-06-17
WHO CAN ANSWER?

Must legislature be an ass?" demands the
New York World, apropos of the fact that the New
York Legislature is just meeting in special session
with determination to slap the State in the face by
refusing once more to pass the primary legislation.
We don't know, and can't take time to consider the
question in all its bearings. We too busy wonder
ing about the of Congress that thinks the cur
rency system is good because the weather in Wash
inpton is hot
The Washington times., 1913-06-17
Speeding Him.

NJ .: .; T.: s::::; E: =; :;ss:
with hold-up men," he re.
marked iooklns at his watch to Ill up
a pause In the conversation. when
am likely to be out late an night nj.
ways carry my dollar watch"
why. there's no danger this time. Is
there?" smiled his hostess. cts onIv .
a. clock. and It certainly won't take you
more than heif IN hour to Eet homo.
The Washington times., 1913-06-17
Hedgeville
Editor
By VIC
By Jehn I. Hebbla

Rev. Frost says the only sure way
to avoid trouble IL to remember half
that you hear, believe half that you
remember, and never repeat what
you believe.
A great many people have the abil-
ity to succeed. but devote their lives
to making money.
Miss Pafaun says there ought to be
q law forbidding- woman to get an
other husband until all the other girls
are supplied.
The common idea seems to be that
"a gentleman must kneel to those
The Washington times., 1913-06-17
In Case of Failure,

a COMMERCIAL traveller at a
u railway station In one OF our
~ Southern towns included in his
order for breakfast two boiled
eggs. The old darky who served him
brought him three.
Uncle" said the travelling man, ..why
In the world did You bring me three
boiled eggs! only ordered two
Yes. SIT. said the old darky, bowling
and smiling. II know you did order
two. sir. but I brought three becauss T
just naturally felt dat one OF dem
might fail you. sir."-Topeka Capital
The Washington times., 1913-06-17

We hold no brief for the mosquitoes.
but We prefer them to the man, and
he'll shortly be with US, who can't cx-
plain why It is, but the mosquitoes
never bite me at all.
The Washington times., 1913-06-17
THE MOST HONEST MAN.

p. d. O.: THE column conductor who
says we never print humor.'
l. B. c.: THE man who admits 1t
was the money he cared about. and not
just the principle of the thing"
The Washington times., 1913-06-17
Good Stories
Natural Error.

<THlS. I presume. is a study in
hfe," remarked the Mere
i Man.
No. sir; that Is a land
scape." replied the artist, haughtiIy.
That is March sunset
oh. pardon me. I thought It was a
fried ess'' apolosized the Mere Man.
Judge.
The Washington times., 1913-06-17
Oh, Have It Your Own Way.

- G. S. X: I read that Robert B. Man
tells company has been disbanded for
the summer. Isn't ''dismantelled" the
proper word? q. F. Y.
The Washington times., 1913-06-17
Why Column Conductors Grow Gray.

q. S. X: Would you say that the
money given the sugar lobbyists was
slipped them syruptitiously?
APPRENTICE
The Washington times., 1913-06-17

A careful observer at the ball park
reports that during the fifth inning Yes
terday one of the coaches actually had
one foot inside the coaching box
The Washington times., 1913-06-17

Why the telephone company is popu-
lar:
Hello. Central! What's the scorer
-Four to one" (Cuts OF and re-
fuses to answer further callings Of the
desperate fan who wants to know who
copped.)
The Washington times., 1913-06-17
MAIL BAG
From Tie Times Resd<rs

Letters for publication should not run more
than two hundred words and should be writ
ten on one side Of the paper only. All COM
municattons must carry signature and
address Of the writer. but the signature will
be omitted upon request.
The Washington times., 1913-06-17
What's on tie Program IN
Washington Today

Masonic meetings, night-NationaI. No.
u: Arminius. No: Myron M' "a
Parker, No. "a; King David, 20. S'
and Takoma. No. q. lodges. kaIay-
cite. No. s and Washington Naval,
No. s, chapters: Mithras Lodge OF
Perfection. Scottish Rite; Mizpah
Chapter, No s. Eastern star
Red Men-Idaho Tribe. NO. To- North
east Temple; Osceola Tribe. NO. Is.
Tenleytown; Maneta Chapter, NO. 8.
degree of Pocahontas. Fifth and q
streets.
National Union-State, War and Navy
Councils. Pythian Temple; Fraternal
Council. Schmidt's Hall.
Odd Fellows-Washington NO. Q. Cold
en- Rule. No. q, and Amity. NO. "a
Knight Of Pythias-weoster, No. 2; Ex-
celsior, No. Il; Capital. No. "A. and
Address by Assistant Secretary OF the
NAVY Roosevelt. to the District branch
of the American Society or Marine
Draftsmen, Cosmos Club. night
Meeting OF the Southern Society OF
Washington. the New Willard
cradnating exercises eighth grade Of
the eleventh division. Mott School. $50
,ta.ting NJ the Social Welfare School
and address by DIR. Elnora c. Foulk-
man on social Evil" Public Library,
night.
The Washington times., 1913-06-17

Hotfooting it back to deposits on the
bank of Culebra. it occurs that they
ought to be checked.
The Washington times., 1913-06-17

Oh, we don't know. The currency
question. plans for the Fourth and Jim
Hills prosperity views are decidedly all
about us.
The Washington times., 1913-06-17
The as" Is for Cinch.

G. s. X: / haven't the ''S' in your
title figured out yet, but I'm convinced
that the G. K. stand for Government
kiosk. p. M.
The Washington times., 1913-06-17
THIS& THAT
van Sometimes a Lite oftAe Other
THE DEAD-LINE

Being a few words of caution To rcstaurs
teurs as regards the use of ice.)
Restaurantic keepers,
Prodigal NTH ice,
Prithee cast your peppers
Over this advice.
Ice the storage chickens
Prehistoric wing;
Ice the very dickens
Out of everything.
Let it simply clutter
Everything in piew;
Put it on the butter,
Which you never do.
Fldunt your icy folly,
You and all your ilk;
But, by gosh and golly!
DO NOTICE MY MILK!
The Washington times., 1913-06-17

WELL, WE'RE GLAD IT'S COLD
SOMEWHERE.
The Washington times., 1913-06-17

IN WHICH THE NOBLE ORIGIN OF THE
COLUMN IS DEMONSTRATED
BEYOND THE SHADOW
OF A DOUBT
From Chsrbuiiez's Samuel BrohI q Com
pany.'D
''Ah. my dear Count Larinyk. THIS,
THAT. AND THE OTHER. ETC.. thus endeth
the adventure
(From ''Trilby.'D
He was fond of gazing at the magnificent
old mansions. the ''hotels' of the old French
noblesse. or rather the outside walls thereof.
the grand scuiptured portals with the armori-
al bearings and the splendid old historic
names above them-hotel de THIS. Hotel de
THAT. tRohan-C Montmorency, La
Rouchefoucald-Lishco Ia Tour dAu-
vergne-
-From "sartor Resartus")
Often in my atrabiliar moods. when I read
of pompous ceremoniais. Royal Drawing
Rooms. Levees. Couchees. and how the ush-
ers and macers and pursuivants are all in
waiting; how Duke THIS Is presented by
Archbishop THAT. and Colonel A by General
B. and innumerable Bishops. Admirals. and
miscellaneous Functionaries are advancing
calamity to the Amounted Presence
Plague take the official thermome-
tiers! They register ten degrees low in
summer and ten or twenty high in the
winter. 'Sdiscouraging,
Be the day ever SO hot. however,
and yesterday was-we shall never,
never sally out with an umbrella hoisted
to shield our meticulous brow.
The Washington times., 1913-06-17

There are all kinds Of ways to re-
port a ball game, including the Chicago
.Inter-ocean's" statement, anent Sat-
urday's game, that johnson was as
Ineffective as a raw recruit"
The Washington times., 1913-06-17
Amusements.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Girl" s:15 p. m.
Colnmbia-"The Prince and the Pauper,"
sis o. m.
Rsiasco-Antarctic Pictures. and $50
Glen Echo-Au amusements.
Chevy Chase Lake-Dancing and con-
cert by Marine Band
Forty-mile moonlight trip down the Po-
tomac-Steamer leaves Seventh street
wharf at y. m.
The Washington times., 1913-06-17

And nevertheless
The Washington times., 1913-06-17

q. q. K.
The Washington times., 1913-06-17

(From the Herald"
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-09-29

WASHINGTON, Sept ia final.
determined fight to save something
for the American producers of cane
sugar was inaugurated some days
before the conference committee on
the tariff bill completed its. labors.
The plea was made for an extension
Of the effective date from March to
May 1. 1914
This was forlorn hope movement.
The conferees already had perfected
the sugar schedule. The house mem
bers accepted the senate amendment
allowing grace until March /. No real
Expectation Of success was enter
tanned In seeking the additional two
months leeway.
Members Of the Louisiana delega-
tion were put forward in this move to
save something because their consti-
tuenfs would be the greater sufferers,
although the beet people will not es-
cape damage.
The theory is that If the lower rate
wrs made effective on March l. the
American Sugar, Refining Company
and other cane relners would be able
to keep their market supplied without
buying q pound Of American sugar.
They would be able to control mat
ters so as to remain out of the mar
ket while time is running and bring
ing The day when Cuban sugar will
come In at so cents per 100 pounds.
Postponement of the effective date.
II was believed, would force the trust
and other refners into the market for
m ~ material To such an extent thew
would be compelled to offer a price
commensurate with the cost Of pro-
ducing the raw cane plus the amount
of the effective duty, which would
continue, even If the conferees did
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-09-29
MADAME PUAHI
Will NOT GET
HULA LICENSE


A dance hall license for Madame
Puahi to give her hula hula dances at
her residence at Kapi0lani park viii
not be issued by the board OF super
yisOrs.
This became known today when
that body, at its meeting at noon, ap-
proved the report of the dance hall
inspectors, IN which 1t was recon-
mended that Madame Puahi's appll-
cation for a license be disalloWed.
Supervisor Petrie moved that the
report be approved by the board. His
motion was seconded by Supervisor
Pacheco The vote was unanimous. I
The following is the report Of the
inspectors:
Your inspectors have visited the
premises in question and have fully
considered the application coming 70
the following conclusion:
"The dance hall is to be located on
the premises formerly used for exhi-
bition purposes In giving exhibition Of
hula dancing The premises them
selves are in good condition and apz
parently sanitary In the use to which
they have been heretofore put, the
premises have received rep
utation of being sporty and Of
being frequented by lewd women.
Having such q reputation the place is
apt to be visited by persons who
would prove themselves undesirable
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MOST
DRASTIC LAWS
FOR AUTOISTS

TO make the use of liquor within a
specified time by q driver of an auto
mobile prima facie evidence of his
intoxication, to make the machine it.
self, irrespective of its ownership,
liable for damages caused by it, to
make a more drastic law against the
noise nuisance of motor cars. and to
model in 1 general way the new traf-
fie ordinance to be presented to the
board of supervisors after the Wis
consin statutes on the subjects these
are some of the suggestions made by
Clarence w. Ashford, attorney at law,
top. L. Weaver, first deputy city and
county attorney, who is engaged in
drawing up a new traffic ordinance for
Oahu.
The Suggestions made by Ashford
have been warmly received by Weav-
er. and though some of them, he be-
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MURDERERS GET
LIFE; new Law
ALLOWS PAROLE

Editor Honolulu Starr Bulletin,
Sir: am informed that the morn
ing newspaper Of yesterday stated
that In the cases OF the Territory Y
Mascoto and Sawaguichi. IN which
the defendants on Saturday pied
guilty to the charge of murder In the
second degree, the defendants were
sentenced to imprisonment for a
term Of twenty years.
That is not the fact They were
sentenced to life imprisonment.
But under the indeterminate sentence
law of 1909. at the expiration Of the
minimum term fixed by law, to wit,
twenty years, the Board Of Prison In
spectors in conjunction with the Gov
ernor and the Attorney General can
parole the defendant If they see ft.
In other words. the term OF imprison-
ment is for life. unless the officials
named act on behalf of the prisoner,
and they can only act when the mini
mum term has run.
As the impression appears to be
left on some people that the defend
ants in the above cases were only
sentencd for twenty years. / would
ask you to publish this so that the
people may be informed that the SEN
tence is for life.
Respectfully yours,
JNO. w. CATHCART,
City and county attorney.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-09-29
NO CIVILIAN
CLOTHESFO
OAHU SOLDIERS

The dream of the enlisted men of
the army. on Oahu-to be allowed to
wear civilian clothes on duty-has
been shattered. This morning the
recommendation of General Funston.
that Class A soldiers be allowed to
wear civilian dress, came back disap-
proved. The powers that be" In
Washington hold to their belief that
1t is essentia. for troops in the Phil
ippines, Hawaii and Panama to wear
the uniform at all time, this ruling
applying to both officers and enlist
ed men. However, it is stated that
the War Department has under con-
sideratioh a light. weight blue uni
form for Hawaii, which will enable
enlisted men on pass to present a
smarter and more dressy appearance.
It is not so much the wearing OF
the uniform as the wearing Of the is
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sugar, fruits with the Hawaiian fish.
cries will be one of the great attrac.
tions of the Exposition.
The personnel of the Australian
and New Zealand commission indi-
Gates the national character of the
great exposition, emphasizes the cor
dial support it is receiving throughout
the United States Commissioner
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Wealthy New Yorker Goes to
Prison to Study Penal Reform

AuDuRN 49, Thomas Mott Osborne Harvard 1',|.
connmsslon voluntarily ptrer1 for
Intends study the 1ec'1 tre Psr, 4|
and he eNaspu intot ur'|1rUk
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ss $a which
% sss s s Ga sss sSsss% @
naa% @ g 8 @
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Commissioners from the
Panama Pacific Exposi-
ton, en- route on a tour
around the world. Above,
AIva Adams, three times
governor Of Colorado and.
commissioner general Of
the expedition. Center
0'NeiI Sewer. prominent
TleWspapernlai1 and mems
Der Of commission. Below,
Thomas G. StaIIsmitm
chief of agricultural de-
partment of exposition and
member of commission.
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2The British government today |n1'"<
the syndicate - The .FscFo@r I
syndicate o. The
impos1Ible, Il u stated
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Thomas A. Edison is back at work.
although his friends are still worried
over the condition Of his health.
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At Philadel7hla--FIfsk came .|@-|
Iyn s, PhIIadeIphIa 9; second game
Brooklyn 4, PhIladeIph|a (I.|'
called end cf fourteentn inning ca
account OF darknessl.
At Bosfon--New York 5, oo1|cI ~
New York 1, Boston 5. 6ct11 '0|
inus; called on account of tar<1-.|'
AMERICAN LEAGUE
At New York (donblchcaderl- l--E1.
ton 4, New York ;. Boston I. Ne.
York S.
At Washington-Wa Washington
Philadelphia 0.
All other games postponed.
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Senator Lodge Operated Upon

NAHANT, Sept
condition reported cric|<
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