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The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1913-12-16
Banquet Satire
AR0USES WILSON
Army and Navy Officers RIdt
cuIed Philippine Policy
ORDERS An INVESTIGATION
Secretary Bryan's Peace PoliSy Was
Satirized by Three Small BanteshIps
and Moving Pictures.

Washington, Dec. 16. = esldent
Wilson ordered an investigati4 by the
war and navy departmentsz&nf the
satires on the admins atlol1& Ph1ilp'
pine policy which featured tn annual
banquet last Thursday OF t& order
of Caraboa. an organization 81 army
and navy officers who seryof in the
Philippine Islands.
President Wilson suggestea 10 Sec
retaries Garrison and DanI& rsprl'
mands for those responsive Sc re'
taries Daniels and Carlson nferTed
and then called for a staten1z1t Oh eX'
planation from Rear AdmiEa III Howard
and Ouarternaster General leshire,
the highest ranking ohceM at the
dinner
Secretary Daniels at the me time
suggested to Admiral HowaM that he
decline the presidency of e order
to which he was elected, ann nformed
him that the song which wa 3suns al
the banquet would never sung
again under the preseat a$ItDinis re-
ton with officers OF the 10y pres
ent.
The president expressed us indig
nation to members of his sinet af.
ter he had read pebished accounts
of the banCaet. He felt pssicalarly
displeased over the trayestypn the ad.
ministration's peace policy and criti,
cisms aimed at Secretary HFAn when
three six-foot models of ftlesh14 S,
borne by concealed boys, we carried
into the room.
In the muzzle of the sIps were
nosegays, and milk Whit dove was
perched on each fighting 9kp. They
were named "U. S. S. fellowship, -
"U. S. S. Friendship" andU. s. S.
Pif1e"
Another satire was a morHg picture
of three-year pursuit Of Filipino
colonel, who time and agazA escape
and hardly had been, a1prehen n ed
when he was made governoEof prov,
ince.
The performance, accorang to ad-
vance statements given qt by the
Carabao society was designM to show
the lack of sympathy fecent de
velopmenta and ,endedsds t. in Philip
pine government"
President wilson himse was not
satirized at he made It }n to his
associates bat be felt l<ef {'e bur
1esques on members of Hbfhet'
Secretary Daniels and Secretary Gar
rison shared the presidents feeling.
Secretary Daniels said he left the din.
ner Immediately after making his
speech in order to keep another en-.
gagement and that the song referred
to was particularly offensive to him.
Secretary Daniels said that had he
known the song was to have been
sung he would have asked that it be
omitted, and had not that been done
he would have declined to attend the
dinner.
The opinion of the president and his
cabinet is that satires cannot be OBJ
jected to when coming from persons
outside the government, but to per,
NIT to go unnoticed the criticisms OF
officials of the army and navy is likely
to be misinterpreted abroad as Sc
we're breach of discipline.
Secretaries Daniels, Redfield and
Postmaster General Burleson and JUS
tices Vandeventer and McKenna, OF
the United States supreme court, were
among the guests. Major General
Wood did not attend.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-06-12

cheney of the institution have been
added.
Before coming to the Agricultural
and Mechanical College, Colonel Mil
ner was editor of a weekly newspaper
It Henderson He was elected three
times to the Legislature, and during
the Twenty-second Legislature was
made Speaker OF the House. He as
sisted in the creation and passage of
the Railroad Commission law, the
alien land law and other important
measures. Later he was appointed
Commissioner of Banking and Insur-
ance. He assisted in drawing up the
bill which created the position of
Agricultural Commissioner and was
appointed to that position. He was in
that office when he was chosen presi-
dent of A. and NJ. At the time of his
election as president he was a mem
Der of the Board of Directors of the
college and was the unanimous choice
of the board to succeed DR.. Harriug-
ton. He numbers his friends, both
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-06-12
FRESH FRUITS

Winesa, Apples
Choice Bananas
Valencia Oranges
Florida Oranges
Fresh Apricots
Fresh Cherries
Fresh Pineapples
Fresh Peaches
Hardy Newton
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-06-12

among students and citizens of the
State, by the thousands.
'At present l have no statement to
make concerning my resignation, -
said Colonel Miner yesterday after
noon. Il have done my duty by the
college and never has a challenge of
negligence or mismanagement been
made against me to the Board of Di-
rectors according to the president of
that body. l expect to issue a state
ment soon, and until that time l shall
have nothing to say"
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-06-12

Colonel R; p Miner, for the past
five years president of the Agricultu-
raj and Mechanical College of Texas,
yesterday afternoon announced his res
ignation from the presidency of the
College. The resignation was tender
ed the Board of Directors in the an
nual meeting Tuesday night and was
made public yesterday afternoon by
Colonel Miner He will return to his
old home at Henderson, where he will
look after his farm.
During the administration of Colonel
Miner the institution has enjoyed a
wonderful growth, both as to physical
equipment and number of students en-
rolled. Buildings valued at more than
100000 have been erected during his
tenure of office and the number of
students has been doubled. The col
lge has established a department Of
college extension also during his ad-
iministration, which has for its purpose
the instruction of farmers unable to
attend the college. Other features
which have greatly increased the eff
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-06-12
MASS MEETING TONIGHT

The chairman of the Brazos County
A. and NJ. Alumni Club has called a
mass meeting of citizens at Carnegie
Hall for tonight at $3.50 o'clock and a
large attendance is desired. Occur
rences of the past few days relative
to conditions at A. and NJ. College and
Bryan make it necessary that every
one interested in these affairs be pres
ent at this meeting.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-06-12
THOUSAND
LETTERS IN COURT
State Introducing Great Masses Of
Testimony In Effort to Secure
Ninety-nine Million Penalty.

Corsicana, Texas, June 12.-About
three thousand letters were brought
into court today in the oil hearing by
the first witness, B. II. Stephens, chief
clerk to L. R. Brown The letters COW
cred a decade during which the State
seeks $99,OOO,OO in penalties. They
included the Folger, Payne, Proctor,
and Brown correspondence.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-06-12
AMERICANS V|CTO-
R|OUS OVER M0ROS
TBy Associated Press.l

Manila, June 12.-American soldiers
today captured the Bagsag entrench-
ments of the Moros under the Sultan
of Jolo, after a fierce battle. Six
Americans were killed and twelve
wounded. The casualties are regarded
as light in view of the Moros' stub
born fight The Moros still retain one
point on a mountain which will be
shelled.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-06-12

Miss Fara Bland and Miss Alberta
Conroy left this afternoon for Houston.
Later they will go to Miss Bland's
home in Orange, where Miss Conroy
will spend the summer.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-06-12
RICH, IDLE AND CHILD
LESS SEEK DEATH
Richest Coupled n Switzerland Seek
Death for Sheer Lack of In
terest In Life.
[By Associated Press. |

Zurich, June 12.-Eugene Maggi and
his wife, among the wealthiest persons
in Switzerland, worth $1O,OOO,OOO, sui
eide today for sheer lack of interest
in life. He is forty-one and his wife is
thirty-five. They were chil1less. They
retired last night in their luxurious
villa and turned on the gas.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-06-12
GOVERNOR C0LQU|TT
WILL NOT BUTT IN
Says Appointment of Col. Miners
Successor Is with Directors and
He Will Not Interfere.
[By Associated Press. ]

Galveston, Texas, June 12.-Gov-
ernor o. B. Colquitt, regarding yester-
days resignation of President Miner
of the A. and NJ. College, said today:
"The appointment of his successor
is in charge of the A. and NJ. board of
regents and l shall not make any at
tempt to dictate who shall be named"
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-06-12
To VIEW BATTLEFIELD
Of MINE STRIKERS
IBy Associated Press.l

Charleston, w. Va, June 12-The
mine investigation testimony taking
was halted today while the committee
members went back into the West
Virginia hills to view the battlefields
of the strikers in the region of the
mines.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-06-12
SERVIA AND BULGARIA
WILL ARB|TRATE
tBy Associated Press. ]

st. Petersburg, June 12.-Servia and
Bulgaria will accept Russian arbitra-
tion of their dispute over Balkan war
territory.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-29
CATTLE SHIPS NO
LONGER ROMANTIC
College Boys Will Work Pas
sage Abroad No More
IS A ROUGH LIFE
!. Some Typical Experiences-Men on
the Ships Are Not All "Toughs.''
Thievery and Begging
Are Plentiful
From the Boston Transcript.

From the Boston Transcript
College men will not, this year. have
an opportunity to work their passage
across the Atlantic in cattle ships. or
late the expectation of cattle on the hoof
has yearly diminished and this spring
matters have come to such pass that
Boston ships are boxing up their stan
chions for the reception of ordinary
freight. Charley Balam's old reliable
shipping agency, where thousands of anna
teurs have signed on for the fve-dolar
forecastle passage, has. after 2S years.
ceased to do business. Only last week a
sailors lunch counter moved into the
historic quarters on Commercial street
The proprietress of the lunch room says
that already letters from college boys
a dozen day-are coming in, letters that
beg Tor berth on a cattle ship, and that
some of them actually offer second
cabin rates for the privilege. Young men
with $l00 saved from their college bills
are promising themselves a glimpse of
England or France. Those, and others
with ample means, are fondling the hope
that now at last one week of their lives
will be sacred to bold and perilous ad-
venture; for to cross in a cattle ship is
reckoned almost as exciting as to so after
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-29

to his mother OF how he had lifted a
hearts of those who cannot. There is race
war in miniature, which may rage worse
and worse till the boatswain intervenes.
Then, on clear day. some Yankee or
Britisher who has been walking the deck
on lookout for a ship. thinks he can
stomach little breadcrust and coffee.
why, they are using a better grade of
coffee than at first" he exelaims, "and
the bread is first rate. Some pallid
friend also tastes and tries They all try.
At a second or third meal one inspects
the soup pan. well. il the foreign pigs
haven't cleaned it outs he cries, resent
fully. why don't you leave a bite Who
do you think you are?'
Ere long his comrades are inhamed by
the same wrong. Then man for man they
jostle with the strange race for their por
ton of the scouse and daddy funk. BY
and by they ambush the peggy at the
head of the companion, and dip their por-
tons all secretly from the gang below,
and dip more and more till the unsus-
pecting foreign pigs" have none.
And when they finally go ashore and
are bathed and shaven and make tracks
for that mighty dinner they have planned,
porterhouse or a tart has less power
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-29

to charm than a burnt crust did on the
sea. we had been used to pamper our
Applies too much." they confess Its a
good thing we had TO down our saueam-
ishness for once. Mine for the simple life.
Makes one feel like d man"
These are the kind of incidents that
make up the daily life on a cattle shin.
They are not romantic. Where theV de-
part from the ordinary they are. for the
average college man. merely rough or dis
agreeable. Somewhere. be it granted
there are dangers by sea, and labors ter
rible and starvation 1t is not on a cat
tie ship, and a seeker after brave adven-
ture may turn his face elsewhere. On the.
other hand, as may have been guessed a
devotee of pleasure had better not come.
nigh. Let him dress himself in evening
wear and escort his best girl to the the
atre. A jolly quartet with diamond studs
and sparkling patent feathers will sing,
20, sailors life is the life for me-" or
sixteen men on a dead mans chest" Let
the man converse with his girl, and eat
chocolates, and fancy that on the wing
of these tunes he is really sllimming the
sea. But if he likes that. let him not
sign on a bull puncher For bull
punching is not like that. No. 1t is fair
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-29

whales or to fight pirates. But so far
as Boston is concerned, the old occupation
is closed, perhaps forever, and our would
De travellers will have to stay at home
and take it out in moving pictures.
Those who make a rush for Montreal
ana New York may still, this spring and
next, be able to get aboard. though with
out the customary return ticket. But there
also the called will be many and the
chosen 1ew Just at this time, therefore,
IL may be well for an old timer in the
business to say few words for the So
lace of the disappointed ones. The
charm of cattle punching is greatly over
drawn The adventurous aspects of it
nave for long been reduced almost to
nothing. The set-to's with brawny sail
ors, the grinding labor under despotic
boss, the cold and the starvation-depend
upon it, these make precious little to brag
about. No man of real mettle has for
half score of years found much to al
lure him on a cattle ship Few of the
credulous men who pass our Atlantic
ports on the quest of their great adven-
ture, actually overtale the thing, only
when they return they talk as if they
had, for they catch the yarn-spinning
habit from sailors. They pump new life
INTO hobbling old tradition that it may
fool others as it has fooled them. The
lore of the subject has long grown rank
and forms an immense body-of fibs.
The worst fib relates to the character
of the men you will meet on board. One
group of college boys who fancied they
were to renounee their class pride and
descend into the society of rough-necks,
decided that they would also have done
with class distinctions, and try to fra
ternize with their messmates on a low,
common ground. Accordingly, for week
or so before the embarkation, they neg
lected their shaving and washing and
pressing: and when they set foot over
the gang plank not Oliver Twist in ali
his rags was half so shabby.
And right glad they were of their dis
guise. OF the cattle punchers, some few
might have dwelt. long ago, among peo-
pie of honest trades and gentle manners.
But there was one who alone made war;
rant for all their caution. close shaven
head limited of a recent term in Sing
Sing. His rough weedy beard was such
as Che professors had said) marks de-
generate. And the thing of shreds and
patches that invested him, by way of
clothes, had long since ceased to adorn
His manners We're quite as telltale as
his looks. He suspected and feared every
one, as a man does who is haunted by
his own guilt. He rarely spoke. He
worked alone where possible, and be-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-29
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The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1913-11-28
Greatly Desired Lady.

1t would appear from bits of the So
cial gossip Of her day that Miss Bur-
dett-Contts' nearest approach to an
occupation was refusing offers of
marriage. 1t is stated that the name
of the Prince of Adventures was
connected with hers; that she re-
fused the duke of Wellington and a
score of lesser gentlemen.
For years the great heiress was, the
most glittering matrimonial prize in
England, and when at last she con-
scented to change her condition by
marrying an American, London club
wit struck a responsive chord by OBJ
serving, Il don't blame Ashmead Bart
lett for proposing to the baroness.
I've done it myself. i regard it as a
duty every Englishman owes to his
family. Intimate Memoirs of Napo-
leon Ill"
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1913-11-28
ERUPTION SPREAD ON FACE

d $40 East Elm ST., Streator, Ill.-"A
running sore broke out above my
right eye, which spread over my en-
tire face. 1t started as a small pim-
pie. scratched it open and the con-
tents of this small pimple ran down
my face. Wherever this ran new
sore appeared. They itched and
burned terribly; ! couldn't touch my
face it burned SO. 1t disfigured my
face terribly and couldn't be seen
for everyone was afraid Of 1t. It.
looked like disease of some kind; it
was all red and heavy white crust
on it. Everybody kept out of my way.
afraid it would spread. lost rest at
night and couldn't bear to have any
thing touch my face, not even the pill
low. / had to lie on the back Of the
head. / was always glad when morn
Ing came so I could get up. 1t was
extremely painful.
"At last I thought Of Cuticura Soap
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them. 1t took three weeks to COM
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line Miller, Apr. 30, 1913
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
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The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1913-11-28
SYNOPSIS.

The story opens with Jesse Smith re-
lating the story of his birth. early life in
Labrador and Of the death of his father.
Jesse becomes a sailor His mother mar
ries the master of the ship and both are
lost in the wreck of the vessel. Jesse
becomes a cowboy in Texas. He marries
Polly, a singer of questionable morals;
who later Is reported to have committed
suicide. Jesse becomes rancher and
moves to British Columbia. Kate Trevor
takes UP the narrative. Unhappily mar
RED she contemplates suicide. but changes
her mind after meeting Jesse. Jesse res
cues Kate from her drink maddened nus
band who attempts to kill her. Trevor
loses his life in the rapids. Kate rejects
offers of grand opera managers to return
to the stage and marries Jesse. Their
married life starts out happily. Kate sue
cumbs to the pleadings of a composer to
return to the stage and runs away with
him. She rescues Widow O'Flynn from
her burning house. is badly burned her
self and returns home. where Jesse re-
ceives her with open arms. Cattle thieves
appear in the neighborhood. Jesse asks
Kate to go to a place of safety. To his
Joy she refuses. Jesse resumes the mar
rative. He calls on neighbors and plans
to capture the robbers. Kate is rescued
from the hands Of the bandits. The rob-
bers are captured. but later make their
escape Jesse Is captured by the robbers:
but by a clever ruse makes prisoners OF
the robbers.
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ily--then with an odd vagueness OF
manner, I'm cleaning the burned
thing"
Being woman, and cursed at that
with the artistic temperament, I could
not help being moved by this lads
extraordinary beauty-the curly red
gold hair, skin with the dusty look
of ripe peach, the poise of easy
power and 1.-THE grace. the sense he
gave me of glowing color yelling
rugged strength. AS an artist studies
good model. had observed very
closely the moods of Billy's tempera-
ment.
His mother was right That vague
ness of manner was abnormal, and
the lad was fey.
But why are you cleaning his
rifle ?ss
1T kicks when it's FOUL he said
absently. a
You're off hunting?"
Coin to shoot Jesse, thet's ALL"
/ I'm sure" said, she cleaned it
yesterday. Look here" and ! took
the rife to show him it was clean.
See. NJ put my little finger nail in
the breech while he looked down the
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1913-11-28

barrel Come" said l, and told him
that in my sewing-machine there was
bottle Of gun oil. The rifle was in
my possession, safe.
Then he heard Jesse coming" Whist!
Hide the gum" he said, and as
though we were fellow conspirators,
placed it behind tree. so that my
man saw nothing to cause alarm.
Jesse came, it seemed in search Of
Billy.
Hello, Kate" he said in greeting.
Say, youngster, when you sawed off
that table leg to make your mothers
limb, what did you do with the cas-
teri"
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1913-11-28

telling me how difficult it was to End
a suitable nursery governess for Wee
James. At the foot of the table |
saw the Mexican whispering to his
unfortunate chief-plans for escape.
no doubt, Then Jesse Joined them.
with present of pipes. matches. and
tobacco to ease the journey.
Mr.. Smith," said poor old O'Flynn.
this we're Sebastian Diaz has been
with me these twelve year. He's only
a greaser-'
Medic Sangre, senor!" said the
half-breed proudly.
but he's got the heart of white
man. He's like son to me-"
I'm proud" said Jesse, ito make
your acquaintance. both of you. You
are men, all right"
I'VE fought the rich men that had
wronged us. them and their breed.
We put up good fight. Yes, sir!
And we wouldn't have missed a mile
OF that twelve years trail. 1t wasn't
our way to insult women, Mr.. Smith. !"
You had to git that Information
somehow said Jesse, and Mrs.
Smith forgives YOU"
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That's off our minds, Mr.. Smith"
Mostly known as Jesse" said my
husband
Jesse We bin consulting, and we
agree you're the only man here we'd
care to ask favors Of"
I'm your friend, all right"
Jesse, if we don't escape. we are
due to pass in our chips"
I'm not going to help you escape"
wall. you haven't helped our es-
cape to any great extent. so far as
know"
Jesse chuckled.
But I'm asking you to look after
my wife and my son"
"I'll do that"
You'll save the boy from his ia.
theirs trader"
II reckon
PUT her thar"
And they shook hands.
Them horses we was riding" said
the outlaw, "is for my son.
That's all right"
"And one thing more. That Brooke
has an eye on your good lady. He's
your enemy from times far back in
Abilene. He'll live to do you dirt.
Thar, I sort of hates to talk SO OF
one Of my men, and won't say no
more.
"Say, my hands being hurt, will you
just reach into my off hind pocket ?
That's right. There's a gold watch.
Take it, my times up. Give that to
your lady from us as a sort of keep
sake. Goodby, partner"
"Goodby, friend"
"Adios,' said the Mexican. .'Vaya
listed con Dios!" And the English Of
that is, "May you ride with Cod"