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The midland journal., 1913-05-09
THE new CHINA
GETS GREETINGS
Formal Recognition Of the Re-
public Amid Ceremony.
PRESIDENT YUAN RESPONDS
Following the Interchange OF Mes.
saees At Peking American visi-
tors Are Entertained At
Luncheon.

Peking, China. The presentation by
Edward T. Williams, charge d'affadres
of the American legation, of the
formal recognition by the United
States Of the Chinese republic was
made an occasion of much ceremony.
Troops lined the streets between the
American legation and the winter
palace. Secretary Williams drove
through in presidential carriage with
an escort of Chinese troops and ac-
companied by the staff of the legation.
Mr.. Williams made a brief speech
and handed President Wilson's mes
sage to Yuan Shih Kai. The latter re-
sponded i'm few picturesque phrases.
The American visitors were then
entertained at luncheon and shown
over the historic Manchu quarters.
Many high Chinese officials were pres
ent.
The midland journal., 1913-05-09

A dispatch frop Paris says that a
movement has been started in the gay
city to substitute less meaningless
phrase for the popular salutation.
How do you do?" In the first place.
the French idiomatic phrase of greet
Ing cannot be rendered into the Eng
Ilish How do you dor but literally
translated is How do you carry your
!self?" How do you do?" is not insipid.
but graciously suggests regard for
ones friend by making 1t the first con-
sideration to obtain assurance that he
is in good health. This is the founda-
ton idea Of forms of greeting in all
parts Of the world, including such spe-
cia1 inquiries as that of "How's your
liver?" which prevails among the Eng
ilish In the trying climate of India. The
probability is that even the mercurial
French would not be likely to yield
readily to an invitation to change in
q day custom of centuries But Paris
correspondents often are more con-
lcerned about amusing their readers
than instructing them-and this dis
cussion as to altering the form Of sal
lutation may afford an illustration of
that fact.
The midland journal., 1913-05-09
The Midland Journal
eiGTAIL is A BLESSING.

DR.. John Budberg, an Englishman.
has entered a defense Of the China
mans pigtail He says the pigtail
owed its origin to hygienic motives.
According to our authority, the effect
Of the pigtail is more active circula-
ton Of the blood, which benefits the
brain. He writes: "The observation we
hear NOW and then that Chinese with
out pigtails show less intelligence
strikes me as not altogether unreason-
able, as an active circulation of the
blood will not fail to influence the
nourishment and development Of the
brain" He states that the head Of q
newly born baby is shaved, and no
cloth, cap, or soft pillow is allowed to
interfere with the circulation of the
scalp. When the child grows bigger,
the hair is tied together in lunches,
so as to expose the skin to the air, and
thus promote perspiration. Later the
hair is grown 50 as to form pigtail,
and superfiuous hair is shaved away.
The effect is high and smooth fore
head and face free from wrinkles,
and hense even old Chinese have
smooth faces and a juvenile appear
ance. When rolled up on top of the
head, the pigtail acts as a substitute
for cap and protects the head from
the glare of the sun and the cold Of
winter. 1t is also a neckcloth and q
pillow. It is likewise ever at hand to
check hemorrhage should cord be
needed for that purpose.
The midland journal., 1913-05-09
100000 EXPORTS DAILY.
Trade Balance is s5oo,ooo,ooo In
Favor OF U. S.

Washington. The United States has
been exporting merchandise at the
rate Of almost $7,000,oOO day thus
far this year, as shown by figures an
nounced by the Department of Com
merce. The imports have run up to
more than $4,000, 900 a day.
Great Britain has proved the best
customer, having bought ON an aver
age $1,750.000 worth of goods every
day, grand total for the nine months
of $478,40S, ,725. Canada and Germany
each have bought about $1,000, 900
worth day, and the customer ranking
fourth was France, which purchased
in the nine months S120,7S6.S14 worth.
The total outgoing and incoming
trade of the country this year. 1t is
estimated, will reach $4,1O0.O .O00,0 900 If
It continues at the first nine months
rate, when the trade totaled $780,
100000. This was an increase of 1876
per cent. over the trade in the first
nine months of 1912.
Secretary Redfeld said: "Out of
total transactions of $4,000, 600, 900
there is a balance i'm our favor of a
Little more than $500,000,000. Com
parisons with 1912 make it look even
better. Our sale of manufactures for
further use in manufacturing increas-
ed more than $50. 6.0O0, 900 and our sales
of manufactures ready for use increas-
ed over the same period last year
$88, 8,5O0,0 ,000."
The midland journal., 1913-05-09
HIGH PRICE FOR WALNUT.
Trunk From Virginia Tree To Be Used
In Pianos.

New York.-For the trunk of sin
gle, old, black walnut tree grown upon
the estate left by George Washington
in Westmoreland county, Va, d.
Harry Robinson, a leading lumber
dealer of that section of Virginia,
established record price for figured
black walnut. For the trunk of sim
gle tree, planted probably by the
father of his country, Mr.. Robinson
obtained few dollars less than a
thousand. The record price was due
to the beautiful figuring in the grain
of the walnut, which was so fine that
the wood will be used as material in
the manufacture of high-class pianos.
The wood was shipped by vessel to,
Baltimore, thence by Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad to ST. George, Staten
Island, and then to the manufacturer
in this borough. 1t was insured in
Baltimore. The return to Dealer Rob-
inson from the entire tree, including
the branches, will be nearly $1,000.
The midland journal., 1913-05-09
BILL NOT YET SIGNED.
Gov. Johnson To Wait "ReasonabIe
Time" For the President.

GOvs JOHf.SOH ~ vVdtI oSdSOHaOtS
Time" For the President.
Sacramento, Cal. The Anti-Alien
Land Bill passed the lower house, with
only three votes against it. There
were many demands for a stronger bill
both from Democrats and Progress
sives, but in the end it was agreed
that the act as drawn by Attorney
General Webb would serve the needs
of the state for the present.
''This bill is not as strong as some
of us would like" declared Assembly
man Bohnette, administration floor
leader, "but it reaches the point. 1t
commits the state to a policy of op-
position to the holding of land by
aliens ineligible to citizenship.
1.-TWO years hence there will be an
other session of the legislature, and
it should then be an easy matter to
eliminate leases altogether"
For the present the act will lie un-
signed on the c sernor's desk.
Il have promised President Wilson
and Secretary Bryan would grant
them reasonable time in which to offer
whatever objections they may care to
make said Governor Johnson. He
did not indicate how long he consider.
ed reasonable time.''
The midland journal., 1913-05-09
SENTENCES ARE
HELD TOO SEVERE !
Gompers to Serve Thirty Days
Instead of a Year.
DECISION is NOT UNANIMOUS
Court OF Appeals Of the District
Abolishes Sentences OF Latter
Two Contempt OF Court
Judgments Is Affirmed.

Washington. ~ Contempt of court
\ judgments against Samuel Gompers,
John Mitchell and Frank Morrison, the
labor leaders, for their violation of a
courts injunction, in the noted Bucks
Stove and Range case, were affirmed
by the District Court of Appeals, but
the jail sentences imposed were held
to have been too severe; so the court
reduced Gompers' sentence from one
year to 80 days, and decreed that
Mitchell and Morrison should merely
be fined $500 each. The lower court
sentenced Mitchell to nine months and
Morrison to six. The Supreme Court
of the United States undoubtedly will
be asked to again review the decision.
Unlike previous decisions in this
case, which have been unanimously
against the labor leaders, the Court
of Appeals was divided. Chief Justice
Sheppard dissented, holding that the
whole decision should be reversed;
that the contempt of federal court
was criminal offense and that the
statute of limitations had run in the
case.
Justice Van Orsdel, who concurred
in the majority opinion, held that the
refusal of Mitchell to assure the lower
court of his intention to obey the
mandate of inferior courts in the
future was important in measuring
the intent and temper of the re-
spondents." With that the dissenting
chief justice disagreed, saying in his
opinion:
The Dissenting Opinion.
II am unable to see how the refusal
!. to apologize for an act, the commits
sion of which has been expressly de-
MED, shows reprehensible intent or
temper. On the contrary, it seems to
me that natural conduct Of self-re-
specting man. Having sworn that he
neither disobeyed nor intended to dis
obey the mandate of the court, a con-
fession that he had done so would be
a solemn admission of the commission
of wilful perjury"
The majority decision was largely
devoted to setting out why the original
sentences were held unreasonable. In
part it was held:
ITO permit respondents to escape
punishment would be travesty upon
justice, but we think that the penalty
imposed is so unreasonable as to de-
mand modification
Gompers Chief Factor.
mo one, however, can read this rec
ord without being convinced that Re-
spondent Gompers has been the chief
factor in this contempt; hence, sew
erer punishment is merited in his case
than in the cases of the other re-
spondents.'
The midland journal., 1913-05-09
JUNGLE SAM WILL
GET BIG INCOME.
Government Depositaries to Pay
Two Per Cent. interest.
ORDER is ISSUED BY M'ADoO
Fiscal System Governing Federal
Funds Deposited In National
Banks Revolution
lied.

Washington. The fiscal system of
the United States governing deposits
of Federal funds in national banks was
revolutionized Wednesday by Secye-
tary McAdoo, of the Treasury Depart
ment, with an announcement that all
government repositories, whether ac-
tive or inactive, would be required to
pay interest at the rate of 2 per cent.
per annum, beginning June l, upon de-
posits of the government.
simultaneously with this action, the
Secretary authorized an Immediate :n-
crease of $10,000,00O in government Ga-
posits in the national banks, making
the total. $52,649,964, from which the
Federal treasury will earn, under the
new interest order, $1,05S,O0O annually.
There are indications that Secretary
McAdoo intends to release still. more
surplus money from the treasury
vaults and place it in general circula~
ton through increased deposits with
the national banks. In statement hn
said:
with the banks paying interest on,
government deposits, the Secretary
may be justified in keeping larger bal
ances in the national banks, thereby
increasing the volume of money in cir
culation and to that extent reducing
the amount locked up in the treasury"
Securities Acceptable.
Mr.. McAdoo also announced a radi-
cal change in the character of securi-
ties which the Treasury Department
would accept for government deposits.
Instead of. requiring that the national
banks secure treasury deposits ex-
clusively with United States or pro-
vincial government bonds, they will be
allowed in future to secure 70 per cent.
with government bonds and the re-
naming 80 per cent. with high-class
state, city and county bonds, acceptable
to the Secretary of the Treasury, to be
taken as security at 75 per cent. of
their market value, but not to exceed
par.
This is the first time in history that
the Treasury Department has called
upon the banks to pay interest on
what are known as active deposits, or
accepted, except in periods of financial
stress, security other than govern
ment bonds. Active repositories are
those which conduct checking ac-
count for the government, cashing
checks of the disbursing officers and
replenishing their authorized govern
ment deposits from customs and In
ternal revenue receipts deposited with
them.
There are 900 inactive repositories,
each holding $1,000 of government
funds. Upon these deposits, which are
not disturbed by checking accounts,
the government has drawn 2 per cent.
interest for the past five years. These
are the only government accounts
which never have earned interest.
Expects No Trouble.
Secretary McAdoo declared he did
not anticipate any serious resistance
on the part of the banks to the new
policy. If any banks was disposed to
surrender It's account by reason of the
order he said, there were many others
willing to take it up.
The midland journal., 1913-05-09
TAXI BANDITS GET 20 YEARS.
TWO Members OF New York Gang
Sentenced To Sing Sing.

! New York Philip Forsythe and
John Quinn, members of the gang of
taxicab bandits charged with many
hold-ups and convicted of one, were
sentenced to Imprisonment In Sing
Sing for a maximum of 20 years. The
pair held up Bert Newman ON March
IL and took from him satchel sup
posed to contain large amount OF
money. When they opened it, they
found only waste paper and soiled
linen.
The midland journal., 1913-05-09
"wHlrE PLAGUE" is LEADER.
Suicide Rate Decreasing-Memphis the
Chief City For Violence.

Chief City For Violence.
Washington. white plague
still claims greater toll in the United
States than any other desease. accord
ing to mortality statistics just made
public by the Census Bureau.
In the so-called registration area, =
embracing 20-odd States, tuberculosis
In 1911 brought death to 94,205 people
Ia death rate Of 1889 per thousand.
Organic diseases of the heart were
second in the grim total, claiming a
death average of 1909. The typhoid
fever rate was 81. High death-rate
cities were:
Tuberculosis-De Denver, 292 per thou
sand.
Heart disease Albany, 2S7.7.
Typhoid-Atlanta, Sc.
The suicide rate decreased in 1911,
the average per thousand being 1862.
California had the most suicides in the
registration area, San Francisco lead
ing the cities. Violent deaths took "a
per thousand, Montana leading the
States in the accident and murder list
and Memphis, Tenn, the cities.
The midland journal., 1913-05-09
AMERICAN KILLED BY REBELS
Refused To Give Money To Them, II
Is Reported.

Mexico William B. A. Ding
wall, an American citizen, the owner
of foundry and director Of the Santa
Maria de La Paz Mining Company,
was killed by the rebels in their at
tack ON Matehuala, State of San Luis
Potosi, according to reports which
have reached here. Dingwall, who is
said to have been one of the wealthiest
residents of the district, was killed
owing to his refusal to give up money
to the rebels.
The midland journal., 1913-05-09
AGED MANS LOVE LETTERS.
No Sign OF Mental Incapaeity, Says
Kansas City Judge.

Kansas City, Mo.-When man N
years old writes love letters the fact
does not constitute evidence of men,
tai incapacity. Judge Ellison laid
down that ruling in the Kansas City
Court of Appeals. The case was one
in which son sought to break his
fathers will. In the love letters the
writer said he was only 65 years old.
Judge Ellison held that this misrepre-
sentation had nothing to do with the
case.
The midland journal., 1913-05-09
LAW AND ORDER BOARD NAMED.
Governor Hatfleld's Commission To
Police Strike District.

Charleston, w. Vain furtherance
of his plans to maintain law and order
in the strike regions of Cabin Creek,
Governor Hatfield has appointed Major
James I. Pratt, John Moore, labor
leader, and Deputy Sheriff 2. H. Trow-
bridge to have absolute control Of the
policing of the district, and the only
persons authorized to make arrests.
The midland journal., 1913-05-09
AFTER TELEPHONE GIRLS.
Secretary Wilson To Investigate Com
plants OF Labor Leaders.

Washington. Secretary Wilson has
promised representatives of organized
labor to investigate the transportation
of telephone girls from one city to
another in different State to act as
strikebreakers in the recent threat
ened Boston telephone strike. While
the Secretary declared the Boston
case was closed and there was moth
ing the department could do, he said
the proposed investigation would
cover that case in particular.
The midland journal., 1913-05-09

Those who prophesied that the au.
tomobile would make the horse as ex.
tinct as the dodo should revise their
ideas by glance at the report show
ing that the average value OF horses
is $4.SS more this year than last
The midland journal., 1913-05-09
10000 WOMEN
IN BIG PARADE
March for Suffrage to Music
of 1.-The Marseilaise'.
AN IMPOSING SPECTACLE.
Indian Woman and Arizona Girl On
Mustangs Attract Attention-The
Pavements Packed With
Enthusiasts.
AN IMPOSING SPECTACLE.

New York.-The army Of woman SUI
fragists, estimated at 10000, marched
up Fifth avenue, all to the martial
music Of the Marsaillaise, blared from
40 bands. In uniforms Of white, gleam-
ing with yellow streamers, they pa
raded in the heat Of midsummer sun
for the three miles from Washington
Square to Fifty-ninth street. A forest
Of yellow banners appealed for Votes
for Women" to an unbroken wall OF
spectators estimated at a quarter of a
million
Inez Milholland, riding astride a
mettlesome chestnut colt directly be-
hind an escort Of mounted police, led
the marchers. Behind her walked
eight girls in blue with silken flags,
after them came two women In yellow
with the suffrage. map and its nine
yellow States. And then followed
the long line of the rank and file,
marching resolutely, unsimilingly,
"for the cause" Women with snow
white hair, children not yet out Of
rompers, girls from Sweden, Norway
and Finland in native costume, women
from New Zealand, negroes from the
Northern States, cowgirls from Okla
homa, newsboys from the East Side,
Wall street brokers-thes and the
artisans of many trades and callings
marched in unbroken lines, eight,
abreast, disbanding finally at the Fifty
ninth street plaza to overflow into two
great massmeetings.
Political Union In Forefront.
The Women's Political Union. thou
sands strong and broken into many
detachments, was in the forefront Of
the line. It's banners bore many
notices. Some of them were: more
ballots, less bullets" "One sex bears
arms, the other soldiers" Peace and
persuasion" Getting there after fight
ing forty years." Pioneers against
the white slave traffic." Let the peo-
pie rule;" Women are people"
Throughout the line there was borne
aloft on banners the roll of women
who have achieved great things.
Gen." Rosalie Jones and her little
band of pilgrims that blazed the suf-
frage way from New York to Wash
ington. were there, too, clad in their
marching togs and heralded by brass
band Of Boy Scouts.
The midland journal., 1913-05-09

Harvard is now going In for psychic
research. If Harvard keeps on. after
training loving pigeons. and thinking
angleworms, and knocking ghosts. it
may get useful thing or two in its
curriculum in the course OF time.
The midland journal., 1913-05-09

Massachusetts has joined the fght
against the deadly hatpin, and 1t is
now law in that state that the pins
must have their points covered. Wom-
en- who realize the possible harm
of these sharp. projecting weapons
win aid the crusade. without waiting
by laws and fines to be forced to
do so.
The midland journal., 1913-05-09
EFFECT OF RECOGNITION.
international Situation Created A.
fecting six-power Loan.


fecting six-power Loan.
Washington The new Chinese re-
public was formally recognized by the
United States. Charge Williams, at
Pehing, cabled that he had delivered
the formal recognition as he was au-
thorized to do upon complete organiza-
tion of the new government
This governments action has
created most interesting information
al situation and brings to the point the
intention of the five other powers,
parties to the six-power loan negotia-
tion, from which the United States
recently Withdrew, announcing its pur-
pose to recognize China and urging the
others to do the same.
The midland journal., 1913-05-09

An archaeologist has discovered that
It was the practice of Egyptian wives
in the olden time to tickle the soles of
their husbands feet. Evidently an
Egyptian substitute for pulling hub
lby's leg.
The midland journal., 1913-05-09

Later dispatches from the neigh
borhood of Abyssinia say nothing OF
the latest death of Menelik. Not that
1T makes any great difference. but we
would like to know how many lives he
had.
The midland journal., 1913-05-09
DEATH BETTER THAN FARM.
Boy Taken From School Hangs Him
self In Henhouse.

Lakewood, N. J.--William Wagon
fuhr, 17-year-old apprentice on a
farm at Whitesville. near here, hang
ed himself in the hen roost. Wagon
fuhr was very anxious to attend
school, and when he was placed this
winter entirely at farm work he SEEM
ed 30 worry.
The midland journal., 1913-05-09
SOCIALIST wRIrER ARREsTED.
Governor Hatfield Accuses Him OF
Insurreetionary Action.

Charleston. w. va.-Charles w.
Clark, Socialist writer. was placed in
jail ON a commitment issued by Gov
ernor H., D. Hatfield. charging him
with conspiring, aiding and aIbetting
insurrectionary action in connection
with the coal strike trouble of
Kanawha county.
The midland journal., 1913-05-09
RECEIVERS VOICE AFTER COUGH.
Kentucky Merchant Had Been Dumb
More Than 20 Years.

Paris, Ky.-Dumb for more than 20
years. as the result of throat af-
fection, Lee Price, merchant Of this
place, completely recovered his voice,
after a severe coughing spell. induced
by a cold.
The midland journal., 1913-05-09
MISS WILSON "spEEpER.'
Not Her Fault-Drlver or Taxicab Ar
rested In New York.

New York.-William ]. Greenwood.
a taxicab chauffeur, was fined $5 for
driving Miss Margaret Wilson, the
Presidents daughter. and her escort
up Broadway at a speed Of "a miles
an hour.
The midland journal., 1913-05-09
FRANCE TAKES pREcAuTloN.
Soldiers Whose Enlistment Has Elk
plred Kept In Army.

Paris. The French Government, al
though it has not been officially an
nounced, intends, in view of the Euro
pean situation and the increase in the
German Army to keep this years time
expired men under the colors for the
present
The midland journal., 1913-05-09
AVIATOR KILLED BY FALL.

Charles Carlson Crushed Beneath,
Engine Of AeropIane At Akron.Io1
Akron, o. - Charles Carlson
years old, of Milwaukee, an avia
a local aviation field near Akron, was
almost instantly killed when he was
crushed beneath the engine of his
aeroplane after falling from a. height
of about 200 feet. Carlson has been
employed here about two months and
has made some long flights at the park
within the past few days.
The midland journal., 1913-05-09

Charles Landau. an Englishman,
missed his train. went back to Monte
Carlo, won $4,000. and took the next
aier. Time was money in his case.
The midland journal., 1913-05-09
Gompers Chief Factor.

"No' one, however, can read this rec
ord without being convinced that Re-
spondent Gompers has been the chief
factor in this contempt; hence, sew
erer punishment is merited in his case
than in the cases of the other re-
spondents"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-27

BradStrcets tomorrow will say for
hlcnmond and vicinity: The condition
OF trade as a whole may be termed as
favorable. Some lines arc we'll up to
n" average, while others show ten-
dency to dullness Wholesale drugs
and chemicals are moving we'll Gro
ceries and provisions are quiet. Pro-
duce Is in good demand but the high
price Of fruit has diminished sales
Vegetables are fairly plentiful, and
shipments TO Northern markets arr
normal Shoes and dry goods are quiet
however. some filling-in orders are
noted. Building is less active. and =
consenuent reduction in supplies is
evident. The demand for lumber is
not great however. little curtailment
IN production IS noted Coal operators
and brokers report little future bust
ness, because OF the unsatisfactory
conditions existing in mining on4ra-
tons Retail trade is generally good.
having been augmented by a long
period OF seasonable weather This :
especially true in wearing apparel
Collections arc irregular. with a gen
eral tendency 10 slowness
Continued seasonable weathe. has
favored all growing crops. Tobacco.
corn and peanuts are reported in en-
ceiien, condition. In most sections
cotton is looking we'll. a full acrcaze
having been planted. Wheat has all
been harvested. the crop being the
best weld in several years