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The Washington herald., 1913-06-30

The fly is only a little thing, but he is
as unpopular as if he were trust. He
is unpopular for three reasons: BE
cause he gets up too early in the morn
ing; 2-because ne comes where he hash
keep his feet clean.
The fly hasn't a thing to do in the
world, and could well afford to sleep
until 10 o'clock. Instead, he gets up at
daybreak and flies around the nearest
bedroom like French monoplane going
after the Gordon Bennett Cup. When he
has finished LOO circuits he cools OF by
flying 700 times around the exposed ear
Of the person who supposes himself to
be sleeping in that room. Then he sits
down on the forehead of said person and
digs holes in his skin with all the vim
of a small boy eNcavating In piano
with a new jackknife.
Because of these actions a great many
taxpayers wake at a. m. entirely
against their will and spend the next
three hours hating the fly and planning
for his ultimate ruin.
The fly also attends meals without be-
ing asked, spends long hours in parlors,
whose owners he does not even know
by name. and sneaks into kitchens
through leaky screen doors and gorges
himself on food intended for others Be
cause of this failing a great many flies
get thrown out of American homes. It
Is possible to throw a ny out of the
house without running him permanently.
but very few people take the trouble to
practice up in this art.
The Washington herald., 1913-06-30
MANCHURIAN, AGED l49,
HERE WITH LIFE ELIXIR
Chao Choy, Emigrant Says Father
Discovered Longevity Tablets and
Is Living at Age of zoo.

New York, June 29.-Chao Choy, a
Manchurian doctor from Ching Wang
Tao who says he is 14s years old. de-
barked from the Ellis Island ferry to-
day, and, with seven other Manchu-
rians, started for the Canadian North
west.
Chao Choy is bald and tall, erect. and
looks every inch of six feet. In a white
canvas bag he carried a supply of food
sufficient to last ten years. The doctor
told the immigration officials he had
discovered the elixir of life.
Suspended by a silken cord around
his neck is a leather bag filled with
curiously shaped yellow pellets, which
ChaC. Choy says are longevity tablets
made from a secret formula given him
by his father, who is enjoying the best
of health in Ching Wang Tao, nearly
eco years old.
The Washington herald., 1913-06-30
MORSE, RECENTLY HERE,
PLANS STEAMSHIP Line
Financier Said to Have Acquired Con-
troll Of Potomac and Chesapeake
in Link to New York.
COAST NAVIGATION CONTROL

Unrecognized, unknown to all but few
intimates, Charles w. Morse. who. since
his release from the Atlanta penitentiary
because of ill health, has regained, .tc
the amazement of American finance. hi.
position as one of the largest factors in
the history of steamship navigation In
this country, and recently spent thret
days here at a leading hotel.
While in Washington Mr.. Morse en-
tered into negotiations with stakeholder.
of the Potomac and Chesapeake Steam.
ship Company, with a view to PURCHASING
the line and making it a link which
would complete a chain of lines between
Washington and New York by way OF
Norfolk.
Last night an official of the Potomac
company said that negotiations had prac-
tically been completed. and that the deal
would be settled definitely within two
days.
1t is planned by Morse to operate the
Potomac line between this city and Nor.
folk. From Norfolk a separate company
will complete the trip to New York
Later it Is planned to organize a lins
which will include Boston In the chain
According to report. a sl5.ooo, 900 com.
pany recently organized in Maine was
tHt puIpOSt VI the Or
ganization of the lines. 1t is said tina,
Morse is the leading factor in the COM
pany.
The Potomac Company is comparatively
small. 1t operates three steamers, and
although is not as large as several
Washington lines, is said to hold most
valuable concessions in the shape OF
wharfage and river landings.
The company operates its boats on the
Potomac and on Chesapeake Bay. This
service will be continued by Morse, who
it is understood, plans not only to con-
tinue the present service, but to put into
operation several magnificent steamers
for the passenger trade between Wash
ington. Norfolk. and New York.
Since his release from prison Morse
has obtained control of the Hudson Navi-
cation Company, whose stock totals
5000, 900. In this he was financed by
Hayden. Stone & Co., of New York. A
report is that Morse VIII soon be at the
head of the Atlantic. Gulf. and West
Indies steamship lines, which are con-
trolled at present by Hayden, Stone
& Co.
1t is thought by financiers that Morse,
with his recent deals in navigation COM
panies, has shown he has a good chance
of regaining his former position as a
sort of feudal chieftain In United States
coast nayigatipu. :.
The Washington herald., 1913-06-30
Preach Economy, Practice Extrava.
gance.

Representative Fitzgeralds plea fol-
4 larger Appropriations Committee to
take charge of all the supply bills and
thus get into the expenditures of Con-
gress something of system and econ
omy !; not new, but its importance is
growing. His assertion that Congress
is spending money out of all proper
ton to the country's growth is true.
So far the efforts to coordinate the
spending committees OF Congress or
10 centralize the appropriations in one
big committee have failed, because
every committee fights for its own
prerogatives, but that is all the more
reason why the proposition should be
urged at every opportunity.
A single generation has seen the ex-
2enditur.s of Congress grow from less
than half billion dollars a year to
more than a billion. Bills carrying
vast sums are rushed through without
adequate consideration and with re-
sIltan' losses to the taxpayers, Econ
omy is old-taskioned; the call is for
The Washington herald., 1913-06-30


more money and still more money.
We find extravaganza not only in
Congress, but in every State and in
every city. There is woeful lack
of coordination, and the consequence
Is that the government costs far more
than it should. Private businesses run
on the SAME lines would go bankrupt
in a year. Legislatures this year are
spending millions beyond all previous
records and the lack of business sense
has been worse than ever. In the face
of the movement for efficiency the
nation, the State, and the city are OBJ
ject lessons of extravaganza and
wasted effort.
The Washington herald., 1913-06-30
The Income Tax and Matrimony.

The Senate Finance Committee
could have scarcely done better than
to amend the income tax clauses OF
the tariff bill favorably to heads of
families The minimum for taxable
incomes was reduced to $1,000, with
the proviso that an additional $1,000
should be exempt in case of married
taxpayers supporting dependent wives
or husbands, and if supporting depen-
dent children the exemption is. further
increased by $500 for each dependent
child.
What the public is interested in is
whether the purposes of the amend
ment, namely, to increase the number
of taxable persons and to tighten the
burdens of matrimony, is to be at
tanned The criticism of the bill in
its original form remains a just one,
that its exemption was placed too
high, thus making the tax fall upon
a relatively small class. Instead of
charging this class, the Senate amend
ment tries to reduce it still more in
number.
Men of the age of forty constitute
a large majority OF our married male
population. This is the period of the
greatest earning capacity. but also the
time when the head OF a family is
likely to have children in state OF
minority and dependency. For this
large proportion of taxpayers the ex-
cmption Is increased from $1,000 to
$1,000, on the assumption that a fam
lily consists OF father. mother, and two
dependent children. In the case of an
income of 5000, such a family could
well stand a tax of Sail that is
called for in the original bill.
Then again, the reduction of the
minimum OF exempted income to
$1,000 for unmarried men would not
to any extent increase the number OF
persons taxable. A young man earn
ing more than 5000 can well afford
to marry or to pay one-half OF I per
cent to the government.
II changed 10 this effect, the Senate
amendment of Mr. Underwoods in
come tax proposals would come much
nearer to attaining its purposes. The
number OF bachelors with incomes OF
$1,000 who might be tempted into
matrimony by the promise OF relief
from an annual tax OF S or $40, is
not very large But the number OF
incomes exceeding a minimum OF
$4,000 is much greater than that of
incomes exceeding $1,000.
The Washington herald., 1913-06-30
Indignity in Economy.

1t is not to be wondered al that
people are shocked at the announce
ment that the Department of the Navy
has awarded a contract to an under
taker in Cairo, ILL.,, to bury veterans
who die in the Naval Hospital there
for so cents each. While we all de-
plore any tendency TO put a money
value upon sentiment. the association
OF the meager amount OF half dollar
with the solemn ceremonial of death
is repugnant. To all men, even to
those despised in life, we hold our
selves obligated to bestow a certain
decency of sepulture. To no men more
than to our soldiers ard sailors do we
feel under greater obligation to do
honor with this last service we can
do to our fellows.
The Navy Department placed its
contract under the competitive system
used in the governments business
Competition is the death nearly as
often as it is the life OF trade. Specu-
lation as to how The 5o-cent under
taker can take the contract at such a
price leads one to the thought that
perhaps his low bid is to put a COM
petitor out OF business-perhaps only
to advertise. Department officials, con-
fident that, whatever the price, the
contract insures proper burial, seem
not to have inquired into causes. The
effects were their only concern.
But even a governmental department
must be human. 1t is an agent of the
people, who are very, very human in
most things. in the case at hand the
officials of the Navy Department
would have done well to be human
enough to inquire how and why any
undertaken felt justified in offering to
bury sailors of the United States Navy
for half a dollar each. There is an in
dignity in such cheapness.
The Washington herald., 1913-06-30
WEEDS ON LEGAL MOMENT.
Girl Waits for Eighteenth Birthday,
Then Mnrries ut Midnight.

Columbus. Ind, June 29-Miss Zyrl kept
Cupid waiting until exactly mldnlghs
when she reached her eighteenth birth
day. because she would not break the law
covering legal manageable age and
marry Daniel Hughes, to whom her par
ents had objected.
But not more than a minute elapsed
before she stealthily withdrew from her
house. where her parents were sleeping
ard met Hughes not far away, waiting
in an automobile. They drove to this
city. awakened John HOuk, Deputy
County Clerk, and with him went to the
courthouse. where she became Mrs.
Daniel Hughes. Albert Jackson. a far
mer, of Rock Creek township. is her
father. and Jacob A. Hughes, former
County Commissioner, is father of this
bridegroom.
The Washington herald., 1913-06-30

ham, Esther Hughes, Mary McLelland.
The Alligator: J. Lewis Moneyway. The
Ostrich Mrs. II. $. Taylor. Maine: Car
RE S. Oppenheim. The Lobster: r. B.
Morgan. Vermont: Rita Schintman
Granite: F. f. Barbour.
Middle Western States-Graham Velsey
NJ J. Halphine. Carl Drummer. Ernest
Griffith, Messrs. Mizzell. Lawson ant
Leitch.
Gifts of Middle Western States-Wheat:
Misses Mary Decker Margot Grass. Mar
garet Smith. Marian May. Esther Gal
braith, Eliza MOncure. Evelyn Croggon.
Corn: Misses AlwiIda Lowell. Evelyn
Shedd, Lula Adams. Flora Pierce, Made
leine Collins
Northern States-Miss Gladys Knorr,
Miss Helen Mcleod, Miss Eleanor Gan
nett. Miss katherine Kalbfus, Miss Olive
Taylor, Miss Emma Clark
Gifts Of Northern States-Lumber: W
g. MaCmurchy. Fish: Leavitt Stoddard
Gold: NJ. Isabelle Lucey. Copper: Mary
Newcombe. Silver: Mary Raeder
Western States-Mss Esther McLeary,
Miss Grace Ross. Miss Evelyn Norcross
Miss Louise Wallis Puffer. Miss Eliza
beth LauXman, Miss Johanna Gsantner
Mrs. r. B. Morgan.
Gifts Of the Western States-Fruit
Misses Sylvia Metcalf, Mona Jelliman
Emily Bradley. Flowers: Misses Blanche
Sperry. Katherine Drane. Edith Warren
Hawaii-R. Bassett Blackley.
Philippines-Ruby Raymond.
Flower girls for the pageant are asked
to call at the former Cafe Republique
Fifteenth and F Streets. Tuesday morn
ing, July l. between 10 and L. o'clock 70
receive bow for the flowers 10 be
carried in the pageant procession.
All flower girls will carry daisies and
wear wreath Of them, each girl fur.
nishing her own daisies.
MILDLY girls are also asked to call to
receive a duck hat and a necktie to
wear in the pageant procession.
MILDLY boys and flag boys will receive
a duck hat. a neCktie, and a. flag for the
pageant procession.
The Washington herald., 1913-06-30

Shea. NJ. A. Keane. William +. GUIDE,
p. shugrue, Hugh Reilly, s. r. Waters,
William F. Downey. Miss sabina Davitt,
Simon Wolf Lawrence o. Murray, j.
O'Connor. C. W. Fairfax. ID. j. Gallo
han. James F. Shea, Z. J. Walsh. Isaac
Cans, Cotter T. Bride, william J.
Dwyer. d. F. Finucane, z. Il Cogan.
Joseph Strasburger. d. Loughran, C. J.
Conlon. John Costello. Emmett Riordan,
Thomas d. Walsh. R. A. Dore, p. A.
Drury. J. D. Flynn, and James o'Don-
nell
The Washington herald., 1913-06-30

District Commissioner Cuno II. Ru-
doIph, chairman of the joint committee
on the celebrati lion of Independence Day,
has called a meeting OF the committee
for O'Clock this afternoon in his office
in the Municipal Building.
There is said to be no minimizing the
fact that the contribution for the In
dependence Day fund are far behind the
unique and diverse program arranged for
the Fourth of July and it is hoped that
there will be a liberal and immediate
response to the appeals of the finance
committee.
Washington has never been better en-
tertained than il will be through the
Fourth of July program Of this year
and il is expected that the citizens of the
National Capital Will realize the necessity
of coming forward this morning and in
creasing the fund TO the proportions that
the necessities of the day demand.
Frederick d. owen, chairman of the
decorations committee for Independence
Day, is preparing an appeal to the citi-
zens of Washington to display the ma
tional colors on their homes and places
of business July 4. 1t will also be ap-
propriate to wear small flag as bou-
tonniere on the Fourth of July.
In the cast of Uncle Sans Birthday
Party" the spectacular play which is to
be the concluding feature of the pag-
cant on the Fourth of July, will appear
the names Of several members of the
local stock companies. Graham Velsey,
OF the Poll Company, has been an &C
tive assistant in the preparation of the
play. and. besides accepting role as
leader of the Middle West States, has
enlisted for the cast, also, Mrs. Dud-
ley Hawley. who will appear as Column
80 7 i,fh whn will
be Freedom, Our Queen the great gift
presented to Uncle Sam by the Thirteen
Colonies.
Miss Blanche Sperry is another local
professional player who will appear in
the spectacle play. having a picturesque
role as the gift of Flowers presented
by the Far West States.
The Complete Cast.
The complete cast for Uncle Sans
18th birthday party has been announced
as follows:
Uncle Sam-George T. odell.
Columbia-Mrs. Dudley Hawley.
Liberty-Lotta Linthicum.
Thirteen colonies-Miss Sibyl Baker,
Miss Amy Leavitt. Mrs. Josephine Ar
mold Rich, Miss Nellie S. Spencer, Miss
Mary Connolly, Miss Charlotte Willen-
bucker. Mrs B. II. Ransom. Miss Caro-
line Fisk, Miss Lucy Burns. Miss Ger
trude Croker, Miss La Shmyt, Miss
Etelka Kearney, and Miss F. NJ. Fernald.
Southern States-Miss Dorothy Jelli-
man, Miss Lillian Nichol. Miss Pauline
Smith, Miss Marie Lucas, Miss Elizabeth
Freund. Miss Theresa Matthews, and
Miss Brynne Neal.
Gifts of Southern Satisfaction: Misses
Mary Shaw, Florence Goldsworthy. Mar
garet Dellett. Genevieve Thomas. Mildred
Thomas. Tobacco: Messrs, Allan Davi-
son, William Smith, Bruce Malcolm.
Frank Hardin. Sugar Cane: Misses Pier
SON Ada. IokliaA- ToRusand. Esthar Gres-
The Washington herald., 1913-06-30
PEACE ADVOCATE DIES.
A. II. Love, Co-editor with Belva
Lockwood, Succumbs.

Philadelphia. June 29-Alfred H. Love
eichty-four years old a prominent man.
ufacturer of this city and for half a
century the president of the Universal
Peace Union, died at his home here to-
day after a short illness.
Mr.. Love was one Of the cO-editors of
the Peacemaker. with BeIva Lockwood
and the Baroness Won Suttner, with
whom he had lahored for years for the
disarmament of the civilized world.
The Washington herald., 1913-06-30
MONEYISNEEDED
FOR JULY fourth
Joint Committee to Meet in
Chairman Rudolph's
Office Today.
FULL CAST ANNOUNCED
Mrs. Dudley Hawley, Miss Linthicum,
and Miss Blanche Spery Also
to Take Part.
FULL CAST ANNOUNCED
DO IT TODAY.

Make your contribution to the
Fourth of July fund by check or
postoffice money order. payable
to George W. White, treasurer
of the joint committee. National
Metropolitan bank. or you may
leave the cash or other COntribu-
ton at any fire engine house in
the District.
You should display the nation
al COlOrs on your home. office, or
store on Independence Day.
The Fourth of July needs your
cooperation in these matters. As
a good citizen you are going TO
respond. This morning is the
time.
The Washington herald., 1913-06-30

Wabash, Ind, June 29.-Fifteen years
ago. when Joseph Sandwich left his
home in Austria, he laughingly told l..
Jubca Tintoir. ten years old, that some
time he would send for her to come to
America to be his bride. Some weeks
ago. after fifteen years of correspondence.
Sandwich sent to his native land for
the girl Yesterday she arrived, and an
hour after she reached Wabash the pair
married
The Washington herald., 1913-06-30
"GREETERS" TO HOLD MEETING.
W. n. Dittmnr in Pitt<burg to At
tend Hotel Clerks Catherine

W. B. Dittmar. desk clerk at the New
Willard, left last night for Pittsburg to
attend the annual meeting of the Ma
tional Greeters' Association, the leading
hotel clerk organization of the country.
Mr.. Dittmar. one of the best known
'greeters" in Washington, is the ac-
credited delegate from the District The
convention will call together delegates
and representatives from thirty two
cities.
The Washington herald., 1913-06-30
WOMEN WELCOME HER
Pleasant Day at Harlakenden and
Weather Is Perfect-Time
Quietly Spent.
100000 IN DIAMONDS STOLEN.
BRUSSELS Establishment Robbed of
Jewels During Night.

Brussels, June 29-Diamonds valued
at more than $4,000 were stolen from
Van Dams diamond cutting works in
Antwerp some time during last night.
The thieves forced the outside door of
The factory. the door leading to the
strong room. and finally broke into the
huge safe. which contained the stones
in various stages of cutting, carrying
from the rough to the finished prod
uct.
The loss will fall directly upon Herr
Van Dam. who is the sole owner of
the establishment, which has a branch
in New York.
The Washington herald., 1913-06-30
Dies mt los; Great Smoker.

Bryan, Ohio, June 2a.-Mrs. Elizabeth
Maugherman is dead here, twelve days
after she celebrated her l0Sth birthday
anniversary Mrs. MauGherman was the
mother of seventeen children, four Of
whom are living. Her father served in
the war of 1872 and her husband in the
civil war. She was an inveterate
The Washington herald., 1913-06-30

The Weather Bureau says this was our CODES,
June-SeWs item.
June poets like TO pirate OF blooms, OF
balmy days they'd speak;
But this year they have got the glooms
for June was rather bleak.
Few poets sought the verdant lea or
wandered through the grove;
For more than haH the time. you see.
they had to hug stove.
June poets write of roses rare and other
things that grow:
This year they had to seek them where
they struggled with the snow.
And SO the poets found it hard to write
Gleeful tune:
Too many billiards on the card-this was
our coolest June.
The Washington herald., 1913-06-30
VIII Move Town Two Miles.

Minot, n. Oak, June 29-The entire town
of Scobey, Mont, will be moved this
fall as a result of the construction of the
Great Northern's Plentywood extension.
Every building will be hauled two miles
to new townsite on the railway. The
contract for the removal of the town has
just been let to a Minot man.
The Washington herald., 1913-06-30
THE BALLOT.

The ballot Of the freeman
Is his greatest shield and guide;
More precious thsn rare diamonds
In its power. pomp. and pride;
And he who lives without II,
On any land or wave.
Is but a human chattel,
And a tortured serf or slave,
The ballot is the fulcrum
And the lever Of delight
That lifts the human being
From the wrong into the right;
And whether male or female.
The brave, equal rights Of all
Are protected by the ballet
On this tsrJsstial ball,
IQQS A Joyce
The Washington herald., 1913-06-30
Over n Cliff, Crng Saves.

Phoenix. Ariz.. June 29-Going over an
SO0-foot precipice with a runaway horse
at the summit of the Fish Creek Hill.
between Phoenix and Roosevelt. Glen
Cullen fell 50 feet landing on a pro-
jecting crag. and escaped with slight in
juries The horse fell TO the bottom of the
precipice and was killed.
The Washington herald., 1913-06-30
4 Fine Contest.

Il see one of the New York papers
is getting up contest that will interest
the fans"
What is it?
A contest to see who is the most
unpopular umpire
The Washington herald., 1913-06-30
Harvesting by Moonlight.

Wichita, Kans.. June $50 hasten the
harvesting, farmers around Wichita cut
wheat by moonlight Reports from
Mount Hope. Cheney, and other centers
of great wheat fields say late rains and
cool nights have filled out the heads and
that an average yield is fifteen bushels
to the acre.
The Washington herald., 1913-06-30

II appears that there have been two
classes OF corporations in this country
those that IopDied ana those that were
lobbied.
The Washington herald., 1913-06-30
Another Use.

Yes; have resigned from the militia. -
Going to beat your sword into a
plowshare. eh?"
No; my girl wants it to decorate a
coy corner with
The Washington herald., 1913-06-30
Sorry lie Spoke.

Scientists state that seafaring reo-
pie should always keep chocolate handy"
remarked the pedantic youth. "Choco-
late contains many heat units and is
valuable in times of emergency"
How nice" responded the girl. Bet
rowing this afternoon"
The Washington herald., 1913-06-30

A New York woman is to build $4,000
home for cats And we know OF several
cats that she Is welcome to as soon a.
she gets the home compietAd
The Washington herald., 1913-06-30

American sailors are undoubtedly the
bravest in the world. There is one right
here in Washington who wanted to get
married on SIS a month.
The Washington herald., 1913-06-30

Mexican soldiers have been eating
snakes. We have always wanted to see
the snakes punished, but We never an
ticipated anything like this.
The Washington herald., 1913-06-30
4 Surer Way.

Il need money right away" sighed
the poet.
Why don't you pen a poem?"
Guess I'd better pawn my pants"
The Washington herald., 1913-06-30
Inconsistency,

You say your wife is an anti-sufrra-
gist'''
Yes; she spends her time gaddins
around the country asserting that wom-
ans place is the home"
The Washington herald., 1913-06-30

We do not know the South Carolina law
as to the impeachment of a Governor,
but we know what the law ought to be.
The Washington herald., 1913-06-30
Got n Great Curve

They call the star pitcher Of the
Plunkville team "Cotillon," on account
of his fancy hall.
The Washington herald., 1913-06-30
7 H F. F L 7
by GEORGE FITCH,
Author Of cat Good Old Siwash."

Worst of all is the hy's well-known
carelessness about his feet. He is the
small boy OF the insect tribe and likes
nothing better than to wade around knee
deep in microbes and then track them all
over the house.
The Washington herald., 1913-06-30

Until the fly sleeps later, rings the door
bell before visiting strangers. and soaks
his feet in carbolic acid each evening, he
can never hope to become popular in this
country. and swatting him will continue
to be the great American exercise
iCopyrisht. lsl3, b. George Mathew AdarnsA
The Washington herald., 1913-06-30
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
A COLD JUNE.

A COLD JUNE.
The Weather Bureau says this was our coldeS;
June-News item.