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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-01-03
STA SMEN-REAL AND NEAR
By FRED c. KELLY

When he got ready to open his cam.
paign for reelection last fall. Represent
alive Halvor Stevenson. of Minnesota
found himself all giutted with gloom.
What was he to do! Oh. what was
he to do!
You see. here was the situation: When
VIII Taft made his fight for Canadian
reciprocity-the details OF which Is IA
miliar. OF course. to every bright-eyed
little STEVENSON opposed the
measure on the ground that II would
raise the Old Harry with Minnesota
farmers. He made his point so strong
that the farmers who hadn't thought
much about the reciprocity thing before
began to quit work an hour earlier TO
have more time 10 abuse Taft. Except
for Steenerson's speeches. which he
mailed to the humblest homes, the people
throughout his district might have
thought Taft was a right pleasant Eel
low.
Then the merry campaign season
rolled around, and Stevenson was NOM
mated on the regular Republican ticket
the Taft ticket. There were also Bull
Niece in the field. The thing that Steen-
erson wondered about with considerable
trepidation was whether the voters that
he had trained to dislike Taft would
vote the straight Moose ticket. Person
ally. he reminded himself of a man try
ing to eat soup while balancing himself
on a trapeze.
And to make things worse, STEVENSON
was billed to go about and make
speeches. He was not even to be per-
mitted to say nothing. Was ever a situ-
alton more rampageously distressing?
Stevenson made his campaign speeches.
But In no one of them did he say word
against any man that would have sus-
tanned an action against him FOR SIAN
der Neither did he say aught against
the wife or mother of any candidate. In
stead. he told about the great natural
resources of the wonderful country in
which We live. He explained what the
forestry service does, told how many
seeds are sent out each year from the
Agricultural Department. the number of
Indians now on government reservations.
the height of the Washington Monument.
and the number OF steps leading up to
the main entrance to the Capitol at
Washington. People of all parties and
creeds could not deny that Stevenson
seemed to have the facts with him on
all questions that he discussed. And he
was elected.
Representative Fred Stevens, OF the
St Paul district was another candidate
on the regular Republican ticket who
felt that in view of the third party in the
field this is indeed a great country and
that wonderful advances have been made
in the last seventy-five years in the arts
and sciences, not only in this country.
but abroad. Stevens. too. made series
of campaign speeches. And what Issue
do you suppose he took up?
He gave a talk on the Panama Canal.
Illustrated with beautiful stereopticon
views. And he spoke not on the street
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CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
ASKS ONE-CENT RATE
Adopts Resolution that Postage on
Local Mail Matter Be
Reduced.

Directors of the Chamber of Commerce
last night unanimously adopted a reso-
luton. presented by Joseph Strasburger.
that We heartily indorse and approve
Senate bill 700, providing that hereafter
upon all mail matter of the first class.
when deposited in any post-office for de-
livery within the limits Of said post
Office delivery district, the rate OF post
age chargeable shall be l cent for each
ounce or fraction thereof"
Mr.. Strasburger. speaking to the reso-
luton. declared that the bill. which was
introduced by Senator Penrose of Penn
sylvania, ought to he passed, and that
the Chamber OF Commerce and similar
organizations should lend their influence
to the legislation.
Senator Penrose assured me to-day
that the passage of this bill will be fol-
lowed by the passage OF a bill providing
l-cent postage for hrst-cIass matter. no
matter where 1t Is to be delivered" said
Mr.. StrasburGer. I'VE should do all we
can in creating sentiment in favor OF the
measure"
A dozen ballots were taken without re-
suit in the endeavor to elect a director
to fill one of two vacancies existing In the
directorate. but the members present
were deadlocked over George II. Judd and
George Stuart. and the election finally
ing. For all that they chose no one. the
directors had merry time over their
loyalty, and despite their earnestness had
some pleasurable chatting over the candi-
Gates for whose election they were striv-
ing.
President James F. Oyster asked the
directors to take some action to induce
the telegraph companies to improve their
delivery service.
President Oyster declared that tele-
graph messages are mot delivered as
they should be-" He said that the use
Of the telephone in delivering messages
verbally is increasing and is quite I'M
satisfactory. Other directors complained
that they had found the delivery serv-
ices unsatisfactory. The matter was re-
ferred to Secretary Grant for transmits
sion to an appropriate committee Of the
Chamber.
communication from the officials of
the international Brotherhood of Main
tenance of Way Employees, contemplate
ing a change in the location of their
headquarters. possibly to Washington.
from St. Louis. was received and referred
to the executive committee with full
power to act.
at Birmingham, made a brief address to
the directors. Mr.. Halstead said that
of the United States are
competing in Great Britain with manu-
features OF the latter country. He cited
as a notable example of this
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-01-03
The Alaska Problem.

In his annual report Gov. Clark oil
Alaska speaks of moderate decline in
the white population of the territory
during the last two.years owing to va
riouS causes, one of which, curiously
enough, is the public calumnies about
Alaska which have kept capital without
its borders" As the Territory had a
population of only 64,356 in 1910. the
moderate decline to which Gov. Clark
refers probably brought it down to
some 62!ooo or $4,000, an even smaller
figure than the population of 1000,
which was 63,5o2
In view of the great potential wealth
of Alaska this IS a sad showing. Ever
since Secretary Seward purchased this
territory from Russia, nearly fifty wears
ago. Congress has been strangely neg
lectful of it. There never had been anv
legislation of Il kind that would ia
cil;tate settlement; and the emigration
now seems TO exceed immigration.
Considering the success of the Amer
lean administration in the Philippines,
Porto Rico, the Hawaiian Islands. and
other insular possessions, the failure in
Alaska is all The more inexp1icablc, un-
less the long and by some considered
the dreadful Alaska winter and its at
tendant disconlforts are taken to be
the main cause of the aversion to set
tie thcre.
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FEAR FOR VICEROY.
Baron Hardinxe May Have to Tn
dergo Second Operation. q.

Delhi. India, Jan. ALARM is felt hero
for the condition OF Baron Charles
Hardinge. Viceroy OF India, who was
wounded by a bomb thrown from
housetop by an assassin as he was
making state entry into Delhi The
viceroy's physicians announced late to-
day that the patient was in great pain.
and the fever. which they had succeed
ed in banishing, had returned. They
also thought It probable that another
operation would be necessary to remove
the remaining fragments Of steel from
the viceroy's back and shoulder.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-01-03
G. O. p. In Minority.

Baltimore. Jan. 1.-The Republican party
is held to be the minority party under
the election laws Of this State in an opin-
ion given the board Of supervisors of cleo
tons to-day by their counsel, former State
Senator Lewis Putzel The matter will
be tested In the courts. The board ac-
cepted the opinion of its counsel and APP
pointed two judges of election at once in
order that the Bull Moosers may begin
speedily a test.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-01-03
Dog Cause. Death of Couple.

New York, Jan. 2-The efforts Of a
poodle dog to keep warm caused the
death of two persons early to-day. when
the dog. getting close to little gas
stove on the floor turned on the Jet
which flooded the room with gas. killing
May johnson, a woman of thirty-two.
and a young man OF twenty-five. whose
clothes bore the name of Mortimer
L. Lazard.' in a rooming house on Sew
cnth Avenue. The dog also was killed.
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Fighter Held for Alleged Killing.

Boston, Jan. 2.-William Mcpherson,
who was shot yesterday afternoon while
in South End saloon by James B. Jen-
nings, known in the fighting world as
kid Carter" died In the City Hospitai
shortly after o'clock this afternoon. Jen-
nings was held in s25.oo0 bail to-day to
await the outcome OF the shooting. Jen-
nings is being closely questioned about
the mysterious death of Mildred Dono-
van. as he was the last man seen with
her. Jennings told the police he shot
Mcpherson because he thought him de-
tective following him.
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7 corners or in the saloons, but In
churches. No one. regardless of party
| Affiliations, could deny that there is a
Panama Canal. could he?
In many instances the pastor at the
church where Stevens spoke introduced
| him with some such remark as this:
Il hope that we may in some way re-
pay Mr.. Stevens for coming here in the
midst of his campaign to tell us of this
wonderful canal"
And enough of the audiences took the
hint 10 go TO the polls in November
and re-elect him.
Cy Sulloway. the massive member
from New Hampshire with the flowing
Buffalo Bill locks and whiskers squirt
ing gayly from his chin, has ruined al
together about half a dozen chairs in
one OF the House committee rooms.
They are well built chairs. too. but
Sulloway is so tall and has so far to
go when he seats himself. that he
frequently forgets and sits down with
slight drop that makes mere stove
wood out of what was once a ckbr.
They now have a special BIZ chair
for Sulloway in the committee room,
and already the government is believed
to have saved in chair upkeep some
thing like $40.
Styles change in dinners lust as much
a in dogs or dress or furniture. II used
to be that dinners to be UP to scratch had
TO have about nineteen courses. no two
alike. and including a great variety Of
things that people did not really care 10
eat. Now there Is a reaction in favor Of
picking out a limited number of courses.
composed of things that guests will eat
with relish and want second helpings. -
Representative George w. Fairchiid Of
New York. gave a dinner recently that
was spoken OF as about the final word in
gastronomic splendor. Yet there was no
fancy work whatever. The first course
was a high quality Of raw oysters-aII
one wanted-after that. terrapin-same
rule holding good-and then roast canvas
back duck, each guest drawing a duck
for his own use. This was followed by
cheese and coffee. That was all the eat
ables there were. But no complaints
was lodged. 1t was the correct thing
The incoming fashion in dinners is going
to taboo the long and complicated list OF
courses. Guests will have all they want
of the things their souls crave. 1t Is
even possible that somebody may get up
a dinner with only one course devoted
entirely to strawberry shortcake.
Think you'll be electede' a oonstit
asked Victor Murdoch Just before cleo
ton.
Tn certain OF it." said Victor
STILL" suggested the other man. II
re exon NJ matter how certain you are,
You'd give a heap to be sure
Senator Jonathan Bourne, jr.. swings
Indian clubs for half an hour every
morning before breakfast and plays golf
once a week to keep himself ft.
Copyright. 1915. by Fred C. Kelly. AL rights -
s7edJ
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JeaIou. Husband Stay. Wife.

New Haven. Conn. Jan. I'm fit of
jealous rage because the wife whom he
had brought to this country from Italy
to join him eight days ago. had revealed
the fact that she had married again N
Italy during his absence. an Italian who
belonged In Meriden' shot and killed his
wife at their home. in Qunnipac Avenue,
this afternoon, and then shot and killed
himself The woman was shot three
times in the mouth and the man went
into another room and killed himself
Their names could not be learned.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-01-03
ISMAY'S RESIGNATION.
Directors of Marine Corporation to
Name II. a. Sanderson.

New York. Jan. AT meeting of the
board Of directors Of the International
Mercantile Marine Corporation this after
noon the resignation of ]. Bruce Ismay
as head of the company was accepted in
accordance with an arrangement made by
Ismay in 1872. The resignation will take
effect in June, 1918.
The directors said that in due course
Harold A. Sanderson would be elected TO
succeed Ismay.
1t had been reported for some time that
Mr. Ismay would retire from the man.
agement of the International Mercantile
Marine Corporation. and 1t is believed
that his action is due to the severe criti-
cism of his conduct at the time OF the
Titanic disaster.
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PLANS WORLDS METROPOLIS.
Scheme Evolved TO Consolidate New
York City and Jersey City.

New York. Jan. "A gigantic plan 20
convert the New Jersey meadows into q
world port and consolidate New York
City and Jersey City, making It the
worlds metropolis. is outlined and its
consideration urged in an open letter 10
Gov. Wilson and Gov. Sulzer by DR..
William Osborne Mcdowell. OF New
York and Jersey City. who has been
nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for
1919
Dr. Mcdowell declares that such a port
would bring the ships of the worlds
commerce in direct connection with the
railroads Of New York and result in an
annual saving through direct charges Of
800 10000.
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GEN. E. M. LEE DIES.
New Yorker Said to BE Relative of
Famous Commander.

New York. Jan. 2-Gen. Edward Mer-
win Lee, said to be a relative Of Gen.
Robert f. Lee, the famous Confederate
commander, died to-day in a private san
itarium, at the age of seventy-seyen.
At the opening of the civil war Lee
enlisted with the Fifth Michigan Cav
airy. He was soon promoted TO a briga-
der general. He served fourteen months
in old Libbey Prison. In 1869. while act
ing Governor Of Wyoming Territory, he
signed the first equal suffrage bill. For
the past twenty-fiv years he had prac-
ticed law in New York.
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save prownins Boy.

New York, Jan. 2.-waldo J. Maria and
Herman p. Basz. students at the Uni
versity of New York. had a desperate
battle In Central Park Lake to-day. when
they swan through the water for fifteen
minutes to save two small boys.
The youngsters had yentured on the
thin ice and plunged into the lake. The
students saw the boys and plunged in
after them. big crowd was attracted.
Tie small boys were saved.
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CASTRO TO LAND.
To Avoid Complications He VIII
Have an Hour I'm New York.


To avoid international complications
Secretary of Commerce and Labor Nagel
has decided to admit" Cipriano Castro,
former President OF Venezuela, to the
United States fop about an hour to-mor-
row.
Castro will be permitted to go to New
York City from Ellis Island and board
the steamer Amerika, of the North Ger
man Lloyd Line. which will sail for
Germany on that day.
Castro came to this country on a
French Liner, and under the immigration
laws the company would have to return
him to France. The STORMY Petrol of
South America volunteered to depart If
permitted to go to Germany, and as there
were some prospects of France Directing
to receive him again. Secretary Nagel
decided the easiest way out OF the tangie
was to let him sail on the German ship
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Killed by Gas.

A certificate OF death by accident has
been issued in the case of Joseph E.
forty-five years old, a
who was killed by illuminat-
ing gas in his room, at 20 d Street North
west. yesterday morning. An attach
ment on a gas stove had accidentally
been disconnected by Fitzsimmons. IT is
believed The body was discovered by
Frank Zanda. Funeral arrangements
have not been completed.
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Denver. Colo. Jan. Mrs Juanita
Barrows was killed, Mrs. Charles E.
Brown was fatally hurt, and Charles X.
Cook and Edward c. Soetje were injured
when an automobile in which they were
riding plunged from a bridge into Dry
Creek, seven miles from here. early to-
day. Cook, who was steering the car.
ran it OF the bridge to avoid running
over what ne thought was the body OF
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TRIED HARD TO DIE.
Finally Succeeds by En-
pIoding Dynamite Cap In Mouth.

Special Cable to The Washington Herald.
Epernay, France, Jan. Failing of
death by the explosion OF dynamite
cartridge which he had placed on his
breast, CASTOR Valencin, a young work
man, who had been disappointed in love,
last night attempted suicide by stabbirg
himself, and when this. too, failed. he
placed a dynamite cartridge in his mouth
and ignited II. The explosion blew his
head off. Valencin was terribly burned
by the first explosion. He stabbed him
self twice over the heart, but neither
wound was fatal He was able to wash
OF the bloodstains before making the
third attempt to end his life.
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Alexander M. Peu Dies.

New York. Jan. Alexander N. PeIl. a
member of the rich and aristocratic Peli
family. Of New York. was found dead
IN his apartments at 1872 Broadway to-
day. PeIl was kneeling beside his bed at
tired IN a nightrobe. After a medical
examination 1t was said death was due
TO natural causes Pell was an insurance
broker, with Offices at g Nassau Street,
and was unmarried.
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Kentucky. the chivalrous! A gang or
drunken rowdies invaded a church in that
State when services were being held and
caused a small panic. This is a disgrace
not only to Kentucky but to Kentucky
whistles.
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The Public Service Corporation of New
Jersey, employing thousands of girls, has
decided they cannot be self-respecting oil
less than 50 week. This is practical
Christianity
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Wand. PreIatc Cor witne...

Atlanta, Jan. Thomas L. Watson.
former Populistic Presidential candidate.
announced to-day. that he would summon
Cardinal Gibbons as a witness in his trial
for sending obscene matter through the
mails. He said he also would have Gov.
Wilson's secretary. Joseph Tumulty. sub
poenaed.
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ALITTLE NONSENSE.
STRAIGHT LINES.

Nineteen thirteen brings few changes
And my lady's latest gown
In the fashion book still ranges
Quite severely up and down.
Straight-line fads are still prevailing
And this seasons stylish miss
win be noticed downtown sailing
With
form
about
like
this
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His Work Cut out.

From Judge.
II Santa Claus is, as they state,
A good old saint who's up to date.
This year. his record to maintain,
He'll have to use an aeroplane.
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An automatic acetylene foghorn Is be-
ing worked out by Gustav Dalen. the
Swedish inventor of the automatically
lighted buoy or beacon.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-01-03

When a private citizen sets himself up
as bigger than Uncle Sam It is time the
old gentleman should take said citizen
out in the woodshed and give him a spank
fr1
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-01-03

Mrs. Corey's complaint that America
is too noisy does not refer to the loud
conversation" of American money.
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Avaunt the growler. Welcome the par
eel post. Maybe one can be used for the
other.
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HAINES INAUGURATED.
New Governor of Maine Says He
VIII Enforce "Dry" Laws.

Augusta, Me-, Jan. 2. - William T.
Haines, of waterville (Rep). was inaugu-
rated as forty-second Governor Of Maine
to-day with the usual ceremony. He sue
ceeds Frederick w. Plaisted (Dem).
In his address Gov. Haines came out
squarely for enforcement Of the prohio-
itory liquor law.
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Prom the New Yock Evening Sun.
Gov. Wilson announces that the glad
hand will fall into innocuous desuetude
during his administration. He must be
taking the single term idea seriously.
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loves nothing so much as to nestle up
against a priceless waterfall or Q marble
art gallery and jar all the beauty Gus
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From the New York Tribune.

From The New York Tribune
The suggestion OF the use of automatic
stokers on locomotives has much to COM
mend it, On a number Of roads the sys-
tenn has been tried with gratifying re-
suits. Ii means less expense for labor,
economy OF fuel. and a perceptible abate-
ment of the smoke nuisance when soft
coal is used.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-01-03

With
form
about
like
this
Not Bad One.
The first mistake we make in the new
year is to write it 1872.
A FancffuI idea.
That jolly man in the stage box looks
like Santa Claus"
Santa Claus is on his way to the
north pole. What would he be doing at
a ballet"
''oh. I thought maybe he was taking
little vacation: also a peep at some
hosiery that is already filed
january I'm History.
January ., 15s5-sir Walter Raleigh.
who swore on. sneaks a quiet smoke be-
January 3, lss1-Mr. Pepys gets blot
on his new diary.
A Compromise.
Have you decided on a name for the
baby as YETI"
Not as yet. Ny family has named
one member of a commission, and my
wife's family has named another. These
two are to agree on a third. and the three
OF them are to decide on a name"
Useful Gifts.
Man wants but little here below,
As poets oft assert;
He's glad to get a tie or so,
Or mud-colored shirt.
So IL Goes.
Everything works in q circle In this
world one thing seems to compensate
Tor another, so to speak"
How, now?'
They made college professor Presi-
cent. Now they are talking OF making
the President college professor"
Even More So.
The tired business man seems To be
very tired at the theater"
You ought 10 see him on a jury"
New Trial Wanted.
Why do you want a new trial."
On the grounds OF newly discovered
evidence. your honor"
what's the nature Of it,"
MY client dug up 800 that I didn't
know he had
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Not BAD One.
a FancffuI idea.

The first mistake we make In the new
year is to write IT 1912.
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am the Washington Agent for all
the leading magazines. Send for cata-
iogue My prices are the lowest can
duplicate any offer made by any pub
Usher or agency. Order Xmas gifts
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PERTINENT AND IMPERTENENT

From the Chicago Examiner
Sending internal machines through the
mail is prohibited, which constitutes a
heavy blow to the photograph industry.
From the Boston Herald
That New York woman who is orga niz-
ing an anti-fur league would get some re-
cruits II she launched the project about
six month"; from now.
Prom the New York Evening Telegram.
In the years to come grandmothers will
gather children around them and tell a
story commencing When / started 10
walk to Albany" that will make the re-
treat from Moscow seem like a summer
outing.