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The Washington herald., 1913-06-03
CLUB HEARS CONGRESSMAN.
Bryan of Washington Speaks ON
Present Political Period.

The last monthly meeting Of the
Vaughn Class Club was held last night
at the Sunday School House of Calvary
Baptist Church. the speaker being Rep
resentative J. W. Bryan of Washington.
THE period through which We are now
passing is a wonderful. a remarkable
period" said Mr.. Bryan Things are
being done now that were never dreamed
OF before. and opportunities are pre-
scented that would not have been thought
of a decade ago. A new age has been
ushered in, and the people are demand
ing the right to make their own laws.
There never was a time or a period
when brotherhoods, classes, and organi
cations of men working in the cause OF
morality and progress have had q
The Washington herald., 1913-06-03
SENIOR CLASS DIMES.
Twenty-one Prospective Graduates
Feast at Harvey's.

Twenty-one members Of the senior COL
lege class OF Georgetown University last
night held their annual dinner at Har-
vey's. Speeches were made by J. r.
Needham. president of the class; John A.
Langan. David waldron. J. A. Walsh, 4.
Eugene Darr. benjamin tlnan, ana kop-
ert Cannon.
The following members OF the class
attended the dinner: j. =. Neednam,
John A. Langan. Richard OBrien, David
Waldron, f. NJ. Gaynor, J. A. Walsh.
Edward Beatty, Leo Norris. John Gro
min. Charles F. Lavelle, John e. Mori-
arty. r. Eugene Darr, Z. W. McQuIlan,
L. S. Graham, Joseph o'Caliahan. Frank
Leary. George Repetti. X. W. Loicnot.
BENJAMIN Finan, Robert Cannon. and
James c. Madigan.
The Washington herald., 1913-06-03
CHASE's.
"The Battle of Geftysburg.-

For an hour and a quarter at both the
Sunday afternoon and yesterdays per-
formances at Chase's Theater large
audiences were held tense by a film
production Of 1.-THE Battle of Gettys-
burg" in five reels. The film proved a
masterpiece of the moving picture art
having for its subject a wonderful
dramatic story which was depicted with
faithfulness to history and accuracy of
detail The advance notices that the
feature represented the greatest military
film ever produced by the movies" was
more than justified.
For the balance OF the week, beginning
today. kinemacolor picture plays scenics,
educational films, and first-run black
and white dramas and comedies will be
presented. with a daily change of SUBJ
jects.
The kinemacolor reels include The
Return of the Prodigals.' two reels;
"DfsilIusioned," two reels: His wife's
Birthday Present" when We Were
Young" two reels; Her Son." two reels:
LAS the Candle Burns" wild Birds of
Asia" and Curious Pets"
The Washington herald., 1913-06-03
GARDEN.

A film Of rare beauty is that OF
Madame Du Barry" a hand colored
photoplay masterpiece shown at the
Garden yesterday, and the feature of
today's programme of feature films. The
character of Du Barry is famous in his
tory and drama. and this production.
acted by stars of the Theater Francois,
of Paris, has an added artistic value TO
that enjoyed by most photoplay produc-
tons.
Other dramatic, scenic, and comedy
film subjects are shown, ana the Garden
Symphony Orchestra renders an interests
ing programme of classic and popular
music. Performances are continuous
from noon to II .. N.
The Washington herald., 1913-06-03
CASINO.

The wonderful story of the life, min
istry. and cruciixiOn OF the Savior as
told by the Kalem masterpiece of cine
photographic art is the unique offering
of the Casino Theater management this
week. Accompanying its presentation
are all the accessories to inspire rever-
ence and a proper appreciation of the
transcendental solemnity Of the subject.
Behind a bank of palms a concealed
choir. consisting of Mrs. Robert Fatt,
Mrs. Armand Gumprecht. Joseph White
more. and Thomas Murray sing sacred
music. with Robert Ball at the organ.
and with incidental music by an en-
larged orchestra. under the direction of
Prof. John Dolan. Crowded houses saw
the views which seem to reflect the story
The Washington herald., 1913-06-03
London Magistrate Dies.

London. June Sir Henry Curtis Ben
nett. metropolitan police magistrate in
the Bow Street Police Court since 1908.
dropped dead today after attending a
meeting in the Mansion House Sir
Henry was one Of the best-known magis-
trates in Great Britain. sitting in the
Central Court OF London. Practically all
the great police trials Of the past few
years were heard by him.
The Washington herald., 1913-06-03
street Railway Company sued.

Cara Pryor Buchanan yesterday filed
suit against the Washington Railway and
Electric Company for $1,000 damages.
alleging that December IL last a car OF
the defendant company ran into her au-
in Connecticut Avenue. Dupont
Circle. and n Streets, throwing her to
the ground and injuring her seriously
and permanently.
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greater opportunity than now, for there
has never been greater demand thar
now Every man in this city, in this
country. ought to see TO it that he bear,
well his share of civic responsibility.
The church. as an agency of civic right
eousness, must adapt itself 10 the prac-
teal purposes and means of uplifting
humanity and educating the coming gen.
Grafton in the golden rule of true broth
erhood and fellowship and service"
The Washington herald., 1913-06-03

OF all stories told In the Bible with due
reverence and an atmosphere essentially
appropriate to the subject.
The various scenes presented are
most impressive. and the big audiences
wended their way from the theater at
tie close OF the performance seemingly
deeply impressed.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-07-19
TO PROBE LABOR WARS
Senate Committee Extending Scope OF
Work Witnesses Summoned.

Western Newspaper Union News s.rvicA
Washington.-All the wars" that
have been fought between labor and
capital, all the efforts that both have
made to secure legislation which would
profit them and the tangled skeia
woven about their relations in the last
10 years, are to be investigated b.
Congress. The Senate lobby investi.
eating committee decided that the
wars" must be inquired into.
Samuel Gompers, president of the
American Federation of Labor, will ap.
pear before the committee July 25 and
a subpoena was issued for John Mitch.
ell, vice president of the federation
and former head Of the United Mine
Workers. At the same time the com.
mittee subpoenaed George Pope and
]. p. Bird of the National Association
OF Manufacturers.
One senator said that the ques.
might reach back into some of the
dark corners Of the Mcnamara dyna.
hitting case and might bring into the
light the inside history of many OF
the great strikes that have psralyzed
industries and thrown thousands out
of work In the last few years.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-07-19
IN PISTOL BATTLE.
Demands Lynching of Fugitive
Who Fires Into Crowd.
POLICEMAN TO RESCUE
Trouble Started When Customer Re-
fused to Pay for Meal and Then
Started to Shoot Up Restaurant In
REGULAR Western Style.

Chicago.-At $50 the other night
sixty-one-year-old William MCLEAN
l149 West Washington bouIc'ard
walked into John Bonaris' restauraA,
on Aberdeen street. From $50 to
$40 William busted himself eating
some 30odd cents worth Of food.
At 6:41 William refused to pay for
the food and the trouble started John
called William names and William
drew a revolver and started to shoot
John dived behind the counter, came
up with two large pistols Of his OWL
and started in to show William what
real shooting was. William fed north
on Aberdeen street to Madison street
John followed and shots few thick
and fast
ing on the corner. William landed In
the middle of the drum, kicked bis
way clear, spilling the collection, and
fed toward May street with a tam
BOURNE over his left ankle.
A thoughtful citizen on the third
floor of one of the Madison street lodg
ing houses thought William should
stop. He landed a water pitcher on
Williams head. William took a couple
of shots at the man. but his aim was
poor.
A mob, the Salvation Army and
John closed in rapidly from the rear.
William started west again. not with
out letting fly a full cylinder Of lead
pellets Again nobody was hurt, but
the excitement and anger Of the pur-
suers became more intense.
Patrolman Peter Bernacchi heard
the shots, saw the fleeing William and
unlimbered his own heavy artillery.
Impartial in his distribution Of his
bullets, William tried to shoot at the
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-07-19

policeman. But the revolver would not
explode. They grappled and the police
man got the revolver.
John raced up and demanded imme-
date execution of William. He waved
his own revolver and threatened to
get justice himself. The patrolman
pushed a regulation revolver into VIII
liam's ribs and made him open the
patrol box. call the Desplaines street
station. and put in a riot call.
Ten minutes later q wagon load of
bluecoats arrived on the scene. They
started to club their way through the
mob. Cries Of Lynch the bandit" had
been started and mingled with the
prayers for peace" on the part OF
the Salvation Army.
It ended with the police forcing q
way through to Bernacchi and his
prisoner. They were put into the
wagon. John also was put In with the
man who had refused to pay for his
food. Both went to the station and
both were locked up on q charge OF
disorderly conduct
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-07-19

is practically Identical with people one meets In
the street every day, and this notwithstanding the
great interval Of time that must have elapsed
and the vastly different conditions of life now pre-
vailing. Indeed, he found that the brain capae-.
ity (some $500 cubic centimeters) even exceedsI
the present-day average. In this respect the sku
is analogous to that Of the Tilbury fossil man
to which Professor Keith is inclined to assigA
an age of 10000 years. judging from the position
In which 1t was found, beneath 81 feet OF strata
He is also Of opinion that the Tilbury man and
his Halling neighbor members OF the same
race, averaging over five feet in height strongly
built with welcomed skulls and a striking alb
sence or heavy ridges over the eyes, a race which
Huxley described as the "river-bed" type from
Its apparent haunts. This type is known to have
lived In paleolthic times, since a skull was lately
discovered In company with pleistocene fossils
buried in a Derbyshire cave The later portion
OF the paleolithic period is estimated to extend
back from some $4,000 for at least 10000 yean
This race Of men was immeasuraby superior
In cranial development to the race Represented
by the Piltdown skull supposing this to be human
and unquestionably hundreds of thousands of
years interviewed between the two. In compar
ing the great brain capacity of the Halling man
with that Of the neolthic skull discovered near
Walton-onthe-Naze, which Is estimated to be n
most not more than 1000 years old we do not
find the development expected since the latter
possessed brain capacity of but 1850 cubic
centimeters, whereas the skull Of the Galley Hill
man. regarded as the oldest British example (e1
cepting the Piltdown) yet discovered, has brain
capacity OF between 1850 and 14OO cubic cent
meters. Professor Keith. in his work on The
Ancient Types Of Man." notes that in an average
modern man Of the Galley Hill skeletons stature
"one should expect a brain Of 145O to 1,475 cubic
centimeters (and) there are many men in England
today with smaller brains than the Galley Hill
man." These remarks will apply with still more
force to the Halling man. Regarding such primt
tive types as the Neanderthal Gibraltar and Pit
down skulls, their antiquity must be measured
by many hundreds Of thousands OF years, II We
are to understand that a process of evolution has
developed such high paleolithic types directly
from these progenitors.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-07-19

At first sight the finding of a human skeleton
strangely like the human skeleton of the pres
ent day-some six or seven feet below the sur
face does not appear an epoch-makng event, but
when the conditions under which it was found
are carefully considered, it is Just this striking
similarity to the living type that renders the
Halling man SO interesting and valuable. An
array OF details has been unearthed which assures
the investigators that they have here the remains
Of an individual who long preceded the builders
Of Stonehenge, a man who dates back at least
to what is vaguely known as the early neolithc
period, but who more probably lived his strenu-
Gus life under the severe conditions obtaining
towards the end Of the paleolithc age. warning
with the mammoth, the woolly rhinoceros and
other aggressive creatures of the pleistocene.
The famous skull discovered by Mr.. Charles
Dawson in the Weald of Sussex last year belongs
to the first chapter of the history of the future;
the discovery made recently at Halling yields
materials for q much later chapter-the one CIV
ing an account Of Englishmen towards the close
Of the pleistocene period. Between the Sussex
man and the Halling man lies an immensely
long stretch Of tme-the time necessary for cary
ing out the greater part Of that wide and deep
hollow between the North and South Downs In
that time man shed the last Of his anthropoid
features and assumed his modern form-for the
Halling man Is one Of ourselves, and the Sussex
individual most certainly is not. The impor-
lance of the present discovery is that, until now,
at the close Of the pleistocene period
The Midway has played a part In carving out
the Weald of Sussex; It has cut the "bottleneck'
gorge In the North Downs at Rochester to reach
the valley of the Thames. On its western bank.
come four miles above Rochester, stands the
little village Of HaNing-where the recent discov-
cry was made. Between the village and the river
lies q stretch Of marshland nearly half q mile
in width, but as the village is approached the
land rises sharply to form a terrace Is feet above
the level of the river. The terrace extends along
both sides Of the valley: It is composed Of strait
fed brick earths In this terrace, between the
marshland by the river and the village of Halng.
the skeleton was exposed.
The discovery was due to q fortunate mis-
chance. During An excavation Of some depth q
slip Of the friable earth occurred. revealing the
greater part Of skeleton lying In stu as shown
in the diagram. This landslip also disclosed
fact Of great importance. namely. that the strata
above were unbroken and level when depos-
tied In the course Of many thousands Of years.
There can thus be no question as to the antiquity
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-07-19
jap 10 Deported.

Eagle Pass, Texas.-Sechi Sagitani
a Janpanese newspaper man from San
Francisco, who tried to 60 through
Eagle Pass. en- route to San Francisco
was deported back to Mexican soil.
Federal authorities here charged that
he had been assisting Mexican consti.
tutionalists at Piedras Negros for sew.
eral months. He is the Janpanese
whose offer Of several thousand veter.
an Japanese fighters to the constitu.
tional cause was refused by Gov. Cur
rama of Coahulia several months ago
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-07-19
.LEVEE BUILDERS =
ARE VICTORIOUS
INJUNCTION AGAINST RIVER COM.
MISSION DISMISSED BY
COURT.
HAS RIGHT TO BUILD LEVEES
River Commission Governments
Agent-Damage to Property Was
Merely Incidental.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Memphis, Tenn.-The 1evees won
the opening battle in their fight for
existence. An injunction asking that
the Mississippi River Commission b.
restrained from building and repairing
levees from Cape Girardeau to the
gulf was dismissed by Judge John
+. Mccall.
The decision is momentous and far
reaching.
Millions of acres of land and scores
Of small towns as well as several large
cities are affected by the dismissal
OF the Injunction.
Indications now point TO the dimis
sal of the injunctions against the LAX
County and st. Francis levee boards.
II is also probable that the opinion
will have sn effect upon the proposed
suit considered by the city against the
government and the levee boards.
Judge McCall's opinion was that III.
government, through its agent, the
Mississippi River Commission, had E
right to build and maintain levee sys
TENS for the protection of navigation
and commerce.
The court also held that the dam
ages incurred by the building of suci
systems was merely incidental.
TAis last clause releases the gov
eminent and levee boards, it is said
from liability. Suits amounting te
millions of dollars have been flee
against .levee boards on the grounds
that their work had caused inundatioi
of lands which otherwise would no!
be covered by overflow water.
Suits against the river commission
and the two levee boards were filet
last December. At the time an efforl
was made by the Riparian Land Own
ers' Association and John F. Cubbins
to stop repair work being carried or
by nearly 20 levee boards.
In one case Maj. Markham was citet
as a representative of the river com
mission, but the action was not upheld
Later the commissioners visited Mem
phis and papers were served Oh
them aboard the steamer Mississippi
1t was this Injunction that was dis.
missed.
The attorneys for the Riparian Land
Owners Association have so far
brought only four of the suits out Of
the many filed into court. The cases
against the Lake County and the St
Francis boards are due to be called
jsoon.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-07-19

some song and dance. Suddenly the
song and dance was interrupted by an
ill-intentioned, but well-aimed rotten
egg. There Is no other way of de-
scribing that egg.
Tremblay. the towns local express
agent in the daytime. retired trem.
bling. Since the parcel post law put
a crimp in the express companies
pocketbooks and the letter carriers
backs, 1t is whispered there has been
bad blood between them. Anyway,
Manager Bill Dick. of the opera house,
appeared on the stage and said he
could lick the man who hurled the
egg. IL said egg hurler was man
enough to stand forth and declare
himself. Up stood the now famous
George Washington Kempson.
Il cannot tell a lie; I threw that
egg; now let's see your licking"
Dick threw of his coat and wanted
to accept the challenge, but Mrs. Dick
in one leap landed at his side. You
know Bill; he is bigger than you.
she pleaded
The delighted audience was expect
ing-a ten-round bout because Kempson
is some scrapper, having once travel
ed as Young. Carl Morris" Unfor-
tunately, friends persuaded Kempson
to apologize. which he did as cleverly
as he had thrown the egg. Mr.. Dick.
II l had known 1t was a rotten egg.
wouldn't have thrown it. / thought
1t was fresh egg"
"Oh, in that case. say nothing" said
Dick, and the two shook hands.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-07-19
Crop Below Average.

Washington.-Drouth and early frost
in certain parts Of the country brought
the average condition Of the crops IN
the United States on July I, down to
nearly one per cent lower than on the
same date last year and to IL lower
than the average crop condition on
July i, feS. some years past, 10 years
in most cases. Conditions are below
the average, the Department Of Agri
cultural announced in the Atlantic
coast and North Central states, excep,
Virginia, Florida, Ohio, Wisconsin,
Iowa and Nebraska.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-07-19
WershIpsd Picture olris.

Oakland, Cal.-One reads of dream
girls, and shadowy, Elusive ideals born
In the brains Of susceptible youns
men, but here is one who worshiped
picture girls and collected . whole
harem Of poster beauties. Frank Cas-
tella is his name, and he resides here
He was arrested the other day for ap
propriating posters of beautiful wo
men.
The billboard men had been com
planning that their advertisements
were being torn down and q watch wa
set for the yandal. Castella was AZ
rested after he had been observed
making ardent love to a bright-syet
young woman's picture posted on
board, and kissing II
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-07-19
WOMAN PUTS WASHER IN CELL
Says "Hello kid!" to Police Matron;
She Flashes Star and Arrests
Him.

Joplin. Mot doesn't pay to dirt
with q police matron. Harry Wilson,
Q railroad man, the other day started
q Irritation with one In the street, but
didn't get far.
"fellU. KID" he SID. -as she passed
him.
The matron. Miss vernie Goff. who
is I'VE feet eight inches tall and
weighs 1876 pounds. stopped and looked
at him.
Were you speaking to mel" she
inquired.
Wilson replied that he was.
Matron Gon then showed q police
star and led the masher to Jail.
Wilson's wife learned Of his arrest
three hours later and appeared At DO.
lice headquarters.
After lecturing him through the
bars she paid his fne. assessed for
disturbance, and Wilson was released.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-07-19
7 TELL LIE,
coULD FIGHT
Theater Audience Greatly Dis
pleased When Scrap Fails to
Follow Egg Throwing.

Metuchen, n. J.-"George Washing
ton Kempson, the man who could not
tell lie" That is what all Metuchen
is calling the letter carrier because
ne has been put to the test and has
proven his worth. Incidentally he
caused a near riot in the Metuchen
theater and afforded the large audi
ence more excitement and amusement
than they had bargained for. 1t was
amateur night. Various Metuchenites
had displayed their histrionic talent,
when it came Charley Tremblay's turn
to do a song and dance. and 1t was
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-07-19
TELLS HOW 1T FEELS TO DIE
Kansas City Man Declares II 10 Just
Like Peacefully Going to
Sleep.

Kansas City, Mo.-"Yes, / knew
was dying, but could not help 1t, and
it was not such a bad feeling after
all" This is the way George Luker.
then in hospital here, described his
journey beyond the portals of the
valley Of the shadows" from which
he was rescued by the use of the pull
moter in the hands Of q pair of ener-
getic physicians. He was found on a
street curb. dead to all appearances,
but was taken to a hospital, where.
after six hours work with the ma
chine that induces artificial respira-
ton, he began showing signs OF re-
turning life. and finally recovered
enough to tell of his experiences.
Il do not know what happened to
me-" he explained In a weak voice.
Il was going down the street when l
suddenly felt myself getting weak, and
then remember sinking to the side
walk. There was no one near, as it
was late at night on q lonely thor
oughfare, but l did not care.
Il knew l was dying, but It was
not bad feeling. simply slid OF to
rest. The noise of the world grew
DINNER and DINNER, and finally all
was quiet. 1t was Just like sinking
into the Inconsistencies of sleep on
soft bed when you are fearfully
tired"
Speaking Of his feeling when
brought back to life by the pulmotor's
work, Luker said: Il did not have
any feeling after everything became
quiet. until I experienced the sensa-
ton Of someone being near me. 1t
seemed as II we're up on high ana
was gradually coming back to earth.
At first could only hear faint sounds.
then the voices came nearer. Finally
| opened my eyes and saw strangers,
and then l did not think about any.
thing else. because was very sick.
The hospital physicians believe LUX.
er suffered an attack of heart trouble.
When brought into the hospital, his
body was blue and failed to show q
single sign Of life. But after 80 cubic
feet Of oxygen had been pumped into
his lungs by the pulmotor he revived.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-07-19
Snake Stops Cycle.

Belleville. lll.-Arthur VIII was
thrown from his bicycle the other day
when q i've and a half foot blacksnake
which he ran over became entangled
In the rear wheel He was scratched
and bruised. He was speeding along
q narrow path alongside the Wilder.
mann cemetery when som ething lash.
ed him on the back. The next instant
the wheel stopped.
When Will picked himself mp he
found the snake tangled in the spokes.
The reptile was hissing and trying to
strike. WIN sharpened . stick and
freed the prisoner.