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The herald., 1913-06-05
IMMIGRATION STATION TO GRETNA.

,tn,,tas and 20 minutes after the hour: 80
EImIra and Newton, on the hour' anu ~
and 40 minutes after the hour; z 30
car Barn Pacific Avenue, minutes 10
DInutes and AZ minutes after the hour
Canal 81. Ferry, 10 minutes, 80 minutes
and 30 minutes after the hour. ~ .,
Newton and Teche SITS, IL minutes, Do
minutes and % minutes after the hoqr. 81
First car leaves immigration Stat'on '"'
Last car leaves immigration Station IL :oo
q. m. o. po-, via Newton
and Teche SITS, IL 10 a. m.
The herald., 1913-06-05
QUEEN & CRESCENT ROUTE.

II 100 q. m Panama Limited" Chi
cago and st. Louis. o 100 p. m.
500 a. m New Orleans Limited,
Chicago, st. Louis, Louisville
and Cincinnati ........... 100 p. m.
7 40 p. m. Fast Mall, Chicago, st.
Louis, Louisville and Gin. 10 :55 a. m.
g 100 a. m Local Mall. 200 p. m.
3 100 D. m Northern Express. Q 10 a. m.
$40 D. m. .McComb Accom-. 80 a. m.
3 100 a. m. THE Merry Widow" 10 80 p. m.
Southbound, "The Merry Widow" stops at
oil stations between McComb AMI New Or
leans.
YAZoo AND MISSISSIPPI VALLEY.
7:15a m. Delta Express. 80. 9 20 q. m.
2 :55 D. m Bat. Rouge Fast EXP IL 80 p. m.
Els .. m. Bayou Sara and Wood
Vile Passenger ......... D 40 a. m.
IL 100 p. m Northern Express, yicks-
burg, Monroe, Shreveport and
memphis ............... o'lV d. m.
The herald., 1913-06-05
PACIFIC AVE. BELT CAR.

pror Canal Street Ferry, on the hour,
oo minutes and 40 minutes after the hour;
Newton and Teche SITS, minutes. %
minutes and AZ minutes after the hour ~
ElmIra and Newton SITS, minutes, ID
mInntes and as minutes after the hour.
From car Barn, minutes, % minutes
and 40 minutes after the hour.
ELECTRIC CAR SERVICE BETWEEN
GRETNA, HARvEY's CANAL AND
AMESvILLE.
Leaves Gretna jackson Avenue Ferry
Iandingl, along Copernicus Avenue passing
Texas and Pacific and Southern Pacinc De
nots 10 Fourth Street, thence along Fourth
Street TO Public Road, crossing Harvey
Canal to Amesville. ., Aha
Returning over same route, meeting the
4lgiers Railway cars and JACKSON A'enue
Ferry at Gretna.
The herald., 1913-06-05

CSeaD Notary Public
The Washington herald., 1913-06-01
BEACH COVERED WITH FISH.
Crowds Gather In Thousands of Lit
tie sinners at Nights.

Santa Ara Call Disratch.
Thousands OF little fish coming on the
sands at Sierra, three miles below San
Juan Capistrano. furnished a most un-
usual sight and gave an opportunity for
the capture by hand of many hundreds
of fish.
Three moonlight nights Of each of the
three spring montfis the fish. which re-
sembles the smelt. goes on the sands to
spawn. The larger waves carry the fish
up and leave them Hopping on the sand.
flashing In the moonlight. The beach for
nearly half a mile on both sides of the
mouth Of San Juan Creek was literally
covered with the little fish one night
recently. The run commenced soon after
midnight.
The coming of the fish is a great occa-
sion In the San Juan Capistrano Mission
Valley. People gathered from far and
near, and nearly every one returned with
half flour sack filled with the beauties
Eight to ten automobile loads of Santa
Anans were on hand.
The old timers who have observed these
runs for many years say that the fish
come up to spawn on three successive
nights. commencing with the third night
after the full moon in March. April. and
May. or April. May. and June. The only
place on the range county coast where the
fish spawn is at Sierra. In San Diego
County, near the Orange County line
at San Onofre. similar runs occur.
The Washington herald., 1913-06-01
STILL A BACHELOR AT 1o2.
u. Crichton, Of Caterham. Lives
foi Years without Medicine.

u. Crichton, Of Caterham. Lives
ioi Years without Medicine.
From London Letter.
In the pleasant valley of Caterham.
some twenty miles outside London, there
lives a centenarian who boasts that he
IL the Oldest bachelor in England and has
lived 1o1 years without taking medicine
He Is Robert Crichton, who was born in
Perthshire on April g. 1879. He is a de-
scendant OF the Chrichtons of Cluny. the
branch of the family to Which belonged
''the Admirable Crichton"
Starting life as solicitor, at the age
of twenty-seven he went to Australia with
his brother James, and the two entered
into partnership with an army surgeon
and acquired cattle farm 400 square
miles In area. Here their sister Joined
never to marry, a compact that was
faithfully kept.
After twenty years the brothers and
the sister returned to England with a
fortune and built house In Horsham,
Sussex, where they lived pntil they
moved to Caterham twenty-five years
ago. After examining the Mardens es-
state. which they contemplated buying.
Crichton asked to be shown the church.
yard, saying that il was there they
would best find out II il were a healthy
place to live in. The ages on the tomb
stones proved satisfactory and they
bought the estate.
The brother and sister have died. but
Robert, on the eve of his l0ed year. is
still strong. He is a nonsmoker and al
most>a teetotaler. but likes a pinch OF
snn. Up to the age of ninety-seven he
played billiards with some skill. but fall
ing sight made him give up the game.
The Washington herald., 1913-06-01
Keep Your Mind Young.
From the Baltimore American.

From the Baltimore American.
A Bostonian who rounded out q full
century of life on last Monday and who
declared on his hundredth birthday that
IT feel just as active as when I was
forty has furnished five rules which he
has adhered to in his determination to
stay young. The most original of his
maxims is Read the newspapers to
keep your mind young"
There is much profundity to be found
In that bit of advice when 1t Is reflected
upon. Why especially read the news
papers to keep the mind young? Why
not Just as well Shakespeare or Ger
vantes or Mark Twain? To keep the
mind young you must keep interested In
what Is going on around you. Once you
give yourself over to pondering ancient
history-the history of past that is
decade or more old-you get without the
current of living history. Reading the
newspapers to keep his mind young-it Is
. great idea.
For only observe how the continually
changing panorama of life Is reflected In
the newspapers The situation in social,
political and Industrial affairs il different
this morning from what IT was week
ago, fiot to speak Of year ago. To stay
young the mind must not only keep tab
on history as'it 10 being made. but must
maintain lively interest in the transmu-
tations and transpositions that are con-
tinuaIly taking place. Coming events. II
is said, cast their shadows before. Even
these advance shadows are apt to show
In TIE pages of the newspapers. Keeping
is keeping strictly up to
1S2o
The Washington herald., 1913-06-01
The Republican Programme.

1t is idle, of course, to talk about
enforcing the fourteenth amendment
as long as the Democratic party is in
control of the government. 1t remains
for the Republican party to consider
whether it shall recognize and con-
done Southern conditions. by reducing
Southern representation.
1t is assumed that many Republicans
are willing apd anxious to return to
the party and only need plausible ex-
cuse. The Republican leaders, when
they were in Washington, insisted
that the signs Of consolidation were a:
hand. They argue that Roosevelt has
touched his zenith. 1t is said that the
three factors which contributed to his
large vote last year-the weakness of
Taft's candidacy, the charge that Taft
was the beneficiary of a fraudulent
nomination, and the belief that Roose-
welt was an unbeatable man of des-
tiny-no longer exist Much reliance,
too, is placed upon the expectation that
the glowing promises made for the
new tariff law will not be realized,
but that business will materially suffer.
In that event, the Republicans hope
that the Progressives will return to
their old allegiance. knowing that if
the party remains divided the Demo
cratic organization cannot be ousted
from power.
If it has done nothing else, the meet
ing of the Republican committee has
inspired the rank and file of the party
with the knowledge that there is no
intention of allowing the next politi-
cal contest to go by default. There is
to be Cooperation between the national
and Congressional committees and
The Washington herald., 1913-06-01
ULYSSES S. GRANT
ny GEORGE FITCH,
Author .of "At Good Old siwash."

Ulysses s. Grant IS the worlds great
est Illustration of what lack Of perse-
verance can accomplish and also what
can be done by sticking everlastinsly
IN n.
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a corrrass-
anu oeSeuse ms iee ane"
man ne "ent 10 "est ro,n' anu NJ
q soioier' sAhoins at she too'
class IN matnemaucs rrencn' s. s.
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manner wnicn proaucso sre nr p,U .raS.
The Washington herald., 1913-06-01

Secretary Daniels decision to re-
serve for enlisted men the ten assist
ant paymasterships, which viii be va
Gated on July l.. marks an important
departure in policy. Enlisted men
hitherto have entered the pay corps,
after passing the necessary examina-
tions, but for the FIRST time the ap-
pointments, in this instance, are to be
limited to them
Moreover, it is generally understood
that the examination is to be such that
the men will have an excellent chance
of passing. They will be tested on
their knowledge of the more practical
elements of the paymaster's profession
Civilian candidates will have no chance
of gaining commissions unless they en-
list and come before the examining
board as bluejackets. By this route
many enlisted men of the army have
won their way to commissions. Many
United States MARINE officer has a
creditable record in the ranks. If
they pass the examinations twelve war
rant officers of the navy may annually
become commissioned officers. But
few apply and fewer pass. There are
in the line of the navy but few mus
tangs," as those who rise from the ranks
are known.
The character OF the enlisted per-
sonnet of the navy is admirable. The
average age of a battleship crew is
only about twenty-three years. A
young enlisted man of twenty-five with
the brains to pass stiff examination
should be still plastic enough to con-
form to the molding influence of his
associations in the ward room.
But it will be mistake to make the
examination easy merely for the sake
of getting enlisted mer into the COM
missioned personnel AIidshipmen- do
not enter the navy from Annapolis
without a long and grueling four
years of study and discipline. All en-
listed men will get the discipline by
the very nature of theT service. They
should not expect to win shoulder
straps without study. Although Rear
Admiral Sampson was bitterly criti-
cised because he pronounced a. gunner
applicant for commission socially un-
fitted" this consideration must be
needed in the selection of Officers and
gentlemen" The place which capable
officers who have risen from the ranks
hold in the esteem Of their fellow-of-
hcers from Annapolis clearly demon
strate that the navy's view of such
matters is far from narrow.
The Washington herald., 1913-06-01
LETTER DELAYED 20 YEARS.
announcement of CALIFORNIA; We'd
ding I'm 1899 Just Delivered.

San Francisco Disratch to the New York sun
A letter posted in Oakland twenty years
ago has just been delivered at the office
Of the San Francisco Board of Education.
Found in box by carrier was written
on II to explain why IL had lain so long
neglected.
The envelope contained a card an
nouncing the marriage of Joseph B.
TRAVIS and Nellie c. Wallace on Thurs
day. May IS. 1880 at the California Col
lege in Oakland. and stating that they
would be at home in Tulare. Cal. after
May 3. It was addressed to Nine. Louise
Humphrey-Smith, teacher of elocution.
San Francisco. On the envelope was a
stamp Of the Columbian Exposition issue
commemorating the Worlds Fair at
Chicago.
The San Francisco postmark of May
2s. 1888. was on it, indicating that IL was
received on this side of the bay. Appear
emily 1t was sent back to Oakland, the
Oakland stamp of May. 1898, and also of
April. 1913. being on IL. 1t has been sent
to the Board of Education with the idea
that Mime. Humphrey Smith, being desig-
mated as a teacher. can be reached in
this way If still living here.
The Washington herald., 1913-06-01
The Voting Strength in the South.

Voting conditions in the South are
certainly unique and are now likely
to be more thoroughly analyzed than
ever before.
A Kansas Congressman once made
the assertion in his speech that there
were more votes cast for him in his
one district than for all the Congress
men in the eight districts of Missis-
sippi. 1t is not easy nowadays to
verify a statement of this character.
The Southern Congressman are be-
coming wise in their day and gen.
Grafton They do not now include in
their biographies in the Congressional
Directory the figures of their election.
Only three of the eight members of
the Mississippi delegation give any
data, and the total vote of these three
districts was less than 10000 Only
one member of the seven in the Ar
kansas delegation records the vote cast
for him, and it is significant that he
is contributing his biography to the
directory for the first time There are
nine districts in Alabama, but figures
are given in only FIVE instances. Every
one of the seven South Carolina men,
bers avoids presenting any data. The
Louisiana members are likewise I'M
communicative. In fact, the searcher
after facts as to the number of votes
cast in Southern Congressional dis
tricts is struck by the fact that the
Congressional Directory is anything
but mine of information.
With the almost solitary exception of
former Representative Crumpacker of
Indiana, no one has attempted to Sc
cure an enforcement of the constitu-
tional provision already quoted, al
though the Republican national plat
forms have repeatedly demanded that
such enforcement be made. The con-
ditions which lead to the necessity for
Republican action cannot fail to be
included in the discussion and will
thus become emphasized throughout
the country. One reason why nothing
has been done in the past is the re-
membrance of what happened in the
South in reconstruction days. Senti-
ment which favors white supremacy in
the South is quite general. 1t is far
more universal, in fact, than willing
ness to allow the Southern States to
restrict the voting in order 10 accom-
plish one result and yet to enumerate
the disfranchised voter in order to in
crease representation in Congress.
The Washington herald., 1913-06-01
THE POLITICAL SITUATION

There is apparently not much love
in the Republican party for the South
ern brother. He cannot deliver the
goods. Therefore, cast him into the
outer FIRE.
1t is a sad situation in which the
Southern Republican finds himself. In
the South he is ostracised because po-
litically he affiliates with the negroes,
and in the North he is regarded with
suspicion, being rarely given credit for
genuine devotion to principle, and re-
garded rather as a patron of the Of
fetal pie-counter. Republicans-black
Republicans. at least-are not allowed
to voie in the South, and the number
of Republican ballots is, therefore,
ridiculously small Notwithstanding
this, the basis of representation in a
Republican national convention is the
same for Alabama as it is for Massa-
chusetts-two delegates from each Con-
gressional district and four delegates
at-large Consequently, the Southern
States are represented by over 200 del
egates. or one-ffth of the entire num-
Der. When il comes to close fight for
the Presidential nomination these del
egates may be the deciding factor, al
though their States will not contribute
a single electoral vote 10 the election
of the nominee |
Therefore there is great hue and
cry among Northern Republicans 1t
Is not the first time that it has been
raised. Just now, however, it has a
certain political value In the last Re-
publican convention Mr.. Taft's nomi-
nation was effected by the votes OF
Southern delegates, with resultant
charges of fraud and corruption. and
this gave many Republicans a legiti-
mate excuse for breaking away from
their party. In order TO bring these
wanderers back into the fold the
Southern Republican is to be sacrificed.
The Washington herald., 1913-06-01
The Change Likely to Occur.

There Is, OF course, an outward
show of fairness in the contention that
the South ought not to be such a DOM
inant factor in Republican conven-
ton. At the same time, whenever the
question of reducing Southern repre-
sentation has been broached in the
past it has been vetoed. 1t was at
tempted al the convention in Minneap-
oils, which nominated Benjamin Har-
rison and was defeated 1t met the
same fate in 1908 at Chicago, when
Theodore Roosevelt opposed it be-
cause he had the Southern delegates
mostly oficeholders-lined up for Taft.
Now, however, a change is likely to
occur Conditions are different. It is
not so much that the conscience of the
Republican party is awakened to the
enornity of the situation, but sepa-
rated elements find in the proposed re-
form an excuse for getting together.
When the Republican leaders as
sssnbled recently in Washington this
question of Southern representation
was the uppermost topic. In fact, only
one other question, the recognition of
primary elections, was seriously con-
sidered. According to these Repub-
licsns. the entire country is tremen-
dously excited over the awful posi-
bilities of the Southern delegates die
tating the nomination of a candidate.
The national committeeman present,
with the exception of those from the
South, were unanimous upon this point.
In Illinois, says Committeeman West
there IS strong sentiment in favor
of a change in representation; in New
Hampshire, according to. Committee
man Estabrook, the present conditions
are regarded as manifestly unfair; and
in other sections the voice of protest
is equally strong. There is some doubt
whether the national committee has the
authority to change the basis of rep
resentation, but if the legal commit
tee, appointed to examine and report
upon this question, shall decide af-
hrmatively, there will be a battle
royal when the national committee
meets next fall, Already efforts are
being made to poll the members of
the committee in order to ascertain
how the question will be decided. The
result thus far obtained. shows that the
result will be very close. Political
expediency, however, demands that
there shall be a reform, and consid-
erations of this nature will influence
many votes.
The Washington herald., 1913-06-01

the other side of the shield. If South
ern Republicans are to be. penalized
because their vote is zbsurdly small,
what is 10 be done regarding Southern
representation in Congress?
There is. one amendment. to the Con-
stitution which bears directly upon
this situation, but it might as well be
written upon the tossing waves of the
bfiny deep. The fourteenth .amend-
ment provides that when the right to
vote at any Federal or State election
is denied to any male inhabitants of a
State, or is IN any way abridged, ex-
cept for participation in rebellion or
other crime, 'the basis of representa-
ton therein shall be reduced in the
proportion which the, number OF such
male citizens shall bear to the whole
number of. male citizens twenty-one
years of age in such State
This is very plain and specific pro-
vision. Everybody knows that it is
being constantly violated, disregarded,
and set at naught. In the South large
numbers of male citizens are denied
the right to vote That this denial is
for the public welfare does not change
the fact that no attempt is made to
enforce the provisions of the Constr
tuition. The present Republican di-
lemma is not unlikely to focus atten-
ton The claim will be made that if
the people of the South want. to dis
franchise the negro for local reasons,
eliminating him as factor IN cleo
tons. they should not use him as a
basis for counting large population
In other words, it will be held that
the South should not have its cake
and eat it, too.
The Washington herald., 1913-06-01
DAYS OF aJEEHAcKv N MAINE.


a Drink That Keeps the Doetorr
and the Police cosrt. Busy.
wsterrilIe tsiaine, corre>poDdenre.
watervilie is fairly dry just now. The
old FOUNDERS say they can get enough
hard stun to keep them going. but that
IT is next to impossible to hnd a bottle
Of cold beer. Even hard stun Ii being
sold very cautiously. one dealer having
adopted the system of putting out
drinks up to o'clock in the morning
and the conhning himself to the bottle
trade for the remainder Of the day. as
this can be handled more safely
"Jeehack- is very plentiful as IL al
ways the case in very dry times. For
those not familiar with the trade. 1t
may be explained that 'jeehack'' COW
ers multitude Of sins in the rum bnsi-
ness. 1t may consist of straight alco-
hol. alcohol and water. or a combina-
ton Of chemicals that leaves the ex-
perienced drinker In daze for days
after his first experience with the mix
ture When 1t Is real dry. II is dificult
to handle straight alcohol. and the
countless recipes for imitationt whisky
are resorted to. Then the doctors are
busy at the police station with cases Of
insensibility. heart failure madness. and
all sorts Of nerve and brain ailments
caused by overdoses OF powerful drugs
pixed with careless hand and drunk
In innocent Ignorance.
Strange stories are told In the police
court the next morning and those not ia
miliar with ''jeehack" would be astound-
ed at the apparent pipe dreams" put
forth In defense of victims too bewil-
dered to know just what hit them. The
Maine drinker is fairly wise TO "jeehack''
now and avoids IT IL he can. but the
stranger within the State falls an easy
victim, cutters the police records and
keeps the patrolmen busy
These are the days of '.jeehack.' there
fore, and plenty can be found, but stun
nj to drink Is scarce
The Washington herald., 1913-06-01
THE REIGN OF RAGTrME.
e Memphis Coumercial-Appeal.

From the Memphis Commercial Appeal
Now comes forward Victor Herbert,
the composer of American classical mu-
sic. with the ascertain that IL people de-
sire ragtime they will get it, and that
no amount OF growing on the part of the
critics will stop them from having it.
This Is undoubtedly true. The people
have command of the situation. They
usually secure what they demand. No
one will question Victor Herbert's wis
dom in making such a prophecy. But
why should not the critics growl? 1t is
their right to complain and condemn as
long and as loud as they wish. There is
logical reason for their growl. Taasy con-
scientiously hate to see the public taste
sink 30 low. They regret to see the
beautiful compositions so dear to our
fathers and grandfathers give way to
the vulgar musical abuse of today
When we listen back into the days of
generation ago and recall the vogue
of Nellie Gray" my Old Kentucky
Home" "Grandfather's Clock" Old Dog
Tray" and the melodies Of that genera
ton, we cannot but feel a regret that
the age has drifted into Its present taw-
dry condition.
What did our grandfathers know of
the Turkey Trot" and the "Tanso?"
What did they know Of the iithyrambic
rag OF today.
Worse still Is the disposition of our
modern song writers to transpose the
beautiful song melodies of lasting fame
to humor and ragtime taste Mendels-
sohn's Spring Song" and the wedding
march from SMidsummer. Nights Dream"
have both been converted to the pur-
poses of rag. So has that divinely beau
tiful Traumerr' of Schumann. Even an
attempt was made to rewrite The Ros-
q Qrv' ,uhIic
The Washington herald., 1913-06-01
AN OPIUM BONFIRE.
Burning the Pnraphernalia for Pre-
pairing the Drug.

From 4 Shanghai Cabegram.
A quantity of opium pipes, lamps. anG
paraphernalia fer the preparing OF the
dvug. to the total value Of more than
B.ooo taels. was publicly burned in the
presence of Chinese officials and a squad
of soldiers on the empty space of ground
behind the British concession in Hakow.
The goods represented the results of !
months raiding in and about the city.
The opium. which was the native product.
and the other articles were piled in
heap opposite the Ningpo Club and were
thoroughly soaked in kerosene and pack
ed round about with firewood.
This was set fire to, kerosene being
poured on the bonfire when the flames
showed signs of dying dawn. l,ot a clsy
vial was left. The burning is carried out
once a month, this being the second time.
and a different place Is selected for each
fire. The opium, and utensils were wholly
confiscated from smokers. The smokers
were fined or imprisoned.