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The Washington herald., 1913-06-29
A PICTURE OF TILDEN.

(Col. Henry wattersou. in the Century Mac.xip.
1t would be hard to find a character
farther from that of subtle schemer-
sitting behind his screen and pulling his
wires-which his political and party
enemies discovered him to be as SION
as he began to get in the way of the
machine and obstruct the march Of the
self-elect. His condolences were not ef-
fusive nor their subjects numerous. His
elaboration was unfailing and sometimes
IL carried the idea of indecision, not to
say actual love of procrastination.
But. in my experience with him. I found
that he usually ended where he began.
and 1t was nowise difficult for those
whom he trusted to divine the bias of
his mind where he thought IL best To
reserve its conclusions. 1 do not think
that in any great affair he ever hest
tated longer than the gravity of the
case required of a prudent man, or THAT
he had preference for delays, or thar
he chung over-tenaciously to both horns
or the dilemma, as his professional
training and instinct might lead him 10
do, and did certainly expose him 10 ths
accusation OF doing.
He was a philosopher and took thu
world as he found it He rarely COM
planned and never inveighed- He had A
discriminating way of balancing mems
good and bad qualities. and OF giving
each the benefit of a generous account
ing and just way of expecting no mora
of a man than 1t was in him to Weld.
As he got into deeper water his stature
rose to its level and. from his excm-
sion from the Presidency in 1877 to hIs
Of public affairs in 1854. and
his death in 1856, his walks and ways
might have been a study for all who
would learn LIES truest lessons and
know the real sources Of honor, happi.
ness, and fame.
The Washington herald., 1913-06-29
Work Now Going on in APP
palachian Range and the
White Mountains, Later
Will Be Extended.

the stream and took a snap shot Of the
incident.
During the two years that the commits
sion has been in existence more than CO.,
900 acres Of land have been purchased
OF this territory about $4,000 acres are
in the Appalachian States-virginia. West
Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, and
Georgia. The remaining 1000 acres are
located in the White Mountains of New
Hampshire. The commission purposes
eventually to acquire about 900 acres
Of forest land.
Although there had been much agitation
since about the year 1900 with respect to
the protection of the watersheds of the
navigable streams, the bill providing for
the creation of the commission was mt
enacted until March /. 1911. The body
was formed to serve until June 30. 1915. at
which date the appropriation will expire.
In all probability the existence of the
commission will be prolonged indefinitely.
The body is expanding in the neighbor-
hood of 81, 900, 900 annually for the furth.
erance of the important work.
The Washington herald., 1913-06-29
A HUMAN EXCHANGE.

From the Toledo Nevs-Bee.
A recent development is the placement
bureau, designed to help school children
to fit into appropriate inches in life. Its
intention Is fine and no doubt in time
those who are running 1t will learn the
way to be Of large service. II only there
were a placement bureau for grown-ups,
Across the way, on the top floor of
a dingy store building, is a stuffy apart
ment. A woman lives there. an unusual
woman. She keeps her little home as
neat as wax. In each window are pots
of flowers and ferns. She has a canary,
too, to which she is most attentive. She
spends hours, during intervals in her
household work. tending to her little
flower beds. The patience and loving
care with which she mothers these
growths would do credit to the most fam
GUS plant specialist in the world.
That woman Is misplaced in the grimy
attic of downtown building She ought
to be living in a flower-trellised cottage
in the country. What splendid farm
mistress she would make!
On many farms are querulous, fretful,
women who long for the
freedom" and the excitements of the
city. In every city are scores of women
like this admirable housekeeper across
the way; women who would find joy in
to the duties of farm life
and whose starved souls would expand
In the wholesome out-of-doors.
II only there were means of exchange
for these misplaced familiesi What a
saving it would achieve in human values.
The Washington herald., 1913-06-29
under Water BY BEAVERS

awkward lubber. moves slowly, and IS
easily overtaken. Water of sufficient
depth and area, then, is essential TO the
life and happiness of the beaver. To
have this at all times il Is necessary, IN
localities where the supply at times IS
insufficient, TO maintain it by means CT
dams and ponds
Deep ponds are needed around the
house; shallow ponds with shores in
nearby groves facilitate PARKWAY los
ging. Dams are placed across streams
whose waters are to be led away through
new channels and made to serve else
where in canals or ponds. Dams are
made across inclined canals to catch and
hold water in them. Streams are beavers
avenues OF travel. Along shallow streams
in a beaver country it is not uncommon
to see an occasional short dam which
forms a deep hole, which apparently is
maintained as a harbor or place of safety
into which travelling beaver may dive
and be made safe from pursuit
InstnIlment Plan In Building.
Most beaver dams are built on the in
stallment plan. They are the result OF
growth. The new dam is short and COM
paratively low. 1t is enlarged as condi-
tons may require. As the trees in the
edge Of the pond are harvested. the dam
is built higher and longer. so as to flood
n larger area: or as sediment nils the
pond, the dam is from time to time
raised and heightened in order to MAN.
tain the desired depth of water. Thus
it may grow through the years until the
possibilities OF the locality are exhausted.
The dam may then be abandoned. It
may be used for a few years or 1t may
be used for a century. A gigantic beaver
dam may thus represent the work OF
several generations of beaver. 1t often
occurs that one or more generations may
use a dam and yearly add something to
Its size. BY and by these beaver may
die or emigrate. The old dam remains.
falling to ruin in places. Years go by
and other beaver come upon the scene.
The old dam is then used for the foun-
datfon OF a new one. The appearance of
some old dams indicates that they have
been repeatedly used and abandoned.
New dams. being made largely OF
course materials, appear very unlike old
ones. Decay. settling. repairs, and other
changes come rapidly. The dam is built
of poles today; It speedily becomes
earthly and is planted by nature to grass
willows, and flowers. On old, large dams
1t is not uncommon to gee old forest
trees. The roots of these entangie the
materials. penetrate deeply.
and help to anchor securely the entire
dam.
The longest beaver dam that I have
ever seen or measured was on the JEFF
ferson River. near Three Forks. Mont
This was 21i0 feet long. Most of 1t was
old. More than half Of II was less than
s feet in height: two short sections OF
it, however. were 81 feet wide at the
base. on top. and IA feet high.
The Washington herald., 1913-06-29

Forest Lands Are Being Ac-
quired for the Protection
of Watersheds of Navi-
gable Streams.

Much OF the most important work I'm
dertaken by the United States govern
ment is conducted practically in obscur-
Ity. And it is in all probability because
of this fact that but little has been heard
of the National Forest Reserve Commits
sion despite the fact that it has been in
existence more than two years, and that
in that period it has accomplished
astounding results.
There is perhaps no other government
commission of scientific nature that has
such a distinguished personnel, and in
which the officials, notwithstanding their
other manifold duties, take such keen
and direct interest, investing gladly their
time and labor and thought.
The commission is composed of Secre-
tary of War Garrison, Secretary of Agri-
culture Houston, Secretary of the In
terror Lane, Senator Smith of Maryland,
Senator Gallinger of New Hampshire,
Representative Lee Of Georgia, and Reg
resentative Hawley of Oregon.
Forest Lands Acquired.
The object of the commission is the &C.
QUESTION of forest lands for the pro-
lection of the watersheds of navigable
streams. The work of the body is being
COlineu dI present 10 the eastern sec
lion Of the country, especially to the ap-
Talachian range and the White Noun
tains of New Hampshire.
Large tracts of territory at the
sources of the navigable streams are
being purchased. with the idea of pro-
tecting the waterways from the harm
ful effects of landslides, and also of
guarding against forest fires that oc-
cur at the fountain heads of these
streams so often. resulting in the dry
ing up Of the waters.
The scientific work in connection
with the acquisition scheme is con-
Quoted by a special branch of the For
est Service. under the supervision of
Assistant Forester William L. Hall
and Forest Examiner Karl W. Wood
ward, both of this city. The Geological
Survey also aids by making extensive
surveys of the territories selected for
acquisition.
The members of the commission
have charge of the administrative
phase of the work. but they have not
been satisfied with attending merely
to these duties, so, as a result of this
attitude, numerous trips have been
made by them to the various noun
tain districts for the purpose of look
ing over the field themselves.
The last trip was made about the
first of June, when all three secre-
taries, accompanied by other members
of the commission. left their duties at
Washington to visit the mountains of
North Carolina. For several weeks !
they roughed it in the wilds of the |
country. viewing the
rapid little streams and wandering |
through the vest cumberland. 1t was |
while on the Pisgah Mountain, in Hay
The Washington herald., 1913-06-29
RAILROADS AND REAL ESTATE.

the one where traffic is densest and the
people richest and where business has
grown the fastest. is worth a little less
than a dollar today. Similar comparisons
might be made with the other Standard
lines OF the East. Taking the average
of all of then Ii will be seen that there
has been little or no value added to any
given amount of capital invested in them
a generation or so ago.
1t Would appear from this that the rail-
roads have not been getting too big a
share of the country's progress.
The Washington herald., 1913-06-29
From the Philadelphia Public Ledger.

from NE PhiIadeIphia Pubic Ledger.
A man who bought 100 shares of Penn
sylvania Railroad stock fifty years ago
say the first day of the battle of Gettys
burg-paid approximately 5000 for II. II
he kept it until today, he would hav,
received about 8 per cent on his money
all that time, but his capital would now
be only $500.
Had a man on the same day bought 9
piece of real estate for 5000 in the CEN
trail part of Philadelphia or in any direc.
ton around it o" in almost any otheI
The Washington herald., 1913-06-29

thriving town, the increase in his capital
now would be very great, in almost every
case. / know man who twenty-four
years ago paid $4,000 for Chestnut
Street property and he recently refused
siGO,cO0 for it,. His capital has multiplied
by more than fifteen.
1t is a curious thing that there is such
a general impression that those who own
railroads have grown rich with amazing
rapidity. The truth Ii. as j have pointed
out, that a dollar invested half a century
a-o in Americas largest railroad and
The Washington herald., 1913-06-29
The Kitchen Beautiful.

An English girl has adopted the profess
sion of visiting cook. and will devote her
self to teaching the indispensable art.
She believes that IF kitchens were beau
tiful, and not the stuffy, stodgy dungeons
that they so often are, and that IL women
dressed for their work in them with the
care that they dress for a ball. cooking
would no longer be regarded as drudSery
and q mopotonous business"
The Washington herald., 1913-06-29
Ingenious Architects Of Ami
NAL Land Use Nearest Ma
terials to Dam Streams and
Flood Their Homes Sew
eral Generations Engaged
on Some Operations.

Millions of beaver ponds graced Amer
ica's wild gardens at the time the first
settlers came. These ragged and poetic
ponds varied in length from a few feet
to one mile, and in area they were from
100 acres down TO a miniature pond that
half a dozen merry children might en-
circle. These ponds were formed by
dams built by beavers, and the dams
varied greatly in size and were made
of poles variously combined with sticks,
stones, trash, rushes, and earth.
In the Bad Lands of Dakota saw two
dams that were made of chunks of COAL
writes Enos A. Mills, in his delightful
volume. In Beaver World" This mate
rial had caved from a nearby bluff. 1
have noticed few that were constructed
of cobble-stones. The waterfront of these
dams was filed and covered with clay,
and they were the work of grass
beavers''-beaver that subsist chiefly on
grass, and that live in localities almost
destitute of trees.
The shape and the material Of a dam
are dependent on a number of things;
the nature Of the place where built, the
kind of materials available for its build
ing, the purpose 1t is intended to serve,
and the relation it may have to dams
already constructed. Sometimes a small
dam will be made-that will ultimately
become big one-by simply digging a
ditch across the stream or basin and
piling the excavated material into a
dam.
Beaver, like men, are unequal in their
skill, both in planning and in doing work.
and the work of most beaver falls short
Of perfection. Errors are not uncommon
More than one colony has commenced
a dam apparently without knowing that
there was not sufficient available mate
rial to complete II. Others have built
IN the wrong places, and have thus failed
to flood the area which they desired to
reach or cover with water. Occasion
ally the difficulties of construction have
been too great for the beaver who at
tempted 1t, and the dam has been aban-
doned in an incomplete state. Now and
then weak dam breaks, or a strong
one Is swept out by a flood.
Why They Do 1t.
But why do beavers need or want the
pond which the dam affords? They need
1t for the purpose of maintaining water
OF sufficient depth and area to enable
them to move about in safety. and to
transport their food supplies with the
greatest ease. Above all, the pond Is a
place of refuge, into which the beaver
can constantly plunge and have security
from his numerous and ever watchful
enemies. The house entrance must be
kept water covered. In the water the
beaver Is in his element On the land
he is a child lost in the wilds. He has
extremely short legs and a heavy body.
His makeup fits him for movement in
the water. He is a graceful swimmer,
and in the water can move easily and
evade enemies; while on land he u an
The Washington herald., 1913-06-29

wood County, North Carolina, that As
sistant Forester Hall snapped the pic
ture of the members of the commits
sion that is here shown.
Trip of Adventures.
There We're many thrilling adventures,
and one of the most notable is depicted
in the adjoining cut. The three secretaries
were fording the Davidson River in a
carriage, when suddenly in midstream the
The Washington herald., 1913-06-29
City woodcrnft.

From the Kansas City Journal
What are you whooping about, there
on the back porch?"
Henry, you know have Joined tho
Girl Scouts"
well. what are you trying to do, Inn.
itate a moosey'
: That's our distress call for . cook-
The Washington herald., 1913-06-29
The Principals Jest.

From Judge.
misunderstanding new little boy
who's crying SO hard says his name Is
Nose.
Principal-Evidently an abbreviation of
lachrymose.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-06
Brilliant Career Is Predicted for Chattanooga
Singer by European Masters.

CHATTANOOGA, July 5.--A gift
ed Southern girl will make her debut
in grand opera at Bremen. Germany,
September IA, when Miss Eloise Bay
lor, of Chattanooga, will appear in
the role of Philine in the opera Mig
non" Miss Baylor will appear regu-
larly until the following April, her
repertoire comprising the following
roles: Philine in "Mignin." Violetta in
"Traviata" Martha in Martha" Gill
da in "Rigoletto," Frau Fluth in LUIS
tige Weber" Konegin der Nacht in
"Zauberfiote," Konigin in "Hugenot-
ter" Mimi in La Boheme," Rosina
In Barber Won Siviglia," Lucia in
Lucia de Lammermoor," Ophelie in
Hamlet" Wald Vogel in "Siegfried, "
Erste Rheintochter in "Rheingold,'
Constance in "Entfuhrung," and
Erste Rheintochter in "Gotterdam-
merung."
Miss Baylor is the daughter of
Prof. and Mrs. J. Roy Baylor, and
emphatically an American girl in
spite of the fact that the past four
years of her life have been spent in
the study of music under the French,
German and Italian masters. She is
of Colonial stock on both her paternal
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-06

and maternal side. She was born in
Charlottesville, Va
1t might be said that Miss Baylor's
musical career began when Mrs Vir-
ginia Preston Means taught her as a
delightful baby of years to run the
scale. Her father moved to Chatta-
nooga from Virginia shortly after
ward and her musical training was
intrusted to Miss lone Spears.
1t was slightly more than seven
years ago that Miss Baylor began the
study of her chosen art, working in
New York under the best masters.
While here she sang before Madame
SembriCh, and the latter was so de-
lighted with her voice that she gave
her a recommendation and ordered
her to study under Jean de Reszke, in
Paris.
The Southern girl followed her ad-
wise, and two years ago she com
pleted the course prescribed by De
Reszke and his chief assistant, Oscar
Seagle, native Chattanooga.
Since completing this course Miss
Baylor has appeared in practically all
the European capitals and is even
better known on the continent than
in the United States. A brilliant ca
reer is predicted for her by all the
European masters.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-06
$4,000 HOUSE
FOR CATS ONLY
BEING ERECTED
Apartments to Have Janitor, Heat
and Clam Chowder for Wom-
ans Fifty-three Pets.

NEW YORK, July 5-A $4,000
apartment house for cats, with Jani-
tor service, hot and cold clam chow
der in every bedroom. catnip bed on
each fire escape and ample fence room
for nocturnal promenading is the
latest building note to come from
Greenwich, Conn.
Mrs Clifford Harmon, wife of the
wealthy amateur aviator. and daugh-
ter of Commodore E. c. Benedict, has
broken ground on the Benedict estate.
outside of the Connecticut suburb, and
before the summer is past Mrs. Hsr-
mons % cats and 26 blooded kittens
Will be enjoying the diEziest high cat
life in America.
Each OF the nineteen rooms IN the
new establishment will be assigned to
one cat family and only the heads OF
the various households will be pro-
vided with latch keys. Hardwood
floors. hot water heat, vacuum clean
ers. with wall socket attachments, and
built-in cradles for kittens. will be
among the appointments provided by
the careful architect
Quite modest in contrast with the
$4,000 cattery will be the adjoining
cottages, erected to accommodate Mrs.
F. Y. Mathies, the cat expert who is
TO be employed as a permanent chap
eron for Mrs. Harmon's cats.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-06
$4,000 Expected at
Endeavorer Meeting
Los Angeles Makes Extensive Prep
arations for Entertainment of
Great Religious Body.

LOS ANGELES. July Great
preparations have been made for en-
PERTAINING $4,000 visitors and dele
gates to the twenty sixth interna-
tional Christian Endeavor convention
which meets in Los Angeles July to
IA, inclusive, the first to be held on
the coast since the 1897 convention
in San Francisco.
Two immense canvas auditoriums.
one designed to accommodate an au-
dienCe of 10000 people. with a stage
for a large chorus, orchestra, speak
ers and officers, and the other for
headquarters of the delegations, have
been erected at Fiesta Park
The Los Angeles convention of 1918
has been heralded everywhere as one
of the red-letter events in the his
tory of this remarkable organization.
Music will be a big feature, and the
convention orchestra of 100 pieces
and the chorus of 1000 voices, espe-
Cially trained for the occasion, will
be the big attractions.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-06
Ill, Begs Wife in
Europe Be Not Told
Richmond Ex-AIderman Sick at
Home of Daughter in Atlanta
While Wife Tours Europe.

While Telemachus H. Elicit, retired
Richmond capitalist and former mem
Der of the Richmond Board of Alder
men, lies critically i'll at the home OF
his daughter, Mrs. Dunbar Roy, in At
lanta, his wife is touring Europe in
ignorance of his illness.
She sailed from New York early n
June with a party of several friends
and about the same time Mr.. Elicit
apparently in his usual health, left for
Atlanta to visit his daughter. Soon
after his arrival he became ill., and
despite the efforts of several doctors
IL is said that his condition has IN
dergone practically no change for the
better since then.
At his special request. it is under
stood that no effort has been made &c
notify Mrs. Elicit of his condition,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-06
HOUSE DELAYS
BEFORE OPENING
LOBBY INQUIRY
Adjourns Without Acting on Reso-
luton to Investigate Charges
Made by MuIhaII,

see what you are doing.

see what you are doing.
i am thoroughly in favor Of in.
vestigation Of these Mulhan charges,
for this man man MuIhall, whom no
one seems to know. has sent the i'm
preston abroad that he actually con
trolled legislation in this House"
Victor Murdoch. Progressive leader,
declared committees have been ma
nipulated and he urged this be thor
oughly investigated.
1T is my experience" said RepubH-
can Leader Mann. that members Of
this House have not been Influenced
by lobbyists as much as by fear OF
what may happen to them in their
districts.
Mann SCOTS at Lobby.
When the oleOmargaTine bill was
before the House many members
confessed privately that they had one
opinion on the bill. but that they
would vote the other way.
The only fault ! have had to find
is that members have not had the
courage Of their convictions. When
the pure food bill was before Con-
gress, there was lots of talk about
lobbyists, but they never came to me,
and ! was in charge OF that legisls-
ton"
Representative Murray Of Okla
homa favored the resolution and Rep
resentative Neeley Of Kansas criti-
cised the Senate Lobby Committee
for allowing witness 10 I'm them mp
with wind"
Other Bodies Included.
The resolution was amended so
that the investigating committee will
be called upon to determine not only
what part the National Association Of
Manufacturers played in defeating
members, but also TO inquire into the
activities Of all other organizations
and persons along this line
This makes 1t possible for the
committee 10 investigate the Anti Sa-
loon League, the National Woman
Suffrage Organization, the American
Medical Association and all other or
ganizations promoting legislation
here
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-06
Milton A. Gambler
Gate at Agnes Scott
Memorial Is Placed in Honor of
Trustee of Decatur Institution
of Learning.

A handsome iron gate has beer
erected at the north entrance of Ag.
mes Scott campus as a memorial &c
the late Milton A. Gambler. of Deca-
tur. for years a trustee of this insti-
tuition.
The gateway is SO feet wide ant
has a clearance of feet from this
ground to the top of the gate, OF
which in letters of bronze over a foot
tall is written, Agnes Scott College. >
The posts are cast and the gates pal
ings are of steel
On the memorial tablet, which is OF
the left hand post, there appears this
wording; This gateway is erected as
memorial of Milton A. Gambler, a
co-laborer in the building of Agnes
Scott College and for many years one
of its faithful trustees. 1913"