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The Washington herald., 1913-02-09

ton. now owned by Mr.. o. II. Oldroyd. a
native of Ohio and most ardent admirer
of Mr.. lincoln. to whose precious MEM
ory Mr.. oldryds life work had been
dedicated.
II was his expectation that the govern
ment would purchase this collection. and
that the Lincoln Centennial would be
commemorated by an indestructible
museum, retaining the present historic
house within fire-proof walls giving it an
attractive setting of green on either side,
made beautiful with shade and blossoms
and restful with the music of the foun-
tain's falling waters-a spot TO be. with
old Mount Vernon. forevermore the
mecca of tho great American people.
A feeling almost OF reverence for the
noble man whose great human heart was
DO soon to be forever stilled comes over
one who pauses to read his pathetic fare
well to his neighbors In the old Spring
field home on the eve Of his first de-
parture for Washington, February IL.
1851. The spirit Of friendliness toward the
The Washington herald., 1913-02-09

exist in milk. The world has indorss1
this position. There In not sanitarisn
in Washington. In prlvate and o11cial
fife, who does not to-day demand the
proper pasteurization Of the entire milk
supply under official supervision. They
do not consent to the least abatement
Of the most rigid requirements for clean
milk The heads Of six of the great de-
partments of the government In WASH
ington have indorsed pasteurization By
demanding that all milk used for lunch
by the employees should come under the
classification of the Washington milk
conference"
Referring more generally to public
health legislation, DR.. Magruder says:
Congress. at a very little cost. can
Immediately multiply the benefits Of
+ ederal efforts for the public health with
out favoring any special school OF medi-
cine. ThS causes and the prevention OF
diseases are factors independent Of those
points on which different schools OF prac-
tice disagree. The work will soon show
such great value that no one will object
to an additional department devoted TO
the public health. Such q department
should be evolved rather than created
The following few provisions would
more or less contribute to the much
needed and desired end:
sProvide for a committee on public
health In the House Of Representatives.
Provide that the advisory board
should be for the Public Health Service,
not alone for the hygienic laboratory,
and that they should have meetings at
certain periods Of the year.
add to the board the chief Of the
bureau OF chemistry, who administers the
pure food and drug laws
Strike out the ten-day limitation IN
any one year for their services.
"Snange the compensation for the ad-
visory board of SO per day to an hon
orarium that would entitle the govern
ment to consult them in person or by
letter whenever necessary.
Provide q school of instruction for
health offcials of the country, after the
pattern of the school OF instruction upon
roads provided by the Department Of
Agriculture The faculty Of teachers
could be secured from the experts OF
the government services
Provide an additional assistant Sec
retary skilled in public health matters
This recommendation has had the in
dorsement OF many prominent members
Of the American Medical Association and
the committee OF one hundred"
Dr. Magruders pamphlet gives 'fn
everyday language the facts In regard
to milk" 1t presents IN a way that can
easily be understood by any one the re-
suits of meteorological Investigations.
and the lessons taught thereby. While
the book is copyrighted, and Is sold for
10 cents a copy. It Is not intended for
money-making. but only to inform the
people OF their need to have safe milk.
The Washington herald., 1913-02-09

.'The Solution Of the MIX Problem Is
the title under which DR.. George Lloyd
Magruder, emeritus professor of materia
medica and therapeutics, School Of
Medicine. Georgetown University. has
just issued an Instructive and interesting
pamphlet treating the Importance of a
pure milk supply and the methods by
which Il can be secured
Pasteurization 10 advanced &C perhaps
the most important Individual factor In
securing safe milk" but DR.. Magruder
stresses the need OF cooperation by
every one handling milk. from the COW to
the consumer. for the purpose Of pre-
venting contamination
The farmer must give q better product
fo- the Increased price that he must re-
ceive. Dirty milk should not Be bought
At any price.
1T is now generally conceded that
clean, cold and properly pasteurized milk
is one OF the important means. IL not the
most important factor In reducing disease
and death These conditions furnish safe
milk for every one. It In the easy and
safe solution Of the milk problem.
ITO secure this much-desired safe milk
vigilance Is required from the farm TO
the consumer. Fortunately. these re-
quirements are simple and can be COM
piled with at small additional expendi-
ture of time and money.
The addition OF or cents a
quart should furnish every safeguard.
Milk at Q cents a quart should come
from herds that do not show any physical
signs OF disease upon careful and fire.
quent inspection, and II should be clean.
cold and properly pasteurized. Milk at
10 cents a quart should insure the ad-
ditional safeguard Of being furnished
from tuberculin-tested cows. and being
properly capped to protect against dust.
The farmer should receive due pro-
portion of this increase in price. No safe
milk can be produced under the condi-
tions and at the prices that prevailed
previous to 1907. the date that the WASH
ington milk conference demanded better
conditions and recommended the ad-
vances in the price OF milk Since then
The Washington herald., 1913-02-09

executive, still stands, and though long
used for other purposes, bears its old
name. and is still an object of interest to
all sightseers at the National Capital.
Its exterior remains much the same In
appearance as on that historic night,
though the interior was long ago remod-
eled for ot1ce purposes, leaving no trace
of the old auditorium in which were as
sembled the wealth and fashion. of the
day in compliment to President Lincoln
On the night OF April IL
The house to which the wounded
President was taken. and in which he
died at TO the next morning. Is Just
across the street. 1t is q plain, three
story, brick building, and was occupied
at that time as a private residence
twenty years ago the Lincoln Memorial
Association rented the building and in
stalled what is said to be the most COM
plete aggregation of mementoes ever
dedicated to any hero of history.
The Intricate Furnfshfnss.
1t seems like treading on holy ground
to stand within sight and touch of so
much that is sacred to the home life Of
the beloved Lincoln ere fate and fame
brought him into the lime-light of pub
'icity. Here may be seen the old family
cook stove, the Royal Oak. No. g." the
last one used by the Lincolns in their
Springfield home, and paid for, three
lays before leaving that city for Wash
ington, February s. 1SGl.
TWO old-fashioned "haircloth' sofas in
good preservation, a small walnut stand,
a very high-back, haircloth, armed
rocker--said to have been Mr.. Lincoln's
favorite chalr-and a small desk with
pigeonholes, bought when the family be-
gan housekeeping, are among the inter-
esting relics of that early home.
Upon this desk is laid the framed
copy of a letter from the doner, an old
time neighbor of Mr. Lincoln. who quotes
the latter as saying, when he appeared
at the friends door with te desk in
pieces, wish you would take this desk
and keep Vt for me. 1 prize it because it
was the one | used when l began bust
ness for myself, but Mrs Lincoln. in one
Of her passions. threw it out OF doors be-
cause 1 spilled sumo ink
The heavy. cumbersome, bed-shaped
cradle, with high sides and high, curved
head and footboards-big enough for
rwins-in which the Lincoln children were
rocked to sleep (and often by the father
is also among the collection of treasures
Verify, the hand that rocked that cradle
ruled the world"
The wooden Office armchair in which
Mr.. Lincoln sat to write his first in
augural address, is also shown here.
Historical Flag Preserved.
An old mahogany round table used in
the White House during the Lincoln ad-
ministratiOn and sold by auction after
his death, occupies a corner of this
room, and, like most of these valuable
relics, is fenced in beyond the reach of
vandal fingers. Safeguarded in a glass
case is the flag that draped the Presi-
dents box at the theater when Booth
fired the fatal shot, and in 1t is shown
the rent made when the assassin's spur
caught in its folds, causing him 10
break his leg as he leaped to the stage.
The spur itself. cut from Booths foot
when he was captured, twelve days later,
eighty miles away, the key to the old
The Washington herald., 1913-02-09

of the great responsibility resting upon
him, greater perhaps than that devolv-
ing upon any man since Washington"
and above all. his entire dependence
upon that divine aid without which no
success could come TO him, show in
marked degre, the lofty spirit, kindly
character, and childlike faith in his
Creator.
One of the golden sayings of Lin
coin-of which many are framed and
hanging on the walls OF the museum
reads thus:
But II the country cannot be saved
without giving up that principle (of
human equality 81 was about TO say
that ! would rather be assassinated on
the spot than surrender it."
In the light OF that after awful trag-
edy does this not seem almost prohetic?
The Washington herald., 1913-02-09
ANNIVERSARY Of LINCOLRS birth
DRAWS CROWDS TO HISTORIC SPOT
Residence in Tenth Street Where Mared President Died
Is Filled with Large Collection Of Mementoes Of
Life and Death Of Great Emancipation

man, wrcathes from the casket, and the
sheet music Of ninety different funeral
marches dedicated to the dead President
and bits of funeral paraphernalia taken
from the catafalque. are all treasured
within these historic walls.
Many OF the original theater bills an
nouncing the play, Our American Cou-
stn," on that fstefuI night, are hanging
by the fireplace In the front parlor, while
the picture OF Lincoln signing the mar
tyred McKinley's brevet as major at
tracts the attention OF all visitors.
The only object in all this vast memo
rial collection that would provoke a smile
Is crude, highly-colored print represent
ing the murdered President rising on very
substantial-looking clouds into the upper
realms, robed in long, loose garments,
decorated with long, blue scarf. and
being met by angels garbed In equally
gorgeous and gaudy greens and reds
some bald, and others with flowing hair,
and wearing enormous wings that would
alfost seem TO solve the problem of aerial
navigation.
In the Death Chamber.
The visitor to the museum ascends an
outer flight of steps and is admitted to
the hallway. upon which opens the parlor
where Mrs. Lincoln spent the tragic
hours Of that night in which the Presi-
dent battled with the unseen foe. At the
end of the hall is the small, narrow
room to which the dying Lincoln was
carried, and where, surrounded by the
ointment men OF the day. he breathed his
last.
This death room is now a gallery OF
pictures representing the death scene in
twelve distinct sketches, the lying In
state at the Capitol. and the many diff
ferent stages Of the funeral beween
Washington and the burial at Springfield,
III.
The bed upon which Lincoln died is
at present owned by a Chicago man
who will give II its Tightful place in the
museum when the government completes
the promised flre-prOof building as the
permanent home of this priceless collec-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-04-21
MAVERICKS MAKE
GOOD ON THE ROAD
Ell Pasoans Win 3 Out Of 4
Games, Losing One to
Santa Rita Team.

Having won three out of four games
with New Mexico teams the NlCLOIIOu Us
Mavericks returned early Monody
,,ornfne The Mavericks lost the fourth
ZANE by a single tally. The pitchers
certainly showed up fine. Cliff HILL
although sustaining a spralned ankle
won the first game from SILVER City
on Friday Armstrong won from lne
Fort Bayard team, allowing but four
hits Nellis and two errors by the Nav
ericks, lost the saturday game 10 san
IA Rita With the exception OF the IN
iuries by Hill and backstOp Bob smith,
The local players are in fine shape, and
will be ready for the games with santa
Rita Saturday and sunday.
GoEyan Makes Good in Box.
When the Mavericks left the border
CITY. the team had an unregistered
catcher and pitcher on the pay roll
The game Sunday afternoon at Silver
City brought out the TACT that 'Duchy
GOWan, who guards the center pasture
for the FL PasOans, is also crack side
wheeler Yesterday GOWan had has
sDitbaU in fine shape, and the result
was that the smelterltes were defeated
by the score Of II to E. Harry Barker
received GOWan's swift slantS, and act
ed as the second partner OF the firm
throughout the game, Bob Smith, the
regular pig tail, being out OF the game
with an injured hand
Barber, of Denver grizzly fame, and
who throws a SpltDall, was on the
mound for the Silver City club Barber
is old enemy OF LAE I'll EdoOd445s anu
they iOyously connected with his curve
less splitter for y hits. Only one error
was made by the Mavericks, while two
butter-flngered plays were chalked up
against the Silver City team The
Mavericks have played four games with
the Silver City nine, won three, ana
it looks like they have the number OF
the New MeXicans.
santa Rita Wins Game.
After winning two consecutive VIC
tories. the Mavericks, bumped up
against their initial defeat of the road
series. Saturday. and were defeated by
the Santa Rita team by the score Of s
TO T. Nellis, the pride Of the Mavericks,
worked against the Santa Ritans. but
two errors by the Mavericks, and the
Santa Rita team was guilty Of just as
many, helped the New MeXicans 10
put across the deciding score The
pitchers Of both teams were nicked for
10 hits. Santa Rita, is reputed to be ne
of the fastest teams in the southwest,
and there promises to be a series OF
hard fought games between the Nav
ericks when they meet the New Mex
leans here Saturday and sunday The
following players returned
B. Smith, backstOpi Hill, Nellls and
Armstrong, twirlers; Frank Schultz,
first base; Gurtz, second base; Dale,
third base, Tommy Smith, shortstOp,
and playing manager; Marry Barker,
"Ducky'' Gowan and Harley Kfefer, left
center and right field respectively
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-04-21
CONGRESS MAY PROBE
CASE OF TYRUS COBB

Washington, ID. c., April 2l.-The
controversy between ''Ty" Cobb and the
Detroit American league baseball CLUB
management, over the signing Of Cobb' s
contract for this season, may result IN
an investigation by congress to as
certain whether the system Of players
contracts of the baseball leagues vlo-
late the Sherman antitrust law, or the
law against peOnage.
Representative HardWick, Of Geor-
gfa. representatng in congress the dis
trict in which Cobb lives. stated he
was working on a resolution for such
an investigation and would introduce
il in the house.
Senator Hoze Smith, Of Georgia, who
declares "Ty' Cobb is one of the
south's prominent citizens, telegraphed
to Cobb in Georgia, asking him TO for
ward to Washington a copy Of his con-
tract and Information regarding the
conditions under which the players
sign. The senator said he wished TO
form an opinion as to the validity of
the contract~and to ascertain whether
it was true that players are forced to
accept salaries and terms or be for
ever barred from playing.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-04-21

DOCTORS AND THE
LAWYERS PLAY BALL
Doctors VIII swat the Flies and Law
yers May Ask for n Continuance
II Darkness Comes Too Soon
Amputations. operatIons Id EDDIE.

AmputatiOns, operations and appllca--
lions are being mixed with briefs, de-
murrers and motions to continue this
afternoon at Washington park. where
the NJ D s and the L L DIS are play
ing alleged baseball in celebration OF
the victory of attorney Sam Houston
over Dr. Santa Ana at the San Jacinto
battlefield
The doctors dared the lawyers to
come out Of their offices and give
battle TO the "saWbOnes" on the ami
versary of this great Texas victory.
The lawyers fooled them by accepting
and the bloody contest is the result.
Doctors, believing that the swat the
fly" slogan is as good in baseball as in
sanitation, will rap out as many Of the
flies as possible
Anyone caught stealing second viii
be arrested upon complaint of the law
yers for petit larceny and no cutting Of
bases will be permitted by the doctors
unless they are allowed to do it.
As the game is scheduled to go nine
innings the lawyers viii enter a mo-
ton for continuance after it gets dark
along about o'clock
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-04-21
SNAPPY, SPRING SPORTLETS

TT AIRY LEWIS, the American mid
dIeweight now in London, has
declared his willingness to take
on the winner Of the Clabby- 8IcGOorty
fight at Denver, on May. Lewis says
that he is ready TO sail on a minutes
notice on receipt Of word that the
match is arranged Eddie Pitts is pro-
noting the bout between Clabby and
McGOoFty-
Phil Knight the Kansas City light
weight. knocked Ad Wolgast down in
the second round of a fast workout in
San Francisco. The blow was q hard
left to the Jaw An hour later VOL
CAST had been made the faEOrite over
Harlem Tommy Murphy, whom he
fought Saturday, at odds Of 10 TO s.
= =
Frankie Klaus, who recently de-
feated Billy Papke in Paris, IS re
ported homeward bound. No arrange
ments have been made 70 match Klaus
with any Of the American boxers
Arthur DeYlin, formerly with the
New York Giants. is now playing third
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-04-21

IAN FRANCISCO, Cal, April I'll
snowy Baker, the man who
~ has succeeded Hugh D. Mcintosh
as Australia's leading fight promoter,
is DOssessed of the ambition to dis
cover an Australian born husky VINO
can be develo ped into the BreatesL
world beating heavyweight OF all
IN pursuance Of his quest, Baker has
denarted from the methods usually Iol-
lowed by sporting managers IN searcn
Of ring talent he mas aRpollltgu
vertised over the whole OF Australia S
3 600 600 square miles OF territory
He has set forth that when choice
has been finally MADE Ior an the
VyCuIdbe champions who have made ap-
pIication and undergone inspection the
fellow chosen will live in clover for
I"9 ge VII III be clothed. fed and paid good
wages and all that will be required
OF him will be TO pay strict attention
10 the men employed to teach him the
science of ringmanshlp ana adhere
strictly to the tenets Of correct liv-
ma Hunt Requires Patience.
Baker recognizes that the hunt for
his idol will call for all the patience
ne is endowed with. He expects set
backs and disappointments and has
made I'D his mind not to be discouraged
or turned aside from his purpose
He believes that even II ne mas car
ried a recruit along to a certain point
some flaw viii develop that viii sug-
gest the ACCESSIBILITY Of calling halt
and sending the novice back to the
mines or the shearing sheds, or where
ever he came from
In which case Snowy will grab
another package of raw material and
begin all over again. He is de-
ternined to find the man he is after
or know the reason why
According to news brought by re-
cent mail there We're a couple Of
hundred applications for the job after
one month OF publicity.
The WOuldbe champions ranged II
age from Is to % years and weighed
all the way from $50 to $50 pounds.
It may be that Baker will become
alarmed at the dimensions his scheme
has assumed, but he appears TO think
that he has & thorough grasp OF the
situation and that he viii be able TO
sift a whole regiment of stalwarts, II
necessary and locate the most prom
ising man in the bunch
A dearth of good HEAVYWEIGHT ma
terial in Australia has impelled Baker
To this course. It remains to be seen
what will come of the scheme some
oIdtime trainers viii tell you that
champions are born, not made, but
whether they are born or made, BAKER
feels that they must be advertised for.
Three Amateurs in Training.
Apart from what the securing OF the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-04-21
Australia Beats Bushes For a Champion
Snowy Fight Promoter Search Of Fghters
teursA Being
By W.

highways and byways Of Austr a LI--
NAV bring forth, Baker has three e
amateur heavyweights IN process 80
development just now Ihese 60
Gordon COghill, former amateur nSdrS
weight champion of Australia, All :
POOley and Harold Evers- me os
named is a west Australian "HO -
unearthed by sam McVea during I o5d4
o: the western country McEed -
a pupil of Evers and coacned NJ ~
along. EWers stands six rect Iht =
and is spoken of as fellow Oh III
finite promise. IL ~,
COghiu won his spurs recenIy Ds
defeating sgd Fitzsimmons, OF Boh
Zealand, a nephew of the veteran Do
FitZsimmOns. The two heaF1eS me- -
the first of a series OF eIlInI 49,! -
bouts at the Rushcutters Bay staol ull.,
in sydney and EitZsimmonS vs.
knocked out in the fourth round - ~
simmons was put down twice IN 80 ia
third round, and although ne DaIIt -.
pluckily was so palpably marked IL IL
defeat in the following round tnal MS
seconds threw up the sponge
The scarcity of heavyWeights IN a u ~
tralia has fired some of the oldllll y. 4 ! : :
with the ambition to get PACK M H.
harness. Bill Lang, who has Deen ot ~
OF the game for quite Wnlle' y
box petty officer Curran, OF ElSIaLLu
some time this month in MelpouI,ne,
The pair met once before IN LOlLu -
and Lang lost on a foul IN the OPEN
ing round
BfT S0ufreS Hears the Call.
Even Bill sQuires-"boshters PHI i
has heard the trumpet call, ana u
fastening ringWard. A great hg4t
seems to have daWned on Bill re
saws he sees now that what allied MN
in the past was cOnceding too much
weight TO his opponents He Is aitei
the light heavyweight title OF aus
tralia now and will never go out o.
his class again. -.
Bits most formidable rivals in the
light heavyweight division are Dave
smith. who lost to Eddie McGOorty IN
New York, and Jerry jerome, an aus
tralian aboriginal Smith IS the ~ ~
HEAVYWEIGHT at present Jerome IS Az
wears old, but for all that IS quite
facor in Australian puglllsm- ne
boxes with the right hand forward ano
reserves his left for knocking out pur-
Outlook Is Gloomy.
All things considered, the OUTLOOK
fOI. the development of high class box
ers in Australia is rather gloomy Jus'
now. The Baker hunt for champion
Dartakes of the nature Of a wild goose
chase and Australia's. most promising
lfehtweights have been squelcheu
Hugbie Michigan. their best man IN
the class last mentioned was deLeal-
ed by Freddie Welsh in London; ana
Herb Mccoy. who was considered Ne
hegan's most dangerous rival was re-
Gently Knocked out in Sydney by Jean
Poesy. a rrenchman-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-04-21

tEeless, Frank Nayin simply cannot in
duce his checkbOOk to emit $1,000
milled edged men as salary for the
Georgia Gem, so Tyrus Raymond Cobb
moves and seconds that he be traded.
The stormy petrol Of the profession
would be an imposing spectacle in a
Hank uniform out in the residence dis
trict Of the Polo grounds, and doubtless
he would be vastly pleased to come
here, because IL is handy to the book
ing offices His career with Detroit
has been filled with anxiety. He has
had TO be the cause of labor strikes.
write pieces for the paper and win ball
games for nine men, receiving in re-
turn naught but mere dFoss, while here
in New York he would have the sat
isfactiOn Of artistic triumph.
Doubtless it's all an idle aIIegory,
born Of the patter of rain against the
windows, but we do wish Tyrus would
locate in this city We love to hear
him talk about his Salary-it sounds
50 luxurious.
Another rumOr abroad in the land Is
to the effect that Connie Mack has Of
fered SIS, 900 and three players, in
Guiding Brown, a pitcher, and catcher
Paddy LapD for the only Cobb. but
the monetary mention crumbs this
yarn to some extent, as those who
know the conservative COnelius, doubt
if he would give $4,000 for anything
but $500