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The Washington times., 1913-01-12
WOMAN HAS HONOR
ASFIRSI. BEARER
OF OFFICIAL VOTE
Mrs.Margaret Witcher, of Utah,
Selected Messenger to Bring
That States Ballot.

One of the messengers sent to WASH
ington to carry the electoral vote Of a
State to the President of the Senate
will be a woman. According to dis
patches from Salt Lake City. the slec-
tors of Utah have chosen Mrs. Mar
garet Zane ~vitcher to have the honor
Of representing that State in the list
Of messengers to the Capital. This Is
the first time In the history of the
country such an honor has fallen to a
woman,
Dispatches from Salt Lake say that
Mrs. Witcher has been chosen to &c
post the official vote for President and
Vice President with the Electoral, Coz
lege. What this really means Is that
Mrs. Witcher has been selected for the
duty of carrying. as special messen-
ger, the sealed and certified lists of the
ballots Of the Utah electors on Prest-
dent and Vice President to the Presi-
dent Of the Senate.
Requirements of Law.
Under the law, the electors are re-
quired to meet IN their respective States,
vote By ballot for President and Vice
President. make up lists of the votes
for President and separate lists of the
votes for Vice President, seal and GER
tify these. and send one set Of lists to
the President Of the Senate by mail
and one by special messenger.
On the second Wednesday Of Febru-
airy, in the. hall of the House, in the
presence OF Senate and House, the
President of the Senate opens the lists
and they are counted. Here will occur
the actual election of a President and
Vice President of the United States.
When this formality is gone through
with, Woodrow Wilson will be elected
President and Thomas r. Marshall Vice
President.
The electors Of each State will send
a special messenger to Washington with
sealed lists Of their votes. This 10
against loss of the lists sent
in the mails.
No Law to Prevent It.
The question has been raised whether
there is any objection to a woman act
ing as messenger. Senate authorities
say there is nothing in the law to pre-.
vent 1t.
Mrs. Witcher will have nothing to do
with the count Of the votes. Neither
will any Of the rest of the messengers.
Her work, will be done when she carries
her lists to the President of the Senate
and turns them over to him.
For her work, Mrs. Witcher will re-
ceive Is cents per mile, one way. That
Is the extent Of her compensation. The
President of the Senate will certify the
mileage to the Treasury Department
and the Treasury will issue her a war
rant.
The Washington times., 1913-01-12

|, yoosra ,verv xrnve vrhen Tfoi4 NJ, whaf
had 81 nuS,ed Ne counoor - ~ rever
- tsSs NSriroeS q sHe 5000 scssr,
esnsriSlIv vfen he henrS I~fer that
nm IsSries Iesrninx 81 the sffsir. had
zone to the castle. frout, ana fi5ere set
up 5esrfng and cackIlng that drove
hesrd aftsrwsrd that sfrair q prayed
"a the laird that he raved line s mad
man, and. without proyocation. 6itched
Blx Aundra down the cagQe.31zfGs
Ny fafher3 black looks 1f1Ghtened
Nariposa away from the farm for many
weeks. Indeed. he never looked At hef
again without frown. 20 that Mari
posa and I saw less OF each other,
Semetimes We would drive the coys To-
gether; hut she seldom came TO the
house. When she do. her manner was
that Of q child who felt tnet some one
was doing ner wrong-not tnet sne
hed done any,
s But found her one dav IN the cave
weeping bitterly. ! trisd toSomrorl nsr.
ana was s9rpnseq Wnen me 3eousny
ilung nerseIr on Don yonn ana
sopoeo VOTE tnSn eteI.
Jonn-Jonn. Ons po0r so-sonnt
sne crieo. .s.,
supposs sne vs. .nn =. ne ne
Sefe a1o INC ns'uent ~ enS wycus. 10
y .no ~ ne " aho 'u1eis
W s&g. 80 neI
sne salcs ~ son JIM, s0nh
s ~ ~, yu 80 - ~.
$500. w 10 - 80 ! su' Aof 'n's "ss
o..t3 S ssous. szouu - - a.
true, ana tne ogre - true-epo-ano-
Then she began to sob again. rs-
member she seldom gave thought 10
mlstress MARY. II was always poor
The Washington times., 1913-01-12
Synopsis of Preceding Chapters.

After the defeat Of the Spanish Armada
one Of the ships, La Trinidad. appears m
the Bay Of kilellan. on the west coast
o. Scotland. She burns, and the sailors
who escape to land are hanged bys Black
jamie. the Highland laird Of kileilan:
One refugee. Don John. II befriended BY
young Rorie and his father, Angus Mac
lean. brother-in-law to the laird. On his
way with Rorie To the castle TO surrender
as prisoner Of war to the laird Don John
meets Mistress Mary. the laird.s daush-
ter, who entreats him to Zee to safety:
Don John escapes hanging. but il held
by the laird. to do work at the farm
house until the return of his son. Archi-
bald.
Ronald Macdonald. chieftain OF the
Kyles. has discovered Don Johns love for
Mistress Mary. and In q fight which en-
sues Don John kills q man. Feeling ne
cannot imperil Angus Maclean by accept
Ing his hospitality any longer. Don John
hides in q cave known only to Rorie-
Black jamie Is murdered. Don John II
accused Of being the murderer. Mistress
Mary declares her father was murdered
at midnight by Macdonald Of the kyle.-
Daft Leezfe. q decrepit nura Of Black
JAMES children. gifted with second sight.
predicts blood. murder. and war.
The Washington times., 1913-01-12
Supply Committee
Gets. New Orders

Reguls tions for the general supply
committee in its operations in purchas-
Ing the Governments supplies, were
prescribed b. Secretary of the Treasury
Macveagh for the first time yesterday.
Under these regulations the current
each department before a new schedule
is drawn, that each department and
Independent establishment can make
such recommendations for changes in
the schedule as 1t desires. Complaint on
any article will have to be accompanied
with written reasons why the articles
do not meet the requirements of the
department or bureau.
Through the new regulatiins. the
Secretary hopes to do away with fric-
ton that has made the path of the
supply committee a difficult one IN
the past.
The Washington times., 1913-01-12
Murdock 0beyed Wife,
But Didn't Know French

A story on Congressman Victor Muir
dock Of Kansas is being told among
his friends. It appears that while his
wife was in Europe. she wrote to him
from Paris and instructed him to copy
the address on the letter head.
Not knowing French, he did SO, with
the following result:
Madam Victor Murdoch,
Hotel Grand Prix.
Every room with bath. Situated in
large park. Tennis courts along
side. Hot and cold water.
Private dining rooms
Mourmelon, near Paris.
France
And the best part of this story is that
Il IL true.
The Washington times., 1913-01-12
Two Pound Baby Is
Put in Incubator

BROWNS MILLS, N. j., Jan. r.
Having refused to wait for his entrance
cue. that would have brought him
properly into this world some time in
April. the baby son Of Superintendent
Walter Joy.e, Of the Rancocss Poultry
Farm. Is resting comfortably today in
one of his fathers chicken incnbato-s.
The family physician believes the
tiny infant will thrive In his strange
environment. The baby weighed a little
under two pounds when born, but has
gained an ounce already. 1t Is receiving
ten drops of milk, drop ut a time, every
hour. -.,..
Pretty soon he ought to be able to
crow" said the happy father today.
The Washington times., 1913-01-12
No Gay White Way
For Mister Castro

NEW YORK, Jan. R-Ciprano Cas-
fro's hopes that he would be allowed
to ramble among the white lights of
Broadway. pending the decision of the
special board Of inquiry at Ellis Island,
as to his fitness to pay a protracted
visit to these shores, were dashed yes
terday when Judge Holt, of the Federal
circuit court, refused to admit the
former President of Venezuela to
bail.
The peppery general must bide on
the island until the board reaches a
decision. Then, IL he and his counsel,
George Gordon Battle, decide to pro-
test against that decision, they can
appeal TO the secretary of Commerce
and Labor.
II still unsatisfied, Judge Holt said
today, the whole matter can be brought
into his court for a hearing.
The Washington times., 1913-01-12
Donath Will Speak
At Library Meeting

August Donath, superintendent of
documents of the Senate. will be the
chief speaker at the monthly meeting
of the District Library Association next
Wednesday evening in the children's
room Of the Public Library. Alton p.
1isdel. assistant superintendent of docu-
ments, will also speak. Robert A.
Church, of the Navy Department, will
describe the libraries on American bat
tleships.
The Washington times., 1913-01-12
Humane Society Will
Hold Annual Meeting

The annual meeting Of the Washing
ton Humane Society will be held at the
Highlands. Connecticut avenue and Cali
fornia street on next Tuesday afternoon
at o'clock. This IL the forty-third year
Of the society's existence.
The Washington times., 1913-01-12

Don't wait till. your bones begin
to ache, take "Seventy-seyen" at
the first feeling Of lassitude and
escape the Grip.
Delay means much suffering,
Influenza, Catarrh, pains and sore
ness Of the Head, Back and Chest,
Cough, Sore Throat, General Pros
tration, Fever and aching bones,
and may take longer to break up.
1t pays to keep "Seventy-seven"
handy, tits a small vial of pleasant
pellets, fits the vest pocket. At
your Druggist, Csc, or mailed.
Humphreys Homeo. Medicine Co.. I56
William St.. New Northumberland.
BACK PAGE II POSSIBLE PROOF
The Washington times., 1913-01-12

Mrs. John C.-Fremont is spending
some time in Philadelphia She was the
guest for a few days of Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry s. Grove. but is now with Mrs.
George W. Childs Drexel
The Washington times., 1913-01-12

Brig. Gen. r. K.>Evans. U. s. A.. and
Mrs Evans are at the New Willard.
They expect to be in Washington for
about ten days! General Evans is one
Of the officers assembled here to con.
slider the plans for the Reorganization
Of the army.
The Washington times., 1913-01-12

Mrs. Charles L. Bartlett, wife of Con
gresham Bartlett Of Georgia has re
turned to Washington and will be at tn
Hotel Cochran for the remainder Of tn
season.
The Washington times., 1913-01-12

Mrs. Cleveland and her daughter are
spending the day quietly with their
hosts, Mr.. and Mrs. John Hays Ham
mond. a. Mrs. Cleveland does not ac-
cent invitations for Sundays.
The Washington times., 1913-01-12

Lieut.. Julian WILCOX. U. S. NJ. c..
and Mrs. Wilcox, the latter for
meriy Mss Laura Wells, of WASH
ington, will leave shortly for Picking,
China where they have been sta
toned for the last two years and a
half, for a trip around the world. They
will visit in Spain, Rome, Paris, and
London en- route to Brooklyn, n. Y,
where Lieutenant Wilcox has been or
dered to duty. Upon their arrival in
New York in March. Mrs. Wilcox will
come TO Washington to spend some time
with her mother, Mrs. Henry Wells, in
Twenty-first street.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-08-19
From Another POiut of Uezv


that his drug store run according to the dope.
Tip for Thaw; Jack Johnson went that ri
The all
strations could
incidentally N
Eddie hasn't been
o fishing
Huea giving the United
vered
afford for the fellow who
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a Of
false whiskers
Thaw may off claimed. but he
8 in his
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-08-19
What the G0geynmenf Is Dong

Rocky mountain spotted FEVER,
which has hung like a blight over the
eastern slopes OF
Spotted the Bitter Root
Fever. mountains in Mon
tana for 50 years,
may soon be conquered II the govern
ment's public health experts continue
10 make PROCESS in series OF expert
ments which aims at the eradication
of the wood tick, which transmits the
disease
Exactly one year after the tragic
death OF Surgeon Thomas Is. McCllh-
tic OF the United States public health
service, who contracted spotted FEVER
while he was engaged In study OF
the disease, another government phy-
stefan has just transmitted 10 sur
geon-General Rupert Blue a report
on the progress OF the work which
was begun by his unfortunate brother
officer McClintic died Aug. Is, 1872,
but since that time his studies have
been continued almost without inter
ruption by Surgeon L. ID. tricks.
The interesting feature OF the gov
ernment's campaign 10 free the Bitter
Root country OF the dread disease is
the use OF herds OF sheep 10 trap IN
their wool the offensive wood tick
which transmits the fever. The wood
tick. whose scientific name Is Derm-
acentor andersoni, attaches Itself TO
the sheep. but does not give the ami
mails the disease. The sheep are
grazed over areas OF the forest where
the ticks are known TO exist and when
many OF the pests have been caught
in the wool OF the sheep the animals
are dipped in strong solution which
kills the ticks without the slightest
injury 10 the sheep.
The officers OF the public health SER
vice have demonstrated the thick in
festation OF a community can be very
materially reduced by the persistent
practice OF trapping the wood ticks
In Sleeps wool although 1t seems i'm
probable that this method Will en-
tirely eradicate the ticks and solve
the spotted fever problem. because
many sections OF the country are
given over 10 other purposes. II has
been proven. however. that wherever
sHetp Craze tue llChS uttIcdse IdPiu-
~, but that there Is an increase in
the sections given over 70 cattle graz
ing. other methods wifi have TO be
adopted TO eradicate ticks In cattle
range country.
The United States forest service Is
working with the public health ser
vice In the experiments which aim at
the complete conquest OF spotted
fever. and the secretary OF agriculture
has just granted the free grazing priv
ileges for $500 head OF sheep upon the
Bitter Root national forest, where the
experiments will be continued. The
United States biological survey Is
also interested in the work OF Grad
ication OF the wood tick and Is as
sisting the public health officers in
every manner possible.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-08-19
RAYuOND W. PULLMAN.

RAYMOND W. PULLMAN,
Times Washington Bureau, Metropolis
tan Bank Building.
WASHINGTON. Aug. l9--ln the an
no0ncement Just made OF a publica-
ton on prenatal
Prenatal Care care, which is no"
Bulletin. ready for distribu-
tion by the United
States childrens bureau the pubic
is given an idea OF how earnestly ana
rapidly the government Is working
10 reduce the mortality OF infants I'M
der one year OF age only week ago
announcement Was made of the dis
tributlou OF children's Welfare bull
letin which outlines What the var
ious city governments are doing III
bahy-saving campaigns, this ne"
booklet now available tells what IN
dividual mothers can do.
The new bulletin is the first OF a
series OF government publications
which Will give mothers the most au-
thentic information and complete IN
structions on the best care ot them.
selves in order that their eitiidfeh
might be brought into the world with
excellent chances for a healthy Ire.
Many health departments OF cities
and also private institutions nave pup
lished useful information and instruc-
tons on prenatal care from time 10
time but the new bulletin, with the
official O. X. OF the leading severn
ment authorities who have prestige
and popularity not held by most OF
the privately published works on the
subject.
Ignorance and indifference 10 the
principles OF prenatal care are said
10 be the cause OF seven-tenths OF the
deaths OF babies who do not live 10
complete the first month OF life. APP
-proxffnateiy 20 ,ee9 -ba bies die each
year in the United states before they
are one month old, and with the lack
OF care OF the mothers Offering the
cause OF the deaths OF seven-tenths
OF the number, IL can readily be seen
that there is an almost useless death
roll OF nearly 10000 babies dying
less than one month OF age who might
be saved. or the 100000 babies who
die before reaching one year Of age.
II is generally believed that thous-
ands would live 10 grow up into
healthy children had mothers under
stood fully the principles of prenatal
care.
Individual mothers may take an i'm
portant part in the work TO reduce
the rates OF infant mortality In the
United States, which today are consid-
cred excessive, and IL is TO make
easily available the most authorita
tive information. pepared with the as
sistance of medical experts and writ
ten ty q mother for mothers, that the
new publication has been issued A
post caro- request for The Prenatal
Care Bulletin by Mrs. Max West" is
all that is needed TO instruct Uncle
Sar child welfare workers TO mail
II directly 10 ones home
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-08-19

ceive a lot OF attention In this town
next month,
Sothern and Marlowe will appear
In repertoire at the Manhattan Opera
house, Forbes Robertson will begin
his "Shakespearean cycle" at the new
Shubert theater, and John Drew Will
blossom out In Much Ado About
Nothing Just 10 make the name
good. 1t is possible that William A.
Brady may heave Robert Mantell into
the arena somewhere along Broad
way
Shakespeare certainly did write g
lot OF good plays, and no manager
has to pay cent or royalty on any
of them.
The way some American vaudevil-
lians are cleaning up in London IL
giving the ones on this side awful
pains. Melvin Gideon, a song writer.
singer and piano player of no great
renown locally. is getting ST. 500
week In a London restaurant The
management allows him a shilling
for every patron. The popularity OF
American rag-time in London does the
rest.
After Don, the Talking Dog, what;
Why, Lora, the Singing Parrot. Al
present I,ora is appearing at the Win.
ter garden, Berlin, where she MARBLES
twice nightly, TO orchestra accompani.
ment Her owner gets $1.750 weekly
for her actn
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-08-19

NEW YORK, Aug. lS-Paylowa is
to have rival for the favor OF Ameri-
can audiences this winter. Lydia
kyasht is coming over.
Kyasht, like Paylowa, is Russian
and made her reputation In ST. Peters
burg She has since become well
known IN other European capitals.
During the past season she has been
dancing in London. where she has
made the biggest kind OF hit. She
is noted for beauty of face. as well
as OF figure.
The Shuberts have engaged kyasht
for an American tour, and she VIII
arrive late in the fall
The hrst dramatic opening OF the
season is The Silver Wedding" al
n. II. Frazees new Longacre theater
in West Forty -eighth-st
This comedy OF life among the
Pennsylvania Dutch written by Ed
ward Locke, and with Thomas A.
Wise featured, was produced in Chi.
cago last spring. IL is reported TO
have been we'll received there. but
seems too illogical in theme and weak
in construction TO catch on here.
The cast is excellent. Wises per
sonality Is sufficient 10 make almost
any play endurable II not enjoyable.
and a girl named Lillian Ross does
wonders with maid part.
A prominent playwright by the
name OF Shakespeare is going TO re-
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-08-19

loyal Beams, Elm Corners, we'll.
known deputy sheriff, 10 InvestI eating
a report in an anonymous letter 20
the sheriff, that there 10 a blind pig
In this locality. There has been a
faint suspicion that everything aIn't
exactly on the up-and-up In Elm Cor.
ners with regard to the local option
law, ever since Bill Study and Ar
Kettle were discovered In Low Low
ney's horse shed and Bill was reoIting
to Art a poem called "A wreath Of
Roses on an Unknown Grave"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-08-19

by accident, he was Immediately put
10 death. Dangerous brutes. however.
were freely slaughtered. Indeed, one
OF the recognized duties of the kings
was to kill off the savage lions OF the
desert.
One king records on his monument
that he has slain 112 lions for the
good of the people.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-08-19
Diary of Father Time

striking feature of the old Egypt
ion religion was the alteration paid to
animals. The bull received the high
est OF all honors, while the ibis, the
dog, and the cat were also worshiped.
These animals were kept in the tenn
Piles and when dead were embalm ed
II anyone killed an ibis or hawk, even
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-08-19
Another Refusal To Talk.

Wasn't Jason the man who tried
TO land the Golden Fleece asked the
youthful student.
Il shall not undertake 10 say" re-
Piled Senator Sorghum. Il positively
refuse 10 discuss anything pertaining
10 the wool business outside of office
hours. "-Washingto Star.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-08-19
Young's.

The contents Of Ioungs' Magazine
for September are The Shoals of
Matrimony." Louise Winter; Across
the Light Shaft Reginald Wright
Kaufman. The Picture Postcard,
Gilbert Riddell Mrs. Caskoden's Flop
ment. Harold de Polo Too Long in
the Tropics" Alexander Carr; Cir
cumstantial Evidence Percy Atkin-
son; The Twisted Man" Edward
Goodman; "Old Letters Mildred Van
lnwegen: For Woman's Love,
bonafd Il. Hughes. ,rhe Woman With
the Dagger" Arthur Schnitzler; Mrs.
Parmalee's Letters" NJ Hernaiz Be-
cerra; Rates Saving Grace" Viola
Burhans: The Alley Flower" Edna
Rock; A Confession, Yvonne Lemais-
tire: The Bee, w Carey Wonderly,
The Greater Force" Emma Louise
Foster.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-08-19
,o,ItIea, Moderation In Kentucky.

Political Moderation In Kentucky.
We believe the rottenness OF the
primary in Todd has been greatly ex'
aggerated We are satisfied not over
$4,000 was spent, and the whisky
consumed would not exceed 300 gal.
lons.-Elkton (Ky.) Times.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-08-19
WA TER EVER TIVHERE, BUT DOGS
GO THIRSTY AND BATHERS WATT

A. The Times ago attempted the charter
mission that place useless the
getty government as wheel would be o a wagon.
Pc We suggested that generally made with notable
cepns either efker and that the real
needs the city nothing like intelligent consideration
y The Times failed impress the charter commission
81 1t may be did make ourselves plain
could have been
rat the Belle Sunday spectacle there for which
u Detroit should
The bath house opened a o'clock in the morning
By o'clock supply bathing given the dressing
all and girls extended the
length o
And stood WAITNG-CoMPELLED wait IN THE BOIL
II ING SUN DAY
hardship because
the side of the
provision that has been made Belle Isle bathing the number Of
bour people considered
suggests loving mother
who would like humOr her in his desire 81 in wlmmin
accident could readily his the
Inland bath house Sunday holiday
reaches the island than succeeds getting
the within the limit boys patience
the will that he born under lucky
4 and accident possibly befan him.
The line in waiting Sunday morning composed
girls sought the relief from the terrific
heat only to be exposed to suffering
conditions Belle Isle for which the estnaos
blame, positively inhuman.
What the charter commissioners
spectacle Sunday that board of estimates for which
GOOD has placed itself square between the people OF
Detroit and a blessing from the Almighty
failed this body that increased
Facilities necessary the island
Repeated attempts open eyes this incompetent
dollar expended for bathing facilities
through the side of the city health
cleanliness and hardened and rugged
bodies
Once built the enlarged building would
The directed at this
hot time to absolute providing
drinking places dogs
Individual noble young womano do
estimao enwrapped in poit
cal ambition seeking fory in venting personal spleen have
o
police stray dogs has been issued in Detroit
Stray dogs dangerous this time of the year
The order is justified child worth than
dog
worth
Death only agony suffering the possible if
mot probable fate Of the child bitten by a mad dog.
the hot months often because inability to get
drink o
Or dogs go FAILURE TO PRO
VIDE drink Of water upon the
opinions not neglect service and protection the
upon all who exposed the danger the
pnad dogs teehs
We do fail in our responsibility particular say
Aothing Of shortcomings humanity for the beast
And the fact is far from one to be proud Of
of the charter commission
m arrange divide deliberations
brought the things which
dsnied7
pretty get body
anything far ahead from January
winter to
divided might help feel compelled
little gained anytime
beraons measy miser
oomodaton little gnzance welfare beings
n
Oc~or Ic C+oo~oI T., Ave.