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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-08-07
Nine. year old Hen Earned $500.

Nine.year- old Hen Earned $500.
Republic, Ark. Mrs T. NJ Lrrvold
II Republic has lost remarkable
nin"-year-old hen which was hard to
beat ns an egg producer Dnring its
llfetim" the Bijdy aid ninety dozen
eggs. which. NJ II cents II dozen,
means Sl:'.Jo each y"nr raised 9f6
chicks, which ~ nm average ~ 20
cents each increased her earnings
T. "a 90" y total - So 20
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-08-07

be fair. Alfred had we'll bo.Ied his own
last paragraph. II snapped. ANA ]
jumped and graspcd both almost
thought | didn't quite like il and WAS
going 70 read it over again TO see
when there came a procession from
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-08-07
- THE -
Melting
Of Molly
MARIA THOMPSON
DAVIESS
Copyright. 1912. by the Bobbs-
Merrill Company
Copyrights. 1912. by the BobbS-
Merrill Company
LEAF SECOND.
A Love Letter, Loaded.

IONN IONN~'F @NN1NF~N1'
TlHE very worst page in this red
red devil-I'm glad I've
|eTSZrNl written it ut last of book
is the fifth 1t saws:
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-08-07

HHOLl.N. Molly" he said With
Nx 4 perfect rapture Of chuc-
EvTN kleS in his voice. NOW YOU
80 look just - pretty us YOU
The Washington times., 1913-06-05
As to PrOmissOry Notes.

To the Editor OF THE TINES:
That the public may not be mislel
by the statement in the letter of @. L.
p. published in The Times Monday.
wherein 1t 10 stated that q promissory
note is a pledge by the maker upon all
his property. real and personal, which.
upon maturity Of the note. becomes an
absolute lein upon such property. de-
sire to state that this Is an absolutely
incorrect statement of the law. A
promissory note. as far as its value as
a pledge or lein upon the makers
property, Is worth no more than his
verbal promise-neither being Of the
slightest legal value. And the fact that
the note has reached maturity does not
in any wise affect its legal value as a
pledge or lien upon the makers prop
erty. This is the rule of Jaw through
out the English-speaking world. 70
hold that a promissory note Is Of Itself
a pledge or lien upon the property Of
sion of title to property that would
swamp the courts from now to the
other side Of the millennium.
The business value of a promissory
note, as compared to a verbal promise
to pay. consists in the fact that it IS
the best form Of evidence OF the prom
ise, and that 1t can, by Endorsement,
be transferred to a third Earty, free
from any entanglements of other deal
isee. AS pledge or lien upon any
property of the maker. it is of itself
without the slightest force.
Us MR.
The Washington times., 1913-06-05
JAPANESE ISSUE EINANEW ATMOSPHERE

Discussion of the California Japan problem is
transferred from the hustngs to the council chamber;
from the mass meeting to the cabinets; from the agl-
tators to the statesmen from the demagogues to the
diplomats.
The Tokyo government has replied in good tone
and temper to the Washington note discussing the
California law and we are assured that Japans con-
sideration is by way of careful closeknt argument
of her side of the matter. 1t leaves plenty of room
for reply and continuation of the argument
Without doubt the diplomatic authorities are wise
in deciding to keep details of the correspondence
from the public. 1t is needful to provide fuel for
ti,e flames of extremsm on either side the Pacific.
The Washington times., 1913-06-05
Here's a Book

The East Side, volume 4. by Zoe An
derson Norris, published by the author
at 33S East Fifteenth street. New York.
The East Side is a magazine by Zoe
Anderson Norris. and Oberhardt Illus
trates it. Zoe writes all Of the ed
itCrials and articles and plays and
tracts and poems and advertisements;
to quote her, she Is 1T whole show.
Her little magazine is attractive looking
to glance through. and better stfn to
read. Not only does she write Of her
Side in New York. but, what Is more
to the point. she writes for them, and
all of her little stories are founded on
real live news OF ne day.
Although the ntention has been
brought to bear t Zoe was initiating
q certain Fra nd she therefore
changed the VIII complexion Of her
magazine Qiters y, from brown to
white)t one VIII, has this opinion Is
not a good analys The Fra is not the
only one of his nd in the world;
there were more = fore him and more
to come after to I nom the sweetness
of seeing ones en- e self and sayings.
all embodied in pr : which no one can
cut or supervise, the one desirable
thing in life.
When one comes ight down to home,
haven't fOU one wished that you
could say what yoi pleased about folks
and then hand II around for all to sect
The rub comes in the fact that some
of your opinions are representative,
and some are not: therefore cannot be
grasped. Zoe Norris has the knack Of
saying representative things.
The Washington times., 1913-06-05

familiar with those facilities. The freight terminal
situations are generally similar.
The greatest physical problem of rail transport
today, bar none, is that of terminals. The Atlantic
seaboard town that will equip itself with model,
modern system for economical, quick and sure
handling of great quantities of freight water and
rail- will in decade be the fastest developing city
this coast because the business will have to come
to it for outlet.
Mayor Preston, of Baltimore, has the Pennsyl-
vanias proposition under consideration. 1t has been
reported he is opposed to hiring experts in city and
terminal planning to advise the city, believing its
own business men will know best. There is mis-
take at the start Expert service of the highest or
der is needed; Baltimore would vastly better wait
ard be sure, than to make haste now, and then, at
leisure, realize that perhaps the great opportunity
OF her civic career had been thrown away.
Let Baltimore have made for her a forecast OF
the development of ocean-going freight in the next
twenty-five years; let her take a survey OF the
capacities and the costs at the present Eastern ports
let her figure how much better and cheaper she could
do it with such terminal system as is still possible OF
construction on the Chesapeake Then, while the two
million club-that computation will have carried her
antcipatons far beyond thought of the modest first
millions perfecting organization, the town will
plunge into the big affair of doing this terminal
business right, at the right time. Now is the time
for Baltimore to do it right
The Washington times., 1913-06-05
An Utilitarian Ornament.

To the Editor Of THE TIMES:
While they are making the surround
ings of the Union Station beautiful.
they might also add one feature of
practical utility that has SO far not
been done. | very respectfully offered
the suggestion TO the Terminal Com
pany. but to date nothing has been
heard from II. and | presume the mat
ter is not deemed OF sufficient impor-
tance TO pay any attention to. But.
perhaps, IL The Times makes a similar
suggestion something may come OF it.
1t is something for just the plain
peepul." the street car class, and does
not concern those who ride in chaises
In my letter to the Terminal Com
pany | suggested one feature that could
he made very beautiful at no great
cost. and that certainly would be OF
very, sreat comfort to very great
number OF people-a most utilitarian
ornament. Those entering or leaving
the station in carriages have nothing
TO complain OF. but for every one VIII,
drives there are at least ten peouIe
who depend upon the street cars. The
stately carriage entrance Is fine. put
wouldn't II be nice to provide a hand
some and ornamental iron and gI,ss
covered way from between the central
front columns out to and over the car
tracks. so that In rainy weather eye,.
the humber citizen, who docs not drive,
may 30 to and come from his train dry
shod?
Think IT over.
why not make a rifle at them edi-
torlally? The Times is essentiaIIv the
advocate Of the people as n whole. nat
Of any special and privileged class.
therefore TINS seems especially within
=. w. FITZPATRICK.
The Washington times., 1913-06-05
DECLINE AND FALL OF THE STEAK.

We used to smile in a superior way when we read
that the roast beef of old England was raised on the
cattle ranges Of Montana and Texas.
Also we used to smile when we found few years
ago that the little japanese soldier fighting the Rus
SLAMS in the trenches had no more substantial diet
than dried fish, with rice ball or two to help out
But now .' =
The Department of Agriculture has issued bull
letn estimating that there has been a decrease Of 80
per cent in six years in the number of beef cattle in
the United States 1T is evident" announces the
short production of meat" ..
So it would be we'll to haul in the proportions of
our smile and think deeply 1t is startling, but true
that for the first time in American history the ex-
ports Of animals and animal products last year fell
below the imports in value. England has taken to
eating Argentine cattle and Australian sheep.
What is to be done? A prominent Western packer
formally advised consumers Of meat short time ago
10 refrain from buying veal, that the slaughter of
calves might STOP If anybody pays attention to him.
which is to be doubted, only small part Of the dam
age will be repaired. The theory that the breaking up
oe fhe great Western ranges has much to do with it
s not accepted by many, who point out that in Great
Britain, q much more congested country, there are
estimated to be l20 cattle to the square mile
pared with fewer than 81 in this country.
Everyone knows that while the number Of beef
eatte has been decreasing fast the price of meat
has been going up. Why did higher prices fail to
stimulate production?
II the tariff is taken of cattle and meat, it will
scarcely increase the raising of live stock at home
and is very likely to lower it still further. Mean
while, the population grows enormously.
Here is a real national problem the solution of
which is worth every pound of intelligence the Gov
eminent can put into it.
The Washington times., 1913-06-05
BALTIMoRE,s GREAT PROBLEM.

The Pennsylvania road proposes to spend
$4,000 900 betterng its terminals in Baltimore and
that city is studying whether it favors the plan. The
great Eastern gateway to the South, Baltimore
senses accurately the magnificent future of oppor-
tuny ahead. She sees an era in which the most
profitable of all ocean-going trade-the coastwise
commerce of our own country-will increase beyond
possible imaginings of today She sees New York
approaching the limit of maritime expansion for
want of physical facilities: of room and dockage.
She knows that business is going to seek the cheap
est channels of transport, and that terminal costs
constitute of the largest items in determining the
aggregate of transport charges.
Too little, altogether too little, of attention has
been paid, in the helerskelter throwing together of
American cities, to these considerations Their job
Of growing big that it couldn't well be directed
Alright. So Chicago, the greatest railroad center on
earth, is now wrestling with the problem of getting
union station. Ii wouldn't have cost ANYTHING il
the need for it could have been foreseen sixty years
ago; but who, then, could guess Chcago's future?
Kansas City has a similar story. New York has
lately seen half billion dollars invested in pas
senger terminals of two great roads, competing
terminals, when there ought to be no such thing as
competing terminals and still most of its railroads
MOsWithoat terminals in the city proper. These
pe6vadons deal wift passenger facilities in the
tades psq60paa mercy because the public is pore
The Washington times., 1913-06-05
AT LAST, A CRISIS.

Militancy might paddock itself to the grlls of the
visitors gallery in the house of commons and in
terrupt the proceedings by screaming itself hoarse.
1t might burn up half the unoccuped country houses
in England cut the telephone wires, and even plant
an occasional bomb at Charing Cross or within the
sacred precincts of ST. Paus All these things could
perchance be regarded annoying ebullitions Of
femnistic enthusiasm, not necessarily making effect
i've threat against the fundamentals of British
stitutiona freedom.
But what shall be said of so heinous an outrage
as interference with the Derby? Second only to the
royal navee in British traditions and affections, the
Darby" is to British sportdom what baseball would
be to America if there could be just one ball game
year. with all pet players in it and all the year
excitement crowded into the supreme two minutes Of
that tremendous struggle.
And then suppose some militant came along and
broke up the game Would institutions survive ?
1t is but an inadequate effort to transfer to
American terms the picture of militancys latest au
dacty in England One of the traditions of the Derby
is that the King shall have entry, and preferably
the Kings entry should win In the race Of yesterday
the bride of the Kings horse was seized by suf-
fragette and the horse thrown.
If militancy can continue thus shocking British
propretes and decencies, then it is certain to win.
1t would appear just question whether the supply
of militans prepared do such things is as long as
British patience The militants don't seem to mind
going to jail They voluntarily starve themselves.
They glory in every opportunity to be made martyrs.
1t is merely question of the martyr supply holding
out longer than national self-possession can.
From this distance il looks as If the women were
exasperatng the nation beyond the possibility Of a
surrender on such terms Perhaps, however, they are
pursuing the most effective policy for forcing atten-
ton They started out first to impress the Englshman
with the awful thought that property would be in
danger unless the ballot were granted That having
failed to force the ISSUE the one sacred inst
tuition than properly the Brtshers sport, is attacked
Now We shall see what we shall see.
The Washington times., 1913-06-05
REoPENING THE TRUST CASES.

Broadly surveying conditions which affect the oil
and tobacco businesses since the dissolution DEGREES
against the Standard and American, it would seem
that they present opposite outworkings of results
from the law .
The Attorney General is especially disaffected
With results in the tobacco business. Yet it looks to
the public as if real and extremely active competition
has been restored in the tobacco business while there
has been pretty thorough failure to accomplish that
result in oil.
The classification of good trusts" and bad
trusts" has been pretty familiar for long time The
Attorney General and the publics experience is now
giving some idea of new classification that seems
on the way: Good dissolutions" and bad dissolu-
tons"
The Washington times., 1913-06-05
What's on the Program, tn
WASHINGTON Today

Masonic meetings tonight: Naval. No.
4. NJ. NJ: Hiram. No. 10. NJ. NJ; La
fayette, No. 10. social evening: Will
Lam R. Singleton. No. 80; King Solo
mon. No. 81 (speciaD. p. m. Z. A;
Capital Chapter. No. II. R. A. NJ;
monthly meeting of the Masonic Re-
lief Board: Esther Chapter. No. 5,
Order of the Eastern Star.
Columbia Lodge. No. 10: Excelsior. No.
II, and Salem. No. p. l.. o. D. T., will
hold meetings tonight.
X. o. T. NJ. meetings tonight: George
town Tent meets in regular review,
with initiation. IN Odd Fellows Hall.
GEORGETOWN: District Tent meets In
regular review at Mariners Temple.
foot OF Seventh street southwest:
Metropolitan Tent meets In Fythian
Temple In regular review.
Eastern High School Alumni Associa-
ton. annual outing down the Po-
tomac this evening.
Annual ladies day" entertainment of
the National Press Club, at the New
Willard, tonight.
commencement Of Georgetown Colleee
in Castor Hall, $50 p. m.
Assistant Secretary Of the Navy Frank
lin D. Roosevelt will address the
Naval Battalion Of the District MIL
ia, al the muster of the battalion. to-
night
Eeane Council. Knights OF Columbus.
will celebrate the fifteenth anniversary
of its institution. tonight.
The Washington times., 1913-06-05
THIS&T THAT
BALLADE OF THE OPEN CAR.
WkA. Sometimes a Lsstl< srsAe ofAe-

BALLADE OF THE OPEN CAR.
On, Stanley, on! to,oard the open car,
Nor do not stumble nor hesitate.
Lead on, prithee, and take mo far
Where open-face street cars operate.
For they, tell you, are truly great,
And exc superlatiue, grand and fine;
The ,chich Is tohy I am panied to state /:
We hare only closed ones on our line.
With mind uncorried and face djar,
/ sally forth from the house at eight,
Recalling how many things there are
That 90 to make Hving oorth the rate.
But just about as reach the gate,
My spirits travel the sharp decline,
For round the corner the cars auait-
We hare only closed ones on our line.
The GENITAL soul oith the strong cigar.
The all-too-soctdl inebriate,
Aren't IN the Way on an open car;
They're fairly easy to isolate.
Occasion'Hy breeses circulate:
ones cool cen during the hottest shine.
But phy continue, for up to date
We haze only closed ones on our line.
DENVOI.
The closed-up car ! abomin1te;
The free and openish one for nine!
Bst such Is the roy Of horny Fdte,
We hdve only closed ones on our Hne.
Why column conductors bite the fur
niture: well. are you writing some
thing real funny for today?
The Washington times., 1913-06-05
THE DISTRICT AND THE BALLOT.

1t is difficult to understand the viewpoint OF the
Chamber of Commerce directorate in voicing dis
approval of agitation for the ballot in Washington
Is Alaska, with perhaps $4,000 people scattered
over area twice as large Germany better quail
fed to take part in governing itself than Washing
ton?
Is Porto Rico?
Are the Philippines more intelligent, more patri-
otc, more enlightened in governmental science, that
they should have legislative assembly at home and
be represented in Congress here, while Washington
is to confess that it doesn't feel fit to have part in
its own government?
With some knowledge Of sentiment in Congress
and in Administration quarters at this juncture The
Times feels that the Chamber of Commerce could
better serve the District. This newspaper does not
fear that Congress is at all likely to give the BAL
lot and then take away from the Federal partici
patton in the fiscal management of the town. There
is no danger of such thing.
But if any one thing would move Congress to
utter disgust with Washington, to class it as para
site and to begrudge every dollar contributed toward
its advancement, it would be attitude of willing
to surrender all aspiration for the of real
American citizenship. A community bigger than sew
eral Of the States rich intelligent favored, that ac
knowledges its preference to avoid the responsibility
OF voting will not make much hit with the American
public. We shall be regarded as decadent, parast-
ical high-toned municipal pauper, preferring to
remain menial and mendicant rather than risk losing
our pull at the public till. And for that, in the end,
will be in good deal more danger Of losing that
very pull than we would be if we stepped forward in
self-respecting fashion and demanded q chance to
be real Americans with voice in our own govern
ment.
The National Capital ought to be the last COM
munty to acknowledge its surrender of the aspra-
tions, the ambitions, the spirit, the ideals and inst
tutions that make up Amercanism.
The Washington times., 1913-06-05
Hedgeville
Editor
By VIC
By John L. Hobbla

Mrs. Plank says she has learned that
working for a living In not half 50 hard
- working for q husband.
Mrs. Derks says that yesterday her
husband mistook her for another woman
and tipped his hat.
The doctors have advised Mrs. Plank
to get divorce and give her husband
Q chance to reform.
Henry Plank says that II Is getting 20
there is nothing in a political job ex-
cept the salary.
David Craum never has an opinion on
any subject that he understands
Some girls make the mistake Of be-
Heving that a man wishes to get mar
ried Just because he is polite enough to
propose.
The Washington times., 1913-06-05

Reverting to dexterity. We once had
a speaking acquaintance with a man
who could open a can of sardines with
the key provided for the purpose.
The Washington times., 1913-06-05
Creates Discrimination.

To the Editor OF THE TINES:
note your recent editorial under the
heading, IAN Argument That Will
Fail" In reference to Secretary
Daniels recent ruling as to the Navy
Pay Corps, allow me to say that 1t
cannot be construed as q blow At class
discrimination. for there has never
been any. The examinations for ad-
mission have always been open to en-
listed men. and in the personnel D. the
corps are numbered several Officers
who rose from the ranks to their pres
ent position. The edict recently. pro-
mulgated is so drastic as to call into
question the extent OF the Secretary's
authority IN the matter; 1t seems in
dicative of the fact that it's authors
fear to give the civilian applicants
even a fighting chance; worst OF all. 1t
creates discrimination where none be-
fore existed 5000 .
A CIVILIAN APPLICANT.
The Washington times., 1913-06-05
Business Before Pleasure.

From the Martinsburg ". Va. Evening
Journal.")
Mr.. Albert Bennett was a pleasant
caller at Bunker Hill Sunday eve.
Mr.. William Fulk. Of Kearneysville
was a business caller at the home Of Mr..
Harry Fulk on Saturday evening.
The Washington times., 1913-06-05

Some day when the Saturday Evening
Post has a spare page it should con-
slider running yarn about spending
money in New York. 1t would be right
novel.
The Washington times., 1913-06-05
THREATENS COPPER;
DRUNKARD ARRESTED
John Evans Gets Gay With Police
man; Will Have Chance to
Think II Over.

John Evans. 1885 Ninth street north
east was arrested yesterday by Of
ncer Dennis OToole, on charges of
drunkenness and resisting arrest.
Evans. II is said, told O'Toole he
would knock his block off, II he
came near him, but O'Toole took a
chance.
Evans will be arraigned before
Magistrate Conners today.
The Washington times., 1913-06-05
Nix On That. It's S16.37.

G. S. X: For president of the Futur-
list Club: The Congressman who owes
you SIG. Additional member: The man
who borrows five until
The Washington times., 1913-06-05
BUT WE NEVER DID UNDERSTAND
THE SENATE

From the "Herald'D From the .'Herald'D
Another day of The gleanings Of
quizZing, by thelthe day added
Senatorial lobby in nothing in substan-
vestigators yielded tiation Of the
the strongest evi-Icharges that a
nence that mas yetlpowerful lobby was
peeh optained oflworking than had
the existence OF aheretofore been dis
numerous. indus lclosed
trious, and insidi-
Gus lobby" againstl
the tariff bill
The Washington times., 1913-06-05
Not Knocking the Other Ops.
tOrigin unknown.)

Miss Mary Merwire. one OF the ef-
hcient operators at the Bell Telephone
Office. has gone to Philadelphia to un-
dergo an operation for ear ,rouble
The Washington times., 1913-06-05

Speaking Of vocational bureaus. our
Milwaukee correspondent advises that
Mr.. Coyne runs a pawnshop in his
town.
The Washington times., 1913-06-05
Amusements.

Naturalization Opera Company IN
''The Tales OF Hoffman" Sis D. m.
Columbia-'Lovers' Lane" 2:l5 and S.l5
p. m.
Polrs-'The Country Boy" 2:l5 and SIS
n. NJ.
chase's-''The Battle Of Gettysburg," ,
to II p. III.
Glen Echo-All amuscments.
Chevy Chase-Concert by section Of Ma.
yinS band and dancin9.
The Washington times., 1913-06-05

Despite points OF similarity there is
one way in which running a column
differs radically from most lines of
end.avor.
The Washington times., 1913-06-05
MAIL BAG
From The Tunes Readers

Letters for publication should not run more
than two hundred words and should be writ
ten On one side Of the paper only. All COM
municafions must carry signature and address
Of the writer. but the signature will be
omitted upon request
The Washington times., 1913-06-05
THE OLD AND THE NEW.

(As 1t appeared In the New York Sun. +"
September 8. lS3)
POLICE OFFICE.
John Evans brought up for throwing
stones At the house Of Eliza Vincent. who
refused him admlttance. The complainant.
watchman. said he advised prisoner to
desist-the prisoner called the watchman q
rascal. and told him to clear out. or At some
future time he would Get devil Of . nog-
gtng: whereupon the watchman seized hold
OF him and walked him up to the watch
house-held to bail for his appearance At
court.