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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-07-09
MARC ANTONY
~ GEORGE FITCH.
Asthor Of .At Good Old siwash.~

Marc Antony's real name was Marcus
Antonius. but he was jolly good fellow
and even his political opponents called
him Marc. He was the grandson of old
Marcus Antonius who was one Of the
greatest orators whom Rome ever pro-
duced. and who never ate a meal at homo
during the public dinner season.
It will thus be seen that Marc came
of a good family. He got a fine educa-
ton and picked up all the knowledge that
a college boy with a big income can &C.
quire. As a result he started out in life
with a good knowledge of Latin, a fine
back-stroke with a short sword, an ire
sistible way with women. and a thirst
which began when he awoke and staye1
right on the job.
Marc was born in IS B. c.. and when a
very young man helped Caesar eradicate
the barbarians in GauL He then came
home and, because he came of a good
family and was good looking. he got him
self elected tribune. which was a fine job
and carried a lot of patronages. About
this time the Roman Senate tried to get
Caesar home in order to give him the
grand bounce and appoint a friend Of
the administration and Marc lobbied so
successfully for Caesar that the latter
was able to come home with his whole
army and chase the Senate back into the
foothills.
Marc now became Governor Of Italy
and everyone admitted that he was
coming man. He was a great rounder by
this time and his secretary often had to
hunt through a dozen wine shops and Sc
Guided gardens in order to find him ana
get an appropriation bill signed While
Antony was enjoying himself, Caesar
was assassinated and Cassius and Brutus
got ready to take over the government
But they reckoned without Antony. Has
tily ordering a case of bromo-seltzer and
mineral waters, Antony sobered up day
earlier than usual and at Caesars fu-
neral he delivered an GRAFTON which has
already gone into the l.ooOth edition. 1t
carried the people by storm. and Cassius
and Brutus slipped into a taxi and beat
1t for obscurity. Antony followed them
with an army. and after they had been
disposed of. he, Octavius and Lepidus.
who controlled the labor vote. formed
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-07-09
WEDNESDAY. JULY 9. 1913.
King Caucus

King Caucus rules supreme. Be-
fore his throne the Democratic ma
jority in the Senate prostrates itself i'll
humble submission.
Under the domination of King eau
Gus forty-fve Democratic Senators are
shackled and chained. They have sur
rendered their individual judgments,
they have denied themselves free ac-
ton. There are only five independent
souls on the Democratic side. Two
Senators from Louisiana will not be
driven into voting for a measure which
wrecks the principal industry in their
State and Hitchcock of Nebraska,
Newlands of Nevada, and Shafroth of
Colorado have not yet agreed to yield
their convictions to partisan dictation.
The Democratic ajority in the
Senate has yet to answer to the coun-
try for the manner in which it has
handled the tariff bill The details of
the measure were manipulated in secret
by the majority of the Finance Com
mittee and then the curtain of secrecy
surrounded caucus consideration. Now
comes the caucus resolution compelling
all Democrats TO vote for the bill,
willy-nilly. These are the very meth
DDS which the Republicans were wont
to adopt and which the country Sc
verely condemned. The people want
free and open discussion of measure,
with each Senator voting according to
the dictates of his conscience and his
judgment and not under the lash of
caucus rule.
If the tariff bill is a measure which
is honest and right in all its parts,
and if it is a reform which the people
will universally approve, why do the
Democrats have to resort to drastic
methods to compel affirmative votes?
Why must any Democrat be whipped
and scourged into line if the party is
doing something which will bring
relief to the entire country? The iron
collar which now rests upon the Demo-
cratic majority in the Senate suggests
trepidation and doubt.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-07-09
First Might Critics.

In an article in the American Maya
zine. Walter Prichard Eaton writes:
The theater door man is an important
person on first nights. because as he
passes out return checks between acts
he hears the comments OF the audience.
His ears are wide open on such occa-
sions, and. mingling with the crowd in
the lobby, are other attaches of the
theater. all seeking to overhear the COM
ments, and all rushing to report to the
manager. Not long ago the last act of
play in New York was entirely changed
after the opening night. solely because
the women in the audience. as they left
the house. were nearly all complaining
of the tragic finish. When a piece hangs
in the balance between success and
failure, when 'tinkering' can perhaps
turn the scale, these frank comments
overheard in the lobby are of great i'm
portance TO author and manager. In
other cases they are a barometer of sue
cess or failure, though the ultimate test.
Of course. is the subtle attitude Of the
audience in the auditorium. its spon-
taneous enthusiasm or its GOODNESS and
signs of boredom"
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GETTING THE, NEWS
Bv FRED C.. KELLY

sent to Akron to find out who was re-
sponsible for mentioning his gum in the
papers.
In response to several requests, Pixley
tourneyel to Cleveland to see White He
explained that he was not entitled to any
gratitude; that, in fact. II 1t had &C.
CURED to him that he was giving the
gum lot Of free advertising he prob
ably would not have mentioned what
kind 1t was.
White insisted that he wouldn't feel
right until he was permitted to make
Pixley some kind Of a nice little present.
mo, I won't do that" said Pixley.
but IL you've fallen In love with nv
personality and are crazy for a chance
to use me for an instrument to do some
thing fine for your country, i am willing
to accept a loan from you" And he
told White Of his musical comedy ideas
and how anxious he was for a chance
to work them out without the bother of
earning his living all at the same time.
That being the case, White staked
Pixley. and kept in touch with him for
some years after. while Pixley, in due
course. set to work and cleaned I'D a
fortune of his own.
Col Bob Gates, Washington corre-
spondent for the Memphis Commercial
Appeal. broke into the newspaper BUSH
ness in a small town down in that
State. Once, when he was still new at
tt, a train slowed up in the little town
and number of notable people got OF
to lounge about briefly. Among them
was John Jacob Astor.
Bob Gates was sent to interview him.
He had Astor pointed out to him. and
with q number of questions all ready
to put to him. walked up to the man.
I'm Mr.. Gates. of the local paper
here" said Bob, and"
Mighty glad to meet you, Mr..
Gates" said Astor. with great anabil-
ity. and may I not offer you a cisar?'
He fumbled in his pocket. but found he
was out Of cigars. So he led the way
over to the station counter.
Got any real good cigars Astor
asked the clerk.
How good? the clerk inquired.
"Oh. something at a dollar. say"
"Just got one dollar cigar" said the
clerk, thinking he had called the Gus
TONER'S bluff. 1T is a sample cigar"
So Astor bought 1t and handed II to
Bob.
And now" inquired Astor, plea SAINT.
ly. what was 1t you wished to ask
me?"
Bob was still staring at the cigar.
He put II reverently in his left hand
upper vest pocket. and said
'why-er-that il. mean. 1--we
forgot what 1t was"
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Frank Pixley is a man who has &C.
auired wealth by writing musical come
dies. Any person who goes to the
theater oftener than once a year has
seen a number of musical shows by
Frank Pixley. And to think that a little
bit of an inconsequential wad Of chew
ing gum gave Pixley his start,
Pixley used to work on the editorial
stan Of a newspaper at Akron. Ohio.
and even then had an idea that he could
write stun for the stage. But how was
he going to do It? He didn't feel like
sitting down and dashing OF the stun
for musical comedy at the end Of a
hard days work on a newspaper. II
he just had time to take a few weeks
or months OF and do nothing but write
what his fancy dictated ne knew he could
put the stun across In nice shape. But
he couldn't afford to take those few
free-lancing weeks. He couldn't afford
to do anything but hang on to his Job
SO long as it continued to provide him
with three reasonably substantial meals
a day.
He stuck to the routine. and he might
be sticking to 1t yet. except for the little
wad Of chewing gum already mentioned
in the opening stanza.
A number Of little lakes lie near Akron
and they contain fish. or at least they
did then. One afternoon a fisherman
went out in q red scow to fish for crop
pies. For a long time they didn't bite
worth a solitary continental and he
simply wore out his bait casting into
various likely looking holes. At last, to-
ward shutdown, they began to take hold
and bite and right when the man seemed
to have located q whole young seminary
Of fish, his bait gave out. He yearned
to catch just one more before he pulled
the heavy red scow back to the dock.
But he hadn't 30 much as a piece OF red
flannel about him to put on the hook
He sat and chewed a wad Of gum In his
mouth trying to think of something to
use for bait. All, Ia! Why not try tn.
chewing gum itself? He did so. And
would you believe 1t. the fish fairly be-
gan to elbow each other to get At that
hook. The man caught more fish In the
next half hour than he would have said
he caught IL he had been merely telling
lies about his afternoon sport
He went into Akron with his fine
catch and told Of his lucky bunch In
batting with chewing gum. The little
incident was discussed about the streets.
and in due course percolated to the
newspaper ONCE where Frank Pixley
worked.
Pixley was correspondent for the New
York Sun, which in those days was al
ways on the lookout for Just such odd
little stories as that, and he wired It
briefly to that paper. As 1t happened.
he mentioned the kind of chewing gum
it was. 1t was q gum made by w. J.
White, who was then in the early proc
esses Of becoming the chewing gum
king Of the world
From the New York Sun the little item
was copied into hundreds Of other pa
pers, and Whites gum got about . mil
lion dollars worth Of free advertising.
Naturally. White was ticlled nearly to
death. The news story made people talk
about his gum n no gum had ever beSn
talked about before. and the tide Of
success was turned in his favor moro
rapidly than he bad ever hopsd fse. He
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-07-09
Court Gossip of Interesting
Epents on Two Continents

his theaters and his friends. They agreed
among themselves. after his ruin. to give
him q pension. Publishers made him
tempting Offers for his memoirs. 70 one
Of them he said: MY intimacy with
those whose names might draw readers
precludes me. with my pessimistic view
Of human nature. from writing about
them"
Another editor mentioned the prece-
dents established by members Of the
Royal family who supplied copy" to the
papers and the book trade of great
monarch: and were very much alive to
the pecuniary advantages of the trans
actions. Rxewusky replied: This prece-
dent does not fit in my case. We Poles
are above Royalty. inasmuch as we elect
ed our kings"
Princess Henry CBeatrice) Of Batten-
bergberg, Queen Victoria's youngest
child and mother Of the Queen of Spain.
who recently sold her estate at Osborne,
was the guest of Col. and Mrs. Col
borne at Nonsuch Park, near Cheam.
Nonsuch IL a castellated house designed
by Wyattville. which stands near the
side Of the palace of Henry VIII. which
was pulled down during the reign OF
Charles H. The place was granted by
that King to the Duchess Of Cleveland.
his favorite. who razed the house and
soio inc materials, atter whicn sne d.
vided the large deer park into farms.
the Prussian Royal Jagd Schloss
hunting lodge) of Hubertusstock. where
Prince and Princess Ernest OF Bruins
wick-Luneburg, daughter and son-in-
law Of the Kaiser, spent their honey
moon, is built in the style of q Swiss
chalet and il surrounded by several miles
of woods of oak. beech, birch, and fr,
which swarm with game. among which
are several Thousand deer
The heautiSu, WehrheIin Jake Z. about
an Eng,i,b r,iIs fro,, IJub.rtp,s,ock n.
hank. are cover.d nv,,h h.notn. wo,a.
Tn. I,S.s a, II,,h.r,',..,oat, e.. h,,,,, =,
,ssn No. S;ns Er.S.,,a,~ wy,,,,.,. ~ ~.
.. -
49,. o.. .ss. Is
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I.i,s. III
~ , rnu otner o.nu,nss ,,.
oeh Suueu me Ioose, WHEN 10 punt
on niiy prominence permitting u me
we" Oh tne surrounding country, was q
IaVofite summer residence OF the nrst
Emperor William, but was rarely. II
ever. occupied by the present Kaiser.
Ihe clergy and city-fathers OF War
WICK, with the support OF the Bishop of
worcester. are appealing Tor E@Oo
Shere with to restore Beauchamp Chapel
IN the parish church, where there are
monuments OF the famous family which
ihciuoeo the kine-maker In CHINA II
is regarded as a pious duty Tor each
iamiiy TO maintain the tombs OF It's an
cestors' ana II Is very unlikely that a
pubic SUBSCRIPTION would De necessary
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-07-09

From Hsrpers Weekly.
II it were customary or possible for
the King Of Great Britain and Ireland
rigidly to exercise his royal prerogatives.
he would, in the course of a few months.
become the owner of many vehicles. espe-
cially motor care, that traverse the
streets and roads of his kingdom. since
he is entitled to all deodands. A deo-
dand is AN article which has proved
the immediate and accidental occasion
of the death Of any reasonable creature"
This right was for hundreds of year:
enforced as a means OF swelling the
royal exchequer. and. legally speaking,
could still be enforced. II a man were
killed by being run over. the vehicle and
its contents, as well as the horse, be-
came the Kings property. The number
of reasonable creatures land dog.
might be included by some within this
category run over by motors in Eng
land would keep the King in automobiles
until he would be obliged to construct
many garages.
Figures recently compiled give Italy
a population of "a. 3ss.s14
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, a limited liability company and grabbed

limited liability company and grabbed
Rome
Antony and Octavius soon euchered
I.epidus out Of his share and divided the
empire among themselves. Antony took
the east half and went to Egypt where
he met up with a prominent divorce
named Cleopatra and let his once boy
run the empire while he floated around
in a canoe at night with his inamorato
and made up songs with a guitar accom-
paniment.
All this time Octavius, whose sister had
married Antony, was getting madden and
madden and presently he came over with
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-07-09
The Royal Literary Fund.

From London Chronicle.
The Royal Literary Fund owed its in
ception to one Of those tragedies Of pow
erty which have been only too common
ham. an eminent Greek scholar of Wad-
ham College. Oxford, was arrested for q
trifiing debt, due for his frugal meal.
and thrown into prison, where he died
in want and misery when nearly eighty
years of age. His sad story. on becom-
ing known, created widespread sympathy.
the practical outcome of which was the
establishment Of q fund for the relief
of needy literary men Of all nations. Its
chief promoter was David Williams, .
minister and friend of
Benjamin Franklin.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-07-09
ALTTLE NONSENSE.
THE SEA.

THE SEA.
A fellow swelters at his desk
And OF the seaside plans.
The seaside ID 10 picturesque
With its tomato cans.
A fellow dreams Of waters cool
AZ at his desk he grinds:
Forgetting that the sea 10 full
OF watermelon rinds.
But never mind: the sea il damp.
The breexes salt and prime.
So let US hasten there and camp
And have bully time.
No Cash Needed.
You can have that property for .
song"
''Yon don't mean that literally"
Yes, do. I'll take your notes"
Farn LIE To-day.
THE farmers out my way are COM
planning
Whats the complaint?'
Too dusty for motoring. I believe"
One Accomplishment
your mother baked the best bread in
this town. Can you say as much?"
Maybe not. dad But play pretty
fair game Of bridge"
Not Too Simple.
The simple life would suit my bent.
I'd seek the forest path
II knew Just where I could rent
A cavern with a bath
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-07-09

We have an idea that. If he ever gets
time to attend to 1t. President Wilson
will change the name Of the Avenue of
the Presidents back to Sixteenth Street.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-07-09

An Ohio town boasts of having a
wooden-legged policeman. But that's
nothing. Some towns have wooden
headed ones.
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plenty OF ammunition to speak to Antony
as a brother-in-law. Antony had q date
with Cleopatra and told his generals to
go to thunder and to ring on when they
tried to call him up. His army was beat
en-. his navy sunk. and Antony killed
himself to escape serious consequences.
The death of Antony should teach US
that when We have talents We should not
soak them in alcohol. Nothing corrodes
a talent so much as alcohol.
Copyright, Isl3 by George Mathew Adams.l
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-07-09

ITO the victors belong the spells" is
always good doctrine-unless the other
crowd happens to be in power.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-07-09

Col Roosevelt has secured permission
to carry a pistol. This is the first time.
We believe, that he ever asked permission
to do anything.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-07-09
Ev.ains the Inheritance r.x.

Fun the London Timea
Sir Lancelot Aubrey-Fletcher. who
owns 1000 acres of land In Glamorgan,
has written to his tenantry, notifying
them that he has made over to his son.
n. L. Aubrey-Fletcher. the estates to
which he succeeded in 1901. He says the
death duties then crippled him. and an
other set would probably cause the
breakup Of the estates. which he 10
anxious to avoid, believing the farmer to
be best Oh - large. well-managed g.
tstA
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-07-09

Our Wall Street exchanges argue that
tax on cotton futures would be step
backward
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-07-09

The trouble with the average young col
lege graduate is that he had rather get a
salary of 81 a week than to earn 81 a
week in wages.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-07-09

This is fine time for the hens to be-
laying up for cold weathe
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From the New York Sun.
II Edward Lauterbach has any enemy
that hates him as David Lamar loves
him, even that enemy must pity him
after yesterday. His self-exposure. his
admission of up and down. whole cloth
lying, which he alphabetically calls lex
aggeration;" his consolation with an
obscene bird of prey. his knowledge dis
closed inadvertently of the game in
which Congress was the gull since
wall Street. declined to be, his miser-
able shifts and subterfuges and windings
out; what wretched. sordid, shameful
history Of chicane, intrigue, false rep
resentation. trick and device.
This man has been a member of the
bar for forty-seven years. How much
longer is he to remain a member of
the bar?
From the New York American.
1t is just as well at last to have a
ruling on the point when does an ex-
aggeration become a falsehood?"
Senator Reed has supplied the defn!-
ton and it has been Endorsed by no
lesser legal light than Edward Lauter-
bach.
Mr.. Lauterbach admittedto the Senate
lobby investigation committee that he
had told Lewis Cass Ledyard that "he
had looked over the situation in Wash
ington." whereas he had done nothing
Of the sort. Whereup6n Senator Reed
demanded:
Then when you said you had looked
over the situation you told a false
hood?'
That was an exaggeration, will ad-
nit" said Lauterbach.
But" continued the Senator. "a de-
liberate exaggeration Of the facts Is a
falsehood. il 1t notT'
well, yes; IL you insist upon that
particular word" said Mr.. Lauterbach.
These particular words are recon-
mended to the notice Of the grievance
committee of the Bar Association.
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Viewpoints.

you shouldn't be dissatised." said the
Optimist. Look ut all you have"
Yes asssnted the Peostmist: but
look It IN haven't
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1t is indeed a wet day when the British
suffragists do not burn something.
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Figures recently compiled give Italy
a population of "a. 36s. s14
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A Summer Bargain.
Grace is always good at bargains"
How now?"
MY coat Of tan cost $50. She got
one just like it for $40"
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Some people never go anywhere on Fri
day because they never have any none
until Saturday.
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Farm Life Today.

THE farmers out my way are com
planning"
whats the complaint?''
TOO dusty for motoring. I believe"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-07-09

Your mother baked the best bread in
this town. Can you say as much?"
Maybe not, dad. But play pretty
fair game of bridge"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-07-09

Not Too Simple.
The simple life would suit my bent.
I'd seek the forest path
II / knew Just where could rent
A cavern with q bath.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1913-11-13
Hale entrevista a "a
rranZa.

william B. Hale, quien Sc su
pone representante personal de
Wilson, lego el martes en- Ia no
che a Nogales y desde luego cru
20 Ia Inca divisoria celebrando
una conferencia con Carranza.
va nadie duda que el cltado
individuo, fracasadas las nego-
ciaciones con ell Gobierno del Ge-
neral Huerta, anda viendo por
cuenta de Ia Casa Blanca 81 llega
a un acuerdo con ell jefe de Ia re-
voluci6n.
Hale ha sido viSitado en- su no.
tel por connonatos carrancistas,
Y para hoy era esperado el prin-
cipio de las conferencias forma-
les entire 81, Carranza y los Sc
cretarios de este.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1913-11-13

La noche del lunes reclblo Ell
Secretario Bryan la nota presen-
tada por ell Gobierno del General
Huerta a los diplomaticos extran-
jeros acreditados en- nuestro pals,
Ia cual, frmada por ell Ministro
de Relaciones Sr. Moheno, dice
10 siguiente:
DE acuerdo con 10 que esta-
blece ell artfculo 81 de la Consti-
tuci6n, y en- vista de la falta de
un Presidente o un Vicepresiden-
te Y un Secretario de Estado, y
la falta del Departamento de Re-
laciones EXteriores, la presiden-
cia provisional qued6 a cargo del
Secretario de Estado Y del Des-
pacho de Gobernaci6n, Gral. Vie,
toriano Huerta, quien desde en-
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1913-11-13
Los federaIes recupera,
ron Torre6n.

Despachos procedentes de Gu
dad Juarez aseguran que ia CO.
Jumna militar del Gral. RefugiO
yelazco ha desalojado a los re-
beldes de Torre6n, apoderandose
de Ia plaza.
Ell Gral. Velazco ha sido NOM
brado Comandante Militar de To-
rre6n, Y una de sus primeras me-
didas ha sido enviar refuerzos a
Chihuahua para evitar que calga
en- poder de los rebeldes.