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The Washington times., 1913-02-13
HEAVY SENTENCES
AWAIT THOSE WHO
TAKE AUTOMOBILES
Last Cases Under Old Law.
Have Been Disposed of in
Police Court.

All offenses involved in the taking of
automobiles for joy riding without the
consent of the owners will be punish
able by the imposition of a sentence of
not more than five years in the peni-
tentiary or a fine of s1,OOO. or by both
fine and imprisonment. according to the
new law under which all such offenses
will be prosecuted in the future in
Police Court.
The last cases under the old law were
tried in the United States branch of the
Police Court yesterday.
Two Boys on Trial.
Under the former mode of prosecu-
ton only slight fine and sentence Of
six months in the workhouse could be
imposed. Russell Lucas and Charles
Steele, boys charged with stealing the
machines of several real estate dealers
and joy riding in them for several
hours, were the last to be arraigned un-
der the old ordinance. as the act with
which they were charged occurred
prior to February 8, on which date the
new law became effective. Attorney
Robert /. Miller appeared for the de-
PENDANTS and argued that there was in
ton of the boys. The court dismissed
the case against them.
New Laws Provisions.
The new law, under which persons
taking motor and other vehicles with
out the consent Of owners will be prose-
cuted in the District in the future, reads
as follows:
ANY person who, without the consent
of the owner, shall take, use operate,
or remove, or cause to be taken, used.
operated, or removed from a garage,
stable, or other building. or from any
place or locality. or public or private
highway, street. lot, fields, inclosure, or
start an auto or motor vehicle and
operate or drive. or cause to be oper-
ated or driven, for his own profit, use
or purpose, shall be punished by fine
not exceeding 81 900 or imprisonment not
exceeding five years, or both such fine
and Imprisonment" ..
The Washington times., 1913-02-13
S0RD|D TALE BACK
OF SCOTT'S DEATH
MAY Be REVEALED
Personal Diaries Of Dead Men
Will Tell Whether Supplies
in Caches Were Taken.

LYTTLETON. N. T., Feb. 13.-If any
one Of the supporting expeditions was
in any way responsible for the death OF
Captain Scott and his four companions.
within eleven miles of safety. it will
not be known until the personal diaries
and records of the dead men are placed
In the hands of their families.
The reticence Of Commander Evans
and the other survivors. aboard the
Terra Nova. today excited the supsicion
Of those who visited the relief ship.
that there was some sordid story back
Of what at first seemed wholly a tale
Of sublimated heroism.
Commander Evans said that no
records found with the band would be
made public until they were given
over to the families of the men. Cap
tain Scott, in his last message to the
public, vaguely hinted that his return
fuel. for which, he said, he could not
account"
II the diaries of the other dead men
make similar comment. their families.
1t was hinted today. might demand an
Investigation through any Of three
Geographical Society. or the North
British Antarctic Society.
At frequent intervals on, his way
south. Captain Scott left caches Of
blubber and other supplies. to sustain
him on the return trip.
On two occasions, on his final dash.
the commander sent back return par
ties. The last of these, from latitude
81 degrees 30 minutes. consisted Of three
men under the leadership of Com
mander Evans. In his last message.
Captain Scott commented pathetically
on the shortage offuel and food in his
supply depots.
Experts on polar eploration agreed
that there were two possible explana-
tions: Captain Scott's depots were
tapped by the return parties or the
bluober evaporated.
When the Terra Nova arrived here
Commander Evans refused to talk about
the death of Captain Scott or to discuss
its causes.
THE shortage Of fuel which Captain
Scott referred to Is OF hardly sufficient
importance to deal with in a communi-
cation to newspaper" was his tart
comment
The Washington times., 1913-02-13
HOW TRAINED NURSE
CURED Her PIMPLES

A trained nurse in New York
writes: Oct. II, 1912-"I was troubled
with acne Cor pimples) for three
years. My face was broken out with
pirples, and would at times get like
raw meat. ! tried all sorts of salyes
and soaps. ] received samples Of
Resinol Soap and Resinol Ointment,
and they helped me very much. After
using them 1 bought the regular size
of each. and my face is now perfectly
clear and smooth. My friends are
asking me what l used. and I shall be
glad to recommend Resinol" (Sign-
ed) Miss Il. Virginia Peterson. Train
ed Nurse. 507 W. 10th Street. New
York.
The soothing. healing balsams in
Resinol Ointment and Resinol Soap,
penetrate every tiny pore of the skin.
clearing 1t OF all impurities. driving
away eczema. rashes. ringworm. psor-
iasis. and other eruptions. and maxi
ing pimples and blackheads impos-
sible. Prescribed by rhysiclans for
eighteen years Sold by all druggists.
For free samples write to Dert. at.
Resinol Chemical Co. Baltimore Nd.
The Washington times., 1913-02-13
Rear Admiral Murdock
Placed on Retired List

Rear Admiral James B. Murdoch was
placed on the retired list of the Navy
today He was a member of the general
board Rear Admiral Murdoch was
born, in 1851 and was appointed to the
Naval Academy when he was fifteen
years old. He had twenty-four years
service in the navy. He was executive
officer of the U. 8. S. Panther during
the Spanish war and reached the grade
of rear admiral in 1909.
Prior to coming to Washington as a
member of the general board he was
in command of the Asiatic feet.
The Washington times., 1913-02-13
POSTOFF|CE CLERKS
OPPOSE REDUCTION
OF POSTAL RATES
Head of National Federation
Charges Special Interests
! Would Be Favored Ones.

Postoffice clerks the country over are
up in arms against the plan to reduce
the rate on first-class mail to 1 GEN..
They see in the proposed 1-cent post
age rate danger to themselves either OF
reducd pay or at any rate of a great
obstacle in the way of increased pay.
But that there are substantial rea-
sons against 1-ceat postage apart from
its effect ON the clerks was declared
today by Oscar F. Nelson, Of Chicago,
president Of the National Federation
of Postoffice Clerks. Mr.. Nelson
charges that the movement Is stirred
up by special interests. by the mail
order houses, and not by the general
public.
Mr.. Nelson in an interview today
said:
1.-THE prime movers and those really
behind the effort to establish 1-cent let
ter postage are the mail order concerns
They have formed this so-calied
L"Penny Postage League. ana are III
tlucing commercial clubs and business
mems associations throughout the
country to petition Congress for It, The
farmer and the working man IN the
CITY are not complaining about 2-cent
letter postage being excessive.
Matter for the Future.
"One-cent letter postage Is matter
for the distant future. 1t Is against
public interests and an improved pos-
tai service to advocate 1t at this time
The most formidagle obstruction to
lower parcel post rates and the final
taking over of the express companies
bv the Postoffice Department would be
the deficit created by l-cent letter post
age.
Another phase that enters into the
question of penny letter postage anu
that has not been discussed and Is pur-
posely kept in the background by ad-
vocates of the rate, is the fact that with
l-cent letetr postage the mail order ana
business concerns would be enabled to
flood and congest the first mail with
circular and advertising matter weigh
ing under one ounce that they are now
sending as third-class.
Discrimination Impossible.
1T is the practice now. and the orders
in postoffices are, to distribute and de-
liver first-class mail first Circular and
advertising matter with third-class pos
taee is worked off and delivered as op-
portunity affords.
But with the advent of penny letter
postage the line of discrimination be-
tween the important letter mail and
circular matter would be wiped out and
the clerks would have no way to dis
criminate between important personal
or business letters and very often seri-
Gus delay to such letters would result
when a postoffice was congested with
advertising matter. ...
"I feel that IL the general public real
lied the effect which 1-cent letter post
age, at this time. would have in the
way eof deficit: the obstruction 1t
would be to further development Of the
parcel post and postal savings banking
systems, and the deterioration In the
Congress would be flooded with protest
petitions against 1-cent letter postage" >"
The Washington times., 1913-02-13
FAMILY PHYSICIAN :.
TAKES PRECEDENCE,
IS COURTS RULING
Opinion on Cases Of Contagious
Diseases Comes Before the
Health Office Doctors. ..

Opinions of family physicians have
priority over the orders and opinions
of Health Department authorities in
cases where the latter have ordered
parents to quarantine children with
contagious disease symptoms and \ pri-
vate physician subsequently disagrees
with the municipal authorities and de-
clares the child In question to be free
of symptoms, according TO ruling laid
down by, Judge Pugh. in the District
Branch Of the Police Court yesterday.
Mrs. Annie E. Tucker, of 113 Fifteenth
street northeast, was arranged in court
on a charge of permitting her young
son to go into the streets after being
thorities to keep him in quarantine. Drs.
Fowler, Hunt and Beale, of the Health
Department, testified that they examin-
ed the Tucker child and found that he
was scaling" and showed every EVIL
they had ordered the mother to keep tha
boy in the house. but on visiting tn
Tucker home discovered the child was
in the street.
Witnesses for the defense testified
that Mrs. Tucker had been informed
examination of the child, that moth
ing was wrong with him DR.. L. d.
Wilson, of 316 B street southeast, took
the stand and testified that he ex-
amined the child and could find no
evidence of scarlet fever. He had so
told the mother, he said.
II am here to help the authorities
suppress infection" said the court in de-
Gliding the case. But this situation
places this mother between the devil
and the deep blue sea- The Health De-
partment tells her that her child Is a
subject fit for qua.Snsine, and her fam
lily physician tells her the child Is in
perfect health. In my opinion she has
committed no wrong"
Mrs. Tucker was released on her per-
sOnal bond.
The Washington times., 1913-02-13
North Dakota Society
To Celebrate HoIida,

The twenty-seventh anniversary Of
North Dakota's admission to the union
will be celebrated, with banquet by
the North Dakota society Of Washing
ton in the National Hotel on Washing
toms Birthday, February %.
One Of the features Of the evening
will be lantern slides and photographs
of Sitting Bull and sun dances Of the
Sioux, by Edward Willing Deming, the
artist and sculptor. Several Congress
men will be present to make addresses
The officers of the society are William
A. Kelly, president: Maj James Nc
laughlin. vice president Joseph F. Mil
Ter, secretary and treasurer.
The Washington times., 1913-02-13
White China

Hotel and dining room pro-
prietors are advised to make Sc
lections at once-because while
thousands of pieces are now here
the supply will not later meet
the demand "the fourth" will
bring.
The Washington times., 1913-02-13
Castro Closely Observes
Parole of Government

Cipriano Castro has not abused the
freedom given him by the United States
courts, pending final disposition of ihs
appeal from the decision of the Depart
ment of Commerce and Labor barring
MIN from entry.
Castro has been under the watchful
eye OF special investigators and detec-
tives of the Department OF Justice since
his release on bail. These agents meEe
daily reports and IL is declared that
Castro has done nothing to foment
revolution in Venezuela, and that he
can do nothing without the knowledge
of the Department of Justice.
The Washington times., 1913-02-13
White China

80 Pieces for &c
Dinner Plates, 6 Tea Plates. S
Soup Plates, 6 Ind. Buffers, Tea
Cups, Tea -Saucers. Meat Dish,
Vegetable Dish-all for &c.
The Washington times., 1913-02-13
BIames Newspapers.

NEW YORK, Feb. 13-Mayor Gaynor.
in a speech at Cooper Union. said his
life was in constant danger through the
effect of attacks on him by the New
York papers.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-17

y, ne.umsnt y rsss3 y = 10y o11eatso
p 81 ysilSl, = - ehins. - AstAils'
viii come along - tic nswspepsrS III
due course. euAaee Il 20 my that thego
VIII 30 celebration, with the insv.l
table oratory and doings. Erie. Pa,
the former Put-in-Bay; where Perry
constructed bis feet and from whanco
It sailed forth to glory, will be decided.
" on the map.
The battle Of Lake Erie smashed the
British power In the west, and the Job
was completed In October by General
William Henry Harrison ut the battle
Of the Thames. This was perhaps the
greatest land victory won by the Amer
ican forces, second only to that gained
by another future president, General
Andrew Jackson, at New Orleans.
on March 4. 1913, President James
Madison was inaugurated for second
term. 1t is worthy Of note that on
March 4 next, exactly 100 years latev.
another Princeton man, Woodrow Will
son, will 60 through the same cere-
mony. These two are the only Prince
ton men who have ever starred in this
particular role. The 1913 inaugural was
not particularly imposing hffair. al
though brilliant socially, the immortal
Dolly being then In her element. A.
the president was a studious man. most
of these social duties devolved on Mrs.
Dolly, and 1t is unanimously agreed
that she was equal TO the part.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-17
SMASH the "moxEy TRUST"

The extraordinary revelation of ]. p.
Morgan's power over $25,o0o.Ooo,oO0 Of
wealth in this country brings an acute
consciousness of the need for some re-
form of our banking system which will
check the enormous concentration OF
wealth in New York. Gotham is our
greatest commercial city. and there
must always be more wealth there SO
long as it holds that commanding po-
sition.
That the amount Of wealth which is
concentrated there Is SO dispropor-
tionate to the citys Importance in the
financial scheme is due to our anti
duated banking system. under which
stocks and bonds are preferred to
commercial paper as a basis of credit,
and under which the idle funds of
country banks flow to Wall street for
speculative uses. Mr.. Morgan regards
the enormous power vested in him as
personal trust. but it is observed that
he has administered it to the personal
profit of himself and associates. He
has merely taken advantage Of the
weaknesses Of our banking system. 1t
is time to reform that system SO that
a group of a dozen men will not control
the finances of the nation.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-17

Iona Newspapers
THE RICH DEADBEAT.
TSioux City Journal

All lines Of business which extend
credit lose something on accounts
which are never collected, yet the
amount is comparatively small Elab-
crate systems Of credit rating enable
them to eliminate the professional
deadbeats. and probably 81 per cent OF
the patrons of retail stores either pay
as they go or are financially good
for the amounts owed.
But this does not by any means
mean that the retailer is able 10 COZ
lect 81 per cent of his accounts within
a reasonable time. There Is custom
or habit among the well to do OF max
ing the small tradesman wait 1or MS
money, and this custom adds distinct
ly to the cost of living.
The merchant with sufficient capital
NAV carry these wealthy slowpays on
his hooks for a long time and come out
even by charging higher prices. Ihe
man who pays cash from choice or prln
CHILE is mulcted to pay the interest,"
on this idle money, and the poor man
who must pay cash because ne can no'
ge. credit is also victim.
house decorator recently said that
he would always rather do WORK Tor
comparatively poor mechanic thah iol
q person OF wealth. The former does
not have work done until he is able 70
nav for 1t and expects to pay when the
lob is finished. In a majority OF cases
the more wealthy people give him
great deal Of trouble about paying oHis'
.c+ a. 81 they were insulted when
bill ia presented and get positively
angry if pressed for payment.
small tradesman received a tele-
nhone order for some goods amounting
70 less than a dollar. He sent boy
dozen or more biochs into Inc fashion
able district to deliver the order. the
| purchaser did not offer to pay on de-
livery. The first Of the month Dill
was sent and several succeeding
| monthly bills were rendered without
| bringing a response. Finally coiiec-
tor was sent after the amount. He was
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-17
SOME ONE IS LAUNDERING.

Just as the country had emerged
from a presidential campaign and the
Ian. 1 financial settlements without
serious disturbance to business, ana
manufacturers and tradesmen had ad-
iusted themselves for another year OF
pears on the industrial horizon. Great
unrest among the laborers Of New YORK
prevails and threatens to extend TO
other localities. With nearly 100000
garment workers idle. a portion of the
street car lines tied up by the quitting
Of employees, thousands Of walters Vot-
ing TO quit work, and $1,000 railroad
firemen threatening to strike, business
in the metropolis is greatly disturbed.
These labor disturbances mean the
loss of thousands of dollars in wages,
greater loss to employers and inter-
ests affected, and general curta1lment
Of business and trade. Could the IN
forests involved be made to see things
IN sensible light, arbitration would be
rescrted to and the differences ahlic-
ably adjusted The average American
however, is a fighter and when he once
gets mad he is disposed TO fight 1t OUT
On these lines If it takes all summer.
Once he thinks he is being imposed
unon. he becomes unreasonable. Wheh
the brickbat and the shillalah stage OF
the conflict is reached, both sides re-
tect the suggestion Of arbitration as an
xnsult to their rights and privileges IN
mi. Gland of the free and the home Oh
the brave"
Admiration, therefore, to be effective
must be compulsory in vast majority
Of labor disputes. 1t is time the law
makers of state and nation were awak-
enine to the demands Of the times.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-17
PANIC FROM JEWS EXPULSION
Commercial Trosbie Occurs In kisv,
Moseox and Lode.


Moseox and Lode.
A commercial panic, with many fail
ures. has been precipitated by the
ukase expelling the remaining Jews
from the city e Kiev by the end Of
the Russian yfar. Among those ex-
PEELED are 1914 merchants of the first
guild, with thsF families. Their status
means that thy are traders in large
way Of business. and the Moscow Prod
uce ExchansS in order to protect the
entire home market. has had to petit
ton the Minister Of finance to modify
or delay theIexpulsion.
"The petition sets forth that the 1Gl
Jewish mefihants'do an extensive bust
ness in Russia, with IN overturn In the
past year OF over $25,Ooo,OOO. They
have cuirtnt liabilities of half that
sum in bills of exchange. OF which
three-qhters are owing in Moscow
and the other quarter in LODI
1.-THE Jews Of Kiev have transferred
most d their cash balances to Rou-
maniac md Austrian banks. so that an
immediqe effect of their expulsion
would je 10 iood Moscow and Lods
manufacturers with bad debts and In
volve Thousands OF smaller firms In the
retail fade"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-17
A Noted Csbinet.

Elbridge Gerry came in at the Same
time as vice president. The only other
thing remembered Of Mr.. Gerry u the
gerrymander. James Monroe was sec.
rotary Of state and for time also sec
rotary Of war. Colonel Monroe was as
active as Mr.. Madison was studious
and for time was nearly the whole
administration, SO far as conducting
the war was concerned. Albert Gal
latin was secretary of the treasury.
perhaps the most famous of it's secre-
taries, second to Alexander Hamilton.
These were about the only members
Of the Madison cabinet who are re-
membered to the present day. The
others were perfectly respectable men.
as cabinet members usually are. but 1t
takes rather stable figure to be seen
from a distance Of 100 years.
AS to the invention Of the locomotive.
two or three men were working at the
problem during this very, year 1913.
One of them finished his model. but it
did not work well. and he began an
other George Stephenson was an en-
ginewright Mt the Killmgworth COLI
liery and proposed to build a iocomo-
tive to haul the cars over tramroad
to the port, nine miles distant. His
first travelling engine WIS completed in
1914. as before noted. and from this he
went on to perfecting the locomotive.
Some of those early engines were curl
GUS affairs with cogs and upright pis-
tons. Anyway. they filed the prag-
matte requirement. They worked.
The year that saw the double bless.
ing Of the fall of Napoleon and the
rise of the railroad Is worthy of place
in history
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-17
The CIVIC SECRETARY.

There is a new official in American
city life-the Civic secretary" He
represents the link between education
and life in the big cities. For num-
Der of years American educators have
been striving to bridge the chasm that
seemed to exist between educational
influences and the everyday lives OF
the people. BY means of evening
schools, libraries, extension lectures.
and more recently civic, social, and
recreational centers, much has been
done. It has remained to combine
these connecting educational forces
under one active officer, and this has
been accomplished by the new posi-
ton of civic secretary.
The civic secretary" at Duluth,
Mimi, is appointed by the board OF
public welfare OF that city. according
to information received at the United
States bureau of education. He has
charge of all the local social center
work. Plans to secure the same sort
of officer are reported to be under way
in several other cities Of the middle
west. The official may not always be
called the civic secretary" but his
functions are generally the same. He
organizes educational extension work;
gives intelligent and sympathetic aid to
play and recreation; stimulates discus
sion of public problems; in short he
consolidates and directs the civic agen-
cies of the community for the benefit
Of all the citizens.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-17
Topics of the Times

rhe weather bureau is preparing to
suspend business temporarily While the
xroundhog has his day.
Twenty five additional medals nave
4 heen awarded by the Carnegie commits
saon. What is more to the point,
cash contribution accompanies most OF
thau. Medals will not buy bread and
a,,,tter and heroes must eat.
ig TIE tenacity of the Turks to hang
~ tie ragged edge Of contested point
Es,toula be commendable in better
clss.
~. Untermeyer, attorney for tho
- money investigation committee.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-17
An IeonoelaSt.

~Au over Europe my wife has made
enemies by boldly doubling cherished
traditions" said the traveller, but her
skepticism respecting Alfred the Great
embroiled her In the most serious dit.
aculty An old gentleman who sat with
thin, blue fingers spread above the
feeble blaze from which my wife. red
nosed and shivering. endeavored to
extract a little warmth. expatiated on
the cake-burning episode. Said my
wife abruptly: Don't tell me that
old yarn again. please. don't believe
. word of it,
"Vhy not? he demanded
because she said. there never
was a fire in England hot enough to
burn cakes
Her retort d, for the old gentle
man what the first had failed to do, IL
made him hot. but even SO. he never
forgave her"