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The Washington times., 1913-09-08
MAKING A JEST OF THE LAW.

Anyone who has had an opinion that justice is
better administered in Canada than in some of the
States of the Union will have that opinion rudely
Jared by the arrest of William Travers Jerome al
Coatcook on the charge of common gambling on
railroad property" to wit playing penny ante
in his automobile while waiting for the end of one
of the Thaw hearings.
Whether it was due to local politics." as stated
in some of the dispatches, or not, the arrest was
evidently petty piece of business in which the law
was debased by being used as an instrument to vent
spite against Jerome for his attitude toward Thaw
1t seems that the judicial machinery of Canada had
not been made sufficiently ridiculous by hysterical
outbursts on the part of crowds assembled in the
courtroom.
The whole proceedings since Thaw was captured
in his flight from Matteawan have tended to show
that Canadian law can be made an instrument for
obstructing justice with about the same ease that
we are familiar with in this country. 1t was simple
matter in the beginning arrest of fugitive from
an asylum for the criminal insane in New York
Either he ought to be returned to New York, or he
ought not to be returned But, apparently this is
about the last point that is likely to be passed upon
Englands lord chancellor, from his temporary
point of vantage in Montreal, has had good chance
to see how in one of Britains dominions, at least
the standards that the world has been accustomed
to associate with British justice have been dragged
in the dust
The Washington times., 1913-09-08
Here's a Book

Royal women; by Mary Rtdpath-
Mann. published by A. c. MCCLURE .
Co., of Chicago.
There 10 no romantic novel Of the past
or Of the present which exceeds 10 in
tensity Of interest. the tales Of the
lives Of Queen Elizabeth. Mary Queen
Of Scots. Marie Antoinetts. and the
Empress Josephine. which Mary BID
path-Aann has made into her book.
Royal Women"
Aside from an historical value. this
little volume has the rare charm Of
being founded on real occurrences. for
the love stories. and actual lives and
Characters of the heroines themselves
form the substance Of the stories.
New light Is shed on the lives Of other
famous figures in history through the
recital Of the trials and successes Of
these women. Especially 10 this true In
the case of the history Of the fated Em-
press Josephine. through whose vision
We see Napoleon
The authors style IL delightfully."-
simple.
The Washington times., 1913-09-08
SOME ExAGGERATloN. SURELY!

That good deal of very undesirable drama is
being staged in New York this season may be &C
cepted without much reserve, this not being so tre-
mendously different from other seasons and the
offerings including, by common agreement some un-
usually bad specimens.
Notwithstanding, when the yellow press an
nounces that the metropolitan police were shocked
on investigating some of the prurient plays we feel
moved to protest. not against the plays or the police,
but against such extremes of journalistic sensational
ism. The New York police has just one chance to
be really shocked Lieutenant Becker is at Sing
Sing under sentence to receive the shock, as sort
Of vicarious sacrifice for the organization.
The Washington times., 1913-09-08
THE REFRIGERATION CONGRESS.

1t is only year Or two since the man who dis
covered the possibility of making artificial ice died
He was living in Florida when his wife became very
i'll of fever. Ice not to be had and he, having
some practical knowledge of chemistry and physics,
experimental with the artificial production of COOL
ness. Everybody knew he was crazy but he ended
by making ice for Florida and lattery they are build
ing monuments to him.
The time is Short but the progress impressive,
between that incident and the holding of an inter-
national refrigeration congress. Refrigeration is now
recognized as one of the most valuable processes
civilization knows; valuable because makes possible
to produce store, transport, and market foodstufs
of all kinds that without refrigeration could never be
placed in the users possession. That means not onIy
that the oranges of California and the lemons of
Palermo may be fed to the world, but that our own
South may become great meat-producinp country.
Even this is but beginning The tropics NAV be
opened to the real service and habation of civliza
ton Our sanitary authorities have proved that civil
lied Caucasans may live in comfort and safety under
the tropics simple processes have done away with
the dreaded maladies that once we're supposed TO
make the equatorial countries impossible for white
men. The imagination is appalled, at thought of the
vast productive possibilities of the equatorial belt
and sanitation, plus refrigeration assures that they
may be conquered and harnessed to the service of hc
whole race.
Development of refrigeration apparatus, from the
magnificent plant that keeps cty's meat supplies
down to the little Chill room" that is becoming q
feature of many farms and will presently be neces
sity of most of them, has accomplished wonders.
There will be few more interesting exhibitions this
year than this of the refrigeration processes and
machinery.
The congress meets first in Washington later
adjourning to Chicago, where the exposition will be
held, showing methods, apparatus, and processes.
The Washington times., 1913-09-08
Don't Hurry.

vAMES H. WALLS. the fly man OF
Boise" has made Idaho the most
sanitary and the most fiy-proot
State in the Union. Mr.. Walls,
discussing his success. laughed and
said:
II have succeeded in eradicating the
ay by making all Idaho hate the fly,
even as poor old Dan Carson hated his
wife.
Poor old Dan lay dying. His wife,
melting a little for once. said to him:
You're going. Dam
Dan, his eyes closed. made no an
swer. His wife then repeated. with a
sigh:
low YOU
Upon this Dams CLASSY orbs opened.
and he said in a hollow voice:
You stay here as long as you can "
New Orleans Daily States.
The Washington times., 1913-09-08
TARIFF BILL WILL PASS.

There is good deal of disaffection among Demo.
cratic Senators with the tariff measure, and this
fact, together with the uncomfortaby narrow margin
of Democratic strength in the upper chamber, has
caused much about the fate of the bill Re-
Gently the situation has been rendered more diff.
6cut by the rising insurgency against caucus rule
and the differences of opinion on some basic features
Of the measure, notably income tax.
But the bill will pass. In the final test it will
get all the Democratic those of the Sena-
tors from louisiana This is the inside opinion OF
men who are best placed to know the exact sig
nifcance of protests which are now making. The
protests we'll grounded and thoroughly defensi-
bic: 1t is dangerous business for party which
calls itself democratic to get into the habit of ac-
cepting such bossism has been served this session
Subserviency to such domination means the loss of
Capacity to perform, except under the lash. Ulti-
mateIy that spells wreck for the party. Legislation
must finally mean a meeting of the minds, not
paralysis of the legislative independence
For the tariff bill to fail of passage would mean
that the country would have the disracting tariff
issue with it at least till after the Congressional elec-
tion next year. The election will be held in Noxem-
Der; the Congress then chosen will not meet till
March 4, 1915, at earliest Should the tariff bill now
fail, a disguised country would be very likely to
weaken rather than strengthen the Democratic hand
in the new Congress- with the result that the tariff
fght would be carried right into the Presidential
campaign with the effort at accomplishment still
pending and the country harassed by the increasing
uncertainties There is one thing worse for business
The Washington times., 1913-09-08
EXTREMES OF PARTIsANsHIP.

Evidently it is the deliberate wish and purpose OF
the Democratic organization in Congress to make it
impossible for any Republican to vote for the tariff
bill In the face of widespread belief that Presi-
dent Wilson himself favors the creation of proper
tariff commission, the Senate voted down the plan.
That was, of course, fully expected; but it will be
thoroughly repented about the time when the Demo-
cratic party-if it is then in power-confronts the
necessity for making another Congressional revision
of the tariff.
II is inexpcable that party vote should reject
the Cummins amendment to prevent railroads nullify-
ing the tariff duties by granting lower rates on i'm
ported goods than on those of domestic production.
This is not question of tariff at all; it is one of
cuseless discrimination and the Democrats, profess
ing opposition to the whole theory of protection
suredly should be anxious to compensate in some
measure by giving the American manufacturer a
square deal in transportation rates. If the Cummns
amendment was not germane to a tariff bill it may
be answered that about half the matter in the meas
ure is no more so.
The Washington times., 1913-09-08

>(Y oOK the part whether you've
got the Part or not" Is the
dictum Of those who know.
Keep up your front" Is
another way Of expressing the same
thing.
Interpreted ir terms of English, the
nearing is that keeping up that right
kid Of an exterior helps a lot when
the case looks pretty bad. The man
who has not discovered the positive
a brush-off in certain contingencies OF
life cannot be said to be an experienced
man.
Somehow the disaster looks less dis
astrous when we meet II dressed In our
best, or even when We muster the en-
ergy and nerve to don our best after
the blow has fallen. Nothing is to be
gained by shambling shabbily around
after the catastrophe. A good deal Is
to be gained. however, by putting on
our best front Qiterally as we'll as fig.
uratively) and sizing up the situation
from the better angle created by the
consciousness that at any rate we don't
look as bad as we feel.
vincibility formed by the feeling that,
no matter how bad the conditions actu-
ally may be. We are able to mask them
partially or completely by presenting
the kind Of a front that Providence de-
signed US to. wear. 1t does not help
US in the least to feel that everybody
we meet is aware of the fact that We
are In hard luck. On the contrary II
actually Injuries US. and in a highly
sensitive spot. namely, our self-esteem.
And when We really are in hard luck
we need every particle Of self-esteem
that has been bestowed upon US or that
we have contrived to pick up in the
progress of our journey through life.
The spick-and-span man or woman is
a vastly more competent individual in
the teeth Of any imaginable kind of
trouble than the man or woman who
goes to seed externally under the visi-
tation of adversely.
sive clothing in order to achieve the
proper kind of front" The thing Is
TO wear the best we've got in the best
Way IL can be worn. Il Is the feeling of
freshness, of brushedness. Of renewal.
that puts the whalebone in our spirit
in way Of speaking. when the case
looks its worst.
The man who is able truthfully to say
to himself, .I look a blamed sight bet
ter than l feel has a pretty good
working chance, before very long, to
feel as good as he looks.
When defeat perches on your banner,
brush off the banner! That Is one way,
and a good way. to invite victory to
come along and do some perching.
The Washington times., 1913-09-08
The Unknown Quantity.

--.L bet she WILL" began the rash
- youth.
"Don't"' interrupted his older
and wiser companion. Don't
bet that she will ever do anything.
You can never tell what woman will
do"
But" protested the young man. IL
was going to bet that she would do
the unexpected
Don't" repeated the older earnestly.
Even that IL no safe bet"-Ju1Be.
The Washington times., 1913-09-08
Old Hunger Strike. /"

A long ago as the reign Of Ed
~ ward III the hunger strike was
n known in England. Cecilia,
wife of John de Rygaway. was
In 1857 confined in Nottingham Jail on a
charge OF numbering her husband, and
there. according to the old records, she
abst1ined from meat and drink for for
t. days. When being reported to the
King he was moved by piety and for
the glory of God and the Blessed Vir-
gin to grant the woman a pardon. -
The records say nothing of her guilt or
innocence. nor do they throw any light
on fourteenth century ideas of forcible
feeding.
The Washington times., 1913-09-08
Made No Difference.

TWO women were mutually con-
fiding their troubles.
You can't think how this
high cost of living affects u.s."
confessed one. why, my bills for
clothes alone are more than twice as
large this year as they were last year.
Mercy" gasped the other, 81 don't
see how your husband can afford itv'
That's the answer-he can't" said
the first. But he couldn't afford IL
last year. So what's the differencey'
Chronicle Telegraph,
The Washington times., 1913-09-08
BEN ADHEM.

Among things that cut into columnine
time is gazing out Of the window at the
sledge-wielders driving spikes Into the
Pennsylvania tear-up, We have We,
to see one Of them miss. and every
blow is a full arm swing over the head.
One Of the earliest jobs held part way
down by the perpetrator of this pipeline
of perspicacity was that Of chairman in
a surveying corps, and the boundary
stakes that we drove into the universe
were terrible things to behold. To this
day they are pointed out to the sur
veying novitiate as examples Of how
not to 60 at it.
The Washington times., 1913-09-08
ONE WAY IN,


I find that for yours truly it's impossible
to, scare up ~....
A notion OF the Ultimate pest;
l do not know the reason for the Penn
sylvania tear-up
And l car not knock the laundries
galley west
1t il equally unfortunate I don't live in
Mt. Pleasant,
And cannot discourse about the open
car,
And I'm awfully embarrassed to an.
pounce that just at present
I know nothing Of how slow our Con-
gress are.s
And your other themes and subjects-
well. I guess I've simply missed 'em;
1 am ignrant and unknowing Of them
ell:
So frank and plain confession seems
the only likely system
By which can get my name into the
RUFUS THE READY.
sZowie,-Ed
The Washington times., 1913-09-08
A TROUBLESOME

n old colored woman came into
n a Washington real estate Of
~ flee the other day and was
recognized as a tenant of a
small house that had become much
enhanced in value by reason Of the
building of a new union station in
that neighborhood. Look here. auntie
we are going to raise your rent this
month" the agent remarked briskly
Deed, an Abs glad to hear dat
sah," the old woman replied. ducking
her head politely. Mighty glad. 70
sho' case All des come in hyah ter
day ter tell yo' all dot All couldn't
raise hit dis monthr'-Harper's Mag.
azine.
The Washington times., 1913-09-08

And, similarly. data to noon of last
Saturday show that there exist 9l4 car
toonic burlesques Of the September
Morn" thing. the average yield of guf-
flaws therefrom being naught and no
one-hundredths to the each.
The Washington times., 1913-09-08
FAMILIAR PHRASES.
III.
A small army Of men.

Feebly as we encompass the political
patronage situation. 1t appears that men
whose party is out Of power consider it
no less than pathetic that faithful old
employees should be turned out Of their
jobs for political reasons
The Washington times., 1913-09-08
No; That's Her Sister.

G. s. X: l know not the name of the
anonymous miss who does those Cublst
poems for you. but so far as 1 can tell
she is the lady who writes most of the
advertising poetry in street cars.
CHEVY CHASE
The Washington times., 1913-09-08

The smoke OF Pittsburgh means q
loss Of ten million a year. but the in
vestigators have failed to consider an
item on the credit side. Which il that
contributors to Puck" and Judge"
clear $3,475.sI.JO annually from pennins
wheeZes on the theme
The Washington times., 1913-09-08
WHAT'S on tie Program, n
Washington Today

Baseball-Washington VS.. New York.
American League Park. $50 p. m
Steamer st. Johns leaves Seventh street
wharf at D. m. for forty-mtlo Hoan-
light trip.
Weekly meeting of Central Labor
Union, Typographical Temple. ks3-5 c.
street northwest. p. m.
Meeting Of the Hilisdale Citizens, AS
scciation. evening.
Meeting of the East Warrington
Heights Citizens Association, evening.
Meetings, evening:
Masonic-Dawson Lodge, No. 1S. and
Stansbury. No. "a; Anacostia Chapter,
No T. Royal Arch: Temple Chapter.
the Eastern Star.
National Union-Federal Council, Pyth-
Ism Temple; Presspen's Council,
Eagles Hall: East Capitol Council, IA
Pennsylvania avenue southeast
Red Men-Great Council. the New Will
ard, a. M; meeting Of Usage Tribe
No. s. Fifth and G streets northwest.
evening.
Knights Of Fythias-Decatur Lodge, No.
8: Calanthe. No. il. and Equal, No. IL.
ODD Fellows-Union Lodge. No. u: Cow
Beacon. No. Is. Esther. No. s Re-
bekah Lodge.
X. o. T. M-National Tent, No. I. old
Masonic Temple: Mount Vernon Tent,
No. 4, Northeast Temple; Anacostia
Tent, No. I. Masonic Hall. Anacostia.
knights OF Columbus-Regular meeting
of Potomac Council
Concert by United States Marine Band.
U. 5. Marine Barracks. 4:30 p. m.
Meeting Of conventions committee.
Chamber of Commerce. Twelfth aAd E
streets northwest. noon
Examination of applicants for cadet.
slips at West Point. the Franklin
School. p. m
Concert by United States Soldiers
Home Band, band stand. 1 to $40 .. N.
The Washington times., 1913-09-08
No; Did YOU Beat It?

Sir: Dined out with a friend the 9th.
er night. The waiter brought three
rolls. I'asked him why he didn't make
it two or four. there being an even num-
Der of us. He said he always brought
three. and that we could leave one on
the plate IL there were too many. Can
you beat It? .-....- &
The Washington times., 1913-09-08

than bad tariff policy actually in effect, and that
is persistence of uncertainty and chickering's about
tariff Let the tariff bill pass, just as soon as
possible
The Washington times., 1913-09-08

Getting a line On the Yankees from
the sport page. it seems that they will
play here again this afternoon, pending
the resumption OF the regular season
tomorrow.
The Washington times., 1913-09-08
THIS& THAT
With Sometimes Little Of the oths,

TY COBB. contrary to our statement
of yesterday, is not leading the league
in batting. We were wrong in saying
that he was. We made a mistake Our
error column now shows four misplays
in thirty-six weeks-an average, figur-
ing twenty-five chances to a column, Of
1926 plus. And yet people send pos
tails.
Account for II we can not, but the
civilization that arrests drivers for
leaving their vehicles standing with left
wheels to the curb is the same that
countenances 'near-beer" in prohibition
cities and permits railroads with defec-
tive equipment to pay dividends.
The Washington times., 1913-09-08

PERSONAL FRENZY.
From the New York "Journal.")
These are compounded together.
The Washington times., 1913-09-08

We are stranger to the bylaws of
the street car companies. but we doubt
If there be clause therein requiring
every stout woman with a suitcase and
an umbrella to wait for a particular
open car and enwedse herself into the
very seat we're occupying. Yet every one
does.
The Washington times., 1913-09-08

HAPPY, also. the Climbers may be
taking the Maps dust because tbey
are TOO passive. too prone to take II
easy and thus lacking in the fuel that
keeps the Maps going.
The Washington times., 1913-09-08

The Senate of these U. S. will pass
the well-known tariff bill this evening,
thus narrowing the field Of columninR
ten inches at one (. 8.
The Washington times., 1913-09-08

Now. If some one would just ask us,
'Whaddye mean the fuel that keeps
the Maps going p"
The Washington times., 1913-09-08
Amusementa

Columbia-.A Rolling Stone" Sis p m.
Polrs-"Under Southern Skies" SIS
p. m.
Academy-"The Littlest Rebel" sis
p. m.
Keith's-Eddie Foy and vaudeville. Els
and S:15 p. m.
Naturalization pictures. s:15 and s:lS
p. m
Cosmos-Vaudeville.
Casino-Vaudeville-
Gayety-"The Gaysty Girfs," ?:lS ana
sis p. n.
The Washington times., 1913-09-08

G. S. X: Why. please, are all haber.
dashery clerks thin men?
The Washington times., 1913-09-08

We'd tell him We mean nsphtha.
q. 8. K
The Washington times., 1913-09-08
Question,

They Grew So Worrying Over Foolish
The Washington times., 1913-09-08

Add danciful names: Gamboa
The Washington times., 1913-09-08
Keep Up a Front

oOK the part whether you've
got the part or not" Is the
dictum Of those who know.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-12
EDDYVlLIE.

Mrs. Cora Strange of Des Moines
is visiting at the home of her sister,
Mrs. Frank Kussart.
Mike Wassel who has been quite Ill
was taken to Ottumwa Wednesday,
where he underwent an operation for
appendicitis
Mrs. Eva OFT and son Theodore are
visiting relatives this week in Mt
Pleasant.
Mrs. Dora Harding went to Frederic
Wednesday to nurse the little son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Fry who is seriously Ill
with typhoid fever.
R. J. Oldham and Lee Warner made
a business trip to Burlington We'd
nesday.
A. Stuber and Miss Sue Stuber Of
Mt. Bideo, Mimi, were guests We'd
nesday at the Joe Johnson home south
of Eddyville.
Drs. F. e. Vance and E. L. Bay were
business callers in Ottumwa Wednes-
day. .-"
Miss Pearl Williams who Is nursing
a patient at the Ottumwa hospital
spent Wednesday in Eddyville visiting
her sister Mrs. Geo. Stephenson.
Miss Katie Gallagher came up from
Ottumwa Wednesday and spent the day
visiting her sister Mrs. Ward.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jaspeh Hall and chill.
dren Of Bell PLANE are visiting this
week at the parental 9. D. Hall home.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-12
CHARLTON,

Mrs. Mary Bowers went to Russell
yesterday to spend few days at the
home of her brother, Samuel Badger.
Mrs. Whieenack left yesterday for a
few weeks visit with relatives in Cen
terville. E,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Dridenstine., Of
Dietz, Wyo.. who had been visiting
her cousin, Mrs. Lyle Campbell, of this
city, and relatives in Ottumwa, re-
turned home yesterday.
Miss Jennie Gracey, chief operator
in the Charlton telephone office, is
enjoying two weeks vacation and
left yesterday for visit at her home
in Osceo1a.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Goltry, OF Red Oak,
and Henry Goltry of western Nebraska
came yesterday to attend the funeral
of their nephew Frank Hcnsher.
Miss Nina Rash Is spending the
week with friends in Derby where the
family resided until recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. L. Downer and
grandson, Don Woodbridge, OF Hopkins,
Mo-, have returned home after a few
days visit with the formers daughter,
Mrs. Frank Fike. They had been to
Wisconsin and were making the trip
by automobile.
Clinton Milthrope returned Monday
night from northern Wyoming where
he had been for several months herd.
ing sheep.
Miss Minnie Yocom, who has been
trimming in millinery establishment
in Mt. Pleasant is home for few
months vacation.
Mrs. Gladys Gittinger returned Mon
day night from Keokuk where she had
been spending two months with her
sister, Mrs Lewis Curtis, who under
went serious operation some time
ago. and is now convalescing.
The Misses Irene and May Hamilton
OF Princeton, Mo-, arrived last evening
for a visit with their sister, Mrs.
Claude Lanning.
Mrs. Asa Smith and little daughter,
Enid, returned yesterday afternoon
from a months visit with relatives and
friends in Corydon.
Mrs. E. J. Marks and daughter, Mrs.
Chas Barlow, of Des Moines, who
were called here by the death Of the
formers son-in-law, Frank Homsher,
returned home last evening Mrs.
Homsher and two children accom-
panied them home for a few weeks
stay. ~.