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Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1913-03-01

violation of Constitutional prov!s-
ions. IF our friends who have The
power to prevent it, will stand idly
by and see us robbed ofthose yiahfs
for which our fathers and brothers
laid down their lives, then the quick
or we cut loose from such fris nds the
better it will be for us aud cur Chill
dren. Coming bsck to the point we
90 not hesitate 10 take our stand
with MIR. Roosevelt. Inasmuch as
the Southern Negro vote counts on
~ at national election time, and tlat
only to choose Delegates, it is likely
to do more harm than good, by de-
featiog the will of the majority, ae
was clearly shown al the convention
last June. Having accomplished
this piece Of devilment, they go back
home and are prevented by demo-
cratic disfranchising laws from voting
for either the victor or varuuished
candidate. "If,'' says Bro. Thomp-
son "Mr. Roosevelt is the reformer,
Bro. Jackson claims him to be, we
would like to know why he appointed
the Apostle of special privilege. Mr..
Root to the most exalted position in
bis official family?" This is easy.
Mr.. Root in 1904 wac an entirely
different proposition 10 Root Of 1912
"Same old snake in pew ekin."
lo 1904 we saw him as great
lawyer, whose magnificent attain.
ments fitted him for the post Of Sec.
retary Of State. La 1912, when
egain We focused our glasses upon
him, we recognized grcat corpora
ton lawyer, a servant Of spe cial priv
llege, politician egged on by the
money powers and backed up by O
one sided National Committee, and
willing TO obey the behests of HE
masters, even to the extent Of dc
fcsting the will Of the people and
inviting the sure destruction Of G
rotten party which party 10 deGaocy
all its glorious traditions was willing
to stoop SO low as to rob victorious
candidate Of the honor that waa
lShtly bis. Eight years Of Intimate
association With ths astute chairman
OF the National Convention caused
Mr.. Roosevelt to take diGeren,
view of Root.
AS to the size Of tue Roosevelt
campaign fund Of 19O4I will make
no state nent Which [ cannot prove.
Doubtless both sides had CD abupd
ance of money for all purposes, legit.
innate aud illegi.imate.
The common people did not hsvs
this money to give, bence it mus,
have come from the pockets of those
WV SOuiS utES 10 RDSO~
lutely nothing wrong about this con
trlbutipg to campaign funds, 30 long
as there Is DO striDg tied to it. Mt
even the government hse authority
to control my pocke' book unless |
use it in violation Of law. It was not
shown during the investigation by
the Congressional Committee that
any illegal bargains he'd been nude
ny Col, Roosevelt end those WHO
contributed to this large campaign
fund. AS long as there are political
parties there will be campaign con
tributions and these will come from
those who are 10 position to give
ALI this rantpg about big campaign
contributions is rank hypocrisy 1t
is simply the old cry Of mad dog"
raised to divert attention from the
real evil.
care no. how close Mr.. Taft and
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1913-03-01


read of special high "functione,
organized in tie interest Of certain
Crying "Chsri,ies," where the cen
|'eorship was lifted and ali the newer
dances INDUCED in and epj,yed.'
One significant fact remains, thai,
recently the South Park C,mmis
sioDers in Chicago hsve placed their
stamp Of approval on action taken by
certain directors Of the South Park
Playground who have issued in their
rules aod roeulstions a list Of ten
dances that are positively pruhibi
t'd,' TO the npitiated it would
sem that what is improper in the
u Wis Square Field House cannot hs
80 very proper st the Blackstone, and
what is vulgar or dangerous in the
SLcckyards district cannot be very
RI tiuing In the KenwoOd and Wcod-
lawn club houses.
Herein lies the perpl kitty Of The
eocial worker. D.rcing cannot nc
eliminated from society, it would be
sad day for society were such elm
ination possible, still, dancing ia
always in danger Of becoming not
Only Tho most fascinating, but the
most idle and indulgent Of passiono.
Tie endless waltz, the tno-by.twu
ewinGing round and round, until tho
bres b is exhausted, is followed by
al interval that allows the overheated
TO faetcn themselves to The wall in
IDLE and practically silent inanity
noN, !"e rnc" vtrcd breath starts
"gain on iss monotous swings. This,
continued until the "wee ama' bourp.'
OF the night, Offers the minimum of
'Dtellsc'nal culture or even social
enj 'yment aside from .hc swinginpg
joys OF partners,
What is there to be done about it?
Is it Lot possible to inject into the
dance program an occasional inter
'ude OF poetry and song? During
the three hours Intercourse, which ia
too Of en- stretched to four or five, is
it not possible to give an occasional
fifteen minutes to something else,-a
gathering around the piano for the
singing Of q few Old time favorites,
adeh with both music and feeling
Annie Laurie" "Swanee River"
| and the rest of thcm7 Would il no,
be poesible fer someone interested in
the social center work to inject a
poem from recent, or an unknown
source; to tell story, or at least, to
make an aunouucemeD" OF come
th'og good observed or pending,
And 'ben, is there not something
beside the waltz, even ia lis nos,
obastened form, that will crafty the
hunger for melody and make the feet
move rhythmically,
In our playground and email park
a7sem blies, expert workers arc spend.
ing much time and energy in TRYING
to revive or reproduce the folk dances
Of the elder world. Tho pic,ureeoue
movements, for instance, OF Scspdi-
navlan peasants, Swiss milkmsids,
Irish lassies and old English swains,
apd The reward is worthy the effort.
There is patriotism and history, ns
well as the poetry of motion, in these
dances. But while they are at it,
why should they not continue until
they revive some of the delightful
folk dances Of America. The grace
ful cotillions and quadrilles that
made the "Quilting Bees,r "Corn
Huskings," and long winter nights
in the cesrings, 60 full of hearty
jOIlijy, healthy activity and social
The San Francisco call., 1913-07-20
SPANISH VILLA
FOR WEST END
Andrew Jacob to Have $780,
900 Home in Washing
ton Street

rNa Western addition will be beau
stf1ed by the erection of an attractive
Spanish villa, to be built for Andrew
Jacob upon his newly acquired prop
Arty on the north side Of Washington
street west of Presidio avenue G..
Albert Lansburgh is the architect and
his design will be executed in stucco
and Spanish tile The architect has
prepared his building so as to carry
out the city beautiful idea with beau
tiful plants and vines, thus decorating
his architecture with natures most
effective decoration. The residence Will
cost in the neighborhood of $4,000.
and will be equipped with all the mod
ern conveniences from vacuum cleaner
20 garage. 1t is expected that upon
the return of the owner from Europe
the home will be well on the way to
completion.
The San Francisco call., 1913-07-20

l1eve will be relieved within 80 days.
options for the July block of bonds
have not been taken up.
At present there is some discussion
at the city hall over the meaning of
the words of the charter which pro-
v1des the money shall be in the hands
of the city before contracts are let.
Some officials are of the opinion that
1t is only necessary for the city TO be
assured of the placing of its bond is
sue before the contracts can be signed.
while others maintain that the cash
must be In the vault. Legal advice is
being sought on the point.
Mayor Rolph is not concerned over
the failure of the eastern concerns to
handle the July block of bonds. He
comedies the unusual situation in the
money market and thinks it will return
to normal long before a considerable
sum is needed for city hall construc-
tion contracts.
The San Francisco call., 1913-07-20
LAW PREVENTS POLICE
FROM RESTORING WATCH
Owner Must Either Pay
Pawn Broker or Get Con-
fession From Thief

On tho ground that a supreme court
decision prevents them from coming to
his assistance, the police have refused
to give back to G. L. Anthony of 12S
Twelfth avenue 800 gold watch sto-
len from his premises June "a. Two
days later the watch was found by the
Fourth street.
The police learned that the watch
had been pawned for SIS. and are now
holding it, and Anthony says that Max
ferd refuses to give up the stolen watch
unless he is paid the SIS.
Attaches of the district attorneys Of
flee hold with the police, that the only
way to recover stolen property found
in pawnshops is to hire a lawyer and
replevin 1T or, better still, capture the
thief convict him and compel him to
confess
The San Francisco call., 1913-07-20
CARDINAL GIBBONS, 70,
THINKS HE'LL DIE SOON
Aged Prelate Feels Healthy,
However-Declares He
Is Ready for the Call

BALTIMORE, July 19.-Cardinal Glib
bons today said: ''On next Wednesday
I shall be 79 years DID," and then he
added: II do not think that will live
much longer. My life is nearly spent.
I will soon be an octogenarian, and ma
ture must take its course. Almighty
God has blessed me with a long life,
and / am ready to answer whenever he
sees f1t to call me to render an account
of my stewardship"
The visitor asked the cardinal If he
was not in good health. Yes" an
swered the cardinal, II still feel strong
and capable Of performing several more
years Of labor. but think I will soon
pass away. Perhaps I might live 10
years longer-we are never sure
'T still feel young" he said with a
smile You know 1t Is our soul that
makes us young or old. II our soul be
young, though our body be as old as
Methuselah, we are young. indeed"
The San Francisco call., 1913-07-20
MAYOR EXPECTS BANKS
To SPEED BOND SALES
Local Savings Houses Relied
On if Eastern Options
Are Forfeited

II the eastern bond houses do not
take up their options on the city hall
bonds, Mayor James Rolph said yester-
day, he will rely on the savings banks
of San francisco to take enough of
the paper to furnish the money to keep
the work on the city hall on the civic
center site progressing.
Owing to the stringent condition Of
the money market, which experts be-
The San Francisco call., 1913-07-20
PICKETS IN FARMS STRIKE
Men on Bicycles scour Country to
Stop Work

LONDON. July 19.-The farm labor
ers on strike in northwest Lancashire
for more pay and l o'clock stop on
Saturdays have established a system
of picketing the farms involved.
Everywhere pickets are out in force
and are securing the countryside on
bicycles. preventing whenever possible
the work being done. In many in
stances they forced carts with farm
produce for Liverpool to return and
compelled men and women engaged in
the fields to go back to their homes.
Permits have been issued by the
strike committee to those farmers who
have recognized the union.
The San Francisco call., 1913-07-20

was discovered dead in his room at
Bravington place, the evidence was
that he had not undressed for some
years.
He spent his time lying in the bed
painting pictures, all of which had been
sold. He completed picture for which
he had commission the last day OF
his life.
A verdict was returned of death from
natural causes
The San Francisco call., 1913-07-20
FIT FIREMEN TEST BARRED
Supreme Court Rejects Move to Include
Physical Examination

The supreme court yesterday morn
ing denied the application of Assistant
Chief Maxwell of the fire department
for a writ of mandate to compel the
civil service commission TO insert a
physical test in its examinations
Wednesday night for promotions in the
fire department
The San Francisco call., 1913-07-20
ATSWA|NS WILL BE
ENS|GNS--|F THEY PASS
Three Mare Island Warrant
Officers Ordered Before
Examining Board

VALLEJO. July 19.-The unusual op
portnity of promotion from the rank
of warrant officer to the rank of
ensign is given in orders received at
Mare island today to Boatswain Frank
Hindrel9t of the collier Jupiter, Chief
Machinists August Schulze of the Cali
fornia and Frank Kutz of the Intrepid
They are ordered to appear August 1 for
examinations for the promotions in
question.
The San Francisco call., 1913-07-20

SEATTLE, Wash, July 19.J. c.
Snyder, chairman of the progressive
state central committee, resigned to-
day and the committee elected Roy
Slater of Spokane chairman and M.
Walker of Snohomish vice chairman.
The San Francisco call., 1913-07-20

tigation today of circumstances sur
rounding the death of young woman
whose body was found hanging from a
fence railing near Oak Forest, SUBJ
urb, indicated that the woman was a
Swedish or Norwegian servant and that
she committed suicide.
The San Francisco call., 1913-07-20
PAINTS ON DAY OF DEATH
London Artist Never Undressed, but
Lay on Bed and Made Canvases

Paddington yesterday on an eccentric
artist, Alfred Joseph Rolf, aged 65, wht
The San Francisco call., 1913-07-20

WASHINGTON. July 19.-Treasury
officials, after investigation OF charges
against the management Of the New
York mint assay off1ce, today declared
them groundless and resulting from q
democratic feud.
The Washington herald., 1913-05-13
LOCAL MENTION.
EXCURSIONS TODAY.

Geological Park, Chevy Chase. the Country
Clubs and Keusington Cars from Fifteenth and
New York Avenue every quarter hour
Steamer Charles Macalester leaves from foot of
Seventh Street Southwest for Mount Vernon, home
and tomb Of Washington. daily. .Nxcept Sunday. at
10 a. m. and 1:45 p. m.
Norfolk and Washington Steamboat Companys
steamers from foot of Seventh Street for Ole Point
Cosnfort and Norfolk daily at 645 p. m.
Cars from Fifteenth Street and New York Avenue
every quarter hour for main entrance Zoo Park and
Chevy Chase.
To Great Falls,washington and Old Dominion
Railroad every few minutes frou Thirty-sixth
and NJ Streets
To Mount Washington Utilities Company
cars every hour the hour from 10 q. m. to p m,
last car Station Twelfth Street and Pennsylvania
Avenue.
The DriIIery, only school In the city
teaching Pitnlan and Gregg Stenography,
Telegraphy, and all Civil Service Courses.
.James Patterson, Detective" a THRILL
ing feature today. Virginia Theater.
Meiuberx's "Top-Noch' Bread Helps
make every meal enjoyable. Have it on
your table three times day. Grocers.
The Bread that Made Holmes' Bakery.
This bakery conceived the idea Of maxi
ing bread with Milk instead of water
most delectable bread to be had, sc loaf
or q tickets for 81. Delivered anywhere.
HOLMES BAKERY, 107 F st. Phi. Main
1851.
G. A RORyNSON RARBRR
The Washington herald., 1913-05-13
TWEEDALE PLANS REFORMS.
Auditor Wants Efficiency Records
of Djstrict Kept.

Alonzo Tweedale. auditor for the Dis
trict plans the gradual installation of
an efficiency record system into the ac-
counting of the local government. BY
means of this, and other reforms upon
which the auditor has been working, he
plans to save thousands of dollars an
nually to the District.
One of. his accounting reforms will
make Joy riding" In government au-
tomobiles dangerous diversion for those
who wish to hold their jobs. Mr. Twee-
dale plans to put in a system to ascer-
tain the unit of cost of each motor In
government employ and to establish a
unit of cost control of the operation and
maintenance of these vehicles. This will
make Comparisons as to the efficiency
of the various types of machines used
and will effectually stifie any tendency
to extravagant usage.
Mr.. Tweedale also is busy with a bud
get plan to be substituted for the present
methods of preparing the Districts es-
Inmates. This would put items of ex-
penditure on statistical basis. and do
away with much that now goes to waste
and extravaganza.
The Washington herald., 1913-05-13
DISTRICTS BUDGET :.
SOON TO BE READY
Department Heads Get Ready to Tell
Commissioners What They Want
from Congress.

= Heads Of the various District govern
ment departments received orders yester-
day to begin preparation Of their esti-
mates for the fiscal year, beginning July
l. 1914, and to have these statements
ready not later than July 10 next. Then
the board will begin the task of COM
piing the Districts annual budget.
Completion of the estimates may be
delayed this year on account OF the long
postponement of the appointmet of the
new Commissioners. IL the District
heads are new men, II may be some
time before they acquaint themselves
sufficiently with the needs of the Dis
trict to be able to undertake the task
of getting the statements of department
needs into shape.
Many important improvements will be
considered in the preparation of the
estimates
Various citizens associations will sub
init, along with the reports of the de-
partments of the government, lists OF
improvements they desire. Selection from
this material OF the most necessary items
forms no inconsiderable task.
The Washington herald., 1913-05-13

G. A. ROBINSON, BARBER,
Expert Haircutting, Csc. Moved to 1879
F Street Northwest Ten expert bar
bers. No waiting. Manicuring and
chiropodist. Phone Main 5S38.
The Washington herald., 1913-05-13
MONEY WILL BE WASHED.
Treasury cniciSls Decide To Giv'
Clean Money Machines q Trial.

Secretary Of the Treasury McAdoo and
United States Trea surer John Burke have
decided to give the money-washing ma
chine of the government a fair test IN
spite of the opposition that has developed
IN Congress to the laundering of the
currency.
The charge that is brought against the
machines is that they dim the engraving
on the bills and make counterfeiting an
easy matter. The officers of the Treas
ury Department will watch the machines
work and will conduct test especially
to determine the justice of this charge.
The Washington herald., 1913-05-13
The bread that Made Holmes Bakery.

Meinberg's "TOp-N0ch" Bread Helps
make every meal enjoyable. Have it on
YOUR table three times day. Grocer's.
The Washington herald., 1913-05-13
Gompers Going to Seashore.

President Samuel Gompcrs, of the
American Federation of Labor, recently
operated upon in this city for ear trouble.
| is expected to go to Atlantic City, n. j.,
TODAY for q rest.
The Washington herald., 1913-05-13
DISCRIMINATION IS ALLEGED.
steamship Company Files Kate
CompIalnt Against Railways.

complaint was filed yesterday Win
the Interstate Commerce Commission py
the Eastern Shore Development Steam
shin Company against the Baltimore,
Chesapeake and Atlantic Railway Com
many. the Washington, Baltimore and
Annapolis Electric Railway Company,
and the Washington Railway and Elec-
trio Company, charging unlawful acts
and determinations.
The Baltimore, Chesapeake and An
napolis Railway Company is made the
principal defendant to the charges, which
are that the complainant is Disseminated
against in the way Of rates. The COM
mission is asked to order the road to con-
cur with the Washington, Baltimore
and Annapolis Railway in the sale or
summer excursion tickets between wash
ington and Ocean City.
The Washington herald., 1913-05-13
Woman Sues for Divorce,

Alleging desertion and misconduct.
Phoebe Posey yesterday filed suit for
an absolute divorce from Ira John PoseS.
They were married in Baltimore Decem-
Der Z, 1904 and have one child.
The Washington herald., 1913-05-13

.James Patterson, Detective" q thrill.
ing feature today. Virginia Theater
The Washington herald., 1913-05-13

The Drillery, only school In the city
Telegraphy, and all Civil Service Courses.
The Washington herald., 1913-05-13

Washington will hereafter grade sal
aries of public school teachers according
to their experience
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1913-06-07
BAD CAR SERVICE
The Chicago Railways Company Is Either
Badly Managed or 1t Is Culpably
and Wilfully Inefficient.

what It has within reason the right
to expect and require than any outside
agency"
The Chicago Railways Company IL
giving the public the worst possible
traction service. City Traction Elk
pert Buckley has made formal com.
plant Of the awful service given the
public by this concern.
In his report he summarizes con.
ditions on some Of the lines AZ fol.
lows:
Clark Street Line-Through route
cars only; north and south bound cars
crowded far beyond capacity between
1850 q. m. and 500 p. m.
North Avenue-1o:39 q. m. to 1850,
cars with Q capacity to carry forty
carrying from forty.three to sixty pas.
sengers.
Madison street-Loaded far beyond
capacity when many more cars could
be run. Ventilation poor; cars we'll
heated.
Kedzie Avenue-Through route No.
II, cars operating twelve minutes
apart and crowded.
Halsted street-Fifty.eisht to nine.
~ passengers 10:30 to 1854 .. m.
Not enough cars at other times.
Milwaukee Avenue Line - Over.
crowding because not enough cars
are run.
Chicago Avenue Line--Forty.fve to
sixty!five passengers clinging to
straps or herded on platforms in cars
beside forty in seats, 9:25 to II q. m
and 1880 to 1880 p. m.
Lake Street Line-Long intervals
between cars; eighty-five to 10 pas
sengers crowded into them in middle
forenoon, midafternoon and evening
Conditions bad at all hours.
Grand Avenue Line-Forty passen
gers seated; forty.hve to sixty stand
ing, some holding to straps, $3.50 q
m. to $3.50 p. m.
|. Twelfth Street Line-Long inter
walls between cars; fifty to sixty pas
sengers standing besides those II
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1913-06-07

seats, at oil hours Of forenoon, aft.
ernoon and evening.
Evanston Avenue Line - Schedule
disregarded and cars run infrequent.
"; from forty to nifty passengers
standing ct hours before and after the
morning and evening rush.
WellsShehleld Line-Cars run 81
infrequent intervals; from forty.ive
to seventy persons standing at hours
between the so-called rush periods.
my complaints against the com
panies apply to the service outside
Of the rush hours" said Expert Buck
ley. Everyone knows that the con
ditions during the rush hours are
appalling, but during those hours, the
companies are probably running all
the cars they can.
1T IL q shameful breach Of faith
with the public, however, when the
companies between the rush hours
leave cars standing in the barns be.
cause they are too mean to hire mo
tormen and conductors to run them,
and subject the public to long waits
and excessive overcrowding at hours
Of the day and night when no pas.
senger need be q straphanger, and
when all could be accommodated with
seats"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1913-06-07
THE sANlTARY DISTRICT OF
CHICAGO.
To Contractors.

SEALED PROPOSALS for THE
REMOVAL OF A PORTION OF THE
BYPASS ON THE WEST SIDE OF
THE SOUTH BRANCH OF CHICAGO
RIVER IN AND ADJACENT TO
JACKSON STREET, in the City OF
Chicago, are invited by The Sanitary
District of Chicago. and will be re.
ceived by the Clerk Of the Sanitary
District at the office Of said Sanitary
District, No. 900 South Michigan ave.
nue. (Karpen building), Chicago. iii.
nois, until ~ m. STANDARD time), on
Thursday, June ~, 1918, to be pub
licly opened by the Board of Trustees
Of said Sanitary District at meeting
to be held on that day, or at the first
meeting of said board thereafter.
The work for which said tenders
are invited includes the removal Of
the superstructure and part Of the
substructure of that part Of the said
bypass lying north of q line about
twenty (2O) feet south of the south
line of Jackson street. and dredging
or excavating approximately nine
thousand 10000 cubic yards, scow
measurement, Of material.
Plans and specifications and forms
of proposal may be obtained at the
said office of said Sanitary District.
The said Board of Trustees reserves
the right to reject any or all bids.
THE SANITARY DISTRICT OF CHI
CAGO,
BY THOMAS A. SMITH,
President of Its Board Of Trustees.
Attest: JOHN M'GILLEN, Clerk.
June 2, 1913.