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MATCHING EGGS-Pure standard
bred Partridge Wyandotte. also
White Orpingtons: equal to best in
Tacoma; $3.50 per 15. See Mr.. Har-
per, gardener at Hotel Tacoma.
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WILLIAMS POULTRY YARD, 1913
r.. oath. Fertile eggs, guaran-
teed; Pekin ducks, White Orping-
ton, Buff Leghorns, Barred Rocks
and r. /. Reds; 81 to 50 per set
ting,
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EGGS from 200-egg wyandottes,
Minorcas, $500 for 15. Wanted
Ancona or Red eggs. Wanted, part
ner. Wanted. incubator. Joemma,
Longbranch, Wn,
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SETTING hens? Be sure they have
no lice. Use Electric Insect Pow
der and Robinson Mite Spray. Sold
and guaranteed by Northwest Gro
Gerry. 18th and Commerce, and all
dealers. 1t costs no more.
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Five women In the city OF
Philadelphia hold municipal POI
sitions.
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LINCOLN Av. POULTRY FARM
Barred Rock eggs for sale soc a
setting; Flemish Giant rabbits for
sale. Take Spanaway car, Lincoln
av. e. A. Dowden.
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SS%.fsSS$s o&O ": I:
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NoTICE-We will have s00-egg
8. g. White Leghorn hatch coming
off March 3rd. Will sell all or
part at 12kc each. day old. Mail
us your order today. Postoffice ad-
8. Puyallup.
p. S. = This ad will not appear
again.
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&ElEI5l&Fill!!

s. G. Ancona eggs
from pen that averaged over 200,
81 per is. 1907 So. 18th, near X.
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A GREAT OPPORTUNITY

Be sure to go to 37th av. So. and
Sprague st. Sunday and see those
tracts S0x445 IT. each, selling at
1850, on terms. The very best real
estate buy In Tacoma today. Only
Tracts are level soil the best and
street improvements including CO.
ment sidewalks are up to the line
of the property. You could not
make a better investment. Will be
on ground all day sunday.
COME OUT AND SEE. I
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PIANO tuning. expert repairing. T.
T. Richmond. SOFA 80. lath. Main
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ORANGE wrappers redeemed at our
store. Silver or chinaware. Paul
SON. Craig Co.
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FOR SALE OR TRADE

FOR SALE OR TRADE--scholar-
ship In leading business college
In city for vacant lots or acreage.
Address Ell, care Times.
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REAL ESTATE

Two acres waterfront. nicely To-
Gated, fruit, strawberries and gar
den; splendid for chickens. A.
Blaser, Midland.
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FOR SALE
MISCELLANEOUS

PETERSON BROS, hay. grain. poul.
10th and k. Phone Main ssi.
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TIMES WANT AID
RATES

One cent a word for each ad
for all lines OF business. We
will print your ad three times
for the price of two IL paid in
advance at the counter or by
mail. ALI mail orders must be
accompanied with cash at the
rate of one cent per word.
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INDEPENDENT sTABLns--II esr6-
.. Ing s.,. and ii| e.! u9 EssgRs'ns' e'.s's'
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HAVE you tried Peterson for .
suitf Bankers Trust Bids. Main
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EXCHANGE
A Big Business Chance
WE have q stock of general mer-
chandise consisting of groceries,
crockery, glassware, hardware,
clothing, ETC., suitable for gem
eral store, which We can trade for
good real estate in or near Tacoma,
or sell for cash at figures very at
tractive to the ordinary wholesale
buyer. We can sell or exchange in
quantities ranging from 5000 up to
5000. Look this up quick as it
will not last long. Add. is. Times.
I am trader by trade. Bring you
troubles to me and I will get you
what you want Nicolay Hasselo.
40 Tacoma Bldg.
SCOTCH Collie dogs-for pigs, poul-
try, calves or anything of value
Main 1851 Ri. or HIS, Times.
ANGORA goat, wagon and harness;
goat broke to drive. What have
you to trade. Madison 1906.
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FOR SALE-Several horses, light
and heavy Central Stables
Main 7400.
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FOR SALE OR TRADE
SO acres of fine waterfront, well
improved Address II. Miller. Cert
rude. Wn.
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TACOMA Poultry Exchange pays u
cent more per pound above market
Steers, cows, calves, poultry a spe-
cialty. Main 2450. 1912 Tacoma av.
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COMMERCIAL FIDELITY TRUCK
Co.-IArgeet moving equipment In
~ W. Furniture vans. trucks and
auto delivery. ; storage warehouses
isYset1sn s y snSss oasics Co.. Co..
18th and Fac: Maln zee.
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TYPEwRITERs. some good as new
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LET us do your moving. Inde-
pendent Trans. 4 Storage Co.
Main 1850.
WARRINGTON TRUCK Co, trucks.
anteed: Main 267.
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PRIVATE money to loan, $50 to
$1,000. no commission. Payments
to suit. Call 531S So. Fife. Felix
Dubois.
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MONEY TO LOAN

5, 6 and 7 PER CENT
On improved real estate or for
building. Money advanced as build
ing progresses.
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LOANS on real estate $500 up; also
short term chattel loans. as
California Bids.
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COME OUT AND SEE.
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$1,000 buys Petaluma brooder,
thermostal stove and piping COM
plete. Jacob Petersen, SO. seth and
Mason av., Traction car.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-11
TREMENDOUS CROWD
At COMMENCEMENT

Emory. Va. June 1e.-The gradu-
ating exercises Of Emory and Henry s
seventy sixth annual commencement
took place this morning in the gym
nasium before an audience number
ing in. the neighhorhood OF five thou
sand people The campus today pre-
scented a scene of unusual activity.
Each OF the morning trains left a
large quota OF its passengers In
Emory. Over a hundred automobiles
carried visitors from nearby towns
to the college campus. Wagons. car
riages, buggies began to come in with
the day. Governor Henry c. Stuart,
an alumnus of the institution, came in
yesterday afternoon.
The graduating exercises began at
&c clock promptly.
The senior class is as follows: Miss
Mary Anne Akers. Messrs. r. w. Bell,
Browning. r, P. Carroll. j. G. Helvey,
r. L. Hillman. r. A. McNeer, E. W.
Moore. r. l.. Osborne, o. L. Simpson,
B. NJ. Wright and Miss Letitie Yost.
Award Medals and HOnors.
The four college medals were
awarded to the respective winners
Immediately after the awarding of
the diplomas The williams medal
for the best dec!aimor was awarded to
r. n. Anderson; the Peery medal for
the best essay on some subject in
political economy was awarded to f.
w. Moore, the Collins medal for ex-
cellence in English composition was
awarded to j. W. Balm. w. T. Perry
was presented with a handsome PEN
nant as the best all-round athelete
OF the year.
Rev. Gibson Made ID. ID.
Reverend George NJ. Gibson, who
delivered the able and mAstsisI
alumni address yesterday, received
the honorary degree Of doctor OF di-
vinity this morning. DR.. Gibson is a
member OF the class OF 1887.
Laying Of Cornerstone.
At $50 o'clock the cornerstone of
the new administration building was
laid There were addresses by Gov
erno- II. c. Stuart, Judge John l..
Buchanan and Bishop r. G. Water
house.
At $3.50 r. NJ. an expert from tho
agricultural department Of the fed
eral government held a farmers in
stitute in the gymnasium.
The Hermes.an and Calliopean Lit
erary societies held Joint commence
ment celebration last night The
senior farewell address was delivered
by B. NJ. Wright and responded to
from the Junior class by E. A. Fields.
The society diplomas were then de-
livered to the graduating members.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-11
AT THE THEATERS

Starting with the matinee today
B. F. keith's Lyric theater will in
augurate the first of their mid =
weekly changes in the photo play
program. The offering starting today
will be THE Gamblers" widely
known as one of the best efforts Of
Charles Klein. whose The Lion and
the Mouse" and The Third Degree
have attained fame as representative
Of American plays. and whose won
derful story, The Music Master" has
been made nationally famous by Da-
vid Warfield and David Belasco.
In The Gamblers" Klein tells a
typically American story OF high A.
nance Illegally operated. wilbur En-
erson, junior mem Der of big firm
operating number of trust com
panies. is In love with Catherine spen-
Ger. Emerson Is So immersed in
business that he does not play the
love game satisfactorily, and Gather
inc piqued by his seeming neglect.
agrees 70 marry James Darwin. a
young attorney. Catherine tells OAR
win that she does not love him, but
he persuades her that she will in
time. and they are married. Incident
ally Catherine tells Darwin that she
really was In love with Wilbur Elmer
son. Emerson, in a desperate effort
to amass fortune, gets his fellow d.
rectors. to enter into precarious
scheme to extend their banking op-
erations, Emerson, Sr., and the 9th
err directors endorse his plans. For a
time things go we'll until rival bank
ers smell a mouse and commence In
vestigatinns. which may mean State s
prison for some of the party. The at
torney-general calls in Darwin to in
vestigate the Emerson banking me-
thods Emerson. knowing that his
methods and his books will not bear
inspection, scours the city for ready
money to cover his risky notes. OAR
win. man Of the cold. calculating
type, Immediately attacks the weakest
link in Emerson's business, one OF
the stockholders named Cowper. who
agrees to turn States evidence. Cow
per steals the notes and substitutes
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-11
RICHMOND NORMAL
FINALS TO Be FRIDAY

Graduating exercises of Richmond
City Normal school will take place
Friday night at Sis O'Clock az 1900
Hanover avenue. The following pro
gram has been arranged:
!. Selection, John Marshall high
school orchestra
,. Invocation, Rev. A. V. Colston.
pastor church Of the Holy Comfor-
ter.
g. Essay. The Value of Special
Glasses TO a School System" Ethelyn
Adelaide Tiller.
4. Selection. John Marshall high
school orchestra.
s. Address. DR.. George Dayton
Strayer. professor educational adj
ministration. Teachers college, Co.
lumbia university.
T. Delivery of diplomas. Mr.. Fer
dinand c, Ebel. president city school
board.
5. Selection. John Marshall high
school orchestra
Mr.. Joseph II. Saunders, principal
presiding.
Mr.. Leslie F. Watson. director OF
orchestra
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forged ones. and Emerson, unknoW.
ingly pockets the substituted ones
and returns to his rooms where he
finds the investigators in charge Cow
per Is to deliver the real notes to
Darwin. Darwin Is called to WASH
ington and leaves for the station.
Cowper. in the meantime, comes to
his house and leaves the envelope
containing the real notes on Darwfn.s
desk. Wilbur discovers the substi-
tuted notes and a meeting with hrs
colleagues it is decided that the on
ly way out for the majority is for
one of the directors to take all the
blame, which means prison. Wilbur,
beating down his fathers opposition,
shoulders the burden and responsible
ity Of the entire undertaking. He
forces Cowper to make a confession,
and on learning that the notes are in
Darwin's library, Immediately rusi1es
there to endeavor to secure them.
Catherine Darwin mas already secur-
ed the packet. and despite Emerson's
pleading refuses to part with them.
In the midst of this Darwin returns
and confronts Emerson, who, trying
to explain the situation. makes mat
tiers worse. Darwin cross questions
his wife. and not believing the story
of the papers. believes that Wilbur
came simply to visit Catherine. To
prove the matter he has Emerson ar
rested for burglary. Catherine has
hidden the papers and refuses to tell
her husband where they are. The sit
uations are admirably worked out,
and Catherine. denouncing her hus-
band for his unjust accusation, de-
clares sho Is leaving him for good
and all AS Catherine refuses TO
oresS the charge Of BURGLARY on which
her husband has had Emerson arrest
ed. he is released. She goes to the
Emerson home and gives Wilbur the
notes in the nick of tip1e. Emerson
calls in Darwin. surrenders the papers
and his written confession, and offers
himself to the law. 1t is an interest,"
ing story. with flashes Of good comedy
and flled with tense and wonderfully
dramatic situations.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-11
SERVICES
Of JAMES BRAGG

Funeral services for James f Bragg
eighty -nfTlas years old, who died in his
hame 25to y street at $50 o'clock
Tuesday night. Will he held in the
home tomorrow afternoon AT 3 O'Clock
The rector Rev RI, n Sublett. will
conduct the ceremonies. Burial will
he IN Riverview.
Mr.. Bragg was one of the oldes,
aud most highly respected citizens o!
Church Hnl, and was one OF tbs
earliest members OF the order OF
knights Of pythias In this city. and
held his membership in Marshall
lodge.
He is survived by widow and sever
children--Mrs. Emma l., Jones w J
Bragg and F. a, Bragg. OF Richmond
w f. Bragg. Baltimore; A. S. -Brage
and Mrs. II. r. Jones Richmond. and
J. W. Bragg, Gainesville. Ga
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-11
THIRD DAY FINALS
HAMPOEN-S|ONEY

Hampden- Sidney. Va, June 10
The third day of the commencement
season has been marked by exercises
of great interest. Al 1850 <. NJ, in
the college chapel. the address before
the society of the alumni was delivered
BY f. N. Darlington COZ. Of Rich
mond. Va. IL was happy blending
of humorous "Reminiscences and LOFTY
appeal to- both present and former stu
dents OF the college to realize the his n
privilege of college men. together with
their responsibility To render worthy
service To the State and 10 society at
large.
The "Halsey Trophy for Debate
was delivered TO G. II. Payne. and L,
T. Thompson, representatives OF the
Union Literary society. by Rev, A,
Allan, FarmvIlle. Va.
Congressman Waiter A. Watson pre-
scented the ,"McAllister Athletic
Trophy" TO c. r. Bugg. the rep
resentative OF the sophomore class.
The Halves Tennis Trophy" to F.
f. Sterne. of Virginia.
The Denny Track Trophy" to G.
w Herd. of Texas.
DR.. f. r. McFaden esq, Richmond.
Va. presented the George W. Bagby
prize Of $4,000 to E. T. Thompson,
Charleston. w. Va.
The annual meeting of the General
Alumni association was held in the
chapel at 4:3o r. NJ. Subjects of much
interest TO the college and its loyal
body of alumni were discussed.
At 500 p NJ. the annual celebra
ton of the Philanthropic Literary So
ciety organized in 1S05l was held in
the college chapel
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-11
NEWS OF PETERSBURG
Els
DAUGHTERS UNVEIL
ANOTHER MARKER

Especial to The Richmond virginian.l
Petersburg. Va. June i0.-A large
gathering of representative citizens
witnessed the unveiling OF the marker
at the Beasley home on High stree3
by members of Petersburg Chapter,
United Daughters OF the Confederacy.
this afternoon.
The tablet. which marks GenNrAI
Lees headquarters during the Lantern
days of 1864. was appropriately
draped this morning and the unweil-
ing was by Miss Mary Beasley.
brief but appropriate address BY
Rev. E. p. cambridge. of ST. Paul's
Episcopal church. concluded the exaos
cises
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-11
TELEPHONE COMPANY
ELECTS OLD OFFICERS

Staunton. Va. June 10,--The Au-
gusta Telephone company held their
anpual meeting In the County Assem-
bly, hall. Saturday. with the president,
w S. Moffett, presiding. A committee
composed of w. 8. Moffett. G. r. Todd
and Henry Towberman. were appoint
ed to. confer with a committee APP
pointed by the council of the city Of
staunton. in regard to. telephone SER
vice.
All old officers were reelected.
The meeting adjourned to Saturday,
August /, when all interested in the
telephone service In the county are
invited to be present At that time
A. s. Hallstorm, Of Chicago, will de-
liver an address about telephone ser
vice. that will be interesting. and
profitable.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-11
HOLD ANNUAL CLASS
NIGHT EXERCISES

Especial to The Richmond Nirginian-)
Petersburg. Va. June lo--The an
nual class night exercises Of the Pc
tershurg high school was held in the
Duncan Brown school this evening
and was largely attended, The exer-
cises were of the most interesting
character that has been held for the
nast several wears Great rivalry was
shown in the efforts of the students
TO present something that no other
graduating class had vet presented
and to say the least they came near
accom- plishing this feat.
Class histories. prophecies and
sketches OF the school life at Ander-
son school we're presented and show
ed much study and preparation by the
graduates
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-11
W|TAROW DEFEATS
COOKE f0R! MAYOR

the ~1 mos, hotly contested t elections
tor mayor ever held in this Town
sook place here yesterday, the cand,-
diaees being Hon. J. E. Cooke, the
present mayor. and Hon. Charles f.
Withrow. The balloting resulted In
the election of Colonel Withrow, by
i majority OF eighty. The vote stood
Wsthrow, 100: Cooke. 10.
All members Of the town council
cast for DR.. Hartwell shrdlushrd1u
were reelected. tie vote being
east for DR.. Hartwell Smith and
Thomas r. yancey The reelected
council are as follows: J. Frank
Harper, C. NJ. Cambert, Fred L.
Cook r. f. Nininger. ]. Harper
Smith, j. Albert Clark and Thomas
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-11
To Present Play.

Especial to The Richmond Virginian.
Petersburg, Va. June 10.--The
Young ladies Of High Street Methodist
Episcopal church will present in the
Phoenix class room of the church a,
S.f5 O'Clock Friday evening a farce In
one act, The Minister'S Wife" Thor
ough preparation has been given for
the advertisement and the sketch IL
very amusing throughout. In addition
to the regular entertainment there
will be several selections by some OF
the citys best known elocutionists and
musicians.
Miss Martha Frances Drewry. Is the
honor graduate for this year.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-11
NEGRO CHARGED WITH.
SHOOTING EXAMINED

Especial to The Richmond VirEinian.)
Petersburg, Va, June lo.-The
examination of PUNK Tyner and
Daniel Mellow. charged with robbery
and with shooting Druggist W. G..
Peterson at Partin's uptown drug
store about ten days ago. was con-
tinued in Police court this morning
until tomorrow. MIR. Peterson was
shot three times by one of the negroes,
all three bullets taking effect in his
legs. causing painful though no serious
wounds. He was treated at the Pc
tersburg hospital. but is now at his
home.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-11
sunday-schoo Convention.

HAYES STORE. VA, June To-
On next Sunday. June ~. the Inter-
UNCONVENTIONAL Sunday-School ASSOC
citation OF Gloucester county will hold
its annual session at Bethlehem
Methodist Episcopal church. OF which
Rev j. NJ Lillaston Is pastor.
Thomas G. Diggs, general secretary
of the Virginia Sunday School ASSOC
citation, will be the presiding ol1Icer
of this convention. Other prominent
lay workers end active Sunday-school
delegates will attend.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-11
Death of Child.

Especial 10 The Richmond Virginian.1
Petersburg. Va. June 10.-Lee
Woodward Rogers. the only child o.
Mrs Ella W and the Late e. L.
Rogers died at 5;45 o'clock this MORN
ing at the residence of his mother on
Grove avenue, following an illness Of
several weeks duration. The child
was ten years OF age and his mother
viii have the sympathy of the entire
community in her bereavement The
funeral will be conducted from the
residence at o'clock tomorrow after.
noon and interment will be made In
Blandford cemetery.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-11
FALLS FROM ROOF.
FRACTURES SKULL

staunton. Va, June .10.-Hobert
Cassidy fell from the roof Of Gilmore's
barn. near Newport, about 10 o'clock
yesterday morning. He was timing
the roof and in some way lost his
balance. falling to the ground, about
twenty-five feet below. The boys
skull was fractured and he is not
expected to live. Az yet, no further
particulars have been received.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-11

Prohibition has become 70 vital and
well -deAnad an Issue tint trimming
IN M qnegticn hAA h6e3 " extromS.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-06-01
A UNITED DEMOCRACY

[From the Bellefonte Watchman
Dem)l.
Probably Mf Mccormick might now
find it convenient to prove an alibl con-
cerning that meeting that determined
that all old-line Democrats should be
eliminated from the party as 'bi-parti-
sans"
'If the foresight of some of our lead
ers had only been as good as their hind
sight now seems to be, that Demo
cratic mediation committee wouldn't
mer's job en- it's hands"
Anyway, we don't hear nearly so
much shoutin' in the front peWs now
about the elimination of us untrusty
'bi- i-partisans,' as we did few weeks
ago. Have we grown better, or have
some people grown more sense?"
IF the question as to who stole that
ment from the Stroudsburg prothono-
tary's office keeps growing in import
ance. it will soon rival those sixteenth
century conundrums as to who struck
Billy Patterson? or who knocked the
bull off the bridges?
Had elimination eliminated every
time it was called upon to do so by
would be very straggly looking party
that we would now have to muster
against the bosses, the machines and
the gangs that are rallying to the sup
port of Penrose and Penroseism."
.'If some of these fellows who are up
toward the front of the procession,
waving their arms and helloing SO
vociferously for everybody to lay hold
little pulling themselves, the Demo-
cratic bandwagon might be got out of
the rlts they have run 1t into"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-06-01

derstand why he went to Arlington
after declining to do so. t in view
of his declinaton of the invitation a
year ago and his similar performance
at Gettysburg last year, any attempt
to excuse the President is apt to ag-
gravate the situation.
Those few minutes at Arlington
were probably the most uncomfortable
minutes within the recent experience
OF the President. He was compelled
to listen to the continuous cheers
which greeted the introduction of
Champ Clark, the principal orator of
the day, who accepted the invitation
after the President had declined.
There seems to be no doubt that the
decision of the President to go to
Arlington, after refusing until the
eleventh hour, was the result of pres
sure from political sources. 1t is stat
ed in Washington dispatch that the
decision was made after visit to the
White House by Thomas J. Pence,
publicity chief of the Democratic
national committee, who reported the
Indignation that he had observed in a
scout trip throughout the country.
After the Presidents continued re-
fusal to address them the veterans
were surprised to hear him say in his
opening paragraph: II will not deny
myself the privilege of joining with
you in an expression of gratitude"