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The Harrison times., 1914-05-02
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The Washington herald., 1914-03-17
District Fight Only Half Won.

Much work remains to be done by
citizens and organizations enlisted in
the cause of the National Capital as
against harmful legislation now pending
in Congress.
No greater mistake could be made
than to assume that because the Senate
Ia majority of its members having
painstakingly informed themselves on
the whole subject-has sustained the
contentious OF the people of Washing
ton so far as the District appropriation
bill is concerned. the battle is over. Ii
is not nearly half over. The District
bill has yet to be fought out in con-
ference; other bills are pending in the
Senate and more are in process of in
cubation in the House. There is yet
grave danger that much of the splendid
work that has been accomplished in
the past two months will go for naught.
The all important work. now is for
those men and women, individuals and
organizations, who have volunteered their
aid in preserving the Capital from the
blight OF policy born of ignorance, TO
see that members of the House become
as well informed as those in the Sen
ate. The story OF the Capital must be
told to them, backed up with the great
array OF indisputable arguments and
figures which are now in possession of
the Committee OF One Hundred. They
must be shown why the Nations Capital
not only cannot expand and progress
but cannot ever be maintained in its
present condition unless twice as much
money is spent on it every year as can
possibly be contributed by the $4,000
people OF this noncommercial COM
munity. Every time member of the
House can be induced to examine the
facts and figures a friend is made for
Washington and it is just now that
Washington is in need OF friends.
1t must not be forgotten that the
House District Committee is still tinker
ing with the George bill and that every
amendment proposed contains a menace
in one form or another to the Capitals
welfare. The bill is now in such hope
less shape that its author has repudiated
it, but Representative Prouty has not
abandoned hope, and Washington must
fight to the end.
The Washington herald., 1914-03-17
A Federal Fire Trap.

1t is an old story that the Patent OF
flee is fire trap. Several biazes hav
occurred there in the past few years ant
only through great good fortune has los
of life been averted. Time and agaiI
official reports have told of the grea
danger that priceless records are in. Los
of these records would be a calamit.
for which blame could readily be fixed
Loss of life, with executive officials an,
Congress fully cognizant of its every
day possibility, would be crime, fol
which no one would suffer.
Testimony given yesterday before TIL
House Committee on Public Building
and Grounds by Commissioner of Pat
ents Ewing is shocking and astounding
when il is realized that it refers TO ;
building occupying an entire square o.
ground and maintained by the govern
ment of the great United States, witt
thousands of men, women and children
employed there daily. Here is one ques
ton asked of the Commissioner:
eff a match were dropped in the
assignment and classification room,
where they examine records and the
employees are packed together, it
would start a fire that would burn
up half the hundreds of persons en-
ployed in that division, would it
not?"
"Yes," answered Commissioner
Ewing.
As we said al the beginning. this is nc
new condition. In confederation we
have the following, also from Comnis.
sione- EwinR's own lips:
The building burned down i'll
1877, but the present building is
even more dangerous than was the
burned building. If a fire should
start today when work is in prog
ress. It would not be a question of
saving any OF our records; it would
be question OF how many lives we
could save
Commissioner Ewing appeared before
the committee to plead for new and
modern fireproof building. Suppose
for an instant, that this building were
maintained by some business firm or
corporation? Wouldn't the pleading
be done through a grand jury indict'
ment?
We ask. in all sincerity, isn't it about
time that Congress stopped harping on
the inefficiencieS OF the District govern
ment and the unreasonable demands
of its people, while it sets about reme-
dying shocking and criminal conditions
in buildings owned and controlled by the
Federal government?
The Washington herald., 1914-03-17
Labor and the Sherman Law.

Congress is being flooded with peti-
tions from labor organizations to IN
clude in one of the several bills aimed
at the trusts, now in course of prepara-
ton, a provision exempting combina-
tons of artisans and combinations OF
agriculturists from tine operations of the
Sherman antitrust law.
Two Presidents of the United States
have already been confronted with leg
islation of this character seat to them
by Congress for their approval. To
each it came attached to an important
appropriation bill. President Taft bold
ly vetoed such exemption, while his
Democratic successor straddied the
question. 1t now seems possible that II
may rise 10 confront President Wilson
for second time during his admins
tratiou.
Far and wide President Taft was
The Washington herald., 1914-03-17
NAVAL ORDERS.

Cart W \ Gil! detached SurrrVi~'T ~ naval
auxiliarieS: to member Of naval examining hoard
Washington. ID =.
Cart. A. T. Long TO duty supervisor of na''
auNaries. Norfolk Va
to Illinois
Lieut. Russell Wilson. detached Navy Dcrsrt
ment Washington. D. e.; {" Now York
Ensign J. =. BrrrnC- detached lhtEburEf: IN
Intrrrid.
Ensign g y H,ari. detained Pittsburgh: tn
Intrr1id.
Passed assistant raymastrr p. IL Douglas. de-
tached Intrepid; TO naval trsinins -'at'Hn San
Francisco. Csl.
Passed Assistant ,'gymSstcr VI. n rhrlhrirk. de
tarhed Keausrge: tr idaho
Passed Assistant Fsymastcr L. u ZNnUSka. de-
tached St Louis: to nary ward. Mar Island. cal:
Assistant Parma ,irr An,irrw Nova. dFtachc't
Burrau Of Supple, ard Nccrunis: I" AnnaI"i'
Assistant Psymsster J. X. Eva'd detached An
napolis: to 81. gpUIs
The Washington herald., 1914-03-17

proclaimed as President with a judi
ciai mind. Nowhere was he credited
with being a politician. 1t requires nc
stretch of the imagination to ascribt
such legislation to the political mind
of two Congresses and it is just as
easy to account for President Wilson:
action in declining to meet the ISSUE
squarely until it was put to him squarely
by Congress. Attached to an appro-
priation bill, the question of exemptine
labor from the operations of the Sher-
man law was put to both Presidents
merely in the form of prohibiting the
use of any OF the sums appropriated BY
the bill for the purpose of prosecuting
combinations of labor under the Sher.
man law. President Taft expressed his
disapproval of principle thus express
ed. President Wilson took the ground
that such provision was immaterial in
the particular bill, for the reason that
other funds were available for any pros
ecution deemed necessary.
The issue, however, is clear cut. 1t
is well expressed by a correspondent,
evidently union labor advocate, writing
in The Herald of March "a, who said:
Who will deny that the original
purpose of the Sherman antitrust
law was to only control the prod
ucts of labor: Who will deny that
the authors of this law never
dreamed of including organizations
of wage workers? Who will deny
that our courts have since read into
the law an Interpretation that was
never intended, and which has now
all the force of statutory enact
ment? Who will deny there is
distinction between the products of
labor (pig iron, steel billets and
Portland cement. for instance). and
the labor power that creates these
products?
1t is not disputed, we believe, that un.
ion labor indorses the Sherman anti
trust law; that union labor indorses
government control and supervision of
the methods of marketing, by trade COM
binations or otherwise, OF commodities,
after they have been produced. This
being admitted, it is indeed difficult to
recognize a contention that would for
bid the government the right TO control
and supervise the methods OF the COM
binations o. the very forces of labor
which are responsible for the produc-
ton and existence OF the commodities.
the marketing of which is to be so
strictly regulated.
If the courts have read such an inter-
probation into the law. we must regard
it as a rational reading, with a strict
view to justice. Ii the law is wrong, let
US repeal or amend the law and not seek
subterfugeS for its evasion.
The Washington herald., 1914-03-17

Driven out of business by the parcel
post system the United States Express
Company announces that positions with
ntier companies will be provided for
i,s efficient employees and also that plans
are being discussed for devoting a fund
20 the care of those who are too o.d
20 continue work. Examples like this
arc becoming more and more frequent
and are especially to be commended to
those vino are only able to see the bad
in the bigt corporations.
The Washington herald., 1914-03-17
TASTE Extremely Delicate.

The recent death OF Lord wolseley has
brought out many anecdotes. Or one &C.
casion. as the soldiers were dining and
the orderlies were Fastening back and
forth with pals OF steaming soup,
wolseley stopped one and ordered him TO
remove the lid OF his pail. The man
promptly obeyed. Let me taste it," said
the general. But" began the orderly.
Let me taste il, I say and he tasted
il. "Dissraceful" he exclaimed. Its
for all the world like dishwater'' Tho
orderly saluted. That's what 1t is, sir!''
he said.-Christian Register.
The Washington herald., 1914-03-17
Canine Customer.

Ed Cook was butcher was consider
able native wit. One day just before din
ner. when his shop was full of customers.
a man whom he did not like very well
came in and asked for dimes worth of
dog meat
"AII right" said Ed, will you have it
wrapped up or eat it here:"-Everybody
Magazine.
The Washington herald., 1914-03-17
P...Imistic ON Helping Farmers.

To the Editor: After reading your CdI-
toriaI referring to enormous sums for
the farmer" ! am tempted TO ask you
for space to write a few lines to let you
and your readers know tnat the farmer
knows hut little-"heap little, to
about those enormous sums for his
benefit.
nothing hut graft. II Was graft when {
started-it was graft when il ended-it
is graft all tn" way
II YOU would know tho truth. play do
tcctive a little while: 60 back to tn"
starting point e these graft schemes.
got a line on the first movcrs--thOSe
who lobby with and buttOn-holc Senator
and Reprcscntatives-and YOU will hrd
some crank who needed n GOOD Federal
iuh was at tho bottom f the move
And every year he comes little stronGCr.
gets little holder. and yanks more
graft from the Federal treasury
ON. th"I farmer-mudsiIl of national
prosperity and the only creator ~ r"7l
thinCs-huw many political sins are
committed in thy name?
The writer was born and raised on
the farm: he has lived all his life with
and among farmers: he knows their
needs: he is acquainted with their
STRUGGLES And he knows what they got
in the way OF help from tho Federal
trCasury-nOthing but a few garden seed
in tho spring from their Congressman
or Senator These enormous sums
YOU read about and write about. c" 10
pay grafters and cranks who know as
little about the farmer and his prob
lens and the needs as you do, Mr.
Editor. from your ''sanctum'' on New
York avenue. And they care 1000 times
less for the farmer il possible than yo:
do. ! have seen these grafters at work
among the farmers-I have heard thom
try to impart knowledge {" him-and
could hut wonder at their nerve.
] respect the man. no matter who n"
is nor from whence he comes. who can
impart real knowledge. 7 lov" th" man
who knows and knows he knows" But
for the pretender and CRATER have un-
utterabIe contempt. :. r. 3.
The Washington herald., 1914-03-17
TAFT LION" IN ST. PAUL,

Minneapolis. Mimi. March l6--FormeT
President William II. Taft arrived hero
today TO deliver four lectures hefor" the
University nf Minnesota Law school
This will be hIsy week for the former
President as long program 81 70
ceptions. lunch"uns and hanauets ndN'
been arranged. This afternoon NJ. TAR
attended the funeral Of Charles y. VIII
lard. who was personal friend OF the
former PresIdemt.
The Washington herald., 1914-03-17

Statistics are on the way to Senator
Shafroth TO be used as an argument
for woman suffrage. showing that
though equal suffrage has existed in
Colorado since 1893 net one divorce has
resulted from political differences be-
tween husbands and wives. Didn't
know that had been made ground for
divorce in Colorado. People living else
where seem 10 find plenty OF other rea-
sons.
The Washington herald., 1914-03-17
HIS BUSY DAY.

Now York March I6.-John Winschin'
sky. Of Brooklyn. had a brief and INeIN
career as ''mashcr'' today. This is what
happened to him.
He was thrown or a street car FOR
flirting with women. He then resumed
his mashins operatiohs on several women
in the street. One young woman gave
him thrashing with her mesh bag and
then he waS arrested
The Washington herald., 1914-03-17
SOLON's SON FINED FOR PRANK

New Haven Conn, March l6.-Rufus II.
Clapp, Of 81. Paul. Mimi. son of lnited
States Senator Clapp: Frank W. Buxton.
of WELLESLEY. Mass. and Philip III. Fon
Dcrsmith. OF M"n'vil!c. Penn, Nai" std-
deIts who wer" arrested in a local thcatH-
for throwing confetti and o'il"r matter
on the stage during the pcr:ormanr" were
fined & each and assessed the costs to-
day. They pleaded guilty to the charge
OF breach Of the peace.
The Washington herald., 1914-03-17
ForethouEht,

Mrs. Whsnn, the weeping widow Of a
well-known man, requested that the
words MY sorrow is greater than l can
bear" be placed upon the marble slab OF
her dear departed.
A few months later the lady returned
and asked how much IL would cost her
TO have the inscription effaced and an
other substituted.
NO need OF that. marm," replied the
man, soothingly: you see. i left les
enough room to add alone "-CurrenL
Opinion.
The Washington herald., 1914-03-17

broke open the door to see what was up
and witness the entertainment, both men
showed signs Of the conflict. Most Of
the furniture in the room was broken.
The lawyer had 10 go 10 the hospital
for week. but II did not cost him any
thing. Coz insisted on paying the bill.
tCopyrfght. 1914, by Fred q. Kelly. All hghts
The Washington herald., 1914-03-17

4 Baltimore woman's nerves were
wrecked by having forty different cooks
in one year. Looks bad, but maybe we
had better suspend judgment until we
hear from some of the cooks.
The Washington herald., 1914-03-17
Wonders of Nature.

Natures works are marvellous"
Yes. Isn't IL fortunate that she pro-
vided every woman with some real hair
to pin braids and switches to?"-Louis-
vile Courier-Journal
The Washington herald., 1914-03-17

1t was very bright, but a very
mean, suggestion that the administra-
ton will never intervene in Mexico un-
til sou,e Democrat gets hurt.
The Washington herald., 1914-03-17

Washington ought to give Ben John
son one more chance to be good, if he
will only hurry up and take advantage
of it. If not-well, word has Just
come from Charlottesville that Walter
Johnson is ready to pitch.
The Washington herald., 1914-03-17

Ii woman Can find nothing else to
worry about she will weep over the pos
sibility that her baby boy may grow up
and marry some woman who won't be
good enough for him.
The Washington herald., 1914-03-17

Foreign insurance companies are leav-
ing Kentucky because OF a recently
enacted State law. And this no doubt
insures increased business for the home
companies.
The Washington herald., 1914-03-17
Morning Smiles.
No Choice.

Mother ito her boy. who has just struck
his little sister with his Teddy Bear)-
Why did you hit your sister in the face.
john" John" Cos il was the only part
of her / could see"-Punch
The Washington herald., 1914-03-17
Why He Drowned.

Reilly-"Pat was drowned yesterday"
FitZpatrick-"Couldn't he SWIM
Reilly-"Yes. but he was a union man.
He swan for eight hours and then quit.
Current Opinion.
The Washington herald., 1914-03-17

If the weather man continues kind
today We can forget about the Ulster
problem and devote all our attention to
seeing that we have our green on
straight
The Washington herald., 1914-03-17
Strictly Business.

Gibbs-Is it true that Hunter is neg
lecting his business TO court a gay young
widow?
Dibbs-No; his business is to make
money. and she has carloads Of it-Phila-
delphia Ledger.
The Washington herald., 1914-03-17

II will now be in order to look over
those importations of Argentine beef a
little more carefully. Bill, the llama,
sent to Secretary Bryan as present by
the mayor OF Buenos Ayres, is to be
deported because he has the foot and
mouth disease. So far as we know, too,
there is no vacancy in the Office of llama
Of the State Department.
The Washington herald., 1914-03-17

Women hop-pickers in California have
gone on a strike. One of the causes of
complaint, we understand, is that there
are too many frogs in the fields.
The Washington herald., 1914-03-17

You will have to give the Mexican
leaders credit for this: Not one of
them seems 10 he any worse than the
Others
The Washington herald., 1914-03-17

Now that we are going to fix the
canal tolls matter, let Great Britain
come across with all appropriation for
the San Francisco Exposition.
The Washington herald., 1914-03-17
Statesmen, Real and Near.
by FRED c. KELLY.

troller OF the Currency. is by all odds this
most dignifed man connected with II
present administration. Even when seat
ed at his desk. engrossed in his work and
the room entirely stripped of callers. h
is dignifed. Nobody has ever seen hin
lean over his desk on his elbows Usually
he sits upright. straight as the conven.
tional arrow. II he leans at all il is from
his waist. He never relaxes the upper
portion of his spine. no matter what en-
cages his attention. Winter or summer
he keeps his coat on. And that is not
all. He not only keeps his coat on. bu,
he keeps it buttoned Up-each and every
day in the year.
Tom Hefln. the handsome Alabama
statesman. was approached a day or two
ago by a Colored man whom he had got
appointed to government job.
"Mistah Tom" said the negro. will YOU
lemme have three or TO dolIahs It'll to-
morrow mawnin'. Is goin' to a pahty.' -
Cant spare il just now" said Tom.
THE first day of the month approaches
apace and need the money
But I'll give it back to you in the
mawnin.''
How'll you he able to repay it so
SOON
''Oh. I'll give you hack thc same money
you gives me. jos wan il to kind o
rattle around in NAH pocket
Wrisley Brown. ono OF the kCcn-minded
young attorneys in the Department Of
Justice. went to small town in the Mid
die West a while ago To get some inside
facts about ;he condition Of certain
bank there. A. he had been in the same
locality a short time before. he feared
h
when he registered at the little hotel he
used an assumed name that occurred to
him.
All day long he busted himself about
the town and went TO his hotel at night
tired and footsOre.
Let's see. what's your room number -
asked the proprietor. when Wrisley went
to the desk for mis- key.
II forget" said Wrisley.
What's your name then? I'll look
it up
For the life of him. wrisIey couldn't
remember what name he had used when
he registered tina: morning, and the reg
lister had been put away.
Il forget-er. that is began the
usually self-possessed Wrisley.
What! you dent know your own
name?" shrieked the hotel proprietor.
And he looked scared half to death. Nor
Would any amount ol explanation go
down.
I'd be afraid 10 have such a fellow
in the house." said he.
And as there was no other hotel in
town Wrisley Brown was Obliged to
tramp the streets all night like an out
cast
shortly after James N. Cox. now gov
ernor Of Ohio. settled in Dayton. he
heard that n certain lawyer there had
been circulating 4 scandaIous report
about him. He verified the facts. salts
flying himself OF the guilt OF the attorney.
and then asked the man to come to his
office When the lawyer entered the
office. Cox locked the door and put the
key in his pocket Then he inquired
quietly:
Mr.. Blank. what would you do II YOU
knew that a man had invented and was
scandaIous story about
youg'
The LAWYER said he supposed he would
Overtake the man and try to HEX him.
That's what seemed to me- ;ne logical
thing to do commented Cox. still
quietly.
And" he added. that is what I got
YOU in here for
Without further formality he heEan TO
beat up" the lawyer the best he could,
and when members Of the Office force
The Washington herald., 1914-03-17

Uncle Sam may have to establish a
patrol along the Mexican border-to
protect the Mexicans from Gov. Col
quit as much as anything else.
The Washington herald., 1914-03-17

The Chinese government is protest
ing because an American has started a
steam laundry in Pekin. Well, it does
look like rubbing it in.
The Washington herald., 1914-03-17
Times Have CHANGED.

Our viewpoint has certainly changed"
That's so. Statesman they were NAM
ing babies for in 1890 are now thought
lucky to be out Of fjail"-LouisvilIs Cour-
ier-JournaI.
The Washington herald., 1914-03-17

As we understand him, Felix Diaz is
willing to direct another revolution in
Mexico if Uncle Sam will furnish the
men and means.
The Washington herald., 1914-03-17

You have heard of ''the man without
a country" but Mexico seems TO be the
country without real man.
The Washington herald., 1914-03-17

Ii strikes us that mutilating a famous
painting is mighty poor way of prov
ing that women should be allowed to vote
The Washington herald., 1914-03-17
TUESDAY, MARCH II. 1914.

Sometimes a man thinks he has be-
come engaged when he has simply been
caught.
The Washington herald., 1914-03-17

Money may be the root of all evil,
but we have seen some evils flourish
without any apparent root.
The Washington herald., 1914-03-17

As a general thing when man sets
out TO be the host to poker party he
winds up by being the goat.
The Washington herald., 1914-03-17

The man who posed in Paris as the
Prophet Daniel queered himself by talk
ing German.
The Washington herald., 1914-03-17

In the good old days a man could
hide behind his wife's skirts, but he
can't do that now.
The Washington herald., 1914-03-17

Mr.. Murphy made another mistake in
letting any body else keep the clubs
books.
The Washington herald., 1914-03-17

And have you noticed that most OF
these Tght-footed dancers are also
light-headed?
The Washington herald., 1914-03-17
FIRST ROBIN ON THE JOB.

Yonkers, n. Y. March l6.-The first
robin OF spring has reached the East.
Also the. first blueb:rds. Alderman ID.
Y. Dedrick says SO. He saw both to-
day.
The Washington herald., 1914-03-17
A Line O Cheer Each Day o
tn Year.
written Expressly for The Herald,
Ry JOHN KENDRICK BANGS.
ST. PATRICK.
It'oTvTight. I7I'

NoIrTight. ift'f
st. -airick was ccutIeES ~
Twas thus the EOOd old soma -sEan-
Nnd finer Vr;IiS" ! Il" not know
For anynodv herr mellow.
FuT nrrfcrt ECutl, manliEcsS
n this old world "f joy and stress
CDniDriscs eli UIu can he
In Honor high and COurtesy.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-06-27

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