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Arizona republican., 1914-05-09

Donald Mcqueen wants to supplant Dr. Nichols as the fat lady in the coming Sirkus and says that while Doc has him shaded some on size there is no chance for the M. D. to begin to touch him in shape. He
The Washington herald., 1914-02-08

with a view to the adoption of methods
of eliminating or reducing II to the min
imum. Accompanying the bill is re-
port prepared by DR.. Philander Claxton.
II the Lever bill becomes a law the
Investigation proposed will be conducted
under direction of DIR. Claxton-
A report on the bill made by Repre-
sentative Towper, of Ohio, a member of
the Committee on Education, shows that
in 1910 there were 5.516. 1s3 persons in the
United States over ten years of age
who were unable to read or write. This
WAS nearly s per cent OF the popula-
ton of the country According to the
Towner report, the total number of IL
literates now in the United States ex-
ceeds the country's total population in
1900. 1t runs from II per 1000 in Iowa
to 80 per 1000 in louisiana In the
North the highest percentage of ilit-
eracy obtains in the cites; in the South
the highest percentage is in the rural
communities.
There are said the Towner report.
80 2i3.6OS illiterate males of twenty-one
years of age and over in the United
States, enough to determine any ma
tional election at any period of our his
tory. That a country such as the
United States should have such a pro-
portion of her population wholly litter
ate is a disgrace"
The Washington herald., 1914-02-08
SMITH.LEVER BILL
PASSED in SENATE
Jones Amendment. Intended to Pre-
vent Race Discrimination, Is
Defeated.
CHANGE AS TO FUND CONTROL

Late yesterday afternoon the Senate
passed the Smith-Lever bill, providing
for cooperative agricultural extension
work between the agricultural colleges
in the several States and the United
States Department of Agriculture" The
bill previously had passed the House,
and will go to conference and undoubted-
ly become a law. There was no roll
call on the passage of the bill.
The only call was on the Jones amend
ment, which provided there should be
no discrimination in the distribution OF
the fund appropriated on account OF
race or color 1t was intended to with
hold from any State its share OF the
funds under the apportionment unless
negro educational institutions were treat
ed with the same consideration as white
institutions. Before the vote finally was
taken. Senator Shafroth succeeded IN
having an amendment adopted taking
the matter of control of funds from the
State legislatures and placing it with
the governors and the Secretary of Ag-
riculture.
The Jones amendment was defeated by
a vote of thirty-two to twenty-three.
Most of the Republicans voted for
it and all but two Of the Democrats voted
against it. Senators Pomerene and Hitch
cock voted for the amendment, and
Senators Brady, Cummirls, FaH, ana
Kenyon voted against IL.
Following the vote, Senator Hitchcock,
a Democrat, secured the adoption Of an
amendment proving that the fund for
foreign demonstration work should be
administered without discrimination as
to race"
The avowed object Of the agricultural
extension bill is to give Federal aid to
diffuse among the people useful and
practical information on subjects relating
to agriculture and home economies"
The bill appropriates $4,000 TO each
State unconditionally, and in addition the
sum of 100000 in the aggregate is ap-
propriated for the first fiscal year there
after and for seven years the sums to be
appropriated exceeding by 5000 the
sum appropriated for each preceding
year. and afterward there is permanently
appropriated for each year the sum of
$500 COO"
The Washington herald., 1914-02-08
STOCK EXCHANGE BILL
SCORED IN Arguments
H. H. Boyesen Holds that a Number
of Provisions of Owen Measure
Are Unnecessary.
APPEALS FOR SHORT SELLING

Senate Committee on Banking and Cur,
rency listened yesterday to Hjalmar
Hjorth Boyesen, counsel for the New
York Consolidated Stock and Petroleum
Exchange, while Mr.. Boyesen riddled the
pending Owen bill from enacting clause
to conclusion.
Mr.. Boyesen explained in advance that
he gravely doubted the constitutionality
Of the measure, but for the sake of ar
gument he would assume that II was
constitutional to interfere with private
contracts to the extent which the meas
ure ESSAYS to do and proceed with piece
meal discussion of its provisions
He held that the prohibition of rehy.
pothecation Of stocks would place an in
hibition upon short selling. which would
prove destructive to foreign interests In
American securities. On this line h.
pointed out that to prohibit short selling
would place upon the foreign investor the
burden of eight or nine days time be-
tween the inception of desire to dis
pose of American securities and the op-
portunity SO to do.
The particular sections Of the bill re-
ferring to prohibitions to be placed upon
officers and members of the boards OF
directors of corporations against short
selling OF the stocks or other securities
of their own corporation. Mr.. Boyesen
thought. were all very well in their way.
but amply forfended against by exist
ing laws I'm many of the States. and as
a separate enactment. met with his ap-
proval and that OF the exchange which he
represented. The provisions against
matched orders and wash sales, he
thought, were met by recent enactments
of the New York State legislature, in
50 far as the New York Stock Exchange
and the Consolidated were concerned
The witness surprised the COMMITTEES
somewhat in view Of the previous atti-
tude of unfriendllness toward the big
board" shown in the testimony before
the Pujo committee. by an unqualified
Endorsement of the stock exchange 8
system of stock listing. TT Is as nearly
perfect as human ingenuity can devise =
he said. "and is accepted BY our board
from top to bottom ASIA standard OF
availability"
The necessity for the continuance of
the clearing house was pointed out to the
committee by President DE Aguero, who
spoke only in opposition to the secti5u
of the Owen bill providing that In all
transactions the serial numbers of the
certificates, bonds. or consols delivered
shall be recorded. Mr.. De Aguero's ex-
PLANTATION seemed to satisfy the commit
tee that this particular paragraph Of the
bill was unnecessary and burdensome.
: The committee Will recess until next
"Wednesday. when John q. Hflburn. coun-
The Washington herald., 1914-02-08
income TAX PROVISION
IS PUT into Effect
Those Liable for Normal Tax Need
Not Consider Earnings from
Corporations.
OSBORNS RULING IS APPROVED

The acting Secretary Of the Treasury
yesterday approved regulation by Com
missioner of Internal Revenue Osborn
putting into effect the provision Of the
income tax regulation that individuals
liable only for the normal tax need not
make returns upon that part of their
incomes which is derived from the earn
ings Of corporations. This was the regu-
lation:
Provided. further. That persons liable
for the normal income tax only. on their
own account or in behalf of another.
shall not be required to make return of
the income tax derived from dividends
on the capital stock or from the net
earnings of corporations, joint stock
companies or associations, and insurance
companies taxable upon their net Income
as hereinafter provided
Returns of individuals, when such in
dividuals are subject to the normal tax
only, need not include the income derived
from the dividends or net earnings re-
ferred to above. When individuals are
subject to the additional tax. such in
come derived from said dividends or net
earnings must he shown on the return.
Persons having an annual net income
of Ss.COO or more including the income
derived from dividends or net earnings
of corporations. SC, but whose total net
income il less than $1,000. and whose
net income. exclusive of the income de-
rived from dividends or net earnings OF
such corporations. &c. is less than Sool
for the taxable year ts2.5o0 for the year
1879, shall not be required TO make re-
turn OF annual net income.
Returns which have been or may be
received from persons subject to the nor
mai tax only, in which such dividends
are included. need not be changed to
meet the provisions of this regulation.
.All previous rulings OF the DEPART
ment. including the general resuiations
now in press, are amended accordingly.
The Washington herald., 1914-02-08
Ever Hear of Such Things?

London, Feb. "A machine which
Identifies person by his manner Of
walking has been invented by Prof H.
> hole-Shaw.
New Britain. Conn. Feb. 1-PatricIS
Coughlin. recluse. who never earned
more than s. a day, and who lived on
bread and onions. saved ssO.oO1 He died.
aged seventy-two. leaving his wealth 10
twenty nephews and nieces.
Muskegon. Mich. Feb. Moses PeItier.
four feet one inch. and Henry Craven
good. six feet eight inches. are said To
be the shortest and taIIest men in Michi-
gan They live here.
ST. Louis. Feb. Mrs. Edward Hart
offers to sell her body to a medical col
leGe for dissection for $500 TO save her
crippled husband and child from starva-
tiOu.
The Washington herald., 1914-02-08
JAPAN TO CONTROL NEWS.
Plan Made by which Ii Will In
ruence Matter Sent Out.

ruence Matter Seat Out.
The government of Japan henceforth
will be in a position to exert power
full influence over japanese news cabled
to other countries. according to informa-
ton that has reached Washington
through unofficial channels.
An organization. called the National
News Agency, has been formed. of which
the government of Japan owns half the
capital stock. This agency Is to gather
and distribute news In Japan. An ar
rangement has been made with the Reu-
ter News Service by which the two agen-
cies will exchange news.
The government control Of news going
out from Japan lies in the provision OF
the contract between the National News
Agency and Reuters, whereby the latter
agrees to accept japanese news for
Transmission to other countries from no
other source except the national agency.
II Is reported that Edward Kennedy, a
Toyko correspondent, has been made
managing director of the National News
Agency. at a salary OF $4,000 a year.
The Washington herald., 1914-02-08
RADIUM BILL PRESENTED.
Senate Measure Provides Govern
ment Monopoly Over supply.

A monopoly over the radium, supply to
be vested in the United States govern
r,ent is provided for in a bill introduced
In the, Senate yesterday by Senator
Walsh. of Montana. 1t was announced
that the Committee on Mines and
Mining would report the bill favorably
Tuesday with the request for immediate
consideration.
The bill provides that any radium-bear-
ing lands not yet opened to settlement
may be Immediately patented and that
they must be mined continually under
penalty. II four months passes without
ere being produced. the government may
assume charge of the property after pay
ing to the patentees the value ofthe ra-
dunn at a price to be fixed by the Secre-
tary Of the Interior. The government
is authorized to maintain plants for the
reduction of radium-bearing ores and an
appropriation Of $4,000 is provided.
The Washington herald., 1914-02-08

tive Bowdell of Ohio, to furnish to the
House information "ss to the numSer
of men in the naval service who are
disobeying the orders of courts requir-
ing them to pay money as alimony or
otherwise. for the maintenance Of the
wives or children whom they have aban-
do0ed
The Washington herald., 1914-02-08
Ask. ss,soO,Ooo for bridges.

An appropriation Of S.5oo.ooo to con-
struct two modern bridges connecting
Virginia and the city Of Washington is
proposed in bill introduced yesterday in
the House by Representative Carlin. Of
Virginia. One bill provides a 8. zoo ,oo0 ap-
preparation for a bridge to replace the
existing acqueduct bridge in GEORGETOWN
and a second bill asks A.0ooo0o for a
bridge to span the Potomac at some point
on the so-called Arlington experimental
farm.
The Washington herald., 1914-02-08
BILL PROVIDING INQUIRY
INTO MLITERACY REPORTED

A national movement to place the
United States at the head of the nations
of the world in the nteracy of its citi-
zens was inaugurated in the House of
Representatives yesterday The, Com
nittee on Education reported by q unan-
imous vote the Lever bill, proposing an
inquiry into the Question Of illiteracy
The Washington herald., 1914-02-08

sci for the stock exchange. will sum up
for the New York Stock Exchange. Fol-
lowing Mr.. Milburn. President Rich, Of
the Boston Stock Exchange, will appear.
Horace White. former chairman Of the
Hughes commission. is expected to testify
at an early date.
The Washington herald., 1914-02-08
Under the Capitol Dome.

Mai. Gen. Leonard. Wood. Chief of
Staff. dealt a hard blow to Senator Du
Points bill which proposes TO pay to the
Virginia Military Institute S2li,1c3 for
property destroyed during the civil war.
The bill Is before the Senate Committee
on Claims. and Gen. Wood was called as
a witness. He told the members of the
committee that the claim was not a
legal one for the reason that the institute
was not destroyed in the conduct of the
civil war.
The Senate yesterday afternoon passed
a naval militia MILL which confers au-
thority on the President to call OUT the
naval militia of the District OF Columbia
and the several States through the gov
ernors OF the States OF through the Of
ficers in command of the naval militia.
The bill provides for the reorganization
Of the naval reserves of, the various
States. authorizes government inspection
and supervision. provides frequent drills.
and fixes the relative strength OF the
naval militia OF the States on a war
footing.
Senator Penrose reintroduced i'm the
Senate his bill providing for 1-cent post
age for first-class mail matter. provided
the mail is destined for delivery within
the delivery section of the postofficc in
which IL is deposited.
A pension of sls5 a month for veterans
OF the Mexican and civil war who are
now totally blind. or hereafter become
blind, is authorized in bill introduced
in the Senate by Senator Penrose. and
which was referred to the Committee on
Pensions.
Increased pay for rural letter carriers
was proposed in a bill by Senator PEN
rose. which will he offered as an amend
ment to the>postofiice appropriation bill.
The proposed increase is for sl5 a month
above the present pay for carriers on
routes OF less than twelve miles, gradu-
ating up to s25 a month increase above
present pay for routes of eighteen miles.
The Linthicum bill providing that Bal
timore may use the historic Fort Nc
Henry reservation for a city park, but
retaining title In the government, was
reported to the House late yesterday by
the Military Affairs Committee.
Speaker Clark was authorized by the
House to appoint a committee Of MEM
bers to visit the Sixth National Corn Ex-
position at Dallas. Tex. The members
will pay their own expenses
Representative Ferris. Of Oklahoma.
chairman Of the Public Lands Commit
tee of the House. introduced bill
authorizing the Secretary of the Inter
ior to sell to the State Of Oklahoma at
81 .S per acre all unsurveyed Islands or
remnants of land within the bed of the
Arkansas. River in Oklahoma. 1t pro-
vides that such land shall become part
OF the school lands Of the State and be
administered under the school land acts
The Secretary Of the Navy is called
upon in q bill introduced by Rspeessnta-
The Washington herald., 1914-02-08
TO REJECT RECOMMENDATION.
Committee Against Suggestion q
to Review of Customs Cases.

to Review OF Customs Cases.
The Committee on Judiciary of the
House will reject the recommendation of
the Attorney General that decisions of
the United States Court of Customs Ap-
peals be reviewed by the Supreme Court
at the suggestion Of the government only.
The decision means much to the New
England paper trade. since 1t was the
intention of the government. IL favorable
action was taken on the recommendation,
to reopen the National Pulp and Paper
case.
A reversal of the decision would have
cost the paper dealers thousands of dol
lars In increased rates. The determine
ton to reject the recommendation was
reached because II would necessitate re-
troactive legislation.
The Washington herald., 1914-02-08
SHOOT MAN TO GET DRUG.
Two H~roin Fiends Confess TO Hold
Ing Up store.

Worcester. Mass. Feb. William p
Gainsy. twenty-three. and Daniel Judson.
both of Boston. gave themselves up to
the police today as the principals in the
attempted robbery of the Roxbuy Loan
Company's store IN Boston and the shoot-
ing of John J. Gateley. a clerk, Thurs
day afternoon
ished and were desperate in their cravin;
for heroin, a, drug 10 whose use they are
both addicted.
The Washington herald., 1914-02-08

Prof C.. H. Higgins. Of Boston. says
farm persons moving to cities are more
susceptible to tuberculosis than are per-
sons who have alwsys been city dwellers.
The Washington herald., 1914-02-08
WHO WANTS THESE CATss
Representative Thacher Catcher
FeIines that Kept Him Awake.

Representative Thacher. of Massachu-
setts. has six perfectly good cats which
he would like to present TO his consu-
tuents or anybody who desires them
The siumbers Of Representative Thacher
and his family have been disturbed by
the midnight wailings of the felines and
Friday night he set an original trap to
catch the disturbers. Yesterday he>fovnd
six cats In the trap and now that he, has
them he Is at loss to know what to do
with them.
The Washington herald., 1914-02-08
BURNETT BILL TAKEN UP.

Senate ImmtSratfon Committee to
Hurry Report on Measure.
Washington, Feb THE Burnett immi-
grafton bill imposing a literacy test On
Immigrants. was taken up for consider
alton by the Senate Committee on I'm
migration yesterday.
Beginning Tuesday the committee will
hold daily sessions to hurry a report on
the measure. Debatable points and
amendments will be left until the last
for consideration
The Washington herald., 1914-02-08

Speaker Clark was authorized by the
House to appoint a committee of MEM
bers to visit the Sixth National Corn Ex-
position at Dallas, Tex. The members
will pay their own expenses.
The Washington herald., 1914-02-08

A pension of sls5 a month for veterans
OF the Mexican and civil war who are
now totally blind. or hereafter become
blind, is authorized in bill introduced
in the Senate by Senator Penrose. and
which was referred to the Committee on
Pensions.
The Washington herald., 1914-02-08

The Linthfcum bill providing that Bal
timore may use the historic Fort Nc
Henry reservation for city park. but
retaining title In the government, was
reported to the House late yesterday by
the Military Affairs Committee.
The Washington herald., 1914-02-08

Senator Penrose reintroduced in the
Senate his bill providing for 1-cent post
age for first-class mail matter. provided
the mail is destined for delivery within
the delivery section of the postoffice in
which IL is deposited.
The Washington herald., 1914-02-08

The Secretary Of the Navy is called
upon in q bill introduced by Representa-
Norwich bulletin., 1914-01-31
THE DANGER OF FOG.

Fog is one of the greatest menaces of navigation at the present time. It is responsible for many accidents be- cause of the failure to give proper consideration to the countless dan- gers which turk therein. It is one thing against which science has made but little progress and nothing points it out rhore clearly than just such a disaster as that which occurred of the Virginia coast resulting in the loss of forty nine lives. It was the worst coasting wreck for long period and shows the importance of giving every thought in behalf of safety rather than speed. In a fog it Is impossible to tell what the next minute is going to bring forth. Whether the usual pre- cautions were being observed on the steamers which collided. such as re- duced speed and whistles, it is quite apparent that they were insufficient to prevent a crash sufficiently terrific ta send one of the vessels to the bottom with many human lives.
 Such an instance it seems would have been an admirable time for the use of submarine bells. Sound car ries for long distance in the water and by such a method the approach of a vessel within certain distance could be clearly indicated and give suf- fieient warning to the master of the vessel that added caution was required until such danger had been passed. If such an equipment is of any as- sistance or protection to a vessel pick ing it's way through fog. even though it may be infreauently used, there should be no hesitancy in its adoption and use
Norwich bulletin., 1914-01-31
THE PARTING OF THE WAYS

(written Specially for The Bulletin)
 Miss Bertha Balcom was sorely pug zled and sat down by the window to consider the position seriously. Us ualiy she took life as it came, and 1t had been On the whole a happy, con- tented life for her. She had been blessed with good health sufficient means to afford her every comfort, and plenty of friends to make her feel her loneliness as little as possible. So Bertha BaIcom. Betty she was gen. orally called, felt she had much to be thankful for, and little to regret Lonely she was, for death had taken one after another from the family group until she was left alone in the large house once completely filled with her loved ones. She and her faithful attendant Lucinda were now the only ones left in the old home, and devoted to each others interests
 Lucinda was as much of a curiosity to the community as was her mistress, for both were what we Yankees call peculiar, Lucinda a little more so than Miss Betty, possibly. A Yankee of the Yankees. she was one of the old-fash- toned kind of help Her word was law in the household. her decision was house Even Joshua, the hired man, accepted her. advice regarding the proper planting of the garden, the trimming of the trees, the pruning and grating, and having accepted 1t, sell dom failed to carry out his own plans afterward. Joshua had 8 ready abil- ity of forgetting and always made peace with Lucinda by saving that he must have forgot, Lucinda's favor1te rejoinder being, Just like a mani" ct they were always good friends. Both were unmarried and both were devot- ed to the welfare of Miss Betty, whom they had known from childhood.
 As Miss Betty sat at her window this autumn afternoon, she saw stretched out before her the long line of country road, which at a short distance beyond her home forked into two divisions, and reached out into the country beyond At the dlvld- ing line stood the old guide post. She knew well the legend 1t bore, ITO MiIldale, 5 miles," ''To Meadowbrook ? miles," Meadowbrook was her own home town. where church, school store and tavern furnished the nucleus around which the village ranged it. self.
 Into Miss Bettys mind came the l thought that she had reached the part | ing of the ways, that to her had come | a crisis which must decide her future | for veal or woe, and she must face thf facts, for as she decided, so would the 1 future be. All her past life swept ov- CT her memory as she looked out up on the brown and sere fields anc woods beyond
 She saw herself. a little child, at | tending the village school, happy ant care-free. She had always had a mind of her own, had Betty, and ruled her master like a little queen, Amens them her dearest little friend had beer Prudence Hubbard, whose home Ia! across those brown fields at the edg' of the browner woods. Betty alway
 waited at her gate for Prue to appea
 with her tin pail of lunch, and han' 1 in hand they ran on their way t. school. From the other fork of tn