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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-20
VERDICT OF ACQUITTAL
OF ATTEMPTED BRIBERY
Jury Declares Thomas n. Pickford
and William J. Dugan Not
Guilty Of Charge.

Thomas H. Pickford. extensive owner
of real estate, and William J. Dugan,
a business broker, were acquitted by a
of a charge of attempted bribery in
connection with a civil case against
Pickford. John H. Walter. a real es-
tate broker. indicted jointly with them.
failed to appear in court on the second
day Of the trial His bond was forfeit
ed and a bench warrant issued for his
arrest. The officers were unable to
locate him and he was not present
throughout the two weeks of the tr al.
The acquittal of Pickford and Dugan
will probably be made the basis Of a
motion to set aside the forfeiture of
verdict it is considered unlikely that
an attempt would be made to try Wal
ter.
Allegation of Conspiracy.
One of the counts of the Indictment
alleges conspiracy among the three
men and as the other two have been
found not to have SO conspired it is
doubtful if the prosecutor will press
the charge against Walter.
Justice Stafford completed his charge
to the jury about o'clock yesterday
afternoon and it was after 10 o'clock
when he reached the court to receive
the verdict.
The jury did not arrive at its conclusion
until nearly five hours after retiring from
the courtroom.
Pickford was represented at the trial by
Attorneys H. Prescott Galley, James B.
Archer and John Lewis Smith. Attorney
Charles Bendheim appeared for Dugan.
The prosecution was conducted by United
United States Attorney Hawken.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-20
Program for Celebration.

sEale program for the remainder of the
celebration follows:
Monday June 20. afternoon o o'clock,
&C A. A. meeting in chapel hall. pres
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take, when they haN hi opportunity" $50
"NeNertheless," insisted the older woman the majority turn out just
about a Is I said. Saw *.F a% - -, -h~.r~ "~. a@e#% %
"A boy may be a perfect Indian. but when he: grows up. nine times
get IN easy job and make others hop around doing the heavy stunts. His
idea of a gentleman is one who never lifts a finger to do a stroke of ia
ual labor. He'll work his brain overtime to preserve bodily BASE. Most
masculine ascals are made simply because a man would rather live by his
wits than by honest labor. - ~
And Just look att the ordinary married man. He was the first n to
shrk houhehold chores to invent modern conveniences that would take the
burden Of orko off of himself; and unless he has al unusually tender o
science, his idea of perfect bliss is lounging in a comfortable chair, with
his tobacco and mis- paper, while his spouse is busy with, a few OF womens
manifold duties. .@ +" E.@s8"
- "a woman is not supposed to sit down unless she is doing something.
The mascuine ideal of woman. never allows Ter to b idle. She nav +
al the baking board. welding the broom, shaking out bedclothes, dressing
the children. or darning his o but she is never sitting quietly doing
nothing Man has an awful CONTEMPT for a woman who will sit dow n
read a novel;
But it takes brains o keep busy" asserted the young schoolnaa AN,
Not always answered the other. Il agreeth that it takes a fnt cIas..
quality of brainst o manage a houhehold properly and keep u ID to yom
children she laughed. But the averagesw woman keeps house b. roei IL
she keeps house a ALL
only ito exercise their brains to tighten their work.
One of my neighbors bought a cuu cleaner But h never uses
it She claims it's to much trouble % attach the different parts--ifs
Il brain worry to her. So every week I see her with her head tied In a
towel. going through her house will a broom.
s,o One Of m husbands friends bought a. electric range for. his wife.
Die to work it, She just didn't want. to study 1T out. 91-
Il know women whose children impose upon them but who -wujd
rather do the hard work themselves than train their children to HELM If
would. exercise their gray matter. too much to each the hildren"
But the modern schoo child really hasn't much time to helb at
home, stated the young schoolma'am. You know, they hay TO stnGvv
most of their lessons at home" 49,
And if the m~dern school girl does stay home to help motherv ~.
Incunced the older woman, "she is stunned and looked down unon nv he
other girls, who are above that sorto II thing! If women used their brains
more they'd oon stop that" "~"s
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STOPPING A RAID.

The country Is to be congratulated
nn the decision Of the president to OPP
-ocse tho removal of sonie two thou
sand assistant postnlastcrs from the
civil service. The administration
:aade II rather bad beginning in con-
nection with civil service matters
wscn deputy marshals and deputy COL
iectcrs were removed from the lists.
and those officers were rendered sub
.iec. to the usual political manipula-
tions. In signing the bill containing
t::is provision the president made an
exclamation OF his position. saying in
substance that as the deputies were
iii 2. the personal representatives
tf their superiors. and were entrust-
cd with the carrying out Of work for
which. the Supporters were bonded, it
was IN the interest of good service that
these subordin4stes should be person.
ally acceptable to their superiors. He
added that his well known position on
public service ought to make it GER
tain that regard would be had for
merit in making appointments.
Whether or not the action taken
can be justified on those grounds, TWO
things concerning it are certain. First,
the change was prompted. not by a
desire to benefit the public service.
but to make it more convenient to
get republicans ~ Of Office and DEM
ocrats into Office. Second. the action
has been INTERCEPTED as a letting down
Of the bars, and a measurable return
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maid. But confession did not come
easy, even after she and kit were
settled down alone for a visit i'll the
cosiest of dens. Kits three boys
thirteen, eleven, and nine respectively
had just trooped out after paying
their respects To the guest and after
dinner leisure invited confidence.
Yes" kit said thoughtfully, I've
been married fourteen years. but it
never seems that long except when
I count back or look at my three
great 20 I've been happy Sou see.
II very busy and contented. When
l came to this place it wasn't what
it is now. But about eight years
Alec came to some money and we pro.
ceeded to remodel our farm. We were
a year getting it in shape, and even
now we occasionally add some inn
provement, though We have almost
everything in the way of farming ma
chinery and appliances. But our
dairy is Of h best in the county
and Alec thinks there's nothing too
good for his cows. / keep two girls
all the time, but I'm busy just the
same. There's always somebody COM
ing or going. Tomorrow night I'm
inviting in some friends to meet
you-people I'm sure You'll enjoy
meeting. They'll motor out from
town. That's another thing. This
rage for automobiles is bringing the
city right to the farm, as it were--and
Il farmllouse-the proper kind of
farmllousc-isn't at all what it used to
be-"
II should say not" Caroline
breatlled. Then she leaped. What
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-01-20
TUESDAY, JANUARY 20. 1917.
NOT a MATTER OF FORM.

There is plenty of evidence that in
3rder to secure good government for
city, a state or a nation, something
more than constitutions and forms are
Necessary. Some of the worst gov
srned countries i'll the world have
Ferry good constitutions. and some
countries whose constitutions leave
[Trned. 1t is 81 with cities, and the
chicago Rccord-IIerald in the follow
Fms article calls attention to the case
lnn,f Boston, whose government was re-
r entity made over:
~ What is the matter with Boston"
l.sAler own newspapers and citizens adj
emit that something is wrong in the
P9:ultural hub. Not lonE 3 Boston
fadopted a modern charter n scrap
,sped her old municipal machinery.
|,frhe Massachusetts non-partisan bal
.hot is famous: many cities are crying
sNf"r it. Progress is the Roston watch
bia%nrd; she has built subways in spite
GOT yellow ~badlan,ites. and her street
Ear conductors are polite and sram-
f,lnatical. Yet-yet--
! Boston has just had a local election
and the wrong candidate was chosen
mayor. There was no partisan fight;
,hc good citizens had every chance:
but many of them failed to vote. The
great middle class was vainly APP
5pcaled to . What is the use of intclli-
:sence and culture IL they do all their
cumming in literary and aesthetic
circles and do not touch communal
life:
"Only the other day a prominent
writer was asking why Eoston does
not adequately support Il nrst-class,
clean, well-edited and we'll put to-
sether. respectable newspaper. Echo
answered ''Why." Can il be, that
there is some connection between the
newspaper situation and the political
situation: Some sociological founda-
zion will have to survey the Hub and
tell the puzzled nation what the mat
or is there. n hears that an in
diVidual philosopher who spccializcs
in. interpreting cities and their collcc-
live souls has given Boston up in de-
spair. a strong committee Of psyche
'oEists and ~sociologists might prove
equal to the job
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would you think, Kit. if 1 were to tell
You that I haven't brought a thing
but shirtwaists, because I didn't know
that I'd need thenl?"
Mrs. Campbell laughed. Il guess
that's my fault, Caroline. dear. l
ought to have told you to bring q
fancy frock or two. But as 1t is l
wonder If You can't wear of mine.
There's not much difference in our
size, except that you'll have to pad a
little. You see, l want You to look
your best tomorrow night because
well. a friend of A!ec's. another
farmer. is coming to dine, and it's
just possible. you know. that you
might take a fancy to him. In fact,
YOU can't help liking him-everybody
does. You've had fourteen ear Of a
and you want to stop before
you lose all your ROSES"
She paused. in evident surprise.
For Caroline vas leaning forward
with a quite new vim and flush bright
ening her face. 81 hate my career"
said Caroline. "And-kit, what color
is that dress Of yours you said 1 could
Wcar?"
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that promised to be helpful in her
work. but she still was just where she
had besun--a grade teacher, at a sal
AIRY that permitted most of the COM
forts of life but no luxuries.
She sat down with the letter in her
hand and thought seriously. AS she
thought her glance roved about the
small room which was the only home
she knew. in spite of her efforts to
make it express her individuality by
displaying prominently her own pic
lures. her own books and her
toilet accessories, it still showed
plainly its boarding house nature.
Sometimes Caroline felt she could not
endure it another moment. but after
all it was close to her work and did
not cost more than she could. afford.
1t was doubtless better than anything
she should find in Kit CampbelI's
farm house. Poor Kit, who had
thrown away Il career by marrying a
farmer with whom she confessed she
had fallen in love! There was her
picture just opposite. Caroline's eyes
rested on it curiously. kit was I'M
deniably homely. with her long. sal
low face and thin awkward shape.
Perhaps after all it was just as well
that she had married her farmer, al
though she did have the making Of a
good teacher in her.
II suppose she's sorry now Caro-
line unused. 81 think ought to go
to see her. I'll write to her that I'll
come for three days. Not an hour or
minute longer"
Caroline packed her suitcase in
doubt. All her things seemed too fine
to wear into the country. She decided
that her school attire would be the
best. To take-shirtwaists and a plain
dark. skirt. she wanted to take her
new:eveping dress. but of purse that
H'as out of the question. The utmost
she could expect to d. with it would
be TO arouse envy in Kit. who pre-
Eumably had not seen a pretty frock
in all the fourteen years of her mar
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!, THE N
\ FARMERS WIFE.
Copyright. 1918. by ". Werner,

Caroline. returning 10 her room
after a lansuid walk past premature
~ blooming shop windows, found a
letter awaiting her.
Now that's from Kit Campbell
she thought. Why, haven't heard
from her in two years. In fact, I
never answered her last letter. I've
always meant TO, but sonichow-well,
| must see what she says"
Caroline's face gathered astonish-
ment as she read the letter.:
She asks me to make her a. v~isit!'
the rcadcr thought. She seems actu-
ally TO want me: And names a date!
Poor Kit. ! suppose she gets dread
fully lonesome and d~own-hearted ON
that farm in the very heart Of the
country. Maybe it's my duty TO so
and see her. ] wonder if 1 could
stand four days of il? / never saw
the place and she has never told INC
n thing about it, but I can imagine
what it's like. A farm is a farm,
especially when it's in that region.
Id like to sec Kit. l could go as
we'll as not, for school does not open
in two weeks. Perhaps can gather
some information that will be help
full"
Caroline sighed. For fourteen years
she had beer gathering information
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-01-20

nUERT.A AND ROOSEVELT.

TIarpcr's Weekly: Ex-Ambassador
Henry Lane Wilson aud his fellow
critic of the administrations Mexican
policy, Major G'assius NJ. Gillette are
fond of repeating in their lectures the
statement that lIuerta's title to the
presidency OF Mexico is as clear as was
Theodore Roosevelt's to the presidency
Of the United States. when he sue
'cceded Mckinley. suppose an insur-
rection in Washington, for the over
throw of the government. The white
house is attacked. and successfully
wounded. President Wilson sends for
General Wood, who proves to he Il
traitor. Wood sends infantry and cav.
airy. known TO be loyal, To attack a
chine guns, he himself declining TO
use his own artillery. The loyal SOL
dicrs are thus massacred. The disloy-
al ones, on opposing sides. fire over
each others heads. At General Woods.
orders. President Wilson and Vice
President Marshall are arrested and
imprisoned. They resign under dur.
ess. Secretary OF State Bryan he
comes president for five minutes, in
which period he appoints General
Wood to a place in his cabinet that is
mex in line Of succession. Jie re-
signs. General Wood becomes prcsi.
dent. These appointments must he
confirmed by congress. Congress has
dispersed. Enough members Of the
house and senate are found to go
through the form, surrounded by bay
onets. Of confirming General Woods
appointment. incidentally President
Wilson and Vice President Marshall
are assassinatcd. AS these W. lee
turers keep on talking they increase
the number who believe that Mr.. Will.
sons refusal TO acknowledge Huerta's
title. was a wise decision.
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to the old spells system which we
have been trying to abandon.
When, following this, it vas propos-
cd to throw the assistant postmaster
ships into the political pot, II was an
ident would follow out the same line
of argument in this case, and let the
tail &c with the hide az it were. APP
%parently the president has seen that
he and his party were travelling on a
road, and he has called an
abrupt halt. The former action was
unfortunate. The action. proposed
would have been disastrous. and the
country is TO he congratulated that it
is not to be taken.
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A BLACK PERIL IN AFRICA.
Rider Haggard Foresccs Zulu Uprising
Against the Conqucrors.
(London Times

To my mind the great question of
the future in Southern Africa is not.
as so many suppose, that Of the poll
teal dominance of Englishman of
.Boer. but Of the inevitable though. let
us hope. far.off struggle for practical
supremacy between the white blood
and the black.
We may wonder what are the
thoughts that pass through the mind
OF some ancient warrior Of Chaka's
or pingaan's time. as he suns himself
crouched on the ground, for example.
where once stood the royal kraal,
Duguza, and watches men. and women
Of The Zulu blood, passing homeward
from the cities or the nlines.sbemused,
some Of them. with the white. mans
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smuggled liquor, grotesque in the
white mans cast-of garments. hiding.
perhaps. in theiR blankets examples
Of the white mans doubtful photo.
graphs-and then shuts his sunken
eyes and remembers the plumed and
killed regiments making the same
ground shake as, with a thunder of
salute, line upon line, company upon
company. the rushed u Of battle.
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Grinnand Barrett-My, yes! Why,
he played in The Old Homestead"
and Way Down East" tor years
Tommy" said his mother. do you
think You'll get a prize in school for
Nom" said Tommy.
Why not, sir:" asked his father,
sternly. laying his hand on his Shout
der. Because they don't give n y
answered Tommy, meekly.
Whistler was once taken ny a friend
to the home Of a newly rich million.
aire who had been gathering a col
lection of dubious paintings supposed
~ by old masters. After Whistler
viewed the collection his friend said:
Now. Whistler, Mr.. Flank wants
TO make provision in his will t. be-
1neath these paintings. and he would
like a suggestion from you as to which
institution to give them"
Promptly am The answer: "The
East End institution for the blind."--
Ladies' Home journal.
How long hev you been "A printer"
inquired Il young native who had per-
colated into the composing room Of
the Polkville tArl.) Weekly Clarion.
Been setting type for twenty-seven
Years. replied the veteran. "Hcck!"
was the amazed comment. land We
aint got it all set yit, neither"
Jones, who doesn't own a motor car.
ana is never likely to, WAS met at the
motor show by Il friend who expressed
surprise to see him there.
Well said Jones, Its lovely once
a year TO ONE and look at a whole
mass OF cars tina o don't have 10
dodge"
a domestic was once given some
macaroni by her mistress to
Tor the table. Noticing the girls sur
prise. the lady asked:
Didn't you cook macaroni at your
last place."
Cook it: We used them things to
light the gas With"
TommN's father had been giving
him lessons in %politcness, but hardly
dared hope that the seeds of his teach
ing had taken root.
One day, hearing noise coming from
the nursery, he investigated and
found Tommy pounding his little
brother.
I'm surprised. Tommy" said his
father. stcrnly, that you should hurt
little brother. Don't you know
that it is coWardly to strike one who
is smaller tina yonrself?"
es.' replied the culprit. meekly,
but when YOU spanked me Yesterday
was too polite TO mention it.
Ladies Home Journal.
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POINTED

Doing it now" is the ROOF Of Sue
cess.
Money may be saved by avoiding
sure things.
Man is the architect OF his own
misfortune.
The under dos gets a lot Of sympa-
thy, but what he want is help.
Some women have a lot Of check,
but not enough to grow a beard.
Unfortunately. the mar who loses
his temper always finds it again.
IL a man admires a oma she
should at least admire his good taste.
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Laugh With U.

tirinnand Observation-Disclosures has
just bought a farm.
T.. Forest I'rost-Does he know
anything about farming?
C;rinnand Barrett-My, yes! Why,
he played in The Old Homestead
and Way Down East for ears.
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IbN JUTlll ". Larcy.)
Who toutcd Mr.. E;ryan as the
Moses of his day when Hryanites
were few and far between on
Boston bay! Who wept salt tears
anent the crime of '70-and-3
when silterites We're sideshow
freaks i'll his vicinity: Who
swung upon the soulless trusts
with oratoric axe when all New
England bowed before the robber
tariff law? Who ever proved a
paragon Of faith and constantly
and SO was due for something in
the hour of victory? Who lands
as minister to Grecce-a Job
that's not half baldwin Mr..
Bryan's compliments? That
George Fred Williams lad.
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voLLMER MAY GO 10 CONGRESS.
Iowa City. Iowa, Jan. 2o.-The dem.
ocrats of Johnson county have prac-
tically assured the nomination of
Henry vollmer of Davenport to sue.
coed the late I. 8. Pepper as congress-
man from the second district, by fai1.
ing to instruct for w. ]. Mcdonald.
the local candidate. The district Is
strongly democratic.
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-. WE ARE ALL LAZY =.
tBy e. X. wooley.>

IE FACT is most men are bodily.
lazy and most women mentally
lazy" remarked an o%bservant elder
~ woman.
You wouldn't say that if you
taught school," said the young
schoolma'am. Its the boys who
can't sit still in school and who are
perfect Indians when they get out,
and it's the girls who apply them
selves to their lessons and get the
best records. Besides, look at the
way women get ahead Of men in
anything brainy that they UNDER
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Tommy" said his mother. ''lo you
think you'll get "a prize in school for
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-01-22
BAD CASE OF DAMDRUFF

Bissell, Ala.-"I had very bad case
of dandruff on my head. l was tor
mented by itching and my hair began
to come out by the combfuls. l al
most became frantic, fearful that
would lose all of my hair which was
my pride. There were some pimples
on my scalp and scratched them I'M
til they made sores. My hair was dry
and lifeless.
Il saw the advertisement of Cuticura
Soap and Ointment and sent to my
druggist for three cakes of Cuticura
Soap and box of Cuticura Ointment.
washed my scalp with warm water
strong with the Cuticura Soap and
dried, afterwards applying the Cuti-
cura Ointment, working it in the scalp
slowly with my fingers. After using
them for several days my hair began
to stop coming out. The dandruff all
disappeared and in less than four
weeks cure was accomplished per-
manently." (Signed) Miss Lucy May.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample of each
free, with 32-p. Skin Book. Address post
card "Cuticura, Dept. L, Boston ADV.