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The Washington herald., 1914-11-22

" .Zeb White. yo' Jest let that bar
alone! Don't hunt fur him, and don't
shoot him If he Gums back
What's the matter? sez I.
e 1 don't like his ways. While yo' was
artcr your gun he sot up, same as a
human bein. Looks to me like ii was
the speerit of a dead man passed into a
bar
Shoe! whoever heard Of sich a
thing"
" But it's so. Member Joe Robinson,
who was killed doorin' the wah? Wall,
Robinson was full o. tricks. I'm a-tellin'
of yo', Zeb White, to let that varmint
alone or yo'n cum to grief!'
Her words sort o. skeered me-" said
the old man, land put up the gun and
didn't 90 out. l was feeiin' better next
mawnin', and arter breakfast / shoul-
dered my gun and started OF. 1 went
The Washington herald., 1914-11-22

lust as this is Senator:
The more Mr.. John Sharp Williams.
senior Senator from Mississippi. rails
against useless talk in the body OF
which he is a member the more sharply
Is the attention of the American people
drawn TO certain long -winded and more
or less rambling speeches of the senior
Senator from Mississippi. delivered be-
fore that august body.
And the more Mr.. James K. Vardaman,
Junior Senator from Mississippi, protests
his undying determination 10 represent
the 'tOiling masses the more certainly
will the attention of the American peo-
pie be drawn to the fact that If a ma
jorlty of the 'tOiling masses Of Missis-
sippi had not been disfranchised Mr..
Vardaman would not now be Junior SEN
atOr from Mississippi"
BY gad. suh-by gad"' exclaimed the
Senator as he sprang TO his feet and
1T is the voice of the people" was
asked
How dare a paper make such a state
ment-how dare it,"
But it is the voice OF the people. Sen
ator, and you should heed the lesson. "
The voice of the Devil, II is a vile
calumny. sub, and 1 shall challenge
the editor to a duel to the death, Will
you act as my second?"
The Washington herald., 1914-11-22
BROTHER GARDNER

I was wonderin' whar' I should store
my coal fur de winter when somebody
cum along an stole all my chickens an
left me de henhouse fur a coal bin.
Things will cum right IL yo' only gin
'eIn time.
When l sold my naybur a knock
kneed mewl 1 was a leele conscience
stricken ober II. but 1t turned out dat
II dat mewl had bin all right he would
hev bin entered in a SIS race an got
beaten by half a mile. Don't let con-
science quarrel wild yo' too much.
When I lost my pocketDook in de road
I felt it to be de duty of de finder tO
restore it to me at once. When found
some one else's pocketbook. made be-
lieve dat providence had -frowned 1t in
my way to buy a new carpet fur de
parlor.
Oar was a time when ] felt it to be
my duty to lick mys chiIlen into readin'
TO chapters Of de. Bible on de Sabbath,
but when 1 diskIbered dat dey could
read all day Sunday and play dc debbel
durin' de odder six days l kinder changed
my opinyun bout things.
1 hev libed in dis world fur ober sixty
vars, an can't say as eber found Out
The Washington herald., 1914-11-22

net tell the reader what a relief II 10 for
me to put on my hat and coat after din
ner and walk out without being question
ed and cautioned 10 hurry right back.
Went to a bowling alley. Went to a
club. Dropped In to see the moving pic
lures. Hadn't one single Thought OF the
house. No chills went creeping up my
back as l thought OF Mrs. Bowser meet
ing me in the hall and saying that she
was glad we had no son to follow in his
fathers footsteps. Thought the cook
might have some remark to make at
breakfast, but, on the contrary, she gave
me an encouraging smile. When ] woke
up found that was fully dressed. even
to my shoes, but / never slept better in
my life. America is noted for rapid
transit, and yet millions and millions OF
people will spend an hour out of twenty
four dressing and undressing.
Wasn't cautioned when 1 LETT the
house not to invest in chickens, pigs,
cows, autos or winter tonics. Went right
out with my head up and able to look the
world In the face How have stood Mrs.
BOwseT's sarcasm as long as L have a
mystery to me.
"Ssturday-Changed my clothes after
! got home and had dinner and went to
a poker party. 1t was what Is called a
stag party-that is, you drink as many
hghbalIs and gin fZZes as seemed proper
and lost all the money you wanted to.
Very pleasant lot OF fellows and all
surprised to see me. Heard some Of them
limiting that Mrs. Bowser must be dead.
Talked politics and played poker.
Talked Cuba and played more poker.
Talked Panama Canal and had a
flush.
Held threes and straights and big
pairs and never once thought of Mrs.
Bowser. Free as air and feeling like a
fOur-year-Cld.
what asses men make OF themselves
when they marry! Just let Mrs. Bowser
give me one sassy word when she gets
back and
81 have an indistinct recollection Of
dropping something at poker, but wheth-
er II was a cent or SO l shall never know
in fact, ! don't care. When / set out
TO have a good time there's nothing
stingy about me.
Il remember speaking about going
home al o'clock in the morning. but
some one asked what's the use. and ]
The Washington herald., 1914-11-22
ARIZONA KICKLETS
Hot or Cold. They Are Always Newsy

manner. We can assure all who may fail
into his hands Of Bentiemanly treatment
Several weeks ago seven citizens from
Grass Valley dubbed together and paid
an Eastern agency So apiece to send on
seven women In search Of husbands. The
women arrived the other day. The
youngest one Of the lot vas 80 years old
and the handsomest had a cataract on
her left eye and a broken nose. The
Grass Valley men took one brief glance
and then bOlted for the woods, and the
women were shipped to Denver next day.
Colonel John Roberts stopped his paper
last week because there were only four
teen murder items in IL. and his usual
dose is twenty-one We had TO overhaul
60 exchanges TO lind as many items as
We did, and we rather feel glad the COL
onel Is on the list. He's got a regular
mania for murder items. and If anybody
has 500 Of them in a scrap book the col
oneI will pay at least $50 for the outfit
and read every one Of them over 1--WE
The Mayor of Rocky Hill was in town
yesterday to invite US to deliver an ad-
The Washington herald., 1914-11-22

''Well. has anything happened?" asked
Mr.. Bowser as he came home and saw
by Mrs. Bowser's eyes that she had been
weeping.
"a letter from mother" was the reply.
lis she coming heTe?'
''She is very poorly and wants me to
come there and stay a week.
rs that all?"
But how can get away for a week? >"
The Washington herald., 1914-11-22

dat de color of mans ha'r eber made
any difference in his honesty when trad
ing off a dog fur 4 watch. Whether II
is white. black or red. he allus manages
to git de best Of me.
When de old woman figgered il out dat
We could buy an ice box fur g an he
boosted to de top Of society. / saw uuf-
fin but de iceboX. When We had got
it home an / foun' dat il took ice and
dere was an ass as well as box.
Fotv vars ago when I licked man
fur disbelievin' in NOa's ark l thought
de matter was settled furcber. but to my
surprise dc question am still hein. dis
chance dat I've bin in de wrong all de
time. Mehbe man had better hoe CON
an let things 500 vars old work them
selves out
Between Dc friend who wants 10 show
his good will by given me tip on Il
hOss race an de man who steals my
'taters OUT Of de wOOdshed feel de
kindest toward de thief. He nebber has
de chance 20 steal Ober 50 cents wuth Of
'taters. while de tip may lose me SIS
an Keep de old woman jawin' all night.
I signed a pctishun de oddcr day to
hev de alderman Of my ward bounced
s2.OOy from de PAWN ring. but Ise feelin
soTteT conscience stricken bout IL. In
de fust place. he happened to be de only
one of de twenty-fOur who was found
out. and dc next II it wasn't fur official
thieves no private citizen could pint to
hiSSelf and eXclaim. Behold an honest
man.
Iain't sayin' dat Ise lost my faith in
humanity but when ] riZ up in the
mawnin' and find my summer shirt mis-
sing from de clothesIne Ise led to re-
fleet dat de old wOman's simplicity in
leabin' de clothes out ober night hasn't
elevated de moral standin' Of society
Ober two feet.
The Washington herald., 1914-11-22

gave him a minute. THE Emperor has
decided that he will not buy the vest. !"
Il knew that yesterday. Of course. :
replied Birney. 4 am not here about
the vest, but altogether another thing.
The fact is 1 do not like Napoleon's s
nose, and 1 want to improve it"
Mon Dieui man, but what do you
say" exclaimed the minister as he
sprang to his feet.
The Washington herald., 1914-11-22

said no more. Don't remember getting
home. Don't remember a policeman
kindly unlocking the front door for me
and calling me a regular Jim Dandy.
Can't remember the cook finding me sit
The Washington herald., 1914-11-22

II say that the Emperor's nose is of,
and that 1 can improve, it, ! wanted
to tell him so that other day, but he
hustled me out too quick. Can you
bring about another interview"
The Emperor's nose? You say II Is
wrong? You say you can fix IL? Man.
what mean your"
II mean just what 1 say" calmly re-
piled Birney. II am not surgeon, but
several years ago. invented a little
attachment to cune badly shaped nose.
1t has been tried In; half a dozen cases
and proved itself big success. !
The Washington herald., 1914-11-22

morrow morning. am counting the
hours. / shall explain to her that il is
a hard cold. but she will suspect the
truth and forgive me.
Dear Mrs. Bowser. Durn highbaIls!
DuTn freedom,
The Washington herald., 1914-11-22

The Mayor of Rocky Hill was in town
Yesterday to invite US to deliver an ad
The Washington herald., 1914-11-22

1 hev libed in dis world fur ober sixty
vars, an can't say as eber found out
Evening star., 1914-10-04
PURCHASE OF MORE LAND
URGED IN HIS REPORT
Supt. Fay of Home for Aged and In
firm Says Institution Is in
Flourishing Condition.

Purchase of the so-called "Sweeny"
tract. adjoining the Home for the Aged
and Infrm, at Blue Plains, and the
Wright tract. jutting into the reserva-
tion on its north border, is urged in
the annual report of William ]. Fay,
superintendent of the institution, made
public by the board of charities yes
terday. These tracts, the former of
which contains nineteen acres, not only
are desired for the purpose of rounding
out the lines of the home, but. if ac-
quired, will greatly increase the pro-
ductiveness of the farm, it is stated.
Mr.. Fay presents in the report a de-
tailed account of the establishment and
growth of the institution, which is now
said to be in 1ourishing condition
Through the utilization of old mate
rial obtained from demolished school
houses and other structures owned by
the District. Mr.. Fay has built at the
Blue Plains home stables and other
buildings at a big saving to the munich
pality.
The value of the farm products last
year, the report shows, was $1O,332.17
The population of the home has in
creased from an average of 154 in 1906
to an average Of 296 in 1913 and 294
in 1914.
It is believed by Mr. Fay that about
800 is the normal number of inmates
that may be expected for number of
years.
Evening star., 1914-10-04
CITY POST OFFICE SHIFT
TO BE FELT DOWN LINE
Consolidation Into Two Main Divi-
sions Will Eliminate Foremen
of Five Departments.

The reorganization of the working
staff of the Washington city post Of
fee. as announced Friday, with the
elimination and demotion of some Of
the most prominent department heads,
will continue to affect changes all the
way down the line.
The consolidation into two main diyi-
sions. it is understood, will, according
TO present plans, mean the elimination
OF f1ve men who have been foremen of
departments. and a number of changes
in clerkships are expected to be made
within the next month.
On authoritative information it; il
stated that there will be no dismissal lis
Al the present time, but that there will
be a general reduction in salaries
1T was learned yesterday that the
transfer of Horace p Springer, former
superintendent of mails for many years
to be superintendent of substation A
carried with it reduction in salary
from S2.70O to 81 800, reducing him on
the pay roll to less than he received
when he came to the Washington city
post office from the railway mail serv-
ice. about thirty-five years ago.
Cuts in Salaries.
Several of the former superintepden+s
of departments had their salaries cut,
the cuts ranging from $1,000 to $500
each.
Postmaster Otto Praeger yesterday
positively denied that any further
changes or demotions in the work
Office were contemplated as far as
he knew.
He said that before any such changes
are made ne would know about it.
Evening star., 1914-10-04
WANDERLUSTERS PLAN
TO "SEE WASHINGTON"
Today's Itinerary Will Afford Ex-
cellent Views Of Capital
and Its Environs.

Today's hike of the wanderlusters
might be called a seeing Washington"
trip, for it will include a number or
points from which excellent views OF
this city, the surrounding country. Ar
lington and Alexandria may be OBJ
tanned. The Agricultural Department
grounds and Potomac Park are includ-
ed in the itinerary.
The start is to be made from the New
National Museum, north front, at 10th
and B streets northwest. at 3 o'clock.
The leader will be William c. Ellis. an
old resident of Washington
It has been proposed that a walk be
taken next Sunday from Dickerson.
Md, to Sugarloaf mountain, with Titus
Ulke, who is familiar with that coun-
try, as the leader. The round-trip fare
from this city to Dickerson is SL45, and
the train leaving at 9:20 am. arrives
there at II am. Returning, the p.m-
train would be taken, arriving here at
$40 o'clock. The leaders are desirous
of learning whether an outing OF this
sort would appeal to a large number
of the mixers. If it does, this trip prob
ably will be arranged for next Sunday.
Evening star., 1914-10-04
AIDS TO NAVIGATION.
Notice Issued Regarding Buoys in
the Potomac River.

A notice regarding two important aids
to navigation in the Potomac river has
been issued from the office of the in
spector in charge of the district, as fol-
lows:
Virginia, Chesapeake bay. main channel
Thirty -five-foot channel lower end gas
buoy, 2, was reported extinguished, will
be relighted as soon as practicable.
Maryland, Potomac river-Maryland
point shoal buoy. %. first-class can.
found in sinking condition, was re-
lieved temporarily by second-class
spar; first-class can will be placed as
soon as practicable
Potomac river-Lower Cedar point
dredged channel, lower entrance buoy, 2.
fourth-ciass spar. was reported broken
OF close to water, will be relieved as soon
as practicable.
The channels Of Core and Bogue sound.
and from the sound end of the Adams
creek canal to Beaufort, N. c., have In
the past week been restaked by tie ieu-
der Juniper. for the benefit Of the many
power craft and sailing vessels that navi-
gate those waters.
Evening star., 1914-10-04
BUSY SESSIONS AHEAD
FOR THEEXC|SE BOARD
Will Try to Dispose of Liquor
License Applications at Rate
of Score Day.

Hearings on liquor license applica-
tions. to be held at the rate of twenty
a day, are scheduled by the excise
board. Beginning Tuesday morning at
$50 o'clock, the board will endeavor to
dispose of twenty cases that day and
an equal number Wednesday,. 1t will
be necessary to make rapid progress,
as 400 retail applications have been
filed and the board is required to re-
Auce the number of saloons in the Dis
trict to 800 or less by November 1, the
beginning of the next license year. The
first forty hearings scheduled are on
the following applications:
John NJ. Kirby. 623 18th street north
west: John P. Sheehan, 7O1 North Capt.
tol street; Joseph A. Carroll, 234 Sd
street southwest: Barnard j. Martin,
223 N street southwest; Michael McIn-
erney. 1926 7th street northwest; Ter
ence Fegan, $50 4th street northwest;
Tobias Bush. 1110 E street northwest;
Louis Bush. 1905 street northwest;
Theodore Walter. 1901 C street south
east; William A. Hettinger, AIS Sth
street southeast; William Morris, 62s
Sd street southwest; Leopold Birkle,
1901 E street northwest: Leo Oedeko-
ven, 1885 New York avenue northwest;
Maurice j. Sheehan. 145 H street north
east; Patrick J. O'Keefe, 9O4 Pennsyl-
Lane. 3O4 Q street northwest; Louise
Gordon, 407 Q street northwest; Robert
Allen. 1917 14th street northwest;
Jacob Bruegger, PA 9Th northwest;
Jere O'Connor, us Az northwest; Shoo-
maker Company. 1881 northwest:
William E. O'Connor, 224 AZ south
west; Levi Woodbury.. 5SS Pennsylva-
mia avenue northwest; Margaretha
Danhakl. 1868 c southeast: A. ]. Gas
kins. 320 Sth northwest; G. ]. Bessler,
922 Pennsylvania avenue northwest;
S. A Taylor. PIP 9Th northwest; l. H.
Rowland, 511 9Th northwest; NJ ].
Collins. 1435 H northeast; C. NJ. Schnei-
der, 416 18th northwest; M. J. Lynch,
$50 Pennsylvania avenue northwest;
A ]. Lohse, 1921 E northwest: T. G.
Stoner. 20S 7th southwest; D. NJ. Nc
Carthy, 202 L northwest; ]. T. Branson,
614 11th southwest: M. A. Solan, 1908
7th northwest; J. Richardson, 218 18th
northwest; Emile Wagner, 210 9Th
northwest.
Evening star., 1914-10-04
oany K. I'd Infantry, and Private Frank
Bail, Company B, 1st Separate Bat

pany K. I'd Infantry, and Private Frank
Bail, Company B, 1st Separate Bat
talon;
Removal from the District-Private
Arthur G. Miller, Company F, 1st In
fantry: Private Victor H. Nixon, Com
pany F. 1st Infantry; Private Hugh W.
vate Harland D. Palmer. Company F,
l st Infantry; Private Edward Timmons,
Company F. 1st Infantry, and Private
Leon S. Harris, Company B. 1st Sepa-
rate Battalion.
The following-named enlisted men
have been ordered discharged without
honor from the National Guard on ac-
countof being absent from their COM
mands without leave for three months.
Private John Hodkinson. Company F,
1st Infantry; Private Lewis E. McFar-
land, Company +, LIST Infantry: Private
Charles H. Murray, Company F. 1st
pany A, 1st Infantry. and Private Will
liam P. Ryan.
Private Robert E. Combs, Company F,
Ist Infantry, has been ordered dishon-
Guard on account Of conviction of
! felony in civil court
The following changes in the 1st Bat
terry, Field Artillery, have been ordered:
tional Guard on own application. Pri-
vate George w. McCauley and Private
Raymond B. PLACER.
Removal from the District-Private
Wilbur G. Andrews. Private Joseph N.
Kline. Private Samuel E. Killian, Pri-
vate Vinton S. Ridley, Private william
T. Latimer, Private Arthur F. Mann and
| Private Robert Taylor.
The following-named enlisted men
have been ordered DISCHARGED. without
honor, on account of being absent for
three months without leave: Private
John J. Brennan. Private John H Red
man. Private Archie L. Steele, Private
Ellsworth A. Watson and Cook Granville
A. Pearson.
Evening star., 1914-10-04
AIMS SHAFT AT MALONE.
Mr.. Kinkead Says Letters to Col.
lector Are Unanswered.

Representative Kinkead of New Jer-
sey is wondering why he cannot get
replies from letters written to the New
York customs office. and yesterday in
troduced a resolution asking for in
formation as to the course he should
pursue. The resolution was:
Resolved. That the Secretary of the
Treasury advise the House of Repre-
sentatives what is necessary to be con-
rained in letters to the Hon. Dudley
Field Malone. collector of the port of
New York, in order to secure a reply
thereto; and further state where the
said collectors Office is located, and the
hours for conducting public business"
1t will be recalled that Representa-
tive Kinkead has just won the demo-
cratic nomination for sheriff Of Hud-
son county, a ten-thousand-dollar job.
The leader of the opposition against
kinkead was H. Otto Wittpen, one OF
Dudley Field Malone's aids. The con.
test aroused great bitterness.
Evening star., 1914-10-04
FOR EXCHANGE OF IDEAS.
Inter-Alumni Council of Washing
ton Schools to Meet.

A constitution is to be adopted and
officers elected by the Inter- Alumni
Council of the Washington High and
Normal Schools at meeting to be held
Tuesday evening, October 6. in the
board room of the Franklin school.
18th and K streets. The inter-alumni
council is to consist of the officers of
the several alumni associations. meet
ing together to exchange ideas and to
facilitate cooperation in their work,
and is the outgrowth of two prelimi-
nary conferences held last May and
June.
Representatives of the Central, East
ern, Western and Business High
schools. the Mckinley Manual Train
ing School, and the ]. Ormond Wilson
Normal School will participate in the
meeting.
Evening star., 1914-10-04

III. tional Guard of the District of
Columbia were resumed
II Thursday. The drill and school
schedule under which the or
ganizations of the guard were allowed
to work last year is to be continued
for some time this year, under the
terms Of orders issued at brigade head
quarters in The Star building during
the week.
It was pointed out that the last-year
program was found to have been most
satisfactory. although a few minor
changes will be made in a month or
So AS the officers and men have been
working under that schedule for nearly
a year and have become accustomed to
it, it was deemed inadvisable to change
1t much.
The schedule has been turned over
to Lieut.. G. A. Lynch. U. S. A., assign
ed to the District National Guard as
inspector-instructor, for any changes
which he deems At to make.
1t is probable that the time for hold
ing the schools for on-commissioned
officers, as we'll as embryo non-coms.
will be changed from during the last
half of the drill period to the first
part. Those who have been directing
these schools point out that the men.
when given infantry movements during
the first of the drill period, are in no
mood to take lessons in a schoolroom
during the last half of the drill time.
1t has been recommended that the men
be allowed to take the first half for
schools. and then be allowed to go on
the drill hall floor, where they could prac-
tice what they had learned.
X X
Lieut.. Col. Almon L. Parmerter. U. S.
A. adjutant general, District Of Colum-
bia militia. returned to his duties at
brigade headquarters during the week
after a months stay in the north on a
fishing and camping trip.
X X X
Sergt. Maj. c.. A. Miller, president of
the on-commissioned Officers Asso-
citation of the 1st Infantry, has issued
a call for 81 meeting of that association
in the rooms of Company E, 1st In
fantry, tomorrow night.
X 4 X
This meeting" says the call, being
the first of the new drill season, is an
especially important one, as new Of