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The Washington herald., 1914-01-17
GOETHALS 70 GOVERN
CANAL, IT IS BELIEVED
President and Secretary Garrison
Hold Conference on Form of
b Government of Zone.
MErcALFE NAY be RETIRED

President Wilson and Secretary of
War Garrison had q conference yes-
terday upon the latter's recommenda-
tfonr with regard to the government
Of the Panama Canal Zone, and. as
q result. II IL believed that Col. George
w. Goethals. the engineer who super
vised the construction Of the canal
will be made governor. and &he powers
OF the "one-man" system of govern
ment which he advocates will be
placed In his hands.
No onicial statement was issued.
and administration officials both at the
White House and the War Department
refused to comment upon the report
that Col. Goethals had been chosen
Some doubt was cast upon the report
by the understanding which was cur
rent not long ago that Col GoethaIs
did not desire to remain in the Canal
Zone much beyond the opening Of the
canal Yesterday II was said that Col
Goethals had signined to the admins
tration that he desired to remain in
charge OF the government of the Canal
Zone beyond Its reorganization.
As governor, Col. Goethals would
nave almost unrestricted powers. I'm
der him would be an army OF 25O0
men who will operate the canal for
the government. The choice which
tue fresioent faces In acting on the
secretary of Wars recommendation
Is between the plan of government
evolved by Col. Goethals and that
which Richard l. Metcalfe, present
head of the civil administration of
the Zone, formulated and placed be-
fore the department Commissioner
Metcalfe favored a commission form
of government
II Is said to be the Secretary's plan
that the other members of the canal
commission-Col. Fl. r. Hodges, of the
Engineer Corps. assistant engineer in
charge of the work at Culebra; Lieut..
Col. william L. Sibert. OF the Engineer
Corps, in charge of the Atlantic dfyi-
sion OF the work: Civil Engineer II. II.
Rousseau. L. <S- N. assistant to the
chief engineer. and Mr.. Metcalfe-wiIl
be named as members of a committee
TO have charge of the arrangements
for the formal opening OF the canal,
in January. 1915. These, when they
have finished their work, will be re-
tired. with the thanks of Congress.
1t Is understood to be the Presi-
dents intention to issue an executive
order reorganizing the canal govern
ment at an early date.
The Washington herald., 1914-01-17
Foolish Plea Of Reformed Man.

Possibly the most notable effort ever
made in the United States to see if he
can come back" is that of AL ]. Jen-
nings. Mr.. Jennings is now engaged
in respectable occupation in Okla
homa. He is practicing law. Before
this he was a train robber and a con-
vict, was caught, punished and reform
ed. He now seeks the Democratic
nomination for governor of his adopted
State, basing his candidacy on the po-
sition that he is a reformed evil-doer
while other candidates are men who
wore the best clothes and stood high in
society robbing the people right and
left, and not getting caught or being
punished His platform seems to be
expressed in the following: But, tell
me, what is the difference between the
man who holds up train at the point
of gun and he who loots the treas
ury of State? The only difference l
can see is that the train robber is at
least honest in acknowledging his char
acter, while the spokesman leads a dou-
bic life"
Mr.. Jennings is at least outspoken
IN reference to himself, but he will
have tremendous undertaking on his
hands to- prove that all other candi-
dates are spoilsmen seeking to loot the
treasury of the Commonwealth of Ok
lahoma. The tendency of the times is
prone to refer to patriotic citizens
seeking political honors as spoilsmen
and grafters. This is not as it should
be. Unfortunately, there are just
enough unprincipled people who look
upon public Office as a public graft, to
give a foundation to the innuendoes of
Mr.. Jennings, but to class all party
leaders under that head is as silly as it
is wrong. Oklahoma will resent the
imputation that out of its nearly 2,ooo,-
600 population there are no honest
Democrats, and we believe will let the
reformed train robber sink into that
position so aptly described by the late
Grover Cleveland as "innocuous desue-
tude."
The Washington herald., 1914-01-17
More Pension Pay Days.

A bill introduced by Senator Ken
yon yesterday providing that pensions
shall be paid by the government month
ly instead of quarterly ought to have
expeditions passage. Its consideration,
of course. will present merits and de-
merits in the proposed change, but, al
together, the merits will be found far
to outweigh the dement's.
Computation and payment of pen
sions by the quarter, theoretically at
least, require but one-third as much ac-
counting and bookkeeping, and by a
purely logical sequence might be as
suned to require but one-third the
number of government employees, and
but one-third the amount of postage
and stationery that monthly computa-
tion and payment would require. From
the theoretical point of view, quarterly
payments are perhaps nearer standards
of the efficiency and economy toward
which heroic iefforts are made every
little while to approach the govern
mental functions. g.
But pensions are a very personal
business, perhaps the most intimately
personal business that the government
conducts. They are, so to speak, the
payments of debts owed by the people
to. their defenders on land and sea-Hot
legal debts, indeed, for the actual
money considerations for which SOL
diers and sailors in our various wars
worked as fighting men may be said to
have been paid in full when those men
were discharged from service, but OBJ
legations laid upon the conscience of
the nation by sense of gratitude.
These money payments, the outward
and material sign of nations obliga-
tions, are intended to and do serve as
q provision for the soldiers and sailors
The Washington herald., 1914-01-17
Heard = Hsssl Lsbb;ss.

about 20 Of the leading cittsens Of
Boston and Chelsea attended > banquet
recently IN Chelsea, Mass. Yhefs b
nothing strange In this. but. would you
believe II, they all wore heavy over
coats" said william l. Gardner. Of Bos-
ton. yesterday at the National
'.coid? Why. IT'S never cold in wash
ington. Tho banquet was held In the
Armory Hall In cheises. and the place
Intensely cold. and the ocercoats were
badly needed"
'The election of Representative Curiey
as mayor OF Boston proves that 6 poor
man can obtain q high once. Curley ID
popular In Boston. and the election
proved this. Ar.' Kenny is also q good
man, but his idea of campaign did not
find favor with the people"
Government operation Of the long-dis-
tance telephone service was favored the
other day in Chicago. when the National
Independent Telephone Association open
ed its convention" remarked Frank U.
Shubert, of Chicago, at the Raleigh. The
resolutions also favored laws prohibifing
any corporation furnishing telephone
service from engaging in the manufac-
ture or sale of telephone apparatus"
"Devereaux MiIburn more than likely
will be selected as the captain OF the
polo team which will represent the United
States against the British team" said
Francis X. Markham. Of New York, At
the Raleigh yesterday afternoon. NH
burn Is finished polo player. and a. ne
plays back position. would be In line
for the position"
Connecticut has q very low death
rate" said Stanley X. Townsend, OF
Clinton. Conn. yesterday At the New
Willard. why there are fewer leaths
In proportion to the population than In
any other State In the union"
The Washington herald., 1914-01-17

The Big Stick has uudcniaby high Official who declined
to quoted when William Singleton TO
nc that rsiona reserve bank ought to be In Wsss
ton the senosrzphes write William h Single
ton sood fshernan: catches banks. puts en- in tanks-
There they ceased firing dor because the equen Of Mr.
electrified
ca maEnet and clarified rshed purd and purified with the
Of statistics
data naoses premises conclusions sylog
isns ABSURDUMS. climax Antithesi peroatou
euaB surreoua and all other known and unknown arts Of the
used Singleton with subtitle
sstbe force before mmoVabc objections Of the Of
hcas were but chah before the whnlwind.
strikes the
place made the above Mr. Singleton measuring OH the und
tions the bank
Looks like you feel couhdentI" suggested The Big Stick man
Oh, You must be Prepared
picked out for it viii come handy"
Mr. Singleton forehanded citizen and The
Stick takes pleasure gratitude Of the community
The Washington herald., 1914-01-17

son, Binshamton. N. T.: L. c0hn. Baiti-
more; @. 8. Gillespie, U. g. n: Mr.. and
Gray. olney. M; Mr.. and Mrs p.
Fort Washington: Miss q. A. HeIfstt.
Miss Anna Hslfett, Manila, r. l.: Mr..
ana Mrs. a. Richards, Jersey City: DR..
=, =. conlsy, Indianapolis; II. II. Amess
westneid, N. T.: 8. R. whitten. jr., jack
son. Miss; y. 9. Pigott. San Francisco:
1ous WoJukaw, Brooklyn. N. T.; r. W..
rowler' Cleveland. Ohio: II. l. Ford.
Denvcr. Colo: Mr.. and Mrs John f..
Noyes, Charleston. w. Va.
The Washington herald., 1914-01-17
APPOINTMENTS IN PHILIPPINES
Gov. Harrison Sends List of New
Ohccrs to War Department.

The War Department yesterday re-
ceived from Gov. Harrison, at Manila, a
list of appointments made in the Philip
pines. The list includes the appoint
ment OF three members OF a new public
utility commission for the Philippines.
patterned after the New Jersey law, as
follows: Judge Mariana Cui. chairman.
to serve six years: Stephen Bonsal, for
four years, and Clyde A. Dewitt, for
two years.
Samuel Ferguson was appointed secre-
tary to Gov. Harrison. succeeding stephen
Bonsal: Macario Adriatico. member OF
the code committee: George r Harvey,
Judge Of the Court Of First Instance;
Rafael Corpus. solicitor general. succeed
ing Judge Harvey; George N Hurd.
Judge of the Mindanao district, and DR..
viconte de Jesus. assistant director OF
health. All these appointments, with the
exception of that OF Mr.. Bonsal. are
promotions Of men who have had long
service in the Philippine government
The Washington herald., 1914-01-17
SATURDAY, JANUARY II. 1914.
"Progressives want jobs" says

@Progressives want jobs" says a
headline, which suggests the thought
that the title Progressive" very often
means a man occupying a job he knows
absolutely nothing about. His textbook
Is the primer and from that beginning
he progresses" step by step, putting
into effect his theories which have been
tried in the distant past by his pred
ecessors, found wanting and discarded
for better ones.
The Washington herald., 1914-01-17
Hoot Mon Russell Malcolm
MacLennau.

ConEatulations for thistling dis
tinctions upon Braw Laddie Aleck
MacLennan and naming him chief Of
the clan and making him dance the
Highland Fling on that MOONLIGHT
NIGHT when Piper Deuchers swirled
all those bonnie Scotch airs
KINTORE. CARNEGIE. HAIG
4 GORDON.
Ev'rybody vas shoogiey that NIGHT.
McGHINTY.
The Washington herald., 1914-01-17
Congratulate
Can't. Jack DAILY

And every true Jonadobbler. for the
captain knows how to rUut the en-
cmy, having had lots Of experience
HEURICH, DRURY. PoRTNER.
CRAFTS. WILSON, DINWlDDlE-
The Washington herald., 1914-01-17

"Why should not a woman get
mans wages?' demands a suffragist.
Our, observation and experience is that
she. generally docs.
The Washington herald., 1914-01-17
Congratulate Joe Folk

That eminent Law interTrtter from
the SHOW Me" State. for his dis
play Of manly courage. sbstemious
nes. unself-hness. righteousness.
sDod-e1zmplene--. and other virtues,
in not sIrrenderins to the tempting
aroma Of the Pittsburgh Stogy Is for
s. this year. The stuff out Of
which heroes arc made" &c. &c.
Our sympathy.
DUNBAR. DECHEs. DOCGH-
The Washington herald., 1914-01-17

Planning what you would do with a
million dollars if you had it may be
a pleasant indoor sport, but it isn't
profitable.
The Washington herald., 1914-01-17
Travelling Men in New York.

New York. Jan. l6.-Traveling men here
today are H. Barschkiees, J. NJ. Buzzell,
b. /. Burdette, s. ]. Watts, and j. s.
Sissman, 1894 Fourth avenue.
The Washington herald., 1914-01-17

We suppose that when a father
names his baby boy Reginald he want
ed a girl.
The Washington herald., 1914-01-17

Spelling is necessary evil" say,
a contemporary. Depends on how pref
ty the stenographer is.
The Washington herald., 1914-01-17

A Boston dog has inherited 81 500 a
year. 1t is to be hoped that he won't
squander it.
The Washington herald., 1914-01-17
The ReigninR Passion.

The ReigninR Passion.
Frum the Chicago Record Herald.
THE manager proposed TO me last
night said the leading lady.
Well. replied the soubrette, Il sup
pose you accepted him."
NO, 1 didn't. II seemed to me that
his proposal lacked the punch
English Prudence.
Prom Punch
Mrs Briggs-So there's not going tc
be postal strike, after all, Mrs. John
son.
Mrs. johnson (reAembering the coal
you never can tell but
what IL may come at any moment: so ]
shall lay in a good stock of stamps now.
His Wife Was Easy.
From the Pittsburgh Dispatch.
II gotta get home quick. My wife
will give me fits for being late for din
ner without an excuse"
You ought T. lay your plans better.
My wife doesn't know yet that the base
ball season is over
The Washington herald., 1914-01-17

A man named Bunyan is a chiropodist
in Chicago.
The Washington herald., 1914-01-17
A Line O Cheer Each Day o
tn Year.
written expressly for The Herald)
By JOHN KENDRIcK BANGS
A PRESCRIPTION.

CCcrgnght. lslA)
TROUBLE is a POISON sure,
Full of woe and misery.
II you'd hold yourself secure
Take 'em all EXTERNALLY.
And however high the tide,
Never let 'em get inside
And while on this parallel.
Ere you take 'em, shake 'en we'll
Those who shake their troubles find
Quite a lot of Peace of Mind.
The Washington herald., 1914-01-17
The Modern MAGAZINE.

From the New York World.
do you still take the magazine
at your house. a teacher asked a New
York boy, mentioning one of the sex
tet Of big circulation. Sure" said the
boy. I'VE take four copies-the one
that father hides from sister and mother.
the one that mother hides from sister
and father. the one that sister hides from
father and mother and the one I've got
in my room that none OF them knows
about"
The Washington herald., 1914-01-17
App0rtionn,ent.

The architect approached the own
er of the new hotel.
Everything Is finished except the
kitchen and the tango ROOM" he re-
ported, .'and there is just sls,I07 left &c
spend on them"
Go ahead and do the best you can
with the money" said the owner IL
necessary spend all of sl07 on the
kitchen"
The Washington herald., 1914-01-17

in his power to make it pleasant for
them. am q great frend Of them
myself and know whereof ! SPEAK
ASH GOULD.
The Washington herald., 1914-01-17
Good Memory.
From the Tatler.

You are the manager here, eh? Wen.
years ago 1 dined here. and being unable
to pay my bill you kicked me out"
Very sorry. sare; but business, you
know-er"-
oh. that's all right. old chap-but-
might I trouble you again?"
The Washington herald., 1914-01-17
EVERY SATURDAY
Our Motto; II you see il in The Big
Stick, il INIT necessarily so.
GOOD MORNING,
FARE LAYDE

II is truly a wondrUus winter. says
our old friend and college chum, Hy-
pcrion. What summer Sunshine; {;
what soft Venetian fops. How the
want0n. treacherOus air cuquets
with the old graybeard trees. Such
weather makes the grass and our
bezris grow apace. Speaking OF
whiskers and nut sIndAe reminds
US that we have a duty to perform
this festive morning with a mAgnit-
cent AurUrz boreals Illuminating our
horizon and the sign Of The Big
Stick" blazing a luminous traiI
across New York avenue in brilliant
letters three feet high. and the gor-
geous new business temple at the
corner Of Fourteenth and II street.
all finished in gold glazed b-icss
green and rrd and blue and gold
tiled East Indian umbrella roof.
nodding rs q neighborly 'hovdy"
scrus the intervening gasoline
scented ether. Therefore we say. let
us. irst OF all
ConEratulate the Chamber
of Commerce
For eiecting our co-cditor, William
y. GUIDE, PRESIDENT. and our stanch
old standby. ID. j. Kaufman, first
vice president. and Moran. Callahan.
Cans, Harper. johnson, killian.
Macfarland, MetzerUtt. Newbold..
Sinclair. and SlaSen, every one Of
them a Big Stickler. as was to be
expected. People. awake. and BE
happy; good times are canning.
CUNNY RUDOLPH. Ex-Comsh.
Congratulate the Country
For having men like Gen. Wood at
tho head Of the army. who Is not
afraid 20 tell MS that the army is in
a had state and needs fixing up.
SEc'Y GARRISON. CHAM
BERLAIN. HAY.
CongratuIate II. r. Andrews
For apppinting N. A. Leese chair
man Of that Get -Together-D Dinner"
Now we're sure that grape juice win
be a drug on the market and that
the upexpurs1ted tango will be there
in ali his pristine beauty.
DROOP. GRAHAM. STRAS-
BURGER, WEST. GARFINkLE
Congratulations to
william J. Dwyer. Otto Praescr.
Cotter 7. Bride. and the other 10y
aiists They're all more or less died
or dyed in the wool staiwzrt Demo
cfatS, and have in the past contrib
uted their happy thoughts and bril-
liant inspirations to the columns Of
this medium. whosoever receives
the appointment. we're sure to stand
The Washington herald., 1914-01-17
New York Hotel Arrivals.

Arrivals from Baltimore were: F. p
Furions, King Edward; W. Flehinrer.
Herald Square: Miss X. Goeb. CoIlinr.
wood; Mr.. and Mrs. H. 8. johnson. wal
lick;. J. II. Magee, Longacre; w, p
owen, Grand: J. c. Rider. Herald Square.
H. Q. Schmidt. Navarro; @. z. smith
Van Cortland: c. Z. Tubman, Earlineton.
G. A. Dantz, Herald Square; III. L. Davis,
Park Avenue: @. J. Halter. York: p. j
Kelly. Marlborough Bienheim; w. N.
Lancaster, Park Avenue; c. z. Lang.
Grand Union; Maj Gen. r. d. Mac
Farlane, Union Square; ]. II. Mcclellan,
Arlington: /. Shuman, Broadway Central:
j. II. wallser. Grand Union: H. l. Baker,
Herald Square; ]. Bucher. Marlborough
Blenheim; w. J. Cline. Empire: N. ID.
Darran. Herald Square; p. p. Dunster,
Grand; W. III. Fogle, Flanders; ]. s.
Jacobs. Pierrepont: n. Katzenstein, Her
aid Square: N. Kohner. Pierrepont; ]. c.
Mallon, Algonquin: Mr.. and Mrs A. ].
Mortimer. King Edward: J. ii. Payne,
York; NJ. Popmer. York: A Potelt. Grand
william Schluderberg, Marlborough Blen-
helm; c. ]. Smith, jr., Grand: T. o.
Smith, Herald Square; W. Wagner. Marl-
borough h-Blenheim; W. willer. Navarro;
]. A Weingarten. Broadway Central
The Washington herald., 1914-01-17
Morning Smiles.
Not Wen Informed.

From the Pittsburgh Post
John, did you read about this Denver
millionaire giving his wife a diamond
tiara?"
No"
ITS in all the papers Why don't you
keep posted on current events?'
The Washington herald., 1914-01-17
Congratulate Gen. Myrou
NJ, Parker, ex-COmish

VI. fnrkcr, ex-So"isn
And the Second Corps Association.
for making him chief. Thers can't bs
any doubt now as to the fate Of the
Martine- Sherwood volunteer officers
retirement bill.
COL. ARMIES. PROF. KIRK.
DIR. TINDALL.
The Washington herald., 1914-01-17

In with both the marshal and post
master. We wish them success,
BRYAN. PALMER, BURLE-
SON. McREYNoLDs.
The Washington herald., 1914-01-17

never doubted. Of course. but one 10
never sure these days
BURKART. classic & LAsKEY.
The Washington herald., 1914-01-17
RarlaAsl

OF all glad words
That now are roared
The giaddest arc these:
He works for Ford.
Detroit Free Prc.6
The Washington herald., 1914-01-17
Congratulste the
Sounba and Chickens

As r. ID. Lille. who has been elect
ed president Of the Poultry and Pi-
econ Association. viii do everything
The Washington herald., 1914-01-17

ConEratulate
Clarence r. Wilson
On his good luck In being elected
president Of the Bar Association: We
The Washington herald., 1914-01-17

Congratulate Lou Dent
Because the bauiSters eIprcsscd
their confidence in him which We
never withheld from him: no never.
McREYNoLDs, CULBERs0N.
CLAYTON, PUGH. & MuL-
LOwNEY.
The Washington herald., 1914-01-17
CongratuIations TO Charlie
Nesbit.

Who VIC know will do his duty and
restrict the number Of fire sales"
and other hazardous enterprises In
this city; especially when they pre-
tend 70 insure people and promise
them immunity from fire. sickness,
accident, and even death. We arc
perfectly satisfied that Freddie will
put his foot down on such schemes;
We know him
GRE.sN, CHERRY, LEE. COHEN.
The Washington herald., 1914-01-17
Congratulate the Chamber
of Com merce

For having men like Gen. Wood at
tho head OF the army. who Is not
afraid 10 tell ms that the army Is in
a bad state and needs fixing up
SEC'Y GARRISON, CHAM
BERLAIN. HAY.
The Raymer enterprise., 1914-07-16
GEN ERAL.

The Marietta, Columbus & Cleve.
land railroad was placed in the hands
of Daniel B. Torpy as receiver.
Mrs. Emma Hutton and Miss Lille
Byers We're held to the grand jury
without bail at Dixon, ILL.,, on charge
OF having shot and killed their brother,
Emmanuel Byers.
Six persons returning from Sun.
day school picnic were killed at Roch.
ester, N. y, when their blackboard
wagon on which they were riding was
hit by freight train.
Agents of the Department Of Justice
at Atlanta. Ga. announced that no evi-
dence thus far presented by Mrs. John
w. Nelms, bearing on the disappear.
ance of her daughters. Mrs. Elois
Nelms Dennis and Miss Beatrice
Nelms, justified government action.
Empress, said to have been the larg.
est female elephant In captivity, and
an inmate Of the Philadelphia ZOO for
thirty-eight years, is dead Death was
due primarily to the fact that she re-
Gently broke a leg while hurrying to
take bath. After the accident the
big animal was unable to raise her
four tons of flesh and block and
tackle were employed to lift her to
standing position.
The Raymer enterprise., 1914-07-16
SPORT

At the closing session Of the twenty.
fourth congress Of the American
Whist League. the Manhattan trophy
was won by Mrs. A. J. Walker and II.
l.. Kent Of Chicago.
AT Johannisthal, Germany, Reinhold
Boehm German aviator, using the
same biplane as was employed by
Landmann in making his nonstop
flight of 2l hours 49 minutes on June
2S, made new duration record of "a
hours II minutes.
Benny Chavez, the popular little
featherweight who is matched to meet
Gene belmont at the c. A. C. at Den
yer for fifteen rounds the night Of
July q, arrived in Denver from Albu-
querque, N. NJ, and started training
at the Broadway gym.
Carlton Y. Smith of Atlanta, South
ern champion, defeated Paul Tanning
of Denver, Colo, in straight sets, 6-1,
6-1. 81, in the Tennessee state tennis
championship at Knoxville. 1t was his
third successive victory and gave him
possession OF the trophy.
An American, Walter l.. Brock, cap
tured first honors in the aeroplane
race from Hendon to Paris and return.
Brook outdistanced his nearest rival,
Raoul Garros, French aviator, by
more than an hour. His flying time
for the distance-502 miles in direct
l!ne-was 7:03:06.
The Raymer enterprise., 1914-07-16
stimson Heads State Bar Association.

Colorado Springs.-Edward c. Slim
son of Denver was elected president
Of the Colorado Bar Association at
the closing session of the annual con-
vention of the organization. Judge
A. r. King of the State Court of Ap-
peals was elected first vice-president;
John Sabin Of La Junta, second vice.
president. and william II. Wadley of
Denver, secretary-treasurer. That the
members of the state bar are deter
mined to choose the judges, in lieu OF
the people, not only on the appellate
and supreme benches, but in the Dis
trlct Court as we'll was statement
made by Judge Stimson, as chairman
of the committee on the nomination
Of judges. Stimson declared that the
bar association should choose the Su-
preme Court justices, instead OF the
people. Lawyers are better qualified
to choose a member of the supreme
bench" said Stimson. 1--WE are more
familiar with the qualifications for
the bench than the people, and we ex-
pect to adopt some means whereby
this function will rest with the law
yers and judges CT Colorado"