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aries and n recognized authority to
carry out instructions: but everywhere
the peoples representatives persistently
refused to grant either salaries or any
additional authority which they could
not control in the interest of their own
rights from session to session.
They would vote salaries for only a
short period. generally a year at time:
and they steadily denied the right Of
the crown TO extend or vary the jurisdic-
ton of the courts without their assent
Sometimes a governor like Mr.. Clarke,
of New York. long a resident in his col
ony and acquainted with its temper and
its ways of thought. got what he wanted
by making generous concessions In mat
tiers under his own control: and the
judges. whatever their acknowledged
Jurisdiction, were likely TO yield to the
royal wishes with some scrviiity; for
they were appointed at the Kings pleas
ure, and not foE the term Of their good
behavior, as in England.
But power turned. after all. upon what
the peoples Legislature DID or consented
TO do. and the colonists commonly spoke
their minds with fearless freedom.
In New York the right to speak their
minds had been tested and established
in a case which every colony promptly
learned of.
In lGSi and lIoo one John Peter LleSler,
printer. was brought to trial for the
printing of various libellous attacks on
tho governor and the administration of
the colony-attacks which were declared
TO be highly ''derosatory to the character
of his majesty's government" and to
have tendency Ito raise solutions and
tumults in the province but he was
acquitted.
The libel was admitted. but the jury
deemed it the right of every one to say
whatever he thought to be true of the
colony's government.
And men everywhere noted the verdict
TomorrOw-A Negro Uprising.
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There were well-developed political
parties in South Carolina, for all she
was so small; and astute and able men
to lead them. like Col Rhett now SOL
der. now sailor. now statesman, and Mr..
Nicholas Trott, now on one side and
again on the other in the matter of self
government as against the authority of
the proprietOrs or the crown, but always
in position to make his influence felt.
The province practically passed from
the proprietors to the crown in 17l9. be-
cause the peoples party determined to
be rid OF their authority. and ousted
tho! governor, eXasperated that in their
time of need. their homes \burned about
their ears by the savages, their coasts
ravaged by freebooters they should have
been helped not whit. but left to shift
!. speratcly for themselves.
In 1129 the proprietors formally surren-
dered their rights. Col Francis Nichol-
son acted as PROVISIONAL governor while
the change was being effected Q1l9-li,5)
having been meantime governor of
Acadia, which no had taken for the
crown.
In 1730 he was knighted and he seems
TO have acted as soberly I'm this post in
Carolina as he had acted in Virginia. He
was truculent and whimsical in the
North: but in the South his temper
seemed eased and his judgment steadied
The change of government in South
Carolina was really an earnest of the
fact that the peoples representatives had
won just md reasonable ascendency
in the affairs Of the colony; and Sir
Francis did not seriously cross them but
:erved them rather. in the execution of
their purposes.
Every colony had its own movements
OF party.
Everywhere the crown desired the
colonial assemblies to provide a per
inanent establishment for the governor.
the judges. and tfe other officers who
held the Kings ccElmission-hxed sal
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HISTORY BUILDERS.
Gen. Sherman Unpaid Bet.
Written Expra-esly for The Washington Herald
~ DIR. f.. J. EDWARDS.

The late John r. Van Worner. who
Was chief clerk of the Postoffice Depart
ment at Washington under Postmaster
General Thomas l.. James and who was
afterward president of the New York
Athletic Club and also secretary of the
Union League Club. narrated to me two
or three years before his death an in
teresting account of a chat which he
had with Mai. Gen. Granville NJ. Dodge
at the Union League Club in New York
City. Gen. Dodge is now an honorary
member of this club. having been placed
upop the very short list of honorary
members in recognition of the fact that
he Is the survivor of all of those who
were corps commanders in the civil war
on the Union side.
Gen. Dodge makes his home at Councii
Bluffs, Iowa. but occasionally visits New
York City. As he was prominently. and
almost pre-eminently. associated with the
great constructive work which Is now
the Union Pacific Railroad. he has op-
portunity at his Council Bluffs home TO
be daily in touch with the Eastern ter
minal of that great work.
"Gen. Dodge has been telling me-" said
Col Van worner. some OF his expert
ences in the construction of the Union
Pacific Railroad They were thrilling
and many of them in the best sense of
the word sensational
He told me one thing of which I was
ignorant, and L presume the majority
OF American people are now ignorant of
IL. He said that. leaving out OF consid-
Grafton the men of finance whose work
made the construction OF the road posi-
BILE. the two men to whom the United
States owes more than to any other on
the building of the Union Pacific were
Gen. Grant and Gen. Sherman. Grant
Oa Nd al sneD foA
in railroad development. and he encour-
aged in every way possible. even before
ne was President. the building OF this
road. He looked upon 1t as political ne
cessity. He once told Gen. Dodge that
II the Atlantic and the Pacific coast were
connected by railroad and linked to-
sether b. telegraph linz there would Be-
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One BY one the charges concocted by the Ger
organs this country are being proved false
bv the progress of events A favorite one was
that there bitter feeling against England
among the Begans for the alleged that the
British had not accorded that outraged country
greater protection. 1t lie deliberately manu-
featured in this city and there was.a shadow
OF evidence to support ii; yet 1t was harped upon
to the limit. Now comes the news that King Al
bert OF Belgium has conferred the Gordon OF the
order OF Leopold upon Lord Kitchener. the man
directly responsible for the British military opera
tons.
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"Oh, haven't you heard about
her. the girl exclaimed, her
face Frightening with pleas
ure. "She committed sui
eide" Then. with eagerness
and relish, she told me the
details OF the case, one OF
those CHASTITY tragedies re-
sulting from an Illicit love
affair and bringing disaster
to all concerned and an
guish and shame to several
families. As she went on.
speaking in a loud voice, she
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-05-24

The New York Times quotes man in posi-
ton to be authority ammunition supply as
saying: The development OF ammunition manu-
facturc in this country since the war began has
been great that not only could we take care al
any possible home demand but could still fur
nsh Europe with all it could ask for II this
statement may be relied it would seem to dis
pose OF the rather shadowy theory that Germany
wants to draw the United States into the war in
order to decrease the allies supply OF munitions
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-05-24

Commenting the result OF the libel trial at
Syracuse, Secretary of State Bryan said: I'll Mr..
Barnes had won, ii would have purged him OF the
charge OF being a boss and this would have re-
lcvcd the former President OF the odium OF hav-
ing associated with him for many years. Mr..
Bryan added that he is strictly neutral on the
subject. but should say that his missile was
stopped at Oyster Bay and touched Al
bany.
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A delegation is to call on President Wilson and
submit petition bearing 100000 signatures that
the United States shall forbid the expectation OF
munitions TO begerent nations on the
ground that such expectations tend to proong the
war. Practically all OF the names signed to the
petition OF course, those of COMMUNICATIONS
seeking to end the by having their adopted
country disarm the enemies OF their native one
and incidentally abandon its own neutrality.
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shall mean vastly greater progress and benefits
for all their peoples. President Wilson and Sec
rotary McAdoo have rendered real Service to
mankind" in bringing it about Washington will
give sincere welcome to its distinguished guests
and extend to its townsman Hon. John Barrett,
director general of the Pan-American Union, the
wish that of the things for which he has for
many years earnestly and devotedly labored arc
about to be achieved.
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Morning Smiles.
One Rival. at Least.

There is nothing in the world that
creates and sustains interest like good
detective story" remarked the Sage
What Is the matter with a mortgage?"
asked the FooI.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-05-24

4 New York woman had her daughter heiress
large fortune, arrested for incorrigibility be-
cause she frequcnted all-night cafes and gave
parties men, her home, among her guests be-
ing dope hend." 1t would appear that the
mother has begun rather late in the day to cor
rect her daughters habits.
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The Austro-Hungarian minister Tor foreign
affairs handed to the Italian Ambassador at
Vienna note expressing painful surprise" at
the decision OF Italy to put end in such an
abrupt manner" to the treaty relations between
the two nations. Abruptness is thing Italy
has not been accused OF in this country.
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Hope.

Yes. she rejected me, but she did 1t
in a most encouraging way"
How was that
AS I went away, she pointed to the
footprints that I had made on the car
pet. and said: The next time you come
to propose to me- I want YOU to wipe
YOUR shoes clean" Der Guckkasten.
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An Earnest Pursuit

II think that woman ought to have
the ballot
DO they really want it,
They must want IL. Some of them
are working so ardently for suffrage that
they are paying absolutely no attention
to dress. kansas City Star.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-05-24

In the three weeks since the sinking OF the
Lustania the percentage of Germans among ap-
plcants OF all nations for naturalization in New
York has increased four-fod. Can YOU blame
them?
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RI. ..o,h.6A.7f" Escapes.

Society Dame-Oh. doctor. I'm so sore
~ troubled with ennui.
Doctor-H'm. Why don't you interest
yourself in finding out how the other
half lives?
Society Dame-Gracious! Why. I'm not
looking for a divorce.-ChiCago News.
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Don't talk about the war when you are getting
shaved or having your shoes shined
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Thought we had done with it, but at any rate
it is spelled Permysl, now
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Is the the weather responsible for the
lack OF interest in baseball thus far in the season
Or it NAV be that tennis and golf have something
TO do with il.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-05-24

The Germans have forbidden bicycle riding in
Belgium Afraid some one will escape, perhaps
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-05-24

The United States government may be
called upon to guarantee safe conduct witnesses
summoned to appear before its investigating COM
missions
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Gossiipimg.
BY JOHN ID. BARRY.

A 7 dinner table recently 1 sat beside very
"A pretty girl in the early twenties. l happened
to speak OF lady had known some years before
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boundaries Needed.

Ma. Ma" bawIed Freddie as the u.s.
ual morning wash was going on. DO
my ears belong to my face or my neck?"
Ma temporized. Why, what is the
matter she asked.
IT want 1t decided now. Every time
you tell Mary to wash my face or my
neck she washes my ears too."-Ladies
Home Journal
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PHILOSOPHIC FRIVOLITY.

The Cost of Living mounteth up,
And scars above on buoyant wings.
The sugar in that bitter cup?
1t puts our minds on higher things!
Copyright. Isl5J
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seemed fairly to gloat She noticed that the others
at the table listening and she grew more ami
mated, enjoying her Importance tho center OF
interest. That she was doing anything hideous or
distressing apparently did not enter her conscious
ness. And none Of the older present. her
friends, showed embarrassment for her or regret
or sympathy for those involved On the contrary,
as soon as she finished, they took up the subject
and made their contributions. The said moth
ing. Some of them looked uncomfortable
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-05-24

DO you keep any servants
NO of course. not.
But I thought l saw one in your
Kitchen"
"Oh, We have servants on the premises
a day or two at time: but We don't
keep em.'-Houston Post.
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For that girl it might be said that she did not
know better. She had not been taught that il
was shameful to make such exhibition OF her
self And yet she had been brought up in a
strict religious faith and all the other women
were the kind that might be described as good
Christian women Every woman in the group
was a woman OF refinement and education But
according TO their social habit. it was not dis
creditable for people to talk in this way. So
much for their defense.
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In the Usual Way.

BY way Of enlarsing the children's
vocabulary. our village school-teacher Is
In the habit Of giving them certain
word and asking them to form a sentence
In which that word occurs. The other
day she gave the class the word not
withstanding." There was pause. and
hand.
.'well. what is your sentence. Tommy"
asked the teacher.
Father wore his trousers out, but not
WfthstaudinG. Bits.
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Our COUNTRY So,
NOURPRESIDENI
NNZS1dzY MMezMezzSMHWl8
fN0lDR0K WILSON
Published BY special sh the President through
The Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate
COLONIAL POLITICS.
Copyright. 1915. by the Mcclure Nevsr
Copyright. 1901. 1907, BY Harper &

BY Hnrs&
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Mr.. and Mrs. J. Carter Walker, of
Woodbury. Forest. Va: Mr.. and Mrs. r.
G. Brewster. OF New Haven. Conn, are
weekend guests at the Ebbitt.
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Mrs. J. II. Oliver. wife Of Capt. Oliver.
L. s. ". will entertain at luncheon to-
morrow at the Army and Navy Club.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Huntington Wilson have
arrived in Newport and opened theli
summer home on Prices Neck.
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Mr.. George Peabody Eustis is in New
port at his new residence on Narrasan-
sett avenue. Mrs. Eustis was expected
to ioin him yesterday.
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Mr.. and Mrs. W. Wallace White. OF
Jew York. have arrived at the Shore
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A Line O Cheer Each Day o the Year.

First printing of original poem. written daily
The Washington Herald.
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Mr.. and Mrs G. T. Shaw and Mrs. \.
p Simpson. of Norfolk. Va, are guests
at the Ebbitt.
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Suppose those women had no refinement, no
education no religion. Would they have been JUS
tilted in such indulgence in gossip. In answering
this question it may be worth while to consider
what that dinner table scene indicated. First Of
all, of course it showed that the present were
more self-controlled than the women, more for
bearing and more sympathetic. One OF them knew
we'll the people most intimately concerned and
liked them all Perhaps he ought to have spoken
up in their defense Perhaps, the other hand,
he did better by keeping silent and avoiding one
of those wretched controversies where scandal
mongers defend themselves by taking high moral
tone. At any rate he refraned from throwing
more fuel on the flames.
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Mr.. and Mrs I.arz Andersen will ar
rive in Washington today for brief
stay.
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more fuel on the flames.
Those women, OF course show ed ptiful cal
lousness. But perhaps it not cruel it
seemed. Their love OF gossip inhibited sympathy
and forbearance for the moment 1t did not neces-
sarily indicate that, at heart. they mercilcss
or without sympathy. II they had been close
enough to that tragedy actually to realize its
ravagcs they would have felt all the meaning.
What they actually felt its reflection SEN
satonal bit OF news. 1t is easy, OF course to con-
denim them; but if they to be condemned so
are many people all about us who do the same
thing things similar. Most OF us, for example,
eagerly read the scandals in newspapers and we
talk them much in the spirit OF those women.
If we hated such reports if we suffered with the
sufferers, the reports would not be played up in
gloating headlines. They would soon cease to ap-
pear at all Newspapers could not afford to tor
ment their readers in this way. Very quickly they
would advertise protection
In way there is resemblance between the
l-mongering newspapers and those gossip
ing women. Behind all their love of sensation is
the desire to be interesting In the talk OF women
one may often sec ii al work. Sometimes women
will fairly seem to burst with some item of news.
They will come out with it noisy and exctedly,
exactly the newspapers will do in headlines that
shrek.
The curious fact remains, however that the
people who don't indulge in gossip who take the
kindly attitude toward their fellow ere atures
whose range OF theme for talk transcends the per-
sonal arc likely to be the interesting as well
as the most lSvable. In them we all recognize
something fine md appealing that, no matter how
fond may be OF gossip. draw us to them and
inspires with the desire to be like them. In the
presence of such. malice and censure and unkind-
ness instinctively hide One such person can often
change the quality OF the talk in whole group.
Ameng the practical rewards of being this kind
of person is immunity from those distressing COM
plcations that result from gossip The gossips
always under suspicion. And most Of all are they
suspected by gossps.. For matter how gossip
ing people may be they are stern with others that
gossip. oh she's awful gossip" is remark
that echoes through gossiping and then gossiping
goes pleasantly on But there are those of whom
such remark cannot possibly be made, whose
comments. if repeated. cannot carry sting One
of the most curious circumstances of gossipng is
that the gossps all betray one another. The frank
quotations. with the names of the people quoted
are their most effective means of doing mischief
Unhesitatingly they involve their fellow -eossips in
quarrels. which nearly always end in their being
involved themselves. Look into the lives of the
gossips and you will find that they pay dear for
their amusement in sub jectng themselves to loss
of friendship. to sights and to the multitude Of
combinations and rritatons that result from
ill-will.
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Tomorrow DR.. Edwards will tell of a
Multimillionaire Civil War Miiitiaman.
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The public is advised that admission
to the reception rendered the delegates
to the Pan-AmeriCan conference and
their friends by the secretary OF state
and the Secretary of the Treasury at the
Pan-American Building tonight will be
by card only.
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Mr. and Mrs. George W. Treat. or Bos-
ton. are spending several days at the
Shoreham.
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Mr. and Mrs. Lathrop Brown. OF ~.
James, arrived in Washington yesterday
and are stopping at the Shoreham
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Mr.. and Mrs. F. o. Knight Of Wash
irgton. were guests at this weeks new
arrival banquet at the Battle Creek San
itarium, in Battle Creek, Mich.
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Col. and Mrs John r. Williams expect
to spend the summer at Edgewater. the
attractive summer home of the late Mrs
Levi Il. Letter, at West Beach. Beverly
Farms, Mass.
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Mr. and Mrs. Franklin MacNeagh VIII
close their house early in June ana go
to Dublin y. H., for the season.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Mitchell Samuels. Of New
York. have arrived in Washington and
are at the Shoreham.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-07-03
AUTOS THE CAUSE
Man Declares That Death
Rate In U. c. 7. Increased by
Machine Accidents

PARKERSBURG. July 3.-That the
increase of the death rate. due TO the
prevalence Of automobile accidents
has been 50 great as TO make the con-
sequent adjustment OF insurance the
greatest problem before the supreme
council OF the United Commercial
Travellers. was the statement OF r. o.
Hiehle. OF this city. who has arrived
home from attending the sessions Of
that body. held last week at Colum-
bus. Ohio.
Il was found. Mr.. Hiehle says. that
owing TO the use Of the auto. the death
rate among the members Of the U. e.
T. had increased as much during the
past year. as II had during the pre-
vious four years What to do about
this was the problem before the su-
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-07-03
BREAKS RECORD
state Auto Association Receives More
New Members Recently Than
Ever In lie History.

Ever In lie History.
Tho West Virginia state Automobile
association. with headquarters here.
has established a record for the en-
rolment Of new members during the
past two months Secretary A r.
Hoblitzoll said this morning. that
since tho first az May. 81 new mem
bcrs have been enrolled In the Stats
association. and through 10. the Ameri.
can Automobile association. repre-
senting many prominent and lnnuen-
tial business men throughout the
state
a list of those joining both orraui-
zations during the present week fol
lows. Nr Geo % Cochranc. Charlcs-
ton: ur Geo T.. Howell Worthington.
Jesse y Curtis. Wellsburg. ! u Mar
tin. Pennington. Geo. J Mathison.
Wheeling. Or VIII r Grow Glen
Easton. Elmer " Mcagic. Wheeling:
~ y Johnson Buckhannon Edward
W knight Charleston T. r. McFann.
McMechen. J T Callahan. parkers.
burg j " Fuller. Huntington a 4.
Morse. Wellsburg. n r Field, wheel.
ing.