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mr '3f THE WASHINGTON HERAU. THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 6, 1913. THE WASHINGTON HERALD ruMIiirf Etoj Morula- ta tt Tear bj 7FE WASHINGTON HERALD COMPANY tIEhoo litis am. (Nntt Branch Frr-rnnre.) poblicatjon office: 1322 NEW YORK AVENUE N.W. the world so. long as a single armed power remains hostile to peace. AH powers must disarm or none can dis arm; and so far, it has been impossi ble to get universal consent to such measures. Manuscripts offered for publication will be returned If unavailable, but stamps should be sent with the manuscript for that purpose. No attention will be paid to anony mous contributions, and no communica tions to the editor will be printed ex cept over the name of the writer. ! Tori IttiTCUsltUrc. 3. C WHJIEnDIa. tU'ECIAL AGE.NCY. Snmffricfc EaOiItec. Chlcxc BriraenUUTC. a. b. KCATOH. TU Hartford Bcfldta. AUistla CUT lUjraroUuie. & K. ABBOT. 13 Utrtlrtt DcUdci Tilt BSD T. rEBRUART . 3913. District in Congress. It there is one country in the world whose national honor is like that de manded by Caesar of his wife, it is the United States. Of all the great nations of the earth whose lawmakers have upheld the mtcgntj of their native land, none can equal the United States. It i something to boast of, to con gratulate oursehes upon, and it is Congress, made up of representative citizens from ecr section of the Union except the District of Columbia, that has given the country such a high record for financial mtegritv. Is this record to be broken? Will Congress, offhand, pass upon a measure of so much importance that any hasty action will put in peril its own grand record, one that it ha bu.lt up since the commencement of the nation as an independent and free countrj ? The question of the validit) of the half and half participation of the Fed- i al government in the liquidation of the funded debt of the District cannot be settled bv the mere raising of a point of order Xeilhcr newspaper nor citicn tan personally appear on the fl Kir of the House in any capacity to maK. u statcircnt. regardless of what me irresponsible "statesman" has stat. ' and it is seldom the occasion an-fi tor such an extraordinary action, f jr it can trutlifuliv be aid, paraphras ing an old adage, "jou can fool part c f Congre- all the time, all Con gress sonic of the time, but jou can't i"ol all Congress all the time." When Congress again takes up the que-tion, when it looks into it in a senou-. manner, when it overlooks the evident animus of the member who wants to 'addle upon the District a bt t' e Federal government is re nsiblc for there will unquestionably i change ol sentiment on the part he governors of the city's destiny. izens of the District are not tr- 'o shirk any responsibility its tax- r now, as in the past, pa their taxes as wilhnglv as any one can be expected to, but we do not believe they should be called upon to settle obli gations incurred bv the Federal gov ernment, and wc do not believe they ever will be called upon to do so, de spite the planning o'f Rcpresentativ o Juhnsun of Kentucky A Watchdog of Human Interests. Out of the grand jury impaneled in 1910 to inquire into the white slave traffic in New York has grown the Bureau of Social Hjgienc, whose pur poses John D. Rockefeller, jr., recently has made public. Its sponsors have chosen wisely in forming a. corporate body for permanent work, rather than a commission for public investigation, raan whose results might prove less lastin; But more than the "forces of evil" that Mr. Rockefeller cites must be met by the bureau. It will have to do with the dihkc o'f the community for the discussion of unsavory topics. It will meet hypocrisy. The bureau begins well by setting a task that is possible. To try to eradi cate an evil which is as old as hu manity would be folly. But to study, as a medical problem, the checking of dis ease; to stir the public conscience against the crimes of procurers and a possible complicitv of the police ; to 'ad vance the best methods for dealing with disorder; to urge society to succor victims of wrong or foil), who may seek escape these are attempts capable of realization and should claim public sjmpathy and support. The train of sorrow and suffering that follow such evils can be alleviated. If the are not eradicated, they may invade carefully guarded homes and blight innocent lives. - A LITTLE NONSENSE. DIFFICULT RHYMING. Last month bards had an easy time; It pleased the rhyming clan. It was not hard to find a rhyme For Jan. Cordltions change. Time's shuttle flew As Pa Time wove his web. We're up against It; rhymes are few For Feb. Host Do, Too Like America t The early robin Is now being; extensive- lv Interviewed. A New Siensatlon. "Dropped a little at roulette while I was abroad." remarked the Ice man. cant Deat mat came, aia tne coal Got. Wilson's Denials. Dt pitc Guv WiKon's denials, it is a safe wager that the newspaper an nouncements as to the personnel of his Cabinet are 75 per cent accurate. The experienced correspondents who are making predictions are not merel) shooting arrows into the air There is s inic toundatKin for their statements. T' e tact that Gov Wilson is deny ing everything is not as interesting as t'le announcement that he is irritated becauv the publications have been made and because the newspaper men arc insistent upon securing more in "formation If he shows irritation now, what will be his state of mind when he gets into the Wlne House? When he finds that his words and actions .ire i' lsreprc-ciitcd and misconstrued ind when he is -.ubjected to criticism, as he will be. and when he is besciged on all sides b conflicting interests, he will be in a sad state of nervous strain Without experience in politics, Gov. Wilson lias not become callous to the "While the West Brags." Wc hear so much of the progress of the West that we of the East arc apt to overlook the fact that the most rapid growth of the country lies this side of the Mississippi, not bejond it Recent compilations show that since the cen sus of 1910 Kansas apparently has lost more than 17.000 of its population. In the same time Connecticut, by no means one of the most rapidly advancing States, estimates, on the basis of a re cent school census, that it has gained 62,112 There i a large and constant move ment of population from the Middle West to the Far. West and to Canada, which is especialli noticeable in Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, and their neighbors Emigration from the East to the West has practically ceased, and our population is constantlj augmented by large accessions from Europe, few of these newcomers passing the Missis sippi. vlii!e tne west Drags tne nast grows, with no apparent limit to the number of people who make their homes within a few hundred miles of the Atlantic Ocean Ten Millions in a Day. Just think of it! John D. Rockefel ler, through the dividends of the Standard Oil Company, adds $10,000,000 in a single day to his already gigantic fortune. Such accumulations naturally awaken a feeling of envy among the unfortu- nate. Let it be remembered, however, that Rockefeller is as unique in his way as Alexander, Napoleon, Shake' spearc, Bismarck, uladstone, or any other man of towering genius. Every once in a while there comes into the world a human being whose power is apparently unlimited In the great field of 'commercial organization and financial -manipulation Rockefeller stands foremost and all because the convolu tions of his gray matter we call the brain are different from tho-e of tho common herd Even in this rich countr Rocke feller's wealth is appallingly great. It is to be hoped that he will live long enough to do much with his fortune toward the betterment of the liuman kind "Wasn't trjine to. I Just wanted to see how It feels to lose money." February O In History. February 6, 131 Henry VIII and Fran cis I have a tilting match. Henry Is unhorsed and Francis Is uncowed. February C. 1130 Christopher Columbus meets Lucrrtia Borgia at an afternoon tea, and quite a flirtation results. Plenty of Evidence. "Put that ton of coal on the slate," directed the customer. "We have no slate." said the dealer frigidly. "Oh. yes, jou have. I got 300 pounds of It with the coal." About to liloaaom. The ink Is stirring like the sap. These signs are safe to gauge We'll soon see things in bloom, ma hap Upon the baseball page. Which Is Traa-le. "Shakespeare intended Hamlet as a comedy," remarked Yorick Hamm. "Well, it's a tragedy now," declared Folonlus Fatt "Yes; that's so. It seldom draws over forty dollars. "I certainly was surprised to see your party rating oatmeal in a fashionable restaurant after the play." "Well, there wasn't anything else to do We had btssn to one of these Scotch dia lect plajs ' An Unhappy Wlndup. "Speaking of the theater. I like plays with a happ ending" So do I. But my wife almost always loses a nanaKercnici or a glove. SHAREHOLDERS APPROVE CAN DEBENTURE BONDS STATESMEN REAL AND NEAR By FRBD C. KELLY NATION'S MEN OF AFFAIRS IN CARTOON. was the man's only com- Ettor's Pleasing Job. Joseph J. Ettor, having finished his work of getting the waiters' strike under way in New York, has gone to Chicago to start a waiters' strike there. When Boston, or Philadelphia, or San annoyances which accompany a publicj Francisco needs his services, no doubt career He has a lot to learn, but his first lessons should be in self- control and outward indifference. If he allows himself to become irritated over little things his life in the White House will not be a daily jov Disarmament a Dream. Much of the high cost o'f living in Europe is due to the high cost of fighting and of getting ready to fight The bonded debt of the principal pow ers of the world is about $37,000,000,- 000; with an interest charge of $1400, 000,000 per year. A great portion of this tremendous debt is a relic of past wars The seven chief nations of the world spend $1,742,000,000 per jear on armies and navies in preparation for wars to come. The sums spent in the same manner by lesser nations have not been computed; but they must be considerable. Add to this the time lost to productive industry by men serving in armies and the total war cost of the world must be well above $4,000, 000,000 per year. Advocates of peace do well to call attention to these figures and to urge arbitration and international agree ments for disarming. But they make a mistake when thev assume that the cost alone should deter nations from main taining inilitarv forces There arc dis asters more costly than armies, and such disaster menaces every nation in he will lend his aid to the cause with equal zeal and energy. This must be congenial occupation for Ettor and other I. W. W. leaders. To set a strike in motion, to spur discontented workers on to action, to have the fun of the shouting, the rhetoric and red fire and waving ban ners, and then to skip to pastures new, must be the very cream of strike lead ership. But what of the rank and file who are left behind to bear the brunt of the fight? What of the waiters who see their savings dwindle, their jobs lost, or who, even if successful, gain their point only at the cost of individual suffering? They are not indulging in trips across the country. Theirs is the seamy side of a "direct-action indus trial war," not so pleasing to contem plate. In warfare, generals stay by their forces and see the campaign out The I. W. W. leaders have improved on these methods. Their idea seems to be that their obligations end with the suc cessful inauguration of the fight It is left to the men in the ranks to carry on the campaign as best they may. Orders for Inaugural-ball gowns have been changed to orders for marching uni forms. Put 0. K. on Securities for $15,000,- 000 at Meeting in New York. Expect Dividend. New York. Feb. 5. Shareholders of the American Can Company held their annual meeting this afternoon and approved the Jl5.O00.000 debenture bonds recently author ized ny tne directors, bubseaurntlv the directors held a meeting and re-elected officers. . S. Wheeler, president, when asked about dividends, said 'This Is not the time for eonriderinc dividends That time will be somewhere around March I." Asked what actoin would nrobablv be taken at tliat time. Sir Wheeler said "That would bo reading the future" If added, however, that since the close of tne compans s jear. business has been very good and indications were that it would continue It had been expected that the director might announce the intention of navlnc- up the back dividends of 3 per cent on the preferred stock The report of the companv for the ear ended December 31 last showed net rarn- Ings of J7.SS.93i. an Increase of JJ.10o.593. For depreciation, eurehus of iun m and improvements. JSS3.MC, a decrease of J1.516.11S was written oil, leaving net profits of 16.533,04,. a gain of 3,r.77 This is equal 10 is 3-4 per cent on the preferred stock. t After allowing 7 per cent for the preferred stock the balance Is equal to uooui a s- per cent on the common On uecember 31 the company had a total surplus or 511 M3 S70 and assets of JDS 3.001 Phil Campbell,, who Is by way of being a standpat Congressman from Kansas, can recite Southern dialect stories with much feeling and cadence. His specialty Is elections from Hopktnson Smith's "Cot Carter of Carteravllle." On a, westbound train a few months ago Campbell found himself sharing a Pullman section with a stranger, and they got to telling stories. The stranger knew one or two Southern yarns which he told fairly well, and Campbell came back with a few of his own. But the stranger was slow to shower praise, and Campbell was somewhat plcied. Up to that time friend and foe alike had agreed that he was no slouch at the Southern recitations. Ho determined to hand the stranger something In his best style from "Col. Carter of Cartersvllle." When Campbell had finished, the stranger merely grunted. "Don't you like that stuff?" asked Campbell. "Kotten!" said the stranger, frankly. "Don't care much for that Hop. Smith stuff." Campbell tried still another nn. frnm the same book to seo If tho man wa en tirely without appreciation of rlo-mir stuff. "Itotten ment. Campbell gave It up in disgust and talked about something el. nth h. came tired and sleepy and they turned ,nufter Perfunctorily exchanging cards. .ncn v.ampoeu got up next morning. ms section-mate had already left the train. He happened to fi th itA in his vest pocket and took It out to see who the man was. or If he nrhv The card bore the name: F. Hopktnson Smith. James Bryce. the abnui.tn.-!.- nPi. Ish Ambassador often nii "nn.M by his Intimates, because of the funny way he has of giving a quick stroke to his evebrows. like a rabbit, never gives Interviews. From this one may get the impression that he Is a crab to ward newspapermen. But he Is not. On the contrary, he Is extremely tolerant Just recently a new correspondent got the distinguished diplomat on the tele phone and started to ask him lot nf things, when Mr. Brjce Interrupted him to explain that he has a flat rule against giving out Interviews or being quoted In tho public prints The correspondent suggested that he Just tell him what he wanted to know so that he could print it. and he wouldn't ue quotation marks. The Ambassador didn't think the dis tinction was sharp enough; he' feared he would have broken his rule If he talked to the correspondent about the topic that he wanted to take up. Tct he stuck at the phone good naturedlv and with the utmost patience for nearly three quarters of an ho'ur. while the corre spondent tried to change his view. Ambasiador Brjce has never been any too popular with the society faction in the diplomatic set He Is obliged by temperament to shove social functions Into second place in his scheme of things, regarding certain Intellectual accomplish ments as of even greater consequence than afternoon teas and the society lan guage. There Is even a strong suspicion that he regards the strictly society mind as the nearest approach wo have to the Absolute Zero. Thus a lot of people whose abilities lie more In the line of talking bridge than statecraft have al ways felt themselves a little above the learned, but unassuming British Am bassador. Up In Wisconsin dwells a post-office applicant who found himself one day with a great Idea in his head. The onli troubto with the idea was But wait and see. First of all, thisiman yearned to be postmaster In the little town where he lives. But he knew that If ho depended on the help of Progressives, Senator Stephenson would block his appointment and that If he lined up with Stephenson and the Stalwart crowd. Senator La Fol lette would oppose him. So he cleverly determined to be In with both factions. Accordingly he filed a telegram to Len root In which he touted himself as the original Progressive, and at the same time a similar message to Senator Ste phenson in which he sought to give the Impression that his own middle name was Stalwart and that he waa the most anti-La Follette man In the whole State. After filing the messages, the ambitious younc ancllcant learned that while a re- assortment of the counties up his way had shifted him to Lcnroofs district, yet the patronage was still In the hands of Representative Morse. Morse was the man for him to tell about ms t-rogres-slve convictions. He telephoned to the telegraph company and told them to switch the message from Lcnroot to Morse. AH might have been well, but there was a particularly boneheaded telegraph orerator on duty that day, and he switched the messages around In such a manager that Stephenson got the Pro gressive one and the one for Stephenson went to Morse. Now with La Follette and Stephenson both lying In wait for the man, it Is Just possible that he may not be post master at all. Senator Moses Clapp of the Mtnnesotas has a pair of Swediih constituents who keep bachelor quarters In a houseboat One of the pair awoke one fine morning to find that their home hsd broken loose from Its mooring and had drifted down the river a few miles. In great excite ment, he awoke his companion: "Yon, get up"' he jelled "We ain't here, we ain't here. I tell you! We bout four miles from here" (OrjrlEht, VK3 br FVM C Knr Alt rlltiU n- IPU1M THE CORNET. By German FITCIf, Author of "At Good Old Slrrnih." JOHN HAYS HAMMOND. Diplomat, Mlnlnc Engineer, Financier, 1789 The Story of The First President By The President-Elect WOODROW WILSONfS Life of Washington (llpP) ' 913 Washington Goes to Congress in Full Regimentals John Adams Chooses Him as the Military Leader of the American Revolt Washington Isf Named by the Congress and Accepts with Modesty Rides from Philadelphia to Cambridge to Assume Command of the Army. VII rkht: Cow rauI!neWane is a votary of caste. She does not intend to associate with either a Princeton tiger or the animal representing Democracy SH! 'TWAS NOT LIKE THIS IN THE OLDEN DAYS Philadelphia Society Dances AH Night Costumes Are Notable by Their Absence. Philadelphia. Peb 3 Lent started at midnight but the bal masque, which nas Been the talk of the town fori months, continues earlv this morning Tho leaders of th- eTelujrfv. n-i.v affair which Is raising the loof of Horticultural Hall declare it will con tinue until noon to-dav ruVrfnH-i The hands of the clock, like those of the legislative clerk on a4lournmn ! have Btoppeit ' It is the wnrmost tiling that vr .v.,. held in Philadelphia William Penn. green with envy, oucht to l.o iitn,i.n over in his grave And even Adam and l.ve might have to look to their laurels ncn it comes to nreiw or tho lack of it There are no Adams or Eves In m.. tumes, or rather lackinir ro-ttiin. hut some of the masquers, just brought along ...c iwiifci; una apparent! left the cos- tunics at nome -us-i. .1 it-iv 01 me sorletv vnm,n thought to wear dresses ilnst r thr. are In bloomers and not a few are wearing tights the real nrtlMlr, , ings with Robin Hooa capes dropping to a spot in" the region of the knee Of course, there are eomc wearing panta loons reaching clear to the ankle, but the women wearing tho tights may bo seen sneering at these "old-fashioned ones and remarking, "she knows why cut uui-a uut aare wear tights" A few days ago It was whispered that this bal masque "would be the warmest ining ever ncld In Philadelphia." Per sons who had a glimpse of the costumes to-night quite agree with the statement The predictors knew that of which they spoke. Evidently the out-of-town guests from New York. Boston. Washington. Baltimore, and all near-by cities had been warned in advance to be "Just as risque" as they liked, as they. too. came prepared for a nice summer night where the lack of clothes would be preferable to many clothes. Among tho prominent guests from Washington were: The Secretary of the Navy. George Meer: Mr. and Mrs. Pres ton Gibson, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Munn. Mr. Gumee Munn, Miss Gladys. Munn, Miss Cecilia May. Miss Helen Munson, Lieutenant Commander Ward IC Wort man, Miss Pauline Magruder, Miss Eliza beth K. Porter, Count von Buelow, of the German Embassy. The cornet is the rlngleider in the ancient and honorable disturbance known as the brass band. Brass hands sometimes have as many as sixty Instruments and ian bo heard on a clear day for three mtles home of these Instruments arc large enough to hold ten gallons of water. But above them all the voice of the cornet Is al was distinctly audible If the cornet Is Instigated by a skillful performer it mat ters little about tho rest of the band. The cornet Is the Hamlet of everv bond performance, and without it the various Instruments would produce only hopeless riot and woe The comet Is a small inntrument which could easily be carried In a small valise, but which, unfortunately. Is not It con sists of a small brass tube with several convulsions in it and a number of kcjs These kes do not lock tho instrument but servo to produce various notes some of which aro merelj promissory The performer works the cornet bv putting his fingers on theso ken, putting the mouthpiece to his lips and blowing until his faco becomes purple and his ees como out and lean on his distended cheeks If he Is a good performer he causes ills cornet to leap lightly from octave to octave and produce tlntln nabulatlng toots with great accuracy and agilit. If he Is a poor performer his cornet breaks on the E note like a sixteen- ear-old bo's voice during a high school recitation, and people whb hear him grind their teeth and step on the cat's tail to produce a counter Irritant The comet has a high, clear, and ring ing voice, and when played In vaudeville by a soloist can fill the theater so full of sound that the victims will not be able to hear an automobile horn for hours after their escape. It takes four eurt to produce a good cornet plaer, which uccounts for the high rate of sul- The llaml of rtery trnad perftrmtnee. clde In civilized countries. However, cornet plavers never commit suicide They maj burst during a long staccato, but they aro optimistic by naturo and never give up. Cornets havo added great ly to the pleasures of mankind, but cor net conservatories have not In Kansas a law was once passed compelling all comet students to practice In a boiler factory, but It could not be enforced. The botlermakers struck (OoRrrlcfct. 19I3, by Georss MU&ew- adami.) SCHELLING TO PLAY HEBE. rvoted American Tlnnlst to Give Re cital at 'Columbia Theater. Ernest Sshelllng. the American pianist. vi ho plajed In the place of the Pader cnskl at the Chopin centennial at War saw, will appear In recital at the Colum- UNDERWBITERS MEET. Insurance Hoard Holds Monthly Catherine at Ehbltt House. The regular monthly meeting of the District of Columbia Board of Casualty Underwriters was held In the new Ebbltt House jcsterdi. In the absence To Dor Newspaper Men. Brunswick, Ga.. Feb. 5. Newspaper men are to be barred from attendance at the private examination of William Rocke feller, Standard Oil magnate, on Friday by Attorney Samuel Untermyer and Chair man PuJo,of the Money Trut Investigating committee. This action became known to-day when officials of the Jekyl Island Club, which practically owns Jekvll Isl and, where Rockefeller will be examined. announced that none but tho gov ernment'a representatives would be allowed there. It wlll not be until after Untermyer and bla Theater next Wednesday afternoon. President Holcomb Johnson, E S. Brash' Mr. Scbelllng is well known in Washing ton, having many friends here. He nlavcd for the President and Mrs. Taft at tho White House a few dajs ago Mr. Schelllng's fame as a pianist is not pure ly an American one, for ho has been the eololst of the Russian Imperial Orchestra and has played at the request of Queen Victoria, the Empress Dowager of Rus Ela. Emperor Franz Joseph, and several ether rulers. His latest orchestral connection was with Thomas, and critics have been es pecially commendatory of his virile man ner of Interpretation. In the works of Liszt and Chopin he Is said to excel. Since playing In Chicago with ths Thomas Orchestra Schelllng's rcputatlot in that city has become tremendous. TO TJNVEH POETRAIT. Women of District to Honor Mrs. Delm Lockwood. The life-size portrait painting of Mrs. Belva A. Lockwod, ordered by repre sentative women of the District of Co lumbia, In appreciation of her work for humanity In general and for the Im provement of the condition of the women. will be unveiled at the New WHIard Monday evening at 3 o'clock. crs, vice president presided. The mem bership committee presented tho names of J. A, Lcapley, Continental Casualty Com pany, Eugene D. Daly. Pacific Mutual Company, and E. Frank Coultry. Fidelity and Casualty Company, for membership. Matters of importance to the insuring public and the members of the associa tion were discussed at length. B. B. Adams, of the Continental Casualty Com pany, gave a very promising report on tne worK or ms committee looking to ward the formation of a national as sociation of accident health and cas ualty underwriters. This Idea had Its Inception In tho local association. Mr. Adams was made chairman of a com mittee to provk'o a kerics of short talks on casualty Insurance at each of the monthly meetings. Edwin Callow, of the Fidelity and Casualty Company, was made chairman of the publicity committee. (Cmi'St ISX. bT Hnr Bnn. tertra.1 (Ccrjrld't 1"IJ. tr MtChaw Nrrsraprr Ersdlctte.) NO. 28. meant more than Wahlngton thought that he had come to Philadel phia habited like a soldier. It had not been his purpose to draw all eyes upon him. It was merely his In stinctive expression of his own personal feeling with regard to the crisis that had come. But It was In its way a ful fillment of prophecj. When the first Virginian convention chose delegates to attend the Congress of 1T71, ' some of the tickets on the bal lot assigned reasons for the choice ex- sures as would have rei!ecte& dishonor upon mself and given pain to my friends." j Washington Vcrrpts with! Modes!. He spoke In the same tonw to the con gress "I brg It ma) be remembered." he aid. " by evcr gentleman in this room that I. this day declare with the utmost sincerity I do not think myself equal tm the command I am honored with " His commission was signed on the Uth of June; on the Ust ho was-on the road to the North the road ho had traveled twenty years ago to consult with Gov Shirley, In Boston, upon questions f rank, and to fall Into Mary Phlllpse's snare by the way; the road he had rid- rrcssed in them. Randolph should pre- d(. after th IaCf.; ut thrw. n aR0 V, , .k aS. " . V, V V 1 Z "" Jny Custts at college In New display the different kinds of eloquencu J yort. for w lik h they were renow ned . W ash- 1 Ington should command the arm), if nn John Adams Delighted. army should be raised. Bland should j "There Ls something charming to me cpen the treasures of ancient colonial , jn the conduct of Washington." exclaim learning, Hirrington should utter plain . ed John Adams, and it was wholesome truths, and Pendleton should be the penman for business. elf-roIe of the Ircllilnn. No wonder the gentlemen from ir- glnla, coming with such confidence to ) joor "the the Congres, made the instant impres-. neighbor " slon they did for master and self-poise There were men hj the score In f- "There are some fino fellow t. come 1 colonics who had no taste or sjmpa'hv from Virginia." Joseph Reed had report- f0r lhe rebellion they now saw afoot- for the whole countrv that such a man should be put at the head of affairr Many Ignoble things were being done in tho name of libert, and an uglv tjran- naa Deen brougnt to ever man tyrannj of his next-door "but the are very high We under stand they are the capital men of the colony Washington alone awaited his cue Now he was to get it, without expect ing It V Struggling Array. The Irrcsular army swarming before Boston was, without standing or govern ment It had run hastily together out of four colonies; was subject to no com mon authority, hardly knew- what al- Tir.. it - a J.V. . 1 "" the majority Government was suspen- " ,-" ll?. ??Sf,,..eJ5r. mtnanJd., 'd. there was nowhere so much as a 1 ,. r.liV. .. p T . . Lr' "1 f " Peace a-tlng under th tnorit of the Crown common men who knew little or nothlrz of the mother countr), as well as gen tlemen of culture who loved her trad! tions and revered her crown; farmers and -village lawyers, as well as me diants at the ports who saw their liv ing gone and ruin staring them in th faco Rote of the Majority. But the local committees and tfcn "Sons of Liberty" ever where saw to lr that such men sf-ould know and dread and fearfullv submit to the views f SHERMAN MEMORIAL PLANS. Exercises Will Be Held February 15 In Senate. Final arrangements for the memorial exercises In honor of the late Vice Presi dent of the United States, James a. Sber- f man, on February IS, were completed ml. 1 i .1 .. ,,. , v.iii. by the special Senatorial committee yes The painting was executed by Nellie i ,.. . .. ,.. i.-LrT Mathls Home, of Boston, a well-known dent Btt w, be onQ or tne nen ora. artist and the unveiling will be done by De Forrest Ormes, a grandson or Mrs. Lockwood. and Miss Chlora Home, a daughter of the artist The nalntlng is to be placed on exhi bition In the Corcoran Gallery of Art and will find Its final resting-place In cither the District Building or some other pub lic building. Mrs. Margaret Dye Ellis Is in charge of the programme. Sib rive-year-old Troln Wrecker. Richmond, Va., Teb. 3 Bernard Show, five years old. was captured last night bv two detectives. The boy was seen to p'ace u spike on the rails for the pur rose of wrecking a train. Two weeks hso ho wrecked a shifting engine in the city limits and came near killing the en cineer and fireman. He admitted It wrai Pujo .make tbelr boat trip back from the his fourth attempt He declared that ho islan dthat Rockefeller testimony will be.) liked to seethe engines topplo over while, going lat ' tors who will eulogize the dead states man. President Tatt President-elect WUson. and former President Roosevelt will meet in tho Senate, escorted by the rep resentatives of their -several parties. Four former Vice Presidents, the Governors of many States, Senators, Representatives In Congress, Jurists of the Supreme Court of the United btates and interior courts, diplomats of this and other nations, the President's Cabinet and army and navy officers will be among the host which will attend the exercises. the list of speakers wui comprise Presi dent Taft. hpeaker Clark, and Senators Oliver of Pennsylvania, uauinccr orrvew Hampshire, Iji rolletto ot Wisconsin, Williams of Mississippi, Curtis of Kansas, Martin or Virginia, Lodge ot Masracnu- setts. Thornton of Louisiana, Cummins of purpose. jawa, L'ppii -' "! isJsrn. mo. Kern power tq refuse this appointment with out exposing my character to such ccn ed upon to recognize anu adopt It. glv c ' ', it leave and authority to act for all the colonies, give It a commander, and sum mon the whole country to recruit it A Lender Outside .err England. There was an obvious political neces- slt that the thing should be done, and dono prompt!. Massachusetts did not wish to stand alone. New- England want ed the active assistance of tho other col onies, something must be attempted to sccuro common action. The first thing to do was to choose an acceptable and efficient leader, and to cnoose mm outside New England 10 John Adams the choice seemed sim ple enough. There was no soldier in America, outside New England-nor in- siae, either to be compared, whether in experience or distinction, with Washing ton, the gallant straightforward, earnest Virginian ho had learned so to esteem and trust there in Philadelphia. John Adams IVamr tVashlncto He accordingly moved that Congress "adopt the army at Cambridge." and de clared that he had "but one gentleman In mind ' for its command "a gentleman irom Virginia, who- was amon; said, "and very well known to ell of us; a gentleman whose skill and experience as an omcer. whose Independent fortune, great talents, and excellent universal character, would command the approba tion of all America, and unite the cor dial exertions of all the colonies bet ter than any other person In the union." Washington, taken unawares, rose and slipped In confusion from the room. Washington the ITnanimons Choice. Some of his own friends doubted the expediency of putting- a Virginian at the head of a New England army, but the more clear-sighted' among the-New Eng enders did not and 'the selection was made, after a little hesitation, unani mously. "Washington accepted his commission with that mixture of modesty and pride that made men love and honor him "You may believe me. my dear Patsy" were his simple words to his wlf, "when I assure- you In the most solemn man ner, thut. so far from seeking this ap pointment, I have used every endeavor in my power to avoid it, not only from my unwillingness to part with ou and the family, but from a consciousness of Its being a trust too great for my capac ity. But ns It has been a kind of destiny that hna thrown me tiron this service. I shall horo that my undertak- Irg It is designed to answer some good It was utterly out of ray er Indiana. There might have been universal li cense had the rabble not sn their ld trs so noble, so bent upon high and hon orable rurposes It was Hn object lei ron in the character al the Revo'utlon tJ see 'Washington ride through the colo nies to take charge of nn insorgent army And no man or woman, or child even, was likely to miss the lesson Thnt noble figure drew all ejes to It that mien as if the man were a prlnr thit sincere and open count-nance which every man could see Wilg lighted bv a good conscience; that cordial case In salute, as of a man who felt himself brothfr to his friends There was something about Wash. Ington that quickened the pulses of a crowd at the same time that it awed them, that drew cheers which were a sort of voice of worship Children de sired sight of him. and men felt lifted nfter ho had passed It was good to have such a man ride all the open way from Philadelphia to Cambridge in sight of the people to assume command of the people's army. It gave character to the thoughts of all who saw him. PLAN BIG FEAST. Bull MooncrV Dinner List to In clude Many Prominent Names. New- Tork. Feb. i Mra. John Jacob Astor. w ldow of Col. Astor. will attend the Progressive party's Lincoln Tiav dinner at the Hotel Astor on February 12. it was learned to-day. The dinner will brine- toe-nthei- mnnv of the most prominent society women in iwe tjiy. icn 01 ine taoies will be presided over by society leaders Mr. Theodore Roosevelt will be at one table. Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt, Jr at another, and Mrs. C B. Alexanrtor. mother-in-law of Theodore Rooser-olt. Jr., will be at a third. CoL Roosevelt. Oscar S. Straus, and former United States Senator Albert J. Beverldge will be among the speakers NOTICE am tho "Washington Agent for all the leading magazines. Send for cata logue. My prices are tho lowest I can duplicate any offer made by any publisher or agency. FRASER, Tbe Magazine Man, 310 Kenols Bide. Uth and O Sta. We glie Herald 23,000 ceatest TOt