The Syracuse Journal, Volume 6, Number 14, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 31 July 1913 — Page 2

The Syracuse Journal GEO. 6. SNYDER, Publisher. Syracuse, - - •• Indiana. DISOUSSES MEXICO Wilson Asserts Huerta Must Rule to Save Republic. “NATION A HOME OF LIARS” Declares That Situation Is Bad, bul Not. as Serious as Represented to Be —Calls Mediation Plan “Rot.” New York, July 26. —Henry Lane Wilson, ambassador to Mexico,’arrived here on the Ward liner Mexico, after giving an interview on Mexico he left for Washington. State to Arrive Today—All SaHe was told that several constructions had been placed on the telegram he sent to the American consuls in Mexico telling them to urge general submission and adhesion to the Huerta government. “I stand pat on that,” he. replied. “It has been the custom for more than 100 years for American consuls to recognize a de facto government. The many exaggerated reports that have been received in the United States have been inspired by people who, for their own personal gain, wanted the American government to intervene. Huerta Must Rule. “I believe that if the Huerta administration! does not stand, anarchy of the worst kind will prevail. General Carranza does not stand out as a big figure in Mexico or as the coming president. He is nothing more or less than a king of bandits. There' are a million bandits in Mexico. Men have proved it is easier to take other people’s property In Mexico than tq work.” No Rebels Near Mexico City. Ambassador Wilson was told that} an American lumberman who from the Mexican interior a week agoi had reported that the rebels were within 120 miles of Mexico City and that Haciendas had been burned and men and women killed. "There are no rebels within 3,000 miles of Mexico City.” he replied. “There may be a few bandits, but the lumberman’s, report that 700 armed rebels burned Haciendas and murdered people is untrue. Mexico is the home of natural-born liars, no matter what their nationality may bej There is no trouble in Mexico city) or in the state of Mexico. , Political Situation Is Bad. “While the Mexican political situation is bad. it is not as bad z as it has been represented to be. The economic however are very bad.” The ambassador was informed that Mrs. Madero, widow of Mexico’s last president, had accused him of being Instrumental in causing th* assassina- | tion of her husband. “I don’t want to bother Mrs. Ma- ■ dero,” he replied. “Her statements , are al’ made for political elect. Thq state department knows the inside ofj the Madero death. Mrs. Madero’s utterances are nothing but politics. She caused to be published letters over, my signature that I never wrote. if I had not brought Diaz and Huerta together the City of Mexico would have been in flames.” Mediation Plan All “Rot.” ~ Mr. Wilson characterized the mediation ]»lan as “rot.” The. proposal for a tri-partite commission, made up of representatives of the United States and the two South American republics, to bring about peace, Mr. Wilson added, was not feasible. Asked if he was going direct to Washington, he replied with some heat: “I don’t know. I sent a asking for instructions, but I have not received any yet. I can’t go to Washington without instructions. President Wilson may be on the Mayflower.” “I expect to be retained as the American ambassador to Mexico,” he added. “I see no reason why I should not be. I stand pat today on everything I have done.” Must Obey State Lawn. Washington, July 26. —First Assistant Postmaster General Roper has sent a warning to all fourth-class postmasters that where such postoffices are located in states having limited hours of labor fixed for women by state laws, the department will insist on strict adherence to the statutes. Waldo at Scotland Yard. London. July 26. —After making’ an extended visit in London at Scotland Yard, Police Commissioner Waldo left for Paris. New Plan Does Away With Knife. Philadelphia, Pa., July 26.—A new method of giving medical students Instruction, it is said, will largely obviate the necessity of dissection is to be tried at a local medical college.. Cincinnati Men Face Trouble. Cincinnati, 0., July 26.-*The deaths of Donald Kennedy and Christopher Christen during initiation into the Loyal Order of Moose In Birmingham, Ala., will probably result in formal action being taken against the lodge. In Bloody Arkansas. Port Smith, Ark., July 26. — Jesse and John James, brothers, living near* Lukfata, Okla., were assassinated as they were driving along a road near here. Mine Owner Held Prisoner. El Paso, Texas, July 26.—Informs* tton reached here that Charles BiefelJ manager of the Mines Company of America, is held prisoner by the Mex* lean federate at Chihuahua. He was arrested by Orosco at Santa Rosalia. He is a New York ipan.

RUSHES TROOPS TO STOP RIOTING Michigan’s Governor Answers Appeal From Mine District. I MANY PERSONS ARE INJURED Twenty-four Hundred State Soldiers Will Guard Property and Lives— Deputies Overpowered by Striking Miners. Calumet, Mich., July $6. —Owing to the violation of orders issued by the Western Federation of Labor which forbided violence, 2,400 state troops were ordered out Thursday night to quell riots caused by mAny of the 15,000 miners who are on strike in the copper belt of Michigan. Two troops of cavalry, two companies of artillery and all the infantry companies of the Michigan National Guard were ordered north at once to quell disturbances. Adjutant General R. C. Vandercook received the orders at Lansing from Governor Ferris and acted immediately. Thousands of rounds of ammunition and two Held guns of the Lansing artillery companies, supplied with shrapnel shells, were included in the equipment of the troops. Rioting attacks on mine guards and the injury of several persons in brawls led Sheriff Crune to ask Governor for troops. The governor was on the way to Alpena. When the request reached him at Bay City he was included to think the sheriff was unduly alarmed Later reports, however, convinced the governor that armed help was needed, so he ordered General Vandercook to rush soldiers to the strike zone. The chief disturbance that set the troops in motion was an assault on deputy sheriffs stationed at the mines of the Calumet & Hecla company to protect property. About three hundred strikers, armed with steel drills, clubs and stonea and a few with firearms, which they fired into the air, marched to the No. 2 Conglomerate shaft and stripped the deputies of stars. The victorious strikers, meeting little opposition, proceeded to the Hecla branch mine and divested the deputies there of their insignia of authority. The then surrounded all the surface plants of the Calumet & Hecla company and forced suspension of auxiliary operations in these plants Whether the strikers yielded to the advice of leaders or were frightened by the call for troops, they ceased their riotous demonstrations late in the afternoon. Mere than 500 miners from Ahmeek marched to Calumet and paraded the streets, shouting for the union, but attempted no violence. Several mass meetings were held and great enthusiasm was shown when the speakers exhorted the men to remain faithful to the strike orders. Several men were armed with clubs and others were said to carry knives and revolvers. At Hancock strikers went to the Park Brewing company’s plant, operated by non-union men, and closed it, driving away the brewers. Union meetings were held at night at all points affected by the strike. Vice-President Mahoney of the Western Federation of Miners arrived and took full charge of the strike situation. He announced that he would do his best to keep the men from rioting, but would countenance no withdrawal from the strikers’ position. He also gave permission to keep the pumps in the mines at work. BULGARS PROTEST TURK ACT. King Ferdinand Appeals to Powers to Check Turkish Armies. Sofia, July 26. —King Ferdinand summoned the representatives of the powers to the palace and addressed them as follows: “I am anxious to protect before Europe agaipst the outrageous action of the Turkish army, which, not content with violating the treaty of London, Is engaged in invading the old territory of my kingdom in the direction of Timova, Siemenli and Jamboli, and is giving itself up to the most frightful excesses, burning villages, massacreing the inhabitants and spreading panic throughout Thrace. “In the distress in which the Bulgarian nation finds itself .1 have appeared on Its behalf before the representatives of civilisation and beg Europe, through your Intermediary, to put an end to the suffering of people fleeing before the return of their old Brother of Congressman Kills Self. Peoria, 111., July 25.—Glenn Stone, twenty-three years old, brother of Congressman Claude U. Stone, committed suicide at his home at Middletown, 111., today with a shotgun. The sheriff of Menard county had placed him under arrest on a peace warrant as the result of a family dispute. Sullivan for San Domingo, Washington, July 25. —President Wilson sent to the senate the nomination of James M. Sullivan of New York to be minister to the Dominican republic. He succeeds William M. Russell. Hanged 38 Minutes, Revives. Starke, Fla., July 25. —Hersey Mitchell, a negro, was hanged in the jail yard here for murder and was declared dead at the end of 38 minutes. After his body had been placed in a coffin Mitchell lived three hours. 35 Negro Prisoners Burned. Jackson, Miss., July 24.—Thirtyfive negro prisoners burned to death in a fire that destroyed the prison cage at the Oakley convict farm. The convicts were trapped by the flames. The guards were helpless. i —— — , Big Labor Body Is Growing. Atlantic City, N. J.. July 24.—A big increase in the membership of the American Federation of Labor is noted. In the last nine months of the fiscal year ending June 30 the gain in uierubership was 224,758.

WILLIAM E. GONZALES TH 'IV « eV* wiaMMk William Elliott Gonzales of South Carolina, who has been made minister to Cuba, was born In Charleston in 1866, his father being a Cuban who became an American minister and served in the Confederate army. Mr. Gonzales Is a newspaper man and was a volunteer in the Spanish-Ameri-can war.

WILSON CLASSES HUERTA WITH THE INSURGENTS U. S. to Block All Shipments of Arms in Mexico—Will Keep Strict Neutrality. Washington, July 25. — President Wilson will intervene peacefully in Mexico to restore peace and order to that distracted country. Information obtained Wednesday Is to the effect that the president soon will appoint commissioners to proceed to the neighboring republic for the purpose of Inducing President Huerta and General Carranza, the leader of the revolutionists, to agree to hold a special election. This election Is to be absolutely fair and untrammeled. The result is to be accepted by all factions, which are to agree in advance that they will stand by the man chosen by the people. Following a conference with lawmakers President Wilson has decided that no faction in the present Mexican revolution shall obtain arms or ammunition from the United States and that neutrality must be observed. This was the interpretation of the neutrality laws decided upon after conferences with Senator Bacon and Representative Flood, chairmen of the two congressional committees on foreign relations, at the White House. While the Mexican rebels have been getting no arms heretofore, the day’s developments mean that the Huerta administration will be deprived of the privilege previously given the Madero government, and the United States will treat all sides alike in the present dispute. The situation was precipitated by the recent complaints of the Constitutionalists and their sympathizers in this country that if the United States did not virtually assist the Huerta government by selling it munitions of war a termination of hostilities would be possible. SUFFRAGETTE HEAD IS DYING. Mrs. Pankhurst Is Seriously 111 In London. London, July 26.—Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst was released from Holloway jail after an imprisonment lasting only since Monday and is reported to be in a critical condition. Three consultant physicians have been called by the regular attending physicians. Mrs. Pethick Lawrence and Lady Sybil Smith, a daughter of the Earl of Antrim, were arrested while trying to hold a suffrage meeting at the entrance to the central lobby of the house of commons. MAJ. RAY APPEALS TO COURT. Chicago Officer Seeks to Enjoin Promotion of Another Over Hie Head. Washington, July 26.—Maj. Beecher B. Ray of the army pay corps, with headquarters in Chicago, applied to the district supreme court to enjoin Secretary Garrison from certifying to the president for promotion any other officer who would thus be jumped over him. Attorney General Mcßeynolds recently Investigated charges of Ray’s alleged political activities, and as a result of the incident disclosed domestic scandal. Bust at Greek Legation. Washington, July 26.—With guards constantly surrounding It, the priceless bust of a Greek child, 3,000 years old, for which the Greek government has been searching for years, rests in the Greek legation here. Convicts Fire Sing Sing Prison. Ossining, N. Y., July 26.—Mutinous convicts, in open rebellion, made an attempt to destroy the entire Sing Sing prison property by fire. The clothing manufacturing building was destroyed. To increase High Court Membership. Washington, July 24.—A bill to increase the membership of the Supreme court of the United States to eleven justices was Introduced in the house by Representative Ripley, a Pennsylvania Progressive. Forty Killed by Explosion. Laredo, Tex.', July 24.—Forty men were killed and as many Injured when workmen repairing a bridge on the National railroad at Cameron, Mexico, struck a mine which had been planted by the rebels.

MULHALL TURNS UPONJffOERMOn Ex-Agent of N. A. M. Charges Illinoisan Wjs His Aid. MACVEAGH DUBBED MUGWUMP Lobbyist Retracts His Statements Relative to Ex-Congressman Watson’s Pay—Had His Dates Very Much Mixed Up. Washington, July 26. —The senate lobby Investigating committee of the senate was told Thursday by Martin M. Mulhall details of the relations which he claimed to have established with Representative James T. McDermott of the Fourth Illinois district and I. H. McMichaels, who. according to Mulhall’s testimony, was Mr. McDermott’s confidential secretary while occupying other positions on the rojls of the house of representatives. That McDermdtt frequently “borrowed money,, but never repaid, and that McDermott turned over to him letters from labor leaders were among the things testified to by Mulhall. Mulhall told the committee that he, James A. Emery and others had a secret room” in the basement of the house side of the capltol where they conferred and made long distance telephone calls. He said the room had been furnished by Representative McDermott “I first got acquainted with McMichaels when I came back from McDermitt’s district In September, 1909,” said Mulhall in reply to questions from members of the committee. “I went to McDermott’s district to find out what his standing was. I had met McDermott in January, 1909, when I invited him to be present at the tariff convention in Indianapolis. Under my Instructions I was to extend the invitation to all members of congress. “McDermott on the occasion of our first meeting inquired who was at the head of the organization getting up the convention, and when I told him he used uncouth language. I found him one of the roughest men in politics. He used abusive language, especially In reference to President Taft” Nearly five hundred letters of Martin Mulhall’s were put into the record during Wednesday. Mulhall was on the stand only about an hour after the noon recess, but in spite of the short session, the committee made rapid progress and members hoped to get through with the correspondence some time Friday. The name of former Secretary of the Treasury MacVeagh was brought into the hearing when a letter from former Representative Watson of Indiana to Mulhall, dated September 18, 1909, was Introduced. Watson, evidently trying to plqce Secretary Schwedtman of the manufacturers’ association on the tariff board, wrote President Taft was appointing recommended by MacVeagh. “If he were a Republican we might reach him,” wrote Watson of MacVeagh, “but he is a mugwump, and I am not hopeful of final success; for I will swear I never on earth knew what to do with a mugwump, inasmuch as I have no right to kill him.” Col. Martin M. Mulhall retracted the most serious charge he had made before the senate lobby investigating committee Tuesday. He had sworn that former Representative J. E. Watson of Indiana was employed by private interests in 1909 while a member of the house to work for a tariff commission bill. In retracting, he asserted that Watson was not a member of th© house at the time. WOMAN EDUCATOR QUITS JOB. Mrs. Ella Flagg Young Resigns as Head of Chicago Schools. Chicago, July 26.—Mrs. Ella Flagg Young, the foremost woman educator who has been identified with the work of Chicago’s public school system since 1862, resigned as superintendent of schools, an office which she has held since August 1, 1909. In her letter to Peter Reinberg, president of the board of education, Mrs. Young asks that her resignation take effect August 13. The superintendent frankly asserted that petty politics in the board of education had caused her to sever her connection with the work she loves. THREE MINERS LOSE LIVES. Workers In Cabin Creek District Die During Fight. Charleston, W. Va., July 26.—Frank Gim and two unidentified miners were killed and Don Slater was probably fatally wounded in a battle between striking miners and employes of the Wake Forest Coal company on Cabin Creek. A posse with bloodhounds has gone into the hills in search of the assailants. Name Howard Elliott Head. Boston, July 26. —Howard Elliott, president of the Northern Pacific railroad, was appointed president of the New Haven railroad to succeed Charles 8. Mellen. H© will be an operating president. Discuss a $14,000,000 Debt. Washington, July 26. —A debt of $14,000,000, probably the largest dispute in a financial nature, was the subject of a conference here. Virginia is trying to collect the money from West Virginia. Fourteen Miners Die In Pit Geilenkirchen, Germany, July 25. — Fourteen miners were found dead in a pit where they were entombed by a fall of coal. A large area above the mine had caved in as a result of a recent cloudburst. Colonel Haines Honored. Fremont, 0., July 25. —Col. William E. Haines of this city, who was Ohio’s representative on the Gettysburg battle anniversary commission, has received a solid silver medal from the state of Pennsylvania.

DR. ROBERT BRIDGES w&X '' A Dr. Bridges, whom Premier Asquith has appointed poet laureate, practiced medicine In the London hospitals. He is a master of arts, a bachelor of medicine and a doctor of literature of Oxford university.

FIRE TOLL IN N. Y. FACTORY REACHES 65 Twenty-Six Bodies Recovered From Ruins—Only Five Are Positively Identified. Binghamton, N. Y.. July 25. —After several estimates haa been made as to the number of lives lost in the 20minute fire that razed the Binghamton Clothing factory plant, the list of probable dead was Increased to 65 Wednesday. Os this number only five have been positively identified. Twenty-six bodies have been recovered from the runins. One of th© charred bodies Is believed to be that of Nellie Connor, the forewoman, who sacrificed her life in an effort to save those in her charge. A diamond ring and diamond earrings worn by Miss Connor were found. State and local authorities promise a thorough Investigation into the circumstances which made possible the death toll. Coroner Seymour of Whitney Point announced he would begin an Inquest today at the courthouse. Representatives of the state labor department, the state fire marshal and the state factory investigate ing commission arrived here prepared to aid in th© inquiry. At least 111 persons are said tb have been In the building when the fire broke out, and of these fiftyseven are known to have survived. Albany, N. Y—July 25—Governor Sulzer, after characterizing the Binghampton fire as a “terrible catastrophe," declared, in a statement, that th© people of the state “will hold Mr. Murphy of Tammany Hall responsible.” HAYS IS ELECTED GOVERNOR. Democrat in Arkansas Wins in Face of Party Split. Memphis, Tenn., July 25—Scattering returns from almost every county in Arkansas indicate the election of George W. Hays of Camden, the Democratic nominee for governor, by a large majority. Many followers of S. Brundige, whom Hays defeated in tha primary, wrote Brundlge's name on the ballot. Brundige received several thousand votes. Col. George W. Murphy, Progressive, failed to show the strength predicted. Harry Myers, Republican, appears to be second in the race. Webber, Socialist, polled an increased vote for that party. FEAR ANTI-AMERICAN REVOLT. Peking Charge d’Affairs Asks Marines to Guard U. S. Citizens. Washington, -July 24. —To protect American citizens Imperiled by the revolutionary movement in the southern Chinese provinces, Charge Williams at Peking called upon Rear Admiral Nicholson Tuesday for a guard of marines from the Asiatic squadron to Kuling in Kiang-sl province. Martial law was proclaimed ih Kiang-Sl and Kiang-Su provinces, according to state department reports. Kuling is filled with Americans and other foreigners. AMERICAN YACHT WINS RACK. Nomad of White Bear Club Beats Verve, Canadian Boat St Paul, Minn., July 24.—Nomad of the White Bear Yacht club, representing the United States, defeated the Verve, representing Canada and bearing the colors of the Lake of the Woods Yacht club, Winnipeg, and retains the Cameron cup given by Lieut Gov. D. G. Cameron of Manitoba. No mad completed the 12-mlle course in 2:52, finishing 7:20 ahead of Verve David Lamar Is Indicted. New York, July 26.—The indictment of David Lamar, the Wall street operator, on the charge of impersonating an officer of the government for purposes of fraud, was announced by U. S. District Attorney Marshall: Hawthorne Parole Favored. Washington, July 26.—The federal pardon board favorably recommended a parole for Julian Hawthorne, who has been serving a sentence in the Atlanta penitentiary for misuse of the mails in a stock scheme. Bacon's Election Confirmed. Atlanta, Ga., July 25.—The senate and house of the Georgia legislature, in joint session, canvassed the returns of the special election held July 15 and formally declared United States Senator Augustus O. Bacon re-elected. Rockefeller Helpe Y. M. C. A. Cincinnati, 0., July 25.—General Secretary Bookwaiter, of the Young Men’s Christian assoc’ution here, announced the receipt of a gift from John D. Rockefeller of $42,000 for the work of the Ohio society. ( - i

CROP REPORT WORK Thousands of Reporters Contribute to Making of Estimates. Most of Them Are Not Paid, Being Classed as “Volunteer Correspondents,” and Only Reward They Get is Receipt of Circulars. Washington.—About 130.000 reporters contribute to the making of the government crop reports which ar© issued monthly at Washington. Most of these reporters are not paid, but are classed as “voluntary correspondents,” and th© only reward they get, aside from the satisfaction of doing the work itself, is that they receive the publications of the department without having to write to ask for them. Nevertheless most of them stick to the work. An inquiry made in January, 1912. showed that SS per cent, of them had served more than a year, 67 per cent, had served more than two years, 42 per cent, more than six years, four per cent, more than twenty-six years, and one per cent, more than thirty-six years. Among these Volunteers are county correspondents who have several assistants who can be called on if necessary. They report directly to Washingtan. There are also township correspondents who report directly and independently to’ Washington. Reports from these and still other independent sources are used to check one another. The number of counties of agricultural importance in the United States is approximately 2,800, and the township reporters number 32,000. Then there are reports from many individual farmers and s planters received at the end of the growing season. It is their business to question

Mr 'Mv'S; i i I ■ ■ "***“ y David F. Houston, Secretary of Agriculture.

the best-informed' persons in each neighborhood—farmers, country merchants, implement dealers and others —and to collect information in every way. They make reports in every way. They make reports monthly, sometimes by mail and sometimes by telegraph, and If conditions require more frequent reports they are made. Then there are state statistical agents, each of whom reports for his state as a whole, and maintains a corps of correspondents entirely independent of those reporting directly to the department at Washington. The state statistical correspondents report monthly to the state agent, who co-operatp and analyzes them in the light of his own knowledge, and from them prepares his reports to the department. Os course, although there is much checking up of reports from various sources, th© final result cannot approach mathematical exactness because the whole rests on the opinions of farmers, merchants and others, based on such information as they have at hand. The reports ? however, dd not purport to be otheif than estimates. To take an agricultural census each year, it is explained, would be out of the question because of the great cost, and when it is taken the results cannot, be known for a year or more after the data are gathered. Th© collection of estimates, with as great care as possible, 1s made to supply the demand for current information. Uncle Sam closed the fiscal year 1913 with a surplus of $40,083,229. representing the exUncle Sam’s cess of receipts I Surplus Gains. ove y expenditures, exclusive of Panama canal and public debt transactions. This exceeds last year’s surplus by $3,750,000. Panama canal expenditures of $41,741,000 and public debt transactions, however, wiped out this surplus and created a deficit for the year of $2,149,000. Total receipts for the fiscal year amounted to $723,782,921, while the ordinary disbursements were $683,699,692. The record drinking and smoking of the American people during the last 12 months brought the government $309,478,000 in Interest revenue receipts, which was $16,500,000 greater than in 1912 and one of the highest amounts on record. The Peoria district alone collected $34,000,994, a gain of $4,132,555. Corporation taxes yielded the government $34,948,870, or $5,365,766 more than during the fiscal year 1912. While custom receipts for the last

Would-Be Lawyers. There te one thing that must be said for the Englishman’s stubbornness; it seems to be finding its match in the Englishwoman’s stubbornness. Six —sixty—maybe six hundred times the Englishman has told the Englishwoman that she shall not practice law. And six—sixty—maybe six hundred times the Englishwoman has replied: “But I will.” For the six hundred and first time the matter has again como up for action. Four women have sued the Law Society and the Chan-

few months have shown a decrease, aa te characteristic of a tariff revision period, the total for the fiscal year reached $318,142,000, an increase of nearly $7,000,000 over the previous year. Under the first year’s operation of th© new pension law the government paid veterans and widows $175,134,000, an increase of $21,537,000. The fiscal year closed with $164,704,000 in the general fund of the treasury, as compared with $167,152,000 a year ago. Secretary McAdoo announced that the daily treasury statement in future would be issued In a complete Changed l form, designed to show- at a glance the assets and liabilities of the government. It will be in the nature of a i budget statement, with a purpose of indicating from day to day whether the government revenues are progressing on a surplus or deficit basis. That the space used by the postal service in federal buildings has a rental value aggregatRental Value ing more than five Ascertained. a half milu< > a dollars annually is shown by statistics gathered by Jonathan Bourne, Jr., chairman of the joint committee on railway mail pay and second-class postage. This rental value has never before been ascertained, and has never been considered in computing the cost of the postal service. In making the figures pub-, lie, Mr. Bourn© said: “Under present methods of post o* fico bookkeeping, if the government te paying $3,000 a year for rent of quarters for a post office, that expenditure is charged as an expense of the serv-, ice. But if the government expends SIOO,OOO for a public building and locates the post office therein, the rental charge ceases, showing, according to the books, a decrease of $3,000 in expenses, whereas, In fact, a charge of three per cent. Interest on the investment would equal the former rent. No account has been kept of the rental value of public buildings. “Believing that definite information should be available upon this subject, I asked custodians of all federal buildings to submit estimates of the rental value of buildings under their jurisdiction. From information thus secured, and with a statement of the proposition of space used by the postal service, It was ascertained that th© rental properly chargeable to the postal service is $5,514,797 in the 719 buildings concerning which reports were received. I submit that intelligent business methods should require that this amount be debited against the postal service in addition to the $4,280,000 now debited for rental of buildings not owned by the government.” The pages of the senate, all youngsters of twelve and thirteen, held a mock session of Pages in that august body Mock Session. late the ° th l r ernoon. It attracted dozens of tourists, who flocked into the galleries and applauded the proceedings. Joseph O’Toole, a messenger In charge of the pages, occupied VicePresident Marshall’s chair. The others, in shirt waists and knickers, ranged themselves along in the front seats, usually occupied by dignified statesmen. A resolution was proposed increasing the salaries of all pages from $75 to S2OO a month. • Then a nimble page hopped to his feet and offered a substitute fixing the compensation at $2,000 a month. This was adopted with a huzzah that rattled th© fresco work. A bill was offered for the relief of bull pups, with the request that it b© referred to the committee on dog fighting. A yongster named McCoy was inclined to be noisy, and the gavel pounding of O’Toole did not suppress him. When a mock senator moved that the sergeant-at-arms be Instructed to apply a Maxim muffler to McCoy, Colonel Higgins came strolling in through a rear door. He laughed and joined the audience. Uncle Sam has made up his mind to steer his people by dangerous & pitfails if they Warns Against listen to him. Pitfalle The other day MllTailS- . Dr w c Rucker, assistant to Dr. Rupert Blue of the United States health service, issued a statement telling everybody how to keep cool and well in hot weather. Following this warning Secretary D. F. Houston of thq department of agriculture gave out some useful hints about summer food and drinks. Boiled down, the advice of Mr. Houstin is: The nose and eyes are the housewives’ best detectives of bad food. Smell, observe and taste everything offered as food in the summer time. The ptomaine, a deadly poison bacilli, thrives mightily in this weather. Mothers should examine and taste all food for infants, to detect taint. Pasteurize all milk. It is the moet dangarowa food, when not absolutely clean, pure and fresh. Clean your ice box and do not handle food more than necessary. Avoid all uncooked foods. Be careful of doubtful restaurants, particularly so of high seasoned meats and fish. Insist on boiled water at summer resorts. Do not be misled by the "guaranteed under the pure food and drugs act” label. Disqualified. Mrs. McCarty—An’ phwat does your son Teddy be doin' now, Mrs. Flynn? Mrs. Flynn—He’s doin’ toime, Mrs. McCarty; but it's not his fault that he’s a pickpocket, poor bye! They won't let him on th’ perleece foorce on account of his lungs.—Puck.

eery Division for refusing to grant them any right to be examined and enter the profession. All four women are winners of first-class honors at Oxford or Cambridge. Hint to the Wise. Madeline—Don’t come up to the* house tonight, Harold. . Harold—Why not, dear? Madeline—Pa had a cracked cylinder, and a bent steering wheel today, and I’m afraid he’Q. wreak hi* vengeance on you.