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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1913
Page
2
A collage of light satire on sports crowds medicines and manners. Jokes include a four thousand poets, a knightly lecture on chivalry, a stubborn jury debate, and a zoo boast about a Bronx wild ass. Several pieces mock fashion habits, vaudeville trends, and odd scientific claims across cities.
Senator James O Gorman of New York rejects arbitration for the Panama Canal dispute. He argues the canal is American in construction and administration, funded by Congress, on American territory, and should be governed by American law. He warns impartial arbitral bodies would favor British shipping interests and prejudge the case.
European court gossip says King Haakon of Norway loses favor with the Storthing and may be pressed to surrender the throne. A bill to abolish royal decorations is expected to pass, while Haakon’s gifting of the St. Olaf cross and alleged hoarding of allowances to fund Appleton house at Sandringham shade royal popularity. Queen Maud benefits climate in England and shuns learning Norse, while Haakon shows limited personal expenditure.
Admiral Dewey celebrated his 75th birthday on December 26 with light work a morning ride and a dinner with friends. He praised horseback riding and occasional driving as key to vigor, recalling a chat with historian George Bancroft about aging well while riding.
President Taft has appointed Col. G W Goethals as civil governor of the Panama Canal Zone. The change will occur likely in spring. Goethals will serve until the canal opens on January 1, 1915. The first vessel is planned to pass Sept 25, 1913, marking the Pacific discovery four hundredth anniversary. The canal is over 75 percent complete and ready for water by July 1 next year. Dredges are expected to manage slides near the Culebra cut as work continues to finish the big ditch. President Taft plans to visit the isthmus to promote operations.
Georgia officials confront a new law requiring itemized daily fee records and quarterly reports. The policy aims to shift to straight salaries, prompting protests over added workload and clerical costs, with penalties for violations and possible broader political friction.
A historical piece contrasts fire horses used to fight fires with new gas engines, detailing the shift to government timber protection. It follows forest rangers in Arkansas as they monitor smoke from a distant tower, using a sighting hood, compass, and telegraph-linked stations to coordinate responses across vast national forests.
A Chicago luncheon recounts Christmas wit from Miss Mary Garden. She quotes a Philadelphia girl's uncle rich from a western mine who plans a Christmas visit after 17 years. The tale includes a clever suggestion to identify him with a string of pearls and ermine stole in the Gingerbread Was Up. A baker in camp cuts two dollars from a gingerbread slab to match a greenback.
M Bertillon head of the Paris anthropometric bureau leads a training program for a new corps of 200 police volunteers at headquarters. The course covers the technical and practical aspects of modern crime detection, including metric methods and record keeping, designed to improve the force’s investigative capacity.
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