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The Washington herald., 1908-05-30
Requisites and Helps
For May Thirtieth Outing.

garments ana articles, COpeTIHg ePeTytning
necessary to the full enjoyment of the occasion.
Among these may be mentioned:
Mems, WomenS, and ChiIdrens Lightweight Outer
and Under Clothing and Furnishings, Umbrellas, Rain
Coats Bathing Suits Thin Hosiery, Belts Negge Shirts
Wash Ties, Hats, and Caps.
Travelling Requisites, including Hand Bags, Tele-
scope Cases, CanvaS CaryaLS, Suit Gases, Drinking
Cups, ShawI Straps, SC.
Hair, Cloth, and Bath Brushes, Bath and Cup
Sponges, French AtomizerS, Manicure Sets, Hand and
Standing Mirrors, Extracts, Toilet Waters, COIogneS
Soaps, Rubber Toilet Articles SC.
Shawls, Wraps, Steamer Rugs, and Cushions, Car
riage Robes, &C.
Luncheon Cases of Wicker, for autOmObiIing and
touring use, fitted for tea cold lunch, ph
datiOnS for two, four and six persons.
Summer Toys and Outdoor Games, HammOckS,
SwingS Baseball Goods, Croquet Sets, Tennis Goods,
KodakS and Cameras, Garden SetS Japanese Lanterns
for Iawu parties, Archery Sets, Flags, sc.
Standard Brands of Canned, Bottled and Package
Goods coperng every sort of table decacieS and gen.
eraI picnic accessories, and including many of the
and not generally known things more or less helpful
necessary for such OCCASION and Which to be
found only in a thoroughly up-to-date stock.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-30
GATES WINS PRIZE MEDAL.
Awarded HOnOrs in Annual Debate
NJ George Wnshington University.

Awarded HOnOrs in Annual Debate
at George Washington University.
The Enosinian Society Of the George
Washington University held is first an
nual prize debate last night in Universe
~ Hall upon the question, Resolved.
That the Federal government should own
the interstate railroads, cOnstitutiOnality
being granted
A medal, awarded by the vote Of the
society to the best debater. was given
by the judges 70 E PerclvaI Gates The
question was decided in favor Of the neg
ative. In delivering the decision, Rev
Donald c. Macleod. pastor Of the First
Presbyterian Church. congratulated all
the young men upon the careful presenta-
ton OF the subject and urged them 10
proceed with the same earnestneSS in
life
The debaters were: Affirmative, E. Percy
Gates and T. T. Mayre; negative, W. c.
Van Week and J. F. SaileT.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-30
SECOND CRICKET GAME.

Washington Club Plays Sons of st.
George Team To-day.
The second match game Of the inter-
city series between the Washington
cricket club and the Sons OF st. George
cricket club. of Baltimore, will be played
at Chevy Chase Circle to-day game
starting at 70 m. Stumps will be drawn
at p. m.
Anticipating a large attendance, the
officials of the local club have provided
sheltered seats for the onlookers, and
all will be admitted to grounds free of
charge. Both teams are in fine fettle,
and an interesting game may be ex-
pected
The Washington herald., 1908-05-30

President Of the University Of yirrnA. to sail for
Europe.
Richmond, Va, May 29.-President Ed
win Anderson Alderman, OF the Cniver-
sity OF Virginia, will sail to-day for
Europe for a brief rest
Leaving just three weeks before the end
Of the session, when the festivities Of
commencement take place. the matter has
caused considerable comment. but it is
explained that Dr. Alderman Is suffering
from the strenuous life he has led for the
last two years, under which his health
has given way. His physicians declare
that rest at this time will bring about
his entire recovery.
There is no truth IN the rumor that Dr.
Alderman VIII leave the University Of
Virginia to accept the presidency Of the
University Of New York City which was
offered him at a salary of $1,000 year.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-30
FAREWELL DINNER TO TOWER
No AllusiOn Made TO DIR. Hill in the
Speech OF Retiring NAmhnSE

Berlin. May PA tastefully arranged
farewell dinner TO Charlemagne Tower,
the retiring American Ambassador. at the
Hotel Adlon to-day was attended by about
hundred guests.
Prince Won Fless toasted the guests of
the evening
No allusion ia DR.. David J. Hill, his
successor, was made by Mr. Tower.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-30

You get the best, IL not the biggest,
when you get the Sunday issue of The
Washington Herald. and to-morrows is
sue will be brighter and better than ever.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-30

Are you reading the Sunday Sporting
Section of The Washington Herald? 1t
leads them all. Up 10 the minute in all
the sports.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-30
Gninsborough Sold at ChrIstie,s.

London. May 29.-At a sale at Christie's
to-day Gainsborough's portrait of his
daughter Mary sold for e4,7OO. A por-
trait by the same artist of his wife
brought $3.50 guineas.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-30

Unpublished Lincoln Letter.
Read the Sunday issue Of The Washing
ton Herald.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-30
Consolation:
SEMI FINALS.

First sixteen-R. D. Dalzell, Chevy Chase. beat
J. McC. Tripp. l up. l9 holes; E. p Brooke. Bran
nockburn, beat r. Lewis Chevy Chase. IS
Second sixtecn-J. W. Frick Baltimore. beat NJ.
T. Ellicott Baltimore. 2-l; W. NJ. Cary. IT., Balu-
more. beat II. V. Sandford. Columbia. up.
Third sixteen-J. L. Newbold. Chevy Chase, beat
II. H. Allen, Columbia, 2-l; F. Dec Faust Chevy
Chase. beat H. Ohphant, Chevy Chase. l up.
holes
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-03-19
THE RECONNAISSANCE
OF Cre New Though

to delude your countrymen with your
tables of deaths attributed to drunk
ennesS."
The North american closes its ar
raignment with the following strong
possibly the most significant
that has appeared in the series of re-
editorials that have been
quoted here:
We read carefully in search of some
argument-we find simply an assault
on Prohibition, as weak as it is disin-
genuous. We find in it one sound ar
gument and only one-a deadly argu-
ment against the integrity and good
sense of the National Model License
League. These are the men who have
declared themselves and whom hither-
to we have considered to be the ablest
and worthiest of the class they repre-
sent. They have filed their brief in
the court of public opinion, where they
and their trade now are on trial Pre-
sumably it is the best offering that
they can make in support of their
cause. 1t can be accepted only as an
augury and an assurance of the COM
ing triumph of their opponents.
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-03-19
A TIME LIMIT
ON BUSINESS

The Rural Nezv Yorker comments
lpon a motto which has been widely cir
ulated in the following interesting
train:
Some friend has sent us post card
on which we find the following:
If 7Uhisky mterferes 7Vih your bust
ness, giOe up your business.
From our limited experience we
should say that this advice is sound.
No business can possibly prosper if
whisky once gets into it. Of course
we must except the saloon business,
but when whisky Cor hard cider) gets
a good grip on any part of farming,
you might as we'll try to run a machine
with broken cog wheels. 1t has al
ways seemed to us very strange that
many farmers are apparently so in
different to the evils of the saloon and
its influence. They must see how it
affects hired help-unreliable at best,
but dangerous when filled with what
the rumshop has to offer them. Of
course, too, they can see the gang of
loafers and rowdies that is bred in
every country town by saloon. Their
women may be insulted and their chill
dren corrupted by these hangers-on.
Of course, too, they know that many
workingman's family must go with
out luxuries-to say nothing of COM
forts-because large share of the
mans earnings go into the saloon.
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-03-19

Those who sell fruit, vegetables, eggs
or milk at retail in country towns we'll
know how women and children crave
these things and would buy them if
they could only have that saloon
money! We have had faith to believe
that sooner or later farmers would
realize these things. That they are
doing so explains the wonderful spread
of temperance sentiment all over the
country. We are told that already
100000 Americans live in territory
where the sale of liquor as a beverage
is prohibited. Probably 3o,Ooo,OOo of
these people live in the country. By
all means-"if whisky interferes with
your business, give up your business"
long enough to put 90hisky out of
business!
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-03-19
THE RATIONAL
METHOD

The Courier, of Bristol, Tenn.-Va., in
comment upon remark made by the
7imes-DiSbatch, of Richmond, puts on
record in admirably clear and exact
terms a statement and definition worthy
of preservation. The IimeS-Disbatch,
always saloon advocate, said:
Richmond is dealing with a practical
question in rational way. She pre-
fers to have her liquor traffic carried
on under the regulation and restric-
tions of law and under the watchful
eye of the officers of the law rather
than in defiance of law
To this the Courier replies:
But the TimeS-DiSbutch, as we'll as
other papers and people who advocate
high license and strict regulation as
against Prohibition, overlook or evade
the cardinal point in the situation.
The whole country for the past forty
years has been dealing with the. liquor
question in "rationap way 1t has
been relying on its ability to discover
sooner or later some method of regu-
latlon and restriction, and some means
of compelling officers of the law to
actually have watchful eyes. It has
wanted to tolerate the whisky traffic
The spirit of the American people
toward all things is tolerant Until
the last few years Prohibitions" was
term of reproach because nearly all
the temperance people believed that
Prohibition was intolerance. But the
evils of the liquor traffic grew greater
and greater, despite the employment Of
every conceivable method of regula-
ton and restriction. The country dis
covered that regulation and restriction
did not regulate and restrict, and that
there was little prospect of any efica-
cious method being found. So it de-
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-03-19

cided that the RATIONAL method is to
get rid of an institution which it had
found after years of experience could
not be controlled. Prohibition is the
rational method, because in the last
analysis it is the most effective form
of regulation.
Prohibition is only the logical result
of the country's experience in dealing
with practical question by the era
tional" method of regulation.
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-03-19
THE POOR SALOON
KEEPER

Golfers Weeky presents view of
he saloonkeepers' woes that is worthy
If careful reading. 1t says:
Consider the troubles of the saloon
keeper-the excursions, chowders, pic
mics, concerts, balls, and receptions he
has to buy tickets for; his police trou-
bles; the occasional visits of deputy
excise inspectors; the clerks who have
been known to write letters enclosing
tickets for benefits, to which the sa-
loonkeeper feels "obligated" to buy
$40 worth of admission; the weddings,
funerals, birthdays, and "blow-outs
of his friends in the district. Yes, he
has power, but he pays price for it.
He is owned. He is slave. Really,
it is more fun to be honest. If you
do not believe it, ask liquor dealer,
or grating policeman, or any other
person traflcking in human flesh, with
the power to make and break men.
They are held under a wise with all
the pressure of hell on it. And then,
the men at the very top of the system;
with the enemies they have made,
and the strange bargains they have
struck, and the bloody trail they have
left, they are not happy If you have
ever known one, you will remember
that impression they make of being
shadowed by something ominous and
fateful. An insider pays big price
for his location. 1t, is pleasanter to
play outside, where your running
mates do not fear you and do not hate
you. Surely, the saloonkeeper has his
troubles He is behind all the time,
behind on his rent, or his mortgage,
or his pumps, or his water rates, or
his expenses for oiling "the system"
and eliminating friction. AS result,
he has to scratch for profits And
here is the nub of the evil. Liquor
dealers, as a class, are the same as the
rest of us. Plenty of them are fond
of their families and have a quiet re-
spect for the ways of decency They
have no wish to ruin girls, to lure
married men into the company of wo-
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-03-19
THE MODEL
LICENSE PROPOSITION

North american of Philadelphia is
turned upon the address to voters sent
out by the Model License League The
North american looks upon the docu-
ment as sadly lacking in shrewdness and
tact and riddles it with ridicule In
part the editorial says:
A solemn warning is given to the
the American people that Prohibition
increases the number of liquor deal
ers" and consequently the sales of
liquor. Therefore these makers and
blenders and sellers of whisky are
massing a fund of millions to check
the slightest step toward a condition
that would increase the demand for
their product and their profits meas
urably.
We would not impugn the virgin
purity of the altruism of these gen
tlemen who are equipped to supply
limitless demand as long as the stock
of neutral spirits, prune juice, brown
sugar, fusel oil and charcoal holds out.
But the average American voter is
a hard-headed Individual, with a sense
for the Model License League when
it tries to convince him that distillers
are fighting local option because pro
hibition increases the number of liquor
dealers"
Taking up the statements of the adj
dress, regarding Kansas, the North
american says:
The truth is, that it is little late
in the day to hold up Kansas as hor-
rible example. The facts within the
reach of all are that Kansas today has
a population of 1,6S0,000; that only
few years ago the state was plastered
with mortgages, from border to Dor
der, while this year it loans millions to
the banks of New York, and through
out the panic was Wall Streets wet
nurse; that, if anywhere on earth
there is more prosperous common
wealth than Kansas and a people
more free, more thriving, happier,
healthier and Weather than the Kan
sans, we have yet to hear of it.
Coming to the matter of deaths from
alcoholism attributed in the Leagues
address to Prohibition states, the North
american makes no attempt to analyze
the figures given, but says:
The Model License Leagues ad-
dress lays great stress upon tabulated
statistics showing the deaths attributed
to drunkenness in the various states,
just as if in any death certificate
drunkenness" is named as cause of
death save when the victim is a pau
per or a criminal, or some poor, sod
den, friendless creature of the slums.
Why should these men insult the
intelligence of a people, not one
among whom but knows how often
the family physician saves the feelings
of mothers and wives by emitting sal
coholism' and naming technically the
fatal symptom and not the primal
cause
Ask the men who are leading the
world-struggle against tuberculosis
how many die who could have been
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-09-06
MAGNETIC FORCE IN sUNSPOTs.

Astronomers have had at least two motives
in their study OF the sun That body is the
nearest of many millions of stars, and any
knowledge Of its constituents and activities has
bearing on the history and character of the
rest Of the stellar host Moreover. by its heat
and other qualities it exerts a powerful and
direct influence upon animal and vegetable
life on the earth. The science Of solar physics
therefore possesses large practical interest
for mankind. and any fresh revelation made by
its devotees is not TO be regarded with indif
ference.
Such discovery has been made this summer
by Professor George E. Hale, formerly the di-
rector of the Yerkes Observatory, and now con-
Quoting special researches on Mount Wilson,
California. In photographs Of the spectrum OF
certain disturbed area of the suns surface,
obtained late in June. one of the lines which is
usually single appeared double. Now eleven
years ago an Amsterdam physicist, who after
ward received Nobel prize for his work, OBJ
served that if ray of light employed in spec
troscopic analysis was made TO pass near the
poles OF a magnet-or. to be more accurate,
through a magnetic feld"-tbe lines indicating
a chemical element would be broadened or split
in two The phenomenon has been named 1.-THE
Zeemann effect" after the man who first an
nounced it. Professor Hale Is himself an eI-
perienced astronomical spectroscopist, and
probably drew his own conclusions from his
pictures but before making any statement he
sought verdict from Independent author
ity-perhaps the highest TO be found. He In
closed photographs to DR.. Zeemann with re-
quest for an opinion The reply was sent, not
to Mount Wilson, but TO Mature" and pub
lished August 20, 1903. DR.. Zeemann expresses
the belief that the division of the line in ques-
ton shows that the region photographed "a big
sunspot) was a magnetic field Perhaps some
other explanation may be offered by experts In
the future, but until it is the unintiated are
warranted in accepting DR.. Zeemann's. Mean
while Americans, who have had ample occasion
for pride over the astronomical discoveries of
their fellow countrymen In the past, will regard
with satisfaction the Dutch physicists comment
that 1.-The Importance" of this one must be
very great"
Two terrestrial phenomena have long shown
curious correspondence with sunspots When
solar disturbances are most numerous and at
tain the largest siZe-as they do at intervals of
about eleven or twelve years-a certain micro
scopic swing of the magnetic needle which oc-
ours daily is perceptibly maguifed. With big
and particularly active spots are sometimes as
ISOLATED magnetic storms" This second phe-
nomenpn is marked by an interference with tel
egraphic service eccentric behavior Of delcately
poised instruments in magnetic observatorfes and
surDral displays The earth itself Is q colossal
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-09-06
BALL AT OAKLAND FARM.
Newport and New York Society People q.
tertained by Alfred G. Vanderbilt.
IBy Telegraph 20 Ths tribunal


Newport Sept. "a ball, surprising a1ythrl
that has yet been given in Newport this ssas
for beauty and completeness OF detail, was gEs
tonight by Alfred G. Vanderbilt ar Oakland Fzrn
his home in Portsmouth. r L II was gay a.
sembiege Of society folk that gathered at o.
farm for the dance. which was 70 have been :
domino but was changed at the last minute. Pras
tically all OF the Newport summer residents Es'
present. and a number Of persons came especial
from New York for the affair.
Mr.. Vanderbilt opened the whole OF his lars
farm, though the dance took place in the l2s
training ring building. The interior OF this buzz
ing gay with ACCOMPLISHMENTS and whi'r
the colors OF Mr.. VanderbiIts stable. predouns1a
everywhere The trophy room. where the peo2f
danced. gorgeous with coIoring and Ign
while all the ribbons won by the Vanderbilt hocss
were IN mouOgrams in the trophy cases, ana =
many silver and other cups were out thar -
guests might inspect them
The same decorative effect was carried out IN .
smoking and retiring rooms. though more elsr
rately, hanging baskets OF scarlet and whits aoV'
being numerous in these rooms The most n0Ts
decorative feature OF the ball was the supper ro9-
a surprise which Mr.. Vanderbilt had planned ~
his guests The upper veranda OF the training -
building was utilized for this purpose. and IL 70
transformed into a miniature garden. fuA !
treIlises. with growing Towering vines Of scahs
and white. while regular flower beds and graves.
paths. sodded on the edges. covered the foor -
supper tables were set among the flower beds
Three fun orchestras. two OF which had 0sr
brought from New York for the occasion. piAs's
continuously in the dance hall and in the supN
room
The guests were received by 8Ir. VanderoH- =
sisted by Mrs. Reginald g Vanderbilt. they s1A-
Ing IN prominent position IN the trophy rooH-
cOtillon was part of the evenings programme. =
this was led by worthingtOn whitehOuse and ~
Reginald c. Vanderbilt. The leaders exsc--
several pretty and unique figures. and TIE n'''
were small but useful articles.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-09-06
RETURNING TO TUXEDO.

Tuxedo Park. " Y. Sept Sat the aoo-,.u
autumn weather many OF the cottags-s ara 49,
ing TO return 20 Tuxedo for the season. Wits y
be as lively as usual: all OF the cottages nm
occupied. also the club and annexss. The r..
Club will arrange a series Of enterts5,,,.
TO be given during the Week-ends in ssu,s,.l
and October. ard the tennis club win hold g.
Of club matches together with the autumn, ~
tournament at the golf club. To-morrow. -
Day. there will be numerous arrivals for re -
as many parties will motor out from town
Mr.. and Mrs Louis Pooler. who were air.,
have returned TO their villa on Tuxedo LAX. 80
Mr. and Mrs Frederick VI. Davies have r.tyr-.
from Newport and are al the Dee-han Hon.
Other arrivals this week were George Grszss
and Mrs Adolph J. Outerbridge, Mr.. and 3Ers An
brose Mcneil. Mr. and Mrs. J. II Rodgsrz "
and Mrs. William '. Hoffman. Mr.. and Mrs. Jos..
T Tower. Mr. and Mrs T. W. Porter ard M
and Mrs. Theodore Frelinghuysen.
William MacNeIH RodeTaId and his family n,
were abroad. have returned TO the RodewaId sr,.
tage. occupied during the spring and cary sun
Iner By Mrs Pierre Lorfllard, and AIr. and Mr-
J. Nelson BorIand are n the small JUilliard hous
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles 3. Alexander viii Tsr-
from California about September 10, and Blr 4,
Mrs. Forsyth wickes viii occupy the Heuuu
villa Mr.. and Mrs 3. P. Steinn1an, who ars :
New London. viii return TO Tuxedo for the autIr-
Other expected arrivals will include Mr. az
Mrs. Henry s. Redmond. Mr. and Mrs. Price Cd
Ier, Mr.. and Mrs. 2. r Halsey. Mr.. and Nh
Frederic c. Deveau, Mr.. and Mrs. P. c. Hewitt
Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Rogers. IT.. and Mr. and Nh
NevboId Leroy Edgar.