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The Washington herald., 1908-05-04
Panic in the G. 0. P.f

Editor The Washington Herald:
Is there TO be a financial panic in the
Republican caucus on Tuesday, and a
| currency bill jammed down the throat OF
a reluctant minority? Some New York
bankers lost their heads last fall. Mem
hers of Congress should not lose theirs
now.
The country needs a financial law that
will satisfy public opinion To do so II
must contain few features. all Of the sim
/ plest kind. Such a bill can be completed
on Monday or Tuesday by the Committee
on Banking and Currency before the Re
publican caucus is held.
/ On March 70 in the debate on the Al
drich bill Senator Lodge said Of the Bos-
! ton bankers; 7 asked them 70 draw a
| bill for me- I said: Give ne a bill.
/ do not pretend 10 be an expert finsncier-
/ Give me the proposed law. ! will intro
| duce il and I will do everything that one
man can do TO forward it. I never got a
single line
Upon hearing Senator Lodge say this,
went to Boston. stayed there a week.
and under date of March II submitted
TO the Boston banks the following, which
most of them approved. though none
signed:
Il That the emergency currency, pro-
vided for in the Aldrich bill. If issued at
all, should be issued through the clear
, ing houses at the central reserve and
reserve cities.
"2. That the security required should
| be such as these clearing houses require
upon the issue Of clearinghouse loan GER
| tihcates
'3. That each clearing house should be
| responsible 10 the government for the
suflciency Of the security deposited
Il That such security might be de-
| livered to the clearing house or to the
assistant treasurer. where there is one.
at the option OF the Secretary Of the
| Treasury.
IS. That the tax on the notes should be
/ moderate, so that they might be OF use
/ as a convenience In the conduct Of mer-
camille affairs"
These are substantially the provisions
Of the bill that the House caucus is called
to adopt. except that the Vreeland bill
| ignores existing clearing houses. author
| ICES the incorporation Of Others and
/ places a prOhibitive tax on the addi-
/ tional currency proposed. However. the
| Committee on Banking and Currency can
/ in a few hours make the Vreeland bill
what It should be, and satisfy practical
! bankers everywhere.
| The Vreeland bill alone, unless further
amended. will not prevent repetition of
| the runs on New York banks. Congress
/ should make runs on the national banks
! OF New York impossible, The provision
making them impossible can be added
/ 20 the Vreeland bill by the Committee on
Banking and Currency in the few hours
/ required TO perfect the measure.
LANES c. HALIOCK,
The Washington herald., 1908-05-04
Selecting a New Bishop.

Editor The Washington Herald:
l have read with interest your article
IN regard TO the coming convention Of the
Episcopal Church next week and the i'm
portant work 1t has before it,
The various sketches of the lives and
characters of the various men mentioned
in connection with the election of bishop
in the Diocese Of Washington are very
interesting and inspiring, as the lives of
good men should be.
But there is one man who has lived and
worked among US for over twenty years
in this diocese. who so towers above all
others mentioned as 10 almost obliterate
the many perfections enumerated of the
others refer ed 10.
Mentally, morally, and physically,
have never known his equal. There is no
profession that would not be ennobled and
honored by such a gifted scholar and en-
thusiastio worker And yet there is not
one TO which he is so eminently adapted
as the one he has so faithfully, so en-
Enthusiastically. so wisely, and so lovingly
devoted his life and powers as he has
done to the ministry of Christ. Love has
been his keynote, faith has been his
stronghold. purity has been his shield.
They who know and love him best are
those who have needed him most. the
humble as we'll as the high
His life has been full, from boyhood to
glorious manhood, with work for his fell
bowman. He resigned wealth and en-
tered the ministry OF Christ to devote
himself TO the uplifting of humanity.
Could any one begin TO enumerate or cal
eulate the work he has done?
A brave soldier in defense Of his eoun-
try, Fitz Lee said Of him: I have never
known a more gallant and dashing SOL
dier. Fear is an element not in his COM
position" Fitz Lee knew-none better.
l have known him all my life, and
have never known him TO fail in meeting
every demand upon his sympathy and
time by the humblest, and yet he has
been equally popular with the highest
and mos refined and cultured element. I
heard a prominent scientist say OF him:
He is better informed than any man
know on slI the subjects of the scientific
work going on. He has the clearest grasp
of knowledge OF any man I know"
His life has been filed with work ac-
complished, tin it would take volumes to
hold the account OF what this man has
done
What an opportunity is before the men
OF this diocese. We have before US a man
The Washington herald., 1908-05-04
Date of shakespeare's Birth.

Editor The Washington Herald
AS a subscriber to, and reader Of. The
Washington Herald from its first issue.
I wish to correct an error in your paper
OF April q. concerning the birthday Of
Shakespeare. az on April q. 1854; also
the error in the spelling of his name, If
William Shaksper O563-1616). of stratford,
England, is the man under consideration.
The statement that Shakespeare (nean-
ing W. Shaksper) was born April q.
1864. is an utter falsehood, although II
is a tradition that has been carried down
for over 800 years There is a record
Of his baptism on April 26 1864 (and the
name is written Shaksper). The writer has
a photograph OF this record. Aside from
that date of baptism, nothing is known
OF the first few years of the life of
w. Shaksper He died on April q. 1916:
"Obiit ano dol 1916 Aetatis 50 die o ap.''
is the inscription on the tablet set in
the wall Of the StratfOrd church. The
writer has also a photograph of this in
scription. BY this inscription it is shown
that he was ffty-three years old on April
q, 1916, which brings his birthday pre-
vious to April %, 1853
II the readers of The Washington Her
aid wish to learn the birthday OF the true
Shakespeare, they must take January
e. 1861 (as time is computed at the pres
ent day, the 'old style" being superseded
since 1852 by the new style'') which
was the birthday of Sir Francis BayJr,
and which day Lord Bacon celebrated on
January q, 1921, in London, when he was
sixty years old, his friend, Ben Jonson.
being present and contributing a poem
or an address on this occasion. In 1923.
this same Ben Jonson had a hand in the
editing and publishing of the Shake
speare folio under the direction Of his
friend Bacon, or, as he was then called.
Viscount Saint Adams
In regard TO the name Shakespeare, as
applied to the man Of Stratford. from the
best authority, Edmond Malone Q76l-lS25),
of England. l learn that it was not his
name Malone was the first author to
examine carefully the manuscripts OF the
time Of Lord Bacon many Of which have
disappeared since his day. He writes in a
letter to the rector of the Stratford
Church that the name Of the father of
William was never written with a final
''e'' until 1850. which was years after
the father John and the son William
had died. AS stated above, in the record
OF birth it is spelled "Shaksper." The first
syllable of the name was Shak, Shag,
Shax, or Shack. always the sound Of
"a" in Shak. and never Shake AT the
time Of his marriage, on November &,
1852, his name was written 'Shagsper'
twice, as this is the first document where
his name was written twice in the same
manner throughout the paper Tin the will
it is spelled a variety of ways). The Ba-
eonians always write the name shag-
eper, as written in the marriage bond. or
Shaksper as in the birth record. and as
signed 20 the will.
When the Shakespeare plays first ap-
peared Ia print under the name Of an
The Washington herald., 1908-05-04
Does Not Fear Smallpox.


Editor The Washington Herald:
In Wednesdays Herald ii is reported
that DR.. Woodward has sent out notices
to hotel managers and department store
keepers, &C, TO have all their employees
vaceinated. DR.. Woodward evidently has
not heard about the smallpox epidemic in
Cleveland, Ohio, Of 1902, where DR.. Fried
rich, the health officer, had TO order vac
cination stopped, because it was making
people III faster than smallpox.
Vaccination is a felony in the State Of
Utah. and five other States have aban-
doned this abomination of modern sur
gerry. saw, only the other day, a little
boy whose head was twisted all out of
shape from having had this vile poison
put in his blood recently What can
any sane man think OF a doctor who viii
deliberately come into home and make
a perfectly healthy child like that dis
eased? Are we living in an age when
we must be made legally sick? Is
health dangerous?
| defy Or. Woodward 10 appear before
me in public and explain how vaccins-
ton protects from smallpox. 1t didn't
protect hundreds of our Philippine sol
diers who died with smallpox. after hav-
ing been vaecinated over and over again.
Then how is il 20 protect" those chill
dren in Washington?
II any man does not have the Just right
to say what shall or shall not go into his
own blood, viii you please tell me what
rights he does possess in this country?
HARRY b BRADFORD
The Washington herald., 1908-05-04
MAY LAND BIG REGATTA.
Washington Likely TO Be Awarded
Middle States Event.

MHUUtE GtatEH Event.
New York. May 3-Many important
matters are to be decided at the next
annual meeting of the Middle States
Regatta Association. which is 10 be held
at the Harlem Casino. 124th street and
Seventh avenue, on May II. What is of
the most Importance to local followers OF
rowing and its competitions will be the
final decision of the place for the next
Middle States Regatta on Labor Day,
and this, among other things, will be
decided by the committee at its annual
convention.
Washington is the favoTite place for the
regatta, the delegates from the South
having been after the championship
events for some time. The Potomac River
Association. which is the official title Of
the governing district In that section.
with it's fine course on the Potomac
River. argues that the holding of the
events Of right belongs to it, and, al
though there will very likely be some dis
cussion on the question in favor OF both
Philadelphia and New York. it is very
likely that intending competitors in the
Middle states Regatta of 1908 will journey
TO the South when the time comes for
its decision.
Next in importance to the local asso-
citation is the composition Of the officers
OF the association for the coming year
The impression prevails that the make-ur
of the Official body of the association viii
be practically the same as that which al
the present time is In control. Three
delegates from each club In the associa-
ton VIII attend the meeting. but only one
vote for each club viii be permitted
The Washington herald., 1908-05-04
D; one and one-sixteenth

Joe Janette will probably be the next
opponent for Jim Barry, and they will
come together before one OF the New
York clubs.
Abe Attell having cleaned up every
thing on the Pacific Coast, including two
beatings OF Eddie Kelly, formerly of
Buffalo. will come East to spend the
summer on the New York race tracks.
Jim Jeffords says that he is about done
with public boxing. He is a foreman
over gang OF street Iaborers. and says
that the work agrees with him. as he IS
heavier than he has been for a long
time.
The followers OF boxing in England are
ford Of Owen Moran. the little feather
weight scrapper, who recently returned
to that country from trip 10 America.
They are taking up popular subscription
to buy a championship belt TO present 70
him.
Since Jack o'Brien sidestepped the
match with Jack Blackburn. which was
proposed by OBrien himself but which
he claimed would interfere with his
theatrical plans. Harry Edwards, treas
uTer Of the National Athletic Club, has
been trying TO get O'Brien to set some
definite date for the match. but so far he
has not succeeded. and the chances are
that the match is OF for good.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-04
Would Elevate Race.
Editor The Washington Herald:

Editor The Washington Herald
Although I am not an advocate of the
kind of equality that the Cosmopolitan
Club plans to establish, ! do ask that
men be treated equal In regard 10 rights
and liberties 10 which they are entitled
regardless Of race or color. l am coll
ored, and have no regret at being such
! DO not advocate intermarrisge. because
we have good enough women in our own
race, but do believe in attaining the
equality Of the best Of my own race,
which has already attained high stand
ara Of citizenship and when We shall
hate acquired this kind of equality, then
we will have done one of the grandest
acts that can be done for our own good.
do not think that a whole race should
suffer unpleasant criticism because of the
acts Of a few Of the race. We do not
always indorse everything that some OF
our people may do. A. ]. BONNER.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-04
David Crockett Story Corrected.

Editor Ths Washington Herald:
A recent issue Of your paper contained
a story of David Crockett, as told to The
Washington Herald by Mr.. William F.
Haines, OF Philadelphia. In relating the
story Mr.. Haines makes the statement
that Crockett sat in the National Legs
lature as a Representative OF the State
Of Texas" This Is a mistake, as Crockett
never represented Texas in the Congress
of the United States-Texas. at the time
oS Croeketts death, being a part Of and
belonging to Mexico. He did serve in
Congress from Tennessee. however, and IL
was during his campaign for reelection
that he made the memorable speech In
which he told the people that If they
would return him 70 Washington he would
continue TO serve them to the best Of his
ability but that II they refused TO do so.
then they could go to h and he would
60 to Texas" CThis is historical and
many years sgo I talked with one who
heard this famous speech) At that time
the influence Of Andrew Jackson was all
powerful In Tennessee, and II defeated
ths reelection Of Davy Crockett, and,
true to his promise, Crockett came to
Texas and was one of that heroic band
who made the Alamo immortal.
JEFF. McLESiORE.
Efpesxina Tav Nav
The Washington herald., 1908-05-04
Changing Name Of Street.

Editor The Washington Herald:
As a resident of Georgia avenue, l wish
to add my protest to those voiced at the
recent meeting of the East Washington
Citizens Association against changing
avenue, and the substitution OF the name
Of Georgia avenue for Brightwood ave
nue. This is the second time we have
been called to arms to defend the name
of our street, and our one hope of success
is in convincing those who desire the
change OF the justice Of our cause.
Since the Capitals founders gave TO the
street on which we live the name Of
Georgia avenue more than a century ago,
no one has questioned its right to the
title berne by the fair empire state Of
the South. save her illustrious son, Sen
at0r Augustus Octavius Bacon. I can
appreciate Mr.. BacOn's reasons for wish
ing the name transferred TO a more pre-
tentious avenue, for those reasons are
largely sentimental; likewise, our rea-
sons for desiring to retain that name.
which we have grown, year after year.
10 associate with the avenue on which
we have our homes.
I will grant that the street in its pres
ent condition does not fairly represent
the State which has sent Mr.. Bacon 10
Congress three times. but I submit that
If this is true, it is also true that Mr..
Bacon might better employ that influ-
ence he Is exerting to overcome our pro
tests to induce Congress TO improve the
avenue to make it an honor to his State.
instead OF a disgrace, as he evidently now
considers il.
want to appeal to the fairness Of the
Georgian and other members Of Congress
TO allow us 10 retain the name Of our
street. Our reasons outweigh those which
prompt our adversaries to action, and
they cannot, in justice to US. turn a deaf
ear to our appeal. Very truly,
D. D. RAMSDELL.
Igi6 Ceorgis avenue so7ltheasf
The Washington herald., 1908-05-04
Not Suggested BY Adyentists.


Editor The Washington Herald;
In & report published In your valuable
paper Of the meeting of the Senate Com
mittee on the District of Columbia. at
which it was decided 10 report favOrably
Senator Johnstons Sunday bill it was
stated that "an amendment offered by
Senator Paynter, of Kentucky. embody-
ing slight changes suggested by the
Seventh-day Adventists, was attached to
II BY the committee.
Permit me 10 say that this is a mistake,
as the Seventh-day Adventists have never
recommended a Sunday bill of any kind,
neither have they suggested changes,
great or small in any proposed legisla-
tion Their attitude is that OF unC0m-
promising opposition 20 religious legisla-
ton Of any kind.
According 10 their view Of the matter,
where there is no general Sunday law,
the enactment Of such a law, even with
an exemption clause is a step toward
intolerance, while In a case where there
Is a drastic Sunday laY, without an aX-
smption clause, the granting of an ex-
emption clause would be a step toward
tolerance. We are doing all We can 70
prevent Congress from taking a step IN
the wrong direction in the matter of re-
ligious legislation. ". ". PRESCOTT.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-04

author in 1898. that name Shakespeare.
printed with a hyphen, a way that the
name of the Stratford man was never
written or printed. Shagsper went back
to StratfOrd In 1896. He was not in Lon
don again until 1872. In the Stratford rec
ords he is always called of Stratford,
never "of London" It was after he left
London that Bacon issued his Shake
speare plays. just as in the case OF Mar
lowe, Greene, and others. which were mere
ly the pen-names of Bacon, and whose
supposed writings did not appear in print
in their names until after they were
dead.
For authority for these statements. con-
suit the "Shakesperean Myth 1880, by
Appleton Morgan. A. NJ, president Of the
New York Shakespeare Society "Shaks-
per could not write, 1883. by W. II. Burr
''shaksper, not Shakespeare, 1900, by W.
II. Edwards; also the works OF Donneliy,
Edwin Reed. O. W. owen, Mrs. Gallup,
of the United States, and P. woodward
Mrs. H. NJ. Pott. of England.
R. A. SMITH
The Washington herald., 1908-05-04
Appeal for Charity.

Editor The Washington Herald
It should be known. as fact, to Wash
ingtcn citizens that while the charity as
ISOLATION is a beneficent institution, with
out which we would not want to be, yet
that it has its limitations is conceded by
the association, but unknown as a fact
TO the majority of residents. I refer to
their rule never to aid any institution.
This is an invariable rule not departed
from. What is the result 10 these insti-
tutions7 Manifestly, it is that they must
exist by voluntary, irregular. and uncer-
tain offerings. There is one which we
would like 10 cite as a worthy and clear
instance by the hardship, imposed upon
them by the existent facts. Mrs Laura
Ksntz has recently combined two of her
philanthropies into one, now at S23 Mis-
souri, avenue. They are. respectively, the
Haven Of Rest for Women and a Rescue
Lodging Home for Men. The women live
there. and the men only lodge there.
These two objects and departments are
distinct and entirely separate as to aims
and as 70 quarters; but both are free
unless a woman, after she obtains work
still wants 10 remain and pay a little for
her home there. In thirty DAYS Mrs
Kantz lodged and fed 200 men-coffee and
bread in the morning, o'clock; coffee,
bread. and soup in the evening. o o'clock.
Her expenses are at least S100 per month.
They are and can only be met by volun-
tary contribution. Yet not one cent of
help can ever be asked or expected from
the charity associations, as they them
selves have frequently affirmed as the
fact I beg, by these few words, and by
one case cited, whereas dozens of in
stances could be given. to show that the
Washington public have not fully met
the needs OF the hour among the worthy
poor and the needy unemployed and the
floating population Of ali kinds who are
stranded. Mrs. Kantz serves ministers
sons and daughters; many classes who
are absolutely destitute. and yet once
were people OF position. Washington
cannot give to the charity association
and then wash its hands OF the rest OF
needy humanity within its borders. This
would be 70 refuse aid to the two Sal
walton armies, the two homes above
named. The Gospel Army. the various
missions, Ia fact all Of the institutions
iH Washington which seek or need pub
lie help, are not reeeiving-nor ever will
reeeive-one dime that passes through the
channels Of the Associated Charities.
This article is simply explanatory. It
Is written because daily the writer Is told
By business and private individuals. I
ALREADY help these and all institutions. for
81 send hundreds of dollars 70 the Asso-
spiated Charities yearly" May all the
Hosthy objects of interest and channels
The Washington herald., 1908-05-04

whose equal I have never known. and he
is without a peer. have known him In
timately and we'll ali my life; he taught
me to pray.
He bears a name distinguished for gen.
erations, and he has borne it worthily.
There is no man who so fully possesses
the qualifications to fit him wisely and
gracefully TO fill the important place in
question
Fortunate. indeed viii be the COM
munity when Randolph Harrison McKim
is our leader. II means that worth and
rectitude. scholarship and genias, are
recognized and our gratitude for what
he has done. and our faith in what he
will do will be rewarded by the blessings
that viii be ours
ANNE CHEW DORSEY COoUIbLETT
The Washington herald., 1908-05-04
Football Practice at West Point.

West Point, N. Y. May 3-capt. Phil
oon, OF the Army football team. had q
squad of thirty candidates for this year s
team at practice yesterday afternoon.
During the last half hour II was rain
ing hard, but Philoon kept his men al
work. saying that 1t would give them
excellent practice in handling the wet
ball The work consisted Of running
through singles and catching punts,
The Washington herald., 1908-05-04

of public good have public help and re-
gard. They are nonsectarian, and turn
no poor person away from their doors
There should be given regular assistance
10 these Institutions who depend alone
upon voluntary contribution, as well as
10 that association of charity which
professedly can aid only private indi-
viduals and families. More than 1000 to
2.C09 are helped By public needy institu-
tions every month. MRS. L. S. PAYY,
The Washington herald., 1908-05-04
Tome wins Dual Meet.

Special 70 The Washington Herald.
Philadelphia, May 3-WiIliam Penn
Charter Schools track athletic team
was beaten by Tome Institute In dual
meet at Cope field. at Queen Lane, yes
terday by the score Of 5s1z TO 451z. Bur
dick was Penn Charters star, winning
two frsts and jumping a tie with Mac
Murray in the high jump. Underhill won
two events for Tome.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-04

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