The Washington herald., 1909-06-28
AT THE HOTELS.

Z
Abraham S. Abrahams. OF Jerusalem and
London. who is on tour OF this country.
when seen az the New Willard
Much has appeared from tine 10 tine
IN papers and periodicals about steam
boats navigating the Dead Sea" con
tlHued The banker This. 100. Is a fabrt-
cation. The only beat On the Dead SEA
Is a small sailing boat about twenty feet
l01g This vessel makes trips "a The
wind allows. from the north end OF tia
sea 20 the bay on the eastern siee of the
tongue that divides the water near ths
middle. AT this terminus seme Jews are
located The whole concern Is. In fact.
In the hands or Jews. who. at a Iow rate.
buy wheat and barley from the Arabs 10
1 be delivered on the seashore- From there
II IS shipped 70 the Jericho side. ard car
ried ca d0nkeys 70 jerusalem, where 4
finds ready sale ar a good price When
adverse winds blow, the little craft &
IN danger OF being sWamped, for the So
called Dead Sea becomes a living mass
0f waves Not long ago I spent four
nights such as never win be forgotten on
these waters. and the smsrtness OF ths
old man at the helm and his boy with
I
again and again A charge OF one ms5edie.
which IS about 50 ceuts, a trip Is made FOR
each passenger. and for a unique
voyage X is not eLorbitaut. There Is
some talk about small steam tug being
put on the sea. but the authorities ara
lOath % grant permission Il VIII be a
great boon when II does arrive, as L viii
bring the east and west sides OF Jordan
nearer 10 one another FOR communication
and trading purposes
/ 7 do not believe IN the practicahiIlty
OF ZiOnism." added 1Ir Abrahams The
world Is gradually opening 10 the Jews
its every avenue OF profession and work
and other endeavOrs- ] don't see any
reason why a Jew cannot be q good Eng
lish. American. German. French citizen
without entertaining the wish 70 estab-
lsh nation for himself which IS bound
70 be a failure from the outset
Discussing forestry and what It has
done. Dr. c. 3. Norton. Of Minneapolis,
MINI, who Is az the Rigs. sad many
people IN this country think forestry has
never been tried until the government be-
gan TO practice Il upon the national for
ests- yet forestry IS practiced by every
civilized country IN the world except
China and Turkey" continued Dr. Nor
ton 1T gets results which can be OBJ
tained n no other way. asd which ara
necessary 20 the general welfare. What
forestry has done abroad IS the strongest
proof Of what Il can accomplish here.
/ The remarkable success Of forest manage
n2elt IN the civilized countries OF Europe
ard Asia IS the most forcible argument
which can De brought in support OF wise
/ forest use iu the United States
Take the case Of Germany" added DR..
{ Norton. Starting with forests which
were IN as bad shape as many OF our
own. which have been recklessIv .cur over.
I T. raised the average yield q wood Per
7 acre from twenty cubic feet in Is53 10
T siIty-1ive cubic feet In 1so4 During ths
same period * trehled the proportion OF
T saw timber gotten from the average cur.
which means that through the practice
/ Of forestry the timber lands o. Germany
I are OF thre5 times better quality to-day
I than when no system was used And N
ffty-fCur years Z increased ths money
I returns from an average acre OF forest
seven fold
IF others can do Il. there IS 10 reasoa.
/ why the forests of the United States
should not be preserved a1d proPagated.
How steadily 3lassaehusetts IS advano-
( Ing toward g more enlightened treatment
o. its so-caIled criminal classes IS seer.
according 20 s. y. Baxter. OF Boston. wao
IS al ire New Willard. particularly IN
I the syupathetic and humane attitude os
/ The auIH0Ti-.es toward discharged female
4 prisoners
Owing 20 the radical changes brought
about By the probation system" said lIr.
I Baxter, 'it IS no longer easy for a woman
I 20 get into prison for a first ofe1se,
/ unless Il be q serious one The result is
I rhat the female prison population n
+ Massachusetts does not constitute q hope
/ rul class. and Il seems 10 be growing
more hopeless year BY year.
The probation system saves from
+ prison most O those who are thought
/ susceptible OF reformation and lets the
/ law takes its course with the others Il
I IS stu q m0oted question There are
/ judges. probation oalcers. sociologists.
+ and crimiloloEists who believe probation
F IS being Overworked. and that Il does
more harm than good Others. equally
7 well qualified 70 form an opinion. believe
{ the probation principle should be carried
stiu farther.
However that may be- added Mr.
Z Baxter The work Of dealing success
fully with discharged female prisoners
Z IS an exceedingly difficult one and & deli
cate task. ful OF 6isappo.nt-ents and
7 failures. but also often crowned vita
/ success in individual instances that makes
I the effort well worth While"
I Dr. herman Steche-. OF Chicago. who Is
on his return from the Saengerfest. and
/ IS at the Arlington. discussed yesterday
( colore6 shirts and germs.
From an esthetic point OF view" said
! the physician. the cun seems TO be an
I Indispensable part o. the clothing OF the
neatly and cleanly dressed individual
+ This assumes, of course. that the cur
I IS clean ana spotIess- BacrerIOIog.csl re-
/ fnements are often dismissed BY NAM
! people as fnadmissibIe IN the common ap-
I pliCatiOns OF life but the exhibition OF
\ q dirty or even frayed Gun IS commonly
i held 20 be the mark OF sio-enIiness and
/ dirt. or as an indication that the Ind
viduaI has lost AL regard for his Cleanly
/ appearance and condition. There can bs
I no doubt az al that when the Gun picks
I Up dirt from the counter. desk, or table
I q picks up also q multitude OF micro
/ organisms. Dirt so Tar may be wei
( coined. inasmuch as = indicates an
/ insanitary state Of affairs. There IS
/ therefore. a strong scientific argument n
{ favor Of the wearing Of materials which
I readily EXHIBIT the signs OF soiling. TIE
white dress. the drills, and the ducks
/ must necessarily be cleaned at regular
I intervals. because they look unsightly or
I are an 0Iense 20 the eye"
"A Northern tourist who was riding II
I a leisurely way through Western Georgia
/ stopped one hot Gay % rest at cottage
/ occupied by an Old negro and his wife"
( said William 3. Belts. OF Philadelphia
at the National YESTERDAY. telling this