The Washington herald., 1909-06-08
AT THE HOTELS.


ne Navy Department seems 70 be as
loss 70 know Just what to do with tbs
thousands Of young and enterurisinr
wireless inventors who have buft a
ven as designed delicate instruments OF
'i'e" own nave learned the naval and
commercial telegraph codes. and couy
'ne oihcial dispatches OF the navy as
promptly and accurately as the naval
operators themselves" said Cart n r
Fniiips, a retired naval omcer. a. ths
New Willard recently.
me case IS absolutely without p-eee-
Gent" continued Capt. Philips. when
me navy began 10 construct tts chain ~
wireless telegraph stations along the
coasts, IN order 70 regulate the n,over,e,.z
Of the fleets al sea. 70 assist All vessels
IN emergencies and send out the veafbar
reports. storm warnings, news N ths
presence OF derelicts. ane NAV An ,,,-
Dortant part IN the system ~ -s-so-.,
defense, 4 was impossible 10 nredi~t r,a
0uAding Of the numberless amateur vire-
less stations that now extend In q CON-
pee me eLong the coasts parallel with
the shore stations OF the navy.
Tt did not occur 10 the author,rsa. .r,.
the expensive and intricate fnstruroe,fu
used by the naval operators .-o.l5 b.
initiated and constructed by schoo1tov,s
az an aDsurdly lou cost, or that The -s1-.T
codes would become the comro7 80
erty ef the wireless enthusiasts. toQerba-
with all the official dispatches Ser. c.
70 the SHIPS from the land stations. yef
such IS now the case: and moreover rba
amateur stations have IN many Instances
ouIstripped the navy in equipment and
general efficiency"
Alfred O. Fletcher. OF Boston. who e
az the Raleigh. and IS interested in rha
! manufacture OF canned soups and Other
articles. said last night that some house.
wives stin continue TO make the family
soup IN the old fashioned way, but that
the great majority OF them do not "a
proven by the fact that al one fac,orv
10000 cans OF soup are turned out every
working day IN the year.
Soup canning IS a big industrv." ssid
Alr- Fletcher The empty cans which
represent the annual soup consumprio,
Of the American people. Il stacked. would
make three piles as large and as taU as
the Washington Monument II one could
collect the empty cans discarded BY the
soup eaters q Boston and vicinity in 2
year Il would be possible 10 rear two
shafts as high as Bunker Hiu Monument.
New England IS fond OF canned soup.
and the housewife OF the country Is as
quick 20 utilize the ready-mixed article as
her sister OF the city. who Is regarded as
more prone 70 adopt the labor-savlng
expedlents. The woman OF the country
has evidently decided that the canned
product tastes as fresh as II made from
the vegetables OF her own garden
Cleanliness is carried 70 the extreme
o. perfeetion IN q soup canning plant
Al the water used comes from arresfa1
wells piped 70 bed rock The facrorv
floors are of solid cement, and they are
hooded every night with hot soda and
water Caldrons and utensils are scaIGed
and sterilized daily. All the maze
rails Used have 10 pass the chem
ists- Every making Of soup has 10
pass the taste OF the chef, the head chem
ist and the manager Of the establishment
From -he moment the ingredients are
prepared for the kettle no human hand
touches them. 50 rigorous are the rules 70
make infection impossible
Dr. Fred Chalmers. OF Philadelphia. who
is al the Arlington. speaking OF weather
and suicide last night. said II would seem
that the meteorological conditions which
are the most likely 70 make a person de-
pressed or blue would Increase the
tendency 20 suicide. But il IS not so az
all said Dr. Chalmers. according 70
several denographers.
1t is not in duh. gray weather that
person Is most likely 70 Kill himself. bur
in bright. sunny weather. and IN sumner
especially. that suicides are most fre-
QuenL IN Europe the greatest number
OF suicides Is n June and the smallest
number In December There are fever
suicides IN the tOrid zone than IN the
temperate. so heat IS not the cause.
Suicides in all seasons seem 10 take
place on the bright. sunny DAYS. The
number falls 10 the minimum on vet 6r,I
DAYS Must Il be admitted. then, that ST.
icide Is induced BY fine weather. which
increases the contrast between the mental
condition of the unfortunate and the
beautiful weather? Bad weather. Is not
the only factor which diminishes SUI
cides- Great catascrophes have the same
effect II has been observed that during
troubled times. during wars. for exam
PIE. suicides diminish very much
II has been stated that during the
three months which followed the earth
quake az san Francisco the proportion of
suicides decreased g. per cent L would
seem that IN q calamity Ike that. when
loved ones are lost and fortunes swept
away, many would kill themselves from
grief But perhaps private griefs take
second place IN q great public mis-
fortune"
The masses OF the English people are
not al al uzfriendly 10 the German peo-
pie" said Martyr WHITE. OF London. who
IS stopping al the New Willard
There IS every reason why the English
people should be on terms OF friendship
with the Germans. Tie trade and com
merce carried on between England and
Germany every day Is enormous, and
gives employment 70 thousands Of men,
women. and children in both countries.
Germany Is one OF our very best Gus
toners. and Il would be the height OF
folly 10 talk war when there is absolutely
no reason or cause f0r feelings OF that
nature.
1T IS. however. a fact that there IS
much talk in England about the German
Invasion. This incesSanr talk has unset
tied our nerves somewhat and has brand
ed rs before the world as a hysterical
people, whereas the world has always be-
heved We were the most placid people in
creation. and that nothing could rob rs
OF our mental poise. The yellow press
and designing politicians are 20 blame
for this war talk Certain political meas
ures are on the programme and the
German invasion scare IS one OF the
means by which certain legislation IS
expected 70 pass Parliament
The present government is not as pop
ular as & was when first elected The
people are getting disguised with the