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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-24

The transition from the beast OF Meris''
to the tytidentate mammalian ances-
tor or Jumbo and his kin Is in such
logical sequence that he who reads can
understand. At least so we are told
by the scientist. No effort of the imagi-
nation is needed, we are informed; and
this sets our mind at rest and puts us
at ease. Otherwise we would still be
fioundering about in technical phrases.
The process OF evolution first elongated
10 a prodigious length the short muzzle
upper and lower jaw Then the lower
jaw shrunk and became shorter than at
the start. and the rest OF the muzzle
(front part of the upper jaw and the
nostrils) dropped as the mobile muscular
elephants trunk.
There you are. Simple. isn't it?
BY the way. how would you Ike to
meet an elephant in the street late at
night on your way home? A Washing
ton man had such an experience once.
No; he was not returning from banquet
The animal had escaped from his
keepers en- route to a train that was
taking the circus away That particular
elephant had a trunk and tusks such as
the scientist describes, OF course.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-24
TO-DAY IN HISTORY.
Maundy Thursday-March "a.

Only in a very few countries is the Gus
tom still observed of feet washing, which
gave the name 10 Maundy Thursday, the
Thursday preceding Easter. in Holy
Week The name is derived from man
datum" the first word Of the service
chanted at the washing Of the feet OF the
pilgrims on that day. which is taken
from John, xiil:34 This feet-washlng is
of very ancient usage, being referred TO
by St Augustine, and both in ancient
and modern times 1t was accompanied
by a distribution OF "doles," which were
handed to the pilgrims in small baskets.
thence called "maunds."
In the royal usage Of the maund IN
England the number OF doles distributed
were reckoned by the years Of the mon
arch. The distribution Of dOles was re-
tanned until 1888 The name Holy Thurs
day. is often enormously given TO
'Maundy Thursday but properly Holy
Thursday" is Ascension Day.
Our Saviour washed the feet of His
disciples on the eve of his passion. and
eoclesiasucs. small and great; laymen Of
eminence, not excepting sovereigns,
princes. and other members OF royalty,
have thought it fitting. in the spirit Of
their religion, 10 lay by personal dignity
on this occasion and condescend to the
mental act OF washing the feet of pau
pers.
Cardinal Wolsey IS noted as having
made HIS maund in 1880, in Our Ladys
Chapel. having ifty-nine poor men, whose
feet he washed and kissed. and after he
had wiped them he gave every one Of the
said poor men y pence in money, three
ellis Of good canvas to make them shirts.
a pair of new shoes, a east OF red her
rings. the number OF poor men being in
of his age.
The King Of England was formerly ac-
on Maundy Thursday to have
brought before him as many poor men
as he was years old, whose feet he
washed with his own hands, after which
his majesty's maunds, consisting Of meat.
clothes, and money. were distributed
among them
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-24

Ffom the New York American
Committees IN both houses Of the Iegis-
lature are considering bills that promise
TO amend and make good the abortive
legislation against race track gambling
so proudly fathered by Gov. Hughes.
Court Of Appeals decisions permitting
the continuation OF oral bookmaging. so
long as no memorandum or gambling par
aphernalia are used. should be met by
positive and uncircumventable laws ex-
Guiding all kinds OF professional gamblers
from public race courses.
Horse racing. as at present organized.
depends upon for its business profits on
the craft Of the professional gambler.
There IS no question. therefore. that eff
fective laws against race track gambling
VIII compel a complete reorganization Of
the business. The reorganization should
subordinate the business aspects Of horse
racing TO the fun OF the thing.
The business Of the touts, bookmakers.
dopers, and ''raee-hxers" has spoiled the
sport OF kings"
This newspaper is no kill-ioy. It's long
drawn battle against race track gamblers
has been fought with a considerate eye
to those who care for an honest horse
race. for that is one OF the moral inter
cts involved.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-24
Easter

There is little OF Christianity In the
name of Easter itself as it came into the
language Of Christendom; Easter being
simply Eastre. the Anglo-saxon goddess
Of spring. But no festival in all the
year comes nigh this one in towering
spIendor, as 1t commentaries the most
glorious festival Of the Lords resurrec-
ton. No other event is Ike that. All
other miracles beside It pale as pales the
morning star fits Intellectual fires before
the rising sun.
No wonder It was the chosen time for
thousands to be baptized; the time for
courts OF justice TO be closed. for the free
ing Of the slaves and the wide distribu-
ton Of generous aims. No wonder that
to this hour every Sunday remains. and
is so regarded, as a lesser Easter day,
whereby there is weekly comment
grafton Of that great event which
Easter day itself commentaries annu-
ally with high alleluias and resounding
praises.
It will probably come as a surprise to
many people to know that Easter day
has by no means from the first been al
ways celebrated on a Sunday. The great
mass Of Eastern Christians celebrated
the festival on the fourteenth day of the
first Jewish month. or moon. without re-
gard to the day itself The Western
Christians. on the other hand, celebrated
it on the Sunday after the fourteenth
day.
The Christianity Of Britain, as being
due in part to Eastern sources and in
part TO Western, presented for centuries
sad spectaeles of brethren striving with
brethren for the solution Of this same
question. Finally. after long years of
wrsngling. Sunday observance was de-
cided upon.
Next Sunday that old question. settled
these Zoo years age. viii be in the minds
Of none. No preacher win try to per-
suade his congregation that the Western
ers were right and the Fasteners were
wrong. They take that for granted
They do not deem it wise to occupy the
time in Staying dead men.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-24
q Navy Lobby?

There appears to be necessity for action
on the part OF the Navy Department con-
corning the allegations which have been
made by Representative Tawney. chair
man of the House Appropriations Com
mlttee. against the naval officers on duty
in the Photographic ONCE. The legisla-
tive appropriation bin as it has passed
the House contains a clause which pro-
hibits tho use OF any Of the public funds
in the Photographic ONCE in which there
are detailed OF employed more than one
naval officer at any one time. It was
first intended by Mr.. Tawney that the
prohibition should be more specific. but
this was ruled out on a point OF order
and for the reason that It interfered with
the prerogatives OF the head Of the Navy
Department The substituted clause is
no less an interference. in the end, and
accomplishes what was originally intend
ed by Mr.. Tawney.
1t was in the course OF the debate on
this subject in the House Of Representa-
tives that Mr.. Tawney called attention 10
the number Of naval officers who were
engaged on work which might better be
done by civilians. and he said.
"A commander. chief Of division,
charged with the responsible duty OF
mailing charts 20 observers, mariners, and
naval officers. A man on the active list
who ought TO be serving on a ship or on
the sea, where the government educated
him TO serve, IS serving here as chief OF
a little division charged with the duty and
responsibility of distributing the charts
that are manufactured and printed foe
the photographic Office, a service an
Office boy with ordinary intelligence could
perform"
He went on 10 say that this was true
Of every naval officer in the bureau. with
the exception OF the photographer. and it
was in this connection that he alleged
that q systematic lobby had been estab-
ished by the photographic Office lie
produced a personal letter from Com
mander Knapp to a friend. indicating.
according to Mr.. Tawney's estimate Of
the situation. that the Photographic Blu
reau was preventing the enactment OF
legislation Of economic value.
The allegation Of lobby by naval Off
GERS is specific. It is sufficiently serious
TO justify further investigation. to the end.
we have no doubt, that the naval officers
viii be able 10 justify all they have
done. It viii be well to know If there is
military or naval lobby. or If there are
several such lobbies; and 1t would be
equally advantageous and in the interest
Of justice to individuals to know IL Mr..
Tawney's alIusicns have any foundation
In fact Looking at the subject in this
way. there is every reason why steps
should be taken IN Congress. If not in the
Navy Department, 20 find out tust what
has been done
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-24
Forgetting a Remembrance.

The project Of raising and removing the
wreck OF the old Maine in Havana Harbor
is fraught with more difficulties than an
agreement upon the legislation means TO
that end. No less than five bills have
been introduced at this session OF Con-
gress with this object in view, one bill
proposing TO erect a submarine founda-
ton and construct monument over the
remnant Of the wreck as a permanent
memorial 10 the dead. regardless Of one
Of the reasons advanced IN vigorous Ian
guage by former Gov. Msgoon. that the
removal Of the wreck is necessary, to get
rid Of an obstruction TO harbor naviga-
ton. Mr.. Magoon described the procras-
tination OF this government IN the matter
as "a national reproach and an inter
national scandal
The naval authorities have not lacked
for suggestions from the usual frrespon-
sible and ingenious sources as an aid TO
the task Most of these gratuitous recon-
mendatiOns are impractioable. and the
experts are at loss to determine the
cost OF the work, TO say nothing Of the
best method to pursue The most ac-
ceptable project involves the construction
OF cofrerdam around the entire wreck
and the pumping out OF the water within
the Enclosure. This would require the
pieceneal removal OF the forward part of
the wreck. which is badly shattered. and
enable the floating away Of the rear part.
This process would cost fully half a mil
lion dollars. and it is safe to say the ex-
pense would exceed that sum should there
be special difficulties encountered. The
Navy Department and had bids. from
various people who wish to raise the
wreck, varying IN amount from nearly
100000 10 less than $4,000. which gives
an idea Of the uncertainty prevailing
among practical people concerning the
project
There is a difference OF opinion among
naval officers. as presumably among mem
bers Of Congress, as to the wisdom of
raising the wreck, due to the apprehen-
sion entertained IN some quarters that
there will be disclosures Of an embarrass-
ing sort TO this government. There are
those, however. who are able to take the
more liberal view that such a reason
should not stand In the way Of removing
from Havana Harbor this menace to nav
igation and a spectacle which must al
ways be pathetic to the American be-
holder
This government ought to be big enough
and brave enough to face the facts. what
ever they may be; and It assuredIy viii not
alter history 10 any material extent 70
ascertain, thus tardlly, that the Maine
was destroyed by an internal explosion
Instead Of by an exterior mine. That Is a
sort Of fear which should no longer. dom
mate Congress or the Navy Department
IN removing the wreck with as little loss
OF time and as much expenditure of the
public funds as are necessary.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-24
How the Elephant Got His Trunk

We al know the elephant has a trunk.
AS boys and girls we learned this at the
circus, where the most awe-inspirine
sight was the mastodon. with thu long
tusks and the proboscis that kept sweep
ing around in search for peanuts. A
scientific knowledge of mammals is not
necessary; our observation was sufficient
The elephant has a trunk; that is oh
vious
A current periodical contains a learned
article by a scientist on how our pachv-
derm friend acquired his proboscis. After
reading a page OF two one is prone to
yawn and turn TO the baseball column and
find out how many hits Germany Scbaa-
fer made at Norfolk. or to the first mage
and learn at just what angle Speaker
Canno4's cigar is tilted to-day II NAV
be that the curator Of a museum of nat
nral history is interested in the scien-
tifc demonstration of self-evident
phenomenon. but not so the layman.
To some it may be highly interesting
10 know that the paleomastodon Is a
''pug-like" mammal with an elongated
bony face. the tusks OF moderate size
at the lower Jaw. not projecting more
than a few inches beyond Them, so that
the proboscis is quite short and rests
well on It. At great length it is demon
stTated that the typical dentition" IN
this prehistoric animal has the same
general characteristics as that of the
present day elephant.
Here is a clew 10 the whole plot Ma
ture gave this animal tusks. and. there
fore, had TO supply some means Of taking
food. We learn this as we proceed. The
megatherium has no trunk, but the head
and face OF an ordinary .'hooded' animal
This is detailed in an elaborate manner
and leads up to the next step. when the
two upper front teeth have grown so
long that the lips are useless. The transit
ton from the paleomastodon 10 The
megatherium is gradual. and the suspense
IS like one OF Henry James novels
But the progress toward the elephant
IS sure. despite its slowness.
It is impossible 10 follow al the steps
but we hope sufficient has been indi-
Gated 70 explain the complete series.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-24

Queen Elizabeth when in her thirtv-
ninth year. performed this ceremony at
her palace, at Greenwich. on which coca
sion she was attended by thirty-nine
ladies and gentlewomen. This strange
ceremonial in which the highest was for
moment brought beneath the lowest.
was last performed in its full extent by
James II
King William left the washing to his
almoner, and such was the arrangement
for many years afterward At the be-
ginning OF the reign of Queen Victoria
the custom was entirely given up. but a
certain amount of money is distributed
on that day to the poor.
In Austria the old rite OF ''Fusswas-
chung" (feet-washing) is still kept up by
the Emperor under circumstances Of
great ceremony.
The Observance of Maundy-Thursday
among the religions Of old is duly de-
scribed by Neogeorgus in his "Popish
Kingdom as thus translated:
And herr the monks their maudies make with an
And signs q great humility. and wondruus pleasant
sights.
Each one the others feet doth wash, and vine
them clean and dry
With hateful mind and sec-et fraud. Thar in their
hearts doth lie:
As if that Christ with His example did these things
require.
And not to help our brethren here with zeal and
free desire;
Each one supplying others want in all things that
they may
As He himself servant made 70 serve is every
way.
Then straight the loaves do walk and pots in every
place they skink
Wherewith the holy fathers oft to pleasant dsmsels
drink.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-24
GALL ROADS THAT LEAD To GOD
ARE GOOD.0

All roads that lead to God are good.
What matters it, your faith. OF minef
Both center at the goal divine
OF loves eternal brotherhood
Tbs kindly life in house oF street
The life Of prayer. and mystic rite,
The students searcl tor truth and light,
These paths at enc great junction meet.
Before the Oldest book was writ
Full many a prehistoric soul
Arrived ~ this uncksLging goal.
Through changeleSs love that led 70 Il,
What matters that one found bis Christ
In rising sun, or burning fire,
II faith within him dill not tire.
His longing foE the truth sufaced.
Before our modern he'll was brought
To rdlfy q modern world
FGil manJ q hate-flled soul vas hurled
In Lakes Of ire by its own thought
thousand creeds have come and zone.
But what IS that to you and met
Creeds ara but branches Of a tree.
The root Of love lives on and on
Though branch by branch proves withered wood.
The root Is warm witt precious vine;
Then keep your faith and leave ma mine.
AL roads that lead to Cod arc good
lila Wheeler Wilcox
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-24
The Moving Picture IN surxery.

From the Berliner Tageblatt.
We looked with emotion upon the late.
neVer-to-be-forgotten Prof. Berkmann in
the act Of amputating limb, and later
there was thrown upon the screen every
detail Of an abdominal operation. Other
operations were shown, and then the
spectator saw IN magnified pictures the
pulsations Of a frogs heart and the
movement Of the stomach and the d.
gestive organs. Among the most interest
ing Of the pictures was the series which
showed the effect OF various poisons on
the heart actions.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-24
Pinchot and Hepburn.

From Worlds Work.
At an irrigation congress at Boise in
1906, Senator Hepburn, before an audience
made Ga mainly of his own constituents.
attacked Pinchot and all that he stood
for. He made a violent speech against
the restrictions Of the government, against
bureaucratic rule, against the theories OF
those Fasteners who talked Of forest
covering and such things
When Pinchot got up TO reply he re-
moved the cloth from the table on the
platform. tilted the table forward and
poured half glass of water upon it.
The water, OF course, ran of on the floor.
Such" said he. sis the action Of the
rain on an uncovered hillside"
He then laid a blotter on the table and
poured the rest of the water on II. The
blotter absorbed It. but IN a few minutes
ii began to seep through the lower end.
THAT Is what forest covering does
for HILL" he said. BY the time he had
done speaking in this plain, practical
way, he had won the audience.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-24

expression by the House on all ques-
tons, esteemedg' asks the Bristol Her
aid-Courier. Well. suppose you draw e
specific Indictment against him. and We
may be able TO join the issue with you.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-24

The Washington Herald holds that
Speaker Cannon's delay in putting the
question on the Norris resolution was
justifiable. If on no other ground, In the
desire for a full. representative express
sion by the House, only to be had with
the members in their seats But has
Mr.. Cannon always manifested such an
anxious desire for full. representative
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-24

March "a Is the day on which Rhode
Island was purchased from the Indians
IN 1893 for forty fathoms Of beads. It is
the day on which Joan OF Arc was can
tured in 1880 It is the birthday of Rufus
King, the American statesman n755):
Thomas Gushing. the English statesman
u12o); Mahomet II (I49q. and the day on
which Queen Elizabeth died d63O: Hen
~ w. Longfellow died QSs2). and Edward
Arnold. the poet. died in 1904
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-24
The Social whirI.

What are your days at home? would
like TO visit you"
Il am too busy 20 have days al home.
/ have telephone hours"
But what If ! ring you up and can't
get your"
your duty viii be done. That const-
tutes call"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-24

They are really going to try prohibition
in Chicago" says the Atlanta Journal
Give it the formality OF trial, Ell? One
would have thought Chicago might lynch
it outright.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-24
PRECEDENT shouId re Hannx

From the Philadelphia North American
The most grateful man IN America to-day for last
weeks proceedings IN the House Of Representatives
should BE- President William Howard Taft
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-24

F. Hopldnson Smith says. New York
does not know how to treat a stranger"
The Houston Post considers that the
depth OF depravity, because It under
stands the word treat to mean ''set 'en
up only.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-24

Edward Payson Weston walks so fast
and so necessarily that he is hard TO
catch with birthday greetings. notwith-
standing the fact that he is well up in
his seventies
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-24

From the Buffalo News
Why is Conway scratch in the sprint?
He hasn't any record. has hep
HE has TO run every morning to catea
his suburban car"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-24

From the Birmingham News
The conspicuous part played By Representative
Underwood. Of Alabama. IN the war On Cannonism
entities him. in common with Representative Champ
Clark to the gratitude Of the entire country Ala
bauians and particularly those Of the Ninth Con-
geasionai district have every reason 10 feel proud
Of his achievements
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-24

A couple danced fifteen hours and six
minutes in san Francisco recently. Oh.
yes; there are people in the world just
that silly!
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-24

The New York Telegram says there
are only nine real Insurgents" in the
House, tho remainder being mere trim
mers." stin, we have an idea Uncle
Joe" thinks there were more than nine
who took part in his trimming"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-24

The Duke Of Orleans Is ready to be
King OF France says the Boston Herald.
He is the only thing that seems ready.
however
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-24

Gov. Haskell has been exonerated.
The election being over, however, the
governor VIII have 10 content himself
with small headlines and q short story
concerning the same.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-24

I'VE doubt" says a contemporary. that
the House is any better OF than It was
before" But It was a famous VIC
toree-e-e-e.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-24

Tom Watson has now attacked Con-
gresham Hardwick. his immediate
neighbor and erstwhiIe political chum.
BY and by the Hon Tom IS going 10
run out Of friends 10 attack.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-24

One of the beautiful dreams Of the
yesteryear that is not coming true is the
income tax amendment.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-24
A LITTLE NONSENSE.

THE SOCIETY PLAY.
To build a parior drama
There is a simple code,
You bother not
About the plot
Or any episode.
To build a parlor drama
You need no dialect;
No fall of SNOW,
No winds to blow
Or other stage effect.
To build a parlor dana
The recipe is pat.
Supply your hams
With epigrams
And let 1t go at that
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-24

Notwithstanding the sad fate of our
Washington "czar." Ferdinand Of Bull
gsria still wishes TO be one.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-24
stu I'm the Rinr

Prom the Houston Post.
Uncle joe nav be minus collar button and
Plus Few Sits Of court plaster. but he's there
yet, and some Of his enemies win ascertain the fact
befors very long.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-24

Are we losing the use OF our hands?"
inquiries Sir Frederick Treves. Uncle
Joe" Cannon doubtless Is willing to admit
that the hands dealt him lately have all
been Of tho losing sort.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-24

Gov. Vardaman says HIS defeat FOR
the Senate was brought about by a com
bination OF bad money and whisky. The
governor is a poor loser, evidently.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-24
Horrors of Spring.

If We have a stormy spring the peach
crop VIII be ruined"
and If we have only halmy weather."
Then the Joke crop viii be a failure"