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The Washington herald., 1910-06-24
Patents on Airships.

The whole business and practice of
aviation is so new, owing TO the rapid
strides it has made during the last two
or three years, that it is littls difficult
for the ordinary man 10 Judge whether
It Is Just that the Wright brothers should
be so protected in their airship inventions
by the patent laws as to preclude other
would-be aviators from demonstrating
what they can do.
Ordinarily, it is felt that inventions
should be encouraged TO the fullest ex-
tent possible. and the principle that the
inventor should retain a monopoly in his
device for a certain term Of years is
considered simple justice.
But II seems to US that the aviation
business is so new that it is hard for any
but the most expert to decide just what
are the fundamental principles govern
ing the inventions which make flying
possible.
The Wright brothers claim that prac-
tically every heavier-than-air flying
machine is an infringement Of their pat
ent. And yet we know that long before
the Wrights were ever heard Of, Prof.
Langley. Of Washington. and others had
constructed machines that in some OF
the most important details were not
vastly different from those of the
Wrights.
At the first aviation meet held in this
country. in Los Angeles. last year, the
Wright brothers tried to stop the exhl-
billions OF flying on the theory that
every aviator present was infringing on
the Wright patents. The whole meeting
with its wonderful flights OF Paulhan
and Hamilton. and others-would have
been stopped had 1t not been for a tenn
porary injunction issued by Judge Hazel.
OF Buffalo, who allowed It to proceed.
That injunction has just been vacated
by the United States Circuit Court OF
Appeals. and the case is going TO trial on
its merits.
What makes the whole matter Of great
er interest TO the public is the fact that
the Wright patents have been taken
over by promotion company which
evidently seeks TO create trust in air
ships It might easily have been, had
the inventions of the steamboat. the 10
oonotiva the telephone. or the telegraph
The Washington herald., 1910-06-24
ATHLETICS AND THE HEART.
Too Little Attention Is Paid to the
Demands of that Organ.

Demands of that Organ.
DR.. Woods Hutchinson in Outing.
In the game OF life hearts are trumps.
The greatest single danger Of athletics
10 the heart occurs when. for example:
A boy has had. it may be. a compare
lively mild attack OF one OF the infec-
tious fevers. typhoid, pneumonia, infiu-
enza, or tonsilltis: he Is still a little
weak and his heart beats more rapidly
and violently than II should on exertion,
but the team needs him, or he is anx-
ious for a certain record, and he starts
back into training with a heart which
has not fully repaired its damage. Or
a girl cannot resist the temptation OF
Iong-antieipated dance when she is bare
ly convalescent
Suddenly one day the heart can no
and down goes the runner or oarsman
or dancer in an attack OF heart failure.
These are the cases that bring discredit,
and deserved dlscredit. upon athletics
deserved because every one Of them
could be avoided by intelligent medical
examination and the exercise OF little
ordinary common sense ana J0dSment
IN the exclusion from athletic contests
or training OF all boys or men who are
recently convalescent from any attack
OF infectious disease.
Every athletic trainer or coach ought
TO be compelled by law either to take a
medical degree or at least such physio-
logical and medical training as that pos
sessed by trained nurse, for instance,
which would enable him 10 recognize
these dangerous conditions of the heart
and to discover when IL is doing badly
under training. Then one Of these pitt
able accidents should cost him his po-
Sition at once.
The Washington herald., 1910-06-24
PEOPLE THINGS.


lin Cars
The Malay Peninsula produces about
IS per cent OF the total output OF tin in
the world-nearly 5000 tons, possessing
a value OF sa.O00OOo. OF this the Uni
ted states consumes about one-fourth. 1t
is interesting TO note the amount of this
tin that eventually returns TO the Malay
Peninsula In the form OF tin cans, and is
utilized for various purposes. or the ap-
proximately 100000 worth of goods
shipped from the United States 10 this
region about $4,000 comes in tin cans or
all varieties. It requires 100000 1-gallon
tin cans 10 bring the petroleum, and the
purposes for which these cans are used
after the oil has been consumed are var
led and peculiar. Thousands OF the cans
are used as water buckets. The inte-
rior OF a Malay, Tamil, or Chinese home
contains American tin cans Of all sizes
and shapes. put to some useful purpose
Sleeves are made by puncturing holes
Thousands Of dust pans are made from
the cans by removing one side, curying
two sides and attaching a large wooden
handle. Baking and cooking utensils OF
all kinds are also skillfully manufac-
tured. and may be seen in thousands OF
homes. For storing articles OF food
against ant onslaughts the tin can is a
blessing. Hundreds Of men are engaged in
manufacturing from tin cans tunnels,
pepper and salt casters, cocosnut and
nutmeg graters, lamps, biscuit tins, tea
and coffee pots, ladies, mugs. cake pat
ties. Chinese pipes, oil pumps. money
boxes, and the framework for false teeth.
So necessary has the American tin can
become 20 these people that TO be de-
prived of its manifold uses would cause
a real hardship.
The Washington herald., 1910-06-24
To Increase Production.

There has been introduced into Con
gress by the Hon. John G. McHenry. of
Pennsylvania. a bill which. If enacted into
law. should do a very great deal to
render our Department of Agriculture
much more useful and practical part OF
the government.
The bill proposes that the Department
of Agriculture. which employs a large
number OF agricultural experts and can
succeed in securing as many more as it
needs, shall appoint an expert on agri-
culture in every Congressional district
of the country where 20 per cent or
more OF the population is engaged in
agricultural pursuits. 1t is proposed that
these governmental experts shall pay
particular attention to the needs Of agri-
culture in the district 70 which they are
assigned; shall make expert examination
of the soil. find out what are the best
crops suitable to that particular locality.
and in every way advise the farmer. so
that he shall be able TO bring his land
to its fullest productive capacity
In view Of the fact that the Reclama-
ton Service OF the government, although
but a few years old, has been able TO
turn thousands OF acres of sandy desert
into productive land, and that it is large
ly through governmental enterprise that
the vast irrigation projects have been
established. there is little doubt that
such provision as that proposed by
Congressman McHenry would be of i'm
mense benefit to the nation. It Is esti-
mated that the proposed plan Of furnish
ing experts viii probably cost about
100000 a year, but this is a small sum
compared with the enormous benefits that
will certainly accrue
There is hardly a state in the Union
particularly is this true Of the New
England States-where there are not
thousands of acres OF abandoned farms;
abandoned simply because those who
owned them farmed them so wastefully
that they can no longer be worked at a
profit. All that is needed for these
abandoned farms is modern and up-to-
date knowledge OF agricultural methods.
There is no doubt that under the advice
and inspiration of agricultural experts
many OF these abandoned farms can
be brought back into use And anything
that will increase the productiveness OF
our country is sure to prove more OF
less check to the era Of high prices
under which. at present. we suffer The
American farmer who has been blessed
with fertile soil and favorable condi-
tons. and who finds that the old system
of farming viii no longer pay. must be
taught that since the days Of his farmer
father new methods have come into
vogue; that science has come to his aid
that farming is an intellectual quite al
as much as a physical science. and II
once he were shown the best methods
so that each farm could be brought up Il
its fullest capacity. we should hear
mighty little talk Of hard times.
The Washington herald., 1910-06-24
FRIDAY, JUNE q. Iglo
Home News Away from Home

Washingtonians who leave the
city, either for a short or long
stay-whether they so to mountain
or aeashore. or even across the sea
should not fail to order The
Washington Herald sent TO them
by mail. It will come regularly.
and the addresses viii be changed
as often as desired. It is the home
news you win want while away
from home. Telephone Main $500,
giving old ard new address.
The Washington herald., 1910-06-24
NickeIa and Dimes.
From the New York Sun.

From The New York Sun.
The niokels and dimes you deposit in
the telephone slots are collected once a
month. squad OF collectors work a
district each day, and on certain corners
they meet an automobile that carries
their coin bags to the central ONCE.
where the money Is counted and wrapped
by machinery.
TO get a commission from q slot
telephone the owner OF the place must
guarantee at least 20 cents worth OF
business a day. He then receives 10 per
cent Of whatever is deposited Some
corner drug stores make as much as SIS
10 $50 a month from each telephone
booth
The Washington herald., 1910-06-24
PANAMA SHOES COMING.
Large Consignments of Hats to Be
Made Over Into FOOtgear.

Made Over Into FOOtgear.
From the Boston Traveller.
Have you seen my new panamss?
There Is nothing new under the sum-
says an old adage; but did you ever hear
Of panama shoes? Well, they are here,
but not with bells. Plain in the ex-
IRENE. Most women viii have them this
summer. They may be bought for so or
SO
For some time large consignments OF
Panama hats received by q large Lynn
shoe firm have caused comment. Was
there not enough money IN the shoe bus
mess, and was the firm going 10 sell
hatso was but one OF the many queries.
But now the mystery has been solved
The carloads OF hats which have been re-
celved are being turned into shoes.
The shoes. so the fashion notes say.
are 10 be the real thing this summer,
but only for women, The only pleasure
tho men VIII derive from the new nov
city is 10 Gig for the necessary 10 or 20
spot The shoes are to have leather soles,
with the uppers made entirely OF panama
straw.
The Washington herald., 1910-06-24
Hidden Treasure.

Many have been the stories OF hidden
treasure and widely different the means
Of its uncovering. but It remained for
Otto Speitz. Of Bellingham. Wash. 10
becoaas the beneficiary Of an apparently
endless roll Of bank notes in a manner
most strange. Speitz is the possessor of
a magnificent specimen of the red SPUR
rel. One morning recently he was sur
prised TO see the little animal tearing a
Canadian s. bill TO shreds- Naturally. ne
rescued the money before It was quite
mutilated and sent il 10 Ottawa for re-
demption. He had no more than dis
patched the letter containing the frag-
msnts Of the s. note when the squirrel
appeared before him once more, toying
with a piece OF money. This time 1t was
discovered to be United States bill or
the denomination Of so. Speitz again
garnered the money before 1t was too
much damaged for barter, and is now
watching the movements Of his pet in
the hope that he may discover the source
OF the squirrels treasure. He Is OF the
opinion that the animal has come across
a hoard hidden many years ago by either
a miser or a highway robber.
The Washington herald., 1910-06-24
The Law of the Land.

From the Atlanta Georgian
Already upon the statute books Of the land there
are laws enough TO render the nation an ideal
commonwealth. But unhappily Lycurgus il dead in
Sparta The officers who are charged with the en-
fUrcement Of the statutes are not fearlessly and
firmly administering justice Consequently. the
law. instead Of being terror to evil doors, Is a
byword and a Jest.
The Washington herald., 1910-06-24
DON'T Mention Il.

From Success Magazine.
The politest man in Boston collided vio-
lently with another man on the street
The second man was angry. my dear
sir" said the polite one, with bow, l
don't know which OF us is to blame for
this encounter. If I ran into you, 1 beg
your parGon; IL you ran into me. don't
mention II i"
The Washington herald., 1910-06-24
HonOrs for NIr. Leupp.

From the Boston TRANSCRIPT.
Francis E. Leupp. Indian Commissioner. biozra-
pheT Of Rooseyelt and longtime newspaper cor
respondent. receives the degree Of doctor Of laws
from his alma mater, Williams College. to-day. the
fortieth anniversary Of his graduation This Is
fitting recognition OF a high-grads newspaper
worker and an efficient public servant
The Washington herald., 1910-06-24

The new White House cow is named
Gwendolyn. Hevvings, What would she
have been named under the former adj
ministration?" says the Cleveland Plain
Dealer. She would have been a buil-pup
under the former administration.
The Washington herald., 1910-06-24

Psychological moments seem strangely
very irony Of fate that ne should arrive
in New York on the same day the colonel
arrived.
The Washington herald., 1910-06-24
You Never Can Tell.

From Illustrated Bits
An old lady always curtsied in
church whenever the word devil" was
mentioned The parson asked her
why she did 1t, and the old lady said:
We'll, sir; civility costs nothing, and
one never knows what may happen"
The Washington herald., 1910-06-24

Mr.. Jeffries says the California gov
ernor's act is "a blot on the fair name OF
a great State" Mr.. John Lawrence
Sullivan would have expressed It more
picturesquely. perhaps-have said, for in
stance, Dat guy give is state a black
eye, all right
The Washington herald., 1910-06-24
Very Good Example.

From the Boston Transcript
New York has set an example Of the greatest
value TO the country. It's committee on the world
fair in 1913 has voted by twenty-eight to eleven
against any such project.
The Washington herald., 1910-06-24

So far, Mr.. Bryan has not reformed
the House of Lords or stirred up the
Egyptian question In England. In fact.
the Peerless is having rather a tame time
of Il over there.
The Washington herald., 1910-06-24
Four Hundred Kinds of Pleas.

One of the first naturalists to devote
himself to watching fieas. with such
microscopes as were at the time avail
able. was Leeuwenhoek. Dutehman who
lived about the close OF the seventeenth
century. Leeuwenhock it was who dis
covered that a small mite fed on the
flea. which discovery it is said inspired
Swift's familiar lines:
50, naturalists observe. a hea
Hath smaller heas that on him prey;
And these have smaller still 70 bite EN-,
And 80 proceed ad iRfnitun.
The fiea's parasite, however, 10 be ac-
curate. is not another flea. or even an
other insect, but a mite classed among
the sarcoptIdae Writing In 1853 Llnnae-
US described only two species Of flea
AT the present day. however, about 400
different species OF fleas have been de-
scribed and labeled by the small band OF
scientific men who have devoted them
selves to this particular study. Most
OF these have been discovered within re-
cent years. so the chances are that easily
as many more varieties still remain un-
discovered. Who cares7
The Washington herald., 1910-06-24

The invention OF a noiseless firecracker
is announced, according to the Plttsburg
Dispatch. The trouble about II is that
little Johnnie Jones has no more liking
for a noiseless hrecracker than he has
for a Yacatlonless summer.
The Washington herald., 1910-06-24
dissourlan's win in verse.

From the Kansas City Star.
Joseph J. Cassidy. a Jasper County
farmer. died recently and left tive
Wills. one in rhyme and the other II
prose. The document In verse Is voiC
because it antedates the other. The
rhyme will was made in 1901 and wai
witnessed by J. E. Stickney. of Car.
thage and Murray Elliott, of Alba. i
reads as follows:
81, Joseph johnson CASSIDY,
Do hereby publish my intent
Being sound Of mind and memory.
This my will and testament:
That all my Just debts first be paid,
Expense for burial and funeral made.
And all expenses made Of late,
Out Of my personal and real estate
I do bequeath. devise and give
As long as she, my wife, shall live,
Lot Six IN the original town Of Lever
To her assigns. and heirs forever,
To my adopted daughter Marie
do degise and give IN fee
The southwest quarter Of Section Seven,
Township Nine and Range Eleven
To my two sons. Joseph and Reach
I do devise one dollar each
The residue Of my estate
do bequeath 70 Mary Kate
Ard hereby do appoint her
Fu ~ Ast VII ezecGtoA"
The Washington herald., 1910-06-24
sIrup for Roads.

A novel scheme for improving the roads
OF the state by sprinkling them with a
strip which is refuse in the manufae-
ture of granulated sugar from sugar
beets will be submitted TO the good roads
convention at an early date. according to
an item in the Los Angeles Times The
idea OF using refuse strip on roads grew
out OF an experiment made by one OF the
tennis clubs OF Billings, Mont. II
seems that when the court was laid out
the dust caused so much annoyance that
il became necessary to find something 10
settle II as well as to prevent the soil
from sticking 20 ones feet after every
rain. Someone suggested refuse strip,
and this turned out TO answer the purpose
admirably. When mixed with salt ana
poured over the ground to a depth OF
several inches the ground was rendered
imprevious to water and dust was entire
" eliminated. As a matter OF fact. salt
was not even a necessary ingredient, it
was found. II Is believed that If the
country roads are properly graded. rolled
and copiously spTinkled with this refuse
strip say twice a year that they could
be kept in comparatively good condition
at a cost that would be trifiing when
compared with the oil treatment.
The Washington herald., 1910-06-24
Light on the Subject.

From the Charleston News and Ccurier
Perhaps the greatness Of Mr.. Roosevelt can be
better understood when It is known that be can
eat three Holsters and never have claEing in the
inside
The Washington herald., 1910-06-24

What a fina President a real editor
would maker' speculates the Charles
ton News and Courier. We do no.
know about that. The other editors
might not think 50.
The Washington herald., 1910-06-24

"A woman is said 10 have discovered
the value OF grapefruit" notes the Aus
tin Statesman Nobody has yet discov-
cred the plural of grapefruit, however.
The Washington herald., 1910-06-24

The mean temperature yesterday was
two degrees lower than 1t was the day
before. Information OF that sort proba-
bly, would help considerably if we came
into possession OF it earlier.
The Washington herald., 1910-06-24

cost OF living problem. but somebody else
would be sure to discover it about thirty
days after the doctor filed his claim.
The Washington herald., 1910-06-24

walking is the best exercise" accord
ing 10 an eminent physician. The prob
ability is that the eminent physician
rides these hot days. however.
The Washington herald., 1910-06-24

The colonel already has found It neces-
sary TO designate a certain reporter as an
unqualified and unmitigated short and
ugly. It seems that the reporter was, too.
The Washington herald., 1910-06-24
Nc Teat of Their WorthinesE.

From the Houston Post.
The only way by which Arizona and New Mexico
can prove to the world that they are worthy Of
Statehood Is TO go Democratic at the first oppor-
tInity and remain that way forever afterwsrd
The Washington herald., 1910-06-24

On the eve Of the assembling Of thar
honorable body. the Macon News begs
leave TO address "A word to the Iegisla-
ture," If the legislature felt certain II
would be only "a wordr'
The Washington herald., 1910-06-24

Now they say cats spread disease. ="
notes the Atlanta Constitution. Also
scandal and gossip.
The Washington herald., 1910-06-24

It is to be hoped that both ATizoIa and
New Mexico are provided with capitals
guaranteed TO stay put
The Washington herald., 1910-06-24

The wrong man was lynched IN
Florida the other day" notes the Nor
folk Virginian-Pilot. is the right man
ever lynched2
The Washington herald., 1910-06-24

The Dayton News celebrated the l02d
anniversary Of its birth few days ago.
This venerable contemporary makes US
feel quite juvenile.
The Washington herald., 1910-06-24
why II Costs More.

From The Boston Herald.
In New York marriage license costs
81 and dog license 50. Well, the man
secures possession of the dog for 8
year, at least
The Washington herald., 1910-06-24

From the Boston Transcript
The railroad presidents show a natural Differences
toward Mr. Taft. He IS valuable customer Of
theirs
The Washington herald., 1910-06-24

After the November returns are all in
viii be q better time to line up for the
next insurgents-regulars fight, anyway.
The Washington herald., 1910-06-24

II Mr.. Bryan VIII inspect closely and
with discrimination. he will be able TO
note symptoms Of Democratic insurgency
in Ohio.
The Washington herald., 1910-06-24

A man named Grim is TO be the Demo
cratic candidate for governor of Penn
sylvania. A sort OF Grim joke. Ell?
The Washington herald., 1910-06-24

It IS announced that the President viii
sign the rivers and harbors biz. That,
ii is feared will give Senator Burton
very large pain.
The Washington herald., 1910-06-24
Something Newer.

What does 'blitherlng' meanr'
ut doesn't mean anything. II you want
TO call a man an idiot, pick out some
other qualifying term
The Washington herald., 1910-06-24

Exhibit A among those not surprised
that Margaret Ellington is to return TO
the stage: Mr. Daniel Frohman.
The Washington herald., 1910-06-24

The Norfolk Landmark discusses in a
recent issue. How to eat club sand
wich." The most important thing, Of
course, is first to get the sandwich.
The Washington herald., 1910-06-24
CHAT OF THE FORUM.
Misses and Hits.
A Matter of Business.

From the Charleston News and Courier.
a contemporary speaks Of Arizona and New
Mexico as Misses. Well. Oklahoma was a hit
The Washington herald., 1910-06-24

The Sultan OF Sulu is on his way 70
America. We do not know why. but We
fear we shall be unable to escape finding
out
The Washington herald., 1910-06-24

One might nationally incline to wish
that DR.. Cook would claim to have dis
covered way 70 solve the increased
The Washington herald., 1910-06-24

Prize fighting is on It's last legs in this
country The sports themselves admit
that Reno is about the jumping-off place
The Washington herald., 1910-06-24
A LITTLE NONSENSE.



Sister wants to go abroad; ma the ocean
fears.
They have rather sharply jawed. for
such gentle dears.
Brother wants to try the woods; aunt
prefers the cliffs.
There have been some angry moods and
some bitter tiffs.
And while each extols some spot with its
beauties rare.
Father thinks. as like as not we won't
go anywhere.
None Better.
i've never had much good luck to
help me along"
Neither have I. Hard work and ad-
vertising have been my chief aids"
The Baseball Girl.
He would have proposed had you Civ
en- him half chance"
"Oh, well, chances were coming rap
idly just then. Charge me with an
error" responded the summer girl
stuns Them All.
THE girl graduate is the real spell
binder"
''As to how?"
''She impresses the men with her ora
tory and the women with her gowns"
How About ItR
/ fear I really am. alas,
A trihe green.
In making hay. do they run grass
Through a machine?
of Course.
What a poor man needs is a thrifty
economical wife"
That sounds like magazine advice
What poor man really needs is rich
| liberal wife"
Other Topics.
"A Chaucer club, eh?" said Mrs. Gaus-
sip. ~ don't know that I care so mucf
about Chaucer."
"Oh. come on and join" urged Mrs
| Cable. I'VE haven't talked abou
| Chaucer since the club started"
/ No Harm to Ask.
81 wonder If she could ever learn 4
love me?'
There's no telling, old man. sh'
might. Anything is possible during tn
/ silly season.