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The Washington herald., 1910-08-08
NOT ENOUGH WORK.
LanadOn Moore, Convict Burglar,
Says Prisoners should Do more.

LanedOn Moore, Convict Burglar,
Says Prisoners should Do more.
From the Worcester Telegram
And they even make counterfeit coins
in the Massachusetts, State prisonl That
must be one more proof that the convicts
are being reformed and fitted to be let
loose among the people again.
4 system that would provide the con-
victs with all the work they could do
while locked up would soon dispose OF
the time that is now devoted to making
spurious coins in come prisons, moon
shine whisky in others, and the plots
galore in all of them.
Langdon Moore. who died recently.
after a career as one Of the boldest
burglars and all-round heavy thief. and
who served years in State prisons. said
that the only good thing in the places Of
seclusicn was that they provided some
work for the criminals One OF the
worst things about them was that thew
did not provide work enough. with an
incentive for the men TO take pride IN
their employment. to hope for bit Of
gain by doing their best.
To his master mind among criminals
and as a mechanic Of acknowledged abil-
ity. it was made plain by experience that
there is no reform except that which IS
forced upon the wicked by their sur-
roundings. Therefore their surroundings
in the prisons. where they belong. should
be so much work they would have no
time TO think OF evil. and then they must
grow INTO automatic machines for the
performance OF what their hands have
become accustomed by unrelenting time
and toll.
The Washington herald., 1910-08-08
High Prices Again.

Editor The Washington Herald.
The article Of mine In last Mondays
Herald on the subject Of the cost OF
living has called forth a profitable dis
cussion. both oral and written. II has
called attention to the question OF ex-
pense Of living and enabled people 70
seek the causes.
One man In an adjoining town. himself
a produce dealer, charges the middle
man with being responsible for the exor-
bitant prices for living material He
boldly declares IL. and suggests that
dealers who insist on exorbitant prices
should be summarily dealt with His
suggestion may not be Just or practical
bic. though his theory. live and let
live" is sensible and humane.
An Intelligent gentleman in a Maryland
town writes me, I have been a house
keeper or provider ever since 1857. just
sixty years, IN six different States
have records OF bills Of family expenses
for most OF that time II a
tradesman asks more for steak or a
pound Of other meat than he ought. let
Fl alone il you can't afford Il. II he
asks more for a cantsloupe than can be
afforded, Jet it alone"
Thus he reasons concerning all articles
Of living. whether food or clothing, or
any other source Of expenditure He
mentions a series Of exorhitant charges
In other matters OF trade and then OBJ
serves: This is only a specimen OF the
robberies perpetrated in Washington. I
have known them and submitted 10 them
In a small way for twenty years. No
wonder Washington merchants whine for
more patronage
He intimates that the trade OF fair.
honest dealers is hurt by those OF the
"catch-and-skin-'e en- class. and saws.
There are numbers Of Washington
clerks and employees Of different kinds
who can afford 10 pay their passage to
and from Baltimore daily. because they
can live there cheaper than in Wash
ington. This howl about the high cost
Of living is periodical. epidemic. and IS
confined mostly TO city residents. You
hear nothing about ii among the out
side masses-the farmers and other pro-
ducers
What this gentleman. an intelligent
octoEenarian, says may be a hint to
home dealers. It IS a little severe on
Washington. though favorable 10 Balti-
more II ought 70 stimulate the Cham
Der OF Commerce and the Board OF
Trade, together with every dealer and
citizen in Washington. TO correct the
evil. Let Washington. the nations Cap
ital, be not only the boosted city beau
tiful but the city Of honesty. justice.
and proverbial fair dealing. Let IT'S
streets, its schools, It's churches. its
theaters its newspapers. its markets its
means Of living in every particular be
such as shall attract and commend Il 10
the world. Let every citizen take a lust
pride in its growth IN all these excellent
directions. and thus commend II 10 the
world. In this way it can be made in
reality the true educational. literary,
political. religious. and grandly social
nucleus OF America.
J. PRAISE RICHARD.
The Washington herald., 1910-08-08
Viyisection.

Editer The Washington Herald;
Whether ViviSectiOn is OF any use 10
man has not the slightest thing 10 do
with whether vivisectiou is justifable.
Pain is not more agreeable 70 other be-
ings than il is 10 man. When man thinks
that pain to a dog is nothing as COM
pared 10 pain TO himself. it is simply
because Of lack OF insight: il is simply
because man is too passionately alb
sorbed in the affairs OF his own little life
20 pause 20 look around.
Claude Bernard. STYLED the Prince OF
Vivisectors. frankly admitted that the
victims Of science suffer the most in
tense agony that the human mind can
conceive OF.
But here is where his logic failed him.
cold man OF science though he was. Is
not the science Of human physiology
fully as sacred and as inspiring a study
as the science Of dogs physiology? And
FOR me truly scientific study Of human
physiology living human material is
most Mt Why does not the vivisector. 10
whom science stands higher than moral
ity. openly experiment on human beings
as well as on dogs2 For this reason
alone-that human beings can resist. But
the scientist cowardly seeks for victims
only among the defenseless and non
resistant Thus. while ne is far from
scientific in his choice OF material. he
all the more shows his craven disregard
for the demands OF morality
The scientists themselves deny that
they have a peculiar scientific right TO
vivisect a human being. Simply because
a being is OF the human species. is he
supposedly entitled to ae spared from
the viyisectors scalpel. But the very
scientists that pretend 20 uphold ira
ditional belief in the sanctity Of human
life are the very ones who in reality
know fun well OF the brotherhood Of dog
and man. Other beings have not been
put here for the sake Of man. Man is
but one member Of the animal kingdom
AS he denies his right 20 prey upon his
human brother. by what sort OF reason
ing processes Goes he uphold his right
70 prey upon all other members in the
grand brotherhood OF sentient life?
MARIE CI-NDERSFN
The Washington herald., 1910-08-08
OWNERS WILL ASK TAFT
TO OVERDUE THE ORDER

At the offices Of the Humane Society.
in the Warder Building. there is a list OF
names which promises 10 grow into a
monster petition OF animal lovers. ask
ing President Taft TO oyerrule the Com
missioners' order that dogs wear wire
muzzles
The petition has already outgroWn mod
est proportions. and It IS expected that
before three days hundreds Of names
will be added
The muzzle law will go into effect on
Wednesday morning It was announced
at police headquarters last night that
any canine found on the streets without
substantial wire muzzle, unless held
In leash. will be taken TO the pound
Many dog owners say they will keep
their animals in back yards rather than
torture them with the new contrlvance.
At the last moment Health Officer
Woodward changed the Official order so
that il allows dogs held on chains or
straps on the street without muzzles. The
concession was made as the result Of
vigorous protests. This IS the original
order:
august Z. l3lO-Ordcred That under the rro-
visions q Section OF the act % Cou-ress. ar-
proved June q. ls7s. entitled An act 20 create a
revenue in the District % Columbia hy levinT a
tax upon an dogs therein. 90 make such dogz per
sonal property, and for other purposes the Com
nsslonefs hereby give uoticc that every dog IN said
District shah. for period Of one year o. and
after seven days from the date hereof wear a
good and substantial muzzle securely put on 50 as
/ 20 prevent h from biting OF suappms and any
deg going az large during said period without such
muzHe snail be taken mp by the p0gudmaster and
/ impounded. John A. Johnston T. NJ Markham
Acting. Commissioners. D. C."
This is the modified order.
A dog Is going az large and liable 10 seizure
hg The IcnlrDaster unless said dog isstraincl hy
leash or hy some similar device. or IL confined
I on the PREMISES a its owner or keerer A dog on
the PARKING space Of a private buiSas. whether
such parking space be fenced OF unfenced. IS run
nina az large and subject % seizure unless Ne
. strained by a leash.
ANY owner o. keeper Of a dog allowing il %
g. az large not properly muzzled. during a UeriOi
when muzzlng IS by PROCLAMATION required Is
liable 20 hne Of not less than S nor more
thar SO"
The Washington Kennel Club has de-
I cided 70 ask President Cecil French 10
can a meeting IN the near future for the
I purpose n taking action 10 get the Com
miSsioners TO rescind or modify the order.
The Washington herald., 1910-08-08
All the NewS in the World of Sports

put down any lineup they chose for this
contest but even with that Davis and
Howard must compete in one and two
games respectfully or they will be barred
from contesting in the District title
series. II was stated In Bankers Lea
que circles that the league would ask the
commission to let three games apply to
the Bankers League instead Of the I'VE
games which now apply 10 all OF the
leagues. but it is improbable that the
commission will make any exception in
the case OF the bankers.
The many good friends OF Johnnie
Priest, the Washington boy who is now
playing with Danvlle in the Virginia
State League. were glad to hear the re-
port that he had been sold TO the New
York American League team. Priest was
one OF the best batters and flelders on
the Agriculture nine in the Departmental
circuit last year. and helped the "Ag-
gies' land the pennant.
BILLY Marceron put homer over the
left field fence last Friday. II Is seldom
that a bah is hit over that fence. as the
distance Is twice as great as that from
the plate over the right field boundary
line.
The Washington herald., 1910-08-08
OLYMPIA LEAGUE.
SOUTHERN RAILWAY LEAGUE.
.ORED DEPARTMENTAL LEAGrF
DUCHESS IN NEWPORT.


IRON Newport Dispatch.
The Newport season, already most sue
cessful. is to be made even more inter-
esting by a visit from the Duke and
Duchess OF Roxburghe. the latter for
merly Miss May Goelet They are com
ing over early next month to visit the
duchess mother. Mrs. Ogden Goelet. who
has already arranged for two entertain
ments for them. That is. Mrs. Goelet
has taken two evenings. but what her
plans are have not yet been announced.
save that there win be a large dinner
party on each occasion.
1t is likely that part of one evening
will also be given up to music and an
other to dancing. Other members Of the
villa colony will also entertain for the
duke and duchess, who have not been In
Newport since their marriage.
The Washington herald., 1910-08-08
MOVING PICTURES.

companies. AS to safety I agree with
him: as 10 popularity. 7 do not II Mr..
Guide could see the people stand aside
and let the 2. A Y. z cars 60 by and
then take the old yellow cars he would
probably change his mind regarding the
popularity OF the former class.
The car lines Of the District OF Column
bia carried 1Sa4so.524 passengers for the
year 1907 and owned Out only operated
a parO l-lS0 passenger cars OF all types.
No figures are available 10 prove the
following statements, but from obserya-
ton Of traffic in other cities I am sure
that more passengers are carried per car
in Washington than IN any city In the
United States, except New York, Chicago.
and Philadelphia. and that more Of these
passengers stand W J. BARROWS.
The Washington herald., 1910-08-08
AMATEUR LEAGUES.
GAMES TODAY.

Capital City Leaguc-Kenilworth rs Cornell Com
pau-.
Commercial League-Scutheast Y. NJ. G. A. vs..
Walfcrd.
Independence Leaguc-St Martins vs.. ST. Paul.
Olympia League-St. Stephens vs. TUnuaIlytcwu
Southern Railway League-No game scheduled.
Suburban LeaEle-Petw0rth Us. W00dburn.
Sunday School Lcague-Peck vs. Ninth
Colored Departmental League ost-ofice vs.. Agri-
culture.
The Washington herald., 1910-08-08
MYSTERY LEAGUE.

At omaha-Omaha 3; St Joseph, ?, Second game
Omaha. e. St. Joseph s.
At Lincoln-Lincoin. s; Topeka. . Second game
Lincoln. IL. Topeka. ).
At Sioux Ciy-Sion City. l. Wichita 7. Second
yame-Sioux City. z; Wichita. s.
AT Des Mones-Dcs Moines 0. Denver ,
The Washington herald., 1910-08-08
Fate of a speeder.

From the Chicago News
Gunner l. Bigwood. the millionaire,
started off for banquet and was ar
rested for speeding.
Guyer-Theu he wasn't wined and
toasted.
Gunner-Noi instead he was fined and
roasted.
The Washington herald., 1910-08-08
CARNEGIE's COAT-OF-ARMS.
Weave-'s shuttle Crossed by
Shoemaker's Knife His Choice.

Shoemaker's Knife HIS Choice.
From the Westminster Gazette.
A finely finished drawing. representa-
tive Of both the weaver's and the shoe
makers crafts. in which IS introduced
The shuttle and the knife. the scotch
thistle. and the boar's head-the weav-
ers' coat Of arms-has just been placed
in a position OF honor in Sdbo Castle.
on the occasion OF the drive last sum
mer which is annually provided by Mr..
Carnegie 70 the old folk Of his native
town who have been connected with hand
loom weaving the Laird Of Skibo wrote
recalling the fact that his ancestors on
his fathers side were weayers and on
his mothers side shoemakers. and that
his emblems Of nobility would naturally
be a weaver's shuttle crossed by a shoe
makers knife. Some OF the old weav-
ers.~ Mr.. Carnegie added, may think
over a proper motto"
The Washington herald., 1910-08-08
MINOR LEAGUE GAMES.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.

At St. Paul-St Paul. j; Columbus.
At Milwaukee-M Milwaukee. 4. indianapolis 5.
At eapolis-Alinneapolis s, Toledo. 8
At Kansas City-Kansas City. ]; Louisville, O.
Second rame-Kansas City. 0: Louisville. l.
The Washington herald., 1910-08-08

Az Memphis-Mcmphis. .. Atlanta. o.
At New Orleans-Ner Orleans a. Montgomery 4
Second game-New Orleans s. Montgomery. l.
The Washington herald., 1910-08-08
EASTERN LEAGUE.

At Newark-NeWark z; Toronto s.
At Providencc-PrOyidence @; Rochester, 8. Sec
ond gsme-ProvidCncs. 8; Rochester. Z
At Jersey Clty-JersCy City. =, Buffalo l.
The Washington herald., 1910-08-08

At Oklahoma City-Oklahoma City /; Galveston. 4
Second game-Oklahoma City. S; Galveston. O.
At Fort WoJth-Fort Worth. q. san Antonio. 10.
Second eame-Fort Worth. 8; san Antonio g.
At Shrevepcrt-ShrevePort II, Waco, 4.
Al Dalas-Dallss, 3: Houston, J.
The Washington herald., 1910-08-08
JACK BARRYMORE
TO WED AN HEIRESS
Miss Katherine Harris Will
Be Actors Bride.
DATE NOT FAR IN FUTURE
Fihncee Returns with Mother from
Europe, and After n Conference
with Mr.. Barrymore the Engage
ment Is Given Out for Publication
In the Press Of the Country.

New York, Aug. THE engagement OF
John Barrymore. the actor and scion OF
one Of Americas most celebrated theatre
cal families. and Miss Katherine c. Har-
ris, daughter Of Mrs Kitty Brady Harris
and her former husband Sidney Harris,
the lawyer, has been announced and. II
is said, the marriage will shortly occur, in
spite OF the objections Of the future
brides father.
Mrs Harris and her daughter arrived
from Europe on Wednesday and. after
a conference with Mr.. Barrymore. made
known the engagement. Mr. Harris is
speeding across the Atlantic for the pur-
pose. Il is said. OF preventing the mar
riage. II is understood that his only
objection 20 the marriage is the youthful
ness Of HIS daughter. She is eighteen
years old and has not yet been formally
presented 70 the smart set Of New York.
In which she IS eligible 10 a position OF
prominence. Mr.. Barrymore is near his
twenty-seventh birthday.
Admitted by Mother.
Mrs Harris and her daughter are now
stopping al the Hotel Brayton. al NIadl-
son avenue and Twenty-seventh street
Mrs. Harris would say nothing to-day
aside from acknowledging the correctness
OF the engagement announcement. AS to
the opposition of the young ladys father
90 the match she preferred to observe a
discreet silence. Mr.. Barrymore, who has
a leading role in The Fortune Hunter"
has also sealed his lips as 70 the objec-
Z of 70 Tfrra A
is said. plans for the marriage are being
made
Mr.. Barrymore met Miss Harris last
spring, and an attachment between them
Immediately sprung up. John Barrymore
and his sister. Mrs. Russell G. Colt, OF
! Boston. have figured prominently in the
affairs OF New York society Mrs Har-
ris was at one time an actress, although
born 20 the fashionable set She was
in John Drew's Rosemary" company.
and made a good impression as an ac-
tress. John Drew is John Barrymore
uncle.
Recalls an EIopement
Mrs. Harris is the daughter OF the late
Chief Justice Brady, OF this city. She
eloped with Sidney Harris on the day her
sister married the late c. Albert Stevens.
Of the Castle Point family OF the name.
The family life Of neither sister was
happy. Mr. and Mrs Harris separated
before they were divorced in 1901. In 1895
the possession Of little Katherine Harris
the daughter, was the occasion for an
! exciting chase on Long Island Railroad
train, and afterwaTd there was a recon-
Citation.
Miss Harris has been entertained in
Newport by her aunt, who is now Mrs
Herbert Hartman. She is a pronounced
blond and very beautiful. She will event
Ually come into a handsome fortune. as
Mrs Harris and her sister. Mrs Harri-
man. inherited about $4,000 each from
Charles F. Brady in addition to the es-
tate left by Justice Brady.
The Washington herald., 1910-08-08
Dog Muzzling.

Editor The Washington Herald
Following fast upon the heels OF the
obnoxious ordinance disposlng Of the vic
tins OF the pound to the Yivisectionists,
The Washington herald., 1910-08-08

Crombie. H. c. De Baecke. coHswain L. C. Koch
substitutes Paul Rainville. John Au0ney. Walter
Allison. II. r. Weltmoer. Argouaut Rowing Club,
no rames ottawa Rowing Club no names.
The Washington herald., 1910-08-08
NEW YORK STATE LEAGUE.
SOUTHERN LEAGUE.

At Scranton-ScrsrtOn. ;. Binghamton. 2
At Wilkesbarrc-Wi lkesbarre. ]. ElmiTa. =
The Washington herald., 1910-08-08
COTTON STATES LEAGUE.
TEXAS LEAGUE.

a vlal.burs-viclsbarg. Z: -. :.
The Washington herald., 1910-08-08

Former lightweight champion who is dying at his
Baltimore home
Baltimore. Aug. THE condition OF Joe
Cans. the expire tighter, who IS dying
Of tuberculosis at the home OF his mother,
was unchanged tonight only his closest
friends were allowed 70 see him Cans
sent for his attorneys yesterday and
drew up an assignment. turning all OF
his property and belongings over 70 his
wife. His mother has been provided for.
The Washington herald., 1910-08-08

The board Of directors Of the Bankers
League will probably hold meeting to-
day TO decide when the tie in the league
will be played of and whether. one game
or three will be played. It is well known
that American Security and Trust desires
to play a series OF games so that-Austin
Howard may be made eligible to com
pete in the post-season series. Davis will
be eligible in one more game. but Howard
needs two contests TO pull him across
the line The game which the board Of
arbitration awarded the Trust company
bankers by forfeit from Washington Loan
and Trust permits American Security TO
The Washington herald., 1910-08-08

Sunday baseball pays In the District
At least, the Capital City League has
found 1t is profitable TO play of games on
the Sabbath. and next year provision
will in all probability be made for games
seven days IN the week
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-03-03

It has been said that if there were
no birds, man could not live on the
earth, and yet cases much like the
following. reported by the Daily Sem
tinel of Fairmount, Minnesota, are con-
stantly noticed by observing people.
The boy with a rife or a gun is often
thoughtless and careless.
A mother dove had been the target
of some small boy. The bullet had
passed through her breast, and had
left her only strength enough to fut-
ter homeward and reach the nest,
where a half-grown fledgling awaited
her coming,
Dying, she had snuggled up against
her little one, her life blood pulsing
out over her own white breast and
against that of her young. And there,
with eyes staring wide. she breathed
her last, and the Hedging starved, and
then froze. The two were found with
their heads pressed together as in a
last embrace.
The owner of the dove house
brought them downtown just as they
rested in the nest, and the sight and
the suffering of which it spoke were
enough to melt the hardest heart.
The boy with the rifle may cause n
like tragedy again, and many times.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-03-03
A W00D-SHED TRAGEDY.

Marvellous things are to be seen In
the most commonplace surroundings
If one but keeps his eyes open.
The window of the wood-shed was
thickly coated with dirt. Upon this
had been Matched a nest of spiders.
and numbers of them were scurrying
back and forth. They were not larger
than the head of pin, and reminded
one of a colony of Lilliputians.
A full-grown mosquito alighted on
the pane, when a tiny spider ran up,
and catching it by the leg, held on for
dear life, while the mosquito, realiz-
ing its danger, attempted to NY. IL
was, however, firmly held by the tiny
enemy, and only succeeded in swing
ing round in circles.
Another spider, passing near and
discerning the struggle, rushed to the
aid of his brother.
When the new arrival discovered
that holding on to the mosquitoes leg
did not bring any nearer the conquer
ing Of the mosquito, he released his
hold, and running up the mosquitoes
leg, quickly climbed on to his back.
This seemed to spur the mosquito to
extra effort. 1t succeeded, after a
sharp struggle, in wrenching its leg
free. Then, with the tiny aeronaut
upon its back, it sailed away into the
dark recesses of the cellar, where the
animated aeroplane and its passenger
were lost to view.