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The Washington herald., 1911-07-17
DOGS IN WITNESS BOX.
Court Rules that Person Traf1ed ~
Bloodhounds Can BE Convicted.

Court Rules that Person Traf1ed by
Bloodhounds Can BE Convicted.
Prom the Ptttsburg Post.
Tho Supreme Court Of Kansas has
ruled that when a bloodhound follows
a trail from the scene OF a crime the
person who Is found at the other end
OF it can be legally convicted and pun
ished for the misdeed. This decision
was rendered in the case Of an appeal
taken by a man found guilty OF murder
after being traced IN the manner de-
scribed. In addition, It Is held. tracks
dence Of fitting the shoes worn by the
accused man. and when the pack OF
hounds took the scent and pursued 1t
to the homo Of the Individual in ques-
tion, the jury felt no qualms Of con-
science in promptly returning q verdict
Of guilty.
Perhaps no injustice has been done IN
this particular case IN Kansas. but that
is no reason why the testimony OF
dog or a pack of dogs should be ac-
cepted as conclusive in every instance.
The keenness Of a dogs scent Is well
known, but its unerringness Is a Ques-
ton Of grave doubt An innocent per-
son could easily pass the scene OF
crime unconscious Of the danger to
himself Of being run down by these
canine aids in tho application OF Jus.
tice. Frequently a trail has bssn
crossed time and again before the dogs
are let loosa
The South has long relied on blood
hounds for the pursuit OF negro crimi-
nails, but 1t is on record that most any
negro will do IN some sections when a
chase has been started AZ an assist
ant to agents Of law and order the
may answer some good
purposes, but no circumstantial evil
dence than that produced by his nose
can be fraught with more danger. Sor
that reason the Kansas decision CAM
not be accepted as q guide in all cases
whore these olfactory-gifted witnesses
are depended on to point out the perps-
traitor of a crime.
The Washington herald., 1911-07-17
Compulsory Fire Insurance.

Realty and all other immovable prop
erty in German cities has to be insured
in the Municipal Fire Insurance Asso-
ciation. Any house or land owner. if
lie feels so disposed, may also insure in
private associations. of which there are
several chartered in the empire, but he
cannot avoid placing the risk first with
the authorities. In fact, as certain So
called fixtures are not taken by the
municipal companies, such as elevators,
piping, lighting and heating apparatus,
signs, &c, he has nc other choice than
to go TO private concerns to place such
risks, if the nature of his possessions
so requires. In return for the premiums
received, each city maintains the fire de-
partment, which, last year, cost the city
of Berlin some 100000, while the fire
losses in the same period amounted to
about 100000. Berlin has 2,o64153 in
habitants, and the cost per capita aver
aged, say, 80 cents, including all ordi-
nary and extraordinary expenditures,
such as pensions to invalids, widows,
and orphans, which in the last fiscal
year amounted to $I55,652.
In this connection it is of interest
to compare the per capita fire loss in
Europe and in Canada and the United
States, as compiled officially for 1909:
The Washington herald., 1911-07-17
Missouri Politeness.

If it is really true that men in Mis-
souri, so far forget the obligations of
courtesy and of clean speech as to use
improper, often even profane, language
to young women of the telephone ex-
changes, the new law in that Common
wealth, which prohibits such conduct, is
much needed.
The law holds that telephone instru-
ment is a public place and that any per-
son temporarily within hearing of what
is transmitted over the wire is entitled
to protection from insult and from Of
fensive speech. This is applicable espe-
cially to the telephone operator, who is
obliged to listen to what is addressed to
her over the wires
1t is pity that there should be need
of such a law in the United States.
The Washington herald., 1911-07-17
Profit Sharing.

Mr.. R. T. Crane, the Chicago mil
lionaire manufacturer, has a plan OF
profit sharing which is said to be 3
pronounced success. 1t is the third
system that has been tried by his COM
pany, and Mr.. Crane is frank in saying
that it has been found profitable on
the employing side, because it causes
enthusiasm, united action, and, above
all, loyalty. Hence, he adds, it in
creases the efficiency of the men in his
employ.
Mr.. Crane presents all his men on
Christmas with sum equivalent to 10
per cent of their wages for the year.
Thus, naturally, every employe. in one
form or another, shares the firms
profits. The amount of such bonus is
fixed by the employer at his discretion,
butsit has been increased from S to 10
per cent since the institution of the
plan, and is, of course, in addition to the
regular market price of labor. 1t is
profit sharing without making public
the earnings of business open to COM
petition.
The test of every enterprise is its
success or failure. The fact that both
sides are apparently satisfied with the
Crane system makes it worthy of
study by all who are trying to bring
about increased efficiency and fair treat
ment in the labor world.
The Washington herald., 1911-07-17
A Use for the Belvoir Tract.

A correspondent of The Washington
Herald suggests that the Belvoir tract
which was purchased for a refonnatory
site by the District Commissioners and
then had to be abandoned, owing to
Congressional injunction, should be
utilized as a dairy farm, so that the
District government might be able to
supply the citizens with milk whenever
the supply is scarce and the price is
high, as at present.
The suggestion is one that is thor
oughly in line with the present tendency
toward municipal control of public
service 1t would mean, of course, that
the District government would have to
purchase cows and hire dairymen, and
then enter upon the business of dis
tributing the article to the consumers.
The correspondent says that inasmuch
as the government now makes the dis
tribution of water a matter of munich
pal concern, there is no reason why
milk should not be put in the same
category, and it is possible that milk,
like water, might be made revenue pro-
ducing.
The idea has its origin in the fact
that there is a shortage in the milk sup
ply and that increased prices are
threatened. At the same time, it is
certain that Congress would not Sc
riously consider placing the District
government in the position suggested.
There is no doubt that the land is
lying idle; there is also no doubt of the
shortage of milk; but if every problem
which confronts our complex civiliza-
ton is to be solved by public ownership
or by adding Socialistic functions to our
government we would soon be en-
barked upon chartless sea.
The Washington herald., 1911-07-17

It has come to light, now that the
coronation is over, that Lord Kitchener
has made disastrous blunder. It was
all Organization" He treated It as .
military problem and he kept the people,
for whose benefit the entire show had
been arranged, at distance. In short,
he organized the people out Of 1t. His
scientific ring of fortresses shut out the
crowd most effectuaIly, when just the
reverse had been planned. His cast-iron
regulations intimidated the people. The
consequence was that the streets nearly
were empty. Outside the Kitchener ring
Of barricades there were disappointed
myriads. Inside the barricades were the
seat holders who had paid enormous
prices for that privilege. But IL the truth
must be told. the pavements were nearly
empty throughout the entire route.
In Whitehall there were soldiers, moth
ing but soldiers. but only a handful of
British people who had been told they
would see the event Of a lifetime, who
were invited to see their King at his su-
preme moment Of glory which was to
reflect the greatness Of their nation. 1t
is no exaggeration to say that one could
play cricket on the sidewalk there all the
morning. I am told that 1t was the same
everywhere. The seat holders on the
stands in st. James actually were able
to step out and take the air while watt
ing for the passing Of the royal cortege.
There was only a thin line of spectators.
at no point more than three deep.
1t must have been akin to a tragedy to
see ample room for hundreds Of thou
sands. Kitchener had laid his plans too
we'll. He had sealed up the sacred area.
II was impossible for anybody but the
elect to pierce his remorseless fortifica-
tions. People who were not armed with
tickets for Westminster Abbey or for the
stands wers not allowed to come near the
route. At all points the. "defenders''-
that is, the police-swarmed and sent the
people away.
There is a bitter and very angry feeling
among the Londoners, but 1t does not get
into the papers. One thing is certain.
the people have had quite enough Of Lord
Kitchener and his military despotism.
Who will blame them? They are not
pleased to see London turned into an
armed camp and to allow q martinez to
national festival Nor are the police to
be blamed. They were very patient
courteous, and helpful. They did their
best. It was Lord Kitchener who had
killed all the peoples pleasure before
coronation day had dawned. The masses
sulked. They stayed at home. Hundreds
OF thousands went into the country.
Perhaps there will be an inquiry into
the whole deplorable business. There
ought to be. Military power ought not
to be allowed to dominate the police. 1t
would be well for the King or the lord
mayor to let the police handle the crowds
in future and TO let military organizers
confne themselves to their own functions.
Lord Kitchener had been appointed to the
post Of chief marshal by special request
Of the Queen. Perhaps it had been better
II she had not let her subjects" see so
plainly that she is afraid of them. The
The Washington herald., 1911-07-17
A MODERN MARINE TRAGEDY
Blowing Up q Schooner for . Mo-
fion-picture Story.

blOwInR I'D q schooner TOT MO-
tion-picture Story.
From the New York American.
The enterprise of a moving picture con-
cern sent a sixty-ton schooner to the
bottom of Great South Bay yesterday, to
the tune Of 150 pounds Of exploding dyn-
mite
With all sail set, the good but aged
vessel known as the Robert Graham was
taken to point on Bayberry Point. Islip.
Four moving picture cameras were
trained on the schooner from four fat
bottomed boats. and about 400 feet away
was a float from which the dynamite ex-
pert set OF the blast that destroyed the
vessel. Hundreds lined the shore to
witness the scene which, when repro
duced throughout the land in picture
theaters is expected to thrill thousands.
When the electric spark set OF the
dynamite there was q great pun Of
smoke. accompanied by a crashing ex-
plosion. The sails Of the schooner were
torn to shreds. The hulk seemed to rise
out OF the water and then sank slowly
until the waves washed over the tips Of
the masts. And all the while the camera
men calmly wound their reels of films
The schooner was sixty years old. It
had been purchased by the moving pic
ture men for $500 from Capt William
stammee, who undertook to tow his old
boat out into the bay where she was to
meet her doom. The captain, however,
did not think II was necessary, under
the circumstances for him to 60 down
with his ship.
The Washington herald., 1911-07-17
The Bathing Beach.

The people of Washington may again
see one of their public recreation ia
cilities curtailed unless they put their
hands in their own pockets to insure
its continuance.
The municipal bathing pools, which
have been a boon to many thousands
this summer, must be closed early in
the season on account of lack of funds.
The statement, printed elsewhere in
The Washington Herald this morning,
demonstrates that the pools are being
economically managed and that the
meager appropriation does not supply a
sufficient number of life guards. 1t is
to be expected that the Commissioners
will Immediately ask Congress to make
a small additional appropriation or en-
act legislation authorizing the use OF
the proceeds from lockers and suits,
which money is now required to be
deposited in the Federal Treasury.
Congressional action in either case is
necessary, and judging from past ex-
perience, it cannot be promptly OBJ
tanned. Nevertheless, it should be en-
phatically urged, and, in the meantime,
an opportunity is offered public-spirited
citizens to contribute to the maintenance
of an essential adjunct to city life. 1t
is, of course, unfair to put this addi-
tional burden upon the citizens, but the
bathing beach ought not to be allowed
to close simply because Congress has
not done its full duty.
The Washington herald., 1911-07-17
On His Feed.
PEPPERY PARAGRAPHS.

From the St Paul Dispatch.
Talk may be cheap, but the expert
ence Of w. z. D. Stokes and others would
seem to indicate that it is advisable to &c
to the expense Of a long-distance message
rather than to write it.
From the Baltimore Sun.
A few minutes after Gov. Mann, Of Vir-
ginia, had prayed for rain the rain came.
What a reflection that is on some of the
rest of, US who have been praying for II
steadily for some weeks without results
From the Louisville CourierJournal.
A Texas journal wants to know wheth-
er Adam was a gentleman. He was
the most ungallant man in the world,
and the fellow who put US all to work.
From the Baltimore Star.
Madero and Diaz have both disappeared
is making strenuous efforts to get back
on IT.
From ths Baltimore American.
There is SO much blue blood about Bal
timore that the mosquito can hardly be
blamed for wanting to improve its own.
From the Milwaukee Journal
Between a Stokes In New York and a
See in Chicago. Anthony Comstock seems
to have gone out Of print.
From the Country Home SayingA
II a woman Of thirty marries q man
Of fifty. people say she is eighteen. and
her husband seventy.
From the Chicago Recurd-Heah
A man has succeeded in crossing from
Providence. r. l.. to Gibraltar in a
twenty-foot yawL Goodness. how he
must have wanted to get away from
Providence.
The Washington herald., 1911-07-17
Bull Run.

The reunion of the Blue and the Gray
which is to occur next Friday at Bull
Run will add its additional testimony
to the present solidity of the Union, the
passing of sectionaiism, the total dis
appearance of the bitterness which fol-
lowed the civil war.
On the field made famous in the early
period of the war the veterans of both
sides will gather. There viii be appro-
pirate speeches by President Taft and
others. and then the old soldiers. march,
Ing toward each other. viii clasp hand,
The Washington herald., 1911-07-17
Champion Fly swatteS.


To young Robert Basse, OF San Antonio.
Tex, must be awarded the more or less
proud title of the worlds champion fly
swatter. In q fy-killing contest. open to
all the boys Of San Antonio, Just oon-
cludsd. It Is reported that 1,2So,oo flies
were slain by the enthusiastic youths in
pursuit Of seven prizes. one Of $40. SEQ
ond Of IS and five Of 81 each We can
hardly imagine a more economical ex-
penditure Of $50 than this massacre OF a
million and a quarter Of the musca do
mestica- At the same time we confess
some curiosity as to the correctness OF the
count and the method Of enumeration
In the absence Of any fly computators on
the market If they We're counted by
hand the Job was certainly worth more
to the judges than the amount awarded
to the swatters.
The Washington herald., 1911-07-17
The Modern Way.

from Tld-D1t6
"Will you allow me to ask you a ques-
ton?' interrupted a man in the audience.
Certainly. sir" said the lecturer.
You have given US a lot Of figures
about immigration. increase of wealth,
the growth Of trusts, and all that" said
the man. Let's see what you know
about figures yourself. How do you find
the greatest common divisor7"
Slowly and deliberately the orator took
glass OF water.
Then he pointed his finger straight at
the questioner. Lightning flashed form
his eye. and he replied, in q voice that
made the gas Jets CULVER:
Advertise for It. you ignoramus!"
The audience cheered and yelled and
stamped. and the wretched man who
had asked the question orawled out of
the hall a total wreck.
The Washington herald., 1911-07-17

mendation OF the Attorney General there
will oe a very general regret that the
exigeucies OF discipline should force the
retirement to private life OF one whose
only enemies are those who are them
selves known and branded as enemies of
the public whom they posion and de-
fraud.
From the New York Tribune.
DR.. Wiley may not be a model auditor
or paymaster. But he has earned the
confidence and gratitude of the country
by his energy, fearlessness, and COM
potency as an exposer Of frauds In the
manufacture and labelling Of foods. His
removal, whether deserved or undeserved,
would give profound satisfaction to the
powerful interests which are striving to
break down the pure food laws.
From the New York Ttmea
In the light of the facts as finally pre-
sented, the public can hardly agree with
Mr.. Wickersham that the peccadillos with
which DR.. Wiley and his subordinates
are charged merit "condign punish
ment." and that because Of their CON
spiracy' with respect to a petty salary
account, which at its maximum was not
half what an authority OF Dean Rusby's s
standing should receive, the real con-
spiracy to oust DIR. Wiley and his coad-
tutors in the work Of hunting down the
poisoners of the stomachs Of the people
should triumph.
The Washington herald., 1911-07-17
CURI0s BITS OF HISTORY,
By A, w. MACY.
WHY AMERICA INSTEAD OF
COLUMBIA?

In the latter part OF April, 1907,
an anxious little group stood
about the first printing press set
up in the old town OF St Die,
Lorraine. examining the sheets Of
Of the first book It issued to the
world. It was a little treatise
on geography, and its author was
Prof. Martin Waldseemuller. A
certain page in this book had far
greater significance than any Of
the group imagined. At the close
OF an account of the voyages OF
Amerigo vespucci to the New
World, the author said: Now
that those parts have been more
extensively examined and another
fourth part has been discovered
by vespucci. I do not see why We
should rightly refuse to name II
America This was the first
time the name America" was
suggested, and the suggestion
was acted upon. probably without
much thought. For many years
yespucci was blamed for having
purposely robbed Columbus OF the
honor OF furnishing a name Tor
the new continent. but II Is now
conceded that he had nothing TO
DO with the matter. America is
q fne name. II Is true; but Co
iumbia" would have been nnsr'
and more ftting.
tcorrisht. III. bs JssspA D. Bow's~l
To-msrrow-~The First whits
CAila Rer. II America"
The Washington herald., 1911-07-17

In the United States the expense for
fire protection during that year was
S241,4oI,442, which may be itemized as
follows: Excess of premiums over in
surance paid by companies, SI4s, ,6o4 362 ;
annual expense of waterworks, charge
able to fire service, $a8,856,23s; annual
expenses of fire departments, $48,o4o,-
S45; annual expense of private fire pro-
lection, SI8,oooooo This annual outlay
for FIRE protection amounted to $2.8a
per capita, so that the total loss and out
lay was $3.50 per capita
All this would show plainly that this
country has something to learn from
Europe in the way of cheap fire pro-
lection.
The Washington herald., 1911-07-17
Futile Chtva1ry.

From the New York Globe.
In connection with a case now pend
Ing before the Canadian government
there has been q display Of what in a
more romantic age than this probably
would have been recognized as chivalry
Of the most heroic type. A poor italian
woman is under sentence of death for
numbering her husband, but the circum-
stances which provoked her to the crime,
together with certain present conditions,
have brought forth worldwide petition
for her pardon. Not only that but five
different persons, one woman and four
men. the latter including two physicians,
have asked that they be hanged in her
stead, each offering himself as vi
carious sacrifice for her offense. OF
course, the government cannot accept
any Of these offers: II It were to do SO
It would itself be guilty Of an atrocious
crime.
The Washington herald., 1911-07-17
Patriotic, but Ignorant.

From the New York Tribune.
Patriotism, unless backed up by In
telligence and ability. Is worth little"
Thus William Jennings Bryan once
ended q Fourth Of July address in Lin
coin.
THE man who has nothing behind
his patriotism" Mr.. Bryan added. 'is
as badly OF as a certain recruit Of whom
recently heard.
This recruit was being put through
an examination in geography. wherein
he proved himself astonishingly ignorant.
At last, after a failure on his part Of
unusual fragrance. the examiner scowled
at him and thundered:
idiot, you want to defend your coun-
try and you don't know where 1t isT"
The Washington herald., 1911-07-17
Cleveland Memorial.

The trustees of the Cleveland Monu-
ment Association adopted resolutions
yesterday empowering the executive COM
mittee TO proceed with the erection of
the Grover Cleveland memorial tower on
the grounds Of Princeton University. The
full amourt OF the subscriptions to the
fund, $107. 7.1b.I2. was made available for
the use Of the committee. The committee
was empowered to make contracts on
which are 70 be used whichever additions:
funds may Be received and to confer ana
act with the trustees committee Of the
university. No further notifications Of
plans will be made and no contracts will
be entered into without the approval OF
tho university trustees committed
The Washington herald., 1911-07-17

upon the very soil which, fifty years
ago, witnessed their mutual onslaught
It will be scene to stir the most cal
lous heart and thrill every soul with
patriotic fervor.
1t is worth while to emphasize this
reunion. 1t is unique in the history of
the world.
The Washington herald., 1911-07-17

mission. The. courts decided that the
body clearly had the power to deter
mine whether preference in the matter
of rates was Gust and reasonable" and
that the wording of the statute did not
justify the arbitrary action of the rail-
road company.
The Washington herald., 1911-07-17
Had the Proper Yell


The baby across the car aisle caught
sight Of the bibulous Individual opposite
and let out a shrill yell OF alarm
The bibulous person leaned forward.
Baby attsndin' college. ma'amT he
asked.
mo, SIR" the mother sharply replied,
and the baby yelled again.
"Thass yer funny" said the inebriated
one. There's oert-nly some class to
that yell"
Then he gave the child an atrootous
wink and fell asleep,
The Washington herald., 1911-07-17
HOME NEWS WHILE AWAY

To keep In touch with home
news washingtonians leaving the
city should not fall to have The
washiAgton Herald mailed to
then. It wiIl be sent promptly,
ana addresses may be changed -
often - desired without inter-
ruption ef service.
Mail order or 'phens Msia 500,
giving The eyA ana new addresses.
The Washington herald., 1911-07-17

Representative Kahn's suggestion Of a
tax on dowries Of American brides who
wed foreign impecunious noblemen will
have to wait until the problem OF the
income tax is settled.
The Washington herald., 1911-07-17
A Hint from ohio.
the Ohio STATE Journal.

From the Ohio State Journal
Is life weary? Then get up at o'clock;
take q long walk In the silence and sweet
ness Of the. morning; returning. tender
your appetite q cantaloupe, toast and
q soft boiled. Then behold the blus
slkies gather about you.
The Washington herald., 1911-07-17

Another thing that gives the lie TO the
Osler theory is that at seventy-two Mr..
Rockefeller plays a much steadier game
of golf than he did ten years ago.
The Washington herald., 1911-07-17

One hundred feet, perhaps, is not an
exaggerated diameter for Chesapeake
Bay waterspout considering that there
are Wesetrn cyclones Of that measure;
and q cyclone is 'landspout''
The Washington herald., 1911-07-17

The news that the cost Of sealskin
coats will be much higher will not cause
any public interest during the hot spell.