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The Washington herald., 1911-06-05
REAL ESTATE LOANS
Made st Lowest Rates Of Interest
W. II. WALKER, 729 18th St. NV.
BRAVERY OF WOMEN.
VIII Race in the Sky During Meet of
Harvard AerOnautical Society.

VIII Race In the Sky During Meet of
Harvard AerOnautfcal Society.
From the Chicago Record Herald.
The announcement that women are to
race in the sky during the aviation meet
Of the Harvard Aeronautical Association
is responsible for the query: rs woman
growing braver?" Not at all. There
were brave women as we'll as brave men
before Agamemnon's time. Woman may
be a clinging. emotional creature when
trouble Is asleep. but when the fire bell
rings she Is seldom afraid Of the fire
escape-and any married man knows that
she seldom surrenders.
II is true that a caterpillar will throw
her into Mysteries, that she hears bur-
to happen" but, despite this, do you not
recall that quotation from "Marmion:"
woman, in our hours OF ease.
Uncertain. coy, and hard to please.
And variable the shade
By the light quivering aspen made:
When pain and anguish wrack the brow.
- A ministering angel thoul
II doesn't make any difference whether
the ministering Is to be done on the fir
ing line or in a pest-ridden boarding.
house Like Horatius at the bridge,
woman is there. unafraid, courageous as,
more courageous than, a Hon. When
the real test comes she will hold her
finger in the break in the dixie and save
the countryside as well as any Of your
young male heroes, and. though the deck
itself be burning. she will stand at the
wheel in the cinders. her train mussed
up between her ankles, her hat on one
ear. and stick TO the ship until the Kear-
sarge quits firing, the Alabama goes
down. or the deck is completely destroyed
by fire.
Therefore, why should she not fiyf
The Washington herald., 1911-06-05
SAVINGS BANK CENTENARY
End of Old Stocking Regime q
Receptacle to BE Celebrated.


From the Cincinnati TimesStar.
Plans are already. afoot for fitting
celebration in 1916 Of the centennial Of
an event that marked the beginning Of
the end OF the old stocking as a recep-
tacle for the savings Of the frugal and
thrifty
1t was in 1916 that the first savings
bank was established in the United
States. Philadelphia had the distinction
Of being the first American city to pos
sess such an institution. Before that
time few Americans had any practical
and personal knowledge Of the magic Of
compound interest, and 1t took them some
time to realize that 1t was white magic
and not a bunko game.
Germany. had tried the experiment in
IT'S and England some twenty years
later, but even the successful expert
ence OF these countries did not serve to
make Americans enthusiastic over the
innovation from the start. BY 1870 only
ten savings banks had been established.
Even so late as 1860 there were less than
800 in the entire country.
Savings banks were long viewed with
suspicion, and the old stocking main-
tanned its claims to consideration in
manner not at all in accordance with the
American reputation for quickly discov
ering the real value of an innovation.
The Washington herald., 1911-06-05

Rev. S. P. w. Drew, pastor Of Cosmo-
politan Temple Baptist Church, who has
been appointed spiritual adviser to Matte
E. Lomax. the negro woman sentenced
to be hanged July 81 for the murder OF
her husband. is leading the fight by the
colored population Of Washington to have
the death penalty commuted to a life
term in the penitentiary. DR.. Drew held
a long conference with the woman at the
District jail yesterday afternoon.
Because this woman is colored instead
Of white has no bearing on me-" said
Or. Drew last night. She Is a woman
and should be protected. for II society
executes the death sentence against her
It executes the death sentence against
womanhood. Another reason this hang
ing should not take place is that the
District is Federal territory. Washing
ton is, in fact. the United States. II
this sentence is executed. the nation will
have declared the hanging Of women to
be it's policy. 1 don't believe the people
of the United States hold to any such
barbaric theory.
The Bible says thou shall not kill.
and I believe that the Almighty God
meant every word he said
conference will be held this after
noon in the House Office Building. A
petition to the Department Of Justice
and an appeal to President Taft will be
perfected.
Resolution IL Sent.
A copy of the following resolution has
been sent to the President:
Resolved. That the Woman's National
Press Association enters its protest to
President Taft against the hanging In
the District Of Columbia OF Mary Lomax.
a colored woman condemned to death for
the murder Of her husband, and appeals
to the President to commute the SEN
tence to Imprisonment, as We have no
moral right to take human life, as hang
ing is a relic OF the barbarism OF the
past. and should not be tolerated in the
Capital Of a great nation. which is an
example in other respects for the people
Of the world. especially in a case where
the only object OF punishment Is the pro-
lection of society. which can be Just as
fully obtained by the imprisonment OF
the condemned woman
The Washington herald., 1911-06-05
PREFERS AMERICAN BEER.
Honduras Pays High Prices fe
Special Selected Brand.

Honduras Pays High Prices for
Special Selected Brand.
From the New York Sun.
American beer Is more popular than
German beer In Honduras. and special
brands bring higher prices. The same
is true of British Honduras. It Is also
popular In Salvador. but the high import
duty and analysis tax Is In the way
Panama also favors American beer. but
British Guiana buys IS per cent Of Its
beer from Great Britain. In Ecuador
American beer is quite popular with q
certain class of consumers. Chile favors
German and English beer. British India
Of course imports British beer, 2ss. .sl1
gallons in 1909. besides making 4.S24.06O
gallons Of its own beer. Germany has
now lost the first place among beer pro-
ducing countries to the United States.
In 1909 the productions were 1.s72, $685.
045 and 1.s1475l.a35 gallons respectively.
Great Britain's production was 1.53O. lso.-
ol5 gallons. Both in Belgium and Ger
many the consumption Of beer has fallen
or in the last Ave years. The United
States exported $s51,1s3 worth Of beer
in 1910. two-thirds Of which went to
Canada and Panama. Cuba was the next
best customer.
The Washington herald., 1911-06-05

New York, June 4.-To-morrow after
noon the second game for the Interna-
tional Polo Cup will be played at the
Meadowbrook Hunt Club Farms on Long
Island. The American team has a victory
to its credit .oneleg won by IL goals to 3.
and it is the favorite at odds on to win
again from the English team.
In the late afternoon ten ponies were
brought over from the Whitney stables
and worked out on PmppS Field. None
were used in the first game.
They were Goblet an English brown
gelding, and Sorosis, a California chest
nut mare; Jack Tar, an English chestnut
gelding ridden by Milburn at Hurting
ham in 1909; Jacob. an American brown
geding; Ruby and Eve. both seasoned
English mares: Dick, an American bay
gelding, and Blue Jay. Whitney is ex-
pected to play Ruby and Eve: L. Water
bury Goblet and SoroSis, and J. NJ. Water
bury, jr. Blue Jay. The latter and Milburn
worked some of the ponies with mallet
and ball while Louis Stoddard stood on
the sideline and coached them. The
ponies not mounted by the players were
exercised by the saddle boys.
Expect Hard Game.
Whitney said the American team did
not underrate the English players and
that they expected a hard game. His
team would be in the best condition and
would try its best to win. AS on Thurs
day. l. Waterbury will be No. /; J. NJ
Waterbury, tr, No. >: II. Z. Whitney.
No. 3, and Devereux Milburn. back.
The English ponies had some miles Of
road work and looked on edge. All about
the camp were feeling confident that they
would do as well, at least I'm the first
nd hot rr-Hf 1GtfI lsrrlr rhaN-
might turn the tables on the defenders.
The team will be Cheape, Edwards,
Lloyd, and Wilson, but the No ! and
back may change positions.
There is be a game on Wednesday
afternoon between picked teams of the
best American and English players II the
cup is successfully defended by the Whit
ney team tomorrow. On Wednesday
evening August Belmont is 10 give a
dinncY to the players and the polo associ-
alton committee at the McadOwbroOk
Hunt Club
The Washington herald., 1911-06-05
SOUTH A NATIONAL ASSET.
from Cotton in Excess
of Billion Dollars Annually.

From the Atlanta Constitution.
Pointing to the fact that the season
now approaching its close has witnessed
less fuctuation in the prices for cotton
than its predecessors for years past,
contemporary estimates that two-thirds
Of the latest crop, or abou. 100000 bales
sold for about 500, 10000. Add to that
the price likely to be received for the
remainder Of the crop and for cotton
scotland the South's contribution to the
national revenues, from this source alone
will be IN excess Of $l.noO. 100000.
In other words. the income from the
South's great staple could finance the
expenditures Of a session Of the national
Congress. in its most extravagant mood.
VI to the present moment
One Of the best features is that the
farmer has this year benefited more
largely rom reasonable prices than In
many previous seasons. Cotton, with the
exception OF a month or two. has con-
sistently averaged Is cents a pound. or
about So a bale, to the producer. 1t Is
not hyperbole to say that. from this
angle. 1t has been lifting mortgages with
tie velocity of dynamite. That does not
take into account the saving at two
other ends: Cash brought by the in
creased corn yield. diversifcation gener-
ally. and money kept la the South for
merly sent West for grain and meat.
Footing up the iron. the coal. the tim
ber. and the manufactured products
yielded by the Southern States. the finan-
cial value Of this section to the rest Of
the country begins to appear. The lat
ter is emphasized with respect to cot
ton. For The annual tide Of foreign gold
that comes here to pay for cotton is the
reliance Of the nations bankers for
keeping our International cash balance
on the right side Of the ledger.
II we have achieved this position with
scientific agriculture, diversification, and
manufacturing yet in their infancy
what may we not anticipate when all
three shall come into their own and the
millions of idle Southern acres be sur
rendering dividends to thrifty American
settlers?
Neither is the image dream-unless
coming conditions commonly known Of
the most rational business men may be
called that.
The Washington herald., 1911-06-05
NEWS OF WALL STREET
Investigation of Steel Trust Will Prove Benefit, as
it Tends to Restore Confidence

New York, June 4.-Tne results of last
weeks shortened but exceedingly inter-
esting business period may be summar-
lied In the statement that they afforded
pretty strong proof that the faces both
Of the stock market and Of general busi-
ness are confidently turned toward bet
ter things. The test came on Wednes-
day. when, after the Decoration Day holi-
day, the security market was face to
face with q decision Of the Supreme Court
in the American Tobacco case, which was
held to be disappointing by q large
number OF spectators for the rise, and
also with the news Of a general cut in
iron and steel prices.
An onslaught more determined than cny
that have been seen in the present year
was Immediately made upon the mer-
ket centering upon United States Steel
common stock; but at the close Of the
days business It was found that the Let
consequences were that the railroad
stocks had only receded a trifie and that
a fall Of but three-quarters of = point
had been brought about in the industrial
shares Moreover. the event proved that
1t was highly doubtful II even this ef-
feet would have been produced had not
the stock market been in a somewhat
Of certain absurd expectations that had
been entertained by a few Spectators as
to the character OF the Supreme Courts s
holding in the governments Tobacco suit
Proves of Great BENEFIT.
This notion was apparently that the
Supreme Court would whitewash the
American Tobacco Company and would
issue a general license to corporations to
act in defiance of the Sherman law. But
whether or not the failure Of anticipa-
tions OF this sort to be realized was
thought by any considerable portion of
Wall street to be an "unfavorable" de-
velopment IL did not take long for great,
sober, common-sense. substantial Wall
street to realize that after all one of the
most favorable possible developments had
really taken place.
The upward movement In the stock
market last week rather converged upon
the railroad stocks. as was entirely nat
ural under the circumstances. Whatever
doubt has existed as to the ability Of our
great railI Dad companies to maintain
their present dividend payments is grad
ually, but, as seems, surely becoming
eliminated. The turn for the better in
this respect was really noticeable about
six weeks ago, when railway net earnings
as reported In the usual monthly state
ments began to make a more favorable
comparison with railway gross revenues.
Now this improving tendency has made
such progress that the smaller decreases
in net as compared with those In gross
are beginning to be changed into actual
net Increases. which IN some cases are
really surprising: and. moreover. while
the decreases In gross are still the rule.
even these decreases are becoming less.
1t is no longer open to the slightest Ques-
ton whatever that the railroad COM
panies Of the land have at last got their
operating expenses under control and
The Washington herald., 1911-06-05
COLLEGE PLAYERS WELCOMED
Are an Asset to Professional Base
ball, Says Lynch.

New Haven, Conn. June A. The col
lege baseball player in the professional
league writes President Thomas J
Lynch, Of tn National League of Pro-
fesional Baeball Clubs in the Yale News
yesterday lis an asset of which every
club owner recognizes the true value.
I'm the first place they bring with
them from tie college campus that spiri:
OF true sportsmanship and determination
to win which they have learned in col
lege and which is a peculiar feature Of all
university sport.
Their whole career previous to en-
tering the big games enables them TO
grasp the finer points of baseball and
the futility of attempting to trans
gress the rules and regulations laid
down TO preserve the integrity of the
game"
The college man Is welcome in the big
leagues says Lynch.
The Washington herald., 1911-06-05

| that even II they are to do no better In
the future than they are now doing,
thoughts Of dividend reductions cannot
be entertained.
II there are to be no dividend reduc-
tions II is equally undeniable that rail-
road stocks at the moment present bar
gains. or course, here Is where the
country's general agricultural prospect
just now plays an important part. Con-
f1dence Is heightened by the brilliance
Of the country's crop prospect and by the
indubitable signs Of a more cheerful bust-
ness feeling In many directions. The
truth seems to be that one by one the
drawbacks In the financial situation are
losing force, and that one by one develop
ments making for general encourage
ment are appearing.
Causes for business or stock market
hesitancy as the result of fear of dis
turbing Congressional action at the cur
rent extra session have become thin.
Instead Of raising havoc with the present
tariff, the Democratic party in Congress
Is badly split over the question OF even
reducing moderately the duty on a sin
gle material. and the lack Of harmony
in this regard possesses immense sig
nif1cance as regards the probable voting
becoming more problematical every hour
II the tariff issue will play any impor-
tant part in this campaign at all
investigation Falls Flat.
So likewise the Congressional investi-
cation Of the United States Steel Cor
poration is falling fiat. The investigators
have thus far discovered a set Of facts
already detailed with the utmost pre-
cision and comprehensiveness in books
of reference upon the subject. Every
was formed by a combination Of various
iron and steel producing corporations.
and every one knows that a central
board governs the actions Of these sub
sidiary corporations. There are. II Is
true. some people in Wall street who
do not seem to understand that a CEN
trail governance OF this sort is not under
the recent ruling of the Supreme Court
offensive to the Sherman law as long as
the purpose thereof has not been to OPP
press competitors and to monopolze
business. Now. the fact is, and It may
prove a great public good II the Con-
gressional investigation brings II out
pr ominently before the public, that the
United States Steel CORPORATION has from
the very beginning OF it's history acted
with the most scrupulous fairness and
even kindness toward its competitors.
has followed price cuttings rather than
led them, has sold its products in boom
times at lower prices than many OF its
customers. who bought them and resold
them In turn to other buyers. and has In
general steadfastly followed the principle
OF its organization-tn bring about stead
mess In a national iron md steel trade,
whose course for years had been one OF
successive gigantic ups and downs. IT.
deed, rhe chief criticism now visited In
Wall {. rect upon the policy Of the United
States Steel Corporation is that It has.
and especially in the last year, pursued
these principles to its own loss.
The Washington herald., 1911-06-05
TABLOID THOUGHTS.

Prom the Louisville CourerJournal.
A Salt Lake editor confesses ne does
not know whether a '.f1chu' is some
thing to wear or to eat. As seen in
Kentucky 1t is something wearable
from the standpoint of the girl and
edible looking from the viewpoint Of the
man.
From the st. Louis Star.
Only a few more Memorial Days ara
possible, because the veterans are pass
ing rapidly. When they are gone will
the observance be broadened and made
more comprehensive Of all the people,
or will 1t be still more narrowed and
finally die out?
From the Detroit Free Press.
A college professor who died recently
left a fortune Of 100000. This will no
doubt astonish everybody. especially COL
lese professors. .
From the Chicago Record-Herald.
Save the babies. So many people are
getting lynched and killed in automobile
and motorcycle races. not to mention the
fatalities In aeroplane and war ship dis
be needed.
From the Topeka CApital
When q man dies bis biographers often
refer to his life work, But their descrip-
tion Of 1t always il fanciful The real
life work of . man Is running from
women.
From tn Houston Post
MAJ. Hemphill II boosting former Gov.
Ayoock. Of North Carolina. for the sen-
ate. It seems TO ne that the Virginia
situation and Mr.. Bryan's, political pros
pects are about al the major can handle
without Invading our neld. which conn
pfises the Csrolinass Tennessee and The
country noeth 6 thA PetemAA
The Washington herald., 1911-06-05
BUDS GET REVENGE.
C0rcoran Stars Are VanQufshed by
to 6 Score.

SOECOTon StoEB AHe VoAVuAoAC~ ~
to 6 Score.
After losing to the Western Buds on
Tuesday. to 6. the Corcoran Stars came
back strong yesterday and defeated their
rivals, 9 to 2. Watzman. a new pitcher
on the Stars. and Girton both pitched
great bail. The features Of the game
was the pitching Of Girton, the catching
Of Mills. and the heavy hitting OF the
Corcoran Stars. All teams averaging
fourteen or fifteen years Of age desiring
games or wishing to enter a league. ad-
dress c. E. Sparshott, 2sOl N street
northwest.
The lineup Of the team follows: Cir
ton. pitcher: Watzman. pitcher: Mills.
catcher; Perry. first base; Keane. second
base; Scott, third base; Ulrick. short
stop: Mcintyre. left field; Powers. center
field: Kidwell. right field. and Stones
substitute. Score:
R.H. E
Western Buds. o o o 3 l o o 0-5 5
Corcoran Stars. 5 -
Batteries-Corcoran Stars: Girtou, Watzman. and
Mills Western Buds: Dorcey and Widdie.
The Washington herald., 1911-06-05
why 1t Hurt to Wait.

After having shipped fourteen gallons
of Southpool Sea and having narrowly
escaped colliding with the ironwork Of
. pier. Alsy rested on his oars and gaxed
into the beautiful eyes Of his companion
"Darling!' he cried recklessly. II love
you! VIII you marry mer'
She dropped her eyes and gave q blush;
tng voice:
This II % sudden. Alsy! Give me .
little while to think Il over"
Certainly" he said. resumin6 his row.
ing landWards. "But-er-do you mind II
g3ve it to you on shore. dearsst3 this
eosts . dpllox IN Ao0rE
The Washington herald., 1911-06-05
The Precocfous Baby.

From the Philadelphia Evening Times.
A professor Of the University Of Penn
sylvania, who has greatly endeared HIM
self to the students on account Of his
kind-heartedness. has one particular fall
ing-that Of observation-disclosures.
He visited his married nephew . few
days ago and had listened to the young
wife's praise Of her first-born.
The gentleman felt that he must say
something to give the impression that he
was interested.
"Can the dear little fellow valk!" he
inquired quietly.
"walk?' shouted the mother. why. he
has been walking for five months"
Dear me-" exclaimed the professor,
iapsing again into abstraction What
Q long way he must have got!"
The Washington herald., 1911-06-05
Effect of o wild Pitch.
= L.

There Is a hero. whose name I never
knew. who. perhaps. made the closest de-
cision on record in game between New
Orleans and Nashville few years ago.
One ball, which, according 10 unpreJu-
diced players who spoke after the bitter
ness died out. might have been called
either way. decided the season. The ball
was pitched close to. perhaps a portion
OF It over. the outside corner Of the
plate II 1t was q strike. New Orleans
won the pennant: II ball, Nashville
had chance The umpire called It a
ball. making the count three balls. two
strikes, two out-and one ball left to de-
eide the Southern League pennant. The
next ball slipped from Breitenstein's hand
as he pitched. and Nashville won the
The Washington herald., 1911-06-05
LEESBURG'S HORSE
SHOW ENTRIES
Julian Morris Blue Ribbon
Team Will Be Exhibited.

There is considerable interest in thi'
city in the horse show which occurs a
Leesburg, Va, next Wednesday anC
Thursday. All classes are well filled
and Mr.. Julian Morris has entered tn,
team with which he won the blue ribboI
at the London international show las
year. The following is a list Of the ex
hibitors:
W. S. Francis, Hamilton Va.
W. W. Mcdonald. Beryrille. Va
W. H. Dodd. Ashburn. Va.
E. l. Norman. Ashbum. Va
H. T Harrison. Leesburg, Va.
Rosernore Hackney Farm, Bluemont. Va
C. c. GayT. Lretsvine, Va
DIR. L. T. Jacobs. Hamilton. Va.
J. r. H. Alexander. Leesburg. Va.
c. E Myen. Ryan. Va
Mrs. J. b. Lee, Ostlands. Va.
E c. weatherbee. New York City.
Miss Hazard. Washington. d. c.
W. L. Powell, Lec-burg. Va.
Mrs. J. u. Tyler. Prrcellville. Va.
d. y. and X. y. Gipin. Boyce, Va.
Lee Heckinger. Washington. D. c.
Bowles Bros. Millwond, Va
ID. II. Waller. Broad Run. Va
J. L. NIofet. Herdon. Va
W. q. Fletcher. UTrrville. Va
II. Z. Ullman. WaTenton, Va
Julian Morris Keswick. Va
r. II. vansicklcT. Ashhrrn. Va.
Blenheim Farm, baltimore. Md
u. II. Tslnant. Oailands Va
Rogers Rrs.. Hamilton. Va.
H. VI. Mcdonald Ryan. Va.
Col. q. VI. Dunn Washington. d. O.
Melvin c. HaIcn. Washington, ID. c.
BroadaCTe Stock FAm. Herndn. Va.
q. W. Bradshaw. Ashburn. Va.
The Washington herald., 1911-06-05

OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONERS OF THE
District Of Columbia. Washington, June 2 laI.-
Sealed proposals. will be received at this ofce until
O'Clock p. m. JUNE II. 1911 for furnishing and
installing IN the Mckinley Manual Training School
this city. two additional panels IN the main switch
board, one switchboard for the new wood shop, one
switchboard for the engineering laboratoey addI.
tional instruments for the machine shop switch
board. and certain conduit and cables Specdhca-
tious and form d proposals may be obtained upon
application to the Property Clerk. D. C.. Room
$40. District Building. CCNO H. RUDOLPH
JOHN A. JOHNSTON. WILLIAM v. JUDsoN,
Commissioner, ID. O. kSdst