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The Washington herald., 1911-05-08
No Haven for. Criminals.

The British Parliament is about to
adopt a measure to protect England
against foreign criminals by requiring
of immigrants from countries where or
ganized crime exists to give bond for
good behavior during period of at
least five years. There would be no
foreign criminal problem in this coun-
try to-day if the United States had had
the foresight to enforce such a provi-
sion years ago
The restrictions imposed upon foreign
ers who arrive here from countries
where crime has its regularly estab-
lished societies, like the Malta or Ca
mora or Malavita, have proved to be
Intellectual. Bands of outlaws exist to-
day among the foreign population in
our large cities
Offer haven for the oppressed OF
all other nations. by all means. Admit
the industrious and thrifty elements OF
the worlds inhabitants. Against the
criminal, however. the statute of pro-
hibition should be strictly enforced.
The Washington herald., 1911-05-08
Gov. Harmon's Mistake.

The Sunday baseball bill passed by
the Ohio legislature has become law.
Gov. Harmon would neither sign nor
veto it.
1t is difficult to understand why Gov.
Harmon should be willing to thus re-
cord himself as negative quantity. If
he believes that baseball playing on
Sunday is an innocent and allowable
amusement for the recreation OF the
masses. he should have signed the bill.
If he had conscientious scruples against
the desecration of the day, he should
have vetoed it Certainly he must have
some convictions upon the question. As
it is, he has shown a lack of moral
courage His neutral position can well
be charged to a fear of displeasing both
sides 1t is doubtful, however. whether
he has made friends of either the lib
eral or the religious element.
In these modern times it is positive
ness and force that appeals. Roosevelt
is not always right, but he is either
on one side or the other 1t is this
strength of character that has made
him popular with the people. The latter
do not expect that a man in official
position will always act wisely. They
do expect, however, that he shall have
the courage of his convictions, and that
he shall display determination. The
man with the jelly-hsh spine has nc
place in their hearts.
Gov Harmon should have done one
thing or the other. By doing MOTH
ing he has revealed phase of his
character that is not pleasant to con-
template.
The Washington herald., 1911-05-08
The Rouge Pot Vindicated.

An extraordinary case which recently
occurred in Pennsylvania may serve to
teach husbands to regard the rouge pot
and powder puff in much more Sc
rious light The case is we'll worth re-
cording. A man who had been arrested
for nonsupport tried to defend himself
on the plea that his better half painted
herself like a red Indian" The magis-
trate who heard the suit ordered the
husband to return to his wife and to
support her, to cultivate taste for the
artistic, and to report each month to
the court or be held in contempt The
courts remarks will receive feminine
approval. Here they are:
"The art of facial decoration is one
of the most necessary for the preser-
vation of the beauty of the female sex
1t should not be allowed to become
a lost art 1t is the one thing that
keeps a woman young and a comfort
to her husband. who grows old too
quickly through modern business pres
sui IOuSC, lllC SlldlllOIS. llle pow
der puffs are absolutely necessary to
the happiness of every woman"
Naturally, the leading women Of New
York agree with the country squire
Mrs. Clarence Burns, the philanthropist,
says that plainly dressed girls, with their
hair combed straight over the ears, are
all very well for philanthropic work,
but they are rarely married, however
sweet of nature they may be- Mrs.
Burns added:
Powder pot and rouge are not suffi-
cient grounds for divorce, and they GER
tainly should not be for nonsupport.
The use of such things should be a
matter of personal privilege, and one
in which no husband ought to inter-
fere, any more than his wife has a
right to interfere with his cigar"
Mrs. Burns is right. Woman through
all the ages has never hesitated to make
herself more attractive. This is her
privilege, and far be it from any man
to interfere.
The Washington herald., 1911-05-08
RICHEST CITY IN COUNTRY.
Victoria, in Texas, Wealthier Per
Capita Than Even Newport


Capita Than Even Newport
From the Chicago Record Herald
1t is a popular impression that New
port, r. l., is the richest town in the
United States in proportion to its pop
ulation. and undoubtedly there are more
millions there than in any other place
on this side OF the Atlantic, or, perhaps,
in the entire world: but that class of res
idents only spend their money there:
they make it elsewhere. The same
might be said of suburbs of Boston. like
Brookline; Tuxedo, near New York;
Ogontz, near Philadelphia; Lake Forest,
near Chicago; Santa Barbara or Pasa-
dena, Cal, where the idle rich have gath
cred to rest and recreate.
Victoria, Tex, probably has a larger
amount of wealth per capita than any
of the towns l have named. and it is
actual money which has been made there,
or in that immediate vicinity. by men
who were born and brought up in the
town and expect to have it their home,
and. in appearance, customs. and eti-
quette it is very different from New
port. The wealth of Victoria has been
acquired on land, from cattle raising.
and from sheep and goats. It's a COW
town.
In that littls-city Of not more than
$500 population are eight millionaires.
probably thirty or forty persons who
are worth more than $500. 900, or an aver
age Of $4,000 each, and an equal num-
Der who are worth s25O.0OO in lands. cat
tie, stocks. and bonds-good, solid money.
untainted by speculation, and made hon.
estly by contributing to the wealth of
the world.
The Washington herald., 1911-05-08
The City Not Overbuilt.

The report of the District building
inspector showing the number of build
ing permits issued in the District dur
ing April and the amount of money to
be expended in the erection. of houses
is ample justification of the statement
that the city is not overbuilt. Build
ing operations to the value of more than
two million dollars were begun during
April and permits for more than six
hundred buildings were issued. If it
were a fact that Washington already
has too many houses, investors certainly
would be the very first to realize it
Business men and capitalists are apt to
make careful study of conditions ere
spending their money. The fact that
they are preparing to invest about
100000 in single month to improve
Washington real estate is conclusive
evidence that they have carefully
The Washington herald., 1911-05-08
Keys of St. Peter.
the Ecclesiastical Herald

from the kCcfesSlASucAl HERALD
The keys of st. Peter represent the
double power Of loosening and binding
Matt, xvi:l9D, and for this reason the
one in dexter is gold and the other in
sinister is silver. The wards marked
with a cross are represented upward and
the handles downward to express that
this power comes from heaven. but is
exercised on earth. Both keys are united
by red string ending with tuft. The
fanons Of the taira are generally raised
to show cross on either extremity.
The coat of arms of Plus X is blazoned
thus: Azure. star of six points or,
and in base an anchor of free branches.
bendwise, and emerging from tossed
waves, all proper; on a chief argent,
the Lion of ST. Mark proper" This
chief, however. for better effect and to
conform to heraldry, is an altered ex-
preston of the original arms of Venice.
which are blazoned as follows: Azure,
winged lion passant gardant with a
glory or, in his forepaws an open hook
thereon Pax tibi, Marco, Evangelista
Meus,' over the dexter page sword
erect, all proper"
The Washington herald., 1911-05-08
STILL BIGGER BATTLE SHIPS.
Authority Says Limit Has Not Beef
Reached In Vessels of 10000 Tons.

Reached In Vessels OF 3O,OOO Tons.
From the New York Sun.
The British Society of Naval Architects
has been discussing the size of battle
ships and inclines to the opinion that the
limit has by no means been reached.
The discussion brought out the ratio of
growth in England. Battle ships have
increased in the last ten years 60 per
cent in displacement, 35 per cent in
length. II per cent in breadth. In speed
more than two knots an hour has been
gained, and the weight of metal dis
charged in a broadside has made the
amazing growth from 1900 to 12,500
pounds.
Considering the matter of cost. it was
said that two of the newest vessels could
be built for about the price of three of
the earlier and smaller pre-Dreadnought
type. The two modern vessels would,
however. take into action a main arma-
ment one-third greater than that of the
three smau vessels combined, and their
working cost and expensiveness in main
tenance and repairs would be less. From
these considerations Prof. ]. ]. Welch
thought the policy of building big ships
was justified. The unsettled question;
one which naval officers could best an
swer. he said, was whether ships of still
greater size would not prove an advan-
tage.
Prof. G. H. Biles said the classic
dictum used to be that ''only numbers
could annihilate," but it was now anti
quated. One Dreadnought could have
annihilated Nelson's entire fleet at
Trafalgar, and for the matter of that
the French and Spanish ships to boot.
He was far from believing that the battle
ship limit had been reached in vessels
Of 2S, 900 or 30 900 tons.
The Washington herald., 1911-05-08
DowIE's DEBTS.

"PrOphet" Was Solvent when He
Died and All Creditors Were Paid.
From the Portland Oresouian.
There are thousands of people In the
world who will read with pleasure that
the debts of the late Alexander Dowie
have been paid in full. In spite Of ap-
pearances, he was solvent when he died,
and the financial troubles which en-
bittered his latter years were caused by
the meddlesomeness of others and not
by his own failings. Dowie's fame as a
prophet waned as he approached the
means. Many Of his followers trusted
him to the last and many still believe
that he possessed supernatural gifts. 1t
must be admitted candidly that their
faith is not entirely unreasonable. Let
any ordinary human being attempt to do
what Dowie did and he will quickly learn
that he lacks some essential quality.
The difference between such men as
Dowie and the common run Of human
ity is not one merely Of degree. He
had faculty Of which the rest of US
are destitute. We do not undertake to say
that this faculty was higher or lower than
the ordinary abilities of mankind. but
1t was certainly different. In it's highest
degree it has appeared very rarely. Mo-
hammed had it and so did Buddha, not
to mention such moderns as Abdul BAHIA.
Very likely none Of them had this mys-
terious gift in such superabundance as
Confucius.
But 1t is manifested in an inferior de-
gree by many men who do not dream of
founding new religions. Dowie had so
much Of the faculty that he was able
to attract thousands around him and
build a new city. But such men as
Get Rich Quick Wallingford possess
It to an extent by no means negligible.
1t is this faculty which enables them to
beguile their fellows. The same in
explicable arts which drew the wandering
and martial Arab tribes around the
standard of Mohammed make the canny
farmer a victim to the wiles of the gold
brick seller.
The Washington herald., 1911-05-08
Mr.. Hays Army Reform Bills.

1t may not be known generally that
Mr. Taft has Endorsed the series OF
bills introduced by Representative James
Hay, of Virginia, for the improvement
of the army. Mr.. Hay. who is the new
chairman of the House Committee on
Military Affairs, is thus given reason
to hope that they will pass at the pres
ent session. He is confident that they
will increase the efficiency and save mil
lions of dollars to the nation.
Mr.. Hay would consolidate the three
supply departments-the Quartermas-
ter's, Cornmissary, and Pay; also those
of the Adjutant Generals, Inspector Gen.
erals, and Chief of Staff of the army
There is in the navy but one supply
officer on each Ship-the paymaster or
purser-but the supplying of the army
is done by five departments-Medical
Quartermaster's Commissary, Ordnance
Corps, and paymaster. When Secretary
Root proposed such consolidation the
different departments had enough politi-
cal influence to prevent it This does
not discourage Mr.. Hay from proposing
bureau for supplies, headed by a chief
of supply corps, which would result in
great saving.
The consolidation of the recording
inspecting, secretarial, and planning
(staff) departments also will result ir
more efficiency. Mr. Hay desires tha,
the Adjutant Generals, the Inspector
Generals, and the General Staff here.
after shall constitute single corp:
known as the General Staff Corps, ir
which all officers are to be recommis.
stoned Thus there is to be, as va.
cancies occur, reduction of three col.
onels, four lieutenant colonies, sever
majors, and eleven captains, and wher
the major general, who now is adjutan,
general, retires, his place is not to bs
filed again. This reform would result
not only in less expense, but also ir
less red tape
Mr.. Hays proposal to increase the en-.
listment period from three to FIVE year.
Is not favored in army circles, nor is tn.
clause to cut off extra pay for service II
the tropics. This extra pay is one Of
the inducements held out to officers ane
men sent on foreign duty. The cost o.
transporting household goods, or. wher
The Washington herald., 1911-05-08
The Tax Should Be Abolished.

The Washington Herald again pledges
its sympathy and support to the move
ment to abolish the tax which is I'M
posed upon citizens by express, tele-
graph, and baggage delivery companies.
1t is gratifying to note, as our news
columns yesterday disclosed, that the
Federation of Citizens Associations has
taken up the matter. and proposes to
conduct an earnest and energetic fight
in the hope of securing the abolition
of the tax. There is a very general
protest on the part of the citizens
against the system which is now in
vogue. and if the matter can be
thoroughly handled some reform may
be accomplished.
Interviews with Washington mer-
chants printed yesterday reveal con-
dition of affairs which ought not to
continue. There is no reason why a
package which can be brought from
Worcester, Mass, for IS cents should
have an additional charge of IS cents
imposed for Transporting it from the
express office here to store in Four
teenth street. near Columbia road, q
distance of not more than couple
of miles Merchants who are estab-
lished not in the far-away suburbs, but
practically within the city limits, are
made to pay an unreasonable toll, simply
because there is no authority to regu-
late the companies which make the
charge, and because they enjoy nonop-
oily. 1t is this sort of thing which
leads to talk of government ownership.
The individual finds himself powerless
to cope with corporations. and he must
suffer such exaction as they see fit to
impose.
The need for public utilities COM
mission law is being demonstrated
more clearly every day If the in
fuences which have prevented the enact
ment of such legislation in the past,
however, are still potent, the much de-
sired relief may be delayed. 1t can
not, however, be indefinitely postponed.
The Washington herald., 1911-05-08

Who sneaks my Sunday clothes at night
And wears them to a rooster fight
And then returns 'em ruined quite?
My roommate.
Who rises with the break of day,
Abstracts my watch and hies away
And pawns it for a bracer, hey?
My roommate.
Who goes around on pleasure bent
Until the day to pay the rent?
Who shows up then without a cent?
My roommate.
Who'll amble in some day Of doom
To find an atmosphere of gloom
And nothing but an empty room?
My roommate.
The Only Tie.
They quarrel a good deal.
Yes; there's only one tie that keeps
them together"
And that is?"
Her new spring gown. Having no
maid, she has to depend on her husband
to hook her UP the back"
A woman's Luncheon.
"One bottle of olives for twenty
women?' exclaimed Mr.. wombat.
1T will be plenty declared Mrs. wom-
bat. Few of the ladies will care to stop
talking enough to eat"
Gone Beyond Recall.
"A lock of Cromwelrs hair recently
fetched $500 at auction. Pretty high for
hair, hey?'
"Oh. don't know. I think I'd be will
ing to pay at that rate for my own hair.
If could get 1t back"
Keeping Him Interested.
| She never lets him kiss her
As days go by.
But he is happy, poor old chappie-
She let's him try.
The wedding Present.
Papa, we will expect something costly
from you
IAN right, my child Would you rather
have grand piano. or two dozen fresh
eggs?"
All He Knew.
Tell me about Spain: romantic Spain -
.sweil." said the motorist. ''there are
q few bad places ~ you come down the
mountains, but In the main the roads are
pretty good"
Geoa EnougA.
Baseball scrfbes ara now In clover. even
put some Poems over. cook up madrieala
/ and Jingles all about base hits and
bingios. When the game against n
goss, they return 70 common pcoeos
The Washington herald., 1911-05-08
ABOUT WASHINGTON.

From the Philadelphia Press.
The May Day surplus in your Uncle
Samuers treasury was 81 55l, ,S25. The old
gentleman has a way of overcoming lit
| tie deficits that proves very disconcerting
to calamity howlers.
From the Philadelphia Record
President Taft appears to find himself
pretty much at home everywhere and
with both parties in the United States,
save with the factions opposed to reci-
procity.
From The Philadelphia North American
Representative Berger. who is the
unanimous Socialist party in Congress,
is doing his level best to prove that
there are more things than one to make
Milwaukee famous.
From the Baltimore Star.
While dry-eyed Baltimore anxiously
awaited the election returns unfeeling
! Washington cried with laughter over the
shining domes and bristling chins Of ma
| tional lawmakers.
| From the Denver Republican
Champ Clark has made no errors"
| says an admiring editor. And his score
would indicate also that he has made
no runs, hits, put-outs, or assists.
From the Philadelphia Press.
The debate between the bearded and
the baldheaded statesmen at Washing
| ton would have been more valuable II
it had been on equal terms. The bald
| headed men can't help it, but the beard
| ed men can. and a man is not under any
real obligations to defend what he is not
| responsible for, and what he would prob
ably have otherwise if he could. Speaker
Clark, who is neither bearded nor bald
! headed, was eminently fair in declaring
! the debate a draw. This is a world in
which more account is taken of what is
inside the head than what is outside.
The Washington herald., 1911-05-08
AS OTHERS SEE IT.

From the Detroit Free Press
A Pullman porter found 5000 worth of
diamonds on his car and returned them
to the owner. That Pullman porter no
doubt knows what 1t means to lose 5000
worth of diamonds.
From the Pittsburg Post
Home rule for Ireland again looms UP.
In the memory of the oldest inhabitant 1t
has never been known to loom down.
From the Macon News.
The Princess Troubetsky wants the
courts to make John Chaloner, her
former husband. pay her $500 year.
1t must be poor sort of principality
that can be kept upon 5000 year.
From the Providence Journal.
When Mr.. Taft gets that Unitarian
cathedral, what would you think of max
ing him Unitarian bishop?
From the Columbia State
To be a Democrat no longer takes one
out of the ranks of the common people
in Maine.
From the Brooklsnd Standard Union.
The New Jersey system, whenever a
murder is committed, is to arrest the
nearest negro. Sometimes a white man
confesses the murder. and then, Of course
the joke is on the negro.
From the New York Press,
When a detective offers fake bribe in
order to arrest a legislator. and the leg
islator makes a fake acceptance and ar
rests the detective. it looks as II 1t were
not safe to do business with anybody In
Ohio.
From the Charleston News and Courier.
1t was noticed that when Gov. Wilson
was referred to at Norfolk as the Next
President he did not repel the insinua-
ton with indignation.
From the Hartford Tmes
Elderly millionaires whose daughters
have indulged in a superfiuity Of objec'
tionable husbands can find plenty OF
occupation during their old age In re-
writing their wills. as the last will and
testament of the late Frank Work, in
sixteen chapters. attests.
, From the Atlanta journal.
The harem skirt is all right as far as
II goes, Dut IL looks ike d cOInpfo oiiisc-
From the Philadelphia Evening Telegram.
1t is but right to state that the poet
laureate of England will read an ode
on the occasion of the coronation, but
the American press is under no obliga-
tions to publish it.
From the Albany journal.
Among the signs of the new economy
is the large business at the stands where
straw hats are cleaned.
From the Albany Journal.
The Chicago professor who argues that
flies are a sanitary blessing must be
looking for a controversy.
From the Newark Star.
Gov. Woodrow Wilson has abolished al
the evils of New Jersey. the mosquito
alone excepted.
From the Knoxville Sentinel.
Oregon and California report a pros
pective crop of 2OO. .OOO, 600 pounds of prunes
and a prospective market, at former
prices, for only 100000 pounds. The
boarding-h house keepers ought to be hap
The Washington herald., 1911-05-08
CURIOUS BITS OF HISTORY
BY A. w. MACY.
REMARKABLE PARALLEL BE-
TWEEN NAPOLEON AND
WELLINGTON

"
There is a marvellous parallel.
or likeness, between the lives Of
Napoleon Bonaparte and the
Duke Of Wellington. Napoleon
was. born in Corsica. an island
near the coast Of France; We'll
lington was born in Ireland. an
island near the coast Of Eng
land. Both were born the same
year. 1859. Each lost his father
when he was sixteen years old.
The mother of each was left
with a large family Of children,
In poor circumstances. Eacn
had four brothers and three sis
ters. Both attended military
schools in France at the same
time. They became lieutenant
colonels within one day of each
other. Both were good mathe-
maticians and fond of figures.
Both are said to have borne
remarkable physical resemblance
to Julius Caesar, and II this IL
true. they must have resembled
each other. Each became q great
soldier and the commander Of an
immense army. But At Water
loo one became the victor and
the other the lvanauished.
(Cupyrisht. nm. b. Juseph ,. BosisAY
Ts-asrrsw-sEs Slew . beggar
beeane gansrslss
The Washington herald., 1911-05-08

weighed the matter and feel reasonably
sure that their money is well invested.
And this is so. Homeseekers, after
spending a number of fruitless days at
the unwelcome task, learn to their sor-
row that the number of vacant houses
is not as large as one generally is led
to surmise. There is ample need for
the improvements which are being
planned.
The Washington herald., 1911-05-08
Vote Buyins in virginia.

From ths LSnchbmB Aus xnoe.
Vote buying in Virginia, as The
washington Herald intimates. is not .
whit less wrong than vote buying In
Ohio or New Jersey because 1t takes
place in Virginia. The ballot irregulari-
ties In the eastern section Of the State
are not less wrong. Because 1t u N
virginia. machine rule b no less de-
structive of popular government than
elsewhere. And 30 on
The Herald IL perfectly right when \
cautions attention to the ''beam tn thine
The Washington herald., 1911-05-08
HOME NEWS wanEAwAY

10 keep In touch with home
news Washinstonians leaving the
city sheula not fail 70 have TIE
Washlngton Herald mailed ts
then. IL Win - sent pronptlys
anA addresses nay - ehangsa -
sften ~ desired without intef..
xuptien of sesv1ee.
lGail order e. 'pAens Main -
siving The 80 ana isw aAArssssr.
The Washington herald., 1911-05-08
Truth on a Tombstone.

From the AtchisOn Globe.
If ali epitaphs stuck close to the truth,
you would occasionally encounter some
thing like this in tombstone literature:
IT'S quiet out here, but he enjoys it; he
was talked to death"
The Washington herald., 1911-05-08

Considering that the recent California
legislature passed more than loo laws,
is it a wonder that some people are
anxious for the recall?
The Washington herald., 1911-05-08

We do not agree with the report of the
House committee that in the event of a
fire at the Bureau of Engraving and
Printing there would be danger of a
paper money famine. With many this
famine is condition, not a mere proba-
bility.