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The Washington herald., 1911-07-23
Doctors Say Over Half the Nations Adult
Population Suffer from This De-
formity Due to Bad Shoes and
Hard Pavements

and trying march. They want them to
be able to carry the soldier fifteen or
twenty miles a day without him being
tortured by crumbling arch. whose
bones are crushing the tendons and mus
cles.
First Of all, to try a practical method
for detecting the fat foot was the Marine
Corps. 1t is a method that Is SO simple
that any recruiting officer is able to make
the test. The ST. Louis recruiting office has
turned away as high as fifty strong end
likely looking recruits because Of It in
the last month. As soon as a would-be
marine makes his appearance In the ma
rine recruiting Office In the dome Of the
st. Louis post-office he is weighed and
his height is measured.
This being satisfactory, the applicant
is told to remove his shoes. While he Is
fumbling with his shoe laces sergt. En-
mis- Is getting out the apparatus for the
fat-foot test. A few sheets Of sx10 paper,
an aluminium block, highly polished, n
tube Of ink, and a roller make I'D the
outfit. Some ink is spread on the highly
polished block and the candidate In in
vited to place his foot thereon. Then he
Is told to press the linked foot firmly on
the sheet Of paper laid alongside the
block and rest his weight upon it.
Every Defect shown.
When his foot is removed, a moments
inspection tells whether or not he is 60
ing to have chance to have his name
placed on the roll Of marines On the
sheet Of paper is a sharp, clean outline
Of the sole of his foot. Every whorI and
line. every defect and characteristic
marking is reproduced on that sheet of
paper. It is easy to see whether or not
he is fat-footed; and usually the cause
OF the defect can be discovered by an ex-
animation Of the imprint.
Flat foot in the army, In the police
force, or in any profession where the
sufferer is compelled to be on his feet for
any length Of time is serious defect. It
grows steadily worse, until the soldier
or the marine is physically incapacitated
for active duty.
The new method Of testing the appli-
cant gives a permanent record of the
actual condition Of the mans foot when
he enters the service. These sheets are
kept and become a part OF the record
of the marine. The same plan is to be
followed in the United States army, and
the authorities hope to weed out many
of the unfit before they have a chance
to become employees of the government.
1t is almost useless to attempt a cure
after the condition has become well es-
tablished. Arch supports. exercises, and
braces Of various kinds have not pro-
duced any remarkable results. Partial
cures are common. but a set Of dislo-
Gated and smashed-down bones can hard
up be expected to return to their nor
NAL condition.
Various reasons are given for the con-
stant increase in the number Of fiat feet.
The Marine Corps officials are inclined
to charge up most OF these defects to the
wearing Of improper and ill-htting shoes.
Many of the foot impressions taken at
the local Office seem to bear out this
opinion, as the effects of narrow. short
The Washington herald., 1911-07-23

Paris, July 14.-Mme. Simone, who In
private life is the wife Of Claude Cas-
imir-Perier. son OF a late President OF
France and who in professional life Is
the most famous of the younger trage-
diennes, is going to the United States
with the ambition Of becoming the first
international, Franco-American bilingual
theatrical star. She will produce all her
plays in English, and will be the first
French actress to appear in America
speaking the language of the country in
plays in which she has won fame in
France.
1t was to get her views on America
and Americans that De Zayas and
I called on Nine Simone in her
dressing-room at the Odeon Theater.
the government playhouse, on the
left bank of the Seine, rivaling
the Coincide Francaise. Nine. Simone
was appearing there at special perform
ance Of '.Andromaque," the classic ira
gedy Of Racine. In a previous perform
ance Of the play her modern interpreta-
ton of the title part had set the French
critics by the ears and the house was
filled.
Difficulty Getting In.
We had a hard time getting to the
stars 'loge." and twice lost our way in
winding corridors a century old. There
seemed an entire absence of discipline
about the old house back of the scenes,
and we wandered about as We pleased.
Once We opened a door and came out on
the stage, where the actors were violent
ly declaiming Racine's noble verse. We
made a hasty exit and climbed spiral
stairways over which hung great bells
covered with dust. They were placed
there long ago to warn the actors in
case of fire. It's a saying in Paris that
there are no fires here, but IL ever one
does visit the Theater de rOdeon, the
audience will probably have no difficulty
in escaping, but I pity the actors or any
chance visitors they may have. When
at last we came to the dressing-room of
the star the door was open, and Nine.
Simone was there in a tragic attitude lis
tening to the rumbling voices of the
actors that ascended from the depths
below. She had barely time to greet US.
Come in and do leave the door open
she said. I'm waiting for my call, and
1 never feel sure they will remember me
here or find the way. The first act was
half over tonight before knew the cur
tain had gone up. No one came to tell
me-"
She stationed a maid at the top Of the
steps leading to the stage, with in
functions to listen for the cue of Andro-
hasty account of her anticipation of New
York.
Speaks Fine English.
''Oh, | know I'll love it,, she said in
English, and remarkably good English
4 was. They told me when I agreed
TO go for a short visit of six weeks that
l should like the country so much I
would want to stay there and play all
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weeping with her handkerchief to her
eyes. The brave do not weep on every
corner, and Andromaque was brave"
Mime. simone was very serious about
the matter. She is always serious when
the subject concerns the theater. but
when other topics arS under discussion
she can laugh with as much unction a.
May Irwin. In her home on the fashion
able Quai de Billy, or indeed in her
dressing-room at the theater. her man
ner however serious, Is not that OF the
typical tragedienne. She is natural, un-
affected, and cordial. In appearance she
somehow suggests what Sarah Bernhardt
must have been in her youth. She Is
not tall like Sarah Bernhardt, and she
has not a big echoing voice. but there is
something In the expression Of the firm
mouth or in the long nose that recalls
the older actress. In her home she seems
quite small, but she has never appeared
small to me when have seen her on the
stage.
Romantic Career.
Few actresses have had more ro-
nance woven into their domestic careers
than Nine. Simone. When she was q very
young girl she captured the heart Of Le
Bargy, the leading actor Of the Coincide
Franchise and the matinee idol Of Paris.
But, as so often hapepns. this stage mar
riage was not q happy one except for q
short time. and Just when Mime. Simone
LIE Bargy was becoming the most talked
Of actress in Paris there came the de-
cree OF divorce which changed her name,
and as Mime. Simone she sought new
laurels The attachment Of Paul Cas-
imir- -Perier, son of President Of
France, for the young actress was
known to all Paris. The elder Casimir-
Perier objected to the match, and after
the fathers death the mother renewed
her opposition. until at last the son ap-
pealed to the courts to avoid the legal
barrier which, under the French law. are
raised when the parents interpose an
objection to q marriage. But love at last
triumphed, and Paul Casimir-Perier and
Mime. Smone were duly married. and,
according to their friends. have been
ideally happy ever since. and this despite
the fact that a legal tangie involving
Paul Casimir-Perier's share Of his faith
er's large estate, has made It necessary
for Nine. Simone to return to the stage.
Besides an apartment on the DUAL dc
Billy. they have a chateau in the coun-
try near Paris, and II is in this chateau
that NJ. and Mime. Casimir-Perier spend
the larger part OF their summers.
wM. 8. HEREFORD.
The Washington herald., 1911-07-23
Are you fiat-footed?

Are you hat-footed?
Do your shoes break down after a few
weeks wear, losing their lines and be-
coming misshapen?
Has the arch of your foot fallen down
until the entire sole, from heel to toe,
touches the floor when you are bare
footed?
II not, you are lucky. II not, you must
have particularly sturdy pedal extremi-
ties or you are a lightweight and light
upon your feet. Over one-half Of the
adult population OF the United States
Is said to be fat-footed end suffering
from the pains and ailments that are
brought on by this slow and stubborn
deformity.
Shoe experts, shoe statesmen and manu-
facturers have known OF this foot de-
feet for many years. Doctors have been
tracing many of their most stubborn
cases to its malign influence upon the
nerves. Hundreds of treatments and
devices for its correction have been tried
out. but It seems to be steadily in
creasing.
In 1908 the United States government
had occasion to send about 800 ma
rines TO Nicaragua in order to help keep
the peace In that troublesome land They
were there for many months and they
did a great deal Of marching. After
they were Withdraw from the Central
American republic about thirty Of them
were discharged from the service on &c
count of physical disability directly
traceable to fiat foot"
Now, the United States Marines are
hand-picked body OF fighting men. When
a recruit Is accepted for that service
It means that he is an uncommonly per-
feet Individual physically. As soon as
the Nicaraguan incident reached the ears
of the authorities the word went out that
every applicant for enlistment must be
examined for fiat foot. These instruc-
tions are being followed to the letter.
Two men out of every five. 40 per cent
Of the would-be marines recently ex-
athined. have been rejected on account
Of this growing defect.
First Test Given.
So common have these reflections be-
come that the flat-foot test Is about the
first given to the man who wants to Join
the Marine Corps. II he manages to pass
this test the examination goes on. II he
fails on II there Is no need OF giving any
further. Rejected is written across his
application. He will not do. The steel
decks and the constant marching and
drilling upon their unyielding metallic
surface will make a partial cripple out Of
the man who is a sufferer from the brok-
en- arch.
Within a few weeks the United States
army will begin to make the same tests.
A record in the shape of the sole Of every
applicants foot will be taken and forth
with passed upon by the recruiting OFF,
Ger. The army realizes that the same
defects that will make trouble IN the
navy are sure to cause even more trouble
in the army, where men are compelled to
use their feet constantly as a means of
getting across country.
Army officers do not care to have mems
feet give way on them while on a long
The Washington herald., 1911-07-23
TAFTS FIRST TROUSERS.

When President Taft was seven years
old, his mother bought his pair OF
short duck trousers. The first time they
were washed they shrank badly. The boy
was fat. but his mother wedged him INTO
the trousers against his protest He went
out to play. but In few minutes re-
turned.
Mamma" he said. II can't wear these
pants; they are too tight, Why. mamma.
they are tighter than my skin"
.oh, no; they're not. Billy" replied
mother. Nothing could be tighter than
your akin"
well. all the same. these pants are
! can s,t down IN my skin. but osn't
N thee paatsI
The Washington herald., 1911-07-23

the little composition, so quickly con-
ceived and written. and SO modestly
placed before the world. one English
writer has fearlessly said: mo short
poem In the English language ever
achieved such q success as II did; and
perhaps, IL We except Pope's Essay on
Man. there is no poem in our native
tongue that has added SO great q number
Of distinctive phrases and epithets to our
everyday speech"
Indeed It was THE Heather Chinee'
that clenched the growing popularity Of
Bret Harte's works in England. II some
Of US missed a little Of the fun that those
who lived nearer the scene of their ac-
ton derived from II, 1t was generally
acknowledged that the new author had
gone the right away about his work in
amusing the public. taking in hand the
thing that was next, him, and looking at
it with the eye Of an artist; and while.
scathing meanness and vice with their
several weapons. being quite assured
with Luther that there Is nothing the
devil so much hates as q hearty laugh.
But like the actor who never thinks
that the part in which he has achieved
his greatest popularity is his best as
sumption, the author Of '"The Heather
Chinee' never seemed to see the merit
Of his achievement, and was unelated
by the cordiality Of its reception. He
did not value II, and seemed to deplore
the extraordinary interest 1t excited.
Bret Harte not infrequently made half
humorous, half earnest protest against
the constancy with which the sayings Of
All Sin, and Truthful James, and the do
ings connected with the game Of euchre
played on Table Mountain were quoted.
Its establishment was sudden" his
biographer says. 'one might almost say
instantaneous; for parallels recall
'wayeriey' and The Pickwick Papers +"
Bret Harte, however, was always SIN
gularly sensitive with regard to All Sin,
and in this connection rather amusing
story may be told. Soon after his first
arrival In London his acquaintance was
sought by a certain noble lord Of high
literary reputation. and, after the GUS
tomary formal CALL he was invited to
dine. at the great mans house.
Always anxious to escape being lion
lied, he told a friend. who was to be Of
the party. that he should not so as he
thought .The Heathen> chinee" would be
quoted at the table. The well-meaning
friend sent q note Of warning to their
host; but his lordship loved joke. and.
giving his other guests hint, they
talked .1Ieathen Chinee'' and nothing
else" At nrst perplexed and annoyed
Bret Harte soon saw through the little
plot. and heartily joined IN the laugh
he had helped to raise against himself.
whether he wilied II or not. the ex-
citement created by ''The Heather
Chiness was destined 10 have . great
eject upon his career. and Il b one Of
the best remembered ss his wsitiage
The Washington herald., 1911-07-23
No. So.

Francis Bret Harte, the American poet
and novelist, Is one Of the most inter-
esting characters in our literature AL
though born in New York State, at an
early age he drifted to California, where
he figured in turn as a coal dealer.
teacher, and a type setter on the Cold
en- Era" in which periodical appeared
some of his earliest literary efforts. OF
bis various vocations literature was his
hobby, and he eventually drifted into 1t,
and contributed to our language some
of the most typical America poerty we
have.
He began his most serious work when
In 1868 he became the editor of the
Overland Monthly" 1t was in this
paper that first appeared. in 1863. his
now famous humorous poem, The
Heather Chinee," but which Harte him.
self styled plain Language from Truth
full James.-Table Mountain
Harte's stories Of Western life were
popular, but his Heather Chinee'' was
copied everywhere and made his name
familiar from one end Of the country to
the other. At the time 1t was written
the Chinese were invading California in
large numbers, and In spite Of the con-
tempt with which they were treated were
more than holding their own.
He foresaw what might come OF this
and he thought that he could, by treat
ing the situation from a humorous point
of view, strike a note in the right d.
rection. II is curious to reflect that All
he
game he did not understand"-wered de-
signed to serve a practical purpose; but
It was so, and on more than one oc-
casion that purpose was fulfilled.
But 1t was not until the authorization
wanted to fill a space in his magazine
that he took the lines from his desk and
handed them to his printer.
Thinking very little of his effort he
was not at all surprised that in San
Francisco. where 1t should have been at
once, understood and appreciated. The
Heathen Chinee" attracted little or no
attention, and he had almost forgotten
the poem when it began to create a SEN
sation in the outside world. The verses
had been reprinted In an Eastern news
paper and were there Immediately hailed
with delight. their delicious humor being
gratefully Acknowledged, and their per-
feet and strangely attractive style cor
daily praised.
They found their way to England. and
the chorus OF delight was augmented.
Within few weeks thousands OF people
who knew nothing Of possible dificulties
which the growing power OF the China
man might create in the labor markets
OF California. were talking Of All Sim
OF his "smiie that was childlike and
bland and Of his peculiar" wsy OF
making sure Of "the game he did not
understand.v
Il has semainsd % pntIl to-day. OF
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Which wish to remark
And my language is plain
That for ways that are dark,
And for tricks that are vain,
The heather Chinee is peculiar,
Which the same would rise to explain.
All Sin was his name;
And / shall not deny
In regard to the same
What the name might imply.
But his smile it was pensire and childhka
As l frequent remarked TO Bill Nye.
II was August the third
And quite soft was the skies;
Which II might be inferred
That All Sin was likewise;
Yet he played 1t that day upon William
And me in "a way desrhse.
Which we had a small game,
And All Sin took a hand;
1t was euchre. The same
He did not understand:
But he smiled as he sat BY the table;
With a smile that was childlike and bland
Yet the cards they were stock'd
In a way that grieve.
And my feelings were shockd
At the state Of Nye's sleeve.
Which was stuf'd full Of aces and bowers
And the same With intent TO deceive.
The Washington herald., 1911-07-23
$TORlESfE EAhQuS
5 POEM<S @
"HEATHEN CHINEE."
FRANCIS BRET HARTE.

But the hands that were play'd
By that beathen Chinee.
And the points that he made.
Were quite frightful to SEC
Till at last he put down q right bower.
Which the same Nye had dealt unto me.
Then lookd up at Nye
And he gazed upon me;
And he rose with . sigh,
And said, Can this be?
We are ruin'd by Chinese cheap labor;
And he won't for that heathcn Chinee.
In the scene that ensued
did not take Q hand,
But the floor 1t was strew'd
Like the leaves on the strand
With the cards that All Sin had been hiding,
In q game he did not understand"
In his sleeves, which were long,
he had trenty-foM jacka
Which was coming It strong.
Yet I state but the facts;
And we found On his nails, which were tAper
What Is frequent IN tapen-that's wax
Which II why ! remark
And my language Is plain
That for ways that are dark,
And for tricks that arc vain,
The heathen Chinee Is peculiar
Which the same am free TO maintain.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-26
MILLIONS FOR
OIL FIELDS IN
UTAH At HAND
New York Financiers, Head
ed by James E. Fitch, Or
ganize Utah Consoli-
dated Oil Go.
SAN JUAN COUNTY IS
SEAT OF OPERATIONS
Head Office in New York;
Branch Office to Be
Opened Soon in
Salt Lake.
Special TO The Tribune.

Special TO The Tribune
NEW YORK, May 25.-James F.
Fitch, who is staying at the Waldorf
Astoria, said tonight that ne had sue
ceeded in organizing a corporation com
posed of well known fnanciers in New
York to operate oil fields i'll San Juan
county and other parts of Utah. The
organization had been pcrfecsed and the
compsny would be registered in Salt
Lake CITY rs the Utah Consolidated
OIL company. with a capital of $l5,-
100000. With regard to the directors
and officers of the new concern Mr.
Fitch said that he was the president,
but he was not at hber;y to make
known the other names until it had been
registered.
@ In all - he said, eve have 100000
acres of oil lands, which are mainly
located in San Juan county and opera
tons will be commenced there imme-
dlately. From the examinations that
have been made We are confident that
these new oil fields will prove TO be
some of the richest in the world and
will be n considerable benefit to the
state. as the oil is of very high grade
and there is plenty of it. The head Of
fees of the corporation will be in New
York and the main local Offices in Salt
Lake City.
''it is our intention Mr. Fitch went
on to say. "to form several subsidiary
companies, which Will DE under the cou-
troll Of the parent company Just dncor-
porated and we shall operate ON large
scale. For the present the New York
office of tho Utah Consolidated Oil com
pauy is situated iii the Trinity building.
No. III Broadway. but we snail move
to permanent Offices nearby. Ii is n
project of exceptional merit and we
have every confidence in its success.
Mr. Fitch said that he did no: wish
10 90 any further into the details OF
the working plans of the corporation
until further developments had taken
place.
He did not know exactly what date
he should return To the west. but eN-
pected 10 remain here for severul days
vet to settle the plans for beginning
operations as soon as possible.
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ent in them from being quickened
into life.
They followed this rule through the
first generation and a half of Utah
men and women.
The figures we have quoted above
make clear that they followed the
only wise path.
Under that rule Utah and Salt Lake
have prospered: why change ii now
AS representative business men we
protest against II change because:
First, as shown above. tire objects
intended by prohibitionists cannot be
obtained. but rather the wrongs they
deplore would be intensified could
they have their way
Sccond-BrcauSc II vote for prohl-
bition would demoraliZe every form
Of business IN the city and state. and
give To this city "A blow that ii could
not recover from in a decade of
years.
Third. would reduce the reve-
nues OF the city about 100000 and
greatly add to the rate OF taxation.
Fourth--It would reduce the trade
Of the city enormously: cause the
necessary discharge of thousands OF
faithful employees i'll all depart
ments OF business, and make IL inn
possible for thousands or stranded
and deserving men and women 70 OBJ
tain employment.
Fifth-It would greatly reduce the
population of the city and cause all
property TO derrcciate In value. in
many cases to the utter loss of their
homes by moor men and women.
SlXth-Thc best patrons OF bust
ness are people from the mining
camps adjacent. Prohibition would
drive AL these away,
Seventh-Wc arc in mIdcontinent;
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ceedlngs against 1888 liquor dealers.
The total fines collected amounted
To sci 600 and the net expense of the
prosecution amounted TO $57,621.
The Maine law is very severe II
permits officers lo enter private
homes and make searches II they
suspect liquor is sold there
\ man or company can by obtain
ing government tax stamp protect
himself against q raid by officers of
the revenue service.
The nine states which last year
were absolute prohibition states. had
of these stamps rs follows; Ala
bama, 1li9. Georgia. 1925. Kansas.
1iii. Maine. 1850: Mississippi. Sal.
North Carolina. l2i1: North Dakota,
1910; Oklahoma. 1915. and rcnucs-
sec. 1856.
The state Of Utah. which was pro-
Eibition in spots. had 1916 OF these
stamps.
The men in The states mentioned
above are as strong and as high Of
principle as any people: we have
copied the above figures TO establish
beyond any doubt that prohibition
does not prohibit.
The pioneers who founded the gov
ernments of Utah and OF Salt Lake
City were sagucious men, who had
had much experience. and who were
careful TO plan what in their best
judgment would he best for their
people,
They realized that crimes should
best that can he done with the in
hcrcnt vices of men Is TO draw around
them necessary restraints. to control
them. ard to protect the young. SO
far as possible, from having what
ever germs OF vice might be Inher-