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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-03-21
ONLY ONE DECISION
BY SUPREME COURT
Railroads Overruled in Live
stock Shipment Case.

The Supreme Court did not hand down
its decision in either the Standard Oil or
the American Tobacco Company cases
yesterday. This did not occasion sur
prise, but there was some disappoint-
ment that a decision was not given in
the Gompers case. The court took a re-
cess, after announcing a few decisions
until April 3. The court dismissed the
petition for a writ of mandamus to the
Court of Claims in the matter of the dis
tribution of the Eastern Cherokee fund
An order was made assigning the case
involving the location of the State capt.
tai of Oklahoma for argument on April
); also on the same date arguments will
be heard in the cases involving the con-
Sututionality of the naturalization laws
The Supreme Court in a decision con-
STRUNG the statute regulating shipments
or live stock in interstate commerce,
which prescrtbes penalties against rail-
roads for keeping live animals in stock
cars in transit for more than twenty
elght hours without unloading, sustained
the governments contention at nearly
every point, and overruled the railroads.
The court held that the act was not
passed for the benefit OF the shippers,
but was a humane measure for the pro-
lection of the animals
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-03-21
Tampering with the Jury.

Judge Wright has done nothing more
than his plain duty in furnishing the
men whom he has found guilty of APP
preaching two members OF the grand
jury American institutions, to use his
own words, depend upon the admins
tration OF justice, and it might we'll be
added that these institutions would be
seriously endangered if any question
arose as to the honest and uninf1uenced
judgment OF jury.
The District of Columbia has been
happily free from scandal in connection
with the machinery Of its courts. The
jurymen have been selected with care,
and the intelligence and fidelity with
which they have served has been re-
peatedly commended by the bench. We
cannot be too careful in preserving this
good name The conscience of the jury
is the bulwark OF society
The lesson taught by Judge Wright
will have a wholesome effect. 1t will
make the jurors more careful in their
relations with others. and it will teach
those who would seek TO secure verdicts
through questionable means that the
honor Of the jury is TO be maintained
inviOlate by the courts.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-03-21
A Landmark in Baseball History

The announcement of the passing OF
'-Cy" Young from the field of baseball
activity awakens feelings of regret in
the minds of the fans. Denton T.
Young not only has been one of the
greatest pitchers in all history, but in
character and conduct he has been a
credit to the national game Baseball
enthusiasts have always taken n liking
10 this gigantic person. Even in the old
days when he was pitching for Cleve-
land he was the idol of the fans. There
was as much admiration for him in the
dollar seats as there was genuine en-
thusLasm in the bleachers. The plaudits
OF the crowd when old Cy" was pitch
ing proved that the days of hero worship
are not over.
Mr.. Young received his nickname
from the fact that he was plain and
farmer like in his address and matter
of-fact in his ways, and also because
he came from near the town of Bucyrus,
Ohio. Baseball reporters visited him
there and wrote accounts of the simple
and temperate life which he lived with
his family. 1t was this. quality of the
man that attracted the attention of the
baseball enthusiasts as much as his
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-03-21
THE TRUTH ABOUT MEXICO.
Robert g. Barrett to Give Inside
Story of Mexican Politics.

An intensely interesting story of the
true conditions in Mexico, with many
heretofore unpublished facts. will be re-
lated by Robert S. Barrett in his lecture
on Mexico, which he will give at the Co
lumbia Theater next Sunday night For
twelve years Mr.. Barrett was a news
paper man in the City of Mexico, and
until recently was the editor of the Mex
leo City Daily Record. and during that
time he was thrown in personal touch
with the prominent men Of Mexico. He
is intimately acquainted with President
Diaz, the great ruler OF that country.
and on many occasions has talked with
the president on matters which are now
attracting the attention of the entire
world
In his lecture Mr.. Barrett will explain
fully the facts leading up to the present
troubles and tell of the demands of the
revolutionists and their chances of sue
cess.
The lecture will be profusely illustrated
with beautiful slides.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-03-21
TOM JOHNSON IMPROVING.
Former Mayor Hears His Secretary
Read the Newspapers.

Cleveland, March 2o.-Former Mayor
Tom L. Johnson rallied a bit to-day from
his recent collapse and was stronger. He
slept for several hours yesterday. and to-
day defied the orders of his physicians by
having the newspapers read to him and
by taking nourishment without the use
of the glass tube
He was particularly interested in what
the papers said about his own illness and
then he turned to accounts OF the Mex
lean war and of Booker T. Washington s
mishap in New York.
Attempts OF his valet to omit phrases
from the accounts of Mr.. Johnson's ILL
ness, showing how hopeless Is his con-
dition, failed. Mr.. johnson made him
read them all. The physicians say that
with three or four days of rest, such as
he had yesterday and to-day, he may re-
cover from his present extreme weakness
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-03-21
How Jews Aid Their Immigrants.

The last report OF the Industrial Re-
moving Office, in New York, showing
that 54.374 Jewish immigrants were as
sisted to the interior OF this country,
demonstrates that the work done by
this association is a much needed
agency for the mobility OF labor. 1t
IS a difficult problem to have labor flow
into every district where there is a de-
mand. and an organization which
brings man and job together is a dis
tinct aid to society.
The Industrial Removing Bureau
sends away three classes of immigrants
those who have no particular deStina-
ton in mind. but want 10 get out OF
New York: those who ask to be sent
to a specified place, and those who have
families elsewhere and wish to rejoin
them 1t tries TO keep posted on the
subsequent condition OF these people OF
the ABB persons it sent away last year,
it made no inquiry concerning 1870.
this number representing families sent
to join their heads In seventy-one
cases the result OF the removal was IN
satisfactory; in eighty-one it was doubt
full. In $50, or 81 per cent of the en-
tire number. the report was satisfactory.
This is a record that should instruct and
inspire the leaders Of every. immigrant
race Ii has been proved that by
organization immigration can be dis
tributed and that results Justify the en-
deavor.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-03-21
VIEWS AND
INTERVIEWS
Advance In Surgery.

Advancement in medical and surgical
science no longer is a Question of coun-
try. but has become international in its
scope. in the estimation of DR.. John B.
Murphy. of Chicago. who recently re-
turned from a visit to the most famous
hospitals of the Old World DR.. Muir
ply. who was seen at the New Willard,
said that the surgeons of both Europe
and America are working in close har-
mony, and that discoveries on one side
Of the water are soon paraneled by
others of equal importance on the other.
DR.. Murphy on his trip was accompanied
by Mrs. Murphy.
Prom what We saw I should say that
progress in surgery now is International
Surgeons all over the world are in the
same zone of achievement We saw
nothing in Europe that has not been or
is not now being tried in the United
States. They are not ahead of us, nor
ternatiOnal close fellowship prevails
They come over here to study our meth
DDS and we go over there.
I'm England. Mrs. Murphy and l left
our party and went to Rome 1 visited
the hospitals OF that city, and from there
We went to Paris, and then to Oberam-
mergau fer the Passion Play. Any state
ments that have been made to the effect
that those Bavarian peasants are mer-
cenary are untrue. The spirit of the
entire village is the spirit OF the Passion
Play. AS actors. what they lack in tech
nique of the stage they make up in the
sincerity and simplicity which character
ize their performance. And the atmos-
phere of kindness and sincerity which
characterizes their wonderful play is the
spirit of the village"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-03-21
BISHOP BRENT APPOINTED.
VIII Head Delegation to Opium Con-
Eress at The Hague.

Right Rev. Charles H. Brent, Mission
airy Bishop of the Protestant Episcopal
Church for the Philippine Islands. will
head the delegation from the United
States to the international opium con-
gress to be held at The Hague, July Il
next.
Announcement was made yesterday by
the State Department of the representa-
tives, who are: Bishop Brent, chair
man; DR.. Hamilton Wright, OF Maine,
and Henry J. Finger, of California
Frederic l. Huidekoper. of the District,
was appointed secretary.
Both Bishop Brent and Dr.. Wright
were delegates to the conference in
Shanghai in 1909 Mr.. Finger has for
twenty years been a member of the Cali
fornia board of pharmacy. which has
charge of the suppression of opium SELL
ing. Bishop Brent was selected as the
presiding officer OF the conference at
Shanghai.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-03-21
DEPOSITS IN POSTAL BANKS.
Nearly s134.OOO Received Up to Feb
ruary - Last.

A report to the Post-office Department.
made public yesterday. shows that forty
eight postal savings banks, that were es-
tablished January 3, received deposits of
Sl33,s69 by February %. Postmaster Cen
eral Hitchcock. estimating on these de-
posts as a basis, believes that if the
banks are established at all money order
post-offices in the United States, they
will receive at least 500 OoO, 900 in a year.
Clifton Forge, Va, ran lowest in aver
are amount of deposits, its twenty-seven
depositors placing only s245 all told.
The leader in per capita deposits is
Globe. Ariz, where the average for 13S
depositors is sos.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-03-21

The American Minister to Denmark, Dr.
Maurice Francis Egan, yesterday began
his series OF lectures at Johns Hopkins
University. in Baltimore. on Typical
Christian hymns" The lecture room was
crowded. and DR.. .Egan received a very
enthusiastic welcome.
His lectures are on the Percy Turnbull
foundation. Edmund Clarence Stedman
having opened the course some years
ago. DR.. Egan's first lecture was an
analysis of canticles as the source of all
Christian hymns of love. A marked SEN
sation among the audience was caused by
DR. Egan's rather audacious claims that
this exquisite duet with chorus" as he
called it. had its origin in human love, as
a symbol of the Divine.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-03-21

superb pitching. He was man who
could always be depended upon for
work. He was, it is true, somewhat SCI
in his ways, and was not apt in teach
ing young pitchers, but these were
minor faults.
Last year, with very poor support. he
won half the games he pitched, which
was a much better record than that OF
most of the pitchers of the league. He
retires not all in" but with honor.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-03-21
STENOGRAPHERS TO HOLD ON.
Not Quite n Clean Sweep When DEM
Gratis Take Charge

When the Democrats take charge of
the House on April they will wipe out
some 500 Republican officeholders, who
have held on to their jobs for sixteen
years. The exceptions will be the ste
nographers of the House, who are never
disturbed with the change in admnistra-
tions. Throughout the tenure OF the Re
publicans in power they did not disturb
the official stenographers named by Crisp
and Carlisle. The stenographers of the
House are paid 5000 a year, and they
work an average of only six months in
a year
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-03-21
Get-rich-quick Game.
Frrn Worlds Work.

The officer of the United States gov
eminent who managed the recent raids
on get-rich-quick concerns has estimated
that $10O,OOo,0O0 a year is stolen from the
people by their methods. Most people
seem TO be surprised by the size OF the
figure They think that it is too big 1t
is not: it is far too small. II one could
add together the illegal promotions and
crimlnally careless or ignorant campaigns
in worthless bonds and stocks, insurance
companies. real estate certificates, &c,
during the last year I am certain that
it would treble the governments figure
First, one may ask, why has the United
States government allowed these swindles
to go on. year after year. and only moved
at last, after $500, 600 900 has been stolen?
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-03-21
INSPECT BALTIMORE SCHOOL
Teachers Get Ideas for View Build
ing in Northwest.

A committee consisting of three normal
school teachers. Miss Susan B. Sipe.
Miss Cornelia Whitney. and Miss Helen
Wise, went to Baltimore yesterday to
inspect the new Western High School of
that city, in order to get ideas for the
equipment of the new Normal School
No. l, to be built at Eleventh and Har-
ward streets northwest.
The plans for this building. which will
cost $4,000. are at present in the hands
of the school officials. who will suggest
a few changes to the municipal archi-
tect before accepting them.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-03-21
ANGLO-AMERICAN PACT.

| From the Chicago Tribune.
| European conditions are far more diff
cult to modify in this direction, but the
United States should go as far as pos
sible forward toward the coming era Of
international peace.
From the Boston Transcript.
The greatest significance of the speech
of Sir Edward Grey is, broadly viewed
! in the fact that a man in his position
could make such a suggestion. 1t is
great and hearteninG index OF Tho
strength that the peace movement is hav
ing upon the chancelleries of Europe anc
the entire world.
! From the New York Tribune.
No rational man supposes. for example
that II the United States should STOP
building war ships Great Britain and
! Germany would Immediately follow the
example and forget their rivalry. or that
if France were to disband her army Ger
many would do the same. The thing is
to be done through concerted action.
From the baltimore American.
1t would fulfill the ends desired by the
English and American people If 1t could
see its way to adopt the course proposed
by Lord Beresford and enter into an en-
Sagcment with England that would cut
be :; treaty of offense and defense. but
simply an agreement upon n course IN
common to fetter belligeren: powers.
From the Philadelphia Record.
The Liberals, Unionists and Irish fac
tions. which appear unable to agree upon
anything else. are unit III support OF the
Taft plan OF arbitration. 1t appears TO
meet with equal favor in the British
colonies.
From the Chicago Record Herald.
Could not an International conference
be called to discuss limitation OF arma-
I''cnts and bud ,ets-to discuss it boldly
and frankly? YeS-but-no power wants
To issue the call for such a conference
the jinGoes would raise a hue and cry;
the fools would he thrown into panic.
and the cheap political demagogues would
make capital OF the 'dishonor" to the
nation.
From tho Windsor Record.
There is one thing quite certain, even
Il the reciprocity pact Is defeated. Can
ada has received the best advertisement
in its history. There is not a corner in
the United States that has not heard OF
our great Importance and OF the vast
possibilities of this country.
From the Detroit Fro Pres.
The United States would under no cir
cumstances consent TO an alliance that
would jeopardize her good relations with
Germany. II unlimited arbitration must
be purchased at such a cost the price is
too high
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-03-21
NEW TREES FOR DISTRICT.
Planting During summer in Hands
of Engineer Department..

Before the summer is well on its way
the District engineer department will have
planted 2,U0 new trees, consisting OF
oaks, naples. sycamores, and poplars.
throughout the city.
One of the largest pieces of planting
will be on both sides Of North CapitoI
street, from Union Station Plaza to NJ
street north, which will be laid out in
twin oaks.
\ little bug, known as the "terrapin
scale" has been injuring the tulip trees
to great extent, especially along Six
tecnth street. and the engineer DEPART
ment Is waSing a crusade against him
and his kindred. Several men were or
dered out yesterday with a spraying ma
chine and barrel of kerosene mixed with
whale oil. which is an effective treat
ment.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-03-21
A Hopeful Ffnancfer.

From the New York Telegraph.
AS soon as Willie Cohen gets his sal
airy he rushes out and has it changed into
one-dollar bills. He then has the bills
changed into quarters, the quarters into
nickels, the nickels into pennies. and back
to bills again by the same route. George
Considine asked Cohen the reason for
this strange custom. It's this way"
replied the willy actor. Some day some
body is going to make a mistake, and it
amt going to be me-"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-03-21
DOLLAR DINNER TO BRYAN.
Champ Clark One of the Speakers
ut Birthday Party.

Lincoln, Nebr.. March 0.-Neariy 1,5OC
men Joined tonight in celebration OF
William j. Bryan's fifty-frst birthday,
sitting down to a dollar dinner at the
Auditorium, and later listening to a dozen
speeches from distinguished Democrats.
The event was principally intended 10
convey to those who have again been
ourying Bryan that they must postpone
that interesting ceremony.
Speeches were made by Speaker to- be
Champ Clark. on 'Cannonism over
THROWN" by Senator Owen. of Oklahoma.
on Arizona legislature" by Senator
Hitchcock, of Nebraska, on Election of
Senators by direct vote" by Senator
Kern. OF Indiana. on THE tariff" Rep
resentative Mcguire and several mem
bers of the legislature were on the guest
list.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-03-21
Saved Again.

Il was behind you coming up the street
just now declared Mrs. Jellus, land
you rubbered at every pretty woman you
passed"
AT every stylish woman" said Mr..
Jellus. Il was just taking note of the
spring gowns. with a view to buying you
a handsome one"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-03-21
MOLASSES CAN BLAMED.
DLsbursinE Officer Wilson Tries to
Explain Marks on Face.

Louis c. Wilson, disbursing officer Of the
District. appeared in new role at the
District Building yesterday, when he en-
tered Commissioner Rudolph's Office with
his nose and cheeks swollen up.
He explained to Waldo Hibbs. the Com
missioner's secretary, that while opening
a can of molasses the top blew off. spat-
tering the sticky contents over his face
and causing the marks. He was right in
the middle of another explanation when
Mr.. Hibbs hushed him up with a remark
that bore some suggestion that il was
good explanation of a fistic encounter
But Mr.. Wilson scorned to reply.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-03-21
Yale Crew in Danger.

New Haven, Conn, March a0-The
Yale senior class crew barely escaped a
disaster to-day when a terrific gale swept
up the harbor. The boat sprang a leak,
and before the boathouse was reached
was nearly filed with water. Stroke
Ehrman kept a steady swing, despite the
wind, and the presence of mind of Cox
swain Lee finally got the light shell in
milder currents
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-03-21
Bank to Close Mt Midnight.

the Hartman National Bank, OF New
York, with a capital stock of seOO, 900.
which was granted permission by the
Comptroller Of the Currency yesterday to
begin business by conversion from the
Night and Day Bank, agreed as a condi-
ton precedent to the conversion and the
issuance of the Federal charter to close
at midnight, as it is against the policy
OF the Comptroller's Office to permit ma
tional banks to keep open continuously.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-03-21
ARION CONCERT SUCCESS.
Musical Programme Well Received
by Appreciatfve Audience.

by ApprecIhtfFe AudIence.
a musical programme consisting OF a
selection Of instrumental and vocal num-
bers, excellently rendered, attracted a
large audience to the National Rifles Ar
mory last night. the occasion being the
last public concert of the season of the
Arion Gesangverein. Prof. Kari Holer,
the musical director of the Arion, was in
charge
The soloists were Mrs. Roma Devonn
Hampstead. contralto; Richard LorleberE,
violoncellist. and Thomas \. Murray.
barytone. all of whom acquitted them
selves. with great credit Mrs Hemp
stead's art is favorably known and Prof.
Lorleberg has rightfully won for himself
a place in the front rank of his profess
sion. Mr.. Murray's voice is of great
power, and yet soft and of great depth
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-03-21
Mrs. Dyrenforth Give. Consent

Mrs. Jennie Dyrenforth yesterday
filed an answer to the suit of Attorney
w. H. Dennis, collector of the estate
Of the late Gen. Robert Dyrenforth, con-
senting to an amicable settlement of the
dispute between the heirs Mrs Dyren-
forth says she is willing to have pay-
ment made to Mr.. Dennis of $4,000 re-
ceived from life insurance companies by
the executors.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-03-21
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
SURE SIGNS.

| saw the first daffodil tremble
And shake like an animate thing:
I saw the dark rain clouds assemble
And then l knew II was spring.
l saw the first woodpecker SILVER
And drop to the earth with a bling;
l noticed the ice on the river
And then I knew 1t was spring.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-03-21
Retain Original Name.

Every German by descent who be-
comes citizen Of the United States
should retain his original name" said
Herr Karl +. Wieland. of Danzig, who
IS at the Raleigh, and who IS touring
this country for observation and pleas
ure. Thereby, they would contribute to
an easier recognition Of the true COM
position OF the American nation. The
pseudo Millers, Smiths, Whites. Blacks,
and Browns coming in from the father
land would then be known as Mueller,
schmidt, Weiss. and Schwartz, and their
place Of origin made known
THE Kaiser himself. who regrets as
much as any one the Observation-Disclosures
with which his countryrlen in the United
States abandon all claim to the father
land. would also fain see n distinction
between the Americans Of German and
American birth defined more distinctly.
Experience. however. gained in Berlin
shows that this is hardly feasible. When
once a German tastes liberty as en-
Joyed under the Stars and Stripes, he
Seems irretrievably lost to Germany.
Thus, Berlin is inundated annually by
thousands of tourists from the United
States. who make ludicrous attempts to
copy the manners and habits of their
adopted country, and, worst of all, pre-
tend not to understand German. They
try to pass as the real article Siren
Uous attempts have been made in Ber-
lin and elsewhere TO induce them to talk
in the language of the country. but in
vain. Temptation to pass as born
Americans is too great and thew re-
rudiate all knowledge Of their mother
tongue.
Their exaggerated efforts to impress
every one with the idea that they are
rot Germans are regarded with mild
amusement, for, after all, they bring
the grist to mill"