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The Washington herald., 1911-03-04
A Hall of Congress Up to Date.

The plans for the new hall of the
House of Representatives, which are on
exhibition at the Capitol, are being gen
orally approved. The size of the present
chamber is to be materially reduced. The
present hall is II3 feet long and o. feet
wide. When remodeled, the length will be
90 feet and the width 6z feet. The south
wall is to be pushed back toward the
south wall of the Capitol, giving access to
the outer air A ventilating and cooling
plant is to be installed, thus overcoming
the present poor ventilation and over
heating. The new hall will be more
attractive and harmonious in proportion.
With the reduction in the area and the
substitution Of seats for the present
cumbersome desks, it is expected that
the business of the House can be con
Quoted with decorum and dispatch.
II is not to be expected that a mere
physical change in its meeting hall win
work revolution in the legislative
methods of a body of 443 members, or
that less work will be done in com
nhttee and more in open session of the
body. When there is a genuine debate
in the House. however, the speakers will
have some hope of making themselves
heard Under the present arrangement,
which dates back to 1860, few members
have been able 10 make themselves heard
in all parts OF the chamber. Conse-
quently, the habit Of writing letters.
reading newspapers, and carrying on
conversations on the floor has become
serious detriment Since the construc-
ton Of the House Office Building, in
which each member has . room OF his
The Washington herald., 1911-03-04
Courts Behind the Age.

Alfred S. Storrs, a prominent lawyer OF
New York, who is at the Arlington, in
speaking of law reform, said last night
that the system under which the law is
administered in this country is hundred
years behind the age.
The procedure in equity cases. said
he, rs scandal to our Jurisprudence.
Many cases are decided. not on their
merits, but purely on technical questions
Not only has something got to be done
about it, but something will be done about
il. Ninety per cent of the proverbial laws
delays are due to the system under which
the law is administered, rather than to
the intention of the attorneys interested
in delayed suits or the benefit resulting
to either side from delays. AS a matter
of fact, it is to everybody's interest to
have lawsuits quickly and cheaply dis
posed of.
The rules of equity are borrowed from
the English chancery courts, and most
of them have celebrated their centennial
Progress of equity cases in the Federal
courts is characterized as a slow and
tedious process, and one which is a scan
dal to our Jurisprudence.
"One-third of the questions decided by
courts of last resort are questions of
practice and procedure, of which an alto
gether unnecessary percentage of deCi-
SiOnS relates to the useless science of
appellate procedure. 1t ought not to re-
quire any science to obtain a review in
an appellate court Of the decision of
lower court
The Washington herald., 1911-03-04
A Pioneer Step for Peace.

Discussion Of peace is bound to de-
velop into the habit Of peace. Mr.. Taffs
strong plea for universal arbitration has
been warmly received in Great Britain.
Sir Edward Grey has announced his in
tention and desire to cooperate with the
United States But the most remark
able incident in this direction comes
from France, the land of the unexpected
and Of surprises. Nearly two hundred
votes were given in the French chamber
to the support Of the motion calling upon
the government to suspend war ship con-
struction pending the outcome Of ncgo-
tiaticns with other powers on the sub
jet Of general disarmament
In no other parliament could such a
radical proposal, upselting al military
The Washington herald., 1911-03-04
VIE WS AND
INTERVIEWS
Finger Genturea

expression through the medium of the
nnsers is the newest of the exact sciences.
according to Prof. F. NJ. Blanchard of
Chicago, who was seen at the New VII
lard. Each finger is symbolic of a
thought said the pedagogue, "and peo-
pie should learn the rules of the game
and govern themselves accordingly. The
use of the different fingers in gesturing
is Of the greatest Importance. 1t is a
well-established psychological fact in the
theory of speaking that the use Of the
index finger is for pointing out one thing
in particular. II more than one thing is
pointed out the full hand must be used
Every little movement, you know. The
second finger is the finger of intellectual
force. The first gives the idea of force
in a more emphatic manner but with
difference
Prof. Blanchard said that those people
who let the thumb fall into the palm of
the hand are not consistent. He further
intimated that letting the thumb fall into
the palm of the hand is the sign q other
shortcomings. The fist gives the idea of
brute force. This truism has also been
long recognized. The fist especially when
planted upon somebody's nose always con-
veys the notion of considerable force.
The open hand, on the contrary, carries
the significance of peace and good will.
The extended hand may signify low de-
ceit and cunning, as the hand of the
bunko steerer and Confidence man is al
ways held out to the stranger in Just
this way
The Washington herald., 1911-03-04
May Solve Labor Problem.

1t is not altogether visionary to hope
that in the plan of stock distribution
among worLnen of big corporations and
in old-age pensions may be found the
key for the solution of labor problems,
and that thereby cooperation may be
reached along practical lines. These
stock distributions create new common
interest between employer and employe
and encourage permanency of that rela-
ton; they discourage hasty action in in
dustrial trouble; they encourage thrift;
they develop the idea of accumulation
among the working class; they give the
man who has worked for wages a new
viewpoint of the problems of industry.
The Westinghouse corporation is the
latest convert 1t is preparing plan
for the admission of its employees as
stockholders, similar to that which has
proved successful with the United States
Steel Corporation. One after another
of the larger employers of labor among
the railroads or among the industries
is recognizing the Importance and the
necessity of creating community of
interest between employer and employe.
Some resort to the old-age pension plan,
while others adopt that of stock dis
tribution, which is scheme for self
insurance against old age and practical
proft-sharing. In Europe, old-age pen
sions are in the nature of cure for
ills of the industrial and social system.
The American old-age pension system
is natural evolution of organized in
dustry to secure the highest efficiency.
The action of the First National Bank
of New York in establishing an old7age
pension system for its employees is sug-
gestive of the lines along which the old
age pension policy is expanding in this
country. No doubt there were sound
reasons which commended this plan.
Various railroad corporations, like the
Pennsylvania, have realized the value of
continuity of service, and have adopted
pension systems to encourage perma-
nence in their organization. A number
of industrial corporations have adopted
this policy, for similar reasons Old7age
pension rests on mutuality of interests,
resulting in a pernanence of rela-
tions. 1t does not involve the idea of
dependency, nor does it mean an in
adequacy of the wage system It means
a consideration for the employe founded
upon equity and justice.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-04
District Record in Congress.

The record of District legislation IN
Congress during the session which IS to
end to-day is one which it is difficult to
contemplate with patience So much has
been left undone which ought to have
been done that we view the lack of ac-
oomplishment with sincere regret.
In nearly all their efforts to secure
legislation, the District Commissioners
have encountered indifference, antag-
onism, and Misrepresentation. The re-
suit has been unfortunate Take the So
called Judson funding bill, for instance.
1t was measure which had been
thoroughly studied and indorsed by the
Commissioners, by local commercial or
ganizations, and by the House District
Committee. 1t was plain, businesslike
proposition, and should have been en-
acted into law. The police and FIRE pen
sion fund bill, the teachers pension bill,
the bill for the regulation of loan COM
panies,. the bill requiring fathers to sup
port illegitimate children, and the pro-
vision for the municipal asphalt plant
were a few of the measures which failed
to pass. Other propositions, such as the
employment of substitutes III the public
schools, were only secured by adding
them, at the eleventh hour, to appropria-
ton bills not relating to District affairs.
In fact, practically all that the District
has secured at this session is to be found
within the pages of the District appro-
priation bill Here, happily, is provision
for new bridge across Rock Creek at
Q Street, for beginning the work on the
Anaoostia flats, and some new water
mains to Benhing and Congress Heights.
An appropriation for Montrose Park is
in the general deficiency bill. When
compared with all the appeals that the
District authorities made to Congress,
these few concessions make a meager
showing 1t is unfortunate that in the
House there developed a spirit of an
tagonism to everything which the Dis
trict asked. This opposition was alert
and persistent, especially in the closing
hours of the session, and that ii was not
confined to a few individuals was evil
dent when the votes were recorded.
The relations between Congress and
the District ought to be mutually agree
able and cooperative. The people here
have no other legislative body, and being
thus dependent entirely upon Congress,
it IS a matter of duty for that body to
give them consideration. The District, on
the other hand, ought not to make any
unreasonable request. An analysis of the
proposed legislation will show that the
District Commissioners submitted only
such legislation as seemed wise to them
and which was thoroughly supported by
public sentiment Their duty was well
done.
In'view of this circumstance, the atti-
tude of Congress is all the more diff
cult to understand.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-04

prised to ind that she was on the verge
of becoming fascinating. She could talk
better than anybody about him; she knew
everything; he knexInothing, for it was
one of Mazarin's precautions to keep the
young king in ignorance, so that Louis
himself in after years declared he was
the least educated gentleman in his realm.
Marie compelled him to give her his
heart. He came to love her because she
aroused in his mind the aspiration to be
a great king; to be able to discuss state
affairs with the ministers.
In the long history OF royal amours the
court of France had never witnessed such
a spectacle as this. Louis at twenty was
wen made, his complexion clear. his eyes
bright, his, expression frank. Ruler of the
foremost realm he was looked upon as
the stateliest sovereign of the age. There
was no princess in Europe that wouldn't
have married him. Therefore the sight of
this king walking, talking, receiving in
struction from the Italian emigrant so be-
wildered the nobility that they watched in
awe the denouement. Marie set to work
methodically to correct the most glaring
of the Kings deficiencies. She rehearsed
the deeds of great men; she stimulated
the young Kings curiosity, and gave him
a smattering of what king should know.
Until she began to arouse his mind he
had no ambition. He was content to go
through the role his--birth assigned him.
resigned to let the cardinal and his
mother rule the state. For a long time
the young King wasn'6 aware that this
liking for the teachings of the charmer
meant anything more than amity for a
companion, but presently he recognized
that he loved his mentor too deeply to
break the charming association.
Marie knew when the hour came. She
saw no reason why she shouldn't share
the throne of France with the man whose
mind she had aided so much in forming.
She knew that the moment she said the
word Louis would crown her, but before
this was said there were two people to
count with-her uncle. Mazarin, and the
Queen Mother, Anne of Austria. Then
the idyl began to turn into tragi-
comedy. FLANEUR.
Copyright, 1911. by Mcclure Newspaper syndicatel
The Washington herald., 1911-03-04
LITTLE KNOWN FACTS ABOUT wELLkNowN PERSONS.

married three times Her first
husband G F.
CRIMAnNs building contractor is col
of and prints
complete of its kind in the country
the educated in Dub
persistent seeker for biographical information has
in
his father
campaign
present in five of
thirteen
STEVENSON arcaeologist author the only
membership the select
Oriental Club OF philadelphia
The Washington herald., 1911-03-04
Frum the Detroit Journal.
Uncle sam, Opium Dealer.

From the Philadelphia Bulletin.
-Four tons of opium will be put up at
auction by the United States government
and sold to the highest bidder, it being
understood that the buyer must identify
himself as a reputable dealer in drugs.
The opium has been seized in the process
Of enforcing the tariff laws, which impose
high duty for the avowed purpose of
restricting the Importation of the drug.
1t STRIKES one as somewhat Inconsistent
that the government. having sought to
decrease the quantity of opium brought
into the country by making it's cost re-
strictive. should set up a bargain coun-
ter for the distribution of the drug at
prices which are not likely to be much
above the customs duties. Opium has its
proper uses but it would not be wanton
waste if these cOnfscated stores were to
be destroyed.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-04
FROM OUR CITY
HALL REPORTER

Our genial friend and barrister.
William E. Ambrose. was going to
the City Hall the other day.
dressed in hts best Sunday clothes
and locking as clipper as spring
fashion plate.
You look as if You were going
TO be married. some one remarked.
NO" replied William, with a
twinkle in his eye, but I am going
10 court" /"
The Washington herald., 1911-03-04
The HeraId,. Church New.

Editor The Washington Herald.
You are not only to be commended, but
deserve the unanimous recognition of the
churches of Washington for giving page
of your valuable paper for religious news.
1t ought to be and will be one of the
best works done by our city papers. l
thank you for myself and for the congre-
cation of which / am minister.
JOHN WEIDLEY.
Church Of the Reformation, Washington March =
The Washington herald., 1911-03-04
OH, YoU BLACK BAssl

Soon the purple violet viii raise
its modest head;
Soon the calendar win show the
month of May;
II / wasn't awful busy, with lot
Of work to do,
] think ia 90 a-fishing every
day.
RICHARD SYLVESTER.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-04
THE EXTRA SESSION.

From the Pittsbrg Gazette-Ttmes.
There is widespread sentiment
throughout the country against an extra
session of Congress.
From the Buffalo News.
President Taft still has hope that the
Senate will pass the reciprocity bill this
session. Any influence that Buffalo can
exert for the bill should be exercised at
once.
From the New YORK Tribune
1t is clearly understood that an extra
session of Congress must be held if the
Senate fails to vote on the House bill
carrying into effect the reciprocity agree
ment with Canada.
From the Cleveland Leader.
There seems little possibility that the
Senate will pass the Canadian reciprocity
bill. In that event, President Taft will
undoubtedly carry out his expressed in
tention of calling a special session of the
new Congress.
From the Philadelphia Record.
President Taft understands the situa-
ton and expects to call an extra session,
for he has conferred with the Demo-
cratic leaders OF the House, and it is
said that in Difference to their wishes he
has fixed upon the exact date for the
beginning of the new struggle.
From the ST. Paul Dispatch.
In stentorian tones and emphasized by
blow of his ponderous fist upon his
desk, the President declared he would
show the obstructionists in the Senate
he was in earnest when he announced an
extra session if that body failed to act
upon the Canadian reciprocity agreement.
From the Baltimore American.
So few are the remaining hours of this
Congress and such the accumulation of
unfinished" business that an extra ses-
sion to consider the reciprocity agree
ment with Canada is almost a certainty.
1t is barely possible that the Senate, in
its extreme repUgnance to an extra ses-
sion, Will sweep all other legislation
aside
From the Philadelphia Public Ledger.
The country does not want a special
session, because legislation is more likely
to be CONSIDERABLY and wisely done after
4 summers recess. Republicans gen.
orally, who are averse to a general at
tack on the tariff, certainly do not want
it. II the present majority in the Senate
make it necessary. it will be such an
acknowledgment of party incapacity as
will throw all the present advantage to
the Democrats.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-04
THE F STREET cYN1c


The only difference between a
henpecked husband and the mas
terful kind is that the II. P. H.
gives in at once. while the NJ. K.
gives in next day.
The average woman who thinks
she would be happy If she had
vote is the sama one who used TO
think she would be happy II she
bad q husband.
The man who he<itates is soon
married; the woman who hezitAtes
is not.
Many a swanliks neck supports
BILLY KAUFMAN.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-04
WELCOME RELIEF.

Ralph GraTs-Haye you noticed
how a bad actor can get Laughter
and applause by using a swear
Word7
Hildebrand-Yes; Why is itf
r. G.-I think it's because the
audiences has been wanting TO
swear, but is too polite.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-04
IN OUR MIDST.

Brother Beale r. Howard. Of our
esteemed contemporary, the Star. is
marking time with the waves and
inspecting slot machines at Atlantic
City, N. ].
0ur noiseless diplomat, Hon John
Barrett lot New York Sun noto-
rietyl. who has been sin-parloring
and boardwaIking at Atlantic City
for several weeks. has returned TO
our midst.
We had in our midst, early IN
the week, our old friends from Cul-
pepG- Mayor Carter Popham,
Hon Amos WinkleT. and Farney-
hcugh Smoot. the gallant captain
Of the Rapidan Invincibles. They
were banqueted By Congressman
Cariin. at Eckstein's; joy-ridden in
a Sightseeing Washington auto by
james Hay. jr.. and given 4 box
party at one Of our Ninth street
moving picture shows BY Mai Al
Stcfd.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-04
ON The RIVER

Some men may love q golf club;
Some men may love baseball;
Some men may use racquet:
These don't please me at an
Some men just dote on horses,
They lore the riders saddle;
I'd rather 80 canoeing.
Ard paddle. padde. paddle
ODELL WHIPPI.E.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-04
AMBIGUOUS

Roderick-Say. Norman, don't
know what to think q Miss Gut
tina's comment on my singing.
Norman What did she saS, old
topl
Rodcrick That Carazos voice was
czcellent. but nine vas better stilL
The Washington herald., 1911-03-04
IN CONSTANT USE.

BIZ whipple-say. Larry. why
don't you return my umbrella !
loaned you last week2
Lary-Hang it all. be reasonable,
Old man: it's been raining ever
sinca.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-04

A New York contemporary advises those
suffering from insomnia to repeat the
name Sheehap a rev times on retiring.
That may be all very well for New York
ers We have here quite a galaxy Of
other and more prominent names with
which to experiment
The Washington herald., 1911-03-04
ON THE SPEEDWAY.

He jumps well. he trots beznti-
ful. he's as quiet as a lamb. and
III let you have him cheap
Not on your life.r says 1.
''Thero Is something wrong with
him" P. V. DcGRAw.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-04

Ms. Congressman Sulzer has had
a diamond pin stolen; Tom Nor
gan found a dollar bill missing
from his oyercoat pocket; Harry
Willard has reported to the police
the theft Of two car tickets. and q
number Of these robberies have been
reported within the past few days.
Mai Sylvester says he believes there
is pickpocket in town. Keep your
eyes peeled. citizens!
The Washington herald., 1911-03-04
Can Serve Both.

From the Philadelphia Record.
"A man cannot serve two masters, -
quoted the Wise Guy.
"Oh, / don't know" added the Simple
Mug. "A man may make god of money
and also serve time"
The Washington herald., 1911-03-04
Not Afraid of Hoodoo.

From the New Orleans Times.
Col. Roosevelt has accepted an invita-
tion to speak at Reno in spite of the
fact that the demonstration of Jeffries'
inability to "come back was staged in
that Nevada town.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-04

We read that thousand people par
ticipated in a wolf hunt in Nebraska.
And yet their fellow-citizen, Bryan, has
managed to keep the wolf from the door
single-handed, and without any strenu-
osity.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-04
BoYIsH REPARTEE.

Young Copenhazg-PA can I 50
and play, nowf
Pa Copenhsver-what. with those
holes in your stock.nesl
Young C.-No; with the boy next
doof.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-04
A DEFENDER.

Czil it what YOU may
.Abs1rd'' and -indefensible;
am night herp 10 say.
The haretn shirt Is sensible.
JIMMY SLOANE
The Washington herald., 1911-03-04

Jules Schwob was in town last
week as the guest Of our fellow
citizen, Calvert RosenthaL He had
just returned from a trip abroad,
where he visited all the lzrEe cities
Of Paris he said he doesn't like
Europe as well as New York, be-
cause there are so many foreigners
there.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-04
POINT OF VIEW.

Between optimist and pessimist
The difference Is drofl;
One always scrs the dnughnut.
While the other sees the hole.
p. ]. HALT1GAN. :
The Washington herald., 1911-03-04
EVERY SATURDAY.
Our Motto: Hyou see it in The Big
Stick. it isn't necessarily so.
BY YE LOCAL SCRIBE.

Those Senators can eets busy when
they want to. Our reporter was up
until O'Clock yesterday morning on
account Of that night session. At
one time he was Si-5 ahead
The Washington herald., 1911-03-04
Not to Forget Typewriters.

From the Buffalo Times.
Some great battles are being fought and
wrestled with pen, ink, and paper these
days.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-04
POLITICAL COMMENT.
Fron the Louisville Courier-Jmrnal.

Frosn the louisville Courier Journal
Labor" says an orator, will not be
downed." Not by jug full. You get up
every morning and there it is waiting for
you. Ready TO wear you 10 a frazzle.
Prom the New York World.
[ John MitcheH's plea for automatic in
dustrial compensation" should receive the
widest publicity. Either compensation for
injury to a workingman is wrong or right.
If wrong it should not be awarded at all.
If right it should not require long and
costly lawsuit to get 1t.
Prom the Detroit Journal
1t is so like Senator Cummins, fore
most progressive" to ohstruct reciproc-
ity, the fret genuine progressive measure
that has arisen since Senator Cummins
became progressive"
Prom the Richmond TimesDiSTatch-
When the next Congress assemblies
the Committee on Rules should keep
Mr.. Clark of the floor, at least while
important International questions are
under discussion.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-04

Unless your personal rectitude renders
you immune from arrest, you had better
keep away from Los Angeles. They have
a woman policeman in the City of the
Angels, and she wears the uniform, too.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-04

A few crumbs win be far more to the
point with the--early robin than SYM
pathy in This weather.