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The Washington herald., 1911-12-29
Peace-And There Is No Peace.

Tomorrow, barring police interfer.
encc, there will occur in New York q
function designated by its promoters a:
"A peace dinner" 1t is 20 emphasize
the value of international tranquility
but. most inappropriately, all OF its pre-
liminaries have been marked by Incl
dents which are reminiscent of Donny-
brook Fair
The advance notices of the affair bear
a strong resemblance to the war bulle-
tins that came from Siboney, FL Caney,
Kettle Hill, San Juan, and Santiago
thirteen years ago. Nov, as in those
stirring days, the spotlight beams fierce
ly upon Theodore Roosevelt The focal
point. instead of being in Cuban chap
arral. is al the cOloneps desk. He fatty
refuses to attend the banquet From
sources usually reliable" comes the
peace note that the militant Contribut-
ing Editor heard that the Taft arbitra-
tion policy was to be Endorsed, 50 he
declined to be among those present, say
ing he'd try to dig up little cold
hash at Oyster Bay Saturday night.
As if TO frighten away the typical
dove. these additional announcements
are duly made:
Mayor Gaynor sent word to the COM
mittee that he would not serve as chair
man of the reception committee. 1t was
explained that the mayor withdrew be-
cause John Temple Graves, one of the
Hearst editors, had been selected as
POSTMASTER
Formal announcement was made by
tho secretary of the committee that
though President Taft was 10 be the
guest of honor, it was not the purpose
OF the dinner to indorse the Presidents
peace policy as defined in his treaties.
1T was also intimated that Andrew
Carnegie's plan to read letters and tele-
grams al that dinner indorsing the Taft
treaties would be sat upon"
And one of the New York Suns
bright young men records this sorrowful
paragraph
The gentleman in the tall hat who
came out of the headquarters of the
citizens peace banquet committee at the
Waldorf yesterday to explain the most
recent row among the peace dinner pro-
mOterS remarked sOrrOwfully that there
ought to be glory enough for all, even
when you included Andrew Carnegie;
but a for him-nevcr again Getting
up peace dinners meant just one battle
after another
1t would be humorous if it were not
serious. Too-bad that a dinner with a
most excellent object in view should be
marrcd by series of events which are
so at variance with universal peace!
The Washington herald., 1911-12-29
Some Trouble in Hawaii.

Now from our far-of possession, the
Hawaiian Islands, comes a loud and
emphatic protest. 1t is incorporated
in printed sheet, with the announce
ment, No freedom in Hawaii" outlined
IN heavy black letters at its head and
with positive assertion that the poor
are oppressed 1t is addressed 10 my
friends IN America" and being always
the champion of the downtrodden, The
Washington Herald hastens TO give
wide publicity 10 the touching appeal.
1t seems that Gov. Frear and the
board of health have issued an order
that all banana plants within $50 feet
OF a building and within five miles of
Honolulu Harbor must be cut down.
Upon the PRONUNCIATION of the order
there was 4 wholesale destruction of the
plants, the streets being Uttered with tons
.ot decaylng stalks and leaves. Every Of
tending stalk within the restricted zone
was leveled except i'll the garden of Mr..
Walter Thurtell He defed the United
States soldiers, threatened to spill their
gore upon the ground, and held his
castle, otherwise his home, against in
truslon- Thereupon he was hailed into
court and hostilities were suspended
until judicial decision could be rem
dcred as to the validity of the reguIa-
ton
Thus the banana question has be-
come all issue in Hawaii. At this dis
tance from the scene of conflict it
would appear as if the aggrieved citi-
zen ought to win. The banana plant is
as essential in 4 tropical country as
corn in the temperate zone. To cut it
down ruthlessly, even if it is near a |
dwelling, seems like unnecessary de-
In Jamaica, which is a we'll
governed island, banana plants are |
grown in the immediate vicinity of resi-
dences without apparent injury to any,
body or anything, 1t is interesting to
know, however, that there arises in our
distant possessions some disputes which
sound strange to American cars.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-29
VEST POCKET ESSAYS
rD.IHIc GEORGE FITCH
4NAlINS A bod SiHash"

Trains are used to transport freight
and passengers, mentioned in the order
OF their Importance, from hither to yon.
At this particular minute let US consider
passenger trains.
A passenger strain consists of an en-
gine, baggage car, a conductor, a pea
nut salesman, a brakeman with throat
trouble, and several passenger coaches.
1t is operated on what is known as a
schedule, which Is Americas most popu-
lar work OF fiction. The schedule shows
the time at which the prospective pas
senger should arrive at the station In
order to get a good seat near the stove
In the waiting-room.
Passenger trains are divided into three
classes-limited,- local, and accommoda-
uon trains. Limited trains are very
fast and only stop for crossings, sema-
phores, side tracks, cows on the track,
hot boxes, orders, and coal. They are
very luxurious and are supposed to get
You to your destination on time, for
which you pay from $ to SO extra.
This explains the limited" part. You
have to ante before you get on, and there
is a SO limit
Local trains stop at all stations and
elsewhere, and are very careless, losing
ten minutes here and thirty minutes
there with the utmost unconcern, like a
iessehser poy. Tney are patronlzed Dy
the plain people, and are afflicted with
prehistoric coaches and ~newsboys, who
prey on the passengers and sell them
peanuts, figs, and Elinor Glyn's latest
works in a hoarse whisper at the end
OF the car. Local trains run from
"Aoughwow to Sstreech," according to
the brakeman, and the next station Is
"Arglouuuuu." II a man is stubborn
about it, he can reach almost any town
In the country on a local train. A man
once travelled from New York to San
Francisco on a local train. but 1t took
so much time that he had to walk back.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-29
Governmental Economy.

The entire country will commend
President Taft's efforts to secure a
greater degree of economy in govern
mental expenditure
The splendid efficiency secured in
large private corporations offers an ex-
ample for the emulation of government
officials. The government. after all, is
nothing more or less than an immense
business institution, with certain results
to be attained at the lowest possible cost
consistent with adequate service.
If every dollar spent for the govern
ment were subject to the scrutiny which
attaches to money expended in business
the saving would be enormous.
1t will be great task to bring about
this efficient economy, but it can and
ought to be accomplished.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-29
Fight in 1912.

Prom the st. Louis Globe Democrat.
If. as is probable. the fight In 1872 is to
be between conservatism and radicalisrn,
the Republicans ought to be able to win
big victory. The growth in the Repub-
rcan section of the country has been
marked in the past ten years. The States
which the Republicans carried in 1908
win have thirty-two OF the forty-two ad-
ditional votes which will be in the cleo
toral college next year. This would mean
an immense majority for the Republican
candidate IL the division among the
States at the polls would be the same as
it was then. No Republican, however,
believes that his party will carry next
year every State which II won three
years ago. 1t will be sure to lose some
of those States.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-29
Partition of China

According to dispatches from the
Orient, the partition of the vast Chinese
empire, long expected, is at hand. Mon
golla, the great province lying between
the Chinese wall and Siberia, will
be declared independent of China, and
the simple detail of its annexation to
Russia may be expected to follow short
ly. Similarly. the Chinese province of
Turkestan will assume its independence,
and in time will pass under the do
minion of the Gar.
These cessiOns of Chinese territory,
first to independence and by diplomatic
process later to Russia, take away full
half OF the empire of China as it has
been known in the last half century.
1t makes large and significant change
in the map of Asia and brings to real
ization the purposes of Russia pursued
doggedly through diplomacy and war
With Japan for thirty years. 1t brings
Russian influence, arms, power, and
intrigue 20 the border line of Man
churia on the east and TO that of India
on the southwest Consequently, both
Great Britain and Japan are at last face
10 face with the Russian bear. Russian
aggression in Persia means only that
Great Britain is confronted with a fur
theV menace to IFS Indian possessions.
With Russia in possession of Mon
goiia, Chinese Turkestan, and Persia,
the Gar will rule about half of Asia,
and no man can foresee what further
advances the land-grabbing policy of
the ST. Petersburg government may ac-
complish in the future China is in
the throes OF revolution, or probably its
dependencies of Mongolia and Turkes-
tan would not have been surrendered.
II would not be incompatible with Rus
sian stateeraft to possess China on some
dark day when that government is even
more helpless than at present Protests
might arise in the ehanceIleries of Eu-
rope. but who could stop the Cossack
and the Russian infantry from enter
ing within the Chinese wall?
Possibly il signifies little to the pec-
The Washington herald., 1911-12-29
Uncle Walt Says To-day:

When Sherlock goes solve riddle Doc Watson toddes
his heels content play the second fiddle and loud adng
squeals He follows Sherlock through the jun
DR. WATSON, giles of London crime, mutt huke; and
everything he does he bungles and gains from
Holmes stern rebuke He tries initiate his anayze
the evidence and all his efforts disaster and he shows UP
twenty cents And grin this physician whose stupid style
Sheros FOIL and think he'd help his condition if he for
his hand would toll Are you Watson chasing after some
bigger man. apeh curves, win the worlds contempt and
laughter? what such skate deserves Are YOU cheap
John nitator follow the track of one Infinitely
greater to try duplicate his knack? I'd rather frame this little
ditty for which get brace of wheels than march into con-
quered ciy-and march at some one elses heels
csyauAt sn ssrs. WALr Mason.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-29
TABLOID THO UGHTS.

From the Chicago Record Herald.
Robert w. Chambers, the novelist, de-
nies that he IS a genius He is doubtless
happy in his domestic relations.
From the Charlotte Obsener.
Judging from his recommendation to
Congress, we are disposed to believe that
Secretary Meyer of the Navy Department
is not an enthusiastic advocate of inter-
national arbitration.
From the Kansas City Journal
Mr.. Rockefeller's statement that he
is ''as happy as a peacock is trife
ambiguous. A peacock is not supposed
to be very happy just after his tail
feathers have been plucked out.
Fran the Galesburg Evening Mail.
New canals having been reported on
the planet Mars, they seem to make the
dirt fly up there even faster than Col.
GoethaIs can.
Prom the Florida Times-Union.
A Chicago woman wants to encourage
poets-as though that were a class of
people that need encouragement
From the st. Louis Star
Chauffeurs of taxicabs who think 81
small pay for twelve hours work should
consider that they get a ride free which
ordinary moTtals have to pay 81 an hour
for
The Washington herald., 1911-12-29
WHY LIVING IS HIGH.
Subject Being Discussed This Week
in Warrington.

From the St. Paul Dispatch. ..
The American Economic Association
will consider, at a conference to be held
In Washington Friday, the advisability
and the practicability OF constituting a
commission of experts to investigate the
high cost Of living. Economists are TAX
ing notice OF the rise of the cost Of Iiv-
ing, not only in this country, but gener-
ally throughout the world. and are curl
Gus to know what are the facts which
explain. first, the fall in the purchasing
power of the monetary unit. and, second,
the changes in the total purchasing power
OF incomes, especially wages; which sec
ond point deals with the relation of wages
to cost OF food, clothing. and rent. This
is to be an international commission, as
the conditions to be dealt with are not
peculiar to this country.
1t is gratifying to find the American
Economic Association disposed to go into
something comprehensive along this line.
Nothing could be more practicable, and
the results OF the inquiry should Justify
in the public mind the theorizing of the
professional economist. Here is his
chance to make good. His conclusions
are not always regarded as OF the high
est value by practical men, but in THIS
instance he ought to be able to render a
substantial public service. Why the cost
OF living Is so steadily advancing IN what
everybody wants 20 know. There Il no
end OF theories. the most plausible and
comprehensive being based upon the fact
that the cost OF living Is due to higher
standards as well as to the inflated cost
Of articles OF consumption; that It is not
alone that we pay 90 much for what we
get. but that we get more
But this ls anticipating the work Of the
commission. II Is to be hoped that IL
win be appointed. and that IN due time
we viii have ali the facts Il win be able
to present,
The Washington herald., 1911-12-29
STATESMEN, REAL AND NEAR.
By FRED C. KELLY.

that the eye Is the window OF the soul.
Yet a man who has lost his eyes may
have just as much personality as any
one. It's the same IL q man loses q leg
or an ear. He is still the same man. But
with whiskers, it is different A man who
has worn whiskers all his life and then
suddenly ceases to do so Is not the same
man. He may be just as good man,
but he is different man-just as much as
IL he were to change the shape of his
nose or the color of his eyes. Therefore,
no man who has worn whiskers as long
as I have should part with them entirely
II he would retain his self-respect. He
may trim away the edges, but II he goes
too far he treads upon sacred ground; he
is tampering with the wondrous works
OF nature, and he might as well begin
to use rouge and perfumery.'
They may smile and make a great
blufr at having all the sang rroid of a
painless dentist, but Just the same there
are a lot OF public men who dread at
tending Gridiron dinner. When former
Vice President Fairbanks was in ONCE,
he and Mr.. Taft divided the honor Of
being leading butts OF the Gridiron jssts
for a number of years
On one occasion, some of the comedy
at the expense Of Fairbanks was so raw
IHaL II EOI CuIlClop Ilke q WOO0-
tick.
I'm getting pretty tired OF this!'' Fair
banks grunted under his breath to
man beside him. Z
The remark was like q breath from
heaven to at least two men who over
heard It. .--..--ff SIS
II was beginning to get sore, and was
afraid 1 would show IT," said one Of
these-s man still high in public life
but when I saw that II was Ratfin1 70
somebody else, I felt a lot better, and
nothing else bothered me that evening"
Associate Justice Lurton, OF the United
States Supreme Court. is an emotional
man. II he goes to the theater and wit
nesses a soft-pedal play, where some poor
girl meets up with more than her share
Of hard luck and sat 1ess In the third act,
he is usually one OF the first persons in
the house to have moistened eyelashes.
Copyright. 1911, by Fred @. Kelly. AL rights re-
served
The Washington herald., 1911-12-29
Murderr
From the baltimore Evening New.

From the Baltimore Evening HewA
Early yesterday morning a handful OF
men defied the law of this State, OF the
United States. of civilization. King
Johnson was a murderer. There Is no
doubt Of that Had his case come to
trial. ne would have paid for his crime
with his life. The men who killed John
son are murderers worse than he him
self. He shot in passion; they in cold
blood. He took life in defiance Of the
law; they took life to defeat the course
OF Justice. Their crime was not only
sgainst society, Ike his. but against the
majesty Of the State.
Until those men have been found. tried,
convicted. and made TO pay the penalty,
this States good name must remain
ciouded.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-29
NATION BACKWARD
IN AERO RESEARCH
Prof. Rotch Shows Need of
AViatory Science.

Declaring that the United States is
'lamentAbly backward In providing
means fo= the study o. aeronautics, Prof
A. Lawrence Rotch, retiring vice presi-
dent OF the mechanical science and engi-
neering section Of the American Associa-
ton for the Advancement Of Science,
yesterday afternoon in his annual ad-
dress predicted that 1t will be necessary
to establish an aeronautical curriculum
in The technical school and universities
OF this country to keep pace with foreign
nations.
INSTRUCTION in aeronautics Is now given
In many foreign technical schools and
universities, the best known course of
study being by Prof. Prandtl at the
University of Gottigen." he said. M.
Basil Zaharon, a wealthy Greek resId-
ing in Paris. has endowed a chair of
aeronautics at the Sorbonne with a fund
OF $4,000. so that France will soon rival
Germany in training students in this
science
"The United States is almost abso-
lutely lacking to-day in aeronautical
Laboratories, the brilliant researches Of
Langley, zahm. and Nipher, not having
inspired followers. Our government main
tains no aerodynamic laboratories. and
few of our technical schools or colleges
pOSdceb dppdTdlue lOI tiil5 phEpOoes Wnli5
none offer regular instruction. though
some investigations have been made by
advanced students.
THE instruction In flying BY the So
called aviation schools Is, Of course, ur-
worthy OF consideration, since the best
OF these only teach the aviator to op-
crate and repair his machine as the au-
tomoblle school does the chauffeur.
''It appears likely that the demand for
rr,flnr4afa frafr4frffor from, v0rfnn
wishing TO enter aerial engineering as A
profession win soon require the estab-
lishment OF regular courses OF study
based on the European curriculum, az
the completion OF which degree or GER
tincate Of proficiency should be given
ranking with that conferred IN other
professional courses
The Washington herald., 1911-12-29
THE EP0LITICALP PROCESSION

Maryland's Republican Conyention.
1t developed here yesterday that the
recent visits OF Collector William f.
Stone to the White House were not made
solely for the purpose of conferring with
Mr. Charles d. Hilles about the Republi-
can convention. President Taft wants
the Endorsement of the Maryland Repub-
lican convention as. early as possible for
the effect IT will have on other States.
The convention will probably be held in
March, and the delegates will be pledged
for Taft.
1t is believed here by the Republican
leaders, especially the friends of Mr..
Taft that an early Endorsement of the
Taft administration by a delegation so
close to Washington as that of Mary
land will help the candidacy of the Presi-
dent .
The Washington herald., 1911-12-29
La FoIIette,s Following.

At the La Toilette campaign headquar-
ters, a statement was issued yesterday
to the effect that ''as the result of a
national plebiscite, or referendum, con-
Quoted during a period of sixty days by
the Farm and Home magazine. the strik-
ing fact appeared that La Toilette re-
ceived a total of ESQ votes for the
Presidency. as against 1863 for Roosevelt
and 1,062 for Taft. While the character
istic La Toilette strength is shown in the
States of the Middle West, two surpris-
ing items in the poll evidence that the
Wisconsin Senator is head and shoulders
above all other candidates in New Eng
land and the South
The Washington herald., 1911-12-29
AN EDITOR AT EIGHTY.
w. p. Payne Still in Harness, Hale
and Hearty.

From the Des Moines Capital.
The Iowa newspaper fraternity will ex-
tend hearty greetings and congratula-
tions to Mr.. w. P. Payne, the senior
editor of the Nevada Representative, who
on Friday last celebrated his eightieth
birthday. %
Mr.. w. o. Payne. the Junior editor,
in referring to his venerable fathers
eighty years, observes: He holds his
vigor notably and will serve as a re-
minder that the founder OF his family,
who came to Plymouth as a boy, set
the pattern Of staying in the game until
he was at least ninety-four"
The Washington herald., 1911-12-29
A WOMAN IN NEW MEXICO.
Herald Editorial ELECTS Praise for
Another Private Secretary.

Another Private Secretary.
Editor The Washington Herald:
notice your editorial this morning
referring to the appointment OF a woman
as secretary to a governor.
Almost twelve years ago Gov. Otero,
of New Mexico. appointed as his private
secretary Miss Clara Olsen. Miss Olsen
has. held down the Job continuously
since notwithstanding there have been
three different governors since Gov.
Otero's time. For a woman to have
served one governor in this capacity
Is remarkable. but to have proved so
worthy as to merit being retained through
three other administrations, at least
two of them being dIametrically opposed
to each other. is certainly record that
will be hard to equal, even for a man.
AS a secretary Miss Olsen is unequaled,
as a politician she has been able to hold
her own with the best OF them, and her
capacity to keep a secret has proved
that there is at least one woman who
is above the falling usually ascrfbsd to
her sex. WILL c. BARNES.
WashiuRton Dec q.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-29
SOME COURTS JUST.
UptOn Sinclair Finds HImxeIf in n
Troublesome Dilemma.

Troublesome Dilemma.
From the Hartford Post.
Upton Sinclair apparently had an idea
that all he had to do was to walk into
court, tell his story, and walk out again
with a divorce decree in his pocket. But
he's been proven to have been mistaken
There are a few courts that take cogni-
zance OF the kind of testimony offered
and once in awhile prove to be exact
ing. Sinclair's case happened to come
up before just that kind of justice. 1t
seems that there is a section of law
which prohibits a husband or wife ask
ing a divorce divulging in court any
confession or confidence made by the
party complained of. Sinclair did just
that In his eagerness to win his case
he exceeded the limits of the law, and
now he'll have to have his case heard
before another referee.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-29

pie of the provinces of Mongolia and
Turkestan whether they live under
Chinese or Russian dominion, and the
advance of the frontier of Russian in
fiuence in Asia may not much change
the prospects of world peace, but the
event has, nevertheless, great signif-
canoe in the progress of affairs in Asia.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-29

accommodation train and waiting for
Halley's comet are two operations re-
quiring more misguided patience than
anything else on record.
Passenger trains transport their pa
irons to terrestrial points for from 2
to 8 cents a mile and to the great be-
yond occasionally without extra charge.
In the Middle West the rate is cents q
mile, but in the sparsely settled East
the poverty stricken lines manage to get
8 cents a mile in most instances.
Copyright, 1911. By George Mathsw AdamA)
The Washington herald., 1911-12-29

of freight cars and a caboose In which
passengers ride on the floor and the cell
ing alternately. Accommodation trains
are so named because they fire.
quently wait on a side track while a
farmers hogs get fat enough for him
to ship with profit Waiting for an
The Washington herald., 1911-12-29

The man who tried to pick the pocket
Of detective didn't take anything but
chances.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-29

New York man spent nine hours at
one meal in restaurant. That's about
the time it would take to Fletcherize
thoroughly the average Christmas din
ner.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-29
WHAT IS SAID ABOUT US,

ErUn the Pasadena News
The wool tariff is bound to be sheared
now. Every man in Washington has
sharpened his shears and the poor beast
viii do well to escape with his life.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-29

Uncle Jim Wilson may be able to con-
coct mighty fine mince pie, but we will
not pin our faith to 1t until 1t bears the
q. X. of Doc Wiley
The Washington herald., 1911-12-29

Some Of the same people who claim
Mr.. Bryan has no influence viii blame
him for debating the place where the
next Democratic convention is to be
hal