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The Washington herald., 1911-03-18
Sunlight Through a Smoky Cloud.

Viewing the fre-swept ruins of the
baseball park, we shed a bitter tear.
Here was the place where Walter John
son Ieaped into fame: where Cy Young
doffed his cap to an admiring multitude,
and where the naughty Lajoie swatted
the leather-covered sphere a mighty
swat. We have seen the grand stand
and the bleachers thronged with pal
pitating crowd and heard the welkin
ring with triumphant shout or tremble
with Tesounding groan Alas, That in
one fatal hour the scene of glorious VIC
tory and discouraging defeat should be
so changed
Compared with the destruction of the
park. all other news seems trivial. The
menace of Japan, the fear of war with
Mexico. the tangle over reciprocity
all these arc but the passing shadow
compared with real calamity Let us
be thankful. however, that the sky is
not all hidden by smoky pail There
IS a silver lining The season is TO
open as originally planned and, some
how or other, the games are to be
played. Such is the noble and courage
Gus determination of the baseball club :;
and 50 the cloud of disaster is bathed
in the sunlight of hope for every fan
who waits, impatient and alert, for
April II.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-18

control. to one which results in Turing
the soldier away from his barrack to
neighboring dives, where his body and
soul are poisoned by vile liquors, with
the accompanying vice of harlotry
and where his money is taken from him
by gamblers and thieves.
His successor, Gen. Young, expressed
himself with even greater force, and
Gen. Chaffee, in his official reports, said
things which were far more true than
polite. We quote just one mild appeal
OF his:
q think it is beyond question that
permission to sell beer in the post eX-
change would drive out of BUSINESS at
least two-thirds of the lowest resorts
in the vicinity of posts"
Army surgeons find an increase OF
maladies traceable to dissipation at vile
groggeries outside the army posts, which
places would not exist if the canteen
had not been abolished. The present
commanding general, Leonard Wood
himself physician, has always believed
in the canteen as a force for good in the
service. He said recently:
The canteen, properly handled
was. in effect the soldiers clubroom,
Here he found simple and wholesome
anusements. and was able to purchase
something to smoke or had a glass OF
beer if he wished it Intoxication in
these establishments was rare. The
great majority of the men found here
all that they wanted. a place to meet
their fellows, a game of billiards or a
game of cards, and if they wished it,
a glass of beer. Its abolition has sent
them to places just the reverse in char
acter."
This evidence of officers and surgeons
is certainly worthy of consideration
when the question comes up again for
Congressional discussion.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-18
HEALTH OFFICE CUTS WORK.
One Inspector Dropped. Owing tC
Lack of Sufficient Funds.

Curtailment of the work of the health
department will result from the failure
o. Congress to appropriate a sufficient
amount Of money to meet its needs.
Inspector NJ. l. Granville has been
dropped from the servi0e. as there is
no money to pay his salary. Eugene
IcMerIe. one Of the sanitary inspectors.
will be assigned to do contagious disease
duty. at "A reduced salary. "A number
Of other changes will be made. and the
efficiency of the health department
diminished.
The decision to make the changes was
arrived at after the matter had been
thoroughly investigated by the health Of
fee tho Commissioners, and the District
auditor.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-18
WILL PUNISH SLAYER.
Turkish Government Expresses Re-
Eret at Murder of American

The State Department has been in
formed that the Ottoman government has
taken steps to assure the arrest and
punishment of the Arab who murdered
Prof. de COu several days ago. The OF
tOman minister OF foreign affairs has
assured the embassy in ConStantinOPle Of
his personal sympathy and his govern
mcnt's regret at the incident.
Richard Norton. director Of the arch
geological expedition of which Prof. de
Cou was a member, has telegraphed to
the American Embassy in COnStantinOpl
that the situation at Gyrene IS quiet and
that there is no general antagOniSm
against the members Of the expedition.
The British Ambassador at CONSTANT
nople however. has been asked to in
struct the British consul at BenEhazi to
extend all proper protection and support
to the American expedition at Cyrcne.
The nearest American consulate is at
TripoH. which is more than 60 miles
from Cyreno.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-18
GUNBOAT TACOMA IN PORT.
Arrives at Galveston from Search
for FiIibusterinE vessel

Galveston. Tex, March 1.-THE United
States Eunboat Tacoma. A. H. Davis.
commander, with Is officers and "a men.
arrived in port to-day from Puerto Mex
leo. Honduras. The Tacoma has been in
Central American waters chasing the fiIi-
clustering vessel the Hornet, and looking
after American interests.
She took position near the scouting
cruiser Salem. in Bolivar Roads. and this
evening came TO the docks and gave shore
leave to half her men.
Information has been received here that
four more vessels of the type OF the Sa-
lem and Tacoma have been ordered 10
Galveston and will serve as conveys for
the TRANSPORTS carrying troops
A wireless message from the transports
Mcclellan. Fitzpatrick. and Sumner was
received to-day announcing their position
about 200 miles off Galveston. and that
they would reach here about noon on
Saturday. They have two regiments OF
Coast Artillery on board to complete tn
brigade mobilizing herei.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-18
FORT MYER DRILL
ATTRACTS CROWD
Given in the Post Hall for
SOciety's Benefit.

notwithstanding the fact that some of
the most popular officers at Fort Myer
who have been accustomed to riding in
the weekly drills in the post hall for
the benefit of Washington society have
gone to the Mexican frontier, a drill was
given yesterday afternoon at the fort
The first event was IN exhibition of
CossaCk riding by Troop =. Fifteenth
Cavalry, under command Of Capt. II. {.
Smither. A jumping detachment Of
Troop A, of the Fifteenth, under com
mand OF Capt Julian r. Lindsey. fol-
lowed, and the third event was a bare
back drill, executed by Troop 3. Lieut..
W. W. OvertOn commanding.
a brOadswOrd contest between
rHounted men, under command of Lieut..
c. S MCNeill was the next event. which
was followed by musical drill, by
Troop \. under Capt. Lindsey. The Fif-
teenth Cavalry band played several num-
bers. There was large attendance.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-18
The Canteen.

The March number OF the North
American Review contains an article on
the army canteen full Of unanswcrable
riorce and logic, and deserving of wide
circulation among those whose persist
-cnt efforts resulted in the abolition OF
Hhe canteen at army posts They ought
10 be and perhaps they will be particu-
1arly impressed by figures in the re-
ports of the Surgeon General showing
how deplorably alcoholism and diseases
1lavc increased in the service as the re-
suit OF the soldiers being tempted to
patrontzc low resorts found outside of
military reservations
TO increase the efficiency of the per-
manent military establishment" the army
'canteen was abolished in 1901. Ten
years the army has been without its can
teen, and 1t has declined in health and
perhaps, also, in morals. Let us draw
the attention OF conscientious people to
some significant facts. Gen. Corbin,
who was at the head of the army in
1902, had this to say:
III it were possible by my act to abso-
lutely stop the manufacture and use of
Intoxicating drinks of any kind | would
do so; if it were possible by my act. to
prevent the use by any person in the
military service OF Intoxicating drinks
] would do so; but realizing that the
impossible, however desirable, must give
way to what is possible and practicable,
! am firmly of the opinion that it would
be in the interest of discipline to re-
establish the canteen feature of the post
exchange, recognizing that in this way
the evil of the use of drink can be mini
rnized.
1T would seem unnecessary to argue
10 fair-minded person the superiority
OF a system which provides a mild alco-
iholic beverage at reasonable cost in
moderate quantities. under stri6 military
The Washington herald., 1911-03-18
RESTAURANT ETIQUET.

On entering the restaurant speak
pleasantly to the coat-check boys
and the head waiter. Every one
viii think you are q steady patron
Of the establishment. II is not well
to do this when accompanied by
your wife.
Remember. in ordering a meal.
that the French names on to-day's
menu often cover z multitude Of
yesterdays sins.
Don't get your waiter sore on
you. He may own the house you live
in
It is. no longer considered the
thing To speak Of opening wine. .
In Washington the phrase commonly
used is. Bring Us a stein Of beer"
If you arc fond Of veal order
chicken 0oquettes.
When in doubt play Roast Beef.
with Mashed Potatoes to show.
The extra fork and knife beside
your plate are used in case you
break one on between your teeth.
Soup should be seen and not
heard Go TO IT while the band Is
playing.
Remember that to-day's Entire"
Is the ''Specialties" O. yesterday.
T. BROOKE AAuSS.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-18

orally are of the dinner variety, and
always quite small. She has a daughter
who will marry this year, and another
coming out. and it is probable that she
will celebrate the double event by a
dance. Lady Desborough also is likely to
do something for her debutante tdaugh-
ter, and will probably give a boy-and girl
dance. Her recent appointment as lady
of the bedChamber to the Queen of Eng
land may make some difference in her
arrangements, but she may certainly be
relied on as dance hostess Of the near
future.
Lady Salisbury has given dinner dances
for Lady Beatrice Cecil. but for the
present she cannot be reckoned upon as
hostess, as she has gone to Canada with
Lord Salisbury and her children.
FLANEUR.
Copyright 1911, by Mcclure Newspaper SyndiCatc.l
The Washington herald., 1911-03-18
A Reduction of Fare.

The question whether the railroad fare
from Washington to points between
this city and Alexandria shall be IS
cents or 10 is a matter OF comparative
indifference to nine-tenthS of the people
here, The position assumed and the
principles laid down by the Interstate
Commerce Commission in ordering a
reduction are, however, Of vital impor-
tanCc everywhere.
In the first place, the average, every
day citizen finds in the Interstate Com
mcrcc Commission a tribunal to which
he can appeal without subjecting him
self to the IntrICacies Of court procedure
CT the expense OF counsel In the case
under consideration d declaration was
filed by several persons who felt that the
ra:c charged was unreasonable. and the
commission gave the complaint thor
ough investigation. apparently uninfu-
cnccd by the fact that the reduction
sought was only a matter of pennies.
The railroad CoTpany's answer was that
the higher fare was justified. because
travel was light between Washington
and the points named, and because the
road had only recently been paving divi-
dcnd~. These pleas the commission not
only overrulcd. but it went further and
demonstrated that the road presented a
pIan case Of gross Ovcrcapitalization 1t
wa- thi, latter fact which seems to have
largely influenced the commission in its
decI~ion
Followed to its logical conclusion, the
Interstate Commerce Commission lays
down the principle that common carriers
shall not compel the public to pay divi-
dcnd> upon inflated stock With this
decision there will be general agreement.
No one bcgrudgeS any corporation, not
even those enjoying monopoly in public
franchises, fair and even generous re-
Turn upon moncy actually invested. Capi-
tai is entitled to this compensation 1t is
only when. through manipulation and
high fnanqcring. a fictitious value is
given t" the property OF a corporation
and then an effort IS made. either
through Inadequate service or excessive
charges to reap maximum OF profit
upon this unreal value, that considera-
ton should be given to complaint. The
Interstate Commerce Commission has
decided in the affirmative that such COM
plant Is wclI-founded.
If the commission puts this same prin-
ciplc Of physical valuation in force in
dealing with all questions Of excessive
fare. VIC may expect a series of de-
Cisions affecting the largest carrying
corporations in the country. The action
of the commission cannot. however, have
any local effect. for there is no law
under which it can inquire into the rates
charged or the actual capital invested Of
ANY corporation in Washington
The Washington herald., 1911-03-18
BRYAN'S DAUGHTER TO WED.
Girl, Aged Twenty. Will Marry
School Sweetheart.

Lincoln. Nebr.. March 17.-Mr. and Mrs.
William J. Bryan announce the engage
ment of their daughter. Grace Dexter. to
Richard Lewis Hargreaves, OF Lincoln.
The marriage will take place early in
June. The two have been sweethearts
since school days. The bride-tO-be is
twenty years ot age. and has always been
her fathers fayor1te. Mr.. Hargreaves was
born and reared in Lincoln. He is
twenty-seven years of age. treasure OF
the Hargreaves Mercantile Company.
and a graduate OF the Wesleyn Military
Academy, of Upper Alton, III.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-18
WEALTHY MEN FIGHT.
Former Mayor of Chicago Bitten by
Opponent at Palm Beach

Chicago, March 17.-FTiends Of George
3. Swift, former mayor of Chicago.
learned this afternoon that he had been
seriously injured in a fight with a man
living in a house near the Swift winter
residence. at Palm Beach. Fla. The
fight came ao"ut because of two bull
dogs. the property OF the two families
Mr. Swift suffered A number OF pain
full wounds about the head and face.
some of which are said to have been
Inflicted by the teeth OF his opponent,
who is reported to have been i'll fo-
some months preceding the fight, which
took place about ten days ago.
Immediately following the attack on
Mr.. Swift, relatives OF the man. who
is said TO be wealthy and from the
East, took him away from Palm Beach
The Washington herald., 1911-03-18
LITTLE KNOWN FACTS ABOUT wELL.KNowN PERSONS

MOLLY ELLIOT sEAwE11 novelist President
". Chicago of
EARLE
book
original
Johannesburg was
during he Boe
F.
paper. 1852
The Washington herald., 1911-03-18
"BEEFSTEAK JOHN" DEAD.
Widely known BOwery ReStaurn-
teur Was Unique Character.

New York, March 17.-Beefsteak John
canton EhrlerI. the most widely known
restaurantcUr in America, is dead of old
age. and for the first time in thirty-fve
years his place OF business at No. 8
EoW cry is closed. When it was found
necessary to lock the door to-day there
was no key and a loCksmith had to be
sent for to make one for the old
fashioned lock
Prices OF steak, bread, hutter. pota-
toes, and coffee at "Beefsteak johns
were always the same. no matter how the
cost Of living increased, and the pro-
Prietor acquired a comfortable fortune,
OF late years he had branched out. con-
Quoting several other restaurants in the
city under the same name.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-18
Prepare for spotting Practice.

The first. third. and fourth divisions or
the Atlantic fleet in command OF Rear
Admiral Scaton Schroeder. L. s. y. Ar
rived yesterday in Hampton Roads from
Guantanamo During the next few days
the vessels will prepare for sporting praC-
ticC. which will hs held on next Monday
in Lower Chesap peakc BAY, in tn" vicinity
Of TanCicr Island. On April battle prlC-
tiCe will he held on the Southern drill
grounds off Cape Henry. Va.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-18
C.paIeias to Ignore Protests.

Madrid, March 17.-BOth in the Senate
and the Chamber of Deputies to-day
strong protests were made against the
of the King OF Italy as
honorary colonel of the Savoy Regiment.
The protests were made in the Senate by
the Bishop of Madrid. while in the lower
house A number of deputies made
speeches. Premier Canalejas replied that
tie protests would be ignored
The Washington herald., 1911-03-18
Long Term for Girls AssaiIant.

Special TO The Washington Herald.
Bristol, Tenn, March 17.-John Z.
Hampton, former insurance man. we'll
known in several Virginia cities, where
he has worked, was this afternoon found
guilty of the betrayal of Miss Lizzie
Palmer, young girl of this city. and
sentenced to ten years IN the peniten-
tiary
The Washington herald., 1911-03-18
Not ResponsibIe for Death.

Alfred Wright, who drove the automo-
bile truck which crushed to death seven
year-oId Leroy Hood in front OF the John
A. Logan School, was yesterday eXoner-
ated from responsibility by a coroner's
ST. Wright was released from custody
nv the police of the Ninth precinct.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-18

hostess, as she has gone to Canada with
Lord Salisbury and her children.
FLANEUR
Copyright. 1911. by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicatel
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
THE UNFORTUNATE RICH.
The milionaires. unhappy men.
AS we may well surmisc.
Are strictly up against it when
They must economze.
A poor man merely gives up tripe,
Or has his coffee thin.
But hear the rich mans plaintive pipe
He gives up terrapin.
Where the Fighting Is.
War with Japan seems imminent.
These dreadful rumors alarm me"
TOO bad
What would you do?''
We'll. I think l would switch maya
zines"
You didn't stay long at Wombat's
country place.
NO; he promised to show me the beau
ties of his neighborhood, and then tried
to point out lot of scenery"
The Important Point.
You seem anxious lately. In love-"
you've guessed it
Trying to get up nerve enough to pro-
pose?"
No; trying to get up nerve enough
to ask my boss for a salary raise"
Oddities of Language.
Unhorsed. the knight
Still vowed
That he was quite
Uncowed.
Right in Line.
You are from Turkey"
Il am"
Tell me: do they wear the harem
skirts in harems?"
why, they never have. but I presume
they will if such becomes the style"
Mechanical Verse.
What are you doing there
"Tinkering up spring poem. The
springs seem to have gotten little rusty
since last year"
Up Against II.
That fellow is a source OF great un-
to me. He may be worthy. but
l wish he would keep away from my
house"
"Courting your daughter. is he:"
Nav; he's Courung my cook.
A Real Paradise.
Prom the Chica=o Recurd-Herad
A man who has been m political life
FOR a long time informs US that his idea
Of heaven is a place where a man who
gets into office himself is not expected
to find a public job for everybody who
voted for him.
Lots Worse on!
From the Louisville COrrierJOurnal.
With 5000 a month and learning to
play golf, Manuel of Portugal has reason
10 reflect that there are lots worse things
han being an exiIed king.
Their Fears Arc Idle.
From the St Louis Post Dispatch.
English politicians fear we are going
10 annex Mexico, whereas We haven't got
over annexing Canada yet.
: BIG ST
The Washington herald., 1911-03-18
FOR WOMEN READERS.

To make Tomato Soup a can
and add hot water.
Beaten Biseuits-uss one pound q
-four and a hammer.
Eow to Preserve Fruit Keep II
away from the children.
Staining F1oors-The best way Is
70 upset bottle of ink.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-18
THE EMERALD ISLE.

] sing 4 song Of ireland
The lanf Of glorious fame:
And every man that has 3 Nc
Before bis other name
Is proud that in this country,
Upon our streets is seen
On every Seventeenth Of March
The wearing Of the green
2. 7. MORAN.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-18
4 Real Paradise.

Prom the ChCaEo Record Herald.
man who has been m political life
for long time informs US that his idea
of heaven is a place where a man who
gets into Office himself is not expected
to find a public job for everybody who
voted for him.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-18
stratton Going to Paris.

The United States will be represented
at the biennial convention Of the Inter
national Bureau of Weights and Meas
ures. in Paris. March ., by Director ;.
w. Stratton, OF the Bureau Of Standards.
Department OF Commerce and Labor. He
will leave Washington about March a.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-18
ON THE ANXIOUS SEAT.
Editor The Big Stick :

Ellbof 1ne big SIlch.
Please inform me by return mail
what all this rumpus in Mexico is
about and why the great bulk of thf
United States army is camped on:
on the border line in Texas !
have Just become impressed with
the fact that the Washington policf
forcs has not had a mot call''
in q long time, and IL this grand
old country and nag Of ours need
any help in keeping those Mexicans
quiet, would like to take my
''hluecoats" down there, and club
the rebels into submission. Don't
delay your reply. because 1 am SC
anxious to begin hostilities 1 find
it difficult to sleep day or night.
RICHARD SYLVESTER
The Washington herald., 1911-03-18
1T IS SAID

That Paul Sleman has not been
retained to defend Clifford Pinchot
in the BaHingr libel suit.
That Charley Nesbit fully ex-
poets the extra session to pass a
single tax bill.
That there will be no indignation
meeting Of life insurance men over
Bob Howard's retirement from the
fielc.
That Ross Perry. IT. and Dick
Pairo can hardly wait to get their
singles out on the Potomac
That Ting" Hume hasn't re-
turned any stray COWS to their own
ers for some time.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-18
Adm B. CAPRON DEAD.
Member of Congress for Many Years
from Rhode Island.


Providence, r. l.. March 17.-Adin B.
Capron, Representative from Rhode Is
land since 1896. died in his home at
Saltwater shortly before noon to-day.
Mr.. Capron's condition was such that
he had been unable to attend to his Con-
gressionaI duties al Washington the
past session. When candidates were be-
ing considered last fall for nomination
from the SecCrd district, it was an
nounced that Mr.. CaprOn declined to al
low his name used on account of his
poor health.
Besides his widow. Mr. Cap-On leaves
four children. John NJ. CaprOn, a grad
uate from Brown in the class of 1900.
who has been engaged in business with
his father; Helen MOwry CaprOn: Adm
Mowry Capron, a graduate of Brown in
the class of 1904, and Almira Mowry,
who was married to Capt Alfred II.
MaybaCh. L. S. A, who is stationed at
West Point
The Washington herald., 1911-03-18

My mother was seamstress. cook,
and washlady,'' said Mr.. Carnegie the
other day. The mother at the needle, the
stove, and the tub The son with his
hundreds of millions, with palaces and
tens of thousands of workmen! And yet
We are all made Of the same common
CLAW
The Washington herald., 1911-03-18
Farmer. n. self Teacher.

For long time the lines of the Ameri-
can farmer were so hard" said James
+. Flynn. OF Muskogee, Okla, at the
Metropolitan last night that an Ameri-
can President tried to arouse the nation
to the necessity OF sOftening them by
some means or other. He suggested vari-
Gus methods OF accomplishing this OBJ
iect- and big flock of missionaries as
sisted him in the good work; but, so far
as the farmer or the general public IS
aware, precious little was accomplished
But what a suggestive President and
many amiable gentlemen who devoted
themselves to urging people to turn their
steps CoUntryward failed in achieving. an
economic law is accomplishing with ease.
Good prices for his products not only
reconcile the American farmer TO the
land. they actually make him think that
some day agricultural enterprise and
energy will be as literally rewarded as
those qualities are in any other field of
industry"
The Washington herald., 1911-03-18
Lois Worse on.

From the Louisville CoSIrier-JournaI.
With 5000 a month and learning to
play golf, Manuel of Portugal has reason
10 reflect that there are lots worse things
than being an eXiled king.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-18
ANSWERS TO QUERIES

Josh" EFanS-The canoe trip
You are planning from Washington
to Mexico can be accomplished with
a few pOrtages by railroad Of q
thousand miles or 50 each.
A. G. Plant-We seldom give ad-
Vice on the stock market We sug-
gest, however. that the safest way
To play the market is 10 buy when
prices are advancing and sell at a
profit II has been done.
Clarence o. weidenann-we can
not advise you as to the size az the
diamond you should get until we
know what you want It for.
Thomas Ffzncis-See Or. William
Rufns King. He has discovered
serum which he calls Anti-Foozle-
um. 90, which shnld bs hypoder-
mically injected Just before tseing
nm