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The Washington herald., 1911-05-30
Well-founded Optimism.

There is sturdy optimism in the ad-
dress which Judge Robert H. Terrell,
of this city, delivered few days ago
to the graduates of Tuskegee Institute.
Tho negro" said Judge Terrell, has
advanced an immeasurable distance
since his ancestors first set foot upon
American soil" This is so true as to be
commonplace. and yet its very triteness
is probably the reason it fails to
make an impression upon the average
mind. We are more apt to criticise the
negro for what he has not done than
to give him credit for his accomplish
ment To emerge from slavery igno-
rant. oppressed. and handicapped by GEN.
turies of savage existence and then,
, within the brief period of little more
than one generation, TO achieve much
in education and material development
is record unsurpassed. There is, in
fact, foundation for this declaration:
Vic Dut DS Will
regard to the future of the negro in
this country when he notes the progress
he has already made in the first half
century of his freedom. And his ac-
complishments appear all the mere mar
velous when we contemplate the fact
that the conditions which have con-
fronted him have not always been just
and fair. and in some localities he is
completely shut off from 4 participa-
ton in the best industrial activities
which are freely offered to all of the
other elements in our great cosmopoli-
tan population.
Judge Terrell realizes, of course, the
problem OF the social status, but even
this does not cause him to despond.
Nowhere can we make men love us"
he says, but we can so conduct our
selves, and 50 do our work. that we will
command the good will of our neigh
bors and become Indispensable to our
employers"
This is common sense combined with
optimism The future of the negro lies
within himself He has already made
substantial progress in the face of tre-
mendous obstacles, and just in propor-
ton as he makes himself an indispen-
sable member OF society will he be able
to make further advance
There is room in the world for work
ers. The lazy and the ignorant and the
dishonest cannot expect help or SYM
pathy, be they white or black.
The Washington herald., 1911-05-30
THE COLUMBIA.
Forty-nve Minute. from Bro.dw

FOrty-mve Minutes from Broadway.
Taking their first dip into musical
comedy. the Columbia Players present
ed last evening George NJ Cohan's
tuneful absurdity "Forty-five Minutes
from Broadway" in which Victor
Moore, Fay Templeton. and Donald
Brian were the leading figures a num-
Der OF years ago. AS has been the rule
since the Players began their season
at the Columbia. the house was packed
with enthusiastic admirers of this ex-
cellent organization. Old and new IA
voiites received hearty greeting on
their first entrances. and the musical
numbers were so ardently encored that
the performance ran well on toward
midnight
F. F. NJ. F. Bit is too long a title
10 spell outs one of Cohan's unique
concoctions OF farce. melodrama, pathos,
COMEDY. near-comedy, and catchy music.
There Is the usual story of intrigue be-
tween blond adventures with brunette
past and d!spicable villain with amiable
brcsue: the imitable Cohanesque play on
words that pass for wit, in hot weather;
the always Cleverly drawn slangy char
acters. and the typical Cohan music.
NO one expected much in the vocal line
from the Players. as they are regular
actors and actresses and sing only when
theF are happy and no one Is around.
Ihls Is as IL should be. However II
was pleasant surprise to see how well
Miss Frances Nelson. capable player OF
every sort of role that she is. could war
bic her two Fay Templeton songs. and
actually stay right en- the KEY. And Kid
Butterield. too, was a vocal sensation
when he gurgled Victor Moore's ditty
about New Rochelle and its rural ways.
a. II. Van Buren,. the Players leading
man, also produced musical sounds from
his thoraN In the Popular Millionaire
song and even showed a latent talent for
dancing. somewhat obscured by the in
considerate chairs and benches which in
sisted on getting in the way of his feet r
But the surprise of the evening was the
discover that little Jessie Glendinning
has singing voice almost as tiny and
sweet as her honest to goodness actress
voice. She also wore the first harem
skirt We have seen on the stage in WASH
ington. and If it is a real example of this
much discussed novelty of fashion. il
surely doesn't deserve all the harsh
things said about II.
Altogether the Players give an excellent
performance of this amusing skit, and
the Offering should prove one of the sea-
sons hits. The piece has been we'll
mounted and an attractive. we'll drilled
chorus aids the principals in their songs
and adds life and color 10 the ensembles.
T. X. $
The Washington herald., 1911-05-30
CURIOUS BITS OF HISTORY
By A. w. MACY.
HOW ONE FAT LORD COUNT

ED AT TEN.
The enactment OF the law OF
habeas corpus marks an impor-
tant epoch in the progress OF
civil liberty in England, and is
regarded as one Of the great
achievements of Charles the
Seconds reign. Charles himself
did not want the law. but just
at the time he was very anxious
TO curry favor with the people.
and was afraid to oppose so pop
ular a measure. The friends and
foes of the act were pretty evenly
divided in Parliament, but on the
final vote II was carried. The
manner of its passage. however.
was both comical and illegal.
While the voting was going on a
very fat lord arose and asked
that his vote be recorded in the
affirmative. In a spirit OF fun the
clerk announced ten votes for
him. to accord with his great
size. They were SO recorded. and
for some unexplained reason the
error" was never corrected. The
strangest part of It Is. the ma
jority for the measure was less
than ten; hence II would have
failed of passage without the fat
lords extra votes. This is an in
stance where a joke was carried
too far to good purpose.
Copyright 1911. By joseph B. Bowles.)
Tomorrow - "NapOIeon's Sec
Ond Funeral.S
The Washington herald., 1911-05-30
HON0RS FOR THE PUPILS.
Large Class of Business High Con
plete Their Courses.

Large Class of Business High Com
pIete Their Courses.
Pupils Of the Business High School who
have successfully completed the course OF
study will receive diplomas or certificates
at the end Of the year. The graduation
exercises Of the four-year class will be
held on the evening of June 10. In the
Assembly Hall of the Business High
School. Certificates will be presented to
the members of the two-year class on
the evening Of Friday. June 1s.
The following Is a list OF students VINO
will receive diplomas:
Edwin Ernest Barnes Walter Burritt Brock Wal
ter Washington Burdette. John Brooks Clarke Les
ter Thomas Garrison. James Howell Gordon. DAVID
Edgar Graham, Ferdinand Clinton Knight, Julius
Lilley Robert Roirke Mills. Joseph Francs moore.
Edwin Abner Moocrs. Charles Van WICK Mott.
Walter Cox Rathbole. Abraham Rice. Julian lmorie
Richards. Leon Shore. Samuel Walter so"erontts,
Itui, Joserh wahl Misses Ella Alden Botnt.
Leah Irene Barriss. Bessie Igpue Hartley. Hannah
Eleanor Hunt, Lydia Elizabeth keefer. Helen Marie
Kooptz Edith Margaret Lawson. Marie Bertha
Luebkert, Emily wherry Matter. Mary Agnes Ce-
ctlia McGarraghy, Verona May schmid Grace
Jeanette Simpson. Ada Ford Soleau. Daphne La
Zeie stebbins Roberta Marguerite Weber.
The following will receive certificates:
Maurice Louis Bernstein. Norman Kerr Berry.
Charles Elmore Bontz Rolfe Hobart Brett. William
Vance Burley Clarence Edgar Bush, Frederick Al
bert Christopa, Henry Louis Colman. william Nell
son Csymes Franko Brown Davis. Vernon Bishop
Dodge. John Tip6n Eker. r., Samuel Philip
Feller Jacob Edward Flax. John Gately. John
Harr. George webber Kirkley. Raymond Girard
Koenie. Robert Clifford Lyddane. Richard Mont
gomery Masters. Frederic William Meier. George
Phillips Pollock. IT.. Archibald Bertrand Poore.
Walter Marvin smith. George Henderson Sweet.
MacKey weinsten. William Wallace Wilson.
Charles Hugh Wright. Misses Lillian Isabel Allison.
Helen josephine Bsnholt. Mary Anne Boland- Net.
tie Leuora Bean. Hilda Bready Marie Marsares
Brrsnahan, Martha Esther Brookmire Selma Giss
Brownips Bertha Marsarst Cappr. Graee Darling
Chapline Regina Hortense Clancy. Gertrude Asnes
Clifford. Mary Agnes Conlon. Evelyn McLane Csoe-
suu, May Martha De LAwdF. Martha Eltzaosth
Drtweiler. Hattie Van Arsdale Dewey. Alice Camp
bell Flynn, Bertha Louise Gn1ithA Helen Elizabeth
GUIDE. Mary Louise Houser. Charlotte Eaizaoeth
Klein, Annis Cecilia Lanisan. Blanche Lohmann.
Emily Waterman Lcnden. Katherine Cora Mckee.
Mary Elizabeth McMahou. Ethel Angela Mangam.
Mildred whittingtnn Martin Reba Gustavia Mis-
he'll. Maud Helen Mitchell. lean Morrison Mouta-
r,e Isabel Duguid Noyes. Gertrude Louise O'con-
nor Mars Adf]s Penny. Alma Gertrude Pofts.
Ethel llsriss Power. Hs,sa ebelss. Lorstto Aafy
enitA- Anna Dsuis kesea. Aaunsse kasAatns
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The Washington herald., 1911-05-30
A Lessen for British Jingoes.

King George of England, on the oc-
casion of the ceremonies attending the
unveiling of the memorial to Queen
Victoria, took especial pains to refer il,
an emphatic manner to the relations be-
tween Britain and Germany This is
what the King had to say:
1T is a source of deep satisfaction to
me and my family that my dear cousin.
the German Emperor, is present at this
historic ceremony He is the eldest
grandson of Queen Victoria =
and his presence here to-day and his
sympathy during the last days of her
life never will be forgotten
by me or my people Strong
and living ties of kinship and friendship
unite our thrones and persons =
My nation rejoices with me that he is
here to-day to share in the unveiling. -
Now let us hear what the lord
mayor of London had to add to this
at the Guildhall reception:
The words uttered by the Kaiser
toward the close of 1907 must be and
shall be recalled to-day at the peace
meeting in this historic hall. | repeat
them: Sixteen years ago | said NV
aim was the maintenance of peace.
History. / venture to hope, will
do me the justice to say that |
have pursued this aim unswervinply
ever since. The main prop for the
maintenance of peace is the. existence
OF good relations between Great Britain
and Germany | shall strenuously fur
ther that object by every means in my
power. And ! say it emphatically that
the wishes of the entire German ma
ton coincide with mine"
1t is surprising that Gernlanophobia
continues in England in the face of
such utterances. The declarations of
two such men as the Kaiser and his
FIRST cousin. the King of England. ought
~ -
The Washington herald., 1911-05-30
REWSOFALEXANDRIA
Annual License Bill Passed
by Lower Board.

Alexandria. Va. May 2s.-After much
squabbling tonight over that part OF the
annual license law increasing the tax
on liquor dealers, the annual license bill
was passed by the lower branch Of city
council. 1t will now have to go before
the board of aldermen. because a num-
Der of amendments to the bill, as passed
by them at a recent meeting was made.
The aldermen will hold a meeting Thurs
day to act on the matter. The new license
law will become operative June l next.
The principal fight was against increas-
ing the amount from sl2o to s225 on the
wholesale liquor license. Finally, upon
motion of Councilman Williams. this was
amended to read s115. The vote on the
reduction was s to 5.
After a short debate the motion of Mr..
Williams to make the retailer and ship
pers license s175 instead Of SIS. as
recommended in the new ordinance, was
carried. The retailer of liquor is in
creased from sl25 to $50.
Upon molten of Councilman Birrell the
report of the committee, as adopted by
the board of aldermen making the tax
on persons loaning money on salaries,
household goods. &c. was amended to
read $500 yesr instead Of SO.
All plans have been completed for the
observance of Memorial Day. At 2
o'clock there will be a flag raising at
Lee public school, under auspices Of
Alexandria Council No. 5, Fraternal Or
der OF Americans. Special services will
be held at the National cemetery. Many
citizens have planned to attend the serv-
ices which will be held at Arlington.
The work Of improving the first floor of
the First Baptist Church has been COM
pleted. 1t will be used for the first time
Sunday next, when services will be held
there instead of at the opera house. The
work on the auditorium of the church.
which is located on the second floor, is
now in progress. When completed this
edifice will be one of the most handsome
in the city.
Attorneys Jeffries and Hiden, represent
ing c. Jones Rixey. president Of the de-
funct Virginia Safe Deposit and Trust
Corporation, were in this city this morn
ing looking over the report Of John NJ. NJ.
johnson, special commissioner in the case
Of the collapsed concern
The Washington herald., 1911-05-30
The Laborer md His Hire.

From the ST. Louis Pcst-Dislntch.
If Representative Edwards, Of Georgia.
can have his way about it. the clerks or
secretaries OF members Of Congress will
in the not distant future receive their
pay from the disbursing officers Of the
House. instead Of through the members.
Congressmen have been certifying to the
payment Of s125 per month for clerk hire
and drawing the money. But, 1t has been
frequently charged. some members have
no clerks. and others pay only part of
the $1ss, pocketing the balance. In no
case. however. does the government es-
cape paying the whole $l26. II was not
the original intention Of Congress to make
present Of the clerk hire to Its MEM
bers. who are now sufficiently well paid
for their services.
The Washington herald., 1911-05-30
AT LOCAL THEATERS.

crowd. The dancing pavilion was
thronged throughout the evening, the
dancers enjoying the Potomac breezes
and the music by an augmented or
chestra. The Great Divide is a novelty,
and the "Trip Through the Panama
Canar' proved interesting.
The Washington herald., 1911-05-30

to be sufficient for any one but mischief
makers who thrive upon sensation or
who wish to further their own selfish
interests, no matter at what terrible
cost.
The Washington herald., 1911-05-30
Progressives who Don't Progress.

From the New York World.
The conduct Of the Republican insurg-
ents in the United States Senate would
have been more convincing IL they had
joined the Democrats in electing Senator
Bacon president pro tempore Prevent
ing the election Of Senator Galllnger to
that Office leaves the Senate without a
president pro tempore and accomplishes
nothing except to demonstrate in
surgent reluctance to support a progress
i've Democrat. .The balance OF power"
in the hands Of the insurgent Republi-
cans, IL it is to be effective. ought to be
something more than a mere veto on the
policies Of the regular Republicans
The Washington herald., 1911-05-30
HOME NEWS WHILE AWAY

10 keep IN touch with hens
news washlngtenians Ieaving the
city should bst nan to havs The
wsshington Herald aailea e.
thsa. II will - ssaf prsntaIy.
ana saarssses nay - ehansea ~
often - desired without inter.
ruptisn u ooRv3ee. s
lGaal ssasR - 'phsae NAH S9oas
giv1ng tho - - now aAarunosu.
The Washington herald., 1911-05-30

We extend the hand Of good-felIpw-
ship to the resurrected German weekly,
the Washington Journal. which sus-
pended publication after the death Of
its founder. Mr.. Koch. who was at the
head of 1t for almost forty years In
Its enlarged and greatly improved form
the Journal ought to appeal to our Ger.
man-American fellow-citixens.
The Washington herald., 1911-05-30

The Santa Fe Railroad evidently il
for the transportation of Presi-
Dental candidates. 1t has purchased a
with twenty driving wheels.
The Washington herald., 1911-05-30
Not afl Am.

Ffum the Pittsburs Dispatch.
Congress has just passed . law provid-
ing for the cleaning OF snow from wash
inston's sidewalks IN winter. And Il will
pcabably, - foupttsA ~ the time II
The Washington herald., 1911-05-30
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
ONE COUNTRY.

ONE COUNTRY.
Softly the soldiers sleep.
The Blue and Gray,
Where mounds of blooms we heap
And sunbeams play.
Softly the soldiers sleep
Beneath the sward,
Where oaks and willows keep
Their silent guard.
Plenty and peace displace
Turmoil and war,
And Time has left no trace
OF any scar.
The Washington herald., 1911-05-30
Sunday Golf,

From the Rochester Cnicn-Advcrtiser.
Senator Hepburn will make himself un-
popular in the Senate il he insists on
including golf in the list Of things pro-
hibited by the proposed Sunday law for
the District Of Columbia.
The Washington herald., 1911-05-30

But would 1t not be much more crafty
ing If the largest merchant vessel pres
ent at the Spithead review could foa,
the Stars and Stripes?
The Washington herald., 1911-05-30
RefWeen GIrlA

Deep breathing seems to have lost
vogue. don't you think"
Yes: but that's because it isn't safe
in these new gowns"
The Washington herald., 1911-05-30
Ar n Summer Resort.

Il don't care for this resort" declared
the blond lady on the hotel veranda-
1T disagrees with me-
Then why remain here?" inquired the
brunette half of the sketch.
oh. my pug dog has gained an ounce
and a half since We came
The Washington herald., 1911-05-30

We had enough to worry us without
this latest piece of news-that the berry
crop is a failure.
The Washington herald., 1911-05-30
LUNA PARK.

Brighter and better than ever. With
many new attractions designed to amuse
every class Of pleasurs-sse,er. Lana PARK
threw open its gates last night y : hrge5
The Washington herald., 1911-05-30
The Usual Supplies

You seem to be loaded down"
Just few summer supplies" ex-
planned the commuter. "A hammock for
daughter and washtub for ma"
The Washington herald., 1911-05-30

Milk disputes generally end with the
addition of another cent per quart.
The Washington herald., 1911-05-30
A Social Function

Has your fashionable neighbor done
any entertaining as yet in your honor?"
NO; and l think she ought to. We
seemed to entertain her vastly as we
moved in
The Washington herald., 1911-05-30

1t is thoughtfully suggested by q Lon
don paper that n scions of the nobility
must marry outside their class. asylum
nurses make better utvn than chorus
The Washington herald., 1911-05-30
A Wise Precaution.

"I'n call up my wife and tell her I'm
detained at the office"
BE sure to shut the door of the tele-
phone booth. Last time I called UP my
wife from this cafe she heard the orches-
ira playing"
The Washington herald., 1911-05-30
A Trifle Sore.
Morning. In the Country

What are you planting now?"
The seed catalogue"
Morning in the Country.
Rub-a-dub. Rub-a-dub,
All the boarders awake.
'T;s the cook with a club
Pounding steak.
The Washington herald., 1911-05-30

Continued from Page One.
The Washington herald., 1911-05-30

Boston has named a new theater the
Puritan
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-11-15
A DISAPPOINTING CROP

They had both been born and lived
their respective twenty-odd years in
the city, but when they set up house
keeping they decided to live in the
suburbs. And, in the midst of a small
yard nothing would do but they must
have a garden, says the Youths Com
panion.
They furnished a lot of amusement
for their neighbors, but to them it
was all very serious and wonderful,
and they we're almost speechless with
delight over the first radishes, AS
time went on, however, their ardor
cooled. Their lettuce would not head,
their onion seeds produced unbeliey'
ably tiny onions, their neighbors' rab-
bits ate all the peas.
The bride was telling this tale Of
woe to a sympathetic caller.
but your tomatoes questioned
visitor "They are so easy to raise.
Surely YOU have had good luck with
them?"
"They were the worst disappoint-
ment ~of ALL" walled the bride. You
know there are two kinds of tomatoes,
and we thought we were planting the
red kind, and now those horrid old
tomato bushes are just covered with
the green ones, which we don't want
at all, as we never eat pickles"
y y = y Y y y e Y Y Y Y y Y 49, y
auto horn toots right in your ear,
you'd better leap without stoppin to
take a Chicago News.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-11-15
BY J. A. BREcKoNs.

Especial Correspondence of The Starr
WASHINGTON, Nov 5.-Without
doubt, the forthcoming report of Sec
rotary Fisher, which is expected to
be issued sometime this month, will
prove the most interesting document
issued by any member of the Presi-
dents cabinet 1t is the most an
Xiously looked-for government pub
LEGATION on the schedule just now, and
a wide difference of opinion exists as
to what it will contain.
The report will be of more than
ordinary interest to the people of the
West, because of it's expected an
nouncement of a definite policy re-
garding the public lands, coal lands
and the Alaskan situation. II will
form the administration idea for legis-
lation during the coming session, and
the secretary has already intimated
that its language will be free from
double meanings and indefinite state
ments Mr. Fisher is man of de-
cided opinions, and has a forceful
manner of expression SO frank as to
approach bluntness. The language of
his forthcoming report is expected to
display these prominent characteris-
tics.
At the time of Fishers appointment
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-11-15
GREAT WASTE
OF WATER
CONTINUED from page one)

delivered no water at its end If It
had been 35 miles long. The full loss
of water is not represented by the 40
per cent, because the water, after
passing over the measuring weir, runs
through several miles OF bitches on
the plantation, before being used for
irrigation. 1t is probable that from
50 to 60 per cent of the water that
originally starts out, never reaches
the cane.
One cubic foot per second, or "one-
second foot" is equivalent to about
two-thirds of one million gallons in
twentyfour hours. The value of the
water delivered by the ditch under
discussion is probably $12 per million
gallons-or 81 an acre foot For the
above mentioned ditch this would
mean that the loss in dollars comes to
$12O per day, or nearly $4,000 a year
A saving of this loss alone would
probably pay for the rebuilding of the
ditch, within five years. To look at
the loss in another way, it would be
sufficient to bring under cultivation
about 1000 acres of additional cane
land
THE lining of the ditch with ce
ment," said Mr.. Martin, would save
a lot of the water, but the fluid would
have to be turned off, or diverted in
some way. The best thing to do is
to pick out the places where the great
est losses occur, and fix them up, This
could be done by ascertaining where
the big losses are and, by going owe
the sections carefully, much valuable
water could be saved"
The loss in the first section, o
about FIVE miles, amounts to Is pc
cent of the water taken in at the head
The loss in the second section, o
about eight miles in length, amount
to % per cent.
Following is Mr.. Martins schedul