The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-04-04
GOSSIP OF THE
HOTEL LOBBIES
Opposes Liquor in Colleges.

There is no excuse for a system which
allows a young college man to fill up
with drink on the campus until a GER
tain hour" said DR.. David Starr Jordan.
president of the Leland Stanford Junior
University, who was seen at the Airing
ton recently, then to spend the remain
der of the night in other places of his
choosing He finds his way to saloons Of
disreputable character. while the So
called red-light districts in the big cities
near the institutions which tolerate such
practices are filled with these young men
Sooner or later the heads of colleges
and universities will be forced to prohibit
absolutely the use of liquors on the cam
pus. A continuance OF conditions as they
exist now in some places means the
death of the fraternities-
One time we celebrated a great foot
ball victory Two hundred students from
the University of California spent the
night on the campus The fraternity
houses were open all night Two hum
dred drunken rowdies marched through
the library, a thing the library was not
accustomed to. Beer kegs were carried
over to the steps of the sorority house,
and some of the boys made a night of it
there. Later one student went to a saloon
down town. got drunk. came back, and
got into the wrong house. Some one shot
him. That decided the authorities We
SUSPENDED the ringieaders of the gang
that invaded the library. Then 40 other
students said they were just as guilty.
What were we going to do about II!
We let them so, too"
Police Whistles Charm Earl
If the Earl of Euston has his way. the
London boobies may be performing
on penny whistles like the great god
Pan or a Chicago policeman
The police service in your great cities.
like Chicago, for instance, is in some re-
spects better than ours in London" COM
fessed the titled Ensiishman on his re-
cent visit here. Il was amazed to observe
how skilfully you handle traffic in your
big cities in crowded streets. 1t is never
entirely arrested, as it often is in Lon
den.
THE whistles the Chicago policemen
use to direct the movement of motor
cars and wagons seem to facilitate move
ment, and I think they should be intro
duced in London. There, you know,
our officers use nothing but gestures
If an officer desires to stop an
approaching motor, he signals to the
driver, who stops. The driver of the
next motor car finds progress blocked,
and he stops in turn. and SO on
down the line, each communicating
to the man behind him the fact that
the street is blocked.
We'll, when the officer waves his hand.
the first driver starts. the second follows
suit, and then the third, and SO on, but
the second and third men do not know
that the way is open until they see the
man Immediately in front move. This
results in delay in getting started.
here, at the note of the police
mans whistle. all of the waiting drivers
start simultaneously, and much time is
saved"
Australia Seeks Farmers.
Natural resources in Australia are
under state, not national. CONTROL said
DR.. Ellwood Mead, chairman of the
rivers and water supply commission of the
state of Victoria, Australia. who is m
this country on a search for expert ir-
rigators, and was seen at the New
Willard.
Each state in Australia controls its
own land mines, and water supply. con-
sequently every state formulates its own
legislation for the disposal and use OF
resources. The commission OF which I
am chairman has large and undisputed
power to manage the public water sup
plies. to construct whatever irrigation or
storage works that may be necessary,
and to utilize water in whatever way
may be deemed advisable.
while State engineer OF Wyoming"
said DR.. Mead. II advocated the pass
age of a, law prohibiting the granting OF
perpetual water rights. Victoria has
such law. Every one to whom a water
right Is granted must pay a nominal
charge. principally for the purpose of
making clear the doctrine Of public
ownership. In Victoria the state con-
trolls riparian rights. No one can gain
control Of a water-power site by taking
up piece Of land at q certain place
Fifteen years is the longest term for
which a license for water rights Is
granted. In some places the state coli
lects as high as IS for each horsepower.
This Is the result OF the state developing
its own resources and paasing lAnR -
suit it,. oSn needn