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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-04-05
Would Photograph Ideas.

From the New York World
That photographs OF human thought.
pictures of the ideas that pass through
the brain and are later expressed in
words or action, may be taken on dry
plates or films, developed. and kept as
records of mental processes. is the latest
wonder of science, for which a wide and
startling usefulness is predicted by Dr.
Max Baff, eminent psychologist of Clark
College, Worcester.
I'VE hear that such experiments have
brought surprising results when carried
on by japanese savants." says DR.. Baff.
land it seems to me that the next thing
is for US to so into the matter in this
country.
las a method taking such thought
photographs a capital way would be to
expose the film in a vacuum tank and
have the subjects whose thoughts are to
be photographed placed near the tank.
even with their heads against II. To de-
velop the film roll, after II had been I'M
wound in darkness, with a pair Of sub
jects thinking on a given subject while
it was being unrolled, would show ex-
tremely interesting results 1t is a mat
ter for close investigation and should be
taken up In a long series of carefully
conducted experiments.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-04-05
Crusade Against Short Weight.

The public will welcome with ap-
proval the activity of the sealer of
weights and measures in prosecuting
dealers who inflict short weight upon
purchasers. In these days of high prices
the consumer is certainly entitled to full
measure, and anything less is an i'm
position with which the law should rig
orously deal.
The tendency toward short-weight
packages is part of the keen competi-
ton between manufacturers, but it may
also be traced to a desire to make lille
gitimate, profits. In either case, the act
is reprehensible. The average pur-
chaser has absolutely no protection or
redress unless the officials charged with
the duty of enforcing the law are hon.
est. impartial, and vigilant For this
reason there should be no dereliction
on the part of the authorities The hon.
est manufacturers ought to be most &C
tive in giving support to the law. Not
only have they nothing to fear, but it
will be to their advantage to weed out
their dishonest competitors.
During the summer season there will
be the usual complaints regarding short
age in ice deliveries. The authorities
should not only give these protests ear
nest consideration, but should also be
alert in order that the householders may
be fully protected.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-04-05
No Lese Majeste Here.

MIR. BallingeTs appeal for more def
mite guarantee of government protection
OF public officials against their critics
is likely to pass unheeded. The SYM
pathy felt for the former Secretary of
the Interior as the victim of a con-
certed attack cannot be construed as a
desire to exercise the power of the ma
tional government in the restraint of
speech. When the President of the
United States in 1903 called on the At
torney General to prosecute the critics
of other distinguished citizens, some of
whom were government officials, public
sentiment throughout the country, with
out reference to its opinions as to the
justice or propriety of the criticisms,
was prompt in showing its resentment
at this extraordinary assertion of the
Federal power and the implied restraint
of free speech.
A public official is not denied re-
course to the law for libeious attacks
or for criticism which is deliberately
malicious And while it is true that in
eoiitcL controversy a bitterness often
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-04-05
GOSSIP OF THE
HOTEL LOBBIES
The Question of Child Life.

DR.. c. G. Davis, Of Chicago. who Is
at the Arlington, in discussing the ques-
ton OF children. said that it is the most
important that confronts not only Amer
lea, but modern civilization. I'VE hear
much Of the conservation of our forests,
our water power. our grazing lands. our
coal deposits, and our gold mines In
Alaska The politicians are making this
plea, appealing to the mob's love of
wealth TO win votes and ride into political
power. But you seldom hear the plea
for the conservation of the childs life.
The children are being neglected
physically, mentally. spiritually. The
children are starving. In England a.,
100000 school children are fed every day
on alcohol. In the great city of New
York 1 am informed that 10000 children
attend school every morning suffering the
pangs OF hunger; and the same is the
case in Chicago with 1000 children.
What is the result of this widespread
neglect of childhood? 1t is degeneracy-
the great army of the unit. The num-
Der OF degenerates is augmented every
hour. Where do they come from? From
neglected childhood.
Now. what can we do to rescue hu-
mainly? What must we do to be saved?
There must be government action taken
in order effectually to accomplish the
rescue. We need a department of health
in Washington. having jurisdiction in
every State and Territory.
col: Roosevelt was great when he
uttered his platitude about race suicide.
Everybody knows that race suicide is
bad. but if Col. Roosevelt had raised his
voice TO devise some scheme or method
whereby We could rescue 10000 children
dying every year from preventable causes
he would have been greater
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-04-05
SAVED BY LINCoLN'S LETTER.
Aged Clerk Will Not Lose Her Place
I'm Department.
From the New York Herald.

From the New York Herald.
Washington. II. c., Monday.-Forty-
seven years ago, on April Is. 1864, Prest-
dent Abraham Lincoln paused in the cares
of civil war for one OF those kind and
homely acts which have lived after him.
1t was 10 pen a personal letter 10 the
Postmaster General asking that official
to employ Miss Susan Digger. a young
woman OF Carlinsville. Ill. who was the
sole support of her brother, a Union SOL
der crippled at Shiloh. Miss Digger got
a position and preserved the letter re-
ligiously.
Secretary MacVeagh, after reading the
same letter to-day. ordered that Mss
Duggers name be not dropped from the
Treasury's list of employees. although hhe
has been i'll more than a year. Senator
Cullom brought the letter TO Secretary
MacVeagh. who promised that Miss Dug
ger may have her old position II she Is
ever able TO work again. She Is now
seventy years old. Miss Digger was
transferred from the Post-office to the
Treasury Depar tment soon after Presi-
dent Lincoln's letter got her employ
ment
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-04-05
Speaker Clark's Inaugural.

Speaker Clark has, in his inaugural ad-
dress, outlined a course for the Demo
cratic party which, if pursued, will Ger
tainly entitle the organization to the pub
lie confidence which il is anxious to Sc
cure The party, as Mr. Clark truly
asserts, is upon trial. Its experiences
IN the past are still wildly and painfully
remembered, and there is a general dis
position on the part of the American
people to withhold the full measure of
commentator until time shall prove that
it is thoroughly deserved
The initial steps, however. are full Of
promise There have been solidity of
action and a defniteness of purpose
which augur well The same wisdom
and self-restraint, if displayed through
out the session, will go far toward re-
moving, if IT does not wholly eradicate,
the unpleasant memories of the past
The programme as laid down is one that
can easily be adhered to and ought. in
fact, still further TO solidify the party.
An honest, intelligent revision of the
tariff, the election of United States
Senators by the people, revision of the
House rules. economy in public expen-
ditures, publicity of campaign oontribu-
tons, and the admission of New Mexico
and Arizona-theSe are the goals which
the Democratic majority IN the House
proposes to attain They command the
undivided support of this majority, and
their achievement will constitute a rec
ord upon which the party can we'll af
ford to go before the country.
The Democrats cannot expect, how
ever, to execute their programme with
out encountering Republican opposition
The minority has selected leader who
is we'll equipped, vigilant, resourceful,
and it is not to be expected that Mr.
Cannon, although without title or po-
sition, will fail to seize every oppor-
trnity to take advantage of Democratic
mistakes or shortcomings. At the same
time, the majority, if it holds itself to-
gether with sagacity and discipline,
ought to be able to withstand these as
saults and emerge from every parlia-
mentary battle with credit to itself
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-04-05
Praise from the Opposition.

from me Nov 1Crk IrlDune-
Ample credit should be given to the
Democratic majority in the House of
Representatives. for cutting down an
overgrown salary list and abolishing six
useless committees. The saving OF 49,
600 year in salaries may not seem in
itself imposing. but it really is of i'm
portance when the pressure for even the
smallest bit of patronage to which the
incoming majority has been subjected is
duly considered.
1t is hardest to practice economy where
it pinches most, and Congress has not
always been careful to set an example
of frugality in its own household. The
action of the House majority must be
taken therefore as rejecting the increas-
ing conviction among members of Con-
gress that governmental expenses can be
and ought to be cut down.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-04-05
IN DEMOCRATIC FASHION.
No Air of Royalty Surrounds the
Family of the President.

From the New York American.
The daughter and son of President
Taft wander about town at will and often
pass unnoticed up and down the bust
ness thoroughfares OF Washington. The
other day an interesting incident took
place outside the White House gates. Miss
Helen Taft. clad in a chic walking suit
of brown biscuit cloth. with straw hat
to match. had just stepped out of the
White House gate on her way across
Lafayette Park to the home of a girl
friend. She was stopped by tourist
who had no idea of her identity and who
asked her numerous directions and ques-
tons about the White House. Miss Taft
stopped on her way and patiently point
ed out the old and the new part of the
White House. where the East Room was
and the apartments of the family of the
President.
The other day Charlie Taft, on the
Speedway watching the flights of the Rex
Smith aeroplane, moved from the side
lines and sauntered across the field TO
get some snapshots. The guard. who did
not know him. stopped him and Master
Charles declined to leave. He was seized
by the irate policeman. who started to
eject him from the field. See here"
said Master Charlie, don't get chance
here? Col. Cosby would permit me,
am sure And who might you be?'
the brawny Irishman said.
"Oh, Charlie Tafe. OF 1900 Pennsyfva-
mia avenue" laughed the youngster. And
1900 Pennsylvania avenue is the White
House, as all Washington knows.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-04-05
The New Minority Leader.

From the New YORK Sun
1t would be disingenuous of the Hon.
James R Mann if he did not agree with
his neutrality-suspicious. that they have
selected their best man to lead the
minority. Mr.. Mann will be thorn in
the side of Speaker Clark. He will keep
the majority on tenterhooks 1t has re-
vised the House rules TO simplify them,
but on occasion Mr.. Mann will read into
the new rules subtleties unsupported.
dumfounding. and demoralizing. There
will be flibustering yet and the Demo-
Gratis will wish the whiskered and be-
specialized Mann in Halifax or further
and deeper still. 1t is plain that the
minority will be a fighting minority
under the sturdy and resourceful member
from the Second Illinois district. The
Congressional Record will seldom be dull
reading
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-04-05
Reeds Definition of Fame.

Prom Century.
The reform of the rules was a great
achievement. pre-eminently the achieve
ment of a statesman of high order, who
looked before and after. The word
Statesman however. especially in con-
.nection with Mr.. Reed himself, cannot
be used without at once recalling his
famous definition. / happened to sit next
To him in the House. and he showed me
the letter asking him to define a states
man, and his reply:
"A statesman is a successful politician
who is dead"
The epigram was published. new over
the country, and has become a familiar
quotation. But the sequel is less well
known. The correspondent who asked
the question telegraphed as soon as he
received the answer:
why don't you die and become a
statesman"
Mr.. Reed handed me the telegram, and
said: Here Is my answer: NO. Fame
h the last hdxmity e noble mtnda
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-04-05
WHEN CHAMPS IN THE CHAIR.

Wen show en- thing or two Champ Clark
When you in the chair;
Well show EN- man from the wooly West
Who's truly the peer Of the te1y best
That sat IN the Speakers place
And day by day with git and grace
Welded the gaIel there.
Wen show en- thing or two. Champ Cart.
When you are in the chair;
Wen show en- q from the SHOW Me- State
Who's known from the Hub to the Golden Gate
We've priced him long in old Mizzoo.
But Others have learned to prize him too
And caps In the air.
Wen show en- thing or two. Champ Cart.
When you in the chair;
Well show en- q man all the way from PIKE
Who values the North and the South alike,
Who'll favor the people and fay the trusts,
And deal the tariff some deadly thrusts
With braxnJ arm and bare.
Wen show en- . thing o. two. Champ Clara.
When you arc in the chair;
Well show EN- a -man-and mark my word
Already the tops Of the trees are stirred
Well show EN- q man who's fitted for chsrvs
OF the land love from margs To msrn
And vein spins 10 Pat him there
-AspHs Wa11g.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-04-05
Prof. Stoves Hope.

From McClures
Neither Mrs. Stowe nor her husband
had the remotest idea of the unique
power and interest of the story (''Uncle
Toms Caoin'O that was being written.
Nor, indeed, did it dawn upon either of
them until after the publication OF the
first edition in book form. Prof Stowe
was a very emotional man. and was &C
customed to water his wife's literary eff
forts quite literally with his tears; so
the fact that he had wept over the bits
of brown paper had for them no unusual
portent. AS to pecuniary gain. he often
expressed the hope that she would make
money enough by the story to buy a
new silk dress.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-04-05
The Matrimonial Need.
From SucceR

When the husband gets ready to re-
gard his wife as an equal partner in the
marriage firm instead of an employee
with one share in a s1.ooo.0O0 company, or
as merely housekeeper; when he is will
ing to regard his income as much his
wife's as his own and not put her in
the position of beggar for every penny
she gets: when he win grant her the
same privileges he demands for himself:
when he is willing to allow his wife to
live her own life in her own way with
out trying to boss her, we shall have
more true marriages happier homes, .
higher civtlixattoR
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-04-05

is engendered which tends to injustice
in comment upon officials and candidates
for Office, the remedy must not be sought
in menaeing freedom of speech with the
power of the government
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-04-05
Oyster. In Venice.

From the Lns Angeles Express
Raising oysters in the canals down at
Venice is being Investigated. Now II they
can convert that canal water into oyster
soup. the problem Of . Greater Venice
Il solved
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-04-05

The Brooklyn policeman who composed
a new national anthem while patroIling
his out-of-the-way beat better be trans
ferred TO a buster place We need no
new anthems, but we do need protec-
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-04-05
Making Canada Suspicious.

Frum the Chicago News
Canada should try to look its best this
summer. Mr.. Beveridge is going to look
1t over and write a book about II.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-04-05
Different Kind Of Bird.

From the Louisville CouriuJounal.
One swallow doesn't make a summer.
but one Robin Ia New York brought on
blighting winter OF discomfort for q
whole Lot Of people
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-04-05
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
FOR BRAIN FAC,

FOR BRAIN FAC.
Much heavy stuff we read
In winter time.
When April comes we need
A little rhyme.
And so the gentle poets bring
Their roundelays concerning spring
This warlike stuff. we find
Is quite a strain.
1t preys on every mind
And tires the brain
mental tonic cures the blues.
And now we want some baseball news
Too Rough.
How did the girls sparring match turn
outr'
1T was very brief Mabel tented and
Gertrude tainted
A Sufficient Hint.
Husband, l want you to look over
these fashion hints from Paris"
II don't care to. my love- I have Just
received several hints from my banker
to the effect that my credit is none too
strong"
On the Kerosene Circuit.
They say that actors are very super
stitious."
Yes: ! know several stars who con-
slider It unlucky to play to an audience
of thirteen people"
A Mixture.
Sunshine, sleet. and skies agape;
Rain and snow together,
Just a sample lot Of APP
Ri weather.
Public F1attery.
"She had him arrested for kissing her,
and he was fined 500"
yet they are good friends now"
Yes: he announced IN open court that
It was worth the price"
Lets get UP q revolution"
In South America
whats the use? II We capture the
government, there's no money IN the
treasury"
well can't We sell the moving picture
rights?"
Somewhat Puszling.
These reformers get me mixed.
'As to how?"
The football reformers want more open
play. and the fashion reformers want less
openwork"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-04-05

II appears that OUT friends of the
Quaker City have operate indigestion
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-04-05

There is weather hoodoo around
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-04-05

1t may not prove a bad scheme to
apply the recall plan to umpires.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-04-05

Editor The NaShln3tOd dtfalUs :
/ realize that one persons opinion is
as a drop in the bucket. and yet wish
to say that the woman's page Of The
Washington Herald Is the best I have
ever seen. and believe am expressing
the opinion of all OF your readers.
ELIZABETH p. CRUMP.
Washinrtop Anil L.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-04-05

Have wom.n a sense of humor? Those
with pretty teeth enjoy joke as well as
any one.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-04-05

Col. Eugene Bousquet des Champs, OF
Paris. for many years connected with
the diplomatic corps and with the navy
of France. was in this city recently on
his fourth trip around the world, which,
he says. will be his last. He is seventy
six years old, and three months ago. on
his birthday. he begged his young wife
to permit him to make just one more
tour of the globe before settling down
in his home in the Boulevard Malesher-
bes. Paris. He said gray hair merely
meant sunshine to him, and insisted he
was enjoying his last world tour more
than he did the first. Col des Champs
has known every President of France.
He has had the famous riDOon of the
Legion of Honor in his buttonhole for
more than forty years. He was present
at the opening Of the Suez Canal, and
occupied a seat Lear the Empress Eu-
genie. He was a MILDLY in the French
navy, and on one occasion witnessed
the death of a Japanese nobleman who
had brought the penalty on himself by
killing a British officer.
Feel here" he said. touching the side
OF his head. 1T is the mark of bullet
And here in my side is another. ] have
lived, and am living. I can say, like the
song in the Chimes of Normandy that
I have been thrice around the world and
now one more than the song-that will
be when I finish. I was also present at
the uprising in Delhi, India. 1t was
fearful. / speak eight languages, and
find II easy to talk them all now. i
have known many of the famous French
authors who are now dead. Louis
Philippe I still remember, and when
walk along the boulevards in Paris there
is not an instant of my life that l re-
greet. :
You people here are so amiable.
love you all. l lost my way in Wash
ington. gentleman whom asked to
show me the way to the New Wizard
said, Monsieur, l will take you there.
And he did-all the way.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-04-05

Early rising has done much TO shorten
human life and make men generally IN
comfortable and unhappy said DR..
Woods Hutchinson, OF New York. when
seen recently at the Shoreham.
Early to bed and early to rise is an
old saying that has lost its force. Tradi-
ton and superstition must be brushed
away II we would advance. We were
taught not to kill the fly, the poor little
fly, but now we know better. We know
the fly as a bearer OF disease and IL Is
done much to cause his early rising;
therefore, eliminate him. There can
be no fixed rules of conduct What is
best for one is bad for another. Each
must exercise his individuality and be the
Judge of what Is best for him. Doctors
will be the priests of the religion OF the
future. ! do not know to just what ex-
tent he will deal with social problems
and questions of criminology. but the doc
tor OF the future will do much to brush
away the cobwebs of tradition and super
Stition
Trust to your instinct. You know bet
ter than any one else whether you need
three meals a day or when you wish to
rise: your instinct will tell you. Eating
three times a day and rising early are
habits; therefore. ii is bad. just because
il is a habit. When we make study of
ourselves and learn to leave oldtfne ideas
behind us and trust to nature-that ma
ture which has evolutonized us from the
state OF simplicity TO our present complex
state-then will We come to a more whole
some, a happier state of living"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-04-05
In South America

Whats the use? II We capture the
government there's no money IN the
treasury"
.'welL can't We sell the moving picture
rights?"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-04-05
Somewhat Pussling.

These reformers get me mixed.
'.As to how?"
THE football reformers want more open
play. and the fashion reformers want less
openwork."
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-04-05

"She had him arrested for kissing her,
and he was fined 500"
yet they are good friends now"
Yes: he announced IN open court that
II was worth the price"
Lets get UP q revolution"