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The Washington herald., 1911-05-07
Cleaning the Motion Picture Show.

Two million feet of Objectionable films
have been kept out of American motion
picture theaters during the past year as
result of the efforts of the national
board of censorship of motion pictures.
The value of these films, 100000, rep
resents the loss sustained by those mo-
ton picture manufacturers who have
voluntarily submitted their product to
the eye of the censor.
The national board. so called. was the
outgrowth of public sentiment which
developed against sensational films thA
were displayed by unscrupulous moving
picture makers. Manufacturers pos
sessed of sense of decency appealed r.
the Peoples Institute, of New York. for
advice. A censorship was suggested :;
and since that time the films approved
by the board, made up of representa-
tlves of civic organizations. have been
accepted throughout the country as clean
and uninjurious. The decent film man.
utacturers exercised good judgment in
submitting to supervision of this kind.
The condemnation Of $4,000 worth of
films in single year denotes the force
OF an aroused public opinion, even with
out the enactment Of special legislation
The Washington herald., 1911-05-07
PRIMARY EXPENSES.
A Protest Against q System Which
Fayors Rich Men.

A Protest Against q System Which
Favors Rich Men.
From the Clifton Forge Retiew
The four gentlemen who are candi-
dates for the United States Senate in
Virginia will have to deposit $3,00U each
with the State Democratic committee in
order to get ther names on the primary
ballet. This money will be used for the
purpose of paying judges and clerks at
the primary at the several polling places
in the State and to print the ballots and
such other legitimate expenses that may
have to be met by the committee. As
we have taken occasion to say in the
past, $500 is\no small sum of money
to poor man and II naturally deprives
the man Of ordinary means Of aspiring
for public office. We believe II is pos
sible to conduct a primary for less
money than that estimated by the COM
mittee having the primary in charge. We
have no hesitancy in saying that We be-
lieve there are a sufficient number Of
Democrats who would volunteer. their
services to serve as judges and clerks.
In ye olden times II was a matter of
small moment to get men to attend
conventions as delegates, lose three or
four days from business. pay their rail-
road fare and hotel bills and later con-
tribute to the party campaign. Can 1t
be true that the Democrats of the pres
ent day have lost their love for their
party and that what little work they do
must be paid for? 1t seems to us that
II the county committee were instructed
TO secure volunteers that a much better
class OF men could be obtained free OF
cost than otherwise. II the Democratic
party is to continue as the party of the
people the right to aspire to office must
not be confined to those who have bank
accounts
The Washington herald., 1911-05-07
a National Horse Show,

The horse show which closed yester-
day has demonstrated clearly 20 lovers
of the horse that it is not necessary to
go 20 New York, Chicago, Louisville,
or Cincinnati to witness equine exhib-
its of the highest degree Last weeks
show, which in reality was what one
might call the first national horse show
ever attempted here, was remarkable for
the number of entries and especially
for the high quality of the exhibits.
While it is true that majority of
the first prizes went to out-of-town
owners, yet enough were secured BY
local exhibitors to demonstrate to the
horse-loving world that Washington
possesses an unusually large number of
frst-class steeds. This means that there
is substantial nucleus here for the es-
tablishrnent of a national horse show
TO be held annually There is every
.eason to believe that such venture
world prove a grea. success. Enough
The Washington herald., 1911-05-07
Some Crumpled Rose Leaves.

We nave such good government ir
Washington that it seems almos: a sac
rIlege to propose anything in the way OF
an improvement. If, however, it is al
lowable to make a simple suggestion
may it be said that the property owners
could be saved some annoyance and
embarrassment through the exercise OF
a little consideration:
With every real estate owner in
Washington eternal vigilance is the
price not only of liberty, but of prop
erty and peace of mind To be, sure.
due notice is given in the daily papers
OF any proposed Improvements to his
holdings, but this notice--a long column
of hgures-is generally in small print,
difficult to decipher and obscurely To-
Gated. To his preoccupied attention
the curbstone has presented its accus-
toned front; and it has now dawned on
him, perhaps ,>>that the adjacent alley
was in bad repair Lot four" of
square eleven forty-four" is neither a
local habitation nor name, and it is
only when the workrnen appear before
his residence that he realizes that while
his house may be his castle, the
banner of additional expense has been
hung upon the outer wall.
And if this be true about our special
assessments, is it not still more so
of our general taxes? Why cannot the
bill for these be sent directly to the
owner, as they were in days of yore,
when they were not only delivered, but
were furnished on the reverse side with
a blank form or check, the filling out
of which and its deposit at the bank
gave the taxpayer certified receipt of
its payment? This was the custom for
years, though It has now become OBJ
solete and may be read simply as one
of those sweet stories of old, when
Shepherd was here among men, and
when, too, one did not have to 60 to
any Office to seek information as to
how to render unto Caesar what was
his. Certainly the number of consumers
of water must be in excess of the own
ers of real estate. and yet the water de-
partment not only sends its bills, but
in all cases necessary furnishes a fur
ther notice TO procrastinating payers.
The employment of sufficient num-
Der of clerks to inform those interested
IN coming changes of what they arc
The Washington herald., 1911-05-07
SOME MORE ENGLISH HUMOR
Genuine Imported Jokes Which Cause Our British
Cousins to Smile

From the London lid Bits
Porter I want you to put me into a
carriage where there's no smoking 'or
and where the passengers do not
keep getting in or out"
We'll. sir. there's the luggage COM
partment.''
Silly boy," she said. why did you
become offended? Though my words were
severe. you might have seen that Wa.
smiling"
WELL" he replied. magnanimously.
your mouth is SO small, I didn't notice
it."
Kind Old Lady-Poor man! You look
as ii you had seen better days.
Willie Deadtired-I have. madam. Once
dwelt in granite halls.
And how did you lose such a homer"
My term expired"
Who are you, he demanded of the
man he found in the cellar.
The gas-man. come to take the meter"
was the reply.
Great Scot"' cried the householder.
Il hoped you were only burglar"
fDld you tell that man who was around
for the newspaper that
you didn't want your picture taken?"
Yes. answered the eminent but un-
parsonage rs
Did he take offense?"
No He said he didn't blame me-"
-.-.a .--. - .
The following advertisement appeared
in newspaper: Wanted. capable junior
clerk; salary, eight shillings a week"
A young man applied for the situation
In these terms: Il beg to offer you my
services. Should you require a premium,
/ could furnish hundred pounds. You
do not mention Sunday-should I have TO
work on that day? Neither do you state
whether the holder of the appointment
must be clothed or not, but have con-
cluded that he must at least wear some
thing with a pocket. or he would be un-
able to carry home his wages
Someone. discussing a member of the
government who had been a great fail
ure. once remarked to Mr.. Love:
They want to make him a peer.
No" retorted he. with his usual acer-
bity. they want to make him disappear"
A man tells of a dinner he once had at
a farmhouse. on which occasion the
piece de resistance was a very tough
Among those at table We're the
farmers two young sons. These. as we'll
as the guests. were struggling unsuccess-
fully to make some impression on their
respective helpings, when the younger
boy turned TO his companion:
Tom" he said. softly, somehow /
wish old Dick hadn't "a died-don't your
The Washington herald., 1911-05-07
Uncle Sans Publicity Men.

No better work is being done for the
government than that which is accom-
plished by the corps of publicity men.
Some days ago pamphlet of twenty
eight pages was published giving the
names of the corporations and societies
which regularly employ competent
writers to place news affecting them be-
fore the public Mercantile, religious,
charitable, and economic organizations
all realize that there is wisdom in
proper presentation of facts and argu-
nents. The government. which is the
largest corporation of all, has sadly
needed this valuable adjunct to its busi-
ness. The people ought to know and
have right to know just what is being
done for them When a great work is
undertaken, whether it be the reclama-
ton of vast area of arid land or the
building of battle ship or the improve
ment of the postal service, it is better
to have the details accurately published
than to have misleading and absurd
statements made The newspapers, on
their part, are anxious to print accu-
rate news. and when this news is
prepared by skilled authority, the pub
lie and press are equally benefited.
The publicity agent is a factor in
modern civilization, and when his work
is well done, the money which it costs
is well expended 1t is only when self
seeking officials use his talents for their
own glorihcation that any criticism will
be heard.
The Washington herald., 1911-05-07

A coliiery football team began a homr
match with two men short. After a while
one man turned up and took his place
In the team. though he limped painfully
and his head had much-battered appear!
ance.
What's up. lad?" asked the referee.
There's bin a fall o. coal in tn pit.
and Ah've only fist got out" was the
reply
Yes; but. where's the other man?'
continued the referee.
''Oh. he'll COON II he can: but All Gamma
say for sartin wot time-it's him the coal
fell on
Little Boy-I want a dose of castor oil.
Druggist-Do you want the kind you
can't taste?
Little Boy (anxious to get even)-No,
sir; it's for mother.
"Ah. / suppose you don't keep puppy
biscuits in this benighted village?" asked
a tourist contemptuously Of the general
shop KEEPER
'Oh. yes. we do"' replied the man. In
bag. or eat 'em ere. sir?'
Jack Hardup with unwonted enthusi-
asm)-By Jove. I see that some fellow
is talking about introducing a bill into
the House making 1t a misdemeanor to
send annoying letters to anybody. Very
clever idea, that. I'll have my tailor
locked up for six months, by Jove!
To his mother came a little boy. crying
and rubbing one Of his eyes.
We'll. what did the chemist say?" the
parent asked.
He said had got a foreign substance
in my eye" Tommy replied.
And / don't wonder at your getting
such a thing the mother said. severely,
seeing that you will persist in playing
with the Italian organ-grinder's boys!'
The Baroness Orczy tells an amusing
story On visiting the theater one day
in connection with the rehearsals of her
first play. The Scarlet Pimpernel.' she
found a. new call-boy there, who had not
quite succeeded in Identifying the differ
ent persoEages.
Going up to the baroness, he said to
her:
Excuse me. miss. but are you one of
the company"
NO" she replied. with a smile. mot
exactly; 1 am only the authoress.''
"Oh. is that all?' remarked the boy,
as he turned away in obvious contempt.
Il suppose" said the timid young man.
when you recall what a handsome man
your first husband was. you wouldn't
consider me for a minute?"
oh. yes. I would" replied the widow,
instantly: but I wouldn't consider you
for a second"
The Washington herald., 1911-05-07

has already been demonstrated in the
way of existence here of the proper
spirit and enthusiasm to encourage the
promoters of a national enterprise.
The social success of national horse
show would be assured in Washing
ton, and the fact that out-of-town
owners have accepted Washington as
the logical place for national exhibit
is happy omen for the. future.
The Washington herald., 1911-05-07
CURIOUS BITS OF HISTORY
BY A. w. MACY.
DCCKING FOR SCOI
WOMEN

WOMEN.
In other days, especially in
European countries. unique meas
ures were sometimes adopted for
the discipline of scolding women.
One method was ducking, a gen.
uine cold water treatment. A
chair was fastened to the end OF
we'll sweep. overhanging the
well. The offending woman was
placed in the chair and securely
tied. Then the chair and its oc-
cupant were lowered into the
well sufiiciently to give the
woman a thorough wetting. The
process was usually repeated
twice, three immersions being
considered necessary to effect
cure. An English gentleman
writing in 1850 says:
I'm my time. when I was a boy
and lived with my grandfather
near Magdalen College, Cam .
bridge, I remember to have seen
a woman ducked for scolding.
The chair hung by a pulley. fas-
tened to beam about the middle
of the bridge. and the woman
having been fastened in the
chair, she was let under water
three times successfully. and
then taken out. The ducking
stool was constantly hanging in
its place. and on the back panel
Of II was an engraving repre-
senting devils laying hold of
scolds. Some time after new
chair was erected in the place
of the old one. having the same
device carved on 1t. and well
painted and ornamented."
Copyright. isil. BY Joseph B. Bowles.l
Te-morrow sRenarkable
Parallel Between Nspoleoa and
wellinGtes."
The Washington herald., 1911-05-07
The Parcels Post.
From Success Magazine.


The first annual report of the Inter-
state Commerce Commission on statistics
of express companies in the United
States shows that base express rates for
distances under 1.5o0 miles are IS or less
per 100 pounds: also that IS per cent of
the mileage operated by express COM
panies lies east of the Missouri River.
Does that look as II the government
would lose money on parcel post carry
ing all packages under eleven pounds at
a rate of cents pound? The express
companies wax fat en- less. I-could add
estimates for other shipments which the
government might reasonably be expect
ed to handle with an extended parcel
post. But, after all. these estimates are
only estimates.
The main facts are:- That an extended
parcel post means extended postal busi-
ness. That We already have the organi-
nation and machinery to handle an ex-
tended parcel post with merely such ad-
ditions Of men and equipment as are jus
titled by the volume Of trafic.
The Washington herald., 1911-05-07
DOING GOOD.
"WEo went about doing good"

One OF the most striking characteris-
tics OF the Bible is the simplicity and
directness Of its language.
In the beginning God created heaven
and earth" The stupendouS miracle OF
the creation told in eight words. And
so il is all through the sacred book,
even unto the revelations which John
witnessed, when the earth was rolled UP
as a scroll. There is a marvellous I'M
pressiveness in the confident utterances
of the inspired writer's They are elo-
quent because they are simple, they are
convincing because they are direct.
If Luke had written an entire chap
ter he could not have described the
character of Jesus more clearly than
in the five words. who went about
doing good2 In them is comprehended
the noble story Of Christ's life-how he
healed the sick. made the blind see and
the lame walk, comforted the sorrowing,
and turned mourning into JOY When
one remembers how sweetly and pa
tiently Christ went through the world,
how he went about doing good, the
question of His divinity and of the
truth concerning His miracles does not
have to be argued. We can doubt that
He was the Son of God. we can char
acterize as a fable the story of His
resurrection, and yet there is still left
a noble example which has wrought
benefcent influence throughout the
world
The very essence of religion is in
doing good.
A little patience and thoughtfulness,
a kind word, a message of sympathy.
helping hand, an ear reluctant to accept
evil report-all these help thy neighbor
and thyself
Isn't it strange when there is so
much TO be gained by doing good that
men will choose the opposite? Isn't
it curious that some men will be mere
money-grabbers. egotistical, selfish, and
inconsiderate, when they might fill the
world with gladnesS: that women will
be back-biters and tattlers, when they
might spread the gospel of forbearance
and love?
We accept these people in our daily
lives because we have been taught to
believe that humanity is prone to evil.
Even when we preach the glory OF we'll
doing we wonder whether the words
will take root. even as the sower doubt
fully casts his seed upon stony ground.
1t ought not TO be so. Every human
heart ought to be fertile ground. 1t
ought to thrill with generous impulse.
1t would if men would only stop and
think that he who doeth good unto
others also doeth good unto himself.
1t does not take profession OF faith
TO be gentle and kind, nor does one
have to know the catecfism to en-
courage the fallen or sympathize with
the distressed. Even the unregenerate
soul may go about doing good. And
why not? When there are discouraged
souls waiting for word of cheer. |
when there are wounded hearts signing |
for balm OF comfort when there are
dwellers in the valley who might be
lifted to the mountain top, why not
utter the message of hope and lend the
helping hand. For as Ruskin saws, "the
doing of these things in you is religion.
and the substance of them in your life
is faith"
The Washington herald., 1911-05-07
A Poet in Our Mids:.

With heart bursting with sympathy
for true genius, we welcome the ad-
vent of George Sands Johnson. A
poetic atmosphere cncircles his blue
serge suit OF ancient vintage like an
aura. His flannel shirt, with rundown
collar, is essentially artistic, and his
lovely necktie, with its broad stripes of
black and white, is outward symbol of
the inward soul
Thus do we picture him as he intro
duces himself, confident that his repu-
tation has preceded him into the edi-
torial sanctum In much humility of
spirit, also, do we accept his contribu-
ton, carefully typewriter, because he
assures us that ne loves to meet the
editors and he is sure that our readers
would like to see the little thing that
he has just dashed eff.
Far be it from US to keep from the
readers of the only penny morning
paper in Washington anything that they
ought to see So here goes:
A MESSAGE OF MAY.
How sweet is the message of May,
All freighted with tidings OF mirth:
Fling wide, with delightful display.
A charm of love over the earth.
The bowers of splendors and glee
Revert to fond fancy of yore,
When hope rose and fell like the sea.
In hearts that will blossom no more
4 voice of respondent delight
Is greeting the spirit of ALL.
And making more cheerful and bright
Those blessings of nature that fall
This isn't all of the poem by any
manner of means, but perhaps our
readers will be content with this SAM
pie At any rate. when they have
learned these verses by heart they can
have the rest on application
But this isn't all Washington and
George Sands Johnson's poetic soul are
like steel and flint The immortal
spark Immediately results On a piece
of brown wrapping paper--for genius
cannot always secure scented linen or
imperial parchment for the recording OF
its inspirations-wa indted the follow
ing:
The Washington herald., 1911-05-07
Almost Guilty,

From the Kansas City Times.
Senator "Fiddling Bob" Taylor, who
took the anti-whiskers end of the debate
in Washington this week, is himself not
above criticism. II his portraits are cor
rect he has a little bunch of creepers in
front of each ear. and these are fully as
reprehensible as Senator Carter's paint
brush kind or Justice Hughes feather
duSter variety
The Washington herald., 1911-05-07
HOME NEWS WHILE AWAY.

To keep In touch with hene
news washingtonians leaving the
city should not fail to have The
washington Herald mailed t.
them. II win be sent promptly,
and addresses may be changed ~
often N desired withont inter-
ruption Of service.
Mali order or phone Main $50,
giving the cid anA uew addresses.
The Washington herald., 1911-05-07

to be would go far toward establish
ing a millennium, in which the average
citizen would be not only as calm as
the official, but as collected as the
taxes themselves.
The Washington herald., 1911-05-07

That Brooklyn woman who has recently
won her suit to stop the use of her pho
tograph for advertising purposes fought IT
before twenty-nine judges up to the Su-
preme Court. The time consumed was
seven years and the cost to prove that
her face was ner own was enormous
The Washington herald., 1911-05-07
Kiosk Cities.

Kiosk Cities.
Editor The Washington Hersh:
In one particular the kiosk editorial in
yesterdays issue, contains an error which
1 am sure you will be anxious to correct
There is no kiosk at Atlantic City, as
stated. One was offered that famous re-
sort, II indeed one was not actually. sent
there, but the Atlantic City officials de-
clined to give 1t room and for this in
gratitude. or lack of capacity for appre-
ciating the honor Of being raised to the
class of Rockville. the kiosk intended for
Atlantic City was given to its rival
down the coast-Cape May. So 1t is Cape
May. not Atlantic City. that has the
kiosk. Perhaps you confused Atlantic
City's Weather Bureau building with the
kiosk.
Weather bureau buildings. costing from
$1,000 to $4,000. are distributed under
much the same preculiar conditions as
are the kiosks. For example: lola, Kans.,
population, twelfth census, 5,791, has both
a Weather Bureau building and a
kiosk. the former costing in original out
lay 81. .97219. and an annual maintenance
of about sl.aOO. While the kiosk's cost
is $6I0, to which must be added cost of
transportation and installation, and, per-
haps, sidewalk approaches, coping, &c,
with all of which Rockville is provided
lola, Kans., is the home of Charles Fred
erick NScott. former chairman of the
House Committee on Agriculture, that
passes upon the recommendations of the
chief of the Weather Bureau. An Off
cial publication, the Yearbook of the
Department of Agriculture. 1909. page 50,
says, THE demands for new apparatus
have been met through the installation
of booths (kiosks) for instrument display
in the open squares of the larger cities"
Evidently Rockville is unconscious of its
greatness. JAMES BERRY.
The Washington herald., 1911-05-07
TABLOID THOUGHTS.

From the Milwaukee Sentinel
II the esteemed Mr. Burns can find a
capable DIR. Watson. he will make Conan
Doyle look like bush Lacquer.
From the Cleveland Leader
A Western nature wizard has been
grating alfalfa roots on strawberry
plants. Now the blame laid in the early
imported strawberry can be placed where
it belongs.
From the Atchison GIcbe
Men may not understand a woman but,
on the other hand, it takes girl some
time to learn that she can wear a col
lege mans class pin without securing a
clear title to his heart
From the Topeka Capital.
We have noticed that business is never
very rushing with the man who has time
to kid the waitress
From the Louisville COurier,Journal.
Luther Burbank has produced a new
strawberry, and now he might turn his
attention to growing a box with the bot
tom where a bottom ought to be instead.
Of one-third of the way up.
From the Philadelphia PCS.
Carterharrison ii says that Chicago will
not need a system of subways until 1850
He probably means that the problem is
to be deferred until the consulship of
Carterharrison " or V.
From the New York Press.
man always has a strong conviction
he'd be making a lot of money il 1t
weren't for his enemies
The Washington herald., 1911-05-07

Gov. Harmon's bill making the penalty
for bribery of a public officer or member
of the Ohio legislature one to ten years
in the penitentiary, without the alterna-
tive of a fine. may we'll be adopted by
other States
The Washington herald., 1911-05-07

Our competitors for the worlds COM
merce seem to believe that the United
States is getting something worth hav-
ing in Canadian reciprocity. Otherwise
Germany and Japan would not be so
anxious TO secure like concessions
The Washington herald., 1911-05-07

And so Mr.. Taft admits frankly that
even yet he cannot see the end of the
worlds wars. This is not hint for Mr.
Carnegie to give another ten millions.