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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-04-10

Henry Willis, of San Francisco, Cal.
who is at the Arlington and has spent
some time abroad, related an incident
worth repeating. He said:
The French governments ruling
against wearing ribbons and decorations
pertaining to orders. except such as are
recognized by the French republic, brings
to my mind an occurrence at a German
watering place some years ago, because
of which an American became involved
in a controversy with a German noble
man.
The American. with his wife and fif-
teen-year-old son." continued Mr.. Willis.
was staying at a hotel where the noble
man appeared one evening with his coat
literally sprinkled with decorations of
various sizes. The boy. who had often
spoken to the man. asked. What are
those things for% and received the sheer
ing answer: Those are decorationS-not
for Americans Next evening the boy
came to dinner wearing several medals
on his jacket, and succeeded in having
them noticed by the man of the orders,
who asked: I see you wear decorations
also. What are they This one, the
boy said, is bicycle prize: this one, our
school pin; this one, our ball club, and
these two medals / got for swimming.
and they're just as good as your Dutch
kind.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-04-10
Good Police Work.

The police force is to be congratulated
upon its excellent work in detecting and
apprehendng the incendiary who for
more than 4 month has been setting
fire to small buildings IN this city The
clcw which attracted the attention of
the force was rather meagcr in its char
acter, but it afforded enough circum-
stantiaI evidence to warrant careful in
vcstigation. The arrest OF the suspected
person eventually followed and yester-
day a confession confirmed the accurate
judgment of the officers
Few crimes arc more reprehensible
than arson Not only does it include
the wanton destruction OF property, but
frequently involves injury, or loss OF life.
The community, therefore, experiences
a sense OF relief when an inccndiary is
safely behind the bars, and it appreciates
the skill and fidelity on the part Of the
police which has brought criminal to
justice.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-04-10
Solving the Domestic Problem.

The legal machinery of Chicago has
received valuable addition in the new
Court of Domestic Relations 1t will
give special attention to cases that involve
family considerations, treating each case
according to its own individual char
acteristics, and superseding the formal
and mechanical application of the
statute. Its chief concern, however, will
be with the child. Desertion. incompati-
bility, and all the rest of the sad domes-
tic occurrences no doubt will be perma-
ncnt features of daily routine, but be-
yond these will be the thought for the
child the innocent sufferer in nearly
every case.
The work. as mapped out for the
tribunal, is in full accord with philan-
thropy and the efforts at social ameIiora-
ton, and especially will it prove serv-
Iccable in a great city composed of
many diverse and often heterogeneous
clements. That the move has attained a
legal status, that its influence has
reached the municipal administration, is
a happy augury for many unhappy
homes. and, in fact, for society in
general.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-04-10

our workngmen. Recent bids fol
Chilean battle ships proved the fac,
that the United States bidders have
distinct advantage over foreign COM
petitors. Besides this, there is to be
considered the commercial prestige
which every such international transac-
ton affords.
The German and English governments
stand behind their national industries in
their efforts to promote foreign trade,
and the United States government ought
to pursue similar policy if it expects
trade expansion. And to help our
southern neighbors to maintain adequate
powers of government is as much in line
with the Monroe doctrine as it is to build
and maintain our own navy to aid them
whenever occasion may require
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-04-10

From the Strand Magazine
a curious fact is described regarding
the tanning of wild camels by the ma
tives of Morocco. A three-Cornered piece
Of wood. through which a hole is drilled.
is placed in the mouth of the camel,
and a lighted cigar. very large and
loosely rolled, is then inserted in the
hole. AS soon as the animal starts to
draw it becomes very tame. and con-
tinues to inhale the smoke and to emit
it through its nose. AS soon as the first
cigar is finished new one must be put
in its place, otherwise the camel be-
comes furious and very stubborn. fixes
it's legs in the ground, and cannot be
made TO move until the cigar smokes
again.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-04-10
Peace Agreement Now Assured.

Fine work on the part of the British
foreign Office has removed Japan from
the pathway of the proposed peace
agreement between England and the
United States, the preliminary step to
an alliance of all English-speaking
peoples
Great Britain's treaty of 1905 with
Japan made an unconditional peace
agreement between England and the
United States impossible. for the reason
that it required either Great Britain or
Japan to go to war in defense of the
other. Great Britain has now obtained
the consent of Japan to revision of the
treaty, which will make void the article
pertaining to common defense.
The Hayashi-L-ansdowne treaty always
rightly has been looked upon as Great
ing British japanese alliance In the
eyes of other nations, Japan and England
have stood together, for an attack upon
one was supposed TO be an attack upon
the other. That the latter has procured
Japan's consent to the abrogation of the
section of the treaty which is effective
as a defensive alliance is not only an
illustration of the power of the British
foreign Office. but an evidence of the
desire of England to join hands with
the United States.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-04-10
Flowers rs Death Lures.
From Harper's Weekly.

A curious instance of the devices of
nature to secure the continued existence
of certain forms of life under disadvan-
taGeous circumstances has recently at
tracted attention in a discussion Of the
brilliancy of the cOlors OF Alpine flowers.
1t is known that insects are most impor-
tant agents in the fertilization of flow
ers, and this is true of the flowers that
bloom along the SHOWS of the Alps, as
well as those that cover the meadows far
below
But it has been observed at the same
time that the bees and butterflies which
ascend the mountains in order to visit
the brightly colored flowers growing
there perish by the thousands in the sud-
den cold that enveIops the peaks and
glaciers at nightfall.
1t is only the extraordinary attractive
ness of the beautiful mountain flowers
that induces their insect admirers to ven
ture into the perilous realm of snow and
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-04-10
WASHINGTON'S SWORD.
Present of Frederick the Great Re.
covered from Albany Capitol Fire.

covered from Albany Capitol Fire.
From the New York Mail.
In a dispatch from Albany referring TO
the fire in the State capitol is the fol-
lowing:
George Washington's sword, said to
have belonged to Frederick the Great,
has been recovered from the ruins"
This statement recalls one OF the most
interesting of all unauthenticated stories
concerning the Father of his Country, no
matter whether it be real OF fanciful.
AS the writer heard it years ago, IT
was to the effect that after the American
Revolution Frederick the Great sent a
sword to Washington, accompanied with
an autograph letter, rendering the blade
from the worlds oldest soldier to the
worlds greatest soldier" This sword,
according TO the story, was finally de-
posted in the statehouse at Albany.
Another version was that it was a por-
trait of himself that Frederick sent
Washington. Think how easy it would
be to mistake an oil painting for a
sword. The entire story seems to be
imaginative Frederick the Great had no
sympathy for the American Revolution
and probably none for its immortal
leader
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-04-10
In Line with the Monroe Doctrine.

There is small possibility that harm
will result from allowing the Argentine
government the use of battle ship plans
in order that the shipbuilders of this
country might secure contracts for con-
structing the vessels. Both Secretary
Knox and Secretary Meyer declare that
their action IN no way jeopardizeS pub
lie interests or interferes with our friend
ship for the Pan-American republics.
Argentina does not intend using these
battle ships to attack us, nor does she
mean to sell them to any nation that
may, at some future day, use them for
an assault upon the United States.
On the other hand, the advantages
gained are material. Two battle ships
are now being built in American yards,
furnishing employment to thousands of
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-04-10
Drinks In the Far East

Sake is the national beverage Of
Japan." said Charles W. Martin. of Min
neapolis, Mimi. at the Shorehan yester-
day. Mr. Martin has been on an ex-
tended business tour in China and Japan,
and exploiting beverages was his special
ty. Sake has a peculiar favor. not COM
parable to any European drink II is
made from ferrnented rice by an futri-
cate process in winter time. and contains
from II to Il per cent alcohol 1t is a
necessary constituent Of every ceremonial
Japanese dinner. Served hot in little
ampulla-like Jars. it is drunk with much
formaIity from squat earless sake cups
holding approximately two ounces. To
the European palate it has sour taste
at first, but liking for 1t is readily
acquired. Curiously enough. 1t has 4
more powerful effect on the Japanese
than on Europeans.
THE Chinese have two alcoholic
drinks-samshu and hocshu- Samshu is
simply another name for arrack, but
hocshu is a much more aristocratio
drink. This is strong liquor. made OF
wheat. 1t looks like num-, and tastes
much like 1t. and is very palatable. It
is put up in small. squat white jars.
sealed with a wooden plug. aud covered
with a thick mass of prepared clay ex-
tending half way down the neck.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-04-10
Rapid Growth Noted.

The growth and development of Mission
Mercedes, Tex, where B. F. Yoakum.
chairman of the Frisco Railroad board is
interested: Harrington, San Benito, and
other places in Texas is phenomenal. ac-
cording to 7. w. Connors, of Mission,
Tex, who is at the Raleigh.
Mission is peculiarly typical of tho
valley. About two years ago it was in
the BRUSH not an acre having been
broken. ]. J. Conway, Of Minneapolis,
came down to our town and bought 37.eeo
acres from the Oblate Fathers Of Texas,
who had maintained a mission on the La
Lomita lands for many years. The
money they received from the sale OF the
lands has enabled them to do a mis-
sionary extension work of a magnitude
OF which they had never dreamed. In
the wonderfully short time that has
elapsed Mission has grown to be a thriv-
ing town Of 1000 persons, with thirty
five business houses, churches, schools,
and many really beautiful residences.
The most wonderful part of the story
OF Mission Is the almost total absence
of the speculative buyer. who is sys-
tematically discouraged by Mr.. Conway.
Ii less than fifteen months, more than
1900 acres oil the dense mesquite and
cactus growth have been cleared and
more than 5000 acres of land has been
settled and is being farmed in an inten-
sive manner. The site of Mission Is the
most picturesque in the valley, as it is
nearly 80 feet above the river and COM
mands an enhancing view of the ever
green valley below, Of the winding Rio
Grande. and Of the distant hills Of Old
Mexico"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-04-10
BLOODY EASTER B0NNETS.
Scalps Torn from Backs of Butcher
ed Bird Adorn Latest Millinery.


ScaIps Torn from Backs of Butcher
ed Birds Adorn Latest Millinery.
From the Kennebec Journal
With Easter bonnets just peepins out
from bandboxes and show windows, the
women of Gotham are ready to begin
their annual millinery parade that al
ways tells how much humanity really
lies in the heart beneath the hat. This
year some of the scalps torn from the
backs of butchered mother birds are
already showing that the gentle sex
have not altogether refused to patronize
the bloody work of numbering the
aigrette and leaving her young to starve-
Trophies of the slaughter of the wild
birds that check insect pests on the farm
ers' field are also still in evidence on
the bonnets of the fair. Much Of the
budding millinery display is, however,
built on the barnyard variety of feather
to which the hat makers admit they
have ready resort.
While all the wealth and power of
the milliners is now being used at the
State capital to break the law which
the National Association of Audubon So
cieties urged for the protection of the
nations feathered crop guards, thou
sands of the women who have no taste
for bird blood on their bonnets are join
ing the Audubon workers in opposing
these commercial interests.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-04-10

Prom the New York Herald
Hysteria and ncurasthenia and other
nerve diseases may often be cured, it is
asserted, by ascertainIng what ais the
patient by studying his SubConscious
mind in the dream state.
One of the principal uses of psyche
analysis is in the removal of obsessions
and decisions and abnormal fears. The
patient recoUnts his dreams to his ply
sician. The man of science jots them
down and analyses them. and then rea-
sons with the patient on the subject
Many persons, for instance, have a
strange fear of going into open spaces or
Of heights: they have strange dislikes.
such as marked avorsions to cats or
dogs or to certain colors or foods.
The disciple OF Freud determine by
analysis the origin OF these obsessions,
and find that in most instances they are
due to half-forGottcn incidents of carly
childhood. Having convinced the patient
of the cause OF his abnormal ideas. the
physician is often able to get him 10
automatically correct his abnormal state.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-04-10
Commission Government.

SO far, the commission form Of gov
ernmcnt in Dallas, Tex. has proved
successful 1t has reduced municipal OK
pcnses, it has cut down the citys debt
and opened way 10 improvements
For instance: Arc street lamps. which
formerly cost S8.3 a year to maintain.
now cost only 500. The commission
system has been in operation only four
years, but as the president Of the Dallas
Citizens Association, which nominated
the present board of commissioners, de
clares, it has not yet met its real tests "
The fear is expressed in Dallas that,
as the newness of the plan wears off, the
politician, the spokesman, and the dena-
gogue may obtain a frner hold on the
municipality than was possible under the
aldermanic form of government This
is evidently upon the theory that as time
passes the public conscience will become
less acute, and the busy citizen. accus-
toned to careful and honest administra-
ton of his city's affairs, will naturally
cease his constant watchfulness. Then
the professional politician and spokesman
will be quick to take advantage of the
lethargy, and they may again come into
control of the citys government. When
this time shall come the opportunities for
graft and bossism will, it is feared, be
increased over what was possible under
the older form of government when
authority was more widely distributed
and power less concentrated
The commission system has its advan-
tages, but likewise its disadvantages.
The law of compensation holds. A
benehcent autocracy is the best form of
government, but it is not always easy to
find series of benehcent autocrats.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-04-10
CURIOUS BITS OF HISTORY
BY A. w. MACY.
A STRENUOUS LOVER.

When William of Normandy
was a youth of nineteen he fell
violently in love with his cousin
Matilda, daughter of the Duke of
Flanders. The young lady. how
ever. did not reciprocate his af-
lection with equal ardor, though
she seems to have entertained a
kindly feeling for him. She kept
him waiting for seven long years,
and would not give him a final
answer. The suspense was very
trying to one of williams i'm
petuous temperament and he
finally decided to bring matters
to a crisis. Meeting her in the
street one day. in company with
some of her friends, he seized her
and threw her in the mud, with
disastrous results to both her
dignity and her fine clothes So
Inundated was she, so the story
goes, that she consented to be-
come his wife without further
delay.
Copyright. 1911. by Joseph B. Bowies)
To-morrow-The Great Cat Hoax.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-04-10
Pasteurfzed Milk Dangerous.

Pasteurized milk is dangerous and IN
wholesome, according to DR.. Edward
Gudeman. consulting chemist of Chicago.
who was seen at the New Willard recent
w. DR.. Gudcman declared that pasteuri-
Zation may be the means of actually pro-
ducing poisonous matter, and that 1t Is
apt to deceive the consumer as 10 the
age and condition of the milk. because
It prevents it from becoming sour.
Clear, raw milk comes hrsL II you
can get it." said DR.. Gudeman; If you
cannot, then sterilized milk is my second
choice, fresh or canned. But if you are
compelled to take commercially pas
teurized milk of unknown origin and I'M
certain age, then protect yourself and
boil the milk before consumption.
.'One experiment with pasteurized milk
was tried with two dogs of the same lit
ter and under similar conditions. Raw
milk seven days old was led one dog
and produced no i'll effects. while pasteur-
lied milk seven days old was fed the
other animal and produced vomiting from
one TO two hours after feeding. The two
kinds of milk ten days old were tried
with the same results. Raw milk four
teen days old was fed one dog without
i'll results, and the other dog refused to
taste pasteurized milk of the same age.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-04-10
EngIand's Beer Money

Frrln the London Chronicle.
relic of the time when ale was the
national beverage is seen in the beer
money OF domestic servants. The Gus
tom of giving this dates back to time
when breweries began to supersede the
private brewing by families. Yet even
now we occasionally see an advertise
ment for a butler who is competent to
brew. And the ale brewed according to
old-fashioned formula and from malt
and hops is worth drinking if you can
stumble across II. especially the nappy
ale such as Chaucer described
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-04-10
Publicity of the Clerks Fund.

The public-spirited citizens who are
endeavoring to aid the government en-
ployeS IN securing all increase OF salaries
have done wisely m announcing that the
widest and most thorough publicity will
be given to the disbursement of the con-
tributions This will disarm criticism
and give assurance to Congress that the
campaign which has been commenced
will be legitimatcly conducted.
The statement of the committee is
worth reproducing in its entirety, as fol-
lows:
In response to the appeal to the public
a guaranty fund IS being subscribed, TO
be placed at the disposition of the COM
mittee to meet the necessary expenses
of conducting the movement thus in
augurated to successful conclusion.
Whatever amount may be called in from
the subscribers to the guarantee fund
will be spent under the public eye; the
books, records, and accounts OF the
committee will be open at all times 10
public inspection; all moneys received
and paid out will be rigidlv accounted
for and publicly announced"
There can be no possible objection to
the effort OF the committee to make
known the reasons why the appeal of
the clerks is logical and proper. To
do tins will require an expenditure for
clerical help, printing, postage, and
other essential aids, and the money
which has been subscribed will be spent
along these lines. The campaign is to
be one OF publicity and education. hon
cstiy, inteIigcntly, and energeucally
conducted, and it ought to achieve the
relief for government employees which
they so thoroughly deserve.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-04-10
The Recent Socialist Victories.

Recent Socialist victories in two
Northwestern States, Michigan and
Montana, may well be classcd as re-
markabc That party made a clean
sweep of four cities, and increased its
strength in a number of others. The
Socialists arc making good Roadway,
especially in the Northwest, and Mil
waukee's Socialist mayor will not be
the exception if their victories continue.
No municipal administration can travel
far on the path of socialism without
similar State legislation and an ultimate
amendment of the State constitution
Milwaukee turned to the Socialists be-
cause its citizens claimed that the two
great established political parties had
been found wanting. The voters de-
manded honesty and a pure ballot. as
well as a merit system in filling the
Offices, and they elected that ticket
from which they were led to believe
they could expect these things.
The step taken at Milwaukee is evil
IDENTIFY looked upon as a success in other
communities, Judging from the result of
the recent elections in Michigan and
Montana. The Socialists swept Flint
and Greenvile, in the former State, and
Butte and Helena in its still more
northern neighbor. What is the mean
ing OF these facts? Do these American
citizens really believe in socialism as
the only true political panacea? Or are
they experimenting. just as they are in
other cities, with the commission form
of government? What is the true in
wardness of these repeated victories?
An impartial analysis of each local
situation by intelligent students of the
present political evolution is necessary
before an answer can be definitely given.
All effort on the part Of the baseball
magnates TO open the spring season this
year a couple of weeks earlier have not
been successful.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-04-10

From the New York Press
a man calling himself Cornelius Dress
Ter cost the city of New York $50 when
he turned in an alarm from a fire box
at First avenue and Thirty street,
which brought out a double set of fire
apparatus, the fireboat Strong from
Brooklyn. and the fireboat New York
from the Battery.
Il was tired of walking around and
wanted some kind of a vehicle to take
me home" he told the police of the
East Thirty-fifth street station, where
he was taken by Parolmen Hensler and
Goldberg on the charge of turning in an
unnecessary fire alarm.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-04-10
The Need of Men.

FIurn St Nichols
More men arc needed in the world
to-day than ever before, because there
is more TO do-mOrc different things TO
make, moro actual people TO support
Fifteen years ago the bicycle makers
would have been frightened into bank
ruptcy if you had told them that in
1910 their trade would have disappeared
But what do we zee now? The coming
of automobiles has given work to all
the bicycle men and thousands more
And 50 il is in other businesses and pro-
fessions. The point to remember is that,
while the form of work changes, the
work in every field remains, and even
increases. The real claims are not all
taken up. Alexander the Great was
only a fool when he wept because there
were no more worlds to conquer He
didn't use his eyes to see with, but only
to weep with.