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The Washington herald., 1911-08-27
Japan, the Philippine Islands. and Can
ada.
Meet Under Clubs Roof.

Most of the writers. scattered as they
are throughout the civilized world, come
at one time or another to mingle with
their fellows under the clubs roof. Many
others who do not visit the National
Capital at all, or only at remote inter-
walls, desire to have their names car
ried on the roster of the club, which is
in reality the national organization of
the writers of the United States.
Among the nonresidents are such men
as William Jennings Bryan and Woodrow
Wilson, both of whom are writer's and
Presidential possibilities; Lyman Abbott,
Editor of Outlook; Melville c. Stone,
general manager of the Associated Press;
Cyrus H. K. Curtis, president of the
Curtis Publishing Company; Edward w.
Box, editor of the Ladies' Home Journal;
George Horace Lorimer, editor of the
Saturday Evening Post; Robert ]. Col
lier, publisher of Golfers Weekly; FL
bert H. Baker. publisher of the Cleve-
land Plain Dealer; George Randolph
Chester, author of Get-Rich-Quick Wal
lingford; W. H. Cowles. publisher of the
Spokane Spokesman-Review: Hal Gay
lord. publisher of the Kansas City Jour
nal; John Temple Graves, James r.
Gray, editor of the Atlanta journal;
George Harvey, editor of HarperS Week.
ly; Wallace Irwin, James Kelley, gen.
eral manager OF the Chicago Tribune; H.
H. Kohlsaat publisher of the Chicago
Record-Herald; Norman E. Mack, pub
Usher of the Buffalo Times; John T.
McCutcheon, cartoonist of the Chicago
Tribune; Samuel Merwin, editor of the
National Post; William r. Nelson. pub
Usher of the Kansas City Star; George
The Washington herald., 1911-08-27
PRESS CLUB is NATIONAL
IN SCOPE AND MEMBERSHIP

s. Oliver, publisher of the Pittsburs
Gazette-Times; Irwin s. Cobb. the hum
orist, Of New York: Richard Harding
Davis. Harris Dickson, Charles Danna
Gibson, Montague Glass, Ben B. Hamp-
ton. editor Of Hampton's Magazine; Al
fred Henry Lewis, Victor F. Lawson,
publisher Of the Chicago Daily News;
Harris Merton Lyon, Issac F. Marcosson.
L. S. Mcclure. publisher of Mcclure >
Magazine; George Barr McCutcheon,
Gouveneur Morris. Erman ]. Ridgeway.
publisher Of Everybody's Magazine; and
John a. Sleicher. publisher of Leslies'
Weekly.
Among the nonresident members re-
siding in foreign countries are the fol-
lowing:
Sir Gilbert Parker London: Martin
Egan, Of the Times, Manila; M. o. Ham,
mond, of the Globe. Toronto, Canada
E. L. Keen, of the United Press Asso-
citation, London; ]. Russell Kennedy, man.
ager of the Associated Press in Tokyo;
Theodore knappen, of Vancouver, Brit
ish Columbia: Thomas Millard. of Shang-
hal, China: J. K. Oil, New York Herald
correspondent Of Pekin; Robert H.
Patchin, of Ottawa, Canada; and Norval
Richardson. an author. living in Copen-
hagen, Denmark.
The active membership of the National
Pr IS Club includes practically the en-
tire newspaper corps in Washington,
men representing all the great dailies of
the United States, and many foreign pub
locations as we'll From this it will be
seen that the cosmopolitan character OF
the membership Of the Washington Or
ganization undoubtedly makes it the lead
ing press club of the world. Its total
membership numbers nearly 700. Organ
lied primarily for social enjoyment, II
has developed into an organization whose
reputation and prestige extends through
out the globe, and whose influence is al
most beyond estimate.
The Washington herald., 1911-08-27

main consideration in the mind of Oscar
Underwood. who, as chairman of the
Ways and Means Committee, made a
brilliant record for himself. But re
vising the tariff" was merely excellent
exercise, and perhaps served a strategic
purpose, whereas the eager charge of
the investigators on all departments of
the government at times seemed on the
verge Of~big, meaty sensations which
would turn the country topsy-turvy.
1t is already a truism that the extra
session of the SiXty-second Congress will
go down in history as the investigation
Congress" Nothing was spared. The
Democrat who was not probing into
some deep and dark departmental laby-
rinth felt sliShted Many of the leaders
counted that day lost whose low de-
scending sun saw no new probe begun
InvesIigation-aIl with an eye to 1912 and
the Big Book Of party doctrine which
will be placed before the voters ere these
many monthS-because one of the most
popular fads and fashions that has ever
found shelter under the Capitol dome.
"Mystery of Missing Voucher"
The Democrats proceeded on the theory
that nothing was above suspicion. Ger
tainly, after the full humors and discrep-
ancies of the State Department probe set
the city agog, the Democrats were justi-
fed in yanking the lid entirely off. 1t
has been some time since Washington
has seen anything quite so funny as the
Mystery of the Missing Voucher: or.
How the Janitor Found it on the Floor
al the Psychological Moment"
Now the committees which investigated
the State Department grappled with this
mystery for several weeks, but, lacking
the service Of Sherlock Holmes, finally
gave it up as a bad job. However, the
voucher incident" which seemed to be
so obviously a frame-up that even a
The Washington herald., 1911-08-27
"A CONGRESS OF INVESTIGATION"
is TITLE OF THE EXTRA SESSION
Probes Have Been Popular and the Pobe Have Been Eager
Miners to Strike "Pay Dirt"

Never has an extra session of Congress
furnished more journalistic copy" or
more dramatic thrills than the one which
closed last Tuesday in a merry maze of
Presidential vetoes.
Washington has never had a livelier
summer Like the noble six hundred
which had no alternative but Ito do or
de- the unda united Democrats charged
up Investigation Hill against the ad-
ministration breastworks, drove the en-
emy back in some instances, were re-
pulsed in others, and in general sue
reeded in raising a thunderous clangor
which echoed and re-echoed from one
end of the land to the other.
1t was indeed a peppery chamber over
which the Hon. Beauchamp Clark, of
Missouri, presided. 1t resolved itself into
q legislative surgical institute, with the
probe" the most popular instrument of
torture. The Democratic party, SO far
rs the House of Representatives was
roncerned. was temporarily translated
INTO Investigation League, with head
quarters everywhere, and with boundless
Energy.
Seraping on BarnacIcs.
'Scraping the barnacles off the ship of
state" was the way one of tse young
Democrats put it There were, of
course, plenty Of barnacles, as was only
to be expected after sixteen years in
which the Grand Old Party had watched
the barnacles accumulate with COM
placency. But the scraping process was
attended with difficulties.
The investigation fever displayed itself
shortly after the extra session had open
ed. OF course, revising the tariff was the
The Washington herald., 1911-08-27

Ernest Abbott, editorial stan the Out
look. New York.
Lyman Abbott. editor the Outlook, New
York
Harry w. Alexander. editorial stan Inter
Ocean, Chicago.
J. F.. ]. Archibald, special writer, New
York ..
F. Duval Armstrong, newspaper writer,
New Orleans, La.
Elbert H. Baker, publisher the Plain
Dealer, Cleveland.
E. w. Barrett. editor the Age Herald,
Birmingham, Ala.
Richard J. Beamish, the Press, Phila-
delphia.
f. S. Beck, managing editor the Tribune.
L. ]. Beeston, writer. Dayton, Ohio.
Ralcy Hustled Bell. author. New York
]. Ed. Blackford, correspondent, Wheel
ing News, Martins Ferry, Ohio.
Alden ]. Blethen, editor-in-chief the
Times, Seattle, Wash.
Joseph Blethen, general manager the
Times. Seattle, Wash.
Edward w. Box. editor Ladies' Home
Journal. philadelphia.
Scott c, Bone, editor the Post Intelligen-
Ger, Seattle. Wash.
Horace l. Brand. editor Illinois staats
Zeitung, Chicago.
Herbert L. Bridgman. publisher the
Standard Union. Brooklyn, n: Y.
]. H. Brown, editor State Capital Rec
ord, Olympia, Wash.
F. w. Brown, managing editor the
Times, Louisville, Ky.
Howard Brubaker, managing editor Sue
cess Magazine, New York.
William Jennings Bryan. publisher the
Commoner, Lincoln. Nebr.
William Campbell. editor w virginia Free
Ben f. Chaplin, editor the Railroad EN-
ployer, Newark, n. ].
George Randolph Chester, author, New
York
H L; ciotworthy, magazine writer. Los
Frank 1. Cobb, editor the World. New
York
Irwin S. Cobb, the World. New York.
n. d. Cochran. editor the News-Bee,
Toledo, Ohio.
John s. Cohen, managing editor the
Journal, Atlanta. Ga.
Robert J. Collier. publisher Collier s
Weekly. New York.
P. S. Collins. Curtis Publishing Company.
Philadelphia.
W. B. Colver, mana ging editor Newspa-
per Enterprise Association. Chicago.
]. B. Connolly. author. Dorchester, Mass.
r. E: Connolly. Associated Press, San
Diego, Cal.
W. 4, Connor. Associated Press. Phila-
delphia.
Charles B. Cooke. publisher the Journal,
Richmond, Va.
L. ID. Cooney, editor the Evening Lead
er. Great Falls, Mont.
Charles c. Copeland. New York.
J. OHara Cosgrave, editor Everybody's 8
Magazine, New York.
w. S. Couch, the World, New York.
Paul Cowles. supt. southern division AS
sociated Press. Atlanta, Ga.
w. H. Cowles, publisher the Spokesman
Review, Spokane. Wash.
w. J. Crawford. publisher the CONNER
cial Appeal. Memphis. Tenn.
II. NJ. Crist, managing editor the Eagle,
Brooklyn. n. Y.
Clarence L. Cullen. the Sun. New York.
Cyrus II. X. Curtis. president Curtis
Publishing Company, Philadelphia.
T. A. Daily. manager Catholic Standard
and Times, Philadelphia.
N''"iie Kesco, aai n. T. Da''S' au'n0f' mount
George B. Dealey, publisher the News.
Dallas. Tex.
w. c. Deming, managing editor the
Evening Tribune, Cheyenne. Wyo.
Hal 2. Denton. correspondent. -Pittsburg,
Pa.
]. J. Dickinson. editorial department the
American, New York.
Harris DicksoDs writer. Vicksburg. Miss.
Frank L.. Dingley. publisher the Journal.
Lewiston, Me.
Alexander Dodds. the Christian Science
Monitor, Boston.
]. H. Donahey, cartoonist, Plain Dealer,
Cleveland.
The Washington herald., 1911-08-27
NATURE C0LORS.

One of the theories of Darwin is that in
the competition for existence which must
result from the fnadequacy of space and
food for all certain individuals are, by
virtue of their characteristics. better fit
ted to survive under given existing condi-
tons than others.
Writing in the Popular Science Monthly.
DR.. ]. Arthur Harris. Of the Cold Spring
Harbor station for experimental evolu-
tion, tells of the results of experiments
with certain insects OF the class which
are colored by nature like the plants on
which they live. called in biology pro-
tective color.
Altogether 10 insects. IS green and s.
brown, were secured. The green insects
of the species live on green grass. and
the brown ones on grass which has been
dried by the sun.
Twenty green insects were placed on
green plants and twenty-five on brown
plants. Twenty brown insects were
placed on brown plants and forty-five on
green plants.
The experiment began August Is and
observations were made daily for seven
teen days. OF the forty individuals ex-
posed on vegetation Of similar color every
one survived throughout the entire ex-
pertinent All the green individuals ex-
posed on brown grass were killed in
eleven days; OF the forty-five brown indt-
viduals exposed on green grass ten sur
vived TO September I. when severe gallo
destroyed the experiment
Most Of the insects that failed to sur
vivs were destroyed by birds. although a
few were killed by ants.
DR.. Harris offers this as further evi-
dence that color has q real protective
value Ia cases where individuals OF q
rpecies are IN their natural environment
The Washington herald., 1911-08-27
Pr ointment Publishers,
Editors, and Authors
of Every State and
Many Foreign Coun-
tries Are on Its Rolls.

The annual year book of the National
Press Club of Washington, just out,
shows that this organization is rapidly
becoming as representative of the entire
country as Congress itself, and that, in
addition to this, it has in its membership
writers from all parts of the world.
With its home in Washington, the Ma
tional Press Club is peculiarly adapted
to serving the country as a typical or
gAnization.
The most striking feature of the year
book is the list of nonresident mem
bers-newspaper editors, magazine writ
ers, illustrators, and authors whose
homes are not in the city. The growth
Of the nonresident list within the last
year has been SO rapid that it now
totals go. Practically every State in the
Union, every great newspaper and every
big magazine are now represented in the
membership of the club. Outside of
The United States the clubs membership
extends into England, Denmark, China,
The Washington herald., 1911-08-27

Victor F. Lawson. publisher the Daily
Edwin LeFevre, author, New York.
Alfred Henry Lewis. New York Ameri-
Henry H. Lewis. editor American Indus
tries, New York.
C. Lombardy, publisher the News, Cal
G. A. Lo9ney. writer. Muskogee, Okla;
George II. Lorimer. editor Saturday
Eveking Post. Philadelphia
Edward G. Lowry, managing editor the
Evening Post, New York.
Thomas w. Lcyless. publisher and edi-
tor the Chronicle, Augusta. Ga.
c. H. Ludington, secretary Ladies' Home
Journal, Philadelphia.
Horton Harris Lyon, writer. North Cole
brook. Conn.
John B. Lyon. publisher Boise Water
man, Boise. Idaho.
c. r. Macauley, cartoonist the World,
Norman Rn,,Iio f Mack; & publisher the Times
James MacMullen. the Union. San Diego,
Isaac F. Marcosson. magazine writer.
Myron NJ. Marsh. associate editor Amer
ican Lumberman. Chicago.
Clarence G. Marshall, Associated Press.
Thomas L. Mason, author, New York.
Silas McBee, sditor the Churchman. New
York
Frank P. McBreen. publisher, New York.
Charles K. McClatchy, editor the Bee.
Sacramento, Cal.
s. S. Mcclure, publisher McClure's Mag
azine, New York.
George Barr McCutcheon. author. New
York.
John T. McCutcheon, cartoonist, the
o. S. Mckinney, editor the Times, Fair
mount, w. Va.
]. s. McLain. manager the Pioneer Press,
st. Paul, MINI.
Archibald Mcclellan. editor-in-chief the
Christian Science Monitor, Boston.
Milton A. McRae. newspaper proprietor,
Detroit
Samuel Merwin., editor National Post.
Thomas F, Millard. correspondent.
Shanghai. China.
Wilbur G. Miller, managing editor the
News, McKeesport, Pa.
George F. Milton, publisher the Sen
tinel, Knoxville, Tenn.
Cleveland Moffett. author, New York.
D. D. Moore. publisher Times-Democrat,
New Orleans.
Gouveneur Morris, author. Westchester'
Terra Alta. ". Va.
Henry Beach Needham. writer. Evans
ton. Ill.
William R. Nelson. publisher the Star,
Kansas City.
4. D. Noyes, financial editor the Even
ing Post, New York.
II. c. Ogden, managing editor the News,
Wheeling, w. Va.
]. h. Oil, New York Herald Corre-
spondent, Pekin, China.
A. X. Oliver, secretary the Gazette
Times, Pittsburg.
George S. oliver, vice president the
Gazette-Times, Pittsburg.
Hugh O'Neill, editor the Times, Denver,
Richard V. Oulahan, publisher the Sun.
New York
Sir Gilbert Parker, author. London,
England
Philip H. Patchin. correspondent. Pek-
in. China.
Robert Halsey Patchin, New York Her
aid correspondent. Ottawa. Canada.
George NJ. Payne, the Herald, New York.
Will Payne. Saturday Evening Post,
Philadelphia.
John A Penton, publisher Iron Grade
Review, Cleveland.
8. A. Perkins. publisher the News, Ia
coma, Wash.
Charles F. Pfster. publisher the Sen
tinel. Milwaukee.
J. S. Phillips. editor American Magazine.
New York.
John Poppendieck, jr.. managing editor
the Sentinel, Milwaukee.
Thomas L. Reilly, publisher, Meriden,
Conn.
The Washington herald., 1911-08-27
Campaign to Get Rid of Birds Which Roost
in Big Structure Has Resulted in
Heroic Measures

While the park officials Of Washington
are coaxing back the song birds to the
city parks, the officials of the Union
Station are working out the problem of
Kidding the terminal of the swarms Of
pigeons that make their nests in the
cornices and other recesses of the big
building.
And while the people of Venice-the
children. native and foreign-who flock
to St. Marks Square are caressing and
feeding the thousands of doves that flut-
ter and settle upon the ground or upon
the heads and arms of the grown-ups and
little ones, who love them and feed them
from their open hands or upon seeds
tossed upon the ground, policenan-an
expert marksman-with a rifle is taking
deadly aim at the white-winged birds
that fly over the Union Station by day
or roost in peaceful grooves at night.
The practice Of shooting the pigeons
at the Union Station has been in vogue
for more than year. They were not
disturbed either in their flights or hatch
ings until complaints began to pour into
the station officials that the birds were
becoming too numerous. Unable to ar
rive at a solution as to how TO get rid
of the pigeons, the station authorities
called upon the police department to find
a way to work out the problem.
Ofncer Detailed as "shot."
It was soon discovered that Patrolman
Fugate, of the Sixth precinct. was
handy man with rife"-in fact. that
he prided himself upon his marksman-
ship. Thereupon he was detailed to try
his skill as a marksman and rid the
station of what was declared to have
become an intolerable nuisance. The
success of Patrolman Fugate has been
almost phenomenal from the first crack
Of his rife until the uresent time.
Whenever he pulls the trigger he almost
invariably brings down q, pigeon, and
of his~rifie until the present time.
Is always an interested crowd of specta-
tors at the station to see him use his
gun.
Therefore, the doves that circle over the
Union Station to-day may not be seen to-
morrow. Their number Is limited When
ever they become too numerous the dead
ly rife OF the policeman sends 1t bullet Of
death out to meet them.
A majority of the readers Of the news
papers are more or less familiar with the
virtues OF squads or young pig
cons or doves When Patrolman Fugate
shoots the station pigeons, a crowd Of
colored men engage In . merry battle
TO obtain the dead or wounded birds. The
scene Is described as resembling . foot
ball rush. and u. most exciting. and. in
some Instances. harmful to the heads,
arms. and legs Of the contestants. Not
infreQueutiy one man obtains more than
The Washington herald., 1911-08-27

III. 7; Dunn, artist Saturday Evening
Post, Philadelphia.
]. A. Edgerton. American Press Asso-
citation, New York.
Gerald Egan, correspondent, Copen-
Martin Egan. the Times, Manila. P. I.
r. w. Egan, managing editor the Dis
patch, Pittsburg.
III. J. Elliot, the Times, New York
John 5. Elliott. managing editor the
Tribune. Los Angeles. Cal.
Carlyle Ellis, McClure's Syndicate, New
York
]. Berg Esenwein. editor Lippincott's
Magazine, Philadelphia.
Robert Ewing, publisher the States, New
Orleans
Thomas Ewing, jr., president Current
Literature Company, New York:
Romolo A. Fanciulli. the World Ne"
James w. Faulkner. the Enquirer. Gin
cinnati.
jefferson Butler Fletcher. author. New
York.
W. C. Freeman. correspondent. New
York.
NJ. f; Gable. editor the Gazette-Times,
Sterling Gall, the Chronicle, Emmits-
Homer Gard, editor the Journal. Hamil-
ton. Ohio.
John p. Gavit, superintendent Associated
Press. Chicago.
Hal Gaylord. publisher the Journal,
Kansas City, Mo.
Charles Dana Gibson. artist New York
Montague Glass, Saturday Evening Post,
Philadelphia.
Fritz Glogauer. editor, the Abendpost,
Chicago.
Louis r. Golding. publisher the News
Press. ST. Joseph. Mo.
Sloane Gordon, writer, New York.
c. II. Grasty, publisher the Sun Balti-
more.
York
James R. Gray. editor the Journal. At
lanta, Ga
William Burgyes Hadley. manager Cas-
sells Magazine. New York.
graph. Colorado Springs. Colo.
NJ. o. Hammond, the Globe. Toronto,
Canada.
Ben B. Hampton. publisher Hampton's
Magazine, New York.
w. N: Handy. night editor the Tribune,
Julian Harris. editor Uncle Remus Mag
azine, Atlanta, Ga.
Walter E. Harris. publisher the Index
Appeal, Petersburg. Va.
+. w. Harting. editor the Tribune, Ia
coma, Wash
George Harvey, editor Harper's Weekly,
Charles Henderson. Sunday editor the
DedIeT, CIeNeldnC.
John A. Hennessy, managing editor the
Press, New York.
NJ. f. Hennessey the Globe, Boston.
E. M: Hopes, president Morning News,
Wilmington. Del.
Carl Hovey. Metropolitan Magazine.
New York.
Olin ]. Howes. writer. Waterbury, Conn
II. ]. Howland. the Outlook, New York
James A. Hoyt, editor the Daily Rec
ord. Columbia, S. c.
Harvey Ingham. editor the Register and
Leader. Des Moines, Iowa.
Wallace Irwin, Golfers Weekly, New
York.
James E. Jenkins, the Phoenix, Mus
kogee Okla.
H. V. Jones. publisher the Journal,
Minneapolis, Mimi.
f. M. Johnston, editor the Post, Hous-
ton Tex.
James Keeley. general manager the
Tribune, Chicago.
E. L. Keen. United Press Association,
London, England.
Fred c. Kelly. writer, Cleveland.
]. Russell Kennedy. manager Associated
Press, Tokyo. Japan.
Robert L. Kennedy. editor the Leader,
Springfield. Mo.
Theodore NJ. Knappen. Vancouver, B. c.
Richard W. Knott, editor the Post,
Louisville, Ky.
Fl. H. Kohlsaat, publisher the Record
Herald, Chicago.
The Washington herald., 1911-08-27
RADIUM'S RAPID ADVANCE
SHOWN IN NEW HOSPITAL

can. in an emergency. accommodate two
persons might undergo treatment at the
same time Each is furnished with a re-
clining couch, one or two easy chairs up
holstered in morocco leather, a small
rot I'D table. and delightfully."- soft and
cozy carpet. Paying patients will have
the satisfaction of sitting by a mahog-
any table: gratis patients will have to
be content with a table of oak. Other
wise there is no visible difference be-
tween the departments.
In these cubicles many sufferers from
cancer will doubtless sit for hours, hop
ing against hope for cure, or, at the
LEAST relief from pain. Whether such
cases can be benefited by the mysterious
radium emanations is still a matter for
debate. On the other hand, no doubt re-
mains as to the healing power of the
rays where many kinds of tumors and
painful or disfguring skin diseases are
concerned. According to the case, treat
ment may last for from fifteen minutes
to forty hours, administered either con-
tinuously or at series of visits.
"Alchemists' Den" Founded.
Another ascent by the noiseless lift,
and the chemico- physical laboratory
the "alchemists' den," as 1t has been
nicknamed-is reached. Here, among
tubes and tapes and tiny trays Of silica
turned a ghostly purple by the radium
rays, gloved and goggled chemists are
already wrestling with the infant revoy
lutionists.'' Besides doing the necessary
work Of turning ali the radium chloride
and radium bromide purchased into
radium sulphate, and preparing the
screens of lead, silver, and aluminium
by means of which the rays are filtered
before coming into contact with the
patients flesh, these chemists are OBJ
serving that amazing phenomenon, the
actual transmutation of metals, which
seems to realize the dream of medieval
alchemy.
The pathological laboratory Is less
startling, but more grewsome to the lay
man. Disease bacilfi flourish In rsws Of
glass tubes, like miniature organ pipes.
or exhibit the signs of their destruction
after. say. thirty-five hours exposure to
the lethai radium emanations. Other
bacilli can be watched as they wriggle
merrily beneath the lenses OF $500
microscope that masnyles them Isoo
diameters.