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The Washington herald., 1911-11-10
PUBLIC PULSE.
Where Mr. Taft stands.

1t President Taft weaker or stronger?
Is the tide stin flowing against the Re-
publicans, or has 1t begun to ebb? Is
progressiveness gripping the country
more and more. or has a conservative
reaction set in? The New York Evening
Mall, after asking these questions. an
swers them as follows: '"The facts are
SO contradictory or so susceptible of
different Interpretation that men will
answer these questions according to their
prejudices. Foss wins in Massachusetts,
but Wilson loses in New Jersey: the
Democrats win in the Ohio municipal
elections, but the Republicans carry
Maryland; in Kansas and Nebraska the
progressive Republicans lose a couple
Of Congressional seats, but Philadelphia,
the somnolent, shows unmistakable signs
Of progressiveness.
Our own guess-perhaps as good as
any other-is that the elections as q
whole show very little what is the drift
OF sentiment. In the country at large
there are perhaps 100000 voters. who
have little idea OF how they will vote
next year"
The Washington herald., 1911-11-10
CURIOUS BITS OF HISTORY.
BY A. w. MACY.
SOME oLD-TIME FASHIONS.

SOME OLD-TIME FASHIONS.
In the fourteenth century 1T
was the fashion to carry silver
toothpicks suspended from the
neck by chain. About the end
of the seventeenth century mag
netic toothpicks were used, to
prevent pain In the teeth. eyes,
and ears, In the latter part of
the eighteenth century the wom-
en- of England wore hoop petit
coats So large that a woman
wearing one occupied the space
of six men. At one time the
custom of dotting the face with
black patches shaped like suns,
stars, crosses, hearts, &C., was
very prevalent in England. Some
OF the ladies of the court of
Louis XIV wore moleskin eye
brows. At one time all English
doctors were supposed TO carry
gold-headed canes as an emblem
OF authority. During the reign
of William III. Anne. and George
/. In England. 1t was illegal for
a tailor to make or. q man to
wear clothes with any other kind
OF buttons than brass.
tcopSriEht. nil. b. Joseph B. BoHleA)
The Washington herald., 1911-11-10
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1911
Secretary Knox and the Treaties.

Secretary Knox's address has done
much to advance the ratification of the
arbitration treaties with Great Britain
and France He has presented the ad-
ministration's side of the question with
clarity and force, and has supplemented
the Presidents own words with a
strong argument to show that by max
ing the treaties the supreme law of the
land we shall not jeopardize our ma
tional honor. In particular, he asserts
that the Monroe doctrine is not endan-
gered. "a nation putting itself in the
attitude toward the United States" he
says, "of deliberately violating the Mon
roe doctrine could not expect to find
in the treaty terms of protection against
the consequences of such an act" He
repeats that no power would suggest
the question as a proper subject for
arbitration.
Mr.. Knox goes still further. He in
sists that the obligation of these treaties
is to arbitrate claims of right which
one nation has against the other-not
assaults, whether they be vi ct arnis or
insidiously directed against the meas
ures we have adopted to preserve our
national peace and safety" He also
holds that the right to exclude imni-
grants is not a question for arbi-
tration. He thus incorporates into the
treaties many important and significant
limitations which go far toward remov-
ing the objections which they presented
as originally submitted, and it is un-
fortunate that the patriotic declarations
Of his speech cannot be made a part of
the documents. While this is impossible,
there is still opportunity to amend
them so that the exclusion from ar
bitration of all questions which di-
rectly concern our national integrity or
traditional policies is not left to sup
position, but is plainly stated in the
text This is the suggestion of Sena-
tor Sutherland, whose support of the
treaties recently was announced, and
its adoption would go far toward max
ing them thoroughly acceptable
The American people desire to live
in harmony with all the world, but we
do not as nation, want peace at any
price. Above all, when we negotiate a
treaty we want honestly to abide by
its provisions. We have already seen
Russia persistently disregard a solemn
covenant with this country, while the
Italian Turkish war has demonstrated
that The Hague convention is not
worth the paper upon which it is writ
ten. If the proposed arbitration treaties
are nothing more or less than polite
fictions, they might as we'll remain in
the dusty pigeon-holes of the Senate
Committee on Foreign Relations. III
they are to be vital and forceful, they
should be couched in language which
we can observe, even under great stress
and provocation. This would be the
case if the clear and decisive interpre-
tation uttered by Secretary Knox is
substituted for the antiquities which |
have made them the subjects of criti-
cism and doubt
The Washington herald., 1911-11-10
Analogy Rather Strained.

ANY attempt to draw an analogy"
says the Portland oregonian, between
the elections OF 1890 and those Of 1911,
Is rather strained. In 1890 the Republi-
cans, who had suffered defeat in that
year as a consequence OF the Mckinley
tariff. still were standing pat. In 1911
all except a reactionary remnant are
ready for real revision downward, and
have had an opportunity to prove It.
while the Democrats have lost ground
through their bungling attempts at re-
vision during the extra session. In 1891
the Populist party was rising as a men
ace to a united Republican party; in 1911
there is no PopulIst party. but the Repub-
licans are divided. The ground lost by
the Republicans in 1910 is apparently
much less than in 1890. and the PresT-
dents progressive policy has done much
to regain it,
The Washington herald., 1911-11-10
New Jersey and Wilson.

The defeat of State Senator Osborne
for reelection" says the Newark Even
ing Star. secures the Republican con-
troll of the senate. The defeat of the
Democratic assembly candidates in Es-
sex County makes the lower house Re
publican. Both houses in 1912 will be Re-
publican. Why this signal reverse in one
single year? A year ago the Democratic
organization, by united efforts, won a
victory unexampled in its history. The
shadow of a Presidential ambition fell
across its path, Democratic policies were
perverted, men were seduced from their
party allegiance to serve a personal am
bition, and disruption and Generalization
followed. Gov. Wilson can contemplate
the results. for which he cannot dis
avow responsibility, and reflect that a
Presidential candidate who has been sig
nally beaten in his State has a doubtful
claim to present in a national nominating
convention
The Washington herald., 1911-11-10
Cold Comfort for High rnrImte..

Aside from the bitter disappointment
Of the protectionists of Massachusetts in
Tuesdays elections, says the New York
Evening Post, they have to contemplate
significant losses in the three Congression-
al districts where Representatives were
chosen to fill vacancies. One of these.
according to that paper. was in the First
district OF New Jersey. where the late Mr..
Loudenslager in 1910 had a plurality OF
10000. The Evening Post adds: His sue
cessor, Browning, is a Republican, but his
majority was cut to very low figures. In
the Second district of Kansas, which has
been heavily Republican for years,
Democratic Representative was elected by
about 1000 majority. Even more notable
was the result in the Third district Of
Nebraska. Here the Republicans made
special efforts, sending in money and
speakers from the outside. The district
was won in 1910 by a Democrat, the late
Representative Latta. but his majority OF
1000 was explained largely due to per-
sonal popularity However, another Dem
ocrat, Daniel Stephens. was elected yes
terday by an even larger majority. There
could be no clearer proof OF general dis
satisfaction with the administration espe-
clally in the matter OF its tariff policy,
nor a sharper rebuke to President Taft
for his veto of the wool bill"
The Washington herald., 1911-11-10
Uncle Walt Says To-day:

My neighbor millionaire whose brow is scanned with lines
of His eyes sad his hair gray, he
every day. He's always brooding deep and
THE RICH hard, while go prancing round my yard
MANS BURDEN happy the humble bees that sting
with their snckersnees. I've noticed that as
grow h accumulatng bones and ch their careee
disappears they dstraugh by doubts and fears I've
rich yet who didn't walk the floor and fret The
he likes the golden food the you'll find him sweating blood
And that why you hear cry that worldly riches
high The simple joys far the beste joys by worngmen
possessed the joys that do not cost pey the that
make You smile fuss around my shack all day chase
soreeyed wolf away and curry down my spawned plug (which
doesn't trotting go chugug and paint the pump milk
the cow and pack in ndng for the frau and have solid
pleasure there than any worried millionaire WALT Mason
Copyright By GSrsoAh
The Washington herald., 1911-11-10
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
PING PONG REVIVED.

Admiral Ping has been accomplish
ing wonders in the Chinese revolution
Press Report.
OF course, in praisIng Admiral Ping
We never can go wrong.
No doubt he is the real thing;
But what of Admiral Pong?
We would not crIticise brave Ping,
In fact. were for him strong.
But certainly II leaves a sting
When folks pass over Pong.
To couple Ping and Pong, 1 know,
Would really better seem.
We used to know them years ago;
They were a goodly team.
The Washington herald., 1911-11-10
MAY MERGE TWO NAVY CORPS.
Secretary Meyer Appoints Board to
Consider AmaIgamation.

Secretary OF the Navy Meyer has ap-
pointed a board to consider the proposed
amalgamation of the pay corps and the
construction corps with the line Of the
navy The members of the board will
be Assistant Secretary Of the Navy Win
throp, Rear Admirals Wainwright and
Potter, Capts. Smith and Chaplin. Pay
Director Hunt, Pay Inspector Cheatham,
and Naval Constructors Beuret and
Robinson.
Commander Poyer viii be recorder.
The board will hold its first meeting on
November Is. The report of the board
will be used in drafting a bill which
will be submitted at the request OF the
House Committee on Naval Affains to
Congress for the purpose OF carrying out
the proposed amalgamation.
The Washington herald., 1911-11-10

The success Of the winning football
team is getting to be measured by the
number OF their opponents who are sent
to the hospital
The Washington herald., 1911-11-10

The person who has been holding up
opera singers for contracts to furnish
applause ought to be able to turn
pretty penny at some Of the political
meetings next year.
The Washington herald., 1911-11-10

Right after the election is the time for
the victors to resolve to demonstrate the
falsity Of the accusations Of the opposi-
ton.
The Washington herald., 1911-11-10

The baseball players who are singing
in vaudeville ought to be able to keep
the run Of the score.
The Washington herald., 1911-11-10

II Mr.. Rodgers wants to take a short
cut back, he had better come around the
Horn.
The Washington herald., 1911-11-10

If Maryland is to be a doubtful State
next year. isn't that all the more reason
why the Democrats should hold their ma
tional convention there?
The Washington herald., 1911-11-10

1t must not be forgotten that other
States besides Ohio and New Jersey will
vote in the Presidential election.
The Washington herald., 1911-11-10

Now is the time for a lot Of editors
to reflect what a swath they might have
cut II they only had attended Mr.. PulIt-
zer's school OF journalism.
The Washington herald., 1911-11-10

Mr.. Rockefeller intimates that the rest
is easy after one makes the first million
The Washington herald., 1911-11-10

The Boston Public Library has an off,
cial story teller. Would be a fine posi-
ton for DR.. Cook.
The Washington herald., 1911-11-10

II kleptomania is a disease, there can
be no doubt that It is taking.
The Washington herald., 1911-11-10

II people could always be healed by
being touched. some doctors would never
lose a patient
The Washington herald., 1911-11-10

The Democrats in Cincinnati now admit
that conditions there have changed for
the better.
The Washington herald., 1911-11-10

By continuing to sit upon the bench,
Mr.. Justice Hughes incidentally sits upon
his Presidential boom.
The Washington herald., 1911-11-10

gentleman has nominated DR.. Wiley
for President. Doubtless the doctor would
have a fine kitchen cabinet.
The Washington herald., 1911-11-10

No matter what the weather may be,
election day is bound to be dark for the
losers
The Washington herald., 1911-11-10

The new regime in China seems to have
been ushered in by assassination tenn
pered by suicide.
The Washington herald., 1911-11-10

Nevertheless, the travelling men allfpro-
fess to give good tips to their customers.
The Washington herald., 1911-11-10

People who are enthusiastic about pure
food are not to be frightened by pure
water.
The Washington herald., 1911-11-10
Goes the Rounds.

THE uplift goes merrily on"
How now?"
81 know a business woman who en-
ploys 200 girls. Now she kisses 'em
all every morning when she comes
down to work"
The Washington herald., 1911-11-10
Uncle Pennywise Says.

A woman marries the first time from
love, the second time from loneliness,
and the third time from habit.
The Washington herald., 1911-11-10
Hnd Good Came.

He never seemed, to have any
friends"
yet the heirs seemed unusually
mournful"
well. most of his money went to
charity"
The Washington herald., 1911-11-10
The Booker Washington Verdict.


The Louisville Courier-JournaI breaks a
lance in behalf of the Tuskegee teacher
of national repute as a result Of the ac-
quittal of Henry Ulrich for assaultlng the
prominent colored educator. Marse Henry
IS particularly severe on his Northern
brethren when he says: Had this oc-
CURED anywhere south of the Ohio River
the verdict would have been an inter
national scandal The press and pulpit
of the North would have made It so. It
would have been thundered from editorial
columns that even Booker T. Washing
ton, educator. philosopher, phIlanthropist,
was not safe from violence at the hands
of the Southern white man, and that he
could get no redress in Southern courts
of law. 1t would have been insisted that
the jury was Influenced wholly by race
prejudice and that the charge laid against
DR.. Washington by his assailant was too
fantastic to be considered seriously by
any one conversant with the life work of
DR.. Washington, with his character and
mental caliber.
In the view of the Courier-Journal the
charge made by the defendant in the
case just settled was as fantastic as It
would have been II 1t had been laid
against any equally noted white edu-
Gator and philanthropist in America. To
believe that Booker T. Washington would
descend to peeping through keyholes It
would be necessary to believe that he is
defective, and he has been the
sanest agitator of the negro question,
white or black, who has achieved promi-
nence as a specialist upon the race ques-
The Washington herald., 1911-11-10
The Palm that Itches.

For years." says the Atlanta Constitu-
ton, "the commercial travellers have reg
istered the strongest protest against the
increasing prevalence of the tipping Gus
tom at the majority of hotels and public
places in this country. The anti-tipping
campaign at last has taken definite form
under the leadership OF the Commercial
Travellers National League, and 1t may
be said It is an ultimatum to the hotel
men. The association sets forth that
tipping has become so universal that un-
less II is modified or abandoned American
travelling men will plan ''reprisal." The
estimate placed on the annual cost of the
tipping nuisance Is s50.00ooo0. In New
York. Chicago. in fact the overwhelm-
ing majority Of cities with pretensions
to metropolitanism. patrons OF hotels and
cafes must resign themselves either to
execrable service or to positive insult un-
less the conventional tip Is forthcoming.
Yet the victim must conform to custom
or pay the penalty. The tax upon the
commercial travellers Is especially heavy
and should be relieved. But the general
pnbiic also should not be forgotten"
The Washington herald., 1911-11-10
Autumn Art.

Vivid leaves on every limb
Sway and twist.
Mother Nature is an i'm
Pressionist.
The Washington herald., 1911-11-10
He Was.

Was I very drunk last EVENING"
well, you told me you had always
liked me-"
NO harm in that"
Notwithstanding I was a cheap
sort of skate"
The Washington herald., 1911-11-10
Shaking His Hand.

'Ts that the candidate holding a re-
ception?"
mo. that is the engineer Of the train.
The candidates have formed in line"
The Washington herald., 1911-11-10

OF making matches for Mrs. Leeds,
''the merry widow who is entertaining
Lady Paget at the Hotel Ritz in Paris,
preparatory of the latter's going to Ire
land, where her husband, Gen. Paget,
will be the commander-in-chief with resi-
dence at Kilmainham, there seems still
no end. Mrs. Leeds will not return to
her native America until after Christ
mas.
The latest scheme to get her finally a
British husband to help her spend her
late Iiege lords millions, is credited to
Lady Sarah Wilson, one of the aunts of
Winston Churchill. 1t Is nothing more
serious than that the charming and
wealthy American should wed Capt. "Ber-
tie' Wilson. He Is not poor; in fact.
he is pretty well fixed himself. but he
would not object to acquire Mrs. Leeds
American dollars as we'll.
Lady Sarah hangs like leech on
to Mrs. Leeds with this purpose In mind
and has not left her all summer.
FLANEUR
tCop5HEht 1911. b oOut Gosap syndiate.i
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1911-11-01
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(TOO Late for Last Issue.)

(Too Late for Last Issue.)
Mrs. Chas. Heiden was guest of
Mrs. Willie Heiden Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. Theo. Kuhl and daughters spent
Wednesday at the parental home.
Henry Buman and wife spent Sun
day with the latter's sister, Mrs. VIM.
Schneider, Jr., and family.
w. D. Mundt and family spent Sun
day with relatives in Charter Oak.
Willie Helms was guest of Henry
kuhl near Manila Sunday.
Henry Kahler and family were en-
tertained at the John Steckelberg
home near Manila Sunday last.
Theo. Kuhl, wife and children were
entertained at the Claus Kuhl home
Sunday afternoon.
A. c.. Lochmiller and family were
entertained at the VIM. Lochmiller
home Sunday afternoon.
Henry Mordhorst and family have
been entertaining a relative from Cal
ifornia for several days.
VIM. Kahl and wife were over-Sun-
day guests at the parental home.
Herman Helms and son, Willie, we're
business visitors at the county seat
Tuesday.
Mrs. John Andersen and children
were guests of her mother, Mrs.
Philip Petersen, last Friday.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1911-11-01

to be confined to the east end of the
building. The alarm was turned in
at 2:45 and so rapidly did the fire burn
that before $3.50 the building was com
pletely demolished.
The building was erected in 1901 at
a cost of approximately $4,000, con-
tanned four rooms and an Office and
was conveniently arranged and steam
heated. The location was one of the
finest in the town. The building was
opened for occupancy in November of
1901, F. N. Olry acting as principal.
Considerable money had been spent
within the last two years in needed
and the loss is estimat-
ed at about $1,000, with insurance at
$4,000.
We understand that efforts will be
made to rebuild in the near future,
and the school will be conducted in
other buildings until the school house
is erected
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1911-11-01

On last Thursday morning the
Schleswig public schol building was
completely consumed by fire. The fire
was first discovered by Herbert Ben
dixen, who noticed a flame in the
building as he was returning from a
trip to the country. Mr.. Bendixen
turned in the alarm and it was only a
short time until the firemen respond
ed and had two streams of water play
ing on the burning building. The en-
tire east end of the building was
ablaze upon their arrival and it. was
seen that nothing could be done to
stop the flames, so the streams were
turned on adjoining buildings to pre-
vent them from catching on fire.
Sparks and burning shingles were
carried for distance of block and
a half from the burning building and
the fact that there was very little wind
was indeed a blessing, as it would
have been hard to tell where the fire
would have stopped had this condi-
ton existed. 1t is not known the ex-
act cause of the fire. Some think that
it was started from the furnace, but
this does not look reasonable as the
furnace is located in the west end of
the cellar, while the flames seemed
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1911-11-01
DENlSON FINALLY
WINS A GAME
Missouri Valley High Defeated Satur-
day Last by Denison 43 to o,
Creating a Surprise.
WERE ABLE TO "coME BACK"
SchIumberqer for Denison Makes Two
Pretty TaekIes-Many Good
Tricks Worked SplendidIy.

On Saturday, October 9Th, the Den
ison high school football team played
football with the high school team of
Missouri Valley on the college grounds,
the game resulting in victory for the
home team by score of 43 to 0. This
came as somewhat of surprise to
the followers of the team as the first
two games had been lost and one to
the weak Council Bluffs team. How
ever, the home boys demonstrated
that they were able to came back and
rolled up big score on the visitors,
score which would have been larger
had all the goals for the touchdowns
.lde been kicked. A game was sched-
uled and advertised with Lake City,
but because of an insufficient number
of eligible men they were unable to
come.
Robinson and Travers, the two half
backs for the Valley team, did bril-
liant running, and Meyers at center
broke up a number of plays for the
locals by getting the jump on Broder-
sen. O'Connor, of the high school
team, was easily the star performer
of the day. His generalship was good
and his returning of punts and runs
from the quarterback position with
the ball scored four touchdowns. He
called signals for only new plays
which have been worked on for the
last week or so and nearly everyone
netted long gains. Denison used the
open style of play and the forward
passes seldom failed of completion.
This was due mostly to the headwork
of the Collins brothers, who played
the two half back positions. When
the signal was called for forward
pass L. Collins did the passing while
Tom Collins would sift through the
line and take up position immediate
ly over the line of scrimmage. Tom
was usually free in this part of the
field and with Leo taking plenty of
time to pass the ball the passes were
usually caught for long gains. The
spread fake formation with H. Broder-
sen receiving passes after passing the
ball to L. Collins worked all but once.
One pass nearly resulted in touch
down. Two of the prettiest tackles
of the day were made by Schlumber-
ger. In one instance the man flew
about four feet in the air before hit
ting the ground. The Valley boys
were unable to work many of their
forward passes because of the vigil
ance of Weberg and the Collins broth
ers at the half back positions. Orem
did great work backing up the line
and making gains through the line.
The kickoffs by Nielsen were some of