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The Washington herald., 1911-05-28
LETTER CHAIN HUNT FOR HER.

Bryn Mawr Schoolmates Devise Plan
to Find Dorothy Arnold.
From the New York World.
Search for the missing Dorothy Arnold
has taken a new turn.
The country is to be flooded with an
endless chain Of letters asking informa-
Arnold's classmates at Bryn Mawr are
promoting the latest endeavor to obtain
trace of her whereabouts. believing that
she is alive.
Within the last week several of the
young women who were graduated from
Bryn Mawr with Miss Arnold held a
meeting and decided to request each Of
the fifty-odd members of their class to
address ten letters to friends directing
attention sharply to the case Of the MISS
ing girl and requesting their cooperation
in the search that is being made for her
No set form of letter was provided for
Classmates of Miss Arnold were merely
requested to furnish a description of the
girl and ask persons communicated with
to notify members Of the class or Miss
Arnoldss parents Of any clew they might
discover.
The recipient of every letter was request
ed to address ten additional letters to
friends in turn, asking these ten persons
to follow the plan for creating an endles.
chain of missives.
Miss Arnold's classmates hope that by
this method interest will be stimulated in
the search, which at present has practi-
caly been abandoned by the police and
private detectives.
The Washington herald., 1911-05-28
THE AERO TAXICAB.
Latest Fad to BE Put In Operation At
Lucerne, in Switzerland.

Latest Fad to BE Put In Operation At
Lucerne, in Switzerland.
From the Philadelphia Public Ledger
It Is announced that aero taxicabs are
about to be put in operation at Lucerne.
Passengers will be taken by the Com
pagnie Transaerienne on cross-country
flights at a charge Of a fixed amount
per registered kilometer. as in the case
Of vehicles operating on the surface Of
this mundane sphere. In the case Of land
taxicabs. the passenger can usually tell
whether he is being taken to his desti-
nation by tn" straight line that is the
shortest ds between two points.
With the aeI xicab the operator can
hoodwink his passenger easily by telling
him that it is necessary to mount to a
higher level in search of a favorable air
current. or to descend, not almost ver-
tically like an elevator. but in q series
OF convolutions or spirals.
of the man at the wheel. A mile above
terra firma he cannot demonstrate, and
II will be useless to threaten to dismount
and call a policeman. as would be pos
sible at a congested street corner, where
all vehicular trafi1c must perforce come
to a stop or proceed at a snairs pace
There will be no policeman and no mayor
to appeal to in the middle Of a cloud,
under the rainbow's arch, or in the
storm center" of the lightning and thun-
derbolt. But with all the drawbacks, the
aero taxicab will provide new thrills for
those who no longer find the high-pow3
cred automobile on the earth's surface
sufficiently exciting
The Washington herald., 1911-05-28
Gould in Virginia.

The story which The Washington
Herald prints this morning concerning
the control of Virginia traction, light
ing, and power plants by Frank J.
Gould, the youngest son OF the late Jay
Gould, is worth reading 1t is the re-
suit OF visit OF a special correspondent
of The Washington Herald to Richmond
Petersburg. Norfolk, and Fredericks-
burg, and relates in interesting fashion
the long and finally successful fight OF
Mr.. Gould to secure possession of the
public utility enterprises in those four
cities.
The great combination which Mr.
Gould has effected represents an invest
Tnent OF many million dollars. He is
in fact, the traction and power king OF
the State His accomplishment is, ap-
Parently, only the beginning of ar
elaborate scheme which will. as it de-
velops, bring the National Capital into
close relation with Richmond and Nor.
folk by means of an electric line, and
it is not at all impossible that in the
future his corporation will make a bid
for the patronage of District residents
in the matter of light and power.
Believing that electricity is to be the
great motive power of the future, Mr
Gould has secured possession of the
water powers of the James, Rappahan-
mock, and Appomattox rivers, intending
to utilize this power in the production
of electric energy. The possessor. os
millions, he evidently proposes TO make
his immense wealth the medium by
which he will add to his fortune. 1t is
The Washington herald., 1911-05-28
Senator Cummins' Speech.

In these days the man upon the houss
top must shout loudly If he expects te
be heard above the din and hustle ol
the world. We are all too busy ant
preoccupied to pay any attention tc
comnnon-places uttered by the still
small voice. Nothing startles us unles.
it is shrek or a scream.
So Senator Cummins, having a mes.
sage to deliver, compels our attention
by the emphasis of his language. W.
are in the midst of revolution, he says
and discomfort stalks through the land
The domination of the trusts is breed.
ing socialism. If we do not mend oui
ways there is no telling what may hap
pen in the future, especially if few
people continue to amass fortunes a,
the expense of the many.
There is just enough truth in Senato,
Cunmins' statement to warrant its ut.
terance. The people are restive under
conditions which they are struggling to
remedy, and the results of recent cleo
tions show that socialism is gaining
ground. The people are learning tha,
as a body they can effectively 6gh,
monopolistic corporations. although as
individuals they are powerless. They
are relying more and more upon the
strong arm of government which they
create to protect them from imposition
and wrong
But whatever may be done toward
regulating and controlling commercial
monopolies will be through peaceful and
legal means. OF this there can be nc
possible doubt. The American people
as whole, have all almost reverential
regard for law. They have passed
through many crises with remarkable
self-control. They are meeting presen,
conditions in the same spirit. They will
solve the manifold problems of a CON-
plex civilization with wisdom and pru-
dence.
In the light of history we know that
as republics gain in wealth and power
the ground becomes more fertile for the
seeds of decay. No one can doubt that
our great wealth is not an unmixed
blessing. and yet we would not be true
to our traditions if we failed to believe
that the American people would be able
to preserve, for centuries to come, the
splendid government which they have
framed. There are many abuses to
remedy, many serious problems to solve.
many difficulties to overcome. In the
fullness of time, however, and under the
peaceful operation of law, the remedy
and the solution and the victory will be
achieved.
The Washington herald., 1911-05-28
Lighting Pennsylvania Avenue,

1t is gratifying to note that the
Fine Arts Commission agrees entirely
with the position taken by The WASH
ington Herald in regard to the proposed
electric lamps and islands of safety in
the center of Pennsylvania avenue
The commission believes that the posts
which were to be erected would, II
placed in position, naturally detract
from the appearance of the Avenue and
destroy the present artistic effect OF
the most important vista in the Capital
Now that the Commissioners have
accepted this verdict as final and will
undertake to evolve some other scheme
of lighting Pennsylvania avenue. We ex-
pericnce sense Of relief. There Is no
The Washington herald., 1911-05-28
Tom Moore.

1t was a singular twist of the hand
of Time which brought large gather
ing last night to do honor to Tom
Moore in building erected but few
hundred feet away from the humble
cottage where, more than one hundred
years ago, he was the guest of Davy
Burns. at that time Washington's fore
most citizen. 1t was under the roof OF
that cottage that he wrote his famous
letter in verse to Thomas Hume-a
poem which is still remembered because
of its satirical references to the Capital
OF the new republic 1t was the poem
in which he sarcastically declared that
What was Goose Creek once is Tiber
now," while the picture upon which his
eyes rested was described as follows:
This famed metropolis, where fancy sees
Squares in morasses, obelisks in trees;
Which travelling fools and gazetters adorn
With shrines unbuilt and heroes yet un-
born"
And, as if this were not enough, he
closed his epistle with this quatrain:
Der lakes and marsh, through fevers
and through fogs.
Midst bears and Yankees, democrats and
frogs.
Thy foot shall follow me: thy heart and
eyes
With me shall wonder, and with me
despise.''
So wrote Tom Moore. But now,
when his bust is placed with honor in
the Corcoran Art Gallery, so near to
the house in which he was a guest, we
fail to feel the slightest degree of in
dignation concerning his uncomplimen-
tary allusion AS matter of fact
when Moore wrote his lines, Wash
ington was exactly what he described
it to be-a wilderness, a morass; any
thing but a city. No doubt that Moore,
as he sat by the window in Burns cot
tage, saw the miasma rise and heard
the frogs croak The shrines were still
unbuilt. and the trees were the only
monuments.
All this presented strange contrast
to the eyes of Moore, accustomed to the
cities of Europe He lacked the vision
OF faith, and his inspiration, great
though it was. was not keen enough to
see. as TEnfant saw. the beautiful Capt.
tai of the future We have no quarrel
with Moore's memory on this account
On the contrary, we are indebted to
him for a true picture of the small be-
ginning out of which evolved what will
eventually be the most beautiful city in
the world. But, more than this, we
cannot but recall the sympathy and deli
cacy with which he touched the sweetest
and tenderest of human emotions, and,
remembering this, we welcome his bust
as an appropriate and artistic addition
to the city which, were he alive to-day,
he would not despise
The Washington herald., 1911-05-28
THE sTINGLEsS BEE.

hiver Of thought through nights and days
Forever inventing some new thing.
Was trying in long Burhlnkian ways.
To fashion bee without a sting.
"O'er field and forest this friend could Co."
He mrned. IS he toiled. one summer day,
And never q fight and never foe
Its mission NJ splendor could delay.
The time that II now in strife may use,
Could go to the peaceful help of men;
Fen children fondle IL as they choose,
And never be stung-by becs-again.
The syllable 'less.' this planet o'er
On many word has power to please;
And shall be known. foreremore.
As first deTiser Of stingless bees"
That night there came to his restless bed.
A queen bee. wrapped In a filmy dream:
A halo Of power adorned her head
Her eyes were soft with the mother-gleam.
Strive not she said, ingenious one.
TO rob my child Of its sole defense.
Or from the treasures that he has won.
To say TO him Helpless 90 you hence!'
''If through great floods Of the Iife-.trewn air.
Unarmed We speed him upon his way.
The humb,est insect lingering there.
May marx him out for an easy prey.
''If into honeyed flower he creep.
To harvest its swaying mines Of gold.
Then winsless robbers on him can leap-
The sparrows God may his death behold.
And bow Of the treasures my palace boasta
That man and woman 90 sayly share!-
Wild bees from the woods, IN amosed hosts,
With looted riches viii al the air!'' I
The hiyer now. IN his vision-dream,
call from the tombs Of patriots heard:
.Ow monarch .cf sweets. 'twould surely seem.
Has Gvsn this nation . waming- word.
-Wul Carleton. h EvezJ WhHA
The Washington herald., 1911-05-28
The District Debt.

The effort to secure an investigation
into the District finances will undoubt-
edly succeed 1t is an inquiry which
the District people can await without
the slightest embarrassment
In the first place. the District. and not
the Federal government, has been the
loser under the half-and-half arrange
ment of the organic act. Year after
wear Congress has been advised OF the
estimated revenues OF the District, and
vet the total appropriation has failed
by large percentage to meet the tul
requirement OF the Districts contrl-
button. Before the District, some
ten or eleven years ago, entered
upon a series of extensive improve
ments, there were numerous instances
where a surplus was covered into the
Federal Treasury.
1t may be. as Chairman Johnson, OF
the District Committee, asserts, that the
debt which the United States assumed
was in a large measure based upon
fraudulent certificates, but we are in
clined to believe that Mr. Johnson will
have considerable difficulty in proving
his case When the attempt was made
to arrive at the total amount OF the
debt, the auditing was intrusted to two
a. IL L1I 80
whatever in local affairs. This auditing
committee mentions allegations OF the
existence of fraudulent certificates OF
indebtedness issued by the board OF
public works, amounting 10 nearly 3d.
Coz. c.ooc. but. after investigation, il re-
ported that the charge of fraud was not
sustained. As matter Of fact. it al
lowed nearly all the questionable GER
tihcateS. and unless there is a desire to
attack the integrity of this report, after
a lapse of thirty-seven years, the matter
would seem to have been settled.
In this connection, it may not be
inappropriate to recall story told by
jeremiah S. Black at the time ;ile iii
vestigation of the board of public
works began. Mr.. Black referred to the
vague generalities which seemed to form
the basis of the inquiry, and said that
it reminded him OF farmer whose hen
roost had been despoiled of large, fine
turkey. The man suspected a neighbo-
and applied 10 an illiterate justice Of
the peace ior a search warrant The
official fumbled through his printed
forms and finally confessed that he had
no search warrants for turkeys But"
said he, here is one for pig, and while
YOU are looking for a pig maybe you
will find your turkey
Can it be possible that in looking
for the alleged Indebtedness of the Dis
trict t. the Federal government. the
District Committee of the House ex-
poets to find something with which its
search warrant has nothing to do?
The Washington herald., 1911-05-28
The New York Shave.

I think that the New Yorker's shave Is
symptomatic Of the whole rate Of life in
New York. 1t is. IL you will. luxurious,
but you have to allow twenty minutes
out Of, your dayfor it. In London never
allow more than five minutes. Here I
lie down in a chair and say: I'm in a
hurry. Be as quick as you can. please -
My barber surveys me with no look of
interest and goes to talk for five minutes
to the lady manicurist. When he returns
say from my recumbent position: I'm
In great hurry" He says, "Yepr' in
terrogatorily, as II ] had given him a
piece Of quite uninteresting and dispas-
sionate Information. He goes to a mir
ror and for some moments examines a
wart upon his cheek. Eventually he
shaves me.
The Washington herald., 1911-05-28
INCoxE TAX AMENDMENT.

Rstiaed Thss Far BY Thirty states
and Rejected By SIX.
ysum ths indianapolis News.
The view advanced several months ago
that the FEDERAL income tax would not be
Fsuhsd by q suficient number Of States
70 permit its enactment as a constitution
~ amendment by Congress this year now
seems 10 be strengthened. The proposed
amendment must be ratified by three
f6urths OF the States. or thirty-fve out Of
The ferty-stH, to become law. It has
been ssprevsd by thirty States and re-
jestsd by six, ss follows:
AFFIRMATIVE.
Maine, South Dakota,
Ohio, Nebraska.
Michigan, Kansas.
| fRqtsRs, Oklahoma,
| tiiiRets, Texas.
Esat9sky, Colorado.
Maryland, Montana,
North Carolina, Idaho.
South Carolina. Nevada.
AisbsHas, California,
Mississippi, Oregon.
Missouri, Washington.
Iowa, Tennessee,
Wisconsin, Arkansas.
North Dakota. Georgia
NEGATIVE.
Louisiana, New Jersey.
Massachusetts. Rhode Island,
New Hampshire. West Virginia.
The amendment Is now before nine leg
islatures. which are yet in session. In
some OF these the question Is up for re-
consideration. The amendment stands in
these States as follows:
Connecticut - Committee reported ad-
versely; no action by either house.
Delaware-No action.
Florida-Passed the house; pending in
the senate
New York-Passed the senate: pending
In the assembly. Defeated in 1901
Pennsylvania-Commit reported IA
vorably: passed by the house.
Rhode Island-Defeated in 1910; no ac-
ton this year.
Virginia-Passed the senate: defeated in
the lower house.
Wisconsin-Passed the assembly; pend
ing In the senate.
Adverse action is predicted in New York
and possibly in Connecticut and Rhode
Island.
Although the proposed income tax has
the support Of many Republicans. 1t is
primarily a Democratic measure and its
enactment or its failure is expected to
influence the next Presidential campaign.
The Washington herald., 1911-05-28

doubt that some practical and less OBJ.
jectionable method can be devised. We
hope, however, that neither the Com
missioners nor the experts who have
diligently advocated the now discarded
idea for many years will feel that, be-
cause their plans have not been ap-
proved, nothing should be done.
The city will expect the ofheials to
cooperate in securing as quickly as
possible an acceptable plan for giving
to Pennsylvania avenue the adequate
amount of illumination which it does
not now possess. -,
The Washington herald., 1911-05-28
The Loc.st. Are Here.

Editor Inc washington hefaio.
There is no question that the seven
teen-year-locusts are here. The woods
near the Ridge road. especially those be-
tween my house and the valley Of Mad
dox Branch, have been uproarious with
them for about q week. They ny over
your head as II intent on business: they
yen from the branches. and crawl about
your feet, and undress In your garden.
You may find their CASTOR jackets
or rather union suits-almoSt anywhere.
WILLIAM b. BAHCoCk.
The Washington herald., 1911-05-28
CURIOUS BITS OF HISTORY
BY w. A. MACY.
A ROUGH-AND-READY MON
ARCH.

ARCH.
According to the accounts of
his contemporaries. Henry II of
England was not very prepossess-
ing in appearance. He had a
bullet-shaped head, a freckled
skin, and bulging eyes. In dress
he was very unconventional, and
he would not wear gloves. In
speech he was rough and ready,
and his manners were rude. He
never courted popularity. and was
INSCRIPTIONS and revengeful.
Moreover, he was Of nervous
temperament, and was never
still. Even while hearing mass
he would draw pictures to keep
his restless hands employed. But
he had his good points. He was
strong. persistent, far-seeing. and
hard-workins. He was constant
ly on the move. and kept his at
tendants tired out. So rapidly did
he travel from place to place
overseeing the affairs Of his
kingdom that his officials never
knew when he might drop in on
them. And he was energetic to
some purpose. Although his reign
was turbulent. and although he
was almost constantly Quarreling
with his barons and with the
church. he was in the main just.
and brought about many changes
for the better. He was a great
grandson Of william the Con-
queror. and his greatest work for
England was the combining to-
gether and welding into one ma
tion the conquerors and the con-
quered. He subdued ireland. and
laid the foundation for the future
great British empire.
tCoryrisht. lsil. b. joseph B. Bowles)
Te-merrow-tFutu Great Mon
d The Blaek Hawk War;
The Washington herald., 1911-05-28
ABOUT WASHINGTON.

| From the 81. Louis Star.
The freshmen and sophomores OF
Washington University have solemnly
and publicly buried the hatchet. This
was done with as much publicity as
possible. so that they may all know
where It is when they want to dig 1t up
| again.
| From the Detroit Free Press
DR.. Wiley announces that meat Is not
| a necessary ingredient Of mince-meat.
Neither II shoe leather. but II sometimes
nnds its way into the pie.
From the Louisville Courier-Journal.
Champ Clark may be right in saying
many useful men go to waste in govern
ment clerkships. but many less useful
ones 80 to the three square meals and .
comfortable b.d.
| From the Buffalo Evening NewS
Socialist Congressman Berger has some
elements Of sense. He proposes that
Speaker Clark turn over to him the car
| furnished the Speaker by Congress Mr..
Clark is too democratic to use 1t. and
continues to move in Washington by
trolley. Berger takes the more rational
view.
From the Baltimore Star.
The Presidents new summer home. at
Beverly. is reported TO be 'in the hands
/ Of workmen-" Doubtless this il just a
gentle little hint to Congress.
| From the Omaha Bee.
Thus far Justice Harlan has escaped
being punished for contempt Of court as
a result Of that dissenting opinion.
From the Pittsburg Dsratch.
II the Senate will awaken to the pos
sibilities Of a little weather reciprocity
| with Canada 1t might suddenly get busy.
From the Pasadena Daily News
Uncle Joe says he will never favo.
women voting until they are capable OF
going to war. II Uncle Joe has any
doubts about the fighting quality Of
| women. he might attend a suffragette
| convention and undertake to start some
thing
| From the Pittsbrrv Dispatch.
A Comptroller of the Currency who
| turns down a bank presidency to finish
his term Of Office makes a record that
may insure him a bigger job when the
\ term is ended
From the Kansas City Times
Among James Schoolcraft Sherman's
other claims to distinction. he is not be-
ing seriously considered as a candidate
for Vice President in 1872.
From the Atlanta Constitution.
1t must be pleasing to President Taft
to discover that there is not an unde-
| sirable summer resort in this blazing
country.
From the st. Louis Post Dispatch.
Just because Maj. Archibald Butt. aid
to President Taft. has developed a fancy
for purchasing expensive bed quilts. the
Washington gossips are marrying him of
without leave or license. A man may
| collect bed quilts with the intention OF
exhibiting them at country fairs.
From the Charleston News and Courier.
After all. President Taft is one of the
best judges of judges that We have heard
| about.
From the Deseret Evening News.
Between the weather and the reopen
ing of the Lorimer case. there cannot
fail to be hot times in Washington this
summer.
From the Springfield Republican. Dr..
When Mr.. La Toilette now makes a
speech. the Senate stays and listens.
Also, Mr. Roosevelt Is contracting the
habit OF praising him as remarkable
man. 1t was so different five years ago.
The Washington herald., 1911-05-28
HOME NEWS WHILE AWAY

To keep In touch WITH hone
news Washingtsnians leaving the
city should not fan g have TIE
washinGtea Herald nsileA t.
then. IL viii - sent promptly.
and addresses nay - changed ~
eften ~ aeslreA withsat inteR-
ruptien Of service.
Nan sFdef - 'phena HGaaA S3oos
g1vtng the cid anA new aaaxesses.
The Washington herald., 1911-05-28
AS OTHERS SEE 1T.
RON the Pittsburg Dispatch.

From the Pittsburg Dispatch
The miners strike in South Wales. Jus,
settled, cost 81. 900. And the settle
ment offers no hope of either side getting
it back That is the folly Of strikes and
lockouts
From the ST. Louis Globe Democrat.
An ominous feature about the Demo-
cratic party is that nobody Is willing to
join II as convert.
From the Toledo Blade.
Doubtless the people Of Adams County
are reading the news from Columbus
with conflicting emotions.
From the Albany Journal.
All that is left for the war correspond
ents in Mexico to do is to slaughter time.
From the Ohio State Journal.
The latest sound legal principle laid
down by the New York courts Is that
young gentlemen of wealth and promi-
nence should not be punished for exceed
ing the speed limit. provided they had to
do II to keep some dinky little machine
from passing them.
From the New York Herald.
St. Louis surgeons filled a gap III
patients skull with one of his ribs. Bar
Der is liable to tickle him when he cuts
his hair.
From the ST. Paul Dispatch.
When the time comes for making up
the next political campaign DOCKS, poth
Democrats and Republicans In Congress
will be sorry they said It,
From the ToIcka CAPITAL.
After a man is married he spends MS
working hours making a living and his
leisure time in fighting of life insurance
agents. .
The Washington herald., 1911-05-28

London hotel keepers are soaring away
Americans by their exorbitant charges
Tourists may be anxious to see the coro-
nation pageantry. but they are not will
| ing to mortgage everything at the same
time.