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The Washington herald., 1911-09-04
The Hobo" Convention.

Washington is always ready to well
come her guests, and she treats them
all with proper respect. She asks
nothing from them except good be-
havior, and this is uniformly given.
When it was announced that the Army
of the Unwashed" would gather here,
Washington smiled, for there was no
danger from the invasion. Maj. Syl-
vester was seen by the advance agent
and assured there would be no pan
handling" and no 'second-story" work
The assurance was sufficient, and the
''hoboes" were permitted TO gather
After weeks of most assiduous press
agent work, the vanguard arrived last
week. and each day it was announced
that soon there would be several thou
sand delegates on hand to urge the gov
ernment to give work to those crying
for it But each day dawned and the
crowd increased maybe four, maybe six,
until the grand total approxlmates
thirty.
Why the 'hoboes" did not take ad-
vantage of the welcome is not known.
The press agent declines to comment
on the conditions in the nation which
forces the unemployed to walk the
streets crying for bread, yet when an
opportunity is given to make united pro-
test to the nation, a mere handful ap-
pear
Is it possible that the army of the
unfed has found employment? Is it
believabIe that there is not hunger and
famine stalking through the land, de
spite the vociferous chorus OF eighteen
to the contrary? Can it be that James
Eads How is a leader without an army?
Be the answers what they may, the
nations is safe Washington residents
can retire tonight in the satisfaction
that they did all they could to make the
hobo convention a success, and yet it
proved failure The octopoi and the
plutocrats had nothing to do with the
poor showing. There was no intimida-
ton practiced, The fact is, the great
army of the unemployed is a myth, so
far as Washington and its vicinity are
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uniformly courteous treatment accorded
the omnivorous, and, It is to be feared,
not always considerate public by the
lady associates and assistants OF the
cultured librarian, Mr.. George F. Bow
erman. and his intelligent coadjutor in
the children's department, Miss Clara
w. Herbert, where-JuvenIle minds are
led onward and upward, from the faci-
mating fields OF Alice in wonderland"
to the higher wonderiands Of art and
science, as they become children of q
larger growth" The welcome cheer
fully accorded to, and, indeed, solicited
in recommendations for new additions
to the mental storehouse Is we'll worthy
OF note; and the very great value OF
the open reading room cannot well. be
oVeremphasized, as is amply evident IN
the eagerness with which It is availed
OF by all sorts and conditions Of men
and women through long hours. The
facilities afforded TO pupils Of the schools
by the use Of permissive cards, emitting
their teachers to use a larger number
OF volumes at a time, supplemented by
the experienced counsel Of the librarian,
works here. as everywhere, incalculable
benefits otherwise achieved with greater
dln1culty, as do the special facilities
accorded to the Playground Association.
1t Is fair subject for opinion whether
the range OF magazines for circulation
might not advantageously be somewhat
extended in their selection, II not in
their scope; and also whether 1t might
not be wiser to permit a few more
monthlies and weekles of a less ephem-
eral and more serious character. such
as The Outlook and the large, illus
trated weeklies from the reading room,
to circulate at home. at least after a
reasonable interval since their first issue.
But these are details that will doubt
less commend themselves in due season
to the intelligent management. which
can have no conceivable motive save to
do the greatest good TO the greatest
number.
And, certainly. after all proper criti-
cism Is exhausted. the palpable fact re-
mains. as is well summed up in the
carven inscription before its portal,
where he who runs may read. that here,
as elsewhere. the library is. indeed,
"A University for the People"
EDWARD LOWE TEMPLE
l6j6 Twenty-ninth street northwest.
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The City's Progress.

Washington, as city. apart from its
Federal features. is building up so rapid
ly and progressing so strikingly that
the fact is attracting the attention Of the
country. \ writer in a national real
estate and financial magazine has been
so struck with the growth of Washing
ton this summer that he describes the
scene of the latest downtown building,
the vicinity of Fifteenth and H streets
northwest, as "a new business center
in the National Capital"
1t is profitable occasionally to hear
how the outside world regards US, and
it is pleasing when the comment is IA
vorable, as in this case Every one in
Washington knows that the city is go
ing ahead, but the satisfaction is en-
hanced when witnesses from the outside
CorrObOrate our views of the situation.
This is the sort of publicity which does
the city good, Everybody everywhere
hears about Washington every day, but
usYlly in connection with some political
event or chronicle of what the govern
ment is doing. Little is heard about
Washington itself
In this connection, the writer says:
Washington, the political center of
the United States, is so prominently be-
fore the country constantly in the po-
lltical and governmental news that few
Americans realize the great progress the
city itself is making, Quite outside of
the Improvements which the United
States is making in building great new
public structures, constructing beauti-
ful monuments, and opening parks,
Washington is forging ahead and is
rapidly becoming an important business
city in which Americans in every sec
hon OF the country are finding profitable
investment"
The Washington herald., 1911-09-04
SANITATION.
How to Stamp Out TubercuIosIs
and Other Infectious Diseases.

How to Stamp Out Tuberculosis
and Other Infectious Diseases.
Editor The Washington Herald:
We have had 'line upon line, and pre-
cept upon precept'' on sanitation Of our
environment. food, &c. But little has
been said to the laity on sanitation OF
the inside of the body. which II incul-
Gated into the minds Of the people the
young and rising generation. the mortal
ity would be greatly reduced. possibly
so TO 70 per cent. Sanitation OF the in
side and outer surface of the human
body produces immunity to diseases that
are produced by a germ, for there would
be no soil to entertain and develop the
seeds of disease. All sanitary people
digest the germs Of disease with impuni-
ty- Forty years Of experience in the
practice Of medicine has convinced me
that 1 am writing the words OF truth
and sOberness.'
A competent physician should be en-
ployed to deliver lectures to the children
at school on sanitation OF the body and
the home, on the organs Of the chest and
abdomen, exhibiting on diagrams and
blackboard the stomach. the different
sections OF the intestines. explaining di-
gestion, also the most frequent causes
OF appendicitis, which is constip2 ton and
impacton in the right lilac fossa fright
sfSe). Immunity to typhoid fever, dys-
entery, diarrhea, cholera, summer COM
plaint. and tuberculosis Is assured by
sanitation of the inner surface OF the
body. Malignant scarlet fever or diph-
iberia can be prevented II the soil nee
essary to feed and develop malignancy
and infectious conditions is non est, and
this is the case when a sanitary condi-
ton Of the inside and outside Is prac-
ticed.
tuberculosis cannot be evaded by any
form OF sanitation Of our environment,
hence the money spent stamping OUT
up to the present Is vain and a waste Of
time.
While cleanliness and outdoor life is
to be desired and sanitary rules and reg
ulations observed, and even forced II
necessary, IT is, however, not a preven-
tive means in stamping out tuberculosis.
The beasts of the field and birds of the
air die OF tuberculosis. Coming in con-
tact, or living with consumptives, cam
not possibly infect any one, provided
there Is no soil in the system to enter
tain and develop the seeds OF infection.
Will grain or seed of any kind germinate
and develop If sown on the concrete
streets of Washington, which are free
from soil? Upon the same hypothesis Is 1t
impossible for germs of infection to find
entertainment and development in a san
itary alimentary canal To stamp out
infectious diseases We must find the
cause on the inside of man and not in
the environment of or surroundings Of
mankind. I have given this important
subject much thought and study, having
written a number of articles for the med
iCal journals, which have been published
and attracted some attention in the medi-
cal profession. y. b. SHADE. ". D.
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to Canadian Patriotism

The opponents in Canada of the reci-
procity pact have unquestionably scored
"a strong point in arousing the patriotic
instincts of the Canadian people 1t is
the one plea which stirS the heart and
renders all argument futile.
1t would be the same in this country
if the question were presented here. 1t
was the menace of sacrifice of some
degree of patriotism which led to the
amendment of the arbitration treaties.
If any one had seriously suggested, dur
ing the course of the reciprocity de-
bate in this country, that Canada had
sinister designs upon the United States,
the difficulty of securing affirmative ac-
ton would have immeasurably in
creased. In Canada it is easy to arouse
opposition. Talk of annexation has
been current for years. The United
States is large and powerful; Canada,
while covering an immense territory, is
restricted in its financial and material
resources. The mere assertion that the
powerful neighbor is selfshly inclined is
sufficient to excite hostility, no matter
whether the assertion is pure buncombe
or not.
1t is now evident that the path of
reciprocity in Canada is beset with
thorns. If the document is returned to
US with thanks, it win be a curious
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dangerous animals has been approved
by the legal authorities of the Treasury
Department.
There is, therefore, no excuse for
the Commissioners or the health de-
partment allowing a condition to exist
which is regarded by them as menace
to the public They should, if so much
danger exists, meet it with vigorous
measures.
Citizens should cooperate with them
in complying with the law, which COM
pels all dogs to be either muzzled or
leashed
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What Does Mr.. La Toilette Expect

In his speech at Williams Grove
Senator La Toilette indicates his de-
sire to be President OF the United
States Il is Z noble ambition for any
man to aspire to the highest position
in the land. and certainly no one will
find fault with Nlr. La Toilette because
he openly confesses his high aim.
When, however, his attitude and pur-
pose are considered. in connection with
the political situation, it IS difficult to
determine why Mr.. La Toilette should
be shying his castor into the ring At this
particular time. He certainly cannot
expect TO defeat Mr. Taft for the re-
nomination He might like to do so,
but unless his mental vision is sadly
handicapped by egotism, he must know
that it is not within the power OF the
insurgent Republicans to control the
next Republican convention. Their in
f1uence is. at the best, confined to only
a few States, They cannot capture
New York. and already the Southern
Republicans are lining up for the Presi-
dent. The lauer's denomination is as
good as assured 1t may not be unanl-
nous, if Mr.. La Toilette and his fel-
low-Senators organize an opposition,
but It cannot be defeated
Under these circumstances the only
effect of the La Toilette movement will
be to split the Republican party, so as
to make success in 1912, already serious
ly threatened, all the more difficult. 1t
has already been shown in these col
umns that the margin of Republican
safety in the Northwestern States is 4
very narrow one. and that the slightest
detection in the Republican ranks will
insure the electoral votes Of those States
to the Democrats. The insurgent Re-
publcans must realize this fact, and if
they continue 10 fight the President it
will indicate their desire to encompass
Republican defeat Then they may find
consolation in the assertion that if the
President had come 10 them, the result
might have been different To major
ity of politicians, however. this salts
faction is of a negative kind
The Washington herald., 1911-09-04
CURIOUS BITS OF HISTORY.
BY A. w. MACY.
AN ILLUsTRIOUs ARAB.


Among the illustrious patriots
of history no name shines with
greater luster than that of Add
el-Kader, an Arab and Moham-
medan. His life was one long
series of magnificent struggles
and crushing defeats. His chos-
en- work was to reform the polit-
ical and social system of his ma
tive country, Algiers, but his
hopes were cruelty frustrated.
For fifteen years, at the head of
the little ALGERIAN army, he
fought heroically against France,
one of the great military powers
of the world. He yielded only
when every possible defense had
failed. and was held a captive
four years. Through 1t all he
preserved an exalted character,
and set a fine example for the
Christian world. His closing
years were spent at Damascus, in
study and good works. In 1850,
when a terrible Moslem outbreak
occurred in that city, he helped
to repress the uprising, and saved
the lives of thousands Of Chris
tians. For this. and in honor OF
his exalted character, France
conferred upon him the Order OF
the Cross of the Legion OF
Honor; Russia, that OF the White
Eagle; Prussia. that of the Black
Eagle, and Greece. that of the
Savior. England sent him a mag
nificent gun, inlaid with gold,
and the United States. a fine
brace Of pistols with like adorn-
ments.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-04
One on sam blythe.

From the Springfield Republican.
The humorous sketch of some public
character under the title Of Who's Who
and Why which the Saturday Evening
Post publishes regularly. and which is
supposed to be written by sam" Blythe.
is this week devoted to Congressman
Ehenezer J. Hill. OF Connecticut. In
reality the article is even more humor-
Gus than the common run-for the reason
that the portrait which accompanies II
doesn't resemble Mr. Hill In the least
and shows somebody who is clean
shaven. which Mr.. Hill isn't. There must
have been a mistake in the shuttle
somewhere
The Washington herald., 1911-09-04
TABLOID THOUGHTS.

From the Baltimore Sum-
The esteemed Louisville Courier-Jour=
nal has a three-column editorial on the
soda-water industry. New drink in Ken
lucky!
From the Omaha World Herald.
Harry Kemp says he and Mrs Sim
clair are not Of the usual sort Of people.
OF sort, however. that is becoming too
common.
From the New York Press
There is a great disarmament in New
York, which should be an example to
other cities. The fewer pistols, the few
er murders.
From the Chicago Tribune.
A Boston man. We are told, ate fifty:
eight ears of corn in two hours From
which you get some idea of the size
Of the ears Of corn they raise in the
neighborhood OF Boston.
From the Detroit Free Press
A Chicago man in his suit for divorce
for nineteen years. II she hasn't hit him
in all that time what's he afraid of?
From the Chicago Evening Post
The retirement of Chauncey Depew
does not seem to have deprived the Sem
ate of all its ''jokers."
From the Kansas City Star
1t is too late in the season for the
Sinclairs and Harry Kemp to invade the
chautauqua field, but the vaudeville
stage beckons.
From the Houston Post
"A fashionable womans clothes cover
too large a proportion of her husbands
income" says Laura Jean Libbey. And
too small a proportion Of her own cor
porosity.
From the Los Angeles Tribune
The sister of the girl who is to be Mrs.
Astor wishes she were a brother SO she
could whip the people who have been
gossiping about the families. A brother
able to whip that bunch would be the
white mans hope for sure.
From the Pittsburg Post.
Wilkesbarre poker game came to
a tragic end when one Of the players at
tempted TO scoop the pot with five aces.
From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The postal savings bank and the indi-
vidual drinking cup come to Cleveland
on the same day. Both are signs Of
progress.
Prom the Albany Journal.
You'll never stand in with great men
by letting them sit down on you.
From the Cleveland Lea Ter.
The divorce seeking woman who was
to have given a dinner to members OF
the Reno divorce colony in New York
is said to have cancelled the invitations
because OF the publicity given the pro-
posed entertainment. Hooray for pub
licity!
From the Houston Post.
Did you ever really know one man
who was afraid OF his wife?' asks Ella
Wheeler Wilcox. Yes: just one.
From the Chicago Evening Post.
Mona Lisa is now a moving picture.
Where. no one seems to know with ex-
actness.
From the Chicago Record Herald.
In the excitement over the issues Of
1872 let not members OF Congress for
get that much history will be made at
the next regular session Of Congress.
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A Glorious, Placid Name.

From the Atlanta Journal
This pell-pell. shortcut, Western
world of ours should pause in its vulgar
haste and reflect upon the tidings that
Asaf Jah NIzam-ul-Mulk, Nizam Of Hy-
derabad, the premier prince OF the In
dian empire, has been gathered to his
fathers.
Asaf Jah Nizam- ul- Mulk. Nizam OF
Hyderabad-a truly glorious and placid
name, Whenever you are tempted to
hurry, repeat those generous syllables
slowly and you will forget the world
and its bustling cares.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-04
Stray Dogs.

If it be true that rabies is increasing
in the District of Columbia and that the
District Commissioners are handicapped
in their efforts to impound stray dogs
by a small appropriation, they can
remedy the situation by using the
emergency fund Congress has pro-
yided a special appropriation to meet
unusual circumstances, and the use of
this fund for ridding the District Of
The Washington herald., 1911-09-04

A New York woman caused the arrest
of a man whom she charged with cheat
ing her out of 5000. He offered to marry
her If she would not make the complaint
against him, but she evidently did not
think that kind of a man worth that
much money
The Washington herald., 1911-09-04
A Confirmed Monognmist.

From the Chicago Record Herald.
That Connecticut woman who refuses
to seek a divorce and marry the sweet
heart of her childhood, thereby acquir-
ing $4,000, is content with a black
smith husband and five children. She is
sadly behind the times. evidently being
a confirmed monogamist" in theory and
practice.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-04

Mr.. and Mrs. Upton Sinclair and the
correspondent having met. discussed the
present situation. and found II to be
satisfactory to all concerned. the public
will probably not be greatly dissatisfied
with it,
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Picking n PreHent.

Il see the young lady next door has a
beau"
She assures me that it is purely a
platonic affection"
In that case. you had better look over
something cheap in clocks. or something
OF that kind"
The Washington herald., 1911-09-04
Interested in School.

How's your kid about SCHOOL,"
Very ambitious. He wants to get so
he can figure the baseball percentages for
himself"
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Uncle Walt Says To-day:

Doubtless danes deserve the ballot and the other things they
WISH won't stand around and ague had rather and fish,
l have the suffrage women, listened to
4HE their tale of hope, but not one of all the legion
SUFFRAGISTS could persuade eloPe listen quite
politely while such danes explain their dream,
but I'd buy them peanuts invite them cream
quite sympathetic while the sufragst oates but Id
to take her for wr roller skates strange
that lovely dams who don't whoop for votes always have
many lovers husbandman has shoats; admire them
and adore Them lovers fret away their lives till they have secured
promise from these girls to be their wives. Why
blind foolish marrying these tring girls who have naugh
them their starry eyes and cus? Why not
hang orange blossoms on noble suffrage dames with their
tragic eyes voices and their missions and their aims? Why
wed some worthy relic with her sex good rather
than some bushine maiden has charming eyes of blue?
tcsu,sA, M, br a.,,, N,rA.r AdumsJ WALT MASON.
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sequel to the long fight which ended, so
far as the United States was concerned,
with a notable victory for President
Taft.
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If there should be as great a breech
in the Democratic party as there seems
to be in the Republican party. the coun-
try will next year be treated to a big
pair Of breeches.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-04

A judge in Los Angeles has decided
that an aerogram may be captured and
published by any one. Pretty soon en-
terprising reporters will be up in the air
for news
The Washington herald., 1911-09-04

1t could only have been a woman who
makes the astounding statement that a
woman of thirty no longer is young. All
men know better
The Washington herald., 1911-09-04

The gentlemen arrested for not having
lights on their canoes will doubtless con-
tend that those craft cannot safely be
made lighter.
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A FriNOIonH Girl

I'm glad l found her out in time"
Did she throw you over for another?"
No; but her father persuaded her to
stop going with me by buying her a pug
dog"
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The Kentucky man who lost his mind
over a game Of poker while playing for
pennies. matches, and tobacco should
be congratulated upon losing nothing
more valuable.
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When there are too many aces in the
deck. it is generally cleared for action
and there is a dead game sport.
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II Representative Lafferty should get
call-dOwn from his constituents it could
scarcely he more embarrassing than the
one he received from another source.
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1t seems that the campaign publicity
law has made ample provision for Sc
crecy
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Baltimore doesn't seem to consider the
convention OF hoboes a satisfactory SUBJ
stitute for a national political conven-
tim
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All belligerency in the Morocco issue
now seems to be confined to the German
editors.
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Almost two weeks. and Mr.. Bryan
hasn't asked anybody anything.
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The Standard Oil Company has been
dissolved, but in this case dissolution is
very different from death.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-04

The Tennessee man who attempted
suicide because the governor commuted
his sentence from the death penalty to
life Imprisonment was evidently trying
TO veto the act OF the executive.
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Now. what has Col Bryan 10 say on
the nomination by the Democrats OF
Maryland of German for governor?
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Overheard in Hade..

OVerhenrd In Hndes.
From Puck
First Imp-Ananias won't be so lonely
now.
Second Imp-Why?
First Imp-Theres a theatrical press
agent coming tomorrow.
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1t is too bad that when we have the
Rockville fair the weather isn't.
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Splash, splash. splash. the tramps are
marching.
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From the Providence Tribune
II the Republicans know any way TO
stop the packers from again advancing
the price OF beef they should set about
it at once.
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OF INTEREST IN WASHINGTON.

From the Los Angeles E1UreSs
President Taft optimistically says:
The day of the demagogue is past.
If we could only, be sure Of It!
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From the Buffalo News.
Every day more and more cool think
ers turn to the President for their lead
ership, because they see in him the wis
dom of a statesman of the rarest type.
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From the Pittsburg Dispatch.
Whether Speaker Champ Clark is a
Presidential candidate or not, he does
not seem TO have any insuperable OBJ
jections to the political Iime-light.