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The Washington herald., 1911-09-13
Stopping the Joy Riding" "

The District Commissioners are de-
termined that no more fatal accidents
shall occur through the custom Of mo-
torcycle riders carrying two passen-
gers upon a machine The tragedy oc-
casioned by this practice has taught the
authorities a lesson which they have
been prompt to learn.
There is 10 doubt that the sport is a
dangerous one and that it imperils hu-
man life upon the streets For this rca-
son a regulation prohibiting its continu-
ance may be necessary.
We wish the authoriths could at the
same time do something to prevent the
roadways from being made the play
grounds OF the children, A few nights
ago a dozen boys and girls on roller
skates almost monopolized the center OF
Sixteenth street. and with an indiffer-
ence that amounted to recklessnesS
lodged in and out among automobiles
and other vehicles Their lives were con-
stantly in danger. and yet they invited
the injuries which they narrowly es-
capped.
As long as the streets are filled with
children, just 50 long will accidents oc-
cur. despite all the care which drivers
and motorists may exercise Parents
who allow their children to play in the
roadways must accept some of the re-
sponsibility when accidents happen.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-13
The Situation in China.

The situation i'll China grows more
serious. The spirit Of revolt is spread
ing and the governmen; does not seem
able to cope with the uprising In some
instances the mob has directed its fury
against foreigners. while in other cases
the government officials seem to have
been ;he objects of attack
While the United States has 10 i'm
mediate interest in the outcome of the
rebellion, there will be everywhere a
hope that the Chinese government will
prove its ability to restore peace. Within
the last decade there has been a marked
inclination in China toward progressive
government As fast as possible the
chains that bound the empire to an igno-
rant and obstinate past have been loos-
cned and China has, somewhat falter-
ingly but none the less certainly, at
tempted to take her positions among
nations If nothing else had been done,
the effort to relieve the Chinese people
of the opium curse would warrant uni
versal sympathy.
If the rebellion should become more
serious, it may be difficult for China
to preserve her national integrity. 1t is
hardly necessary to recall what hap
pened at the time of the Boxer uprising.
The disappearance of China as a nation
was then threatened and was only avert
ed by heroic action on the part of
friendly powers The moment that
China displays signs of disintegration.
the European birds of prey will seek to
strike.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-13
FRENCH STAND FIRM.
Demands Same Share as Germany
in Morocco.

Paris. Sept. l2-After carefully scru-
tinizing the reply to Germany's counter
proposals in the Moroccan negotiations
prepared by Foreign Minister De Selves
the French cabinet this afternoon ap-
proved the document in its entirety and
authorized the foreign minister to lay IL
before President Fallieres at Ram
bouiIlet tomorrow. The meeting of the
cabinet lasted three hours.
Submission of the reply to President
Fallieres will be nothing more than a
formality. and IT will be delivered at the
German foreign office in Berlin before
the end OF the week.
The reply rejects without qualification
Germany's request for special privileges
in Morocco, and states plainly that
France will insist upon equal participa-
tion in that country under the French
prOtectOrate.
The Temps this afternoon deplores the
tendency of the German newspapers to
allay the feeling of uneasiness in finan-
cial circles by printing misleading arti-
cles OF an optimistic nature. These arti-
Cles are inspired. the Temps thinks and
are imprudent because the gravity OF the
situation must soon become public, and
the shock then will be so much greater.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-13
HIS FALL NOT FATAL.
Ironworker Survives Plunge from
Fifth Story.

BENJAMIN F. Jones, twenty-eight years
old. one Of that small army Of IRON
workers who daily thrill spectators in
the vicinity of the new Army and Navy
Club Building at Seventeenth and /
streets northwest by the risks they take
walking on narrow beams high in the
air, took one chance too many yester-
day afternoon. and plunged through the
iron network of the structure from the
fifth floor. AS remarkable as 1t may
seem, noting the high elevation from
which the mechanic fell, he was not
killed.
Jones was walking across the iron
trestIes on the fifth floor when he miss
ed his footing. He was seen to grab
frantically for q nearby girder. But he
misjudged the distance, and, with cry
of terror, began his perilous descent to
the pavement five stories below. Other
workmen rushed to the mans side. ex-
pecting TO ind him dead. Though un-
conscious, Jones was found to be living
At Emergency Hospital II is said that
the ironworker is suffering from q badly
lacerated scalp and slight conclusion Of
the brain. The physicians believe he
win recover.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-13
OLD FIRM FAILS.
Van Schaick & Co. Beset by Many
Bad Debts.

New York. Sept. l2.-Failure Of. its
debtors to pay what they owed caused
the suspension of Van Schaick e Co.
members OF the Stock Exchange. TO-
day according to the senior partner.
John Il. Van SChaick. He gave this
explanation, through spokesman. in
denying wild rumors which had been
circulated in Wall street. Interest in
the failure was pronounced, as the con-
Germ. organized in 1897. was a continu-
alton of one of the oldest New York
brokerage houses.
There were only two members OF the
firm. Van Schaick and Derby Crandal.
They assigned for the benefit OF credi-
tors to Eliot Norton, of go Park ave-
nue. who said the total liabilities would
be between 100000 and $i,OGOOOO. Will
Em NJ. Mumford, OF Rector street, is
attorney for the assignee
The assets OF the firm would amount to
$1,000. unsecured. said Norton. This
amount consisted OF moneys owed the
firm, and II il could be collected all the
concerns creditors would be paid of in
fun. The assignee pointed out that the
assets were slow. and II was because of
this fact that the firm had been forced to
the wall. He said that the liabilities
were mostly secured
For several days there had been rumors
that the concern was embarrassed, owing
to a defaICatIOn. but after the suspension
a specific denial OF the defalcation theory
was issued. William Henry Jackson. the
aged broker killed by Paul Geldel in the
IrOquOis Hotel recently, was connected
with the firm at the time of his death.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-13
In the Matter of a Lost Trunk.

When the Massachusetts Supreme
Court recently decided that a railroad
is liable for the full value of the con-
tents Of lost trunk, il touched upon a
matter which is near and dear to the
heart of every person who travels. In
this particular instance a Los Angeles
woman checked her baggage upon a
ticket which expressly stated that the
railroad would be liable only to the ex-
tent of SIoo Her answer was that she
was ignorant of and had not accepted
this agreement, and that a one-sided con-
tract had no validity In vain the COM
pany pleaded that the purchase of the
ticket constituted her a party to the
transaction; besides which, it is asserted
that It had filed its rates, including this
baggage provision, with the Interstate
Commerce Commission, and that they
had been accepted by that body, thus
giving them the sanction of law.
1t seems at first blush as if this de-
cision was fair and proper, and that the
plaintiff was entitled TO the $4,000 which
the contents of the trunk had cost her.
II this principle is to be generally adopt
The Washington herald., 1911-09-13
GETSSYMPATHYAND
DOES NOT NEED IT
w. F. MatteSOn Has to Deny
Being Hurt by Auto.

Il know it pays to advertise. but it
isn't comfortable to be wrongly adver-
tised," said Mr.. William F. Matteson,
the well-knOwn real estate operator to
reporter of The Washington Herald
yesterday. Everywhere 1 go around the
city I am asked how I feel after my
automobile accident, when, as a matter
of fact, l haven't been in any accident.
I haven't been JOY riding. nor have
been upset from a machine I have
simply been attending to business. sup
pose / get the sympathy through a
similarity of names, but IL is getting
tiresome to have to tell hundred peo-
pie every day that I haven't been hurt
at all"
Mr.. MattesOn has received both letters
and kilograms OF coincidence from Wash
ingtOn and out-Of-tOw friends. Mr..
MattesOn is not adverse TO sympathy
under certain conditions he likes it-but
under the circumstances he believes he
Is getting something that isn't coming
10 him.
Mr.. Matteson says he was never IN
better health. as far as he knows, and
ne is too busy to spend much time an
swering kilograms and letters Of con-
dOlence.
ITO quote the late Mark Twain: The
news of my death is greatly exaggerat-
ed That is about the boat I am in
now" he said yesterday.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-13
still Had His Nerve.
PHILADELPHIA Evening Times.

From the Philadelphia Evening Times
A patient entered a dentists office the
other day and, after showing swollen
cheek for admittance to the chair. was
told that the tooth was very bad" and
that the nerve would need to be re-
moved.
The operation finished, the stranger
placed his hat firmly on his head. leis-
urely drew on his gloves, and requested
that the account be charged.
After he was gone the dentist turned
to a friend who had been in the room
and said:
Tom. 1 don't know that man. 1 am
sorry the operation wasn't successful
But II was successful" returned the
other, astonished. The man was feel
ing fine when he left here. Why wasn't
successful?"
Il didn't extract all the nerve" re-
sponded the dentist.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-13
LEAVE PREACHER
WAITING ON JOB
Richmond Couples Fail to
Appear for Wedding.

Instead of keeping the bride waiting
at the church, or leaving the groom in
the lurch, as is one OF his favorite
pranks, Cupid kept the minister who
had been engaged to marry fourteen
couples-charges of Mrs. Gilrs semi-an-
rual Richmond Cupid speciar'-waiting
at the City Hall for over three hours
yesterday.
Rev DR. Melvin C. Leaman. of Be
thesda. Md, pastor OF the Mount Zion
Baptist Church of that place. was at
the City Hall yesterday afternoon TO
help TO secure the licenses for fourteen
couples who had arrived at the Union
Station with Mrs. Josephine r. GIL at
1925 p. IN. Rev. DR.. Leaman said that
he had received a letter from Mrs.
Joseph Cecil, assistant of Mrs. Gill, ask
ing him to be on hand yesterday and
to arrange first for the licenses at the
City Hall and then marry the young
people in the evening at 13E7 L street
northwest, the residence of a relative Of
the ministar
d. Leaman patiently waited until 3
o'clock for the party to make their ap-
pearance, but he was doomed to disap-
pointment, as nobody was in sight when
at 4 o'clock the office Of the clerk Of the
District Supreme Court, where the IL
censes are issued, was closed for the
day.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-13
NAB BIG SWINDLER.
Federal Agents Arrest Real Get
rich-uuick Man.

Chicago, Sept. 12.-George w. POST
sometimes known as IS. A. Potter aud
William Carter" a real "get-rich-Wall-
ingford," according to the Federal Secret
Service men, is under arrest mere on an
indictment charging fraudulent use of
the mails. Supt. Dewoody, of the Secret
Service. charges that Post and syndi-
cate of crooks have cleaned up more
than H.O0O.OOO through the green goods"
game, sale of sailed gold mines, fake
wrestling matches, overlapping games,
and Southern land" sales. Post offered
a cash bond of $4,000, but the Federal
officials refused anything less than
$3.50, 900.
Post and Edward Starklon are under
indictment in the Federal court IN new
York for fraud. A year ago they Tor
feited a bond of $4,000 in Philadelphia.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-13
The Cuban Lottery.

Certainly the Cuban government cam
not take any pride in the fact that it
increased its revenues last year by
S3,3ooooo profit from its percentage in
the Cuban lottery.
Any one who knows anything of the
conditions in Cuba knows that the lot
tery IS national vice as well as a ma
tional disgrace. 1t drains the meagcr
purses OF the poor people OF the country,
who continue to spend their money for
tickets when the chances of winning a
prize are most remote.
The Cuban government ought to stop
the lottery and get its revenue through
other means.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-13
COTTON ESTIMATES
SHOW BIG ERROR
Discrepancy OF One Million
Bales in Reports.

Either the tariff board or the Census
Bureau has made a colossal blunder in
estimates for the 1910 production of raw
cotton. This fact was discovered yester-
day by officials of the Southern CONNER
cial Congress while preparing a tabula-
tion on cotton production.
There is a difference of more than
1000 600 bales in the estimates of the
tariff board and the Census Bureau for
the 1910 crop. on June 2s, 1911. the Cen
sus Bureau issued a report giving the
cotton production for 1910 as II. 900
bales. Previous figures given out by the
tariff board gave the production at TO-
$4,000 bales. This is a difference of
/. .0970 200 bales.
The tariff boards figures were largely
used by the House Ways and Means
Committee in preparing the cotton tariff
bill which was vetoed by President Taft
during the recent extraordinary session
This is not the only estimate of cot
ton production by the Census Bureau
and the tariff board which does not
agree. The bureau and the boards esti-
mates for the worlds production Of cot
ton for 1910 differed by more than 1000 =
900 bales. not a single estimate Of pro-
duction in any country being approxf-
mately the same
officials OF the board and the bureau
when questioned yesterday could not ex-
plain the discrepancy.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-13
INSIGNIA OF ROYALTY
SEEN IN THE CROWN

AS mark of distinction among men
from time immemorial a special head
DRESS differing from that in general use,
has been adopted. In olden times we
read that the Crown" now an insignia
Oh royalty. and as applied in the Scrip
ture, was a linen band fastened around
the head of the Jewish high priest; also
later, according to Herodotus. wreaths
and garlands bestowed on victors in the
Hellenic games
In its simplest form-that of a mere
INLET or band of gold-it was in private
use at festivals and funerals during the
historical period Of Roman history, and
IN those days crowns, symbolical of
service rendered, were bestowed upon
men who had distinguished themselves
In the interests of the state. A warrior
who had first scaled the walls of be-
sieged place was crowned by a fillet of
gold surmounted by a Circlet of turrets,
and which was called the corona mura-
lls. naval conqueror was rewarded by
the corona navalis. a band of gold upon
which figured the prows of ships; n war
rlor who had first forced an intrench-
ment received the corona vallaris, a
fillet Of gold ornamented with pales. and
n StutTdl VINO mad 0enNeTeu q hOI1dH
army from a blockade was distinguished
by the corona obsidionalis, which was a
crown OF grass or herbs plucked on the
spot where important services were rem
oered. Alexander the Great was the first
10 wear the crown In Greece as a symbol
OF royal rank. 1t was a simple hand of
gold. which by degrees became more
elaborate in structure and ornament.
and as time went on assumed variety
OF forms
The papal crown. first assumed by
Pope Benedict MI. in 1874. consists OF a
lofty unCleft mIter. enCirCled by three
coroncts, surmOunted by a ball and
cross. and with ribbons on either side.
The continental imperial crown proper
was a gold band. rising in a semi-Circle
richly adorned with precious stones. and
surmounted by a cross. Until the time
OF Frederick IT. in 144O this imperial
crown was always bestowed by the Pope
at -. Peters, in Rome. and as recently
as 1906 nll new emperors were supposed
TO proceed to Rome for this purpose. al
though in reality II was seldom done.
The italian or Lombard crown, known
as the iron crown. as one of the nails
| used at the CruCifxiOn Is supposed to be
| embedded in the gold of its structure.
was used 10 crown Napoleon at Milan in
| 1856. FTANEUR.
OOpyright 1911, bv Court Gossip Syndicatc)
The Washington herald., 1911-09-13

ed. however, we see an enormous
amount of trouble ahead for the army
of travellers in this country. No rail-
road will undertake to assume respon-
sibility for baggage which may be lost
or destroyed and which may contain
jewelry and other articles of great value.
We shall, therefore, enter upon an era
when the value of each individual trunk
will have to be declared and charges
made accordingly.
The common carriers will naturally
seek to protect themselves. In the long
run the public will suffer. If the deci-
sion is made to apply generally, we may
be face to face with conditions full of
perplexity and annoyance.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-13
GOULD FIGHT ON.
Open Breach in Family Has Now
Reached Wall Street.

New York, Sept. I2.-Because of family
opposition te-the marriage of Frank Jay
Gould to Edith Kelly. a chorus girl,
about a year ago, he has been in bitter
conflict with his brothers, and the family
fortune has suffered heavy shrinkage,
which may become greater through the
present battle being waged by Frank
against his brother Edwin.
Wall street is filled with gossip over the
fight Frank Gould Is making for proxies
in the coming election of the ST. Louis
one of the best managed
Of the Gould properties. which has been
under the direction Of Edwin.
At the time of George Gould's reorgani-
zation of the Missouri Pacific last winter,
Franks insistenCe that he be recognized
caused Kuhn. Loeb e Co, who had ar
ranged TO extend unlimited credit to the
road. to withdraw from all connection
with the enterprise. Now the attacks are
centered upon Edwin.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-13
AS OTHERS SEE IT.

From the Florida Times-Union.
The pessimist is in dread OF that next
session and then Christmas.
From the Ohio State Journal.
In short. Senator La Toilette would
rather be fighting than be President.
Fruan the Columbia State
A correspondence school for new Sen
ators and Representatives ought to pay.
From the Pittsburg Post.
1t is surprising what little interest is
taken these days in the golf scores at
Beverly.
From the Macon News.
1t is reported that all the Federal office
holders in the South are announcing for
Taft. Its Taft or nothing.
Fran the indianapolis Star.
Then. again. perhaps the insurgent
orators can induce the Chautauqua man
ayers to call an extra session.
Flom the Dcseret Evening News.
President Taft's favorite dance seems
TO be the swing G-around-the-circle. Tama
jim thinks that the Scotch reel beats it.
From the Ohio State Journal
Mai. Butts whole name is said to be
Archibald Willingham de Graffenreid
Butt, but Of course lots of other mean
things are said about this rugged and
correctly dressed hero in the effort to
be funny.
From the Indianapolis News.
Perhaps the President should not be
too hard on the members OF Congress
because of their pastimes. As many
of them are not golfers or aviators,
playing politics is about the only exer-
else they get
FIom the Omaha Bee
Senator Works. of California. al
thoughly La Toilette insurgent.
openly comedies the denomination OF
Taft. Senator Works evidently sees
what some of his political associates
insist on shutting their eyes to.
From the ST. Louis Post-DisTarch
Mr.. Taft dares to say that the Su-
preme Court has been a failure. He is
careful to specify that it is in one re-
spect only, that of patent litigation. but
he should be careful not to fall into the
late White House habit Of disparaging
the judiciary. which grows on one.
From the Dallas News.
CONGRESSMAN Burleson thinks the
Democrats, in order to win the Presi-
Dental election, must purge the party
of its unfaithfuI representatives,. Con-
gressman Burleson is usually right and
usually plain of speech. therefore we
wonder that he did not go ahead and
name the unfaithful ones-Or one.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-13
Mr.. Taft's Real Enemies.

From the New York Sun.
1t is not the wicked who have been
making and will keep on making un-
scrupulous and corrupt misrepresenta-
tions about Alaskan matters, the ad-
ministration's policy in general. and Mr.
Taft. 1t is the good, the unco'- guild;
full of the leaven OF the Pharisees.
Phylacteries dangle on the wrists OF the
hands that make and utter forgeries;
forgery is also progressive-and no
tongues drip more Nbutter about true
goodness and civic righteousness than
those that wag so viciousiy against Mr.
Taft The singers of new nationalist
and insurgent psalms, the preachers Of
improved forms of government, the up
lifters of eir own virtuous voices and
Of the nation prostrate under greed and
reactionary Constitution, these bfeth-
rem believe in the conservation OF truth
and don't waste any OF Il on persons
whose Jobs they want
The Washington herald., 1911-09-13
SLEUTH RECEIVES
LINGERIE SHOWER
Hewlett "Diked Out" in a
Ballet Costume.

"Ah amt nevah had no cloes an All
amt gwine tub take no Cloes, an you
kin take nah wOd."
From the second story OF her home in
Ridge street northwest the strident voice
of little Bessie Holland swept down to
Central Office Detective Robert How
lett, who was guarding the front door
while Detective Pratt searched the
rooms. In the faint glimmer OF the au-
tump afternoon no sound broke the quiet
save the insistent raucous reiteration Of
little Bessie:
.'Ah amt never had no cloes and All
amt gwine tuh-'
Just then there was violent squawk-
the cry OF little Bessie in misfortune.
Her voice came to Hewlett from the
open window above You lemme lone,
she sobbed.
And then, as the detective ponderec
over the cause Of her misfortune and won,
dered what his brother detective hac
discovered. a shower OF lingerie. a verl
table flood Of delicate unmentionable.
fringed with lace. descended upon hi!
head. The detective paved and clawed
and finally fought his way clear of tnC
garments.
And as he slowly freed his entangled
form and once more brought his GRIM
son face to view, Bessie was led down
stairs by Detective Pratt.
Didn't All tell you All didn't have no
CloeS?'' Bessie demanded triumphantly.
Il don't mind you stealing" he said
hoarsely, as he picked bit of lace from
his coat, "and don't mind your prevar-
ication. But when you try to dress me
up like a ballet dancer. I've got TO
draw the line"
And then he reported TO Wallis Dallis
Of l22S L street northwest, that the
clothes stolen from his home several
days ago had been recovered
The Washington herald., 1911-09-13
CURIOUS BITS OF HISTORY.
BY A. w. MACY.
A BAND OF PLUCKY Ex-
PLORERS.

HLOhEhS.
That was a plucky little band
of explorers who, on May "a. 1869,
under the leadership of one
armed Maj. Powell, plunged into,
the canyon OF Green River. where
the Union Pacific Railroad cross
es IL, determined to follow the
river to its junction with the
Grand, and then follow the Colo
RADIO River until it emerges on
the lowlands OF Southern Cnn
MIA. They knew what II meant
a perilous journey of more than
1000 miles, through dark can
yons a mile or more in depth.
over whirllng rapids. through
raging torrents, and past yawn-
, ing chasms, every foot of the way
beset with difficulty and danger,
and every moment threatening
destruction. 1t took them over
three months to make the jour
ney, but they made 1t; seven OF
the ten explorers and four OF
the six boats emerging in safety.
The journey. by reason of the
knowledge gained and the re-
suits which followed. may be re-
garded as the beginning OF the
great conservation movement in
this country.
Copyright 1911. by Joseph B. Bowles)