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The Washington herald., 1911-06-21
SAVING CRYSTAL PALACE.
A London Landmark which Ii Lake
Madison Square Garden.

A London Landmark Which Ii Like
Madison square Garden.
From the New York World.
Like Madison Square Garden, London's
Crystal Palace has in recent years been
q white elephant on the hands Of its
owners, and since 1909 has been in the
hands of a receiver. AS result, It is
now announced that the famous palace
OF glass which commentaries the glo-
ries of the early Victorian reign and the
holding of the first great worlds fair in
modern times is about to come under
the auctioneers hammer. The date Of
the sale has been placed for November
1 next, unless In the meantime the gov
ernment or the English people come TO
the aid of what for more than half a
century has been regarded as a British
institution. There is also a possibility
of the building and grounds being sold
at private sale before that date, and
80 falling into the hands of speculative
builders, or even, as the Times phrases
#, ''the bands of town-planning enthu-
siasts."
In this emergency Lord Tenterden and
some other public-spirited men have come
forward with a proposal to purchase by
public subscription and government aid
the building and grounds and make them
not only a memorial OF the late King
Edward. but also utilize them for en-
pire purposes as a permanent colonial
exhibition building and national aviation
grounds
The Washington herald., 1911-06-21
HIGH COST OF PEERS
WILL BE INVESTIGATED
MIR. SABBATH Thinks Americans Pay Too Much for
British Titles
British Titles.

foreign title bearers. such as dukes.
counts, and so on, the amount expended
by them in securing and obtaining these
titles, the amount OF money they are
now drawing from the United States for
keeping the titles. and the number OF
them that have been forced to separate
or divorce"
Mr.. SABBATH wants still more informa-
tlon. He insists that the Secretary OF
State inquire into the Humiliation that
title-bearing America women are forced
to undergo, the number Of American
women now abroad under negotiations
for the seeming purpose Of obtaining
titles and how much American money
Is now being annually expended by title
seekers for this purpose. Also, how
many millions OF shares OF stocks and
bonds are being held In Europe which
first found their way into the coners
of the European nobility owing to the
high cost of titles; to what extent our
country Is being benefited by this trade,
and whether or not our earnest, sober
minded, and brave women are not fire.
quently subjected to ridicule and to
cheap Europeon nobility wit by reason
Of this craze on the part Of these trust
made rich who are suffering from
chronic 'titleitis.'"
The resolution has been referred to the
House Committee on Foreign Affairs,
where Representative William Sulzer, OF
New York. will grapple with It
The Washington herald., 1911-06-21
The Coronation.

We may openly deprecate the enor-
nous amount of expense and trouble
to which the English people have gone
in the matter OF crowning their King,
and yet, down deep in the hearts of
most of US, there is regret that
We too, cannot enjoy the pageant.
There is no gainsaying the fact that
mankind loves a spectacle If, in this
country, the passing of circus parade
viii attract thousands, why should not
an event which is not only spectacular,
but rerlete with human interest, bring
into London the greatest throng ever
contained within its boundaries?
It is not difficult to analyze the mag
netism Of the event. In the first place,
coronation is by no means frequent
occurrence In addition to this, it ap-
peals to the human mind as the outward
manifestation of the investiture of
power. It is the majesty of the nation
displayed with all the accompaniment
of color and solemnity and official rank.
No wonder that the phlegmatie Brit
isher experiences an unusual thrill when
he sees or reads Of the ceremony which
viii invest his sovereign with the visible
emblem Of power.
While we do not inaugurate our
Presidents with feudal magni6cence, the
fact remains that even in this republic
we have drifted away from the simpIic-
ity Of the fathers. No longer does she
President ride on horseback to the
Capitol there to take the oath in almost
lonely dignity No Inauguration would
now be complete without . military dis
play, together with procession Of
civilians more or less gorseously ar
rsyed for the occasion, while the inau-
sufaI bah has conc to be an accepted
feature Il Is not likely either, that
We viii ever return to The plain and
The Washington herald., 1911-06-21
BIRD-LIKE KISSES SEND
WOMAN FROM HUSBAND
Honeymoon Was Cold, According to Bride Who Pro-
posed to Man in Letter-Sepaation Followed

New York, June 2o.-The correspond
ence Of q wife who proposed marriage
In letter and of a husband who says
that his honeymoon and three months
OF marriage were cold formed a part of
the testimony offered to-day before su-
preme Court Justice Pendleton in the suit
for separation brought by Mrs. Euith
Russell Gambler against Edward Victor
Gambler, cashier OF the Merchants Ex-
change National Bank.
Mrs. Gambler says that her husband
abandoned her, and that he never acted
as husband. while Gambler wants the
marriage annulled because he doesn't
feel that he was ever married.
The testimony showed that the recep-
ton at the church following the we'd
ding had to be abandoned because Mrs.
Gambler could not bear to have her hus-
band near her
Augustus Van Wyck. counsel for Mrs.
Gambler, brought out on plaintiffs direct
examination that Gambler bestowed only
"birdlike kisses" on his bride, and en-
braced only once, and that was a few
minutes after the marriage.
He treated me as he might have
treated a piece of stone" said Mrs.
Gambler. 'I told him that If he had
shown himself to be half a man and
not an old lady, we would not have
had any trouble. Finally he told me
that, as 1 had entered marriage with
out any idea of its fulfillment, he would
consider the marriage as If 1t had never
taken place"
Under cross examination by Martin
Littleton, Mrs. Gambler said that she
haa Gaunhier he
posed to her once before. but that on
January 9, 1910, she wrote this letter:
MY dear Edward: don't know
whether to go back to New York or
not, Why don't you simplify matters
by asking me to become Mrs. Gambler?
The Washington herald., 1911-06-21
AMMONIA CAUSES
SNEEZING EPIDEMIC
Bursting of Tank at Atlantic
City Has Odd Result.

Atlantic City, June 2o.-An epidemic
of sneezing halted business for an hour
in the center Of the resort to-day, fol-
lowing the explosion OF an ammonia
tank in a store at Atlantic and Ken
lucky avenues. Clerks in the store
were the first victims. They piled
out of the shop to get relief. Several
hundred people who ran to the store
to discover the cause Of the explosion
daveloped the same symptoms. Occu-
pants Of nearby shops got whins OF
the gas and were soon doubled up with
the sneeZes.
Business was temporarily suspendeo.
Even horses and dogs Joined In the
general sneeze fest, and brave cops VINO
attempted to shut off the flow OF am,
monia caught the symptoms. Several
grew week from cachoolng ana
ouIred medical attention. The sneezlns
onIv subsided when the tank was ex-
hausted of Its supply.
The Washington herald., 1911-06-21
Playground Situation Complicated

A new element has been introduced
into the playground situation. Not only
have the District Commissioners placed
themselves in opposition to the pur-
chase of the property at the corner of
Fourteenth street and Columbia road,
with its splendid grove of large oak
trees, but they have proposed to Con-
gress that in the purchase of any play
ground site one-fourth of the cost
should be assessed as benefits upon the
surrounding property.
In adopting this latter proposition, the
District Commissioners have undoubt-
edly accepted the advice of Maj. Iud-
son, whose views upon this subject
are well known. It must be remem-
bered, however, that all the Fairgrounds
which have been secured in the past
have been acquired upon the direct
half-and-half basis, and no attempt has
been made to impose an additional bur-
den upon the owners of contiguous
property. The Fairgrounds have been
rightly regarded as municipal advantages
which Injured to the benefit of the entire
city, and the Districts share of the
cost has, therefore, been taken out of
the common treasury There does not
appear to be any good reason why there
should be a departure from this estab-
lished principle.
1t is true that each playground is a
desirable addition to the locality where
it is situated, but in larger degree it
is a municipal acquisition. 1t will conn.,
plicate the playground situation if this
new idea of assessing surrounding
property is introduced, not only because
it will place upon the property owners
an unexpected burden, but also because
it will be extremely difficult to deter
mine accurately the area in which the
benefits should be distributed. In addi-
ton to this, if the principle is applicable
to Fairgrounds, it is equally proper for
school buildings, which are also re-
stricted in their use to the residents of
their immediate location. From play
grounds and schoolhouses it will be
but step to apply the new system TO
other municipal Improvements and thus
easily involve the District in a de-
parture from the present half-and-half
basis, which is equitable and deter
nlinable without difficulty.
It is to be feared that the District
Commissioners committed themselves to
this new proposition without giving it
the full consideration which it merited.
The Washington herald., 1911-06-21

OF course, II you hadn't asked me once
before 1 wouldn't suggest 1t in this
1eap-year' fashion. feel we know
each other so much better, and I be-
lieve / understand you better, and that
we could be very happy together.
Mother does not know what am
writing. 1 don't know what she would
think of me, for I hardly know what
to think of myself. What will you say
and think? Do you think less OF me2
Please don't think less of me, and be-
lieve me when 1 say am most solemn
ly in earnest and have been mistaken
in you. Truly yours. EDA"
Mr.. Gambler wrote In reply:
."T could not control my hand to write
to you yesterday, because joy possessed
me. am very sure OF our happiness
and I do not think any less of you
No, think a thousand times more OF
you for writing me this letter. had
ceased to hope that you would turn to
me, my precious girl"
Mrs. Gambler said that she kissed her
husband during the honeymoon and that
maybe she put her arms around him, but
she was not sure. She said the kisses
she gave him were not "birdlike" as
were Gamblers on the honeymoon trtp,
but they were quite ardent"
The Gamblers went to the Bellevue
stratford, Philadelphia. on the night of
their marriage. and she said that her
husband kissed her that night.
Did he put his arms around you when
he kissed your
NO"
1T was a kind Of stand-off kiss, touch
and go?"
There was nothing ardent about II"
The testimony showed that the last let
ters Mrs. Gambler sent to her husband
were written when she was living at the
Prince George Hotel. One Of them said:
Enclosed find hotel bill. Please pay It.
Gambler sent the bill back with state
ment that he didn't consider that she was
his wife.
The Washington herald., 1911-06-21
BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT.

Evidences on Every Side of Increas.
ing Financial Confidence.
Trum the New YORK Herald
There are evidences on every side Of
increasing confidence In the financial ana
business situation.
That the condition OF the crops has
been improved by showers during the
last week is suggested by the declining
tendency IN the wheat ana cotton mar
kets.
The banking position throughout the
country is strong, loans are obtatnable at
much lower rates than Prevailed a year
ago. and the phenomenally large volume
OF exports has heaped up a great balance
to our credit In Europe.
For the eleven completed months OF the
fiscal year the value of merchandise ex-
ports has exceeded that OF imports by
more than half billion dollars-the
greatest since 1eoS-and our net exports
Of silver doubled those of the correspond
ing period OF last year.
1t Is not surprising, therefore, that dur
ing the eleven months we imported s5o,oOO.- :
900 of gold-as against exports of t7s,OOO.-
900 In the corresponding period last year.
The money In circulation IN the country In
the last twelvemonth has increased
s1S5,oo0o00 and equals $40 per capita
So far as ''the sinews Of war" are con-
csrned the business craft IL in splendid
condition to respond to the next signal
Of Full speed ahead"
Improvement is reported In the iron and
steel industry since the recent reduction
In prices of many products, bank clear
ings are increasing In volume. railway
earnings are improving, and the number
of unemployed cars reported last week
shows a decrease Of 4o.t5s since last
March
The Washington herald., 1911-06-21
OLD SWEETHEARTS
ELOPE AND WE'D
Ohio Romance of Before the
War Has elimination.

Bellevue, Ohio. June 2o.-A romance OF
the days before the war was eliminated
to-day in the elopement and marriage Of
w. S. Howard, a civil war veteran, and
Mrs Elizabeth Hill, both Of whom are
seventy years Of age. Howard lives here
and Mrs. Hill resides in Holgate, near
here.
Before the civil war Mrs. Hill and
Howard were playmates. The girl, how
ever, married James Hill. one of Howard's
ohums, while the latter went to war.
They lived happily, and eight years ago
Mrs. Hill was made q widow. Howard
a few years later began calling on her
and the old love sprang up anew.
To-day, without saying anything to
their friends or relatives, the couple took
an auto ride to Norwalk and were we'd
ded. Mrs. Hill had been visiting in
Bellevue, and the friends with whom
she had been staying thought she had
returned to her home.
The Washington herald., 1911-06-21
The Public Health Service.

1t is gratifying to note that the Senate
has shown practical appreciation of the
efficiency of the Public Health and
Marine Hospital Service There is to
be an increase of salaries, and the Off
GERS are placed on parity, as respects
grades, salaries, and allowances, with
officers of like length of service in the
Medical Corps of the army and navy.
Unostentatiously, but none the less ef-
fectively, the public health service has
done splendid work in fighting the i'm
portation of contagious diseases. It has
also kept in close and accurate touch
with the sanitation of cities, while
its watchfulness at the seaports has un-
questionably prevented the spread of
epidemics. In these days, when criti-
cism is the fashion and the shortcomings
of government officials are blazoned
forth into publicity, it is worth while to
note that there is one department which
is doing good work, and without the
usual accompaniment of brass band
The Washington herald., 1911-06-21
The Late Rev. Frederick d. Power.

The Late Rev. Frederick ID. Power.
Sditor Ths washington Herald:
It seems strange and little short OF &
calamity that the passing Of man
among men such as was Frederick d.
Power. the friend. adviser. and conndant
Of Presidents and statesmen. should call
for no tribute whatsoever in the way Of
editorial comment upon his career and its
deeds and accomplishments from any Of
the great daily papers OF the community
In which he dweit and labored 80 zeal-
ousiy for the cause Of Christ ana the
uplift OF humanity well-nigh forty years.
and where for his master-mind and sub
lime feiths his breadth OF view. his wide
sympathies. HIS tolerance and kindly
gentle nature be Is to-day enshrined In
the hearts OF many thousands. regardless
OF creed. color or previous condition, who
have felt the beneecent influence OF his
gracious words and presence or been The
recipients OF bis faithful nlnlstratlons
and heard his clarion voice proclaim the
good hdins1 q great JOY.
TA6Izri,s. 5pzs &.
The Washington herald., 1911-06-21
THE s1LvBR wnDDlsa.

Dear Mistress TAR. ana ycu, Msh -.
Accapt sincere cungrafulation;
Your sfivsR wedding mada stir
That stin vihratss throughout tbs nation.
No cor0nation splurse for Us;
We Ike good old1ashionsd party
A silver wedding, fres from fuss;
But sny. and szmptnoasly hearty
Ths King may ksep his crown, forccni
We'd really hate 70 b his debtor:
Tbs EilTea croEn of sscoud yUalh
zaat usc,d your wedding seems far bsttar.
Not that We sco1 cur rosnl friends
Who I've acuss ths hroad Atlanta,
And Who, Inst nov, are Il 'WitE endsT
We hear. IN fact THEY'RE all but frantia
You're happy In he dauntrs q
A silFsr ster on He,s horizon,
And may 4 prove star q love-
The happiess you efH ~ eyes on
Dear Niistxc11 Taft dear President.
We hope 1ouu reach wedding golden
Wills cn fha ea1th ntiu rczidsnt,
~, - Sod h111lh and ~ Be holden
-Rhiadzlgeln Rutlis EkdgE,
The Washington herald., 1911-06-21
Went 10 the vronE Place.

Bfom tho hnn1B OIU blANs
The Texas Congressman. Mr.. Dies.
who changed his name when he left
Washington and went over into Mary
land to spend quiet honeymoon, gave
ss q reason that be did not want the
people 20 know that he was q member
Of Congress-. because he desired to "be
let alone and avoid people"
The member from Texas took the
wrong course. For Congressman who
wants to be .Iet alono and not bothered
washington is the very place. Congress-
men are 60 numerous there and OF so
little consequence that the Texas man
might have concealed his identity with
out changing his name.
The Washington herald., 1911-06-21
REPUBLIC OF PORTUGAL
FINALLY RECOGNIZED
Former Kingdom Now Placed Among Countries
Governed by the People.

last October. Not only IS there q want
Of sympathy. but there is absolutely
want even OF cold and formal recogni-
ton OF the republic Of that country,
which was established more than eight
months ago"
Senator Root, who took part In the
debate, said that he had asked the State
Department to explain the occasion OF
the delay, and submitted q letter re-
ceived from Secretary Knox. in which it
was stated that this government was
waiting for the session OF the new con-
stituent assembly. This did not al
together satisfy Mr.. Culberson, who again
asserted with emphasis that there had
been no cablegram from the President
Of the United States to the President OF
the portuguese republic.
In formally recognizing the new re-
public. the state Department, which had
been guided in It's course by the atti-
tude OF the European powers, evidently
determined not TO invite further criticism
by continued postponement OF the de-
sired action.
The Washington herald., 1911-06-21
CURIOUS BITS OF HISTORY
BY A. w. MACY.
THE LAST BATTLE ON BRIT
ISH SOIL

THE LAST BATTLE ON BRIT
IsH SOIL
No battle has been fought on
British soil, that is, in Great
Britain proper. for considerably
more than a century and a half.
The last one was at Culloden
Moor. four miles from Inverness,
in Scotland. Charles Edward
Stuart, grandson Of James II of
England, known in history as the
Young Pretender," came over
from France and attempted to re-
gain the throne of his ancestors,
His army was badly defeated at
the above named place on April
81, 1916. It was an unequal con-
test. for the Duke of Cumberland
had $4,000 royal troops. while
Charles Edwards Highlanders
numbered only 5000. In this bat
tie all the wounded In Charles
Edwards army were put to death,
and for some time afterward the
prisons of England bulged with
Scottish prisoners OF war. Many
Of the prisoners were finally
executed. This was the last at
tempt Of the Stuart family to
regain the throne OF England.
though Charles Edward survived
the battle OF culloden forty-two
years.
CoOpgright. iOl. b. JosspA B, BOvis~,
TomorrO~-SJOAn Adams a Poor
Loser.S
The Washington herald., 1911-06-21
EoME NEWS wHHEAwAY

10 keep n touch with Resae
nesss WasAinstoniann lenvlns shs
city ahould not fail 70 have re
Washlngton Herald maiIes -
them. II win ke sent prompflv.
nnd aadreasen may be ohsased AZ
oftsn a. aeslrsd without inter
ruDtion Of serviee.
AlelI order q 'phqne n1nsn 41co.
Glelne the el1 ED nsu addresses.
The Washington herald., 1911-06-21
Naturally Unexpected.

From the St. Louis PostDisratch-
A washington university professors
automobile ran into q street car the
other day. Probably the motormen have
not yet accustomed themselves to COL
lege professors having automobiles.
The Washington herald., 1911-06-21

The arrival Of the huge liner Olympic
at New York win create more excitement
among the Battery promenaders than q
hundred coronation parades.
The Washington herald., 1911-06-21

Uneasy lies the head Of dictator"
remarks Mr.. Madero when bandits IN
Southern Mexico give him the same medi-
cine he served to Diaz.
The Washington herald., 1911-06-21
Mr. Fortune,s New Job.

Frum the Rochester Herald.
T. Thomas Fortune has come to
Rochester to edit the Sentinel. weekly
newspaper published in the interests of
the colored people.
The Washington herald., 1911-06-21

Chicago. June 20.-Infant mortality
in the homes OF Chicago's wealthiest
families IL so great that crusade was
started to-day 70 save the lives OF the
poor rich.
The Washington herald., 1911-06-21

The Atlantic city woman who was ar
rested for flirting with only fourteen men
in a promenade on the boardwalk
neglected her duty shamefully, with ali
the opportunities afforded.
The Washington herald., 1911-06-21

The honors conferred by King George
on statesmen and peers may please the
recipients, but they will not bring them
the price Of meal in democratic re-
public
The Washington herald., 1911-06-21

When the creator OF the sugar trust
died. he left an estate of only S15.0 900.
This monopoly game is not worth the
exertion.
The Washington herald., 1911-06-21

hartford Conn, uses more electricity
Per capita than any other city
The Washington herald., 1911-06-21
Apartment Life.

MY grandfather used to sleep in
four-poster."
People lived in those days. There were
no flats then. Now I sleep on an ironing
board rigged up In the dininz-room on
two chairs"
The Washington herald., 1911-06-21
sure Thing.

, 'T can't get chance to propose"
Cant get chance, eh? Better turn
your attentions elsewhere. II the girl
wished it. you would get q chance all
right"
The Washington herald., 1911-06-21
AsLITTLE NONSENSE.
FIsHrrc T.ITERATURE.

FISHING LlTEhA1UhE'
The wondrous store Of Ibsen's lore
Is lofty and sublime. "a
1 love to read his lightest screed.
But not In summer time.
love to note what Shakespeare wrote.
NY soul to his attune
! find divine his !ightest line,
But not IN joyous June.
fain to-day would stroll away
Beneath the tender skies.
Pick out q nook and scan book
or nice assorted flies.
For Airship Service.
'.The President has a military aid and
q naval aid"
s.That gives me an idea. wonder II
I can't get appointed as his aerial aid"
An ola story.
''Your honor, married duke"
divorce granted" said the Judge.
Never mind about the particulars"
worth Trying.
Lets 90 into this drug store for q
glass OF soda"
mo. let's go into the drug store across
the street The clerk there has invented
a drink with eleven different ingredients. I"
After Marriage.
He used to tell her OF his love;
But now, surcharged with woe.
He mopes around and tells her Of
The pesky way things 60.
The Washington herald., 1911-06-21
Intere.ted MOTIVES.

Interested Motives.
why Is wombat working So earnestly
for reciprocity with CanadaT'
He has a Canadian quarter which he
can't work on"