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The Washington herald., 1911-05-23
Properly Punished.

1t is gratifying to note that the Po-
lice Court judges are following the ex-
ample of the New York authorities
and are severely furnishing the mis-
creants who appropriate automobiles
for joy-riding purposes.
The regulation which makes this con-
duct misderneanor was framed for
the purpose of protecting private prop
erty. 1t would, however, fail in its OBJ
Ject If persons arrested for its viola
ton were allowed TO depart from court
with a nominal fine In the case which
came before the Police Court yesterday
the evidence showed that the illegal
use of the automobile resulted in seri-
Gus damage to the machine, and the Of
fender was very properly given a work
house sentence.
If the Police Court judges will act
in the same rigorous manner with simi-
lar cases brought before it, the practice
of joy riding in borrowed automobiles
will happily cease.
The Washington herald., 1911-05-23
17.YEAR LOCUSTS DUE.

EntomoloEists Say Myriads Are
Ready to Begin Havoc in June.
From tho New York Times.
Millions upon millions OF cicadae are
said by entomologists OF the American
Museum OF Natural History to be lying
In watt for a grand carnival of devasta-
ton a little later In the season. to be
carried on throughout New Jersey. New
York. and Pennsylvania, with special
centers Of disaster IN New Jersey and
Staten Island
That the people may know what kind
of devastators tho cicadae are the ento-
mologists explain that they are the old
familiar visitors known as seventeen
year locusts. and that the proof that
there are millions OF them getting ready
for their summers work lies in the fact
that their larvae have been found all the
way from Nyack to the Battery.
The grubs should be emerging into full
fledged foliage destroyers about June Is
in this neighborhood. while In Virginia,
where they also do great damage, they
may be expected to emerge a week or
two sooner. according to the weather.
The Washington herald., 1911-05-23
WIFE OF HUTCHINS
MAY ASK RECEIVER
Action Being Considered by
Her Attorney.

Attorney John C. Cuttings. counsel for
Mrs. Stilson Hutchins, yesterday stated
to Chief Justice Clabaugh he was con-
sidering fling for his client an applica-
ton for the appointment Of a receiver
for the estate and property Of the aged
millionaire.
II this application Is made. the court
proceeding will come before Chief Justice
Clabaugh as supplementary to the petit
tion filed by Mrs. Hutchns to have her
husband adjudged mentally incompetent.
Action Of William ]. Dante, the trusted
agent Of Mr.. Hitchins. in filing a petition
in court last Friday for the appointment
OF a manager OF the estate to supervise
his trusteeship, Is said to have precipi-
tated the proceedings now reported as
considered by Mrs. Hutohins and her
counsel.
Mr.. Hutchins Is soJourning at Nara
gansett Pier. X. /. It was reported yes
terday that his condition is favorable,
although he Is weak and half his body
Is paralyzed.
The Washington herald., 1911-05-23
The Hatteras Peril,

The perennial bill authorizing an ap-
preparation for the erection of light
house on the dangerous Diamond
Shoals off Cape Hatteras once more
has made its appearance in Congress.
This measure, or a similar one for the
same purpose, should be enacted into
law and not again buried in COM
mittee. .-...
With the satisfactory progress achiev-
ed in the use Of steel and cement, as
well as with the general development
in structural engineering, the obstacles
which have heretofore prevented the
erection Of this safeguard should not
now be considered a. insurmountable.
Besides. no cost ought to be considered
in determining such an undertaking,
for the investment would be the means
of reducing the loss of life and shipping
which annually Is recorded because of
the insufhciency Of the present mode
Of lighting on the treacherous coast.
The Washington herald., 1911-05-23

Capt. Ellsworth Price Bertholf, noted
a. one OF the most intrepid officers Of
the Treasury Departments navy, and
who holds gold medal awarded by
Congress for life-saving exploits per-
formed In the far north, yesterday be-
came the captain commandment OF the
Revenue-cutter Service IN place Of Capt
Worth G. Ross. who was placed on the
retired list May on account Of physi-
cal disability.
Secretary Afaoveash's selection OF
Capt. Bertholf for the important post
was made after the most thorough In
vestiRatiou Of the records and capabili-
ties of the fourteen captains who pre-
sented themselves as candidates for the
position. He il q man Of great ability
IN his profession. II forceful in character
ana in every way fitted for the position.
He entered the service as cadet Sep
tember IA, 1855. was commissioned q
third lieutenant Juno II. 1889. second
lieutenant October 81. 1892 frst lieuten-
ant June Is, 1900. and q captain. his pres
ef,t erade, on June g. 1907. He has served
with credit on nearly all the stations OF
the service, his greatest record being
made In connection with his service in
the krctic Ocean, Bering Sea, and other
Alaskan waters.
In December. 1901. President Mckinley
selectsd Cart Bsrtholf - one Of ths
The Washington herald., 1911-05-23
BLOPBRS DO NOT
INTEND TO QUIT
Young Rose and Wife Will
Oppose Brides Mother. :.

Reuben c. Rose. who eloped with ff-
teen-year-old Bena v. Polling to Rock
willie, Is still determined to hold on to
his bride, despite the threats Of her
mother, who Is now preparing suit to
have her daughters marriage annulled.
to say nothing Of disinheriting her and
refusing her the family roof.
Mrs. Polling Indignantly refused to say.
anything conciliatory about her daughter
yesterday, and, despite the entreaties OF
friends and relatives. declares there Is
not enough room in this city for her
daughter and herself to live in, as long
as she bears the name Of Rose.
But what makes Mrs. Polling most an;
cry is the calm way in which the couple
have ignored her threats. Mrs. Rose says
she does not care a bit about returning
home, and Mr.. Rose said emphatically:! !!
my wife and will remain married.
They are determined to fight any steps
to separate them, and Mr.. Rose insin-
uated that he was going to engage a.
lawyer to act in his defense. They have
already selected clearinghouse and,
started in for themselves. Mrs. Rose yesA
terday called her mother up over the.
phone, but when Mrs. Polling recognized
her voice she cut Off the connection in<
stantly.
II don't care" said Mrs. Rose, IF q
never go home. 1t doesn't make a bit
Of difference to me what mother IL goinss
to do. I guess We can take care OF
ourselves. and before this Is over, we'll
show them a thing or two"
The Washington herald., 1911-05-23
CURIOUS BITS OF HISTORY
BY w. A. MACY.
DISCOvERER OF BRIGHT'S
DISEASE.

DlSEASE.
It is not often that a man suo-
ceeds in giving his name to a dis
ease, as did DIR. Richard Bright.
He was not a great man. nor a
great physician; yet his career
is an illustration OF what may be
accomplished by persistence and
hard work. He was born in
Bristol, England, in 1889. After
graduating in medicine he set up
practice In London. He was very
studious. and made a thorough
study of the kidneys, collecting
and recording an immense amount
of information relating thereto.
He visited many hospitals on the
continent. always observing and
noting. After the battle Of Wa
terloo he assisted in caring for
the wounded in the hospitals Of
Brussels. He was the first to
point out the nature OF the dis
ease Of the kidneys, then little
understood, from which SO many
people were dying every year.
He devoted so much time to the
subject and studied the disease
so carefully and minutely that 1t
came to be called by his name.
His success was due to his dill
gence and to his powers Of OBJ
servation. As a brother physician
said. "Bright could not theorize,
but he could see."
Copyright, 1911. by Joseph B. Bowles)
To-morrow-HBril Indian
Military Tactics"
The Washington herald., 1911-05-23
SUMMER DRINKS
CONTAIN RED DYE
Chemists Discover COloring
Quality of Soft Drink.

Indianapolis. May 22.-The food and
drug department Of the State Board of
Health has prepared an exhibit for the
display that 1t uses for instructing the
people Of the State In the proper use of
food stuffs.
The exhibit consists Of a dark pink
stocking, dyed SO as to resist the ordn-
ary methods OF laundering. The dye used
was from a bottle OF summer soft drink
such as may be encountered at almost
any Of the thousand and one soft drink
establishments that come and go with
the hot season.
As a test a white wool stocking was
obtained and about one-fourth Of the con.
tents Of the bottle was poured In a
bowl, and the stocking was permitted
to soak in the solution for a few min
utes It came out beautiful pink
Repeated washings by the chemist
under conditions similar to those used
in the laundry, failed to dislodge the
coloring matter.
The Washington herald., 1911-05-23
REVENUE-CUTTER SERVICE
GETS A NEW COMMANDER
Captain Berthof Well Known for His Exploits in the
Far North, Succeeds Worth G. Ross.

party Of three to go to Point Barrow.
the extreme northernmost part Of this
continent, to the relief Of over 800 ship
wrecked whalers who had been cast on
those inhospitable shores with but q
limited food supply, and were conse-
Quently In danger Of starvation unless
help from the outside should reach them
before the arctic winter was over.
Capt. Jarvis, Lieut.. Bertholf, and DR..
Call were landed at q point south Of the
Yukon River early in January, 1898, and
by means Of dog sledges succeeded In
covering the distance Of over 1.500 miles
by March q, driving before them herd
Of 500 reindeer, which had been collected
from the government reindeer stations
along the route. Such q trip has never
before or since been accomplished In
the arctic wilds. For their heroic ef-
forts Congress awarded each Of these
intrepid officers . gold medalt
In the winter OF 1901. at the request
Of the Interior Department. Lieut.. Bert
holt was sent on q midwinter trip
through Siberia for the purpose OF coli
lecting . herd Of reindeer from the In
tesior for breeding purposes In Alaska
He Ia at present In command Of the
rsvenue-cutter Morrill,. stational at De-
triot. Mich The new commandant IL
we'll known In Washington, where he
was for q time on special duty In COM
nection with the Lifs-saving Service.
Capt Bsrtholf was born April !. les.
He 10 one Of the youngest captains in
the Rsvsuue-outtsr oRvtoA
The Washington herald., 1911-05-23
TO INVESTIGATE
LOCAL AFFAIRS
Oldfield's Resolution Will
Come Up Saturday.

Beginning on Saturday next the House
Committee on Rules will hold a series
Of hearings on resolutions Of investiga-i
ton which have been referred to thaS
committee. Among the first to be con-
sidered will be Representative Oldfeld' .
resolution giving the Committee on the
District Of Columbia authority to inves-
tigate the affairs Of the government OF
the District Of Columbia by making a.
complete and thorough inquiry into the
finances Of the District and the methodist
practiced by the Commissioners.
The Committee on Rules also will grant
a hearing to supporters Of the resolu-,
tion Of Representative Victor L. Berger
calling for an investigation Of the meth-.
DDS by which John ]. Mcnamara, the.
labor leader. was extradited from In
diana and taken to California: also the
resolution of Representative Francis or
dering an inquiry into the affairs Of
the American Woolen Company.
The Washington herald., 1911-05-23
Jealous.

Yesterday morning number OF al
legged metropolitan newspapers were
published in New York They were
journals equipped with editors, report
ers, special artists, and all the other
|paraphernalia for a complete record of
the days doings. Through the COL
uulns of those newspapers, however,
we search in vain for any report of
the arrival in New York of centurion
band Of Washington wanderers-a dis
tinguished and dignifed representation
of Our own and only Chamber of Com
merce.
We know that our fellow-citizens
reached New York safely, even though
they were somewhat belated. The spe-
cial correspondent of The Washing
ton Herald with the party announced
the important fact. Why, then, should
the New York newspapers have failed
to chronicle the event?
Jealousy, pure jealousy. New York
Is not accustomed to such an influx of
brains and beauty as entered within
its gates last Sunday evening. 1t is
so selfish and provincial, too that
when it observed true merit moving in
phalanx fashion along Broadway. it de-
liberately declined to give the event the
oubIicify which oDv other citv ,pouId
have been glad to accord. Surely this
must be the only reason why the pres
ence of the Washington contingent was
so cruelty ignored.
We dismiss as impossible the sugges-
ton that, perhaps, the members of the
Chamber of Commerce absolutely
failed to make any impression upon the
town!
The Washington herald., 1911-05-23
Foreign Immigration.

Immigration Commissioner Jenks,
writing in Worlds Work for May, Of
fers some important facts concerning
immigration. He shows that when
aliens first began to come to this coun-
try, they were largely fugitives from
political oppression, seeking an asylum
Many of them had been brought up on
farms and were eager to become land
owners here. They became the best
kind of settlers In 1882 the inni-
grants numbered 646,764- During the
entire period from 1919 to 1883 North
ern Europe furnished o5.8 per cent OF
the immigration Now it is furnishing
less than 20 per cent. In the year 1907
there came to this country I,sS5,34o i'm
migrants, 81 per cent of whom were
from Southern and Eastern Europe. A
large portion were unskilled laborers.
They often intend to remain in this
country only temporarily. They are ex-
trernely frugal, and when they accumu-
late enough money they return to their
homes.
The immigration commissioner
reaches the conclusion that the present.
day immigrant will become a settler
and patriot only when he begins to take
a personal interest in the country that
has welcomed him and expects to re-
main here with his offspring. Our i'm
migrants. the commissioner complains,
are sending home annually some $780,
100000. mostly for investment abroad.
In many cases they buy land in their
native countries at several times the
cost of good fertile land here. This is
due, it is said, to managers of immigrant
banks, who persuade the new arrivals
to place their savings for safe-keeping
with their own oountrynfen, keeping
the men away from any influences which
would tend to Americanize them
These people, instead Of assimiiating
with our people and our institutions,
continue to constitute a great foreign
element In our country for the sole pur-
pose of making money and giving moth
ing in return but a certain amount of
unsIilled labor. This leads the COM
missioner to the conclusion that what
the country needs Is not law to keep
good and thrifty immigrants away, bat
The Washington herald., 1911-05-23
PHYSICIAN RACING
ACROSS THE OCEAN

New York, May 2-Having completed
$3.50 miles Of his race against time,
which ends In Rome. DR.. ]. J. Choate.
Los Angeles. arrived in this city today
from Chicago. The physician is on his
way to Rome in response to a hurry
CALI from Mrs. a. s. Browning, who
was stricken IN the Italian city several
days ago.
DR.. Choate leaves on the Cunard
steamship Mauretania Wednesday. and
on reaching Fishguard will take a spe-
cial train to London and Dover. After
crossing the English channel he will
find another special waiting to rush him
from Calais to Rome.
The 800 mile journey is believed to
be the longest ever taken by physician
to attend a patient.
The Washington herald., 1911-05-23
NO MILLI0NAIRES CLUB.
Fifty Millions Worth Of Senators
Ripped from Upper Branch.

Fifty Millions Worth Of Senators
Ripped from Upper Branch.
From the Philadslphia Inquirer.
No longer is the United States senats
the leading millionaire club Of America
The number Of millionaires in the Upper
Branch Of Congress has been decimated,
and the time may not be far distant
when the Senate will become known as
the poor mans club.
No less than $50.0O00O0 worth Of Sena-
tors has been ripped from the Upper
Branch by an operation as simple a. the
one that left Adam without one Of his
ribs. The late Democratic cyclone had
much to do with 1t. From present indi-
cations there will have to be formed an
association for the conservation Of our
millionaires in Senate unless 1t Is to be-
come the poor mans club.
The death of Stephen B. Elkins, Of
West Virginia, carried SIS, ,0O0, 900 out of
the Senate. The retirement of Nelson w.
Aldrich, Of Rhode Island. carried So co.,
900 away. Four millions went with Eu-
gene Hale, of Maine, when he made way
for Senator Johnson, elected by the DEM
ocratic legislature.
Chauncey NJ. Depew, Of New York, d.
rector in thirty-two different railroads,
walked of with 100000. It was his own
and he had right to walk or with 1t,
but the Senate in the aggregate became
just that much poorer.
Then there was John Kean, OF New
Jersey. who, while scarcely in the class
OF Elkins. was worth $5,000,000. When he
left another $5oO0000 iron man bit the
dust, SO far as the Senate was concerned.
In the broad, sweet fields Of private life
wandered Nathan B. Scott. OF West Vir-
gtnia, with his 100000. With him. along
the rose-bordered way, went James p.
Taiaferro, Of Florida, with 5000 900.
Hughes. Of Colorado, died. removing an.
other 100000.
There was sSO.000.O00 right at one clip.
The men elected to replace these mil
lionaires are virtually poor men. or. at
least. what the world considers poor in
these days Of big fortunes.
Watson, of West Virginia, who replaced
Elkins. is about the only millionaire in
the batch OF baby members. He is worth
81, ,O00, 900.
Senator O'Gorman, Of New York. is by
no means wealthy. and he expects to be
obliged to support his large family on
$500. which Is his salary in the Senate.
He used to receive $l7,5oo as Judge Of
one Of the New York courts, and he ad-
mits now that II Is not going TO be easy
to keep up the Senatorial pace on $500.
The Washington herald., 1911-05-23
POLICE PUT BAN
| ON AUTO RATCHETS
Whistles Must Be Silenced.
Maj. Sylvester Orders:

In response to several complaints.
Maj. Sylvester has issued instructions
to the police that they must notify all
automobilists that ratchets must be ST.
fenced. and only horns suitable for
warning and not frightening people.
will be permitted.
Some Of the whistles, one complainant
asserted, were worse than locomotive
whistles, and could be heard for miles.
Maj. Sylvester said the instruments
were not SO bad in themselves, but their
owners had q habit of showing off their
noise-making ability, and used them to
excess. The police will warn automo-
bilists for a few weeks before they be-
gin to enforce the law through the Po-
lice Court.
The Washington herald., 1911-05-23
Executing the Letter of the Law

Executing the Letter of the Law.
A "Joker" in any act of law possesses
a hidden meaning, which comes as a
surprise to some one after the enact
ment, either defeating or distorting the
apparent purpose of the law. But the
Joker in the Appalachian Forest Re-
serve act, which has ELECTED some
comment, appears to be quite of diff
ferent kind 1t will be remembered
that the purpose of that law was to
preserve the forest lands. To circum-
vent possible constitutional objections
the bill was disguised to appear as a
plan to aid navigable rivers. Director
Smith, of the Geological Survey, now
proposes to act according to the letter
of the law by Withholding his approval
Of purchases of forest lands until he has
found the actual relation of these lands
to dependent navigable river"
Director Smith, as native New Eng
lander, no doubt has sincere interest
in the preservation of the White Noun
tain forest He is merely doing his
duty as required by that law, however,
even if he has to bar some of the con-
templated purchases. Watersheds of
navigable rivers are essential to a proper
execution of the statute. and they must
be in evidence before purchase can be
made. Those who wanted to make use
of the Federal Treasury should first
have made their peace with the Con-
stitution.
The Washington herald., 1911-05-23
Lawyers Sporting Chance.

From the Baltimore Evening Sun.
An alert attorney Of Boston has taken
what he considers a good sporting chance
in buying for $3.50 the equity In the $4,000
"spendthrift trust" created for the benefit
Of one Hammond Braman. bankrupt,
thirty-five years old. whose life has been
marked by dissipation. In case Braman
dies without an heir the trust fund
becomes the property Of the attor-
ney. II he leaves an heir the attorney
loses his $750 investment. The attorney
Is now sixty years Of age. What q
chance for a layman to outwit a lawyerl
The lawyer believes he cannot. Which
way would you bet?
The Washington herald., 1911-05-23
ABOUT WASHINGTON PEOPLE

From the Kansas City Times.
But why worry seriously over a presi-
dent pro tempore Of the Senate when
faithful old Jim Sherman is on the Job
ever ready to cast the deciding vote In a
manner that won't disturb business?
From the Philadelphia Press
Three Washington aviators cooked a
meal while up in an aeroplane. Appro-
priately enough. this latest example, of
high living included terripan.
From the Houston Post
II Col. Archie Butt can't find an old
fashioned crazy quilt in Georgia, he
might try the Oklahoma constitution or q
Kansas Republican platform.
From the Houston Post.
Sully, who admitted several weeks
ago that he had prevaricated in . oon-
versation with John Hays Hammond.
now says Hammond IL q liar. too. But
who cares about membership In little
two-bit Ananias club like Sully'sf
From the Omaha Bee.
II lightning nearly struck tho Capitol
at Washington the other day. It must
have been attracted by those Democratic
probes sticking up.
The Washington herald., 1911-05-23
L'Enfant.

The, interest which attached to the un-
yelling of the memorial to rEnfant a,
Arlington yesterday was twofold. II
was a long-delayed recognition of the
great work accomplished by the de-
signer of the city of Washington, and
it was a monument to a man who
achieved distinction in the paths OF
peace.
1t is only within the past few years
that tributes TO the memory of civilians
have been erected in the National Cap
ital We had statues of Scott, Thomas,
Mcpherson. Mcclellan, Rawlins, Logan,
Sheridan, Dupont, Farragut. and other
military and naval heroes. On the
other hand, the statues of Longfellow,
Webster, Witherspoon. and Hahne-
mann are the only worthy memorials
of civilians The efigies of Lincoln
and Franklin are hardly to be accounted
artistic creations.
L'Enfant deserves all the honor which
has been paid TO him. His wonderful
imagination and his genius as an en-
gineer made possible the beautiful
Washington of to-day. He was not a
man who became famous through mill
tary achievement, and for this reason
his memorial is unique Some OF these
days We hope to see the memory of
Hamilton and Jefferson honored by
statues here; and if, as time progresses,
We have more statues of great civilians
we shall feel that the National Capital
is not given over entirely to a glorihca-
ton of the god of war.
The Washington herald., 1911-05-23
IT'S NOT A CRIME
TO DRINK HEARTY"
James Wilson Emptied Tol-
mans Bottle.

Is It a crime to take too large a drink
from a friends bottle? This was decided
in the negative by Judge Pugh. in tha
Police Court. yesterday. when James Will
son was charged with the theft Of a.
bottle of liquor from Buck" Tolman.
When Judge Pugh questioned the witt
ness he found Tolman had offered VIII
son q drink. but became offended when
Wilson drank the entire contents Of the
bottle. Judge Pugh said he thought It
a kindness rather than an offense to re-
lieve a person of whisky, Wilson was
discharged.
The Washington herald., 1911-05-23
HOME NEWS WHILE EAWAY

To keep I'm touch with home
news washingtonians'l leaving the
city should not fail to have The
Washington Herald mailed to
them. 1t will be sent promptly,
and addresses may be changed as
often as desired without inter
ruption Of service.
Mail order or phone Main $500,
giving the old and new addresses.