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The Washington herald., 1912-05-11
ERROR PUZZLES
MANY BOOKLOVERS
typographical Mistake, Reversing
Numbers Of Puzzles, Mislesds
the Contestants.

Owing to a typographical error in yes
terday's issue OF The washington Herald.
the Bookloyers' Contest picture appeared
as No. 20 and dated May 3. instead OF
No. 80, with date OF May 10. The mis-
take was obvious and the picture win be
considered as No. 3. with the correct
date. Due allowance VIII be made when
the answers are submitted in cases
where the contestants have listed No.
% In place OF No. g, and vice versa
Some curious Incidents come TO light
from time 70 time showing the intense
interest taken in the contest For In
stance. II Is reported by several business
men that when they go home at night
they md their wives engrossed in the
puzzles. and quite unable 20 tear them
selves away from them.
A misconception or some OF the con-
ditions OF the contest has evidently gone
abroad, indicated in the following letter
received:
AT the initiation Of the Booklovers'
Contest, II was announced IN your paper
that only titles from the catalogue sold
at your once would be used in naming
the pictures. Since then a number Of
notices have led me TO believe that pos
sibiy some book titles might be chosen
which do not appear in that list. VIII
gOu hnlulg NEAdAANN lhtANNOA
There are no titles which are not IN
the catalogue which has been adver-
tised. They are all there. But never
theless. other lists are being consulted
by contestants from time to time. AZ
has been indicated in these columns.
The following prizes are offered:
The first prize will be a t1.c00 building
lot in that charming suburb, Randle
Highlands. II Is a good investment value
from any point OF view. and viii be
eagerly sought after by many hundreds
IN the contest.
A Kingsbury inner-piAno player, manu-
fRctured by the Cable Plano Company
and valued at $50. Is the second prize.
Percy S. Foster. OF the Percy s. Foster
Company. 1880 G Street Northwest. Sc
lrcted Il for The Washington Herald.
The third prize is a $500 collection OF
books, selected by w. W. Norman, man
ager OF Brentano's. at Twelfth and F
Streets Northwest The library repre-
sents a wide variety and is certain 10
meet all tastes.
Eighty cash prizes. IN the form Of
credits at the Citizens Savings Bank,
Will be given as consolation prizes" the
value aggregating $50.
The Washington herald., 1912-05-11
PRESIDENT GREETS
MANUEL CALERO
Ambassador from Mexico Says His
Mission in Capital Will
:, Be Pleasing.

Manuel Calero, formerly Minister Of
Foreign Affairs in Mexico. and now the
Ambassador from that country, called
at the White House yesterday afternoon
and presented his credentials to Presi-
dent Taft.
In presenting his letters Senior caIero
said:
During my tenure of the ONCE of
Minister Of Foreign Relations in my
country had occasion to appreciate the
high sense Of justice which animates
the government of the United States in
its diplomatic relations with the Mexi-
can government and. leaning on this pre-
cedent. unhesitatingly believe that my
mission will be easy and pleasing In
the extreme as It VIII consist in main
tanning and Strengthening the old stand
ing and cordial relations that have held
our two great countries IN sincere ties
of international friendship.
''Beneye me. L am animated oy tna-
best interests to succeed in the accom-
pIishment or my honorable mission. To
that end 1 hope 1 may rely on your
personal benevolence and on mat OF the
other distinguished statesmen. your CO.
adjutors, in the administration Of this
great republic"
President Taft, in responding, ex-
pressed a hope that the present cordial
relations between this country ana Mex
leo might be continued. lie Also wished
that the Mexican people. united IN spirit
ana purpose. and taking advantage OF
the great opportunities that lie before
them, VIII go forward TO tnat great de-
velopmenr ana prosperity wnicn provI-
dence has destined Tor tnem.''
The Washington herald., 1912-05-11
CLERKS
join STRIKE RANK
Walk Out in Sympathy at Chicago
Warehouses of B. & o. &. z.
Have No Union.

Chicago. May 1O-Clerks in the freight
house of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
have struck in sympathy with the freight
handlers, and. according to officers Of the
Freight Handlers Union to-day. clerks
employed by other railroads will prob
ably go out. The clerks were not or
ganized, but a movement Is on foot TO
establish a union among them.
The freight handlers to-day asserted
that the congestion Of freight here is in
creasing; that the railroads have been
unable to handle their trafiic; the union
pickets have been watching the number
OF freight cars sent out and say the tie
up is almost complete.
The railway officials have Withdrawn
an OFFER of Increase Of 5 cents a day
for men paid by the day and $3.50 for
men paid by the month. The offer was
made before the strike. One manager
asserts the men. IL they return, will have
to come as individuals as the union will
no longer be recognized. The managers
say they have all the men they need to
handle the freight.
The Washington herald., 1912-05-11

gan for is. drainage canal. and The rse-
ords show that the water levels Of the
lakes have been reduced. This is fact
which cannot be disputed. It doesn't
require an ounce Of imagination 10
realize what an additional 10000 feet per
second would mean.
Chicago is a great city. probably the
IiveIiest and most hustIing city in the
whole world, but there are others
whose welfare should and must re-
ceiye some consideration.
The Washington herald., 1912-05-11
wildsdEor
AsUPHt
EVERY SATURDAY.
Our Motifs HyOs see il IN TAs BID
Std. it isn't nsesssanly 50
GREAT DISCOVERY.
Thomas Grant Finds Method for
Wearing Same Straw Hat
Two Seasons.

Thomas Grant. secretary q the
Chamber of Comm1oe. has discoT-
cred a msthod by which q straw
hat may b worn for two SEASONS
and still look presentable. Being
a public-spirited citizen, Mr.. Grant
has decided to tell his secret meth
Cd to the entire nation through the
medium Of Tbs Big Stick.
The secret is as follows:
FirStrDn't buy your hat until
the summer Is half over. In this
way you get a better hat for the
money and AZ the sane time have
plenty q time to decide what style
yuu want
secoud-Dont wear your hat On.
rainy days or On days when the
heat q the sun Is liable 70 cause
IL to turn brown
Third-Have q specially prepared
box ftted with, an automatic device
for maintaining an even tempera-
ture and degree of moisture for
storing your hat On such days ns
are mentioned In paragraph 2 Such
. box can be bought for SO
FOurth-0n September Il put your
hat away in 8 lead-lined boa for
the winter. Ccst Of box. $.
Ffth-Remote your hat from. ths
boz the following summer when you
: teel suFe the spring rains have
Rased. You VIII find your hat in
excellent oondition. By thls meth
% q s. hat can Be worn two So.
sons
The Washington herald., 1912-05-11
Lowering Lake Levels.

DWellers in the East who do not hap
pen 10 know or appreciate the amount
of traffic on the Great Lakes and its
Importance in the transaction of the
business of the country should go slow
before expressing their views N favor
Of Congress allowing Chicago more
water. for its drainage ditch.
The Chicago drainage canal is almost
a necessity to the welfare of the Windy
City,-but if there is any danger of low
ering the water levels of the big lakes
il should not be considered. From an
economic standpoint the amount in
volved is enormous, and if by some
nischanee Chicago should be granted
permission to divert 10000 more feet
of water per second from the great
natural waterway of the country the
people in the East would suffer equally
with the West by having to pay more
for food products as wei Is other
commodities now received from the
Middle West and the West, because of
the higher cost of transportation.
Not considering the tremendous Aoss
to other cities on the Great Lakes. such
as Cleveland. Buffalo, and Detroit, a
drop of foot in the lake levels would
be a disaster to the deep draft vessels
now carrying the commerce Of the great
grain, iron, copper, and lumber States
Of the Union.
Millions have been expended at the
Lime Kiln Crossing, a narrow outiet
OF the Detroit Straits or River into
Lake Erie, work which is not even
now finished. to make il possible for
the big boats to navigate with safety.
Vast amounts have Been and are now
beng spent on the harbors and other
points for the same purpose.
At present Chicago Is taking over
1000 feet per second from Lake Michi-
The Washington herald., 1912-05-11
POLITICAL MOVING DAY

Moving Day is soon at hand
Isn't IL an internal shame. fellow
citizens, that Joe Dixon and
William B. McKinley-ws would
Ike to call him "Bm," but simply
can't bring ourselves around 10 it
are going 70 leave rs in another
week o. two. fying ChicasoEardi
We who have read with aecelerat-
ing gnsto those channingly frank
feuilletons issued via mimeograph
night By night from these two war
riors Of the typewriter viii be lone
some without them. They oonsti-
tuted such excellent light farce com
edy Tor the sprins-intermingled
With snme deep. bloody melodramA
every now and then-thAt we sim
ply hate 10 think that our loss VIII
Be Chicago's gain.
Think Of the fun we win miss
when Dlxonis Wild West whoops die
away into silence and when Nc
Kinley's i5-inch artillery roars its
brcadsides no longer from the eta
del Of the Raleigh. We viii have
Congress left, 70 Be sure, bot what
Is cOnsrsss compared 70 these hre-
eatcrsf
Also, now that We think q Il,
what Will Jud WelliYer DO uhea
they leavei We arc. 3 10 8. eud-
Gus to know.
The Washington herald., 1912-05-11
MARooNEDI

Accompanied By several ". <. and
est. Board q Tfaders. Louis VIII
son. our genial disbursing ofnceT,
underwent a horrible exrerience one
day this week. So terrible Was their
Adventure that they still awake N
their sleep in awful uightmarss.
Because q the inability q the
ofhcers Of q river steamer to un-
derstand DR.. Frank Gfbson's meth
q wigwag signaling six member
q the arranernents committee for
the annual shad bake were len
mar0oned on the wharf Of desert
Cd river resort late IN the after
noon. with night fast Approaching.
For 4 while things looked as II ali
were lost.
But such was not the Ass. By
means d his tnufty lungs, Citizen
Lons Wilson attracted the atfen-
ton Of a fishing boat several miles
down the river. Fortunately. the
boatman IN charge undSrstood Eng
llsh. Turning IN his course. be sped
bis faithful cr1ft 10 the wharf
wherein the party stood trembling
With fear. The party q commit
teemen climbed aboard and were
fcrried Across the river. Soon they
were On the electric car bpgnd for
this city. There vas considerable
The Washington herald., 1912-05-11
Red Gross Work.

He was plainly cynie who remarked
upon the incongruity of the nations Of
the world, through their war depart
meats. planning death and injury to
each other and the Red Cross Society
dong its utmost to reduce that suffer-
ing and injury. Those who are active
in Its work see perhaps only the pa
thetic and cruel sides of war and are
actuated by pity, sympathy. and hu-
msnity in trying to minimize its awful
effects. The very effort that is being
made BY the Red Cross is, of its very
nature. one of the most forceful argu-
merits against war and in favor of
world peace.
But on the other hand, there is an
other side to the movement which seems
not to have escaped the favor and good
viii ef even the war departments. It
is the experience gained in recent wars,
that by the humane efforts of the Red
Cross, with its thorough organization
Of It's hospital corps, its ambulances, its
first aid, and all of its kindly ministra-
tions to the relief of the wounded, the
fighting strength of the army IS kept
up on the field of battle by the quicker
return. of the wounded to the firing
line. 1t is something, too, that the
great responsibility of the field hos
pital and the camp hospital should be
assumed by the society and that its
nurses should do the work which the
last campaigns have displayed.
The operations of these two senti-
ments, one Of human sympathy and
the other OF practical benefit, is certain
to promote the undertaking and sus-
tain the work at its present huge pro-
portions. The Practical operation of the
system in the late o-Japanese war
showed plainly to the world the eff
cheney of the fighting force that was
backed by superb hospital arrangements
and systems of sanitation in the field.
At the same time, It is of immense
credit to every nation that its humanity,
sympathy, and mutual help be invoked
and turned TO practical ends IN times
of national and international disaster.
The more these emotions can be fos-
tered, Just so much the more will the
mind of man be made to focus on the
pity Of it all, the inhumanity, the alb
surdity, and the brutality of war. Let
the work of the Red Cross go on at its
present rate and it will prove to be
one of the strongest forces ever. ex-
ercised against the resort to arms in
defense Of national honor or in prose-
cutien= Of national greed or inordinate
ambition. While the work is the very
epitorne of humanity and gives play
TO the best of human emotions, the edu-
cative work that is being done is not
lost sight of, although its full value is,
perhaps, not always appreciated.
The Washington herald., 1912-05-11

Then hen is a email, nervous biped
which has solved the. problem Of being
valuable to society without q brain and
should therefore be great rebuke TO the
thousands Of young men who are content
to roll their own cigarettes while father
pays for them.
The hen Is distinguished for her lack
OF sense She Is particularly lacking in
common or garden sense. Whenever she
gets into a garden she makes a perfect
fool OF herself. Born with a loud voice
and no particular cerebral development
back OF II, she blunders through life
generations Of hens have tried to figure
out how to cross a road between the
wheels OF a vehicle. but not one of them
has contributed anything but feathers to-
ward the solution OF the problem. There
is nothing so appalling as the hens lack
OF thought unless possibly II is the sight
OF the larger female biped who deposits
seven bundles on the ledge Of a stamp
window. burrows into q two-bushel
handbag for a dime, and then stamps
1--WE letters while twenty people wait be-
hind her.
The hen begins life as a chick about
the size Of a quarters worth OF protected
butter. At the age Of three months she
is a pullet and can be dismembered and
fried In bread crumbs and bacon fat with
magnificent results At the age OF six
months she becomes pensive, and unless
closely watched win gather up an old
doorknob, a harness ring, and a bicycle
bell and will set on them all winter with
the laudable intent OF becoming a moth
er. Nothing is stronger or more beautiful
than the maternal instinct OF the hen.
and nothing is so detrimental to the
cause Of cheap living and fresh eggs for
the masses.
The hen has no teeth and is compelled
to swallow her food whole Ike a hur-
ried business man. She eats bugs, worms,
corn garden seeds. and gravel and YIELDS
them all into eggs which she lays eau
The Washington herald., 1912-05-11
Auto DANCER.

The metropolis of the country is
figuring on a new set Of regulations for
its autos, the record Of accidents in that
city being appalling. New YorRs own
statistics show that some 400 persons
were killed and $500 were injured in
1911. This year has started of equally
as bad, the first three months showing
that thirty-nine were killed, compared
to nineteen during the same period last
year in the same city.
This is a record that Fill even make
New York alderman sit up and take
notice and also one that compels other
cities to look up its rules regulating
auto traffic IN their streets. In Wash
ington the streets are so wide and well
kept, so clear of distractions and well
lighted, accidents are reduced to min
imum, for which the whole District is
thankful.
New York proposes TO make the
maximum speed fifteen to twenty miles
an hour when on a straightaway course,
to be reduced to ten miles when round
ing corners. This is a reasonable re-
striction and one that is generally fol-
lowed without any special ordinance by
careful and sensible drivers and chauf-
feurs. It is the pernicious joy rider.
the one who goes ahead regardless of
any one else, the one who runs over
a person. and instead of stopping
speeds up and makes his escape, that
is the cause Of all restrictive traffic
laws. A careful driver, when the road
is clear, can speed up say to forty miles
an hour with assured safety. That
same driver, were conditions other
wise, would stop altogether or slow
up to say four miles an hour to avoid
not only any accident to himself, but
to others on the road.
A Chicago paper, on the subject OF
auto speed, says:
HOf the OIL persons killed in the
streets of New York in the FIRST quarter
of this year 80 were killed by automo-
biles, 81 by. street cars, and II by
wagons. The report of the Cook
County Coroner shows that IN 1911 Is
deaths were due to automobiles, I6I
to street cars, and 63 to wagons in the
county, which means in Chicago and
its suburbs. London in 1911 had 268
fatal accidents from automobiles, but
also I22 from horse-drawn vehicles.
Old English law gives pedestrians
the right of way. but nowadays the
man or woman who would not jump
to get out of the way of fast speeding
machine should go to physician and
have his or her head examined. Still,
with all the publicity that is being given
auto accidents and the necessity of strict
regulations, If behooyes every person
who drives a machine not only to be
careful, but to see that the so-called
Joy rider is held in restraint, even to
the extent of reporting him to the po-
lice, if necessary.
The Washington herald., 1912-05-11

on designs for the new coins and q num-
Der have been submitted for examination.
|. The United States had q halfrpenny
coin from l793 until 1851 and a scent coin
Of silver from 1881 until 1s7S- There was
another Scent piece OF copper which was
coined from 1866 until 1880 Since that
date there has been no attempt to renew
the coinage until the introduction Of the
Bulkeley bill
The Washington herald., 1912-05-11

The Biz stiek tLs Gsst pleasure in presenting o ITS feaaeD
reErkabls
pubsed q our e CITIZEN Edward shmd in less srtie pos
But perred to positively this the INST
this unique photogTlph the public.
Citizen Echmh oiner. is
connection with the carpentering from thAt
joining sending application
hek for initial dues indl fraternAl oganizaton esb
ished IN fair city
CIR tizen he
Be found the Masonic body IN Wash
ngton Of these connections said snd
% b busy We told he has ATTENDED many as
eighteen lodge meetings mention calls
homes Of sick of organizations
Citizen
leader KaHpcls Goto ~
p r. This Citizen schmd exceedingly
lar Some far call him a bind Theres a
The Washington herald., 1912-05-11
RenI Hirh co.t of Lirinr.

That the cost Of living is high and
apparently getting higher few viii deny.
OF Connecticut clockmaker. who lived
in the early part of the past century,
has been unearthed in which he had
set down some Of the prices for the nee
essaries Of life in 1H5. the year he was
married and began Housekeeping Flour
was Sl3 a barrel. molasses 20 cents
gallon. brown sugar "a cents a pound.
and pork Sl3 a hundredweight, while
cotton shirting was a dollar a yard.
The Washington herald., 1912-05-11
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
NO PERFonMANcE.

The robin. famous tenor.
Was advertised to sing.
It was 4 bin IN vaudeville,
A sketch entitled Spring"
The baggage. mixed in transit,
Il seems estray did 80.
Instead Of green. they set scene
Displaying Ice and snow.
The robin, like most tehors
On whom the people dctes
Got IN rage et such a stage
And wouldn't siEg q note.
The Washington herald., 1912-05-11

Daws have been busy. Even IN
cur childhood we were told q one
Margery DaW. who kept a ses-saw
going perpetnally. biologists tell Us
of a busy bird known As the dau.
In this modern day the Daw
family Is still one a our busiest
No better example Of their activity
can be found than that demoustraf-
ed By our est. CIT. q. Grosvenol
Dave tnotice the slight change IN
speilingl during the recent cum.
mefcial couference. Talk about your
busy beesi Why. they srs craHling
insects compared with G. Gr0venoI
on that occasion-
The Washington herald., 1912-05-11

tiously in secluded places and then ad-
vertises the fact In a hoarse. enthusiastic
voice. She lays these eggs at the rate
Of one a day when they are worth 10
cents a dozen, and at the rate Of one a
month when they are selling for cents
apiece.
The egg is the triumph Of the hen
When she lays eggs she ceases to become
nuisance and becomes a national as
set. greater than the wheat field or the
The Washington herald., 1912-05-11
DEMONSTRATION AT oPoRTo.
Business Men Join In Demand for
Municipal Freedom.

Lisbon. Portugal. May 10 : Both the
Senate and the Chamber OF Deputies
have received telegraphic requests from
the Inhabitants Of oporto for immediate
parliamentary action on the question OF
municipal prerogatives. The business
men OF OportO to-day held great
demonstration In the public squares Of
that city, demanding that the govern
ment accord similar municipal freedom
to that enjoyed by Lisbon All the shops
and offices OF the city were closed.
The Speaker Of the Portuguese Chamber
Of Deputies, Aresta Draco, resigned to-
day. without giving any reason for his
action. .
The Washington herald., 1912-05-11
Chine,e oueues Not SOLD.

Not all the queues cut on in China
under the reform now progressing there
are to fnd their way into switches"
and rats" and other things feminine.
Consul General Anderson writes from
Hongkong that, generally contrary TO the
impression in Europe and the United
States. the queues when cut are not
sold. This is an absolute rule, so far
as South China Is concerned. and Il Is
the custom all over those portions Of
China from which the writer has been
able to secure reliable data on this sub
ject. The queues are preserved, ac-
cording to general statement, for burial
with the owner"
The Washington herald., 1912-05-11

discussion regarding the exclusive
use Of the story Of their horrible
adventure. several of the party be-
lieEing that they shonid hold out
for a price q four figures.
But this In no way deferred The
Bic Stiek from getting the story,
no matter what It cost.
The Washington herald., 1912-05-11

Bavaria has enacted a law to prohibit
the playing Of football by young boys.
The game is said to have a brutalizing
eject Consistency is not to be found
In such action by government that toll
crates university dueling.
The Washington herald., 1912-05-11
Can Gamble at Home.

Utica. n. Y. May 1o.-The right to
gamble for money in ones own home has
been sustained In a decision handed down
by the appellate division.
The Washington herald., 1912-05-11
CenteDarinn succumbs.

East Orange, N. J., May 10.-After
nghting hard for three weeks for her
life, Mrs winifred Farrell. Of this place.
finally succumbed last night at the age
of l04.
The Washington herald., 1912-05-11
CORRECTION NEEDED.

ne man who orivinally wrote
abort the busy bee undoubtcdly
missed the mark We believe he
should hare said a. busy AZ Daw.
Ever sincs the encient days the
The Washington herald., 1912-05-11
UneIe Pennywise saysi

Don't pay any attention to these peo-
pie that give good advice In the maga-
zfnes. oas woman wrote q symposium
on how to retain q husbands love, and
used the money she got for It to sue for
a divorce.
The Washington herald., 1912-05-11
DERRICK KILLS ONE MAN.
Four Others Injured when Lift
Falls from Third Floor.

Boston. May 1e.-One man was killed.
four were seriously hurt. and several
slightly injured to-day when a huge
derrick fen from the third floor Of a
building on Edinbogo Street. The dead:
LOUIS ARoNSoN. mason
The Injured:
Louis Septa. -.r
Nicholas Piera,
Bocca Sansorgo.
The Washington herald., 1912-05-11
OUR GERMAN BROTHERS.
rFrUu Herald E1changeaJ

The Kaiser is going to raise sheep In
South Africa, where he has bought two
farms. But still the main question re-
mains whether II is safe TO bet that he
will never raise sheol in Europe.
The Washington herald., 1912-05-11
A rnInabIe Man.

'bur new bookkeeper seems to have a
wonderful grasp OF detail"
That's right declared the junior
partner He knows the records Of
most all the ban players"