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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-11-18
IMMENSE COIFFURES is
FASHIONS LATEST DECREE
Fifty Per Cent More Hair to Be WOrn-This Means
Boom in Market and Increased
ImportatiOnS.

ings. from Europe. and 10 per cent ot
the entire yield, Chinese Combings and
stumps.
The first grade. which constitutes
= per cent OF all false hair" said Mr..
Harris. lis living. growing hair, fresh
cut from the heads. This is worth $50
pound. The best hair in the world
comes from Moravia. This is long
and soft. and the COIors are excellent.
The second grade consists Of comb
ings CLEANED from all over Europe,
bundled into bales regardless Of
length or color. and shipped to Ameri-
can companies. Here they have TO ba
sorted. This hair is worth from $50
TO $40 a pound.
Third grade hair Is usually from
China There is some Japanese hair
in this grade. 1t comes in 133-pound
packages called picols. like tea. Most
of this hair-this is 20 per cent Of th'
yield-goes To the department stores
and lent store trade. Half Of the
piCol Of hair is composed OF stumps-
hair five or six inches long. These are
blea ched once and curled into puffs.
OF course when the sun strikes them
they turn green, any they can never
be made up more than once"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-11-18
IMPERIALISM ONLY
COMMERCIAL ERROR

Our colonial expansion has been a
ghastIy commercial hlunder. but an in
evitable expansion in the great task OF
the Kingdom Of God on earth. declared
Rev. Joseph NJ. NJ. Gray yesterday In a
sermon at Hamline Methodist Church on
America a Providential Possession"
After tracing the evidences OF Provi-
denCe in the settlement and history Of
America. Mr.. Gray said:
III now you will leap the years and
come suddenly TO the later period Of our
much-criticised and bewailed imperialism
you cannot avoid the conclusion that Il
was Gods hand which thrust us out. II
was the cry OF the dying that took our
flag to Cuba, the call OF the desecrated
that summoned US to Porto Rico. and
only Providence will explain the presence
Of America in the Philippines We had
to take them or forfeit the name OF
Christian.
''As a commercial enterprise. our colo
NAL expansion has been so far the
ghastliest hlunder a nation could we'll
nigh make. The millions that have gone
TO the Philippines in purchase. sanitation,
education, conquest, and construction. the
blood poured out and the lives lost have
not brought IN dollar OF profit TO the
National Treasury. but have added con-
tinudl cost in money and time and men
and genius.
Commercially it has been a blunder.
but in the spreading of knowledge and
the extension Of liberty. in the admins
tratiOn of justice and the enrichment OF
life. in the great task. in short. Of the
Kingdom Of God on earth. this was an
inevitable expansion, behind which it was
the hand of God that urged and in front
OF which the spirit Of God that led
We need as PTOtestants and as
PARROTS to guard carefully our posses
.siOns and give ourselves thOughtfully to
the solution Of our national and social
problems. But We are not going on our
way unguarded: We are not fighting a
battle by ourselves. lie who in the past
secured our heritage and step by step
along the per!lous way OF a new
democracy has led US through strife and
civil war and the multitudinous con-
quests Of an advancing frontier and over
the deeps of a colonial service has yet
His purposes which shall not fail.
Past our range of vision is the open
country OF an established and victorious
Christian citizenship and society and ma
tional activity. 1t is for us TO face the
tasks of to-day, 10 aDpraise the oppor
tunlties. TO distinguish clearly what is
the will of God. and then to serve Him.
He will bring it to pass"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-11-18
BIG SHIPPING DISASTERS.
4 Record of Fifty Years.

Fearful indeed has been the toll OF the
sea during the last half century, as will
be seen from the following list:
1s63-Mail steamer Anglo-Sa xon wreck
ed during a fog of Cape Race, New
foundland. April %; 237 lives lost.
18TH. NJ. S. Racehorse. OFF Cheefoo
Cape Chinese coast: 90 lives lost
1s65-LOndon, on her way to Melbourne,
fOundered in the Bay OF Biscay. Deem
Der: lives lost. 20
ls57-Rhone and Wye. Royal Mall steam
crs. totally lost with about fifty other
vessels, being driven ashore by a dread
full hurricane off St. Thomas, Virgin
Islands. West Indies, October 26 lives
lost, about 1000
lS0-H. NJ. s. Captain, foundered near
Pfnisterre, September =: 4S3 lives lost.
lS2-NOrthfieet. wrecked in collision of
Dungeness. January p: 800 lives lost.
1S73-Atlantic, White Star liner struck
rock while steaming for Halifax. April
IS; $50 lives lost.
1S4-Cospatrick. emiErant vessel. on her
way to Auckland, New Zealand, took
fire. December s: 40 lives lost
1S75-PacifiC. steamer from Victoria,
British Columbia. TO California, founder
ed or Cape Flattery, November 4; 15g
lives lost
1S7s-H. NJ. S. Eurydlce. foundered near
Nentour. Isle OF Wight. March "a; 301
lives lost. Prince Alice. sunk IN Thames.
near Woolwich. September ,; between
600 and 700 lives lost.
1s7e-Borussla, a Dominion steamer.
sprang a leak in Atlantic December /:
$50 lives lost.
1sS1-Teuton. struck rock near Cape of
Good Hope, August 30; about 200 lives
lost.
1Ss4-Laxham, sunk in collision of Cape
Finisterre July q; 100 lives lost
1sSI-Benton, Singapore steamer, found
cred, April IS; $50 lives lost
1SsO-Quetta, struck on unknown rock
in Terres Strait, February Is: 1873 lives
lost. II. NJ. g. Serpent, wrecked off Goa st
Of Corunna, November 10: lib lives lost.
1s9l-Utopia, sunk in collision with bat
tleship Arson, in Bay OF Gibraltar,
March: $50 lives lost.
1S92-Namchow. British steamer. found
cred of China coast. January u; 5OS lives
lost.
1ssS-H. NJ. S. Victoria. wrecked in col
lision with Camperdown. on Syrian
coast, June %; about $50 lives lost.
1SS5-Elbe. sunk of LowestOft, January
90; 334 lives lost.
1SS6-Drummond Castle, wrecked of
Ushant, June 16; $50 lives lost.
1S99-Stella, wrecked through striking
rock in fog of the Casquets, April 4:
40 lives lost.
1906-Hilda. wrecked of St Malo, No
vember IS: 12S lives lost
l9O7-Berlin. wrecked at the mouth Of
the Mass, February y los lives lost
l910-Lima, wrecked off Huamblin
Island, February Is; 80 lives lost.
1911-Delhi, wrecked off Cape Spartel,
December Ii; six French bluejackets lost
their lives in work Of rescue. The Duke
of Fife. who was on board. died as the
result of shock
1912-Oceana. wrecked off Beachy Head
in a collision with the German bark
Pisague. March Is; lives lost; three
quarters of million of bullion sunk.
Titanic. collided with iceberg: sunk of
Cape Race, April Is: $500 lives lost: the
greatest shipping disaster in the history
OF the world.
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Philadelphia and Commission Rule.

The commission form of government
for Philadelphia, which is to be urged
at the next session of the State Legis-
lature, appears to be the boldest appli-
cation of that new system of municipal
administration yet devised for that boss
ridden city. the third largest in the
country. Thus far the most populous
city to adopt the commission form is
New Orleans, but there it has not been
in vogue long enough to afford con-
dusive evidence of its permanent value.
1t may be argued that, since more
than a hundred cities of the country
are under the commission plan, the
bssis of induction should be broad
enough to satisfy the most skeptical.
But it must be remembered that nearly
an of these are comparatively small
municipalities and that the machinery
winch might serve their needs perhaps
would be inadequate for population
and interests more than ten times as
great as the most of them, for. incIud-
inE her metropolitan area. Philadelphia
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ter General He began to have set ideas
about the Postmaster Genral and what
no considered the necessity OF making
Cabinet officers do more work. or at least
maintain some sort Of regular office hours.
On the night of the fifth day the man
dropped into the Post-offlce building. He
did not know just why-but he thought
heamight get some tip from the watch
man. The only person in sight was the
elevator man.
Il want to see Mr.. Hitchcock" he
said. Can you
Have you an appointment with hlm?''
interrupted the elevator man, his hand
on the lever ready to start the car.
The visitor had a brilliant idea.
Yes" he quickly replied.
An right" the elevator man said. as
they shot up to the fifth floor. Il sup
pose you know where his office ISL"
You bet 1 do
There ne found several clerks working
busily. His request to see the Postmaster
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-11-18

Half the hair worn by fashionable
American women in the next year will
be from some one elses head. The
very latest cOifures call for so per
cent false hair to give background and
foundation to the complications plan
ned. and. according TO Herbert Harris,
hair expert. of Chicago. who is at the
Raleigh. practically all supplementary
hair worn in the United states is
grown in foreign lands.
Americans live too fast to save
their combings." declared Mr.. Harris.
We talk of forestry conservation and
We discuss home economies, but We
fall down when it comes 10 preserving
the adornment OF the human head.
Therefore, We are forced to rely on
the foreign market. America imports
its false hair from Europe and Asia.
Seventy per cent Of tin the poorest
grade-Comes direct from China, and
the heads of saving Chinese women
who are eager 20 swap their tresses
for coin. More false hair will be worn
next season than ever before To be
in style women adopt the massive ef-
feet in hair Coiffures Hair comes into
this country in three grades: Fresh
cut. living hair. from Europe; comb
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-11-18
LACK OF FOOD
CAUSE OF LEPROSY

A new contribu;ory cause I" the spread
Of leprOsy was advanced by w. NJ. Dan
ner. American secretary Of the Inter
national Mission TO Lepers in India and
the East. yesterday afternoon in an sd-
dress on The Worlds LCpers." before
the Sunday afternoon assembly of the
Young Mems Christian Association.
Samuel Higginbotham, one of our mis-
siOnary workers, has discovered that lep-
rosy is most frequent among those peo-
piles who never have enough to eat, de
clared Mr.. Danner. His theory is that
the natives of such countries as India.
many, II not most, OF whom go to bed
hungry every night, are so weakened by
this lifelong malnutrition that they are
not able to shake OF die leprOsy bacillus
when once 1t fixes itself upon them; and
in proof OF his contention he adduces
statistics which show that more lepers
are found in India than in any other
country of the world.
''An told. there are about 100000 lepeTS
In the world of whom 5000 are located
In India. They are also found in China,
Africa, South America. Mexico. Iceland.
Greenland, and in several States of this
country.
Mr.. Danner said that the International
Mission TO Lepers in India and the East
was an interdenominational body engaged
in supplying these outcasts with shelter.
food. medical treatment. and moral in
struCtion.
Neutrality-suspicious. he said. are among the
strongest supporters OF the mission.
George Y MCLanahan. Of this city. is a
member OF the United States Board Of
Reference. while among the contributors
TO the cause In the Capital City ares Adj
miral and Mrs. w. II. Brownson, Christ
Church. the Christian EndeayOr Union.
the Church of the Covenant. Miss Edith
Clark, Gunston Hall. William Phelps
Emo, Paul CARRIER, Mary ). Hamilton,
Epworth League, Emmanuel Baptist Sun
day School, Miss Mary E. Kingsbury. the
Lutheran Memorial Church. Mrs. George
Y. McLanahan. Miss Juliet McMaster,
Mai. d. c. Phillips, Miss Juinata Rohr-
book, Miss Harriet r. Switzerland. the
Kings Daughters. and Rev. Charles Wood.
Mr. McLanahan asked for further con
tributions for the leper mission fund,
and read a letter of approval from Presi-
dent Taft.
Mr.. banners lecture was illustrated
with a series of stereppticon views in
color Mr.. Danner and Mr.. McLanahan
also spoke before the Y. w. c. A. later
in the afternoon.
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has more than 100000 people. Many
of'the smaller cities, in fashioning their
governments after the greater ones
perhaps have INDUCED in more Offices
and more people to run them than was
necessary, and in such cases the re-
action may have been healthy one.
A great city hardly can be conducted
upon an equally simplihed basis as a
small one, any more than the latter can
continue the methods of the town
which it has outgrown. In Pittsburg
and Boston it has been adopted in a
partial or modified form. But in Pitts
burg there appears to be no abatement
of criticism and clamor as to municipal
abuses, while the blessings that it may
have produced in Boston have yet to
be demonstrated, at least to those who
are not within close range of observa-
tom
Philadelphia's troubles are due much
less to the form of government than
to the men who have been responsible
for its operation, and there is where
the citizens have their salvation in their
own hands. They showed a realizing
sense of that fact when they chose Ru-
dolph Blankenburg to be their Mayor
A succession of such administrations
as he is trying to give in time would
redeem the Quaker City, but of that
there can be no assurance, whether it
be governed by commission or other
wise. A commission may have more
concentrated power. but with such men
as McNichols, the Wares, and the Rey-
burns upon it or behind it, the planned
administration perhaps might be worse
than any of its predecessors.
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PERTINENT AND EXPERIMENT.

From the Pittsburg Gazette Times.
The Bulgarians captured Tchatalia.
name and all.
From the Philadelphia Record
Senator Warren is confident that he
will retain Clark as his colleague. Let
Wyoming jubilate.
From the Boston Transcript
WIN T. r. kindly issue n Thanksgiving
proclamation for Oyster Bay?
From the St Louis Repablir.
That slxteen-inch snowfall In France
ought to be a great thing for the Cali
fornia vintage OF 1913.
Fron the Boston Herald.
The road TO Princeton will be a much
Travelled thoroughfare during the next
three months
Prom the New York World.
woodrow Wilson's idea of keeping
open door" at the White House amuses
Washington, where they know more about
office-seekers than is dreamed Of in New
Jersey.
Prom the Philadelphia Record
In addition to all the other great crops
this fall, there is the immense crop of
Democrats
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ing the application or wnIIe paint, first
applied 10 hide the smoke Marks when
the British burned the building. There
was no sign Of the accumulation OF sum-
mcT's dust which in August makes the
historic old building belle its name.
Members OF the Presidents official
household who had been at Beverly
wondered where the money came from
to paint the Executive Mansion. They
knew that Congress. in its fit OF economy,
had failed to appropriate the money for
the annual painting OF the exterior.
Through inquiry they learned that the
White House had received its first bath
since the days Of Grover Cleveland. when
the hose was played on the white walls
instead Of being painted, for the same
reason as this year.
Just prior to the Presidents return,
Capt. T. o. O'ConnOr. OF No. l Engine
Company, with 1000 feet of hose and a
detail of ten men. appeared before the
White House early in the morning. Wild
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-11-18
Head of Tokyo Schools
Pays Visit to Capital
Hyozo Omori Passes Through City on Tour of
\ Inspection of American Educational
Methods-Tells of Japan.

schools. As there are very few private
schools In Japan. all classes attend the
public schools except the nobility. vino
have a school Of their own. Toxic has
a population of 2.jUOCOU. Ten per cent Of
these people are Of school age. Thu 81 aoJl
attendance is IS per cent. From 30 10
lao children are appOrtiUned TO a school
The curriculum follows the American
plan, and pursues much the same line OF
studies
Industrial work has an important place
la the school programme. says Mr.. OmOri.
but has not been developed to the extent
II has been In America
Co-eds In Nippon.
In Toxic, said Mr.. Omori, they are try
Ing co-educatIon, and are pleased to And
that il works very we'll
Before coming to this country Mr..
Omori visited schools in several Euro
pesn cities and has left there an assO-
ciate who is to make a study of the
schools of Germany and France. Mr..
Omori is accompanied by Mrs. omori.
who is as deeply interested in education
as he.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-11-18

HyOzo Omcri, superintendent Of schools
in Toxic, Japan, passed through this city
Yesterday on a tour Of inspection of the
public schools Of America, for the pur-
pose of getting ideas to incorporate into
the school system Of Toxic. He was seen
at the New Willard last night. This Is
not Mr. Omorfs fTst visit TO this coun-
try. lie was educated in the United
States, attending Leland Stanford. Jr..
University in California, and the Y. NJ.
c. A College at Springfield. Mass
Public schools in Toxic, said Mr.. Omori'
have a history of thirty years. The com
pulsory education law compels children
to attend school from the age OF six or
seven for six years. but most of them
continue two years longer. The situation
In Japan is not as II is in the United
states There are few foreigners, ana
there is not the desire to send children to
work so early.
school system In Japan.
Public education is divided into two
parts, the elementary. which corresponds
40 our elementary schools, and the mid
die school, which corresponds to our iigh
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-11-18
GERMAN SOCIETIES
GIVE RBCITALS
Saengerbund and Arion Gesangve-
rein Open Fall Seasons with
Coed Programmes.

Although 1t was difficult to choose be-
tween the Saengerbund and the Arion
Gesangvere.n as far as the excellence
OF the musical programmes which they
presented last night was concerned. large
and appreCiative audiences filed the
auditoriums Of both of these societies.
1t being the first musicale OF the winter
season of the ArlOn, and the second con-
cert OF the Saengerbund, and the artists
assisting being fayOrably known to music
lovers OF the city.
of instrumental numbers offered the
triOs for violin, cello, and piano, by ii.
9. Rakemann. violin; Richard Lorleberg.
cello. and Karl Holer. piano, proved
without any question not only the most
popular part OF the programme, but the
most artisticaIIy executed as well.
The Saengerbund programme included.
among other numbers. piano solos by
Miss Clarine McCarty. showing this
Young wOman's splendid technique and
line sense Of Interpretation She also
played with one hand thu seNtet from
Lucia doing full justice to this beau
t!fuI sung-pOem- Another fine number
was the soprano solo by Miss Edna J.
Sheehy who sang WaCnNr's "Elsa's
TraUm. fruIn "LOhenErin
Newton Hammer was in splendid voice.
as was Thomas Murray. both Of whom
are well known 10 Washington concert
gOers The Washington concert Quar-
tet. consisting Of Mrs. GUmprSCht. Mrs.
Fatt Thomas Murray, and Joseph
WhittemorC. sang a number of selections
in most Creditable manner. The
Saengerbund and Arion, under the direc-
ton. respectively. Of Prof. Gumprecht
and Prof. Holcr. sang a number OF
Choruses for men voices.
Der Dcutsch- Anerikanischs Cnterstuet-
zunGs Verin entertained its members at
an oyster roast AT Mic. Auth's farm on
the Bladensburg road yesterday. There
was music and songs to add TO the Joys
which abounded in profusion.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-11-18
The Extra Session.

President-eleci Wilson's declaration
that he means to call an extra ses-
sion of Congress in April causes no
surprise The Democratic party is
pledged to revise the tariff. But 50
was the Republican party, and if the
vaguely worded platform of the Pro-
gressives means anything they also
were committed to some sort OF tariff
revision.
No doubt that Mr.. Wilson and his
party leaders mean to attack this prob
lem in all earnestness and seriousness.
Every inference that may be drawn
from his and their character and their
records leads to the conviction that the
inevitable task will be undertaken with
a deep solicitude for the best interests
of all concerned.
The Democratic platform was de-
cisive as to immediate downward re-
vision, but the following clause was
framed with so much caution that it
offended certain Democratic quarters:
We recognize that our system of
tariff taxation is intimately connected
with the business of the country, and
we favor the ultimate attainment
of the principles we advocate by leg
islation that will not injure or destroy
legitimate industry
In reality this sounds more like the
declaration OF Republicans, made from
the day that the Progressives in the
West began the tariff agitation The
difference to be expected from Dem
ocrstic Interpretation OF the pledge is
10 be looked for in the character and
opinions of the men who will control
the revision
To make the sweeping assertion that
all Democrats arg free traders would
be going too far. There are in that
party Senators. Representatives. and
even entire Democratic communities
which arc anything but free traders.
Besides. the party in control must pro-
vide revenues from tariff duties.
The spirit in which the new Democ-
racy will approach the tariff revision
is very important, and will be watched
with great interest We have the Pres
ident-elect's repeated declarations that
no interests will have anything to fear
from rash action. that the business of
the country is not to be disturbed, and
that even the unequal privileges will
not be removed by any drastic process
The protectionists should be glad to
hear Mr. Wilson say that we must
have the quietest temper in what we
are going to do"
Mr.. Underwood. who will PLAY an
important part as leader OF the House
in the next Congress, is a business
man and an outspoken conservative
His agreements on the tariff are very
reasonable. This was his latest state
ment:
In my judgment. to keep our
pledges to the consumers and disturb
business as little as possible. an imme-
dlate revision OF the customs laws
should be made at an extra session of
Congress next spring"
The former rival Of Mr.. Wilson for
Presidential honors, being a manufac-
Juror and leading employer in Ala
hanna. has his finger on the pulse of
die people. He knew perfectly what
he was talking about when he said
there must be immediate action, for
the purpose of avoiding business dis
tuFbance When a man of his affairs
fears such an unrest there must be
good ground for the belief that there
viii be such disturbances. Hence, the
hSste; hence, the extra session.
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General was taken in a most matter-of-
fact way. and in two minutes he saw Mr..
Hitchcock. completed his business. and
left for home on the midnight-trsin
The explanation is that Mr.. Hitchcock
does much OF his important work at
night. away from the usual interruptions
OF visitors and routine matters which
would bother him in the day time. The
fact is not widely advertised. He does
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rumors that the White House was on fire
were circulated as two streams Of water
were played on the walls. BY judicious
handling of the hose only three windows
were broken by the high pressure
streams.
An annual bath is also given by hose
company during the summer TO the Capt.
tOl and the Senate and House Once
Buildings.
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BY RUSSELL NJ. MacLENNAN.

1t took one man, business man in a
city not far from the capital. nearly a
week to find out something about Frank
II. Hitchcock, the Postmaster General
that many Washingtonians acquainted
with the inner workings Of the Post-ofiice
Department already knew.
This man went day after day at O'Clock
in the morning TO Mr.. Hitchcock's office
and waited patiently TO see the Postmas-