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The Washington herald., 1912-03-04
SAFE TO BE sOCIABLE.
Man of Genial Spirit Gets Along
Easiest in the World.

From the Ohio State Journal
sociability is one OF the forms OF hap
piness. Take person who is not So
cable, and you are apt to impute to him
sort Of grudge, which makes you stand
OF and wonder what is the matter with
him-whether he is failing in business
or some one has crossed his path. or
things are not all right at home. You
naturally infer there is a cloud float
ing somewhere, and You are in the
shadow
Oh. no; not always. One may be natu-
rally timid or reticent. His genial spirit
may be easily suppressed. That is unfor-
tCnate. for thus one cuts himself off from
happy compsnionship. that was close
by, ready to mingle hopes, cheers. and
amenities. There was once a man ac-
costed another sitting by his side on a
railroad train. calling his attention to a
flock of sheep of in the green fields.
and this opened up the landscape. farm
ing. city life, the current social problems
and soon 1t dawned upon them that they
were old schoolmates who hadn't seen
one another for nearly thirty years.
Though such sociahle ways NAV not al
ways lind an old friend, they will often
find new one, and start a companion
ship that will warm the heart and glow
IN the memory. II is safe to be soCiabIe
One time an omnibus filled with passen-
gers. just on the train and bound for the
hotel, were sitting silent and gloomy in
the early morning Suddenly one joIly-
hearted fellow called out: We'll. well,
what are you all thinking about?" This
sudden rally. of course, startled them.
hut they broke out in a laugh, and forth
with began to tell what they we're think
ing about.
From that on there was joy, everybody
became acquainted in a mild and tenta-
tive way, but enough so TO be compan-
lonable and to feel that they were all
gentle and intelligent human beings, and
had come under the sway of that gentlest
The Washington herald., 1912-03-04
DOMINICAN BANKING.
How such business Is Conducted I'm
that Island Republic.
From the Christian science Monitor.

From the Christian Science Monitor.
The capital OF the Dominican republic
IS making ready to increase its banking
facilities by an additional financial in
stitutiOn. which. while II contains in
its directory 4 number OF foreign inter
ests, yet has sufficient native repre-
sentation TO prove that the business af-
fairs OF the nation are rapidly shapinge
themselves at the instance of the peo-
pie. The Banco NacionaI MicheIena will
have for its president the head of the
concern. that is being Incorporated in
the newer and more pretentious estab-
lishment. National participation in the
banking enterprise is further accentuated
by the fact that the new bank will ex-
ercise some sort OF governmental func-
tions. and with a number Of branches
in various prosperous localities the insti-
tuition at the capital VIII radiate its
Dominican atmosphere through various
districts.
A country burdened with A heavy for
eigH Sebt seldom progre sses to any
marked extent In the case of the Do
minican republic a vast change certainly
set in when the United States became
the custom-house overseer and in con-
sequence Of that task became also the
paymaster of certain foreign obliga tons
As for domestic well-being. not for a
long time have the people themselves
been in possession OF ready money to
so great a degree as to-day.
During Secretary Knox's tour in Latin
America a hint may be dropped now and
then as 20 the feasibility of applying
the Dominican experiment elsewhere. 1t
does not necessarily follow that, once
a customs collector. the United States
Will continue I'm the role. But the Do
minican situation provides food for
thought, and the Secretary OF State is
likely to appreciate the fact that
method that achieves benefit in one try
ing situation can be brought into play
again.
The Washington herald., 1912-03-04

\ Editor The Washington Herald:
Kindly answer the following inquiries
through the columns of your paper. We
people in Alexandria County need this
\ information. II. C. sAFFELL-
In creating the District of Columbia
was 1t necessary to have the consent OF
the original thirteen States?
Answer-The District Of Columbia was
created under the following clause in
section Of Article of the Constitution
OF the United States:
TO exercise exclusive legislation, In
all cases whatsoever, over such District
mot exceeding ten miles squarel as may
by cession OF particular States. and the
acceptance of Congress, becoH the seat
of the government Of the United STATES
and to exercise like authority over all
places purchased by the cons'nt OF the
legislature Of the State In which the
same shall be- for the erection OF FORTS
magazines. arsenals, dockyards, and
other needful buildings"
As this clause in the Constitution was
adopted by the thirteen original States
the consent of these States was. in
\ way. the basis for the creation OF the
District OF Columbia. But the location
| of the District of Columbia. for which the
general authority was given In the clause
mentioned, was effected by the act OF
Congress entitled An act for establish
ing the temporary and permanent seat
of the government OF the United states,
approved July &c. 1880 and an act OF Con-
gress approved March 3, 1871, amendatory
to that act.
Under the first-named act the Presi-
dent of the United States appointed three
commissioners, who were authorized,
under the direction of the President 10
define and limit the territory for the
permanent seat OF government OF the
United States: and to purchase the nee
essary land on the eastern side OF the
Potomac River, within the District
so defined. for the use OF the United
States and provide suitable buildings
thereon for the accommodation OF Con-
gress and the public offices. Under these
powers the commissioners laid out the
District OF Columbia partly in Maryland
and partly in Virginia.
In ceding It back to Virginia, was IL
necessary TO have the consent OF the
original thirteen States?
Answer-The portion derived from Viz
ginia was ceded back to that State by
September :. 1876, after the people OF
the county and town Of Alexandria had
voted in favor of its recession by vote
OF 763 TO 90.
What step will be necessary to have
the original boundary lines established
south OF the Potomac River?
Answer-There is a great difference Of
opinion whether the retrOcessiOn OF Alex
was a Constitutional proceeding. This
doubt could only be resolved by deci-
sion of the Supreme Court of the United
States. II is possible that the enact
ment OF a new law Ceding Alexandria
County back to the United States as
part Of the District and the acceptance
Of that Cession by Congress might effect
TetrOCessiOn. but that action might be
contested on the ground that the Consti-
tutional option in the matter was ex-
hausted by the original cession.
The Washington herald., 1912-03-04

In the last Bryan campaign, or one OF
the last Sloan Gordon. the writer, had
the job of Official goat at meetings where
Bryan spoke. That Is. he was to rise up
en- his hind feet in the rear OF the hall
and ask two or three pointed questions,
apparently in an effort to make a mon
key out OF Bryan. who. however, con-
trived to have answers right In stock.
Bryan's quick retorts always made a
hit with the crowd which never failed to
laugh boisterously at Gordon. Some
times other people asked questions. too,
but it was considered wise to have Cor
don planted in reserve.
One night the Bryan party struck a
city where Gordon had friends and he
was invited out to dinner. The dinner
was so enjoyable that he was a little
late getting to the Bryan meeting, and
almost Immediately on his arrival he up
and asked question No. /.
Bryan merely smiled and went on talk
ing about something else without an
swering the question. Gordon tried ther
with question No. 2, and Bryan smiled
again, but that was all. A moment later
Gordon cleared his throat to put third
question, but a man at his left grabbed
him by the shoulder and shook him.
SuI out IndI lhC Nldh Sdkt-
Didn't you hear them questions an
swered half an hour ago?'
Chief wilkie, of the United States Sc
cret Service. arose in the National Press
Club recently and contributed this one
to the Awful Experience fund:
1t happened when WiIkie was doing
might police for one of the Chicago
papers. There were two combinations of
reporters. each trying to beat the other
bunch. One night in a roguish effort
to get rid Of the opposition for a while,
wilkie wrote a note to himself. saying:
IF you will come out to my house
about 12 o'clock tonight / will give you
the full facts about that story"
Wilkie racked his brain for a name to
sign to the note, and finally selected that
OF a friend who lived s. worth OF cab
distance beyond the nearest street car
line. He left the message lying care
lcssly on his desk at the Harrison street
station and then walked up to the Dutch
mans on the corner to await develop
ments. When he returned 10 the police
station the note was gone and also the
opposition crowd Of reporters. The desk
sergeant said he had seen them rush out
in great hurry after calling a cab.
Next morning wilkes enjoyment of the
Joke was marred somewhat by the fact
that the opposition papers each carried
a big defalcation story that his sheet
and the others represented by his
bunch didn't have. and his city editor
was peevish. The treasurer of Smith,
Brown & Co. had sailed for the isle OF
whereabouts unknown with $1S,OO0 wilkie
wondered and wondered how the story
was dug up. but he was a long while
finding out.
One day some four months later he
met the friend whose name he had
signed to the joke note.
Did bunch OF reporters call on you
The Washington herald., 1912-03-04
STATESMEN, REAL AND NEAR.
By FRED C. KELLY

shortly after midnight some months
ego?'' asked WiIkie.
Should say so." replied the friend.
They utterly ruined fine nights sleep
for me-"
Did you throw 'em out?" inquired
wIlkie
mo. there were too many Of them.
didn't see anything to do but tell them
the story. They seemed to know about
1t and It would have been printed any
way
What story?' asked wilkie, beginning
to breath rapidly.
why, that Smith-Brown defalcatIon
story"
And how the Sam Hin did you know
about thatT' demanded wilkie, irrftabIy
"oh. I was their head bookkeeper," the
man said.
And wiIlde uttered a wild shrek for
restoratives.
There is a feature Of the big Presi-
DENTAL receptions that gives the uninitl-
ated rude shock. The guests get In
line and march single file past the sPresI-
| dent, who stands behind a door lamb in
the Blue Room. cordially shaking hands
with all comers. At the doorway one
quietly murmurs ones name to Archie
Butt, the Presidents aid, who announces
folks as they come. Many expect Archie
TO repeat the name to the President in a
low. confidential tone. But Archie does
not. He shouts each name in a loud
tone as II the guest were a new pitcher
about to go into the box in the third in
ning-the idea being to reveal the identity
Of the newcomer to those in the receiving
line.
1t is this bold excIainning of ones
name that makes all but the sterner
spirits quail One guest with a funny
sounding name thought he was being
made sport of.
Senator Cullom, a man remarkably free
from observation-disclosures, despite his ad-
vanced age, drove down town in his
carriage one fine morning a week or two
ago, stopped at the bank and found the
establishment locked up. He was
shocked. fearing that the establishment
had gone under. taking all his deposits
along. But he said nothing Of his fears,
not even 10 his driver whom he bade
take him 10 the State Department.
When he arrived there, the Senator was
satisfied that something awful had hap
pened. For though twas a week day,
and long after opening time. the doors
were locked. Then the Senator told
his driver how everything seemed to be
awry. First he had lost all his money
In the bank that had shut its doors. and
now the government wasn't even doing
business.
Why, Mistah Cullom." said the driver.
with grin. don't y'sll know Wash'n's
Birthday is a holiday"
Representative Houston, OF Tennessee.
loves to fish and will do so at the slight
est provocation.
Copyright. 49,. by Fred c. Kelly. Al rights r,-
sITed-l
The Washington herald., 1912-03-04

lis slow and Intelligent movement of
the population of cities back to the
farms. He declared there is enough
unoccupied land IN the United States,
or enough indifferently cultivated, to
raise more food products than the peo-
pie of the nation could consume.
President Brown advocates a simple
readjustment of the industrial forces of
the country, so that a needed portion of
workers shall go back from city to
country, till the soil with intelligence
and profit, and solve the problem of the
high cost of living. President Brown does
not leave his theory In the air by mere
ly stating it as working hypothesis.
He proposes the organization of a
movement by men acquainted with the
agricultural possibilities of the country
as whole and of small portions of it
as we'll This organization shall shoul-
der the task of finding suitable fam
lilies in the crowded cities and in the
INDUSTRIAL districts and tranSplanting
them to the country to raise food for
themselves and others.
President Brown warns against too
sudden movement of this kind, which
he declares would defeat its purpose.
He would choose the future farmers
with care, and establish them one by
one or in very small groups upon aban-
doned farms or unoccupied land, where
they could work out the problem OF a
change of life and industry without the
fear of failure.
President Brown sees no hope for
the nations future peace and content
ment except in this better equalization
of industrial forces.
The Washington herald., 1912-03-04
BUSY COMPLAINT CLERK.
Useful Man Employed in Big omces
to Hear the Kicks.
From the Cincinnati Timss Star.

From the Cincinnati Timss-Star.
The businest man in the employment Of
any New York corporation is the COM
plaint clerk. His job is to receive and
reply to the Kicks legitimate or fool
ish. which pour in every day about every
conceivable angle of the corporations
service. The complaint clerk Of a great
milk company. for instance, has been
bothered almost to death by a bug who
makes II his life's business to trace down
the missing milk bottles. Il saw one of
your bottles this morning in the middle
of Broadway and 1S9th street" he will
write. How do you explain this mex
cusable occurrence?'
And as the complaint clerk IS required
to write a courteous letter to every COM
plaint he sits down and dictates a long
explanation of how that bottle managed
to walk up to lS9th street. and pledges
the company's honor that it shall never
occur again. One of the rival milk COM
panies has recently been advertisins
largely on the billboards. An enormous
poster shows a scene in the COW pasture,
with fat. happy cows grazing therein.
The catch line is: "Contented cows give
good milk" The other day the other
company's complaint clerk was called TO
the telephone. womau's voice was
heard. This is Mrs Mixin." said she.
II want r. know II your cows are con-
tented?"
'what-a-at?'' asked the amazed COM
plant clerk. She repeated her question.
II see that your rivals advertise that
their COWS are all cOntented." said she.
Il will begin to take their milk unless I
am assured that your cows are all happy"
The complaint clerk begged her TO hold
the phone a moment Then he went
away and gnawed a corner of his desk.
When he got his voice under control he
returned TO the phone. 1--we just been
looking up the books. num-" said he,
'and am happy to say that we have not
The Washington herald., 1912-03-04
leigh News and Observer.
MIR. Bryan Must Explain.

From the ST. Paul Dispatch.
Col Bryan says he does not consider
the announcement of Col. Roosevelt as
being of any Importance to the Demo
cratic party as 'ft will not prevent me
from continuing to make Democratic
speeches" Does Mr.. Bryan mean to in
sinuate that whether or not he makes
speeches is of no importance to the
Democratic party?
The Washington herald., 1912-03-04
Incredible.

From the Norfolk yirginian-Pilot.
We are disposed to accept with more
than a grain of salt the report that an
appreciable percentage of the Federal
officeholders in Texas are going to re-
sign their jobs to Join in. the fight against
Tafts denomination. Republican office
holders under the Federal government
frequently die and are sometimes put
out Of their jobs; but voluntary resigna-
tions among them are only less scarce
than hens teeth or white crows.
The Washington herald., 1912-03-04
Just n Choice of Evils,

From the Dayton (ohio) News
There is a kind of fool man that
would rather be run over by an automo-
bile in the streets than to concede he
didn't have the right of way says the
New York Press. But that's wiser than
being run over by a coal cart while
arguing with a chauffeur.
The Washington herald., 1912-03-04
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
COLD STORAGE ROMANCE.

Once damsel yciept Meg
On farm.
Wrote her name upon an egg
Meant no harm.
Maybe twill be seen," quoth she,
Far away.
Some nice man may write to me
Any day"
Four years later. to a dot,
Came a screed;
And its tone was rather hot,
Warm, indeed.
1t was from an actors I'm,
BY the by.
Seems that egg had landed in
His OF eye.
The Washington herald., 1912-03-04
Lodge ON the Political Fence,

From the Troy Record.
The rivalry between President Taft
and Col. Roosevelt has driven Senator
Lodge to the political fence and to the
attitude of a mere onlooker. That is not
a very courageous position, but 1t is the
most comfortable one for a friend of
both contestants
The Washington herald., 1912-03-04
Sign of Great Portent.

From the Cleveland Leader.
Perhaps President Taft believes in
omens and perhaps he does not Tennis
is superseding golf in Washington.
The Washington herald., 1912-03-04
This quarrel Had to Come.

From the Baltimore News.
And now comes this from the Calves
ton News: THE original 'houn' daws'
song was written by a Texan. A Gal
weston man admits authorship and has
the original manuscript"
If the Baconlans really want to do
something great for their hero. they had
better stop digging up the River Wye
and come over here to America
The Washington herald., 1912-03-04
Time. Have Changed.

From the Kansas City Star
Pitney halls from New Jersey would
have been regarded as damning evidence
against him. But n the meantime Wood
row Wilson has demonstrated that some
good can come out Of New Jersey.
The Washington herald., 1912-03-04
WHY THESE HYsrERICsY
Every Country Almost Has Initia.
tive and referendum.

From the Kansas City star.
Ths hysterical gentlemen in various
parts OF the country who are denouncing
Mr.. Roosevelt's recall Of judicial deci-
sions as ''anarchistic." and as indicating
condition which the Wall Street
Journal says should make every lover
Of his country tremble" must be curious
ly ignorant of governmental conditions
throughout the world. For. of course.
1t cannot be that they are simply un-
scrupulous.
II they will m Ike inquiry they Will
learn that in every important nation
except the United States the people are
the immediate court of last resort. and
that the courts have no authority to de-
clare invalid any act OF the peoples rep
resentatives.
The Washington herald., 1912-03-04
when the People Get Throurh.

From the Birmingham News.
A Tallapoosa County candidate puts his
campaign announcement into poetry. 1t
will take a microscope to discover the
remains of his boomlet after an outraged
citizenry has had a chance at il.
The Washington herald., 1912-03-04
"sense 1t Has Nix

From the Ohio State Journal
We wish our automobile could be in
duced to show little more Of the preva-
lent spontaneous enthusiasm when it
comes to starting home on cold morn
ings after the papers gone to press.
The Washington herald., 1912-03-04
Had New.paper. sc.red.

From the Hartford Post.
OF course he hasn't q ghost Of show.
Roosevelt is as dead politically as the
proverbial doornail. and all that. but he
did make the newspapers opposed to him
use a lot OF space telling why he Is an
impossible candidate, .s-~..-----.-s~s
The Washington herald., 1912-03-04
PRAISED BY BRYAN.
Roosevelt'> speech Receives Demo
cratic Leaders Commendation.

From the Commoner, March l.
EX-President Roosevelts Columbus
speech will stand out as the strongest
he has yet delivered.
The country is to be congratulated
upon the delivery OF the speech.
The Washington herald., 1912-03-04
Big Strain mt staunton.

From the staunton (ya.) DiSpatch-NewS.
The president of the Valley Turnpike
Company says: "The company is strain
ing every resource to improve the road. :"
This may be so, but we up here can't
quite stand the strain
The Washington herald., 1912-03-04
May Beat the Camorri,t,.

Frum the Savannah Newz.
For sloy race, the Camorrist verdict
and the Lorimer verdict seem to be run
ming neck and neck.
The Washington herald., 1912-03-04
Tough on Charleston.

From the Houston Post.
A $5.OO0,0O0 fire in Charleston would kill
two-thirds Of the bedbugs and rats in the
United States
The Washington herald., 1912-03-04
A Fugitive Bit.

Lend me pencil" said the press
humorist.
Z Thought of something funny"'
. mo; but I've thought OF something
that will pass muster as a joke"
The Washington herald., 1912-03-04
MAY Need a ,IIcro.co,e
the Kansas City rimn

From the Kansas City Times
Baltimore is likely TO need micro
scope next June to see some Of the big
fours'' and big eights" that are being
sent TO the Democratic national conven-
ton. --~s--..z..--r----~.---
The Washington herald., 1912-03-04
HUMOR OF THE CAMPAIGN.

From the Detroit Fee Press.
President Taft has a few governors
himself.
From the Memphis NeWsScimitsr.
Never need it be said that Roosevelt
has not fight in him.
From the Ohio State Journal
The square deal sometimes appears
TO be considerably more deal than square.
From the Christian Scientist Monitor.
There can be nothing extensively par
tisan in the statement that Mr.. Taft's
silence is golden.
From the Raleigh News and Observer.
Mr. Taft should to put wise so that
he too, might become a contributing
editor.
From the Newark Star.
The cooked hat, then Teddy's hat. and
now Swede Annie's hat. Newspaper life
seems to be just one hat after another.
From the Cincinnati Times-Star.
What Mr.. La Follete doesn't have to
say for publication would be particular
ly interesting just now.
The Washington herald., 1912-03-04
No Soul for Music.

From the Baltimore Star.
II one of your shoes squeaks in B-nat
and the other in G-major you have no
sole for music, 1-------r------A--- .
The Washington herald., 1912-03-04

From the Memphis News-ScimitSr.
This Is the season. OF the year wher
the work of swatting the house fly should
begin in earnest.
The Washington herald., 1912-03-04

From the Rochester Union and Advertise.
Maybe March is going TO come in like
a lamb, after all.
The Washington herald., 1912-03-04
Uncle Pennywise says,

Some babies yell unless permitted TO
have their own way, and some yell any
how"
The Washington herald., 1912-03-04
March 4 In History.

March l. 1soe.-william Howard Taft
inaugurated President Of the United
States.
March 4. I755-Boswell, johnson, Pope.
and David Garrick play bridge together.
Too much genius present: the game
breaks up in a row.
The Washington herald., 1912-03-04
he ST. Paul Dispatch.

From the St Paul Dispatch
They are wearing straw hats in Alas
ka in an effort to advertise the territory
as a winter resorts However, they will
do well not to throw away their fur
caps before the first of June.
The Washington herald., 1912-03-04
In the spring.

You don't seem TO care for history
or poetry. or romance"
Can't say care for any Of those"
What do you like to read?"
Chicken literature.
The Washington herald., 1912-03-04
Ernm the Omaha Bee.

Never mind, soon We shall have the
baseball season to soOthe away all these
asperities of politics.
The Washington herald., 1912-03-04
LION OR THE LAMB.

From the Florida Times Union.
The March wind will reckon with the
straw hat.
From the Raleigh News and Observer
The ground hog has certainly given
proof that il is not a member Of the
Ananias Club.
The Washington herald., 1912-03-04
Ernm The Troy Record.

FTom tNe ITON ItNuIu-
February this year has managed to
present a good imitation of March
weather. II March will be equally en-
terprising and make an early attempt
to offer the April brand every one will
be satisfied