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The Washington herald., 1912-04-22
Aftermath Of the Mississippi Flood.

Strengthen the leveesl" IS the cry
that has arisen from Memphis to the
Delta as a result of the great foods
which have inundated the Mississippi
Valley this spring. While the damage
has run into the millions, measured by
the standard of the dollar, ii would
have been far beyond present computa-
ton had not the levee broken at points
along the Arkansas shore, thereby
Tightening the pressure on certain dan
ger spots on the Mississippi and Louis
lana side.
Of all the leyees exposed to the ter
rife onrush of the waters from the
north, those Of the State of Mississippi
are the only ones which emerge with
a clear record Owing to preparations
made at the first alarm. the Bayou State
has suffered practically no loss what
ever. She attributes her safety to the
fact that the crown of the levee was
surmounted by rows of sandbags, which
succeeded in holding the food in check
even when it rose for many feet beyond
the levee proper.
Control the Mississippi" 7" cried Ser
geant S. Prentiss in disdain. why, the
Almighty Himself Would not undertake
that" In spite of this famboysnt pre-
diction, the Mississippi is being con-
trolled. Our Southern contemporaries
declare that the next time a food
comes control will be perfect and CON-
plete
The Washington herald., 1912-04-22
Rock Creek Park.

There has never been any period OF
the year when Washington has had
more reason to be proud of Rock Creek
Park than in this glorious spring. Many
highly tinted word pictures have been
painted about the vernal beauties of the
reserve, but a gentle word of reminder
to Washingtonians-to thousands of
whom the INTIMATE delights of Rock
Creek are unLnown-is not amiss.
|. Three years ago The Washington
Herald initiated a campaign to make
the park more accessible to the general
public. That campaign, at intervals, has
been prosecuted ever since, and there
has always been strong sentiment in
favor of bringing Rock Creek nearer
to the many who own neither automo-
biles nor horses, and who find the long
walks from the trolley termini to the
real heart of the park beyond their
strength. An auto bus line through
the park was projected some time ago,
and other plans have been proposed, all
looking to the popularization of the re-
serve.
Still, Rock Creek is not so remote
that some of its delights are not open
to every one. The view of the valley
from the Calvert Street Bridge and at
other points along its boundaries is
one of the proudest features of a
Washington spring. The rich and
bounteous foliage is just beginning to
throw its garb of greenery over the
landscape. The creek is roaring with
the water from the hills. The recesses
of woodland throw out challenge and
an invitation to all who love the open,
and thousands of them are responding
to the call
The Washington herald., 1912-04-22
Uniform Steamship Laws.

New laws for safety on the high
seas, says a North German Lloyd Off
cial, should be drafted by The Hague
Tribunal The Titanic disaster has
shown the need of uniform code. An
ocean liner travelling between Hamburg
and New York must conform to the
maritime regulations of four different
countries. Chaos must result from such
conditions, with the result, in most
cases, that violation of the code is
winked at No one takes the spirit of
the law very seriously in observing its
letter.
Since The Hague Tribunal is a judi
cial body, however, and not Legislative,
it IS possibly wiser that an interna-
tional maritime commission be ap-
pointed by the nations involved in
transatlantic traffic What is needed
is not an Interpretation of existing
laws, but the adoption of new laws
that will make for uniformity and eff
ciency Disputes over the application
of the laws might be referred to The
Hague Tribunal
The safety of human life is of
vastly more importance than the settle
ment Of sealing rights or of boundary
disputes" is the contention of the
North German Lloyd Official. There
can surely be no dissent from this
statement New laws, more stringent
The Washington herald., 1912-04-22
DOWN WITH THE TRUSTS.

Fruu the Cleveland Plain DeaIe-.
New England has formed q shoestring
trust Let's all agree to wear button
shoes and then laugh at It.
Frum the Buffalo EIpresN
The man who organized a chewing
gum trust has received a verdict Of nearly
$4,000 as half the profits due him for a
few years past. Which shows there is
much money in some kinds Of jaw work.
Prom the Knoxville Sentinel
Just as we had almost forgotten all
about It, the announcement comes from
Washington that there is to be q vigor-
Gus probe Of the money trust. When?
FINN the Elmira AdreEtisrT.
Uncle Sam will put his stamp OF ap-
provaI on the baseball trust to-day.
From the Dayton Daily Nova
II Providence placed the coal mines in
Mr.. Baer's hands, as he alleges, II shows
that Providence made a mistake in put
ting them where they would cause no
trouble.
From the Boston Traveller
Sugar has dropped in price again. Is
that an act Of gratitude on the part Of
the indicted sugar magnates recently set
free?
Prom the Youngstown relesIlm.
John D. Rockefeller's tips on getting
rich refer, peculiarly enough, to past op-
portunities only.
Prom the Houston Post.
John ArbuckIs, the sugar millionaire,
left S2O.OOo,OO0. but neither widow nor
children. Why don't the spinsters advo-
cate a law to divide estates Of this char
acter among the unassigned sisters OF
the State?
From the 81. Paul Dispatch.
President Baer says that in the long
run the public must pay IL the miners
wages are raised. That is some conces-
sion on his part. Usually he makes the
public ante up Johnny-on-the-spot.
From the Des-et Evening NeuA
The beef trust, that is, what is SUD-
posed TO be the beef trust, proposes to
have fourteen years OF the fat kind.
From the BufAlo ETrrezN
A Cincinnati capitalist says a family
five ought to live on SIS a week and save
s.. That would depend somewhat on
what he meant by living"
From the Houston Post
New York's latest bank statement re-
veals the interesting fact that the Money
Devil is as yet successful in sidesteppinR
the desperate lunges of our Bob Henry.
The Washington herald., 1912-04-22
The Commissioner School Bill.

We must frankly express our regret
that the Commissioners of the District
should have presented a bill to Con-
gress seeking the abolition 'of the
Board of Education, the placing of the
conduct of the schools in the hands OF
a director at a salary of 5000 a year,
and the assumption of the control of
the schools by the Commissioners
themselves. There is no indication that
the people of Washington want this
change made, and until there is an
expression from the people to this ef-
feet it will be the duty of The Wash
ington Herald to oppose it in the in
terests of the citizens.
The schools of the city are pecu-
liarly the property of the people to a
far greater degree than is. any other
municipal institution or property. The
schools are for the people, of the peo-
pie, and are supported by the people.
The Board of Education, appointed by
the Supreme Court on recommendation
of citizens whose wishes are freely
consulted by the appointing judges, is
almost the only vestige of popular rep
resentation to be found in the District
administration. Any attempt, there
fore, to take from the people this privi-
lege savors not little of bureaucratic
or autocratic government.
When a city such as New York puts
itself or record in no uncertain way,
as it has just done, in opposition to
the very principle of school gorernment
which the Commissioners bill proposes,
it is only proper that the people of the
District should fully consider this step
before they permit it to be taken with
their consent or through their indiffer-
enoe. The arguments that can be ad-
duced to favor the bill are those that
have been offered to the citizens in
other places time and again, and have
as often been rejected by them with
ridicule.
But most important, it seems to us,
is the fear that the nature of the
criticism against the present method of
administration may forecast the kind
of reforms which the new manage
ment would most desire to see effected
in the school system of the District. If
this be in any sense true, the duty of
careful thought upon this subject is to
be imposed upon all who have the good
of the schools at heart.
If there is an earnest desire upon the
part OF any one in authority to improve
the schools, we might be permitted to
suggest that the end might more easily
and more effectualIy be reached by a
spirit of hearty cooperation with the
Board of Education, a consistent sup
port Of its best efforts, and in a wise
understanding of its aims, than by the
proposal that some one else undertake
the task.
The question is a big one. The in
terests of the people are very closely
touched by it. There is more, vastly
more, concerned in it than the pride,
feelings, or personal ambitions of any
one or of any small body of people
We do not think that the people of
Washington desire any such change in
the school management as this bill
eontemplates
The Washington herald., 1912-04-22

son. the tailor. used when his wife taught
him TO read and he started out for the
Presidency. keeps our night schools full
OF young men. The sand OF Sir Walter
Scott, who began paying a wagon load
Of debts at sixty is blessing for many
creditors to-day, while fragments from
the granite backbone Of Old Samuel Ad-
ans are woven In the fabric Of many q
modern insurgent who maps out q new
advance in government, and cheerfully
tells the opposition TO begin the club
swinging
The Washington herald., 1912-04-22
THE PEOPLES FORUM

To the Editor?~ Events OF the past
week filled with the bravery and heroism
OF some OF our own people recall most
vividly the lines OF Edmund Vance
Cookies poem, How Did You Die?'' Es-
recially these lines:
Death comes with crawl, or he comes
with a poUnCe.
And whether he's slow or spry.
II isn't the fact that you're dead that
counts,
But only, how did you de-
JF.A
Washington, D. C.. April q. 1911
The Washington herald., 1912-04-22
Colonel Spends Day of Rest.

Louisville. April 2l.-CoL Roosevelt had
q period of cessation from his political
activities as he rode in his special train
to-day from st. Louis on the way to
Asheville, n. c. The special halted at
st. Louis FIVE minutes on its run from
Little Rock, and some OF the Missouri
leaders there had a 9onfab with him. On
the run through Illinois and Indiana
small crowds gathered at the stations.
He made no speeches. The colonel will
reach Asheville at o'clock tomorrow
morning for his day Of stumplng in
North Carolina.
The Washington herald., 1912-04-22

to the good OF the Republican party, and
signed Elkins' name to II. The two had
been associated together so that Catron
could initiate the Elkins' signature in a
way that fooled everybody, even Elkins'
father.
When Elkins got back and found that
he had been elected to Congress he
agreed TO serve another term rather
than let 1t be known that his partner
had faxed up that letter. and his sec
ond term as Delegate fixed the habit or
him. He never again talked OF dropping
out of public life
Copyright, lg2. By Frrd C Kelly. AL rShts -
SeTed-)
The Washington herald., 1912-04-22
MISSIONARY ON TITANIC.
Mrs. Caldwell Was Last Woman
to Leave Ship.

to Leave ship.
A missionary returning from the for
eign field was aboard the Titanic when
that vessel received its death blow. and
was, according to reports OF other sur
yivors. the last woman to leave the ship.
She is Mrs. Albert F. Caldwell, a mis-
sionary Of the Jane Hayes Mcfarland
Memorial, and was en- route to this city
with her husband and her infant son.
She is in New York suffering from q
nervous breakdown, but will come TO
Washington within a few days.
II was announced last night in the
Presbyterian churches OF this city that
subscriptions 10 a fund for the relief Of
the Caldwell family. which is left des-
titute, will be received by Mrs Russell
B. Taylor. at 1873 Belmont Street, and by
Mrs. Wallace Radcliffe, at 100 K Street
The Washington herald., 1912-04-22

From the New York Evening Post
! England produces in q normal year
Soeoo,ooo tons Of coal: II exported g.
0o.ooo tons last year, and imported only
the trine of 1900 tons. Therefore its
whole manufacturing industry and it's
foreign trade to the extent OF S1s2. .5ooo 900
q year are dependent on tbs coal trads.
The Washington herald., 1912-04-22
PROPHETIC HYMN.

In that cold, icy sea,
Going to death,
Near. Ny God. to Thee
Sounds their last breath;
Music, immortal. grand.
Near to. Thee.
Waters 0eT thsm surge
Comrades around,
Playing their own dirTs,
At their post found.
Courass In eT'ry note,
Wondruus DER waters hoat,
Near TO Thee.
Deaths watea Ger them roll,
Nearer to Thee.
They've paid earthS last ton,
Gulfed In the sea:
Angelic their welcome be,
Nearer. my God, 10 Thee,
Near TO Thee.
A. r. CHALMERS
Washington. D. O., April %. 1872
The Washington herald., 1912-04-22
LA FRANCE LEAVES HAvRE.
with 1 ,20O Passengers, ship Begins
Maiden Voyage.

Paris, April Ala France, the new
est and largest French trans-Atlantio
liner, left Havre to-day on her maiden
voyage to New York. She carries I.25O
passengers.
AS a special precaution. La Touralne,
another Of the same company's vessels,
left shortly after La France. and will
act as the new liners escort on her
maiden trip
The Washington herald., 1912-04-22
SPEAKS ON MENTAL HEALING,
Mrs. Janet B. McGovern AddresseA
TheOsophicnI Society.

The Psychology Of Mental Healing"
was the subject OF lecture delivered
before the Theosophical Society at 10
Corcoran Building yesterday by Mrs.
Janet B. McGovern.
The true secret OF health.'' said the
lecturer, lis a realization Of the divinity
within each individual, a harmonizing
Of the vehicles through which the soul
manifests, with the divine source Of all
being. Mere morality will not bring
about this harmony. for in the moral
man action and desire may he In con-
hict True spirituality. however, which
is union with God. means an absence Of
conflict. and. therefore, peace. harmony
and health. physical and moral"
The Washington herald., 1912-04-22

laws, and uniform laws for the safety
of oeean-going vessels should be en-
acted right away.
The Washington herald., 1912-04-22

Young men in search Of sand will not
find II in pool halls, or on the street
corners. or in dance parlors, or around
the sidedoors OF theaters. or IN dime
novels. or in tailor shops where their
fathers have plenty Of credit.
Copyright. 1871 By George Matthew AdsmSI
The Washington herald., 1912-04-22

To save waste is the idea OF the Con-
necticut inventor OF a box for tooth pow
der, which yields its contents only when
its base.
The Washington herald., 1912-04-22

For rapid maneuvering in narrow chan
nels a new English tugboa: has the keel
cut away forward and the twin pro-
peIlers well spread.
The Washington herald., 1912-04-22
TITANIC.

Toll for the brave! There were i'm
mortal heroes on the Titanic. It VIII
take us a long time to catch up with
the record Of their heroism, even when
their stories are before US.
Never was there so vast a food Of sea-
wisdom poured out on the American pub
lie, on the basis OF so small a knovI-
edge Of actual fact as in the past twen-
ty-four hours.
Imagine the doings in Congress II thir-
teen hundred lives were lost In q rail-
road disaster within the United StatesI
The Washington herald., 1912-04-22
ALITTLE NONSENSE.
PRACTICAL PoEsY.


The jonquil and the daffodn
Have had their day,
And made our pulses gently thrill
In roundelay.
But they are hacknsyed, and the bard,
1t really seems,
Such vegetation should discard
For newer themes.
In fact. the time is now at hand,
Or so I ween.
To sing about the radish and
The kidney bean.
Uncle PennywIse saysI
Poverty may not be a crime, but It
carries the penalty OF hard labor.
Indecision.
These are the days when the young
divinity student who has a good delivery
must undergo a terrific mental struggle. Z"
About what?'
Whether to preach Of pitch"
April ~ I'm History.
April ., 1sil-Battle Of Bow Street
Two thousand London policeman defeated
by 800 suffragettes.
April o. 1755-Dr. johnson gets of a
witticism and Boswell has no notebook
with him. Great chagrin.
The Finale.
Did the play have a happy endinE?"
''It might have been worse. My wife
only lost her handkerchief and one
glove"
Newer Topic.
The daffodil is on the bill,
But ! am faddish.
The theme is trite. I'd rather write
About the radish.
A Hardy Swain.
why do you refuse me a kiss7'
KISSES may convey germs" explained
the girl
That doesn't scare me. Didn't I al
ways lick your slate for you when we
went to schoolf''
A Pending Divorce.
IF you remember. wombat was mar
ried just a year ago"
II remember"
I'VE ought to remember the anniver-
sary in some way. Yes: Just q year ago
the wedding cards were out"
Forget II. The wedding cards are be-
ing shufied for q new deal"
His FIanneIs.
The King Of France, like lots Of other
men-he took 'em on and put EN- on
The Washington herald., 1912-04-22

London il frowning on the froek coat
since q notorious murderer was photo
grsphed in one. Rural statesmen from
this side viii do well to leave their
'Princs AIberts' At home Y they 70
abroad this year.
The Washington herald., 1912-04-22
THAT CASE OF WILSON.

From the Charleston News and Courier.
The thief who stole Woodrow Wilson's
clothes merely wished them to wear at
jubilee banquet of those who voted
for Lorimer.
The Washington herald., 1912-04-22
PERTINENT PARAGRAPHS.

From the PittSburE Dispatch.
That report Of the exceptionally small
Percentage OF ''old maids among the
graduates Of the University of wiscon-
sin is likely to overcrowd that tnstitu-
tion.
The Washington herald., 1912-04-22

From the Topeka Daily Capital.
1t is true there are more men than
women in the penitentiary.- But you
know how reluctant jury is to convict
q woman.
The Washington herald., 1912-04-22

From the Nashville Teunezsean
Since Gov. Woodrow Wilson lost his
suit case, men the nation over will have
to stop smiling at the woman who is
always losing her handbag.
From the Cleveland Leader
Woodrow Wilson lost his grip in Chi
cago. There are indications that he is
also losing 1t In other places.
Frun the Cleveland Leader.
The suit case stolen from Woodrow
Wilson in Chicago probably contained
his Illinois support
The Washington herald., 1912-04-22
A Pending Dirorce.
His FInnneIs.

The King OF France, like lots Of other
men-he took 'em OF and put 'em on
again.
The Washington herald., 1912-04-22
A Hardy swain.

why do you refuse me q kiss7"
Kisses may convey germs" explained
the girl
That doesn't scare me. Didn't al
ways lick your slate for you when we
went to schoolT'
The Washington herald., 1912-04-22

But Catron thought up 9 little scheme.
There was no time TO get word from
Eikins. and he wasn't sure that Elkins
would agree to accept. anyhow. So he
sat down and wrots out long letter from
EIkins, dated at Amsterdam. declaring
for any old thing so long As It Injured
The Washington herald., 1912-04-22
EnRland,s Coal Output.

washington. D. O. April .. islz -''' n
The Washington herald., 1912-04-22

Poverty may not be q crime, but II
carries the penalty OF hard labor.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-10-14

Pedgoritza, Oct. 14.-The Montene-
grin troops yesterday occupied anoth-
er position still closer to the town of
Gusinye, according to the official re-
port of General Vukotwich, COM
mander of that division of the Monte
negrin army. The Turks offered stub
born resistance and suffered heavy
losses, according to the general. The
Montenegrins also occupied yester-
day two other Turkish positions com
manding Gusinye.
Constantinople, Oct. 1.-THE Turk
ish government declines to allow the
powers to intervene in the question of
Macedonian affairs. It's reply to the
representatives of the powers was
handed to the Austro-Hungarian am
bassador here this morning.
Belgrade, Servia, Oct. 14.-A body
OF Turkish troops crossed the Servian
frontier at Ristovatz, near Vranya, at
o'clock this morning and attacked
the Servians there.
Fighting went on throughout the
day along the frontier. The reports OF
cannon firing could be heard at Vran-
ya. coming from the direction of Risto-
vatz and Vilogoske.
A dispatch from the frontier says
the Servians were surprised but sue
ceeded in repulsing the Turkish at
tack.
London, Oct. 14-Turkey today
took up the gauntlet tnrown down by
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-10-14
UNION MEN WILL
NOT HANDLE ORE
BY NoN-UNl0N

Salt Lake City, Utah, Oct A.
Rather than assist in handling non-un-
ion ore from Bingham, $50 machinists
and electricians at the Utah Copper
mills at Garfield, walked out this
morning, bringing the number of strik-
ers at the mills of the American
Smelter to about 600. The smelter
is operating with its reduced force.
Ely, New, Oct. 14.-One hundred
men were put to work at Copper Flat
this morning by the Nevada Consoli-
dated Mining company, whose en-
ployes are on strike. There have been
no hostile demonstrations.
Several steamshovel men have been
engaged to go to work but the shovels
were not started this morning. This
action may cause walkout at the
mill and smelter at McGill, as the
union men there adopted resolutions
to remain at work only while no at
tempt was made to break the strike at
the mines.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-10-14
MORE DAMAGING STORIES
oHRE TOLD BY GAMBLERS

New York, Oct. 14-Winfield R.
Shehan, secretary of Police Commits
sioner Waldo, was the first witness
called by the prosecution this morn
ing when the trial of former Police
Lieutenant Becker was resumed.
Shehan, who is former newspaper
man, was asked to identify his sigma
ture on document handed to him by
Assistant District Attorney Moss.
The document was a communica-
ton addressed to Becker and attach
ed thereto were letters identified by
the witness as having been in his
opinion written by Becker Shehan
said he had signed the document at
the direction of Commissioner Wal
do. On the plea that the witness had
given only his opinion as to the
of Beckers signature,
the defense objected to the introduc-
tion of the papers. Justice Goff re-
fused to allow the papers to be ad-
mitted and "Bridgie" Webber was
called.
He said his real name was Louis
and that he was a gambler. He had
known Herman Rosenthal for 10
years, having first met him in Jack
Roses place and the next time in
front of his (Webber's) poker rooms.
did you ever have conversation
with Becker about Rosenthal?" Eyes,
with Harry Vallon and Jack Rose,
the latter part of June. Becker said
"the d is trying to do me in every
way. He was trying to see Waldo, the
commissioner, and now he's going to
get to Whitman. That d has got
to be stopped. He's got to be croak-
ed before he gets to Whitman
81 said, Charlie, that's a pretty
dangerous. thing w do, to murder a
man."
""That's all right said Becker,
he's got to be stopped 4"
"Bridgie" told of a subsequent
meeting with Becker.
"What are you doing about that
= Rosenthal,' Becker said to me- :"
Webber testified. "'He's doing me
les got to be croaked.' l said,
Charley, he's going to be taken care
If. You're liable to see it in the pa
pers any day."
The witness then told Of meeting
Rose and telling him of Becker's in
,istence that "the job" be done.
Webber described the inception of
he murder plot. Rose had agreed to
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-10-14
TASMANIA HAS
DISASTER IN
BIG COAL MINE

Hobart, Tasmania, Oct. 14.-Hun-
dreds of rescuers are battling against
flames and smoke to save eighty-nine
entombed miners at the North Mount
Lyell mine. The fire started through
the blowing out of a motor fuse last
Saturday. In few minutes dense
black clouds of smoke began to pour
from the mouth of the main tunnel,
where $50 men were known to be
working.
Tottering and exhausted, 70 men
who had been working at the 700 foot
level, succeeded in reaching the sur
face through the smoke that, time and
again threatened to suffocate them.
One died after he got out.