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The Washington herald., 1912-11-17
Big Heads No Index
of Much Gray Matter
Capital Hatters Say Because Man Wears a
No 8 Hat He Is Not Necessarily
Another Edison

cealed about them, give no evidence Of
IL. and In the years / have been fitting
this variety of heads I have never no.
tced that big or little hats prevailed in
either class.
of course the sire Of hats does vary
slightly with each succeeding year, as
the styles Of haircutting change For
instance, several years ago. when fashion
demanded Of her coteries that they wear
their locks long, hats were bigger than
they are now in the days of the English
or German, or whatever il is-haircut
that leaves a man only a little scalp
lcck' on top OF his head, and makes
him look like a convict below the Iati-
tude Of his ears
Style Good Index.
No. don't think that the size of the
head is any indication Of what is on the
inside the cranium.' said another halter.
lit may be large in circumference, but
great in thickneSs, with only a gIobuIe
Of gray matter in the center, or a smaIl
head may hide gigantic brain with an
covering of protective bone.
But, l do say that, in my opinion, the
style or the hat is an answering In
oeX TO the brain it covers. When a big,
husky man comes in and demands one
OF these Alpine creations with a stingy
little feather in the band, / Immediately
decide that he is no person to be en-
trusted with the destinies OF nations"
The Washington herald., 1912-11-17
CONSERVING YOUTH
SUBJECT OF TALK
Dr.. George Otis Smith Makes Ad.
dress at Conference of the
Boy and the Home"

Conservation was the subject Of ar
| address last night by DIR. George Otis
Smith, director OF the United States
Geological Survey. before the First
Washington Conference on The Boy
and the Home"
The speaker defines conservation as
the proper use of our resources" More
important than the conservation of our
coal. oil, minerals and other natural re-
sources" declared DR.. Smith, is the
conservation of our human resources.
Such a conservation means not only
preventing our young manhood from be-
ing wasted. but also the prevention of
our mature manhood from going into
early decay. The boys OF the nation
have a part in this conservation move
ment no less than have their parents:
for It is the boys. more than any one
else. who can keep their fathers young in
spirits"
II. B. F. Macfarland, former District
Commissioner. spoke OF the changing
Ideals of the American people The
time is far 1istant," he said, when we
as a, nation were solely intent on in
dividual success, personal renown. and
the acquisition of wealth for wealth's
sake. To-day the greatest of our lead
ers work for the good of the whole COM
munity. rather than for their own ag-
grandizement"
DIR. Winfield Scott Hail, professor of
physiology in the Northwestern Medi-
cal School, OF Chicago, ILL.,, continued
his series Of normal lectures hitting par
ent to give instruction in sex hygiene
to their children.
The. addresses were delivered at the
close of a unique Fathers and Sons "
banquet, which no man could attend un-
less accompanied by his son and no boy
unless accompanied BY his father.
About $50 guests. ranging from twelve
to sixty years, were present at the din
ner. which was presided over by Mr.. |
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or up to Friday night.
1t is understood that Mr.. Cans and his
committees will start at once upon the
details of plans TO realize his suggestion.
Speaking Of the matter yesterday Mr..
Cans said the city would be full of
people the first three days of the week
and many Of them would naturally defer
their departure II it was known that
entertainment, afternoons and evenings.
would be provided for the people. Then
he thought that by advertising the plan
abroad through the country many old
residents of Washington would wish to
return. see the Inauguration ceremonies,
renew old aequsintances. and have a
general happy time during Inauguration
week.
The Washington herald., 1912-11-17
POWER COMPANY OPENS
NEW OFFICE BUILDING
Potomac Electric Concern Has Just Completed New
Office Structure, Located at Fourteenth
and C Streets Northwest

The Potomac Electric Power Com.
pany's new office building at the south
east corner of Fourteenth and c Streets
Northwest. has been completed. The
company moved in during the past
week.
The new building faces so feet on c
Street and 100 feet on Fourteenth Street.
The plan is very attractive, the color
scheme of the exterior being terra GOTTA
and white Indiana limestone being used
for the trimming. The interior. while
not quite complete, is well arranged to
accommodate the public and the officials
and clerks of the company. There will
be separate rooms for the display of
lighting. cooking, and power appliances
pf various kinds so that customers of
The company can be shown how the de-
yices are used and what the effect is
bf the use of the different electric lamps.
The lighting fixtures on the first floor
are to be of the semi-indirect kind. The
Illumination which this style of fixture
furnishes is very uniform and the gen
eral effect is extremely pleasing. Messrs.
Milburn. Heister & Co. of Washington,
we're the architects and Mr.. James L.
Parsons, also of this city, was the
builder.
At this time it seems almost incredible
4 hat the success in Washington of elec-
ric. lighting was founded on a meIan-
tholy failure, but such was a fact, as
IS evidenced by the following extract
from Crews History of Washington"
In the fall of 1881 the survivors of
the Army of the Cumberland gathered
together in Washington to dedicate their
statue Of Gen. Thomas in Thomas Cir
Gle The people Of Washington contrib
uted TO the success of that occasion and
committees were appointed to carry out |
various plans for the entertainment of |
the visitors. One of the new ideas pro- |
posed was 20 illuminate Pennsylvania |
Avenue from the Peace Monument to |
the: Treasury Department with the cleo |
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soon saw the hand .hsrpooa was .
primitive instrument and shortly af-
ter constructed one. to be fred from
gun 1t cost him $4,000 to suo-
coed. but he made an ifamenss for
tune from his patent Ever since .
whaling vessel equipped IN this way
came around from ST. John to VIC
toriA to hunt for whales the Pacific
Coast industry has been booming.
All 70 hustle about q whaling
station The captain OF the whaling
vessel with ten picked men usually
starts out ut daybreak after his game.
Everything IL prepared for the fray.
the platform on the ships bow holds
. ponderous harpoon ready to be shot
from the cannon and the men are
prepared for . hard chase. for Of
ten they must 60 over . long stretch
OF sea In bad weather. One man IL
stationed aloft a. . lookout and a.
The Washington herald., 1912-11-17
L17Z6Led WhRIeS
AezacAea GO 1os~
az TSSSeZ

come up to the surface two or three
times to blow. though he ID stiIi at
tachsd to the boat. for when the
harpoon strikes the whale many faith
oms Of line 70 with II.
The captain ID on the alert every
moment for he must guide his boat
toward the spot where the whale win
next be seen. Nor does q whale submit
without rebellion. II may Jump into
the afr. returning to the water with
. thud that sends out water spouts
over the ship. or It may 20 directly
toward the ship. lashing Il with It's
tail, and inJuring It badly. Some
times the whale win be four or nvs
hours circling around the ship and
battling for its life. Finally, II II
does not die, the sailors Kill Il with
harpoonk Then an air pipe ID forcsd
into, Its stomach and It Is inflated.
This keeps the carcass .anoat and IL
IL marked with . nag and toWed be-
hind the vessel into the factory,
There is always much excitement
when q whaling boat comes home.
and great crowds collect around the
factory. This building IL fitted With
up-to-dats machinery. and In Il the
whale goes through several processes,
Of slaughtering and rendering. Even
with the modern methods. whale
catching Is exciting work. and many
are the stories told by whale cap
tatns and their men. On one occasion
thu whaler was coming into port with
four whales tied by their tails to the
boat when a big sulphur whale
swung around and hit the propeller.
breaking II in two 30 the vessel had
to be beaehed. One Of the hardest
was that Of An immense sui
phur whale which towsd the boat
twenty miles before II gave out. The
The Washington herald., 1912-11-17

stead Of q small boat. whale line
and hand harpoon. q heavy harpoon
is now shot from q gun placed In
the bow Of the boat The whale has
at last found his master.
Many people objected to the great
loss OF whales on the Newfoundland
Coast as only the blubber was used.
At last Q German scientist. DR.. Rish-
muller, discovered chemical process
to use all OF the waste. This method
was adopted on the Pacific Coast. In
other words the new whaleries en-
ploy German methods for disposinE
Of the whale and Norwegian methods
for catching the monster. for the gun
that does the deadly work was in
vented by . Norwegian. for modern
whaling was first introduced by Cap
tain Svend Foyn. Of Tonsberg, Nor
way. He commenced fishing for
whales with . small steamer but ho
The Washington herald., 1912-11-17

mile record in front Of a runaway auto
mobile. and Mr.. McCord told about early
Bohemian experiences in San Francisco.
The association decided to have three
classes Of mSmbers, active, or residents
Of California, associate. and honorary
members, and on motion decided to make
all living Californian pioneers honorary
members
A committee brought in a resolution of
sympathy on the death Of Mrs. Silas
Hare, one of the old members, and this
was adopted by unanimous vote. Pres
ident O'Donoghue and Mr.. McCord rep
resented the association at the funeral
The Washington herald., 1912-11-17

From the time of Samson II has beer
stated that the length and luxuriance Of
mans hirsute adornment is an index tc
his personal strength, and now comes
the question:
Is the size Of his hatband an index tc
his mental power?
European hatters are authority for the
statement that il is the big heads that
contain the big brains: that since the
time brute strength bowed before inteiIi-
gence as the ruling power in the world
the size of hatbands has been on the
increase. and that in the last tea years
there has been an increase of a quarter
Of an inch In the circumference of mas
culine head covering.
This is an interesting theory. but it is
shattered by local haberdashers and hat
ters, who say that II Is their observance
that the size OF the head Is no criterion
nf its owners wit
A large range Of sizes in hats is neces-
sary TO cater to the public. whether the
prevailing trade be Of the ''high-brow'
or '1ow-brow" class. they say. States
men. bricklayers. physicians, lawyers,
street car conductors and suffragists
vary SO in their capital extremities that
the dealer must have on hand a stock
ranging from six and a half to seven and
half IL he would fit every head that
comes in through the plate-glass doors.
Haircuts Count.
Prevailing styles more than gray mat
ter Influence the size of hats. one mer-
chant ventured when asked for an ex-
preston on this latest scientific ques-
ton.
Hats and haircuts are at the bottom
of the whole thing. In his opinion.
We are blessed with a trade recruited
from the ranks OF Senators and dipio-
mats. as well as from the hordes Of
petty clerks and underlings who. IL they
have massive thought apparatuses con-
The Washington herald., 1912-11-17

whales feed on animal LIFE and come
to the surface 10 blow he Is liable
at any time TO call cut whale ahead"
or Whale on starboGrd" or whsle
to larboard," ~ the case may be.
When such q call comes all 10 ex-
element Quick a. fash the stanch
craft goes full speed and noiselessiy
bears down upon the prey with the
captain up IN the bow with his hand
on the cannon. He waits until the
boat II about . hundred and nifty
yards from the whale when Hash
goes the harpoon. This Is . large
instrument. six feet loaE. with claws
that open and fasten themselves
firmly into the flesh To make as
suranco doubly sure the harpoon has
on It q shell that explodes after the
instrument enters the whale. Then
begins Q chase after the whale II
he Is not killed outright As may
The Washington herald., 1912-11-17
HENRY GASSAWAY DAVIS
ENLIVENS BIRTHDAY
WITH BUSINESS TRIP

Henry Gassaway Davis celebrated his
ninetieth birthday yesterday by taking a
business trip to Charlestown. W. Va.
Mr.. Davis. who was candidate for Vice
President in 1904. and probably the Oldest
citizen ir the United States taking an ac-
tive part in public affairs, observed no
special programme for the day. 1t is
said that he is no friend of birthday ef-
fusIons and the attendant fuss and
feathers Of their celebration, which is
probably the reason Of choosing that par
ticuiar day for the accomplishment Of
Els business at Charlestown.
The Washington herald., 1912-11-17

HETHER the whale swaI-
lowed Jonah or that gentle-
man of ancient times swal-
y Wv lowed the whale makes lit
tie difference these days to the men
who are working on the Pacinc Coast
and Puget Sound with modern whalery
methods. Only recently has this in
dustry been established on q large
scale, but 1t bids fair to be one Of
the most lucrative Of the fisheries
on the Weste n waters. All romance
has gone from the whale now that
up-to-date measures arc adopted
Though whaling Is an old business
In the waters Of the Pacific present
Gay fishermen laugh with scorn at
the old methods. Old whaIers sit
ting on coils of rope in the harbors
Of Victoria, Vancouver ard Seattle
tell long yarns OF how they harpooned
the whale and were tossed about in
their small boats, nearly losing their
lives in their endeevors to get the
leviathan. which after capture was for
the most part given to the Indians.
The whalebone and a little OIL were
all that were thought worthy OF pres
ervation. Alaskan Indians still go
out IN small canoes and occasionally
catch q whale, which is always the
occasion for q potlatch. But these
are crude and Intellectual methods.
The modern whaler Is too busy to
loaf around docks for he has an ex- |
The Washington herald., 1912-11-17

ers held November ., 1856, it was decided
to purchase a lot at Thirteen-and-a-
half and B Streets Northwest. the officers
being authorized to build and equip a
permanent station. The Edison system
of central station lighting was adopted,
and the station was completed about the
latter part of 1887.
The present main generating station of
the Potomac company. which was started
in December, 1906. is located at Benning.
D. c., and is one OF the most modern
electrical generating stations in the coun-
try.
The Washington herald., 1912-11-17
Fleet sail. for1south.

on the North Carolina coast yesterday
was battleship armada, comprising
fifteen vessels of the Atlantic fleet,
steaming on its annual Southern water
cruise. The battleships Minnesota, Kan
sas, South Carolina, and Michigan are
en- route to Pensacola. Fla Eleven
other war vessels will stop at Charles
ton. y, C, for the annual feet review,
The Washington herald., 1912-11-17
American seaman browns.

Admiral Nicholson, commander of the
Asiatic feet at Shanghai, cabled the
Navy Department that Harry 4. Barlow
seaman, on she Saratoga fell. over
board yesterday and was drowned. Bar
low enlisted two years ago from Ohio
and was nineteen years. OF age. HIS
father, Henry Barlow, lives In San
Francisco.
The Washington herald., 1912-11-17

oesseS did not hesitate to play for the
highest stakes and . faro bank was
q portion Of the paraphernalia Of
dame fashion.
Queen Elizabeth was fond Of cards,
but she was inclined to be somewhat
peevfsh and lost her temper at the
game. Mary, Queen Of the SCOTS,
The Washington herald., 1912-11-17

Anne Boleyn was an inveterats
gambler. ss were all the wives Of
Henry VIII. with one exception-
Catherine Of Arsgon did not gamble.
a. she had no love for the card table.
Nell Gwyn lost four hundred guineas
one night to the niece Of . notorious
gambler. Mazarin. who Afterwards
died insolvent. having lost at cards
The Washington herald., 1912-11-17
NEW LOCOMOTIVE.

JAPANESE railroads have decided
to adopt . new type Of Iocomo-
~ tive. made in Germany. in which
the cylinders have been reduced to
fifteen inches. Experiments have
been made at Nagano station with the
new locomotive and with satisfactory
The Washington herald., 1912-11-17
WOMEN GAMBLERS.

HL1TTLE over q century ago there
III were hundreds of great ladies in
England who made of their
drawing rooms regular gambling dens,
and many in the most exalted social
positions lost, or won as the case
might be, thousands of dollars In a
single nights play. The royal prin-
The Washington herald., 1912-11-17

carried her infatuation to the extent
Of wagering her personal attire on q
game. She would play continually
from Saturday to Monday and sacrfics
her wardrobe II necessary to do 90.
Queen Ann, Of Austria, was fairy pur-
sued by I'll luck. we are told. but she
Is said to have played without passion
or greed.
The Washington herald., 1912-11-17

trio light, at that time beginning to be
used in few cities. but entirely un-
known in Washington GUYS were
stretched at intervals from housetop to
housetop AMI arc lamps suspended
therefrom over the middle of the street.
y dynamo was connected with the en-
gine of a sawmill in Thirteenth Street
and at the appointed time thousands of
citizens and visitors thronged the Ave
nue. to witness the novel display and to
behold night transformed into dav.
Strange 20 relate however the attempt
to light the Avenue in this way was a
melancholy failure"
The interest which this experiment
aroused grew, and sometime after the
vain attempt 10 light Pennsylvania Ave
nue a company was organized, of which
the Potomac Electric Power Company
is the successor.
The Real Beginning.
In May. 1888. an order was given bv
the local company for a dynamo for in
cahdescent lighting. In November of the
same year there were in operation 81
arc lamps and 100 incandescent lamps.
In 1854 the company installed its under
ground conduits along PENNSYLVANIA
avenue and other streets where II had
service mains. Since then many exten-
slons and improvements have been made
Alternating current generators were pur-
chased which enabled the company to
supply service in the outlying sections of
-he city
The original plant, which was in the
rear Of the building at the northeast
corner Of Tenth and Streets, was de-
'troyed by fire July 16. 1855. This forced
he company to seek new quarters. and
while the fire Of its plant was still bIaz-
ng arrangements were made to lease the
'riginal depot of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad at Second and B Streets North |
vest. where is now located the United |
states Census Office. |
At an annual meeting Of the stockhold- |
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an enormous fortune left to her by
her cardinal uncle Cards are still
popular among the hostesses Of many
Of the English drawing rooms, but not
to the extent they were . century ago.
The Washington herald., 1912-11-17

results. 1t is stated that the consump-
ton of coal is greatly reduced by the
new engine. being IS pounds . mile
instead Of 80 pounds. II Is proposed
to gradually adopt the new type Of
engine on all Of the japanese gov
e-nment- railroad lines.
The Washington herald., 1912-11-17

The Servian government has or
dered two hundred typewritsrs from
an American concern. Tho machines
will be used In the government ofices.
The Washington herald., 1912-11-17
5E1 4 .EEs..I1!s Ne ssnI rSs FREE

took my own medicine. Il permanently cured m v
rheumatism after had SaaCred tOrturss for thirty
Sx ytarS ] sTent $4,000 before I discovered the
remedy that cured me, but IN give you the bene6t
a my experience for nothing
II you suffer frCm rheumatism let me send you
rackage Of my remedy absolutely free. Don't send
any money, want 10 give II TO you I want You to
Sc fer yourself what 1t viii do The picture shows
how suffered. Marie you are suffering the same
way. Dent You don't need to. I've got the reulrdy
that VIII cure you and It's for the asking Write
ne to-day. 5. +. Delano. Dept ESD, Delano Bldg
Syracuse, New York and III send yoQ frse packass
the Very day get yoar isttsR. =
The Washington herald., 1912-11-17
BAND CONCERT TODAY.

By FfteeIAh Cavalry Band, Arthur s.
witcomb. director. at Fort Myer, at II
p m. Programme:
GUARD MOUNT.
March. King Karl" .Urath
fnsrection. ''serenade d'Amour''. -. Roman
Troop the line. Ell Captain. .sousa
Refte~. Universal Peace. .Lampe
CONCERT AT RAND STAND.
March. General Wood .BGttrich
Pnsrins' eaoras Scm ''L1nbzrdi" Verdi
Grand selection. Chimes Of Normandy
........-.........--......... Planouette
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II 80 zo7 WzaaIe ReadYlar E0e coZtx0e

HETHER the whale swaI-
lowed Jonah or that gentle-
man Of ancient times swal-
lowed the whale makes lit
The Lamar register., 1912-12-04
NOTICE OF ADJUSTMENT DAY

Estate of Charles B. McNerney. De-
ceased.
The undersigned. having been ap-
pointed Executrtx OF the last will and
testament of Charles b. McNerney.
late of the county of Prowers.
in the State of Colorado, deceased,
hereby gives notice that she will ap-
pear before the County Court OF said
Prowers County. at the Court House
in the Getty of Lamar. In said County.
on Monday. the I'd day OF December.
A d. 1919. at the hour of 10 o'clock
A. M. of said day. at which time all
persons having claims against said es-
tate. are notified and requested to. at
tend for the purpose of having the same
adjusted. AN persons Indebted to SAID
estate are requested to make Immediate
payment to the undersigned.
Dated at Lamar. Prowers County.
Colorado. this 26th day of October. A.
d. 1872 - :, 49,
Executrix Of the last will and testament
OF Charles p. McNsrney. Deceased.
The evening world., 1912-08-09
WHY SCATTER THE BLAME?

Ut Is be hoped that Representative Roddnbg violent attcmp
to the Rosentha murder and the gambling graft scnda
= into arguments for restricted immigration will fall flat
New York City has wretched tangle of murder and police graf
= unravc But nothing whatever is be gained by hard words
md mudsnging the direction Of involved
1t not necessary to fall back upon the "low criminal instincts
u degraded European race the sinister workings OF
foreign society account either for the shooting Of Her
Rosena for the police graft and corruption that the crime
mas uncovered No Anarchists Camorr degenerate foreign
criminals need be dragged in to bear the blame.
Gambling respectable AngoSaxon vice know
~ English foreathe have always been deep it and further
back Gemanc the Rhine forests gamed their
fields and their wives and their persons with that scandal
lid the Romans.
Abuse Of power for pockefng purposes is also habit which
say nation has developed nicely without outside help Murder
for shut somebody's mouth has been enough
the annals Of all Gamblers the world noorousy free
With their guns Hiring Of assans known every country
Reving the Of the who believed to have killed
Essential silly Of time. It neither fixes the blame
remedies the wider evil involved Let wrong lawabng c
by condmning them wholesale for the crimes
their brethren
Moreover perfectly clear that graft and corruption the
New York police have sprung up among who whatever their
ancestry undoubtedly Americans In the present plight of New
York the duty city and nation to try to fix what wrong
heme-not to fix blame abroad.