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The sun., 1912-07-21

Hho lives these years as n sort Of In
Dian summer OF childhood and dcfer7
the pu; ting up Of her hair and the love
affairs until she IL older may we'll count
them the happ!cst of her life. Eighteen
is young enough for her to begin tn
GO To dances. or for her brother In
spend his evenings away from hor"
Ethel may no. continue to read tho
classics. She probably turns from them
to tales If society IN New York cr
ENGLAND. MANY Ethels never get any
further than that. as an examination
ut the list of best sellers readily proves.
\ few years of tarrying there vii,
not harm her and a knowledge Of how
Evelyn Van Nroom manages her affairs
of tho heart may even be of service.
But In tho man or the woman who
| loves reading for its own sake there Nil
come sooner or later tho enjoyment ~
the book not only for the story hut for
the way in which Il Is written. a fcclin5
for the words themselves.
1t Is surprising how dependent We are,
even these of us who have had most "p.
portunity for Observing life nj first
hand. upon the books We read We ro'
our Ideals VI life ana conduct, even our
met!oGs Of speech. SO largely from th";n
pitlful disadvantage. The great crises "
life do not wait upon experience and
they cannot be solved by instinct. And
when We gropinSly work out the thing
to do 1t IL based not on our worldly wis
dom but on the attitude toward life ~
the people whom we have known and
admired In books.
So the mother who does not encourage
her child In that love Of books which
can be cultivated in all children dc
prives him Of one Of lifes compasses ~
well as a talisman by which he may
choose his friends.
For the boy who is used to good con-
pany In books will not care long for the
other sort in life. And all that his
mother cannot hope to impress on him
by precept she may encourage him TO
learn from example in the books he
reads.
II she could give him a bottle Of magic
medicine which would open his eyes To
his own faults. teach him what to do
under all circumstances and provide
him will. rest and amusement whenever
he needed It she would hardly deny 1t
to him. But book, or rather the read
ing OF books, Is all these-a frlcnd. 4
suide. n panacea and ours for the taking
down from the shelf. provided only We
begin while we still have to stand on :.
chair
While many OF the old time so-caiicd
"blood and thunder dime novels may
have been Justly considered not tho
proper reading for boys. 1t IN fact
nevertheless that those who read them
either openly or surreptitlous!y-
Guired a command of the English lan'
suage gr9mma,ically constructed 1t
months OF forced and irksorne ST
would not have brought to them ~
/ ten thousand boys who may ha\e de-
voured Indian tales, the percentage oi
! those who became inhamed and started
West to kill the "redskin" was about
Ms one to the ten thousand. and no
Fever came to harm. A deep'' ma
/ beaded desire for books however. was
cultivated by the ten thousand that
WAS pretty certain to last through hfs'
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Portrait Dust' o5 ar, lN.3.. Ne>v York.

his fuvorito authors who influenced his
life.
"The Romans. the Greeks. Dante and
Shakespeare. replied the French sculptor
Toward the end of the interview. ~
Rodin said the following about ths
feminist movement.
There il sorne thing very good in their
campaign. They want TO have men under
stand end appreciate that they possess q
value. They want TO demonstrate TO men
that there is some value in women which
men lose by not understanding them. The
suffragettes are only trying to prove Their
value Mar has weakened in the course cf
his work Of research and eager quest for
money. while women have in the meantime
become superior to men in their love-
The sun., 1912-07-21

First OF all. must recommend study.
We must study hard and be sincere. We
must learn to admire nature. and admire
the Greeks. who were in this respect sin
cercr than all Of Us. We must copy them -
or rather no. not copy them. that would
he had. We should intr oduce the same sin
cerity and the same methods OF the Greeks
into our different arts. In modelling a
Dutch woman we can employ the methods
OF the Greek. The Greek power Of model
ling would be successful even II the subject
he an American woman. II is the form and
the sincerity and the power Of modelling
that have made Greek art 30 perfect"
asked Rodin to mention the names OF
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II he does not re egard his work

something. II he does not regard his work
a. it's own end. IL he thinks only Of the
success that will come to him IA result
OF his work. il he thinks only OF the money
he will get for his work. OF the honors
that may be showered upon him. of the
orders lie will secure. the artist j. at an
end. he will never accomplish anything
really worthy.
"Such people will never hc artists. They
nay make things that will appeal to ihe
,nasses hcca'is" these things will bo rcii-
ocr'. they will s'oop 10 tho lower taste
of tho masses an ~ their short sighted
intelligence. But they viii never be real
artists And how easy Il is for an ar, st
to 60 astray. Tn" artist Who loves
women too plssi1natclv is Lost,
"Nou cannot srrv' Two p's.ions NJ tho
sam" tune, YOU ,,nnpt rHiN" art and
woman al the sa'Gc time, And yet II has
always been the opinion that Hrl lists ic -
rive their inspiration from the fire of love
Inspiration! Oh. that 70 an old. romantic
The Washington herald., 1912-04-09
TAFT DENOUNCED
In DIXON LETTER
Rooseyelt's Manager Tells President
He Is Deliberate Receiver
of Stolen Goods"

United States Senator Dixon. Col
Rodeevelt's manager. in a letter sent to
President Taft yesterday. refers TO the
President of the United States as the
deliberate receiver Of stolen goods" It
refers to the presidents words as
ridiculous and absurd charges that
otficeholders refused to credit Mr.. fart s
sincerity" ana by their acts nave as
sailed your honor and vCraclty as
President Of the United States
The Dixon letter is one Of the most ex-
traordinary ever addressed TO a Presi-
dent OF the United States. The Presi-
dents friends were going around yester-
day declaring that the Senator from
Montana had grossly Overstepp edthe
bounds Of respect that every citizen of
the United States ought 10 have. at least
for the office Of President They eN-
pressed their disgust at the low level to
which the Roosevelt campaign has sunk.
and predicted that the Dixon letter would
react CnfGvorably upon Col. Roosevelt.
The Dixon letter Is addressed to the
President" In il he quotes a telegram
received from Edward {. Orear. former
Chief Justice OF the Supreme Court Of
and Republican candidate for
Governor OF that State at the last cleo
ton. In this telegram Mr.. Orear says
that returns give Roosevelt the First
district II Kentucky. but that the chair
man Of the MCCraCken County commit
tee. who is deputy postmaster at Pa
duCah. has signed the Taft certificate
although Roosevelt had won by l.nOS TO
5l7. Other instances are given in the
telegram Of what Orear characterizes as
the host high-handed methods ever seen
IN Kentucky politics.
The Washington herald., 1912-04-09
REDRAFT ORDERED
OF UTILITIES BILL
Senate District Committee Demands
that Loopholcs in Gallinger
Measure Be Removed.

That the GalIinger Public Utilities
Bill must be redrafted so that the
"loopholes" now existing will be
knocked out. was the concensus of
opinion at a special meeting of the
Senate District Committee yesterday
morning. With the announcement by
a majority that Senator Gallinger will
have to redraft the measure before IL
is again presented to the Senate. II is
generally believed that the specific
provisions of the Works amendment
Coriginally drawn by Representative
Oldfeld of Arkansas. will not prevail.
belong The District Commissioners and
the Corporation Counsel were present at
the meeting yesterday. They were heard
with respect to changes in the bill. While
Senator Gallinger yesterday declined to
make any statement with regard to the
action of the committee. IT is understood
that a stricter capitalization control by
the proposed public utilities commission
with the restriction on the issuance of
stocks and bonds will be the main amend
ments effected.
The Washington herald., 1912-04-09
CANDIDATES MUST
TELL OF EXPENSES
Henry Bill Requires All Presiden-
tial Possibilities to Report
Money Spent.

Some Of the candidates for the Presi.
Dental nomination may be a trifle un-
easy when they read the terms Of bill
introduced yesterday by Representative
Henry. OF Texas. Il Democratic leader.
The bill provides for publicity of contrt-
buttons and expenditures made incident
TO the nOminE lion of candidates for Pres
ident and Vice President.
II the Henry bill be comes a law al this
session. the managers of the various
Presidential candidates. irrespective OF
party, will be required TO make pubic
the names Of those who helped 10 I'LL
thei. war chests. and indicate just how
the mon0y was expended. All the Candi-
dates have been invited Ey Perry Bel
mont. Chairman Of the National Pub
licity Committee, % express themselves
on the Henry bill. Gov. Woodrow WI
son has already given his approval The
principle mas also been indUrSed by W. J.
Bryan.
The hill provides that the Office of anv
political committee or bureau organized
to Influence or secure" the nomination
of any person for President or Vice Prcsi-
dent. Shall. within thirty davs after n"
calling Of The convention Of their rcspeC-
tive parties. file with the Secretary of tn"
Senate an iterniz-d account Of the Cx-
penscS Of the campaign At intervals of
hften days thereafter. it is required that
further itemized StatcneTrS shall be fiIcf
by those made amenable to the proposed
law. The bill further provides that finaI
accounting Of prcCouvenrnn expenditures
shall hc made thirty days after the con-
ventions have adjourned.
The Washington herald., 1912-04-09
BACON PRESIDENT PRO TEN.
DIEnihed Georgia soIon Fills Chair
in sherman's Absence.

Senator Augustus o. Bacon OF Georgia
was yesterday elected President pro TEN.
Of the Senate. to serve until to-day, in
the absence of Vice President Sherman.
Senator Bacon believes in preserving the
dignified accessories of the Office of Vice
President as they were inaugurated by
former Vice President Fairbanks. On
the days when Senator Bacon is to sit as
President pro tenn. of the Senate. as was
the case yesterday. the Sergeant-at-arms,
by his direction, brings in the high regal
looking chair.
Senator Bacon appears on the scene
clad in a Prince Albert coat, a la Fair
banks. When Vice President Sherman
returns to Washington he orders the
chair removed at once and one brought
in of more simple architecture. Mr..
Sherman seldom appears as presiding
officer in special dress. The ordinary
business suit of the salt and pepper va
riety'' suits Mr.. Sherman. On rare occa-
sions such as the closing or opening of
Congress, or at Inauguration the Vice
President has put on the sacred Prince
Albert, i
The Washington herald., 1912-04-09
OWEN URGES GOOD ROADS.
senator Argues I'm Favor of $780,
00O,OO0 Appropriation.

Senator owen. OF Oklahoma, ad-
dressed the Senate yesterday in support
OF the bill introduced by Senator Swan
son appropriating s20OoOOO0 annually for
five years TO aid the State and local
communities in the Improvement Of pub
lie roads.
Senator Owens said the value Of this
measure was that II contained pro-
posal that the Federal government
would at once take the initiative and
make available TO every State the ex-
pert knowledge gathered by the govern
ment on the Construction and mainte-
nance of roads. He said the national
growth and prosperity must depend on
good roads, Cheaper food products and
cheaper manufacture products both de-
pend upon good roads. he said. Inacces-
sible and muddy roads cost the nation
a thousan millions annually.
The Washington herald., 1912-04-09
FLOODS DEMORALIZE
RAILWAY MAIL SERVICE

Telegraphic advice was received by
Postmaster General Hitchcock yesterday
from the superintendent of the railway
mail service stationed at Forth Worth,
Tex, that the flood conditions in Arkan-
sas continue to grow more serious.
The conditions have made II necessary
TO discontinue all mail lines west of
Memphis for the time being, and. until
further notice. request is made that all
mail for the southwest be forwarded by
way of st. Louis or other Northern
points.
Taae mail service south OF Memphis in
general is very badly demoralized. Re-
ports from st. Louis are made of the
discontinuancc of mail service in many
sections of Missouri.
The Washington herald., 1912-04-09
employees KILLED
EVERY TWO HOURS
Senator Chamberlain Presents
Startling Figures in Support
of Employers Liability Bill.

Every six minutes. day and night, a
railroad emplOye is killed or injured. and
every two hours one is killed. This was
the calculation made yesterday afternoon
by Senator Chamberlain of Oregon, in
addressing the Senate in behalf of the
new employers liability bill.
These figures are appalling" he said
1T is not TO be wondered that there has
been a loud and persistent demand on the
part OF employees engaged in all forms of
hazardous employment for a change in
the doctrines which have practically
cast the burdens Of industrial accidents
upon the employees and their families.
who are least able to bear them. The
trend of opinion is toward a policy that
will make every business bear the bur.
den of industrial accident where human
agencies are involved, just as It has al
ways done to the inanimate instrumen-
talities.''
largest Morniup Circulafior
The Washington herald., 1912-04-09
ADMIRAL FOR U. S. NAVY.
Bates Bill Creates -Four Other New
Officers.

A bill designated to place the Ameri-
can navy on an equality in the matter
Of officers with other navies OF the world
was introduced yesterday by Represent
ative Bates, OF Pennsylvania. The bill
proposes the creation Of an additional
Admiral and four Vice Admirals.
The proposition has the approval of
American officers who have repeatedly
pointed out that England, Germany.
France Japan, and other powers have
100 officers higher in rank than any hi
the American navy. Under present con-
ditions Americas highest ranking officers
are forced to trail in the rear of foreign
Admirals and Vice Admirals at all big
nagal gatherings.
The Washington herald., 1912-04-09
JOSEPH LIKENED TO PATTEN.
Biblical Characters wheat specu-
Iatiens Called similar.

Joseph's grain operations $500 years
ago or so were compared with the Pat
ten May wheat corner of 1909 by rep
resentatives Of grain and corn exchanges
who appeared before the House Commit
tee on Agriculture yesterday In opposi-
ticn 20 pending bills designed to prevent
gambling in crop futures"
Emphatic denial was made that James
A. Patten "cornered" wheat in 1909. In
stead Of cornering the product and hold
ing out for enormous profits, Mr.. Pat
ten performed a beneficent action" ac-
cordlng to John +. Merrill, President Of
the Counsel OF Grain Exchanges, who
also spoke for the Chicago Board of
Trade and other commercial organiza-
tions.
The Washington herald., 1912-04-09
POLISH BISHOP FOR WILSON.
And He's the Only One in This
Country, Too.

Rev. Paul Rhode. the only Polish
bishop in the United States. has given
his unqualified Endorsement Of Gov.
Woodrow Wilson on the part OF his
feIlow-countrymen who are now citizens
Of the United States. The statement
made by Bishop Rhode, who lives in
Chicago, touches upon misrepresenta-
ton OF passages in Gov. Wilson's His
tory OF the American People, and fol-
lows his addresses in Illinois and Wis
consin. IN which ha gave his true esti-
nation of Polish-Americans.
"Polish-Americans who have had the
pleasure of listening to Gov. Wilson's
speeches." said Bishop Rhode, feel that
the meaning of the passage in his His
tory of the American People to which
exception was taken, has been largely
mfsconstrued"
The Washington herald., 1912-04-09
DISCOURSE ON TRACHoMA.
Representative Kindred Delivers
Lecture Before House.

DR.. John Joseph Kindred. who repre-
sents the Fourteenth New York District,
gave a clinic on trachoma, a disease Of
the eye, in the House yesterday. DIR.
Kindred illustrated the lecture. He was
equipped with a blackboard, upon which
was placed a number Of diagrams Of the
human eye, and with a pointer. which he
used freely, he traced the progress Of the
disease in its various stages.
DIR. Kindred was followed closely by
members of the House, who crowded
around him. Representative Foster, Of
Illinois. who practiced for years before
he went into politics, nodded approvingly
from time to time. while old Doctor"
Theron Akin, of New YORK, who treated
the noble horse for many years, ap-
peared to be bored
The Washington herald., 1912-04-09
Back TO First Principles.

Frnm the PittsburS Post
They stood at a busy Penn avenue
corner and reviewed passing femininity
We'll. the slim craze still keeps up"
Yep"
Hips and curves have had to GO
That's what
Yes. sir unused the nrst speaker,
modern woman is almost back to the
original rib
The Washington herald., 1912-04-09
GOVERNMENTBO BOAT
ORDERED To HELP
FLOOD SUFFERERS
Director Bicknell Says Army
Can Handle Situation
at Present.
DISEASE NOW FEARED
Red Cross Making Preparations to
Fight Pestilence as Soon as
Waters Subside.
DISEASE NOW FEARED

Following a conference on the Missis.
sippi Valley flood situation yesterday
afternoon between Mai Gen. Wood
C0hief Of STAFF of the army: Commissary
Gen. Sharpe. and the quartermaster gen.
eral. orders were dispatched for the sail
ing of the army relief boat from St
Louis last night. A steamer, the Mime
tonka, has been chartered for this pur-
pose, and the Staff Department chiefs
reported that she was already laden
with nearly 10000 rations. more than
five tons of hay, and about I.5oO bushels
Of corn. in addition. large amount of
quartcrmaster's supplies. consisting OF
tents and blankets. are being sent to the
boat
These supplies are meant for the flood
sufferers at Columbus. and Hickman, Ky,
New Madrid. Mo. and TiptonviIle. Tenn.
The work of distribution will be under
the direction of Mai Narmoyle, quarter
master, the senior officer in the field. and
loo rations for three weeks will be left
at each Hickman, Columbus, and New
Madrid.
In addition to the supplies a cOnsidera-
Die amount Of linz and crude oil also Is
being shipped on the Minnetonka. for
dlsinfecting puprosCs, in anticipation of
the outbreak of pestilence owing 10 the
large number of bodies OF dead animals
that will be scattered about when the
flood Tecedes.
Director BicknelI. of the Red Cross. ar
rived at Hickman Saturday night. He
stated that the army appears thorough
ly capable of handling the flood situation
without any additional aid from the Red
Cross. but he expressed fear that Red
Cross funds will be needed shortly to
fight pestilence. A sum of money will
lie sent promptly for medicines and sani-
alton work.
Mound City in Danger.
4 report reached fhe War Department
last evening that there is danger OF the
levee at Mound City. Ill, near Cairo.
breaking. Mai Henry Jervey. of the
Engineer Corps, in charge OF the Gin
cinnau district, reported that an as
sistant who was sent to Mound CITY,
found the place completely surrounded
with the water varying from a foot be-
low TO a foot above the permanent Ievee
The leyee is badly saturated, and ac-
cordingIy needs careful watching.
Maj. Normoyle, now at Titponville,
Tenn, in telegram to the War Depart
ment, stated that thousands, of mules,
cattle, and hogs are. marooned by the
flood, and will be starved unless released
soon. He asked for skiffs and launches
for this work and 40,O0O pounds of hay
and corn for the 1000 head of stock al
ready rescued. He will be allowed to
draw the hay and corn from the cargo
Of the Minnetonka. but the army has
no small boats available. All the boats
in the engineers department in the flood
ed section have been rushed for work on
the leVeeS.
The Mound City situation will be
met by an amendment to the House
resolution providing $35O.0OO for flood
relief along the Mississippi River. Rep
resentative Fowler. of Illinois. pro-
cured the enlargement of the scope of
the appropriation so that the money
may be applied TO the Mound City
leyee.
The Washington herald., 1912-04-09
For National Park Bureau.

Representative Raker, of California,
introduced bill in the House yesterday
to create a National Park Service Bu-
reau in the Department of the Interior.
The bill Pre- yides that the new bureau
shall be in charge of a director an
pointed by the President, and that the
National Park Service shall manage,
supervise, and control all national
parks.
The Washington herald., 1912-04-09
From Jnnnn to study Our Court..

FrJm the New YORK Herald.
Two japanese officials who have just
arrived in New York City spent a day
az the Children's Court as the guests OF
Judge John B. Mayo. They were NJ NJ
SugenOya, judge Of the Court Of Admin
istration. Of Tokyo. and Mr.. L. Sekine,
cf the Bank Of Japan. at Tokyo.
There is n strong movement to eS-
tablish a Children's Court in Japan and
they were much interes ted in tho work
The Washington herald., 1912-04-09
WILL WRECK CUBAN TRADE.
Secretary Wilson Tells Senators
Free Sugar Is Fatal.

Our reciprocal trade relations with
Cuba. involving 36O.OOo.OOO in annual ex-
ports to the island, will fall to the
ground If sugar is placed on the free
list" declared Huntington Wilson. AS
sistant Secretary Of State, to the Senate
Finance Committee yesterday.
Charles NJ. Pepper, of the State De-
partment, whose duty it is to promote
trade with the Latin countries, urged
that no change be made in the relations
with Cuba He said Canada was at
tempting to get heavy preferential du-
ties for exports to Jamaica and the West
Indies, and that, IL the Dominion sue
ceeded, 1t would reduce the volume of
United States trade with the British pos
session.