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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-07-29
COMMISSION PLAN PROFITABLE
First Six Months Result show n
Saving in Every Department.,
Frun the New York Tstb1ns.

fTurn the New York TCtb1ns
Topeka. kans.. has Just taken stock Of
It's first six months under the connn,s-
sion plan OF city government, and Is very
well satisfied with the showing. A de-
tailed statement OF the amounts ex-
pended under the supervision OF the va
rious commissioners shows that there has
been saving in every case. The total
OF the economies for the first six months
Is placed at s2+5STe2. and q is conf
IDENTIFY expected that the saving on the
years business will be in excess Of
$1,000 That would amount to more than
Ione-sixth OF the total appropriated for the
conduct Of the c.tys affairs during the
year. The budget for the year was a
little less than 100000. II St Paul should
be able to do as well under the commits
sion plan as Topeka is doing at the out
set, the result would be a saving OF ap-
proxlmately 5000 a day.
The results IN Topeka are being ac-
compl.shed along the lines that might
be expected under a business admins
ira ton OF the public's business Each
cOmmiss oner has found leaks in his de-
partTnents where il was possible to en-
force little economies without lessening
efficiency. The budget estimates were
based on experience under the political
system. and the fact that 1t has been
possible 10 Iop of one-sixth gives some
indication Of the penalty the people are
called upon TO pay for political manage
ment under the old-fashioned methods
of governing cities II is to get away
from such wastefulness that the people
OF St. Paul and other cities are indors-
ing the commission idea. They want to
know that they are getting their moneys
worth.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-07-29
CARDINALS MUST ECONOMIC.
Suggestion from America that They
Use Autos Instead of Carriages.

From an Exchange
Several cardinals Of the Curia. who re-
side In Rome and receive a yearly salary
OF 81, 900 from the Holy See. find It very
hard to make both ends meet owing
to the increased cost of living and rise
in house rents.
According TO Vatican etiquette each
cardinal living in Rome must have an
apartment with at least four large
rooms. namely. an ante-chamber, a re-
ception room, a drawing room, and the
so-Called throne room, where a canopy
Is erected over the Pope's portrait and
a gilt armchair is kept turned to the
wall and is only to be used when the
Pope pays a visit Besides. cardinals
must keep a two-horse carriage. as since
1870 they have not been allowed 10 walk
in the city.
It is impossible to rent a suitable
apartment for less than s., 200 a year. and
an equal sum has to be spent for the
hire OF the carriage with black horses.
That leaves 81, 600 OF a cardinals annual
income to pay the salary OF a secretary
and the wages Of a footman and a cook
and to defray ordinary household ex-
penses. The cardinals of the Curia at
present number twenty-eight, OF whom
only five are suburban bishops, and
consequently. have separate incomes, and
very likely their number will shortly be
increased when the Pope at the next
consistory in May will create Monsignor
Giustini a cardinal and offer an asylum
in Rome to the acknowledgements Mon
signor Bello, the exiled patriarch of Lis
bon. 1t is not expected that the Pope
will increase the allowance given to the
Curia cardinals who are, consequently,
compelled TO economic.
Cardinal Falconio, whose long resi-
dence in America has served TO render
him very practical. suggested to his COL
leagues that II instead Of n carriage
they adopted an automobile they would
save money. He proposed that the car
dinals Should buy automobiles on the
instalment system and teach their foot
men to run them; thus in a couple of
years time, they will be able to save
the LOO they now pay every year for
the hire OF their carriages. Several car
dfnals have decided to follow the sug-
gestion of Cardinal Falconio.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-07-29
Floating Gossip Caught on the
Fly in European Court Circles

full way the future ruler Of tho grand
duchy-a mere child-discharged these
novel and painful duties
II 10 said by those who approach the
new ruler that she has q very keen
grasp of politics, and that. should events
allow her to play an independent part in
European AFFAIRS. she would be able to
cope with any emergency. But her two
great neighbors have no intention to al
low the grand duchess to feel that either
she or Luxembourg is q power.
The grand duchess. at any rate, will
not starve, no matter what may be in
store for her little country. She IL the
sole possessor Of a fortune amounting to
something like so, oO0, 900, and this in. a
land where everything is very cheap. and
a dollar reaches as far as five with US.
Hence, she cares little for her civil list
Of $4,000 a year. The fair-haired, pink
and-white royal highness owns in her
own right big estates at home and abroad
and well-invested securities. all the for
mer property OF Ter grandfather, the ex-
slams In 1866, when he sided with the
other German states against Prussia
Luxembourg. although figuring in his
tory for more than a thousand years,
came into existence as a separate and
distinctly sovereign state only as late as
1880. when the present rulers grand
father became its sovereign upon the
death OF King Wilhelm Of Holland. Then
the crown OF the Netherlands went to
his daughter. the present Queen Wilhel-
nina, while his Grand Duchy OF Luxem-
bours descended to his kinsman. Grand
Duke Adolf of Nassau.
The whole little country. with its few
villages and small towns, perched mostly
upon the rocks of the Ardennes, and its
quaint. but delightful, capital city, is a
gem that Is admired by all who visit IT.
Let us wish for her sake that things
may not change for the worse under the
new rule: for. be It known. the fair little
girl has been SPOILED as a future ruler
by her family, and especially by her
doting mother. She insists upon having
her own way. and It is to be hoped that
her way will always be that Of her big
neighbors. FIANruR-
Copyright, 1917. by Court Gossip syndicate.J
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-07-29
sPoor White" n Misnomcr.

From the National Magazine
To-day the term poor white" IS mis-
homer There are poor white farmers in
the South to-day, OF course. and many o.
them; but that vast underclass has de-
veIoped into the very backbone Of the
resurrected South's modern democracy.
The submerged tenth''-real!y vastly
more than one-tenth-has been elevated
into a position Of power.
The scientific progressive white far-
mer OF the South. who takes a pride In
his success in the county and State fairs,
in the healthy rivalry Of neighoors and
faIIoy-citizens. and in the election of the
most capable OF the men OF his class TO
the local offices. IS a type OF the South
orr leader Of to-day. From a hut OF
prevfous poverty and squalor he has
moved into spacious and sanitary farm
houses. His farm lands, during the last
decade even. have increased SIG per cent
in value. and his twelve leading crops
ga per cent
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-07-29
Thaw Is Insane.

We doubt whether the verdict of
Judge Keough would have been against
Thaw if the latter had not, in the
eleventh hour, demonstrated that he
still is subject TO paranoia by allowing
his itch for importance to Tip" the
Judge as to the Peabody conference,
and again when he repeated, and, de-
spite his attorneys warnings, insisted
upon repeating the nudge to the vener-
able Justices memory.
1t will now be difficult to find any
judge with the conscience to release
Thaw after having been declared in
sane by half dozen judges, and after
the present condemnation as a result
of lengthy and patient hearing before
kind-hearted Justice Keough. We must
confess that during the first two weeks
of the hearing, Thaw had conducted
himself with such reserve, his replies
had been so full of logic and so tenn
pered that we really began to incline
to the belief that the restriction at
Matteawan for the past three years had
sobered his mind and made a reason
ably normal man Of him.
Thaw is doomed. He may never
leave the asylum now. Justice seems
determined to make of him an example,
and to not again turn him loose upon
society. And yet the man can reason.
He has demonstrated it when told of
the verdict against him, by the remarks
that it had been better if he had been
acquitted" like Capt. Hams, and that
the killing of Stanford White was the
greatest mistake of his life.
The Thaw case is not that of an in
dividual. 1t is that of a class. His
parents, not so much as our system of
raising boys. born with golden spoon
in their mouths, is at fault What re-
striction is being placed upon our gilded
youth almost from their very school
days? The. father, rso busy with his
millions and the desire to make more,
and the mother busy with her social
duties" journeys, and what not. What
chance is there for the formation of a
boys character? Who is there to teach
him right from wrong, who to teach
him self-restraint to aid him in curb
ing passion and desire, to make man
of him by the practicing of frugal
habits and the regularity Of life, by
pointing out to him the blessings of
work and occupation?
There will ever be Thaws in this
country unless our wealthy classes open
their eyes to the fact that they have
to do their share IN educating their off
spring to useful, and not to a use
less, existence
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-07-29

pressivs sight than that Of 1888 sterling
and able delegates In a crowded con-
vention hail. standing on their hind legs
and using their heaven sent wisdom in
throwing their hats into the rafters be-
cause brass band has exploded at a
critical moment A delegate may be a
cool. calm man at home, but IN conven-
ton he Is generally SO nervous that a
blue sash and a pink banner will star1-
pede MIN on the stesnth ballot and he
will vote wildly for a man whose name
he has to ask afterward.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-07-29

from the Bhllauelpnia Evening Telegraph
La Toilette is having great fun on the
fence. But isn't the position a bit pre-
carious for a man with ''principles?"
From the New York Tribune.
Kansas farmers are offering to throw
in 10y rides" with high wages in order
to obtain harvest hands. And why not.
with the present price of farm products
From the Houston Chronicle.
Every member of the Bull Moosevelt
party is convinced that the modern Mount
Sinai is Sycamore Hill.
From the ST. Paul Pioneer-Press.
Reformers in Germany are undertaking
to create public sentiment against the
acceptance of medals and decorations.
However. the Kaiser does not need to
worry, as he always can unload his sur
plus on our millionaires.
From the Chicago Recorc-Herald.
The merchant who enthusiastically or
dered a large supply of bandanna hand
kerchiefs at the time of the split In the
Chicago convention is beginning to
grumble about the ingratitude Of repub-
lies.
Our notion of absolute recklessness is
to remind the colonel that he is the origi-
nal Taft man.
From the Boston Transcript
A strong naval plank in their platform
does not prevent House Democrats from
voting against battleships. Evidently the
party emblem or animal remains true to
type.
From the Baltimore Sun
The man who is too busy to pick seeds
out of a watermelon don't deserve no
watermelon.
From the Chicago Inter Ocean.
1t was very injudicious of the New
York police to involve themselves In a
scandal Just when the big dailies are so
anxious for some sensation to I'LL In the
midsummer lull In news
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-07-29
Time to Quit.

THE kentry is going pulmb to pot
See here, Peleg. II you don't stop
going around with such a long face, the
barber is going TO charge you extra fer
shaving you
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-07-29
ALITTLE NONSENSE.
THE vAoAr1oNrsrs.

THE vACATI0NISrS.
They thronged the hills
Or mountain peaks
And paid large bfiis
For many weeks.
To distant dells
They went for board
In the hotels
They could afford.
And row for homo
They hit the path
To get q square meal
And q bath.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-07-29
PERTINENT AND IMPERTINENT

| From the Philadelphia Evening Telegraph.
La Toilette is having great fun on the
fence. But isn't the position a bit pre-
carious for a man with 'principles?"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-07-29

What do you think Of this scheme of
having the countries exchange childrenT''
What's the dear
An English family. for instance, ex-
changes children for a couple of years
with a German family. Thus both sets
of children get a chance to learn another
language. References are exchanged,
and all that sort OF thing"
It's an elegant scheme. My neighbors
have a kid that I would like to sec ex-
changed with some family In Siberia"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-07-29
uncle Pennywise .says,


To get q square meal
And bath.
Uncle Pennywise Says
My daughter who went to tho seashore
to recuperate has recuperated sufficiently
to send home q trunkful OF solid hnery
for her mother to wash
No Lapse. tolerated.
"wombat. didn't I loan you SO which
you never returnedr
IT don't remember"
Hold on, now. You'd better remember.
That was no campaign contribution"
July 20 in History.
July .. l17o-Richard the Lion-hearted
eats the first oyster ever eaten by man.
July 3, l5Ss-Henry VIII is chased by
a large dragon.
A Convincing Lecture.
Have a drink. old man?"
I've stopped. Every time drink my
wife gives me lecture"
Have a smoke, them"
I've stopped smoking, too. Same old
lecture"
why, you're completely reformed
Your wife ought to take that lecture on
the professional circuit"
|. This Hot Weather.
A nice, cool wave may hit our cline
And temper things for men.
Delightful days may come in time.
But when?
A Frigid Atmosphere.
Where you been?"
Been to call on that Boston girl And
say"
"well?"
whenever I call on that girl I always
feel like had been farthest north"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-07-29

My daughter who went to the seashore
to recuperate has recuperated sufficiently
to send home q trunkful Of solid fnery
for her mother to wash.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-07-29
from the New York Tribune.

Kansas farmers are offering to throw
in 10y rides with high wages in order
to obtain harvest hands. And why not.
with the present price of farm products?
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-07-29

From The Houston Chronicle
Every member of the Bull Moosevelt
party is convinced that the modern Mount
Sinai is Sycamore Hill.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-07-29

From the Baltimore Sun
The man who is too busy to pick seeds
out Of a watermelon don't deserve no
watermelon.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-07-29
No Lapse. Tolerated.
July 20 in History.

July .. 117o-Richard the Lion-hearted
eats the first oyster ever eaten by man.
July g. l539-Henry VIII is chased by
a large dragon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-23
Will Care for Piano

T am young woman employed dur ing the day who would like to take the best care of a piano for the privilege of using 1t for praeticing in the evening. l cannot afford to rent one. I should ap- preciate it very much if one of your read CTS would extend this privilege to me instead of storing piano. AGNES NJ"
 We have so many applications for pianos to be used during the temporary absence of the owners that l am reluct- antly constrained to decline publishing any more at present. The pressure upon our little Corner is too great to warrant frequent repetitions of one subject
 I make room for the letter above given because the wear of the instrument is re- droed 10 a minimum iu this instance. A young woman of refined habits would practice upon the instrument in the even ings alone to perfect her execution. The person who lends the plano will tfns have the pleasant assurance that il will be cared for intelligently and that he or she will be doing q signal kind ness to q lover of music.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-23
THE SEATTLE AUTO
 BANDIT ARRESTED Engaged in Five Running Fights, Shot Two Men,
 Held Up Saloon

Seattle Wash., December 22.--A ban dit, who last night communicated the touring car of Frank MeDermott. pres
 ident of n large department store, eom- pelled the chauffeur. Charles Osland, to drive him about the city, held up a saloon and a grocery store, engaged In five running fights. and shot two men,
 was arrested today.
 He gave his name as Alexander
 Thompson, 2i years old, and said he was a sailor.
 The highwayman. after making Os- land drive the entire length of the city to Georgetown and back to the busi- ness district, stopped in front of aa- loon, marched Osland ahead of him into
 the saloon, made the bartender give him $40 and exchanged shots with patron of the place. one bullet hitting
 Fuji Moto, a Japanese, In the leg. Twice he engaged In a pistol battle with motorcycle policemen who pursued the automobile. During the chase Stephen
 kailes, laborer, was hit In the head and seriously wounded. The highway man next entered d grocery, obtained SIP and escaped after pistol fight with the proprietor and later with a police man.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-23
An Interesting Relic

I have in my possession a small wood en box. which was given to me as q curl osity by an old lady, now dead. She told me it was given to her when she was child in Canada by little boy whose father made it while confined in prison for some political offense. The box is Of no value 10 me, but l have believed that some surviving member of the family of the man who made 1t would be glad to own fl. I should be pleased to mail 1t to such a person who would pay postsg ge The box is inscribed. From Ralph New son to his son, William Newson,' with the further clew, Toronto, ls3s.' Perhaps you will be willing 10 give publicity to this matter through your department should very much like to get the ad- dress of a woman who makes silver jew elry. One was published not long ago, was there not? l most always save from your Corner any Information which am at all likely to want to use. but this has escaped me. ANNA F."
 The box is an interesting relic. I hope to hear that if is claimed by member Of the family. It suggests dramatic tale.
 As business addresses are never pub lished in the Corner, you must have seen elsf where the one you are looking for.
 Should we hear from the woman artificer we will forward the address to you,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-23
Englisl, Muffins

Into pint of luzewarm milk stir tea spoonful of melted butter and add a pint of flour sifted with . teaspoonful of salt. Dissolve one-half yeast cake in gill of warm water and beat this into the bat ter. then set aside in warm room over night In the morning add a cup of sifted flour and when this Is well mixed in pull off pieces of the dough of uniform size and form lightly into rounds, setting them to rise When light lay lightly on a slightly greased gridde and bake until swelled to double their size and lightly Drowned on one side. then turn and brown on the other side.--By request ot Mrs. E. J. c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-23
TapiOca and Chicken Jelly

''Will you kindly inform me how to prepare powdered oatmeal to be eaten warm as a porridge, not a soup? Will you also tell me how chicken jelly with tapioca Is made. the jelly being trans parent so that pieces of chicken and boiled egg can be seen inside of the jelly? have lost the recipe for this. I have number of issues of Golfers Weekly 1T any one wishes to call for them.
 MARIE NJ"
 Put the oatmeal into the inner vessel Of your double boiler; cover deep with cold water. put on the lid and set at the back of the range at bedtime to soak all night. In the morning add boiling water to cover if an inch deep; salt to taste and set over the fire, filling the outer kettle with boiling water. Cook steadily for at least one hour. Two hours are better still. My own liking is for oatmeal cooked to & jelly. Eat hot with cream-and for those who like it sweet, with sugar
 Tapioca and Chicken Jelly.--Soak a cup of pearl tapioca in pint and half
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-23
Hot Tamales

Boil a fowl until tender, seasoning while cooking. Take from the fire, set the liquor aside until cool, then skim off the grease. Take the meat from the bones and chop very fine, seasoning with garlic and cayenne. Make a stiff paste of cornmeal and boiling water, form the chopped meat Into rolls or small cro- quettes, and inclose each of these in the paste Wrap each roll in the inner husS Of an ear of corn, tie firmly at each end and drop into the boiling liquid in which the chicken was cooked. putting Mexican peppers into the liquid at the same time. Cook for 15 minutes Repeat ed by request Of Mrs. r. R.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-23
MARION HARLAND'S HELPING
 HAND HINTS FOR THE HOME
Bx MARION KIRKLAND

, Of cold water four hours Set In a sauce- 1 pan of boiling water, and if the tapioca l has absorbed all the water, add more, l little more than blood warm, not hot.
 Cook steadily until 1t is clear. Should 1 1t thicken too much. thin with boiling
 water. When clear take from the fire
 and strain through thin muslin Add salt
 to taste and q teaspoonful of lemon juice.
 Have ready the chicken cooked, cold, and
 the meat cut from the bones. As the l jelly cools and stiffens pour a little Into
 a mold wet with cold water. When firm enough 10 bear the chicken lay in a layer | Of slices and cover with the jelly. Pro-
 ceed in this way until the mold is full or
 the material used up. Set In a cold place to harden. When you wish to serve I it dip the mold for a second in hot water
 to loosen the contents and turn out You
 may substitute gelatin for tapioca. 1 The magazines will be gratefully accept I ed Hold then until you hear further from us.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-23
NEW PARACHUTE FOR
 USE OF AVIATORS

Paris, December 22-An ingenious automatic parach1te for aeroplanes was demonstrated from the Eiffel tower to- day. The contrivance. which consists of a vast umbrella 40 feet in diane ter. Is spread by a system of springs oper- ating simultaneously and automatical- ly directly tho fall begins
 The parachute was dropped today from the first platform of the tower with sand bag 10 represent an avi- ator. The apparatus opened fully before it had fallen GO feet. II landed gently. taking 16 seconds to drop 190 feet.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-23
Student Wants Commentaries.

'i should like to take advantage of F. S. $ offer, and if some one has not al- ready gotten 'Keister's Corporation Ae- counting and Auditing, Encyclopedia of Law and Forms with Notes, Mannfac- turing Cost by Hall, I will gladly pay the postage or express on the above, as l am sure the books would be of great help 10 me. l should like to ask if some one of your readers has copy of 'Blaclt- stones Commentaries, or any other leea, works which would assist young man who wishes to study law. l would be truly grateful for them J. A. D."
 The desired address has gone to you by mall. If there be a disused copy Of the Commentaries" upon the library shelves Of retired lawyer-or one who knows his business so well that he need not re- fer to Blackstone or Cohe-will he send to me for the students address? He is evidently bent upon making thorough preparation. for the profession and he should be encouraged
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-23

BIRD DOGS-Blaek and white Rip Rap pointer bitch, well broke, retriever, good shooting dog, s3o Setter dog, son Of Count Whtestone. trained by Jones Wilson and winner of first prize Bir- mingham Kennel club, Alabama State Fair 1912, price $40. These dogs are worth twice the money, but I have too many. M. W. Parsons, Birmingham, Ala. Phone S075 Main.