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The Washington herald., 1912-02-08
.GERMANY'S POWER
BMPEROR'S THEME
Must Remain Strong Enough to De-
fend Honor at All Times,
Kaiser Tells Reichstag.

Berlin, Feb. 7.-Emperor William, in
opening the thirteenth reichstag in the
white hall OF the palace at noon to-day,
dealt mildly with the international situa-
ton, refraining from treating his mill
tary schemes in more than a general way,
and thereby disappointing his hearers.
For the success OF our work OF peace
at home and overseas" said he, "the
empire must remain powerful enough to
defend at all times its national honor and
its possessions, as well as its just inter
ests in the world. Therefore, II is my
constant duty and care to maintain and
strengthen both on land and on sea the
defensive power OF the German people,
which does not lack young men capable
Of bearing arms. Measures with this end
in view are IN preparation, and will be
submitted to you, together with pro-
posals for covering the additional cost
In helping this important work, gentle
men, you will be greatly serving the
fatherland."
Following the Ernperor's speech the
chancellor made a brief address formally
opening the reichstag. His majesty was
given more cheers and the deputies pro-
ceeded to the imperial parliament build
ing. where q short session was held!
All the political parties were represent
ed In white hall with the exception OF
the Social-Democrats. Not one OF them
put in an appearance.
The Washington herald., 1912-02-08
OF INTEREST IN WASHINGTON

From the Atlanta Constitution.
Though it has been a snowy winter in
Washington, political whitewash has not
passed unnoticed.
From the Columbia q. c. State.
Any country club desiring a golf IN
structor for the winter months should
communicate with w. Howard Taft Of
Washington.
Prom the e Paso Herald
OF course the Washington government
will take no notice whatever of the losses
or claims OF American citizens in Juarez.
1t is too much to expect.
From the Newark Star.
Aunt Della is visiting the White House
again, and II those pies don't keep
Nephew VIII home for a while we give
up his case of wanderlust as incurable.
From the St Louis Star.
Mayor KreIsmann is in Washington to-
day to assure President Taft Of the dele
gates from the three districts in st. Louis
While this is somewhat short OF the as
surance a few weeks ago OF the entire
State, yet every little bit helps. Mean
while Gov Hadley is at home and send
ing assurances to the colonel that Mis-
souri, is for him 10 to 1. And this helps.
too.
The Washington herald., 1912-02-08
Fads and FrilIs in Schools.

The New York board of education
has declared war upon fads and frills.
There is to be a revision in the curricu-
lum with the hope of securing more
efficiency in the elementary studies.
Some old-fashioned people still en-
tertain the idea thar correct spelling is
more important than smattering of
biology, and that a thorough under
standing of arithmetic is of greater
value than modelling in clay. A few old
fogies actually insist that it were better
to know history and geography than
the chemical analysis of sulphate of
copper.
The frills may be all right, but there
is certainly danger in the extreme to
which some of the advocates of the So
called modern education have ad-
vanced. All of which is just as applica-
bic to Washington as it is to New York.
The Washington herald., 1912-02-08
URGE STUDY OF DICKENS
IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS

The centenary OF the birth OF Charles
Dickens was celebrated in the public
schools yesterday. teachers in the high
schools and graded schools reading
stories OF the famous author to their
classes. Pupils below the fifth grade
were told stories Of Dickens children
characters.
Special provision for the study Of Dick
ems was made IN the high schools and
normal school this year. The normal
school pupils are being made familiar
with the life. works. and characters Of
the famous novelist, while in the high
schools a study is being made Of "A
Tale OF Two Cities" one OF his best
known works.
DIR. William NJ. Davidson. superinten-
dent of schools. has sent a letter to the
teachers in the various schools asking
that they lay stress on the study of
Dickens, and requesting that they ac-
quaint the pupils with the pleasure to be
found in the study OF his immortal
works
Charles Dickens was born in Portsea,
near Portsmouth. England, on February
l. lSl-- His father was a clerk in q
dockyard. He started TO school at the
age Of twelve years, and after three
years study he went to work in a So
licitor's office where he remained a year.
He was a law reporter for three years
and parliamentary reporter for two.
The same year that he attained his
majority also marked his advent into
the literary ranks, his first short sketch,
entitled "A Dinner at Poplar Walk" be-
ing published that year. When he was
twenty-four Dickens wrote the first OF
the 'Pickwick Papers" and at once
sprang into fame. In the same year he
married Miss Catherine Hogarth, daugh-
ter OF the publisher OF the London
Chronicle, where Dickens first sketches
were published.
''Oliver Twist" THE Old Suriosity
Shop" and three other novels were COM
pleted before 1Sl1. when he made his
first visit to America Thereafter for
twenty-five years he produced every two
years a novel Of enough vitality to still
seem young.
In 1861 Dickens made his second trip
to America. He was everywhere re-
ceived with great enthusiasm and cor
diality, and his readings in this country
brought him 81, 900 in two years In
1850. the year after his return to England
from his highly successful trip, Dickens
began to write The Mystery Of Edwin
brood" a book that ne did not live to
complete. He died June 9. 1870. His re-
mains were inferred in Westminster Alb
bey,
The Washington herald., 1912-02-08
THE LINCOLN MEMORIAL.
Temple In Potomac Park Preferable
to Highway to GettysburE.

Temple In Potomac Park PrcterabIe
to Highway to Gettysburg.
From the New Orleans States.
Since Congress made an appropriation
Of g 0O for a monument to Abraham
Lincoln some controversy has arisen a
to the form the memorial should assume
So far two propositions have been made
One is that an adequate monument
should be erected on the site already
selected in the city OF Washington, 80
that s. 100000 could be spent on a worthy
memorial edifice. The other proposition
is to spend the money on a road from
Washington to Gettysburg. to be known
as the Lincoln Memorial highway, but
the consensus OF opinion is that the idea
of an automobile speedway as a monu-
ment is most inappropriate.
With this view most of US will agree,
for a public road is not worth much as
a personal monument, because the only
suggestion Of the monument lies in the
name, whereas a splendid memorial edi-
fce becomes a place the sight of which
will arouse patriotic sentiment. II will
serve as the visible sign Of the estimate
which his countrymen cherish OF the
memory and the services Of the man
whom they delight to honor.
The site chosen for the monument Is
on the bank of the Potomac, between
the Capitol and the ancient home OF the
Lees of virginia, where the shaft OF the
washington Monument is in plain sight.
The most favored design is one for an
imposing white marble temple Of classic
lines
The Washington herald., 1912-02-08
GLAD NEWS FOR COOKS.
February Has Five Thursday for
Their Bencnt.

From the st. Louis Post-Dispatch.
There are five Thursdays in February
this year. something that has not hap
pened since 1s72, and will not occur
again until 1870. It is not very impor-
tant, but cooks as a rule have Thursdays
out, and they will not be sorry to hear
about e. 1t is therefore worth speaking
of, as anything is which makes glad
ness, even to a very small part OF us.
Cooks lead a comparatively sad life.
Though ordinarily the only persons
around a household who know anything
about cooking, they continually suffer
being told how to cook by bridge play
ers and people with three rows Of hooks
UP the back. Punctually as the clock
starts, they cook in the main for peo-
pie who have little or no idea OF time
and cannot understand why cooking can
not be either instantaneous, like light
ming. or else prolonged. as death some
times Is.
Nobody win begrudse them this ray
Of sunshine.
The Washington herald., 1912-02-08
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY s, 1s1:
The Democratic Caucus.

A decisive majority of the Demo-
cratic members of the House of Repre-
sentativcs has very wisely decided to
allow the inquiry into the existence and
operations of the so-called money trust
to be conducted by the regularly organ
lied committees of the House.
The adoption of the original PROPOSE
ton would have reflected seriously upon
the political sagacity of the Democratic
party in Congress and would have in
jured the record which it has thus far
made for conservatism, ability, and the
proper exercise of legislative power.
The words of soberness and truth
expressed in The Washington Herald
yesterday morning have been abun-
dainty sustained.
The Washington herald., 1912-02-08
"A Hint to Mr.. Mccall.

Very elaborate and convincing were
the quotations from Washington, Jeffer-
son, Mckinley, and Roosevelt which
Mr.. Mccall, of Massachusetts,, present.
cd to the House Of Representatives in
his argument against third term in the
White House for any President of the
United States. There was much ap-
plsuse, also, when he eloquently de-
clared that it would be dangerous for
the American people to depart from the
precedent so firmly established by
Washington.
Representative Mccall might use his
official frank to some advantage by
sending copies of his able address to the
hundred delegates to the Florida Re-
publican convention who bolted and or
ganized an Independent convention in
Roosevelt's behalf; or to the Republi-
cans from twelve Missouri districts
who have joined with Gov. Hadley in
organizing a Roosevelt League; or to
the 1920 Republicans in Cumberland
County, N. J., who voted for Roose-
welt the other day when called upon to
express their preference by the Repub-
lican county committee; or to the
10000 signers to the postal card vote
of the Kansas City Star who have de-
clared that they are for Roosevelt, first,
last, and all the time.
This is merely in the way of sug-
gestion to Mr.. Mccall as to where he
can circulate his commendable effort so
that it will do the most good.
The Washington herald., 1912-02-08
Butter Drops Four Cents.

By action Of the Elgin board in Chi
cago the wholesale price of butter
throughout the United States has been
reduced 4 cents a pound This reduction
followed similar drop made two weeks
ago. The board did not explain
whether increased supply, decrease in
consumption, or the power of public
opinion caused the reduction.
No doubt the trust has its reasons foE
setting the wholesale price of butter at
certain figure. Presumably this price
has to do with market conditions which
justify to the minds of the men COM
posing the board the price set. To out
slders, and even TO the butter trade,
these prices, established from week TO
week, seem arbitrary and often without
apparent reason.
In the present instance the price OF
butter was wedged up, owing to scarcity
or other causes, TO a prohibitive figure.
Il did not need an active boycott in
New York or elsewhere to stop the use
Of butter in thousands of households.
The price was beyond the reach of even
ordinary incomes, and thousands of
pounds were left in stock that would
otherwise have found sale So that it
is natural sequence to the prohibitive
prices of January that they should fall
in February, because of the reduced con-
sumption.
This IS the obvious and commercial
reason to be advanced for the move
ment in the butter market but We hope
The Washington herald., 1912-02-08

washington. D. c.
Certain precedents must be fulhlled
whenever Hon. Uncle Joe" Cannon Il
called out OF the House chamber. In ths
first place. whoever Is calling Hon.
Uncle Joe" sends in his card by a page
boy. The boy hands the card TO Uncle
joe" who never fails to comment about
as follows:
We'll, who the -, what the -, why
don't even know this man! Three dashes.
a hyphen, and two more dashes; doesn't
the man know I'm busy? What's he
mean by bothering me. I'm not going
to be running out to swap talk with
Tom, Dick. and Harry. Blank it to
blank. Well, tell him I'll be out" And
out he comes.
Not once in a hundred times, unless
he's making speech. does Hon. Uncle
Joe" fall to come to the door when he's
asked for, but there is no record OF him
falling to remark that he isn't going to
come out and few other things, imme-
diately before saying: We'll, tell him
I'll be out" And he complains of being
busy even though at the time he's sit
ting in one Of the cloakroms, smoking a
long. lean, high-priced cigar.
NAHSAhNA AAAAAlk when Joe cannon
does come out. he stops barely outside
the House door. instead OF walking clear
out into the corridor, the way the other
members do. He seems to fear that a
whole squad OF visitors will desire to
ask him things II he stands within too
easy reach, and he peeks out OF the door
as shyly as a hound dog on the Fourth Of
July or a sweet girl graduate.
r0N ~Nw IL
Of the advantages Of sticking to hunch.
one need look no further than the case
of Senator Coe /. Crawford, insurgent
Senator from South Dakota.
Crawford determined at the age Of thir-
teen, while tormenting the soil on his
fathers farm. that he would be a law
yer and then enter the United States
Senate.
Four or five years later. when he was
teaching school In Coshocton County, Ohio,
fellow came along wearing a blue black
beard and a lodge emblem and talked
Crawford into being a book agent. The
future Senator entered into a deal to sell
Gems OF Thought in Verse and Prose"
ana Handbook Of Household Informa-
uon.' the latter containing such useful
hints as the relative height Of the leaning
tower OF Pisa and the Washington Monu-
ment. and how thick ice must be to sup
port a team Of mules.
After Crawford had been at It a few
months. and his employers noted that
he was unloading copies Of the Gems"
every little while. they knew he was no
slouch OF salesman. One day they sent
for him and told him he was 10 10 10
Australia 10 take charge Of a big terri
tory there It looked like a practical
certainty that he would make his fortune,
for the luckless Australians were then
entirely without the Gems OF Thought
or the Hints" Crawford reflected too
on what hero he would be when he re-
turned from Australia. II was a strong
The Washington herald., 1912-02-08
IMPORTANT SESSION TONIGHT.
City-wtde ReforIaatIons Urged by
Board of Trade.

CIty-wide reformations will be advo-
Gated at the meeting Of the Board Of
Trade to be held in the New Willard
tonight, when seven committees viii
furnish their reports. Thomas c. Noyes,
president OF the Board Of Trade. will
occupy the chair at the meeting, which
Il is expected will be attended by more
than 700 members.
Preceding this meeting, the committee
on public transportation held session
In the Board Of Trade rooms and
discussed various means OF improving
the herdic service of Washington. The
committee completed its report. which
will bo read tonight.
The Washington herald., 1912-02-08
STATESMEN, REAL AND NEAR.
BY FRED c. KELLY.

temptation. and. except that he had al
ready arranged to be a lawyer and SEN
ator. he would have fallen.
But. having determined to be a through
freight, he declined TO be shunted on on
siding Ike car OF sheep. He went
right ahead and became a lawyer and
senator Just as he had planned to at
the age OF thirteen.
Senator George Sutherland. Of Utah, Is
modest man. II he falls in with a
stranger on the train, for example. he
Will endeavor IN every way to hide the
fact that he Is a United States Senator,
or anything more than a plain lawyer.
On his last trip TO Utah from Washing
ton. Sutherland was thrown with a schol-
arIy passenger en- route to California.
They conversed freely about a great
many things. but the California passen-
ger never suspected his entertaining seat
mate OF being a Senator until the last
day they were together, when a Utah
man boarded the train and called him
by his title.
Keeping sutherland's modesty firmly
in mind. let us consider this case:
A man named Sutherland came to
Washington on a visit not long ago and
chanced to be talking to a friend OF the
Utah Senator.
I'd like to meet Senator Sutherland"
said the visitor. He and I might scrape
up some relationship. come from a
line Of dukes on both sides Of my family.
Wonder IL he did
We'll. I don't know" replied the
friend Of the Senator. He's such a
modest man that II he came from kings
on both sides nobody would ever hear
Of it from him guess" he added.
''modesty is a strong characteristic of
the Sutherland family
''Oh. II is, undoubtedly" agreed the
visitor, never getting the other man
at all. "Blue-blooded though / am, 1
believe can safely say that I'm the
most modest man in my section OF the
State"
Senator Burton, Of Ohio. received a
letter a few days ago from q younS
woman pupil at one OF those exclusive"
Eastern schools. where they teach short
course-in-French, French, and other par
lor caprices.
"I have TO prepare a paper for a de-
bate on this peace treaty matter" the
young woman wrote. land haven't the
time to do It, besides not knowing about
such things l wish you would write out
an argument in favor OF the treaties and
send II to me. You probably know a
great deal about the subject and I would
be willing to pay you for your trouble"
Every Senator in Congress gets just
such cordial requests from the youth
and beauty Of our favored land, to write
their debates and essays for them
Representative Bradley, Of New York.
Is a rival Of Senator Chiffon in the mat
ter OF giving away pocketknives- lie
owns a factory where they make the
things
(CopyriEht. lga. bJ Frsd C. Kelly. AL rights re-
@Ted.l
The Washington herald., 1912-02-08
Fever Conditions I'm Guayaqun.

Editor The Washington Herald:
The trouble with "febre amarilli," or
yellow fever, in Guayaquil arises from
the fact that the city is situated below
the river level, which overfiows at high
tide, while at low tide the marshy en-
vironment Is exposed. There is no way
of drainage, though much money and
talk have been expended in occasional
effort. 1t has been my privilege to have
visited Guayaquil lately, and to have
lived as consul at Para, Brazil, on the
east coast. The conditions of these
cities on the equator are similar, the
yellow fever in both cities being en-
demic. There are deaths from fever
every day, but the disease never becomes
epidemic. The people are accustomed TO
II, but l never heard the native charge
the disease to a mosquito.
In the book, IAN American Consul in
Amazonia" the subject is elaborated
from Official reports.
J. ORION KERBY.
The Washington herald., 1912-02-08
Royalty Treated Well.

Frum the St Louis Republic.
A London wit, po<ing fun at the Ameri-
can flunkies who have outdone British
subjects in kowtowing to the Duke OF
Connaught, says: 1T is only in the
capitals of replblics that royalty is prop
crly treated" II the British monarchy
would like to borrow some Of our self
made snobs for ornamental purposes per
manently, we could well spare them.
The Washington herald., 1912-02-08
HYsTERIA MEXICANA.

From the Atlanta Journal.
In Mexico they also seem to be having
1912 time Of 1t, too.
From the Philadelphia Record
Madero has decided to adopt Diaz
methods in dealing with insurgents.
From the Boston Journal
It is plain that unless Madero governs
with sword and gun he will not govern
long.
From the Baltimore News
Mexican dispatches report a revolt in
Tabasco, and considerable tabasco in the
revolt.
From the EImira Advertiser.
Northern Mexico continues to provide
President Madero with the national diet
Of chills con carnage.
From the Omaha Bee.
Madero seems to have some real trouble
again on his hands It is going to take
some time TO make a republic out of
Mexico.
From the Newark CN. j. Star.
The Mexicans evidently enjoyed those
American army 'maneuvers" so much
last year that they are asking for a re-
turn engagement.
From the Cleveland Leader.
That crack which shows on the map
of Europe is not an earthquake fssure,
but the smile of Gen. Diaz over the sue
cess of President Madero in completely
pacifying Mexico.
From the New York Tribune
Any warnings or admonitions which
may go from this country to President
Madero must be regarded as entirely
friendly and benevolent. The United
States wants to encourage and aid him,
rather than to embarrass or threaten
him. But it does want him to keep peace
at least along the border.
The Washington herald., 1912-02-08
Signs of Spring.

The players on the National nine
have been ordered to report for prac-
tice. The Metropolitan Golf Associa-
ton has arranged the dates for its open
tournaments. In the window of sport
ing goods store in Fourteenth street
fishing tackle is displayed.
Hooray! Maybe spring is coming,
after all.
The Washington herald., 1912-02-08
pr. stIm.on I.eetures To-nIrht I

DR.. A. NJ. stimson. of the Public Health
and Marine Hospital Service, will lecture
under the auspices Of the Medical Society
and the woman's Clinic at the Public
Library tonight He viii speak on The
mad dog and its bite" and viii explain
the work Of the hygienic laboratory in
the treatment Of the bitten
The Washington herald., 1912-02-08
Where Texas stands.

From the Norfolk yiryiniEn Pilot.
'If Texas should go for prohibition
would CoIquitt?" asks the Charleston
News-Courier. Maybe he would, but We
are willing to wager dollars 10 dougn-
nuts that Bailey, Of Houston. wouldn I
So long as a freight train or an express
car was able to find its way into the
Texas desert.
The Washington herald., 1912-02-08
On a wronE AssumptIon.

From the St Paul Pionesr Presz
The Washington predictions that Con-
gress will remain in session until the
middle OF August are clearly based on
the erroneous assumption that Congress-
men think more OF the public business
than they. do Of the political situation,
which viii be very acute long before the
middle OF August.
The Washington herald., 1912-02-08
GrnpefruIt stirr nIemorr.

Ffun the New YORK Telegraph.
I know q man who persists in his no.
tion that grapefruit is not flt food for
mankind. Forty years ago grapefruit
sold at a cent apiece in the local markets
and purchasers were hard to find. So
cheap and desplsed a fruit was then be-
meath his notice, an the present price has
proved no lure.
The Washington herald., 1912-02-08
baron Hnwk Preserved.

Baron Hawk. reIgnlng monarch Of the
post-ofice tower. until his untimely death
from bullet fired by an unknown sharp
shooter, has been preserved by taxlder-
mist and now rests high over Postmaster
General Hitchcock'S desk.
The Washington herald., 1912-02-08

that it also demonstrates that the other
wise arbitrary Elgin board is not en-
tirely irresponsive to public sentiment.
The Washington herald., 1912-02-08
DO rhey pine On GeorEias .
From the ssTnnnah Pres

The washington. Ga, Chamber Of
Commerce is nearly a year old. The
members are agitating the subject OF an
annual dinner. Now, when the Savannah
Chamber OF Commerce gets old enough
it ought to follow this inspiring example.
The Washington herald., 1912-02-08
Mayor shank'G Aspirations.

Indiana is promised a political diver.
sion this year such as the State has not
enjoyed since the days OF Blue Jeans
Williams. back in the '10s. blue Jeans
was a character. and won by playing
the farmer and blue jeans garments to
standstill with the yeomanry. There
was homely eloquence In the old mans
speeches, and lie was taken up by the
papers the country over.
Now comes Mayor Sam Lewis Shank.
OF indianapolis, Republican with some
OF the rugged, rough diamond methods of
Blue Jeans" Williams. and he is already
called governor in towns where he goes
to speak Shank was introduced as the
next governor at a Terre Haute meeting
last week and in his speech announced,
Il accept the nomination and election,
and there was never a Democrat who
could skin me-"
There is really some sentiment for
Shank. AS a Republican candidate the
claim is being made that he is harmless
as regards issues and would amuse the
people with his speeches until they
would forget real issues and vote him
in with a rush.