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The Washington herald., 1912-03-08
MRS. BLACK AIDS
PEACE MOVEMENT
Presents Forceful Treatise on World
Arbitration to Every Member
of Congress in Campaign.

most attractive and forceful appeal
was made yesterday TO every member OF
the upper and lower branches Of Congress
by Mrs. Elmer Black, chairman OF the
American Peace and Arbitration Learue
OF New York, in the form OF an exquis-
itely bound and illustrated brochure. en-
titled 'CWilize the World" written by
herself
The work teens with graphic and start
hns comparisons Of the expenditures
made by the nations of the world in
the maintenance Of armies and navies
makes the strongest and most striking
comparisons with these expenditures and
those in the promotion of education and
other elements of peace. and is one OF
the most forceful contributions that has
been made in recent years to the science
Of peace.
Mr.. Black is generously devoting her
services to the peace movement, which
mas been her life work. and in which she
mas attained conspicuous success Through
her advocacy here and in Europe. she
mas succeeded in arousing a deep inter
est in the subject among the best think
ers OF both the Old and the New worlds
Mrs Black Is also the president OF
the Editorial Review Company. Of New
York, and occupies a high position among
writers on all current questions OF the
social and political world
Her mission in Washington Is to pre-
sent the question to the members OF Con-
gress and to awaken thought Of the new
er aspects Of the question among them.
She has also been in close and active
attendance upon the meetings of the
Civic Fedora ton and other activities in
furtherance OF campaign, to which she
has In great measure. dedicated her life.
The Washington herald., 1912-03-08
MINE DISASTERS
SHOW NO DECREASE
Dr.. Joseph A. Holmes Reports No
Progress in Reducing
Loss of Life.

I'VE are not making satisfactory prog
ress in reducing the loss of life in our
mines" said DR.. Joseph A. Holmes, d.
rector of the United States Bureau Of
Mines, yesterday. And we will never
make this progress until we get away
from theory and get down to actual prac-
tice. and develop that hearty. determined
cooperation between the mine owner
and the mine worker which is absolutely
essential to success.
"It would be unfortunate and unpar-
donable IL from the many American
mine disasters of the past few years We
have not learned some lessons that may
help to prevent or minimize future disas-
ters, or reduce the loss OF life resulting
from them. Mine disasters have result
ed from mine fires. gas explosions, or
dust explosions, or a combination Of two
or all Of them
THE two most important lessons
taught by the Cherry and Scranton dis
ssters were the risks that always attend
the practice. entirely too common, OF
carrying infammable materials into the
mines and keeping them in the mine, and
the inadequacy' of the methods and
equipment for fighting and extinguishing
mine fires. OF course, we must have
IN tnt IllIltr anu
method is now known for hreprooting
this timber. AS long as We keep mules
in the mines, certain materials must be
carried with which to feed them. BY all
means the easiest way to prevent the
risk of fires in mine stables is to keep
these stables outside Of the mine.
THE lessons taught in the recent study
of dust explosions are that the dust from
practically all OF the sbitumihous Goals
will explode under favorable conditions
without any gas being present They
have also shown that a small gas explo-
sion is one OF the easiest ways OF starting
a dust explosion, which, IL the mine Is
wet. will be a local explosion, from
which many miners may escape; or, II
the dust is dry and abundant, there will
be a general explosion. extending TO
every part Of the mine, and killing by
its own violence or its poisonous gases
all the men in the mine"
The Washington herald., 1912-03-08
ANNIVERSARY DATA.
MARCH 9.

Fifty years ago the iron-clad Mer-
rimac, or Virginia, as she was after
ward named by the Confederates, de-
feated the United States ships Cum
berland. Congress, and Minnesota in
Hampton Roads.
Hon ]. Hampton Moore. who repre-
sents the Third Pennsylvania district,
City of Philadelphia, in Congress, is
forty-eight years old.
Hon. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Asso-
ciate Justice of the Supreme Court of
the United States. is seventy-one years
old.
The battle OF Kingston was fought
forty-seven years ago.
Sixty-six years ago Gen. Zachary
Taylor. acting under orders from Pres
ident Polk, marched with 1000 men
down the Rio Grande and took a posi-
tion at It's mouth TO protect the newly
annexed State of Texas from the Mex
leans. This move provoked hos
tilities on the part of Mexico, and in a
measure was the beginning of the
Mexican war with the United States.
Millard Fillmore, thirteenth Presi-
dent Of the Urited States, died at
Buffalo. N. Y. of general debility,
thirty-eight years ago, at the age OF
seventy-four.
Signor A. Villate. the aviator, was
killed by a fall from an aeroplane at
Madrid, Spain. one year ago.
The battle of the Wilderness, one of
the bloodiest of the civil war. and
which lasted three days, was ended
torty-eight years ago.
The Washington herald., 1912-03-08
Pass Consular exams"

The following have passed the examina-
ton for appointment TO the corps OF
consular assistant and student interpreter
in the foreign service of the government:
Thomas II. Devan, Maryland: Winthrop
II. Cole. Massachusetts: John Ker Davis.
Ohio; Eugene II. Dooman. New York:
Henry S. Hitchcock. New York; Monte
fore Judelsohn. New York: Alexander
Krisel, New York: Tracy II. Lay. Ala
bama; Constantine Z. Mcguire, Massa-
chusetts: Carl II. Reinhardt, New York:
Charles II. Hasmith, New York: Harold
L. Quarton. Iowa; Harry B. Richardson,
Pennsylvania; Adolph Van r. Engert,
California
The Washington herald., 1912-03-08
THE RIGHT OF THE PEOPLE.
Roosevelt Says that He Is Not
Preaching n New Doctrine.

Theodore Roosevelt. in The Outlcok.
There has been much effort made TO
fog the issue raised in my Columbus
speech. In reality. the issue is perfectly
simple: Do you believe in the rule of
the people? II you do. you are with US.
If you do not, you are against US.
I am not primarily concerned with
methods: my aim is to secure the right
of the people to decide for themselves,
according to the principles OF common
sense and justice, what the public policy
shall be in these matters. l am con-
cerned with the end. not the means. 1
do not propose to give the people any
new power. l propose to restore to them
the power out OF which they have been
defrauded, the power which II is their
right and their duty to exercise. l pro-
pose to provide a better and more effec-
tive method for the exercise of the power
reserved and inherent in the people to
make or unmake their Constitution or
construe the Constitution in accordance
with their we'll considered needs.
preach no new doctrine.
The Washington herald., 1912-03-08

ucation. The authorities have incurred
a tremendous responsibility which is
by no means wholly discharged by their
act of yesterday in allowing the chill
dren to depart unmolested. They owe
debt of reparation to the people they
have sadly wronged.
The one bright spot in the incident
is the deep interest displayed by the
wife of the President of the United
States in the story of the poor unfor-
tunates. When the first lady of the
land leaves her multitudinous duties to
listen personally to the narrative of her
less fortunate sisters, a demonstration
of kindly concern is afforded which
the American people observe with COM
plete satisfaction and approval.
The Washington herald., 1912-03-08
The Affair in Lawrence.

When the details of the affair in
Lawrence we're first made known, The
Washington Herald suggested that il
might be well to withhold public opin-
ion until the authorities of the city
had had an opportunity to present their
side of the case to the public.
This opportunity has now been at
forded through the testimony given be-
fore the House committee which is
investigating the affair. The officials
of the city have been heard and UPON
their own admissions they are con-
demned. Without the shadow of law,
actuated by sentiments which are to-
tally foreign to American self-goven-
ment and American character, they per-
petrated acts of cruelty against the
families Of the strikers which were as
wanton as they were brutal. The
merits or dement's of the strike have
nothing to do with the question. Even
if the sympathies of the officials were
with the mill owners, they had no license
to throw innocent people into jail, to
bayonet children, to maltreat women,
and to act throughout with the instinct
of savage power.
Occurrences like those in Lawrence
are far-reaching in their effect. They
do more in an hour to create a SYM
pathy for socialism, to develop an
aschistic instinct, than can be overcome
by years of intelligent and humane ed
The Washington herald., 1912-03-08
Champ Clark.

The many friends of Speaker Champ
Clark yesterday took occasion, upon the
sixty-second anniversary of his birth, to
express to him their regard and, af-
fection.
The demonstration was worthily be-
slowed. Mr. Clark is typical Amer
lean citizen. sincere in his patriotism,
rugged and honest in his character and
his principles. and, withal, an unfailing
friend of the District people, who ap-
preciate and reciprocate his assurance
that this friendship will continue in all
the relations OF his official life.
The Washington herald., 1912-03-08

Obadiah Gardner Senator from Maine,
showed up at his Office the Other morn
ing looking patheticaIly detected. He
had been to White House reception the
night before. intending 10 do some plain
and fancy dancing and had met with dis
appointment
Dancing used to be one of Obadiah
Gardner's main reasons for regarding
life as worth while. Time without num-
Der he has walked twelve miles TO at
tend a dance. and. for all his long trudge,
been the life Of the party. He was at
one time the leading dance promoter in
his section OF Maine. Whenever there
was, dance within half a days walk
he went to 1t, and IL there wasn't any
dance he arranged that there should be
one. He danced with gay abandon 10
reed, brass, or string.
But Of late years he has lost out on
dancing, and gets his fun out Of life
by going to ball games. reading about
ball games that took place last season,
thinking about ball games that will take
place next season, and recalling his
youthful days when ne attended dances
three or four times a week.
Some days before the White House
reception referred to. Gardner openly
boasted that he purposed to show the
folks assembled in the big East Room
how waltzing ought to be done He was
there promptly when the Marine Band
struck up its limb-bestirring notes. and
danced for two seconds and a quarter.
Then he stopped. He had discovered that
an insurgent dance movement, called the
Boston, had crowded out all the old
reliable, legitimate methods of getting
over a ballroom floor.
Since that night Obadiah Gardner has
been a changed and saddened man
As he entered the Senate restaurant
the other noon. Senator William 5. Ken
yon. Of Iowa, saw two OF his colleagues
beckoning TO him gravely
Whats the status Of the beef trust
prosecution one of them asked Ken
yon. who has been Identified with the
beef cases both before and since be-
coming Senator.
"Oh. coming along slowly" replied
Kenyon. SLOWLY but surely, We hope"
Il wish you wouldn't lose any time
breaking up the trust" observed one OF
the other Senators. There's a serious
situation here"
What's up?' inquired Kenyon.
One Of the men at the table held I'D
the menu card, and Kenyon saw where
small steak that had been selling for
10 cents had been raised TO 80 cents-ln
red ink.
Long before he was sent TO Congress.
old Doc Akin. of Akin, y. Y. made
himself famous. as many know. by ter
rorizing the automobilists who went
touring through his village on high
speed. He had about 1850 speed bugs
arrested, but fined only those who got
alecky. One young man was nabbed
while riding through the village on his
shoulder blades at the rate Of ffty miles
The Washington herald., 1912-03-08
The Arbitration Treaties.

The action of the Senate yesterday in
regard to the arbitration treaties with
Great Britain and France abso-
lutely vindicates the position which The
Washington Herald has assumed in re-
lation to those agreements from the day
when they were submitted to the Senate
by President Taft many months ago.
When the treaties were made public
The Washington Herald, in an. elab-
orate discussion OF their provisions,
pointed out that they intrusted to a
joint high commission the settlement of
questions which were properly deter
minable only by Congress, which. un-
der the Constitution, is the final arbiter
in deciding on war. More than this, it
was shown that under the treaties as
they were drawn, it would be possible
for any European nation to compel US
TO arbitrate the validity of the Monroe
doctrine, fact repugnant to the Amer
lean people. 1t is true that Secretary
Knox made verbal statement before
the Senate Committee on Foreign Re-
lations that the Monroe docume and
other matters of vital interest, such as
the exclusion of undesirable immigrants,
were not to be considered arbitrable,
but it was realized that unless his as
sertion was duly incorporated in the
documents, it would have no weight
The Senate, therefore, has gone upon
record as opposed to radical depar-
ture from the traditions and history of
the American people. 1t has not, how
ever. increased the probability of in
ternational difficulty The United
States has already arbitration treaties
with Great Britain and France which
will meet every case which ought prop
crly TO come within the field of legal
discussion. As for other questions. it
may be taken for granted that the close
bonds OF blood relationship, of COM
merce, and of mutual self-interest
which exist between the United States
and Great Britain and France will pre-
vent hasty and violent action.
The Washington Herald has no apol-
ogies to make for its position in regard
to the trcaties-a position which the
Senate has sustained. 1t has from the
first recognized clearly the flaws in the
agreements. As long ago as August 6,
1911, it dealt with the objections to the
JOINT high commission idea and with
the defects in the treaties, and said:
Not in a hypercritical spirit, but
with the sincere feeling that in some
way these contingencies ought to be
foreseen and met by adequate provision.
It seems TO us that the treaties, regard
ing which 50 much has been said, and
from which so much has been expected,
fall short of accomplishing the great
good which is their inspiration"
Now that the joint high commits sion
clause has been eliminated from the
treaties, it is said that they will not
he further considered by the Executive.
We hope that this is an error. If Great
Britain and France will not accept an
arbitration treaty which is fair to the
United States, their good faith may well
DC questioned; and certainly the Presi-
dent will not abandon his efforts SIM
ply because the Senate has not seen fit
% agree to every detail of his worthy
proposition.
The Washington herald., 1912-03-08
Dickinson Alumni to Banquet.

The second annual meeting and dinner
Of the Washington Alumni Association
of Dickinson College will be held this
evening at the Shoreham. Among the
speakers will be DIR. Eugene A. Noble.
the recently-elected president of the COL
lege; Gen. John c. Black. United States
civil service commissioner; DR.. William
W. Lands, OF the college faculty:
Andrew B. Wood. representing the Bal
timore Alumni Association; DR.. William
v. B. Tudor, Of the class Of 80, and
Lieut.. James G. Steese, U. 8. A,
The Washington herald., 1912-03-08
STATESMEN, REAL AND NEAR.
BY FRED C. KELLY

an hour. and brought into Docs Justice
of-the-peaee shop.
MY dads got enough money TO buy
your whole blamed village" commented
the gilded youth.
''Uh huh," says Doc. But I'll tall
you what he amt got He hasn't got
enough money to keep you from staying
here In Jail while your lawyers are get
ting a habeas corpus writ from a super-
ior court. Thatll take Just three days.
old cappy, and in the lookup youn stay
IL you don't settle your little fine. The
price Is so"
The youth hushed up then and canna
through with the hfty, but he ventured
to observe:
"A justice shop is a dreary place 10
keep a white man hanging around It's
worth 80 to get out of your blamed old
dirty ofi1ce here"
Yes" replied Doc. this office isn't
so pretty. but it's heap more attractive
than a morgue, and that's where half
our people would be II We didn't shut
down on some OF you pinheaded speed
ers."
Representative Joseph Byrns. OF Ten
nessee. came to the anecdotal bat the
other day with a fine new variation of
the original basic mother-in-law story.
The story is true. too. Byrns says. and
when one looks at Byrns' serious coun-
tenance II is inconceivable that he would
offer a story that wasn't true.
Here II is in skeleton form: A Nash
Vile mans mother-in-Iaw lives with him.
She gets notion to visit other daughter
in distant State son-in-Iaw says: Fine.
Go to IT," He buys her ticket and Pull
man accommodations. At station she
notes that ticket is not for round trip
and mentions fact
"Oh. never fear" says son-in-Iav.
Husband OF your other daughter will
buy your ticket back. all right"
John J. whitacre. who represents the
Eighteenth Ohio district in Congress,
has a face that he has no reason to be
ashamed of. 1t harbors no whiskers,
cynicism, freckles. or saccharous grlns:
it is just a good average face. Yet
whitacre is as careful of his face as q
Moslem maid.
a man ksre makes a business Of col
lecting pictures OF all the House mem
bers and publishing them in book form.
He got the entire bunch together with
the exception of whitacre's picture.
make IL unanimous. whitacre said he
didn't want his face made so public;
that II II got into a pictorial pamphlet
OF Congressman. the next step would be
for II to get into the newspapers. and
II wouldn't be any time at all until his
physiognomical chart would be as com
mon as breakfast foods. So he held
out and the picture book had to 20 to
press with one face absent.
Then the other Congressman coaxed
him into relenting. and he finally came
through with a picture for a later edi-
tion Of the book. But he didn't like
to do IL.
tCOpgrisht, IslS, BY Fred c Kelly. AL rsht, 70
serTed.i
The Washington herald., 1912-03-08
FAIRGROUNDS THE TOPIC.
Recreation Association of America
TO Meet Here Next Week.

The vital question OF adequate play
grounds for children living in congest-
ed cities will be taken up by play
ground authorities representing 5OOOOO
children next Thursday evening at the
New Willard, when delegates Of the
Washington Playground Association will
discuss the problem with members OF the
Playground and Recreation Association
of America.
At this meeting preparations Will he
made for the exhibit to be held next Sep
tember during the International Congress
on Hygiene and Demography.- Mrs.
Charles Henry Israels will preside at the
first meeting. On March l5. DR.. Rebecca
Stoneroad. director of physical culture in
the schools OF the district, will offciate
as chairman.
The Washington herald., 1912-03-08
PROMOTIONS ANNOUNCED.
Changes In Personnel of the POST
Office Department..

Post-ofice promotions were announced
by Postmaster General Hitchcock yes
terday. David NJ Hildreth was appoint
ed as topographer OF the department at
a salary OF $3.50 a year. The new in
cumbent of this office was connected with
the Coast and Geodetic Survey for
number Of years. Other appointments
are as follows:
Richard NJ. Mullett. assistant topogra-
pher. S2.OoO a year.
Asher II. Show and Wesley r. Cunning
ham, both OF Pennsylvania, clerks at $500
in the bureau Of the Fourth Assistant
Postmaster General
Elmer c. Helm, of Texas, tahulator, at
$500, in the bureau of the Second As
sIstant Postmaster General
William +. Taliaferro. of Georgia, re-
signed as clerk in the headquarters Of
the division Of post-office inspectors.
The Washington herald., 1912-03-08
Nominated rs EIIEIbIes.

Second Lieuts. r. W. Smith. F. c.
Cousins, and F. w. Sandmeyer. of the
Mckinley Manual Training School. have
been nominated by Frank c. Daniel,
principal of the school. as eligibles for
the examination to be held for the APP
pointment of a first lieutenant in the
high school cadet battalion, made neces-
sary by the resignation OF F. NJ. Book.
Sergts. NJ. Z. Miller. E. Lewis, r. w.
Wilson, and W. d. Nettleton will take
the examination for the appointment of
a second Lieutenant
The Washington herald., 1912-03-08
Portrait Given to Court.

At the United State Court of Claims
yesterday morning r. Z. James, chair
man Of committee representing the
Northampton County, Pa, Bar Asso-
citation, presented to the court a por-
trait Of the late Senator Richard Brod-
head, Of Pennsylvania, who, as chair
man of the select committee, reported
the bill establishing the Court Of Claims
In 1856. The Senator's son. ]. Davis
Brodhead, with large delegation OF
Pennsylvanians as members Of the COM
mittee and guests, was present.
The Washington herald., 1912-03-08
Mount Vernon I'm Litigation.

The Mount Vernon Ladies' Association
will be made the defendant in quo war
ranto proceedings in the United States
court for the Northern district Of Vfr-
gtnia at Alexandria In a few days. Fred
erick r. Whippler. representing the
Mount Vernon Anti-Fee Association, will
flle the petition.
This action follows the refusal Of the
Virginia State legislature to appoint a
committee to investigate the financial
conduct of Mount Vernon.
The Washington herald., 1912-03-08
COL. LUNDEEN IS RETIRED.
President Also Accepts Resignation
of Two Officers.

Col. John A. Lundeen, the senior colonel
OF the Coast Artillery Corps. was placed
on the retired list Of the army yester-
day. having reached the maximum age Of
sixty-four years. With his retirement.
Col John p. Wiser. commanding the
artillery district Of San Francisco. be-
comes the senior colonel, and he will
remain at the head OF the list for seven
Years. IL not promoted to brigadier gen
eTal in the meantime.
President Taft accepted yesterday the
voluntary designations OF two young army
officers-Second Lieuts. Frank W.
Braden. OF the Twenty-sixth Infantry. at
Fort Sheridan. and John G. Quillian. OF
the Coast Artillery School Ouillian was
but recently appointed TO the service.
Braden enlisted in the army as a private
in 1895. He was commissioned second
lieutenant in 1905. and assigned to the
Twenty-siXth infantry.
The Washington herald., 1912-03-08
FAREWELL FOR DIRECTOR.
Noel House Social Club Pays Trib-
ute to L. $. GIIhIInn.

A farewell greeting reception was
held in Noel House by the Memorial So
cial Club Wednesday night. in honor OF
the departing resident director, L. S. Gil
illan, and his wife, and the new di-
rector. E. J. Garmhausen, and Mrs.
Garmhausen. President Mayhem made
an address, presenting the retiring Of
fetal with a handsome silver service, and
a dinner was served in the gymnasium.
The new director was Mr.. Gilhllan's as
sistant and has been married but a few
days, coming TO take up his duties from
a wedding trip through the South.
The Washington herald., 1912-03-08
MY HAT Is IN THE KITCHEN. ="
Rooseyelt's Remark Parsphras
of Common Dakota Incident.

lle New orr sun.
st. Cloud, MINI, March 6.-Despite the
many explanations Of Col RooSevelt's ut
terance My hat IS in the ring Edward
Brick. chief Of police OF this city. says
he has the only real story. According to
Chief Brick, Col. Roosevelt learned the
remark in North Dakota.
1t used to be the custom Of the
rancher." said the chief. after he had
been to town and had acquired a load to
ride up to the house, open the kitchen
door a little and toss in his hat II after
a reasonable wait the hat was allowed TO
remain the man knew that his wife was
willing to let him come in. but IL the hat
sailed out again he Snew that danger
awaited.
Il am sure that Col. Roosevelt had that
in mind when he made that statement.
81 was an invitation for the people 10
make known to him whether they wanted
him for President. In other words, II
they allowed his hat to remain in the
ring he would follow II in