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The Washington herald., 1912-10-04
A Remarkable British Law.

The case of a London citizen, who
has been arrested and has to remain in
Jail because his wealthy wife declines
to pay the income tax on her own prop
erty, is not only unique, but it may fur
|nish Bernard Shaw with new chapter
to his forced feeding" utterances. The
man cannot pay the income tax of his
wife, because he hasn't the income. His
wife won't pay it, because, though she
has the income, she stands on her mar
ried women's property act" Mr.. Wilks,
that is his name, has no means of dis
covering what his wife's income is
without the aid of sledge hammer,
and there is no question Of violence. So
Mr.. Wilks sits alone in Brixton jail,
for they have arrested him for not pay
ing income tax on his wife's income,
of which he doesn't know the amount,
from which the law has cut off his
control.
At present there seems no quick way
of getting Mr.. Wilks, an honest man.
out of prison. For the law says he
must stay in prison until the full amount
is settled. One may imagine Mr.. Wilks
spending years of confinement, amused
at the absurdity of his situation! For
the married women's property act pre-
vents him even from selling his wife's
furniture to pay his wife's income tax.
There are only three possible ways of
getting Mr. Wilks out of jail hon.
orably An act of his wife, an act
of Parliament, or an act of God.
One wonders what the wife's act
will be- Will she sacrifice her husband
to her principles, or will she pay\ & 81
sterling to release him from lifelong
Imprisonment?
The Washington herald., 1912-10-04
HYGIENE EXHIBIT
STILL INTERESTS
Popular Interest in Lectures Con-
tinues-Dr. Folkmar to
Speak To-day.

Much OF popular interest came out In
the lectures and papers read yesterday
in the series at the exhibition of hygiene
and demography at Seventeenth and b
Streets Northwest. Some of the themes
may be summed up as follows:
DIR. Henry d. Fry spoke of the growing
disability OF mothers to feed their on
spring by the natural method in this
country, and reviewed at length the
causes. He deplored the necessity for
patent baby foods and their multiplica-
ton in the markets.
The school-teachers of the city have
been requested TO give notice to their
advanced classes of the last lecture OF
the series on seN-hygiene to be delivered
to-day by DIR. Elnora Folkmar.
Eyestrain and its causes was the sub
ject discussed by DIR. Carl Henning, of
this city. He praised the work of the
school physicians OF the District. and
suggested that they be given more au-
thority in the way Of making examina-
tions OF the eyes Of pupils and in recon-
mending treatment to reduce the strain
upon the eyes and the consequent effects
OF allowing 1t to go uncorrected-
Some interesting facts were brought
out by Drs. Joseph Barach and W. L.
Marks regarding marathon runners. The
doctors described the marathon runner
as follows:
From our observation ray the doc
tors, 1T appears that the athlete most
likely to Withstand this form OF severe
exertion is one between eighteen and
twenty-five years of age He will be Of
less than average height and under
weight. with a light upper body, rela-
lively large chest capacity, and we'll
developed legs. He must have a sound
heart, healthy lungs. and well-devel-
oped diaphragm. His training should
have continued for nine months o.
The Washington herald., 1912-10-04
DENIES THE IRISH
ARE BORN FIGHTERS
Jerome Conner, Well-known Sculp-
tor, in His Address, Refutes
Popular Impression.

There is one thing above all others
Of which the Irish people may well
lie proud and that Is that they will
have achieved self-government and home
rule without shedding a drop of blood,
said Jerome Conner, a well-known sculp-
tor of this city, at a meeting of the gen.
eral committee of the Irish United
League, which was held at the New VIII
lard last night to complete arrangements
for a reception to be given next Tuesday
evening at the Garden Theater in honor
OF William H. K Redmond. NJ. P.
Mr.. Conner took exception to the popu-
lar impression that the Irish race was
a race of fighters He said that among
them We're predominant the priest, the
jurist, the writer, the missionary. the
artist, the scientist. the poet, and the
diplomat and statesman, and that the
soldier came after them.
AS chairman of the press committee,
Mr.. Conner reported that he National
Press Club had extended an invitation
to Mr.. Redmond and his party to be the
guests of the club on Tuesday evening
after the reception at the theater. The
invitation wos also extended to Mgr.
William T. Russell Of st. Patrick's, and
Mgr Thomas Shahan, Of Catholic Uni
versity.
Mr.. Conner's motion to invite Col. Mar
tin Wiegand. president OF the Unltec
German Societies, to be guest OF honor
was unanimously adopted.
The committee on speakers reported
| that Justice Wendell Phillips Stafford
had accepted the craftsmanship Of the
evening, and that Mgr. Russell. Repre-
sentatives Sulzer of New York and Dona-
hoe of Philadelphia, and Michael j
Ryan, national president Of the United
Irish League of America, and other
speakers would deliver addresses.
Francis Kilkenny, president of the
Irish Homegoing Association, was ap'
pointed chairman of the seating commit
tee 1t is expected that Mr.. Redmond
| who is a brother OF John Redmond, the
Irish national leader, will arrive in this
city on Monday evening from Chicago.
The personnel of the general commit
| tee consists Of E. L. Cogan, chairman
IL. O'Connor, secretary; P. Shugrue
treasurer: Thomas D. Walsh, James D.
Flynn, NJ. NJ. Doyle, D. F. Finucane
william z. OConnor, Charles ]. Conlon
B. ]. Downey, P. ]. O'Connor, A. Dargan
Jerome Conner, Robert Dore, ]. F
Mahoney, NJ Healy. NJ. P. Sullivan. NJ
P. Griffin, d. Heating. 7. 1. Deery, T. P
Fitzgerald, and Francis Kilkenny.
The Washington herald., 1912-10-04
Ponderous Personages
By GEORGE FITCH.
Author OF "At Good OLD siwash."

Rutherford B. Hayes. the nineteenth
President of the United States by a
hairs breadth. was born In Delaware.
Ohio. ninety years ago to-day. and grew
up In a quiet and unostentatious man
ner without the slightest hope of re-
sounding history. He went to college.
became a lawyer, and was Just getting
to the point where he could remove a
large fee from a client without the use
Of anaesthetics when the civil war broke
out.
At this time Hayes was city collector
OF Cincinnati. where most of our Presi-
dents come from. but he gave up his
office and went to the front. where he
became a brigadier general because OF
his modest, gentlemanly way OF reduc-
ing the roll calls of the enemy. After
the war he returned to Ohio and began
to r.ay tse emoluments Of Republican
ism and army service. which were
bigger in Ohio at that time than any.
where else He went to Congress and
also served as Governor OF the state
every little while. He was one OF the
early progressives and after he hao
won a fight for sound money was nom
mated for President In 1876.
Little did Mr.. Hayes think when he
left his happy home in 1861 to sew up
the Union that he would SO soon be
the means of ripping 1t wide open again.
After a hot campaign, Samuel Tilden.
Democrat. received a plurality. but the
votes OF three Southern States were
contested because OF their playful habit
of producing more voters than popula-
ton. For months Congress discussed
the matter. while men fought each other
on the streets, and the name of Hayes
disrupted Sunday schools. funerals, and
love affairs. Finally. Congress declared
Hayes elected, and while one-half Of the
country seethed and sneered. he served
four useful conscientious years. recon-
The Washington herald., 1912-10-04
HORSE TROT" WILL
Be POPULAR HERE
Uriel Davis, of This City, Arranges
Steps and Music for New
Society Dance.

For some time It has been apparent to
observing persons that either Washing
toms social set was wearing shoes which
were too small or many OF the members
were afflicted with some strange new af-
fectation which had spread rapidly.
Whenever any OF them appeared walk
ing on the street 1t semed to those who
turned around to watch that the person
was about TO fall over on the sidewalk.
Strange to say, this expected tumble
never took place.
The mystery Of 1t all was explained
when it was announced that those who
affected the gait were only giving the
public a preliminary look at the new
dance which Is to introduced In Wash
ington the coming winter. II is the
Horse Trot''
Tired of the Turkey Trot, the Grizzly
Bear, the Apache Dance. and osher
kindred amusements. IT remained for
Uriel Davis, OF this city, TO arrange
some steps and the stirring music to
be used in the new dance.
The Horse Trot' Is quite a change
from the Bunny Hug. the Naragansett
Naughty, and several other steps which
have amused society at Newport this
summer.
The step Is known to horsemen as n
running walk. considered the most grace
ful gait of a horse.
Among those most interested IN intro
ducing the HORSE Trot'' In Washing
ton are A. c. Horstrnan. third secretary?
and Mr.. Haniei Won Haimhausen,
charge d'affaires Of the German En-
bassy; n. de ch. second secretary OF
the Russian En-. assy. and Mr.. and Mrs.
Preston Gibson.
The Washington herald., 1912-10-04
Divorce Here and in Japan.

According to the Living Church,
the divorce rate in the United States
has risen from 80 in every 10000 in
1870, to s. in 1906, and is estimated al
100 in 1910 Except for Indiana and
Nevada, California has the highest ratio
of any of the States. No part of the
United States had been free from the
growth of the evil
Yet when we compare the figures Of
Japan we find that the evil there is a
diminishing one. The number of di.
vorces in Japan has fallen from ovei
$4,000 in 1897 to about $1,000 in 1908
the ratio per 10000 of population from
z87 to I22.
Why is il that Japan can stem the
tide of this great social evil and the
United States cannot?
The Washington herald., 1912-10-04
DR.. Eliot's Strange Logic.

The venerable president emeritus of
Harvard, in his letter on the political
situation, repudiates Roosevelt and ad-
vocates Wilson for the Presidency. But
the conclusion drawn by the eminent
scholar cannot be called logical. He
regards the conservation of the prin-
ciples of the Constitution as of the first
importance, and admits that the Re-
regard to them than the Democrats,
and that the Rooseveltites are radicals.
From this proposition one might have
expected President Eliot, who pays
high tribute to the character of Presi-
dent Taft, to proceed to advocate the
lstter's reelection. But on the tariff
issue he SHES at the implication of his
reasoning. President Eliots statements
with regard to Taft's tariff attitude are
open to challenge He says that Mr..
Taft is a protectionist, whicn is true,
but in the review of the Presidents
course with regard to the tariff, he
leaves out any consideration of Mr..
Taft's labors for reciprocity, which
failed to count by the refusal of Can
ada to acquiesce in the agreement DR..
Eliot says that the existing tariff "pre-
vents the expansion of American COM
merce, protects the manufacturing in
l,,e.r:,e fro,,, tbn forc;oV, roV,oaf,t.o,,
which would be wholesome for them,
and raises the price of necessaries OF
life"
Thus DR.. Eliot's letter is a declaration
of allegiance to free trade. President
Taft is not an extreme proteetionis,
He is a low tariff man. He argued. as
q candidate for the Presidency, in "a
eor Of the revision Of the tariff and
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the reduction of schedules which SEEM
ed to him too high to be just to all
parties. but he by no means abandoned
the protective system His course in
this respect has been made clear by
his vetoes of hastily devised and hastily
passed tariff bills.
President Eliot's letter will strength
en- those only who desire the weigh; of
an ilIustrious name to their conviction
that the way to crush Roosevelt is to
vote for Wilson.
The Washington herald., 1912-10-04
Justice, at Best, Is Blind.

Mrs. John Epps, woman of sixty
one, has been released from prison al
Huntington, Ind, because in her case
there was a grave miscarriage of JUS
tice. When she was thirty-eight she
was convicted on charge of numbering
her husband and sentenced to life i'm
prisonment. A few days ago the hus-
bands brother, on his deathbed. con-
fessed that he was the murderer, and
described the quarrel in which he killed
his brother.
For nearly a quarter of a century he
had kept silent and allowed woman
to suffer in his stead, but when he
was dying he sent for clergyman and
made a confession, which was put in
formal shape with witnesses names at
tached. The Governor Immediately re-
leased Mrs. Epps, who has been made
a beneficiary under her brother-in-law's
will. He left her all he had as an act
of reparation.
There is much that might be said
in connection with the above. Bur
what good would it do? As long as
human beings will administer justice
as long as circumstantial evidence will
be considered sufficient to convict ir
murder cases, grave errors will be eom-
mitted. The man who could let a
woman, a near relative, suffer like thi:
is "the meanest man on earth. She has
our sincere sympathy. But who will
restore to her a long life wasted behind
prison walls?
The Washington herald., 1912-10-04

structing the South with great care,
starting the civil service reform. and
turning the White House into a dismal
Sahara for those rubicund gentlemen
who like wine with their meals.
President Hayes distinguished himself
by not becoming a candidate for re-
election and retired in 1850. living to an
honorable old age, and dying in 1888
He was an honest man, who ran to
whiskers. teetotalism. and pluck His
health failed in his youth. but instead
Of having himself measured for q floral
The Washington herald., 1912-10-04
FIVE KILLED; THREE HURT.

Pittsburg, Pa. Oct. a.-Pennsylvania
Railroad train. No. IS. to-day struck an
automobile at the Williamsburg grade
crossing, killing five and injuring three.
The dead:
The Rev. w. L. Nicholson, pastor OF
the First Presbyterian Church, Wilmer
ding.
Six-year-old son Of the Rev. W. l.
Nicholson.
John E. Beck. of wilmerding.
Mary Diamond, of Williamsburg, who
was pushing a go-cart.
An uniden tilted Italian girl, who was
killed when struck by portions OF flying
debris.
The injured:
A woman and child. names not yet
known, in Columbia Hospital, wilkins
burg.
John Diamond, Williamsburg.
An unknown man.
The Washington herald., 1912-10-04
IN THE DREAMING AUTUMN.

Stin autumn sounds are dreaming in the wood;
Ths leaves secm listening to mufhed calls.
Startie the musng elves of solitude.
Then softly echo through enchanted halls.
Old visions lead the fancy BY the hand
Through solemn aisles Of fading lanes ond bovers
Where all seem odd and hard TO understand
The charming beauty of the passing hours.
Behind secluded blinds Of mystery
The sorEeow PANORAMA. quaint and queer.
Insrres with solemn ave and ec,tssy
A holy longing 10 see thinEz more clear.
Amid The c.im seciu.nn AZ the past
Mature di.roors snd LAYS her harp svv
In harry shrnss n mennry - vast
whue NO b iockcd In .uln ~ yesterday.
In tl,s drssnins autumn ne Ding leaves
nrssr n iurum sxnrs q sunmef ard sr<inr
Nhlis 'midss siihs Path. a love tirs frv~ns an
a ssssS Z s-~v. s.~ srr,M.s
esoaos eAkbs sonSsoS.
The Washington herald., 1912-10-04
Many Hurt in Wreck.

Buffalo, N. Y. Oct. 3.-West Shore pas
senger train No. 1901. travelling west at a
rate Of sixty-five miles an hour, was
wrecked at Crittenden about seventeen
miles from Buffalo shortly after O'Clock
this morning. A car in fast freight
travelling in the same direction as the
passenger train "buckled," and the en-
gine of the train crashed into the freight
cars, which were thrown across the main
track. Eighteen persons were injured,
the engineer and firemen uf the passen-
ger train being badly scalded. They are
not expected to live. Both are in the
Emergency Hospital here.
The Washington herald., 1912-10-04
o. s. Choice for Cuban President.

Cables from Havana confirm the
statements, heard in this city recently
and repeatedly, that the United States
government is determined that Gen.
Mario Menocal, the Conservative Presi-
dental candidate, shall be elected Pres
ident and that it has promised him
its moral support.
There is every reason to believe that
the Cuban administration has been
warned that a perpetuatior of the cor
rupt regime founded upon the August
revolution will not be tolerated. For
a long time there have been prospects
of a third American intervention. This
is an open secret in Havana, but with
the growing probability that Menocal
will win in the elections, only month
away, Washington seems disposed to
give the representative of Cuba's best
elements a chance, in the hope that the
Conservatives will endeavor to give the
country an honest administration.
Such an outcome does not, however,
appear to commend itself to the Lib
erals, who for the last three and a
half years have fattened on the coun-
try's revenues, and they are betray-
ing symptoms of a determination to
spill the fat in the fire rather than
surrender it to the enjoyment of their
rivals; to bring the Yankees" back
again Gas they did in Ioo6) rather than
have an honest administration.
Convinced of the futility of his ap-
peals to the Cuban authorities Gen.
Menocal, over the head of President
Gomez, has laid his complaint of unfair
treatment toward his party before Act
ing American Minister Gibson, who in
Formed Washington of the situation
which threatens to make the elections
a farce The Conservatives are an
gered TO the danger point, and will not
to coercive interference in the
electoral campaign.
For the benefit of those of our read
ers to whom it is not clear why Gen.
Menocal, and not Gomez, should be
persona grata with our State Depart
ment, let it suffice to state that the
former is, so it is reported, willing
and prepared to turn over to the United
States the collecting of the revenues at
the Cuban custom-houses, thus fur
thering the American governments So
called ''Dawsonizing" policy, providing
he is elected President of Cuba. AS
to Gomez, who may be willing enough
TO do the same for us, he is handicap
ped by his party, its leaders, and his
advisers, wherefore, under present con-
ditions he can be of no help to carry
out the policy of our State Depart
inent
Getting hold of the custom-houses
of Cuba, of course, would eliminate all
chances of speedy annexation of the
Pearl of the Antilles. but it would go
a long way toward peaceful ruling
and supremacy over the Latin-American
republics, doing away with those ever
recurring difficulties between them and
European countries or with the United
States (for claims due its citizens) ana
thus-in a manner at least-carrying
out the Monroe doctrine. That such
action anyway would despoil our little
sister republics of their independency is
. quite another matter
The Washington herald., 1912-10-04
LITTLE NONSENSE.
GRAND OPERA.

The tenor sang In Spanish,
The basso sang In Dutch.
Had / the hang of what they sang?
No 80 very much.
The barytone sang Russian.
He really seemed to be
An awful hit. though / admit
1t was Greek to me.
At criticising music
Tn not so very good.
But, bless your heart. liked the part
That / understood.
About This Time.
The theatrical department is encroach-
ing on the baseball page.
Used to the Taste.
Bring me wood pulp sandwich" "
said the guest in an abstracted way.
beg pardon. SIR" murmured the
waiter.
"Oh, yes, excuse me. At home I'm
used to this paper bag cooking"
October 4 in History.
October 4, 157s-sir Walter Raleigh pre-
sents Queen Elizabeth with a nice willow
plume.
October 4. l57o-Little William shaks-
pere enters scnool.
just a TriHe.
You say Cholly is rather particular
about germs?"
We'll. he carries around his individual
street car strap"
| Just So.
II you eat fish, you get more brain,
And that is very fine.
All foods bring something in their train;
With cactus, you get spine.
All Fortune Tellers.
You are accused of swindling people on
fortune telling game said the Distric,
Attorney. Can you really read the
past?"
! No"
well, I can"
! And he proceeded to read the culprits
rather stormy record.
Can you read the future?" inquired
the Judge.
No"
We'll. 1 can to some extent. At any
the next two years"
Good Start.
What is your lawyer doing in your
case?"
For a start" answered the New York
gunman, ''he is trying to get the District
Attorney embroiled with the police"
Good shots.
I'VE sufrragists have an aim in life
| You are getting SO you can hit 1t
too," said the mere man, as he kicked
side some fragments of plate glass.
The Washington herald., 1912-10-04
An Utter Cynie.

ffum an Eschanrr
Il doubt ~ these optimists believe all
they say"
Some % our best optimistr are IN
reality pe.slmlsta vhs ssisas IN ths
Ansnias cisb.~
The Washington herald., 1912-10-04
Death List Now Five.

Newport, R. l.. Oct. 3.-First-class fire.
man John Delaney, who was fatally
scalded in the steam explosion in the en-.
gine room of the destroyed Wake Tues
day died to-day on board a hospital ship,
bringing the dead up to five.
The Washington herald., 1912-10-04
Thr-e M.a B.r..a co Death.

New York. oct a-rhtes men we're
burned % death another was fatally In
juFed. and fort either nisn. woinen, and
children wsrs thFuwn into a panic 10
fre early to-day w the hvesstaff ttns'
msni al W Vast fouFih street foilre,
,aas ghsshan. Who vas nns n the nfsi
10 reach en- Esans had Ma uuiiafm
hufnsa ~ Nest ~ the Npmsh and evil.
arsa tnak fsftsa 90 ths nfs sseaps sni
ssfs eagTisi te safsis,
The Washington herald., 1912-10-04

of the members favoring the proposed
improvement of that square, which will
be begun before winter sets in.
The Washington herald., 1912-10-04

improvement of that square, which will
be begun before winter sets IN
Hereafter all stray CANNES found roam
ing the streets of the city without hav-
ing the required license tag will be put
to death by the shooting route instead OF
the drowning route, as has heretofore
been the custom. This action was taken
by the authorities at the suggestion OF
Health Officer DR.. E. A. German.
Heretofore dogs were drowned in the
river, and when the tide came in their
bodies were brought into the docks along
the river front, causing complaint from
tEose having business on the wharves.
D. MIlIard Kite, tr. eighteen years
old, son of Mr.. and Mrs D. Millard Kite,
died at 10 o'clock last night at the resi-
donce of his parents. 212 South Pitt
Street. Mr.. Kite was a few weeks ago
stricken with sTi1gl meningitis. He was
a native of Orange County, Va. At the
time of his death he was employed by
the Alexandria County Lighting Com
pany. His funeral will take place at II
o'clock tomorrow morning from Christ
Episcopal Church. Burial will be private.
Funeral services for Louis P. shuman
will be held at $50 o'clock Saturday
morning from ST. Mary's Catholic
Church. They will be attended by the
members OF Alexandria Lodge Of Elks
and a delegation Of members Of the Re-
lief Hook and Ladder Fire Company
will also attend. The following past ex-
alted rulers OF the Elks, Mr.. Shuman
being one. will serve as honorary pail
bearers: Edward ]. Quinn. George F.
Bradley, Jacob Brill, c. c. Carlin. W. Fl.
=. Kelly. Harry Fleischmann, Judge L.
&. Barley. d. E Robey. Howard W.
Smith, and Harry B. Quinn
Amos T Fisher is to-day celebrating
the eighty-seventh recurring anniversary
of his birth. Mr.. Fisher is a veteran OF
the Mexican war and the sole survivor
of eighty-five men who left here to Join
in that contest Mr.. Fisher is active and
still enjoys the best OF health.
A final decree for divorce on the
ground of desertion was granted in the
Corporation Court this morning in the
case Of Ethel E. Springmann against
Ernest F. Springmann-
Arrangements have been made by the
Old Dominion Boat Club for a smoker,
which win be given at Its clubhouse on
the night of October Il A special pro-
gramme is being prepared for the occa-
sion.
E. J. Fleming, real estate agent, has
sold for Joseph II. Byrne and wife the
two-story brick dwelling house, 21s North
Royal Street, to Mrs. Honorah Murphy.
Mrs. Sarah A. Phillips funeral took
place this afternoon from her home, 500
South Fairfax Street. Rev. G. A Luttrell
officiating. Burial was in Union Gene
tery
The Washington herald., 1912-10-04
Good Shots.

We suffragists have an aim In life"
You are getting SO you can hit 1t,
too" said the mere man, as he kicked
aside some fragments Of plate glass.