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The Washington herald., 1913-02-15
EVERY SATURDAY.
Our MOTIFS Ifyou see it in The Big
Stick. il ism 4 necessarily So.
The Big Stick Explains,

Anxious Subscriber" "NoI Pop
uli." ct al. have written us 50 many
letters anent the new tuelve-ton traf.
res. that We feel we must tell IN
words Of one syl. just what are the
respective rights Of those on wheels
and those on feet.
A careful study OF the caption os
tho regs. shows eoncluSrely that
they are for the purpose Of regalat.
ing traffic on the streets, avenues,
&c, Of the District Of Columbia,
and the police have simply to un-
derstsnd them and then turn to the
right.
1t is very plain that mutual eva
sion by parties meeting on public
thoruughfares is almost 4 necessity
il they arc to avoid collisions.
As The Big Stick has pointed out,
tho automobile peoples recent de-
c.sion in favor Of a campaign of
education. to take tho place Of the
process Of elimination, should have
the cooperation Of the people and
tho peoples officials. That the Dist.
CONS. have shown their willingness
10 do their part by adopting the
rcrs. is but another proof Of Tbs
Big Sticks exclusive contention that
AL things come to him who waits. '
and that If those who ride in chaises
and those who walk will keep out OF
each others way without blocking
the street cars snd the fro depart
ment. 'all will so merry m . we'd
ding BELL"
The Washington herald., 1913-02-15
Interyenhon Is War.

To begin with, intervention in Mex
leo is merely an euphemism for wal
with Mexico
The United States cannot justly in
tervene save to remedy situation SC
anarehistic as to be a reproach to mod
en civilization.
Having interviewed it will be the
business of the United States TO sup.
press the anarchy and subduc the anti,
foreign hostility which produced an
archy and also to cope with the flame
of resentment which may be expected
to fuse now warning elements.
Such a problem is not to be men,
toned in the same breath with the
policing of Santo Domingo with a
transport filed with marines that sell
dom land.
The cause of clear thinking, we be-
lieve. will be greatly aided, if, in con-
sideration of the Mexican situation.
American citizens mentally substitute
war with Mexico" for Intervention in
Mexico"
The Washington herald., 1913-02-15

the existing instruments are pretty sat-
isfactory affairs. Here is the vital ar
ticle: Differences which may arise Of
a legal nature or relating to the inter-
probation of treaties existing, between
the two contracting parties, and which
it may not have been possible to settle
by diplomacy, shall be referred to the
permanent court established at The
Hague by the convention of 2oth July,
1899, provided, nevertheless, that they
do not affect the vital interests, the in
dependence or the honor of the two
contracting states, and do not concern
the interests of third parties"
The Washington herald., 1913-02-15
Arbitration.

Failing to obtain an unlimited arbi-
tration treaty with the United States,
France is quite content to continue with
the old one The Secretary of State
and the French Ambassador, NJ. JUS
serand. yesterday renewed for five
years the treaty which would have ex-
pired by limitation on March II.
We have few disputes with France.
Our international troubles are mostly
caused by propinquly. The notable
arbitrations of recent years have in
volved Canadian-American questions,
and our present most dangerous for
eisn problem relates to the turbulent
republic to the south For five years
the treaty of arbitration with France
has endured and happily little recourse
TO it has been necessary. 1t is similar
10 the treaty negotiated with Great
Britain, and which will expire on
June 4. Its renewal by France sug-
gests that Great Britain may also de-
sire an extension.
The unlimited" treaties with France
and Great Britain for which President
Taft so earnestly labored, and which
the Senate so ruthlessly amended, might
have been great step forward, but
The Washington herald., 1913-02-15
The Militant Mouse.

The theory that the new woman of
to-day who wants the right to vote
is afraid of a mouse is based upon
a belief imprinted in mans breast dur
ing the glad old days when our moth
ers and older sisters and fair cousins
stayed at home to rock the cradle,
run the household. and, incidentally,
wear pettiyoats. There is something
indescribably pathetic in the survival
of the masculine tradition expressed
in the theory that in this age of prog
ress, when woman wears bifurcated
sheatf-like garments, and is afraid of
neither mice nor men, the small boy of
Washington has been induced to vary
the midsummer pastine. of "swatting'
flies by the equally lucrative vocation
of ensnaring mice and disposing of
these rodents at a nickel apiece, so
they may be let loose among the
strong minded, up-to-date crusaders OF
the approaching suffrage parade.
AS IL iHdy US dSSullcQ tlldt lllc H.
terest Of the small boy scarcely ceases
with the capture and sale of the mill
tant mouse for the glorious sd of
March. it will be interesting to watch
the disillusionizing process when th-
rodent-proof new woman goes march
ing on, oblivious even Of the fact that
her ancient enemy flutters about
where once were mere skirts, but now
are tailor-made garments of sterner
stuff. Not only the small boy, who
has imbibed obsolete traditions with
his fathers cast-off cigars, but our
masculine children of older growth.
may well prepare themselves for th.
discovery that the intrepid marching
woman of to-day has risen above fear
of both mice and men, and will never
allow them, either singly or collec-
lively, to interfere with her defiant
pedestrianism toward the Capitol
The Washington herald., 1913-02-15
ONE CENT.
The Tocsin Calls.

The Big Stick Club. incl. all
those 1mmortzls whose names for
some reason or other have ap-
pearcd in The Big Stick in the past
or will APPEAR in its colyums in the
future. viii convene in weekly con-
fab at the National Capital Club
this evening. The board Of GOV
ernors of this organization has mads
such alluring bids for this oonven-
ton that It would be a sin and a
shame to turn them do~n. They
have even promised to serve a FIRE
dollar banquet tho winel and fur
nish the music. Judge Schuldt. as
sisted by Judge Hough tho two
heay-weights Of the club. seconded
by Henry Camp. will act as mod
orators. Harvey Given Will effect
tho intruductions somehow. Judge
Schuldt will speak on Why Delay
the Game So Longf" Harry Giren's
theme Will be .'Oh for a Nice
Piece Of Pier Capt. Sherburue Hop
kins will speak on Me and Ma
dero;" Jack Costiean will rad an
essay on Thoughts I have THINK
and Democratic Simplicity" Folk
dances by a bcry Of blonds and bru-
nettes imported from Focsy Bot
tom and Munich.
JUDGE JERRY A. MATTHEWS.
JOE p. ANNIN,
Committee.
The Washington herald., 1913-02-15
"Hiking" as a Political Expedient.

Measured by visible or tangible re,
suits, the opinion must prevail that the
value of the female suffragists' hike
TO the Federal Capital City is almost
if not altogether mil" What do they
expect to accomplish, anyway, by their
marching enterprise? Coming in Pull
man coaches they could do quite as
much to benefit their cause, perhaps
more, for they would arrive in 4 moro
fit condition to beard the terrible
men, who, as legislators. hold the fate
of Federal suffrage bill in the hol-
low of their hands. so to speak
What good is hiking" Weare fully
convinced that our sisters mean bust
ness, whether they tell us their griev-
ances after the unnecessary hardships
of march through the winter glens
and dales of New Jersey, Pennsylvania,
Delaware, and Maryland, or coming in
autos from their hotels dressed as be-
fits the cosmopolitan women of our
day
What has political propaganda to do
with hiking anyway? What can it
possibly contribute to any demonstra-
ton of the merits of the franchise de-
manded or of the expediency of grant
ing the ballot to their sisters who
wisely remained at home attending to
their duties as wives and mothers,
and who incidentally escaped the dam
gers of exposure and pneumonia in a
freezing atmosphere?
1t is the novelty of the thing, moth
ing else. Their enterprise is enjoying
degree of publicity that otherwise
hardly would have been accorded them
and which, no doubt, is out of all pro-
portion TO its economic significance
Women may be the finest kind of
marchers in warm weather or cold, but
does this signify that they ought to
have the ballot to aid in deciding the
momentous issues of our day, no mat
ter how much qualified they otherwise
may be to do so?
Let us wait until all this craving for
the sensational has blown over, until
things again assume their normal as
pect, when sensible, sober-minded men
will look for real arguments pro or
con-" in order to decide if our women
should be given that political equality
which they insist belongs to them in an
enlightened age and a free country.
The Washington herald., 1913-02-15
Naval Repairs.

Dental examiners for tho q. 3.
Navy are advertising good pJinG
Jobs for marine dentists-News Item.
Uncle Sam, through his Board Of
Dental Advisors.
Oncrs experts cnticing financial
'kale,'
For uphoistcrinS molars, likewise
incisors.
And doing bridgework 'in the
teeth of the gale"
EDWIN ]. SHOPE.
The Washington herald., 1913-02-15
The Senate and the District Bill.

preparation bill, yesterday reported tt
the Senate by the Senate subcommit
tee on District appropriations, provide:
for the District the sum of SII ,6o3,&o
an increase of $SS3,335 over the sun
appropriated in the House. Unfortu
rlately the Senate's appropriation i:
SI,a7o,4oS, less than the sum asked fol
by the District Commissioners, so tina,
many OF the Improvements in the Dis,
trict government, most needed, cannot
for the present be made.
The bill is, however, taken as a
whole, a favorable one for the Dis
trict. Among numerous provisions is
one of 100000 cash for the new
$I.eoo,ooo Central High School, and
there are also provisions for extensive
additions to the present system OF
parks, and for the reclamation of the
Anacostia fats.
OF greatest interest, however, to
residents of Washington, is the atti-
tude OF the committee toward the
''half-and-half' plan. The committee
adopts the view that the act of 1873,
construed by the courts as having the
effect of an organic act for the Dis
trict Was intended to provide for a
permanent form OF government for the
District of Columbia. The committee,
therefore, supports the principle for SO
many years regarded as beyond con-
troversy, that the Federal government
shall bear so per centum of the cost OF
maintaining the District government,
and is to share equally with the local
taxpayers in paying the interest on the
District debt, and in liquidating the
same from time TO time. Consistently
with this attitude, the committee re-
jected the Borland amendment, which
was intended to assess the cost of
street Improvements, against abutting
property owners.
The Senate committee has adopted
the right attitude toward the District
A contrary attitude, were it carried
into effect, would result not only in
immediate bankruptcy for the District
government but would also seriously
retard the now very healthy growth of
Washington and infict upon the city
untold pecuniary damage.
This city is not a mere municipality,
entitled to look for its support only to
those who live in it. 1t is on the con-
trary the Capital of the Nation, cre-
alton of the Union for its own pur-
poses. As a city its interests are so
united with those of the Federal gov
ernment, as to make it mandatory that
large share of the municipal ex-
pcnses be borne by that government.
This is the just view. and it is the
view which must be adhered to if the
wish of the great body of American
citizens is to be realized, namely, that
the National Capital is to be the best
modern city on earth, the most beau
tiful, the most healthful, and the most
delightful to live in.
1t is to be hoped that the questions
recently raised concerning the "half-
and-half" plan can now be regarded as
once and for all time settled, and that
the distinguished gentlemen who have
recently assailed the plan will see a
great light as did the children of Israel
who once upon time walked in dark
ness.
The Washington herald., 1913-02-15
One of Suicide Trio Saved.

Rome. Feb. H-A triple suicide by
three young women who had been
crossed in love was attempted here to-
day and came near being successful.
Two of the girls were drowned. but the
third was saved. With arms linked the
young women jumped into the Tibal
from the SAINT Angae bridge. and sank
into the water. The carbineer who was
on the bridge leaped into the water and
saved one Of the women.
The Washington herald., 1913-02-15
Fire Function.

The Big Stick was host at a large
fire Just across the street from our
ssnctum late yesterday afternoon
Our staff. wearing his police badge.
received the guests, among whom
were some Of the most promipent
F StreterA Besides our stan. The
Daily Hurl had several reps. and
the Morning Screech sent its two
red-toppers tcoupled in the betting1.
Mr.. Frank Wagner poured. assisted
BY his aids in ftill dreo uniform.
The Washington herald., 1913-02-15
Dual Personality.

Charlie Connor. Of Absecon Inlet,
has discovered that he has a dual
personality. whep he wears = white
necktie with q diamond stickpin he
feels and looks like Gus" Brill,
and Is erected N this contributor Of
joSes TO Tie Big Stick. When he
wears an overcoat. Charlie feels like
himself. Gus" doesn't mind In
the least.
FRANK HAGGERTY.
The Washington herald., 1913-02-15
Startling if True.

sIr,. Hanford. who 10 known on
the stage as "Drofnah. is assist
ing her hsuband TO interpret
Eraepsckahs at tho Aibmulco The
ster next week. l am not at lib
erty to disclose whether she will ex-
claim: "Oemori Ocmor! Wherefore
arc thou. Oemorf"
GEORGE CONN.
The Washington herald., 1913-02-15
whole Train Disappears.

Laredo, Tex. Feb. l+-An express
train OF the National Railway Company
which left Mexico City for this point
Tuesday has disappeared and no trace
OF 1t can be found. The fate of the
passengers and train crew is unknown.
The Washington herald., 1913-02-15
Legal Expert.

Cicero. we are told. got S.oa a. q
fec for his legal services. II lawyers
fees had been higher In Rome, Cicero
would probably never have mixed
himself up in politics and Catalina
might have got away with his con-
spiracy. JAMES b. GREEN.
The Washington herald., 1913-02-15

Of whose
perpnfcation Of said toays
cipal contribution permanent literature.
Although have known our est William Florist GUIDE
tho radiance friendly about him the
day he entered ancm with the heaviest item of the about
pensions especially enishener Just
chairman Of the innaons committee
a Of Illuminating juice disposal,
he is radiate delight
credit his colleagues committee True
mail The Big Stick learned excu
night. had to be bring written applications to
umn headquarters
haveb in q
Is seadyj to
What good
o
oastins that committee has had the pick
of
that just few plain practical sufficient to put
our pla execution
The Big stick promising that nothing
compshed GUIDE will make hearts lighter.
.Cude said to be the spelling Of "Goody."
The Washington herald., 1913-02-15
Mexico.

The recall Of Presidents il one Of
the favorite stunts in the Mexican
repertoire. More than a year ago
a distinguished gentleman named
Porfrio Diaz, could hare told you,
if you had asked him. what would
happen sooner or later to a dis
tinnnisbed ecntlcman named Ma
derc.
Ell CAPTAIN sHERBURNE y
HOPKINS.
(FRED. wEIMER).
The Washington herald., 1913-02-15
Where Did You Get
That Hata

Adolph da vinci Loehl will
exhibit his Baron dc Fouquiercs hat
(the latest creation) at his picture
gallery this evening and give an IL
lustrated lecture on it. accompanied
by refreshments. GUS. BRILL.
The Washington herald., 1913-02-15
Idle Boast.

Minneapolis boasts Of a calf that
rides in an automobile. said Clifford
Long to Billy Lemon the other day.
whercupon Billy replied: I'VE have
them right here in this town, but
they don't boast about it"
FRANK r. LAMB.
The Washington herald., 1913-02-15
LEPINE TO RESIGN.
Noted Police Chief of Paris Tires of
Active Career.

Active Career.
Paris, Feb. I'm. Lepine. for TWEEN.
ty ycars prefect Of the Paris police. an
nounccd to-day that-he had definitely
decided to retire and will leave ONCE
March .. He probably will go into ac.
tive politics. There is no indication a,
to who will be his successor.
NJ. Louis Lepine was the best CHIEF
of police Paris ever had and reduced
the crime of the city by a large per-
centage. He subdued the apaches and
personally led the police campaign
which broke up the operations Of the
notorious automobile bandits The
bandits leaders were killed and the
twenty members OF the band are now
on trial While he was an under
secretary in the prefecture he directed
the police campaign against Gen. Bou-
langer. the man on horseback" Sew
eral attempts We're made to kill him.
The Washington herald., 1913-02-15
REMEMBER THE MAINE!

Remember the Maine. strike first In the fight.
Clear decks for action and shoot for the right;
The treacherouB Spaniard will sink in the SEA
By heroes who battled with Grant and with Lee,
Remember the Maine and the flag OF tho fro
That never was conquered on land on sea-.
The oolors 30 brilliant, 50 glorious and true
The hoTe Of the world-the Red White. and Blue!
Rememhsr the Maine in the midst Of the battle
Strike down to the death where black cannons rattle
On ocean or mountain. valley or plain.
Remember forever, remember the Mainei
JOHN A. JOYCE
February Is. Ise
The Washington herald., 1913-02-15

(Ths "Grinso's' Valentine to the "Greaser'
In Mptezuma's andcnt scat
They're raisin' the hand 10 boat,
An now the questions up 70 Us:
ls't best ter n1inSis in their ftIss'
II only ereasezs' blood they'd sFill
Then let en- fight. an fsht thsir in:
But other nations have a night
To guard their OWL, tho loath TO fght
That night wc'll s,1rc insist upon.
Or treat en- a. we did the Dom
Unless right soon they choose to quit
An that's bout al there Is to il.
Annex en-. No t~r'vs ect moro now
To civilfze than we know how:
Bot they must cease this bloody hny
Or white fol6 viii. including Us,
c. A. NJ.
The Washington herald., 1913-02-15
A Poem.

Mary had busy fca
Alight on her one day.
You viii excuse us now. for we
Must look the other way.
From Truth" by Col. John A.
Jo,cc.
The Washington herald., 1913-02-15
The Rich, They Ride.

Dame Rumor has il that Norb
Robinson. who attended the auto
show In q pair Of borrowed eogyies.
Is guing to get buzz wagon"
The Washington herald., 1913-02-15

States that meant to be Independent: and
a steady stream Of Immigration began
to pour into the opened country. as IL
to prepare Q still deeper task OF con-
quest for the British at far New York.
The Washington herald., 1913-02-15
Homicide Charged to Autoi.t..

Nice, Feb. 14-Prince Nariochine. OF
the Russian nobility, and Mime. Chauch-
Jeff were arrested here to-day, charged
with homicide after their automobile
had knocked down four persons, killing
one and fatally wounding the other three.
IN MEXICO.
The Washington herald., 1913-02-15
TIE 0IORY U IllEYRoI Y1Esm0lFN
BY T0E PRESmENT~ELB ~

Sir william Howe Regns and Succeeded Gen Ctou Who Receives
Orders Abandon Phadeph-The Taehey Of Gen Caes Lee
Washington Wins Back the Field Lee Abanda-Fr.h Fleet Arrives;
bat Great Storm Disables Clinton Takes Savannah.
The Washington herald., 1913-02-15
No Cause for Alarm.

Now they say that blonds are disap-
pearing rapidly"
Don't take II too seriously. Somebody
is always claiming that We are going
back TO the dark ages"
The Washington herald., 1913-02-15
Bum Timber.

Woman is the vine and man is the
| sturdy oak. Have you a sturdy oak TO
cling tor
Nav, answered the washwoman.
MY sturdy oak turned out to be a poor
stick -
The Washington herald., 1913-02-15
Only Ornamental.

] pass the early robin by
With less esteem than most
You cannot put him in a pie
Or serve him up on toast.
The Washington herald., 1913-02-15
The Scapegoat.

why doesn't Wombat's wife like
your
I'm the man. lie meets downtown
every now and then, the one who per
suades him to have a drink"
The Washington herald., 1913-02-15
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
EVERY DAY EPISODE.

When Everynan goes home at night
He has. perhaps, a crouch.
Then Everycat creeps out Of sight
Beneath the parior couch
Nov to the. front comes Everywifs.
With dark and suilen look
She tells about the daily strife
/ She has with Everycook.
Then Everybaby starts to CRY.
So hubby downtown goes:
Where Everybarkeep by tho BY.
Must listen to his woes.
A Rapid Age.
Some people barely get the wedding
cards out before they want to shuttle for
a new deal.
An Offset.
They both had sections Of the paper
Here's a New York man gives his
wife diamond necklace" said she.
Nothing like that ever happens to me-"
WELL" said he. here's a Chicago man
gives his wife black eye. Nothing like
that ever happens to you, either, my
dear"
February 16 in History.
February Is. 15ae-william Shakespeare
gets himself a fur-lined overcoat.
February Is, 1J++Henry VIII, the re-
cipient of 1000 ugly valentines. has them
all burned by the public executioner.
A Question.
.'Wombat has just published a volume
OF bum poetry
"Ah, well. They are poems written in
his youth
IT can understand how a man can
write alleged poetry in his youth: but
turity?"
Only Ornamental.
j pass the early robin by
With less esteem than moet.
You cannot put him in a pie
Or serve him up on toast.
Bum Timber.
Woman is the vine and man is the
sturdy oak. Have you a sturdy oak TO
cling tor
Nav" answered the washwoman.
MY sturdy oak turned out to be a poor
stick
No Cause for Alarm.
Now they say that bIonds are. disap-
pearing rapidly"
Don't take II too seriously. Somebody
is always claiming that We are going
back TO the dark ages"
The Scapegoat.
Why doesn't wombat's wife like
your
I'm the man. lie meets downtown
every now and then, the one who per
IAo e. ~I,t-s
The Washington herald., 1913-02-15
February IS in Hfstory.

February Is. 15sa-william Shakespeare
gets himself a fur-lined overcoat.
February Is, 154+-Henry VIII, the re-
cipient of 1000 ugly valentines. has them
all burned by the public executioner.
The Washington herald., 1913-02-15

They both had sections OF the paper.
Here's a New York man gives his
wife diamond necklace" said she.
Nothing like that ever happens to me-"
We'll" said he. here's a Chicago man
gives his wife a black eye. Nothing like
that ever happens to you, either, my
The Washington herald., 1913-02-15
A TreacherOus Move.

When Lee would have made some ex-
cuse, he hotly cursed him, in his fury
for a coward. himself rallied the willing
troops. and led them forward again to
victory: won back the field Lee had
abandoned. and drove the enemy to the
cover of a morass.
In the night that followed. Clinton
hastily withdrew. leaving even his wound.
ed behind him. and washington's chance
to crush him was gone
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-02-01

DOINGS OF THE VIZ
New York.-Fritzi Scheff, act
ress, granted divorce from John
Fox, IT,, novelist.
Washington.-All tickets to In
auguration ceremonies given out.
London.-Rumored that Lord
Beauchamp, liberal peer, may
succeed Duke of Connaught as
governor of Canada.
London.GTrades Unions Con-
gress, at which 100000 toilers
were represented, will ask 8-hour
day for all classes of working peo-
pie.
Madrid.-Fifth child Of King
Alfonso expected soon.
New York.-24 men indicted
in New York's war against arson
trust.
Clinton, Ia.-Iowa cold stor-
age plant of this city, with Is
other plants in Iowa, sold to
Swift & Co.
New York.-Cipriano Castro
allowed to enter New York on
writ of habeas corpus.
Pueblo, Colo.-Antonio Mar
tinez fatally wounded Mrs. Rosa
Starrick, IS, widow, and killed
himself. She wouldn't marry him. /
New York.-Waiters' strike |
officially declared off.
Billings, Mont.-T. Club Full |
Ter, Chicago, suicide. Couldn't |
find job.
New York-Col. Goethals,
builder of Panama canal, award |