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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-10-07

IRON the Pittsburgh Dsratch.
Countless persons who have some time
or other accepted change for one dollar
for two-dollsr bill will be interested in
the story Of "OIe Prince Robinson, the
colored barber in the House barbershOp
at Washington. When the sergeant-at-
arms offered him five 81 bills the other
day as part of his pay, Robinson waved
them widely away, declaring that every
s. bill carries with it the Egyptian
CURSE that he would rather break a
looking-glass, walk under ladder OF
turn back without making a cross-mark
THAI take s. bill, because it was a sure
sign of i'll luck.
Whether there is an Egyptian curse"
on the s. note or not, there has GER
tainly been many an American curse put
on II. II is the easiest thing in the
world, victims will tell you, to pass out
a two for a one and not discover the loss
until you begin search, for that other
dollar you had, but haven't any more
A currency reform that would eliminate
the & bill and the hoOdoo at the same
time would be a reform that would save
money for generations to come.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-10-07
MODERN INVENTIONS
By GEORGE FITCH,
Author of cat Good Old Sivash.n

A bath tub is a large receptacle.
| capable OF holding fifty gallons Of water.
human being, and a cake of soap. Its
mission is to keep one-third of humanity
clean, and the other two-thirds hum
BILE.
The bath tub is the chief landmark
of civilization. Wherever il can be
found in profusion and is not used for
coal bin or garbage receptacle, there
civilization reigns and man has n stran-
gle hold on the culture Of the day. a
land may be full of wondrous marble
gressional Library look like an over
grown dog house. but il it has no bath
tubs il is a failure and missionaries
flock to il in great numbers.
In England the bathtub is the milestone
of the civilized man. He does not wear
il around his neck. but he folds it up
and Tugs it painfully around the world
in his baggage. The bath tub has made
great strides in England. but is still a Gu
riosity in many hotels. II We peruse
English literature the chief thing which
we learn is the fact that the upper class
Englishman cannot live without his
morning bath. But il We peruse England
from plumbing standpoint we also dis
cover that he apparently does the bath
ing for the entire island
In America the bath tub has made
great strides, and is now more COM
mon than the piano and the mail order
catalogue. The bath tub is the first rung
Of the ladder by which the American
rises TO prosperity. After having ac
quired a bath room he buys plane ON
che installment plan. Then he joins a
club ana swarms calamity upward into
tine automobile class. The bath tubs, OF
America keep the nation clean at very
small expense. For two cents day an
American can coax himself for half an
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-10-07
COOKS TO INSTRUCT
POOR ARE ADVOCATED
d. A. Edwards Tells Citizens Associa-
ton Capital Should Have
Public Laundries.

u. 4. Edwards, president of the Fed
Grafton OF Citizens Associations last
night addressed the members of the
Nid-City Citizens Association at their
first meeting since their summer recess
in offices at 1903 Seventh Street North
west upon the needs of the city Of Wash
ingtOn. Mr.. Edwards said a corps of
expert cooks should be employed under
the Health Department to teach the poor
OF the city how TO cook. He. further,
advocated universal transfers. half-fares
for school children, public laundries, and
public baths.
He spoke of President Wilson as ''One
who stands in the foremost rank Of the
progTessiYeS Of the world" and, also,
spoke highly OF the Districts Board of
Commissioners.
The association reelected all Of its old
officers. A. J. DriscOII was chosen presi-
dent: DR.. William T. Gill, vice presi-
dent: Frank J. Bresnahan. secretary:
Henry h. Behrens. treasurer; Charles S.
Shreve, delegate TO the federation, and
Thomas l. Degnan. alternate.
The efforts of the association to have
the Commissioners include in their next
estimates provision for the paving of
Seventh Street from New York Avenue
to Florida Avenue were reviewed.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-10-07

Margaret r. SanGster IT,. in the Christian Herald.
was going officeward one day in n
very overcrowded trolley car. 1t was
pouring outside and my gloves chung
damply 20 my fingers. A stray wisp of
hair was tickling my nose and my hands
were too full Of dripping umbrella and
swaying strap TO brush il away. / could
feel that my forehead was wTinkled up,
and my mouth drawn down. L thought
of all the unpleasant things that had
ever happened to me, and. glaring at the
unrelenting sky. / wondered why il had
TO In so hard. Then, looking along the
car. ! saw another girl hanging to
strap. She was ever so much wetter
thar The dampness oozed out of
crack in her worn shoe; the bare hands
that gripped her umbrella and strap
looked champed and tired, and two stray
ely locks of hair tickled her rather small.
inoffensive nose. But as l looked at her
and pitied her. she glanced up and caught
eve, and she smiled at me, Then,
somehow, the rain drops looked very
bright and jewel-like, and the gray OF
the sky seemed warmer and more friend
~ l forgot that my feet were wet, and
smiled back. All that day, through
the work and hurry OF the hours. l car
ried a sunbeam hiding my heart
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-10-07
SOLEMN OPENING OF C. U.
Ceremony Held Sunday In Chapel of
Gibbons Hall.

The solemn opening of the twenty
fourth year of the Catholic University
took place Sunday. Solemn high mass
was said in the chapel of Gibbons Me-
mortal Hall. The celebrant was the Rt
Rev. Thomas ]. Shahan, rector of the
University. The other officers of the
mass were the Rev. Father Keane, dea-
con; the Rev. Father Schwalbach, sub
deacon: the Rev. Father Devers, thuri-
fer; the Rev. Fathers Temple and Barry,
acolytes, and the Rev. Patrick Coils,
master OF ceremonies.
The music was in charge OF the Rev.
Abel Gabert, professor Of ecclesiastical
music and organist of the university.
and was of high order.
A feature o. the exercises was the
presence OF fifty sisters, belonging to
Teachers College. At the end of the
mass all the professors and instructors
took the usual oath of Office. Mgr.
Shahan made a discourse of welcome
to all the professors and students.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-10-07

him to the end of his term. Especially
in the present instance the enactmeniS
and legislative changes made by the
Democrats have been so radical and
hurtful to large class of voters that
the country may take another sharp
turn.
President Wilson has demonstrated
that he has knack OF getting things
done; and as he has quite a program
of constructive legislation in mind, it
would be of the utmost Importance to
him to retain control of Congress for
the. entire four years. He would not
only be helpless, should the House go
Republican next year, but the business
of the nation would come practically
to a standstill.
Another thing: Mr.. Wilson no doubt
believes that if his party can manage
to keep a free hand for four years
under his aggressive and energetic
leadership, it will be in a position to
maintain itself almost indefinitely.
Nothing, of course, could contribute
more TO the achievement of this end
than any number of Progressive can
didates for Congress next year.
As to the Senate the situation is not
quite so strenuous. Under the new
constitutional amendment thirty Sen
ators are to be elected at the regular
State elections in November, 1914, to
take their seats March 4, 1915. So far,
it looks like nip-and-tuck whether the
Democrats will retain their very small
majority or the Republicans regain
control The Democratic Congress
sional Committee appears to be some
what anxious, for it has decided to
take part in these elections. Here also
the ProgresSives will be given another
to help the Democrats. II
they do, both for Senate and House,
we can safely count upon having a
Democratic Congress for another term.
However, when all is told and argued
out and predicted, everything in the
last analysis, as Uncle Joe used
to say, depends upon how the country
will be impressed by the Wilson lcgis-
alton
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Democrats, Progressives, and the Next
D. Congress.

Democratic leaders in Congress are
more than pleased with the announce
ment of the Progressive partys cam
paign committee that Bull Moose can
didates will be nominated in every
district next year. The Democrats
had been fully persuaded that the
49, third party movement would slump
Tbefore the next Congressional cleo
tions. which would have meant a stub
-5born fight with the Republicans for a
continued control of the government.
But with the Progressives also in the
field the Democrats anticipate another
split in the vote which will help them
- 10 victory.
All factions look for a material gain
in the Republican representation in
Congress. At present the House con-
. sIsts OF 200 Democrats, I27 Republi-
E Cans. ! Progressive Republicans. Q Out
. right Progressives, and Independ-
ent Zone seat was vacant). The Re-
publicans need 81 TO regain control
% OF the House. Recent Developments,
according to the Republican Congress
sional campaign committee. indicate
that that party is growing stronger
sagain and the Progressives weaker.
- The Republicans mean to reform their
, national convention system at once.
which will have soothing effect upon
those voters who at heart still are
Republicans, but who had become ex-
asperatcd by the organization methods
OF their party.
,ssrlt has not been the rule within a
generation that a Democratic President
could carry Democratic House with
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-10-07
Right to Strike.

Our laws recognize the right OF la
{ borers to strike for the purpose OF
, increasing their wages or improving
their conditions. No individual car
compel another individual to work for
him. If the question had been pre-
scented TO the philosophers OF the
eighteenth century they would have
said that man has an inalienable right
not to work
\ new question, however, presents
itself when the public is a party and
when the laborers are engaged in an
employment of a public character. We
now have laws that deny the railroads
of the country the right to raise their
rates without the approval OF the Inter
state Commerce Commission. This
commission stands as the guardian OF
the public The railroads are no
longer private enterprises that can be
conducted a their directors see fit
They are public servants, subject to
public regulation.
-Organized labor employed on the
railroad, does not regard itself as 4
public servant. 1t rather regards pub
lie opinion a club that it can hold over
thr heads of railroad managers in
order to enforce its demands. 1t
stands ready to enforce its threats 10
tie up the passenger and freight serv-
ice of the country unless its wishes
are complied with. Has the public no
right 10 protect itself here: Should
not organized labor be held tc its pub
lie duty and restrained when it threat
ems to sacrifice the comfort and safety
OF the public to its selfish interests?
1t would seem so. The human inter
est of the laborer is not so importar;
surely as the human interest of the
thousands affected by our Transports
ton systems.
. The Brotherhood of Locomotive En-
gineers and the Brotherhood of Loco
motive Firemen and Enginemen have
threatened to strike if the New York,
New Haven and Hartford abrogates
the seniority rule Fov Foss is trying
to prevent this disaster by an anti
strike law. and to provide also an
orderly way for the laborers to en-
force their lust claims He says
My proposal is to provide adequate
remedies, through an impartial tribu-
nal, for all grievances of railroad en-
ployes, at the same time that the Com
monwealth undertakes to prohibit
strikes. BY such legislation the in
terests OF the employees will be care
fully guarded at the same time that
means are provided to insure due con-
sideration OF the rights of the public.
Gov. Foss has taken a step in the |
right direction. Ii is time for labor to |
recognize that it is, when employed in
Pubhc utilities, as much the servant OF !
the public as the employers are, and |
that whch Inconvenience and suffering
will fall upon the public they have no !
right to strike
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-10-07
THE GOSsIPER.

Thy the Sage Of the Potomac
When the last guSsipsr has been chucked.
And the last bit Of gossip forgot
And the gossip who gOssiped decayed.
Or down in hell burning his lot
We shall then rest for time. ] Wesn,
And ] promise We will need IT, too.
Till fresh crop Of gOssips arise
To cast aspersions anew.
And those who survive will he content
When the last gussiptr has died,
And her last bit Ct gossip on you
Has become quite stale and dried:
But millennium is nearer far
Than death Of the damned gossip brigade
Which deals in gossip low and mean
On those in innocence ITrayed.
Perhaps tine Law will sentence for life
The gossip who sosshs on you.
Or perhaps twill bat 10 fTazze
Tue man or possipy shrcw
Who peldlcs Out lies, slandcTuus lrs
Oh iunocriIt fell o the nsirhborhOpd.
No matter their - IN fics.
News Note.-ln Wisconsin they hare rd,sscd Ia,
aking gossip a criminal ohensy and pruFidin
lnishmsnt with fine and imprisonment Tie perso
Iund guilty Of SOssipinsl
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-10-07
PRINCESS TO BE QUEEN.
Dispute Compromised and kniser'$
Daughter VIII Reign.

Berlin, Oct. 6.-Princess Victoria LuisH,
only daughter OF Kaiser Wilhelm, and
bride of Prince Ernest August of Cum
berland. is to reign as a queen after all
1t was learned today from state source
that the dispute between the houses OF
Guelph and HohenzOllern over the claims
to the HanOverian throne has been com
promised Prince Ernest and his bride
will take solemn entry into Brunswick
before Christmas. one OF the Kaiser =
wedding gifts was the elevation of Bruins
wick. a duchy, to a kingdom, which
Ernest was to rule.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-10-07
HIGHWAYMEN DROP
COIN SACK In FLIGHT
Two Men Rob Mill Paymaster of
$10,600, but Money Later Is
Found Behind Wall.

Stonington, Conn. Oct. 1.-TWO high
waymen held up Carl A. Koelb, paymas-
ter at the mill OF the American We've:
Company here. as he was driving from
the First National Bank TO the mill to-
day and robbed him of bag containing
$4,000 in cash and bills, two weeks pay
roll at the mill.
They escaped, but in searching for
them later the bag OF cash was found
intact behind a stone wall less than a
quarter OF n mile from the scene of the
robbery. The two robbers are believed
to be cornered in the woods near the
Stonington Cemetery.
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MANUEL's BRIDE HAS TYPHOID.
So Says Paris Newspaper. DENYING
RumOrs of Separation.

Paris. Oct lie Temps tonight pub
fishes the following:
1T is absolutely incorrect. and our
authorization to state this comes from
a sure source. that at any moment was
there the least idea of. or least motive
for. separation Of King Manuel and his
bride.
Stricken four or five days after the
marriage ceremony by an attack of ty-
phoid fever. the young Queen was con-
stantly attended by King Manuel
To-day the fever has disappeared and
King Manuel expects very shortly to re-
sumo his wedding journey. which was so
unfortunately interrupted"
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Girl. KILLS SELF AT PARTY.
Quarrel with Finnce Leads Clara
Courier to Suicide.

BelIeville. y. J., Oct 6.-Because her
forty-year-old fance with whom she had
had a slight disagreement failed to at
tend a party at her home last night.
Miss Clara Courier, a pretty eighteen
year-old girl. excused herself TO her
guests, went to her room. pinned a red
rose over her heart. and fired bullet into
her head. She died early today. Her
fanCe was of Philadelphia.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-10-07
DENVER MARBLE USED
FOR LINCOLN MEMORIAL
Construction Material for Temple in
This City to Come from Sopris
National Forest, Colo.

The white marble of which the great
S2,O0o.0OO Lincoln memorial temple is to be
built on the banks of the Potomac is to
come from the SOpris national forest,
Colorado.
This is said to be the first great build
ing in the East TO be constructed of this
stone. known to the building trades as
Denver marble, though much of it has
been used as an interior finish in public
buildings In the West a notable exam
pie of its use is found in the new Federal
building at Denver.
:. While the marble quarries are in the
midst of the national forest, they are on
private land secured under the laws by
which areas bearing deposits of building
stone are disposed of by the government
The country in which the marble de-
posits occur is extremely rough and pre-
cipitous, and for A long time was mac
cessible because OF a lack OF transporta-
ton facilities. Large sums had TO be ex-
pended before the stone could be got out
and brought to market
Nearly 5000 Indian children went to
school last year, more than half Of them
being educated at government schools
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-10-07
SHORTHAND BEFORE LOVE.
King GeorSe's stenoErnpher Reject,
Greeks Marriage Proposal.

London. Oct. Gillian Bethel. King
Georges private stenographer. has de-
clined an offer of marriage from
wealthy member of the King Of
Greece's suite.
Miss Bethel is an expert. linEuist and
was loaned by her royal employer to
the King Of Greece. One of the sec
retaries 10 his Hellenic majesty pro-
posed. Miss Bethel for twelve years
has been a member of the royal house
hold. at salary of $40 a week.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-10-07
YEARS OF DISCRETION"
David BeInsco Inaugurates Second
season of HnttOR Comedy.

New York, Oct 6.-Tonight at the
Bronx Opera House David Belasco in
sugurated the second season of Years
OF Discretion" The Hatton comedy last
year gained a countrywide distinction
during its run Of nearly the entire season
at the Beiasco Theater in this city.
Mr.. Belasco. for the road tour OF the
play, adheres to his welI-estab lisbed
policy Of excellence by retaining The
Belasco Theater Company for the cast
Tonight's performance was greeted nv
an enthusiastic audience which com
pletely filled the theater
Fife Shannon. as the BrookIfne Wild
ow. renewed her triumph OF last year
and Herbert Kelley, Alice Putnam. John
Flood Louis Mason, Robert McWade,
jr-. Z. NJ Holland, and Grant Mitchell
again scored individual hits. From here
the production will go to Washington
and Baltimore.
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I. G. G. AGAIN IN SESSION.
Commission Considers New Rates
for Express Companies.

The first OF the fall conferences Of the
Interstate Commerce Commission was
held yesterday. The application Of the
express companies for an extension Of
time in which the new express rates
made by the commission last summer
will go In effect was considered.
The commission ordered that the new
rates become effective October Is. and II
is probable that the two months extern
sion will be granted. The commission
also will consider the application Of the
Eastern railroads for an allowance Of a
5 per cent increase in freight rates on all
roads in official railroad territory.
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wilson TO FAVOR
THE Civil SERVICE
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.

independent course without opening up
problematical and hard to estimate.
President Wilson's appointments have
been few.
Threats Not Material.
They have been within the party. But
they have not at all times been of a
fractional complexion calculated to bring
joy to the hearts Of Senator'S. Repre-
sentatives, and political leaders who
usually have weight in the distribution of
spells. But, although there has been
much wailing and gnashing Of teeth in
certain quarters, and dire threats as to
what would happen to the Presidents
legislative program, the Democratic
party has retained a solidity which it
has not known since the civil war.
OF course. to accomplish this the Presi-
dent has been forced to rely to a very
great extent upon his lIeutenants in the
House and Senate, acting through the
party caucus This has put an honest
tariff bill on the statute books and a
currency bill through the House.
At the same time II has caused such
an uproar and revival OF the old ''czar-
ism" cries OF the Cannon days that 1t is
extremely doubtful if the caucus will be
resorted to in order to put the currency
bill through the Senate.
Present indications are that the cur
rency bill, once upon the Senate calen-
dar, will go through without a great
many material amendments. without re-
course to a caucus dictum, but with the
moral club OF a party caucus no longer
hanging over their heads il is possible
that some of the disgruntled Senators
will settle their patronage scores with
the President by threatening TO withhold
support from the currency bill and any
other measures he may propose.
Case OF DOnOhOc.
AS though to make things harder, GER
tain men in the House-men who are
known to be close to, the President-re-
Gently have taken the position that those
Democrats who refused TO vote for the
tariff bill need not expect any patronage.
Representative DOnohOe, Philadelphia
member. elected as a Protection Demo
crat, was Overridden in the selection Of
the Philadelphia postmaster and then
made an object-lesson before the country
by public announcement that his
wishes had been disregarded because he
was paired against the tarin bill.
DonOhoe, in pairing against the Demo
cratic tariff bill, was fulfilling campaign
pledges only. Fortunately this break was
not traced TO the President. although the
was given out by one who has
been known as a principal Wilson spokes-
man in the House. \. Mitchell Palmer,
chairman Of the Democratic caucus and
nationsl committeeman from Pennsylva-
MIA.
The action poured oil on the already
brisk flames of rebellion against caucus
and these flames easily may
become threatening by tie time the
President is ready to make his next de-
mand on the party-his regular session
program.
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hour each morning and can play the
fascinating game known as chasing the
soap. However, II he goes to the Amer
lean hotel he discovers that baths are
much higher in price. It costs him a
dollar extra to rent a room with bath,
and many travellers have been so fri
tated by this that they have gone out
and stood In the dusty automobile road
for an hour each afternoon in order TO
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-10-07
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
A GOOD DRINK.

sound the praise of butterJnilk,
Which is a goodly drink.
It will not take half what you make
Or put you on the blink.
OF course, II does not cheer like wine,
1t will not make you sing.
But it beats pills for all your Ills;
It's good for everything.
It straightens out your kinks and curves
Makes you feel fine as silk.
There's nothing better for the nerves
Than good old buttermilk.
OF Course Not.
1.-The idea of doing while 1 was sing
ing"
You were singing a lullaby, weren't
your
Yes"
Then I couldn't pay your art any
higher compliment"
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The cost of living keeps on climbing,
no matter how few clothes the women
wear.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-10-07

The Governor of North Carolina has
proclaimed good roads day. but he
hasn't invited the Governor OF South Car
olina to come up and help sprinkle the
dust
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A Baltimore magistrate fined a man
81 for beating his wife and woman 50
for beating her husband. And yet some
women are demanding rights.
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Dr. Fitz, who discovered appendicitis.
has just died, but. unfortunately, he did
not take the disease with him.