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The Washington herald., 1913-09-02
SLIT SKIRTS FROWNED
ON BY PAPAL DELEGATE
Most Rev. John Bongano Calls Them
"lmmodest" and They Are
Banned at Dance,

Branding as decidedly immodest"
the extreme styles being worn by
many women at this time, and intimat-
ing that the pastors of Catholic
churches throughout the country
should take a decided and united stand
against the increasing tendency toward
''undress," the Most Rev. John Bon
Zano, apostolic delegate to the United
States, yesterday pointed out the at
titude of the church toward such in
novations as the slit skirt, the sill
houette gown, and the transparent
shirt waist.
Every good citizen" said Mgr. Bon
zano, should realize that women's
dress of today is decidedly immodest,
and is becoming more so every year
Women can be neat OF appearance and
stylishly dressed without adopting such
silly ideas as have been advanced by
the fashion makers OF Europe. I never
caution women about these new fash
ions in wearing apparel. That is the
duty Of our pastors"
Mgr. Bonzano's declaration followed the
action of the superior of st. Mary of the
Woods College and Academy, at Terre
Haute, Ind. who has notified those in
yited to the annual alumnae reunion to
wear gowns strictly conforming to the
rules of modesty, out OF respect to the
apostolic delegate, who is to preside.
The edict of the superior will cause. II
Is said. many changes in plans made by
society leaders invited to the function.
Aside from expressing qualification at
the views of Mgr. Bonzano, the leading
Catholic clergyman last night stated that
they did not wish to issue public state
ments at the present time. 1t was said.
that drastic and concerted ac-
ton on the part of the Washington
clergy. with regard to freak fashions,
will be taken in the near future.
The Washington herald., 1913-09-02
GLEN ECHO PARK.

One of the biggest crowds OF the season
spent the greater part OF the day and
evening at Glen Echo Park yesterday.
The number of free vaudeville attrac-
tions, in addition to the ones which have
made the closing season the most pros
porous one in its history, served to amuse
thousands.
Headed by the "Death-Defying Reg
nells.' a number OF vaudeville attractions
were introduced. This is the last week
OF the season for Glen Echo, and the
management is doing everything possible
TO make it an eventful good-by affair.
From the top OF a siXty-fve-foot tower
into a tank of water four feet deep the
Norwegian divers leaped twice yesterday
and last night, furnishing a brand Of
thrill hitherto unknown in Washington.
The holiday crowds were given four con-
certs during the day. In addition there
were free moving pictures and a number
OF regular attractions. The fire divers
will appear twice daily-at 4:S0 and 3
p. m.
The closing week will be one filed with
interesting attractions. and preparations
for handling record-breaking crowds
through Saturday night are being made.
The Washington herald., 1913-09-02
ACADEMY.
ESoId for Money!

The season of 1914 at the New Acad-
emy was ushered in yesterday with a
holiday matinee and night performance
of Sold for Money" from the pen of
Cecil Spooner. This is not one of the So
called underworld plays" but a modern
drama with little suggestion of under
world methods in II.
The story is of a wealthy young man
being cut of by his father for marrying
a dancing girl. Kate Warner, the girl,
has been raised by Bill Wall, who had
served a sentence in the penitentiary for
the girls father, who is living by his
wits. Wall persuades the girl to pretend
that she is an heiress and marry young
Hallet Morgan, son of Pittsburgh mill
,lionaire. The father tries to persuade
his son to give up the girl, and, failing,
offers to pay her to give him up. She re-
fuses and is threatened with being prose-
cuted and sent to prison for conspiracy.
when Henry Wainwright, wealthy busi-
ness man, appears, proving to be her
father. OF course, this puts different
light on the matter. and Morgan senior
has no further objection to acknowledg-
ing n,r as MS daugnIer-m-Iaw.
Young Morgan, who had secured a job
as chauffeur, has been hurt In an acci-
dent, and is carried to a hospital with
out any one knowing who he is On his
recovery he loses his memory. They
search for him, but fail to find him. A
year later the winner of the big automo-
bfle race stops at Wainwright's country.
The Washington herald., 1913-09-02

April Is, 1913, for stealing and was
given a hearing before a States at
torney. At this hearing be informed
the authorities that he had contem-
plated enlisting in the navy and was,
therefore, advised by the States at
torney that the preference of enlisting
in the navy or taking the punishment
due him from the State was left to
him He preferred enlisting in the
navy and was accompanied to the navy,
recruiting station, Baltimore, Nd. by
a Deputy Sheriff
The Sheriff did not give the re-
cruiting officer the facts of the case,
but stated that he Was a personal
friend of the mans mother and that
she had informed him on the night of
April 20 that her son was desirous
of enlisting in the navy, requesting him
to accompany her son to Baltimore. He
states that he informed her that as
he was going to Baltimore on business
he would look after her son until en-
listed. The man states on his apph
cation that he had never been arrested.
As the Secretary's information is
not to be doubted, it would appear
that the Deputy Sheriff is ''up against
it, having. made false statement to
the recruiting officer. 1t is clearly the
duty OF the Governor to have the man
prosecuted, though the offense was
committed from sheer kindness OF
heart, in order to save the enlisting
youths reputation. As to the latter
himself, he having declared that he
had never been in trouble, his chance
OF serving in the navy is gone!
The Washington herald., 1913-09-02
WHAT is OUR BANKING WEAKNESS?

creased. OF the real money, there waa
held in the Treasury on July 81 S1,57s,-
766,l6s, leaving about 81, 500 100000 in ac-
tual circulation. This shows that cash
plays but small part in our business
affairs as long as confidence in each re-
mains. So little money is actually need
ed in daily life that a local bank re-
serve in real money can safely be held
at s. for every 800 deposited. Why is
this? Because money in normal times
keeps moving. You draw so tomorrow.
You spend II for this or that The men
with whom you spend also keep bank
accounts. The money you spend gets
back in the heart OF our system, the
bank in less than an average Of forty
eight hours.
Now go back a little to an earlier
statement. You will see that all the
money outside Of the Treasury repre-
sents about one-sixtieth OF the wealth
or the United States. A panic cannot
touch this wealth, though il can disturb
its value temporarily.
suppose panic comes today Tomor-
row the sun shines and the cattle grow
and the hens lay and the corn ripens
These and a thousand other forms are
the wealth OF the country, and NOT the
crinkly yellowback, with red gold N
redeem IT. lying inert in the Treasury
One step further and we shall see our
second great banking weakness. Jpon
the wealth Of the nation is based the
credit or confidence that keeps all
our transactions moving safely. With
draW the emblem of wealth, which is
money, and Credit" based upon wealth
reefs II under our present system.
The Use of "RedIscount.,
Now. as credit Is so much yastsr :,
amount than money, we must have a
system whereby the lesser shall not in
Jure the greater. It can be, as soon as
banks are permitted to use their credit
instead OF their cash in meeting an
emergency. The present legislation looks
to"ara this end in the term ''redis-
count proposes that the wealth of
the nation shall become available To-
making us all confident that undsrI,,;,.-
every dollar Of money are sixty dollars
OF possible credit based on the weaItb
OF the wealthiest nation on the facs ~
the earth. Then there will be no nsnJc.
Local nurries will undoubtedly or.,,-
Here and there, from various causes =
oahk may fail, even as an accident NAV
cause the loss Of a finger from the bo5v
But under the method proposed all the
"ealth OF the nation will be available
TO meet the strain and restore health
Inus have been described the two cbist
WEAKNESSES of our banking system:
First, the inability to "mobilizs re-
serves" for local strengthening; seeon5
tne INABILITY to use the greater thing.
credt. rather than the lesser thing.
casn' IN restoring confidence. At both
0t these weaknesses the Owen-Glass
- + eueraI reserve act is directed. It -
Nd Ta4
up with many IDEAS from mar-- -nin5s
out Its intent is good. II enact.,- II
VIII supplant the AIdrich- h-VrseIa,,,
measure for issuing currenc,
to currency associations.
GRIDLEY BEDE
The Washington herald., 1913-09-02
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER = 1913.
Is II Dollar Diplomacy?

On the day before President Wilson
read his Mexican address to Congress
his personal representative, Mr.. Lind,
sent his second note to Foreign Secre-
tary Gamboa, containing this remark
able sentence:
If the de facto government of Mex
leo acts favorably upon the Wilson
propositions, the President will ex-
press 10 American bankers and their
associates assurances that the govern
ment OF the United States of America
will look with favor upon the extern
sion of an immediate loan sufficient in
amount TO meet the temporary require
ments of the de facto government of
Mexico.
Mr.. Wilson omitted any reference
TO this statement in his address to
Congress. Why? Having made this
offer as coming from the government
of the United States, Congress was en-
titled to be informed. And what does
this proposition mean? This admin
istration declined to agree to the par
ticipstion of American bankers in the
Chinese loan because it did not pro-
pose to have any dollar diplomacy.
The expansion OF our trade was not
OF sufficient importance to make use
of the dollar, but, OF course, the Mexi-
can situation is quite different. Is the
almighty dollar to be made the sub
stantial inducement TO bring about the
results sought by the United States?
Let us try to understand this. The
Huerta government is not fit for this
country TO recognize-we all are agreed
as to that-but was it to be considered
flt for our bankers to advance our
dollars to-
Besides, the offer was a failure. 1t
gave Mexico a chance to stand upon
its dignity, to consider it a bribe.
Here is what Gamboa replied to Mr..
Lind:
1t appears an attractive antecedentI
proposal to the end that, moved byI
petty interests, We should renounce a
right which incontrovertibly upholds
us at period when the dignity of the
nation is at stake.
And he winds up by saying that "he
does not believe there are loans enough
to induce those charged by the law TO
maintain that dignity to permit it to
be lessened.'
After perusal of the above offer
and MeXico's reply we cannot help
saying that we feel Inundated.
The Washington herald., 1913-09-02
GARDEN.

The regular season opening at the Gar
den was inRugurated with a feature pro-
gram Of feature films and an orchestral
accompaniment by the Garden Sympho-
ny Orchestra. playing to capacity audi
ences at all performances, which are
continuous from noon TO II p. m. The
primal photo-play, The Wife of Cain, /"
with Helen Gardner, of California fame
in the title role. proved to be a film
masterpiece of unusual theme. and made
strong appeal This free-part motion
picture will be shown today for the last
time, and several new comedy subjects
will be included in the program.
During the remainder OF the week the
program will be changed to include
Dickens oliver Twist" with Nat c.
Goodwin as Fagin, Wednesday and
Thursday.
The Washington herald., 1913-09-02
At the Theaters Last Night

home and proves to be the lost husband.
They restore his memory by acting the
parts they did on the occasion OF their
first meeting.
Included in the excellent cast are =. S.
Barrett. Virginia Ackerman, who has the
part Of Kate Warner; Robert Ellis, Bar
nard Graney, Lucille Loring, Jeanette
Cross, Josephine Hilton. Murray +. Bar
nard, and others. who give adequate sup
port.
The Washington herald., 1913-09-02
Secretary Daniels Is Right.

The Navy Department is wrought up
over the action of Maryland district
attorney in acquiescing that a young
man convicted of theft in that State
escape a. prison sentence by enlisting
in the navy. Secretary Daniels has
denounced the action of the Maryland
court officials in letter sent to Gov.
Goldsborough, informing him further
that the United States Navy was no
Botany Bay" for the punishment of
criminals and offenders. Mr. Daniels
said, among other things:
Il appears that he was arrested
The Washington herald., 1913-09-02

that he is in possession of facts relative
to the relations of Fisher and Altdorfer
that will be sufficient to attempt to make
a case of murder. It fs understood the
State will argue that Fisher used undue
measures to subdue a man who, although
larger, was at the time in an advanced
stage of intoxication.
Although Mrs. Altdorfer and Miss Reese
both have been summoned as witnesses
for the State, It is known they will do
all in their power to bring about the
release of Fisher. Miss Reese has de-
clared repeatedly that the stabbing was
done in self-defense to save the life Of
Fisher and to protect her from assault.
Mrs. Altdorfer virtually has declared she
will plead in Fishers behalf.
Altdorfer Funeral Held.
While the Sheriff yesterday afternoon
was busy with the serving Of summons,
and the States attorney was getting his
evidence in final shape, a small group of
mourners gathered in the chapel at the
undertaking establishment OF R. F. Har-
vey's Sons, 1926 Fourteenth Street, for
the services over the body of the slain
man. Mrs. Altdorfer and Miss Reese
sat with bowed heads as the Rev. Mr..
Whitman read few brief passages from
Scripture. Only members Of the inn
mediate family and a few close friends
were present. A group of curious per-
sons watched the funeral procession de-
part. Interment was in Congressional
Cemetery.
Fisher stiIl is confined in the little
fifty-year-old stone Jail at Rockville
There are eight other prisoners confined
there. Many close friends visited Fisher
during the day. He received and talked
with them at some length. He refused.
however. to receive any newspaper men.
Yesterday morning he said he still en-
countered some diihculty in swallowing,
due to the injuries to his throat in
fiicted by Altdorfer during the death
struggle in the levy Chase bungalow
last Friday night. Fisher says there
still are slight marks on his throat
from the fingers of the writer.
The Washington herald., 1913-09-02
MISSIONARY FORCE INCREASED.

Miss Grace Davis. of this city, will be
among party of eighteen sailing from
New York on the steamship Vestrie Sat-
urday as missionaries to South America
for the Seventh-Dsy Adventist denomina-
ton.
Miss Davis is responding to the call
made by the Foreign Mission Board of
the General Conference at the recent
world conference held on the grounds Of
the Washington Foreign Mission Semi
nary in Takoma Park. She will work in
Brazil.
With the arrival Of these recruits the
Adventist denomination will have q force
of rs missionaries in that country. They
have ssventy-six churches and over 200o
believers, who last year gave about 5000
in tithes and nearly $500 for home and
foreign missionary endeavor. Among
these new missionaries are ordained and
licensed ministers, nurses. and colpors
teurs.
The Washington herald., 1913-09-02
vatican Joins Fight on Plague.

Rome, Sept. 1.-The Vatican is the
latest agency to be enlisted in the uni
versal war against the white plague.
Pope Plus X today ordered that all per-
tuberculosis be sent at once to the new
sanGtorium. The Pope also is sending
recommendations to all the bishops to
have hospitals for the treatment OF con-
sumption Of the lungs built in their bish-
opricS
The Washington herald., 1913-09-02

We agree with you, boys, that there
should be a law to keep the schools
from opening until after the baseball
season closes.
The Washington herald., 1913-09-02

II the present tendency in women's
dress is carried much farther, it will
put the ballet shows out OF business.
The Washington herald., 1913-09-02

A man ditched his automobile to keep
from running over a cat, but he found
that the machine did not have nine lives.
The Washington herald., 1913-09-02
CASINO.

The annual fall opening Of the Casino
was made with due eclat and enthusiasm
to enormous audiences yesterday after
perhaps the eostllest act ever offered By
The Washington herald., 1913-09-02

The New York Senate has recognized
Glynn as Governor. And once upon a
time the Dutch captured Holland!
The Washington herald., 1913-09-02

Some people don't believe in fortune
tellers, but they will accept the state
ment of a gas meter without question.
The Washington herald., 1913-09-02

Kansas preacher says the recent
drought was sent to punish the people for
their sins. But it hss rsinei ia New
York all summer.
The Washington herald., 1913-09-02

The suitor who declares he would die
for a girl often lives to spite her.
The Washington herald., 1913-09-02

1t is always tomorrow in Mexico And
in Charleston It is always yesterday.
The Washington herald., 1913-09-02

Why doesn't Jack johnson go down
into Africa and establish himself as
king?
The Washington herald., 1913-09-02

Oh, well; many of the Democratic
plums are but sour grapes.
The Washington herald., 1913-09-02

The cloud that hangs over Huerta is
the shade of Madero.
The Washington herald., 1913-09-02

Come to think of it, why was the Army
and Navy football game ever played any
where except in Washington?
The Washington herald., 1913-09-02
SIX Will TELL
OF Staying

CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.
The Washington herald., 1913-09-02

1t will make this still clearer IL We
remember that all the real money in the
United States was on July ! OF this year
s, 81, 26,O07, or $3464 per capita on an
estimated population Of s7,ss7.0O0 We
have a per capita larger than either
England. Germany, Italy, the Neither
lands. or thirty-six countries, so that
our troubles are not due to shortage OF
currency. On the other hand. the true
valuation Of real and personal property
in the United States was found to be in
1901 so, ,l04.2l1slI, and is now sreatly In
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1913-08-27
SHEFFIELD

Fife Dane is visiting in Greensboro
this week.
Mrs. Alison Day has been enjoying
visit from her sister.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Williams are
visiting in Maine this week.
The remains of Marsh Way were
brought from Waterbury Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oney Simpson are the
proud parents of twelve-pound boy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Blake visited
at John Blake's the last of the week.
Peter Simpson of Canada visited at
Sarah Simpsons the first of the week.
Mr. and Mrs Warren Ash visited at
Myron Smiths in Island Pond last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Simpson visited
dis mother, Sarah Simpson, over
Sunday.
DR.. Jones and family are enjoying an
auto trip through the mountains. also
visiting his sister in Augusta, Me.
Mrs. VIM. Gray will entertain the
Ladies' Aid society Friday afternoon
and evening. Come early so as to do
sewing.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1913-08-27
BROWNING TON

Willard Hermon has moved to
Albany.
Ray Litchfield has gone to New
Jersey to work.
VIM. EDavies spent Hast Eweek with
friends in Canada.
Blanche Hodgden is boarding with
Mrs. Ere Hitchins.
F. W. Baldwin from Barton was in
town on business Tuesday.
Eva Day spent several days with
friends in Derby last week.
Lyndon Taylor and his friend have
returned to their work in Melrose.i
Pearl Hermon has moved from
Orleans into his fathers house on the
farm.
Mrs. Geo. Virgins has been very
sick the past week, but is more COM
Portable.
Carroll Grow and little daughter are
spending some time with his father,
George Grow.
Charles Conner from New York was
at James Wyman's and H. H. Day. S
one day last week.
Mrs. Geo. Going and daughter, Miss
Grace. spent several days last week
with friends in Canada.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Green of
Worcester, Mass, spent several days
last week at 0. A. Crows.
O. A. Grow, Fred Hitchins and Geo.
Pierce each received premiums on
their colts at Barton fair.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. S. Newton and
daughter, Katherine, of Lynn, Mass,
visited at F. E. Newton's Sunday and
Monday.
News has been received of the birth
of daughter to Mr.. and Mrs. Harold
Whitcomb of Lyndon. Nurse Litchfeld
is caring for Mrs. Whitcomb and little
daughter.
Leslie Dutton and Henry Newton
have gone to Lyndon Center to work
until the agricultural school opens,
| when they will begin course of study
at tnat school.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1913-08-27
CALEDONIA COUNTY.

At last report there are nine cases of
infantile' paralysis in Hardwick. DR..
Todd of the state board of health has
been there to observe the epidemic.
Rev. DR. Edward T. Fairbanks of
ST. Johnsbury has practically complet-
ed the manuscript Of the history of the
town of ST. Johnsbury, on which he
has been working for many years. 1t
will be given to the printer soon.
Clayton.Stone and Stanley E. Gar
field, linemen employed by the Pas
sumpsic Telephone company, were
injured Friday afternoon when wires
broke on pole and the pole and men
fell to the ground near ST. Johnsbury.
The men landed in a shallow brook.
Garfield sustained a double fracture
Of the left leg and Stones right foot
was broken.
Owing to the present shortage of
water the village officials of Hardwick
have been considering ways and means
of increasing the supply. Among the
means considered was that of utilizing
| the water from Mackville pond, but a
sample of the water was sent to the
laboratory at Burlington and pro-
nounced unfit for drinking purposes
Plans are being discussed for the
installation of a pumping station at a
point near the junction of the Wood
bury and Buffalo roads for utilizing
the water of Crystal brook, which
heads at the Chase pond in Woodbury.
Prof. Votey of Burlington, state board
OF health engineer, has looked over
this supply and considers it sanitary
and available.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1913-08-27
The September Woman's Home Com
Danion. e b.

ne ScPtemOef w oman 3 nome Ion.
The September Woman's Home
Companion is an advance autumn
fashion number. There is an unusual
display of short stories, special arti-
cles. regular departments and art
features, but, in addition. the fashion
department, under the direction of
Grace Margaret Gould, fashion editor,
is enlarged to twenty pages, and in
cludes tremendous variety of facts
and ideas about dress, which will be
particularly useful to women at this
fashion policy is interesting and
sensible. The idea is to present all
the latest facts about fashions-even
the extremes of Paris fashions-but
when it comes to making suggestions
and preparing patterns for American
women the extremes and the foolish
novelties are disregarded and middle
of the road course" is taken. In
other words, women are shown how
they can dress fashionably, and yet
modestly and economically. Miss
Gould is opposed to the eccentric and
the startling in fashions, and, with
great ability, succeeds in being prac-
teal, reasonable, and, at the same
time, artistic. In the same issue of
the Woman's Home Companion the
campaign for Better Babies is carried
forward with great vigor. Hundreds
of baby shows of the new sort are
being held all over the United states
this summer and autumn. AT these
Better Babies contests babies are
judged on score card precisely as
livestock is scored. according to strict
scientific standards. By means of
these score cards thousands of appar-
emily perfect babies have been found
to have some defect, easily remedied,
and of real importance, that might
not have been discovered until serious
harm had resulted.