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The Washington herald., 1913-11-02

money toward what will probably be the
first playground for a country contain
ing one out of every five of humanity.
The whole value OF such experiment
tai work must be educational. A good
field for another playground is Bombay,
center OF the wealthy Parsees. We criti-
else them for their Towers OF Silence,
where bodies of the dead are exposed
to the vultures. We criticise them for
Eiving funds to hospitals for sick dogs
and neglecting human needs. But they
are a benevolent people, and they have
that shrewd intelligence which gives
them the control Of great industries.
such as the vast Bombay cotton mills.
They need only to have knowledge OF
American Fairgrounds to start them at
work.
Publicity is needed. When a break
fast food manufacturer wants to demon
strate its merits, he plants a campaign
costing hundreds Of thousands. II there
was an opportunity to make one cent d
year on each OF India's 3c0,O 600. how
American capital would be poured in.
Yet, a very modest sum spent in a cam
pa!gn Of educational such as the Play
ground Association conducts in this
country would start these people working
to help themselves"
The Washington herald., 1913-11-02

alley, bounded by stalls filled with Brah-
Minis. These men have few garments.
save the sacred thread over the shoulder.
THE temple visitors are largely women.
Many bring children, some sick, to the
shrine of the goddess who sends disease
The courtyard is crowded. In front Of the
shrine Is n struggling mass of womeu.
each fighting for a chance to lay her
offering at the feet of the dread goddess
Big, burly Hindus are at the entrance
One says something like, Kali One-eye6
goddess, Hate Then with a formation
like the old flying wedge of American
football, they rush into the mass Of
women, opening a lane TO the hideous,
grinning idol.
Leaving the shrine, the women run
through a line of almost naked Brah-
minis. to where young kids, with feet
bound, are stacked like piles of cord
wood. Each mother pays the head
priest Another priest decapitates a
kid, the mother meanwhile holding
her screaming child so that the spurt-
ing blood will strike its face. The
paving stones become slippery with
blood. A more horrible scene could
hardly be imagined. Then the weak,
puny bits Of 'Vsomarhood, mothers at
a cruelty early age. run another ganlet
through priests who try to wiring from
them coppers for smearing them with
holy ashes
The Washington herald., 1913-11-02
SUICIDES DECREASED IN 1912.
derrick l.. HOffmaR's Annual
Statistical Review.

SNaNi9tlCa2 heNIc"s
The Spectator, Of New York, a weekly
insurance journal prints Frederick L.
Hotfman's annual statistical analysis Of
suicides In the United States. The sui
eide record Of American cities during the
year 1912 was 1s.s per 10000 OF population,
and the lowest on record since 1906 The
rate has been declining since 1905, and
there was an actual decrease in the num-
Der of suicides in the 100 cities from
4.460 in 1911 to 4,Sg7 In 1872 The decline in
the rate would seem to indicate that. for
the time being at least. the economic con-
dition OF the country Is improving over
previous years. for as pointed out In an
earlier review, there Is a fairly close re-
lation between the suicide rate and the
curve Of business failures. The decline
also would Indicate that moral condi-
tions are better. although the fact that
the present annual mortality from suicide
throughout the United States is approx
imately 1900 suggests a far from salts
factory state of affairs.
The rate OF 1s.S per 1oO. 600 OF population
for 1872 compares fayorsbly with the
indicating a decline In the rate during
the year equivalent to 0.S per 10000 OF
population. The 100 American cities had
an estimated population for 1872 of about
2s,50O,0o equivalent to 247 per cent Of
the total population OF the continental
United States.
According to the report for 1911 Of the
Division Of Vital Statistics Of the Bureau
The Washington herald., 1913-11-02

districts than in the case of large and
small cities, with a tendency apparently
toward a further increase in the rate Of
cities and towns Of less than metropoli-
tan Importance The table would seem to
justify the conclusion that the conditions
destructive Of a rational conception Of
life and its social. moral, and religious
obligations are operative to almost the
same degree in the cities Of smaller size
as in the more conspicuous and congested
centers of population.
Three Western Massachusetts, cities are
included in the 100 cities whose record for
lS12 Is gfven-Springield, Holyoke, and
Pittsfield- The figures follow: Springfield.
number of suicides, %, rate per 10000 Of
population. 81, rate Of increase, per
cent: Holyoke, number, II. rate per 100.
0Iv population, Isl. rate OF increase, So
Pittsfield, number, 2, rate per 10000 popu-
lation, 81, rate Of decrease, &c. Boston
had los suicides in 1872, which was a de-
crease of Q9 per cent.
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signed petitions or wrote letters asking
me to show leniency to the criminal
In two or three of the cases-one where
some young roughs had committed Eape
on a helpless immigrant girl, and another
in which a physician Of wealth and high
standing had seduced a girl and then
induced her TO commit abortion-I rather
lost my temper. and wrote to the in
dividuals who had asked for the pardon,
saying that extremely regretted that
II was not in my power to increase the
sentence. 1 then let the facts be made
public for / thought that my petitioners
deserved public censure. Whether they
received this public censure or not / did
not know, but that my action made
them very angry 1 do know. and their
anger gave me real satisfaction. The list
of these petitioners was a fairly long
one, and included two United States SEN
ators, a Governor Of a State, two Judges.
an editor, and some eminent lawyers and
business men.
In the class of cases where the offense
was one involving the misuse Of large
sums of money the reason for the pres
sure was different. Cases of this kind
more frequently came before me when
1 was President. but they also came be-
fore me when was Governor, chiefly
In the cases OF county treasurers who
had embezzled funds. A big bank presi-
dent. a railway magnate an official con-
nected with some big corporation, or a
government official in a responsible
fiduciary position, necessarily belongs
among the men who have succeeded in
life. This means that his family are
living in comfort, and perhaps luxury and
refinement and that his sons and daugh-
ters have been well educated.
In such a case the misdeed OF the father
comes as a crushing disaster to the wife
and children, and the people Of the COM
munity, however bitter originally against
the man, grow to feel the most intense
The Washington herald., 1913-11-02

opposition 10 me as vice President he
in his turn suddenly became aware that
II he persisted he might find that in their
anger these men would oppose Mr., Nc
Kinley's denomination, and although
they could not have prevented the noni-
nation, such opposition would have been
serious blow in the campaign which
was to follow. Senator Hanna, there
fore, began 10 waver.
scnntor PIatt O6er. Fight.
Meanwhile a meeting Of the New York
delegation was called. Most of the dele
gates were under the control of Senator
PIatt The Senator notified me that IL
refused to accept the nomination for
Vice President / would be beaten for
the nomination for Governor. / an
swered that I would accept the chal-
Ienge, that we would have straight
out fight on the proposition. and that I
would begin at once by telling the as
sembled delegates of the threat. and
giving fair warning that 1 intended to
fight for the Governorship nomination,
and, moreover. that j intended to get it.
This brought Senator Platt to terms
The effort TO instruct the New York del
egation for me was abandoned. and
Lieut.. Gov. Woodruff was presented for
nomination in my place.
I supposed that this closed the Incl
dent, and that no further EFFORT would
be made to nominate me for the Vice
Presidency. On the contrary, the effect
was directly the reverse. The upset OF
the New York machine increased the
feeling OF the delegates from other states
that 1t was necessary to draft me for
the nomination BY the next day Sena-
tor Hanna himself concluded that this
was a necessity. and acquiesced in the
movement As New York was already
committed against me. and as / was not
willing that there should be any chance
Of supposing that the New Workers had
nominated me to get rid of me, the re-
suit was that was nominated and sec
onded from outside States. No other
candidate was placed in the field.
Election Fraud and Chief Dcvery.
By this time the Legislature had ad-
journed, and most Of my work as Gov
ernor Of New York was over. One un-
expected bit Of business arose. however.
II was the year OF the Presidential cam
paign. Tammany, which had been luke
warm about Bryan in 1886, cordially sup
ported him In 1900; and when Tammany
heartily supports a candidate II Is well
for the opposing candidate to keep a
sharp lookout for election frauds. The
city government was in the hands OF
Tammany; but / had power to remove
the Mayor, the Sheriff, and the District
Attorney for malfeasance or misfeasance
In Office. Such power had not been ex-
ercised by any previous Governor, as far
as / knew; but 1t existed. and IL the mis-
feasance or malfeasance warranted It,
and IL the Governor possessed the requi-
site determination, the power could be,
and ought to be. exercised.
By an act OF the Legislature, a State
Bureau Of Elections had been created
In New York City. and a Superintendent
of Elections appointed by the Governor.
The chief of the State Bureau of Elec-
tions was John McCullagh, formerly Of
the Police Department when I was Po-
lice Commissioner. The Chief Of Police
for the city was william F. Devery. one
of the Tammany leaders, who represent
ed in the Police Department all that i
The Washington herald., 1913-11-02

sympathy for the bowed-down women
and children who suffer for the mans
fault 1t is a dreadful thing In life that
SO much, Of atonement for wrong-doing
Is vfcarious. II II were possible in such
case to think only Of the bankers or
country treasurer's wife and children,
any man would pardon the offender at
once. Unfortunately. It is not right to
think only Of the women and children.
The very fact that in cases Of this
class there is certain to be pressure from
high sources, pressure sometimes by men
who have been benehcially. even though
remotely. interested in the mans GRIM
inality, no less than pressure because of
honest :ympsthy with the wife and chill
dren. makes 1t necessary that the good
public servant snail. no matter how deep
his sympathy and regret, steel his heart
and do his duty by refusing to let the
wrong-doer out
My experience of the way in which
pardons are often granted is one of the
reasons why do not believe that life
Imprisonment for murder and rape is a
proper substitute for the death penalty.
The average term OF so-called life i'm
prisonment in this country is only about
fourteen years.
OF course there were cases a to which
either commuted sentences or pardoned
offenders with very real pleasure. For
instance, when President, I frequently
cOmmuted sentences for horse stealing
in the Indian Territory, because the pen
atty fo= stealing q horse was dispropor-
tionate to the penalty for many other
crimes, and the offense was usually COM
mitted by some ignorant young fellow
who found a half-wild horse. and really
did not commit anything like as serious
an offense as the penalty indicated. The
judges would be obliged to give the
minimum penalty, but forward me data
stating that II there had been less PEN
atty they would have inflicted It, and I
The Washington herald., 1913-11-02
WnshInEton Is Worried.
Isabel Joyce in National Monthly.

laoel Joyce IN National Monthly
Since the closing days of the Roose-
welt administration, and particularly
during the following four years, Wash
irg gton society enjoyed series Of bril-
liant entertainments which have rarely
been surpassed ct any capital Wealthy
residents from all parts OF the country
not only came II the Capital to spend
their winters, but many OF them built
their own homes. Mr.. and Mrs. Perry
Belmont put up ore of the most gor-
geously appointed mansions in Wash
ington. Mrs. George Pullman, Of Chi
cago built an imposing home which was
recently sold to John Hays Hammond.
Mrs. Marshall. Field, Of Chicago, took
long lease on one Of the marble palaces
built by Mrs. John B. Henderson, and
spent $1,000 on extensions and improve
ments to the building. Henry White.
former American Ambassador to France,
erected a magnil sent home at the head
OF what is now known as the Avenue OF
the Presidents. There were many mora
equally well known people, who, though
they did not build their own homes,
leased magnificent residences and enter
lained.
The question which now confronts So
ciety is, will these people come back to
Washington to spend their winters IL
President Wilson and his Cabinet mean
to institute regime Of economy?
The Washington herald., 1913-11-02
The Renaissance of the carillon.

inv AsOh@As@an(c " AA-C
Frum the Westminster Gazette.
The Carlton has long been one Of the
traditional glories of Belgium OF late.
however. the glory has become almost
legendary; for, although there are no less
than fifty-four cafilions in Belgium, the
greater part have fallen into disuse, while
those that remain in working order are
only too often badly played by reason OF
the lack of skilled "'carillonneurs." II Is
welcome news that school Of carlton
playing has at last been founded at
Malines by the famous master, JET
DerIjn. Denim has invented many re-
markable improvements in the caFillon;
and he has created q new technical
method which win be taught in the
school The Denim method. with the
study Of harmony and eounterpoint. will
constitute the technical course OF the new
school: which will be completed by a
theoretical course comprising the study
of bells, casting. transmission, AMI
kindred subjects. as well as a course deal
ing with the history and masterpieces Of
carlton music. The movement has met
with enthusiastic support IN Belgium. and
the Parliament has decided to assist the
new school BY an annual subYention.
The Washington herald., 1913-11-02
A Different Kind.

Frum Lippincoit's.
A Yale professor was dining at a
Southern hotel, and had been asked In
quick succession by three different wait
ers IL he would have soup. A little an
noyed. he said to the last one
rs 1t compulsory
NO. sah," answered the waiter: 1T
am mock turtle"
The Washington herald., 1913-11-02
Playground. for dlcut,a.

I'VE thought of the merry peals Of
laughter on American Fairgrounds. and
realized why Mr.. Lee had said. Go to
kalighat. You will then understand con-
oItions in India better When We re-
turned he offered a block in the center
of Ballaghata, a suburb of Calcutta, and
The Washington herald., 1913-11-02
zA~<~ N~z~e~<<

Published by special arrangement with The Out
look Of which Theodore Roosevelt Is the con
trihItinE editor through the Mcclure NeSspapG
sypdicate. Copyright 1919 by The Outlook Com
pany All rights reserved. including rights Of
The Washington herald., 1913-11-02

transition
The next instalment Of Mr.. RoossFelt's Chap
terS Of Possible AutObiography'' s entitled Out
doors and Indoors" 1t viii zppear in tho Wash
ingtOn Heald Of November g.
The Washington herald., 1913-11-02
Fairgrounds FOR THE Orient

ground in India, preferably at Calcutta.
Bombay. or Delhi. 1t had been sug-
gested to US that We see ID. w. Lee, who,
with his wife, Ada Lee, has a reputation
all over India for accomplishing things.
After We told them the playground story
which We repeated from Yokohama to
Cairo. Mr.. Lee said: This plan seems
good. Ny niece has seen playground
work in Los Angeles. We will discuss
the matter. Meanwhile, go to Ealighat.
You will then be better informed
so We went to the Temple of Kali,
Goddess of Hate. Our word thug is
Hindustandi 1t comes from an organi-
zation of thieves and murders whose
headquarters were at the temple and
who shared spoils with the priests The
man who originally gave the jungle land
for the temple was a shIewd real estate
operator, although he mad not heard of
'unearned increment
The Legend in Realty.
when Kali was carved to pieces by
her husband. one of the fingers fell on
this spot. which henceforth became
sacred. The legend was evidently con
cocted by the shrewd realty operator,
though there is no record that he sold
lots at rupee down, a rupee a nonth.
Tradesmen for several blocks around de-
pend upon the visitors to the temple
The latter is situated in the center OF a
square in a crowded, ditty part OF Cal
cutta- 1t is reached through a narrow
The Washington herald., 1913-11-02
Sacramento Business Man, in
Trip Around the World,
Aroused Interest in China
and India in American In
stitution- Success in Cal
cutta.

On a recent trip around the world c. NJ.
Goethe, a business man of Sacramento,
Cal, sought to spread among mission
aries and the leaders of the New East
the message of the American movement
for play and recreation. Prior to this
journey he had established a playground
at an orphanage in Sacramento and
helped to organize the playground work
of the city. Mr.. and Mrs. Goethe are now
backing playground work in Calcutta
until a point is reached where the gov
ernment will take it over, and they are
also contributing the American share TO-
ward playground leader in Korea.
Mr.. Goethe has written an article for
the Survey on the spread of the Ameri-
can recreation movement in the countries
in the Orient. in which he says that China
shows the most progress. The title of
mis- subject is Exporting Fairgrounds s.
In the course of it he says:
Recreation is a world need. To what
extent has our splendid American recrea-
ton movement spread 10 the countries OF
the Orient? There are only a few little
beginnings. A start has been made in
Manila. Through the cooperation OF the
Young Mems Christian Association and
the Playground and Recreation Assocla-
tion, a committee was appointed by Act
ing Gov. Gen. Gilbert, who granted an
appropriation for an experimental play
ground in the Tondo, congested dis
trict- Success came at the very first
The attendance ran into thousands.
THE effort now is for a complete
Manila system, and then should come
extensions throughout the islands. The
Filipino Legislature is quick to appreciate
work toward social betterment Members
return to their homes with strong convic-
tions that their towns should have the
same improvements as the capital.
China's Interest in America.
Talk of the typical Chinese merchant
Of Singapore or Penang. owner of the
mines and plantations of pineapple and
rubber, with one son perhaps at Prince
ton, another at Oxford, who poured his
wealth into China to back the theories Of
Sun Vat Sen against the Manchu. How
his knowledge of American institutions
surprises you, and how eager he is TO
learn of American Fairgrounds.
AT his palatial country home, with
luxuriant growth of mango and cocoanuts
and brilliant bougainveoliss, you will find
lodge gates decorated with the porcelain
Chinese lucky dog and the American
eagle. He is proud to have the emblem
of our republic, the model for new China
The soil here awaits the playground seed.
II will grow as luxuriantly as the bananas
on his estate
''or go to the Temple of Kali in Cal.
cutta for a striking argument of play
ground extension in the Orient. We mad
planned to arrange for a model play
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-09-25
OPENING OF GREAT WORLDS
FAIR" AT WINDSOR WITH BIG
CROWD AND EXCELLENT Time,

South Windsor, Me, Sept 21-(Spe-
ciap With the weather all that could
be asked for, cool September morn
ing, ste Great Worlds Fair" at
Windsor was officially opened, Wednes-
day, in the presence of about 500 peo-
pie
Fa3ls in the morning, teams contains
me the enthusiastic fair followers from
ali rarts of Windsor. Somerville and
jefferson and other surrounding towns
began To arrive at the grounds, and
then, too, the crowd was not wholly
made mp of the country folks. for here
and there could be seen plentiful rep
resentation from neighboring cities.
OF course the crowd was not a ire
mendous one, the day being mostly
taken up getting matters in readiness
for The curtain to so up for the big
show. Thursday and Friday. But the
crowd gave good promise of record
breaking attendance.
Two races were on the card. the ID
class mixed, and the Farmers, "Oat'
race for % bushels of oats. The latter
was a correct reproduction of the good
old days when the high wheeled gig
figured prominently.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-09-25
.FELkER ANSWER
LIKELY TO MEET
FURTHER DELAY

Concord, n. H., Sept. Ex-Governor
F'elker may not be able to give nus
answer to New York States request
for the extradition of Harry *. Thaw
until late next week. Counsel Tor
Thaw said, tonight, that they may find
it necessary to ask for a further ex-
tension of time in which To file briefs
supplemental to the arguments intro
duced at the hearing before the gov
ernor, yesterday. Monday next was
the limit originally set for filing these
briefs with the executive.
Messrs. Shurtleff, Martin and Don't
gan, of counsel for Thaw busted them
selves all day and again this evening
in preparation of the brief. Later, one
of them remarked that great deal
of research work was involved ana
that more time may be needed. When
prepared, the brief is to be finally IN
spected by Former Governor William
Stone of Pennsylvania. who is to re-
turn here for that purpose.
While his lawyers were thus occu-
pied. Thaw himself enjoyed a rare
outing accompanied by his mother,
Mrs Mary G. Thaw, he motored to
Salisbury, 90 miles north of Concord
and there visited the birthplace OF
Daniel Webster, lately the scene OF
centennial observances. Thaw was
under the care of High Sheriff Hol-
man A. Drew, during the two hours
pleasure trip.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-09-25
SHIPPERS HAVE
UNTIL OCTOBER
IN b.&M. CASE,
Hearing on Increased
Freight Rates-=St0ry
OF Mellen Salary
Is Confirmed.

Boston, Sept. 24.-Confirmation of
the report that just before retiring
from the presidency of the New York,
New Haven e Hartford Railroad,
Charles s. Mellen was paid $685.
by the Boston q Maine Railroad FOR
dent of that road. not having received
a regular salary was given, today, in
the testimony of William J. Hobbs,
financial vice president of the Boston
& Maine at the hearing before Inter
state Commerce Commissioner Charles
a. ProutY, on the proposed increase
Of the Boston & Names freight rates.
The hearing was adjourned until
after the middle of October to per-
nit shippers to confer on the proposed
increases and to frame their desires
Mr.. Hobbs said that he knew of no
salaries being paid to persons not rem
dering service TO the road. The com
missioner requested list of all sal
aries exceeding $4,000 a year.
Mr.. Prouty inquired into the expen-
diture by the Boston & Maine last
spring of $4,000, 900 for the purchase
of Maine Central Railroad stock. Mr.
Hobbs said that the Boston q Maine
already owned 81 per cent of the
Maine Central stock at the time. it
houghy Il per cent. additional stock
in the spring. Thirty thousand shares
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