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The Washington herald., 1913-03-28
The Sad Glad Easteride.

The shadow of the great national
calamity is casting its gloom over all
the amusements and recreations that
would ordinarily be enjoyed during
Easter week; and in this preoccupation
there is no class of the community ex-
ernpt. 1t takes, indeed, such disaster
to bring what are usually considered
divergent classes" together, and to en-
force the fact that, after all, men and
women, whatever may be their social
status, are essentially brothers and sis
tiers in one great family.
There is no sign of the times more
significant than the current sweeping
away of social barriers and the res
toration of the true spirit of our re-
publican country. This is the best pos
sible answer TO those anarchists and
malcontents who have attempted to stir
up feeling Of resentment against the
moneyed class of the community and
to infer that because people happen to
be what is known as fashionable" they
are necessarily hcartless.
As matter OF fact, our fashionable
people have proved again and again
that they have quite as much heart as
anybody else, and, in numerous indi-
vidual cases, more So Those instinct |
with true humanity are now giving not |
only their time and money to the work |
OF relief, but are filling their social en-
gagements either perfunctorily. or, ir
some cases. abstaining from them al
together. There is time to dance
and a time to minister to the needs of
suffering humanity. and in these truly
tragic times the true spirit OF Easter
may well be expressed in relief and
ministrations to the afflicted Every
body, from the favorites of fortune to
the humblest toiler. is doing his share.
The Washington herald., 1913-03-28
APPEAL FOR HELP
MADE TO TEACHERS
Commissioner of Education CIaxton
Asks Help for Instructors and Pu-
pills Rendered Homeless.

Commissioner OF Education ClaxHon
yesterday issued the following appeal to
teachers and school officers in the United
States:
Reports indicate that there are 10000
children and teachers among the home
less In the flood districts of Indiana and
Ohio. They need help Immediately, and
will need 1t for many weeks. Teachers
and school children in all parts of the
country will wish to aid in giving help.
That they may have an opportunity
to do so l suggest that teachers and
school officers in the schools of the
country Of all grades, both public and
private. receive contributions for this
purpose and that the children be encour-
aged to give entertainments in order to
raise additional funds.
"AI funds contributed will be expended
to the best advantage by competent COM
mittees working in cooperation with
other relief agencies. The disburslng
committee will be announced on Satur-
day Of this week. Until the committee Is
contributions may be sent to
DR.. William H. Davidson. superintendent
Of schools. Washington. d. c.
The Washington herald., 1913-03-28
Express Companies Have
Trouble Forwarding Goods

New York. March 27.-The floods in the
Middle Western States are causing delays
in the forwarding Of merchandise and In
some instances money by the express
companies. The delay. however. is only
on business being done west of Pittsburg
At the Office of the general manager of
the Adams Express Company in this city
today It was stated 1t was only at points
west Of Pittsburg, where the lines Of the
Pennsylvania Railroad had been cut OF,
that traffic had been interrupted. Where
these breaks occurred the business was
detoured. 1t was said no embargo had
been placed on business by the Adams
Express people except at certain points
in Ohio and Indiana where business was
taken subject to delay.
At the Wells Fargo Express Company
It was stated that they had not received
any word Of serious delay In the transpor-
tation Of the express business.
The Washington herald., 1913-03-28
The Crucible of the CAPITAL.

II needs no ghost come from the
grave TO tell US that life in Washing.
ton is always a liberal education; CON-
pared to those of residence in other
American cities its possibilities are end
less. This is, Of course, due to the
fact that, to employ the word in its
broadest sense, society" in Washing
ton is not only cosmopolitan but con-
tipental. Here the cream of the coun-
try rises to the surface, and here tine
provincial point of view becomes
broadened into an appreciation that the
United States contains as many diverse
types of character as humanity, sub
divided into sectional differences, is
able to furnish.
The published testimony of the emil
nently bright and observant young lady
from a New York high school, who
announces that she visited Washing
ton for the first time as a New Yorker
and returned to the metropolis an
American, is only the experience of all
those in whom our beautiful capital
strengthens an inborn spirit of patriot
ism. 1t is only the simpietons of this
world who thank their stars that they
are back at the Waldorf-Astoria or
the Plaza, or the Auditorium" or any
other caravansary east or west or
north or south, after they have failed
to appreciate not only the superficial
beauties but the underlying social, po-
litical, intellectual, and artistic posi-
bilities of life in Washington; mad
with the current change of admins
tration, when the new President, in
5tinct with individuality and high ideals,
IS surrounded by some of the ablest |
representatives of his new party, when
he upheaval brings to the fore tho
greatest leaders of the Democrats
,arty, when the life of the Capital is
hrilling with action and suspense, it
would be indeed strange if those priv
legged to participate in the making of
history should not appreciate their op-
'ortunities.
The Washington herald., 1913-03-28
STATESMEN-REAL AND WEAR
By FRED c. KELLY

Here's hope and encouragement for the
hosts Of young persons whose teachers
frankly regarded them as boneheads of
the first magnitude.
None Of the teachers of Mr.. Joseph p.
ITumulty. the highly intelligent and efii-
Icient young secretary to the President,
Thought he would ever get any farther
along than driving a coal wagon. or pos
sibiy operating . street car. Most of
them have now taken out membership in
the "I-Knew-H Him. When Club" and knew
all along that he had 1t In him-only they
didn't. Frankly, Mr.. Tumulty was long
way from being q bright particular star
In the schoolroom. He couldn't make any
headway at mathematics at all. invariably
mfsplacing his decimal points. and with
no idea whatever about getting the an
swer to hare and hound problem or de-
termining how many days 1t would take
seven men to perform piece OF work
that eleven men could do in four days
and half. And he was no better In other
branches Of study. His teachers felt that
they were taking no great chances when
they predicted for him a mighty drab-hued
career.
But Tumulty sat around his fathers lit
tie grocery nights and listened to the polit-
ical talk Of men who gathered about the
stoSo ana CuBSe0 tuc DOsScB. nc ulQH I
learn much that helped in school. but he
got a irst-rate working knowledge Of hu-
man nature and caught the point Of view
Of the proletariat. When he got around
to II, he studied law and built up a prac-
tice that amounted to about s. 900 a year.
To-day he rides in an automobile with
the United States coat-of-arms on II and
confers with the great men of nations.
When he gets through with his present
Job he probably will go out and make
about a million dollars
All Of which. to our way Of thinking, |
comprises a right merry little Joke on his
teachers.
Secretary Tumulty has kindly feeling |
toward his fellow humans. with an espe- |
cial regard for the under dog. The hum |
blest caller at the White House can |
reach the Secretary's ear almost as easily |
as a Senator can. Too frequently a Sec
retary acts As a sort of manager" of
his chief, as II the latter were a race
horse or a prima donna. and becomes so
engrossed in his task that he Is harder
to reach than the chief himself.
Tumulty explains his attitude in this
way: I'VE have been talking a lot lately
about restoring the government to the
people. Some fellow comes along. let US
say. who Is not elegantly garbed, and
has business with the executive branch
of the government. II I'm too busy with
Senators and people of influence to see
him. he goes back home thinking it's the
same old story-a government for the
rich. My Job, as I see II. is to carry
to the public the spirit of the Pres
ident. II i can convey the idea Of
The Washington herald., 1913-03-28
OF TRADE MEN
PRAISE NATIONALS
Membership Committee Holds Get
together Dinner" and Trans-
acts Business.

| The Washington baseball club and
Clark Griffith, its manager, were extend
ed the best wishes OF the membership
committee of the Board Of Trade at its
monthly dinner at the Hotel Continental
last night, II. Clifford Bangs presiding
and Chris. j. Gockeler offering the mo-
ton, which was unanimously adopted.
The following candidates for member
ship were passed upon and referred to
the proper committee: Luther W. Lin
coin. Charles S. Snaefer. Percy II. Rus
sell, William 7. Clark. William p. Plumb.
B. E. Clark, G. 7. Rowland, Irving o.
Ball. J. W. Schaefer, and Frank Van
Zandt.
The membership since last November
has increased by 137 new members. total
ing now LII members. ''Get-together"
speeches were made by various members,
and musical programme was given by
". l. Elliot, who presided at the piano.
and Crosby Mccarthy and William
Hallam. who sang solos.
The following members were present:
II. Clifford Bangs. chairman; J. Edward
Lewis, vice chairman; Richard L. Con-
ner. secretary: Harry Almond. E r.
Brooks. William Z. Burns, DR.. George
W. Brace. Stacy II. Briant. Walter NJ.
Brown, Frank E. Cunningham. Charles
+. Crane, Charles T. Claggett. P. D.
Cone, Clarence Dodge. DR.. H. Clar-
ence Duffey. William X. Ellis. William
John Eynon. John r. Ergood. ". l.
Elliot. Chris ]. Gockeler. Eugene Gott.
William NJ. Hallam. Guy II. johnson.
Theodore NJ. Judd. J. Leo Kolb. Joseph
L. Owens, George Pitt. Charles Ride
nour. William II. Singleton. odell 3.
Smith. Edwin X. Staley. Parker II.
Sweet. Fred ]. White, Arthur D. Joll.
and NJ. A. Weller.
The committee on arrangements for the
annual shad bake will meet tomorrow
night at the Board OF Trade to begin
the preparations for the event in May.
DR.. Frank E. Gibson, chairman OF the
shad bake committee, has appointed the
following committee: Harry F. Almond.
H. Clifford Bangs William T. Ballard.
T. r. Brooks, William Z. Burns. Charles
F. Crane, Albert II. Brewood. Walter NJ.
Brown. Stacy Fl. Briant John NJ. Cherry,
J. Harry Cunningham. II. Clarence Duff
fey, Burton T. Doyle. William X. Ellis. |
Walter l. Elliot, Edwin E. Elicit. John |
r. Ergood. Benjamin r. Coles. Alan c. |
Clephane, E. F. Colladay. Harry c. |
Grove. NJ. D. Hanley. James c. Hollister. |
B. l. Hackenberger Rudolph Jose, j. |
Edward Lewis, Richard w. Mcmahon, |
John II. Miller, c. ]. Gockeler. Edward !
]. Murphy. James L. Owens. Claude W.
Owen. Louis r. Peak. George Pitt, ].
Z. Sherwood, jr.. Odell S. Smith. Cleve-
and Skinker. Otney ". Stratton. Parker
4. Sweet. Fred ]. White. Louis c. Will
'on and Charles E. Wise
The Washington herald., 1913-03-28
APPEAL FOR AID
MEETS RESPONSE
individuals, Business Houses,
and Societies Hurry to
Aid of Sufferers.

Moved by the dreadful calamity that
has befallen the victims Of the food IN
Ohio and Indiana. individuals. business
organizations, and societies in the Dis
trict yesterday made urgent appeals for
money for the aid Of the sufferers. and
7 as a result quite a sum of money and
| considerable articles of comfort were
sent to the land OF the distressed last
night.
of the Lincoln National Bank voted to
send $500. A check for this amount was
forwarded to Miss Mabel Boardman. Of
the Red Cross Society.
TIL Julius Lansburgh Furniture and
Carpet Company, Of 5l3 Ninth Street
Northwest. sent 500 beds. 500 mattresses,
and 500 pillows to the food sufferers. It
took three freight cars to transport them.
The Ohio Society and Indiana State
Association have come to the aid Of the
Inhabitants Of their respective States
and large contributions are expected to
be sent to the scene of the suffering to-
day. The board of governors of the Ohio
Society met Yesterday at the Second Ma
tional Bank and ii was decided to send
out special appeal through Secretary
William L. Symons to all members Of the
society and other Ohioans for contribu-
tions. All contributions should be sent
to William v. Cox, vice president OF tho
Second National Bank, who will prompt
ly forward the money to wherever IL will
do the most good.
John W. Holcombe, president OF the
Indiana Society, yesterday sent cards to
every Indianan in the city for a public
meeting. to be held at the Chamber Of
Commerce, 1ao2 F Street Northwest. at
4:45 o'clock tomorrow afternoon, to ex-
press sympathy and to give such help
as may be possible. Vice President Mar
shall is expected to speak.
Eagles to Raise $1,000.
Tho Fraternal Order Of Eagles. WASH
ington Aerie. No. Is. last night voted
to send Immediately 800. A resolution
was passed authorizing Past Worthy
President William H. Clark to solicit sub
scriptions for a relief fund 1t il the aim
Of the committee in charge to raise 1900
within ten days. Mr.. Clark hopes that
the action Of the Eagles will serve as an
incentive to other organizations
Each member of the Board OF Trade
will receive a circular letter sent out by
the secretary urging that money. clothes.
or food be given for the relief OF the
sufferers. Anything that will be OF any
use In aiding the distressed viii be CRATE
fully received at the relief depot at I'LL
Street Northwest. President D. ]. CAL
lahan has called a special meeting OF the
full Chamber Of Commerce at noon to-
day TO give the members an opportunity
to take prompt action bearing on the re-
cent appalling disaster in Ohio"
A number Of women interested In the
woman suffrage movement yesterday
started a fund by several small contri-
buttons. and now the Congressional Com
nittee OF the National American wom-
ms Suffrage Association. with head
quarters at 1k2o F Street Northwest, Is
. fund for the suffersrA The
'und Is to be sent to Gov Coz of Ohio,
Ind the women request that all checks
'ent to the committee be made payable
o his order.
The Washington herald., 1913-03-28
NAVY YARD INSPECTED.

Secretary Of the Navy Daniels yester-
day began his tour Of the navy yards of
the country when he made an inspection
Of the Washington Navy Yard. accom-
panied by Rear Admiral Nathan c.
Twfning, Chief Of the Bureau of Ord
nance. and his naval aid. Lieut.. Com
mander Leigh c. Palmer.
The secretary was especially interest
ed in the test tank in which miniature
ships are tried out. as this is model
for all governments and has succeeded
in increasing the speed Of vessels In the
past fsw ysas9
The Washington herald., 1913-03-28
England, Germany, and the Reiffei,en
Banks.

We have had occasion often during
the administration of Mr.. Taft to hear
of the satisfactory working of the
farmers credit system in Germany.
and which he was so anxious to have
adopted in this country. Now we per
ceive from the great London papers
that the British government, after
sending commission to Germany to
investigate that much-lauded system,
has come to the conclusion to enact a
similar law, which would enable the
tiller of the soil to have ready and
easy money, when he is in need of it
for seeding or growing or crop gath
ering purposes, without falling into the
clutches of professional money lenders.
The Washington herald., 1913-03-28
LIFE-SAVING CREWS
ORDERED FROM POSTS

Life-saving crews from Buffalo. Erie.
Pa: Lorain. Ohio. and a number Of other
points on the Great Lakes are proceed
Ing TO Dayton, takiug their power boats
and iife-saving apparatus with them.
BY order of Secretary OF the Treasury
McAdoo they were placed at the disposal
OF Gov. Cox Of Ohio TO do rescue work
wherever he may direct. Heretofore II
has been declared against the law to
dispatch hfe-saving crews from coast
points inland. but the officials regarded
the situation as OF such great emergency
that they stretched legal point to do
this.
The Washington herald., 1913-03-28
MEXICAN REBELS SLAUGHTERED
Three Hundred and Fifty Reported
Killed in Battle.

Guayamas. Mexico. March cI-Three
hundred and fifty rebels were reported
killed in the battle at Empalmo. ten miles
north of here. today. when the REINFORCE
ed garrison from this city attacked the
constitutionalists, who have been in
trenched at Empalmo for several days,
and drove them from the town. The reb-
els are retreating toward Hermosillo. the
capital OF Sonora, which is held by the
constitutionalists. The garrison here was
last night with 1000 men from
the south and several pieces Of field
artillery. The Federals are now prepar-
ing to move on Hermosillo
The Washington herald., 1913-03-28

| The German method to meet the
countrys demands is divided into two
main Subdivisions: mortgage Qons
term). or personal (short term)
credit As far as the. first is concerned
there will be very little use for it in
England, because the farmer, in the
great majority of cases, is merely the
tenant, having no land to mortgage.
This is not so in Germany; for even
IN East Prussia, the region of vast es-
tates, the "Junker," unlike his proto-
type the English squire, as a rule,
farms his land himself. But even were
it not so there would be further great
obstacle in England against the mort
gage loan, because of the lack of uni
versal registry system. Without this
it can never be possible for small land
owners to effect mortgage loans eco
nomically. Hence the short-term loan
system practiced in Germany is the one
which will pre-eminently become es-
tablished in the rural communities of
Great Britain.
OF course, the key to the entire
method, as we have commented in
these columns when Mr.. Taft first be-
gan to broach the subject, and to draw
the attention of Congress to the Ger
man system, is to be found in the
ubiquitous Reiffeisen Banks, which, in
Prussia, at least, are Finance Minister
Won Miquel's ideal of cooperative
loan bank in every parish of the en-
tire monarchy.
The Reiffeisen system is well known
by this time also on this side of the
Atlantic. 1t has been often described
and widely initiated. What these
banks had to fight against at the be-
was the ultra-conservatism of
the typical farmer. Their early prog
ress was extremely slow. In 1874
after all existence OF twelve years.
there were only 100 of them. In 1900
they had increased however, to 1920,
and today there are in the fatherland
10 less than 1900, all of them grouped
1nder and affiliated with powerful CO.
operative banks.
How this has been accomplished is
puzzle to most men, and yet the an
wer is plain: by a steady movement
II propaganda. 1t never was consid-
red primarily a business enterprise
eft to work out its own salvation.
seittelsen, the founder of the system, =
lways regarded these banks as quasi
eligious, and the state was circum-
pect enough. at an early stage, to con-
Ider them also quasi-public. Teachers, 7
lergymen, and local officials WED II
18th each other in pushing the thing
long and the government correctly ,
auged the movement as a great serv-
e TO the nation. T
England has the salvation of its ten
ut system in its own hands, if it will A
ut follow in the footsteps of Germany, =
nd America also could vastly improve
S agricultural conditions by working
ut Mr.. Tafts plan, for there appears
be nothing better TO be done for the u,
aterial uplift of the farmer, especially
the South, where the greater half of
&c cotton crop, as rule, is mortgaged Gu
ng before the buds are on the plant
the carly spring ao
The Washington herald., 1913-03-28

/, generous government. that u the idea
he carries back home with him. Il means
considerable work. Of course. but I In
tend to do II a. long as-wen. ~ long
a. my feet hold out"
John Van Antwerp McMurray, head of
one Of the divisions Of the State Depart
nent. was stationed for q time In St.
Petersburg. It happened that the diplo-
matte set in the Russian capital Just then
was made up largely Of people who packed
a lot of personal dignity about with them.
But there was none who took himself 30
| seriously as . certain man who repre-
/, , sented q little Graustark-like country. or
province. marked on tho map In plea type
| and about half the size OF the State Of
Delaware. His dignity was 20 colossal
that there was constant danger Of IL fall
Ing over on him like the wall Of Q con-
demned building. One Of his notions was
that q diplomat who boarded q street car
had committed an objectionable sin. just
as IL he had worn golf clothes for horse
back ride.
McMurray. on the other hand. did not
carry any superhuous weight in the form
Of dignity. and conducted himself Just a.
II he had been sent to st. Petersburg
after a plumbing contract. When he
wished to go any place he got on the
street car and went. The Graustark man
heard about McMurray riding on the un-
dignified public cars. but would not be-
lieve It. He told McMurray of the aw-
ful rumor that had come to him about
street-car riding. McMurray kidded him
with the remark that one shouldn't be-
neve every preposterous story one heard.
A few days later McMurray came upon
the man limping along the street with his
trousers torn. The man admitted that he
had boarded street car. Just for the weird
experience of the thing. but had seen
somebody that he knew. And he jumped
of while the car was going. rather than
take a chance on lifelong disgrace.
There Is no eighteen-story-a and tower
dignity about James F. Bryce. the Brit
ish Ambassador. When Bryce has occa-
sion to 60 to the White House. he takes
a street car or walks-doesn't bother
with an automobile. He has been known
to ride up to the executive offices op a
bicycle.
Senator Kern was born In a little town
called Alta, out near Kokomo. Ind. He
was reminded OF the place in an odd way
by q stranger out in Chicago.
The stranger seemed to know Kern.
though the latter couldn't recall ever
having seen him before.
Senator" the man remarked. boast
fully. after walking up to him In the
hotel lobby. Il just want you to know
that I have had more drinks this after
noon than there are people in the little
own Of Alta you came from"
Copyright 1913. BY Fred c. Kelly. Al Rights
Resavedl
The Washington herald., 1913-03-28
ALUMNI ELECT OFFICERS.
,. Holdsuorth Gordon President Of

J. Holdsuorth Gordon President Of
G. w. U. Graduates.
onhcers OF the Alumni Association of
George Washington University were
elected last night at the annual meeting
OF the association. in the university
building, 2o23 G Street. Speeches were
made by Dean W. A. Wilbur. Of Column
oian College: Dean w. c. Borden, Of the
medical school: Dean H. L Hodgkins, Of
the engteering school. and Prof. J. p.
Earnest. Of the law school, The pros
perity OF the university was the general
theme OF the addresses.
Reports were heard from the secretary
md treasurer. The following onicers
were reelected: J. HoIdsworth Gordon.
Joseph Stewart. e A. Byrnee
7. n. Mclaughlin. L. Russell Alden, Z.
L Thurston. and c. c. Calhoun, vice
Dean H. L Hodgrins. secrs.
.ary. and John b Lamar, treasures. n.
Ireahments wGrs ssrvs4.
The Washington herald., 1913-03-28
Building. Trade. Meeting Ends.

The second annual convention Of the
National Building Trades and Employers
Association Of the United States, which
has been in session at the Hotel CONT
mental since Wednesday. adjourned yes
terday. John Trainer. Of Baltimore. past
president Of the Interstate Builders' and
Traders Association, of Maryland, Dis
trict OF Columbia, and virginia, deliver
ed an address on ''Organixation, Ma.
t1onAl and Local; Tbair Rslattons."
The Washington herald., 1913-03-28
PETERBOROUGH TO HELP
SUFFERERS FROM FLOODS

New York. March 27-Theodore p.
Shonts, president of the Interborougl
Rapid Transit Company, stated this aft
ernoon that on Monday next the COM
pany would give so per cent OF its total
receipts Of both the subways and elevat-
ed lines for the benefit OF the flood suf-
ferers in Ohio and Indiana