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The Washington herald., 1913-10-19
A FETY-MnE RACE BETWEEN TRAIN AND AyToMoBlLE


Miss Lewis. enthused with past
memories, told Us enough experiences to
hll a book. and we wondered how she
could look 80 pleasant and stick to water
when relating the tragedies Of her early
struggles as an actress.
"out in Cincinnati" she said smil-
ingly. "the company was in hard lines.
and we could get only enough money
to pay for our board. i drew IS week
and paid it sfor room and board at a
clearinghouse Well. do you know
that woman used to close that dining
room promptly on the scheduled hour,
and il we were not on hand we waited
until the next meal time. Usually. the
The Washington herald., 1913-10-19

Since the days Of Adam, the worlds
greatest gardener, II has been decreed
that every man should have a hobby,
even as every woman should have a
hubby. The Hobby of Solomon and
Brigham Young was wives. but now
adays that rare species of genus woman
us, the married suffragfst, unless q
hobby Of her hubby.
But not being a race-track guy, or
the owner OF a merry-go-round. 1 can't
make my hobby. horses. 1 am mo.
torist, a gasoline fend. In fact. the
high cost of gasoline made me take to
acting in order that I might continue
to run about in my runabout.
Well, what do you think suggested act
ing as a means of buying shoes for the
auto? It's secret. because I've never
told anybody but my wife. However,
as the thunderstorm said to old Ben
Franklin, 'Tn enlighten you, If you can
stand the shock" 1t was this way. i
was chugging up Fifth Avenue one
bright day some years ago, penniless and
hungry, not knowing where my next
drop of gasoline was coming from. Sud-
denly, just as was rounding the corner
The Washington herald., 1913-10-19

kept every one else awake. until finally
the porter told me would have to be
quiet or be put on the train.
Another misfortune met with early
on this trip" further confessed Miss
Lewis. was with my trunk. knew 1
would have to have trunk on the road.
SO purchased the preruest kind Of a
trunk for p.5o 1t had a beautiful sky
blue lining. and was proud Of IT. Two
days later the property man told me I
had better find some place to put my be-
longing. The trunk hadn't stood up un-
der the strain. and everything 1 owned
had been scattered about the station plat
form in small town. 1t had only lasted
as far as Stockton, Cal"
The Washington herald., 1913-10-19

but the other members Of the company
seemed to think 1t huge Joke"
Miss Lewis has had lust the sort Of
a career on the stage that spells success.
She has taken the bitter with the sweets.
and the proportion Of bitter has been
pretty large-at least II was until she
arrived" Today she is REGARDED as one
of the foremost condolences Of the
American stage. but she looks back on
the more strenuous days as hardships
wen endured.
She has had prominent roles in some
OF the most prominent and successful
productions of recent wears. and those
who have seen her In THE Honeymoon
Express" predict for a very, very sue
fessful future.
The Washington herald., 1913-10-19

members of our company were in line
waiting for the door to open"
What Miss Lewis regards as one of
the real tragedies Of her life occurred
In this city.
Tho day before We were to leave I
went out for, bicycle ride" she con-
fded. '-and had the bad luck to take
a fall and tear my dress to shreds. Well.
had packed all Of my clothes and the
trunks had gone. so I had to travel all
the way from washington to New York
attired In a fancy Spanish costume. be-
spangied. and with the skirt almost
TO my knees. I guess attracted con-
siderable attention before was able
to get back into regular clothes again.
The Washington herald., 1913-10-19

discovered that was scarcely able to
dress the part I had "a and went out to
buy costume that would be becoming
to an heiress. Even in a secondhand
store I couldn't 1T myself out as an
heiress for s4, so the woman in charge
took pity on me and suggested the pur-
chase of some blue cheesecloth. She
helped me make the costume. and I
thought at the time that was about the
niftiest heiress that ever sought a spot
light. but 1 can look back now and see
how funny it must have been
1T was on this trip. soon after start
ing East, that spent my nrst night in
sleeping car. 1t was 81, new and novel
to me that L giggled all night long and
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-12-08
A RELIGION FOR CHINA.

The Chinese are taking occasion, in
the midst of social and parliamentary
turmoil, to consider the question of a
state religion.
The first important suggestion
came from DR.. Chen Huan- Chang,
graduate of an American university.
He has put forward Confusianism and
is making efforts to have it inserted
in the new constitution as the reliz-
ion of the country. He expresses the
conviction that If China is to be saved
from political ruin and moral anarchy
the earlier reverence for the coun-
try's sages and their teachings must
be restored.
A league designed to combat the
adoption of this proposal has just
been organized in Peking. Its mem
bers include Buddhists, Mohammed-
ans and Christians, both Protestant
and Catholic.
Dir. Chen Huan-Chang has studied
Phhooophy az SOluHDid ne mas
doubtless also cast an eye upon the
various ethical societies in America,
And he probably believes, too, that
mode of thought and way Of prac-
tice long ingrained in the Chinese
mind has the best chance in the
strange competitive welter of ideas
now at work in the Orient.
This belief is reflected in the re.
cent pronouncement of President
Yuan Shi-Kai which favors the Con.
fucian proposal and disappoints TIE
Christian missionaries in China.
1t will probably be. Of little avail
to argue with the government at thi,
distance through an American news
paper, but DR.. Chen Huan-C Chang
reasoning doesn't seem very convinc
ing. The emphasis apparently is OF
state rather than on religion an,
leaves one in doubt as to the rsla
tive importance Of the two for hi
purpose.--Record- Herald.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-12-08
LONDON COMEDIENNE WILL
NOT APPEAR IN NEW YORK

NEW YORK, Dec. 6.-Patrons of
the Keith fs--vaudeville circuit next
week, expecting to see and hear
Marie Lloyd, the London singing
comedienne, who after admitting she
care over with jockey, not her hus-
bano, was permitted to enter the Uni
ted States by the same board of i'm
migration officials who barred Mrs.
Emmei;ne Pankhurst, militant suf-
fagette. are doomed to disappoint-
ment The United Booking office in
New York cancelled Miss Lloyd's
contracts because of her irregulari-
ties and eccentricities. On several
occasions Miss Lloyd failed to appear
ard gave "illness" as her excuse. On
other occasions when her position on
the bill did not suit her, the English
music hall artistic sang her songs in
slip-shod manner that displeased
the managers. The climax came when
Miss Lloyd was summoned to the u.
y. c. headquarters this week, after
she failed to appear at the orpheum
th.ater, Brooklyn.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-12-08
FACTS AND FIGURES ON
THE PANAMA CANAL

To pay interest on the investment
and operating expenses approximate
ly s15,00O,0OO revenue per annum
will be needed.
Traffic experts estimate that for
the first few years the average an
nual tonnage will be 1O,000, 900, not
enough at the s1.20 rate to make the
canal self-supporting.
The rates charged vessels are the
same as those at Suez.
The government will monopolize
the business of supplying coal and
provisions and operating repair facil-
ties.
Great dry docks, wharves, ware
houses, repair shops and other facili-
ties to cost 500, ,0OO,O 900 are under con-
struction.
All permanent buildings will be Of
the Italian renaissance style Of archi-
lecture. The route Of the canal will
be beautified with trees, etc.
Storage for 100000 tons of coal
maximum capacity, is provided. Nor
nal storage capacitl, $1,000 tons. Oil,
10000 barrels.
Monster 270-ton floating cranes
will handle wrecks or accidents in
the canal or locks.
Warships Of all nations may pass
through the canal, but cannot linger
more than "a hours at either end in
time Of war.
The interstate commerce commits
sion has jurisdiction over canal traf.
fic.- -Leslie's.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-12-08

All knowledge of ancient Egypt
ian medicine comes to us from GER
tain papyri, for, strangely enough,
no mention of it is given in the monu-
ments The two chief papyri that
have teen discovered were explained
recently to DIR. Garry of Cairo. He
said they were mainly a collection of
receipts. Altogether the most fam
Gus of them, the Ebers collection,
contained 81 prescriptions, with So
diagnostic aphorisms, mostly relat-
ire to disease of the eye and abdo-
mcn. Blindness and dyspepsia evil
IDENTIFY were the common complaints
in Egypt then, as now. No one
troubled much about hygiene in an
cient Egypt, but that was because
there was no clear idea of what dis
ease meant, as DIR. Garry explained
No serious attempt was made to de-
fine disease, or describe it as a
morbid condition. The nature OF
specific or infectious disease was not
understood, while there is no men
tion whatever made of contagion
which was not even thought about
They confounded frequently under
the same name maladies entirely diff.
ferent, or else they saw in different
phaaes of morbid condition various
distinct diseases. Every ache and
pain was subject to supernatural in
fluences, and disease was held to be
caused by the entrance into the body
of demonized or evil spirits, who pro.
duced pathological changes in pro
portion to their malignancy or po
tentiality for evil. There are sever
al diseases (apart from those of tn,
eye and stomach-which, apparent,
ly, were as prevalent as now) which
call for special mention, because thei.
importance and gravity would appea
to have been recognized in thos.
early times. First among such af
fections was cancer. Malaria woult
appear to have been much more pre-
valent than it is at the present day
Gout evidently was q common If
fection, possibly attributable to ex
cessive drinking among men and wo
men, which-judging from the carl
catures on the monuments was in
dulged in without any feeling of re-
straint. This refers especially to the
time of the Ptolemies, when vulgal
excesses in eating and drinking ruled
Still, if diseases were ignored, drinl
was not. Much attention was pait
to food and hygiene. Fruit and veg
etables entered very largely into tn,
dietary, and, according to Herodotus
the diet of the men who built thu
pyramids consisted Of "raphanus'
now called "rigil"), onions and gar.
lie, but he ommitted to mention len
tils, which have always been used ir
Egypt.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-12-08
TUBERCULOSIS DAY TOMORROW

WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec. g.
Churches, schools, labor unions, fra
ternal orders and other organizations
all over the country to the number Of
100000 today completed plans for the
observance tomorrow of the fourth
international tuberculosis day, desig
mated by the National Association for
the Study and Prevention of Tuber-
culosis. More than 1000 anti-tuber-
culosis societies throughout the Uni
ted States will be in charge of to-
morrow's ceremonies. Thousands Of
ministers and occupants Of pulpits of
all creeds have been asked to include
mention of the celebration in their
sermons and addresses.
Last year more than 10000 church
es alone formally observed Tubercu-
losis day. Officers of the National
association said today they have been
given assurances from more thar
100000 churches that the day will be
observed formally this year. Schools
and institutions of all kinds have
planned to continue the observance OF
the celebration during the coming
week. The National association hope.
by this movement to so interest the
president that q federal tuberculosis
day will be designated.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-12-08
SUFFS.
CORNER
BRYAN

United Press.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec. g.
Secretary Bryan today addressed the
conference of progressives of all par
ties at conference to organize a
National Popular Government league.
He declared for human justice. less
conservatism and q flexible consti-
tutional amendment system. Bryan
decried conservatism, while admitting
it was necessary to check ultra radi-
Gals. While Bryan was speaking,
Helen Todd, suffragist shouted:
"How about justice for women ?
You've talked justice, and haven't
mentioned women"
Madam, in all you've done, doubt
less you have followed conscience as
l have" replied Secretary Bryan.
Other suffragists interrupted the
speaker SO by shouting that Chairman
Owen finally called another speaker.
The other speakers were Senators
Clapp, Norris, Poindexter and Lane.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-12-08
DEAD INF[00DNOW
/ ESTIMATED T0BF Is
Brazos River is Ten Miles Wide for a Distance
Of One Hundred Miles, MANY People Who Have
Been MarOOned on Houses are now MiSSae
United Press

onilcu 1 Icss
Bryan, Texas, Dec. 6.--The list OF
dead as result of the floods has
reached seventy and is hourly in
creasing. The latest fatalities re-
ported is seven negroes and three
whites at Hearne. Eight white peo-
pie of this city at six at Highbank
have also been reported dead today.
A number of citizens of Bryan and
Hearns who were engaged in rescue
work are missing, who are not esti-
mated among the dead.
Seeking refugees in tree tops is
being continued. A number of per-
sons seen on abandoned house tops
have disappeared, and it is very like
ly they were drowned.
Farmers throughout the flood dis
trict are known to have remained at
the farm houses after sending their
families away in boats, and some of
the number are missing and unac-
counted for.
The Brazos river is ten miles wide
for u distance Of one hundred miles
and is rushing outward rapidly.
The flood water have begun to re
cess to some extent, but still the sit
uation remains critical. Eight feet
Of water stands in the business dis
tricts of many towns.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-12-08
sIx-DAY BICYCLE RACE
WILk START TONIGHT

NEW YORK, pec. Ga dozen OF
more teams willsystart tonight in the
annual gruelling bix-day bicycle grind
in the big bowl CONSTRUCTED in mas
sive Madison Sqhare garden. Speedy
Bobby WalthouH who has just re
turned from Europe where he was
defeated only t9ree times, and his
team-mate, todd were touted as
good things."f Among numerous
foreign bike te4ns, Maurice Brocco
French-Italian, IND Francisco verri
Italian champion, will start tonight
at midnight at the crack of the pis-
tol.
The usual opening nighters crowd
ed the garden two hours before the
start, and as usual many were ex-
pected to stick Y out until dawn. The
scene was reptica of those present
ed at former eix-day bike events
with the ambidlRlous "hot-dog" ven
ders very much in the foreground.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-12-08
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MAY
BE ADMITTED TO "BlG NINE"

United Press.
CHICAGo, Dec. 6.-Whethsr the
big Nine will be increased TO ths
big Ten" by the admission Of the
University of Nebraska, was one Of
the important questions to be set-
tied. when delegates Of the Western
intercollegiate conference met here
today.
The Nebraskans have been compet-
ing on nearly even terms in athletics
with nearly all the conference teams
for several seasons, and upset the
dope this fall by defeating the pow
erful Minnesota eleven The belief
that the organization already includes
too many universities was the chief
argument to be used against the ad-
mission Of the Cornhuskers. Changes
in the basket ball rules and basket
ball, baseball and track schedules
were to be disposed Of at today's
meeting.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-12-08
TTALY'S OLDEST POET
CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY
United Press.

United Press.
FLORENCE, Dec. 6.-Franceso
Bicchi, Italy's Oldest extemporaneous
poet, has just celebrated his 102nd
birthday. The improvising of poetry
is one of the special gifts of the ltal;.
ian peasant and is almost as COM
mon amongst them as an accurate
musical ear. Given any subject. and
if desired, also the poetical form in
which the verse is wanted, any of
these without moments hesitation,
will give vent to a poem, which if it
would not stump Plata or an Aris-
totle for profundity Of thought, never
for moment limps for want of prop
er meter, feet or rhythm.
Not an unusual thing among ltal-
ian peasants is a tug-of-war in verse.
One will start conversation by MAX
ing his opening remark in verse. The
other is bound to reply in poetry.
Then the conversation continues on
this poetical basis while everyone in
the vicinity abandons work and gath
ers around tao listen. The first one
to make a mistake in meter, rhyme or
feet is declared worsted. Unfortun-
ately for the industrial conditions in
the immediate vicinity conversation
of this kind may proceed for the en-
tire day before one of the extempor-
aneous poets slips up.
While Italy is full of these, Fran
ceso Bicchi is the only one who ever
succeeded in reaching the age Of 102.
That his poetical facilities are in no
way impaired was evidenced by the
face that on the occasion of the at
tempt last year to assassinate King
Victor Emanuel he extemporized on
the subject so freely that the king
sent him q letter of thanks to make
him stop.
When asked during the recent cele-
bration Of his 102nd birthday to what
he attributed his longevity, Bicchi de-
clared his belief that 1t was because
he had begun smoking when he was
and had never missed his daily
quota Of cigars and because he had
never worn woolen underwear.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-12-08

Mrs. Ida Pearson, beloved wife OF
Robert Pearson, passed away at the
family home in Animas City last
night at IL o'clock after suffering
for a number of years with cancer
Mrs. Pearson was a beautiful Christ
ian character. She bore her physical
troubles with wonderful fortitude
Medical aid tried in vain to alleviate
her suffering. Through the long
months her husband has given her
the best of care. Night or day he
rarely left her alone even for an
hour. Nothing that could add to her
comfort was left undone. The fun
eral will be held Monday afternoon at
q o'clock either from the M. r.
church or the Goodman undertaking
parlors, probably from the latter
Rev. Mr.. Fairchild will have charge
of the services.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-12-08
Charles Jones was a marketer from
the Deep Creek section today.

Sheriff Fassbinder and his prison
er, Willie johnson, had Pullman ac-
commodations on the Eastern that
arrived in the city at 4:40 this morn
ing. johnson was placed in the
county jail. He has signified his in
tentions of pleading guilty to the
charge Of forgery.
Last nights Eastern from Pueblo
reached Durango at 4:4O this morn
ing, eleven hours and ten minutes
late. On account of the terrible
storm it was necessary To annul the
Denver train and stub was made
up in Pueblo. The train from the
east tonight is a stub from Alamosa
and is reported 4:15 minutes late AT
the time Of going to press. The
Southern and Pennington trains are
reported on time.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-12-08
FRANCE CONSIDERING RE-
vISING JURY SYSTEM
United Press

united froe1
PARIS, Dec. 6.-The question Of
revising the jury system is now agi-
tating France. For some strange rea-
son it is next to impossible to obtain
conviction Of man charged with the
murder Of another, or Of woman, II
but love her so" is used ~ = de-
fense.
In short the freeing Of men and
women when charged in the Paris
criminal courts with what the French
call "crimes passionels," has come 70
be scandal. Certain legal lights
have suggested mixed juRiss, ie., jur-
les composed Of men aad woaAsn as Z
remedy. The United Press asked Miss
christabel Pankhurst, editor ef the
"Suffragette" and daughter Of Mrs.
Emmeline Pankhurst, her opinion on
the subject. It follows:
am in favor of women in the
jury box. Women have q finer sense
of justice than men and, on q jury
would have just as thorough an un-
derstanding of the responsibilities
resting upon them. And she would
be fearless, while to her intellectual
equality with her brothers on the jury
she would add the sixth sense Of in
tuition often SO necessary in court.
Her viewpoint might be different
from mans, but men differ among
themselves; besides the mixed jury
seems to me To offer just what JUS
tice needs: Severity tempered with
indulgence.
Women are better judges Of women
than are men. Women alone UNDER
stands her sex. its weaknesses and
shortcomings. She would and could
administer the same justice to the old
and unlovely women as to the young
and beautiful girl. Without women
on juries, real justice is = myth.
Without mentioning other coun-
tries. in England, am sorry to say,
the men are more and more coming
to regard lightly the offense Of men
who ruin young girls. Male juries,
dealing with these brutes, indulgsnt-
ly give them light punishments. Wo-
men should be called to serve on such
juries as well as in all other casss
where, what here in France are call
ed "crimes passionels," are the issus.
In our courts, property 10 hs1d more
sacred than . woman's or girls hon.
or. Mans view prevails. With tAsn
it is property first, life afterwards.
Women put 1t the other WY roun1
Lastly, men consider it nsisanee
to have to serve on jury. Thsy 81
out Of It II they can. A vssaan poneo
duty on higher. nsrs sasrs1 p1nHe
than that. II called % ssrvs, esrvo
most Of them would and unos -
ingly. IN s E !
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-12-08

Last Saturday occurred one Of
those painful accidents that fire.
quently come to boys out hunting
which resulted in the death of Henry
Sitter, aged Ia years. Himself and
brother and Hubert Ince were hunt
ing along McElmo and when near the
bridge below town the two Sitter
boys climbed up on rocky ledge
near by. The next thing a report OF
gun was heard and young Sitter
fell, shot in the breast and neck. He
had placed the butt of his gun on the
ground and had hold of the top OF
the muzzle, when in some manner ii
was discharged, killing him almost in
stantly. He was taken to Mancos and
buried beside his mother.-Montezu
ma Journal.