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The Washington herald., 1913-11-16
SHALL WE HAVE A
NATIONAL UNIVERSITY?

more progress the past fifty years than
was ever made before in a thousand
years. Beyond all question, there must
be secured for its future perfect federation
in all subjects lawful for investigation.
Partisan politics must be completely d.
vorced from its management Competent
men who have had large experience in
, educational work must be chosen to d.
rect and shape its entire policy and de-
velopment. The scholars chosen to teach
and investigate natures laws must be
assured that they will be required to
stand before no tribunal for Judgment and
condemnation but the God of Heaven,
who instituted those laws. We believe
that such 4 enforcement of scholarship
may be accomplished.
We learn from a careful investigation
Of the facts that almost without an ex-
ception every position IN the gift of the
government that has demanded high
scientific attainments has been filled by
men eminently fitted for their work, ire
spective of their social. political 7r re-
ligious creeds, and that they have been
generally supported. II the wisdom of
Congress can devise bill that will secure
these results and place The national col
lections in Washington at its disposal,
we may expect to have a university that
in a few, years will rival any in the Old
World.
The city OF Washington is becoming
one of the most beautiful in the world.
1t is rich in art and architecture,
schools, colleges, and churches, and has
a healthy moral sentiment II Con-
gress will make suitable provision for a
National University. the city will be the
intellectual center of the nation. and
perhaps of the world! 1t will be not
only the home OF luxury and wealth
and political influence, but also for learn
ing and refinement, and this will be re-
fiected to a great extent over the whole
nation. 1t will attract men of intellect.
Authors will find ii an advantageous
home. Instead of sending thousands to
Europe for study at an expense of mil
lions of dollars, students will come here
from every nation to learn Of our free
institutions and resources, and carry a
knowledge of them back to their people.
i spent three years in two OF the great
universities of Europe, and visited sew
The Washington herald., 1913-11-16

eral others. I am satisfied that with a
comparatively small endowment at first
Washington could easily organize q uni
versity that would equal or surpass those
Of Oxford. Cambridge, Berlin or Paris.
How should this be done, am asked to
suggest. First. there should be a perma-
nent financial basis, either contributions
from wealthy men or an appropriation
by Congress that would assure a fixed
revenue for the future A board Of re-
gents should be appointed in accordance
with the enabling act, chosen from the
best men in the nation, not partisan nor
sectarian. A president should be ap-
pointed. and the heads of departments
to advise with him. A site must be
chosen with ample grounds That desig-
mated by Washington and decided to the
government was the space between
Twenty-third and Twenty-fifth Streets
south of Z Street Northwest. to the river.
now partly occupied by the Museum of
Hygiene. There may be better locations
nearer the Museum and Libraries for
some OF the department buildings which
will be needed.
Many OF the States are represented in
Congress by men OF high attainments and
culture who will appreciate the need of
a National University, and will be ready
to act as soon as they hear the voice OF
the people in its favor. Thousands have
already spoken with scarcely a dissent
ing voice.
The Washington herald., 1913-11-16
Cheered by Crew.
FASTS FFTY-ONE DAYS
TO GIVE STOMACH REST
Fort Worth Man Loses Thiry-Nine
Pounds Setting "Non-Eats"
Record.

Fort Worth. Tex, Nov. H-Charles
B. Champion. grain man OF Fort Worth.
Is boasting about a fasting feat which
he believes surpasses all long-distance
records In the abstinence line. But he
did not go out to win any 'non-eats"
record primarily.
His health was poor. He had read
that the stomach was frequently abused
by the callous and Indifferent manner
in which II is burdened with more or less
indigestible substances, and decided to
give IL a rest
He concluded little trip back to na-
ture'' would produce desirable results.
He took his family with him to the noun
tains Of Pennsylvania and there emulated
the mendicant who has had nothing
to eat for three days" But he went the
average street corner solicitor Of aims
one better. Also, he WED with a certain
brand OF medical wizards who had gone
The Washington herald., 1913-11-16
Many Varieties Of Birds Are IN the Grounds or the Woods
Near By Thrushes Often Sing in Tree.
Immediately Around Building.

gifts from varied sources. ranging fromE
brazen Buddha sent me by the Dai&
Lama and a wonderful psalter from the
Emperor Menelik to a priceless ancient
samurai sword coming from Japan in
remembrance Of the peacs Of Portsmouth,
and a beautifully inlaid miniature suit
OF Japanese armor given me by ia
vorite hero of mine, Admiral Togo, when
he visited Sycamore Hill
There are things from European friends:
a mosaic picture Of Pope Leo XIII in his
garden; a huge, very handsome edition
OF the NIbelungenlied; a striking minia-
ture Of John Hampden from Windsor
Castle; editions OF Dante, and the cam
paigns of ''Eusenio Won Savoy (another
Of my heroes. a dead hero this time); q
viking cup; the state sword Of a Uganda
king: the gold box In which the free
dom of the city Of London" was given
me; a beautiful head Of Abraham LIN
coin given me by the French authorities
after my speech at the Sorbonne, and
many other things from sources as d.
verse as the Sultan Of Turkey and the
Dowager Empress Of China. Then there
are things from home friends; polar
bear skin from Peary; Sioux buffalo
robe with on 1t. painted by some long
dead Sioux artist, the picture story Of
Clusters fight: a bronze portrait plaque
Of Joel Chandler Harris; the candlestick
used in sealing the Treaty Of Portsmouth.
sent me by Capt Cameron Winslow; a
shoe worn by Dan Patch when he paced
mile in 1:59. sent me by his owner.
There is q picture Of a bull moose by
Carl Rungius, which seems to me as
spirited an animal painting as have
ever seen
In the north room, with its tables and
mantelpiece and desks and chests made
OF woods sent from the Philippines by
army friends or by otner friends for
other reasons, with its bison and wapiti
heads, there are three paintings by Mar
Gus Symonds-"where Light and Shadow
Meet" The Porcelain Towers" and
The Seats of the Mighty" he is dead
now. and he had scant recognition while
he lived, yet surely ne was a great
imaginative artist, a wonderful cclorist,
and a man with a vision more wonderful
still There is one Of Lungren's pictures
of the Western plains; and a picture Of
the Grand Canyon: and one by a SCandi-
nayian artist who could see the fierce
picturesqGeRess OF workaday Pittsburgh;
and sketches OF the White House by Sar-
gent and by Hopkinson Smith.
The Washington herald., 1913-11-16
|LEPERS' CARE PRESENTS PROBLEM

to his family and the community in
which he lives.
The best solution OF the problem
seems to be in the establishment of a
national home for lepers, under the
direction of the Public Health Service.
All admit that the government should
take care Of these people and should have
a place to put them, care for them and
prevent the spread OF the disease"
According to DR.. Blue, the South. At
lantic States, louisiana, the North Cen
trail States and the Pacific Coast States
were first reported as centers of the dis
ease in this country.
From our more recent KNOWLEDGE he
said, 1T appears that these sections
have been the foci of leprosy up to the
present time. In the report on leprosy
in the United States submitted by the
Public Health Service following investi-
cations the presence of Z7S cases OF lep-
rosy was shown, but as stated in the
report. this did not represent a COM
plete census.
Shows Broad Distribution.
of the rs cases reported, rs indi-
viduals were native born. 10 were for
eign born and the birthplaces Of the
remaining thirteen could not be de-
These cases were scattered through
twenty-one States and Territories, show
ing the broad distribution of the disease
through the country. In more than %
per cent OF the cases reported the in
fected persons were at large, only
seventy-two being isolated and provided
for by the States or cities in which they
were located.
THE principle trouble in obtaining
leprosarium is in finding a location. No
State wants the institution in its borders
through fear 1t will injure commerce.
There have been several proposals to
avoid this trouble. such as the acquisition
for the purpose of a small island OF the
coast of California. The colony could be
cared for humanely by officers Of the
Public Health Service, as is the colony
on the island of MOlokai, in the Hawaiian
group, one OF the largest leprosariums
under our care"
JOSEPH P ANNIN.
The Washington herald., 1913-11-16
RED CRITICISED AS
SIGN OF DANGER
Scientific Investigators Declare that
Yellow and Blue Are More
Effective Colors.

Red is no longer a satisfactory danger
signal according to views expressed IN
the current number of the Journal Of
the American Medical Association. The
suggestion is made that yellow or blue
be substituted.
Of vessels have for many years been
obliged to pass examinations on their
fitness to distinguish reds and greens
which are associated with peril.
NOW comes science to show that many
persons are color blind and that many
human eyes are especially insensitive to
red Because nearly all systems of
transportation by land and sea depend
upon red as a means of warning the
medical experts are OF opinion that a
chapge should be made.
The Journal quotes DR.. Francis D. Pat
terson's article IN the trade publication,
Drugs, OILS, and Paints, in which atten-
ton Is called to the increase in indus
trial accidents. As approximately every
male in twenty-five has deficient color
perception. DR.. Patterson maintains that
the further retention Of red as danger
signal Is inviting the increase Of acct
dents.
His experiments with the spectrum anil
with color blind persons and with colors
At varying distances convince Dr. Pat
terson that yellow and blue are the hesf
hues for danger signals
Painters OF signs Intended to be read
OF long distances have for years mad.
use OF the shades Of yellow and blue.
The fact that red. according 10 trzdI-
tion, Is associated with danger, has. as-
tablished a custom which investieatorx
believe will be hard TO change.
II Is urged, nevertheless. by the Jour
nal that opticians and Psychologists give
the matter their earnest attention. as II
Is accepted that the usefulness OF red AZ
. danger signal has now passed
The Washington herald., 1913-11-16
TANGO TEACHERS GIVE
LESSONS In WALKING
Partisan Dancing Instructors Are Reap
ing Harvest Because of
Tizht Skirts.
sp.ciaI Cable TO The washinston HeraId.

Special Cable to The Washington Herald
Paris, Nov. 1.-THE ballet skirt is to be
the feature Of this winters dress. Over
skirts Of satin. velvet. and mousseline de
sole are hung little circular skirts, which
make the wearers look like graceful bal
looms.
At the same time the skirts are made
narrower than ever at the bottom, and
walking Is no longer a sport. but one of
the most dificult problems Of the day.
OF course. the Parisienne is equal even
to this formidable task. Some of our
most famous beauties have already cult
waited q hop. Several tango teachers are
reaping an extra harvest Of golden louis
d'ors by giving a special course in walk
ing to society women. 1t Is no longer
the dance of the lame duck society Is
performing, but '1e pas de la dinde sau-
terse" (the Jumping turkey hen step).
The Washington herald., 1913-11-16
Residence at Sycamore Hill Is Filled With Gifts that Have
Been Made to the Colonel at Various
Times IN His Career.

Ten days later, at Sycamore Hill, was
among my own birds, and was much in
: terested as listened to and looked at
them in remembering the notes and act
tions Of the birds had seen in England.
On the evening of the first day sat in
my rocking chair on the board veranda,
looking across the Sound toward the
glory of the sunset. The thickly
grassed hillside sloped down in front of
me TO belt of forest from which rose
the golden, leisurely, Ginning of wood
thrushes, chanting their vespers; through
the still air came the warble of vireo and
tAnager: and after nightfan we heard
the flight song of an oven-bird from the
same belt Of timber. Overhead an oriole
sang in the weeping elm, now and then
breaking his song to scold like an over
grown wren. Song sparrows and cat
birds sang in the shrubbery; one robin
had built its nest over the front and one
over the back door, and there was
.- Chippy's nest in the wistaria vine by the
stoop. During the next twenty-1four
hours 1 saw and heard, either right
around the house or while walking down
to bathe. through the woods, the follow
ing forty-two birds;
2. Little green heron, night heron, red
tailed hawk, yellow-biIled cuckoo, king
fisher. flicker, humming-bird, swift,
meadow lark, red-winged blackbird,
sharp-tailed finch, song sparrow, chipping
sparrow, bush sparrow, purple finch, Bal
timore oriole, cowbunting, robin, wood
thrush. thrasher, catbird, scarlet tanager,
red-eyed viero, yellow warbler, black
throated green warbler. kingbird, wood
peewee, crow. blue jay. cedar-bird. Mary
land yellowthroat, chickadee, black and
white creeper, barn swallow, white
breasted swallow, ovenbird, thistle
thrush, vesper finch, indigo bunting,
towhee. grasshopper sparrow, and screech
owl
Birds in Full Song.
The birds were in full song. for on
Long Island there is a little abatement in
the chorus until about the second week
of July. when the blossoming Of the
chestnut trees patches the woodland with
frothy greenish-yellow."
Alas! the blight has destroyed the chestnut
trees, and robbed our wOOds of one Of their dis
tinctiTe beauties
Our most beautiful singers are the wood
thrushes; they sing not only in the early
morning but throughout the long. hot
June afternoons. Sometimes they sing
in the trees Immediately around the
house, and il the air Is still We can al
ways hear them from among the tall
trees at the foot of the hill. The thrash
ers sing in the hedgerows beyond the
garden, the catbirds everywhere. The
catbirds have such an attractive sgno
that il is extremely irritating to know
that at any moment they may interrupt
The Washington herald., 1913-11-16

dore Roosevelt. the typical American citi-
zenr' That was the way in which they
thought OF the American President-and
a very good way. too. It was an express
sion that would have come naturally only
TO men in whom the American principles
Of government and life were ingrained,
just as they were ingrained IN tne men
Of my regiment.
need scarcely add, but / VIII ada for
the benefit Of those who do not know. that
this attitude Of self-respecting idenun-
cation Of interest and purpose Is not
only compatible with but can only exist
when there is fine and real discipline. as
thorough ard genuine as the discipline
that has always obtained In the most
formidable fghting fleets and armies.
The discipline and the mutual respect
are complimentary. not antagonisdc-
During the Presidency all Of US. but espe-
cially the children, became close friends
with many of the sailor men, The four
bearers OF the vase to Mrs. Roosevelt
were promptly hailed as delightful big
The Washington herald., 1913-11-16
sLEUTHs DISCOVER "GHosT.
IL Was Child Who Kicked Water
and Gas Pipes.

Paris. Nov. 13,-Aiarmed every night
by mysterious noises. tenants of an
apartment house in the fashionable
Avenue de Clichy gave notice that they
were going TO leave. The landlord had
recourse to the police. and three de-
tectives spent a night in the house.
At midnight the muffied beats began
as usual Revolvers In hand. the de-
tectives searched every room. until at
last they found a little girl. thirteen.
Yvonne Vancrevening. sitting in her
night dress at the side OF her bed
kicking the shaft conveying the water
and gas pipes through the building.
She said she liked TO hear the neigh
bors in the morning talking about the
ghosts of the night before. The shaft
carried the sound to al the rooms.
The Washington herald., 1913-11-16

bird calls. OF late years now ana then
We hear the roilicking. oubbiing melody
Of the boboiink in the pastures back OF
the barn; and when the full chorus OF
these and of many other Of the singers OF
spring is dying down, there are some
true hot-weather songste-s. sucn as the
brightly hued indigo bununss and this
tie finches
Among the hnches one of the most
musical and plaintive songs Is that OF
the bush sparrow-I do not know why the
books call it field sparrow, for II does not
dwell in the open fields like the yesper
finch, the savannah sparrow, and the
grasshopper sparrow, but among the
cedars ana bayberry bushes and young
Iocusts IN the same places where the
prairie warbler is found. Nor u II only
the true songs that delight US We love
The Washington herald., 1913-11-16
WOMAN GUARDS LONELY
FOREST LOOKOUT POST
Sights Fires from Mountain Top and
. Promptly Turns in an
Alarm.

Sacramento, Cal, Nov. IA wom-
an has been put in charge of the Eddy's
gulch forest service lookout, a lonely
station situated on one OF the lofty
peaks of the Salmon summit, at an ele-
walton of 5000 feet, in Siskiyou County.
This modern Joan of Arc, to whose
watchful eye and alertness Is commit
ted the task of sighting and reporting
the fires which occur on the Salmon
River watershed, is Miss Halle NJ. Dag
gett, daughter of John Daggett, and she
is an accomplished and refined young
woman.
Miss Daggett is the first woman for
est guard within the history OF the serv-
ice.
The Washington herald., 1913-11-16

without food longer than the ordinary
man cares TO.
For fifty-one days he took no food and
drank only water. At the end Of his
fasting period, although he had lost
thirty-nine pounds in weight, he was de-
clared physically sound by physicians.
During his fast he experienced no dis
comfort and spent enjoyable days whip
ping the streams near his camp Tor
trout and in long tramps over the coun-
fry
The Washington herald., 1913-11-16

brothers by our two smallest boys. who
at once took them to see the sights Of
Washington in the landau-"the Presi-j
dents land-hor as, with seafaring hu-
NOR. our guests Immediately styled II.
Once, after We were in private life
again. Mrs Roosevelt was in a railway
station and had some difficulty with her
ticket A fine-looking, quiet man stepped
I'D and asked II he could be Of help; he
remarked that he had been one OF the
Maynower's crew, and knew US well; and
in answer to a question explained that
he had left the navy In order to study
dentistry, and added-a delicious touch
that while thus preparing himself to be
The Washington herald., 1913-11-16

a dentist he was earning the necessary
money to 60 on with his studies by prac-
ticing the profession Of a prize-nghter,
being . good man IN the ring.
Many Bron.es in House.
There are various bronzes In the house:
Saint -Gauden's Puritan" q token from
my stan officers when / was Governor;
Proctors cougar. the gift Of the Tennis
Cabinet-vho also gave US a beautiful
silver bowl, which Is always lovingly
pronounced to rhyme with "owf' be-
cause that was the pronunciation used
at the time OF the giving by the valued
friend who acted as spokesman for his
The Washington herald., 1913-11-16

to hear the nickers call. and we readily
pardon any one OF their number which,
as occasionally happens. is bold enough
to wake US In the early morning by drum
ming on the shingles Of the roof
Red-winsed BIaekbirds.
In our ears the red-winged blackbirds
have very attractive note. We love the
screaming of the red-tailed hawks as
they soar high overhead, and even the
calls OF the night heron that nest in
the tall water naples by one Of the wood
ponds on our place. and the little green
herons that nest beside the salt marsh
II Ii hard TO tell just how much of the
| attraction in any bird note lies in the
music itself and how much In the asso-
| Citations. This is what makes Il SO use
less to try to compare the bird songs of
one country with those of another. A man
who Is worth anything can no more be
entirely impartial In speaking Of the
bird songs with which from his earliest
childhood he has been familiar than he
can be entirely impartial in speaking Of
his own family.
At Sycamore Hill We love a great many
things-birds and trees and books, and all
things beautiful, and horses and rifles and
| children and hard work and the joy of
| life. We have great fireplaees, and in
| them the logs roar and crackie during the
| long winter evenings. The big piazza is
for the hot. still afternoons OF summer
| As In svery house, there are things that
appeal TO the householder because OF their
associations, but which would not mean
much to others.
Naturally, any man who has been
President and filled other positions. ac-
cumulates such things, with scant re-
gard to his own personal merits. Per-
haps our most cherished possessions are
q Remington bronze. The Bronco Bus
ter" given me by my men when the reg
iment was mustered out, and a big Tif-
fanny silver vase given to Mrs. Roose-
welt by the enlisted men Of the battle
ship Louisiana after we returned from q
cruise on that vessel TO Panama II was
real surprise gift, presented to her In
the White House. on behalf Of the whole
crew, by four as strapping man-of-
war smen as ever swung a turret or
pointed a tweive-inch gun. The enlisted
men Of the army already knew well-of
course. / knew well the officers OF both
army and navy. But the enlisted men of
the navy grew to know well only
when / was President On the Louisiana
Mrs. Roosevelt and / once dined at the
chief petty officers mess. and on smother
battleship. the Missouri (when 1 was in
company with Admiral Evans and Capt
Cowles), and again on the Sylph and on
| the Mayfiower, we also dined as guests
Of the crew.
Cheered by Crew.
When We finished our trip on the
Louisiana / made short speech to the
| assembled crew. and at its close one OF
the petty officers, the very picture CT
what man-of-war's man should look
like, proposed three cheers for me In
terms that struck me as curiously Illus
trative OF America at her best: he said.
The Washington herald., 1913-11-16
AERO BASE FOR SCOTLAND.
English Government Arranges for
station for Maehines.
r,sl, 70 m, w.IAlnrtoa Herald.

Special Cable to Tia wathington Herald.
London. Nov. IA conference be-
tween representatives OF the Admiralty
and the Dundee Harbor Trust made
provisional arrangements for seven
years lease of site on the Tay, within
half a mile of the submarine base, for
the establishment Of a navy aeroplans
station.
The station will have accommodation
for twelve machines, and Launching
ways will be laid down, II Is probable
that this base will be the headquarters
In Scotland of the naval aircraft, and
that a repair factory also viii be
Arected.