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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-09-26
Charming Little Actress Takes
Great Pleasure In Hand.
ling Correspondence

Picture, II yea can, q rainy afternoon
early in May, and prosaic, everyday
business Office, the window Of which
locks out on humdrum Twenty-sixth
street. In the center Of the room Is
a good sized drawer filled to the limit
with letters postmarked from every
corner OF the world-from as far
away as Australia. On her knees IN
childIike freedom In front OF this great
mass o6 correspondence is the young
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-09-26
Mary Pickford Gets Bushels Of Mail
Sees Herself in the movies"
and Is AMUSED With Com
ments of the Audience

Yes, I do get some letters asking
for money. One man wanted $500.
wrote him and explained he was only
one; that / had people of my own who
had prior claim to any surplus pos.
sessions. Do you know he wrote
again? This is what he wrote: 4
have no desire to be selfish, but could
you not make an exception in my case
and give me $3.50? II You want to you
can have it in your own name so you
can get it later, because only want a
home and the land will be very val
liable in a few years. Do your best
and you will not be sorry. This man,
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-09-26

Whistler and Oscar Wilde did not
love each other overmuch, and as they
constantly met in London drawing
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-09-26

We guarantee and adjust tires here on ba
of $500 miles plain tread and 1900 vacuum cups.
For the benefit of the many who have not us
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-09-26
To Liveries and Rent Car Drivers

The Pittsburg Taxicab CO., operating )
after being under three year contract will
manufacturers, have decided by unanimous
The Washington times., 1914-05-19
TO KEEP A SERVANT.

We must refer again to the new
keep-your-servant plan. Slavery has
been extinct for half 4 century, but
there is still way to hand down a
good servant in the family, and it is
not to be mentioned merely as a
casual incident. 1t is big, grave
matter. 1t is revealed in the will,
filed last week, of a Long Island
woman. She was not lich, her whole
estate amounting TO only about
$4,000, but she set aside $500 of
this to keep a servant in the service
Of her house. The interest of the
fund IS to be paid to tie employe as
long as she remains with the heirs.
If she leaves their employ the money
reverts to the rcsidlIary estate.
in a case like this a testatcr has
TO be careful to STRIFE an equitable
figure. The interest on $500 is an
income LARGE enough to tempt most
domestic servants to remain in a
househUii-with wages added-yet
n.st so large as to tempt an heir to
1orce a good servant ont, particular
ly Il the trust fund does not revert to
one particular person. Also the
trust fund becomes a sort Of insur-
ance. Other losses may come, but a
sum sufficient - induce many ser
wants to stay remains intact.
Of course, suc! plan can be tried
only in the case of 4 good. old
fashioned servant. II would never
work out with frivolous maids or
naughty chauffeurs, although in the
case Of the latter class it might he a
lIcSsing if wills provided prize in
comes for chauffeur; az long as they
did not run over anybody.
The Washington times., 1914-05-19

tinuance, because heavy allowance
to the railroads might convert the
departments surplus Into 4 deficit at
an hours notice.
it is pretty cheap fashion Uncle
Sam has of conducting Some details
Of his business. Nobody else could
take such liberties in business prac-
lice.
This matter Of compensation for
carrying mails, especially in view of
the big volume Of parcels, is entitled
TO Immediate attention. The railroads
ought not to be skinned forever,
merely because they are railroads
and therefore have no political
friends. They are entitled 10 de-
cent treatment, and the fact that
they have been defeated by The court
of claims in the back-pay case makes
it the moro Important that they
should he given the privilege of an
early readJustment 1f the general
schedule of allowances for carriage.
The Washington times., 1914-05-19
RAILWAY MAIL PAY.

A few years ago an arbitrary reg
ulation was adopted by the Postof-
fee Department, which Topped off
approximately ne-scventh Of the
tonnage of mail matter for which
the railroads were to be paid. 1t
was mere technical regulation, of
course; there was just as much mat
ter to be moved as ever, and moving
it was just as expensive as ever; but
none the less the Government Topped
off one-seventh of the compensation.
'rhe railroads carried case to the
court of claims, and won; but the
case has been reopened and the court
now reverses its former view and
Es:<iS against the railroads Il in
wolves about $35, 100000.
II the decision thus reached is cor
rect, then the Government was be-
ing skinned numerically in the al
lowance it made for carrying mail,
down to the time this revision WIS
adopted. If the decision is net cor
,ect, then the Government is under
moral obligations 70 increase the pay
for hauling mail.
All this is aside from the detail of
handling the huge increase of ton
mage which has accumulated under
The parcel post. The railroads have
Leen given no recognition of this ex-
ira service.
Meanwhile the parcel post authori-
ties do not know what rates they
will have to- pay the railroads for
handling their matter. They know
that ir time the Government will de-
termine that the railroads must be
paid, and will fix rates. When that
lime comes, the cost of railroad
transportation will have to come out
of the parcel post earnings. thus it
is impossible to fix permanent parcel
tstes. with certainty Of their con-
The Washington times., 1914-05-19

The law has been the last science
to Weld its sacred precincts to wom-
an. But gradually passing through
the portals of one profession, trace
and art after another, at last 'he
door of this, perhaps the most con-
servative, is opening TO her. one
of the most interesting institutions
among the many to be found in our
capital city is that OF the Washias-
ton College of Law, which viii
graduate forty earnest women ana
men on May Is. The beginning
eighteen years ago OF a wonians
law class with two women members
who had sought admission to all the
law colleges of the city in turn
without success, makes most inter-
esting reading now tnat the college
is SO well established. I was the
third to enter this class.
In answer to the argument that
professional life for a woman units
her for domestic duties, the very
day | was admitted to practice at
the bar of the District of Column
bia, 1 moved out of a boarding
house into a home of my own.
roved from the field of law into
that of religion and science for
few years, but came back 20 the
law again in order to help women
prepare for their work as an Or
ganized force. One branch of the
law l found was not taught in the
colleges. But i realized the need
OF its being presented in an enter.
tanning way to the thousands OF
men and women who could not or
would not devote time to the regular
law course. I studied this branch,
parliamentary law, and became in
tensely interested in the subject end
began teaching at once in various
organizations, and never failed to
respond to an invitation in club or
home to present 1t in as clear and
forceful style as / knew how. Tech
nicalities we're dropped, out proper
procedure was insisted upon. Wom-
en- took such an interest that ny
work soon enlarged into text book.
correspondence course, diagrams,
etc. necessary to a full and thor
oughly comprehensive study of a
branch of our common law too long
neglected. Ny work OF teaching this
small patt of the great system of
law illustrates the work women are
doing and will do in all departments
of our social. political, and religious
life. That they will care for and
teach the little but still very i'm
portant things which men have
hitherto overlooked.
1t seems a little thing. this learn
ing how to conduct business in or
ganized bodies of men and women:
but We know the success of every
great institution depends upon the
working of the individual parts,
small and unimportant as they often
seem. And when We consider the
fact that almost all the work of the
world is now carried on by organized
effort. one realizes how necessary 1t
is for mon and women to know how
to work harmoniousfy.
Looked at from this viewpoint. par
liarnentary law takes its place among
those other larger and older branches
The Washington times., 1914-05-19
SOCIETY OF CINCINNATI

The meeting in Baltimore of the
Society of the Cincinnati recalls the
fact that at the time of its organi-
zation, Immediately following the
close of the Revolutionary war, it
was bitterly denounced as an effort
to establish in this country an hered-
itary aristocracy. So unyielding for
a time was this opposition that not
even the personal popularity and
military prestige of Washington,
who was the society's first president,
nor the influence of the popular he
roes who were its most conspicuous
members could stay the storm.
Benjamin Franklin was an out
spoken and inveterate critic, and
Thomas jefferson, John Adams, and
Samuel Adams were avowedly hos
tile. By resolution Of the Massachu-
setts Legislature the society was de-
clared to be dangerous to the peace,
liberty, and safety of the Union"
and similar sentiments were held and
expressed by influential citizens Of
most of the other States.
OF course, all the bitterness and
misplaced opposition Of the early
years died long ago. The country
has come to realize the benefits to
itself of patriotic organizations, of
which the Society of the Cincinnati
is so conspicuous all example, and to
understand that they serve a real
and useful purpose. Certainly de-
scent from the men who led Wash
ington's ragged Continentals, fear
ing not" is an occasion of proper
pride; certainly also it is well to keep
alive and fragrant the memories of
these stalwart and gallant Amcri-
cans.
COMMA relinquit servare rempub-
licam,r says the Cincinnati's motto,
and we should not forget that the
ancestors Of those who now form
the society did in fact relinquish all
things to serve their country.
The Washington times., 1914-05-19
THE SIMPLE EXPLANA-
TON.

Nothing could be more simple than
-Se explanation, given by imperial
authorities after investigation, of the
increasing cost of meat in Germany.
The meat is not being raised. That
is the long and short Of it.
Strangely enough. the reduction in
supplies of stock closely parallels
the same experience in this country.
From 1907 to 1872 the number of
horned cattle fell 100000 in Ger
many, and over 10000 in Prussia
alone. Keeping i'll mind that the
rapid growth of cities necessitates
an increasing proportion of bovines
for milk production, the reduction in
the supply of meat animals is prob
ably greater than would be apparent
from these figures. The same is
true in the United States.
Germany used to be great sheep
country; but it is found tnat since
1878 the number of sheep has fallen
from 25,00O.0Oe to 5,s0O,O00. The
loss in sheep was for long time ap-
proxinately compensated ~by in
creased production of hogs; but since
1907 the number Of hogs has been
falling, also.
Increasing prices have not served
TO maintain the production of meat
animals in Germany, nor here. Den
sity of population in the older coun-
tries seems to impose demands on
the land that can be met more profit
ably, on the whole, by raising other
things than meat. So the meat out
put of the countries that a genera
zion ago led the world are growing
less, and the world must look 10 new
countries fer new supplies.
The Washington times., 1914-05-19

of the great Law tree: contracts. real
estate. probate, corporation. patent
law, and several others Surely, too
much cannot be said IN commenda-
ton CT those women who are trying
to attract their sex into this prac-
teal and wholesome field OF study
and practice. Already there are
thousand women lawyers in this
country, bringing their uplifting in
fluence into office and court Whef-
ever women are found in any capac-
fly, Judge on the bench or criminal IN
the dock. other women should be
there to aid and assist in every way
that one human soul can help an
other.
Therefore women should be espe-
cialIy honored for choosing work in
itself dry and unintercsting. not ap-
pealing to many women. 1t Is only
by the combination OF bright.
charming personality that the inter-
est in things which do not make an
appeal of themselves can be held
One subject upon which ] love to
talk more than any other Is the
ethical side of this supposedly dry
as-dust legal procedure
Our greatest statesmen and jurists
have seen this relation between law
and religion, and that all should
recognize it. But perhaps II re-
mains for a woman to bring THIS
too. to the minds of our common
people.
The Washington times., 1914-05-19
MILEAGE BACK AGAIN.

When tie legislative, executive,
and judicial appropriation bill was
reported TO the Senate the expected
had happened and the mileage plum
at which the House had struck a
half-hearted blow, had been re-
stored. With the elections only a
few months off, members of the
House, under the spur of some inter
nal criticism and n roll call on which
their votes were recorded, had not
found it expedient to indorse the
venerable practice, but the Senate,
when such measures are under con-
liberation, presents much bolder
front.
At any rate, the Senate committed
has increased the appropriation for
the payment of mileage of members
of the House from SS7 900, at which
the House itself fixed it, to the old
figure of S175,000, and that for mile
age of Senators from $4,000 to Sol, :
900. Everybody with any acquaint-
ance with Congress sentiment knows
the actual and honest opposition to
the acceptance of this plum is near
ly negligible in both parties. The
appropriation was pared down in the
House only in a cheap bid for public
approval, not because members as a
whole have any doubt of their right
to anything they can collect. 1t is
a large and stupid farce, whatever
ne outcome may be.
The Washington times., 1914-05-19
THE BECKER CASE.

District Attorney Whitman, of
New York county, 5 making an un-
usual record in handling the present
Becker trial. From the day when
Becker was granted new trial,
there has been general impression
that he would not be convicted; that
by hook or crook he would escape the
penalty of his participation in the
Rosenthal murder.
In the case of Becker, who is not
charged with actual Gart in the
ply sicaI killing of the gambler, it is
necessary 10 prove his headship of
the conspiracy that resulted in the
murder. Conspiracy is one of the
very hardest crimes TO prove beyond
The Washington times., 1914-05-19

that reasonable doubt which must be
avoided in order to convict Of muir
der. The court Of appeals, II pass
ing OH the verdict Of the first trial.
held that the case was weak at this
very point: the conspiracy waS not
sufficiently and conclusively proved
on the testimony of people who could
be regarded as free from personal
interest in the affair.
At the second trial, now in
progress. the State has greatly
strengthened its case. 1t has pro-
duced new witnesses, and made the
showing against Becker very much
stronger and more conclusive than
it was before. The System" appears
to have abandoned Becker to his
fate. A year ago it is hardly believ-
able that the present trial would
have gone as it has been going: the
powers of the "systcm" would have
found means of suppressing some Of
the new and damning testimony
which has l'een put III against the
former police lieutenant. Apparent
ly. the people higher up-very much
higher up-are no longer fearful Of
consequences in case Pecl.er is again
convicted and finally decides to
"sGleal."
The Washington times., 1914-05-19
I'm the Nature of a Hint.

Anderson owned poolroom. and late
one night his German friend. Hans
found him noddinG in the doorway.
why don't you go to bed asked
the Dutchman.
L can't" replied Anderson. Two
guys are back there playing pool.
WHY don't you break up their game
and make them go home?
I've tried to. but ! can't. !, gave
them TWO or three hints, but they took
no notice of them.
In 4 few minutes Hans returned from
the back of the pOolroon to where
Anderson was sitting.
1T all right" he said. much SFau-
fc'I: they're going home.
How did you fix it?'' inquired An
dcrson.
oh" said Hans. with an air Of In
difference, Il gave en- a hint.
How
Il just took the balls off 0e table -
POPULAR Magazine.
The Washington times., 1914-05-19
Wouldn't Stand 1t.

A boy. who had been well worked and
badly paid for two years, succeeded i'm
getting a better job. His last day with
the old firm. he was sent out with a
load OF valuable china. He returned in
an hour or so, and the china, instead of
having been delivered. lay in the bottom
of the hand-cart. smashed to smith
Greens.
What does this mean?' roared the
proprietor.
The boy. as he stepped out OF the
shafts. answered calmly:
1T means, boss. that you've worked
me like horse and treated m" like a
horse two years now. So this Irornmg
I shied at a steam roller, ran away.
and had a smash-up." so 50 wing. the
boy turned and set Off. blithely vhis-
Ting. for his new and better job.-Pcar-
sons Weekly.
The Washington times., 1914-05-19
What's on the Program, in
Washington Today

Meetings. evening:
MASONIC-National Lodge. No. l.. Armin-
ius. No. %. Myron n. Parker. No. q. and
King David. No. 2s; Lafayette Chapter. No
g. Washington Naval. No. 6. Royal Arch;
Mithras Lodge OF Perfection. Scottish Rite;
Ceremonial session, the Grotto: Mizpah
Chapter. No. s. Order Eastern Star.
ODD FELLOwS-washington Lodse. No. ),
Amity. No. q. and Golden Rule. No. q. =,
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS-webster Lodge
No I. Excelsior. No. Il. Capital. No. q.
and Myrtle. No. e5.
NATIONAL UNIoN-State, War and Navy
Council.
Open house, the Home Club. dancing and
games
Interstate Commerce Commission hearing.
mezzanine floor. New Willard
Buffet supper. KallipOlis Grotto. large ball
room. New Willard.
Greek pageant. The Fire Regained." Six
t,enth arI streets northwest. tonight
Baseball Washington vs.. Cleveland. go p. m.
The Washington times., 1914-05-19
Truths By Women Who
Teaching Women to
NllOW Work in Harmony.
Parliamentary Law.

the last profession include Non there
of lawyers this country exercising their influence
Parliamentary lam is branch but
important interests than the other branches
lam because they it in their many organizations.
Mrs. Nannette Paul. member of the bar has made specially
of parliamentary wch she thinks has been long neglected
dfues knowledge teach work harmonous
their paous organizations incidentally utes the argument
professions unfit for domestic duties.
By NANETTE B. PAUL.
The Washington times., 1914-05-19
MAIL BAG
(From The Times Readers.o

To the Editor Of THE TINES:
With all the efficient schools that
Washington has. its Congressional Ii
hrary. and its various departments for
the dissemination of knowledge. 1t
strikes me that some CT its business
men ought to take L DAY Off and brush
up their English 4 Dit. Here are few
reasons for my belief. selected from
business sissnS-casual observation, rid
ing about town
Seventh street. '.Enbalmer."
TN Florida avenue northwest, Florist
& Gardner"
At Hotels Raleigh. Harris and Marks.
and a59 North Capitol accent marx
placed over the ''e'' in buffet
III street northwest, Dining ROOM
Florida avenue northwest. 'Wrinkel."
ROMEO T. PERRY.
The Washington times., 1914-05-19
Smoke Nuisance.

The family doctor was paying semi
social. semi-offical visit. As he took a
leisurely departure he paused to discuss
with Margarets mother the genera
health conditions of the city.
Were not so badly off-compara-
lively. that is" he said. For one
thing. there are only two uncontrolled.
unmitigated smoke nuisances in the
town"
From the sofa in the corner Margaret
spoke:
Yes, doctor, 7 know" said she. Papa
and Uncle lin The Delineator.
The Washington times., 1914-05-19
Did He Know

But I don't know you, madam the
bank cashier said to the woman who
had presented a check.
The woman. however. instead OF say
ing haughtily. II do not wish your
acquaintance. sir merely replied, with
an engaging smile:
"Oh. yes. you do. I think. I'm the
'red-headed old virago' next door to
you. whose scoundrely little boys are
always reaching through the fence and
picking your flowers. When you start
ed for town this morning your wife
said: Now. Henry. IL you want a din
ner fit to eat this evening you'll have
to leave me a little money. l can't keep
this house on plain water and six
pence 4 day Philadelphia Public
Ledger
The Washington times., 1914-05-19
No Hesitation.

During n municipal campaign in Chi
cago a politician dropped in one morn
ing to see a certain grocer. During the
conversation that took place, the poll
tician asked: And I may count upon
your support, NAV not?
'.Why. no. 1 am sorry to say re-
nlied the grocer. THE fact is. I have
promised my support to the other can
didate.' "
The politician laughed. An. SAID ne.
..in noIitics. nromisins and performing
are two different things.
I'm that case" said the grocer cor
daily, Il shall be glad to give you my
promise, r"-Iippincott
The Washington times., 1914-05-19
What Might Have Been.

rat-Arrah. new. thin railways are
,noiShty :oine inv;ntion. anyway.
Friend-I shouldn't nave thought Scu
could lind much to adnipe in therI, Pat,
seeing that you lost your leg i'll a rail-
Way accident.
Pat-Faith. and didn't Ci get 4 t'Sus-
and dollars damages? Shure. IL I had
only been me head O:d have cTned
the loine.-Da'las News.
The Washington times., 1914-05-19

Guess Huerta doesn't want peace very
bad, or he would go to Niagara Falls
personally. instead of sending ENJOYS.
Old Ben Franklin knew something when
he said IL you wanted an errand conc
right, go do it yourself.
The Washington times., 1914-05-19

Our idea of a fiend in human form is
the demon who invented the dairy lunch
floors composed of tiles shaped like
dimes. thin one slipping from the
grasp is lost forever in a maze of be-
wildering fellow circles.
The Washington times., 1914-05-19

Huerta is said to have burst into tears
while viewing a picture film depicting
the rebels trimming his own brave boys.
The stage director who rehearsed that
battle should have some consideration
for Victorianos tender feelings. Make
the next film a victory for Vic.
The Washington times., 1914-05-19
Amusements.

National-"U Trovatore." Sis p. m
PoIi's-"Little Miss Brown" Ills and Sis
.. m.
Columbis-''Sweet Lavender" Sis D. m.
Keith's-NaudevilIe. 2:I5 and s:l5 p. III.
Cosmos-Vaudeville, continuous.
Casino-vaudeviIIe, afternoon and evening.
Gayety-BurIesque. els and S:15 D. III.
The Washington times., 1914-05-19
He Understood.

CreGitor-You couldn't go around in
your fine automobile il you paid your
debts"
Dcbtor-That's so, I'm glad YOU look
at it in the same light that l do.-Bos-
ton IrenScEipt.
The Washington times., 1914-05-19
That Settled 1t.

lie-rhen my welfare is Of no interest
Ia YOU?
!She-Nnt so mich rs your farewell
would be. Mr.. Standardization Tran
The Washington times., 1914-05-19
The Silver
Lining
Edited by ARTHUR BAER.

The first cargo through tte Panama
canal proves to be 1.JOo tons of sugar,
which. however. fails to make the situa-
ton any sweeter
The Washington times., 1914-05-19

Still in going to peace by proxy,
Huerta simply follows out his principle
of also going to war by proxy.