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The Washington herald., 1914-05-10

and rescue her from this hateful life how gladly she
would 60 with him out into the great wide world. So
strong was her imagination that she could almost feel
his very presence near her. In great yearning she
reached forth her this visionary lover when
suddenly, before her, out of the sea, there arose
hideous to behold. Its complexion blush
black, either side of its head two large, per-
fecty round ears it had tail growing out of the top
of its head and great staring in the center of
its face gared at her and almost blinded her with
flashes of FIRE
She started in horror, and about to scream for
the eunuchs, when soft, deep, rich, musical voice
said
do not fear me; l will not harm you"
The voice thrilled her. 1t the voice that she had
waited for all her life, the voice that had been meant
for her ears since the beginning of time.
Who you; what are YOU" she whispered quickly.
Il am lingo, the child of destiny" he answered, land
have come to take you away from here"
He lifted the helmet of his diving suit with deep
courtesy revealing the time his handsome face
and great shock of black hair.
The low descending glancing on the glass of his
helmet what she had thought be flashes of fire
coming from him, and the thing that appeared like
tail the tube attached the air pump and fastened
the back.
Come with me-" he whispered. THAT is my ship
which you see in the distance. ! saw you from afar
The Appeal., 1914-04-25

of is something sweet, cuddling and
adorable" said Mrs. Richardson. "They
know nothing whatever of the mechan-
ism of the little body, how it should
be fed, nor how it should be clothed.
"This is not only true Of the mother
of the slums, but OF that great army of
mothers that belong to the middle class,
who would give their very lives for
their babies when they realize they
are the victims Of ignorance.
"The great mistake of the baby saw
ing campaigns in the larger cities is
that they have been conducted for the
poor mother. To interest the mother
in the all around development Of the
child is one way to stem wastefulness.
idleness and degeneracy."
Mrs Richardson who is chairman Of
the hygiene committee of the National
Congress of Mothers, also said she did
not think it possible for public school
teachers to give instruction properly in
sex hygiene.
Plans were outlined whereby it is
hoped to save at least 100000 babies
under the age Of two years during the
coming year through the co-opera ton
of all the branches of the Congress of
Mothers. This will take the form Of
better baby contests, under the aus
pices of the organization, and the dis
tribution of pamphlets and bulletins.
The Appeal., 1914-04-25
M|DSH|PMEN Will
! take UP DEBATING
Daniels Suggestion to Be Car
ried Out by Captain Fu||am.

Annapolis, Md.-Captain William F.
Fullam, superintendent Of the Naval
academy. has taken up the suggestion
Of the secretary Of the navy that the
midshibmen Of the first class engage in
debates on current subjects to improve
their acquaintance with the news of
the day and to increase their ability to
think and talk on their feet. He has
had several consultations with men,
bers Of the department. Of English and
other Instructors and officers and will
endeavor to fit something along this
line into the already rather crowded
curriculum of the first class.
The need for special training Of the
midshipmen along the lines Of writing
and speaking on the topics of the day
has been recognized, and much has
been done to further it. The practice
of having the first class men respond
to toasts was started more than a year
ago by Captain Gibbons, then superin-
tendent. and is carried on with much
success. A period Of an hour and a
half or two hours is devoted to this
every week, one midshipman acting as
toastmaster, others responding to set
.toasts or making extemporaneous re-
marks on each occasion. In this way
each member Of the graduating class
has the opportunity of speaking sew
eral times during the year. Members
Of the English department. are always
present as critics.
The Appeal., 1914-04-25
mental TAIN7'
BAR TO ALIENS
immigration Bill Contains Dras-
/ tic Regulations.
CHRONIC ALCOHOLICS HIT.

Two Physicians Will Examine Each
Person Coming In at All United,
States observation-disclosures Provi-
sion Preseribes Treatment For For
eigners Who Are Ill.
Washington.-The immigration bill
as it emerged from the senate commit
tee on immigration contains many new
restrictive regulations in addition to
the literacy test. The changes include
restrictions against the admission of
aliens suffering from every form of
mental ailment and from mental de-
ficiency in any and every degree.
In the bill as it passed the house
under section there appeared the fol-
lowing language:
''That the following classes of aliens
shall be excluded from the United
States: All idiots, imbeciles, feeble
minded persons, epileptics, insane per-
sons. persons who have had one or
more attacks of insanity at any time
previously - I~ ..
To this the senate added: ot=
Persons of constitutional psyche
pathic inferiority. persons with chronic
alcoholism"
The Burnett bill as it came from the
committee excludes all who are certi-
fed by the examining surgeons as ''be-
ing mentally or physically defective.
such mental or physical defect being
Of a nature which may affect the abil-
ity of such alien to earn living"
This the senate committee changed
by striking out the adjective mental"
The Appeal., 1914-04-25
Girl SECRETARY | ! | /
AIDS Gov. WEST |
Miss Fern Hobbs Holds Unique
Position In Oregon.
VISITS ! LAWLEss PLACES
Delivers Message From Governor to
violators Of the Law and Is Always
Treated With Respect-Pays No At
tention to Threats Against Her, and
They Arc Never Executed.

IVY SNs0 sN0vOa .~SSNSOSs
v.es Portland, Ore. The cares of Office
an exacting one, too, lie lightly on the
shoulders Of probably the only wo
man private secretary to governo,
Of any state in America.
Miss Fern Hobbs has won fame and
honor as the fright hand woman OF
Governor Oswald West; Oregon's un
usual Democratic executive.
Witness her trip to the rough min
ing regions of the state, when she
stood to the utmost height of her five
feet three inches and read the COVER
nor's proclamation that ordered closed
the saloons run by thesaccused Copper
field officials incidentally divest
ed the same city officials of their au
thority.
Il truly did feel rather timid wher
l read in q morning paper that 1 was
to be sent to Copperfield, but it's part
of my job, so / trotted right along"
Outside of that Miss Hobbs refused
to say any more about her trip-that
is, about the frightening part Of it
for as she laughingly replied to ques
tions: "Why should Il be afraid?
had heard that the men were law
less element. but found many respect
able people. When arrived they were
quiet, kind and considerate.
There was absolutely no noise tc
speak Of while read the governors
message. These men. who had vowed
vengeance On Governor West and had
made open brags that they would not
heed my message. stood peacefully by
The Appeal., 1914-04-25
SPEAKING ABOUT HOGS.
Ohio Editor Grows Earnest In His
War on Cholera.

Ohio Editor Grows Earnest In His
War on Cholera.
Washington. Representative White
Of Ohio is showing his friends in the
house just how the hog cholera lobby
is working here. Mr.. White has con-
stituent in Ohio. an edito'. who stands
close to him in many ways To this
editor came A. P. SandIes. most ar
dent exponent of the projected law,
with the plea that he ''get George busy
for the hog cholera BILL
Here is part of the letter which
the congressman received from the
editor: .#.
l had sort Of idea that the white
plague was about the worst thing we had
to contend with in this country, but no. a.
thousand times no! For frightful destruc-
tion and stupendous havoc and gigantic
loss-of money-the hog cholera has the
white plague backed UP in the corner yell
Ing for ice water firmly believe this
because PUT" says so.s So wish to add
my urgent insist that you fly to the pro-
lection OF the innocent hog instanter II
few odd thousand children should die
during your errand of mercy to the hog
that Is one of the exigencies that cannot
Well be avoided, because there are plenty
more where they came FROM Not so with
the hogs. They are bringing from 9k to
10A cents in Pittsburgh today and the
visible supply is limited.
The Appeal., 1914-04-25
HEAVY SHOWS TO
BRING BIG CROPS
Soil In Fine Shape as Result
Of White Blankets. r..

WashingtOn.-FOr number of years
the country at large has not enjoyed
such general SHOWS as whitened the
countryside during February and
March Of the present year. Also it
has been the occasional catastrophe
that one great heavy snow has fallen
late in the season to be followed by a
quick thaw and consequent foods.
Now the soil sharps. seeing that condi-
tions are more nearly ideal this sea-
son than for a number Of springs, are
encouraged to believe that 1914 is des-
tined to be year of bumper crops.
DR.. J. A. Bonesteel of the bureau
of soils is quoted:
''Since the snow blanket took it's
time in departing we will have a bet
ter crop start this year than for sew
eral years. To date conditions could
be hardly more ideal. We had snow
after snow-not too heavy. but per-
sistent enough to keep the ground COW
cred we'll and the tender shoots of the
wheat in perfect condition.
'"This is particularly true of the east
ern states generally, but at the same
time conditions are far better in the
middle west than is the general aver
age. ~. -,~s-
"In the corn belt, where there was
a considerable depletion. Of the crop
through too persistent drought last
season. the snow will prove Of incal-
culable benefit. The corn belt ought
to have a splendid start
"Where snow remained long time
and there has been extensive oppor-
tunity for it to seep down into the
earth, carrying it's moisture from one
to two feet. the soil is prepared to de-
velop sturdy roots for the cereal crops.
The plants therefore stand a better
chance against possible deficiencies in
the matter of rainfall during the period
Of their growth"
The Appeal., 1914-04-25
TO MARRY COUPLES FREE.
One Of the New Social Plans OF Trim
ity Church In Chicago.

One OF the New Social Plans Of Trim
ity Church In Chicago.
Chicago. - Marriage ceremonies for
which no fee will be. accepted is one Of
the innovations which will be inaugu-
rated at Trinity Episcopal church in
case fund of $4,000 a year can be
raised to make possible the extension
Of the church's activities.
I'VE wish to make historic Trinity
something like the Little Church
Around the Corner in New York." de-
clared Andrew R. Sheriff. chairman Of
the campaign committee. 1T is pro-
posed to have a clergyman in attend
ance at all hours of the day and night
to offer spiritual consolation. perform
baptisms and marriage ceremonies and
attend to the physical needs Of the
poor. An after midnight service on
Sunday mornings for actors, newspa-
per people and those detained, down
town late is also probable, while the
social center work of the church will
be greatly extended"
&At one time Trinity church had eight
cen multimilliOnaires as members Of it's
congregation. Many of the wealthy
members have moved away, making
the task Of maintaining the church a
serious problem. 5s=:s f.
The Appeal., 1914-04-25
OFFICIALLY HE WAS A GIRL
Cambridge Boy Gets the Family Doc
tor to Fix the Citv's Books.

Cambridge Boy Gets the Family Doc
tor to Fix the citys Books.
Boston.-After being registered for
sixteen years as girl in the city
clerks Office at Cambridge, Frederick
Melanson Of that city forced the clerk
to correct the official birth registration
book.
The boy wanted to go to work and
applied for the necessary birth <certif-
cate. At city hall a. clerk searched
through the. files and said, "The only
Melanson we have in that year is a girl
born to ]. A. and Bertha Melanson..''
THAT'S me-" said Fred.
II can't take your word for it, said
the clerk.
Frederick hustled to the office Of the
family physician, Dr. Lancaster. and
brought him to the clerks Office.
II remember perfectly the day he
was born" said the doctor and took
the required oath to this The clerk
book now reads. Frederick Melanson.
boy. born April 80, 1882
The Appeal., 1914-04-25
Be A SP|NSTER AND
LIVE LONG, He. SAYS
Life Insurance Man Gives Sta
tistics on Death Rate.

New York.-The spinster lives longer
than the married woman. =.
The business woman lives longer
than the business man. T-.,
The woman who takes out an endow-
ment insurance policy lives longer
than the woman who takes out a
straight life policy. ...... ..
These facts-and Arthur Hunter, ac-
tuary Of a leading company, said they
were facts-were gathered last year by
experts in the employ of the forty
three leading companies in this coun-
try. '..%> z.
Mr.. Hunter didn't explain why the
unmarried woman survives the matron
nor why the business woman outlives
the business man, but he revealed why
the woman who takes unto herself an
endowment policy lasts longer than the
woman who has to die to win. !.
''The endowment woman just gets
up her spirit and determines to live
until the policy natures - he said. ."rhe
other woman sighs, oh. what's the
use?' and shuff1es off,
Mr.. Hunter said there were more
fatal accidents in this country than
elsewhere because of the American
"I'll take chance" spirit. The Amer
lean, he said, takes all sorts Of risks to
save time and Inconvenience The for
eigner doesn't do that at home, but
when he comes here he becomes in
fected. ... .. ~.
'"The mortality rate among engineers
and firemen is eight times that Of men
in other callings," he said, 'and among
policemen about 40 per cent higher.
With policemen it is on the increase"
Mr.. Hunter said that the business
woman kept herself going by deter,
mination to fight it out. She had some
thing tangible, something to live for,
whereas the business man takes his
work. as matter of course and is apa-
ythntic - -.rr. 20 r.
The Appeal., 1914-04-25
WOULD MAKE SOLDIERS WORK

Congressman Would Also Put Sailors
at Manual Labor. " -
Observation-Disclosures w. Bailey of
Pennsylvania introduced in the house
a bill directing the president to rput
the officers and enlisted men of the
army and navy to work" The presi-
dent is directed to employ the officers
and men in the construction of the
Alaska railway, the reclamation of
swamp lands, construction of Missis-
sippi river levees, river and harbor i'm
provements, and is forbidden to hire
manual labor outside Of the services
until the supply from within them is
exhausted. T.
Mr.. Bailey issued a statement in
which he said: Ill. =.
'If we must have a huge standing
army and big navy-and all the jim
goes agree that we must in the inter-
ests Of the worlds peace-then let's put
them to work"
The Appeal., 1914-04-25
STARVING, HE HAD $1o,o50.
Aged Man Accepts Charity and Loses
His Wallet,

.s.Ea. + r. . sEla
New York.-James A. Farvin, assist
ant station master at the Pennsylvania
station, has lost his faith in human ma
ture. He helped supposedly starving
man and then found him possessed Of
thousands Of dollars. Exc
The man was evidently exhausted
and about to collapse
"I've not had a bite to eat in two
days." he murmured. @
Having helped the old man to seat.
Mr.. Faryin rushed a porter away for
hot, coffee and sandwiches. The old
man ate ravenously and wept as he
told his story.
The old man said his name was Uriah
Lane and on foot he had dragged him
self all the way from up state in an ef-
fort to reach his son, whom be had not
seen since they parted at Sag Harbor
after quarrel twenty years ago.
b The 4:15 train for Sag" "Harbor~swas
nearly due. Deeply affected. Mr.. Far
vim tried to cheer the old man up, paid
his fare. S3.O4. to Sag Harbor and gave
him the change from five dollar bill.
Just afterward Mr. Farvin caught
sight of a wallet lying under the chair
on which the aged man had sat. Open
ing it, he found, the name Uriah Lane
on the flap. Inside were eight $1,000
bills, crisp and clean; twenty $1OO and
ten SIS bills -$1O,05O in all. ri. ..-@
When Mr.. Farvin overlook the old
man he demanded to be repaid for the
sum already advanced. After much ar
gument the old man did so. .
The Appeal., 1914-04-25
SMOKERS RS MINDS LOSE
. | 10 PER Pc R CENT Of POWER
Tests Show Cigarettes Worst
Of Nicotine Foes.

New YOrk.-TObaccO smoking causes
a decrease Of 10.5 per cent in mental
efficiency, according to series of ex-
periments by DR.. A. D. Bush. a-
There was a series of 120 tests on
each Of fifteen men in several different
psychic fields. The subjects volunteer
ing for the experiments all were med
ical students ranging in age from twen-
ty-one to thirty-two years, of varying
previous experience, from the farm
laborer to the lifelong student, Of di-
vergent mental capacity, from the fail
ure to the honor student and of differ
ing habits as to tobacco addiction. The
subjects were attendants at the Uni
versity of Vermont, where Professor
Bush is an instructor in physiology.
y Among his findings are:
The greatest actual loss was in the
field of imagery, % per cent.
The three greatest losses were in the
fields of imagery, perception and asso
citation. a~.-
The greatest loss in these expert.
ments occurred with cigarettes.
Nicotine was found In the dlSt1llateS
of all tobacco tested.
Nicotine was not found in the smoke
of any tobacco except that Of cigar
cites. and then only in traces.
Pyridine was found in the smoke of
all tobaccos tested
Pyridine is one of the decomposition
products Of nicotine, the latter being
almost twenty-five times as poisonous
as pyridine, so far as it's action on the
human body is concerned.
This was the first extensive investi-
cation Of the mental effect of smoking
The recent tests at Columbia univer
sity and elsewhere were chiefly for the
physical effects on students in athletic
training. II. s-.%
The Appeal., 1914-04-25
GIRL WANDERs in SLEEP.

Kalamazoo Miss Awakens In the
Streets of Battle Creek.
Battle Creek, Mich.-Walking in the
streets of Battle Greek and asking a
policeman where she was, Miss Myrtle
Green of Kalamazoo, fourteen years
old, was taken home by Captain Put
nam and County Agent Thayer Of her
home city, ending a. search that had
been instituted by her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Green. ". -.ss
The theory is that the4girl, in SOM
nambulistic state, boarded an interur-
ban, car at night and came as far as
her money took her, to Urbandale,
then walked to this city. The girl
comes of good family, and when last
seen in Kalamazoo was on her way
to church. She seemed dazed when
found here, but recovered her senses
later. = ...T -.. ...v..,.. -.;
The Appeal., 1914-04-25

GOVERNOR WEST OF OREGON,
the track and listened to what l had
to read. Some of them even shook
hands with me, and a number Of wo-
men carrying small children came to
me with tears in their eyes and thank
ed me. for coming to their town with
law and order back Of me- Yes, l will
admit that did dread it at first. What
z woman wouldn't? But when / got
there Just got up and told them
what had come for-and it wasn't
bad ut all.
All the pleasing prominence that her
recent appointment has given her has
not turned her head" as our grand
mothers would say. She is just the
same sweet. clever little girl who left
Hilisboro. Ore. several years ago to
accept Il position as stenographer in
the office Of an attorney in Portland.
Her father. is J. \. Hobbs, who lives on
a farm near Hillsboro. and her mother
iS-juSt her mother.
She always studied. and she put her
heart and soul into her work. When
she went to Salem as a stenographer in
the office nf the governor she enrolled
as student in the Willamette College
of Law and was graduated in the class
Of 1913. Several months ago, upon the
resignation of Ralph Watson, who was
prOmoted from his position as private
secretary to the governor to that of
corporation commissioner. Miss Hobbs
Wns appointed to succeed him. She is
the only woman in the world who
holds such position. e.
At Copperfeld Miss Hobbs stood out
on the rickety little platform surround
ed by an interested crowd of citizens.
some in rags and most Of them wear
ing great top boots and bandana hand
kprchiefs tied about their necks. Greet.
ed by a silence that at times seemed
almost ominous, the little woman, who
would scarcely tip the. scales at ITO
pounds. fearlessly warned the city OH
cials that the town must be cleaned up
at once or action would be taken by
the Oregon state militia. It Is said that
number Of threats were made among
few. but as a general thing the gov
ernor's representtive was treated with
the utmost respect However, Miss
Fern Hobbs. lawyer and teacher, Inn
plicitly trusted American ctivalry-and
she was not disapp pointed.
The Appeal., 1914-04-25
"sABLEs" OF RABBIT SKINS.

America Sends Many Pelts to Paris
Every Year.
Spokane, Wash.-Local postofice en-
ployees who loaded and unloaded four
wagon loads of rabbit pefts consigned
to Paris believe they have discovered;
the source Of some Of the "sable" fdfg
of the worlds fashion center III
Homer Elwell, superintendent of the
railway mails, was astonished not long
ago when the postmaster at Chewelah
wired him that sixty big mail pouches
would be required to ship a consign-
ment of rabbit skins to Paris. While
Mr., Elwell considered the request a
joke, he finally sent the pouches.
Railway mail clerks declared that
they had been receiving small ship
ments Of the pelts for several weeks. =
The latest shipment is said to have
been made by Mr.. Oppenheimer, a
buyer. The parcel post rules provide
dried pelts may be sent through the
mails. - ':
The Appeal., 1914-04-25
HOPE FOR JESSE POMEROY.

After Thirty eight Years He May Be
Taken Out Of Solitary Confinement.
Boston.-Hope is dawning On the ho-
rizon Of Jesse Pomeroy, boy murderer
of other children, after thirty-eight
years Of solitary confinement
Pomeroy is not to be freed, but
through the kindly interest of Frank
L. Randall. who came from st. Cloud,
Mimi. last year to be commissioner Of
prisons. the most widely known Of all
American life prisoners probably will
be taken out of solitary confinement
soon and placed where he can have
the companionship Of his fellows.
The Appeal., 1914-04-25
THESE CHICKENS ARE VAMPS.
Survived Fire and Wouldn't Leave
Shells Till Bell Rang.

Shells Till Bell Rang.
Tarrytown, N. Y.-Fire destroyed the
North Tarrytown fire house. Water
played on the blaze flooded the house
of Charles Minnerly next door, and a
box with sitting hen and fifteen eggs
tloated around the cellar. The hen,
however, stuck to tha post while the
flames cracked around her.
When the eggs were due to hatch no
chicks appeared. Minnerly spoke to
some of his friends. and they told him
they were fire chickens and if be want
ed to hatch them he would have to
sound an alarm Of the bell. r... -
Then Minnerly went to the coop
and rang an old dinner bell for fifteen
minutes. To his surprise the eggs be-
gan to open, aid in less than an hour
every one of them hatched.
The. chicks would not stay with the
mother as long as Minnerly rang the
bell. He solved the problem by tying
a small bell around the mothers neck.
The Appeal., 1914-04-25
TO GET SCHRANK'S WEAPON.
Roosevelt Will Receive Revolver With
He Mas Wounded.

Roosevelt Will Receive Revolver With
He Was Wounded.
Milwaukee.-TheOdor Roosevelt will
come into possession Of the revolver
used by John Schrank in his attempt
upon the ex-president's life in Mil
waukee two years ago.
Judge A. G. Backus of the municipal
court has entrusted the weapon to e.
e. Martin. one of the stenographers
who accompanied Colonel Roosevelt at
the time Of the attack. Mr.. Martin
jumped upon the assailant after the
first bullet had been fired at the ex-
president. He will take the weapon to
Oyster Bay and present it to Mr..
Roosevelt upon the latter's return from
the South American trip.
The revolver still contains the six
shells placed in the chamber by
.Schrank. Only one was discharged.