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The Washington herald., 1914-12-02
The Underlined Monroe Doctrine.

Mr.. Taft managed to stir up quite a rumpus for
cx-Prcsident when he said in an address at Mont
clair n. j. last Friday that the United States would
not be required by the Monroe Doctrine to make
any objection to the invasion of Canada by Ger
many. The wires flashed the former Presidents
views to Canada and Australia where the press
attaches to them almost the same importance as
it would to announcement from the White
House. Says the Melbourne Age:
"If this Interpretation represents the views OF
the government of the United States, an event
of irst-rate Importance to the entire civilized world
has taken place. If the Wilson government shares
Mr.. Tafts opinion, it is very clear that Monroeism
is thing of the past, and that the United States
has abdicated the position she has been jealously
guarding for period extending upward of eighty
years"
The Montreal Star, subscribing to Mr. Taft's
opinion and warmly resenting any suggestion of the
policy which is bound to take little Canada pro-
tectingy and patronizingly under its wing with
out asking any return the part of Canada"
says: Nov that Professor Taft has made it quite
as it were-that the Monroe Doc
trine will not cause the Americans to lift finger
to prevent our being invaded and overrun by the
enemy, perhaps the spineless, blo0dless and poor
spirited set of political parasites in this country
who always telling us that we do not really
require strong British navy, as the Monroe Doc
trine would protect us, will have the decency to
stop blubbering about their big brother to the
South
Mr.. Taft as private citizen, expressed himself
more freely on the subject of the Doctrine than
any President has done publicly in recent years;
and yet, when the question of South American neu-
trality was acute few days ago, President Wilson
was represented as holding the opinion that the
Monroe Doctrine would not stand in the way of
action by the belligerent powers of Europe to en-
force neutrality. So far he has not denied that,
to that extent his views coincide with those of his
predecessor. Whether he will go as far as Mr..
Taft and grant that we could permit Germany to
-onouer Canada and exact an indemnity, provided
The Washington herald., 1914-12-02
The Lost Art of Cookery.

Wouldn't it be fine If there were a re-
yival Of that old-fashioned interest in
good cooking that inspired the mothers
and Grandmothers of the women Of to-
day? Every one can remember the time
when every community had its ''best
cook" and all the women of the commu-
nifty who were worth while coveted that
title. II was more TO be desired her neigh
bors should say OF her she was the best
cook than that she rode to church in
the best carriage or lived in the biggest
house in the neighborhood.
When the Pilgrim Fathers landed in
America there came with them also some
Pilgrim Mothers" II was a Gesolate
outlook they had in those days for the
ter at the corner grocery and no canning
factory at hand to provide d quick
lunch" such as modern women have.
But the Pilgrims found some Indian
corn. and they found it could be ground
into meal and could be utilized for cook
ing mush and Cornbread and other things.
and the Pilgrim Mothers made the best
of it. Then they found tur1ips and cab
bage could be boiled into PaIata6le
dishes.
Out of the scanty resources the good
old pilgrim Mothers found on the
bleak shores Of the new country finally
came the famous New England boiled
dinners" and all the expert cooks OF two
intervening centuries have not been able
TO improve on the cooking of those pi-
oneers.
The American women OF today have
unbounded resources. not only in the
matter OF things 10 cook. but in the
way Of utensils 10 cook with. There is no
reason why American cookery should
not becoe famous all over the world
Kansas City Times
The Washington herald., 1914-12-02
If the Suez Is Closed.

Reports that Turkey has OCcLPled \
port on the Suez Canal and mcnaces thai
highway between Europe amt tha Far
East are OF world wide interest. Possibly
nowhere will there b. kecner concern
than in Canada. For if Germany. 5 ally
succeeds in closing Suez. traffi" Of Great
Britain with India and Australia will be
diverted to the overland route through
the dominion, crossing the Pacific from
Vancouver and the Atlantic from que
bee. once it is necessary to transport
troops 10 the Continent by way Of Cana
da. the German threat on NanC OUver and
ad jaCrnt ports will cease to be a subject
of academic discussion and become a live
issue. There are still at large on the
seas number Of German warships, how
ever clear the waters have BEEN swept
Of merchant vessels.
II the Suez Canal can be blocked, more
over. our own Panama Canal will i'm
mCdiately he sought as furnishing the
most convenient alI-water substitute
route. That suggests many rventualities.
As Germany has already swung part of
her fleet around to LOugh Swilly in the
north Of Ireland, and gotten away safely
with every boat-in the case Of the Au-
daCiOus affair-the possibility Of other
feats of daring on this side the Atlantic
is not remote.
incidentally this Suez incident illus
tratcs how farseeing Great Britain was
to permit the United States ~ build
the Panama Canal at its own eNpenS".
what her diplomats We" at when they
secured their Interpretation OF the tolls
question. and the reason for government
tai assistance in constructing the Cana
dian transCOntincntal Pittsburgh
Gazette-Times.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-02
GREAT AND SMALL TROUBLES.
The Woman Who Aroused the SYM
pathy of n French Officer.

She was one OF the many Americans IN
Europe whose plans were interrupted by
the war. She was making her way TO
the coast in a tedious and not very we'll
equipped train. Her personal disappoint-
ments during the late summer and early
autumn had so worn upon her that she
could repress no longer her pent-up feel
ings
Just TO think Of it," she said, II
haven't been able TO wash my face for
thirty hours. ! haven't had a decent
meal for a week. and / never expect 10
see again two Of my trunks
There was a moments silence in the
compartment. and then a French officer
said. very quietly:
Il am indeed sorry for you. madam. We
are all having our troubles during these
days Of war have myself just lost two
sons who were killed in Alsace fighting
for France"
He spoke with the utmost courtesy. but
the suggested contrast between her own
little woes and the sharp bereavement
Of a tender-heartd father so wrought
upon the woman that she burst into
tears. and 10 do her credit be It said.
humbly begged his pardon for her out
burst Of a moment before
What business have We to emphasize
to ourselves or before others the minor
trials and tribuIations we encounter along
the daily pathway when the soil OF
Europe is being soaked with the blood
Of her choicest sons? To be made cross
because the postman Is late or because
some one. we think, slighted US. to nurse
a headache as il II were a wound caused
by a bursting shell. to expect and de-
mand sympathy when visited by the
ordinary ills of life, is TO exalt the ego
at the expense OF world suffering a
thousandfold greater pain. Even real
sorrows may be mitigated by the thought
Of the agony from which we are ex-
empted. Hard il is to bid the last fare
well TO a loved one. but when We can do
that in sick room provided with every
comfort and under some dear family
roof the pain OF separation cannot be as
great as when the dying friend bleeds
his life out in some trench or thicket a
thousand miles away
Nothing dispels a little trouble so quick
" as the coming Of a greater one. We
wonder then why We ever fused and
fumcd over trifes.-Congregation
The Washington herald., 1914-12-02
The LARGEST Nest

The builder of the biggest nest in the
world is the Australian malice hen, a
bird considerably smaller than a domes-
tic turkey. The nest is used year after
year. and as many as twenty or thirty
pairs of birds use the same nest at the
same time. It is not uncommon to find
l0o eggs in nest, and these are very
good for cooking purposes. A large
mound OF earth is scratched together by
the birds, the cetner' being filled with
leaves, and on these the eggs are laid.
They are then covered with more leaves
and earth. and the cares of the birds are
ended. They do not sit on the eggs at
all. as the spontaneous combustion Of the
rotting leaves generates the required
heat for incubation. The chickens are
able to run about and find food for them
selves from the time they are Matched.
The malice hen Is a very shy bird. and is
seldom seen near any habitation.-
Strand.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-02

Oregon has abolished capital punishment an Ar
kansas sheriff has resigned rather than put criminals
to DEATH and one in Arizona threatens do So Gov.
Blease has emptied the South Carolina prisons and
Thomas NJ. Osborne, the warden of Sing Sing,
who took charge yesterday, declared it his ambi-
tion to make Sing Sing merely a receiving station
for prisoners, the to be put to work on farms.
He is also opposed to capital punishment Times
may be hard for the industrious and law-abiding.
but they are certainly looking up among the male
factors
The Washington herald., 1914-12-02

The president of the board of education of
Newark, N. J., says that unless there is reform
in the dress of teachers they will have to uni
forms. an my Judgment" he says, they are posi-
lively disgraceful From looking at these dresses
pupils learn neither modesty economy" We
have idea what those Newark teachers be
wearing that is shocking, but it is easy to pre-
dict a town full of trouble if an attempt is made
to compel them to wear uniforms. Most people
will suspect there is something wrong with the
vision of the Newark officials. Modesty in manner
and attire Is generally associated with the school
teacher everywhere 1t is quite certain that this is
true of Washington.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-02

she did not retain possession Of the territory and
set up her own government is yet to be revealed.
One thing is being emphasized more and more
frequently, however as new situations arise. The
Monroe Doctrine in its present form is often
source of friction and irritation, especially to South
American governments, with whom we are now
seeking more advantageous trade relations. There
is sound reason why it should be construed and
given tangible, definite, and permanent form, so
that every nation concerned, including the United
States, may know where it stands.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-02
Dotnes Of Society
A&&0&&& 49, So So eas &A8

port, Long Island, ". Y. arrived in Wash
ington for an indefinite stay. and while
here are guests at the Hotel PoShatan-
Mrs. James II. Campbell. of Grand
Rapids. Mich. arrived in Washington to
visit former friends. and during her stay
Is a guest at the Hotel Powhatan.
Mrs. E. P. Wood has Joined her daugh-
ter, Miss Julia Montgomery Wood, at
their house. at 1856 New Hampshire ave-
nue.. which they have opened for the sea
son.
Senator and Mrs. Pomerene. of Ohio.
have returned to Washington and
reopened their apartment in the High
lands. for the short session Of Congress.
Mrs. Arthur Wallace Dunn. Mrs. Uot-
ter Palmer. Mrs. Fred D. Grant, Mrs. J.
T. r. Lands, Mrs. E. L. White. Miss
Chandler, Miss O'Neale, Mrs w. X.
Carr Miss Ella Lorraine Dorsey, Miss
Gowter, Mrs. Easby-Smith, Mrs. J. B.
Acker. Mrs. ]. c. MacSherry, Mrs. Gall
lard Hunt, Mrs. ]. S. Garland. Mrs. Al
bert Gleaves. Mrs. ]. r. williams. Miss
Williams. Mrs. Joseph Letter. Miss Ethel
Hickery' Mrs. George B. Duncan, Mrs.
Eugene Carr. Mrs. Everett z. RapIey,
Mrs. Charles A. McKenney, Miss Antoi-
nette Ray, Mrs. Russell Harrison, Miss
Fealy, Miss Anne Squire, Mrs. Talmadge
A. Lambert, Miss Mary Allies, Miss Vic
tOria Siddons, Mrs. William J. Glasgow,
Mrs. Edgar May, Mrs. Angela Roche,
Mrs. Maurice Vilsack Smith, Mrs. VIII
liam J. McNally. Miss Isabel Smith Miss
Conrad. Mrs. Ida r. Bangs. Miss Goddard.
Miss Shea, Mrs. Vulte, and Mrs. Charles
p. Neill are among the prominent women,
members Of the Georgetown Convent
Alumnae who attended the first Of a
series Of lectures to be given at the con-
vent during the winter by distinguished
men, under the auspices OF the Alumnas
Association of Washington.
John Barrett, director of the Pan Amer
lean Union. spoke on Pan America. the
New America" at their first annual
meeting Monday. and the following mem
bers Of the graduating class served tea:
Miss Natalie Mercret and Miss Julia
Sullivan, Of Baltimore; Miss Caroline
O'Rourke and Miss Rosalind Caldwell, Of
New York; Miss Kathlyn Carroll. Of
CharlestOwn. W. Va: Miss Margaret
Cray and Miss Alice McAvoy, of Penn
sylvania; Miss Helen Brunette and Miss
Ethel HeiskelI. OF Maryland: Miss Helen
Simpson, Miss Rosebud Matthews. Miss
Helen Chapman. and Miss Dorothy Ca
hill, Of Washington.
Mrs. Alexander Britton. Mrs. Eugene
Byrnes. Mrs. J. II. Crawford, Mrs. Albert
Douglas, Mrs. Alexander T. Hensey, Mrs.
Beale Howard. Mrs. Robert Lansing, Mrs.
Arthur Lee. Mrs. John A Logan, Mrs.
Henry McCrac. Mrs. William B Orme,
Miss Janet Richards Mrs. c. Peyton Rus
sci, and Mrs. William F Tucker will
act as patrOnesses for an inyitational
lecture on Our Part in the Present
World Crisis" to be given by Mrs Vance
Cheney. Friday morning, December T. at
II o'clock at the home Of Mrs. Britton,
ISL Q street northwest. Three lecture
lessons, given by Mrs. Cheney on Deem
her 9, IL, and lS. will follow in Studio
Hall, 1913 Connecticut avenue
The Washington herald., 1914-12-02

The rest of the country will begin to suspect that
New Yorks criminal element is too much for its
police force unless the assassins of Barnet Ba the
wealthy poultry dealer who was shot to death by
passengers in automobile week ago, are soon
captured. The crime in its commission closely re-
sembles the Rosenthal murder, and was apparently
the work of hired assassins. The police are proceed
ing with the same delberation that celebrated
case, having located the murder car and arrested
the chauffeur. The persistence and determination
of District Attorney Whitman brought the Rosen-
thai murderers to justice and it would be graft
flying climax to his term of service if he should
round up the Baf assassins. 1t is incredible that
the perpetrators of such a crime should be able
so long to evade capture and It is high time that
the police of the metropolis did something to re-
store faith in their efficiency, which has been
shaken by their failure to deal effectively with the
bomb throwers, gunmen, and anarchists, whose ex-
ploits have amazed the people of other cities in
which crime IS under better control
The Washington herald., 1914-12-02

Victor Berger, Socialist and former member of
Congress, has plan to end the He would call
an international Socialist congress, at which the
mistakes of each nation would be pointed to the
delegates of that nation who would be with
confusion when they realized how ridiculous the war
vas. Then the delegates would report back to their
party that was foolish to fight any longer and the
war would end OF course all the soldiers now in
the field will be invited to the conference Then they
should be bound hand and foot and lectured on the
beauties of peace by Mr. Berger and his followers.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-02

The number OF merchant ships of American regis
try has been very largely increased since the outbreak
OF the war but the President is reported deter
mined to push the bill providing for the purchase
OF vessels by the government through Congress at
the approaching session He is said have fortified
himself with information showing the need of more
vessels to meet the demands of trade. If such a
condition actually exists will be good the
people, and will justify the hope that the war tax
will soon be repealed. unless, indeed, the money is
needed for the purchase of these ships that are to
carry our growing commerce.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-02
The Invisible Presence.
~ JOHN d. BARRT.

a, MAN ncdTo SO OIten tne
"A name of God that he said
to one of his neighbors, known
to be religious, "Tell me about
this feller, God. Who is he?"
The 'neighbor replied, God is
a spirit.
what is a spirit?" asked the
man.
For a while the neighbor was
absorbed in thinking. "A spirit
is living force" he said.
rs electricity a spirit, then ?"
The neighbor was troubled.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-02

Right after Secretary of State Bryan had finish.
ed talking about brotherly love in Chicago he
evaded the embrace of woman who said she
his cousin, though the Secretary declared he didn't
know her. Mr.. Bryan should put less fervor into
his oratory, make it clear that he draws the line
at cousins.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-02

Dudley Field Malone collector OF the port of
New York. says history will record President Wilson
as the branest man and the greatest statesman who
has presided the desnies of this country since
the day when George Washington breathed out his
spirit at Mount Vernon" Not everybody will concur
in Mr. Malones appraisal of the President but most
people will give him credit for having brains enough
to recognize cheap and stereoyped fattery when he
hears If
The Washington herald., 1914-12-02
The Later the Better.

Husband (frmly) - Understand me-
madam, your extravagance will have to
cease sooner or later.
Young Wife-Well. then, we'll make It
later.-Boston Transcript
The Washington herald., 1914-12-02

The new war tax bill works strangely Fifteen
cents worth of uninterrupted conversation any
topic over the telephone is subject to a tax of
cent, but three scent instalments may be enjoyed
without penalty; and the talk on the street
corners costs nothing at all
The Washington herald., 1914-12-02
The ReaAOn.

Doesn't your wife like automobiling?"
She likes II well enough"
But I've never seen her in the car with
you
Shed like to go, all right, but that
blue-blooded bulldog of hers won't ride
in anything but a Limousine. cleveland
Plain Dealer.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-02

OF course the administration will put the silencer
on Frankfurters and sauer kraut and America" to
the tune of God Save the King" and Hell Dir i'm
Siegerkranz." They can have no place in the army,
navy, and marine corps now that "Tipperary' has
been banished
The Washington herald., 1914-12-02
A Line o Cheer Each Day o
the Year.
TO THE PESSIMIST.
BY JOHN KENDEICK BANGS.

tCopyrisht. 1914. by Mcclure Newspaper syndicAtsI
II you're convinced that life Is drear
That all is grim and murky here,
That skies are dark as skies can be,
Then is the time to interfere
And stead Of frOwniDC smile wiki cheer
And make up the deficiency.
Why add to Iife's fOrebodings when
The thing according to your mind
Most needed by your fellow-man
Is something Of another kind?
The Washington herald., 1914-12-02

The new officers Of the Randle High
lands Citizens Association conducted
their first meeting last night in the Bap-
tist church on the Naylor road. follow
ing their official installation. c. a. Barker
is now president.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-02
Putting His Foot in 1t.

Il hear 1t said that your speech has
set people thinking" remarked the friend
Of the statesman
I'm sorry" replied the statesman. cit
wasn't intended for that."-Philadelphia
Ledger.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-02
Heart of Oak.

Public House Diplomatist Ito second
ditto. with whom he has been discussing
the ultimate terms Of peace at Berlin)-
'T shouldn't be too ard on 'em. I'd leave
'em bit Of the Rhine to sing abaht?'-
Punch.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-02
Open Season.

Young Mrs wombat doesn't want her
husband to go hunting"
Why not?''
Says he's such a dear that somebody
Is bound to take a shot at him by mis-
take."-Louisvilie Courier-Journal.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-02

A British official report says charge of the ia
nous Prussian Guards was repulsed by regimental
cooks hastily impressed into service. The Irish
chef is broth of bhoy'
The Washington herald., 1914-12-02

Smart New York society is divided over the
question whether woman gets to look like her lap
dog whether it is the dog that acquires its mis-
tress' features.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-02
Morning Smiles.
His Wife, wayH,

Isn't your wife a clipper
She more. She's a revenue-cutter,"
The Washington herald., 1914-12-02
New Officers Preside.

Tomorrow DR.. Edwards will tell Of q"
New Way to Pay Old Debts"
The Washington herald., 1914-12-02

For the next few days, sometimes almost uncon-
sciously, the man tried experiment Whenever he
was in doubt as to what he should do he would say
to himself Il wonder what that feller, Cod would
think Instantly he would get a point of view,
impersonal, detached, calm. 1t was if voice
were speaking from within
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-08-07

Man. poor man. is constantly charg-
cd with extravaganza because he
uses tobacco in various forms Wo-
man lovely woman. thinks he should
spend that tobacco money on her and
she viii never admit that she wastes
On useless luIuries Of a somewhat
similar character more money than
be does. The American Society for
Thrift has compiled some statistics
and Il charges man with spending on
cigars and tobacco about 1850, 900, 900
per year Women are the chief con-
sumeu of candy. soda water and
chewing gum and the national waste
on these articles exceeds the total ex-
pendlture for tobacco products by
$1,000, 0Og. Men use some Of these
articles but not 60 the extent 10 which
women conseine them. so this may be
considered a "standofr' between the
sexes. The society estimates that
$500, 600, 900 is spent year for the
AterA and moving pictures, etc, ana
3fO0,OO0,O00 for tango teas and 9TH
er amusements OF that class The
use Of automobiles calls for $50. 900.
! 600 and intoxicating drinks cost the
country 100000 1000. The sum to-
/ tai Of these items OF extravaganza 70
Sa0ST 100000. Nither sex has mo.
nopoly OF wastefulness. We must be
/ the richest people In the world wher
we are able 20 spend $40 a head ol
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-08-07
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To-day the head Of the president Of
the United States Is bowed in grief
and a whole nation
The Death OF mourns with him the
Mrs. Wilson. death Of the first lady
Of the land. Party
lines and political differences are not
SO firmly rooted that they viii not
retreat in the presence OF the great
sorrow that has visited the chief ex-
ecutive Of the country. The ways Of
the mighty are sometimes beyond the
understanding Of the common citizen
hut the grief Of a husband robbed Of
a loving wife touches the sympathy
Of all.
Woodrow Wilson. sitting today in
the White House. is a piuful figure.
How melancholy must be his renec-
tons' Though the head Of the great
est nation in the world he is power
less 90 defeat the common foe Of life.
The possessor II a master intellect
he can not yet outgenera death. At
the zenith OF q triumphant career,
with honor. fame and power his by
right Of attainment he Is yet merely
a man and heir 70 au the sorrows Of
humanity.
What is honor when the helpmee,
IN the struggle 10 sin it Sc snatched
oway2 what is fame when i,s light
cannot keep back the shadow Of
death? Wha, is power when il can
not preserve the dearest ties of lifeo
All OF these must seem empty indeed
20 the bereaye3 predder; IL the reall-
Eation that the love and comrade-
ship Of the wife Of his youth. Of the
woman who was his f,lend. his COM
torter. his adviser. the sharer " hlz
secret thoughts and ambitions, the
mother Of his children and the light
OF his home have been suddenly taken
from him.
Mrs Wilson was a good woman Her
mental endowmenu. her ideals Of
womanhood and her generous near
fitted her 70 be the wife of the presi
dent Of the United States. Devoted
&c husband and home. refined anC
ecntle. at once intelligent and sensibl,
and with sympathies that reached far
ther than could her hands she wa
grace 90 the White House. and he
short life as the first lady in the Liant
Was standard that any mother Nigh
wcli hold up 60 her daughter. Tn
heavy responsibilities OF her socia
leadership did not prevent her fror