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The Washington herald., 1914-11-23
Unimportant If True
England fears a Teutonic plague.
By DR.. ERITAS

England fears Teutonc plague
A boost from people bad
But a word the wise is generally unnecessary
carranza is heroine but Villa still pursues him
"A little judcious padding also hides family
genuine opim the blessing disguise
photographer who can't make homely girls picture pretty
thanksgiving giving
that harder money you buy with it?
QUIT talking about the business depression Think what it must be in
Belgium
will beigerens exhaust
their income.
Turkeys claiming fighting to
preserve civilization.
policy the Interstate Commission seems to be- when
in doubt do nothing.
Turkish officials have been reading unpre-
paredness of
agreed peace treaty with u.s. so there
one thing less about
1t looks the place
trouble makers in this country
The suragists failed show Missouri and the suffrage amendment
that State defeated by
1t cynical old bachelor who advised
two evils, choose the one that
Government officials
disease that the with the Bull Moose.
The Washington herald., 1914-11-23
The Passing Of the Boycott.

The ladies who want to vote have repudiated the
boycott as political weapon and the Federation of
Labor has refused to make war on the railway
brotherhoods to compel them to come into the fed
Grafton The sufragsts have learned from experience
that the laws which govern in the home and
social life apply to political life and that it is easier
to coax than to drive them. The labor leaders
have not gone far as the suffragists. They only
decline to fight each other with the boycott They
too, will learn in time that the boycott is not only
illegal in the language of the courts but like the old
muzzle loading musket, it is dangerous at the
breech as at the muzzle The American citizen,
whether in business or politics. is too stubborn to
be coerced He generally meets show of fight with
preparation to test the ability and courage of the
challenger No one would have it otherwise as a
general rule for it has made for honesty and inde-
pendence in all our relations with each other.
The suffragists have discovered that all men who
oppose equal suffrage in particular form are
not opposed to it as principle A good many men,
bers of Congress who oppose woman suffrage by
an amendment to the Federal Constitution have ex-
pressed their approval and willingness to help
equal suffrage by State laws, and they have given
very good for their preference for the latter
plan II is the substance and not the shadow the
ladies want and the indications are that they will
now accept help in any way they get it. and not
insist that members of Congress shall be boycotted
because of the position taken by the party with which
they affiliated that the party shall be boycotted
because of the attitude of conspicuous members of
the party. Neither will they boycott members of
Congress who oppose changing the Federal Con-
sttuton but are willing to help woman suffrage in
some other way
There a good many and organizations of
men who could learn political wisdom from the
women. The boycott in politics has become entirely
too common with those who have their eyes glued to
one political gimet hole and nothing else on
the horizon. They insist that Uncle Sam shall mount
their political hobby not ride all and that unless
they can have their way, the government must stop
There are half a hundred Constitutional amendments
pigeon-holed in the committees of Congress, and if
all of them adopted the Constitution world be
made over, and made so contradictory that no one
,ould understand what it meant In such condition
It will be the part of wisdom to leave the Constitu-
ion alone for time least and try to secure the
adoption of the numerous fads proposed by the |
States communities over which the people have |
more direct control and where they more nearly
agreed upon the desire for the change.
But let all follow the ladies and pass up the po-
itical boycott the courts have passed up the bust
boycott and let the other faddsts learn political
ense from those who have not lost the wisdom of
Mother Eve who persuaded the that the apple /
would also make him wise.
The Washington herald., 1914-11-23
Still Increasing Imports.

few days ago we drew attention to the fact
that the distinguishing feature of our new tariff was
that under it imports have increased and that hence
The balance of trade has tended to turn against u.s.
We showed how in April there was an import
balance in foreign trade of 2oo544-this be-
ing the first time in many years that there has been
any import balance at all-and how an import bal
ance continued each month until September, when
once more there was a considerable export balance
Since that time the import and export figures for the
month OF October have appeared. These are yery
gratifying in that an export balance has turned
up again. For October this was $573o5o74
But the unpleasant part of the exhibit is that
the gain illustrates, and very forcbly, the point
which we emphasized in our previous article, namely
that imports are enlarging at a rate which proves
that people are buying abroad in great quantity
goods that they used to buy at home; and this
tendency is becoming more pronounced rather than
less. Owing to the large and sudden purchases from
The Washington herald., 1914-11-23
A Narrow Escape.

Strange it may appear, only two American
citizens have ever been solicited to become kings.
One of these according to the veracous school his
tories of the Jacob Abbott type, was George Wash
ington. 1t is we'll known, TO this day, how he
received the proposition 1t is safe to say that those
who offered him crown, jwe df0inO, or any other
way, taught lesson which they never forgot.
The other good American who, to speak, has
had the royal purple dangled within his clutch"
is George Fred Williams, of Boston, who but recently
has experienced how it feels to be a Yankee near
king He CHANGED to be in Albania at the time when
its people were hotfoot after a ruler of their own
choosing They had just the transplanted Will
lam of Wied about his business and were in the
market for king of their own making, and what
ever may be the opinion of the Bostonese in the
matter George Fred Williams seemed to fill the bill
Unlike George Washington in this respect George
Fred Williams could think of good reason why
he should not become king of Albania any other
country all things being equal. He could regard
it in no light other than that of golden opportunity
to befriend people in whom he took keen interest.
He conceived the idea to form cantonal form of
government after the Swiss pattern create central
governing body and permit the cantons to manage
their own local affairs. The Albanian mountaineers
took nightly to this scheme and begged Mr. Will
Jams to have the crown refashioned to fit his head
He was by no means Indifferent to their appeal
But, alas, there seems to have been a bothersome
string attached to the glittering bait held out so
temptingly In order to form ministry and pull
off coronation, it would be necessary, absolutely
necessary, for Mr. Williams to have in hand the not
nconsiderabIe sum of $4,000 There is no false
pride about Mr.. Williams, and he admitted without
that he did not rule, carry large
an amount about his person. He had friend how
ever, then soourning in Switzerland who would
esteem it hardship to exchange $4,000 for the !
privilege of seeing George Fred Williams WELD the
5ceptre of Albania.
The candidate for royal honors sped to Switzer-
and in quest of the motive power which is so vital
n the making of rulers, but his American friend |
lad moved onward, and Mr.. Williams-with a re-
uctance and dignity which did him infinite credit
gave up the chase and returned to Albania to ex-
'lain, as best he could, how it all happened. 1t was
harrow escape for liberty-loving nonbelever-
n-dvine-right American citizen, but the AIbanians
ire still without a head
The Washington herald., 1914-11-23
Public Ownership Advocates.

Up steps a to your Office desk and saws
can do his task for less money and do it better"
And what do you do? Fire Doe on the SPOT or
start little investigation of the strangers claim
before taking him onf Doe is no world-beater, but
is the other mans own word for it convincing proof
that he will be a world-beater?
Some billions of dollars invested in street
railways gas, electric light and telephone plants
Heretofore these concerns have been managed by
the persons whose money built them
Now persons who don't own them ask you-the
voter, who are the fellow who must ultimately de-
cide-to give them the job Of managing these COM
panies. Fire Doe and give US his place" say the
public ownership advocates
But how do you know that political office-holders
whose money is not involved in these works can
manage them better than the persons whose money
is at stake ?-Girard in Philadelphia Ledger.
The Washington herald., 1914-11-23

1t is high time to begin that early Christmas
shopping.
While New York is trying to cope with the prob
lem of caring for its unemployed army there are
I,4oo men prevented from working, and work on
subway contracts involving over $I2oooooo is held
up owing to dispute between the labor unions and
the contractors over the alleged violation of the
alien clause in the State labor law Union labor
leaders claim that the contractors refuse to employ
citizen labor because of the higher wage demanded,
while the contractors declare they are unable to
secure citizen labor at any price. Probably part
of each claim IS true
There seems to be doubt however, that
a large percentage of the unemployed army is COM
posed of aliens. With winter and its suffering near
at hand the quickest solution, if it be but tenn
porary lies in the plan to have the alien clause of the
labor law declared unconstitutional The merits
of the rival contentious be investigated and ad-
justed after the men who are willing to work have
been given the opportunity.
The Washington herald., 1914-11-23

The shooting of to death in the Tower
OF London-the first execution there since the middle
uf the eighteenth century-is calculated to give
twentieth century civilization shock, and yet Lody
the spy, merely paid the penalty he had incurred
meeting his fate bravely with eyes unshielded. The
report that the British Cabinet favored sentence of
life imprisonment but that Earl Kitchener realizing
the necessity of extreme measures in dealing with
the spy menace, insisted the death penalty, is
quite credible. Kitchener is a man of war and used
to its WAYS.
The Washington herald., 1914-11-23
Army and Navy Personals.

Mrs. A E. Bates, Of Philadelphia, was
hostess at an informal luncheon on No
vember Il for Mrs. Scott. wife OF Cen
Scott, Chief Of Stan OF the army.
The wedding Of Miss Elise Bevan Nil
Ter. daughter Of Mr.. S. Bevan Miller. and
Mr.. Henry Fairfax Ayres. son Of the
late Col. Ayrcs. [. $. A, and Mrs.
Henry Greenleaf Ayres, OF New York,
will take place December at noon at
Emmanuel Protestant Episcopal Church.
! Baltimore. Nd. Miss Allison Janney
! Miller will he her sisters maid OF honor
and only attendant Mr.. Ayres will have
as his best man Nr. George Z. Starr.
| OF Philadelphia and the Ushsrs will be
Mr.. Lloyd AspinwaH and Mr.. Russell W.
| EaSle, of New York: Lieut. George W.
Goethals, l. :. A; Lieut.. Harry Pfeil.
| L. s. A: Mr.. Emile V. Cutrer, OF Mis-
sissippg and Mr.. F. Morris Miller, broth
er OF the bride-slect. Owing to mourning
| in the family Of Miss Miller. q small
wedding breakfast will follow.
The engagement has just been announc-
ed Of Miss Marie Donaldson Ames,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Blan-
| Chard Ames. Of Boston. Mass. and En-
sign Richard Evelyn Byrd L. s. v.
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Evelyn
/ Byrd, of Richmond. Va. and well known
in Washington. Miss A:1es IS a gifted
viOIinist and one Of - most graceful
amateur dancers n Boston. Ensign Byrd
I has recently been attached to the L. S. 8.
Dolphin.
There will be an informal hop held in
the sail loft Of the Philadelphia Navy
Yard on Friday evening, November p.
from Q to - o'clock. All visiting officers
OF the army and navy and their families
mission are required. ii is requested that
names be phoned to Capt. W. s. Smith.
/. $. ". any time up to p. m. OF that
evening.
Capt. and Mrs. Clarence Northrup
Jones entertained at dinner Wednesday
night at their quarters at Fort Myer in
compliment to Mrs. Jones' father and
mother, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Stephens
Norton, who will spend the winter with
them The other guests were Countess
Dumas, Col. Wilder, and Col. and Mrs.
Mrnoher.
Rear Admiral c. NJ Chester, U. sN.
retired. read a paper entitled The Vol
unteer Navy During the Revolutionary
War; on Wednesday night before the
District Of Columbia Society. Sons Of the
American Revolution, at a meeting held
at Rauscher's-
Mrs. J. Franklin Bell, who has been
spending several weeks with Gen and
Mrs. Darlington, leaves Washington next
week to make visits In Kentucky and
Chicago before returning to Texas City,
where Gen. Bell is stationed.
The Rev. and Mrs. Clarence W. BIsp-
ham, OF Philadelphia, will entertain in
honor OF their daughter, Miss SOphy
Bispham, at the Army and Navy foot
BAH game on Saturday. The guests will
be Miss Ruth Wilson, daughter Of Capt.
W MlLson. Z. S. A, OF Washington; Miss
Dorothy Mason, daughter of Admiral Ma
son, U. S. N, of Washington: Miss
Beile Thompson, of Baltimore. and Miss =
Eleanor Eyster, of Charlottesville, Va
NIter the game Mr.. and Mrs. Bispham
VIII entertain a number OF the naval
lIncers and their wives at their home.
rhere will be Informal dancing and
'unet supper. Mrs. Casey, wife Of the
CONTINUED on PAGE FIVE
The Washington herald., 1914-11-23

us by Europe of war supplies regardless of cost
exports rose from $Is6oooooo in September to $Ios-
100000 in October but while our imports in October
1913, were in round figures $I33oooooo our i'm
ports n October of this gear were substantially
$I38oooooo That is to say, our imports were $685.
40 greater even with lessened pressure of foreign
competition.
1t is obviously too soon for our Democratic
friends to congratulate themselves favorable
working of the new tariff from their point of view
The Washington herald., 1914-11-23
Cost of Physical Valuation.

The cost of the physical valuation of railroads is
steadily rising. At first it was thought it would be
FIVE or SIX millions; Later tins was raised to five or
roads, Now Mr. Prouty, who is as likely to know
as anybody, talks about S5ooooooo, and, what is
more serious still, the government ownership that
is likely to result. Probably Senator LaFolIette
wanted the government ownership to begin with
but we doubt very much if the country does, and if
will be still less likely to several years hence when
the physical valuation shall be completed-PhiIadel-
rhia Record
The Washington herald., 1914-11-23

There must be some other reason than suspicion
OF espionage for refusing Japanese aviator permis-
sion to make flight over Hawaii Honolulu dis
patch says Gov Pinkham has denied the aviator the
desired permission, intimating that he did so on
orders from Washington, and that the Japanese
colony is resentful There is certainly no necessity
for Japan to employ aviator to find out anything
about Honolulu. So that Gov. Pinkhams action
must have been based upon other consideration
1t does seem, however, that good many of sur
comparatively trivial official acts are calculated
unnecessarily to rritate the Japanese
The Washington herald., 1914-11-23

/: Doinss Of Society I;


tee Of Mercy. an organization which has
busted itself in many ways raising funds
| for the women and children made desti-
tute by the world war. The officers Of
the Committee OF Mercy are: Honorary
President. Senator Elihu Root; vice
presidents. Charles W.. Eliot, Mrs. J.
Borden Hartman and John Purroy
Mitchell; chairman Of the executive SOM
! mittee. Miss Katherine B. Davis: vice
chairman, Joseph NJ Price; chairman Of
good; treasurer. August Belmont, ana
secretary, W. H. Hamilton
Mr.. Bo Sweeney. Assistant Secretary
Of the Interior. Is at the Arlington. Hot
Springs, Ark, as guest Of Col 8. W.
Fordyce.
a guest Of Mrs. Henry F. Dimock, In
New YORK.
An event Of the Thanksgiving week al
Asheville, n. C, will be a reception, for
which 2.C00 invitations will be issued by
Mr.. and Mrs. L L. Jenkins. formerly of
this city. 1t will be held at their eoun-
Try place. Gastonia
Miss Laura Graves will make her de-
but at Christmas time, when her mother,
Mrs. John Temple Graves, will entertain
at a tea. followed by a dance, In her
honor.
Mr.. John Temple Graves, tr.. a senior
at Princeton, will spend Thanksgiving
holidays with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Graves in this city.
Mr.. and Mrs Hartwell Mccartney. Of
Washington. D. c.. have taken an apart
ment in the Hendrick Hudson, in New
York, for the winter.
Miss Clare de Granenried gave a re-
ception Saturday for Mrs F. Bullock
Workman and DR.. W. Hunter Workman.
Sir George Paish. 'the celebrated Eng
lish inancier. returned to the Plaza, In
New York City, on Friday, from Mon
treal. and left Immediately for the foot
ball game at New Haven. He returned
to the Plaza last night and will remain
in town for several days.
Miss Ethel Noyes has returned from
New York. Mrs. Frank p. Noyes and
Miss Frances y. Noyes are at Atlantic
City.
Lieut.. Col Joseph E Kuhn. U. S. A.
and Mrs. Kuhn soon will go to West
Point Military Academy for a stay with
their son. Mr.. Parker Kuhn. before re-
turning to New York to remain until De-
cember l. when Col Kuhn will start for
Europe.
Mrs. Henry c. Muslin is stopping with
her brother-in-law and sister. Mai. Gen.
George Barnett, L. 5. NJ. c., and Mrs.
Barnett.
Commander Carl T. Vogelgesang. U. S.
N. and Mrs. Vogelgesang. who have
been stopping at the Dring Cottage, in
Old Beach road. Newport. r. L, will
occupy their cottage at the training sta
ton for the winter next Tuesday.
Rear Admiral Austin NJ. knight, L. s.
y, gave a dinner last night at the War
College, IN Newport. p !.
Mrs. Douglas ~. Childs. Of Rochester.
y. Y. accompanied by Miss NJ c. Nor
-is. OF MontrOse, Pa. is making a brief
visit to friends in Washington while en-
route south for the winter While here
hey are guests at Hotel PoNhatan-
Mr.. Henry Lee Valentine, OF Rich
nOnd. accompanied by his two daughters.
s making an extended stay in Wash
ngIon, and while here are guests at
Hotel POwhatan
The Washington herald., 1914-11-23

1t is predicted that at the approaching session of
the North Dakota legislature efforts will be made
through a constitutional amendment to relieve the
people of the expense and annoyance of a multi
plicity of elections. North Dakota is not the only
State in which complaint is heard that the frequency
with which the voters called upon to exercise
the franchise has become burdensome, and the
try may be treated to the amazing spectacle OF the
people of three four States trying to rid them
selves of the bother of the ballot.
The Washington herald., 1914-11-23
Found I'm the Ballot Box.

What do you mean?" demanded the
woman watcher at the polls.
Whats wrong?'
81 hear you have been throwing out the
ballots of women"
I'VE have not. We did throw out a
recipe for sponge cake, a package Of
powder papers. and a couple Of love
The Washington herald., 1914-11-23
Keeping the Mind Open.
By JOHN d. BARRY.

~ NE hears a good deal now
" adays about the import
ance of health. The relation of
mind and body is strongly en-
phasized. 1t is generally accept
ed that a sick body may produce
sick mental states and that sick
mental states may cause physical
ills.
The tendency of the day is
to lay great stress on keeping
the mind wholesome. We all
know that some of the most
terrible ills of life result from
The Washington herald., 1914-11-23

Ii the long expected Zeppelin raid on London
materalizes, it is reasonably certain that alto
gcther chapter in the story of aerial warfare will
be written The Germans are supposed TO have
made very elaborate preparations for the attack,
and of course the British have been sitting down
gazing skyward. They have doubt planned a
ception for the visitors.
The Washington herald., 1914-11-23

All is well with the country, at last. We have
it from no less an authority than Louis Brandeis
who, in predicting an era of prosperity added: 81
believe the large corporation today doing every
thing in their power to obey the law. They have
found it does not pay to do otherwise l think the
trust situation in this country is now well in hand"
Surely if things look good to Louis Brandeis we can
take off the brakes and go ahead
The Washington herald., 1914-11-23
A Dry Atmosphere.

"I like this quaint little mountain viii
lage OF yours, waiter. 1 suppose I can
get plenty of oxygen here"
NO. sir; we've got local option
Sacred Heart Review.
The Washington herald., 1914-11-23

Missouri said show me to an old woman who
was being cared for because she destitute. She
did, she went down in her stocking and pulled out
S4Q3oSo in cash. Still, all Missouri women can't
do as well when asked the show me- question.
The Washington herald., 1914-11-23
Not What He Meant.

The Host-It's beginning to rain; you'd
better stay to dinner.
The Guest-Oh, thanks. very much: but
It's not bad enough for that.-Yale
Recor.
The Washington herald., 1914-11-23

The Kaiser has just had a conference with all his
sons and the war correspondents confess they don't
know what was discussed or even where the meeting
was held. For once their dispatches sound entirely
plausible
The Washington herald., 1914-11-23
Counting Them.

Are your sons running expenses with
his auto much?"
well. with running up a bill for sup
plies and running down pedestrians and
getting run in by the cops. they do run
some."-Baltimore American.
The Washington herald., 1914-11-23
He Could Only shrug His Shoulder.

"a French officer captured by the Ger
mans had great difficulty in explaining
that he was not a spy.
Great difficulty, you say"
'Yes. His hands were tied behind him
and he couldn't gesticulate. ."-Birming
ham (Ala-) Age-Herald.
The Washington herald., 1914-11-23

Are to understand now that the Turks tried
to sink the Tennessees launch to prevent it from
being blown up by mine?
The Washington herald., 1914-11-23


But there is one kind of mental unwholesome-
ness that is seldom if mentioned in connection
with homilies this subject.
1t is keeping the mind closed.
Most of US keep our minds closed in some direc-
tons.
Some of US keep our minds closed in nearly all
directions. They grow to be like sunless, i-venti-
lated rooms.
know man who seldom reads book. From
edge he would be considered uneducated, perhaps
ignorant
And yet he is one of the most highly educated
of men
How has he received his education?
Chiefly by listening and by looking, by keeping
open-minded
On an Atlantic steamship once I met an exceed
ingly interesting He was weIl-known gam
bier. By gambling he had made fortune. In the
reading-room of the ship used to him reading
books by John Fiske. By chance we fell into talk
He told about his love of books of old furniture
and of paintings. He had made a collection Of
Whstlers paintings and he had known Whistler
intimately About Whistler, both as artist and man,
he related many delightful anecdotes q became in
terested in paintings" he said, because l wanted
my children to learn to love the best things m the
world of art And for similar reason developed
an interest in reading. Later, in furnishing my
home began to take interest in furniture After
all" he sagely remarked they are one and the same
interest They show the mind of at work to
express itself in forms of beauty"
The Washington herald., 1914-11-23
Morning Smiles.

What's the trouble at wombat's
house?"
''WCmbat accuses his wife OF using
dunldum biscuit.-Louisville Courier
Journal
The Washington herald., 1914-11-23

An American bride allowed her husband, In
dian prince drag her aboard ship by the hair of
her head Wen bet she is not red-head