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SIGNIFICANCE OF THE
CANCER DEATH RATE.

Some of the discussion concerning
cancer mortality and the radium
market by Congress causes wonder
IS TO whittier we may be drifting in
this matter of death statistics.
1t is fairly obvious that mans
destiny is death. 1t is equally
obvious that if there were only two
fatal diseases, each causing a NOR
tality of so per cent, and an abso-
lutte cure for one Of them were
found and applied, the other would
become the cause Of 100 per cent of
all deaths.
Medical men state that recent ad-
vances III their science have about
doubled the chances of a person at
tsining the age Of forty-fve. Of
diseases to which the human being
is liable before that age smallpox
has all but been eradicsted, the NOR
tslity from typhoid, diphtheria and
even tuberculosis has been enorm-
ously reduced, the ravages of puer-
Peral fever, appendicitis and various
other scourges have been much miti-
gated by antisepsis and surgery.
Furthermore, preventive medi-
cine, better sanitation, better in
spection of milk supplies, better un-
derstanding of the laws of health,
even better fire and accident preven-
ton methods, have contributed each
its share toward reducing the causes
Of death-and thereby raised the
percentage of deaths from causes
they cannot reach.
It is the irony of fate, perhaps
that all these advances should have
as one result an absolute increase il
the death rate from disease which
entails terrible suffering. But
against the added probability thai
one will eventually die of it there il
at least the added probability tha'
one will live. till the time comes
when its development is most likely
1t is practically, if not truly, dis
case Of old age. There is, further
more, the comfort that as its preva
lence becomes more marked it is be
ing the more vigorously attacked
The s.Idy has even now advance
SO far that, were such statistic
available, It would probably b
found that The death rate from ''in
frmities Of Old age" is growing fas
ter than that from cancer. When
gets t. 1"D per cent medicine wi
Rave about served its purpose.
The Washington times., 1914-04-05
Wiley Urges Eugenics
Law for Husbands OF 70

MADISON, Wis. April 5.-Har-ey w.
Wiley advocated an euCenics law Ior
husbands, "een though SeNen'E Sea''
M NJ am the tather OF Two eusenlc
babies, and know declarsd pr.
WiIey, who is siyty-scvcn. one Is
so narf.-rt II t"re"- " "ek -"id h'pS
,hs Smithsonian Institute has mld5
Cost Of tho infant 10 exhibit at the
iI.ana,Ia-Paciiic Exposition. Ie; oNerE-
body marry? No, o1ly hea,tnS per
<.rs should be allowed 10 wed
pr. Wiley scored the WlSon hl-
mjnistratinn for alleged di'ator\ tao
tirs in not taking a nrm stand IN en-
scting and enforcing pure food laws
The Washington times., 1914-04-05

more than one-half of the force on
Mexico is classified under one or
other of these three heads
With their Springfields. the ma
rines can hit. a man half mile
away. eight out of ten times; op-
posed to them would be MexfcarA
regarded generally as notortoualy
POOR marksmen. and armed with In
ferior guns.
The SpringneIds, however. are but
a part Of the hghtfng equipment of
the sailor-sold.ers. They carry the
three-inch navy gun, throwing six
semi-automatic. a fve-inch gun, and
the fast-flring machine gun. 80 arm
ed, military authorities contend, the
Marines could easily defeat an army
of Mex!cans four times as large as
their OWL
In case of a formal declaration Of
war. the marines would probably be
held back until an invading army
might. be brought up to support
them. This, however. could quickly
be accomplished, as troops could be
transported from Vera Cruz In very
short time. Recognizing the possi-
bility of a contingency demanding
such acton: the Army War College,
tails. including typographical maps
OF every inch Of the land that would
have to be covered.
Shoot By Formula.
So minute are the preparations
that IL Is said the invaders could
halt ten miles outside Of Mexico City
and drop shells on the arsenal, or
any other vantage point IN that city.
These points may never have been
seen by the sunners. but they are
not dependent upon sight or men,
cry: they shoot by mathematical for
mulas.
For the last two decades the ma
rines have been doing the emergency
work OF the nation, and for anything
The Washington times., 1914-04-05
RAILWAY MAIL PAY.

IL Is Oh Wei y SiSoe L. Poi
the question of readjusting the pay
of railways for carrying the mails,
be settled by Congress at the pres
ent session.
This is true by reason of the cor
Germ of both the railroads and the
Government. It is substantially i'm
possible for the parcel post to be de-
veloped and expanded until it is
known what rates must be paid for
the carriage of its wares by the
roads. Congress has reposed In the
postal authorities the power, with
the acquiescence of the Interstate
Commerce Commission, to readjust
rates, weights, ETC., as the needs of
the service may demand. But It IS
very certain that there must pres
emily be a Reorganization OF the
basis of compensation to the rail-
roads for the service they perform;
and this Reorganization Congress
alone can make.
Suppose the Postoffice Depart
ment authorities shall determine on
a given schedule of charges it will
collect for transporting parcels; and
suppose that thereafter Congress
shall increase the allowance to the
railroads for handling this business?
The result might very easily be
serious deficit. Naturally, the postal
officials must be hesitant and uncer-
tain what they can do to expand the
facilities and usefulness Of the pal
eel post in such circumstances.
! A set of parcel post rates that
would be fully compensatory at a
time when the Government is paying
s51, 10000 a year for carrying
mails might prove utterly inad"-
ouate if the Government were pay
ing, say, s65.oOo,ooo for the same
service. This illustrates the situa-
ton that is now confronted. The
: railroads insist that they are under
paid by about s15,0OO,oOo for this
$ service. A commission, headed by
t former Senator Jonathan Bourne
S has been for many months at work
: on a study of the equities in this
matter. It is just concluding its re-
port. There is urgent need that
= Congress act as soon as possible
|. after that report is received by 1t.
d Senator Bourne has taken the
S keenest interest in getting
thorough presentation of the fact
in this matter. Recognized as th'
it father of the parcel post, he has ;
Il natural desire that his system shal
develop and increase its usefulnes
as fast as possible. and on safe, sur
lines. 1t is utterly without the posi-
bilities for this to be accomplished
$ so long as there is grave uncertaint,,
l. about such tlge element of ex
d pense as the compensation to tn
railways.
- A wholesale dealer selling good
J. at today's prices, when there was al
IS most certainty that costs to hir
in would increase presently by 10 or 2
a or 80 per cent, would be in exactl
the same precarious situation ths
ID the administrators of the parcel pos
Of are now. They dare not make vigol
ne GUS, effective moves; yet the cour
D. try is demanding, pleading for, a
en- expansion of parcel post activitie
Mt 1t wants, just as soon as posslbl
r. the lowest rates and the best AZ
The Washington times., 1914-04-05

less than q general invasion thsy
would prove sufficient.
rhcy pushed their way to PskinS
in the Boxer uprtnng. and assumed
the most difficult part Of the deferse
Ss isrs INC srss:a IN acToa. s..
hitherto impsnetrable Island OF sa-
mar. In 1909 and 19oe there were sx-
petitions to Panama, Guantanamo,
and Korea.
IN 1915 marines settled ugly situ-
ations in santo Domingo and Pan
werG thrust into Cuba, disarmsd the
rebeIe, and held the situation until
peace was completely restored.
Blusdelds, Nicaragua, was saved
In 1910 BY Q detachment Of marines.
and the uprising Of blacks In Oriente
province, Cuba, whore 1000 men had
been killed and civil strife was rife.
was auelled by 1850 OF these men IN
is1.
Most Brilliant Exploit.
The most brilliant achievement OF
marines in recent years. however,
was the capture Of Coyotepe. Mica
ragua, the Gibraltar OF Central
America in November Of 1919. In
August Of that year a brigade Of
marines, under Col. Joseph H PEN
dleton. including the command Of
Major Butler, now at Vera Cruz.
was sent into Nicaragua to subdue
revolution.
Railroads had to be restored and
bridges repaired before the invaders
could do more than conduct few
skirmishes. Late in October they
came upon the rebel forces at Coyo-
tepe. The latter refused to surren-
der or evacuate. Consequently, an
attack was made on october 31- On
November 4 Colonel Pendleton de-
terrnined to make an assault WITT
in forty minutes, so effective was the
fire. that the superior force In its all
but impregnable position surren-
dered. The Americans lost four men.
The first notable achievement OF
the marine corps recorded by Amer
can history Is the capture OF Derne,
in 1903 The marines marched 6e
miles across the north African desert
frum Alexandra, stormed tae fortth-
cations at Derne, and unfurled the
Stars and Stripes for the frst time
over a fortress Of the Old World
Wear Mamsluke Sword.
7, commemoration of this victory
the marine officers today wear the
MameIuke sword. with it's ivory grip
and golden guard. This sword was
carried by the Egyptian forces which
supported them in their African cam
paign-
II marines should be called upon
70 90 into Mexico this year, II would
not be the first time that the csrps
had marched toward Mexico City
In 1s47. a battalion of the CORPS lsno
ed at Vera Cruz and pushed INLAND
with General Scott On September
"a. OF that year. Major Levi Tw1ggs,
of the Marine Corps. with 100 men
under Capt. J. G. Reynolds. also OF
the marines. led the advance on Cns-
pultepec. He was killed while his
party with their ladders and pfck-
axes were attempting to scale the
The fortress fell. however. and the
marine battalion. as part OF Gen.
eraJ Ouitman's division was q par,
Of the advance army which entered
| Mexico City. A grand-nephew OF
Major Twisgs, who fell at Cnapui-
tepec, Major John Twiggs Myers, Is
member Of the Marine Corps. and
has recently returned from service
In Pacific waters. Should there pc
occasion to enter Mexico, he prop
ably would be detailed for sucn
duty.
The Washington times., 1914-04-05
Loans WarShip Model.

Secretary of the Navy Daniels has
agreed to permit the exhibition of the
iinccn-foot model of tho battlcship
New York, uhicn nov stands in his
office. at the clubhouEc of the New
York Yacht Club for limited period.
1'Ir vessel Ia to he put INTO commIS-
sion Wednesday and New York yachts
,rrI, desired to exhibit its model at
thut time.
The Washington times., 1914-04-05
FREDERICK WEYER-
HAEUSER.

Andrew Carnegie few years ago
expressed the opinion that about all
the great American fortunes, found |
ed OH the seizure and monopoliza-
tion of some Dig natural resource,
had been made. In fact he said he
could observe only one more fortune
of that class in process of building,
and that was held by Frederick
Weyerhaeuser.
At the age of seventy-nine,
Weyerhaeuser is dead. He came, a
poor immigrant boy, from Germany.
There is widely entertained opinion
that he died seized of wealth in
Northwestern timber that will one
day make his estate overtop any
other in the world. But that is mere
conjecture, for almost nothing def
mite is really known about Weyer-
haeuser's affairs. He was a strange
ly reticent man; his capacity for do
ing very big things with very little
noise was well-nigh beyond belief.
Weyerhaeuser as a youthful Ia
borer went to Rock Island, ILL.,, and
worked in sawmill. That was at
the early stage of the lumber indus
try's development; in the years when
the logs were cut in Minnesota and
Wisconsin, and RATED down the
Mississippi to be sawn; when the
real fortunes in the business were
made by the sawmill people of Rock
Island, Clinton, Moline, Davenport,
nubuuue, Keokuk, Lyons and the
rest of the towns on the Illinois-Iowa
line. A long list of the great for
tunes of the West We're begun in
that numbering industry, now almost
disappeared, along the Mississippi.
The forests were at last exhausted,
the mills shut down, the operators
went into other business with their
fortunes. Among these was Weyer-
haeuser, who was already a very
wealthy man before his Rock
Island business had been outgrown
: and he had betaken his headquar-
! tiers to the Twin Cities.
At this period Weyerhaeuser dis
cerned that the big opportunity in
lumber was in controlling standing
timber. lie set about to get as
much as possible of this. The most
s that can be said is that he has left
e a young empire Of the richest and
, most valuable timber lands of the
, lake region and the Northwest coas.
country, in the control IF the aggre-
CATION of interests which he headed.
One day, when the lessening lumuer
: supply forces the utilization OF
d these supplies, The Weyerhaeuser In
v terests will cut out billions upon
billions of dollars worth of lumber
The reticent, almost unknown
Weyerhaeuser used to say of him.
self that he had failed at everything
S except lumber. 1t is said that he
J. lost money whenever he tackled any
n thing else; but for lumber his genius
5 was unbeatable. Seemingly. he was
v a man of narrow range and intense
It purposes. He couldn't see over d
st wide field, but he could see 4 Ions
r way straight ahead, like a H'aI
J. looking through a tunnel. Hf
n wanted money, and power. lie go
S. both; but precisely what satisfac
e, ton they meant to him would b'
J. difficult to conjecture.
The Washington times., 1914-04-05

relay demolished trackage, and to
reconstruct destroyed bridges.
Expert Marksmen.
One might smile at the suggestion
of sending 1000 men to make their
way to Mexico City. but 1t must De
remembered that the marines are
probably the best marksmen enlisted
under the American colors. They
are armed with the latest type OF
SprinRfield rifle, and A per cent OF
the personnel Of the eEtire corps Is
qualified either as expert rifieInen,
sharpshooters or marksmen, while
The Washington times., 1914-04-05

would be picked up at Pensacola
and relayed to The battleships on
the Mexican coast, and to the ports
in which the reserve forces are
now located. Immediately the ma
rines would set about their work.
Their destination would be Mex
ico city. At Vera Cruz they would
seize such rolling stock as might
be available, make up trains and
operate them.
Fighting is not the only work to
which the men in the corps are
trained. Being the advance guard
of Americas Invading forces. they
are taught to operate railroads, to
The Colorado statesman., 1914-11-14

In the ready-made garments an elastic
cord is used, and for comfort in loung
ing 1t is to be commended
The skirt portion is straight and nm.
ished with a two-inch hem, and is
closed in a seam from little below
the waist line downward. A rose made
of ribbon or of the crepe finishes the
closing at the front. Snap fasteners
are used instead of hooks and eyes
A sheer collar of white organdie
with narrow hem-stitched hem is fin
ished with bias tape about the neck
1t is basted in the neck of the morn
ing gown. Cuffs to match are worn,
basted in the sleeves and turned back
over them, as shown in the picture
Similar collar and cuff sets made OF
net are pretty for the same purpose.
Small flower forms in silk floss are
embroidered on the sleeves and waist
portion of this gown. the floss match
ing the fabric in color. 1t is washable
but some of these morning gowns and
kimonos of cotton crepe are embroid.
cred in graceful flower sprays in which
white cotton floss is used effectiveh
on the colored materials. Blue, pink
light green, lavender. and rose coloi
are all much used for these dresses
JULIA BoTTOMLEY.
The Colorado statesman., 1914-11-14

A CONVENIENT garment has been
IA evolved for. the delinquent fair
ONES who sleep late and rush through
hasty toilet in order to be pre-
sen,able at the breakfast table. 1t
combines the outlines and certain fea-
lures of the plain kimono with those
Of simple Empire gown. Thus it is
as easily slipped on as kimono and
has the quaint grace of the high
wasted Empire dress.
Cotton crepe, challie, albatross,
nuns yelling, or other supple and
wa.hable fabrics are used for making
these morning gowns, with the cotton
crepe favored above the others. This
Is n substantial, attractive washable
fabric and does not really require iron
ing 1t is woven in all the light and
pretty colors which are used in the
Japanese silk of which silk kimonos
are made. and in both plain and fig
ured patterns. The designs are copied
after those used in the silks.
The upper part of this morning
dress is cut with straight, moderately
wide kimono sleeves, and the regula-
ton 'V"-shaped neck. The sleeves are
,hree-quarter length and sometimes
finished with a turnback cuff. The
waist line is introduced by means of
a cord over which the crepe is snirred.
The Colorado statesman., 1914-11-14

T' AREE pretty and simple little
frocks adapted to the use Of the
dancing girl are shown here They
make no attempt at the unusual in
style or the intricate in composition.
or to be anything but youthful and at
tractive
Anyone who is patriotic enough to
be interested in the use of fine cotton
fabrics or cotton laces, of which so
much is manufactured here in Amer
lea, may study these gowns and re-
produce them in cottons. There is a
world of beautiful goods in printed
cottons to choose from. The plain voiles
and marquisettes and figured pat
terms in the same materials, and the
dainty printed cotton nets vie with
lovely quaker laces in adaptability to
the simpler evening gowns
Already ile foremost American de-
signers are finding quaker lace ideal
for those GYMS made for the young
girls dancing party. 1t is altogether
practical, for it is an inexpensive
ace as filmy as cobweb and as durable
rs net
The Youngest of the three little
maids who stem to be in gay readiness
Tor the neXt dance has on a short,
plain skirt of taffeta, Over this a
bodice and overdress in flowered yoile
sas inserts Of princess lace at the
front and bordering tie sleeves. The
pointed neck is set over little fichu
Of folded chiffon.
The Colorado statesman., 1914-11-14

Her taller sister wears a draped
skirt of soft crepe, folded over at the
front and with a low baby" waist.
Over this plain short-sleeved bodice
and short tunic of quaker lace is worn,
confined at the waist with a twisted
velvet girdle. Velvet ribbon is
draped on the skirt under the lace
tunic in clever sash arrangement.
The sleeves are edged with a narrow
fancy cotton edging.
The remaining dress of the three is
made of a lightweight satin, with
plain underskirt and a tunic set on to
yoke. A plain short waist of the
satin is sleeveless
The chic coatee of renaissance lace,
made of lace braid wrought into floral
patterns with lace stitches, is the
dominant feature in this charming
gown for the oldest of the three young
buds Lace of this kind is handmade,
and except for the difference in the
braids used, is much like battenberg
lace, which so many women know
how to make for themselves.
The fine cotton crepes and voiles,
plain or printed, and the filmy cotton
laces, not to speak of the silky mer.
cerized cotton fabrics which are to be
had in all the light evening colors, of.
fer the most appropriate materials for
the young girls party gown. and in
them the charm of her youth makes
itself most strongly felt.
The Colorado statesman., 1914-11-14
Thlnu of the Past.

Our memory goes back to the time
when the mere sight of bolt of red
flannel in the dry goods store would
give rise to the most tender feelings in
a young mans breast, but we suppose
the young men of the present day
would wonder what in the world the
stuff was ever used for.-Ohio State
Journal.
The Colorado statesman., 1914-11-14
Friuhtened.

What was the matter with Old
Boozie when he called the doctor at
midnight last night?" He thought
he had lost his sense of taste. His
wife's hat was on the dining room ia.
BILE and he ate the grapes off it,
Exchange.
The Colorado statesman., 1914-11-14
Where He Drew the Line.

Suburban Resident-1t's simply fine
to wake up in the morning and hear
the leaves Whispering outside your
window. City Man-It's all right to
could stand hearing the grass mown,
-Tit-Bits.
The Colorado statesman., 1914-11-14

BrIckIer's New Barber Shop Is To-
Gated at 22o8 larlmer street. Shave,
10. Hair cut, 25c; children, 15c.
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