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The Washington herald., 1914-01-10

Interesting statistics illustrating the
effect, in part at least, of modern san
itation and progress in medical science
were presented by Frederick L. Hoff-
man, of Newark, N. J., in an address
before the National Conference on
Race Betterment at Battle Creek, Mich,
on Thursday
On the basis of available statistics
from civilized countries, he estimated
the worlds birth rate at 34.3 a thou
sand and the worlds death rate at
$50, leaving an annual natural rate of
increase of % for each thousand of
population. THE present rate of nat
ural increase he said, is certain to
grow if the downward tendency of the
death rate is further augmented by
sanitary improvement, particularly in
the case of uncivilized countries and
primitive races"
Mr.. Hoffman declared that during
the last thirty years the death rate for
England and Wales has decreased from
1914 to I4.7; that of the German En-
pire from 25,3 TO I7.o; that of Ameri-
can cities from 1911 to I62.
The Washington herald., 1914-01-10
SAY WOMAN KILLED HER BABY.
Hospital Authorities Bring Charge
and Warrant Is sworn Out.

Orange, N. J., Jan. 9-A warrant
charging Maiiza du France. otherwise
known as Mrs. Ashley said to be con-
nected with a prominent East Orange
family, with numbering her baby was
sworn out by the prosecutor Of Essex
County today and the woman will be ar
rested as soon as she is able to leave
the hospital where the child was born.
The young woman arrived at the hos
pital last Sunday and was given &C
commodation in the maternity ward. On
Tuesday her child was born. Yesterday
a nurse was passing her cot and noticed
the baby struggling. She picked it up
ard within few minutes it died in her
arms.
An autopsy indicated that the baby
died from strangulation.
The Washington herald., 1914-01-10
Free Trade and Potatoes.

Potatoes this year are on the free
list and the American yield has been a
partial failure. The result of the lat
ter is that prices have been raised
above the average. Careful housewives
naturally expected that the United
States would receive large supply from
abroad, but man proposes, God dis
poses The Federal government has
ordered the exclusion of all foreign po-
tatoes on the ground that the scab was
present among them, and it was a pri-
mary duty to protect the home product
from those injurious pests. This is
undoubtedly correct if applied with rea-
son. The chestnut blight, that is de-
stroying chestnut trees in the North
eastern States, is believed to have orig
mated from a foreign importation. The
gypsy and brown-tailed moths, the San
Jose scale, the cotton boil weevil, and
numerous other pests costing this coun-
try scores of millions annually in the
aggregate were the result of foreign
pests which found conditions in this
country especially favorable for their
spread.
In discussing a modified order from
the Secretary of the Treasury permit
ting the importation of potatoes from
those districts not affected by any dis
ease which affects that vegetable, the
Pittsburgh Dispatch says it was en-
tirely right for the government to ex-
clude infected products, and even prod
ucts under suspicion of infection"
1t is certainly to be hoped that the
precautions taken will exclude all in
fectious diseases, but it is equally to
be desired that the Federal order is
carried out in the spirit in which it
was made and that government officials
will see to it that every effort be made
to get foreign importers in unaffected
districts ship their surplus stock to this
country.
The Washington herald., 1914-01-10
Income Tax Problems.

II will be necessary for the govern
ment to grant the utmost leniency and
for the Internal revenue officials and
the public to exercise patience to the
limit in connection with the enforce
ment of the new income tax law. Only
a few weeks remain in which to file
schedules and everybody seems yet to
be adrift in a s-a Of complications.
Lawyers and BARI, citizens and
Treasury oPisilis d1er among them
selves as 70 sast what must or rust
not bc DON. aud she list of rules ard
regulations ar. being added % or
changed constantly.
L IS not an ssss task for the ia
d;yiauSi, married Of single, who has
salary and a small ip5ome from n
sessmezss, plus few oebts. TO hsure
,out last how to render lis sCoount. His
RerplrSify 5 added % .~ .oe fact that
o1sy psii ~ z gar- f. TO be taken
iuto ooasidera,iGn. Multiply these
p-uki@s.ss by .u sgi you have some
idcs y the piisr of man engaged in
zns b,isinesz II moderate proportions.
Larger firms find it necessary to as
silG q -orce of clerks TO the task of
couipi.Ing the required information. Ex-
e.ltors of estates have added troubles.
Not many people viii regard it as
pleasant pastime, when the result will
be only to notify the government just
how much to collect from them. A
heavy penalty is provided for failure
to comply with the law, but, with no
one sure of his ground there are bound
to be endless mistakes and delays, and
it would certainly be unjust to infict
punishment except in fragrant cases of
violation.
The Washington herald., 1914-01-10
U. S. SEEKS RACE RETIREMENT.
DR.. Austin, of Public Health Serv-
ice, Addresses Conference.

Battle Creek, Mich. Jan. s-The mental.
physical. and moral advancement OF
mankind was discussed from almost ev-
cry angle by men and women in their
respective fields OF endeavors at todsy's
session in the National Race Betterment
Conference.
Booker T. Washington discussed the
Negro Race" DR.. ]. n. Hurley. of the
Indiana State Board OF Health. spoke on
The Cost of Living as a Factor in
Race Degeneracy;" DIR. Carolin Geisel.
of Shorter College, talked on The Race
Betterment In women's Colleges" and
DIR. II. w. Austin. of the United States
Public Health Service, told What the
United States Public Health Service Is
Doing for Race Betterment"
The Washington herald., 1914-01-10

voter win not wait longer for dem
onstration. In 1910 he viii be ready
TO intrust the task to other hands If
AT that he expects has not been ac-
complished. He has done so repeatedly
in the past.
If Senator Burton may be regarded
as in any sense spokesman for the
Republicans. that party viii be found
ready and willing to raise the standard
of the modern Humanitarian move
ment.1
But there is always Roosevelt to
reckon with.
The Washington herald., 1914-01-10
THE OPEN FORUM
c.rss..i wi..... ana the R.Ie Of
FAITH.

\
To the Editor: I undertook In your
Open Forum Of January to disprove the
charge that I had accused Roman Cath
olics OF "worshiping ifnasea" This did
completely by showing that the words OBJ
jected to were not mine but Cardinal
Baltimore In 1s4s. where. on page 16. those
words are found The one issue made
was that was not expressing my opinion
but making q quotation. 1t matters not
who said the words. or what he meant
by them, provided II WAS made plain that
they were not my words
But now comes forward Mr.. Frances
de Sales Ryan and seeks to change the
issue and to convict me of unfairness.
because / omitted certain Introductory
sentences which he quotes. ] deny the
charge The cardinal makes himself re-
sponsible for the description OF how the
conversion of certain Romanists to Prot
estantism took place: THE history In
every case Is simply this. that the in
dividual became possessed OF the Word
of God, of the Bible; that he perused
this book; that he could not find in IL
transubstantiation or auricular confess
sion, that he could not discover in II
one word of purgatory. or OF worshipfng
images"
Then follows what Mr.. Ryan fails to
quote. viz: He perhaps goes to the
priest, and tells him that he cannot ind
these doctrines In the Bible. The priest
argues with him and endeavors to con-
vince him that he shoulc shut up the book
that is leading him sstray: he preserves.
he abandons the communion OF the
Church OF Rome, a. becomes a Prot
estant. Now. in all this, the man was
Protestant from the beginning: he
started with the principle that whatever
Is not in that book cannot be true re-
ligion, or an article Of faith-and that
Is the principle Of Professionalism
He set out with the supposition that
whatever Is not in the Bible is no part
OF Gods truth; he does not find certain
things in the Bible. and concludes that
therefore, the religion that holds these. Is
not the true religion OF Christ"
Now. sir. j quoted this passage in my
address in the New National Theater to
show that while the rule of faith for Pro-
testants Is .ound in the Bible, the Roman
Church puts tradition on level with the
Bible, even eXalts it above the Bible.
Does II not bear me out in that state
ment? Observe that Cardinal Wiseman
SAYS not a word about those doctrines be-
ing found in the Bible. noe the contrary.
he says that the Roman Catholic princi-
pie is that God has appointed His church
the infallible and unfailing depository of
all truth q. I'D. Church authority" he
says. is the Catholic principle" and even
must submit their understanding and
mind implicitly to its teaching" They
must enter the church by that one gate
Of absolute. unconditional submission to
the teaching OF the church" Up. 40.
The cardinal appears TO agree with the
priest who tells his parishioner ito shut
up the book that is leading him astray'
that is the Bible. He affirms exactly
what affirmed in my address / have
exactly reproduced his views.
RANDOLPH H. McKIM.
Jan. 9, 1914
The Washington herald., 1914-01-10
At Washington Hotels.

Wizards. F. Prentzel. Philadelphia;
MrJ. John W. Falls, Miss Dorothy Dunn.
Memphis. Tenn: ]. A. Pulliam and wife.
Wheeling, w. Va; John II. Watkins.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Lacy, New York;
James T. McEden. Charlotte, n. C.; w.
III. Macleod. Winnipeg: A. ]. Mitchell.
Toronto: c. Fougeroux. Cognac. France:
Mrs. William L. Lyall. Passaic. n. j.:
AImon Gennison. Canton. n. Y: Roscoe
Crazy. Chicago: r. c. Taylor, Parkers-
burg. W. Va: J. NJ. Curtis, Pittsburgh,
Pa: Mr.. and Mrs. II. G. Vogel. Miss
Edith VI. Vogel, New York: Mr.. and
Mrs. Rogers. Philadelphia: w. II. Whit
taker. city: DIR. and Mrs ]. T. Harring-
ton, Poughkeepsie; Frederick L. Bal
lard. Mr.. and Mrs. William Glasgow. tr.,
Philsdelphis: John Henry Hammond.
Polph. Cantonsville. Md; F. C. Inger-
soil. 81. Paul: Charles II. AuIt. New
York: Mr.. and Mrs. G. F. Fernald, Chi
cago: James l.. Gerry. New York; F. l..
Emery. Boston, r. Floyd Clarke, New
York: Mr.. and Mrs. Guy w. Stepleton,
Butte. Mont: Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Veeder. Chicago: J. w. Thompson. Ed
ward J. Byrnes. S. S. Durham, New
York: Miss Minnie Conrad. White Post,
Va: William l.. Lyall, Passaic, n. j.;
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Megrath, Omaha,
Neb.: c. b. Benedict. Nashville. Tenn;
Alfred L. Loomis, Tuxedo Park. N. Y:
Mr.. and Mrs ]. +. Green. -. Louis. Mo. :
NJ. p. Dalton, L. B. Goodman, New
York: William J. Lee. Philadelphia: GAGS
GuIbert. New YJrk; Airs. w. NJ. Ken
nedy. Shady Side, y. J.; J. II. Shaw.
Fresno Cal: Mr.. and Mrs. J. N. Plant.
Cincinnati; Mr.. and Mrs. H. NJ. McAllis-
ter. jr, Denver: A. NJ. Robson, London,
England: S. c. McCurdy, FL Paso. Tex;
Robert p Barbour. New York; n. p.
Rood. Joplin, Mo-; NJ. r. Sanguinot. Fort
Worth. Tex: Mr.. and Mrs. Charles r.
Towns. New York: J. ]. Lofts. worces-
ter, Mass; DIR. George Ben Johnston.
Richmond. Va; H II. Rice. Mr.. and
Mrs. William G. Foulke, Thomas c.
SteIlwagen, Thomas c. Stellwag gen. jr.,
Philadelphia: p. c. unlike, New York;
w. NJ. Wright. c. w. Colehous, II. A.
scandret. o. II. Beinfohr. A. A. Clapp.
Henry Alton. Chicago; II. c. Browne.
California: Mr.. and Mrs. ]. M. Roth
we'll. Martinsburg, w. Va: c. H. Muir
raw and wife, New York; Mr.. and Mrs.
W. G. Brown. Salt Ste. Marie, Ont;
Thomas r. Woodrow. Denver; II. II.
Thomas, New York: Mrs. A. p. Janney.
Leesburg, Va; c. b. Swain, Milwaukee.
Wis.
The Washington herald., 1914-01-10

pourinss OF some Of cur best cts. to
the everlasting flames which know no
distinction. but consume the good
with the bad and Indifferent. Never
before within the memory Of the
Oldest Inhabitants and Historical
Society has there been such a furious
desire on the part Of some Of our
most pruminent taxpayers to just sit
down and dash OF . few inspirz-
tioning renicles demonstrating that
their cosmos contains a plus per
The Washington herald., 1914-01-10
EVERY SATURDAY
Our Motto; II you sec il in The Big
Std, IL isn't nscssssriiy so.
The Labor Situation.
By the Contributing Editor,
SAM GoMPERs.

Oeveland-Twenty-eight girls en-
ployed in the hot rolleTs'. kneades'.
and cutters room at the American
Chicle Compsny's plant. driven TO
desperation by the tantalizing music
at a nearby hotel. went out on
strike.-BoBBY BULkLEY.
Norfolk, vs.-Fifty men and WON
en- we,t on strike at the Gayley pick
le works here yesterday because .
mule that heehawed in an adjoining
yard had habit Of breaking on the
upper register. Most of the ladies
and gents who were employed in
said pickle emporium have the ar
tistic Temperament, and they could
nC. endure the mules false noteS-
WALT. WATSON.
Hanover. PA strike was de
clared yesterday by the employees of
the eystone Collar Button Com
pany because the management had
posted an order forbidding the sing
ing of The Trail Of the Lonesome
Pine" The employees. who are paid
b. the piece. claim they can't work
as fast when they are deprived Of
the privilege OF singing The Trail"
as they can when they are per
mitted to hum that inspiring song.
A complete tieup exists-JoHN
flGEY
The Washington herald., 1914-01-10
Man and Gems Vanish.

Chicago. Jan. 9-Diamonds valued at
Lctween $500 and $4,000 disappeared ST.
simultaneously with Leon Reinhold, a
salesman for a New York jewelry house,
according to police information late to-
day. A warrant for Reinhold's arrest
was issued. Reinhold was salesman for
S. Strassburger & Sons, Of New York.
The Washington herald., 1914-01-10
Fruit and Flower.

A prominent leader in the move
ment says that nationwide prohibi-
tion will canse. not the masculine
olfactoD. but the country at large.
to bloom like the red. rcd ruse.-
News Item.
The tree By its fruit Is surely known.
Doth Holy Writ disclosed
But mans oft known. it's sad to
own,
BY the blossom on his nose.
EDWIN !. SHoPE
The Washington herald., 1914-01-10
Natures Gifts.
By W. MARCHE.

Turnips, carrots. and sea-kale. with
celery so crisp and pale. are prod
ucts Of oar own fair land. And cab
bages a goodly tribe. which amber
pens might well describe-are also
ours, l understand.
Sweet and homeiike. 0EHMLER
& SCHAEFFER.
The Washington herald., 1914-01-10
To My Charges.
nv PROF. THURSTON

Don't hurry when your mother
calls. you might get orerheated:
don't pencil pictures on the walls
until they are completed: don't fail
TO take a clock apart. and do not
keep too quiet; your parents may be
sad at heart unless you raise a not.
Uplifting and ennobling. BLAIR
& CLAYTON.
The Washington herald., 1914-01-10
Destiny.
BY GEORGE MILLER.

John d. Rockefeller Doyle couldn't
stand the smell Of oil; plays a nd
die now somewhere. and Is busy
raising hair.
Painful. but true. JOHN GA
BRIEL.
The Washington herald., 1914-01-10
By HEN T. OFFTY.

Let others puff upon cigars made
from the cabbage ripe. but for a
solacc nothing mars give me my
meerschaum pipe. At evening when
all work ends. and supper's put
away. seek my pipe Of all my
friends the one I've missed all day.
simply beautiful. STAR HALL &
COCHRAN
The Washington herald., 1914-01-10
Returning . Favor.

ffom Lippincott's
Its going to be war to the knife"
declared the suburban man. who was
feeding his chickens
What now?" asked the friend.
why. Blinks sent me box of axle
grease and advised me to use 1t on my
lawn-mower."
''Well?'
Well. sent 1t back and told him TO
use II on his daughters voice"
The Washington herald., 1914-01-10

: N'ha, a ur= n ice for a joint de-
bate Or J0irl Chautauqua lecture tour |!
Represec,sHi-c Bartholdt, of Missouri,
says grspl juice contains twice as much
a.essol as beer Supporting him is a
Colorado district attorney who has
6led an information in court charging
i a man with selling grape juice contrary
10 the liquor law. He alleges that
grape juice contains SOY per cent al
cohol, and that it cannot be sold in
"dry territory"
And now comes Secretary of State
Bryan, who says in defense of his ia
vorite beverage:
1T is false on its face. Any one
who knows Bartholdt knows that he
would prefer grape Juice to beer if
grape juice had more alcohol in it. l
don't know whether Bartholdt uses
liquor or not, but next to his interest
in international peace he seems to be
interested in compulsory drinking
The report adds that Mr.. Bryan
smiled when he said it.
The Washington herald., 1914-01-10
Constructive Thoughts.

Thirteen and one-half waste paper
basketball leach holding q bnsheD
Of verses and poems were lussed
down 10 the engine room By the
Office bog this morning. and the fire.
man swore heartily under his mus
tache - he confined the soulful out
The Washington herald., 1914-01-10

When a girl is very young she wants
to have three or four birthdays year.
After she gets older shs doesn't want to
have any at all.
The Washington herald., 1914-01-10

Are the 9razilians capable of self-gov-
eminent? They have sold battleship
to Turkey on credit.
The Washington herald., 1914-01-10
Morning Smiles.
Hush, Boy, Hush.

Hush, Boy, Hush.
Frum the London Tit-Bits.
Father. don't men call themselves
bachelors before they get married?"
Yes. my boy
And what do they call themselves
after. dad?'
Hush! 1t isn't 1T for little boys to
know"
The Washington herald., 1914-01-10
A Line o Cheer Each Day o
tn Year.
Original Poem written for The Herald
By JOHN kENDRICk BANGS
KEEP A-NOVIN'.

copyright. 1911
Pass along there. Mr.. Trouble.
Don't YOU block the way
Keep on mOvin through the stubble,
I'm not home today.
Fact is I've a date with Peace
You know. Peace of Mind.
And have a notion he's
Not your special kind.
Keep a-movin'. for / fear
You'd be bored TO death rouno af-N-
The Washington herald., 1914-01-10

Judging by the number of banks rush
ing to get into the new system. they may
have to hitch a trailer to the band wagon
The Washington herald., 1914-01-10

The honeymoon is about over when the
son begins to 60 out at nights.
The Washington herald., 1914-01-10

1t is bad enough to give foolish Christ
mas presents but how much worse is it
IL you bay them on credit,
The Washington herald., 1914-01-10

We just want to remark that there
is no room for wooden-headed men in
the forestry service.
The Washington herald., 1914-01-10

A man named Sweet has been selected
as speaker Of the New York assembly.
Now-but you say II yourself.
The Washington herald., 1914-01-10

/ A correspondent wants to know the
proper wa- to eat an orange. There Is
no proper way. No matter how you
80 at II you make mess Of II.
The Washington herald., 1914-01-10

Some men leave foot prints on the
sands Of time. and others leave finger
prints at police headquarters.
The Washington herald., 1914-01-10

II silence indicates wisdom, John Lind
must be about the wisest man of this
generation.
The Washington herald., 1914-01-10

The main objection to Huerta is that
he executes people, and not the laws.
The Washington herald., 1914-01-10

AS the days grow longer. the cold
grows stronger.
The Washington herald., 1914-01-10
A Triangular Tragedy.

By LIEUT.. PROF. SANTELMANN.
Upon the triangle would he play
he also sang a little lay; he would
not live alway: his manner it was
gay; they did him slay in n cruel
ssay one winter day; and now his
voice Is hushed for A.
Perfectly charming. WRIGHTSoN
& BLEYDEN.
The Washington herald., 1914-01-10
Pure Bliss Divine.

that I'VE wash our hands Of the
whole affair. Here they are:
The Washington herald., 1914-01-10
New York Hotel Arrivals.

Arrivals from Baltimore today were: s.
$ Baer. Herald Square: o. II. Butler,
King Edwards; Mr.. and Mrs G. Fleisch-
mann. jr., York; T. {. Goodwin. York
r. Guildener. Grand; A. N. Hedian.
Latham; NJ. $. Koch. LOngacre: Mr.. and
Mrs. G. +. Morse. Normandie; NJ. F.
Andrews. Park Avenue: Miss s. B. Camp
bell. Park Avenue: J. B. Fry, Broadway
Central: W. HaggenbOtham. Broadway
Central: r. Hier, Earlington; +. Hodd-
NETT. Victoria; J. II. Mcclellan. Airing
ton: Mr.. and Mrs. f. NJ. Moore, Navarro;
Mr.. and Mrs. Z. r. Myers. Grand Union
G. W. Rife. Wallick: Mrs. ]. A Riggs.
Park Avenue: J. l.. Sellar. Albert; S. B.
Taylor, Victoria: F. G. Anderson, Hermit
age; R. J. Atkinson. Navarro: ]. G. Bin
ford. York: e. II. Knapp. Wallick: W. J.
Llewelyn, Richmond; ]. G. McCallister.
Herald Square; G. f. Moore, Pierrepont;
Miss Painter, Martha Washington: w.
Patterson. Continental: Mrs. A. Pearce.
Martha Washington; E. PoehIman. ST.
James; c. l.. Rogers, Continental: NJ. S.
Schoen. Netherland: H. Z. whitelock.
Hermitage: c. r. whittle. Navarro; C.
W. Zeul, Endicott
The Washington herald., 1914-01-10

A PennsyI- 49, nan whose body VI :
found rid .s4 nth bullets IS said .
have paid $50 70 have himself n r
dered. IL IS asso asserted that he 'pr-
roaed the reyoI.=r aud bought the
ca Judges Esai-S he suraiahsd O. ihc
man BE- selected TO 30 the JOB. Iis's
dear reader, We have N CEG~'E.c a.
reckless extravaganza or &og"- stt
lsziness Oh the one hand, ,-'S N the
psl,er we see the firei rasn -.forning
> co@bigt5 md 4orS.ra Ae job even
Wf,en ils tldr- Ia own tools.
The Washington herald., 1914-01-10
What's the Use.

Prom the Cincinnati Inquirer
We are making great advances in
shipping" said the Old Fogy. THE next
ocean liner will be able to carry l0,0o0
passengers"
That's nothing" replied the Crouch.
THE Mayfiower made a trip to this
country some years ago and she carried
at least se6, 754 passengers"
The Washington herald., 1914-01-10
What She Didn't Know.

From The Chicago Tribune
john complained Mrs. Dorkins, the
ashes and garbage in our alley have not
been carted away for more than six
weeks. I wish you would notify the
authorities"
1T would do no good. mamma" said
MIR. Dorkins. THE city has no money
TO pay for having the ashes and gar
bage hauled away. The explanation has
been given a hundred times"
mo money? Why. that's awful. Then
even the mayor and aldermen have tc
go without their pay, don't they?''
''Oh, Maria, what you don't know
about the business OF running a city
v ould fill n dozen Carnegie libraries"
The Washington herald., 1914-01-10
Friendshlp.

Frum the f1issende Batter.
Il wonder why the baron and Javomlr.
the poet. always go about together? They
are SO utterly different
well, the baron thinks himself intel
lectnal when he is with the poet and the
poet thinks he looks smart when he is
with the baron
The Washington herald., 1914-01-10

Ebbitt-E. L. Hoss, Nashville. Tenn.
John Serder, Miss Branson. New York
The Washington herald., 1914-01-10
SATURDAY. JANUARY 10. 1914

A. ]. Thorne, Cincinnati business
man, says he died suddenly last So az
--s.y-.sd-~as brought back to F'e. ae
.Aeseribes it as Tourney into the plan
! of DEATH" and says he was unconscious
of what was going on IN the material
sphere" He declined 70 isli his expert
ences in detail. Thanks, A5r Thorne
The Washington herald., 1914-01-10
Jared the Old BOY.

Frou the Louisville COurierJournsL
GLADYS said something to me the other
night that smacked OF innuendO." re-
marked Ferdy to Algy.
What was II, dear boy?'
advised me not to stand under the
mistletoe. Said one Of the berries might
fall and fracture my skull. I call that
unkind; eh, what?'
The Washington herald., 1914-01-10
An Accident.

Prom Puck
II don't see what claim you have for
this accident insurance" said the agent
You were thrown out OF a wagon,
admit. but. on your own statement, you
were not hurt"
well, wasn't 1t by the merest acct
dent / escaped INJURY suggested the
claimant.