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The Washington herald., 1914-11-16
An Aimless Rivalry.

Henry Ford is opposed to the cigarette and viii
not allow it to enter his factory Mr. Ford may
have both economical and moral reasons for hi.
only envy and rivalry They will see only the natu
raj conflict of little things in the desire to turn Out
/ the greatest number OF small irritants. Some disn-
terested observers who automobiles and smoke
cigars and pipes may also take this view With the
tobacco company turning out millions of mild ima-
tions of smoke, and Mr. Ford advertising that he
will turn out millions of mild limitations of touring
cars, it is difficult to find inspiration for COM
petition between the two products and their pro-
ducers.
They both supply the smell and the smoke if
that any satisfaction to the lovers OF tobacco and
automobiles. The eye catches puff OF smoke and
the olfactory gets the sensation OF a familiar
smell, and know that a Ford or a cigarette has
passed: which it is OF consequence. They
are both sold in packages ii are to believe the
advertisements, and within the reach of all. A
cirgarette may given to tramp without the sug-
gestion OF either obligation charity, and Ford
may be listed among the presents at a tin wedding
1t is simply question of taste not the vulgar dis
play of extravaganza in giving.
But in this day OF community OF interests, why
should not Mr. Ford and the tobacco company get
together plan to convince the people that they
are both the biggest producers of little things in all
the world and that together they hold monopoly
in their production by and almost rival the
work of nature Mr. Fords factory welcomes visit
ors, who stand in they see complete Fords
ready for the road, dropped from the shutes like
the copies of The Herald fly from the perfecting
press, so rapidly that not stop watch adjusted
TO quarter seconds can make a record of the number
or the rate of production The visitor sees the puff
of smoke catches the smell and knows that another
Ford has taken the road.
Ii Mr.. Ford should welcome the cigarette in
stead of trying to Danish il, the confusion and ad
miration OF the visitor would be immeasuraby in
creased. The puffs OF smoke and the smells would
be multiplied many fold and whether these were
produced by rice paper gasoline could
tell, and it would matter. The impression would
be OF another Ford starting its conquest of the
automobile world There would be possible COM
putation of results 1t would all be left to imagi-
nation, which is, after all, the prime requisite of
those who patronze Mr.. Ford and the cigarette
ufacturer They sho I'D combine and conquer the
whole world of Imagination the greatest world we
have, not divide and quarrel the material re-
suits which to many unimaginatve people appear to
be negligible. Imagination is the soul well as
the life of both. Mr.. Ford has been a remarkably
successful business man, but in this on the
cigarette he TO be making big business mis-
take.
The Washington herald., 1914-11-16
A Doubtful Prosperity.

Louis w. Hill, president of the Great Northern
Railroad says the United States is on the verge of
unprecedented prosperity, and the railroads the
verge of year of stagnation. The Federal govern
ment is largely responsible for the present condi-
tions" Mr.. Hill is quoted as saying. Railroads, the
steel industry, and other big industries suffer
ing from gOvernmentitis' Too much or too little
has been done. There is much fault-fnding without
suggesting remedies; too little actual aid is given
for the unrest caused The people have lost their
faith in the securities of the railroads and other
great industries of the country. That can mean
only that the coming year will be of stagnation
so far as railroad development and extension are
concerned. We have alternative but to reduce
expenses. That means reduced payrolls and !
men, Financiers and business men generally share
Mr.. Hills views regarding the future of the rail-
roads unless relief is granted them in the form of
increased rates. They will differ, however, with his
suggestion that the country enjoy unprecedented
prosperity long reduced payrolls prevail rail-
road men idle, and the people lack faith in rail-
road securities and other great industries
The Washington herald., 1914-11-16
Advice to Gardeners.

Probably many of readers have farms and a
considerably larger number have gardens Those
who would Tighten the of the latter should begin
operation upon them before the ground freezes
Spring is of course the for sowing the seed
but autumn is time for preparing conditions There
vegetable, fruit and flower. After the garden has
yielded its harvest the residuum is a mass of vines,
dead leaves and other refuse If these are permitted
to lie upon the ground during the winter they afford
admirable breeding places for the insect pests that
will be able to begin operations as soon as the warm
days of spring arrive. The thing to do, therefore,
is to rake all this refuse clean and burn it. Then
spade or plow UP the soil, Just below the surface
Of which the pupae lie in wait This exposes them
to the bird hunters and also to the freezes of winter
All this is very simple and very beneficial and many
It and await the result.-Boston Transcript
The Washington herald., 1914-11-16
THE OPEN FORUM.
What the "Suppressors" May Be Do
ing to Young Americans.

To the Editor: Another OF your edito-
rials makes a most apropos suggestion
that we soon may have TO suppress the
suppressors. For our ultra modern meth
DDS. reformatory and otherwise, partake
very largely OF steam roller tendencies.
and II the ultra reformers had their way
the whole OF life would be fattened down
TO one dead level.
The particular refOrmer in question is
one Of the class who are always worry
ing over various forms OF amusement. in
this case photopIays which, as a popula r
diversion. offer a wide field TO enterpris-
ing reformers- And it appears that he
classes all motion pictures as harmful TO
the young, not only those depicting crime
but he puts them all under the ban as a
cause Of mental excitement But. like
many refOrmers, he looks in but one
direction. He alleges that the youth Of
the country are becoming criminals at an
earlier age than formerly because OF this
perniciOus, mental stimulus overlooking
entirely the general trend of the times
toward precoCity along all lines. So why
not blame this precocity or pre-maturity
on something else, the Osler theory. for
instance; or the cry for young blood"
which pushes half-baked youths into re-
spOnsible positions: or the modern fad
for dressing small boys like miniature
men. for clothes have a psychological ef-
feet.
And the children are not to be allowed
even to play naturally. for the reformers
have determined TO systematiZe their
games. l saw a suggestion rece-tly for
encouraging children to play store so
as to teach them modern, business meth
DDS while at play. The good soul who
suggested this had been much perturbed
over seeing some boys playing wild In
jun." fearing it might instilI bloodthirsty
tendencies Verify. it looks as il they
were bringing up a generation OF prigs.
rather than criminals. for the other day
in a lunch room a very small boy sitting
at the same table with me sOlemnly re-
marked, This is a nice. sanitary place"
And. as for the youthful criminals. con-
siderinG the foregoing. what more lat
ural than that boys with lawless tenden-
cies should begin to 'burgle'' at an early
age. for what chance would a superan-
nuated. old burglar of thirty-fve have
for nimbly eluding the police down a fire
escape? But why lay all this at the door
OF the picture theater?
1902 Fifteenth st. HINDA BURKE
The Washington herald., 1914-11-16
pORTUGAL'S FATE.
May Be Like that which Brought
.Tears of Blood" to BeIRians.

With Portugal enrolling herself on the
side of France. England. Russia. Japan.
Montenegro and Servia-not forgetting
the Principality of Monaco-no one in
Germany will be disturbed. but rather
encouraged. Portugal is allied with Eng
land-nay. more than that for a long pc
riod she has been dependent on England.
as dependent as a vassal state. and
when England wishCs. the republic must
join the long list of enemies Even II
this Sublime republic should send a mil
itary expedition TO France IL would mere
ly share the fate of the French, Eng
lish and Italian troops. A few German
ships now lying in Portuguese harbOrs
may, II is true. be lost. What will hap
pen to Portugal. however. depends on
the peace that will he concluded when
the war is over. Portugal will then.
perhaps, have the same experience aS
that which has brought tears of blood
into the eyes OF the Belgtans. 1t will
realize that English protection is OF no
avail, not only because England is too
weak to protect those countries depend
ent on her, which she incites to war, but
also because her covetOus, cOld-blooded
policy would in no sense be furthered by
preventing them from bleeding to death.
The countries that rely on England,
France included, will be able to COM
pare their experience when the final set
tement is made and the question of POr-
tugal and her colonies will then be dis
cussed as matter OF subordinate i'm
portance.
One hears so much nonsense from the
enemy's camp that it is quite possible
that the anxious souls in Bordeaux really
believe that England is accomplishing
something for the furtheTing of the COM
mon cause when she induces Portugal 10
participate in some manner in the war.
This move. at any rate. proves one thing,
namely, that our most unscrupulous ad-
versary is Britain, that same Britain
that still dares to maintain that only
the violation of the neutrality OF Belgium
impelled her to go to war. That this is
a lie all intelligent people know. and
many proofs that it is a lie will be
forthcoming before the war is over.
The fate OF Belgium. whose king and
government have had to fee the country,
is a sample of what the nations which
have allowed themselves to be deluded
by England have to expect-From the
Frankfurter Zeitung.
The Washington herald., 1914-11-16
Vote BuYing.

Some years ago the country as a whole was
shocked by the revelation that large proportion of
the electors of Ohio county including many we'll
todo farmers, made it regular practice to sell their
votes on election day. Now, according to a Ken
been indicted for buying and selling votes and are
to be put trial Evidently all the political corrup-
tion is not confined to Pennsylvania and Tammany
Hall When it comes to a showdown it may we'll be
doubted if the West is any more virtuouS Vote
buying has long hourished a much-chershed in
stitution in Maine and other New England States.
and is very difficult TO stamp out Only slowly
rising standard of civic honor and general intei-
gence will cure this widespread Philadelphia
Record.
The Washington herald., 1914-11-16

Has the civilized world been engaged in a war
dance, after the custom maintained by the Indians,
DervsheS Zulus and other tribes of assocating dane
ing with battle and slaughter? The German press
bureau in New York has made public the following
A remarkable article has been published il Chris
tlanla from the pen of the Norwegian writer Theo-
dOre CaSpar, who after profound meditation has con-
cluded that the dance known as the tango fore
shadowed the present war. He writes:
When a certain period of culture nears its termi-
nation for lack of ideas, then humanity in its
search for fresh path follow will undergo certain
psychological symptoms which careful observer will
recognize precursors of a new cultural epoch
These symptoms of more or less epidemical
character and spread smaller or larger parts OF
the world
TO dance is nothing abnormal in itself is the
conclusion drawn but when all the world is as in
frenzy when there is dancing all the stages, in
every society, and serious business men at their old
age start to learn steps there must be something
wrong, there must be some mental defect in human
Ity which forms a grave symptom of an impending
social decline"
In view Of the fact that the people of the Western
hemisphere are not at but are still dancing the
tango, the diagnosis of this Norwegian writer may
be worthy of consideration
The Washington herald., 1914-11-16
Notes from Out of Town

The record for mountain climbing last
week at Asheville, n. c. went TO Glenn
Stewart, Of the United States Legation.
in Havana and his bride, formerly Miss
Burchard. OF New York, the daughter OF
Mrs. Anson Burchard, whose wedding
was a social event Of recent date Mr.
and Mrs. Stewart made a four days trip
from the Grove Park nm. at Asheville
to the top of Mount Mitchell. the highest
peak on the Blue Ridge, travelling on
mules and walking the latter end of the
trip. Thep spent two days in camp
there. and later drove across the noun
tain roads to Hickory Nut Gap. return
ing Wednesday to spend several weeks
longer at the inn.
Former Commodore and Mrs. Cornelius
Vanderbilt left Newport for New York
The Washington herald., 1914-11-16

New York Socialists gracefully admit that it is to
the Progressives they owe the fact that they are
to lie represented in the House of Representatives
by Meyer London. The secretary of the Socialist
organization in the Twelfth Congressional district
says: at is an important matter to the Socialist
party that it holds this district Meyer London was
elected this time because DR.. Henry NIoskowitz, who
was the Progressive party candidate did not run.
and the 1000 or votes he would have polled went
10 London The problem of what to do with our
eN-Progressves seems to be solving itself
The Washington herald., 1914-11-16

Miss Doris Louise Hem, 4 California society girl
and Roger Paul Hem, her brother, have applied to
the Superior Court for permission to change their
names from Hem to Haynes. Miss Hem complains
that her friends take all of liberties with the
name and that she is addressed as Chicken" while
her brother is called rooster" OF course. there
wasn't much hope for a man with a name like that
but the young woman would probably have been
called by her right name later on
The Washington herald., 1914-11-16

Paris reports that Count Boni de Casteane.
former husband of Anna Gould, is serving at the
front interpreter, while Count Jean his brother
IS lieutenant in the aviation corps The Prince de
Sagan and Prince Murat are attached to the motor
transport service. These noblemen whom Americans
used to make fun of are at the front in a goodlv
company of members of the Chamber of Deputies,
educators artists, actors, and other brave men who
have answered the call OF country and whom the
world will miss if the fortunes of war do not per-
init them to return
The Washington herald., 1914-11-16
In Army and Navy Circles

Lient L. 5. Chapel. L. S. Medical
Corps. who is on duty at Fort Bliss.
Tex. is in this city visiting relatives. He
is on 4 two months leave.
Lieut. Joseph F TauIhee. U. s. A.,
of Fort Ethan Allen. VT. who is on sick
leave for, two months on account Of a
serious accident two months ago. when
he sustained a fracture of the leg. is in
New York. at the Hotel Astor, for q
visit of three weeks. after which he
will return to Fort Ethan Allen
Cap. Asher Caretr Baker. L. s y,
retired. director OF exhibits of the Pam
ma-Pacirc international Exposition. has
left San Francisco for Europe, where he
goes as special commissioner of the
exposition to assist European exhibitors
in the final preparations of 1915 exhibits
for shipment and display. No nation has
changed exhibit plans because Of the
war.
The fifteenth annual reunion Of the
Army Of the Philippines will be held
CONTINUED on PAGE SEVEN.
The Washington herald., 1914-11-16
Anxious for News.

He had waited thirty minutes for a
slow waiter to bring his dinner.
Now" he said to the waiter, "can
you bring me some cheese and coffeeg'
Yes, sir; in a minute, SIR
And" continued the diner. while you
are away you might send me a postal
card every now and then.''-Woman's
Home Companion. II
The Washington herald., 1914-11-16

The startling rapidity with which the foot and
mouth disease has spread among the cattle of the
co""try has resulted in an agitation among cattle
dealers OF the West for a Congressional investiga-
tion. The charge is often made by the upfters
That the government pays attention to the vel
iarC OF its livestock than to the care of the human
family. but most people will refuse to believe that
any such epidemic would he possible among human
beings.
The Washington herald., 1914-11-16

People who alarmed by a belief that they
lave heart trouble may take courage from the career
OF Lord Roberts. who in early youth suffered severely
rom heart disease but who later won the Victoria
Cross and OF decorations amid fash of steel
and roar oi guns many battlefelds diving at the
l-,nt OF pneumonia at the age OF eghty-two.
The Washington herald., 1914-11-16
The Subconscious.
BY JOHN ID. BARRY.

A PRACTICAL man of af-
"A fairs likes to make fun OF
those he satirically calls the
artistic people" He has a very
poor opinion of them. From
his point of view he is quite
right. They don't measure up to
his standard. They are often
not even interested in the things
that he considers important. In
his presence they display what
must seem to him very like gross
stupidity.
The Washington herald., 1914-11-16

The retired German army officer who not only
admits but boasts that in the present war the Ger
mans ruthless barbarans, and the editor who
proclaims that Portugal may suffer experiences like
those which brought tears of blood into the ewes
"l the Belgians," are doing their full share in in
tiuCncine sentiment in the United States
The Washington herald., 1914-11-16
Morning Smiles.
Had Listening Spells.

Peckham-"My wife talks. talks, talks
all the time" Underthum-"You're mis-
taken. She must listen part OF the time
or my wife wouldn't be with her so
much. boston Transcript
The Washington herald., 1914-11-16

While it was a mistake to announce before the
departure of our troops that are not going to
turn over to the Mexicans at present the $Ioooooc
we collected in customs at Vera Cruz, it is to be
hoped that the various armies of revolutonists will
not get it into their heads that Funstons soldiers
have got the money.
The Washington herald., 1914-11-16
Not Fatal.

Fond Mother Cproudlyl-"An' do ye no
think he looks like is father?'
Sympathetic NeighbOr (cheerfully)-
An niver ye mind thot, Mrs. Nc
Carly. so long as 'e's 'ealthy.
Lampoon.
The Washington herald., 1914-11-16

A Valparaiso dispatch reports the German Pacific
feet of the Chilean coast flying the Japanese flag.
STILL If it should encounter the Japanese feet there
would probably be no case of mistaken identity on
either side
The Washington herald., 1914-11-16

Because of lack of frost, turkeys in New Jersey
and elsewhere reported be lean that growers
have decided TO bold them for the Christmas trade
Let us hope this doesn't mean they are to be kept
in cold storage
The Washington herald., 1914-11-16

Do you suppose troops will salute the Mexi
can flag before they leave Vera Cruz?
The Washington herald., 1914-11-16

The Monroe doctrine and travellers suspected of
being spies. but bearing American passports, are
keeping the neutrality doctors busy
The Washington herald., 1914-11-16
She Knew Him.

You won't object IL so on with this
embroidery while We talk. will you, Mr..
Boreham? l always think that one should
keep ones mind occupied Life,
The Washington herald., 1914-11-16

We suppose the crown prince now in command
OF the German center is the who has been killed
so many times since the war started
The Washington herald., 1914-11-16
Careless.

"How did the cashier of your bank
get into jaiI?"
Left the s. of speculation. ."-Phila-
delphia Ledger.
The Washington herald., 1914-11-16

The world is becoming convinced that the Younl
Turks simply geese
The Washington herald., 1914-11-16

The suffragists have been gnashing their teeth in
Nashvilr
The Washington herald., 1914-11-16
ONCE Seeking the Man.

His is a case Of where the office seeks
the man" THAT so?'' Yes; he s want
ed by men from the sherif's office.''-
Buffalo Express. ..-
The Washington herald., 1914-11-16
A Line o Cheer Each Day o
the Year.
NEXHAUSTlBLE.
By JOHN HENDRICK BANGS.

NEXHAUSTIBLE.
Copyright l9l4.l
War or Peace-whate'er II be,
Life Is beautiful to me.
Meat and drink may be my lack.
Dull despair may dog my track.
Gold and place may disappear
In the woes of yesteryear.
But the stores Of LoYe-ah theY
Never fade, nor pass away.
The Washington herald., 1914-11-16

Indeed, under certain circumstances. there are
few people in the world that helpless as the
artistic people And yet, in their own sphere, they
are keen enough. Sometimes they show alertness
that is almost uncanny They into aspects of life
through avenues that to many people, mpene-
trable. They reason things out iI ways that are
often incomprehensible to themselves. Some of
them the conceted ones incline to the belief that
they are mysteriously inspired But the truth prob
ably is that when they perform their feats they are
simply working in the subconscious, observing rea-
soning, getting their effects through processes so
easy and so swift that they are scarcely aware or
wholly unaware. OF them it may be said. in the
popular phrase that they do these things in their
sleep.
The Washington herald., 1914-11-16

Those who live whoesomely in the subconscious
are likely be not merely efficient but healthy and
youthful-looking and For them the tasks Of
life are not tasks but diversions 1t is as if they
had tapped fund of exhlarating and inexhaustble
energy if they had established relation with the
resources of the infinite
The Washington herald., 1914-11-16

Our old friend, Gen. Pflug doesn't seem to be
in it
The Washington herald., 1914-11-16

Tomorrow DR.. Edwards will tell OF "An
Epigrammatic Railroad Magnate."