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The Washington herald., 1914-12-05

give testimony before the committee and to deliver
up his books and papers for the committees in
spection refused to do so-and at the order OF the
House of Representatives was imprisoned Tor con-
tempt After long procedure the Supreme Court
of the United States pronounced his Imprisonment
illegal and he obtained judgment OF 100000
against the Sergeant-atarms of the House for false
imprisonment. The House paid the judgment out
of its own contingent fund So it will be that
not all the orders of Congress in these cases go,
and that sereeants-at-arms have to be careful in
enforcing them.
The matter is of technical legal character and
we have not the space to go into it fully; but it
involves principle which comes up for discussion
at nearly every Congressional session, and it can
only be regarded as unfortunate that when the
Supreme Court had the question before it it could
not find way to settle it. According to the way
things have run in recent years there seems to be
tendency by Congress to send out investigating
committees to issue subpoenas right and left and
to ask all sorts of questions of all sorts of people,
careless of whatever privacies exposed. We are
very sure that some of the questions asked by
these committees can never be justified in court
AS we understand the present proceeding, Mr..
Henry's appeal to the court was thrown out be-
cause it was held that he was mistaken to his
proper remedy, which he conceived to be that of
writ of habeas corpus. The court held following
many precedents that the jurisdiction of the su-
preme judicial tribunal of the country cannot be
invoked in such a summary way in a of the
character here concerned. Later on, presumably
Mr.. Henry will be regularly tried in District
courts and then ground for jurisdiction by the
Supreme Court will be afforded.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-05
German Culture.
~ JOHN ID. BARRY.

A n admirer of the Kaiser re-
\ Gently talked to me about
the wonder of Germany as a
country. German culture leads
the world. So do German effici-
cncy and German military
equipment and discipline. Every
thing in Germany is managed
with economy and skill, with
perfect system. 1t shows even
in the appearance OF the streets.
Among all the nations of the
world, Germany is easily pre-
eminent"
The Washington herald., 1914-12-05
THE LIVING TELEPHONE.

Some time after the close of the
Franco-German war the Prussian Chlan
drill was introduced into the British cav
airy. The first men to be exercised in il
were corps of Household Cavalry
(BIues) at Windsor.
They were extended. each some 500
yards from his fellow. many miles OF
country being covered.
This verbal message was given to the
soldier on the extreme right to pass
along: 'Enemy's vedettes at Englefield
Green" 1t got hopelessly muddled half
way.
The amazed officer waiting to receive
1t got this communication from the
trooper on the extreme left: "England's
bets paid by the Queen!"-Tib Bits.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-05

Though perfectly willing to concede that some
of these praises might be true. l had to confess
that l was not willing to agree that they estab-
lished Germanys easy pre-eminence. In fact, the
talk about such pre-eminence struck me as being
curiously old-fashioned 1t suggested nation sur
rounded with a great fence, shutting it off from
the other nations This kind of situation is happily
impossible at this period OF the worlds growth.
Even the great wall OF China is obsolete. There is
no such thing a civilized isolated nation, and
there is such thing a nation pre-emincnt
among the nations. Railways and steamships the
telegraph, the telephone and wireless have drawn
all the nations together and tended to make pro-
gress together What is best in the progress Of
Germany stimulates the progress of all the other
nations. The discovery of a German scientist is
given to the whole world. Similarly, Germany
draws on the whole world what the world does
of human value To say that Germany pre-
eminent in all departments OF culture Of advance
in knowledge or of methods of work would be
absurd. To no nation belongs such pre-eminence.
The nation OF culture, of true culture, far from
desiring to keep her best to herself, is eager to
disseminate it everywhere
The Washington herald., 1914-12-05

Suit has been brought in New York court to
show why an heiress of seventeen should have an
allowance of $1,000 year for maintenance In the
same city uplifters asserting that a working girl
cannot live comfortably less than So week
Who tell what the result would be if they
should try to teach one another.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-05

dispatch from London announces that Eng
land learned yesterday, for the first time that the
super-Dreadnought Audacous had been sunk.
Some press agency, trying to fool itself, is not
fooling anybody else, not the English. The
mail service between the United States and Eng
land has not been interrupted, and it would be
about easy to keep the English people in igno-
of the sinking of OF their battleships for
FIVE weeks as it would be to hide an event like the
blowing up of the Tennessee, for instance, from
the people of this country for like period.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-05

New York bank wrecker has been convicted
of continuing his criminal practices while incarce-
rated in Sing Sing. Still more indictments against
him pending. The question now is whether he
is still entitled to time off for good behavior and
whether it is cumulative
The Washington herald., 1914-12-05

The House Committee has begun work a
new rivers and harbors bill, starting with esti-
mates amounting to S5ooooooo. which it is expect
ed will be pared down to $3o,oooooo- Congress at
the last session broke all previous records in the
amount of its appropriations, which far exceeded
the estimated revenues. The people quite will
ing to accept the work of that session demon
stratng the necessity for the imposition of war"
tax; the statesmen need go no further
The Washington herald., 1914-12-05

There is a disposition, principally in official
circles, in this country to minimize the casualties
in the European war, to regard the reports of
losses exaggerated. There is apparent reason
for such an attitude of administration leaders. On
the contrary there is overwhelming evidence of an
appalling slaughter on both sides. As an example
a Philadelphan has received the following from his
cousin at the front:
AS an instance take the Dublin Fusiliers-they
went into engagement 5000 strong and only
forty-two of them came back. Two of the Flem-
ing boys Tom and Joe, whom you will remember,
no doubt, were connected with that regiment and
their parents have been unable to learn anything
definite about them; the Office having notified
them that they are both missing" but cannot say
whether they are dead, wounded or prisoners.
1t is not possible to believe that the famous
Dublin Fusiliers have been deeimated, but this
fragment of letter from British soldier shows
that the war has taken toll of lives larger than
has been believed in quarters in this country
The Washington herald., 1914-12-05
A Line o Cheer Each Day o
the Year.
FRJUUESS EARTH
By JOHN KENDRICK BANGS.

A Poet sings OF ''fruitless EARTH"
And deems this life Of little worth
When winter blows her frosty breath,
AS II the weary soul that sleeps
The while the night its vigil keeps
And onward to the morning creeps
Were in the ruthless clutch of death
O foolish Poet, thus to sing,
To voice such gloomy murmuring,
When Nature weary of her toll
But takes a well-deserved rest
That she may work with fresher Zest
When come the days so rarely blest
OF Spring with all her floral spoill
The Washington herald., 1914-12-05

When Christian de Wet fought the English
nearly score of years ago and went down to de-
feat the world gave credit to brave soldier fight
ing for cause he believed in. When he accepted
British rule in South Africa and gave his aid in the
upbuiding of the Transvaal he placed himself at
the head of his eOmpatriots and the admiration
OF the liberty-Eoving world. De Wet has been a
popular hero on this side of the water, where the
people will reluctantly believe he has been false to
his pledge Yet, all the evidence indicates that De
Wet has proved traitor to the country to which he
swore allegiance and to which he for many years
rendered loyal service Probably he will be shot to
DEATH and if that should be his fate just COM
plant or protest can be raised. Yet most Ameri-
cans will be grieved that De Wet must die a
traitors death
The Washington herald., 1914-12-05

The Pittsburgh Dispatch evidently is not jealous,
yet it says: when John Laws was first elected to
the Office of register of deeds in Orange County,
N. c., Zachary Taylor was President and the Mexi-
just He has held the office
continuously since. He has been elected thirty
two times and has held the office during the civil
war, reconstruction and so for sxty-four years,
from 1850 to 1914" Lame ducks may just as well
keep off
The Washington herald., 1914-12-05
Intricate Mechanism.

'T don't know how to take this chick
en- apart" declared the bride.
We'll, We tackle an automobile sue
said the young husband. I'VE
ought to be able to handle a small job
like this Where's the book Of instruc-
tions ?"-Brooklyn Citizen.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-05

And yet there are some gentle readers and timid
subscribers who are enabled to withstand the shock
of w. Johnson's desertion because of the knowl-
edge that Sir John French and Gen. Joffre remain
on the job.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-05
Boy Corngrowers in New York.

New York, Dec. with heads held
high and piloted by the blare Of a wom-
ans band, 1.O3s Ohio boys. winners in
the Ohio corn growing contest, reached
here today on a sightseeing trip. The
youthful corn growers are here after A
trip to Washington. where they saw
President Wilson, and to PHILADELPHIA
The Washington herald., 1914-12-05
Not Comfortably.

"A lot OF the women customers in a shoe
store remarked the clerk. seem to for
get the simplest rules of arithmetic" i"
What do you mean?' he was asked.
1T Is mighty hard to convince them,
he replied, that six into three won't
go.' "-Boston Transcript
The Washington herald., 1914-12-05

Russian surgeon is grating monkeys bones on
those of persons accidentally injured. When they
join hand-organ combinations or leap from branch
to branch in the public parks where will the blame
be placed?
The Washington herald., 1914-12-05

Our unpreparedness for war is a subject that is
not calculated to get Americans unduly excited so
long the other nations of the earth are engaged
in pairing their ornaments down to something like
our size.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-05
Steady OccupatIon,

"A woman has to give up a great deal
after she gets married" sighed Mrs.
Gabb.
"A man does nothing else but give up
after he gets married" replied Mr.. Gabb.
Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-05
No Drawback.

mo. Jack. fear we could never be
happy; you know l always want my own
way in everything"
But, darling, you could go on wanting
1t after We are married. Boston Record.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-05
Heard at the station.

Why is 1t you are going South?'
For my rheumatism"
Cant you get enough Of it here?"-
Boston Transcript.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-05
Morning Smiles.
ReaSHurinK,

Il am afraid I haven't enough back
bone to be seen in a blouse like that"
'Ah, madam, but this open part is the
front, not the back."-London Mail.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-05

Bernard Shaw's new tack of advising Irishmen
to enlist in the French rather than the English
army for the purpose of putting down "Prussian
militarism" seems to indicate a sharp realization
that he has made mistake in attacking his own
country in presence of the enemy Indeed the
lapse in his sense of humor, nor to speak of the
stumble in his logic, suggests that he has become
a trihe panicky over the results of his literary
escapade. Mr. Shaw is, not accustomed to be taken
quite seriously, and apparently left out of his cal
cuations the effect of change of public attitude
In that reRardl-NeW York Sun. ....-
The Washington herald., 1914-12-05
Did Him Good.

ID id that onion poultice I sent you
do you any good?'
Did me a heap of good
These external applications are often
eficacious."
Il applied II internally. These onions
smelt so good that ate it"-Kansas City
Journal
The Washington herald., 1914-12-05

scientist announces that Niagara Falls will
be dry in 1000 years Probably some railroad press
agent.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-05

AS for the efficiency of Germany, what is most
pathetic about it has been the misdirection. Where
it has been wisely directed it has been example
and stimulus to the whole world The splendid
management of the German cities, for example, has
been a guide to some of our own cities. But the
spirit of militarism has been like diabolical re-
ligion rather like a religious mania. 1t has
spread such uneasiness among the neighboring ma
tions as to create something of its own madness
No wonder Europe suddenly converted into
bedlam. And so easily all the energy behind the
outburst might have been stored and used, not for
destruction but for construction, not for anguish
but for happiness, not for waste but for increase
The Washington herald., 1914-12-05

There is something humorous in the talk just
now about German culture. One might think it
was a commodity that had its origin and its
growth in Germany alone. But it is intimately
related to all culture. If it were not, it would be
ridicuously limited and parochial One of the
worst betrayals of its weakness lies in its self
consciousness and self-assertion. If individual
went about boasting of his culture he would be
laughed at and suspected of lacking culture. AS a
matter of fact German culture is made up of English
culture and French culture and Spanish culture and
Russian culture not to speak of many other kinds of
culture or nationality though culture is often spoken
of as national Essentially it is founded on hu-
manity at large, without reference to boundaries
and essentially it is opposed to the misunder
standings and the differences that divide humanity
The Washington herald., 1914-12-05

There are those who, in this crisis, hope that
Germany will fall and be crushed. They are the
resentful people of hasty judgment. As matter
of fact Germany cannot be crushed and cannot fall
the real Germany, the Germany that expresses the
character and the force of the German people
Though the Kaiser may fall, the German people
will remain. And they will 60 on marching with
the progress of the world In being free from the
yoke of militarism they will be not less efficient
than before but efficient, not farther removed
from the rest of the world but closely related
The Washington herald., 1914-12-05

In all the war talk there are no arguments more
shallow and wrong minded than those claiming
that the war is in defense of German culture. As
if German culture or any other culture needed to
be defended by force of arms, and if all culture
and war were not in their nature hostile 1t is true
that what is called German culture and the war
spirit grew side by side in Germany. But they
were not in any way related. On the contrary,
one worked for narrow and selfish ideals, the other
worked for ideals that universal If German
culture had anything to do with the war it would
not deserve the name of culture.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-05

A Christmas bazaar at St Adams
Guild Hall for the benefit of the choir
boys outing fund will be held tomor-
row from to II clock. Dancing from
to and after 9.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-05

The Ladies' Aid Society of the Wash
ington Heights Presbyterian Church
will give a luncheon tomorrow from
1880 to o'clock. in the Old Masonic
Temple. Ninth and F streets.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-05

Col and Mrs John R. williams have
issued invitations for a young peoples
dinner on December II in compliment
to their debutante daughter. Miss Fran
else Williams. going later to DR.. and
ing.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-05

Mr.. David RothschIId, Of New York,
will come to Washington tomorrow to
visit his brother-in-law and sister, Mr..
and Mrs. Alfred c. II. Abel, Of 1914
Eleventh street northwest.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-05

Miss Pocahontas Butler will be intro
duCed TO society at a tea to be given
December -, according to cards issued
yesterday by her mother. Mrs. Marion
Butler. Mrs. and Miss Butler will be
at home the first and third Fridays In
January.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-05

Mrs Mason Blunt entertained At a
luncheon Of eight covers, followed by
bridge. this afternoon at her apartment
in the Brighton.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-05

Miss Emily Beatty and Miss Dorothy
Taylor were honor guests at a card
party Tuesday afternoon in Philadel-
phia when Mrs. Breckenridge Rust. for
merly Miss. Julia Vail. Of Washington,
a large party of friends.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-05

DR.. Dumba- Ambassador from Austria
Hungary, attended the concert given last
night in the Metropolitan Opera House,
New York City, for the benefit OF the
home relief. German-Austrian and French
booths of the "Made-in-America" fete,
which will be held four days in New
York, beginning the 14th.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-05

Mrs. s W. Chase. Miss Carolyn Smith,
Mrs. Ray Stewart, Mrs. David Perry,
Mrs. c. T. Jewell. Mrs. Heron. Mrs.
Soule. Yrs. RustSmith. Mrs. Townsend.
Mrs. Walter Dunlop and Mrs. Charles
Frailey are some OF those who have
charge OF the annual supper and bazaar
at the Raleigh today which the Rec
tors Aid of st. Margaret's Church will
hold.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-05

Mrs Harold Walker will entertain in
formally at dinner this evening at her
home in Chevy Chase n honor Of her
house guests. Capt and Mrs. William
\. Burnside.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-05

Mrs. Leigh Palmer entertained at a re-
ception yesterday at the Army-Navy Club
in compliment to Mrs. Henry Muslin.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-05

Mrs. and Mrs c. P Lindsey. Of Spo-
kane. Wash. are spending some time at
the Shoreham.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-05

Cards are out for the dansant 10 bs
given by Mrs. Thomas GaH in compIi-
ment to Miss Elliott and Miss Jean
Hinckle, December 10, from to o'clock.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-05

Miss Helen Haupt. OF Philadelphia, is
the guest OF Miss Clarinne Hunter. Mr..
and Mrs. Z. Buckner will entertain at
a dinner at Chevy Chase Club for them
Wednesday evening.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-05

Mr.. Gregory WTlenEin. for a number
OF years commercial attache of the Rus
sian Embassy at Washington and now
attached % the Russian Embassy III
London. has arrived in Washington and
is stopuing AT the Shoreham
The Washington herald., 1914-12-05

Gen. Albert Mills will be a Judge at
CONTINUED on PAGE SEVEN.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1914-12-26
WEDNESDAYS OFFERING.

save from a Life Of Crime.
Becoming imburd with q laWless
spirit, Tom a street Waif. of twelve,
holds up an old woman with toy
pistol, robs her of a dollar and gets
q ay. Exhibiting the money to some
OF his companions, the boy proceeds
TO give them all an ice-cream treat.
The feast is interrupted by the police,
who nab Tom. He is taken to court
charged with highway robbery. and
the Judge places him on probation.
The probation officer sees Tom has
the making Of a good man in him.
should he be placed in the proper ell
vronment, and when Mr.. Barnes, Il
wealthy philanthropist, with Helen, an
only daughter, expresses a Wisr to
adopt a boy. the officer suggests he
interview Tom. The lad makes a
very favorable impression on Mr.
Barnes, and the latter adopts him.
Amidst the surroundings Of refine
ment and wealth. the boy grows up to
be fine young man. with an aspira-
tiOn to become a lawyer. Ten years
later he becomes a very prominent
and successful 0ne. He falls in love
with Helen. and she with him. but
realizing his humble origin, Tom keeps
silent. At Christmas gathering, the
girl is wooad by Bonner man of
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1914-12-26
Stock Company
At Murray

Starting Monday matinee at the
Murray theatre the Oscar F. Cook
stock company will open an engage
This company comes direct from an
engagement of forty weeks at the IN
diana theatre in Marion, and twenty
four weeks at the Temple theatre,
Fort Wayne, and Mr.. Cook guarantees
TO theatre gOers Of Richmond Il com
pany far superior to many companies
that have appeared at the Murray.
In Mr.. Cooks support will be found
many wellknown people, sncludng
Miss Pauline Leroy, who has so many
friends in Richmond. Miss Leroy is
without doubt one of the most popular
actresses that has ever appeared in
Richmond in stock.
Billy Single comes to Mr., Cook from
the Willard theatre, Chicago: T. I.
FAIL from the Eva Lang Stock com
pany, Denver, and Miss Cecil Wood
Clarendon, also comes from the Eva
Lang company.
For the opening play Mr.. Cook has
selected a special version of ''The
Three Twins" entitled Tom, Dick
and Harry" The play is one of the
prove a success here.
Between the acts there will be a
number of vaudeville features which
will include the Fahls.
There will be a special matinee on
New Years day when all seats will
be received.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1914-12-26
Finnigan's S Ball
At Gennett

Grand opera was succeeded by COM
ic opera, and comic opera by musical
comedy. Legitimate drama gave way
to farce comedy. Dramatic, melO-dra-
matte. travel and educational motion
pictures are falling prey to the raw
ages of. the comedy pictures. The
answer. The people want to laugh first.
last and all the time. This has been
the nucleus of Murray & Mack's sue
cess. They have always aimed to
make people laugh, therefore it Is not
to be wondered at that "Finnigans
Ball hold the undisputed record of f.
nancial and popular success Of recent
theatrical history. Laughter is the
most popular sensation on earth. Fin
nigan's Bali was conceived for phil
anthropic purposes: to cheer mankind
and to make them forget their real or
imaginary troubles, in which quests
these two eccentric near human
characters have been eminently sue
cessful. Everything is offered tha,
will afford rest to the weary. business
tired brain of men and women.
"Finnieans BALI comes to the Gen
nett next Wednesday. Go see it, Ger
tainly, the show is nOnsenscal so are
the comedies. but you've laughed at
them twenty years and you'll continue
to do so.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1914-12-26
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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1914-12-26
LAW OF THE RANGE"

The days of the free range on the
Western prairie are over. Today
barbed wire fences enclose the old COW
country where stock, in days of yore,
rOamed at will over hundreds of
square miles with no restraint but the
watchful eyes of the cowboys.
Even as late as the SOS, however,
in certain wild sections of the south
west each man was a law unto him
self, and the handiest gunman usually
had the law" on his side. In 1882 Tex
Foster was known as the cattle king
of the Cimarron Range, in New
Mexico.
Foster had grown up in the West
and still pulled a ready gun on oc-
casiOn. Age seemed not to have i'm
paired his wonderful vitality nor dull
ed his keen brain. In the length and
breadth of New Mexico no man was
better known than the old COW man
and he who could best him in trade
must be a David IIarum of the first
water "TeX' brOoked no opposition
and the cowamn who crossed him
eventually had cause to regret his in
dependence. Either Foster picked a
fight on some slight preteXt or else
hailed the offender up in court. where
the judiciary, fearful of incurring the
displeasure of one SO rich, so pwer.
full and so quick a trigger-puller, gen.
orally returned verdict satisfactory
to TEX" Foster inspired fear and
respect. but had no friends except
those who wished to share in his pros,
perity. New MeXicans hated him
with greater cordiality than any other
man on the range.