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The Washington herald., 1914-05-22
Why Municipal Ownership Fails.

One of the chief for the failure every
where of municipal ownership of public utilities was
concisey set forth yesterday by William D. Kerr,
director of the public service economics bureau of
New York, who testified before the House District
Committee in the hearing the Crosser bill:
Public ownership lacks the initiative and the ag
gressiveness that comes with self-interest Public
administrative officers for the most part hold Office
for periods of from two to FIVE years The term of
Office of the District Commissioners is three years.
The legislative bodies which ordinarily determine the
policies constantly changing their personnel and
the policies are subject to just rapid change"
The degree of efficiency that it would be possible
10 maintain with the street railways and lighting
plants in the hands of the District government and
the jobs largely distributed political awards by
Congressman of nearby States, easily be imagined
The Washington herald., 1914-05-22
Good Joke on the Railways!

A Colorado newspaper compliments local busi-
ness firm its cleverness in sending two tons of
oats by parcel post in fy-pound sacks for $50 less
than the shipment would have cost if sent freight
The Bache Review remarks, that the parcel post
was instituted after the last period at which the
mails officially weighed to fix the lump sum for
transportation the railways carrying all the ad-
ditional parcel post matter without the gov
ernment.
saves $50 the government gets the postage and
the railway which carried the oats gets nothing Com
modties of all sorts, including crude ores, be-
ing transported in similar fashion by parcel post
Good joke on the railways, isn't it?-New York
Herald
The Washington herald., 1914-05-22
THE OPEN FORUM
What Women Are Doing to Prevent
More Colombo Horrors.

To the Editor: Let me briefly recount
the events which have occurred since my
statement. printed In your Sunday edi-
ton, OF the way in which Colorado wom-
en-, governor makers and unmakers, are
using their power.
The women's committee after investi-
eating the strike regions and conditions
reported to Gov Ammons. The women
placed the blame Of the Ludlow horrors
upon the militia. They said in substance
that Maj. Hamrock tested TIN range OF
the machine guns by firing into the frst
row of tents; that soldiers soaked paper
In oil and spread the connagration until
the tent colony was wiped out; that
wholesale loot.ng followed: that fifty
women of those that were burned out
were about to become mothers, and one
actually gave birth to her babe whine
trying to escape from the soldiers; that
more than 100 children are among the
survivors OF the Ludlow massacre.
After reciting the narrowing details Of
the battle and the pen, the report con-
cludes by recommending in substance
that the governor order an investigation
of all happenings in connection with the
presence OF the State militia: that no
provision be made for paying the militia
until their rolls were cleared of the mine
operators gunner and thugs; that he
withdraw his request> for a State con-
stabulary, and that bending an agree
.ment between the strikers and the oper-
ators, the mines be taken over for oper-
alton by the State. Finally that he lend
his aid to the movement in favor Of a
constitutional amendment allowing the
State to develop its own resources, so
that In the future II may be saved from
the menace Of absentee landlords.
These recommendations show that the
women have done independent thinking.
and that they intend to have such out
RACES prevented in the future. They have
spoken for the thousand women who
was secured and until their committee
was appointed with authority. and they
have spoken for the very large majority
of the women of Colorado for whom the
bond of motherhood, actual or potential,
breaks down all barriers. Men have
been discussing owners rights and strik-
ers' rights; women look at the situation
from the larger view Of human rights.
which are embodied in this instance in
little American Freddie. and little Ital-
ian Giovanni, and the other babies who
survive the carnage and flames of Lud-
low
The women are determined to start re-
call proceedings against Governor Am
mons IL he send the State militia back
to the mines, and this Is not meaningless
talk when women are armed with the
power of the ballot Long have they
waited quietly for men to settle this mat
ter, but now they see the State needs
their help. and they can render it effect
lively. CLARA BEWICK COLBY.
The Washington herald., 1914-05-22
Let Congress Reform Itself.

There is an attractive opportunity for two Con-
gressional reforms, of the frankng privilege
and another of the in which the Congressional
Record is conducted. Senator La Toilette has done
the country unntentional service in his demonsra-
ton of the giaring abuses that attend on both. He
has numbered what is supposed to be faithful re-
port of Congress with extraneous matter which has
bulked ii to the extent of 365 pages extra ex-
pense to the government of about SI2ooo The frank
ing of this attic lumber will cost several thousand
more Others have used both the Record and the
privilege for similar purposes but rarely. if ever
have the abuses been carried to such a glaring ex-
tent. This is phase of Federal legislative house
The spigot has been leaking for long time. Now
the bung seems to have dropped out-Bosten Tran
seript. n - = 81 {
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ARMY ORDERS.

Mai. Meriwether L. Walker. Corps Of
Engineers, is relieved from his present
duties, and will proceed to West Point.
n. Y. for duty. relieving Maj. Gilbert A
Youngberg. Corps of Engineers
Second Lieut. Frederick E. Kingman,
Coast Artillery Corps, is relieved from
assignment to the l2Ith Company, placed
on the unassigned list. and will report
fenses of Galveston. for assignment TO
duty on his staff.
Paragraph IS, Special Orders. n. lis.
May l6. War Department. relating to
Capt. Arthur N. Whaley, Medical Corps,
Is revoked.
Capt Arthur NJ. whaley. Medical Corps,
is relieved from duty at Fort Monroe.
Va, and will repair to this city and re-
port in person to the surgeon general Of
the army for duty in his office.
First Lieut.. Norman D. Morgan, Med
ical Reserve Corps. is relieved from duty
at the Preside of San Francisco, Cal.
arrival there will report by telegraph to
the adjutant general of the army. Lieut.
Morgan will stand relieved from active
duty in the Medical Reserve Corps, to
take effect upon his arrival at his home
Leave Of absence for one month is
granted First Lieut. Julius c. Peterson,
Coast Artillery Corps. to take effect upon
his relief from treatment at the General
Hospital. Fort Bayard, n. Mex.
The promotion of First Lieut.. Henning
F. Colley, Coast Artillery Corps, to the
grade of captain with rank from April
19. 1914 is announced.
The following named posts having been
temporarily evacuated by troops, the
President directs that the senior staf
officer. not a chaplain or medical officer.
stationed at each post shall whenever
no line officer is on duty thereat exercise
the functions of commanding officer of
the post: Fort Mcpherson. Ga; Fort
Benjamin Harrison, Ind: Fort Omaha.
Douglas, Utah; Fort Logan II. Roots.
Ark.
Leave of absence for three months is
granted First Lieut. Richard II. Somers.
Coast Artillery Corps.
First Lieut.. Samuel II. Leslie, dental
surgeon. now at New York City, will
proceed to Fort Andrews. Mass. for duty.
Maj. Daniel ]. Carr. Signal Corps, will
proceed from San Francisco, Cal, to
Galveston. Tex, assignment to temporary
duty in charge of the Signal Corps at
that place.
The Washington herald., 1914-05-22
Morals and Feminine Fashions.

A report and resolutions submitted to the general
assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United
States at Chicago draw gloomy and pessimistic pic
ture of the presentday morals of the nation Accord
ing the report prepared by committee of FIVE the
evil of immortality is assuming alarming proportions,
for which condition the greatest blame is placed on
the modern feminine fashions, while modern dances.
popular literature, and an excess of sex discussion
in the of education, come in for condemnation
a little less drastic On the subject of dress the
report says: ~ .--- a. --.--..
Until Christian women can be made to see
what mischief is being done by such reckless aban-
don to the fobles of fashion, there be little hope
of stemming this evil tide. We call the women of
our Presbyterian Church to practical separation Of
themselves from these tendencies"
There will not be anything like unanimous agree
ment with this committee of well-meaning church.
men, who, undoubtedly believe they have found the
truth they sought Many will refuse to believe that
conditions can possibly be bad pictured, while
many of those who do not dispute this, will be
disposed to place much of the blame clothes
True enough the dress of fashion, scant and fiimsy
calculated stare the older portion of the popu
laton who not yet prepared for the succession
of extravaganza, but to the youthful who have been
brought up, to speak, with the hobbe and the split
there is probably nothing immodest or suggestive
about them. Col. Roosevelt found some red-haired
Indians in South America absolutely and modesty
unadorned. Fashions change constantly, and this is
by means the first generation to be shocked; nor
will it be the last. There are, of course, women
whose minds run too much to hnery for their own
good. but they have effect the sensible modest
women, who make UP the great majority everywhere;
and besides is the form the nery takes that
responsible. Bustles would be as attractive silk
socks the butterflies if they happened be in style
As for the tango and the trot they being
tanned and regulated in respectable society and
no greater menace than the roller skating and
bicycle of past years. Sex discussion, like
efficiency and the uplift is being overdone, and
good many cean-thinking conservative people in posi-
tons to Judge believe it harmful because of lack
of discrimination.
Calm analysis of the Presbyterian report suggests
that it overstates condition and is therefore, i'm
PEELED to account for it by apportionng more blame
than the actual situation calls for. The age
devoted to pleasure seeking and frvolties than
the days of grandfathers, but that its morals are
worse in any considerable degree, is open doubt,
even though may be given to discussing them.
The Washington herald., 1914-05-22
Hobson and lie Constitution.

: Representative -Hobson on Wednesday informed
the House that he did propose to press his pro-
posed constitutional amendment to prohibit the sale
of alcoholic liquors at this session of Congress- and
gave as his reason that many Southern members
feared this amendment would interfere with State
rights. The friends of the amendment desire to
amend it to overcome this objection. That is wise
precaution, but Capt. Hobson has aifeady. intro
duced four resolutions this subject IN the pres
ent Congress- and there have been many other similar
resolutions introduced in the past and they all came
in conflict with State rights
The Constitution of the United States is the
supreme law of the land, and necessarily the State
constitutions and laws must conform to it, or the
people will hold it in contempt Congress is given
power to enact legislation enforce every article
of the Constitution. 1t would be so in regard to
national prohibition if written into the Constitution
Congress would have the authority and the command
from the people to enforce the aniendment, or it
would be dead letter. The States might enact laws
enforce>it but whether they did or not Congress
could provide for its enforcement The question
does not admit of compromise. 1t is either the
supreme law of the land, it is not.
The embarrassment of Capt. Hobson and those
who have put this question before Congress seems
to be nsutmountable. If they propose to amend the
Federal Constitution as to prohibit the liquor
traffic throughout the territory of the United States,
State rights have no place in the consideration of
the question. If the States ratify the amendment it
becomes part of the Constitution The only place
where State rights can be considered is before the
amendments adopted. Even there, two-thirds of
Congress propose the amendment and three
fourths of the States ratify it.
OF course, if Capt. Hobson can change his amend
ment that it will interfere with the rights of
the States that will be happy solution but would
hardly change the present conditions. If it did not
prohibit in all the States, regardless of the wishes
of the people and regardless of State rights it would
not be very important part of the supreme law of
the land. 1t would be like the fifteenth amendmentf
which Congress has never enforced by appropriate
legislation
The Washington herald., 1914-05-22
A Striking Lesson for Congress.

The case of the war veterans of the Postof6ce De-
parment who have lost their positions should impeI
Congress to proceed Immediately to enact law pro-
yidng for the pensionng and retiring of superannu-
ated employees of the civil service. The United States
stands almost alone among the great nations in having
made no provision for its civil employees worn out
in the service Excellent pension systems are now in
successful operation for the benefit of the aged
ployes of manye the great corporations. the details
of which already in possession of the committees
Of House and Senate; and now thst de plight Of
The Washington herald., 1914-05-22

the aged clerks has been stIingIy brought 10 tbe
notice Of Congress Il would seem that little earnest
effort by the frends Of the government workers among
the legislators would result in the speedy enactment
of the necessary law.
+, Unless some such effort is made at once the SUBJ
ject will be well worthy of message from the Presi
dent urging the prompt adoption of one Of the several
equitable plans for pension and retirement that have
long been before the Civil Service Committees of
House and Senate. The imperative need of such
system has been recognized and urged by members
of his Cabinet. who in position to appreciate
the hardshps inflicted by the bad economic policy
prevailing
The Washington herald., 1914-05-22

A dispatch from Canton, Ohio, says that wom-
forty years old, half clad, leaped from railway
paror car and ran mile through the town silriek-
ing that the white slayers" after her. real
thriller of course but the white slavers' ought not
to be hastily blamed. r....- .,-
The Washington herald., 1914-05-22
Morning Smiles.
Shy with Strangers.

Mistress-'Of course. l don't wish to
put any obstacles in the way of your
getting married, but l wish It were pos
sible to postpone 1t until l get another
maid"
Mary Ann-"well mum, / 'ardly think
know i'm well enough to arsk i'm to
put II Off f"-Tit-Bits.
The Washington herald., 1914-05-22

A New Yorker who is suing his wife for separa-
ton, testified that Immediately after the wedding
breakfast his father said to him Joe you are
married to very nice girl You will find her lovely
and sweet so long she has her own way, but if
you don't give her everything she wants, you have
my sympathy Of course the old could hardly
have been expected TO tip him off in advance :.
The Washington herald., 1914-05-22

One member of the House of Representatives is
charged with sending $500 worth OF private tele-
grams at government expense; and there ABS
members of the House. moderate curtailment of
few of these Congressional privileges would pro-
vide a fund sufficient to care for all the veterans
of the civil war, who are in danger of losing their
places in the government departments.
The Washington herald., 1914-05-22

Ouimet and all the rest OF crack golfers have
been defeated in their quest for the British amateur
title but the international polo matches yet to
be played, and Sir Thomas Upton is going to bring
another yacht over next autumn to try for the
Americas Cup
The Washington herald., 1914-05-22
MARINE CORPS ORDERS.

First Lieut.. c. ]. Miller, detached
Marine Barracks. Guam. to marine de-
tachment, American Legation. Pekin.
First Lieut.. II. G. Bartlett. detached
Marine Barracks, Guam, to Marine
Barracks. Norfolk.
First Lieut.. c. E. Nutting, detached
Marine Barracks, Guam. to Philippine
Islands.
Second Lieut. R. E. Davis, detached
Philippine Islands to Marine Barracks,
Guam.
The Washington herald., 1914-05-22

Two hundred employees of the Ford plant in De-
trot, recently suspended from work for thirty days
because of a dull" period rioted and attempted to
storm the employment bureau of construction COM
pany which Is erecting an addition to the Ford works
They were drenehed with a FIRE hose 1t appears
that S. day doesn't prevent WORKMAN from having
. grievance and behaving jsst iiss $sA-diy man,
The Washington herald., 1914-05-22

haze spread over New York the other day
and the people there disposed to blame it on
the newly discovered comet No unusual meteorolog-
cal conditions reported elsewhere but of course
comet could not be expected to notice anything
outside of New York
The Washington herald., 1914-05-22

Two Senators left the Capitol on Wednesday and
went into the country and played mumble-the-peg,
rather than listen to the debate canal tolls. They
probably found the game more interesting, because
thev didn't know in advance which side would win
The Washington herald., 1914-05-22

May Richardson the London militant who slashed
Velasquezs "Rokeby Venus" and let out of jail
to be operated on for appendicitis has just been
arrested. Possibly she had idea that the Venus
was similarly afflicted.
The Washington herald., 1914-05-22

Copyright. ls4-l
A breakfast mighty good
To start the day along.
Whatever be my mood
Begins with Grace and Song.
A cup of Chari-tea
Comes next to warm the heart.
And clears the way for me
TO act a helpful part.
And then a brimming bowl
or hopeful smiles I find
Gives strength unto the soul,
And clarifies the mind.
Especially when served
With milk OF Sympathy
.Thus fed. my spirits nerved
Vor any tasks that b. Il
The Washington herald., 1914-05-22
AprOpOs of Nothing.

II is rot fair to visit all
The blame on Eve for Adams fall:
The most Eve did WAS to display
Contributory neglige.
-Hsrper's Weekly.
The Washington herald., 1914-05-22

When newspaper has nothing else to fill up with
it prints a story about Huerta going to resign.
The Washington herald., 1914-05-22
Cured Him.

Did ye tae Yer husbands tempera-
ture, as ] telt ye. Mrs. Purdie?"
II did that. doctor. l borrowed ba-
rometer frae a neighbor and put II on
his chest. and as IL said vera dry !
gied him a pint O. beer and he's gone on
tae work. London Tatler.
The Washington herald., 1914-05-22

A Boston woman announces that she is going
to take tramp to Bath After she finishes that job
she might go to Seattle, Wash.
The Washington herald., 1914-05-22

Moving picture people in Charleston claim that
business is at standstill with them but what else
could they expect in Charlestonf
The Washington herald., 1914-05-22

You have noticed of course that it is never neces-
sary to start a go-to-the-theater movement.
The Washington herald., 1914-05-22

There Boy Scouts in the days OF ancient
Greece, else they wouldn't have had much trouble
in regaining the fire. % o.
The Washington herald., 1914-05-22

And, too, it must be conceded that Cen Villa:
press agent has good literary style.
The Washington herald., 1914-05-22

Yes, Jason IF Jack Rose were an Englishman they
would probably refer to him as blooming one.
The Washington herald., 1914-05-22

The mine workers have decided not to strike, and
, the Republican candidates much disappointed
The Washington herald., 1914-05-22

The policy of some people seems to be to be sure
that they are right and then back down.
The Washington herald., 1914-05-22

Nobody seems to know whether the mediators are
going to make decision or guess.
The Washington herald., 1914-05-22

Senator Lewis asks the public to quit making Jokes
about his whskers. He takes them seriously
The Washington herald., 1914-05-22

Some Congressmen seem determined to hlibustei
along that line if it takes all summer.
The Washington herald., 1914-05-22
The julien In Politics.

Still you must remember that its awfully hard to
keep the Democratic party split after the first mint
julep hits Pennsylvania avenue-Boston Transcript
The Washington herald., 1914-05-22

1t is to be hoped that Col Roosevelt will not in
sist that Congress appropriate billion dollars or
so for the Improvement of that river.
The Washington herald., 1914-05-22

Our private opinion is that if the sufragists hat
been born men Coxey would have had whale o
an army this year.
The Washington herald., 1914-05-22
One Charge He Escapes.

Whatever else his enemies may say Of
him, they can't reasonably charge that
Francesca Villa is trying for the Nobel
Peace Prize-Dallas News.
The Washington herald., 1914-05-22

There is this much to be thankful for The at
tempt to make pink wigs fashionable failed utterly.
The Washington herald., 1914-05-22

Another thing must not forget is that we
have got TO beat Great Britain playing polo again
this fall
The Washington herald., 1914-05-22
A Hard Death.

A local band was one day playing in
Scotland. when an old native came up
and asked the bandmaster what the
piece was they were rendering.
That's The Death of Nelson" re-
piled the bandmaster.
AYE, man. said the native, we
given him an awful DEATH"
The Washington herald., 1914-05-22

One of the safest things we know of is not to be
on the date of the adjournment of Congress
The Washington herald., 1914-05-22
Escaped from Irish Pastures.

Gentleman, riding on jaunting car
(which is just passing large mansion),
to driver: who lives there, Pat7"
och, sure. it's Mr.. O'Flaherty-but
he's dade."
'.And what did he die of, Pat?''
Faith. thin, he died Of Tuesday"
And how long has he been dead?'
''Shure, yer honor. If he'd lived till to-
morrow he'd have been dade a fort
night."-London Evening Standard.
The Washington herald., 1914-05-22

1t might be better if the Mexican pot and ke
tie would try to whitewash each other.
The Washington herald., 1914-05-22

Some politicians talk only to express what they
think the people think.
The Washington herald., 1914-05-22
NAVAL ORDERS.

| Lieut.. ]. A. Campbell. to treatment
Naval Hospital. Washington, ID. c.
The Washington herald., 1914-05-22
A Line o Cheer Each Day o
tn Year.
A BREAKFAST MENU.

Written Expressly for The Herald.
By JOHN KENDRICK BANGS
The Washington herald., 1914-05-22
A Here.

Willie-Paw. what Is q hero?
Paw-A man who Is too scared to run.
my son.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1914-11-20

hollow Of your hand Why should {
bother to deny it? have broken the
law. / broke it because I was starry
ing"
1t is better to starye in freedom
than 70 eat lat joints up the river,
To-day II p o. question Of sanity"
And you want me to assist in s.sI-
ing away the Liberty of some persOd
who is perfectly sane?"
The nan on the head, urbaae.y
You're a i&e sc0undC,,,'
mot 30 loud" w%arningly.
AS loud as / please. I am not for.
getting that you need me-. I'm no
coward. I recognize that you hold the
whip hand. But you a send me to
the chair before I'll crawl to you. Now,
leave me alone for a while"
The other physician had no such
Qualms Of conscience. He was ready
at all times for the generous emolu-
ments which accrued from his dealings
with the man Braine,
The Countess Perigof was indls-
posed; so it was quite in the order u
things that she should summon ply
sicians.
There IL a law in the state Of New
York-just OF unjust, whichever yOu
please-that reads that any perscH
may be adjudged insane II the sigma