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The Washington herald., 1914-02-14
Measuring the Good Old Days.

So far back as the premier of a play
by that then popular producer of dra-
matte sensations, Plautus, there was
record that old men are ever praisers
of the good old days. 1t is safe to
conjecture that Adam, when he was
become quite old, and Eden's sanctity
and Eden's serpent were but memories.
used to tell tall stories of the time past,
having chastened Mother Eve as cor
roborative witness. The old men of
today are no better in this respect, save
where actual statistics of measurements
forbid them to indulge promiscuously
in plain and fancy shooting with the
long bow.
What Mr.. Richard Armstrong. CAP
tain of Yale University's victorious
crew in 1895, told other sons of Old Eli
at an alumni dinner the other night is,
then, of a more than passing interest Mr..
Armstrong denied that the Yale men
of today lack either the grit or the
vim that their predecessors became
famed for. Although the Yale crews
recently have failed to win their races
The Washington herald., 1914-02-14

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with HI frsquency which IS needed to
cheer many whose spoftsmanship re-
quires the rslIying influence Of victory
every little while. Il Is not because the
Ioarsmen Of the Blue lack prowess. Mr..
Armstrong asserted.
Mr. Armstrongs declarations, which
sre spoken as by one having authority.
are helpful 1t is unwise, whether in
sport or in what are called the more
serious occupations of the world, to be-
lieve that the present generation far
surpasses previous generations. It is
equally unwise to believe that the pres
ent generation is distinctly inferior to
previous generations. Mr.. Armstrong
and other careful observers lead US to
a more healthfui view of life whereby
we see that while there may have been
giants in those days, the individuals
whose glory made resplendent the con-
sulship of Plancus could be matched
today. Given the same man power, in
fact, a crew of today would probably
win over the crew of generation ago.
The Washington herald., 1914-02-14
PUMPS NOT STARTED
ON SINKING MONROE
Capt. Johnson Says He Realized Ship
Was Doomed the Minute She
Was Struck.

Philadelphia. Feb. 13-It developed dur
ing the further testimony OF Capt John
son today. at the continuation of the
government probe into the recent steam
ship disaster. that the pumps on the
steamer Monroe were not even started
after that vessel had been rammed OF
the Virginia capes by the liner Nan
tucket on January .. when forty-one
lives were lost
The probe. which IL is hoped will fur
nish data on which to base new regula-
tions that will really safeguard travel
at sea. is taking the technical form Of
the trial of Capt. Osmyn Berry. COM
mander Of the Nantucket, in an effort to
fix responsibility for the disaster.
Capt. johnson declared that he realized
at the instant Of the collision that the
Monroe was doomed to sink in q few
minutes; that II would do no good to
start the pumps.
After the direct examination of Capt
Johnson was finished by Capt. Sargent,
who Is assisting in the inquiry for the
government johnson was turned over to
John F. Lewis, attorney for Capt. Berry,
for cross-examination.
1t was brought out that the Nantucket
really hit the Monroe twice.
The first time she struck us at right
angles" said Capt. johnson. and seemed
to bounce back like a rubber ball from
a wall I rang for full speed astern the
instant of the collision. hoping to hold
the two vessel together and thus delay
the sinking of the Monroe until all the
Passengers had been transferred"
The Washington herald., 1914-02-14
ARMY ORDERS.

Leave Of absence for three months to take effect
upou his relief from present. duties is granted Mai
Edward ]. Timberiske. Coast ARTILLERY Corp.
Mai. Clement C. whitcomb. Medical Corps, in
addition to the yistB directed in paragraph spe-
cial orders. No. e5s. November !. 1913. viii make
two visits from New York City To Trenton. " J..
at sIch times during the months Of February and
March as the prosress Of the WORK may require for
the purpose of experimenting the construction Of
ambulance bodies for the Medical Department Of the
Army.
Frst Lieut. Burt w Phillips. Fourteenth Iufan-
Try. Is detailed as inspector-instructor with the
militia Of Ohio. Michigan. Indiana, and Illinois
Lieut.. Phillips will proceed to Indianapolis Ind
and take station at that place for duty Accord
ingiy.
The leave Of absence granted Mai Percy NJ. Ash
bum. Medical CorTs in special orders. No. Il, No
vet.r -. ,si3. and cxtended in special orders. No.
). January s. 1914 is further eatcndcd four days.
Leave Of absence for four days TO take effect or
about February Il. is granted Capt. George e. White
infantry.
Cart Arthur L. conser. infantry. will repair to
this city at the proFer time and report In person on
r about FEBRUARY . to the president. Army War
Colleye. for Temporary duty.
Leave o absence for hve days IL gnnted First
Lieut.. Paul J. Horton. Coast ARTILLERY Corps
Paragraph n. special orders No IS. February o.
1915. granting q leave OF ahsence TO First Lieut..
Donald c. Onbbison. Field ARTILLERY. Is revoked.
Second Lieut. Harry o. Davis, Philippine Scuuts
recrntly appointed. viii rcport about March
5 to the commanding oticer. Fort Myer. Va. for
Temporary duty, and upon being relieved therrfrom
viii proceed to San Francisco. Cal. and thencn to
Manila, r. l.. on the transport which leaves San
Francisco or about April S. and upon srrival at
Manila will repot TO the commanding general
Philippine Department, for assignment to duty.
By direction Of the President. First Lieut. Besu-
ford R. Camp. Ninth Caraly. viii report to Brls;
Gen. Albert l. Mills. U. s. A., president Of an
army retiring board at Washington, d. C.. at sich
time as he may Designate for examination by the
board. and upon completion of his examination will
sstum to the place Of receipt by him of this order.
Leave Of absence for fourteen days is granted Capt
Julien Il Gaujot, csvalry.
The Washington herald., 1914-02-14

Don't forget the horses today. Their
lot yesterday was pitiable. Caught out,
smooth shod, by the storm they slipped
and fell on the streets and lay pinned
beneath their heavy loads in the
chilling, clinging snow. The old prov
erb has it: "The merciful man is mer-
cifrl to his beast" 1t is capable of
amendment to. read: "The econom-
ical man is merciful to his beast"
Horseiesh is valuable and it deteriorat-
ed many hundreds of dollars in Wash
ington yesterday because il was not
protected from the storm. But for
whatever reason, don't forget the horse
today. Don't take him out unless he is
rough shod. Let him rest at intervals
if he is drawing heavy load, and leave
the check rein off: Put blanket on
him when he is standing and don't let
him stand longer than IS absolutely nee
cssary. In Short imagine you're .
horse today.
The Washington herald., 1914-02-14
Aneas "Us Chiefs.n

Enough testimony to prove that The
Washington Herald's contention for a
public trial instead of private hear
ing for Deputy Chief Engineer Sulli-
van on charges resultant from alleged
mismanagemcpt of the men fighting the
famous Ten Cent Store fire was an al
together correct one was afforded in
one statement by Battalion Chief Proc
tor yesterday.
"The feelings among us chiefs are not
particularly pleasant" Proctor testified.
That statement, with the persistent
gossip about jealousies declared to ex-
ist between Gus chiefs" upon whose
testimonies given privately to Com
missioner Siddons for his personal
enlightenment, the Commissioner Of
fered to dispose of Sullivan's case,
completes the conviction that Mr.. Sui
livan, however, fortuitously. has done
the people a service by not availing
himself of an opportunity to retire. He
has given the people a chance to ex-
anime the inside as well as the outside
of the fire department-the esprit dc
corps as we'll as the dashing gallantry
of overt action.
Let il be noted, TOO. that however
tcnse feeling among us chiefs" may
be. the three individuals most intimately
concerned in this invcstigation-Sulli-
van, Wagner, Proctor-are not the
problem before the people. The verdict
as to the guilt or innocence of Sulli-
van and the possibility CT Wagner and
Proctor being ordered to trial are i'm
portant, yet only incidents to the prob
lem.
The peoples real and lasting interest
lies in this: To discover what causes
absence of good feeling among us
chiefs" and to see that the cause is
taken away and not allowed to come
back.
The Washington herald., 1914-02-14
Flying Across the Ocean.

With each passing decade the seven
wonders of the world have to be
brought up to date, so fast is the march
of the man with ideas. We can easily
recall the old printer saying: There
never will be machine to set type, the
spacing and filling of lines of type must
always be done by hand" But we have
the Mergenthaler and other machines
that do better and five times as much
work as used to be done by hand.
Talking over wire was laughed at.
but we have the telephone, the wire
less, and the phonograph. And so it
goes all down the line.
Now comes controversy on cross
ing the ocean in flying machine. Some
say it can and will be done, others that
it is impossible because of limitations to
the engine and staying power. Yet
there is a project to fly around the
world IN connection with the Panama
Pacific Exposition, and The Herald
docs not question but that IT will be an
accomplished fact, if no. in one year,
then in the next
Wonderful progress has been made
since the dirigible attracted attention.
Then came Orville Wright from out
of little city in Ohio with his won-
derful improvements that made him
rival to the eagle. In testing out the
different flying machine inventions hun
dreds of lives have been lost, but the
same proportion of fatalities have oc-
Cured in developing the railroads and
the building of slyscrapers, &c.
The TRANSATLANTIC flight will come
and the cost will be great, but the ben
efts that will result will be material
ones.
The Washington herald., 1914-02-14
THE BED OF TODAY.

Come. lets drop tear for the old-fashioued bed
That stood on its lees stout and abae.
And was what IL seemed We now have. instead.
Oonsole and Convertible table"
fhere's also tho door that 10 not door.
Nor Jet is "a mr. tsce Joe Miller1,
But vhen It let's down ID . bed. nothing ncrS-
unles It's . mantrap and klleri
That innocent looking and tuftsd divsn.
Go nigh 1t and heaven protect youi
you touch the right sring in its intricate plan.
Throush the ceiling the thing may project you.
lis bsdI And bed 10 yon seeming bock1se.
And also that counterfeit closet-
There 10 scarcely thing In the whole blooming plse
That has not . bsd On depositi
With horror I view every night IN the hat:
"Ths Victim. Aaleep. Prsses Button"
ffhus the hesdlins may read, lis nsppsd Liks
Ratp'
And 70 should my sheep become muttcni
shall scep On the foor and OF ffcak things bcvar
80 long a. . fat must keep IN.
There ars beds he's and thsrs-yes beds eveEyvhsrs
:. Nov xak Gissa
The Washington herald., 1914-02-14
81. n Z. s..,as.

Iein the case of the People of Wash
|ingtcn VS.. The District of Columbia
Committee of the House of Repre-
seniatiyes, on appeal to the Senate o'
the United States, the cause of the ap'
psllants was conseryatively and ably
argued by counsel. 1t was mot really
q judicial proceeding at al. because the
controversy over the Districts right tc
its own revenues is at present purely .
Legislative one; but the hearing yester-
day before a subcommittee Of the SEN
ate Appropriations Committee, when
Washington was represented by COM
mittee of its Board of Trade, was in
effect an appeal to higher authority
from an unjust decision of lower one.
The issue is sharply drawu-whcther
the act of 1873, establishing a perma-
nent form of government for the Dis
triet of Columbia and dividing the ex-
pense of maintaining the same equally
between the District and Federal gov
errments is to be violated and in effect
repealed and no other system devised
to take its place; whether ychaos is to
be substituted for order and whether
SI,soo,ooo of the Districts revenues are
to be confscated and delivered over to
the Federal government by act of Con-
gress. These are tn. things provided
for by section 8 of the District of Co
lumbia appropriation bill as it was
passed by the House and sent to the
Senate.
The committee from the Board of
Trade, which argued the cause of
Washington before the Senate sub
committee, was composed of George
Trresdell, H. B. F. Macfarland, A. B.
Browne, and R. P. Barnard, formid-
able array when it is remembered that
the two gentlemen first named were
formerly District Commissioners, who
during their terms deservedly en-
joyed the respect of both Congress
and the people of Washington. Natives
of Washington, they have ever been
students of its municipal affairs and ad-
vocates of all measures for the pro-
motion of its welfare. Certainly men
who have framed appropriation bills
and other legislation for the District,
who have stood, as it were, between the
people of Washington and Congress
and weighed carefully the merits of
every question arising between the
governed and the governing, were en-
titled to patient hearing, and their
words to profound consideration, and
this the Senate committee accorded
them. The one cause for regret is that
the House District Committee could not
be present to hear the case of the Dis
trict presented dispassionateiy by such
high authority. The result could but
have been a better understanding and
better feeling on their part toward the
people of this city.
Washington may confidently rest its
case with the Senate, with the knowl-
edge that it will receive justice, and
let US hope that the House will find it
in its heart to cheerfuly acquiesce.
The Washington herald., 1914-02-14
USE OF BEES IN WAR.
Excel Wireless Telegraph and Hom
ing Pigeons as Messengers.

News that will be of interest to all
army men was received here in a copy
of La Gazette de Hollande for January
Il. La Gazette do Hollande, which Is
published at The Hague. has discovered
a secret long cherished in the War De
partment-the use of bees as messengers.
No longer will the aide-de-camp spur
his STAGGERING horse through shot and
shell to carry the message TO the front.
Instead he will don his gloves and mask
and, going to the portable bee hive back
of headquarters. seize one of the faithful
little insects and send the wel-traineo
messenger through the air.
whoever Possesses receiving outnt
can read the secrets of the wireless,
says La Gazette de Hollande; "one can
cut the wires OF the ordinary telegraph;
the pigeon does not always escape the
bullet. Therefore other means have been
searched for. In America the general
staff dreams of using, as dispatch
bearer. the bee.
"The bee, like the homing pigeon.
guided by his marvellous instinct, returns
to the hive from wherever he may be
liberated. Tiny dispatches. which can
be deciphered with the magnifying glass,
can be attached to its breast.
But something better still has been
found. By an ingenious process the wings
OF the tiny insect are sensitized, ana cy
means of microscopic photography the
message Is imprinted on the wing. doing
away with all extra weight"
And there you are" says La Gazette
de Hollande, '-tiny aeroplanes Of war"
The secret is out. but all Is not lost.
La Gazette de Hollande has not discov-
cred the wonderful process by which to
dispose OF the firehies that an up-to-date
enemy would send to ruin the sensitizcd
wings of the trained bees.
The details, of course. cannot be d.
vulged. Suffice II to say that as soon
as an enemy's firehy reaches the dark
hive where the bees are waiting to have
their wings photographed its presence Is
made known by the action Of the metal
selenium, which Is sensitive to light, and
the alarm Is given to corps Of trained
dragon flies. who speedily mako away
with the intruder.-New York Herald.
The Washington herald., 1914-02-14

A rich New Yorker met with an acci.
dent which rendered him unconscious
Bystanders summoned a physician, who
subsequently sued his patient for $500
for medical services. The court award
ed him SIS, which was probably quite
enough. But just to think, the victim
would probably have paid $50 or s1oc
without murrnur, even though he had
no voice in engaging the high-priced
practitioner.
The Washington herald., 1914-02-14

"If the Republican party agrees to
waive certain principles when election
time comes around simply to win, there
is no use of its observing Linooln's
birthday. If we want to subscribe to
every nostrum that comes along, we
might as well join another party simply
TO get votes" Who said it? William
Howard Taft; and in saying it he en-
phasized the reason why he was a great
President and a poor politician. All
the same, Democrats and Republicans
will have to take their hats off to him.
The Washington herald., 1914-02-14
Heard n HsseI Lssb;ss

W.
The boys raised ON ne farms N Eng
lana are deserting ths country for Tie
city Just a. fast a they ass In Anssrica. I"
snid II. ]. Maran, Of Toronto. Canada.
Yesterday at the National Mr.. Naran
has bean touring England for The past
yeaf. and has made . close study OF the
farming situation.
nsny boys are coming to America
ard Canada. and, In fact. Canada " get
ung more than its share OF youths from
Ens1and. They all come to Canada with
tne ioee OF getting rich quick. and are
alive" = !,
Utah has more natural resources than
any other State in the Union. Thou
sands Of settlers have been kept away
from the State owing to the Mormon in
fiuence. but this is rapidly passing into
the discard" This was the statement
made by George 7. Kruger, Of Salt Lake
City. Yesterday afternoon. The popula-
ton OF Utah is hardly more than one
half the population of the District. and
area is twice the size Of Pennsylvania. In
resources. Utah is as rich as the Key
stone State
The Democratic low tariff may not
have affected the farmers in other sec
tons OF the country. but it certainly has
had Its influence on the farmers of New
England" said Jason l.. Newburg at the
Bellvue. This year II was too late for
the tariff law to do any real damage to
business, because contracts had been
made and orders placed for farm pro-
ducts.
Next year II will be different. The
government reports. which show largely
increased imports from Canada, will
cause q depression among the farmers
OF New England. and they will not get
the prices for the products that they
have in the past"
Newport News has increased wonder
fully in the last few years. and It has
all been due to the ship yards The ship
builders have aided many In Newport
News. and the town itself has benefited
by the yards, being located there instead
of across the Roads" said Fred Z.
Ernest at the National yesterday.
Newport News lacks only one thing.
a winning baseball team. Last year the
Newport News club was a failure In the
dozen games. but President Horwftz Is
confident he will be able to sign a num-
Der of clever players for the 1914 season"
The Washington herald., 1914-02-14
NAVAL ORDERS.

Leut W. W. Bradley. r.. commissioned from
July I. lsl3
Lieut. tjunior grade) J. L. Oswald and Lieut.
ltrndoe grade} N. q. Van der veer. Commissioned
frum Juns .. 1sl3
npim n J. Csntsphsn. DETACHED Kansas; ts
Montana.
E.Am W. d. La Mont, detached aviation duty
to Hiainippt-
su,ssss r z. Hoyt. detached Miehissn; to sici
leass Of ahoeDce
Ksut dunios sr,de, ]. c. Hdiard. detached
senton: to Naval Hospital Canacao.
Ensim o. c. Pailthap. to Pompey.
.Pansd Asistant suryeou Hebsr Butts. detached
Ecano: 10 Wilmington.
Pa.d Anisant Surgeon Martin Donelson. de
taehed Wilmington: to naval station. oionsapo
Anistsut ewsscn r. q. Davis. detached Naval
H0pttal. Canaoo; TO Ecano
The Washington herald., 1914-02-14

A Chicago. candidate for alderman
distributed 1000 boxes of candy to the
women attending political meeting al
which he spoke. Male suffragettes be-
longing to Sylvia Pankhurst's army in
London mutinied because they were no,
permitted to-smoke in meeting. Breth-
ret, isn't it time for sober thought on
this great question?
The Washington herald., 1914-02-14
No Financier.

Pat" shouted an officer to his Irish
servant. here's a shilling to get me
some cheese. and shilling for some bis
cults"
Pat started on his errand. and. after
a long delay. returned. fumbling with the
coins in his hand apparently In great dis
tress.
well. Pat. what's wrons!" said the
officer.
"Shure. sir. Owe got the shillings
mixed. and don't you know which is for
cheese and which Is for biscuits."lTit-
Bits.
The Washington herald., 1914-02-14

When the women get in power, and
we have women firemen, will they in
sist on having all the fire engines
equipped with black silk hose?
The Washington herald., 1914-02-14

Swathed in antiseptic gauze a Balti-
more man and woman were married in
Cincinnati recently. the bride being very
i'll with scarlet fever. The clergyman
who performed the ceremony was pro-
tected against contagion in the same
manner. The question is why cid they
do it.
The Washington herald., 1914-02-14
Papa in Pain.

Little Johnny-oh. mamma, what's that
dreadful noise?
Mamma-Hush. darling; papa's trying
to save the price Of shave.-Chicago
Ledger.
The Washington herald., 1914-02-14

Heard a man say the other day of a
business rival: "He is running his
business just as 1 want him to run it
Would you consider that knock or a
boost?" SIS
The Washington herald., 1914-02-14

We think Gift. Pinchot stands about
as much chance of being elected Sena-
tor from Pennsylvania as white man
would stand in trying to raise water
melons in Haiti.
The Washington herald., 1914-02-14
ANDREW 9. GRINNAN,
Rector Of Old Falls Church.
Falls Church. Va. Feb. II.
The North Carolina soldiers.

To the Editor: Referring to the War
Day by Day" and the letter Of Mr.. r.
NJ. Barrows, ''one of Picket's men," and
the execution Of the twenty-five loyal
North Carolinians by Gen Pickett, let
the record show who and what those men
were. Gen Bush c. Hawkins, p. $50, Bat
ties and Leaders, Vol !, SAYS Gen.
Burnsides put the enlistment Of these
men entirely In my hands" Col Hav-
kins found" that they had expressed a
determination never to serve in tha
rebel army" When mustered In they
were assured that the government of
the United States would protect them
and their families to the last extremity"
Cen Hawkins says: Too much cannot
be said Of the devotion of these men
under peculiar dangers-these men Of the
First North Carolina
March l.. 1855, Gen. Pickett wrote Gen.
Grant setting forth hi. claim for pardon.
Referring to the execution Of the twenty
two Union soldiers by Gen. Pickett, Gen.
Grant said: I'm this case I know II Is
claimed that the men tried and convict
ed were Union men from North Carolina
who found refuge in our lines and in our
service The punishment was a harsh
one. but II was in time of war, and when
the enemy no dou. felt IL necessary TO
retain by some power the service of every
man within their reach"
Gen Grant also said that in this case
Cen Picketts judgment prompted him
TO do what cannot be sustained"
The record shows "a court-martfal WAS
convened. composed of virginians and
twenty-five of these loyal North Caro-
linians were convicted and executed for
constructive desertion."
The record also shows that these men
were not "bunaloes, deserters and muir
derers." but were Union soldiers ex-
ecuted by Gen P.icketts order because Of
constructive desertion."
These Union men of North Carolina did
no more than did many Northern men
who served the Confederacy, the only
difference being that they remained loyal
and enlisted in the Union army.
The Union soldiers, now living who at
tempted to escape from the prison pens
of North Carolina will join me Il speak
for a brother who died a prisoner Of
war; in this tribute to the Union SOL
diers Of the First North Carolina, VINO
rendered service to them in their efforts
to escape. The attempt to smirch the
memories Of these men will be futile as
long as fame her record keeps" and
can serve no useful purpose.
AARON BRADSHAW.
The Washington herald., 1914-02-14
Morning Smiles.
In the Right Place.

Visiting Philanthropist-Good morning,
madam; am collecting for the Drunk
ards Home.
Mrs. Patrick-Sure. I'm glad Of ii. sor-
IL you come around tonight you can have
my husband.-Successfu Farming.
The Washington herald., 1914-02-14

A man who spoke French landed in
Houston. Tex, the other day. They
thought he was an unknown tongues
preacher, and took up a collection for
him.