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The Washington herald., 1914-07-27
Veteran. and Politics.

To the Editor: In Wednesdays Herald.
under caption. "Raps Dyer Indorse-
ment" Comrade Heating criticises the
action Of the recent department encamp-
ment as purely political and entirely
against the rules OF the organization. in
giving Endorsement 10 the Official acts
and present candidacy OF Comrade
Dyer.
The criticism Is unvarranted BY the
facts and not justified in any way what
ever, and probably due TO some disap-
pointment
The encampment's Endorsement Of
Dyer as a comrade met with the entire
approval Of comrades OF every political
faith. Had Dyer been a Democrat the
Endorsement could not have been more
Dyer merited the indorse-
ment because he was always on the job
when any OF the boys wanted help or
any measure or bill for their benefit was
to be pushed, and more than one has felt
the beneft OF his helping hand. When
appealed to for such help Dyer never
stopped TO inquire about political faith.
but like a good old draft horse started
OF on the work willingly. The thou
sa nds of Spanish war veterans who know
Dyer and his work fer their interest
would. n they had a chance. vote and
work for his reelection. for they realize
their loss in his retirement from Con-
gress. KeatinK Is wrong and is the
considerable criticism
r. H WOOD.
Past Com. Petit Camp. L. s W. v
The Washington herald., 1914-07-27
THE OPEN FORUM
Another Writer Object, to Moving Pic
ture News on Woman's Page.

To the Editor: Here Is q marked exam
pie OF the differences In viewpoints: Some
Lady has written a protest against the
photoplay news being located on the
woman's page OF The Herald. Although
myself belong TO that species said 10 be
more deadly than the male. yet I had
been disapproving Of such location. but
for exactly the opposite reason, In that
considered Il cheapened the photoplay
TO place It alongside OF cooking recipes,
fashions and hair tonies. This. however,
% not intended to discredit the woman's
page. Perish the thought. Food and
clothing are necessary and useful. and
hair tones most alluring to bladheaded
parties But the -photoplay OF the better
class 10 form OF dramatic art.
And Il would seem that all forms Of
art are on higher plane than mere me-
cessities for the reason that the animal
instincts can usually be depended on for
procuring the necessary. while for the
development Of the artistic side of life,
the higher qualities not shared by the
animals, are essential. But, Of course, I
am not chasing the lurid or silly style of
photopIay as high art" or art in any
form, any more than a daub on canvas
deserves TO be classed as art. But the
hlgh-cIass photoplay deserves a dignined
position. and by dignity" do not mean
colorless stupidity, but the real thing
And 1t certainly should not be located
As a mere annex to a woman's page for
another reason. in that the picture shows
are as largely attended by men as by
women. especially downtown in the busi-
ness districts Let the editors note that
the responsibility for giving the worth
while photoplay its proper place in the
estimation OF the public depends largely
on the power OF the press.
HINDA BURKE.
The Washington herald., 1914-07-27
No GIut Of Wheat.

Land available for cultivation is fixed ouantitv.
although land that is arabic and is not now under
tage viii serve to expand the area of titled land as
the population grows and forces greater acreage
under the plow But the growth of the acreage of
farms will not keep pace with the growth of the
population of the country and the resultant growth
Of the demand for both bread which must be made
from grain and meat which must be less directly made
from grain. There is no prospect of gutted wheat
market as result of large American crop. The
present crop is bumper" crop, but wheat will not
be drug upon the market because Of its proportions
Louisville Courier Journal
The Washington herald., 1914-07-27
III. Calvert street Bridge.

To the Editor: Referring TO the Calvert
Street Bridge, I am not writing because
OF any knowledge Of this bridges weak
ness or unsafety, but because OF an
ounce OF prevention
According to the statement OF the engi-
neer OF bridges, these heavy cars fiIIed
with Passengers weigh thirty TONS and
that ''the bridge trusses will stand thirty
one tons"
Mr.. Editor. Is not this a close margin?
Is II sufficient for. in addition. two side
walks that are liable to be crowded with
pedestrians. heavy autotrucks. engines.
and horses and wagons with all the
vibrations therefrom? Or for the pos
sible derailment OF these heavy cars on
the bridget
Excluding these heavy cars from the
bridge will operate no hardship to the
Traction Company, as they can be used
on the surface tracks. and light ones
over the bridge.
I travel this bridge daily and the voice
of the people appears to be uneasy
when crossing this bridge on these heavy
cars. II. D. GORDON.
The Washington herald., 1914-07-27
Origin of "Chautauaun.- -

The word Chautauqua has an interesting
history. Long ago when the ancestors =
the Senacas came to the margin Of this
beautiful lake, after a successful hunt.
they camped upon its borders for the
night. A sudden storm arose. The waves
became so high that their camp was
jeopardized. and in the confusion a little
child was swept away beyond their reach
and lost in the lake. Thereafter the lake
was known as Chauddaukwa Cthe place
where the child was carried away, now
Anglcized into its present form, Chau-
Register.
The Washington herald., 1914-07-27
Going to France.

Mrs Warner A. Gibbs, ITss Church.
street. will leave Washington August Il
for an Indefinite stay in France Mrs
Gibbs will be at home Sunday afternoon
and Tuesday evening
Mr.. and Mrs. Byron S. Adams and
Miss Marie Adams will spend the re-
mainder Of the season at the New Mon
mouth. Spring Lake
DR.. and Mrs. Pierce and children have
gone TO Fairfax, Va, to spend the re-
mainder Of the summer with Mrs. A A.
Gordon.
Miss Mary Louise Scales and Miss
Thelma Davis are Washington visitors
at Leesburg, Va. where they are visiting
Miss Pauline Hutchinson.
The Washington herald., 1914-07-27
Aquaplaning New Sport.

The very newest sport Of the season Is
"aquaplanIng'' as practiced on the lakes
Of the Adirondacks. with Douglas Blag-
den, OF this city. as its sponsor. Motor
boats OF high speed are the first requisite
for the sport, which Is likened to exhibit
ton racing.
Mrs. whitelaw Reid, who Is at her
camp on the St Regis. where she will
be Joined this week by her daughter. Mrs
John Ward. OF England. has purchased
one OF the most improved new motor
boats to be used by Mrs. Ward and her
friends.
Gen. and Mrs Albert L. Mills, who
are passing the weekend with Gov. and
Mrs. Fielding. at Sea Girt. n. J., will
sail for a six months trip abroad on
The Washington herald., 1914-07-27
Morning Smiles.
of the GrntIrr Scx.

There is man in New York who
breeds Great Danes for the bench shows.
He was walking along Fifth Avenue
with an especially handsome dog IN
leash when two women halted him.
What a magnificent animRl-a Great
Dane. isn't it, said one.
"Yessum.' said the breeder.
'I presume you call him Hamlet then
put In the second woman.
''Nom-Ophelia." a."-EXchange
The Washington herald., 1914-07-27
Sensational Evangelist.

We do not question the sincerity and good nten-
tons of these sensational evangelsts Nor would we
deny that they bring some people to better way of
living. But in cheapenng and vulgarizing sacred
things they neutralize much of the good they do.
Their methods will attract the vast majority
OF sincere men and women who are today seeking
some spiritual eew to the mystery of life and DESTINY
New York Tribune
The Washington herald., 1914-07-27

1t ought not to be necessary for the House of
Representatives to adopt rule forbidding one mem
Der to attack another in speech appearing in the
Record under the leave to print" rule; but since
some members have recently resorted to such TN
demanded methods of attack it is proper that some
way of putting stop to them be found.
The Washington herald., 1914-07-27
Now for that Rate Decision.

This is about the time Chairman Harlan. of the
Interstate Commerce Commission, was scheduled to
sail for Europe on vacation If he cannot 20 until
that rate decision is given out the chances are that
the decision is about to out II is of no con-
sequences how long the railroads are made to wait
but of decided consequences that no commissioners
vacation shall be made to wait New York World
The Washington herald., 1914-07-27

Chicago's latest fad is divorce prevention bureau
attached to the municipal court. On the first day of
its operation it is reported to have induced four
couples to make up" Some of them may be ex-
Peced to have relapse and take il out on the head
of the bureau. Chicago would seem to have more
need of robbery and hold-up prevention bureau
The Washington herald., 1914-07-27
The Only WAY,

Mrs. Crabshaw-You seem to have BE-
coIhe resigned to Freddie's going In swim.
ming.
Mrs. Cobwigger-You see, dear. IT'S
about the only way can get him to
wash his face-Judge
The Washington herald., 1914-07-27
Rising Prices and Prosperity.

Democrats are pointing with great glee to the fact
that steel wire and steel wire nails have been advanced
in the business situation. If anything that adds 10
the cost of living must necessarily mean a big i'm
provement IN the business situation why don't the
Democrats point with pride to the recent advances
in the price of meatl-Springfeld Union
The Washington herald., 1914-07-27

Twenty peace treaties negotiated by Secretary
Bryan have been sent to the Senate with the an.
nounoement that the President desires their ratifca
ton at the present session With the little joker in
the Hay-Pauneefote treaty and the $2soooooo apology
IN the Colombian treaty fresh in their minds, the
Foreign Relations Committee will not be blamed if
regards twenty treaties as rather than days
work
The Washington herald., 1914-07-27
"Swiss Admiral Not Cr.zy.

It was hard lines for an elderly man in hin. and
braid to be arrested on Paris boulevard for saving
that he "a Swiss admiral on his way to America
Such an intelligent person. evidently reader of the
newspapers, might have been half seas over, but he
could not have been insane, as the police declared
him to be. Has Secretary Daniels or our State De
Partment no responsibility in the premisess-New
The Washington herald., 1914-07-27
Athletes as Statesmen.

Gotch, champion wrestler wants to be governor
Of Iowa. Why not: Tener. baseball player, became
governor of Pennsylvania Cobb as a candidate for
governor Of Georgia, would undoubtedly be popular
While we are at it. good Offices may as well be chosen
for our own Lajoie and Kilbane.-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
The Washington herald., 1914-07-27

Now that the suffragists have started melting
pot, into which they urging women to throw
their ewely in aid of the campaign in several States
perhaps we shall see some of those trinkets which
members of the House District Committee complained
blinded and dszzled them at receptions last winter
The Washington herald., 1914-07-27

Agricultural Department officials have discovered
that borax sprinked about the haunts of the hated
fly will put a stop to the propagation The fly, how
ever, may be depended upon to encourage the i'm
migration of tribe of insects that eat three
square meals of borsx every day.
The Washington herald., 1914-07-27
women's Hour. mt Bathing Pools.

To the Editor: wish you would pub
lish this In the interest Of the Washing
ton working girl.
We are all very thankful for the free
bathing beach. but the hours for ladies
are arranged 50 that We have little or
no opportunity to enjoy the beach. We
work hard through the week and on Sun
day. when We could enjoy ourselves a
few hours, men and boys have the use
Of the pools. Many OF US cannot afford
to take trips to Colonial or Chesapeake
beaches each week. So please help US TO
secure a few hours free pleasure on Sun
day. A SUBSCRIBER.
The Washington herald., 1914-07-27
+; Dotnes Of Society I;

August Z Gen Mills will return to-
Washington today, but Mrs. Mills viii
pass the next ten days at Atlantic High
lands, joining her husband IN New York
on the eve OF their sailing.
Mrs William Chiffon and the Misses,
Chiffon wife and daughters OF the Sena-i
tor from West Virginia, have returned
from Europe and gone to their home N.
Charles Town
The Washington herald., 1914-07-27
Another Opportunity for Blease.

Gov. Bleases most unrelenting foe was shot by
a Blease partisan. Gov Blease announced that he
regretted the affair and would lend all the aid pos
sble in capturing the assalant. II the man is cap
tured will Blease pardon him. as he has Iaoo other
criminals st. Louis Republic.
The Washington herald., 1914-07-27

A church at Brandy Station, Va the
OF free-for-all fight among negroes recently, in
which of them killed. The prohbitionists
may be expected to put the blame the of the
town.
The Washington herald., 1914-07-27
Stages OF n Career.

Knicker-What luck has Smith had
since he graduated from college?
BockeT-He severed q connection. re-
signed a position. and got fred.-New
York Sun.
The Washington herald., 1914-07-27

Revenue cutters rendered assistance to seven
vessels of various types that in distress last
week, bu. Secretary McAdoo ashore all the time
1t is to be hoped that Representative Good won't
accuse him of neglect of duty
The Washington herald., 1914-07-27

The eleventh of bubonic plague has been
discovered at New Orleans The whole country is
watching the determined fight in which the health
authorities be slowly mastering the disease
The Washington herald., 1914-07-27

Sometimes there is something in name. Hal
& Son are wig makers in Boston
The Washington herald., 1914-07-27

The grape juice regime kept Huerta from feen
on an American warship.
The Washington herald., 1914-07-27

OneLegged men had better do their Christina
hopping now and avoid the rush.
The Washington herald., 1914-07-27

Every time they get the Mexican situation adjust
ed something slips.
The Washington herald., 1914-07-27

Just as the Colonel was establishing the right Of
his war on Barnes to the big headlines, Austria and
Servia proceed to crowd him out.
The Washington herald., 1914-07-27

1t is to be hoped that the men OF the navy who
are still in Mexican waters will get back up te coast
in time to see the yacht race.
The Washington herald., 1914-07-27

John Burroughs says the first thing naturalist
has learn is TO keep perfectly quiet And yet Col
Roosevelt claims TO be a naturalist.
The Washington herald., 1914-07-27

And you seldom hear successful knocking
other people for the way they do things.
The Washington herald., 1914-07-27

1t is some jump from Mexico to Haiti but it look
as if Uncle Sam is going to make it,
The Washington herald., 1914-07-27

The CaIlaux trial is one of the most important
society events that Paris has had in long time.
The Washington herald., 1914-07-27

1t looks as if the tAlbanians are trying to Wied
Prince William out.
The Washington herald., 1914-07-27

A bird in the hand is safer than an aigret on the
hat
The Washington herald., 1914-07-27

1t is whispered around that President Wilson It
fers to the dam bill as the tut" bill
The Washington herald., 1914-07-27

Yes, of course; the New Haven suit doesn't suit
some folks.
The Washington herald., 1914-07-27

Some men are so crazy for position that they wi
act as Judge at baby show.
The Washington herald., 1914-07-27

A groom always suspects that his wife's foil
think she married him for pity.
The Washington herald., 1914-07-27

Demosthenes is dead, and is Cicero, and no'
Col. Roosevelt has lost his voice.
The Washington herald., 1914-07-27

1t is reported that the Senate has decided to spec
up This is important, if true.
The Washington herald., 1914-07-27

Some of the baseball players have caught Go
Tener's idea, and have quit striking
The Washington herald., 1914-07-27

The melancholy days are here, the gladdest of the
year.
The Washington herald., 1914-07-27

Let's all quaf one to tn. bumper wheat crop.
The Washington herald., 1914-07-27

County twenty, Teddy; count twenty.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-06-09
RESTRAINT OF SPEECH.

The increasing prospect for favorable outcome at the
Niagara conference gives point to In the
New York Times from the minister OF prominent Congre-
gatona church New York who thinks that he cannot
recall time when needed to be more careful In ourl
public speech than today He refers to the Mexican slr
alton as one great cause but audes generally to resoute
and well considered work the part of responsible public
officials which might be turned awry and sympathles ne
alenated which it much to advantage to hold
He thinks it almost pity that congress is In session. pc
cause the temptation reckless speech great and he
speaks of ministers being the recipients OF constant re-
quests from societies of and to preach against
various things of national or to write or telegraph
to the president members of congress.
We have always temptation to reckless speech con-
corning anything among 1t is manner OF life with
us and all pervadng that unaware OF the degree
which yield to it. But it seems to that there has
been distinct restraint in this regard in recent days
Ministers be asked by reckless and ignorant folk to
do nadvisabe things this minister says that they are
And we have had and again mpruden speech in con-
gress speech far mprudent than we easily know
from our very familiarity with it, But whole think
the country has acted with sobey OF speech and mod
erateness of expression unusual with It, 1t may be re-
GREETED perhaps that political campaign is coming for
it is likely to cause reckless speech
When this is confined to ourselves involving domestic
questions alone bones broken because used
to living amid that kind of general assault But if it in
wolves foreign questions and peoples and accusations
made of the kind which the minister says he has been i'm
portuned to make there is great danger Still we do
not thus far anything to excite ALARM and perhaps
forewamed may be forea1med. Certain that the
press Of the country has been almost model of restraint
far ahead of public We only hope that the
good example continue and have effect and carry
through condition in which relations delicate and
where have chance achieve victory of peace and
sody situation of confidence that will be felt benefc
tally by all concerned.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-06-09
THE EXPRESS BUSINESS.

The Wells Fargo Express company probably does not
believe that the bottom has fallen out Of the express
The United States company has decided to iqui
date but all the other companies doing business fur
themore, they going to take up the work which the
company has abandoned Announcement is made by
the WellsFargo people that they WILL July l. assume
the express business of the Baltimore Ohio the Chicago
Eastern Illinois and the ST. Louis San Francisco sys
TENS This will give it entrance into vast territory
On the Baltimore Ohio railroad the cities of Phia
delpha, Baltimore and Washington.
The service which the Wells Fargo company under
takes is the which the old United States company
abandons 1t will endeavor to retain the old employees
Evidently there is to be curtament of activity The
WesFargo strong company that reaches from coast
to coast with its many connections It does not
sonable to mourn the passing of the United States Ex
press company victim of regulation If it found
the express business Improbable the Wells Fargo
pany must be conducted different lines The truth is
perhaps that the express companies of this country
had terrific JOLT the scare of their lives to speak,
and that the has possibly keeed But there
are strong ones left The report that company
preparing to erect gigantic office building in New York
is dened nevertheless the company explains that it has
prepared to make possible the erection of in the
future. The preparations made in order to
avoid trouble with contemplated building regulations
The present years business of the express companies
viii afford instructive material for study There is no
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-06-09
COURT MARTIAL OF
GRIFFITHS ENDED

San Francisco, June 9.-The defense
opened it's case yesterday in the court
martial OF Captain Joseph H Griffiths,
U. S. A., accused of embezzling approx
imately $4,000 from the government
while in the quartermaster's office at
Seattle. Dispositions from Portland and
Seattle were introduced telling how
the Mcfarland Investment company,
the concern in which Griffiths is said
to have invested the money, failed be-
cause Griffiths tried to form COM
pany to sell certain timber lands be-
fore the company acquired title in
them.
Brigadier General Charles n. Whip
pei, retired, was q character witness
for the accused officer. Richard Allen,
chief clerk in the depot quartermasters
office in Seattle, testified that at no
time did an emergency exist that would
require more than $500 cash in Captain
Griffiths' safe.
The prosecution closed, after intro
ducing evidence that Griffiths had a
ticket to Australia In his pocket at the
time of his arrest in Oakland, after
his flight from Seattle. An affidavit
from the controller of the currency
stated that the books of the war de-
partment in Washington showed def
icit in Griffiths' accounts identical with
that found in his books in Seattle
The court martial adjourned to the
call of the president.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-06-09

(By Selene Armstrong Harmony
Miss Fola La Toilette, daughter of
Senator and Mrs. La Toilette. is the in
FAINT prodigy with the capital letters.
Knowing that Miss La Toilette has
established reputation for herself as
public speaker, and as an actress Of
ability and that she has found time to
be educated and to get married in be-
tween times, one is hardly prepared at
a first meeting to find her mere slip
of a girl. And when she begins to talk,
seriously and with marked intelligence
about such things as economic condi-
tons and a franchise for women. her
youthfulness is still more impressive.
Two years ago Miss La Toilette was
married to the New York playwright,
George Middleton. Even in private life,
however, she is not known as Mrs.
George Middleton. She is to all her
friends. as to the public, still Miss Fola
La Toilette. and her doorplate there in
New York bears her own name just be-
meath that fiber husbands.
Some married people are united only
in name. With the Middletons, or
rather with Mr.. Middleton and Miss La
Toilette, it IS different. They may not
have the same name, but they have
work. interests and faith in common.
Mr.. Middleton writes plays; Miss La
Toilette acts them. They are both act
| i've advocates of the suffrage cause
| Together they are interested in labor
problems and sociological questions. Sc
| Miss La Toilette writes with evident
sincerity:
TT is a blessed thing when woman
has, not two or three interests, but al
interests. in common with her hus-
band
| Miss La Toilette has recently APP
peared in play written by Mr.. Middle
ton, entitled Nowadays Though IL IL
not a plaY for Woman's suffrage and L