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The Washington times., 1915-04-27
.HE gudgeon is called a fool by
Gratiano, but many wise crea-
t,ires have been dubbed fools. A

-HE gudgeon Is called a fool by
Gratiano, but many wise crea-
lures have been dubbed fools. A
fish need not be NJ fool because
II runs afoul of net. Men once mar
veled how fishes lived in the sea. and
sailors, even today, do not know how
landsman can weather storm ashore.
A fish can see I'm n wonderful way. as
is proved by Prof r. w. Woods fish
eye camera. yet this denizen of the deep
does not often use It's eyes In the search
for food. AS the creature swims or
moves aimlessly near the sides or bot
tom of a river or an aquarium, food is
touched with the lips or barblets, in
stantly seized and swallowed.
Arrange a little aquarium so that the
fish may be partially concealed. The
fins and other parts should be exposed.
II you now lower a bit of meat so that
II touches the lips of the fish 1t will
be Immediately gulped down. On the
other hand, II the meat fails to touch
any part of the body. even though seen,
1t may escape this gustatory fate. Sight
Is not necessary, It seems, to save a
fish from starvation.
4 fragment OF cotton. paper, or un-
edible material used instead of pabulum
will be seized by the barblets of the fish
and soon dropped You cannot fool a
fish into swallowing a non-ediblc fly or
other article. Indeed it is amazing how
quickly n fish learns the difference pc
tween the touch of wool, artificial flies
and paper, as compared with meat ana
edibles You may. after the first few
mistakes above mentioned, touch the
fish with wool, and it will pay no at
tention to It Touch 1t then with the
came weight of meat, and 1t Will pounce
upon II and gulp II down.
The refined senses OF taste and touch
are better developed in fish than in men.
What Fish Sense Is.
Catfish have been frequently used in
experiments for the purpose of proof as
to fish sense To show that the sense
OF smell is by no means concerned. Prof
| Herrick and other investigators removed
| the olfactory nerves of tomcods and cat
| fish. The identical results then fol.
lowed.
| Prof. Parker also investigated the
sense Of taste In the common hornpout
not only in the mouth. but also ove1
| most Of the skin of this fish. Like thu
insects which smell with their legs
! these fish may taste with their tails
| bellies. tanks or sides.
Hornspouts will snap at bait tina
| touches their backs as well as their lips
| Experiments prove that almost any sur
face of their body distinguishes differ
| ences of sour, salt, sweet and bite
things. Whom the nerves of taste ar
cut, bait may be brought in contac
with the skin in vain. The fish ignor
II. This same bait at the mouth will b
swallowed with avidity.
| According to Prof. John B. Watson
chief of the department of experiments
psychology and animal behavior. o
Johns Hopkins University. the tendenc
to use the name chemical sense" ha
grown rapidly of late. There are thos
senses. sensations and organs of sens
which man lacks. Insects. fish, bats
and other creatures have a great ad
The Washington times., 1915-04-27
DAILY EDITORIAL
For Women Readers
The Truth About Our Dancing.

"America has shown that 1t doesn't
want me by allowing me to lose
my fortune here, because 1t does not
know art" and with this and many
other words. does an article in a
newspaper signed by Isadora Dun
can. derounce the intelligence. the
artistic ability. and the general at
titude Of this country.
Il have offered you music and
dancing" she says. "and you will
have 1t not Perhaps the reception
Of Isadora Duncan and her pupils
was not Just what she expected. but
that Is no reason why she should i'm
mediately say that America does
not know art and Is not capable Of
appreciating her rhythmic dancing.
In the first place. without knowing
that Isadora had denounced our
pleasant land as musicless and
danceless. and owing solely to the
unprecedented amount Of interest
which has sprung up in rhythmic
dancing, an interview with one of
the leading exponents Of the barefoot
method in this city was obtained
In order that public recognition be
made Of this latest and most alb
sorbinR fad.
Forinterpretative dancing. classic
dancing. rhythmic training, or what
soever one wishes to call that par
ticular form Of the dance which en-
tails the removal Of all superfluous
clothing and the shoes and stockings,
Is being learned by all who can af-
ford to take the lessons. and taught
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by every teacher who wishes to oe
considered smart" and who has had
the necessary training.
This does not hold true to Wash
ington alone. but to the whole East
ern United States.
Can 1t be possible that America
did not respond as one person to Isa-
dora Duncan simply because the
fundamentals of her theories had al
ready penetrated to this land and
were being taught here already.
according to those methods which
were thought most meet and fitting?
Perish the thought that 1t be so.
for one would not wish to be so pre-
suming. But in the same breath one
bethinks of a man named Gilbert,
who lived and taught in the eastern
part of the country not very many
years ago.
He taught gymnastic dancing.
sometimes called Gilbert" and al
though he IS now dead. his pupils are
carrying on his work. broadened and
strengthened by the addition Of Ideas
which made a demand upon the in
telligence. in addition to the sense OF
ryhthm and physical condition Of the
pupil.
The combination Is strangely like
the Duncan theory Of classic dane
ing, strangely original at the same
time. and just about proof enough to
Americans that we have an art
sense. have a dance sense, and are
not heathens. simply because we did
not go into raptures over the Dun
canesuue Interpretation Of our own
invention.
The Washington times., 1915-04-27
Spring Datfodils

! wandered lonely as a cloud
That floats on high. DER wales and
hills.
When all at once I saw a crowd,
A host of golden daffodils;
Beside the lake. beneath the trees.
Fluttering and dancing in the
breeze.
The waves beside them danced, but
they
Outdid the sparkling waves in glee;
A poet could not but be gay,
In such a Jocund company;
sazed and sazed-but little thought
What wealth to me the show had
brought.
For oft. when on my couch lie.
In vacant or in pensive mood,
They flash upon that inward eye
Which Is the bliss of solitude;
And then my heart with pleasure
fills.
And dances with the daffodilA
-WordsWorth.
The Washington times., 1915-04-27
Old-FdShiOned Worker ... i
Slow To Adjust Self To
Efficiency In Kitchen
LaborSaving Equipment and Sanitary Devices Meet Needs
of the Trained Household Worker-The Kitchen
Should Be Arranged For Convenience.
By MRS. CHRISTINE FREDERICK
fc,onr-ipht 1e,5 by Mrs Christine Frederick,

worker who prefers to stay in the
kitchen as much as possible and take
get through quickly and take her rest
or, recreation In her own room or else
where.
So, for the old-fashioned worker. the
old-fashioned kitchen still seems hest.
Efficiency leaves her untouched, but
she bathes herself in sentiment.
The new. efficient, sanitary ideal for
the kitchen cannot proceed any more
rapidly than these ideals are grasped
and desired by the worker who Is to
most unnecessary to struggle for t!.ese
ideals of sanitation, no ashes. and step
saving work until we have workers who
appreciate these improvements.
LabOr-Saving Equipment.
The reason these ideals have been
catching on with such great enthusiasm
is that they have appealed to the mis-
tress first and particularly to the
woman who does her own work. In my
constant experience with this problem
/ find the women who are most kcenly
in earnest, who are most desirous Of ef-
flciency even to the extent Of going into
equipment arc the women who hold the
reins Of housekeeping In their own
hands The woman with service, who
cannot enforce these advanced ideas
upon her servants. Is not naturally as
keen to install improvements which her
servants do not appreciate.
Everything points to the need for q
class Of really trained household
workers who shall value the mechan-
ical labor saver and not let the bread
mixer rust in the closet; to worker
who would prefer to do work quickly in
a convenient area and go out when iln-
ished rather than to take twice as long
to do the same work and lump down in
the kitchen afterward.
The pew-fashioned kitchen appeals
only to the new-fashioned worker. If
we want the one. we must at the same
time develop the other.
The Washington times., 1915-04-27

~ AY enough to be a summer
refugee from the Riviera Is
huge lawn umbrella with
stripes Of red and white,
finished with scallops and fringe. A
more restful color scheme Is used
in an umbrella of dark green and
white. with fewer scallops and no
fringe. These large sizes cost from
SO to SIS. Smaller umbrellas that
would comfortably shade a tea table
for two are only 50.
Five o'clock tea on the lawn or the
porch will be greatly simplified by
the use of a tea-wagon. which may
be removed with the service on 1t
in one noiseless trip. Most of them
are fitted with removable trays.
some have little extra shelves In
back. and all have shelves under
meath large enough to mold plates
OF sandwiches or tea-cakes. Par
ticularly summery are the wagons
of wicker in three or four shades
of green and several browns. They
The Washington times., 1915-04-27

Information gtvtng the ndmes OF
shops phtch carry the articles re-
5erred to IN these columns totlI be
furnished on request. Kindly mem
ton date Of issue Dhen possible, and
address. "The Shopper~
The Washington times., 1915-04-27

~ Gently moved from her coun-
n try home into less modern,
furnished city house for the
winter. Her country kitchen was mod
eled on the most efficient lines. with
tho newest labor saving equipment.
There was a f1reless cooker. dish
washer. an enameled sink, aluminium
utensils. Nothing was cluttered, every
thing had its special place. and the
kitchen was a Joy in green and white.
The kitchen to which they moved was
nearly twice as large. and its chief
ornament was large coal range.
There were no modern devices, only q
slate sink and bare floor Everything
was kept in closed. cupboards, and 1t
was fully twenty-five. feet to the PAN
try. The mistress deDlored the step
taking room. and made some remarks
worker, who was. In many respects.
above the average. looked around and
said. with her eye on the ornate calen-
dar on the back door: We'll. but this
your heart!" ...,.
Old-Fashioned Worker.
Nothing more could be said. This
worker liked a kitchen which was a
combined sitting room and a cozy place
rather than a convenient place to
work In. From her point of view, she
preferred a loosely shaped room with
everything awkwardly arranged to a
small, compact room in which kitchen
operations were put first. Her COM
ments were interesting because 1t gave
the point Of view Of the old-fashioned
land still very prevalenD worker to
" HON. in fact, the kitchen is E1r sole
domain.
She does not care so much about ensy
work as she does that the kitchen
and familiarity. She is the kind Of
The Washington times., 1915-04-27

eral years ago in this country. 1t
embodied the germinal ideas of the
rhythmic work. but while accentua-
ting the idea of the attainment Of
physical perfection through freedom
In dancing. 1t did not fully bring out
the scope for the expression of in
dividual ideas.
Il was a Gilbert pupil. and It Is the
art of Dalcroze which ! wish to
teach today, My Gilbert training
was the natural foundation for the
work which ! now teach.
The craze" she concluded. IF
you wish to call II such, for rhythmic
dancing. is legitimate. and merely an
expression OF society. 1t has been
taken up because of the opportuni-
ties offered for the expression of
indivtdualistic characteristics and
ideas"
The Washington times., 1915-04-27

given the audience is pleased and
interested. bYt no more. When she
comes out and does one of her So
called classic dances. wherein the ir-
telligence Is set at work to interpret
the meaning of the music through
the medium OF the body, her audi
ences spontaneously respond with
applause.
Dance of Intelligence.
They do this because she Is giving
them that for which they yearn. the
free dance. the dance of a unified
human being. representative of
mind. body. and soul.
But since she has not entirely
freed herself from the ballet she is
still behind. and Isadora Duncan,
boldly sevcring all connection with
the ballet. comes forward as the
leading exponent Cf the dance for
dance of intelligence
Il use Genee: Pavl"wa. and Dun
can" continued Miss = merely
as the three who "a 'cntativc
of the type for viii stand.
They are the leaders, - nigh
est exponents of that f, Aich they
stand. There arc others. ,ne teach
ers. and the pupils themselves who
make up the great body of dancers.
but II Is not as easy to trace the
growth of the dance through the
mass as II Is through tho highest
representatives of the mass.
perhaps one of the greatest teach
ers and thinkers lin the dance world
today Is L. jacques Dalcroze. He
stands for even more than does Miss
Duncan. for where her work is still
a little reminiscent of set forms. he
stands for absolute originality Of
expression both mental and physical.
Gilbert dancing. also known as
The Washington times., 1915-04-27
PARTNERS.

Who digs a well. or plants a seed,
A sacred pact he keeps with sun and
sod:
With these he helps refresh and feed
The world. and enters partnership
with God.
Edwin Markham the Nautilus.
The Washington times., 1915-04-27
MYSTIC HAMMERS.

The frost with little soundless wedges
Can pry the cliff apart;
Yes, it can heave the ancient lodges
And make the mountain start;
So Love with stroke of delicate
sledges
Opens the f1intiest heart
Edwin Markham the Nautilus.
The Washington times., 1915-04-27
| THE TIMES DAILY MAC AZINE PAG E
Experiments ShOzv HOzU
Fish May Taste Food
Through Tdctile Sense
BY DIR. LEONARD X EENE HIRSHBERG.
Copyright 19l5 by Newspaper Feature ervce Inc

vantage over mankind in the number
and variety of senses possessed
The chemical sense" is the power
present In fish tissues to recognize,
distinguish and separate poisons and
other chemicals from one another.
Man has this sense to a very slight
extent in his taste. smell and mucous
membrane sensations. Animals. how
ever, can do much more than perceive
smell, taste. noxious substances. cuts.
burns and bruises.
Prof. Sheldon recently performed
startling experiments upon this prob
CAMS. has the sense of taste only in
the mouth. Therefore. the savant test
cd the surfaces of the whole body.
Ammonia. muriatic acid, salt. minerals,
gas, and many other things were en-
ployed. When they touched the mouth
the sense Of taste caused their ejec-
ton by spiting and rapid sprays of
nostrils were touched there occurred a
quick jerk of the head. In contact
with the skin anywhere 1T caused
rapid swimming movements.
All part OF the fish were sensitive to
salts, acids. alkalies and minerals. but
only the mouth was sensitive to sugar.
Without more details, 1t may be said
that Prof Sheldon found that fish
nave several more senses than men;
the distinct chemical sense" itself
furthermore is sub-divided into other
| easily distinguishable senses.
DR.. Htrshoer1 ,ctll ansper questions
| for readers of The Times on medical,
hygienic and sanitation subjects that ara
Of general interest. He tcill not under-
/ take TO prescribe or offer uduice Jor In
dtrfdudl cases Where the subject Is NOT
! Of general Interest letters 1oiH be an
stoered personally, il a stamped and ad-
dressed envelope Is enclosed Adress all
Inquiries to DR.. L. X. Hirshbero, core
| this office
The Washington times., 1915-04-27
SEEN IN THE SHOPS
cost $3.50 at an F street department

cost $3.50 at an F street department
store.
Swagger sticks, the very newest
accessory for Miss 1855 afternoon
stroll. are becoming part of the
regular stock at several clothing
shops. while some enterprising
elaborately carved haudles. The
trimmest and most mannish sticks
are sold for 81 at an r street shop.
There is no bent handle, but in its
place a narrow silver head. The
end is barely tipped with silver.
Wee salt and pepper shakers,
may be had for IS cents a pair at
G street store. These are packed in
a tiny box-the entire package so
small that it may be tucked away
In a picnic basket or the lunch kit Of
an automobile without taking UP
much more space than a sandwich.
Next to, the original paintings,
nothing Is as satisfactory as ar ex-
cellent print. especially If some Of
the coloring OF the picture repro
duced has been successfully copied.
The paintings of two American
artists in particular. Maxfield Par
rish and w. l.. Taylor, seems TO lend
themselves to popular-priced prints.
Effective for q child's bedroom are
several at sl.50, notably those inter-
pretive of stories from the Arabian
Nights
Taylor's interpretations of Bible
stories. Shakespeare, and Longfellow.
such as the familiar THE Man of
Sorrows" and The Good Shepherd"
"Hark, Hark! the Lark" Sweet
and Low" and "If Music Be the
Food of Love-" notable for rich,
dark color. can be bought for sl.75
each.
Information 9tvtng the names of
shops tphtch carry the articles re-
Jerred to IN these columns toilI be
furnished on request. Kindly me,-
tton date Of issue tDhen possible, and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-06
MUSK RAT soUsE PARTY.

Manitowoc, Wis, May 6.AThe
proprietor of a North side thirst
emporium had been annoyed by a
thief who entered the cellar with
out disturbing any of the visible
means of ingress and removed the
corkS from the choicest wines and
brandies, leaving the partly emp
tied bottles when he departed.
The mystery was explained when
he saw a muskrat with a jag max
ig it's unsteady way from the cellar
to the river. For several days the
saloonkeeper entertained his pa
irons by posting them where they
could watch the bibulous rodent
enter a hole in the wall, gnaw the
cOrkS from few bottles and ac-
quire a load. Then one day he
saw the muskrat approaching the
saloon in company with six others.
The saloonkeeper drew the line at
the muskrat giving a souse party to
to his friends ION the house." He
broke up the revel with a gun.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-06
Begin Preparing Evidence in
the WyandOtte Election Case.
ALL INVITED TO BE PRESENT.
A Hearing Will Be Accorded to
Every Accused Person.
County Political Chairmen
Will Be Called to Testify.

Governor Capper announced today
that he would begin a public probe
of alleged Wyandotte county election
corruption the week of May II. S. M.
Brewster, attorney general, will be
placed in charge of the investigation.
When he returned to Topeka today
from a trip to Crawford county, the
governor stated that he would at once
begin the preparation of evidence in
the case. It is his purpose personally
to take a hand in the inquiry and he
may himself attend the hearing. 1t is
hardly probable that formal COM
plants will be made in advance of the
investigation, but the state will use
such evidence as is brought out in the
prosecution of alleged law violators.
''It is my plan to begin the hearing
the week after next" said Governor
Capper. "The details in the case have
not been discussed with Mr.. Brewster,
but we will take up in detail such mat
ters as have been presented.
There is no question in my mind
that we'll organized gang of men
have for several years been running
Kansas with a high hand. Candidates
have been forced to contribute to these
men and money has been spent in a
questionable manner. do not charge
that Mayor Green or any member of
the present city administration have
been personally guilty of any offense.
But there is doubtless a gang in Kan
SaS City that should be weeded out.
Will Reply to thinner.
''I will make reply to Mr.. Zimmer's
letter refusing to resign and will as
sure him that he will be given hear
ing. The hearing will be open to ev-
eryone-in fact everyone who desires
to attend will be invited. I will also
ask chairmen of the various county
political organizations to come in and
tell what they know of election con-
ditions.''
Since it was announced that probe
of election conditions in Wyandotte
county would he made, the governor
has received numerous letters. Some
of these letters contain suggestions
and possible evidence that may be
used in the inquiry. Shortly before
noon Attorney General Brewster was
called into conference with the gov
ernor, but no statement as to plans
was announced.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-06
40 HOUSES DOWN
Wind and Rain Sweep Parts of
Oklahoma and Texas.
Many Persons Injured; No
Loss of Life Reported.

Ardmore, Okla, May 6.-Three per-
sons were injured and much property
was damaged here today by a heavy
wind storm.
| 1t was reported that Wilson, Okla,
near here, was hit by a small tornado,
which blew down forty buildings. No
one was seriously injured there.
Winds of almost cyclonic proper
tionS were reported over wide Sec
ton of southern Oklahoma.
AT Ringing, Okla, Baptist church
buildings were damaged, but no one
was seriously injured. In the oil fields
near Wichita Falls, Tex, twenty-five
derrickS were blown down and several
houses damaged.
The Third ward school house here
was partially unroofed and several
children were injured Two girls, Or
rec Madden Ia, and Esther Smith, 13,
suffered broken arms and were badly
cut and bruised.
]. c. Mclaughlin was hurt when his
residence was partially unroofed. The
electric light plant here and many
telephone and telegraph lines were
damaged. 1t was stated that Ardmore
would be without electric lights for
"a hours. Several frame buildings
were twisted, the storm being confined
principally to the southwestern sec
tion of the city. The storm broke here
at $50 q. m. and was accompanied
by what was almost cloud burst
At Gainesville, Tex, much crop
damage was caused by heavy rain
and high wind, Other northern Tex
as sections reported heavy rain.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-06
HE GIVES UP STAGE
Jess Wizards Thespian Career
a Financial Failure.
Kansas Cowboy Will Enter a
Wild West Show.

Minneapolis, Mimi, May 6.-As an
actor, Jess Willard is good pugflist.
AS a member of a wild west show he
ought to be the big cheese.
Today Willard abandoned his stage
career and signed a wild west show
which will open here Sunday. Will
lard's thespian tour is said to have
proved a mammoth financial failure,
and il is rumored that he will get
$1,000 a day from the tent show
Hence the change.
Besides, Willard's friends say that
he will be more in his element with
a wild west affair than before the
footlights. 1t is known that he still
loves the open air and remembers
with pleasure his cowboy days. With
the wild west show, he will be able
to don the sombrero, the red ban
danna and the chaps" again, and
even if he does not have any cows to
punch, he will get more pleasure out
of his money making.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-06
.LAFE YOUNG is HELD
Ex-senator Detained an Hour on Spy
Charge Against Friend.

Vienna, May 6.-Former United
States Senator Lafayette Young. of
Des Moines, Ia, accompanied by a
former American deputy consul at
Berne, Switzerland, was arrested in
Innsbruck, Austria, on suspicion of
espionage directed against Mr..
Young's companion Mr. Young was
released with apologies, after few
hours detention in hotel. His COM
panion was held in custody in the
hotel until today before he was able
to satisfy the authorities, who appar-
emily had been warned to look for a
man of the same name.
Mr.. Young arrived in Vienna this
morning. He said he saw no reason
for complaint. He left later for Ber-
lin.
Young Writing for His Paper.
Des Moines, May 6.-Former Sena-
tor Lafayette Young left here for his
European tour January 26, first visit
ing London. There ne spent a month.
He was in Belgium for ten days and
since has been in Paris and on the
French battlefield. He was IN the
French trenches IN the northern part
of France on April Is, Is and II. Mr..
Young is in Europe in the capacity of
war correspondent of his own news
paper, the Des Moines Capital.