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The Washington herald., 1915-04-30
Benighted Princeton Students.

PRINCETON studcnts are hopclesS1y conN entiona1
in their tastes. Wc-hcstate to say it, but they
hardly be acquitted OF -Nictorianism, and
in the literary and artistic world OF today nothing
worse can be said. Their favoritc novelist is
Dickens, when it ought to be Dostoycvsky, at
least: their favorte poet is-we blush to mention
it-Alfrcd, Lord Tcnnyson. and their favoritc
dranatst is Shakespeare. Could any tastes be
more iossilizcd; hopelessly behind the times
OF course. they should have preferred the poetry
OF Ms Of Nf1p hit c or vcTjs4 Lnday sk
some noise now. G.. Bernard Shaw says he can
write better plays than Shakespeare, and collie
gians with their eyes fixed upon the future should
have taken him at his estimate, unless they
found some pronounced excmplar of the
cubist or imprcssionst dramatic schoo-Phila-
dClphia Record
The Washington herald., 1915-04-30
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MURRAY HOLDS ACTIVE RANK.

Maj Gen. Arthur Murray. commanding
the Department of the West, u. s. A..
with offices in San Francisco. yesterday
reached the age of retirement. 81 years
BY Hesitation Of the last Congress and
following an order of Secretary Garrison.
Mat. Gen. Murray Is now an additional
officer with the rank Of major general
which active rank he will hold until the
close OF the Panama-Pacific Exposition,
when he will be retired.
The major generals birthday advanced
two officers. Brig. Gen. Hugh L. Scott
to q major generalcy and Col. Freder-
ick c. Strong to the grade Of brisadler
saneral
The Washington herald., 1915-04-30

man of wealth and social position has
brought suit to obtain possession of the propcr,v
of a convicted swindler now serving a sentence
in Sing Sing. He bases his claim to the propcrtv
upon the assertion that he was defraudcd of
$s5,ooo by the prisoner known as King of the
Wire Tappers." who successfully worked on him
the old game of pretending to bet money on horse
races after he had tapped the wires and learned
the names of the winners. Most of the victims
of this class of crooks are only too anxious t,.
avoid letting the world know of their own .par.
in such transactions, which explains WHY the
''wire tappers" arc seldom convicted. Possibly
the recent hard times had something to do with
the present suit
The Washington herald., 1915-04-30

kind considered peculiar to
women, achieved by a faculty
so subtle as to be inexplic-
able, at any rate, by the un-
derstanding of man. Some
Of the women who believe
they are endowed with 1t
speak Of it as if it were Sec
ond sight. Its being so es,
sentially personal. however,
suggests that it is related to
the interest that women take
in the personal, an interest
that is obviously the result Of
The Washington herald., 1915-04-30

Describing a battle in which the Germans " crc
alleged to have used shells charged with asphy xi-
ating gas. dispatch says: The Bcgians Law close
to the ground. each with his nostril> stuffed
with cotton with which all troops the front
line now have been supplied, and waited. When
the Germans, believing the enemy unconscious,
charged in massed formation their lines were liter
ally cut to pieces by machine gun fire. and finally
broke and fell hack in utmost disorder" How
mighty is the wad OF cotton in modern warfare.
and how dangerous TO charge unconscious
enemy in nasSCd formation,
The Washington herald., 1915-04-30

y Berlin dispatch says the ka>cr has con
ferred the nOnCombatants' iron cross on Houston
Stewart Chamberlain, English writer who has
been living in Germany and Austria for thirty
years. and who has favor through the pub
hoation in German newspapers of his letters to
friends blaming England for the war One Of
these letters closed with the words. NAV God
protect the glorious German cause. There is no
other hope for the future of mankind" 1t is
not apparent how Gcrmanys cause was advanced,
but it seems barely possible that this recipient
of the iron cross. instead of being traitor i,
clever British spy.
The Washington herald., 1915-04-30
A Line O Cheer Each Day o the Year.
BY JOHN KENDRIcK BANGS.
Ytret printing OF an original poem, written daily
for The Washington Heral1
APRIL'S TEARS.

Today fair April moves along
And yields to Maytime with her song.
Her tears that come in sundry showers
Have gone to help along the flowers,
And make Junc's show OF bud and leaf
The surcr for her hours Of grief.
Perhaps that's what OUR tears are for
The sand precursors of a store
or precious things that wait beyond
Some pressing moment of despond.
tCorJlsht. 95l
The Washington herald., 1915-04-30

Although Secretary Bryan'S name was signed
to the replying Ambassador Won Berns-
torff's criticisms, the Natcrard is almost tho only
publication in this country which mentions him in
editorial comment tho document. And ap-
parcntly all the credit given to President
Wilson unconsciously. Even the Naterlard, after
a>Crbine tho authorship of the note to the Sec
rctary OF State. ends by nquirinc: is it the pur
pose of President Wilson to prccipitatc war with
Germany in order TO his tottering admins
tration?"
The Washington herald., 1915-04-30

The New York Coffin Makers Union has de-
cidcd to postpone its general strike account of
the low death rate in the city The union antici-
patcs moro favorable opportunity when contin-
uous hot weather sets in. They can't expect their
fellow citizens to wish them we'll, however
The Washington herald., 1915-04-30

"Of course, do not overlook the fact that
the President protect not only the Riggs Ma
tional Bank, but all other banks from the Comp
troller's arbitrary and oppressive conduct says
official statement from the financial institu-
ton that has startled the country with its suit
against high officials Of the Treasury Can it
be possible that the bank means to suggest that
the President should get a Comptroller
The Washington herald., 1915-04-30

The will not a scarcity OF rouge and
cosmetics in this country. according to members
OF the Manufacturing Pcrfuners Association. in
session in New York. The trouble in Europe.
according OF the manufacturers. has caused
Americans realize that ii is up to them to
put and turn out the goods in larger
quantities, which they doing Now it
will be just like the to adopt fash
ion in conIplexion>
The Washington herald., 1915-04-30

That there is reason for thinking woman's in
tuition exists is unquestionablc. In the realm of
the personal women arc exceedingly sharp OBJ
servers a much sharper than men, though
there many who observe just sharply
in the personal realm any woman. The expla-
nation OF such femme sharpness need not be
sought in the realm of mystery. 1t can be found
readily enough in the psychological law that
makes people grow sharper and sharper along the
line OF their interests, OF their caring
The Washington herald., 1915-04-30
What We Spend on Movies.

The statement that the American public paid
$z7Sooo 900 to see the movies in 1913 affords some
idea OF how much wealth may be amassed by
chasing the modest jitney and dime, much less the
plutocratic dollar.-New York Evening Sun.
The Washington herald., 1915-04-30

"Is the moon he or her. inquiries correspond
ent There is something to be said on both sides.
1t sets and then again it gets full.
The Washington herald., 1915-04-30

An investigating committee OF the New York
Stock Exchange estimates that the bucket shops
OF the country will make SIo,oooooo this year,
but the announcement won't deter those who i'm
agine they beat the game.
The Washington herald., 1915-04-30
Massachusetts Politics.

Massachusetts sometimes looks weird even
beside Mexico. In ex-Gov. Foss' overtures to
Charles Sumner Bird have turncoat Demo-
crat altering Republican nomination to Pro-
gressive lcader.-NcW York Evening Post.
The Washington herald., 1915-04-30

The truth is. it seems to me. that this much
vauntcd feminine quality is OF the most un-
fortunate qualities have, of the
most misleading and dangerous. Unfortunately,
it Is by confined to women, though the
mcn that have it don't brag OF its possession.
For suspicion is just common in sex As
in another 1t is less the fault OF certain types
OF women than the misfortune that they should
Weld to a suspicious tendency, and by giving it a
fattcring dcludc themselves into becoming
its slaNe,.
The Washington herald., 1915-04-30

If that reference OF Secretary Redhcld's to
"purvcyors of poverty for personal purposes was
made in an aftcr-dinncr speech it docs him
credit.
The Washington herald., 1915-04-30

Gov. Whtman's denial OF the report that he
had expressed a preference for Elihu Root for
President was emphatic to suggest that he
has another New York mind.
The Washington herald., 1915-04-30
The Alternative.

Art Editor-''I'm afraid your work is
too comic for general illustrating" Ar
tist-"I suppose that means I will have
to spend the rest of my life doing
comic supplements" Not necessarily.
You might design women's fashions."-
Lie.
The Washington herald., 1915-04-30

Edison. for example, is exceedingly sharp along
the line OF mechanical discovery and invention.
He is always looking for clues The instant he
finds he tries to pursue il 10 its lair, instinct
lively, joyously In the way women, the in
tuitive women, always looking for personal
clues. But in their iondncss for discovery, both
for its sake and for the resulting glory, they
likely to be mi>lcd by another quality. highly
developed in them. imagination. They like
those Gcnuses the unsuccessful kindred of Edison,
whose inventions somehow don't come off.
The Washington herald., 1915-04-30

their lives being intensely personal. II it were
second sight itwould not be likely be limited
in its scope.
The Washington herald., 1915-04-30
What Is Woman's Intuition? ?
BY JOHN ID. BARRY.

may be worth while to inquire just what
woman's intuition is supposed to be. l think
we can all agree that it kind of observation, a
The Washington herald., 1915-04-30
Morning Smiles.
Serious Business,

NO: she works it."-Bsltimore Ameri-
can.
The Washington herald., 1915-04-30

1t is curious that never hears a woman
boast OF her intuition when shc speaks OF good
qualities. Who has ever heard Il woman say any
thing like, My intuition tells that she is a
woman OF very exceptional and beautiful char
aCtcr, "Ny intuition tells that he is a
wonderfully inc man No, indeed. Woman's in
tuition takes interest whatever in what is good
1t never be associated with those sentimental
or mawkish qualities long made reproach to
woman. 1t has a ruthcSsncsS and vigor worthy
oi being called masculine. And yet in its cx-
prcssion it is often associated with those covert
whiSrcriugs and those deep rsidious gances that
reveal its essentially suspicious nature.
The Washington herald., 1915-04-30

Mrs Bryan. wife of the Secretary
of State. has gone to New York. The
Secretary will join her today and
they will return to the city tomor-
row.
The Washington herald., 1915-04-30

Mr.. and Mrs Eugene Van Rensselaer,.
with their son and daughter. the Rev,
stephen van Rensselear and Mrs Jane
Carroll Frazer will 20 to their COUNT.
place at Berkeley. ". Va.
The Washington herald., 1915-04-30
The Coming of William Penn
Published by special sh the President through
The Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate.
THE troubles of Massachusetts, did
Copyright. 1901 1902. by Harpcr Rruther.J
Copyright 1915 by The Mcclure Newspaper Syrdcate

NotceThe.e article. fully
The Washington herald., 1915-04-30

Mrs. John Edwards will he hostess at
Dridse TINS afternoon in honor of Mrs
J. F. Waggaman and her guests. Mr.
ana Mrs. I. +. Robertson. of Baltimore,
and Mrs. 7. II. jenkins of Easton Ma
The Washington herald., 1915-04-30

Capt. Edgar T. Robbins. L. s. A., and
Maj. A. NJ Dain. L. 5 A. and Mrs. Dain
Of Kansas City. Mo-. are among the
prominent arrivals at the New Ebbi,t
The Washington herald., 1915-04-30

Among those who had guests dining
with them at the Army and Navy Club
last evening were Gen. and Mrs
George Barnett, Paymaster and Mrs,
tiudger, Col. and Mrs w. w. Harts.
Mai and Mrs Lowe. Lieut.. Page.
Commander jackson. Col Glennan. Mr..
Herbert II. Brown. Lieut.. Murdoch.
Col Macomb and Capt. Harllee.
The Washington herald., 1915-04-30

Mr.. and Mrs. Irving Cox. of New
York City, arrived at the Willard yes
terday for a stay of some length
The Washington herald., 1915-04-30

The Spanish Ambassador and Mime,
Riano entertained at dinner last even
ing In honor of the Secretary of War
and Mrs. Lindley Garrison.
The Washington herald., 1915-04-30

garden party for the benefit of St
Roses Industrial School will be given
on May Z. at tho home of Mrs. j. Nota
McGill. of Woodley Lane
The Washington herald., 1915-04-30

Mr.. Eduardo Racedo. second sscrs-
tary of the Argentina Embassy. enter
tanned large party at luncheon yes
terday in the palm room of the Will
lard.
The Washington herald., 1915-04-30

Mrs. William Kent, wife of Representa-
tive Kent. of California was hostess at a
reception yesterday afternoon in honor
OF the committee of 100 of the ConCres-
sional Union for Woman Suffrage. Mrs
Kent received her guests in the charming
garden of her residence in F street. and
stringed orchestra played during the
afternoon.
The Washington herald., 1915-04-30

The Secretary of Agriculture. MIR.
Houston, has left Washington for the
West to inspect the national forests.
The Washington herald., 1915-04-30

Miss Helen McCumber entertained at
dinner in honor of Miss Anne SEYMOUR
Jones and Lieut.. =. Roland HOPKINS /
8 A. and the members Of their bridal
party. DIR. and Mrs. Spriggs were also
hosts at dinner for their house guest.
Miss Lois Page. of summit y. J.. and
Mr.. and Mrs. :. G. NeaIe entertained
number of guests
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-03-30
FORM OF
m ORNAMENTATlON A SUBJECT
OF THEOLOGICAL IMPORTANCE

lation Of new machinery and na
terials. thus tending toward irfart@-
qualities which are not durable
Despite its abuses and 6ansr4o
seems that we cannot do withoTt
ion; We follow it willingly. mos
US welcoming it's changes. Ohvin,I
we cannot do away with il: thar y
attempted by religious, royal "s
civil laws years ago, and found ~ ~ ~
practical avail: SO that We accent +.
for what it is worth.
Fashion has become 4 sciar-s.
study, and is approaching an art rho
appearance Of a new style Of garn}art
is the visible sign that a Transform
ton is taking place in the inteIIac,
customs, and business Of a pe0nla. 49,
rise OF nations has been so indicataa
making fashion a subject OF etb7olo.
gic interest. 1t has also been -.
marked that where the same stvla =.
clothing has been used for centuries
as among barbarous peoples, ~ciyiIiza.
ton remains practically stationary.
but On the other hand. in Europe one
sees evidences Of great comfort and
rapid progress in the e~volutions ~
fashion. marking a state Of high civil.
ZatiOn.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-03-30
JEFF DAVIS SCORNS
SOClETY'S BUTLERS
Too Many Of Them, He Says, Back
From Boston.
(New York Tribune

NSV
The big society ginks" up in Ros-
buffers.
At least that's the way it struck
jeff Davis, K. o. H., and OF
the Hotel de Gink. He just got back
yesterday on a fast freight from a
little week end visit with his rich
relatives in the Black Bay.
THE folks were mighty good to
me- said Jeff as he recounted his ad-
ventures. They took me around in
automobiles and everything, there's
too many around there.
Seemed like you couldn't take a step
without running into one. don't
want to be hard. but / like this bet
ter. It's nice and homelike.
And say" he went on remember
ing a new experience. "in some Of the
rich gink's houses they have a button
right on the floor in the dining room
and h hostess she just steps on it
and the servants all come in with the
grub. Amt that pretty soft?"
=. Wnen l got washed up in the sta
tlon." Jeff continued, II went right
out to Aunt F1ora's-Mrs. Ira Proc
tors-in Mattapan. Aunt Mary came
right over from Winchester in her au-
tomobile. 1 old her / couldn't stav
with her because my trunk hadn't
come yet. Her husband is Ed Mes
senger and he's got a big pile. All
my oil there have,' jeff added
~complacently.
JEFF does not approve Of the Hotel
dc Jobless, Boston's edition OF the De
Glnk. They're run by the L. W. w
up there" he said.
When l went in, there was the
biggest bunch OF buns around ever
saw. They was all singing Iiallelu-
JAN, I'm a Bum and it was fierce:
saw it was no place for me. and l bea1
it quick.
Il saw the mayor was very nice
and then l talked to Governor Walsh
he said he would investigate the pla1
l suggested for reclaiming the vast,
lands Of Massachusetts by turnin.
them over TO poor people to worl
out"
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-03-30

an inyestis alton to determine whether
LIQUOR should constitute a part or the
rations allowed midshipmen-
Something to Be Proud Of.
Turning now from the personnel
to the material" continued Small.
I'VE find that the record Of the past
two years is one Of which we may
well be proud. Economy has been
the watchword, and no dollar has
for it's expenditure was authorized by
Congress. In filing his first annual
report, Secreatry Daniels was able to
state to the President that already
as huge a sum as 50, 900 900 lad been
saved the Government or IN
sistence by the navy upon competl-
ton on all contracts. OF this sum
$500. 900 was saved on one ship, the
Arizona.
During no two years have such
| economies been effected in expendi-
! lures for shore stations. During four
| years Of the Taft administration, Con-
! gress authorized the expenditure of
$21,92s,572 on shore stations. In
the two naval appropriation bills
passed since Mr.. Daniels became Sec
| rotary, the total appropriations for
| shore stations has been OILY 1920
900. We have not stinted the navy
in our appropriations, for they have
| been large and liberal; but the none
/ has been spent wisely, for the ships,
and the amount in u bills for in
| crease in the navy exceeded by $780,
000, 900 similar expenditures au-
thorized during the last two years Of
the Taft regime.
Powder Output Increased.
The output Of the Navy Powder
Factory has already been increased
The manufacture Of ~torpedOes has
been started at the Washington Navy
Yard, providing a third Gource for
these prOjectiles, and the output Of
the Newport factory a beer prac-
tically doubled, SO that within a few
months the supply Of torpedoes will
be doubled. The department has also
begun the manufacture Of mines. and
within a short while will have thirty
one mines for every nine it had two
years ago, increasing the supply about
244 per cent.
I'VE have authorized in the two
naval appropriation bills an entire di.
vision of five dreadnaughts, which
will be the most formidable vessels
~afloat, n three deep-sea submarine.
of a type, speed and radius of actor
greater than that of any submersibl,
OF any other country; twelve torpedo
boat d~estroyers, tWenty-three subma
rineS and a fuel ship, which com
. pletes the greatest naval building pro
gram ever authorized by any Congress
since the organization Of tie navy"
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-03-30
STOOP SHOULDERS ARE
IMPAIRMENT TO Ht,Iyu
Health Commissioner Says IL l. =.
Matter of C~arelessnesS amt
Neglect.
Harrisburg special to I~'hiladelrria
North American.

-A~S1 of@0A ~ y tE4
North American.
Stoop shoulders and their direct
bearing upon the general health #
discussed by DR.. Samuel @. OLSON.
the State Commissioner OF Health.
in this weeks little talk on heath
and hygiene. He says:
ATLAS bore the weight Of liza
heavens upon his head and hands. al-
cOrding to a Greek myth, but those
Of mankind who carry the burden o.
life too often let it rest upon then
shoulders. Stoop shouldered men and
women by the thousands are to be-
found among the followers of svdcn-
tary occupations. Min out OF ten
when the subject is mentioned viii
square away their shoulder and say,
I'm getting q little careless about
that. Then they make a momentary
resolve that they will brace up and
overcome the fault. That it is a fault
and n hat has a distinct bearing
upon health there is no question.
N system Of physical culture is
complete which does not include eA-
~ercises which teach erect carriage
| and deep breathing. One Of these -
impossible without the other. III this
lies the chief i'll effect Of stoop
shoulders.
ITO maintain good health We
should use u lungs to their normal
capacity It all times. The prope-
publication of the blood through
oxygenation requires ample breath
ing. Drop your shoulders forward
and then try to take a full breath:
see how impossible it is to do so IN
that position. Breathing with tbs
shoulders forward and the breast
bone depressed is only partially &C
complished. The lower portion Of
the lungs cannot be emptied and In
stead Of receiving a supply Of fresn
air they will be filled with residual
air.
ITO work, sit or walk day after day
with the shoulders hunched forward
mean hat the lung Capacity Is
lessened just SO much. and a CORE
a posture also permits the sagginS O
ment Of the abdominal organs ana
leads to serious digestive disturb
anceS.
do not resort to shoulder brace
or other mechanical means to correc'
STOPPING shoulders. These are bn'
makeshifts which do not remedy thf
real trouble. Make the mental e1for1
necessary to keep the body erect. ~
maintaining proper posture thf
muscles can be strengthened anC
made to do their work of holding th'
body upright.
when children exhibit a tendencA
to grow stoop-shouldered, parent
, and teachers should see to it tia
they are given physical exercise Il
correct the fault"
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-03-30

The construction Of a new port on
the east coast Of the island Of Luzon
is expected to reduce the time for
trips between the Pacific coast Of the
United States and Manila by four
days.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-03-30
APPLE THIEF PAYS IT.
After Six Years Sends 25 Gents Tor
Pee of Fruit He Tool From Or
Ch2r0.

chard.
M~arysville (Ohio) Dispatch To CieEt-
land Plain Dealer
Please accept % cents for a peck
OF apples which I stole from your pr
chard in Marysville six years ago
This is the contents Of a letter con-
tanning the coin. which Benjamin r.
Garmean, a dry goods merchants ~
this city, received today from q man
in Columbus, who formerly resided
here.
Mr.. Garfnean returned til money,
together with a fine necktie and a let
ter thanking the man for his honesty
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-03-30
just Between Friends.

Julian has saved my Tie nlI3
times this year"
SO that is what he meant when ne
called you q cat."-Puck.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-03-30
MORE RECRlQTSAND OF BETTER
OASSN NAVY SINCE DANIELS
INSTITUTED POPULAR REFORMS

an investigation to determine ~hetne
LIQUOR should constitute a part OF III
rations allowed midshipmen-
Something to Be Proud OF.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-10-26

of Booster Period" Don't let the
final hour come and then have to say,
why didn't 1 take advantage of my
opportunity?'' Remember, Novem-
ber 4th, at p. M, is the close of
Booster Period.
ARE YOU DOING YOUR BEST?
The Contest Manager could lay his
hands on several contestants who are
not-who are not even grabbing op-
portunities in their path. You are
not treating yourself right. Now is
the accepted time--do things-get
RESULTS. You have the same chance
as anyone else. Determine now to
take advantage of it. Are you read
ing the contest stories each week
do you realize the wonderful prizes
being offered and given by The
News.
Grand prize, a 5-Passenger Ford
Automobile. Second prize, Victor
Victrola. Third prize, suite OF