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The Washington herald., 1915-10-26

His personal influence prevailed In
everything. Members of Congress
knew very well how sorely the bill
would pinch. but they never dreamed
of disobeying.
"All our surplus produce will rot on
our hands,. cried q member of the
House. God knows what all this
means! i cannot understand f. see
effects. but I can trace them to no
cause - Darkness and mystery
overshadow this; HoAse and the whole
nation We know nothing: We are per-
mitted to know nothing. We sit here
as mere automata: we legislate with
out knowing: nay. sir. without wishing
| to know why or wherefore
The embargo was to be tried because
Mr.. jefferson believed In Its efficacy.
The closing year Of his Presidency
was darkened and distressed by its ef-
fects. The States themselves suffered
from the act more than the nations
whose trade they struck at
Americas own trade was ruined.
Ships rotted at the wharves-the ships
which had but yesterday carried the
commerce of the world. The quays
were deserted. Nothing would sell any
more al its old price.
The southern planters suffered even
more keenly than the New England
merchants. Their tobacco and rice and
cotton could not be sold. and yet their
farm hands. who were slaves. could not
be discharged and had to be main
tanned.
The wheat and livestock Of the Md
die States lost half their market II
was mere bankruptcy for the whole
country.
No vigilance or compulsion could
really enforce the act. IL Ii true
Smuggling took the place OF legitimate
trade. where Il could Even with the
year, too. manufactures began to SHOW
a little more as II they would grow. &c
supply what importation could nc
longer supply.
But there was small palliation fol
the keen distress of the time In SNUG
glInR or the feeble beginnings OF man
ufacture: and before irreparable mis-
chief had been done the fatuous system
broke down
Tomorrow "a Gevernor's Defiance
The Washington herald., 1915-10-26

RR. JEFFERSON tried negotiation
M with England. through Mr..
Ava Monroe and Mr.. William Fink
ney. for many weary months. and
through many changes of ministry over
sea, but could get nothing better than
Jays treaty Chen about to expire oy
|Iimitation), and would accept nothing
less than a Remuneration Of the right
OF search and Of mpressment, which
England would not relinquish-
when the Leopard fred on the Ches-
aneake he ordered all British men-of-
war out of American waters and Tor
bade them her ports; but there was no
remedy In that
At last. driven TO retaliation but IN
alterabiy opposed to war. ne recon-
mepded an embargo. which should al
least make English merchants smart
by cutting on their lucrative trade
with the United States.
ON the 22d of December, 1907. an
Embargo bill became law which abso-
Iutely prohibited all foreign commerce
whether in foreign or In American
bottoms.
A wear before Congress had author
ixed the President to forbid the lmpor-
tation of certain Glasses OF English
Goods on and after a certain date. But
tbe date had been deferred until the
eve of more radical measures
The Embargo Act closed the ports
AGAINST all nations, and even against
the exit of American ships Ever
Goa sting vessels we're required 70 give
bond 10 land their cargoes within the
United States
such an experiment in retaliation
cried Josiah Quincy. OF Massachusetts
In the House, had never before en-
tered into the human Imagination
There is nothing like II in the nara
tons of history or in the tales OF nc
ton"
MY principle" said the President
%. that the conveniences OF our citi'
Gems shall yield reasonably. and theii
taste greatly. to the importance o.
giving the present experiment SO faii
A trial that on future occasions oui
Legislators may know with certainty
how far they may count on II as ar
engine for national purposes-as
,ubstitute for war In bringing nations
to terms of reason; and he had his way
to the utmost
The Washington herald., 1915-10-26
Educating the Belgians.

Educating the Belgians! Why, in the last two
weeks ten Belgians, four of them women, have
been condemned to death, thirty-two to from ten
to fifteen years Imprisonment, for the crime OF
being Belgian, not German, patriots. And still
unconquerable hate and hope Aurn in the hearts
of that uncducable folk. The --ofessors of arson,
mutilation and murder waste their talents of in
struction The 4a-centimeter guns speak vanly
from their steel pulpits. Burning libraries can
not illuminate the Belgian mental darkness. The
Belgians have had every opportunity of education
at the hands Of the most educated of peoples; and
they will not profit by it. At moment when
kultur stands so high in the opinion of mankind
the perversty the stupidity OF the Belgians must
New York Times.
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Cards will be sent out shortly by
the Commissioner Of Patents and Mrs.
Thomas Ewing for the marriage OF
their daughter. Alexandra. and MI.
Sewboid Noyes, son Of Mr.. and Mrs
Frank b. Noyes.
The ceremony will take place on
Saturday afternoon. November 81. at
40 o'clock in 81. Johns Church.
Miss May Power entertained infor-
mally at bridge followed by tea yes
terday afternoon at her apartment In
the Parkwood in honor Of Miss Julia
Heyl whose marriage to Mr. Joseph
next week. The guests were few
Of Miss Heyrs friends
Mime. Pezet, wife of the Minister
from Peru. has returned to Washing
ton from Cape Cod.
Jonkheer w. II. de Beaufort. secre-
tary of the Netherlands Legation. has
retired from his post and has sailed
for his native country.
DR.. George y. Poulieff. secretary of
the Bulgarian Legation. is at Hot
springs, Va. where he will remain
until November l.
"
Washington yesterday after spending
several months at her summer home.
Invitations have reached Washing
ton for the marriage of Miss Mar
gretta Brooke and Richard '. LOOK
Of Louisville. November 10 in Portland
Greg. There will be large reception
at the residence of the brides aunt
Mrs. Hunt Lewis. Miss GenevteVe
Brooke will be her sisters only at
tendant. The young couple Will re-
side in Toronto.
Miss Brooke 10 the daughter of Mrs
Z. II. Brooke and the late Lieut.
Brooke, OF the Twenty-nrst Uniteo
States Infantry and the granddaugh'
ter of Lloyd Brooke, a pioneer OF ore
gon. Mrs. Brooke and Miss Brooke
made their home in Washington foi
several years
Col George Harvey entertained a
at luncheon in the rose room OF tne
Shoreham yesterday. when his guests
included the Secretary OF war MT
Garrison; Assistant Secretary OF war
| Mr.. Breckenridge. and Assistant Sec
rotary of the Navy. Mr.. Roosevelt
ss,o,or and Mrs. James W. wadswortf
will come TO Washington this week IRON
New York
Mr. and Mrs. George Peabody Eusu'
bsve returned to Newport from Leno>
and the symphony concerts at Boston
Mr. and Mrs John W. Dwight are II
town for the season and have opened
their r street residence.
Mrs. Stephen B. EIkins. Mr. and MRS
yvIniam = HIT. and Mr.. Richard Eikins
80 -ecent arrivals at White Sulphur
Springs.
Hon. n. H. Topakyan. Persian Consu
General in New York. Is at the shore
The Washington herald., 1915-10-26

Apparently a dynamite plot of alarming pro-
portions has been frustrated through the aertness
of the New York and New Jersey police. We
have been as slow in this country to realize the
constant danger we are in from dastardly foe as
the English have been in awakening to what the
war demands of them. The disclosures in New
York should serve as warning to all munich
pal and Federal detective agencies that unceasing
vigilance is called for.
The Washington herald., 1915-10-26

Massachusetts organizations representing 20
600 COMMUNICATIONS met and resolved: THAT
VIC American citizens do not desire as an organi-
zation to indorse any candidate for governor
We are, however, firmly opposed to the re-elec-
ton of Woodrow Wilson as President of the
United States" Republicans, however, will be
disposed to curb their citation. There will be
little hope for them if the Democrats are forced
to make the campaign in 1916 with America
against the hyphen as the issue.
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to believe either thar the nature of national egs
Iators has changed or that the demands upon the
Federal treasury backed by the pressure of 'the
folks back home" have diminished since 1873. If
not, why should they expect the plan to work
well now when it failed so sgnaily thens
The Washington herald., 1915-10-26

man entered into an agreement with his
wife to permit her to get divorce provided she
did not ask for alimony. And now the court has
held that the agreement is worthless and awarded
the wife SIoo a month with the decree 1t would
seem as if he ought at least to be able to replevin
his spouse.
The Washington herald., 1915-10-26

A New York pastor declares that the war has
brought the greatest blessing to the world It
has ever received. "America's gain, he says,
"has been a spiritual awakening" and the reasons
he gives as to why the fighting nations are blessed
are equally impressive
The Washington herald., 1915-10-26

University OF Pennsylvania students are be-
ing fed sweets preparatory to being expert
mcnted upon by scientists for the purpose Of de-
ternlining the amount OF sugar that can be elimi-
mated in the blood OF normal persons. Efficiency
experts would no doubt recommend that the
scientists save time and material by experiment.
ing in the semnarics.
The Washington herald., 1915-10-26

A Berlin newspaper says: ave learn from a
usually wcll-informcd source that Emperor Fran
els Joseph has ennobed Ambassador Dumba." II
true, it is merely another studied insult to the
United States. DR.. Dumba rendered his govern
mcnt no service deserving of special honors.
The Washington herald., 1915-10-26

Hints on courtship abound Ever.
magazine will tell you how to win wife
Anybody will glsdy post you on the Ell
quette of love-making, What's OF
your mind?'' But after a man marriei
he has TO shift completely for himself. -
Kansas City Journal.
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AS TO WRINKLES.

When wrinkles furrow well-loved faces
l dub them lines in pleasant places"
And from that moment, don't you see,
They are not wrinkles unto me,
But things to think on lovingly.
Copyright. lsl5)
The Washington herald., 1915-10-26

Why, oh, why, do all our sham naval and mill
tary battles the of the meeting OF Con-
gress end in the imminent capture Of New York or
Washington; Is it real game politics,
with the capture OF big appropriations, that our
The Washington herald., 1915-10-26

Mrs. Trowbridge Galloway. who dived
into Spring Lake fully clad and pulled
out a butler who was drowning. may be
q heroine. But she may have been des-
perately in need of a butler.-Louisville
Courier-Journal.
The Washington herald., 1915-10-26

A New York judge rebuked seven women
brought into his court for gambling while the
suffrage parade was going on" Well, weren't
they putting the theory of equal rights into prac-
tce
The Washington herald., 1915-10-26

What are the twins cslled?" Henri
eta Not both the same name%
Certainly not. One Henry and the
other Boston Transcript
The Washington herald., 1915-10-26

Is anybody keeping score in the grandfathe
contest in which the President and the two former
Presidents are engaged?
The Washington herald., 1915-10-26
Morning Smiles.

How did Teller get his cold" "Al
the drafts in the bank go through his
cage"-Boston Transcript.
The Washington herald., 1915-10-26

Great Britain is to be congratulated on having
only one Lord Northcliffe. This country suf-
fers from many.
The Washington herald., 1915-10-26

The news correspondents have fallen down
again. They failed to inform the world what thu
President and his fancee had to eat on Sunday
The Washington herald., 1915-10-26

Eugene Debs is an ardent supporter of woman
suffrage, but the sort of talk he INDUCED in on
Sunday in Philadelphia in attacking the Rookie
fellers will not help the cause.
The Washington herald., 1915-10-26

well. how did you come out with your
jury duty
"I don't like it, confessed Mrs. Wom-
bat. when the lawyer for the plaintiff
got through l was sure he was right.
When the attorney for the defendant I'm
ished I felt certain he was right When
the Judge got through / didn't know
who was right."-Pittsburgh Post.
The Washington herald., 1915-10-26

Apparently convinced that prohibition Georgia
is sober again and ashamed of itself former Gov.
Slayton has returned to Atlanta
The Washington herald., 1915-10-26
In the War Zone.
M John D. nARRY,

Arno bosch, who was well known as writer
in San Francisco before he became well known in
New York, has been telling me about his expert
ence in the war. He was one of the first of the
American correspondents to reach Belgium He
arrived in Brussels the day before the Queen made
the fight to Antwerp. together with many of the
Belgian officials and foreign representatives.
brand Whitlock decided to keep the American
Embassy where it was" he said "He thought he
could be more useful there than anywhere else
Besides have notion that the Queen asked him
to stay"
The Washington herald., 1915-10-26

A Connecticut pastor has begun an early
morning campaign at the railway station to save
the souls of commuters" No doubt he will wait
TO catch those who just miss their trains.
The Washington herald., 1915-10-26
A Line O Cheer Each Day o the Year,
By JOHN KENDRIcK BANGS.

First printing Of an original poem. written oatky
for TIE washingten Herald.
The Washington herald., 1915-10-26

! The spectacle Of German efficiency according
to bosch, absolutely captured the imagination of
an American correspondent who joined the group
in Louvain, James O'Donell Bennett, for many
aid, Of the most brilliant of the dramatic
critics in this country, sent to the by the Chi
cago Tribune Later Bennett followed the Ger
man army into Russia. an my opinion, he wrote
the best newspaper story that has come out of
the war, The Kaiser leading the band in church.
He was well treated by the Germans and given
many privileges and opportunities to ma
tcrial doubtless to be turned into valuable book
one of these days.
| spondents were allowed to go back to Brussels
| Soon aftcrward with Mary Boyle OReily and
Richard Harding Davis, Dosch returned to Lou
vain by train and saw the burning of the city
ment a drunken German soldier thrust his head
in. "Englisherl" he said and he reached for his
gun. "Americansl We come from the United
Statesw said voice in very bad German. Il don't
know what you talking about" said the soldier
Anybody that can't speak German is an enemy
of Germany" At that moment a soldier who
could speak English came forward. When the
situation was explained to him he thrust the other
soldier out of the way. "Oh, he's only drunk ~
he said
bosch had no patience with the theory that
Louvain had been burned as a military neces-
sity. In his opinion the Germans had made con-
dtions there intolerable by their severity. And
yet there were evidences of humanity too, in
their treatment of the women. For example,
a woman who had given birth few days before
was taken by two German soldiers in a cart drawn
by dogs to town few miles Off After the
burning, as her house had been spared, she was
taken back by the Germans. One reason why
of stone houses and it could have been burned
only by the most persistent efforts.
The Washington herald., 1915-10-26

From Brussels bosch started in a taxicab with
three other American correspondents, Irwin Cobb,
Will Irwin and John McCutcheon, for the battle
field of Waterloo, where it was reported the Ger
mans had arrived. On the way they found groups
of Belgians, members of the civic guard, putting
up wire barriers, dressed in the blue smocls that
the Belgian soldiers had worn in their fight for
independence in 1880. \The Belgian women had
made the smocks during the two previous weeks,
as the civic guard had uniform. At one point
the taxicab was held up by soldier. ooh, they're
nothing but bunch of Americans" he said. Let
the cabman get his fare"
AS matter of fact, the cabman didn't get his
fare. AS the cab sped along the road it suddenly
met few refugees, then more and more. Finally
the whole road blocked with people, we'll
dressed, addressed, many burdened with house
hold goods, pouring from Louvain. The four
travellers left the cab and cut off by the Ger
man army. They never saw that cabman again
and McCutcheon never saw his overcoat.
The Washington herald., 1915-10-26

The refugees all had the same question to ask:
"Where are the English? Where are the Frenchs"
The correspondents knew that both the French
and the English far away; but they did not
have the heart to say so. Were the Belgians
resentfu because the allies did not come more
promptly to their rescue? Not in the least. They
were wonderful. 1t was impossible to live among
them without liking them. They had courage. I.
their misfortune they could smile. They bore no
malice. They were fairer toward the Germans
than the French or the English. The French
came next. The English were the least fair, just
as the Germans were least fair to the English.
ITO this day." said bosch, there are o.ooo-
900 Belgians keeping their temper under trying
circumstances. They stand even the offensive
ness of the German officers"
When the correspondents found themselves
hemmed in among the German troops they decided
to give themselves up rather than take the chance
of being shot spies. So they presented them
selves before group of German officers that they
saw about to enter hotel in Louvain in order to
get a drink One of the officers spoke English.
When he heard their story he burst out laughing
and he exclaimed: These Americans came to
in a taxicab."
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The correspondents were then told TO stay
where they till they had chance to go
back to Brussels. They found the German Off
GERS very agreeable. an my experience the in
dividual was nearly always pleasant" said bosch.
Now he had chance to see the German army at
close range. 81 stood there and l watched i'm
magnificent spectacle. 1t got all till we thought
of what it meant to the Belgians 1t was awe
inspiring to see those perfectly equipped troops
and the IsGs h t with %sh @ and
the barbed wire. Then | heard for the first time
the soldiers who served heralds for the staff
officers, sitting in the front seats and playing
the imperial flageolet that the Kaiser appropriate
ed for his when it invented few
years ago and that he let the staff officers at
the opening of the war"
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CONrINuED ON PAGE NINE
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AN EXPERIMENT In RETALIATION.

Published by special arrangement h the President rosg
The Mcclure Nesrspape, Syndicate.
The Washington herald., 1915-10-26

Judge T T Amnsberry. former MEM
Der OF Congress from Ohio. and Mrs.
'Amnsberry. are at the Shoreham for a
short stay. en- route from their summer
home in New England.
The Washington herald., 1915-10-26

Capt William Baird. L. 5. A. re-
tired. and Mrs Baird. after spending
the summer on Long Island. have re-
turned to their Washington home.
The Washington herald., 1915-10-26

Mr. James ]. Van Allen. Mr.. and Mrs
J. Laurens Van Allen. Mrs. Lawrence
Perrin and Mr.. E. Clarence Jones were
guests at dinner last evening OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Jerome y. Bonaparte at Virginia
Hot Springs.
The Washington herald., 1915-10-26

DIR. and Mrs. W. Duncan McKiIn. who
were married last week and are in the
Berkshire Hills. will go to Newport to
visit friends before their honeymoon Is
completed.
The Washington herald., 1915-10-26

Mrs John wanamaker. with her young
granddaughter. Miss Mary Brown War
burton. and Miss Thurber. Of Philadel-
phia, have arrived at the Shoreham for
a stay of several days Mrs. Wana-
maker and her party made the trip from
Philadelphia BY motor and are passing
much time in short excursions about
Washington.
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CONTINUED on PAGE EIGHT
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copyright. 1901, 1902 sy Harper q Brothers,
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Mai. George p. White. L. s. A. and
Mrs. white have leased an apartment
at the Ontario for the winter.
The Washington herald., 1915-10-26

DR.. George y. Poulief. secretary OF
the Bulgarian Legation. is at Hot
springs. Va. where he will remain
until November l.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-12

space as twelve by fifteen feet, II moro
room 10 not obtainable. can be made to
serve the purpose. II there is no plat
form, one can be made at a very slight
expense. This should be at least three
feet above the level Of the main floor.
A height Of at least ten feet can be ar
ranged in the nature OF portieres. The
scenes where merely interiors are repre-
sented can be made Of domestic or some
cheap colored cotton cloth. The many
ways Of overcoming the lack of scenery
are so obvious that l need not make any
further suggestions. The arrangement
Of lights is the one that requires atten-
ton. "Foots" are not indispensable, but
when used they should be at least
eighteen inches apart, with . reflector
back of them. 50 that the light will be
thrown at an angle on the stage. Tin cut
in convenient strips will serve as refec-
tors. II the effects are to be ambitious,
scenery can be produced for amateur at
The Washington herald., 1915-12-12
Great Dramatic Producer Lays
Down Rules and Suggestions
for Amateur Players in
Holiday Theatricals.

fairs by writing to any local theater, the
manager Of which will. / am sure, give
the desired information.
In setting the stage-that is. providing
It with proper furniture and decora-
tions-care should be taken to follow
the authors suggestions. He wrote the
play. consequently his advice should be
considered. A reading of the play will
suggest what is proper and what is not.
Morris chair in a play where the cen
trail figure is some historic character Of
the sixteenth century would Immediately
attract the attention of the audience
from the speakers lines to the incongru-
ity Of the stage setting. l merely men
ton this as a hint. A little judgment as
to such minor details will do much to
insure q pleasing production.
The many little tricks and artifices
used in creating effects. such as the hoof-
beats Of horse. the rumbling OF carriage
wheels, the roar and peal Of thunder. the