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The Washington herald., 1915-05-11
Russia's S New Triple.

"When God created the world" says Russian
fable. He made different nations and gave them
all sorts OF good thngs-land corn and fruit.
Then He asked them il they were satisfied, and
they all said yes except the Russians. who had
got much ) the rest. but simpered Please Lord.
some vodka This fable may explain the re-
port brought from Pctrograd by an Englishman,
that since the government stopped the sale OF
vodka the Russians have begun to drink iurni-
turc polish To ono bottle Of furniture polish a
little salt is added, and when the shcllac has
risen to the surface the mixture is strained
through a piece OF black bread An equal guam
tty OF wood alcohol is then added, the mixture
i favored with onions and is ready for The
story has i>hy odor, but is told by who be-
longs TO allied nation who has interest in
discrcditng thc Cars success in making Rus
ia dry
\ odha j. in itself liquor which is taken for
effect and not taste, 1t is an improvement on
tho earlier drinks OF tho Russians who ever had
a liking ior beverages that would Kill any other
people and some oi these said to be made
from mushrooms which were deadly poison No
ioreignc~ could drink this mushroom liquor with
out danger death, but to tho natives OF Siberia
il was a popular drink because its effect was al
most instant intoxication. They also distilled
liquor from wild honey which was poisonous when
eaten, and they mixed their tea with salt, sour
cream and millet to make il paatablc
With such tastes and the ability to consume
poison> OF various sorts, it may be that wood
alcohol mixed with furniture polish salt and
onions. is Just the sort OF nightcap tho Russian
Graves. And after all it is not so much worse than
vodka. But the Cars prohibition cdict appears
TO have led TO reaction rather than progress to-
ward a civilized drink and sobricty
The Washington herald., 1915-05-11
War Orders and Orders After the War.

The demands upon this country for supplies
incident to the great war still constitute the DOM
inant feature OF business situation These de-
mands arc greater in the instance of certain COM
modtics than they in others but they arc still
OF widespread extent and there is hardly staple
commodity in the country that has not been al
fccted by them 1t is frequently said that pur-
chaSeS oi this nature arc after all only cphcmcral
Ii is asserted that while country has profited
by famine prices in Europe for breadstufTs. am
nunion. etc. these are only famine prices and
that famine does not prevail every year After
tho war, many people think that there will be a
tremendous slump in the price OF general COM
nodtcs in tho United States.
A curious light is thrown upon this by the
fact that except in few lines exports from the
country recently have not been exceptionally
large. In the special OF copper which plays
such prominent part in the war trade statistics
show that for the first three months OF the year
exports have been nearly onc-third less than for
the corresponding period last year. and that they
are about IS per cent below the yearly average
The reason why the price OF copper has risen in
such extraordinary way must be found, there
fore, in some other cause than foreign shipments
OF the metal. A little analysis shows that there
is prospective we'll current and i'm
mediate, demand for copper, and the existence of
this prospective demand makes it reasonably
clear to those who to turn the matter over
in their mind that our foreign trade will not sub
side quickly when the war comes to an end
as many critics to think it will.
The truth is that the tremendous struggle
in Europe has not only caused large demand
in this country for all goods and commodities
but has largely reduced the European supply of
the basic materials of practically all industry.
War involves a destruction the largest scale
Of all these basic materials and staple articles
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THE OPEN FORUM.
Emil BerIiner's Attitude Contrasted
with that Of Richard Bartholdt.

Editor of The Washington Herald: In
the nam" of thousands of Americans. |
would like to thank Mr.. Emil Berliner
through You for his manly remarks in
this mornings issue of The Herald If
more 'Gcrman-A Americans" would give
utterance 10 such thought it would go
far toward removing the feeling OF bit
terness toward German ideas that has
swept over the land like a tidal wave
since the loss of the Lusitania. 1t would
show that Prussian methods do not meet
with the approval of all natives of Ger
many. Contrast his humane words with
those of ex-Congressman Bartholdt. who
claims that those mothers. with their
babies. were in the same class as soldiers
i'm the trenches took the same risks
and therefore. might expect the same
death from the Germans
lDIIN MAII'DI III WHITE.
The Washington herald., 1915-05-11

FEW YORK felt herself no less
NJ concerned than Massachusetts
and Maine in the contest with
d the French, with its inevitable
accompaniment OF trouble with the In
dians:, and Jacob Leisler. plebeian and
self-constituted governor though he was.
had made bold to take the initiative in
forming plans for the war.
Count Louis de Frontenac had been
made governor Of New France the very
wear William established himself as
King in England Q6Ss. and had come
Instructed. as every Englishman in
America presently heard rumor say. TO
attack the English settlements at their
very heart-at New York itself.
II was this rumor that had made Leis-
Ter hasten to seize the government in
King williams name. seeing King
James. governor hesitate. and hearing 1t
cried in the streets that the French were
in the very bay. He had thought II not
impossible that James officers might
proye traitors and friends OF King Louis
in that last moment of their power. And
,hen. when the government was in his
hands, this peoples governor called a
conference of the colonies to determine
what should be done for the common de-
fense.
Massachusetts,, Plymouth. and Connec-
ticut responded. and sent agents to the
frst effort at a common undertaking had
utterly miscarried.
But that was not the end OF the war.
its fires burned hot in the forests.
Frontenac prosecuted the ugly busi-
ness to the end as he had begun It. He
had begun, not by sending a feet to New
York. for he had none TO send. but by
sending his Indian allies to sudden
attack and savage massacre at Schnec-
tady, where ssixty persons. men and
women, old and young. saw swift and
fearful death Q6S9: and year by year
the same hideous acts of baroarous war
were repeated-not always upon the far
away border. but sometimes at the very
conference Q69o). the first OF its kind
since America was settled.
1t was agreed to attempt the conquest
Of New France. Sir William Phips
should lead an expedition by sea against
Quebec; and another force should go by
land out of Connecticut and New York
to attack Montreal. the only other
stronghold. taking their IroGuois allies
with them.
But the land expedition was every way
unfortunate. and got no farther than
Lake Champlain. Frontenac was able
to devote all his strength to the defense
Of Quebec: and Sir William Phips came
back whipped and empty-handed. The
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heart Of the teeming colony-once Q690
at Haverhill. not thirty-five miles out
OF Boston itself.
Such a war was not likely to be for
got In the Northern colonies. at any
rate. and in New York. Its memories
were bitten into the hearts of the colo
nists there as with the searings of a hot
iron. and they knew that the French
must be overcome before there could be
any lasting peace. or room enough made
for English growth in the forests.
They would rather have turned their
thoughts to other things. There were
home matters OF deep moment which
they were uneasy to settle. But these
larger matters. of England's place and
power in the world. dominated them
whether they would or no.
King Williams war was but the fore
runner of man, more. of the same mean
ing. Wars vexed and disciplined them
for half century. and their separate
interests had often to stand neglected
for years together I'm order that their
common interests and the interests OF
English empire in America might BE-
guarded.
And yet those who were thoughtful
did not lose sight of the great. though
subtle. gain which came with the vexin;
losses Of war. to Offset them
They had not failed to notice and to
take to heart what had happened In
England when William and Mary we're
brought to the throne. They were none
the less Englishmen for being out OF
England. and what Parliament did for
English liberty deeply concerned them
Parliament. as all the world knew. had
done a great deal during those critical
days in which 1t had consummated the
GLORIOUS revolution by which the
Stuarts were once for all put from the
seat Of sovereignty. 1t had reasserteG
the ancient rights named in Magma
Charta: It had done away with the King :
arrogated right to tax: II had destroyed
his alleged right to set laws aside. or
alter them in any way: 1t had reduced
him from being master and had made
him a constitutional king. subject to his
peoples will. spoken through their legal
representatives in Parliament
The new King. too. had shown him.
self willing to extend these principles
to America In the charters which he
granted or renewed and in the instruc-
tions which he gave to the governors
whom he commissioned. he did not be-
grudge an explicit acknowledgment of
the right OF the colonies to control their
own taxation and the expenditures OF
their own colonial establishments
TOmOrr0wi Trade in the COlOnIeA.
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planation.
We don't hear much in
Seli-defense from capital. The
reason is that, like many hu-
man beings, capital is proud.
1t stands disdainfully aloof.
Lately il has seemed a little
hurt. In fairness something
ought TO be said for it. After
all, ii can hardly be blamed
for irving TO keep itself alive
The lifc-inStinct is strong
in capital, just as it is in hui
man nature.
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At {" year, OF age who mas spout most
ui his lite working 4 sailor before the mast
AND lnnC~horcman has had his patent rights
To system OF coaliuc vessels confirmed in the New
"rL courts. HIS device i claimed reduces the
time and cost OF coaliug vessels to almost ono
third OF that required under the old methods, and
hc forced into litigation by imitators OF his
apparatus. Now this humble genius ha, gained
Justice. coITlCtcly npsCttluC the usual order OF
tlIngs where inventions arc concerned. No ono,
except possibly his opponents at law. Will be
grudgC hIm the few remaining wears he has in
which to enjoy the wealth that Is assured
him.
The Washington herald., 1915-05-11
The Law as to Pirates.

Editor OF The Washington Herald
Thore is law Of the United States dc
ella ring that piracy. las defined by tho
law of nations H. crime Tor which
the perpetrators shall sun death.
IL IL moi necessary to "sumr that
Germany authorized this crime. Lot the
nited States demand Of Germany that
the criminals lie dealt With according to
law No sane and honest man will deny
that the sinking of tho I.uEitania WIS
piracy ''as defined nv the Law or ma
tions'' with the added agEraNation OF
murder IGNIkE
The Washington herald., 1915-05-11

The Moral>tS have long insisted that there
is intimate relationship between gambling and
the saloon, They prove it out in Dan
rillc Illinois. That wicked homo of the wick
cdcst in Amcrica.' Uncle Ioc Cannon has
gone dry, and it its aridity to a gamble in
politics. A year ago the vote for alderman in
ward tic and the two candidates fppcd
4 silver hall dollar to which should have the
office. The dry candidate won in this gamble, and
for two years. In the city election last
April the vets carried the city and elected ma
iority of the members OF the council to be chosen
They also the direct question as to
whether the city should be wet dry. But the
hold members OF the council with the mi
nority of the members decided to make the
city dry. They refused to grant licenses to
about eighty saloons. The who secured his
seat by the flip of coin had the deciding vote So
the association OF gambling with the saloon has
been established but they rivals Uncle Joe
has helped to make poker the great American
game and give it an. air OF respectability Uncle
Jocs town has made the flip of coin the
most moral thing in politics.
The Washington herald., 1915-05-11

1t is useless to deny that the branding OF
horses with hot iron for purposes OF idcntifl-
cation involves certain amount OF cruelty as
j. charged by tho Humane Society against tho
District officials. There is certainly merit, too.
in tho contention OF tho society that branding
OF the Districts horses is not necessary in view
oi the fact that they arc constantly in custody
OF its employees. The secretary OF the society
states: "Thc horses branded by order OF the
District authorities have had five characters
three inches high burned INTO the skin OF their
uccks. In all. the scars extend over an area OF
about three ny ten inches, and under stand that
it requires about six weeks for the wounds to
heal Notwithstanding this. tho horses arc put
10 work sometimes tho day after they have been
branded If these statements arc true ii would
appear that unnecessary cruelty being inflicted
upon these dumb and helpless servants OF the
District government. and ii goes without saving
that il should he stopped There is obviously far
greater excuse for branding army horses and
mules. and tho custom vii II" doubt prevail until
s"mc humane genius in>cnt> another method OF
identification.
The Washington herald., 1915-05-11
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increased his earnings from his plays
by at least 50 per cent or perhaps
more often tell those who corle to
me for advice about playwriting that
if they want to get the best examples
of American playwriting they should
study Bronson Towards plays.
lCoryriGht. 1915. hy T.. j. Edwards All nights
sErvSd.l
Tomorrow Dr. Edwards will tell
When Lord Kelvin was Moved to
TcarS-
The Washington herald., 1915-05-11

With every column ack-bordcrcd the New
lork Herald yesterday printed the following in
scription at the top OF each page: in Memoriam
American Men. Women and Children Lost on
Board the Lusitania The Herald faithfully rep
rescnts the sentiment OF the people of the United
States at the moment just its editorials make it
clear that after the mourning must come the day
OF reckoning.
The Washington herald., 1915-05-11

Bombs dropped on sleeping infants. wells
poisoned, asphyNiatIng gas used fields OF bat
tic, cathcdrals destroyed and fctcs in Berlin in
celebration oi tho murder OF 200 helpless non
coubatant>. more than 100 OF them Americans.
And vet here and there defender OF Germany
is TO be found with the audacity to call himself
an American, binding himself to tho obvious
tr;'th that thus i a wal OF civilization against
dUCrV
The Washington herald., 1915-05-11

Congressman Gardner NAV easily prove that
Secretary Daniels is not an ideal head of navy,
but can he show reason for the silence that en-
dured SO nanv years while his responsibility was
just what II is now and conditions were praeti-
cally the same,-Florida Times-Union.
The Washington herald., 1915-05-11

With all Germany celebrating the murder OF )
American men, women and children, Ambassador
Won Bernstorff's expressions OF deep regret that
the events of the bad led 10 the loss OF so
many American lives" amount to mere moCkcry.
The Washington herald., 1915-05-11

Fifty babies less than year old and more
than under two years OF age lost with
the Lusitania How would that New York Jack
the Ripper like to change places with the mon
stcr who commanded the German submarine?
The Washington herald., 1915-05-11
TEAM PLAY.

I'll keep my soul and feet in harmony so true
That whate'er woes | meet however deep my rue,
However black the day. the night however stark,
Ny feet will walk their way serenely in the dark.
Copyright 1851
The Washington herald., 1915-05-11

Is Dr. Dernberg mad his government?
Do they both regard American forbearance as
limitless, are they both seeking self-destruc-
tion?
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Capital and Labor.
BY JOHN ID. BARRY.

lust now many hard things are said about cap
y ta Some OF them deserved.
On the other hand, OF them require cx-
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A Line O Cheer Each Day o the Year.
BY JOHN KENDRIcK BANGS.

First prin ing of original poem. written daily
for The Washington Herald
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Morning Smiles.
Nothing to Boast or.

Nothing to Boast or.
II hear Mamie throwed you down.
"Aw. she needn't braE. | been throwed
down by better girls dan Mamie. Life.
4 kecn Observer.
Miss Phortee-I told Mr.. Beach | was
IS and he said didn't look it.
Her Brother-WeH. you don't; YOU
haven't looked it for twelve years
Boston Transcript.
\ Difference.
Willis (sentimentally) - This Suffrage
business is all wrong. my dear. Every
man wants to keep. his wife close to the
fireside.
Mrs Willis (firmlyp-You mean the
cook stove.-Puck.
Her Reference.
You say you have no references as
cook. How Is that" We'll. YOU see.
mum. I've always stayed in wan place
until the people died. Boston Trans.
script.
According to Billy sunday.
Pastor christening infant)-what dc
you want to call this hunk of excess
baggage. Bo?
Presiding Parson-what miserable NUT,
giveth this skirt to be married to this
gink?
The Brides F'ather-rm the guy.
Industrious Usher-Slide, you ice-carts!
Slide,
Passing the Piate-Come across with
the iron-men, you low-Iived tight-wads
Sunday School Superintendent-Ail oi
you little Hivvers that want to swat sa-
tan, stand on one lsg.-Puck.
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Il hear Mamie thr"wcd you down.
"Aw. she needn't braE. | been throwed
down by better girls dan Mamie. Life.
The Washington herald., 1915-05-11

Mr.. Thomas &. Ryan has arrived at
the Shorcham from New York
The Washington herald., 1915-05-11

Among those dining at tn" Shnr"harn
last night were Mr.. and Mrs. GCorc'.
Howard. Miss Perrin. Miss Alexander. ~
New York: Mr.. Chandler Hale. and
Lieut. Paul BaStcdO
The Washington herald., 1915-05-11

Capt. Thomas r. Ryan. L. s. A.. Mrs
Ryan. and their small son are stopping
at the Ebbitt for few days They ar
rived in the city yesterday evening
The Washington herald., 1915-05-11

Mrs. Richard Butler has closed hcs.
apartment and gone to New York for a
few weeks before going to the Maine
coast for the summer.
The Washington herald., 1915-05-11

Mr. John W. Lambert. OF -. Louis.
Mo. accompanied by Miss Elizabeth
Lambert and Miss Mary Lambert ~
Staunton. Va. are at the Willard. to
remain the rest of the week
The Washington herald., 1915-05-11

Mrs. r. y Baldwin will be hostess at
an informal luncheon today in honor of
Mrs. Murphy. of Florida. who is the
guest of Mrs. Wallace Rankin.
The Washington herald., 1915-05-11

Mrs. Wallace Rankin will entertain
number Of guests at luncheon this
afternoon at the Shorcham.
The Washington herald., 1915-05-11

Mrs John Newton CuIbeTtson will leave
Washington today to visit her mother
Mrs. y. T. caldwell. in Glasgow. ~
Later Mrs. CUlbertson will go to en-
Cinnati. Ohio. where she will be the
gTest of her daughter. Mrs. Arthur
Mountford Baker
The Washington herald., 1915-05-11

Lieut.. f. r. Maynard. L. :. A.. is ~
the Ebhitt for n few days. He arrived
in the city last evening.
The Washington herald., 1915-05-11

MIR George G. Page. Mrs. Theodore
Pagc. and Mr.. Harmon w. Hendricks.
OF New York City. arrived at the Will
lard yesterday.
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Mr. and Mrs J. Page l.auShlin. or
Lresburg. Va. have arrived IN Washing
ton and arc at the ShOTchan.
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Indeed. capital may be said to be human nature.
For the property that VIC identity with capital is
merely the external expression OF human needs
and human achievements.
From our habits OF regarding capital inhu-
man we have naturally fallen into the way OF for
getting or ignoring its essential humanity
The Washington herald., 1915-05-11

The marriage of Miss Mary Duke.
daughter of Mir. and Mrs. Benjamin y
Duke. OF New York. and Mr.. Anth"nr
J. Drcxel Bidde. jr.. of Philadelphia.
vii! take place June rs. at Duke Farms
the country hUm. nf the brides parents
at SomerviIe. y J. Tho ceremony Wi
be followed by a large reception.
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MI and Mrs. Frederick A. Dclanu and
the Misses Delano have gone to Boston
where they will remain until Thursda,
The Washington herald., 1915-05-11

Judge and Mrs. Charles e. Howry hav.
as their guest Mrs. Howry's cousin. Mrs
Dennam. of Jacksonville.
The Washington herald., 1915-05-11

Mr. and Mrs Charles X. nrury. son-in-
law and daughter Of the Secretary OF
Commerce and Mrs. RCdhcld formerly OF
Montreal. Canada. have taken up their
residence in Syracuse " Y. where Mrs.
Drurv has gone after spending several
weeks in Washington.
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the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Fielding Louis
Marshall.
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When will the leaders of labor see tho folly
OF this proceeding? Many OF them. it is true.
claim that they see already. But they profess
10 be helpless Even ii they to give up their
theories, they say that the others will not.
The Washington herald., 1915-05-11

Mrs Thomas !. BarGcr and Mrs.
Harry Rogers. of Philadelphia, have
arrived in Washington and are at the
Shoreham.
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The Secretary of State and Mrs. Bryan
will he the guests of honor at a din
ner which the Minister Of Nicaragua and
Mime. Chamorro will give this evening
at the New Willard.
Capt and Mrs Mark Bristol will enter
tain at supper Sunday evening.
AIiss Allene Stokes of Richmond is
The Washington herald., 1915-05-11

Mrs. InGlis. of Baltimore. was the guest
o. honor at a lun he"n given Sunday h
Mrs. Georg" Dunlop. Mrs InGlis is th'
guest OF Mr.. and Mrs. Reeve Lewis.
The Washington herald., 1915-05-11

DIR. and Mrs. Thomas Clayton ente"-
tainrd about thirty guests last evening.
taking them TO tn" circus and later 10 a.
Informal dance at their residence IN i
street.
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DR.. and Mrs. Hart Merriam and Miss
Merriam oft Washington yesterday r"i'
their summer home in LaSuHitas, Cal.
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I.ia;It Commander William =. CrOnan.
L. =. y. and Mrs CrOnan al" being COW
graduated on the birth "f a daughter on
Saturday. Mrs Cronan is the grand
daughter Of President Grant.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-03-16
BRIDGE CONTRACT AWARDED.
Through Span to BE Built Acros,
Eastern Branch.

The Penn BridE" Company has heen
awarded a contract to substitute a
Through for one of the deck-spans
in the Pennsylvania avenue bridge,
across the Eastern Branch. and work
will be started in the near future It
will cost $3.50. and is for the PURPOSE
of allowing the floating apparatus nee
cssary in the reclamation OF the fats
TO reach a point above this bridge in
order that the reclamation might pro-
gress without interruption. The Penn
sylvania Railroad Company will also
be required to alter portion of its
bridge.
The Sunday school department of the
Congress Heights NJ. f. Church has
ELECTED these officers: Superintendent
Phillip B. MaEruder; Assistant super
fntendent. Mrs. c. V. Allen: statistical
secretary. Herbert Talbert: assistant
secretary, John II. Bushee. jr.: CORES
bonding and recording secretary, Miss
Florence GUIDE; treasurer. Monroe
Refgelman: birthday treasurer Miss
Florence Guide: librarian, Lester Stiv-
Frs: assistant librarian, George Meyers;
pianist. Miss Florence Guide; assistant
pianist. Miss Elsie Giesler; superin-
PENDENT primary department. Mrs Lii
ian Dorrell: assistant. Mrs. Grace Slo-
cum: organist. Mrs. Helen Thrift:
Superintendent home department and
cradle roll. Mrs. c. V. Allen; new
teachers, Mrs. John o. Stewart and
Mrs. Annie Magruder.