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The Washington herald., 1915-07-14

Copyright. 1851
1t is an awful question. this one OF
| the taking of a life. 1 cannot see
that it is right.
Centuries ago in ancient Egypt the
death penalty was abolished. the Gre
clan republics knew little of 1t and
for two hundred and fifty years it was
practically obsolete in Rome. And now
| the trend OF latter day thought Is
again toward its adjustment
From those who favor it I would
ask, What good has it accomplished!
Is crime decrea sing? The rolls and
records of the criminal courts show
that, on the contrary. it increases year
by year. So. then, it is proved that as
corrective it has little value.
But the greatest question is: Has
any man the right to take the life OF
another?
Some thousands of years ago. were
we not told. nay commanded, by our
Master. Thou shalt do no MURDER
And the old rabbinical law Of IAN eye
for an eye" etc, was expressly re-
pudiated in the New Testament. Shall
we then disobey and scoff at the Great
Judge and obey a human Judge?
And what of the man we slay? Is
he less our brother despite the crime
he has committed? What of the poor
diseased brain, starved mind and per-
haps body. what of his education. en-
vironment. family life? Not your busi-
ness or mine? I wish could think SO.
Rather are we not more or less NOR
ally responsible by our careless in
difference to our brothers wants. his
dire needs. for that state of mind
and body (the one SO purely an out
come Of the other), for the very crime
he commits? He thinks that the one
who said. vengeance is NINE" will
so Judge.
Perhaps you can think of a crime
that by the very awfulness Of its act
causes you to harden your heart and
you feel you cannot listen to words
of mercy. But think a moment. Let
that man be examined and Re will be
found insane. Could. ask. a sane man
commit murder?
There are apparently incorrigible
criminals who should be kept in prison
for life. for the protection and safety
of the public, but let US not increase
the number of criminals by sending
young boys and girls to prison for
light and first offenses. Let our more
strenuous efforts be toward batterins
the condition of the poor and social
ed. lower classes. for it Is from the
masses that most Of the criminals are
recruited.
Let some Of the enormous sums of
money spent on the elaboration of the
system for catching and Furnishing
criminals be spent in educating and
saving these poor unfortunates.
who knows that death ends all?
And II 1t doesn't, may 1t not be more
dangerous to release the uncured soul
Of one who has killed than to turn
loose living murderer? Would II not
be safer and wiser to keep within our
control the sick soul and try to cure
1t? How do we know what violence
may not be instigated by diseased en-
titles hurled with pain and hate into
q world beyond our control though not
beyond subjective contact! Who
knows:
Life u consciousness OF which We
The Washington herald., 1915-07-14
Government Buildings Excepted.

Comptroller of the Treasury Downey
Yesterday ruled that buildings in the Dis
trict occupied by the Federal government
are not affected by the provision in the
District appropriation act prohibiting pay
ment to the Washington Gas Light Com
pany of more than 20 cents per Loo cubic
feet for any gas furnished for use in
any of the public buildings OF the United
States or the District" The Comptroller
says the limitation applies only to zap
preparations under this act and that the
act appropriates only for the District.
The Washington herald., 1915-07-14
HOUSE,
WIVES
DAILY
ECONOMY.
CALENDAR
KEEP THE DRAINS CLEAR.

| Very often the careless servant. house
wife or other member of the family
=, causes a drain to become stopped. And
sometimes much dirt and gas accumulate
| and illness results.
1t is a difficult matter to clear q drain
! that has become clogged. Sometimes II
is necessary to call In the plumber for
| this work But when 1t Is clogged to
this extent the drain Is not SO dangerous
| as when it Is only partly clogged. II
] this state. the trouble Is sometimes I'm
| suspected. and yet great danger lurn.
hidden in the slightly clogged and there
fore dirty pipe or drain.
Prevention is better than cure In this
| case. 1t is we'll to train yourself to
throw nothing into the drains that could
possibly cause trouble. And children
and grown-ups in your family should all
be warned of the dangers that follow
burned matches, wads of hair or any
| other solids carele.sly thrown into the
wash basins or other drains.
OF course, trouble Is most likely to 90
! cur in the kitchen. for down the kitchen
sink drain quantities Of refuse go
every day. Nothing but Liquids should
be poured down the kitchen drain. Dish
water should be poured through q
strainer. and SO should all water from
vegetables. so that solids will be removed
before the water reaches the drain pipe.
Coffee and tea grounds should never be
thrown into the pipe-they should in
stead be thrown into the strainer stand
ing conveniently in the sink.
Grease is more likely to cause trouble
than anything else. Grease poured when
hot into a cold pipe begins to harden and
perhaps in bend of the pipe causes a
slight stoppase. Then any bits Of solid
in the dish water are caught in the
grease and held. until finally a stoppage
that chokes the drain occurs. Then much
work is necessary to clear the pipe again.
So when there is liquid grease to
throw away, pour it into dish. let 1t
harden. and then throw it away with the
rest of the kitchen refuse. II you do
throw liquid grease down the sink drain,
let the not water run after 1t for four
or five minutes, or else pour several
quarts of boiling water down.
1t is a very good plan every day or two
to drop a piece Of washing soda down
the sink drain. If possible, unfasten the
strainer cap at the entrance to the pipe.
as the soda discolors metal. Pour boiling
water after the soda. Hot ammonia
water and hot water in which borax has
been dissolved are also good to keep the
drain clean and sweet.
When a stoppage does occur. first scoop
UP all water in the sink. Then pour some
actively boiling water down the pipe.
after dropping in a piece Of soda Bail
out whatever accumulates In the sink
and pour more boiling water down the
pipe. repeating this until the drain Is
clear. Then pour down moro boiling
water. with ammonia or soda. to clean
the pipe thoroughly. If grease causes
the stoppage. 1t is sometimes helpful to
hold pan Of boiling water under a curve
in the pipe to melt the grease within It
Copyright. lsl5D
The Washington herald., 1915-07-14

tity of food was imported. Now,
while general purpose farming has
had no opportunity to assert itself.
the birds are of SO little productive
value that thousands are stated in
consular reports to be dying from
lack of food and attention, while
other thousands roam the roads and
veldt, uncared for and unplueked.
Reception is even refused them in
the village pounds.
The Washington herald., 1915-07-14
The OTHER WOMAN.

OF course you envy her. You, the
woman whose duties keep you at
home, are quite sure that the wom-
an who merely has to hold down a
Job in some Office or store has q
much easier time of it than you. Just
think how easy it would be if you
could close your desk at or o'clock
on week days and perhaps at o'clock
on Saturdays and know that you had
nothing more to do till Monday
morning. What fun it would be to
start out every morning, to have
I breakfast ready and waiting for you
at 8 o'clock in the morning just as
if you were a man of the family, and
to have dinner all served and ready
for you on your return To be able
to have your own money, with no
one else but yourself to spend it on,
to have no dishes to wash, no chill
dren to watch from morning to night,
no servants to manage, no husband
to worry over and to fret about, no
house to keep in order, no marketing
to debut just to have job.
But the girl with the job sometimes
has another point OF view. What
happiness it would be not to have to
get out every morning, but to be able
to stay at home. OF course there
would be lot of work to do, but
then when one really wanted to one
could sneak off for little nap or for
a refreshing neighborly chat on the
front porch What thing it would
be to feel that there was some one
else to pay the bills. to have young
ster all your own to play with, a ser
want or so to wait on you. house
to putter in and husband to share
your joys and sorrows. The girl who
holds down the job wouldn't like to
admit it but there are times-she'd
tell you If you really had her conf
dence-whcn she cnvIes the woman
who stays at home with all her heart.
But then you never could get the
woman who stays at home to admit
that she cnvics the girl with job.
The Washington herald., 1915-07-14

by her conduct. What shall 1 do about
it,"
II she is widow with three children
she is probably of age, and you would
probably be arrested and tried for as
sault and battery if you attempted to
punish her as you did when she was
Younger. 1t is very sad, but l am afraid
you are beginning your discipline too
late
Mrs. NJ. L. s. writes: My husband
niece lives with us: she is a child of l..
very Uncontrolled at home before she
came to US. The other day I sent her
upstairs to correct her for some fault
and she retaliated by cutting my good
sweater all to pieces. What can l do
with such a child?'
Nothing but love her, I think. Make
her feel that you are the best friend she
has. and in time you will win her. We
need the training ourselves that We get
in dealing with such children.
The Washington herald., 1915-07-14
HOROSCOPE.
THE stars incline but do not compel


Wednesday. July IA, 1918.
| Astrology gives warning that this Is Al
/ unfortunate day, for Jupiter. Uranus
Mercury and Venus are all In maIefc as
pect
Bankers are cautioned to be exceeding
ly wise in all transactions for the mex
| ten days. Loans are >rbject to a par
ticularly unfavorable direction
Merchants may suffer seTere los.es II
the months of early autumn. it is said
Buying is likely TO be restricted. espe
cially in large cities.
Judges and lawyers partake OF the ii
luck believed To Prevail when Jupiter Il
adverse. They will have many cases In
voiving unusual points of law and Will
reap small profits. the seers predict
Again the prevalence of libel suits Is in.
dica;ed.
Tn, sway is sinister one for specula
ton. since 1t is said to encourage a de-
sire to risk money on schemes that are
exceedingly uncertain or dubious.
Under this configuration athletes are
likely to suffer inconvenience and impair
ed strength Baseball players should
conserve their energies.
Uranus today is believed to have q
power that produces poor Judgment
prejudice and depression. Decisions OF
Importance should be delayed.
A public man will lose caste by impul.
sive and ill-considered speeches. An
army officer also will fare badly because
of an interview or an utterance that
breeds dissension.
Women should be exceedingly eau
tious, while this rule is in operation
Schisms in the suffrage ranks and disa-
greements in regard to the management
Of a large organization are prognostI-
Gated
This is not lucky day for engage
ments or love affairs. but tho seers
prophesy an extraordinary prevalence OF
romance during the remainder of the
summer.
Portugal and a disastrous fire is fore
S adow ed.
Labor troubles In this country will as
sumo serious aspects in the fall.
An educational enterprise of great
magnitude will be projected before the
end of the year This will contemplate
government care for children. 1t will
start in Europe. but will be fostered in
the United States. astrologers prophesy
Persons whose birthdate it Is should
not travel to make changes in the next
year. They have the forecast OF an
xiety and unusual responsibilities
Children born on this day are likely to
be hiSh-strune and venturesome in dis
position. These subjects of Cancer are
usually extremely patriotic.
Copyright 1851
The Washington herald., 1915-07-14

Answers to Correspondents.
Miss Cocroft will endeavor to an
swer all questions relating to her de-
/ partment as promptly as possible. As
1t will not be practicable to print an
! answer to every inquiry. a stamped
envelope should accompany each let
/ ter. All letters should be addressed to
! Miss Susanna Cocroft. care of this pa
per.
| W. E. c. writes: II am twenty-six
years of age and in the last year or
| two have gotten quite a few gray
hairs. l am also troubled with dan
drum. l shall be extremely grateful II
you can tell me what to do to stop
| il from turning gray"
| 1t is much easier to prevent the hair
turning gray than 1t is to correct the
difficulty. so you must be patient and
persist in your efforts to correct this
| trouble. Dandruff is in many cases a
prolific cause of premature gray hair
and, remember. it is an actual disease.
Attend to your general health, then
remember that the best preventive and
! cure is perfectly clean scalp. Sham
| poo every two weeks at least and. IL
yours is an extreme case, you should
! oil, shampoo and massage every two
or three days. Regular scalp massage
which frees all sebaceous glands and
! brings nourishment to the roots Is the
! best remedy for prematurely gray
! hair. little vaseline or any pure oil
may be applied t" fhe scaip in the
massage to aid ~ loosening contract
| ed glands and tissues.
Pimples.
NJ II writes: My body Is covered
with bumps and they are breaking
FL on my face, The bumps are on my
back. neck and arms. / can't get rid
of them Am not regular and suffer
! from constipation. Can you tell me
what l can do to get rid OF the
| bumps and what 1 can do for the
/ other?"
/ think that If you will correct the
constipation and irregularity the
bumps on your face will disappear
| You should practice regularly exer-
! cises for the vital organs. form the
habit of deep breathing. learn COR
| rect poise All these are necessary for
| the correction of your troubles
The Washington herald., 1915-07-14

For many seasons the sartorial needs
OF the stout woman have been
neglected, but now those who are no
longer in the slim class may be gust
as modishly gowned as the sylphhks
creatures to whom the style arbiters
give the greatest share of their artis-
tic attention. .L~E.
whatever the form of the stout
woman. she can find dress and suit
to tally with her figure lines. and be
comfortable and look well besides. p.
The sketch today gives a fair idea
of an attractive gown designed for a
woman Of more than average avoirdu-
pois. It II made of white cotton wolfe
and has the long. slim Inducing line
down the front, decorated with bars of
white soutache, which serve also to
border the tunic hem. This line is con-
tinued on the blouse, whose square-cut
neck u completed By lingerie collar.
The Washington herald., 1915-07-14
TOMORROW'S MENU.
July to whom the dog-star in her train.
St. James gives sisters and st. Swithin
rain."-Gay's Trivia.

July. to whom the dos-star in her train.
St. James gives sisters and st. Swithin
rain."-Gay's Trivia
BREAKFAST.
Pruna
Cereal and Cream.
Peppers and Sausage.
LUNCHEON OR SUPPER.
Gold Ham. Potsto ssisA
Baking Powder BisruiA
Sponge Cake. BafiA
Fruit Cocktail
Roast Lamb Drowned Putatosa
swiss Chfrd. Tomato Salad
Vanilla Ice Cream
Green peppers and sausage-wash
green peppers. remove the ends, and MI
with two-thirds sausage meat and one
third breadcrumbs.
Hot water sponge cake-Beat two egg
whites and yolks separately. and then
together. Add a cupful of sugar. half .
teaspoonful of vinegar, a cupful Of flour,
a teaspoonful of baking powder. SAT-.
half a cupful of boiling water. Bake In
a quick oven or 1t will be q failure.
melon. shredded pineapple and peaches
In dice. and serve. very cold. with dash
of powdered sugar.
The Washington herald., 1915-07-14
C. E. French Named Bank Examiner

The Comptroller of the Currency an
nounced yesterday the appointment Of
Clifford F. French as chief bank ex-
aminer of the Federal Reserve District
of St Louis
The Comptroller also announced the
amendment of II. l.. Machen AZ national
bank examiner for the Arkansas dis
trict Mr. Machen had for some time
past been cashier Of the Sturtevant Bank
of Cape Girardeau, Mo.
The Washington herald., 1915-07-14

In 1914 the total value Of all farm prod
ucts in the United States was approx
mately s1O.Ooo .oo0. Co., which is $50 000. 900
more than the total for 1918. and breaks
all records. The 1914 total Is more than
double the combined value Of farm prod
ucts fifteen years ago.
The Washington herald., 1915-07-14

The Balkans proper form the boundary
between Bulgaria and eastern Rou-
mania. The ridge is crossed by some
thirty passes. of which Shipka ID the
most noted In history. In the war Of
1877 1T was the scene Of desperate night.
ing between ths Russ1sas aAa 1uxka
The Washington herald., 1915-07-14

J. E. Reeves. of Fond du Lac. VIA.
| has a muskrat farm. Not entirely salts
fed with the results OF that suterpraDs.
he recently planted 1ooeooe 1Be0 - =
HI poaAA -
The Washington herald., 1915-07-14

A German statIStIcIan estimates
that at tic present time there arc
cI,77o,ooo men now engaged in the
war-over $1,000, 600 men who arc ex-
boScd to the dangers OF war, over
Fl ,ooo, 900 men whose lives are ready
TO be sacrificed for their countries.
That is bad enough, but what of
the fact that there arc also 100000
women waiting a home-waiting,
waiting. waiting. not knowing from
one minute to the next whether the
father, son. or husband who went off
with flag flying and bands playing
just little while ago is still safe
and sound or one OF the 5000. 900
who have already given their lives
to the ruthless god OF war.
The Washington herald., 1915-07-14

Fashions in yards change nowadays
along with fashions in gowns, hats and
husbands. Large flower beds in conspic-
uous central places must be done away
with in favor of landscape gardening
preferably in corners of the yard or
where the massing will have its full
effect
The Washington herald., 1915-07-14

Ostrich farming in South Africa
has been given such blow by the
war and the tickle fancy of fashion
that even the desperate expedient of
q. worldwide Ostrich feather day"
is not considered as a means of re-
lief. Ostrich feather exports from
South Africa were valued at $4,000
600 annually in times of prosperity,
and the raising of birds monopolized
the attention of the landowners to
such an extent that ordinary farm
Ing was neglected and a great guam
The Washington herald., 1915-07-14

Did you ever stop to wonder how
much electric current costs When
you thought OF buying that new cleo
trio curling iron heater the other day
perhaps you hesitated. not because OF
the initial expense. but because you
imagined that the addition it would
make to your electric bill would be
too great 1t may be of interest to
you to know that cents worth of
electricity at 10 cents per kilowatt-
hour will operate:
A Io-candlcpower lamp for FIVE
hours.
A six-pound fatiron fifteen min
utes.
An electric washer having a ca
pacity of twelve sheets per washer,
long enough to wash twenty sheets.
An electric vacuum cleaner long
enough to clean $50 square feet of
carpet.
A pump long enough to raise 100
gallons OF water 100 feet.
A radiant toaster long enough to
produce ten slices OF toast
A sewing machine for two hours.
A fan twelve inches in diameter
for two hours.
An electric percolater long enough
to produce three cups of coffee
A heating pad from two to four
hours.
A domestic buffer and grinder for
one and one-quartcr hours.
A chahng dish twelve minutes
A foot warmer for one-half hour.
A water heater and bring to boil
one quart of water.
An electric broiler six minutes.
An electric griddle for eight min
utes.
A four-inch disc stove for twelve
minutes.
An electric curling iron once a day
for two weeks.
The Washington herald., 1915-07-14
VENGEANCE IS MINE. "
Answers to Correspondents.

know neither it's genesis nor ulti-
mate" |
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-08-19
25 PER CENT TEXAS
 COTTON CROP LOST

Dallas, Aug 1S,-Reports from Temple tell of considerable damage there and state that at Hitchcock, a small town north of Galveston. seven persons were killed. The water at Hitchcock is three feet deep. all the railroad tracks being submerged
 Texas Citv the camp of the Second division United States artillery. Gen. eral J. Franklin. Bell, commanding, has been wiped out.
 From all points along the coast. ex- cept between Corpus Christi and Brownsville, come reports of harrow ing losses. At many points bodies are being washed ashore. and it will be two or three days before full stock of the loss of life can be taken
 The heaviest property losses have fallen on the cotton owners, shipping interests. and railroads
 The damage to cotton, if is estimai- ed. will be from 15 to 25 ner cent of the entire crop in Central Texas.
 The railroads in many sections have been entirely washed away and will require weeks to be rebuilt
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-08-19
LAWYERS GREATEST
 NEED: COMMON SENSE

Salt Lake City, Aug. 1S.-Peter M' Meldlim, of Georgia, president of the American Bar association, said m ao- dressing the annual meeting oI the association here today:
 "The most important thing for d lawyer to possess, in order to dis- charge his simple. everyday duty to lis client, is common sense. the ap!l- ity to see things as they are, not as he would like to see them. TO nave a just appreciation uf the true rela- tions which one fact or one prlnciple bears to every other fact and every other principle involved in the case To have a sense of legal perspect- i've. and the skill to present effectively the strong points in his case, and the art to conceal the weak ones. To have that common honesty which prevents one not only from trying to fool an- other, but from fooling himself.
 And no lawyer can have a higher ideal than the maintenance Of the in dependence of the judges. This maln- tenance should not be half-heafted The upright and fearless judge should feel that he has at all times and un- der all circumstances the earnest ant loyal support of an outspoken ane courageous bar. No self-res pectlne judge will be guilty of judicial arro- sance."
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-08-19
Sea Moa.

Sea Moso.
 This term is popularly applied to any of the Polyzoa, which are com pound marine animals. several of which share . common horny skele ton, or polyzoary, which is plant-like in form. According to the bureau of fisheries, several hundred thousand wounds of these skeletons have been imported annually from Europe, chief. N from France and Germany. for dec orative and millinery purposes, and the supply has now been practically out of by the war. It therefore seems opportune to develop domestic In dustry, as sea mosses, probably equa. in quality to those heretofore import cd, arc said to be abundant on ossf coasts. especially in New England. Those with large bushy fronds arc the most valuahlA
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-08-19
TEXAS CITY ARMY
 CAMP DESTROYED

Washington, Aug. 1S.-The death of ten soldiers and the total destruction of the regular army camp at Texas City, Texas, where they second dvi- sion is located, are reported in tele- grams from Gen. J. Franklin Bell. notifying the war department today of the terrific damage daae by hurri- cane and flood in the Galveston sec tion.
 General Bell recommended that a transport be loaded in New York and rushed to the stricken section. The supplies, he said. could be used by the army. if not needed by the popula- tion.
 Texas City. where approximately r. 900 troops are encamped, is IS miles from Galveston. General Bell says communication with the large city, however. is cut off.
 The report was sent by wireless from the army transport Buford to Houston and from there relayed. In his latest message to the war depart ment. received at o'clock tonight, General Bell says he believes it will be impossible to establish railroad connections with Galveston for a month. The property damage in the flood area, he believes, is great. but the loss of life is comparatively smalll
 General Bell has gone to Houston to direct relief measures for the