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The Washington herald., 1915-08-12

II there was a time when small boats
should keep near the shore of the Wall Street
ocean-or not venture on it at all-it is just now
The prices OF a good many stocks have, indeed
been rising steadily, of them rapidly, for
several months, and there is in many more or
less adventurous minds deep regret for not having
made purchases which, everybody can see now,
would have been enormously profitable That re-
gret for the predestined lamb" is lamentably apt
to transmute itself into belated buying too often
the very top of long rise in values and on the
very day week when the inevitable decline be-
gins.
That there is more money to be made in this
market is possible enough, but the immediate fu-
ture is about as nearly full of uncertainties as
market could be, and the amateur spcculator who
takes "Ayer" in such circumstances should clearly
realize that he is gambling, not investing and that
he will have no cause OF complaint should he lose
every cent of his money.
Unfortunately 1t is the stocks that have gone
up most that have attracted the most of public
attention, and arc most likely. though the most
dangerous, to tempt the cupidity of the uninitate
But advice this subject is not the more likely
to be taken because it is good and many will fail
TO that in their failure to buy bties there is
the cearest of hints th4t they are incompetent to
buy wisely now. A lot of them will in all prob
ability See it later. to ,ther sorrows-New York
Timee
The Washington herald., 1915-08-12
AS TO KILLING TIME.

! saw feller KILN time today,
The while another, standin' 'crost the way,
Was mad ez hops becuz he couldn't find
Enough of it for suthin' he'd in mind.
1t seemed to me pity there's no plan
By which that idlin' old time KILN man
Could jest have gave that other feller there
The overplus of time he had to spare.
At any rate with time so mighty skeerce,
And competition everywhere so fierce.
The law should make some penalty to fit
The crime of lazy folks ez murder it.
Copyright. lsl5l
The Washington herald., 1915-08-12
HISTORY BUILDERS.
Farragut's Opinion of the lronclad
Warship.

Written Expressly for The Washington Herald.)
BY DIR. L. J. EDWARDS.
Soon after Farragut was made vice ad-
miral of the American navy. he visited
New York and 1t was discovered by those
whom he met that he was a most COM
panionable man, gifted with some capa-
city for wit and possessing abundant
speechmaker, although he always spoke
briefly at the banquets which he attend
ed as the principal guest.
Some years ago, / listened to a little
group chatting in the reading-room OF
the Union League Club. of New York
City, to an anecdote which illustrates
Farragut's sense of hlImor and his ca
pacity for humorous narration. The
admiral was a sailor of the old school.
He delighted in the ship of war which
was driven by wind or by steam. but he
had little patience for or believed in the
ironclads which were so rapidly con-
st-ucted after the battle between the
Monitor and Merrimac. in Hampton
Roads, Va. as to demonstrate that there
was to be q revolution in naval architec-
ture.
Farragut made no secret of his dislike
for the ironclads and his preference for
wooden ships. And to illustrate this dis
position of his he told some of his friends
of an experience he had shortly after he
was promoted to the rank of vice ad-
miral He was to make a tour of the
coast from Washington to Portland. Me-.
and it became his duty to make 1t a.
vice admiral upon an ironclad.
When his instructions came he was
gratified that he was to have the oppor-
tunity, SO he said. to discover what KIND
of things these ironclads were. Never
theless, he would greatly have preferred
to make this official trip upon an old
fashioned man of war.
1t seemed to him while in command Of
this ship that he was a mere apprentice,
and yet he learned in a very short time
everything that he wanted to know about
ironclads. II was a pleasant enough voy-
age to Portland. for the sea was fairly
calm and there was no bad weather. He
did not have opportunity. therefore, to
The Washington herald., 1915-08-12

HOR little. in the autumn, IT
looked as II the naval aid for
l. which General Washington walt
ed had come at last
The Count d'Estaing was in the
West Indies with a strong fleet, from
an encounter with which the English
commander In those waters had drawn
on to port again to refit. The count
was willing, while his hands were
free, to Cooperate in an attack upon
the southern coast at Savannah
A portion of Washington's army
was sent south to join General Lin
coin in South Carolina for the at
tempt.
Count dEstaing put six thousand
troops aboard his feet. and by the
18TH of September was within the
harbor. But he did not strike quickly
or boldly enough. took the slow way
of siege to reduce the place. suffered
the English commander to make good
both the rally of his scattered force
and the fertilization OF his position.
and had done nothing when 1t was
high time for him to be back In the
Indies to guard the possessions OF his
own king against the English
A last assault October 9th) failed
and he withdrew.
The next year like disappointment
was added In midsummer a French
fleet arrived upon the northern coast.
but IL proved impossible to use 1t.
On the 10th of July a French squad
ron put in at Newport and landed a
force of six thousand men under the
Comte de Rochambeau; but a power
full British fleet presently blockaded
the port, and Rochambeau could not
prudently withdraw while the fleet
was threatened. He Dad been ordered
to put himself at General Washing
toms disposal: but he could not do
so till the blockade was raised.
Meanwhile not only Georgia but the
entire South seemed lost and given
over to British control
In the spring. Clinton had concen-
trated all his forces once more at New
York; and then. leaving that all-im-
portant place strong enough to keep
Washington where he was. he had
himself taken eight thousand men by
sea to Charleston. Two thousand
more troops. already in the South.
Joined him there. and by the 18th of
May 17S0). he had taken not only the
place itself. but General Lincoln and
three thousand men besides
The Washington herald., 1915-08-12
A DARK PERIOD.
Published by special ish the President through
The Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate.

South Carolina teemed with loyal
ists- Partisan bands, come serving one
side, some the other, swept and har-
ried the region from end to end
Wherever the British moved In
force. they moved as they pleased
and were masters of the country.
In June General Clinton deemed 1t
back to New York. and CORVALLIS
was left to complete the work Of
subjugation.
That same month the Congress con-
ferred the chief command in the South
upon General Horatio Gates. who had
been in command of the army to
which Burgoyne had surrendered at
Saratoga-the army which Schuyler
had made ready and which Morgan
and Arnold had victoriously handled
Intriguers had sought, while Wash
inSton lay at Valley Forge, to sub
stitute Gates for the commander-in
chief: now he was to show how happy
circumstance IL was that that self
ish intrigue had failed.
He met CORVALLIS at Camden, in
South Carolina. his own force three
thousand men. Corvallis but two
thousand, and was utterly. even
shamefully. defeated august 16. 17So).
I'VE look on America as at our
placently. when the news had made
its way over sea.
And certainly IT seemed as II that
dark year brought nothing but dis
aster upon the Americans
1t was now more evident than ever
that they had no government worthy
of the name. The Congress had no
more authority now than II had had
In l774, when 1t was admitted to be
nothing but a Congress of the Com
mittees of Correspondence" and 1t
was not now made up. as 1t had then
been, of the first characters in Amer
lea, their own leaders, often with open
selfishness and indifference to the
common cause. paid less and less heed
to what 1t asked them to do.
1t could not raise money by taxa
ton; it could raise very little by loan.
having no legal power to make good
it's promises of repayment. Beaumar-
chais found to his heavy cost that IL
was next to impossible to recover the
private moneys advanced through
"Roderigue Hortalez ct Cie."
Tomorrowi The Fall of Benedict
Arnold.
The Washington herald., 1915-08-12
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learn how an ironclad would behave in
case there were heavy storms.
Portland Harbor was made, and after
few days there the vice admiral
brought his ironclad back as far as New
York. The following are substantially
the words which Farragut used in de-
scribing his first experiences in an iron
clad, as they were reported by one who
heard them In the little group at the
Union League Club:
well, found out what kind Of things
these ironclads are. 1 took one to Port
land, as was instructed. but want to
tell you that when I make another trip
to Portland it will be in a different kind
of q boat, one of the old-fashioned kind.
l know all about them and they are good
enough for me-"
Copyright. 1915, by =. J. EdwardA All rights re-
served)
Tomorrow DR.. Edwards will tell How
Fiddle Served an Unpopular Candi-
date"
The Washington herald., 1915-08-12

John L. Stoddard, who once popular
travel lecturer in this country in an open letter
to his friends in the United States writes: More
than Sc per cent OF the wounds and deaths now
caused in the ranks Of the German, Austrian and
Hungarian troops are the result of bombs and
bullets sent from the United States" Mr.. Stod-
dard's letter was dated July !, before American
war munitions had reached the front 1t is, there
fore. safe to apply Mr.. Stoddard's own ratio of
IS pr cent to the amount Of falsehood in his letter.
The Washington herald., 1915-08-12
Lawn Fete Comes to End.

Members Of the Catholic denomination
of Congress Heights last night brought
their lawn fete to a close in Randle Park.
There was a large attendance. The af-
fair was a great success. and the execu-
tive committee expects shortly to pay a
visit to Cardinal Gibbons to ascertain
when the work of erecting church can
begin. The members of the executive
committee in charge Of the fete included
NJ. NJ. Bailey. chairman: Andrew Jarboe.
vice chairman: j. A. Marceron. sscre-
tarp; Carl wahier treasurer; T. Sloane
and Miss Bernice Knott. Mrs. Eva Blum.
Miss Mona Cox. Mrs. Burgess. Mrs.
Cioane. Mrs. Langley. Miss Esther Gus
sick, c. A. Langley, Earl Nallcy. J. A
Marceron, Mrs. E. Lynch, Mrs. Nalley.
Mrs. Mcdonald. Mrs Eeinicke. Mrs.
Miller. Mrs. Maioney. Miss Mary wohier.
Mrs. Re.nhart. Mrs. Elicit. Misses
Langley. Valentine wahler. Harry Miller
and John Miller.
The Washington herald., 1915-08-12

The discovery has been made in New York
that The municipal law permits the little German
bands to play in the streets at all hours of the
day, while the Italian organ grinders re-
stricted to the time between a. and p. m.
But doubt the German bands would agree to
play the "Marscllaisc" God Save the King
rather than forfeit any of their privileges.
The Washington herald., 1915-08-12

In order to prevent her husband from inherit
ing her estate. valued at $5o,ooo Kansas City
woman urged the court to grant her divorce
before she submitted to a serious operation. The
court complied, thus depriving the husband of
any interest he may have had in the result OF the
surgeons efforts
The Washington herald., 1915-08-12

The Atlantic City Board of Frccholders has
refused to approve appropriation OF $4,000 ex-
penses incurred in breaking up four crap games
and capturing fifty players. As the amount prob
ably is greater than would change hands in the
gambling games in year, the freeholders have
simply demonstrated that they possessed of a
sense of proportion that would prove valuable in
other communities.
The Washington herald., 1915-08-12

The fact that Col. Roosevelt is to make a
speech in Toronto Canada, and to be the guest
OF tho Duke OF Connaught at Ottawa must not
be accepted as proof that he will not be Pres-
dental candidate. T. r. is the in the
world who can get away with anything without
sacrificing bit OF his popularity.
The Washington herald., 1915-08-12

Pay up be blackstcd' will be Uncle
Sans slogan until October /, the date set by
Secretary McAdoo ior publishing the names of
all those to whom the government rendered assist
ance in getting home at the outbreak of the Euro
pean war and who have considered it too pfiing
a thing to reimburse their generous uncle.
The Washington herald., 1915-08-12

Prince Ludo.ic d'Aragon Pignate has not
found his royalty indignity proof even in title
worshipng New York. His creditors have in
vadcd the privacy OF his Ritz Carlton suite with
such di>GuStingly pcbcan insstcncc that Prince
Pignatclli has been forced to resort to petition
in bankruptcy.
The Washington herald., 1915-08-12

Irun and Bradstrcct will no doubt feel it in
,..nbcnt upon them to revise their commercial
ratinCs when the list of tourists who refuse to
1cturn to Uncle Sam the money advanced to bring
then! back to the United States at the outbreak
Of nc war is published Better pay up.
The Washington herald., 1915-08-12

Already the organization has begun to make
the custom that prevails among some man
ayers of making actresses pay for the costumes
they wear on the stage. During the past few
years OF the managers of the better class
have broken away from the custom of their own
accord. They have recognized its unfairness
Perhaps, too they realized how it had helped to
lower the theater in public esteem and how it had
been used a reproach against actresses So
many actresses had been made the subject of
scandal by wearing clothes the stage that it
their salaries. The custom is of course detestable
Costly stage clothes ought to be recognized as
part of the business equipment, to be paid for by
the investors. By paying for such clothes them
selves actresses-that is, those who are stars
have simply been sharers in the expense of pro-
duction without being sharers in the profits. In
deed, the time is probably coming when all stage
period, will be included in the production and
paid for by the producers.
The treatment of attractive young actresses
by men in power in the theatcr has long been the
subject of gossip and scandal. Much of it has
been untrue, but not all, by any means. 1t has
been a source OF annoyance and modification to
the more self-respecting managers and actors
solieitous for the dignity and the honor of their
calling. Whether the new society will try to
protect young girls in this regard has not been
made known. But there is need for some such
protection, and it is bound to be recognized and
provided for in time.
The Washington herald., 1915-08-12

We have to suspect that the nice fat
chunk of sponsdulix which Mr.. Bryan demands
s':al be poneyed up before he begins his Chau
tsucua lecture on "Causecss War" furnishes deal
"f inspiration to his pcacc-ridden thought
The Washington herald., 1915-08-12

New Jersey girl insisted marrying her
fance, even after he had robbed her father OF
5000 during the courting process No doubt she
recognized in him a valuable partner in worthy
enterprise.
The Washington herald., 1915-08-12

The question of transferring fashion Dictator
ship from the French to the American Capital
would not embrace all the term implies, for WASH
ington always had little individual way about
her in the matter OF froCks
The Washington herald., 1915-08-12

Maj. Pullman's promised injection of "a little
more pep" into the police force OF Washington
need inspire no one to presume that any Mara
thons are going to transpire on local beats.
The Washington herald., 1915-08-12

New Englands oldest citizen has just died at
the age Of Io4 and the dispatches state that he
has voted for :wenty-one Presidents" If this is
true, he must have been a rare hand at picking
the winners.
The Washington herald., 1915-08-12

There is a clause in most of the contracts made
between managers and actors that the organi-
zation is likely to pay some heed to. 1t is usually
called the two weeks notice clause. 1t permits a
manager to discharge actor at any time after
the first performance at two weeks notice. The
reason may have nothing to do with the actors
work. 1t may be jealousy ill-wl piquc
any of thousand personal reasons. No mat
ter where the actor is he returns home, usually
to New York, his travelling expenses being paid
but not his expenditure in time. He may be in
the middle of the season with no prospect of work
till the new season. No matter. There is no
redress in this hazardous Ivofession. However,
it is possible that this unwhSesome condition will
change and that the new responsibility, beginning
to be placed on employers in nearly all lines of
work, will be developed among reputable theatri-
cal managers.
The Washington herald., 1915-08-12

Mr. Eugene Gordon. of this city. has
returned from his vacat tion spent at At
lantic City. Mr.. Gordon is an excellent
reader and gained considerable distinc-
ton at the shore for his readings. He
was registered at the Norwood cottage
The Washington herald., 1915-08-12
Wants to See Wilson; Arrested.

Edward H. Williamson. Is. printer
from Brooklyn. N. T.. was arrested IN
the Union station yesterday BY fonce
Dstectiye Cornwsll when he declared he
came 70 WeshinStcu TO SO the rresidsnf-
He wes taksn 20 Mashingten Asyium
Hcspital for meaeal ebseEvAtteA
The Washington herald., 1915-08-12
Organizing Of Actors.
BY JOHN ID. BARRY.

At last, even the actors are starting protee-
tive organization, the actors of the higher grade
mean. Long ago the actors in vaudeville band
cd together under the curious name of White Rats.
For several years the White Rats were force
that had to be reckoned with by the managers.
They still active though don't hear so
much about them The organization has in
its membership several actors of distinction, in
cuding Henry Miller and Ethel Barrymore The
purpose is very like that of the labor unions, to
secure fair treatment from employers.
Tha. actors have not had fair treatment in the
past has been plain enough. They have been at
the mercy of their employers. save in those in
stances where their power of appeal, through
ability personal charm accident or success
full exploitation, has been capital for them, has
given them something of the authority of the
small capitalist. OF late years, with the CONNER
cial systematization of the theater the situation
of the actor has tended to improve, but it is still
pretty bad.
An actor of my acquaintance told me some
time ago of an experience, fragrant, to be sure,
but not uncommon. He had been engaged as
leading man for long-established and popular
woman star. His costumes, which he paid for,
cost more than three hundred dollars. For seven
weeks he rehearsed without salary. The play
proved to be failure and ran few weeks only
As by this time the season was we'll started and
managers had made most of their engagements
for the winter, the actor had a long period of
idleness. If, with his reputation and resources.
he found the experience trying, how must it have
affected the smaller actor?
There is hardship that many actors have to
endure, and that the public never hears about
1t results from the whim of manager or star
and it consists of the actor being thrown out of
work for no good reason. l know actress who
Travelled thousands of miles to rehearse for pro-
duction. Though she known to be COM
petcnt performer and though she had been en-
gagged by the star, man. after rehearsng for two
weeks, she was told that she did not look the
Part, and she sent back to New York. Her
railway fares paid both ways but not Eer
sleepers For her lost time and work she received
pay. And she received nothing for the ex-
pense of preparing her costumes. She accepted
the situation phiosophieally as inevitable part
of her experience. She knew of many other cases
as trying or worse. There was no redress for
her She was even afraid Of complaining on ac-
count of other managers. They might think she
was difficult
The Washington herald., 1915-08-12
Morning Smiles.

Mother who pays the bills-"what
are all these charges on the Country
Club bill-To Tom Collins?' That's
all right mother. He-he's my caddy."
Life.
The Washington herald., 1915-08-12

Mr.. a. Bradley Campbell and Mr.. II. T.
Chittenden, of this city. are the guests
of Mrs Fletcher Ryer at Newport.
The Washington herald., 1915-08-12

She twists her husband around her
little finger" Why, I thought you
said she had him under her thumb
Baltimore American.
The Washington herald., 1915-08-12

The Secretary of State and Mrs. Ian
sing entertained at a small dinner on
the roof of the Raleigh Hotel Tuesday
night.
The Washington herald., 1915-08-12

Mr.. Michael F. Mangan and Mr.. Ed
ward j. Cantwell, Of Brooklyn. y. Y.
were among those dining on the Raleigh
roof last night.
The Washington herald., 1915-08-12
A Line o Cheer Each Day o the Year.
By JOHN KENDRIcK BANGS.

First printing of original poem, written daily
for The Washington Herald.
The Washington herald., 1915-08-12

Miss Dorothy Wyeth, of this city. Is
the house guest for ten days Of Repre-
sentative and Mrs Joseph Eagle, at
their cottage at Eaglemere, Pa
The Washington herald., 1915-08-12

Mother (who Is teaching her child
the alphabeD-"Now. dearie, what
comes after GO
The child-"Whiz.'-Jud
The Washington herald., 1915-08-12

s. c. Mead. OF New York City, has ar
rived at the Shoreham for a short stay.
The Washington herald., 1915-08-12

Mr.. and Mrs James NJ. Thomson, the
latter daughter of the Speaker OF the
House of Representatives. arrived at the
Willard yesterday for short stay In
Washington.
The Washington herald., 1915-08-12

Miss Narcissa Smith is spending some
time with DIR. and Mrs. Earle in Green
Spring Valley.
The Washington herald., 1915-08-12

Mr. John As Spencer, .of this city.
spent the last weekend at Atlantic
City, the guest of his sister. Mrs. +.
r. Randough.
The Washington herald., 1915-08-12

Did you see where an official says
that the Pullman porter's position Is
regarded as an uplift?"
He made a mistake; he meant a
holdup."-Baltimore American.
The Washington herald., 1915-08-12

Mr.. c. W. LanShorne. of Greenwood.
Va. accompanied by his daughter. Mrs.
Charles Dana Gibson. are at the Willard
for short visit to Washington.
The Washington herald., 1915-08-12

Senator and Mrs. claude A. Swanson
are spending the early summer on their
Virginia estate, near Chatham. where
they are keeping open house for large
party of friends with a like fondness for
the simple life
The Washington herald., 1915-08-12

Mr.. George Robinson. who has been
visiting at Atlantic City, has returned
TO his home in this city.
The Washington herald., 1915-08-12

Mr.. and Mrs. william Hcinkle. Of this
city. are guests at the Hotel Seaside at
Atlantic City.
The Washington herald., 1915-08-12

DR.. J. o. Arnold. medical inspector Of
the public schools In the District. 10
staying at the Hotel Clarendon. Atlantic
City. with Q party Of other Washington
folk. On Monday last he made an aerial
accent with Aviator Kenneth Jaqutfhm.
being in the air for nearly a half hour.
The Washington herald., 1915-08-12

The Professor-''Humph. Dear mel
I gave that young man two courses
on the cultivation of the memory, and
he's gone away and forgot to pay
me, and I can't for the life of me
remember the fellows name. How
provokingr-The Pathfinder.
And what did my little son learn
about this morning."
"Oh. mouse. Miss Wilcox told US
all about mouses."
That's the boy! Now. how do you
spell mousse"
1t was then that Arthur gave prom
ise of being an artful dodger. He
paused meditatively for a moment then
said:
Father. I guess ! was wrong. II
wasn't a mouse teacher was telling
US about. 1t was rat"-Harper' $
Magazine.
The Washington herald., 1915-08-12

Mr. James A. Walsh. formerly of
Newport. but now of this City. is Wis
iting friends in Newport. where he
will remain for a few days.
The Washington herald., 1915-08-12

Recent arrivals at the Raleigh are Mr.
and Mrs. Howard r. Ballard and family.
Of Chicago: Mr.. and Mrs. w. d. stanton,
Of Nov York: Miss Florence E. Barton.
of Manila; the Misses 3. and g. Brennan.
Mr.. N. ". Piercs and Mr.. O. =. Archsr.
Of Boston. Mass
The Washington herald., 1915-08-12

REPRESENTATIVE -. Hampton Moore. OF
Pennsyivanin, entertained at dinner on
the Raleigh roof last night. 4
The Washington herald., 1915-08-12

Mr.. Thomas Oliver has arrived in At
lantic City. where ~ will remain al the
Bay State Hotel for several weeks.