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The Washington herald., 1915-10-18

to the government taking upon itself, at enormous
expense to the people. those enterprises which
throughout the country's history have been safely
left for individual genius to maintain and develop
1t is scarcely to be believed, in spite of the
Interpretation naturally placed on Mr. McAdoo's
remarks. that President Wilson is contemplating
a program that will imper measures to provide
for the defense of the nation against invasion The
linking of great patriotic project with scheme
FOR hazardous experiment with radical theory,
opposed to. all the established principles of our
government would be an amusing travesty upon
craftsmanship but for the disastrous consequences
that would be likely to ensuc.
The Washington herald., 1915-10-18

and had brought the spirit OF the frontier
with them into Its counsels-
1t was not the cities that grew. though
they had their growth with the rest. 30
much as the spreading country-sides. The
great spaces of virgin land at the west
were hlling In. and there stirred every
where the air of enterprise and change.
No group OF men could restrain. or
measure. or even guide the quick. ex-
panding life OF that young people. be-
fore whom all ways OF conduct and en-
deavor were open to be tried and made
test OF. in whose hands all things were
making and to be made.
Their industry kept pace with their
numbers The Parliament In England
forbade any one to take out OF England
any Industrial machinery whatever. or
even the plans OF machinery invented or
perfected there: but Il was impossible to
keep as a secret and monopoly what
master mechanics who chose to go to
America could take away in their heads
and in their trained and skillful fingers:
and slowly the carefully guarded secrets
OF manufacture passed over sea
BY 1880 Samuel Slater had set up a cot
ton-spinning factory. with complete ma
chinery after the English models. at
Pawtucket. In Rhode Island.
In 1913 Ell Whitney. Connecticut
a practicable gin for clearing cotton OF
its tenacious seed. and the South had no
sooner realized what this new instru-
ment meant than Il suddenly sprang into
competition with India and Egypt IN
supplying the world with cotton.
In l7yl less than two hundred thousand
pounds of cotton had been shipped out Of
the country: in 1850 nearly twenty mil
lion pounds went over sea.
Everything that America produced
found market. despite all obstacles.
The trouble with England while Wash
ington was President. the trouble with
France while Mr.. Adams ruled. had
checked and Jeoparded trade; but trade
had strengthened and increased with an
irrepressible growth. nevertheless
Nearly twice as much -four and wheat
left the ports in 1890 as had been sent
out in 1891.
American ships were TO be found In
every sea. and carried cargoes OF every
sort.
Tomorrow The Peoples Party.
The Washington herald., 1915-10-18

will probably have horsepower ranging
from 10000 to 2naOC0. as compared with
from 200 to 5000 horsepower for the
latest type OF United States battleships.
After ship passes a speed of twenty
Ave knots there Is rapid increase in
the horsepower that is required for its
ngines. In a chart describing the horse
power that is required for ships at Diff
ferent rates Of speed the line takes al
most a perpendicular course after il
passes the twenty-five knot mark
The resignation of Capt Walter NJ
Wilhelm. ordance depa rtment of the
army. has been accepted by the Secretary
Of War. to be effective on November l.
Capt. Wilhelm is the last OF a number
of officers who have left the service to
accept positions with manufacturers of
munitions OF war.
Bids for sixteen coast defense sub
marines and six destroyers will be OPEN
ed at the Navy Department today The
vessels were authorized at the last ses-
sion of Congress.
Bids for two feet subma rines. the IarE-
est submersibles ever designed, will be
opened next month.
The Washington herald., 1915-10-18

AT recent meeting of the Civic Bettcrmcnt
Association charges of near blsckmail" were made
against certain unnamed lawyers of this city 1t
IS the duty of the association and its individual
members 10 at once place any evidence they may
have in support OF these charges in the possession
Of the Bar Association II practices such as have
disgraced the bar and some of the courts OF New
York arc springing up in this city they must be
nipped in the bud. The very great majority of tho
District Bar Association is composed of honorable
and upright practitioners who will never for a mo-
ment tolerate such practices as are limited at
They may be confidently relied upon to adopt the
most drastic measures if necessary to maintain
their high reputation. ...
The Washington herald., 1915-10-18

TT AMILToN believed. as his enemies
supposed. in the maintenance OF
- strong army, even In time OF
pence.
He wished to see the States absolutely
subordinated to the general government.
He thought the opinions OF the masses
an unimportant and negligible thing I'm
the choice OF Lolicy.
mo man." he said has sacrificed or
done more for the Present constitution
than myself: and. contrary to all my
anticipations of its fate. am still labor
ing TO prop the frail and worthless fab
ric."
Assuredly he had labored for H. He
had played no small part in esta blishing
II also.
But he had wished to have IL serve as
a buttress against democracy. a safe
guard against the tickle play OF opinion
and the caprice of men unschOoled in
affairs.
Mr.. Jefrerson's was an opposite school
OF thought.
Il am persuaded" he said. that the
good sense Of the people will always be
found the best army. They may be led
astray for the moment, but will soon cor
rect themselves"
His belief was wholly sincere. aristocrat
though he was in life and breeding and
in instructive aptitude for power: and It
was wholesome for the country that the
forces he so moderately and graciously
represented should thus early gain their
inevitable 'ascendency.
II was Impossible that the ruling classes
of the older days should continue 10 sov-
ern the young nation now springing into
life.
Mere growth and change of life had
broken every bond OF habit and restraint
Of form
The nation OF 1880 was not even the ma
ton OF 1870. Its population had grown
in that decade from 1893. "a to SOS. iS3.
and had spread itself northward and
westward and nOrthwestward. to Lake
Ontario and round about to the ST. Law
renee and Lake Champlain: to Lake Erie
and INTO the Ohio country: and into Ken
lucky and Tennessee. until great COM
munities mustered there more than three
hundred thousand strong
Vermont and Kentucky and Tennessee
had been added as States to the Union.
The Washington herald., 1915-10-18

President Wilson took a walk yester-
day morning and for the first time N
many months failed to attend church at
the Central Presbyterian.
The President stole out Of the White
House, for his walk so quietly that ne
eluded the Secret Service men. One OF
them went to the church to walt for
the President, but he did not appear.
He walked alone. Yesterday afternoon
the President took an automobile ride
in the vicinity OF Washington accom-
panied BY Mrs. Gait and the Misses
Smith, guests at the White House.
Miss Helen Taft. daughter OF the for
mer President. is the latest member OF
the Taft family to become connected
with Yale University. She has announced
her Intention Of taking Doctors degree
and has Joined the hrst-year students In
the Yale graduate school. Miss Taft re-
ceIved her B. A from Bryn Mawr last
June During her college course she dis
played a talent for writing and she prob
ably will take her degree from Yale In
literature or history.
According to the rule established there
several years ago no student Is granted
the degree OF Phi. ID. from the Yale
graduate school until he or she has COM
pleted three years OF graduate work or
Its equivalent. so Miss Taft will have to
wait for her degree until June. 1918. the
same year her younger brother. Mr..
Charles Phelps Taft I'd. hopes to get his
B. 4. from Yale.
Miss Taft spent part of the summer
with her family in Canada. going there
after her graduation. During August
she went with her father to the Pacific
Coast They remained in the West until
October ! when they returned to New
Haven. and Miss TAFT at once made ap-
plication for admittance to the Yale
graduate school.
The Taft family is noted for its al
Iegiance to Yale. Miss Taft's grand
father was one Of the founders OF the
leading Yale senior socid to which
other members of the family have since
belonged Her father was graduated
from Yale in 1878 and numerous uncles
and other relatives have been Identified
with the university. Her brother. Mr..
Robert a. Taft. was graduated from
Yale in 1910.
The British summer embassy at Bev-
erly has been closed and Lady Spring
Rice and her two children have Joined
the Ambassador at the embassy in Con-
necticut avenue for the winter.
The Italian Ambassador and countess
Celere and their family. who passed the
summer az Pitch Pine Hall. the Luke
cottage at Beverly Farms, will return to
Washington tomorrow.
Mrs Lindley NJ Garrison. who is pass
ing the autumn at Virginia Hot Springs.
will return TO town the end Of this week
for the season.
Mrs Franklin X. Lane. wife OF the Sec
rotary of the Interior. accompanied by
Mrs Adolph Caspar Miller. went to New
York yesterday afternoon to remain for
several days.
Capt. Charles G. Mortimer. Third Field
Artillery. who had been at Plattsburg
The Washington herald., 1915-10-18

The annual report of the District supcrn-
tendent of weights measures and markets contains
much valuable advice to housewives. He declares
that the public spends too much time denouncing
the high cost of living and trying TO fix the blame
and not enough thought how to meet the STU
alton, by intelligent buying. He emphasizes the
importance of what, when and where to buy and
cites an instance in which FISH, bought at ? I-2
cents pound wholesale was disposed OF in one
retail section at cents and in another at Is cents
a pound. 1t is evident from his report that the
majority of consumers have not yet begun to
apply the remedy for high prices that is in their
own hands.
The Washington herald., 1915-10-18
Entertainment for Illinois.

1t had been supposed that Illinois had reached
the stage of civilization at which hangings are not
regarded as public entertainments but as dread
punishments, the spectacle of which is limited to
the smallest possible number of persons. But in
Murphysboro in that State hanging occurred not
in prison. but in the middle of stockade erect
ed for the enclosure of 1000 persons who wished
70 see man put to death. The stockade was
much too small: 5000 persons who desired to see
an execution were unable to get inside. Perhaps
it would be better not 20 be so exclusive and to
have no stockade at all.-Philadelphia Record
The Washington herald., 1915-10-18

will remain unopened. I don't need to-
open them. ! know what each letter
contains as 1t is brought TO me. I can
unerringly pick out letters which relate
TO my personal affairs or business. and
| can also distinguish those which come
from correspondents who want me to
run some errands for them or do some
work In the departments. Now, / have
not come to Congress to be an errand
boy for anybody. Some OF our Boston
members seem to like that sort Of thing
but l don't. and IL 1t is necessary for
me to run all over Washington in order
to DO something for one Of my constitu-
ents I will quit Congress sooner than
make myself a slave of that kind"
II was probably for this reason that
Mr.. Ranney's service as Representative
from Boston was brief. but some of his
friends used to suspect that he would
much prefer to sit at his desk at his law
once In Boston than to sit at a desk as
a member OF the House of Representa-
tlves.
Copyright. 1915. BY E. J. Edwards An rights re-
Scredl
The Washington herald., 1915-10-18
Brand Whiuock.
by JOHN ID. BARRY.

A year ago last July Brand Whitlock, Ameri-
can minister to Brussels, and his wife were living
in villa near Brussels. Nearby a country fair
was going on. Among the evening attractions
was the descent of woman in parachute from
an aeroplanc. Toward the end of the evening,
when the chances of grew serious, the Whit
locks and their guests, as they watched the aero
plane, used to say: "If she doesn't have an acct
dent there won't be any war;" One evening they
saw the woman fall to her death. The next day
war was declared.
The Washington herald., 1915-10-18

w. W. Spence, Batimorc's oldest fnancier
will celebrate his Tooth birthday today by smok-
ing an extra cigar. He completed a twelvc-hour
railway journey on Saturday, arriving hungry but
not tired, and after breakfast proceeded to read
the morning newspapers. Here is undoubtedly
! real ccntenarian, but there will be some doubt
crs until the newspapers describe him as dancing
the turkey trot or taking a ffteen-mile walk.
The Washington herald., 1915-10-18

Two Brooklyn detectives applied a malodorous
substance to roll of bills, placed them in a locker
that had been frequently robbed followed the scent
OF suspect and caught most exemplary young
church worker with the goods on him. Evidently
the motto "shun tainted money" adopted by
churches several years ago was completely lost on
this youth.
The Washington herald., 1915-10-18
THE UNDERSTUDY.

Tempest's ragin'? S'pose it is?
Let it rage, and roar, and whizz
Jest becuz the weather's mean,
Castin' gloom acrost the scene,
Amt no reel excuse fer ME
Actin likewise-no Sirreel
Fact is, it's contrariwise.
When black clouds fill up the skies,
Then's the time fer me 20 smile,
Maxim Twin more with while
Latin, chaffin'. full O. fun
Sort o proxy fer the SUM
Copyright IslSl
The Washington herald., 1915-10-18

rs there any way Of stopping these
cyclones?" asked the man from the East.
"oh. no." replied the Westerner. the
best way is to go right along with EN- -
-Yonkers Statesman.
The Washington herald., 1915-10-18
Results.

Since the collapse of the old Pepulist party and
the decadence of the Progressive movement Kan
sas companies have reduced rates on tornado in
surance 20 per eent.-kansas City Journal
The Washington herald., 1915-10-18

Germany is going to coin some real iron men,"
and those who take them in exchange for real
dross may find that they have received the iron
double cross.
The Washington herald., 1915-10-18

Judge Lindsey, OF the Desvcr Juvenile Court
having threatened to fill his enemies full of lead
one Of them retorts that he will give the judge
"a good spanking" Very discouragng to an
aspiring tfagedian.
The Washington herald., 1915-10-18

Cupid seems determined to hang around the
White House until he has made complete job
of it.
The Washington herald., 1915-10-18

Most will probably prefer to continue
bclng called beasts and vipcrs to being mistaken
icr deer, ducks and wild turkeys with the serious
results now being reported from the hunting
regions.
The Washington herald., 1915-10-18

An Asylum for Futurists" is surely a taking
headline, even though the average reader after
pcrus!rg the article hcaves sigh OF despair, when
h discovers that it is not all what he hoped
iUr.
The Washington herald., 1915-10-18

1t is announced that the winner of that South
Carolina primary election fight, in which one man
killed and four wounded, is a man named
Hyde, who wasn't the firing line.
The Washington herald., 1915-10-18

Some who have been blind to what is hap
pening and is likely to happen in the world before
long only have their eyes opened when they can't
get The sporting section first on Sunday morning.
The Washington herald., 1915-10-18

Rear Admiral John Crittend-H Watson.
L. 81 ", retired. and Mrs. Watson after
spending the summer al Newport. .av-
returned to their home. in . street. Tor
the season.
The Washington herald., 1915-10-18

Let the Washington social writers discard their
air OF naughty superiority. We had to get the
news that Mrs. Calf weighs 100 pounds from Har-
Pers Ferry, w. Va.
The Washington herald., 1915-10-18

Those careless proofreadersI Let the coward
ly English" says a distinguished German-Amer
lean publication meet the old dog (Von Tir
pitz) in his liar" It cannot be done.
The Washington herald., 1915-10-18

The imperial court hairdrcsscr has been award
d die Iron Cross OF the third class ior his
bravery in shaving German soldiers under fire.
We think the award should have gone elsewhere.
The Washington herald., 1915-10-18

She was reading for the benent of her
spouse. Just see the frightful effects
Of rum, John: here's a young man got
drunk and walked right into q church. -'
John, trying to keep out Of argument.
but half asleep: Yes, yes, m'dear.
runs liable to land a man most any
where. Puck.
The Washington herald., 1915-10-18

What is the secret of your popular
ity as a public speaker
Well. / have one sure foundation.
When I can't think of anything else to
say 1 just knock the rich."-Detroit
Free Press.
The Washington herald., 1915-10-18
A Line o Cheer Each Day o the Year.
By JOHN KENDRIcK BANGS.

ffrst printing OF orig poem. written da;Sy
for Tho Washington Herald
The Washington herald., 1915-10-18

She-When We were married a year age
never expected to see you coming
home at two in the morning.
He-Well, you wouldn't now II you'd
only go to bed and to sleep.-Boston
Transcript
The Washington herald., 1915-10-18

In the chantry of ST Thomas church.
in New York City. on October !. Mrs.
CONTINUED on PAGE EIGHT
The Washington herald., 1915-10-18
BY K. II. JOHNS.

The only serious opposition TO military
preparedness comes from Representative
William Worth Bailey. OF Pennsylvania.
and from the Texas delegation. accord
ing to the report Of the National Security
League on the attitude of Senators and
members of Congress. The member from
PENNSYLVANIA has assumed the leadership
Of the small army and navy COteri". while
Representative J. II. Davis. OF Texas, de-
Clares he Is against all preparedness.
Representative Henry. OF Texas, declines
to express himself on the question. which
is not looked upon by the National Sc
CUrity League as good omen.
Despite the general Indifference or OPP
position in the Texas delegation. real en-
couragement is given to campaign for
pr, paredness by Senator Morris Shep-
pard. Il am heartily in favor of such
military and naval appropriations" writes
Senator Sheppard. "as may be necessary
for adequate defense Of the country"
Considerable satisfaction is expressed
At the attitude of Representative SwaGar
Sherry OF kentucky. who has been chair
man OF the Committee on FurtifiCations.
and is slated for the Committee ON APP
propriations in the event OF the election
Of Repr, sentative John J. Fitzgerald. Of
Brooklyn. to the bench. 4 have always
been in favor" writes Mr.. Sherry. of
more rapid increases in the army and
navy than Congress as a whole has been
willing to authorize"
The Washington herald., 1915-10-18

My own acquaintance with Whtlock dates
back good many years He was then young
lawyer who had begun writing in Toledo at a
time when clients were scarce and who had wears
OF newspaper work to look back on in the way
OF training He had just published his first novel
The Thirteenth District" study of political con-
ditions which he knew. well through his news
paper experience and his association as secretary
with Gov. John p. Altged, OF Illinois, whose mem
DRY he rcvcrcd. With his young wife he spent
couple OF weeks in and near Boston, revealing
wide range OF interest and huge capacity for en-
joyment 1t his first visit to the East one of
many visits that he to make during the next
few years as he became better known as writer
and lecturer and an active force in politics
1t was during the visit in Boston that Whit
lock met kindly old judge who took a great
fancy to him and predicted that he would have
brilliant career. "Hc is like Lincoln" he said
Since that time ! have often thought of those
words, spoken long before WhtIock was drawn
into active politics.
At that time Whtlock was full of talk about
the Golden Rule Mayor of Toledo, Sam Jones
When Sam Jones died few years later. Whitlock
at the next election, Overwhelmingly called
to carry the big humanitarian work that Jones
had started. He was SO often reelected that it
seemed, If he chose, he might be mayor of Toledo
as long as he lived. But he was always grieving
that he did not have more time TO carry on those
literary schemes that fairly sccthed in his mind
He did manage to do a good deal of writing
however. many articles and the biggest of his
novels "Thc Turn of the Balance" severe and
dramatic arraignment OF our established methods
of dealing with crime, book far in advance of
this period,
l
So long as Whtlock remains in the diplomatic
service he cannot. of course, write about the war
except in his official communications. The chances
are, however, that he is storing in his mind ma
terial that will be very useful in literary way in
the future. 1t has been predicted that he will
write the great book the He may also
write the great novel or the great play or the
great poem. Readers OF the magazines must be
familiar with the bits of verse that he used oc
casionally to print in the pages, very unusual in
thought and feeling and very simply done. A play
Whitlock has never written, though he had long
bee, interested in the stage as medium of ex
preston He is now about IS years of age, with
his best achievement yet before him, both in the
way of writing and of public service. When he
comes back it will be as one Of our most dis
tinguished MEN. Already he has been mentioned
as a possible candidate one of these days for the
Presidency He is Democrat with social view
that gives to the word democracy its biggest and
finest meaning,
The Washington herald., 1915-10-18

Tomorrow DR.. Edwards will tell The
Way to Appoach a Cabinet Officer."
The Washington herald., 1915-10-18

Capt. Frank r. Mccoy. OF the Third
Cavalry. whose name Is frequently mem
toned in the dispatches from the border
where he has led several expeditions
against the Mexican bandits. is as well
known in Washington as any OF the
Younger officers OF the army. While
serving as a member Of the general staff
and aid to Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood. l..
). A.. when the latter was chief of stan
Capt. Mccoy took an active interest in
Washington horse shows He is a daring
hOrseman. and was always in demand in
promoting horse shows at Washington
and New York. When he was a lieuten-
ant he made a record in long-distanCe
riding. which II is doubtful has ever been
eQualed. 1t was across the Rocky Noun
tains. distance of about go miles.
The Washington herald., 1915-10-18
OPHELIA'S SLATE,

The task OF furnishing power for the
fighting or merchant ships afloat was
The Washington herald., 1915-10-18

In Brussels Whtlock has become very popu-
lar but he was popular before the war. One
OF his first decisions helped to win for him the
respect OF the people Shortly after arriving at
his post it was explained to him that as the
American representatives 10 foreign courts had
no official uniforms. some of his predecessors in
office had devised impressive uniforms of their
own which they used to wear occasions OF
ceremony. Whitlock said that he thought civilian
dress was good enough for him and he wouldn't
bother about uniform. Thereafter, on state
occasions, with his tall, slim figure clad in a
black evening suit, he was conspicuous among
the other brilliantly attired and decorated dplo-
mats. The people OF Brussels both respected
and liked him for his democratic simplicity and
they were impressed by his modesty and his
quiet force.
The Washington herald., 1915-10-18

Civil Engineer E II. Browneu L s
N. and Miss Brownell are at the New
Richmond.