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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-04-26

I Breckenridge. Mr.. and Mrs. Rollin.
| Morse. Rev. DR.. and Mrs. Roland Cot,
ton Smith. Miss Mary Patten Admiral
O'Neil, Mr.. Wickliffe Yulee, Miss AIic.
Whiting. Mr.. Arthur Campbell. Mr.. Rob-
ert Winthrop. Miss Eudora Clover Miss
Reynolds. and DR.. Hubsher, of the Swiss
Legation.
Mrs. Clarence Moore was hostess at a
dinner followed by a dance SATURDAY
evening at the Country Club. Among
| the guests were: Mr.. and Mrs. Nils
Florman. and Mr.. Axel Wichfeld, OF New
York: Miss Marie Louise Wanamaker OF
Philadelphia: Mr.. Nelson Slater, of Bos-
ton; Mr.. and Mrs. Edward A. Mitchell.
Niscount and Viscountess de Sbour, MIR.
and Mrs. Purdy, Mr.. and Mrs. Howard.
MI. and Mrs. Clarence Wilson. Mr.. and
Mrs. Reynolds Hit. Mr. and Mrs. Blair.
Col. and Mrs. McCawley. Mr.. and Mrs,
Littauer. Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Belmont.
Miss Francise Williams, and Miss
Frances Moore.
MI and Mrs. Paul Johnson enter
tained at dance Saturday evening
ior their son, John Norton johnson,
ana nifty of his young friends. Among
| the guests were Worth Daniels had
Houston. Marshall Chaplin. Miss Louis.
Littauer. Miss Eleanor johnson. Miss
Anne Dula ney. Miss Frances Hopkips
ALBERT and Francis Green Miss Mary
HELEN. Lawrence Hoes. Henry Lee.
MISS Peggy Martin. Billy Mann. Miss
Helen McLanahan. Miss Helen McGiIl
holland Wilmer. Charles HeyI. Miss
Deiphine Heyl. Miss Mary Cameron
Ten Eyck Wendell. Miss Katherine
Beale. Godfrey Mcdonald. Carroll Nor
gan, Claude Northrup. Miss Isabel Pell,
Win Rust. Robert Roosevelt. Dudley
Fariol. Billy Sturdevant. Miss Frances
Whiting. and Miss Eleanor Wheeler.
Mrs. Harry Payne whitney. of New
YORK VINO has been spending some
time at Hot Springs, Va. arrived At
the Willard yesterday. en- route to her
home.
Representative Calder and Mrs CAL
der. OF Brooklyn. n. y were among
the arrivals at the Willard Yesterday
from Hot Springs
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-04-26

Former President TAFT declares that existing
arbitration treaties between the United States
and other nations provide Tor the settlement OF
all questions except those which likely to
lead to war, and arc therefore OF little practical
use except as expressions OF good will. What a
wide difference OF opinion between the former
President and the present Secretary Of State. who
seems confident that be abolished by
treaty.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-04-26

The record of the Hutchins will trial is said to
comprise nearly 100000 words, or one word for
every dollar OF the value OF the estate at issue. In
considering the advisability of appealing the case
the parties interested will probably reflect that
those 100000 words have added nothing to the
value OF the property
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-04-26

A Chicago suing to have her alimony
increased from $500 to $500 month told the
judge: 81 would prefer the death sentence to life
on $500 per month That is existence Are
the heartless ex-husbands OF the country going to
force the women TO organize society for the at
tainment OF adequate alimony2
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-04-26
Suffrage In Jersey.

The New Jersey legislature by fixing on Oc-
tober Io, the last registration day for the State
vote on woman suffrage, has made it impossible
for the women to vote this year, but it has prob
ably helped the passage of the amendment which
do very wel.-Springheld Rennhlican -
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-04-26

Tcrre Haute has finally impcached its mayor,
who is serving term in the Leavenworth penn
Tertiary for election fraud. and removed him from
Office, The people OF that town certainly can
be accused OF taking snap judgment on its Of
hcals
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-04-26
A Precedent for the Allies.

In asserting that tho pen of the diplomat must
not spoil what the sword has so we'll achieved"
Counselor Passache, German liberal leader and
diplomatic but useful precedent for the allies when
the time comes to decide the question of keep
ing conquered lands."-New York World
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-04-26

Some day." said Mr. Hill, perhaps. the idea
of taking the tariff out of politics and conhding
its regulation to commission of experts will be
realized" But that happy day will not arrive in
time to affect the next great political battle
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-04-26

A shipment OF oS4o,ooo eggs has been forward
ed from this country to the Argentine where they
are expected to sell at cents each. No doubt
eggs at II cents a dozen responsible for lack
of cordalitv between the Argentine housewife and
the corner groccryman.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-04-26
The Only Crime.
BY JOHN ID. BARRY.

FEW weeks ago I went to court to see a
~ notorious citizen. He had been invested by
the city with great trust To that trust he had
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-04-26

Tho first real summer day brought out ''e
straw hat Now for the Palm Beach suit and the
shirt YOU can hear before YOU can see IT.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-04-26

Why does the wear stif collar on
hot day when the woman wcars-weh' hafu's
anything.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-04-26

The President knows what German oncnsNe
means, if it does come through dipioma"e e""'-
nels.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-04-26

We have the seedcSs orange, now for the
worthless apple.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-04-26

Former President Taft advises tat people VINO
want to get thin to eat less But they oon want
that kind Of advice, Professor.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-04-26

He-Are you fond of sports. Miss
Greene:
she-oh. MIR. Toughly. this 10 90
sudden,-Life.
An Oversisht.
For 81 1 will foretell your future
Are you a genuine soothsayer:"
I'm am
Then you ought to know that 7
haven't got s2."-Kansas City Journal.
The Veterans.
Crawford-"1 see the beIIiserents
are calling out the Oldest reseryists
Do you think that married men should
be compelled to fight?
Crabshaw-"Why not? They are
used TO it."-Life.
Beneath Him.
Farmer-I'll give You s. a month and
your board,
Applicant-Aw. shucks: What do YOU
think 1 am. college graduate ?-Phila-
delphia Bulletin.
Cruel Spite.
Village misunderstanding take il from
me, sir. folk in our village be very SPITE
Owe sold fifty 'ankerchers wi Kitche-
ner's face on 'em.-Punch.
As of Old.
Fond Mother-Bobbie. come here
have something awfully nice to tell you.
Bobbie (age 6I-Aw-I don't care
know what it is Big brothers home
from college.
Fond Mother-Why. Bobbie. how could
you guess?
Bobbie-My bank don't rattle any more.
University OF Nebraska Awgwan.
Not FOB"
The motorbuss stopped and the con-
ductor looked earnestly up the steps
but no one descended. and at last he
stalked up impatiently.
Ere. you" he said to a man on top.
don't you want Westminster Abbey"
Yes was the reply.
We'll. retorted the conductor. come
down for it, I can't bring it on the bus
for you. '.-Tit-Bits.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-04-26
THE ROBIN.

With stomach filled and easy lot
W, nope DER troubles that are not;
We grievc and growl the whole day long
Der some imaginary wrong
But wonder in the falling rain
With food 10 seek ofttimes in vain,
TIL. Robin hungry flaps his wings
And spite his difficulties sings
Sometimes I think these birds we see
rho, br.inIess have more sense than we.
Copyright, sa,
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-04-26

For 81 I will foretell your future -
are you a genuine soothsayer"''
I'm am"
fhen you ought to know that I
haven't got s2."-Kansas City Journal
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-04-26
Morning Smiles.
A Leading Question.

He-Are you fond of sports. Miss
Greene:
She-Oh. MIR. Toughly. this 10 go
sudden,-Life.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-04-26

Beneath Him.

Farmer-Ill give You s. q month and
your board,
Applicability. shucks. What do YOU
think / am. q college graduate ?-Phila-
delphia Bulletin.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-04-26

Mrs. Philander p. Claxton will be most
ess at a reception Wednesday at hei
residence. Beach Villa. In Cohdu't roso.
from 40 until o'clock. In nonor Oh
IN. League of American Pen Women.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-04-26

Lieut. Robert n. Campbell. L. s. A.,
accompanied by Mrs. Campbell and Mrs.
Cheesman. Of Salt Lake City. arrived at
the Willard for q short visit.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-04-26

The Austrian Ambassador and Nine.
Dumba returned to Washington Satur-
day evening from New York. where they
have spent several days.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-04-26

Village Haberdasher-Yew take it from
me, sir. folk in our village be very SPITE
full agin the Germans. Why. Oh reckon
Owe sold fifty 'ankerchers wi Kitche-
ner's face on 'em,-Punch
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-04-26

Mrs. Richardson Glover and MISS
Beatrice Glover are in Atlantic CITY.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-04-26

Mrs. Daniels. wife Of the Secretary
Of the Navy. will be honor guest at
luncheon which Mrs. j. willard Rags
dale will give tomorrow
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-04-26

Mrs. Bryan. wife of the Secretary OF
State, will entertain at tea tomorrow
afternoon in honor Of Mrs. Pennybacker.
president Of the Confederation OF
Women's Clubs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-25

habull to blow up on the nite of the thurd of July afid nook a lovely dent in long record for sobryety and cut short the ca reer of a shining axampul of watur- waggin eXpurt with one fell swoop
 The country ''cut-up" likes to blow in rum the rurel district and paint Main street dark vermilion colur and get the polise departmint rought up to high state of nervus exsitement. It is also grate day for the orratur. The local selebraty is in- vited to patryottick gathuring and wears high collar and a long tailed coat and a sollem expressions; he is introduced by the mayer as a rising yung man" who is des- tined to shine in the Legislature or maybe in Congress.
 He drinks a lot of watur and perspires like dray horse in August, while he as sassinates the English language in cold bud. He waves the starr spangued ban nnr and turns the loud pedal on when he fervintly describes our peculier brand of liburty. He drags in Patrick Henery, George Washington and uther patryots and wades around in British gore till the cows cum home; then they have dinnur on the ground and everybody goes home full of renewed patryotsm and free grub
 The small boy does nun of theese things; this way of celebrating the glorius forth seems tame and uninterresting to him. He blows in all the extra coin he can teese frum his relasions on varius and sundry brands of firewurks and starts out early to
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ing furmly to the main issue, and the hope that George himself would choke. In those days dipplomasy as practsed in theese moddern times was not in evvidense. A reel polite and polished dipplomatic note back about 1776 if used in theese days of culture and one thing and anuther, would listen like red-hot ultimattum frum Gen. nerel Villa to Karanzur However, the gennerel brand of hostillities weer not as abrupt as they air now; we have made vast improvemints both in dipplomasy and our style of sudden death.
 Enny how, aftur considerabull corris- pondense and dickering with King George, all to no avail, our ansesturs on July 4th issued rathur warm and flewent docu- mint, now known as the declarasion of in depindense, which inferensially told King George to go jump in the lake-God save the King-and that British dominyun ovver the Americon colonies would upon that day and date terminate perminintly and that so far as theese United States weer consumed King George could take the elevatur and go strait up or down, accord ing to which way he could get ticket
 This annoyed King George verry much and he ordured out the Kings draggoons and the Pickadillv fusiloileers and told them to embark for America any tye a double bow mott in the tail of freedum forthwith Sed draggoons and fusiloileers salammed and dil1ed themselves mp in the glad rags like they was going to pick nick
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and hied themselves forth to do so. In dew corse those that weer left returned to the King and informed him that Git can't be did" They told the King that they had been ovver to America and convursed with freedum upon the subject, informing free dunn that they weer under instructsions frum His Magesty to tye sed tail in a double bow-nott, but they sed freedum wouldn't fall for it. F'reedum told them coldly that they could avaunt;" they then told freedum they would not avaunt, and theereupon freedum organized a funerel party evvery day or so, and the sed drag goons and fusiloileers weer playing the leeding rolls. This angured Englind grate- ly; Englind newer gave up in war as long as she could get enny uther country to do the fitting for hur. But all the uther coun- tries weer bizzy at that time and so Eng land had to succumb, and they instructed Lord Kornwallis to throw up the spunge and let the eagle sireem.
 So evver cents that time the 4th of July has been regarded as the time of yeer to sellebrate; varius and sundry forms of sel lebrasions air indulged in by the peepul. Sum sellebrate by recalling the issue of 1776-the rite of free peepul to drink theere tea-and start rite in on the thurd, and by the forth they air lit up like a ball room and air as mellow as rottun apple. Perfectly reliabull citizens who always vote the prohibision ticket and stand like pillers of temperense in the nayborhood, air
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ereeate distubense He feels that the day has been failure unless he blows up persunnel frend and brings home one of his thumbs iii paper sack as a souveneer. He hikes forth early with his new air gun, in- tent upon breaking up the happy home of sertain Thomas cat in the nayborhood; he will probabully miss the cat, but will sue ceed in hooking out the eye of an innosent by-standur and accumulate suit for dam ages and fammerly fued that will last for d lifetime.
 This yeer the forth fell on Sunday which was keen disappointment to the average small boy, but it only postponed his attrossities till the next day and give him further time to exercise his immagin- ason. Each yeer the newspapers bleed for a sane forth of July, nevertheless the re- turns indicate that theere is gratur pro- portion of the inhabitants who ought to be consigned to solitary confinement than evver before.
 At the same time the forth is an institu- sion to which we will cling fondly. Theere air times when we beleeve that our freedum and liburty is moor or less restricted, and that what we have left is threatened by for rain dynasties and woman $ suffrage, but each forth of July renews our faith in our country and we figger what has been dun onse can be dun again, and feel chesty ovver the situasion.
 Yours trooly,
 Washington, D. c. BILL VINES
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indicated in the interest shown In the canning demonstrations that have been given in several communities These were in preparation for the canning sea- son that is now at hand.
 Civic Improvement
 Civic improvement was emphasized soon after the extension work in the county was begun. The members of the Women's Civic league of Anniston have been the most ardent workers in civic improvement. They began their work early in the spring, when Annlston was planning for a cleanup day and when the city beautiful movement was about to be revived for the more arduous work of the summer. A junior league has been organized in connection with the Women's Civic league, and in this way interest in civic improvement has been made to reach many workers. Other civic leagues have been organized by Mrs. Polhill in the smaller towns and in rural communities.
 Mrs. Polhll is carrying the city beau- tiful idea into the country. She is plan ming to change conditions where piles of tin cans and rubbish dilapidated fences bad roads, struggling trees and unlovely stretches of barren, burning land spoil series of views that might be strikingly beautiful. She is striving to make country beautiful. and with her enthu- siasm and with the cooperation she is receiving it would seem that Calhoun county will become a notably well-kept and prosperous county. This is certainly a great undertaking in any county, mere ly from the amount of territory to be
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arc to be improved as a demonstration of county beautiful work. One of these roads leads from the county seat to the state normal school at Jackson vile and is travelled by so many peo- ple that there will be ample oppor- tunity for the county to see what Is being done and what can be done to- ward beautifying the country.
 ! The authorities at the normal have especially welcomed this work of im- proving waste places and developing unusued resources, for 1t is directly in line with the ever growing improve ment of rural schools, which Is being taught in the normal school. It Is an object lesson to the teachers there and will be used by them in their schools.
 Interest Is Extended
 Oxford Is another town that has been especially active in cooperating with the county supervisor. Others are Jack sonville, Piedmont, Ohatchie. Yelling ton, Choccolocco and White Plains.
 On one occasion Talladega asked Mrs. Polhill to visit there and tell of her work in Calhoun county so that similar activities might be started In Talladega. county. A feature of her talk in Talladega was the round table discussion of rural clubs and county and city beautiful movements. This was brought about by the suggestion that questions be asked and in this way points of local interest and applica- tion were put foremost
 Tomato Clubs
 Close to Mrs. Polhill's heart is the work from which all other extension activities have grown-the tomato clubs The word "club" here Is bit
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are angry. On their side stands Milyu- koff, the professor, and chief of the con stitution democratic party. Milyulxoff holds that even the Ukrainians of Russia hould be allowed to speak their language and that in Galicia, when it is annexed the Ukainians should be allowed to speal it. The Imperial Academy of Science has issued a ruling on this question. It wal asked by the government to say whethe Ukrainan is or is not a separate languageI It said yes. This Milyukoff quotes The nationalists are against him. They holo that all Russia should have only on tongue and faith. They sent to Galici; more missionaries to turn the natives into orthodox men. Polands reconstruction revolves roune the question of a Polish sovereign. A present none of Prussian Poland is in Rus sian hands, and none of Austrian Poland East Galicia Is not Polish, but no on dares to doubt that both these province will soon be Russian soil. The new Pc land will consist of Russian Poland, par of Galicia, Upper Prussian SiesIa, an parts of Posen and West Prussia; als the Masurian fringe of East Prussia Tn would mean 100000 of Poles. The Pole themselves claim Lithuania, part of Whit Russia, and part of the Ukraine, but thel they are in minority. In the new Pc land will be many Germans and abot
 
 eous. but, so say enthusiasts 1t can star well under the aegis of the Russia state. This will be achieved a year henc Of this few doubt.
 Poland has been promised union ar home rule. It has already been give self-gov of towns but unlucki most of the towns are now being go erned by Germans. When the country taken back and held by Russia there w. be a Polish Parliament. The Czar wou remain as he is, "Czar Polslxi," which King of Poland. Some Poles do not wal this. They think that there should be . outward sign of Polands resurrectio They want separate prince, czar or Xiii of Poland
 Confident Petrograd people say that t new Czar of Poland will be Grand Dul Nicholas. This is fitting, for if Polar is united at all it can only be by Gral Duke Nicholas army The new Pola,5 would be independent, with its own stamz I and money and flag, but under the Rrz sian Czars suzerainty. In Petrogr meetings are held to discuss this plst Grand Duke Nicholas wife, a daughter Nicholas of Montenegro, wants this. S is a clever, ambitious woman, and f years she has been behind the Pan-Sls policy which led Russia to intervene q Servia against Austria. Confidence a faith are strongest in the grand duches She is a masculine lady, as is right in ( posterity of masculine Nicholas. S3 wanted to organize in one band the An.azons who in separate battalions a. squadrons are fighting for Russia. S told the president of Kharkoff Zemst that Russia will win. There are 10 gc' reasons, and l have an eleventh" know" said the president, the 10. What the eleventh" Because there are wom with hearts of men!' She smiled. S meant herself She said that to help R sia and the Slavs she would go into field and die. And she gave the Kharl volunteers a banneret with the inscripti "Rossiya pobiedit." Russia will conqueH
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misleading. It gives one the idea that the girls work is entirely social, whereas the significance of the club is simply that it shall be the means of keeping up the necessary organizatio Organization is necessary as the clubs are units by communities, by counties and by states
 Greater interest in the tomato club work was awakened when, in April. a rally day was held in Anniston. At that time all active members of the to- mato clubs of the county were invited to Anniston. With Mrs. Polhill, Super 1rtendent Feagin and c. w. Daugette, president of the normal school at Jack sonvllle, they were guests of the Wom- ems Civic league. All pupils from sev- eral schools were present for the day, and school parade was a feature of the morning. At noon luncheon was served in the auditorium. Mrs PoIhill gave talk outlining the plans for the seasons work and spoke in praise of the cooperation received through the county.
 Commercial Clubs Assist
 The Commercial club of Anniston has shown its appreciation of this work by starting the movement to secure a car for the extension teachers use in go- ing over the county. The club made the first appropriation for the car and has been assisted by the commercial clubs of Jacksonville, Piedmont and Oxford.
 By this means car has been bought and has been in use for som etime It has more than doubled the efficiency Of the supervisor she can reach more places than would be possible in any other way. The girls have been car ried back and forth to club meetings and in this way they have caught in spiration from being together.
 Still another feature of the exten- sion department and of the work of the Women's Civic league of Anniston Is the rest room for out of-town shop pers. This room has recently been se- cured and furnished for the conven- fence for those who have no place to rest while they are in town. It is in charge of Miss Iva Cook, who looks after the comfort of those who stop Tor rest during the day.
 Mrs, Polhill has under way a great work and very necessary one. Only when things are accomplished will it be. realized how marked the changes nave been and how much 1t means in point of beauty and comfort and ma terial things to have this work done.