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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-21

Letters to the Editor of the Womans Page
Address all communications
OF the only
The Washington herald., 1916-05-01
How Snakes Get on Islands.

Austin, Tex, April 80. c. Herring
Df Rockport, a ranchman Of the coast
country. Is here today relative to the
leases on Matagorda Islands, Many per-
sons have pondered how rattlesnakes got
TO the Texas coast Islands. Mr. Herring
lays when heavy rises come out Of the
Guadalupe and other Texas rivers, large
RATS OF drift are washed into the bay
and rattlesnakes are often seen on them.
This driftwood goes ashore on the islands
and that starts the snakes. They were
caught IN the drift meshss on the main
land and clung to the RATS as they were
washed down stream and into the bays
Mr.. Herring has killed them on such oc-
casions- At one time there were no Jack
rabbits thereon; but now there are thou
sands
The Washington herald., 1916-05-01
COMPANY E CADETS
CELEBRATE At Dinner
Banquet Commentaries Victory il
Winthrop Rife Range Practice
" Over Rest of High School.

The cadets Of Company E, Of Cen
trail High School winners in the rife
practice competition at the winthrop
range last week. celebrated their Vie
tory with a dinner at the EbbItt Satur-
day Company E defeated the other
companies Of the High School Cadet
Regiment in platoon firing at war
strength.
The principal speakers at the ban
auet were Mai. Wallacs McCathran. head
Of the High School Cadet Regiment, and
Lieut. E. z. Steever, instructor of the
War Department, who recently reorgan-
lzed the local high school cadets Emory
NJ Wilson. principal Of Central and
George A. Ross and Harry H. Bur
roughs, members Of the faculty Of the
school. also spoke.
The officers Of the company are
Frank K. White, captain: Leander D
Syne. first lieutenant; Julian E. Ray
nOnd, second lieutenant, and. Sergents
Allen Davis. Ralph Day, Sylvan Reich
gut and Colvin Randall.
The privates of the company pres
ent were Roger B. Corbett. Henry H
Harrison, Benjamin A. Vernon, Samuel
Houston, Fred de Barry. Frank Arm
strong. jr.. Wade Atkinson. Starke
GrOgan, Edwin King, Everett Warren
GOttlieb. Horace James Donnelly, jr
Franklin T. Howe, John NJ. Smith
Philip T. Williams, Orlando H. Smith
jr., Ralph NJ Edmonds, George c,
Burns. r. W. Savage, NJ. E. Rideout
john Gardes. Earl J. Smith. K. Ogden
Pierro. Whitman P. Cortaionhrdluuao
woodhood, S. Syme, J. R. Fletcher, H
D. Lawson. r. H Win, L. W. Call
L. C. Randall. E B. Peale, Charles w
Stewart, George Pitt, jr., P. Nupola
and H. VI. Normand.
The Washington herald., 1916-05-01
THE GIRL WHO PERSEVERED.

years. striving for it. Ny poor lit
tie play went the rounds from one
management to another, and finally
1t came back to me at time when
| was not only absolutely without
funds, but had just received letters
from home asking me to help them
out of one Of their financial diff
culties.
81 remember how I sank down in
despair and felt that hope was so
fugitive l would almost rather be
dead than have to face this grind
eternal.
Just at the last flicker of the can
die flame, when l almost sank into
black despair, there came letter
from one of the greatest actresses in
the world, who, having retired to her
beautiful estate in southern Califor-
MIA, had read my play while in San
Francisco. She told me afterward
there was strange wistfulness about
it which appealed to her. The fol-
lowing afternoon she sent her car for
me to drive out and have tea with
her. Oh, wonder of wonders! l never
left her until her death, two years
later, and there l wrote, under her
loving and appreciative guidance,
most of my plays that are being pro-
duced today.
After her death, I came to New
York, and for the last FIVE years
have struggled through many adver-
sites, but always was there the de-
termination that l would win"
How proud l am to know a woman
like this, and how she stimulates me
to keep on until l, too, have reached
the goal.
The Washington herald., 1916-05-01
RADIO To LINK
ALL AMERICAS
State Department Evolves
Plan to Aid in Uniting Coun-
tries of Hemisphere.
FIVE ZONES OUTLINED
Stations at Washington, Buenos Ayres,
Para, Guatemala, and Guam
tanamo Contemplated.

The Treasury Department has made
public copy OF an address delivered
by Senator DUNCAN u. Fletcher as a
member of the International High Com
mission at Buenos Ayres several days
ago, which sets forth a plan evolved by
the State Department for effecting gen.
eral radio communication between the
countries OF the Western Hemisphere.
The plan is put forward by the Amer
tcan government as one Of the means of
promoting the spirit Of pan-Americanism
and is based upon the belief that a
fuller and freer interchange Of ideas and
news between the United States and the
other American countries is necessary in
order that the desired continental unity
be achieved Here is Senator Fletcher's
outline of tbe State Departments plan:
1T is proposed to divide the territory
embraced in the American republics into
zones Of radio communication, with one
control radio station for each zone, which
latter will receive and relay radiograms
as may be necessary and in accordance
with specific regulations drawn up by
the committee. There will be one main
station for the entire hemisphere, To-
% Gated in as nearly a central position,
geographically, with reference to all the
American republics, as may be praC-
ticable. Such main station shall be cap
able Of direct communication with cen
Bal stations in each of five proposed
zones. covering the territory of the in
terested governments. The main station
might we'll be that already established In
the Panama Canal Zone. The zone CEN
trail stations should be at the following
places, tentatively: Buenos Ayres, Para,
Guatemala, Guantanamo, Washington.
Each of these zone center stations
would serve as receiving and dlstribut-
ing stations for the stations in their re-
spective zones, and would be capable
Of direct communication with the main
station. In each country, preferably at
the Capital there would be a central
controlling and distributing station
which would be capable of direct COM
muniCation with the appropriate zone
center station. This same system oi
zones and distributing stations would be
used in each country, so that uniformity
would be observed in the operation and
ltrafhc features throughout the hem
i. .isphere."
The Washington herald., 1916-05-01
New York Hotel Arrivals.

New York, April S-The following
Washingtonians have registered at hotels
here: L. A. Fulton, Navarro; Mrs. S.
Marshall, s. Marshall, Latham; D. G.
Martin, Bristol; J. N. Marx, Woodward ;
Mrs. c. E. Pollock, DR.. A. Pollock. Broz-
tell; Mrs. E. G. West. Park Avenue; H.
w. Bailey, Normande; Mrs. J. T. Hale,
j. T. Hale, Wallick; Mrs. H. D. johnson,
Miss johnson, Murray Hill; H. c. Ju-
mers, Arlington; NJ L. Bloom. Endicott;
G. X. Burgess, WalliCk; ]. H. Coolidge,
Empire; H. J. f. Doying, Monticello: c.
A. Hanson, Sherman Square; II. Pom
fridge, Herald Square; R. Martha
schwinn, E. A. Simpson Martha Wash
ington.
The Washington herald., 1916-05-01
Answers to CORRESPONDENTS.

G. J. K.-My mother does not play
in pictures with me, and Lottie and
have not played together since Fan
chon, the Cricket" That was my
brother Jack in Poor Little Pep
pima"
Jennie H.-Marie Doro was for
merly with the same company l am
with, the Famous Players, but she
is now with Lasky Company, Holly
wood, Cal.
Madeline S.-Do not be influenced
to dress in a too masculine style, for
there is nothing so pretty as ultra
feminine women, refined and dainty.
Unless your hair is falling out badly,
l think you would make a mistake to
cut it.
Grace il do not know the actor
you wrote of. Why don't you try to
locate him through the company that
produced the picture? Write to them
direct.
Ruth F.-Anita Stewart was the
star of The Goddess" Earle Will
Jams was the leading man. No, they
are not married. If Miss Stewart
gives her photographs away, you
might write to her yourself and ask
for one.
Belle D.-"Ramona," the twelve
reel feature put out by the Clune
Producing Company, was drawn from
the history Of early California. Yes,
indeed, the Indians you saw were
real California Indians.
The Washington herald., 1916-05-01
Ten Tons of PARCEL Post.

Ontario. Greg, April 3O-One day re.
Gently there were ten tons of parcel post
matter shipped on one of the trains GO
ing west from this place. The mail and
baggage cars were both filled with all
kinds Of household effects, including two
tons Of flour in fifty-pound sacks. Sew
eral knocked down plows were in the list
1t Is asserted that the mail contractors
In some localities in the interior are
losing money in fulfilling their delivery
of parcel post matter
The Washington herald., 1916-05-01
HE other afternoon, I h


with one of the most success
full women playwrights in New
York city, and during that hour she
told me in Straightforward language
OF her climb from an obscure college
girl to her remarkable position of to-
day.
"Oh, please may I tell my friends
to whom l write through the daily
papers little of your wonderful bat,
tle?" l asked her, after she had fin,
ished talking. at should be such q
help to the girls who are ambitious
who ar timid about facing the great
adventure of life and are fighting
their battles in order to succeed and
win as you have won?"
She laughed, a little embarrassed
for, after all, she who achieves is SC
much more modest than she who is
content with paltry successes.
1t was during her last year at col
lege, when she was working hard tc
make the various honorary societie.
and finish her course in literature
that her father lost his small for.
tune; a Western bank collapsed ant
left them almost without funds.
"If had stopped college then and
sought some position, l would moi
have gone very far, but after being
assured that a slight income would
keep mother and father l swallowed
my pride and went to the wife o.
one of the college professors who
had always been interested in my
work. l told her l must work my way
through college, that, never having
had any business training, l was not
qualified to become either a stenog
rapher or secretary, but there wa,
one thing l could really do we'll
cook and keep house.
What suggested this to me wa.
that l had overheard her saying one
evening before our financial crash
came that she found it almost impos.
sible to keep an intelligent house.
keeper.
AT first I was inclined to feel a
little bitter toward life, and i'm.
agined that my lot was a pretty hard
one, but soon l realized that if once
successful all the sorrow of the past
would dissolve into nothing.
81 arranged my work so that
could attend my classes, keep house
and study at night after the house,
work was finished. My last year al
college was a successful one. made
the Phi Beta Kappa, and it was my
play which, put on by the seniors
created enough interest to attract the
attention of several newspapers. This
gave me an entry, as soon as l hac
left college, to become a special fea
ture writer for a newspaper.
More battles did l have to face
which only newspaper women car
appreciate But finally l gave it up
after l had saved enough to live or
for a few months, to write play
You can never imagine in what fe
verish hope l built the silken web o.
that drama, or what joy l felt wher
it was completed. Would it make me
famous over night? l wondered.
But, alas" And she looked at me
earnestly. "As you know, Mis-.
Pickford, fame does not come like
the dawn Of a new day. We arr
weeks and months and sometime!
The Washington herald., 1916-05-01
Saw Went Into Honey

Wsstwood. Cal, April so-Escaping the
notice OF all the camp hands who felled
md backed the tree. a hollow white Ar
Yielded more than fifty pounds Of choice
honey when cut into by the sawmin band
saw The honey was not discovered until
the combs had been severed and a con-
siderable quantity had escaped through
the log -c&~staSs.
The Washington herald., 1916-05-01

A summer vacation trip via the
Northern Pacific to YeIlowstone Park
North P .cific Coast or Alaska viii he
enjoyable. Additional mountain seen
cry at no additional expense. Low
tember. Secure booklets from L. +
Gellerman, Dist. Pass. Agt., 914 North
ern Pacific Bldg. st. Paul, Minnesota.
The Washington herald., 1916-05-01
$4O0 FOR OLD BOTTLES.

Prohibition May Reduce the Prof
its of a Junk Dealer.
Hood River, Greg, April 3O.-With Ore
gon dry it is safe to predict that history
will not repeat itself in the case of one
crop harvested in the Hood River Valley
when H. Gross, local purchaser of junk,
collected and sold 1000 dozen whiskey
and beer bottles.
The bottles were sold for an average
of 20 cents a dozen, and brought the
junk man 800.
Other junk collected and sold by Gross
the past year were: $1,000 old grain bags;
10000 used automobile tires; 1900 old rub
Der shoes; 1900 pounds of brass copper
and other metals; 5000 pounds of rags:
$1,000 pounds of scrap iron; 1900 pounds
Of green hides; 1000 pounds Of wool. and
1,5OO pounds OF pelts
The Washington herald., 1916-05-01
THEIR "AT HOME" IN JAIL.
Bride and Bridegroom Accused OF
Not Telling Truth About Ages.

Hart, Mich, April 5g-Albert White
a-wOoing went Went all the way from
COlfax Township, Oceana County, to
Battle Creek. Now he's back and with
him the bride he won. and they are
spending their at home" period in the
Oceana County Jail
Their offense against the peace and
dignity Of the State, as formally alleged,
Is that they didn't tell the truth about
their ages when they got their license
to we'd
The banana peel In the path Of love
was an angry mother Albert slipped UP
and dragged down his bride when Mrs.
Mary Decker, who objected to Mamie
getting married. heard that the girl
swore she was IL when she was H. as
her mother reclSans 1t. White, who gave
his age as twenty is said to be 19
The families lived on adjoining farms
In Colfax: Decker and his family moved
TO Battle Creek last August.
The Washington times., 1916-02-27
Rider Not 8-Hour
Lam, Mention Says
Term Usually Means Maximum
While Borland Provides Mini
mum-Lauds Clerks.

Tho Borland amendment is not an
eight-hour law. in the generally ac-
cepted usage OF that term, in the
opinion OF Assistant Secretary OF the
Treasury Newton.
Citing the difference today, Mr..
Newton said that all other eiEht-hour
laws had provided a maximum work
day OF eight hours. forbidding Work
for q LONGER period. but accepting a
The Boriand amendment, on the
other hand. provides n minimum of
eight hours for Government clerks.
but there In no limit on the hours
they may be called upon to work.
The Government clerks OF WASH
ington. Mr.. Newton said, are the bull
warks OF good government. and the
great majority of them are faithful
servants. He added:
1T has been my observation that
the Federal employees in the execu-
tive departments. Those of them who
are bearing the real responsibility
are working more than eight hours
all of the time. the year around.
These men and women are work
Ing conscientiously and faithfully
year in and year out for the best In
terests OF the Government. and al
ways striving to prevent waste and
extravagance.
There are. of course, inequities in
the Government service. There are
for instance, many clerks OF Con-
Rressional committees who receive
large salaries for little work."
The Washington times., 1916-02-27
Rider Would Upset
Life of Washington

That q change in the conduct OF all
businesses. boarding houses. stores. and
practically every department Of the
civic life OF Washington would be ne
cessitated by the passage OF the Bor-
land rider. increasing the hours Of Gov
ernment clerks, Is the statement made
today by Martin J. Mcnamara. a men,
Der Of the District bar and president
OF the Central Citizens Association,
who opposes the proposed legislation.
Mr. Mcnamara said; The question
OF increased hours OF labor will affect
not only Government clerks. but will
put on. OF alignment the hours OF labor
OF all civic bodies OF the District.
The people OF Washington and the
suburbs have arranged their daily rou-
tine in an order compatible with the
hours Of labor of the clerks. and a
change'of an additional hour to the lat
ter would necessarily have a widespread
effect.
The transportation companies would
have to make out new schedules; the
merchants would have to change their
hours In order 10 permit the clerks To
do their necessary shopping; boardins
houses would be materially affected IN
a change In the hours OF meals, and a
general shake-up would be necessitated
In domestic help.
"Innumerable other instances OF in
convenience would nave to be endured
on the false idea that money would
be saved by the Government In longer
service Of its clerks"
The Washington times., 1916-02-27
Doctors Agree On
Eczema Remedy
Confirm the Statements About
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opinion. d. ID. ID. should be applied in
All cases OF skin dlsease-an inlmediafe
relleI TO the Itch. calm to excited
agent. strength to the general sys-
DR.; Unna Holmes: ID. D.. ID. 10 a. near a
specinc for eczema ana the dreaded psortSsls
scribe ID. ID. ID. also for salt Thsum, letter
BARRIERS Itch. pimplea all forms OF itching
eruptions. scales, Sores
DR.. Ira T. Gabbert: 1T freely admit that
u. ID. ID. reaches most cases OF eczema and
permanently cures them"
Or. Gabbert OF Caldwell, Kansas. In one OF
the best skin specialists in the state. Write
and DISK him about ID. ID. ID.
Druggists are glad to recommend this sooth-
ing. cooling liquid 25e SOC and $50.
Come TO ug and we will tell you more about
this remarkable remedy. Your money back
unless the FIRST bottle relieves you. d. ID. y.
-Advt.
The Washington times., 1916-02-27
DENOUNCES BORLAND
RIDER FROM PULPIT
Rev. D. n. Martin Makes Caus-
tic Criticism Of Eight-Hour
Plan In Sermon.

Punctuating his remarks with caus-
tic criticism. of IAN Administration
which discharges superannuated en-
pioyes and cuts the pay OF Its labor
ers TO save money the Rev. ID. II.
Martin, pastor OF the Dumbarton
Avenue M. r, Church, delivered a
scathing attack on the Borland
amendment at this mornings service,
what n wonderful thing for Mr..
Borland to save four million dollars
for this great republic by adding to
the hours OF its iaborers," said Mr..
Martin. "If this much can be saved
by adding one hour. why not increase
Il to five, three, OF four, anh ~
imburse the treasury sixteen or
AN Administration must be pfett,
hard put when II has to resort 70 such
methods rs taking the bread and but.
ter out Of the mouths OF the Govern
ment laborers, their wives and chill
dren, by cutting caiaries and increasing
the hours OF labor.
Il can name two men right here n
this congregation who grew old In th,
service OF the Government and wer,
discharged simply because Il wal
thought they had outsrown their use
fulness
Wnen government says 10 It's peo'
pie: We will make you work two OF
three hours more a day. u is reveftinl
to tho days OF slavery. II is taking at
unfair ADVANTAGE OF people who ar,
weak In their defense. Il Is plain ex
tortion.
TT Is necessary that the church q,
on record As opposed to this BorlanC
amendment. 1t Is the duty Of tn,
church TO espouse the rights OF the peo
pie. ana especially the rights Of tn,
Mr.. Martin lauded the newspapers fol
the attitude they nave taken in refer
ence TO the proposed amendment.
=, when hear OF such measures ri
the Borland amendment I wonder how
some OF the men over there in Congress
got there. II some OF them had beer
trained for the ministry instead, the,
would be holding down petty Jobs pay
Ing 300 to $500 year. And yet this Ii
the caliber OF men many States senc
there" he added.
THE idea of the Borland amendment
seems TO be to equallEe Government
labor. IL cannot accomplish it. Tn,
Government employe, II he IL wofkinl
seven hours q day, is giving value re
ceived for the pay he gets"
Mr.. Martin attacked the civil servic,
on the ground that II was open 10 poll
tics, and that promotion and appoint
ment was not rated by merit.
The Washington times., 1916-02-27
Declares Day in Federal
Service Is Long Enough

Julius Peyser. president OF the
Security Savings and Commercial
Bank. voiced his opposition to the
Borland rider on the grounds that
there IL a vast difference between
working at a desk in the Government
service and being employed elsewhere
In clerical work. He cited the system
In the bank OF which he is president.
"We never let our clerks work
longer than 4 D. m. any day" Mr..
Peyser said, for we feel that II is
impossible for an employe working
steadily inside to give efficient serv-
Ice IL compelled to remain at his task
longer.
On Saturdays. when our bank IA
open evenings. ami during the last
day OF the month and the first of the
month, when extra work develops. we
have system of relief that holds the
hours OF the clerks down to within
the seven hours.
'The length OF the day in the Gov
ernment departments prevailing now
certainly Is long enough and I hone
the proposed legislation will not
The Washington times., 1916-02-27
Civil Service LawS
May Be Made Over
Revision Talk in Senate Follows
Threatened Increase in
Clerks Hours.

II the agitation for longer work
day for Government clerks. which is
now prominent In the House. is kept
up II will result In calling attention
anew to the need OF legislation over
hauling the civil service laws. provid-
ing for a real system OF classification
on merit. and better pay for a large
class OF Government employees.
This has become apparent from the
undertone OF talk In Senate circles
over the threatened House action 10
increase the length OF the Government
Senators arc still slow to air their
viows on the lengthening or the work
day They are hoping, Il 10 said. the
issue win not be put up to them. II
is believed that II Il Is put up 10 them
they will not take hasty action.
Cummins Sought Action.
Senator Cummins in the Slxty-second
Congress. sought to bring about legisla.
ton which would compel a full over
hauling Of the defective civil service
laws. and would achieve Classification
by merit. This legislation was blocked.
Senator Cumnins today declined to
discuss the threatened House action.
Lake many other Senators. he has not
had time to consider II and realizes the
issue may never he raised in the SEN
ate. Senator Cummins. however. has not
changed his opinion that the civil ser
vice laws ought to be overhauied.
II tho eight-hour-day proposition
comes up in the Senate Il will come up
on an appropriation bill. Tho parlln-
nlentary situation will be Euch that II
win be difficult TO get n real considera-
tion for the broad question OF changes
In the civil service laws and pension and
retirement. But II will not prevent dis
cusslon Of such questions.
Solons May Refuse.
1t Is generally believed the Senate APP
preparations Committee will refuse to
lengthen the day for the Government
employees.
Despite the fact Senator Martin, chair
man. has declined to discuss the subj
because II Is not yet up to him, 1t is
thought he and q majority OF the COM
mittee will feel 1t unwisc to interfere
with present hourc, and will feel Il the
more because the pay OF many Govern
ment employees Is known to be made
quate.