The Washington herald., 1916-05-14

CAPT. Boy-Ed has been decorated by the
haisor "ru recognition OF his services in the
United S,arr~." Sill further recognition OF the
friendships that ha, always existed between the
two nations.
Citizen, OF North Dakota, temporarily re-
s.Ging elsewhere, may send their votes BY mail
in the primary and general elections this year.
Frccaurlon, will b, taken against stufng the let
ter boxes OF course.
Thoma, A. Edison says he believes that Col.
Roosevelt is "absolutcy the only man that should
be considered at thr, critical PERIOD for the Re
publican nomination. Something OF the heroic in
the Wizards mood at any rate.
Thieves broke into the jail at Clark,burg, ".
Na and stole lot OF confiscated whlskey and
bIoodhound~ have been put their trail. We
expect to hear however, that posse Of thirsty
citizen, have di>tanccd the dogs.
The New York Federation Of Womens Clubs
urgcs law, To prevent n~izehghtng, which is
characterized a, brutal and barbarous. They
would BE- indignant, Of course, if the men should
rctaliatc by urging d law against the pink tea.
The Chinese OF New York have been using
Chinese pennies. the exact size Of the American
nickel, to drop in the telephone slots. Evidently
they have translated the saying that talk is cheap
and put it into practical operation.
\ fac,h> tried to break up a Philadelphia
pr. oarCdnc>, meeting OF worknCmen and some
of those in the audience threw pics at him. But
in spite OF repeated practical demonstrations Of
the attraction the pacihst has ior missiles he re-
fuses to learn
In New York they are playing that old, old
cndlcs,-chsjn game in which the carly sub
scrbcr~ ride on the cars for a cent trip and the
late ones carry around pockets fulI OF souvenir
coupon that cost = cents apiece but cant even
be given away. 1t tlouri,hcd in Washington for
Il few days about ten year, ago
There Is iorcc to Senate Shermans argument
that II the nation does not intend to thoroughly
prepare itself to tight its enemies it ought not to
go in ior building good roads for them to travel
o,or However. VIC should at least find some
obstruction to place in the way OF those who may
travel by Zeppelin.
The Wifc OF Chicago alderman recon-
mcnds that coed, OF the University OF Chicago
Dt sent IN groups to investigate night life in
tho cabaret, and dance halls Of the citv. A
demand from the parents of the Co-eds that the
wic Of the Chicago alderman use her own
daughters for the purposes, if she ha, any,
would seem to be quite in order.
Among the popular short fiction arc little
stories telling about John D. Rockefeller hand
ing few pennies to curly haired boys and girls
whom he encounters. The idea which the stories
seek to convey is that a man so rich should
hand S godpieccS instead Of pennies to the
strange children he meets. But why He would
make the children no happier. and he might help
to spoil them, or their parents.
President Jacob Could Schurman. of Cor
nell University, strongly favors the nomi,
nation OF Justice Hughes by the Republicans
He SAYS: "The supreme duty OF the Chicago
convention is to draft Hughes. A Judge may
properly decline to be d candidate but he could
not resist such call of duty so compellingIv
urged" But will the convention be able to OBJ
tain the consent Of COL Roosevelt and Senator
Works,
Side by side with the tenement slums. has
developed the sum of the millionaire which.
stepped in luxury and paralyzed with conven-
fence, is plunged into darkness due to the
Heaven assailing heights to which our cxclu-
sive slums arc climbing says Carol Arnovici,
director OF the Philadelphia Bureau for Social
Research. The poor rescue workers! Before one
task is half done, another is found waiting for
them.