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The Washington herald., 1917-11-01
Won Hertling Chancellor?

II AlichaeliS successor is be Count Won Hertlng
prime minister of Bavaria it is evident that Kaiserism
IS far way from the overthrow which the allies hold
to he prerequisite to peace and the security of civil
zaton.
Won lertling is not a Junker of East Prussia, but
he might Just well be; his views are as strongly
landed caste which for generations has been the back
bone of the Hohenzoern system. 1t is difficult TO
see why the German Emperor thinks he will be anv
acceptable to the Reichstag and to the Liberal
elements OF Germany than was AIichaelis He will
however, have united Bavarian and Centrist support
thus giving him the nucleus of following TO begin
with Michaels, being man Friday did not
far that. His prompt failure was in
evitable
The Kaiser Is going to seize his victorious Italian
drive as the opportunity for mending his fences" at
home. While the military party is once more on the
crest he will smite his enemies effectively, he will
see to 1t that the menacing forces of parlamentarsm
and ot liberalization properly rebuked for their
arrogance The effort to separate the Kaiser from
the people OF Germany is for the moment at least
at an extremely low ebb For days and perhaps weeks
TO como Germany will be exharated with the prospect
oi speedy and sweeping victory of huge indemnities
sot great acquisitions OF territory and of new power
hat eXhIaratIon will not pass away until the rgors
!oi winter, with all that it means TO the masses of
Germans sets in When the ct seeps in that another
mighty v.tory has been eyed but that peace is As
Tar away as ever, the old discomfort and ferment will
return and doubtless more strongly than ever before
Non Herting IS not the kind of man to placate or
The Washington herald., 1917-11-01
The Stacker.

Based on an incident of the trenches told by tn
Tommies' the Western front.
We buried i'm once at the bank O the Somme
And twice-but e wouldn't STAY
For the Boches was droppin burstin bomb
An knockin' the bank away
Then e strugglin' out O is tomb,
Stretchin' is 'ands from the clay.
The Tommes got used to scein i'm round,
An passed i'm the time o day.
But when putin i'm under ground
The guns begnnin' to play
The old feller waggIed is cad and frowned
As if he tryn' to say;
You may bury me ere till Kingdom come
But Jack in the fight I'll be-
My 'ands are slack an my lips are dumb
An dead eyes never can sec;
But the slinkn' Stacker as rots at 'ome
Is deader corpse than me-
BY Charles Alexander Richmond in the Outlook,
The Washington herald., 1917-11-01

New York. Oct. 5l.-The trouble with
Alexander hirtes. as that gentleman
, admitted at a police station. lies IN
. the system used in shooting the three
RS into his head at the little red
school house near his boyhood home
in kansas
The reading r. he said. was by the
audible method. which means that nf-
ter one has read a newspaper IN the
suoway or the captions in a motion
picture theater ones mouth Is ex-
hausted. ones jawbone limp and ones
nelghbors absolutely glaring.
That was what brought Mr. Kirtes
. 10 the police station along with a po-
lceman and admirers. The admirers
thouSh ne had done something much
ooider than audible reading. and their
admira ION melted away with them
when they heard the policeman book
the prisoner.
The six reel screecher at a Broad
way theater where Mr.. Kirtes spent
his quarter had only screeched itself
half way through. when il became
apparent that either Mr.. Kirtes or
those around him were going 10 get
hurt
For every caption flashed upon the
screen Was read aloud Ia a highly
satisfied sort OF voice. as 81 he were
gloating over the ability TO read. At
the fourth reel there we're nlutterings
and at the beginning OF the fifth some
one tapped Mr.. kiTtes on the head
He tapped back and the familiarity
, which followed brought the police.
MIR. kirtes was highly indignant
over his arrest And the police after
lcttinG him 20 suggested that in the
future he wear muzZle when gazing
upon a hickering film play.
Hoover Stun: Raymond Hitchcock
Is quite enthusiastic a. conserving our
resources. owing TO the shortage OF
dyesturfs the actor will not engage
any blonde chorus girls until the end
If the war.
4 fastidioas Young thing nutterel
her way down Jhc lingerie aislcs of a
Herald Square emporium and halted
before a coUnter Whcreon was heap
! Cd what the advertisement writer's
/ term robes de mutt. hut which faceti-
Gus reporters call "ni-htias"
"oh. how pretty" she gurFled. DO
You guarantee Them
Certainly, madam" replied the
clerk glibly, you can't wear them
out"
Dance Instruction Tor the public
schools is being urged b. prominent
New York women. They argue that
aesthetic dancing gives more poise
Z than any othrr means Of ir Instruction.
II IS suggested that for experimental
purposes dsGcing be taught I'm several
Of the larger schools this winter Isa-
| dore Duncan. PayloUa. Chalif and
J Nijinski have teen approached 10 act
I as a committee that viii outline the
| course OF instructions for the pupils.
charge Is now being made for
sugar al som. OF The large New York
/ hotels. The hotel men say that a
! charge VIII aid In conserving the
sugar supply and that TO counteract
the charge they will reduce the price
OF coffee ana tea correspondingiy.
Three Jumps of sugar for cents IL
/ the price. Maple sugar is being used
IN some hotels instead OF sugar for
those who do not wish 10 pay the
extra Chsyce. In short while the
hotels expect TO charge for condi-
menls-such as catsJp. chili-sauce and
salt ana pepper. A waG Of a para
I ETapher suggests they also charge for
M pkins and make the gouEe CON-
plete.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-01
A Disciplined Power.
Edwin S. Iackman. copYrig

Edwin S. Jackman, copyrighted. 1879.
\ railroad is not the unfeelng and relentless de-
vourer OF automobiles and little children at grade
crossings described by impassioned advocates in
crowded court rooms. The whistle of danger is an
engineers OF piece OF machinery but it is also
the echo of mans thought for his own babes lett
at home.
A railroad has been ikencd to octopus by those
who do not know the flesh and blood and personality
of railroads The soul of railroad is fidelity and if
a railroad is octopus it is octopus with soul
A railroad IS disciplined power; owning rails and
and locomotives; engaging the highest quality OF
mechanical skill and expert knowledge; but the glory
of a railroad is the united adjustment of its living
to patience, courtesy, speed and safety
The Washington herald., 1917-11-01
PLAIN TALKS
By J. D. BARRY

The egotism that is in every one of
us keeps tempting US to get things out
Of proportion.
There is the little personal slight, for
example.
II it happened to some one else il
would be quickly passed over. perhaps
with a smile Of amusement as a be-
trayal of an odd twist Of character.
But when it strikes the ego, small as
II is, it may blot out for time every
other consideration. including happi-
ness and peace of mind. And for
months or even years it may have the
power TO cause pain.
Haven't you often been surprised
when a friend has revealed to YOU a
barb that has been working mischief
in his consciousness for a long period?
How in the world could he he both
cred by such a little thing.
But look in your own consciousness
Aren't there any barbs there" And
aren't there any that even as they
have grown rusty with age have gain
ed in power TO hurt?
pitifully oblique vision. we sec it in
its pettincss and. unless We have no
humor, we say to ourselves something
things can grow when we feed them
with our vanity and pride and self
Importance.
With time the small thing that has
masqueraded as large has a way OF
receding into its proper place in the
1t is marvellous how large small
like: We'll. how could l have been
such an idiot as not to realize how in
significant that was?'
. This mood ought to carry its lesson.
1t ought also to bring ncouragement
by revealing itself as lucid interval.
If We could only prolong this inter-
The Washington herald., 1917-11-01

wal, if We could make it a permanent
state OF mind.
Then we should see small things as
fort TO recognize and deal with large
| things as large.
| One of the worst consequences of
seeing small things as large is that we
may let the large things go altogether.
Persons of this kind are sometimes re-
! ferred to as those who fritter their
| lives away.
But many more make this bIunder
| than We realize.
! Think of the number who sacrifice
! happiness for the sake of indulging n
petty irritations. petty worries. petty
| squabbles, whose minds become i'm
mersed in pettincss.
They don know large things when
background. Then unless we are of
! they see them They even have q
genius for unconsciously and yet per-
| sistcutly converting large things into
small things.
On the other hand there are those
who are afraid of large things. To
escape FRO II the thought Of the large
things they fill their days with nervous
| activities. mainly wasteful
Il can't bear to sit down and think, d"
l once heard a woman say.
She had damaged her life and she did
not have the courage to face the dam
ger, to repair il and to start over
again. The task was so large that she
turned from it for distraction in small
| things.
l
| and way down deep she must have
known that some time she would have
10 face il.
| The small things have their ncccs-
The Washington herald., 1917-11-01

sary place. OF course. and they need
proper attention. But they should he
kept in their place.
Tho moment they get out OF plac ace
they become tyrants.
The large things are tyrants too. but
of the benevolent kind.
They offer the hig interests and the
big rewards.
But TO deal with them successfully
requires the clesr-headedness that
sees life in its true proportions and
that knows how TO draw on all the re-
sources of character
The Washington herald., 1917-11-01
JAMES F. MEAGER DIES.

Greenwich. Conn. Oct. sl.-Janes F.
Sea CHER. formerly president Of the
i""plc's Gas. Light and Coke Com
r.-ny OF Chicago and a widely known
corporation lawyer. died in the home
OF Mr.. W. II. White. Mr.. Meagher
was born I'm Brooklyn. but passed
most OF his life in Chicago.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-01
A LINE O. CHEER
EACH DAY O. THE YEAR.
BY John kendrick Bangs.
GLAD NOVEMBER.


Coed old month. November is.
Full Of pep. and whirr. and whizz.
Something in the morning air
Sort OF dissipates your care;
Makes you feel that you could spill
All the hopes OF Kaiser Bill.
Caesar and Napoleon.
All OF them rolled into one
Something in the Slistening skies
Leads its brilliance to your eyes,
And you run your way along
With a heart chock full Of song
Best of all its symbol, NOV"
Makes a bully rhyme for Love.
Life seems truly worth the living
In this month of our Thanksgiving
Copyright. l9ITD
The Washington herald., 1917-11-01

EnGineman-Where' that waste?
Fircman-There'S no such thing any
more. The master mechanic has two
pounds OF it in his safe. but is keep
ing that as a curio-Erie Railroad
Ma gazine.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-01

concilate the Liberals of Germany He is the man to
force them backward to rule with an iron hand, and
his day in power will be longer than that of Mchaes
but will have the same ending.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-01

At midnight at the Capital OF the nation half the
people singing The End of a Perfect Day." and
the others were practicng Maryland, My Maryland
The Washington herald., 1917-11-01

John Barleycorn, Maryland" is the new address
OF convivial person of doubtful habits until recently
a citizen OF Washington
The Washington herald., 1917-11-01

"Iaon Petain7-and damned be he who first cries,
hold! Enough" is the best newspaper paragraph of
the week.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-01

And as Billy Sunday says Nobody ever acquire
red nose by drinking buttermilk'
The Washington herald., 1917-11-01

Somehow find very few wives, mothers ant
sweethearts on Mr.. Sheppard
The Washington herald., 1917-11-01

It's going to be purgatory for the germs in the
toper's system.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-01

No! This is on me-" phrase of yesterday.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-01

The small things have their ncccs,
The Washington herald., 1917-11-01


No more encouraging news has como
through from the liberty bond front.
In hundreds of American towns. than
that scores of members of Congress
have put in their time time CAY and
night promoting the sale Of Uncle
Sans democracy paper.
There was no organized effort made
10 enlist the aid of returned members
hut apparently the majority of them
waited for no invitation. They ac-
cepted the situation as part Of their
duties, and went ahead with il with
the same industry and persistency
that they would prosecute a cam
paign.
The country knows now what the
real situation has been in Congress all
along. Some of the men who have
been listed as anti-war Senators aud
Representatives have been shown to
be determined TO stand for the sue
cessful prosecution of the war at al
hazards. and TO see that interference
with plans for carrying It on In a bis
war could only cripple Uncle Sam
This conduct OF news to the 6reside
Of the country has had a generally
beneficial effect. because il has i'm
pressed the people with the serious
ness Of the war and has compelled
them to see that the only course this
country could adopt was the one
that followed debate of the war result
ton early In April.
The size Of the liberty loan and the
general morale OF the country, We
hope. will be conveyed to His Re
pusnance Der Herr wilhelm. II mas
cause him some sleepleSs nights-if h,
hasn't had any before this-but Il
may bring some waking days. evontu'
ally. 90 the people whom he has led
into this hoTTid slaughter.
THE OBSERVER.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-01

Hoover Stun: Raymond Hitchcock
Is quite enthusiastic H. conserving our
resources. Owing TO the shortage OF
dyestu1s the actor will not engage
any blonde chorus girls until the end
If the war.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-19
THE COPPERHEADS OF 1917.
L

AAA'SlHoNr IIIlltSs)
Passage of the food control bill
marks the end of long, unnecessary
and injurious fight by certain mem
hers of the United States senate to
hamper and thwart the executive
branch of the government in it's eff
forts to prosecute the war with all
possible vigor and efficiency The
delay caused by the dilatory tactics
of this little group of willful men
has tended to prolong high prices and
thus has worked serious hardship on
the masses of the people As it is.
Mr.. Herbert c. Hoover, who will be
appointed food administrator. will
find his task far more difficult of
performance than would have been
the case had the legislation been
enacted month or six weeks ago
There was no excuse for the DELAY
and the people will remember those
who brought 1t about. Senators Reed
Gore, Hardwick and Hollis. Demo
Gratis, and Senator's France, Gronna
and LaFollette, Republicans, are rne
men who sought to impede and OBJ
struct tho passage of this message in
every possible way. Indeed, II they
could have their way there would be
no food control law on tho statutes
now or any other time. The welfare
OF the American people and the sue
cess OF the nation seem to matter
little to these men compared with
the importance of giving aid and
comfort to the enemies of the United
states In every way possible. Right
well have they earned the unenviahle
names of "copperheads"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-19
THE GERMAN LANGUAGE PRESS

Now that Y7Ihu paot and other dis
Ysnra,sbes ones are telling the truth
about the seditious German Language
paoers nut},shed under tho protection,
Of Aner,ca.s traditions Of a free press
apo,orists appoar with the plea that
GERMAN language papers are perform
ing "a service to the American govern.
ment In he,rne newly-arriyed Ger
mans "a bAr--,e more ,ou,cklv AYneri-
eantzed.
Fsftv. wears AGO there was a basi.
Tor ~ucb 1Iea. The no,ttcal IN.
sheayals of 1898 and succeeding Years
i ren4 To America thousands upon
I,nons,rss Of ,,ho~+v-1o,t7e cI.or.
t,,,nle3re Germans who wara roaa,. -
sree,r,a Av,o-4,sns ~ e,,a-,, ssr.a r..
,be wora During the t,ros +bov
3>,eeAea y, overcome +ho s.e7c,,,,,ss -
,earo,ne, "a new ,ane,,.1a +ho car
sr,ar ornsu ,,nder .ha d,rAc+4or RI MAN
f,,ka Sc1rr, s-,a r9rao+o-t,,s ,c.va,t,.
s.,.yfor,oea . eer-r-.,a ~ ,,7sz sort PAT
~1,a ,tr,as ch,-,aa Y~,.,o....,.,
.roy, ass,..,, a -. ara Aos+r.a 3..t,,.a -
.rae. g,or, ~,...h +bs. 4ror, a.,,ou ..,,a
trtes ara later ,yor,,,e,,,,.o ,os 1-.n
roa,ea n he Save so,o,, % ,,,o,.,,.
As the pan-gerruanic fanatics Of the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-19

country. The German language pa
pers circulate among those eiderl,
persons who love their native tongue
and among those who respect nc
institutions save those Of their native
land
Within very strict limits, there is
and viii continue TO be, a place 70,
foreign language publications IN thi,
country, including those IN the Ger
man tongue. But that limit is al.
ready reached when. as has already
happened too often. those papers lend
themselves to tho seditious propa
Gauda of kaiserism.
The secretary of the navy, for in.
stance, is another man whose enemies
reflect credit upon him and the ad.
ministration Of HIS office.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-19
CASH VALUE OF AN EDUCATION

ward TO a normal increase IN earning
capacity far beyond what the other
oan hope TO attain.
Figures are not at hand. but the
same story substantially. is true of
college men and those who have not
the advantages OF college training. In
these late-mmmer days OF decision,
when every youth worth his salt is
able TO earn good wages, and the fall
grind in school or college does not
seem attractive when compared with
a fat weekly pay envelope. these facts
about the Tong run" should be borne
In mind The Immediate dollar has
ruined the prospects Of many a prom
Using career by offering a temptation
TO put off or abandon school and COL
lege work
When this war I'm over, America
WIN need. more than ever before.
every highly-trained man she can
muster. aters dollar -gruobefs. eofI-
ers in the ranks, who now miss the
opportunity of preparing for leader
ship. win understand then the truth
Of what we have said today.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-19

A chart Issued by the United States
bureau Of education shows In graphic
form the earning capacity, as meas
ured by annual income. of boys with
and without hieh school training. The
boy who IS at work NJ fourteen years
can earn an average OF 5000: at six
teen he earns $3.50. In these years,
the boy in high school earns nothing
hut he is getting ready.
AT eighteen, the boy who has COM
pleted a standard high school course
earns an average OF $500. while the
boy who has been at work since four
teen can earn only $3.50 The high
school graduate at twenty earns $3.50.
at twenty-two, $1,000: at twenty four,
si.15o: at twenty-five. $3.50. At the
same ages, respectively, the youth who
missed high school earns s4T0. 1915.
$500 and sssS.
sy ;aaSs, :ttss<e1s sss.... -ss.lt- az..s4 tazs
twenty-five years old. the one who
completed his high school course has
earned s7.337 and the other $5.112
The high school graduate looks for
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-19

The New York Sun says La Fol-
nous and characteristic" We are
surprised at the SUMS redundancy.
"Characteristic~ covers the ground
completely.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-19

Louis Raemakers says there is only
one way to reach the modern German
beat him over the head. Merely a
recent variation of the slogan, Civil
tie him with a Krag." which the
Americans adopted and practiced in
their war with the little brown bro
Their"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-19

Now that America declines to ship
food to Germany through Holland,
the Dutch talk about Joining the Ger
man side Of the big fight. That would
be perfectly natural, but It won't buy
any American grub.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-19

II is said the jack-rabbit never
drinks--not even water Why doesn't
Kansas. for example, adopt this lively
and always Interesting rodent as It's
state emblem?
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-19

Kaiser Bill told Ambassador Gerard
that mo gentleman would have sunk
the Lusitania." But. OF course, the
kaiser didn't commit that crime him
self. He merely decorated the U-boat
com mander.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-19

| Very naturally, none Of us believe
I'm pi1fering that which belongs to an
other man, but buying half fare
ticket for n thirteen year-oId Is en-
tireiy another thing again.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-19
UKRAINE WILL NOT ASK FOR
SEPARATION FROM RTSSI \

(By Agence Radio to the International
News Seryice.)
Petrograd, Aug. 1S.-Delegates from
the Ukraine have assured the pro-
visional government that they do not
intend to ask separation of the Tx
raine from Russia proper. They stat
ed the only aim OF the Ukranians was
to have autonomy and the right to
form their own army
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-19

The street railroad managers want
10 start the skip-stop. and the patrons
OF their lines want the street cars 10
stop skipping the stops.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-19

The peace angel is making notes on
how TO make money grabbers behave.
His notebook will be a valuable refer
ence work after the war is over,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-19

Otherwise, o. *.
Motorist: How are the roads be-
tween hero and Norfolk"
Village Sage: "Ffne. sab, except
for the sand and bumps"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-19

A Six-FOot Slackers Love Notes
"DaratnR girl. couldn't sleep last
night for dreaming Of you. And when
] woke mp and SAW you were stiu
many. many miles away my eyes filled
with water and couldn't swallow"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-19

Worry may be worse than drink. as
the Episcopal bishop of Kentucky re-
Gently said. but nobody is expected to
organize an anti-worry league.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-19

What a community achieves is ulti-
matesG measured ny what a commu-
nifty wants and strives for. opportu-
nifty might as well not exist where
there is neither the Will nor the desire
to use It
These observations are made be
cause Of growing realization that
opportunity is right In Riohmond's
way-opportuuity for growth in pop
NATION. growth in property values,
growth in commercial Importance,
such as the city has never before en-
countered
Look over. for a moment. some of
the factors Of present prosperity and
future greatness which Richmond al
ready has:
Population of '91,ooo--the basis of
all progress.
Highly developed urban area of
twenty-six square miles. with numer-
Gus well developed suburbs.
Schools, colleges, churches adequate
TO every present need
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-19

ton superintendent near the city,
and champion gardener as well,
brought to the Progress Office
Saturday five Irish potatoes out Of
one hill that weighed two and
three-fourth pounds. Call his
hand II you can.-Todd County
tKy.) Progress.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-19

VIII Die, the party from Marshall.
Texas. who drew number 1919. now
claims exemption. Aw, shaw. you go
on and say something about II.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-19

Tho statement Of Kornilof~s that
the Russian army will never surrender
very likely means that he isn't fgur-
ing on running into a corral.