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The Washington herald., 1917-05-11
Don't Raise Postal Rates.

To heavily tax the newspaper or
magazine, as an institution, is to place
tax on information, to burden phil
anthropy and to threaten material
and moral progress. The publishers
will cheerfully pay their corporation
tax, their income tax and other taxes.
To tax them out of the postoffice.
is, to a large extent, to deprive the
people of the information to which
they are entitled. It is a diserimina-
tion against the man who lives "far
from the maddening crowd" a dis
erimiHatioa against the advertiser,
who is already paying a tax on what
he produces. but is required, under
the proposed new rates, to pay a tax
for the privilege Of letting his pro-
speetive customer know what he has
to sell.
But, it is objected by the cham
pions Of the project to increase the
cost of carrying second class mail
matter, good business would demand
that such matter should pay its own
way. If this objection were valid.
we would establish the zone system
for first class mail 1t is we'll known
that in some parts OF Alaska, it costs
Uncle Sam SEQ to deliver a single let
ter. Why should the man who COM
mits the "indiscretion" of living in
Alaska expect to have his mail de-
livered to him at cost not to ex-
eeed the price of sending a communi-
cation to Alexandria
The reason is found in the fact that
the postoffice is a mutual benefit So
ciety. New York, Washington, Phila-
delphia and all other populous COM
munities agree that they will divide
the cost of carrying the mail to the
sparcely settled districts in the Far
West and the Arctic circle.
When the rates for second class
mail matter were fixed the cost of
carrying mail was much greater than
at the present day, the means Of
transportation less extensive and the
facilities for making deliveries by no
means as attractive. But it was
recognized that the newspaper, the
and periodical were among
the most valuable agencies for the
promotion of patriotism, for the
building of good citizenship and for
the information, if not the education,
of the masses.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-11
"GET BUSY.
BY DON @. sETTZ,

by DUN y. SEIEL.
There'n be plenty to sing Of the rattle
and ring
OF saber and scabbard and battles
grim hazard;
But here Is rune to At any tune,
That should reach every ear. far of
and near:
Get busy! Get busy! Get busy.
Thsre'n be plenty of thrill in the trum-
pets loud trill
For those who may come to the beat
OF the drum.
who win rally to fight for freedom and
But work has call; tits tOcsin for
all:
Get busy Get busy. Get busy,
NOw's the time for show at the shovel
To fattsn the field and brace up the
TIN two blades appear where one did last
year;
But il canont be done If you loaf in
Get busy Get busy! Get busyl
Of the lot.
And n al do their share there1i be
foodstuR to spare.
With enough. II you please. for our
friends overseas:
50 all bear a hand and stir up the
Get buay! Get busy. Cat basyf
The Washington herald., 1917-05-11

plausible case for the continuance Of
the war. Perhaps "it would be pre-
mature to commit the allies to a
realization of the Zionist ideal, while
events directly affecting the Zionist
propaganda were working themselves
out in Russia" says the New York
Evening Post.
The influence Of the American gov
ernment in the peace settlement is
going to be felt, and there is every
reason to believe that it will support
the Zionist project, which is gradu-
ally assuming definite shape. Britain,
moved by the sheer force Of the
logic Of her own position to recog-
nize the rights Of small states and
all peoples, beyond doubt will per-
ceive, in the end, the justice of restor-
ing TO the Jews their ancient home,
in which the glories of their race
were won.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-11
Tomorrow,

Tomorrow once again we'll sit
And hang our hopes upon a hit
For temporary bliss we'll wait
On Cobb's performance at the plate,
And all that fills our lives with charm
Will rest within our pitchers arm
Tomorrow just one errant throw
May fill our lives with deepest woe,
And joy. for which there is no match,
VIII follow every brilliant catch;
And peace we'll claim at setting sun
II we possess the winning run.
Tomorrow men will laugh and shout
If Tyrus only hits 1t out,
And wiring their hands and loudly wall
In bitterness IL he shall fail.
Oh joy, you are a fickle dame,
AS witnessed by a baseball game.
-Detoit Free Press.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-11
Great Britain and Zionism.

The conference between Mr. Bal
four and Justice Brandeis undoubt-
edly centered upon that topic which
is assuming an ever increasing place
in Jewish thought-namely, the estab-
lishmeut of Zionist state in Pales-
tine under partial British protector
ate at the close of the world war.
This project is fabric of some
thing more than the stuff that
dreams are made of," and is bound to
become pivotal factor in the peace
settlement, in the event of British
conquest of Palestine from the Turks,
which now seems inevitable AS for
eign minister to the British Empire,
Mr.. Balfour is in a position to give
Jewry in the United States an accu-
rate summary of the scope Of English
policy in the Near East, although he
probably feels impelled to withhold
any definite promise or pledge on the
subject for the same reason that
Lord Robert Cecil refused definite
discussion Of it in the house of com
mons Wednesday
The reasons for British reticenee
under the conditions are obvious. For
one thing, it would enable Germany
to tell her own people that the en-
tente is planning nothing less than
annexation and dismemberment Of the
central empires, aud make a more
The Washington herald., 1917-05-11
TO THE KAISER OF GERMANY.
what Have You Gainedf

What have you gained
Where is the profit that you thought
you saw
When you embroiled this most In
inhuman war:
What have you gained?
You braggart clown who, boasting,
claims to be
Gods councillor, guiding the destiny
of the world and Of the whole hu-
man race
To a state you boast-'Deutschland
Uberalles."
You. you criminal; you bIasphemous
hound,
Doing your best to crush mans rights
What have you gained?
What have you gained
You. by your hellish work OF thirty
years
In making ready for this siege of
tears;
What have you gained?
You. who ''whet on the forest trees, &"
you boar"
Your ''tusks" saying "in peace pre-
pare for war"
You, who thought you were liked to
sweep the world
OF all force as a huge tornado hurls
To destruction all objects in its path,
As reeds and straw; as tiny blades of
grass
What have you gained?
I'll tell you what you've gained.
You, you criminal Of a thousand
years.
You. who crave conquest. power, and
cheers,
I'll tell you what you've gained:
The shame. adherence OF a righteous
God:
Hate OF the peoples OF this mundane
sod:
The ruin. the destruction of race,
And woe and sorrow Of its populace:
Yes. and II they'd once dare TO think,
the hate
OF your own subjects, for their sorry
fate;
That. that Is what you've gained.
Homer ]. Locking
The Washington herald., 1917-05-11
"Lest We Forget. /"

Let me record here the experience Of a
British conscript:
"As soon as We got in the pri on.
one Of them told me with an oath. to get
my coat of. told him was no a
soldier, and could not obey military r.
ders. The colonel WAS standing n ar.
and he thundered up and shoU ID ::
What! You won't oDey me- with A
thick accompaniment. quietly an
swered, I must obey the commands Of
my God sir Damn your God! Take
him to the special ROOM -Four Of them
then set on me. One Of them took hold
Of me by the back OF the neck, nearly
choking me, shook me, and dragged me
along, while the others punched and
thumped and kicked me as hard as they
knew how. They banged my head on the
floor and the walls, and threw me into
a little cell. . They at last cleared
out and slammed the door, leaving me
without boots, coat or braces, lying on
the door almost exhausted. Then they
came back with the colonel. who told
me to stand to attention. I talked to
him very calmly, for I felt Christ pres
ent with me, but he gave me a kick with
his boot, and the other fellows started
the bruising again.
When they had exhausted themselves.
and I stiu stood firm, the colonel said:
Put him on bread and water for three
limiting at certain tortures they would
put me through. I never felt Christ
nearer in my life. OF course was alb
solutely exhausted. with bruises all over,
humps on my head, swollen cheek, and
bleeding in one or two places"
Ny synpathies in this case are not alb
solutelySlndivided. II this poor chap, in
stead of being a meek spook-worshirper
vainly struggling between the devil OF
brutality and the deep sea Of obsess ion,
were a proudly disobedient rebel ow7 ing
no allegiance whatsoever, there woulG be
no excuse for my sneaking inclination to
exclaim with the British officer, Damn
your Godr But, even as Il Is, that
temptation quickly vanishes before the
main and revolving spectacle OF the dig
nifty of the British Empire trailing in
the mud. I trust that this admirable
Illustration of compulsory cooperation
for defense" is distinctly visible to Her
bert Spencer as he strolls through the
Elysian Fields. And IL the man who, in
his declining days. forgot "The Right
to Ignore the State has to suffer also
from the rebulSing presence OF the shades
Of Thoreau and Auberon Herbert 30
much the better!
Benz. R. Tucker, in The Masses.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-11
British Steamer Sinks;
Marine Gunner browns

Newport, r. l., May 1o-The British
steamer Sebastian sank of Nantucket
shoals this mornins, according TO a radio
received here from the United States
cruiser Sacramento. One life was lost.
Thomas Jones. a marine gunner OF Ply
mouth, drowning.
The Sebastian's survivors were taken
on the Sacramento. which will land them
at some point along the coast.
The Sebastian first sent out wireless
calls for help night before last They
stated that the ship was afre. and aid
was urgently needed. The cruiser Sac
ramento rushed to her aid
The Washington herald., 1917-05-11
Says Wife Bartered Love
To Man for Gems and Gowns

Cleveland, Ohio, May 1o.-Charging that
his pretty wife gave her love to an
other man in exchange for gowns,
jewelry, and candy, Thomas c. Kratzer,
manager of the Forest City Fish Com
pany, today sued William ]. Pollak, a
druggist, for $4,000 for alleged alienation
of Mrs. Kratzer's affections.
Aratzer charges Pollak visited his wife
evenings when he was away on business.
The couple were married In 1915 and
have a 1-year-old baby. Mrs. Kratzer
sued her husband for divorce last month,
charging neglect and cruelty.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-11
FRECkLES

Don't Hide Them with q Veil; Rensve
Them with the othtne Prescription
This prescription for the removal Of
freclles was written by a prominent
physician and is usually 80 successful
in removing treckles and irving a clear.
beautiful complexion that Il Is sold by
any druggist under guGrsntee to refund
the money II II fails.
Don't hide your freclSles under = vesI;
get an ounce OF othine and remove them.
Even the FIRST few applications should
show a wonderful Improvement some OF
the lighter freckles vanishing entirely.
Be sure to ask the druggist for the
double strength othine; It is this that is
sold on the money-bSck guarsntee.-Adv.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-11
AQUARIUM SOCIETY MEETS.

The Aquarium Society OF the George
Washington University held its monthly
meetings at the University Building, 2O25
g street northwest. last evening. Presi-
dent Sehufeldt presided. Titus Ulke spoke
on some OF the specimens that he had
collected. There was an exhibition of
the specimans collected by the members
followed by an illustrated lecture by
DR.. L o. Howard.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-11
Bomb in Cuban Palace
In Plot to Kill Menocal

New York, May 1o.-An attempt was
made on the life Of President Menocal. Of
Cuba, last night, according to cable ad-
vices from Havana reaching the Cuban
News Bureau here this afternoon.
Assassins placed a bomb in the palace
but 1t was discovered before It exploded.
and an investigation has resulted in the
arrest Of nine conspirators.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-11
MY Landlord.

My landlord, he's a mean old cuss, he
comes around and makes a fuss. He
wants his kale right on the spot, he gets
1t or he makes 1t hot. squirm and dig
down in my Jeans, and hand him over
forty beans, which I drudge and nearly
slave my bloomin' self right in the grave.
It's quite fortune for a shack, to keep
the hailstones off my back. And what a
shame that I am poor. and dassent kick
him from the door. Some day I'll have
a fortune large, and buy myself kIngly
barge. No landlord will ever bother me,
when once get way out TO sea. No rent
I'll pay, no coal I'll buy, nor will ever
have to sigh, and wonder where the coin
viii come, to pay my debts and then
have some. But that is Just an idle
dream. We all have milk, but few have
cream. But l keep wishing Just the
same, to travel down the golden lane.
And kick the landlords right and left,
till all the world of thems bereft.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-11
RITES FOR MRS. WEIGH

Funeral services for Mrs. Eiizabe v.
Welch. for many years a resident Of
the District. VIII be held this afternoon
at McKendree NJ T. Church. Mrs. weleh
died suddenly at the home OF her
daughter, Mrs. John Fairchild. Of
Pelham. n. Y. She was active IN the
affairs OF the McKendree Church. Ths
body viii lie in state from 1:so D. m.
until the hour for the funeral Interrnent
Will be In Rock Creek Cemetery.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-11

This is no time for partisan politics
and still it is probable that the Re
publican National Committee has
preserved for future reference, that
schedule in the war taxation bill eli
minating the Underwood-Simmons
free list and replacing it with an ad
valorum tax of 10 per cent on the
same articles.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-11

The sporting editors and the dra-
matte editors unanimously agree that
the tax of 5 cents upon passes is jus
tilted. Their reserve list will be con-
siderably diminished.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-11
The Silver Lining,

While l am here I won't have to go to
school, was the cheerful remark Of
Frederick Loundles, IA years old, when
he overheard a friend asking the doctor
whether he would live in the Allegheny
General Hospital. The boy fell from
the roof of the Phipps apartment and
was seriously hurt-Pittsburg Post.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-11

OF all the enemies 1 know to cheer
The chiefest and most powerful is Fear.
A touch of Fear can turn the brightest
day
Into wilderness Of sheer dlsmay,
And with its implication carry night
Into the fairest scenes OF golden light
wherefore. my friend. use all your stock
OF wit
To tackle Fear on sight. and stihe It.
toopynEht. lSI7J
The Washington herald., 1917-05-11
As Good a Tine a. Any To DROP.

While digging out a skunk in the woods
near Independent school house Edgar NJ.
Lott dropped dead.-Wantage. n. j.. Rec
ord.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-11

r. all those who know how this war
should be won better than President
Wilson, Secretaries Baker, Lansing,
Daniels and others, would enlist,
there would be no necessity for a
CONSUMPTION law.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-11
Rewarding His Home Town.

1t was announced at last weeks
meeting of the Sons OF Temperance
that an inscribed fraternity shield
will be sent to Mr.. Oliver B. johnson,
who has moved from his home town
to Millersville, as a mark OF appre-
citation Caldwell (Ky.) Banner.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-11

The man that makes the Stars and
Stripes will wear stripes if the Fed
eral Trade Commission finds he has
conspired to increase the cost of Old
Glory.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-11

T. R. is unceremoniously turned
down by the conferees. And still we
suspect he expected nothing better
from a Democratic Congress.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-11

It's bad enough to be carried into cap
tivity by the Germans and to be starved,
Inundated and beaten, but now to add
insult to injury, the fair French women
are not allowed to powder their noses
any more.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-11

Prof Vawter. acquitted, is acclaim
ed a hero. Possibly, but not one
whom Congress will struggle over
when it is awarding medals.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-11
Is Marriage a Failure (.

Mrs. ]. Hooper went to Upper Falls
over Sunday and visited her husband.
She reports a pleasant time.-GreatI
Falls CMe.) Sentinel.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-11

A Danish surgeon has invented q cam
era small enough TO be swallowed for
photographing the interior Of stomaohs.
Only about ls per cent OF the 500, 900
horsepower estimated 10 be contained In
Swedish waterfalls Is being utilized.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-11
A NersatIIe Mis.ourInn.

Perry Chambers has given up teaching
singing school and has been papering in
this neighborhood. Perry is Just as good
at hanging paper as he is at singing
Hopkins journal.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-11

FOR SALE-Two gas heaters, Hazelton
square piano, two bedroom suites, ladies'
saddle and some beehives.-Attica Ex-
change
The Washington herald., 1917-05-11

The entire front axle. wheels. drivers
seat and battery box turn in steering a
new low motor-truck designed for carry
ing heavy loads.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-11
The Three Rs of Political Education

Resentment. revolution, republic
three Rs that are becoming increasingly
popular from Stockholm clear across to
Buda pest.-San Antonio Express.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-11
One HardIy sees the AdNantare.
Here Was once a Harpr Homo.

I At right glasses to the wrong eyes,
Ad in Allentown Democrat.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-11
A LINE o. CHEER
EACH DAY O. THE YEAR

riut pinhng q an Originai poem. WIT salp
Ter M Washington Herald
The Washington herald., 1917-05-11
AarusENIENTs

New wNEtion&l-"Intolsrance." at Il % and 2
Belasco-'2o.o 90 Leagues Under the Sea- % and
SD p. m.
Sis p. m
r. F. Keith's-Naudeville. 2:l5 and BIS n m
Gayety-BauIesque, 215 and BIS n. m
Cusmos-Vaudeyille. ED TO Il 20 r. N
Loew's columtds-Photoplsys 100 .. m to II
p m
Strand-Photoplsys, Il a m. tn II D. m,
Gsrden-Photoplays. IL q. m. b II = N.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-11
To the skipper of the Periscope,

10 the skipper OF the PertscOpe.
1 was reading in The Herald not SO very
long ago,
About a guy who didn't want to hustle
with a hoe!
He said he'd rather work a gun, and see
the Germans fall,
And wondered why us other kids don't
want to fight at all!
Well, words are cheap. II makes me
tired. this Yankee Doodle Do"
With Hail Columbia, Happy Land -
and the Red. White and Blue"
For those who crow the loudest and al
ways Chew the rag"
Are not so keen and anxious to rally
round the flag!
Now when l see a bunch OF dogs en-
gagged in fighting one,
I'm sorry for the under dog, no matter
what he's done,
And though I'm not a German, nor with
the Germans pull (?)
I'd like to take tumble out of Mr..
"Turn-the-B e-Bul."
So Annie, Fannie, Kate and Cloe, l wish
you all to know,
I'm satisfied in saving wood and work
ing with hoe.
BILLY Paterson"
The Washington herald., 1917-05-11
Today's Events

Address. ''Diatums. the Jewels q the Plant
World" b. DR.. Albert Mann. botany professor
George Washington University. hefore All soulS
Church Alliance, Fourteenth and L streets north
west, il a. m
Special sermon. This French and English Con-
missioners at Tomb Of GeorEe WGshinEtou" Eighth
Street Temple. Sis p. m
Card party for benefit Of central garden CON-
mit'ee, by College Equal Suffrage Leag1e, ls8
Rhode Island avenue northwest. p. m
OpVrctta. Feast q the Red Com" BY Armstrong
Players at Armstrong Manual Training School,
auditorium. Dunbar High Shccol p. m
Class in First Aid. taught By Dr. Edith Coale
Y. W. G. A. SO Fourteenth street northwest, 70
p. m
Annual meeting Baltimore conference Woman s
Missionary Society. Methodist Episcopal Church,
South. Mt Pleasant NJ. T. Church.
Meeting. Brcoklsnd Citizens Association, Masonic
Temple. MOuroe street northeast p. m.
Concert by United States Soldiers Home Band
bandstand. .. m.
Silver tea, Home Club ~ p m.
MSsonic-St. Johns Lodge, No. Il. and Hope. No.
-; Capital CHAPTER. No. Il; Mount Pleasant, No
u Royal Arch.
Order of Eastern SAr-TSkcmA Lodge No z
ODD FeIlOWs-Centrsl Lodge, No. l.
Rshskahs-Martha Washington Lodge, No ; and
Dorcas. Nc. T.
Knights q Pythias- -syracusians Lodge Nc 10
and Rathbons Superior. No. =.
Pythian SisteS-RathbOne Temple, No. 2.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-11
FEAR.

By John Kendrlck Bangs.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-11

SPRING AND SUMMER RESORTS
The Washington herald., 1917-05-11
Purely Per.onaI.


The Skipper of the Perfscope sat in his
easy chair
ana ran his inkstained fingers through
his glossy coal black hairl
While the scintillating twinkle of large
Brazilian stone
Refulsent as diadem was sparkling on
his ''Domeg'
Ah! this Is life.' he murmured. as he
watched crowded car
And puffed away serenely at a ifteen-
cent cigar;
Il never felt so happy since Hector was
a Pup"
The Doctor said. Don't worry. son. I'll
shortly call you up"
Just then the bell goes ting-a-llng; the
Skipper says Hello"
And then he does a funny thing-he's a
funny guy, you know
He runs around Just like a gink who
has case of ''jims,"
And bawls. Now, Jason, what d'you
think?
The Doctor says it's twins
-C Turnbuli
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-09-16
GERMAN FINDS NO WEAKENING

Continued from page u
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-09-16

Calling cards at the Courier.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-09-16
GERMANY IS LOOKING
TO POSTWAR TRADE

Paris, Aug. iS.---tBy mail--Ger-
many's principle during peace was
to prepare for war
With memorable logic she has re-
versed her maxim and Is now pre-
pairing for peace during war, Ernest
oatrey. deputy and member OF the
parliamentary commission for for
eign affairs. discloses u part OF this
formidable after-war campaign In an
article In the Echo do Paris"
The principal foreign zone OF Ger
many's commercial activities Is
Spain. The German consulate at
Barcelona has lately tripled its Of
tices and employees,
A German association has also
been founded to develop the tourist
industry In Spain. Besides develop
ing hotels and travelling facilities.
this league Is working to entice
Spanish students to visit German
universities,
During a recent Germanphile
meeting at Santander, Senior zamora,
deputy. announced that after the
war German capital would be poured
into Spain. and that German firms
would establish new important
branches, so as to sell German pro-
ducts which on account Of the III
lies customs regulations, Will be
barred of their European markets,
There is no doubt that Germany is
Ialready preparing to recapture
italy's trade after the war. A firm
in Milan. which used to deal with
a Nuremberg toy factory. has been
advised by the latter that Ms they
are prevented by the war from serv-
ing their Italian customers. they
have made arrangements with n firm
In Madrid which is taking their place
temporarily. Every facility Is Of
fered as regards payment 10y the
Spanish representative, who is even
prepared to wait for settlement OF
accounts till hostilities have ceased.
II is interesting to note that the
paper shortage. which is felt nearly
every where. seems to he unknown In
Germany. at least to judge by the
press, The 'Berliner Tageblatt" for
instance contains 80 pages OF com
mercial advertisements.
From these indications II Is APP
parent that the commercial struggle
Germany is preparing to put up at-
ter the war, is likely to be as for
midable In its way as her military
enterprises.