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THE WASHINGTON HERALD. SUNDAY. DECEMBER 8. 1912.
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SUNDAY. DECEMBER t. 1S12.
THE POLITICAL SITUATION.
There is one feature of the political
situation which is not being overlooked
by the men who hope to see the Re
publican part regain its prestige. This
feature is the important part which
minor offices plav in keeping a politi
cal organization together
If present conditions continue it is
net alone the Federal administration
which will be under Democratic con
trol With a divided Republican part
in practical! eer State it will be
impossible to prevent the Democrats
from capturing the Governorship and
all the State offices two vears hence
in every Commonwealth where the
Democrats are not alread in power
More thin this the countv adminis
trations will become Democratic, and
Republicans and Progressives alike will
wander among the huks while the
Democrats feed at cer well filled
crib
This is not a pleasant prospect, es
pectall) to those men who regard a
coum commissionership as reall of
m re importance to their personal in
teres than the Prcjidcncv of the Unit
ed State These men and the are
located in cverv count) are vitallv m-
S'f
:rcted in seeing that unit is se
cured There are men m public life
ti dav whose future political career
depends upon the welding together of
a.fj$c diverse Republican factions Take
senator Bnstow, for instance He de
srrcs re election out unless lie can
bring his part in Kansas together
again he will be between the devil and
the deep sea In the last election the
regular Republicans in Kansas would
not support the Roosevelt faction, nor
jvould the latter show an considera
tion trvvird their former political
brethren If this breach continues
Sena'T Brisiow might just as well
' fook forward to a Democratic succcs-
sor There would be no hope for him.
VIe would fall between two stools
v- And the dilemma which is rnn
", fronting the Senator from Kansas is
lacing cer uuicr uiuccuoiucr
would be officeholder Manv of them
' are waiting to see which wa the cat
'nnlll jump In other words the arc
""""going to remain quiescent until the
-ftice which wing of the Republican part
"'"eCms most likelv to be uppermost The
'"Progressive organization is, under the
leadership of a most astute politician
"who appreciates the ps chological ef
fect of action upon the human mind
There has hardly been a da since
fc-flie election which has lacked evidence
e6f vitalit on the Progressive side The
kCpcOposed conference in Chicago, the
jjnnouncement that the organization
csiwli continue energeticall at work, the
'Stabhshment of a bureau in Washing
,,'lnn to spread Progressive doctrines
fcahesc arc but a few of the agencies
j, jvhich have been utilized for impressing
jl&e pubh mind There is wisdom in
,bfhr course People in general have
ihe sheep-like instinct of following
each other and if the crowd is ap-
paTentlj moving toward the Progres
fcu&ve camp, there will be no trouble
e-s-rn adding to the procession This is
""""he vvav of the world In politics, like
j in everything else, it is worth while
fb know human nature
6k
Tn numerous informal conferences,
fcseld dunng the past week, the Re-
."itutnican leaders have fullv discussed
athi$ phase of the situation There is
mfc desire on their part to let the coun
,ffy know as soon as possible that the
eKcpublican party is not down and out
Y"Nationar committeemen and campaign
'"rrfanagers, cither b accident or design,
have been in Washington for several
j,i$avs, and have consulted with Presi
Jasdent Talt and Chairman Hilles as to
y:trie absolute necessity of making some
"demonstration of activit Up to the
trjnjresent time no definite plan has been
' adopted, although all of the leaders
friare urging prompt decision There is
tJJSnucb. work to be done and it can be
fcdjnade effective work. If it is not done,
ne Progressive wing of the part will
utvc public sentiment turned in its di
rection Experience has shown that
''jit Js easttr to make public sentiment
jfcftban it js to change it This being
''he case. Chairman Hilles ma be ex
lpectcd to meet the situation with Iiis
is characteristic energy and promptitude
fcow
r
axi& thus instill the 'feeling of hope into
tnc egniar orgamwuon 01 vynicn ne
ir the head. -
From the pinnacle of success, the
Democratic leaders view the Repub
lican efforts to get together with per
fect equanimity. The fact is that
they da not believe a union of the
two factions is possible and they look
forward p an uninterrupted lease of
power. J
As long as the Democrats remain
harmonious they can well afford to
smile at their opponents. It may be,
however, that their troubles are only
beginning President-elect Wilson ad-
raits that there are'eriss-cross lines in
his organization, but he is determined,
he says, not to allow any quarreling
It must be admitted that up to the
present ime he is acting with modera
tion and wisdom. Unlike Cleveland,
whose blunt obstinacy made it difficult
to deal with him, Gov. Wilson seems
to possess tact He is not, as yet, mak
ing enemies. One wonders, hqw-ever.
what he means when he says that he
does not propose to deal with indi
viduals The phrase is hardly intelli
gible. Take Bryan, for instance. He
is an individual and he must be dealt
with The men who made Wilson's
nomination possible are individuals, and
they cannot be ignored. The men who
represent the radical free trade sen
timent, on the one hand, and conserva
tive tariff legislation upon the other
are individuals, and unless President
Wilson prove himself as great a com
promiser as Henry Clay he must align
himself with one or the other. Mr
Wilson will find that he will be sur
rounded with individuals, each of
whom will represent a 1pe, and that
as he repudiates or indorses them he
will be judged In other words, he
will find that he cannot drift in un
decided fashion, or run with the hare
and the hounds at the same time. No
one believes that this is his desire,
but that when he has made up Ins
mind what to do and how to do it,
he will give evidence of the firmness
and decision which the leader of a
great part should possess
Brvan who is Jhc Wirwick of the
Democratic part, continues to loom
large upon the political horizon He
is a factor to be reckoned with, and
just now. when he adds mstery to
his movements, he is more prominent
than ever
His determination to spend the win
ter in Washington has not been ac
companied bv am explanation None
is needed It mean that he is de
termined to keep in close touch with
ever move made upon the political
chessboard and to proffer his ndvice
upon all possible occasions His in
domitable energv and determination
are not to be gainsaid He has
friends and manv of tbcm He has
positive views and is apt to express
them with cmplnsis The fact tha
he has been thrice defeated for the
Presidenc and that the Democratic
majont in the House of Representa
tives has more than once acted con
trary to his suggestions does not seem
to have affected him adversel) There
is no evidence that he proposes to go
into retirement There is much for him
vet to sav and do
And lns being the case, it does net
seem possible that he will accept the
portfolio of the State Department
Whv should he' What has he to gain
by tving around his neck the collar of
an official position' On the contrar,
he has ever thing to lose. He would
sacrifice his independence, which means
everything to him He would become
a mere appendage instead of being an
individual factor Remember James G
Blame, a brilliant commoner like
Bryin and also disappointed in his
ambition to be President He became
Secretary of State, and while he filled
the office with great honor, his accept
ance of the position was his political
undoing Like Gladstone, Bran does
not need a title to add to his distinc
tion Moreover, Mr Brvan as Secretary
of State would be compelled to sac
rifice the large income which he now
derives from his Chautauqua and other
lecture engagements His newspaper,
which is also remunerative, would be
come flat, stale, and unprofitable if
edited bv a Cabinet officer, who would
be restrained from criticism and whose
commendation would be without value
Will he sacrifice all these things for
the mere bauble of official position
The answer must be in the negative
He can be the official friend and ad
viser of President Wilson without be
ing in the Cabinet Mark Hanna did
not need a title in order to be close to
the throne when William McKinlcy oc
cupied the White House.
The next four years promise to be
the most interesting in the political
history of this countr We may sec
the Republican party again coming info
its own, or we may see the evolution
of a new organization A itremen
dous battle is to be fought The
Democrats have the advantage of in
trenched power, but a few serious
mistakes may change the whole current
of affairs. There must be on all sides
intelligent leadership, skillful direction,
and the ability to take into account any
errors which the opposing forces may
commit More than all, the campaign
of 1916 must begin now. The minds
of the people are in a formative state.
So far as the future is concerned the
recent election offers no reliable foun
dation upon which to base definite pre
diction. We know that Woodrow Wil
son was merely the beneficiary of a
situation, polling lew votes than Bryan-
twelve, years ago, and tnis noxyiwx'
standing the fact that thousand of Ue-,
nublieans voted for nun. we Know
also that a house divided against it
self cannot stand. Still jurther it u
.T,n "that the Progressives croDose
to capture the Republican organization,
if possible, wmie me men who nave
been lifelong and loyal membert of
that party will fighVthis effort othe
last ditch. . 1
Tf i a erreat oolitical drama which
; ahout to be unfolded. Every act
will be full o'f interest and significance.
The climaxes will be numerous and
stirrimr Some one will find in the
develonmenti of the next four sears
the material for a novel or a play
which will grip with tremendous force
every man who is in the least con
cerned with political affairs.
Titanic Memorial,
The shock the world was given last
April when the appalling news "was
received of the litanie disaster caused
such a wave of sorrow to sweep over
the country that it had to find an out
let. The result was there was born
m Washington a movement for a
"Woman's Titanic Memorial," which
has reached such proportions as to
include representation in every State
in the Union.
No one can adequately express in
language the thoughts that surged
through the hearts of all when
the terribly sad significance of the news
was first received. It was so awful
the effect will never wear off This
is shown by the great tribute paid to
the memorial movement in New York
on Friday last, when rich and poor,
aristocrat ind artisan, flocked to a
theater to add their check or their
mite to further the beautiful idea that
had its origin in Washington.
It is a good suggestion, and one
that will undoubtedly be taken ad
vantage of by other cities and commu
nities State and Church in Germany.
A formal declaration of hostilities
was made late on Wednesday m the
German Reichstag by Dr Spahn, leader
of the powerful Center (Catholic)
part, and at last war has broken out
openly between the Kaisers govern
ment and that almost all-powerful po
litical organization, battle scarred, but
rarel beaten ever since in the daS
of the Bismarck regime tlicj fought
the repeal of the Mav laws as Ultra
montane partv (' Ultra Monies" mean
ing the other side of the Alps, viz,
Rome and the Vatican )
True, matters since then had changed
somewhat The kaier, temj the far
reaching influence of the Centrists and
the necessit for conciliating them, if
he would have a peaceful -eign m
ternallv had succeeded in gaining
their often grudging support in all
leading issues pertaining to the aggran
dizement or the colonial polic of the
rfathcrland, but this occurrence has -bat
tered all his pacifing intentions, and
the result ma be lar-reachmg He
has no Bismarck now. the man of
iron who did not hesitate in 1872 to
imprison the Pnrras of Posen the fa
moils rchbishop Count Ledochov-k
(later chief of the propaganda of the
College of the Cardinals) for two cirs
in the fortress ot Ostrowo for con
tempt 111 opposing his decrees ordering
state control ot church lands 111 return
for pa ing the salaries of the priest
hood, &.C
The present conflict arose over the
Jesuit l-sue, the Centnns contending
that the Bundesrath's (senate's) inter
pretation of the anti-Jesuit law of
1872 was making more severe the pro
visions of the law, affecting some 24,-
000000 Catholics in the fatherland Dr.
Spahn exclaimed that ' under such
circumstances his part cannot con
tinue to have confidence in the cabinet
or the Bundesrath that the Catholics
of the countr will be meted out just
treatment "
The chancellor. Von Bcthmann
Hollweg, in reply to this statement,
which ma seal his official doom, made
a sweeping denial of the charges and
solemnly warned the Centrists against
making the Jesuit question the keynote
ot their political programme, as no
less than 40,000000 of Protes
tants were united in their opposition
to the Jesuit cause 111 Germanv "
Of course, this remains a fact, and
no amount of rhetoric on the part of
the Catholic party is able to obliterate
it nd as his declaration made an
excellent impression all over the non
Catholic part of the hall and he was
loudl cheered we foresee a strenuous
time for the Kaiser and bis govern
ment with no one like Bismarck at the
helm to curb the religious strife, the
worst kind of political dilemma
imaginable in any country
PEBTINEHT AND IMPERTINENT.
From the St. Louu Globe-Democnt.
JCo matter whether Mr Bryan is h
the Cabinet or not, he will occupy the
s.est or aiacuregor
from the M Lnuu Republic
The Abjsslnlan gentleman who can
speak twenty-two languages might be
useful to any one who wants to know
bow to pronounce the names In the
war news
FYnm thm -w Tnrlr Vn-d4
Gov Johnson of California sees noth
ing for his State to give thanks for
except "tne usual custom," and perhaps
he Is right.
from the Detroit JqonuL
A college for tramps is proposed in
St. Louis, but not on the lines of Arls
totles peripatetic system
From the Florid Times-Union.
With Bo an Secretary of State. Clark
Speaker, and Wilson President, who will
prove me parte leaaerl
A LITTLE ISOffSENSE.
MR. WIH OX.
Underneath tha spreading palfn
Where the gentle aepbyrs play
And the seas ar alwaya calm, .
There be dreams the hour away.
Far from delegations cow
He avoids the roar and rant.
Underneath tBe friendly bough
Of the sweet potato plant
' v ' . 1
But .upon his calm repose r '
There freaks In i muffled, cry. j
Tls the, rising wall of those 1
Who are clamoring for pie.
Uncle rennjnrJse Sayai
Mavbe we'd better let California hold
her elertlnns ahout a. month aheadj Then
vhe can finish her count along with the
rest
Helpful Idea.
'Po you think we ought to have women
on the police forcer"
Tee: I believe It would be a good
thlnr Then a woman stranger In town
would know where to borrow a pin."
December 8 In History.
Dnvmhir It IMS Oueen Elizabeth tries
cooking In paper bags
December 5, I73 uosweu ana JJr jonn-
lexlcographer eats forty-five lettuce tand
wlches. Movable Carl.
"I say she has a curl hanging behind
her left ear"
"I ay It hangs behind her right ear"
"Here's her little brother. Tt htm
settle It"
' Some days she hangs It behind the left
ear, some dais she switches It to the
right, ' was the youngster's verdict.
Wy It Works.
Maud has had her shopping done
For a month or more
Now she s missing all the fun
In t that a bore'
About Ont.
'Ho many times have jou been tried
for this shooting a(tra ' '
"Twice, ' replied the chorus girl, ' and
the District Attorney threatens to try me
again If he does 1 11 have to have some
more photographs taken
Wortlim ulth -Voril.
A lawier can put 100(1 words together
and make them north Jl 000 Thats legal
ab'llty
A poet can put 1 X words tocethcr and
make them worth fifteen plunks, iaable
on publication Thats poetr.
Ilelplnir Hie Tnllor
' neally Mr Wombat declared the
tailor ' you must do omthlng to catch
up with your account '
I guess I do owe vou n pood hit"
Rdmltted the delinquent one 'Well, III
tell you what I 11 do 10 catch up I II
order onlv one suit this fall Instead of
m usual three "
I'oUnn-Inclen Fruit.
From lie Dontori HmM
Vv hen trees and shrubs have been
spraied with Insecticides earnings are
carefully ported lest by chance man or
beast be harmed But when growing
thing dciigned for food have been
pra)ed with the same poisons and are
sold not long after to uninformed con
sumers neither farmer nor middleman
points out the lurking; danKrr
Vet man) products of farm and ga den
are now coming to market and to our
dinner tables with at Icat a trace of
active mineral poison Even If tank
washed before shipping, vegetables are
not freed from the chimicals that have
repelled inect and bacterial Invasion
If not washed before shlpplnc the vege
table" and cpccfall) the small fruits
bring to the consumer whatever poism
has not been washed off b dew and
summer rain and the advertisers count
adhesiveness as the crowning merit of
a good spra These facts should he
clearlj undeistocd bv cltv household r
Everj buer of fruit or Kurden truck
should at least read once the so-called
sprning calendars and learn th-cbj
how manv different kinds of poison arx.
advised in surc-sive appl cation
GIRL TO RUN BIGGEST CHICKEN FARM.
' J -VJggJMp?
MISS JULIA
cn -jork, Dec. .. One of the larirest It not the largest chicken farms la the
world is belne planned by Miss Jnlln Tilford, daughter of he dry goods mil
lionaire. The farm "111 qnarter 100,000 of the finest fowls. The birds will
be bred for exblMHon a well as commercial pnrposes The farm will be
established on a larce plot of ground near Lakenood, .N. J- which Sir. Tilford
purchased nt the earnest request of his daughter, who has been lover and
fancier of birds of all kinds for years.
THE' OPEN FORUM
BID A PUBII0 SEBVI0E.
Thinks Mrs. Dubois Could Delve!
Deeper and Be Helpful.
To the Editor I notice. In your report
ot .a lecture by Mrs. Fred Dubois that
sb denominates the Mormon Church as
a 'treasonable Institution" and that her
reaaon for so denouncing It la that each
Mormon takes an oath wbleb places the
church above the state.
Unless the lady la an apostate from the
Mormons which I doubt), she does not
know" and cannot give valid evidence re
specting any of their secret mummeries
la-the endowment house or the temple
and so her attack on this score falls t
the ground.
Every student of the world's history
knows only too well that all theocratic
heirnrchles have sought for temporal do
minion, and that some have attained It.
for a time. The Idea with the Mormon
theocracy Is an absolutely model state
under the direct rule of Jesus Christ, or
his authorized agents on earth. How
we are to know these does not appear.
Mahomet declared himself a prophet
with the words. "There Is but one God
and Mahomet Is his prophet." meaning
through the vague terms that are ac
cepted In all things theological now and
ever that he was himself the vice
gerent of God on earth As such he was
accepted by his race, and set out to rule
In all things by might of the sword
Joseph Smith, the founder of Mormon
Ism, a poor New England boy, whose an
cestora had gone through all the horrors
of the American struggle for Independ
ence, also declared himself to be the
"prophet of God," and, like Mahomet, he,
too, has secured a following
Here Is the point I wish to make re
specting the criticism of Mrs. Dubois
that the Mormons are obliged to swear
their first allegiance to their church or
Its heirarchJ and that the state comes
last. The assumption of the heads of
Mormonlsm. as of all other theocracies
Is that they will ultimately make enough
converts to control the nation, and
hence, the nation will become Mormon.
Those learned In history are only too
well aware that such a calamity would
mean religious war and all the deviltry
and suffering which have afflicted the
world from similar causes in the past
Nothing has ever equaled for cruelty,
malice, and rapacity the theocracies that
have ruled any portion of the earth in
the past There are fundamental reasons
why It must alwajs be so The makers
of theocracies alwajs talk Kllbly about
establishing the ' kingdom of God " on
earth, but thus far have only set up tt-e
rule of the devil ind enacted upon
living men whst the have promised the
dead who In life defy their mandates ind
question their authorllj
Mrs Duhlos has done 1 public service
In calling attention to thin one theocracj
Hut does che penelve no pnater danger
to the republic from a similar cae'
O LVVV-OV SMITH
December 2. 1912.
t here lb
for
Crier Snnhf
Krrsn Irrs1neptown
In th Joly Vfrtro-wnun
Maginne
It Is very meet and ver richt that
Provinretnwn ehould be the nnl m ri
ian rnmmunltv tn retain Its town crier
Vlmost an) Iij ou maj eatfh the clan
cf his Lm 11 anl see Mm pass clad In a
port of blun jerkin and rhanting pome
thing or oth'r with an indlktlnctness
that mjst be de rigucur for such func
tlonarles ,erjwhere He made me think
aclln of little Klausell acr as tl e seas
whr-e night wilihrmn uskI to crj the
hours In a Jumble if ancient rhjmc
which took up pome attentive weeks of
Insomnia to unravel Perhaps however
it were is well not to rry too rurioustj
into exactly what It Is that the pic
turesiue fimi'-e proclaims It Is that
havini. tsn exhorted to 1 r more clear-
Iv he papstd through town enunciating
the foil Ing with considerable distinct
nes
Table w-ix and sinctuarV The en
tertalnment will conclude with a marine
hearse entitled Hone) on Both "Ides
A pronoun ement which wa his official
rendering of thi notice Tableaux and
ptatuarv Th entertainment will con
-luiie with a ruling far-. entitled Done
on Both Sides
THF0RD.
NEAR VIE W OF
OF LIFE IN
BV THB DOWAGER. I
A blaxe of glory ushers out a retiring
President. Socially, at least, the last
season of an administration's more bril
liant than any ot Its .predecessors. It Is
like the final production of a, well re
hearsed play. Questions of .policy have
been solved, scenery and costumes pro-i
vlded, the oft-tried players serene and
secure. When the curtain rises the only
concern of the actors Is to give a fine
perforrnancer to It is with the last few
months of a Presidency term; so It will
be the coming winter.
From the moment she entered the
White House. Mrs Taft took her duties
seriously, and devoW herself to them
with enthusiasm. To her task she
brought knowledge, experience and the
ambition to increase the social prestige
of the President's house, which she de
termined to place In the sime relative
position toward society It occupied when
Washington was President, a position
lost under Jefferson and never regained
until lately. This determination has been
carried out The White House to-day Is
of greater social Importance than at any
time in the history of the Capital It is
a power, an Influence, a rallying point
for the best In society, which It has come
to dominate.
To reorganize the White House to do
away with old things and Inaugurate
new, to change Its personnel, upset its
domestic arrangements, required strength,
courage, an Indomitable will, belief In
her own purposes and respect for her
position, a combination few of Mrs
Taft's predecessors possessed Fear of
criticism, dread of the radical press, the
bobbing up of that Banquo s ghost. Jef
fersonian simplicity tied their hands
Mrs Taft closed her ears to criticism
shut her eyes to disapproving looks and
reorganized the White House thorom,hl
and effectively
The fine old mansion In which the
Presidents have lived since Washington
became the Capital had been beautified
In President Roosevelt s administration,
and as far as cleanliness, convenience
and elegance went left nothing to le
desired when the Tafts took possession
Mrs Taft devoted her attention not to
the house Itself but the life within She
introduced a modern domestic sjstem
changed its staff and gave a new signifi
cance and purpose to its social side
treating with tenderness Its traditions
and seeking to offend as- little as possible
the critics and bus bodies
I ntii the beginning of her regime a
motley crowd of messenKers ind ushers,
political appointees some of them veter
ans of the civil war dressed as their
fancy dictated held in
of the White House They opened th
doors for social is well is official callers
received and delivered measapes and j
played the role of footman in 1 Mipshod 1
fashion that had for enrs I een a suh-1
Ject of comment Thse officials Mrs
Taft had transferred to other depirt
ments replacing them b trained liveried
servants which at once lent to the
White House service a new dlgnlt
At th5 timo Mr' Taft aumH th
direction of the White Hou-w- the Tre-i
dent 1 oftl la I recept on, had d-generited I
into meaningless crushes To be invitrd
to them was no longer considered a ion)
pllment People vint from, a sense of
obligation and out of repect to the
President Uomtn wore thwr nUlrt and
shabbiest frook which would like a
not !o torn into .hreN with th IuhlnKitlem a pjm ff lno redx ,s due
nd crowding The cloan room servl'
was like that at a IlAUpri hall Tt some
..
times took an hour to pass from the)
ioiid 10 me receiving line virs lart ure up to those who have been Mrs
changed ill this -he rearranged the Taft s coadjutors -throughout the la-r
lists and divided h r guests among thelfnur lears ire questions being asked
several receptions Inviting to ei h onlljusi now with deep Interest It has
as manv as mull be accommodated Shot often been said that before inviting a
adopted a s)tem for the cloak room man to become a member of his offl a
planned b, a man familiar with such I fam") a Resident should meet the v o
, ,. , . . , . ,reen folk of his cardidate and take the
service It has been proved efficient riea5UrP f having measure.! them, r
She reestablished the custom of servlnB f, eis the mfcht netxa t from the s
supper 1 custom that had been abai rial success of I- s rd,ninistration he
doned with Arthurs administration ind j sroulil reject his m-vB.
never resumed j Useless to den that women p a
A trained nurse wip convenientlv sti- great a part In life t a Capital as men
tloned ir 1 ise of sU,iun illness Pre j that the so lal s de it tin administration
vlouplv there hid been no provision for 1 or relpn If not as importint as the ofh
the care of the sick and accidents will clal side The incoming President is i
ihnppen and women faint even in the
W hite House The otllclil receptions
w re improved in cvir direction I nder
Mrs Taft s , apihle minaKement the)
became dljrnlfied functions and took on
an air of elegance They have become
enJoable een Kormerl it was consid
ered a bore to nttend them now It is
reRardd as a privilege
musician herself of no mean repu
tatlon Mrs Tafts musicales h-ivo been
dellgl tful occasions, the programmes
excellent the numb rs well given and
the artists taking part treated with due
consideration Culture In a word, and
the courtes born of culture, hive been
the watchwords of the Taft idminist
tlon Earl In her husband s regime, j predecessor No mistress 01 tne vv 1 te
Mrs Taft succeeded In establishing in . Hiuse ever left It In better condit n
esprit du corps amons the women of his than Mrs Taft will leave it Her wo K
official Tamil which has caused them will live after her and she will be known
to work as one for the social success of I" histor as the one mistress of t
the administration All these things il- W hite Houe who dared where other
though handicapped b ill health Mrs filtered There maj have been per
Taft accomplished In the first er she I hars among thoe who preceded he
was at the White House Her work of women more magnetk. more responsive
Imr.rnilnc an rMir.nlTin. flnlohtwl If IT Lft bCaUtiflll than Mf. Taft. bllt IHere
Is honed she will think mor. of nl.-A
than 01 work, ano nna some pleasure
and enjovment in the last few months of
her husband s administration
With the return of the President and
Mrs Taft to the White House the worn
en of the Cabinet were ill at their posts
ready to take up their duties and mike
the last season a red-letter one Long
before the usual time society was In full
swing and before Thanksgiving the Cab
inet women had begun their weekl re
ceptions There being no Vice President Irs
Knox, wife of the Secretary of Mate
ranks after Mrs. Tift, and will occup
the place next to her at official recep
tlons. Tiny is Mrs Knox tin and glen
der. a wee bit of 1 person for her lm
portant part Scarcelv more than live
feet tall. 1 school girl in appiarance
looking oung enough to he the sister of
her sons and daughter vet equit to the
role She has knowledgi experience
wealth, wit aplomb, and does her work
con amore
The Knox house was built ! the late
George W ( hlld artistic dlllclanti as
Well as noted journ illst and financier
and is a tit home for the premier well
adapted for the weeklv receptions thit
are given there throughout the s-ison
and for the dinners the Knoxep so well
Understand how to make successful
From now on then will be more enter
talnlng than ev r at the Knoc The
are determined there shall be no abate
ment of hospitality In the list few weeks
of their Btaj here and Mrs Knox Is to
have the assistance ot her on s wife
the lovel and charming daughter of
Gen Anson McCouk who with her hus
band, will be her guest for the winter
When he selected Mr MacVeagh for
his Sccretarv of the Treisuiv the Pr-si-dent
made no mistake in Judgment The
brilliant Chicago lias filled the post
to his chlers satisfaction, and his wife
Is as accomplished in societ as he Is
In politics. Mrs MacVeagh built a pal
ace shortl after she came to Washing
ton, as a birthda gift to her husband,
where they now live It is a big house
wa out In Sixteenth Street Outside,
judged from an architectural point of
view. It Is a failure, but tnc Inside is
a marvel of good taste and elegance
Its pictures, wonderful tapestries, and
SOCIAL SIDE
THE CAPITAL
carvings, wrested from great palaces of
Europe.
From the beginning to the end ot the
season the MacVeaghs entertain and
are the hosts at dinners, luncheons, mu
slcales and balls. It is a hard life, this
constant entertaining, and' Mrs. Mac
Veagh has no daughters with whom she
can divide her duties and (responsibili
ties. Her son. Karnes, a wealthy; culti
vated and much courted young bachelor,
abandons his home In Chicago for a part
of every season and helps bla mother
where he can.
Sixteenth has become one of the fash
ionable streets of town. The Stlmsons
live In It as well as the MacVeaghs, and
so do the Wlckersharas. Since he suc
ceeded Jacob Dickinson two years ago,
the Secretary of War and Mrs. Stlnrson
have been mourning for the greater part
of the time and are, on that account,
less well known than any of the Pi est
dent's official family, with the exceptton.
perhaps, of the Fishers, who are the
latest comers In the Cabinet circle tast
winter, however, Mrs Stimson went
about quite a bit. and eh- 1 p anning to-i
make her last season In Washington a
brilliant one
Secretary Fisher will hardly have com
pleted two years of service when his
chief quits office. So short a residence
does not permit one to become "of"
society, but the Fishers have seen much
df the official side of It and have con
tributed to It as fully as could be ex
pected Like the Stlmsons the social ac
tivities of Secretary and Mrs Nagel
have been curtailed and interrupted by
mourning and Illness This winter noth
ing prevents them from taking the place
that belongs to them, and the opening
of the season will see Mrs Xagcl in
the re-elvlng line at the White Houba
and her own home will be thrown open
for the formal weekly receptions, beside
which there will be a number of small
and Intimate entertainments In the
Nagel household are several charming
daughters, the eldest of whom Illlde
garde, has already made her debut and
is a most efficient aid to her mother
James Wilson Is the Vestor of society
as he Is of politics Ills public service
at the Capital dates back to 187i For
fort years he has been a conspicuous
figure In the official world while his posi
tion In the Cabinets of three administra
tions has made him noted social! He
likes soclet). this venerable SCot hman
Tama Jim. ' and before his daughter
adopted singing as a profession Seer tar
Wilson was an assiduous host.
He delighted In the weekly receptions,
at which his daughter presided and was
a frequent host at dinners but Miss
1 " " ,' 1 tt hon s absence left hlra without am
ine lOOO 7.,lrt tn nnt.-1nln yA i4i an,!n.v ova
makes his appearance as a guest rare
Dora Wilson is to be In at the finuh.
however he participated in the start
f the Tift administration and is de
t rmined to see its end Backed by h s
daughter the Secretary of Agriculture
ill keep open house this winter and at
ix onn table tell again the stories for
hlch he Is famous
The close of Pref'dent Taft s admin
istration will witness a united offliia
family and a family that has wo-ked
as a unit for its success social ard offi
cial Mrs Taft lias done much instertd
cf a dut she has made It a prvilge
to go to the White House but n a
that she has attempted the women e
I er husbind s abmet have been h
itwli e .ml s 11 n.iThet!r allies and t
low will Mrs WlIon compare tv th
-urs. iajt 13 a nobiess anq.wm me wo-
rlen of Pre,!aerit -Wilson's Carnet meas
Mrs. Tat is a ho&tess and will the o-
1 profound a vchoiar to doubt the inn
erce cf or to ignore the eternal f n
nln an . his on wife and daughl rs
have set him i nohle standard hen
it is --afe to assume that his ("abinet
t .miters will have wives who will dig
nlfv and adorn tlu-lr positions
s the wife of the Pretident of a great
universitv, Mrs Wll-on has established
n reputation as 1 hos ess That she w 11
HI' the larger ind more important po
sitlon as well as she tilled the other s
tot to be doubted nor is it to be doubt
1 that she will maintain the stindarl
of living and entertaining Mrs Taft has
established Mrs W llson faces a 'ess
difficult task than that which met her
Is no one who followed her dun
more faithfullv
1 '"
Host ami Mrcct
irments.
IV m the dciitic- Vmencan
In i recent artlcl published in "Hv
gi 11 Dr Raster diivvs attention to the
c mMderoblc dangr connected witu
ptrt 1 lukt the action of which on th-
h in 1 1 organs of respiration Is respon
Mnle in a greit extent for the origin of
tuber, ulosis and simllir diseases of th
lungs ind windpipe But apart from
this k n 1 of trouble, dangerous chronl
imkin mitions of the ee should be put
dewn t the ntlon of street dust. In
fji in mrcit-e in the frequency of ca
tarrhs h been obperved with continued
ilrv weather and 1 reduction on the oc
currei f the first rain Under these
couliti op road engineering, apart from
its tehi al task has primarily to fulfil
i sini'ar task As the production of
ilusi depend, on the fixing of roads a
pawment compiling with all hygienl
reiiln mints should be looked for As
phtltcd streets would seem to compl
w th most of these conditions, provided
tturc be an cxterslve and thorough re
moval of waste matter, followed hv an
ibiuidant -prinkllng of the road surface
Caoutchouc pavement, as used with espe
clallv satisfactor results In London,
would seem to be most desirable Tr
Hasser does not seem to think very
highl of the sprinkling of roads with
1 hemicals, such as salts and tar An
Ideals means of la ing street dust which
his been suggested of late cars Is
sprinkling with a solution of sulphl e
pitch In water, which would seem to
avoid an) dust for at least six weeks
bulphite pitch Is obtained as a b) p rad
ii t in m inufarturing cellulose
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