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Snara cfing Scale S I in h the l e Gss as BilL 601The BilLTIae BilLThe
The GaBteger be bW for the sohKten s of the thegas t tegas e egas
gas question tII v4 ia the th District has one com commendable commeDdaWe cornmelbdabe ¬
mendable feature in the sHdlag scale scalewhich scaJewhlcl1 scalewhich
which has ba worked so well ia Boston Bostoawhere BostoRwhere Bostonwhere
where the priee of o gas gas gA has been suc successively suctsslveW siiccesel ¬
cessively cesel reduced r thIce1l without aay increase l in incspitanzatien InC2p1t Inc2pItaflzthil
cspitanzatien C2p1t c2pItaflzthil urt b it bvt t wlfn ai aa Increase In iadivHeatfs IndfYWeDis indivIeds
divHeatfs Sweh Se resrtte are contrary to tothe tothe tothe
the usual siaI theory t upon which wWc pttbtic serv service S6 S6tte ser serlee ¬
ice corporations COIKK are managed ia this coun country cmmtry covntry ¬
try but they tbey hey are aa oM story y ia InJan4i Eng England EAgJand ¬
land Jand where wame the Utejwaii Ut Ut IIRn miracle m rnTace r3Cl to quote quoteaa quotean quotean
an eminoiit gas engineer of C prosperous prosperousgas INOspergusgas piserousgas
gas companies cornpazs paying gotH goi dfvfiends I eas and andof aDof andof
of contented consumers rS paying for gas gasat gsat gaqat
at 4S 4 cents c and upward upwa a aweuS ars ears to havo havobeen bavb havob
been b ea e wrMgfct t by tbe sfltKag siWf smgWhat g scale scaleWhat sealeW1aat
What is the oeviee by which wke e this mira miracle DIkae Macie ¬
cle e has been worked aad M which it Is Isproposed issed isprsed
proposed sed f fe apply te t1te he District Dt t situa situation sbation sIiia sIiiation ¬
tion It is i simply stM y a axed Xd relation be between 8etWeel1 betweeu ¬
tween capitalisation c consumption isundo price priceof Jeeof pdeeof
of product ana an rats of dividend tYW6IN1mea1Is itvide by bymeans b bmeans
means of which w kll economies o et production productionare product1oxare
are aT employed both to increase Se the t divi dividend tvtden dlvidend ¬
dend den and to redme the tJl pdee to the con consumer ceasumer coosurner ¬
sumer or vice versa increased cost of ofproduction ofprodu otprodet1on
production produ tion operates to decrease cre ee se the divi dividend QlYifiend dlvideed ¬
fiend and Increase acreose se the price irire to the theconsumer Utecoasumer tbecoosomer
consumer Thus the benefits to con consumer Asvlft8r coosurner ¬
sumer and stockholder have We a direct r r1tloaI reaS1om re relation ¬
lation aS1om with each other otb r and a nd both ixUa prot protby p8M p8Mby wot wotb
by b the prosperity of the tk gas ias works worksIn WOIkla wua wuaIn
In the application a lt1on of o the Sildl zildl slHiag g g scale scaleto et eto e eto
to the local gas companies eeupoos MIIes however we weare weare e eare
are not sore that tb t hi the GtaHwgcr ger btft btftthe WIthe blUthe
the proper precaatiwi pr has b s beoa bee taken t t izen of ofstarting ltarbng o ostarting
starting right Counsel for er the gas eoni eonipanJes tANIIpan coapan1e
panJes pan anonvi I before tbe Senate Commit Committee Comnttee ¬
eotI
tee on the District with reraarKaWe plausi plausibility plausNlity aus1 aus1tility ¬
bility hat at capttalfowtfoa had nothmg no notbtn to toflo I Ido
flo wth the question of rates hot vaieas vaieasire unleoswe
I
ire e are re mismf rnllnfoin rmed d capitaUaaiton has hasYital a avital o1taI
vital 1taI part p rt In the sliding scale Accord According A Acc AccIng ¬ I Itog
ing to the eminent gas engineer p oineer Ite Iteabove ftte ftteabove lei leiabeft
above the flm conditioo oeseatial to tothe tet tothe
the t formation of the sBdteg sll scale coie e is the theTarnation tileThIatton theralvation
Tarnation of the gas gas works to be used a d as asa asa i ia
a basis of o coaavtattoa cempll tati This vateatietias Y vateatieti i iAS
as 5 well as tile average ave svee ge Mvidenl v1ez the theaverage Usever i iIter
average Iter ver ge cogfr et awaking klAg gas and the thaaverage ga theaveraz
average a averaz a1o consumption anut oi be ascertained ascertainedbefore ooCertaIaedbefore I Ibfofore
before the sMug scale can co be pt into intoeffect bI bIfffectthat lutieffectthat
effect fffectthat that te to say y before iIte e inaxi inaximnm inaximim i imuaa
mnm rate of C dfrfdeMl dlvlde aid a d minimum minimumprice inlusunsprice RaIR RaIRprice
price of gas eaa be determteed vpoa Ia Iathe IAthe inthe
the case oe of o the Boot Be Consolidated C eQ Gas GasCompany GasCompany
11 11CbllqlanY
Company the inaidiimm price fixed < by bythe Jt bythe
the t slidiagscale act was M cents eeDts the thenuudnmnf tJtel tJtelmaxIaaIai themthunui
nuudnmnf dividend 7 per cent e e t t which willekwas whichwas I Iwu
was 1 pet cent t lees then the company companywas COIDp8RYwas copanwas
was payteg and a the companys capi capital eapl1 eapl1tal capttal ¬
tal stock was axed at 5 HMCOJM These Theseftgures TheseureS Thesefigures
figures ureS seen 2 seem to have been b transferred to tothe tothe tothe
the GaMngar G Jlager r bW 1I save su e tint th me 8D aDtof othountof ino nt ntof
of cspttaMzStoR has been left open op a A o In Inthis Ihis Iiithis
this his eoodltiMi nil iI It looks ie ks as if the 1 e stftithg stftithgscale SIIdbgscale tiag i iscale
scale were rather loosely etY provided for t or in inthe illthe hathe
the bill since the factors actoas eseeatfal to its ttsestablishment Usest itsestaTblishrnent
establishment est blishment have ba not Dei been determine determineand det detand 4ernl e eand
and yet the initial maxhoam i jrtefe rk and anddividend aad aadt aaIdividend
dividend t nd are areWe axed axedWe axed axedWe
We suggest that this phase seeC f the slid slldingsrate sIIdl slidiistk
ingsrate l staJe propesitkm pnJJJ bft glvon lvon ctteef ctteefconaioeratlon ceetl ceetlco oirM oirMconleratIO41
conaioeratlon conaioeratlonNothing co conleratIO41Nothing lliiterat1onhtQg
Nothing htQg ie titg th world wrwper peraapsi ajft aer aernat liter iernates literTaats
nat nates s qvlie ql li so S o streawwisly treaUsuo1 between 1Htweeatlae 1HtweeatlaebaS the thehas tbeha
has ha beea be W > awi Id the Is 1 stages tages as the theCoBstitoUoo tileCODStit8tlo theConstitudon
CoBstitoUoo of the Taited Dltee1 States StatesCause SatesUa StateCause
Cause Ua s and a Dire Effect EffectWe Effect EffectWe ff ct ctWe
We sometimes eg incline to think that thatwere uatwere thetwere
were Theodore e Roosevelt RO aWe to took un unerringly lrnerr amerringly ¬
err erringly hate the future 8 he would be bemore bemore bemoro
more careloBy drcaatspeet in the proBMiI proBMiIcatkm premnlatioit ltil ltilQtion
catkm of MIlt of Us l Bxecvtrre mani manifestoeEttmitiag 1DaJrifestoeE manifestoesl1Itlag
festoeEttmitiag festoeE uldDg their operation to cer certain cBtaIn certIn ¬
tain exact conditions and aa detiiety de efi te4y ala eiscburamg fila filaclaimlAg alacIiwhsg
cburamg deSIre to set precedents in Inwise aay aaywise i iWadlrtb
wise binding o outside tside his own ow sphere aPi sher re of f in infiueace JRfiue influence
fiueace fiue to say sa the least of it It And we say saythis Ythist saythis
this thist too fully mindfnl drill of o the probable probablerighteousness JHobaWerlghteotlliDes probablerighteononoss
righteousness of o that feeMng wWi which whichthe whIchthe whichthe
the country is awwrentiy 2 impregnated < in inrespect Inre5PfLt inx
respect x of f Mr Roosevelt R that whatever whateverhe wJl whateverhe tever teverbe
he says s or does is founded o oa patriotism patriotismand IMtrlotIsmand patrlotisaoand
and good intent BO matter though It may mayhe ybt mayh
he h a fair sod legitimate object of u urrltlelsrn itfvferae itfvferaecriticism a41v cie ciemdeism
criticism en occasions occasionsA
A case in point t for instance iDsta ee Is roe focndin roein leninS
S in his recent famous a order or directing that thatthe tMtthe thatthe
the various dffieecs of the United U itea States Sfattesarmy S teSarmy Statesarmy
army demonstrate their fitness for service serviceby seevtceby serviceby
by riding without a show of effatiau wuaWlary wuaWlaryfatigue uninliftaryfatigue
fatigue a certain somewhat strennoas strennoasdistance stnllflodistance atrerauosindtnce
distance ahorseback We do o not JI and aJH1lNne andhave andhave
have not D t questioned q1teqj Ded the justness ef thfe thfetest UdBttSt tidstest
test From the standpoint of a true sol soldier Id1er sd sdd1ei ¬
dier who tto may as a matter of cold and andprecise aRpreclse andprecise
precise fact faet be edited to actual actI War war at atany atany atany
any time this physical pIo lcal prerequisite Is Isdoubtless Isdou Isdoubtless
doubtless dou tless In line with common sense se se and andeffective aD4ltttecthe andeffective
effective necessity It may inn have seemed seemedharsh seemedharsh seemedharsh
harsh and terrifying to some warriors warriorsgiven warriorsI warriors1ven
given I 1ven en to erstwhile ers wlafte + chairwarming all b but butexclusf butexclusively t texclusively
exclusively exclusf but that It was a means aaean to a amost 8most amost
most coormendabie end we shaM net dis dispute iIIsUte dtste ¬
Ute te or ev4 so slightly question questionBut qtles qtlesBut questionBat
But when 1 i distinguished dSMI W emulation emulationof emaJa n nof
of this illustrious precedent prece < eatt the e governor governorof
of Missouri prescribes foot f bis Il military militarystaff militarystti militarystair
staff a parallel test of efficiency we W are aremoved are111Od aremovd
moved to remark remarl In the words of Arte Arlemus ArtemU Artemus
mus Ward it is toe mutch We honor honorthe boDGrthe honorthe
the governor nVPrnor in so s far as concerns his em erainert eminert em9sert
inert regard r rd for lofty and worthy wortb exam examp5 exampI exampie
p5 pI but we fesr E er r he e assumes as the wrong
ioInt Jlnt lnt of view In the th crisis c1spOzJaIUL uponjjhlm pO ln He H HIa HeIa
Ia a 5 new nEw governor i ovCthor v r or we w e believe and ihaf ihafmay ili2fmay thf1ny
may may ac account otmt otint for or or his action ctfonjUt but he ought oughtto oughtto oughtto
to be set right r1gbt by by his friends neverthe nevertheless neverthelss e el
less l ss He ie should s utc realise rea1 r alTie ie that that a a govenor govenorstaff goVen goveriors goveriorsstaff rs rsstaff >
staff Is expected to be ornamental en entirely el elrelynot entirelynot ¬
tirely relynot not useful at t an aU H These Th Se gorgeous gorgeousaad gMgeot1S gMgeot1Sanr g igeOUS igeOUSnod
nod gUttering gentlemen i nflemen arc rc designed desl ed to tosW tosI tosIsse
sW sI sIsse ilte e resplendently resplend nty > of otcoursep course but to toIfigbt tofig tofightnever
Ifigbt fig fightnever tnever never Their ability biIfy t6 t ride rid rId exhdus exhdustiveTy exMUttVe1i exh us usflvely
tiveTy a b orsebacR iSeb d Is f heTCner n Tt1 fuftk r here nor aorthere 001Utece northere
there If they are able all well and good goodIf goodIt gootLIf
If not not they m ny y take an automobile automGQlItile a d dthe dthe
the important imp rtant records of history be Ia no nomanner nont8JBer nomanner
manner disturbed or changed c therefore thereforeTrue t1tereforeITrue thereforeTrue
True once once upon upena a time a certain rtiin In gpver gpvernerelect tpvernereJect gpverncrelect
ITrue nerelect of Mfcblgan ibb1g Ifblg n n fell off his horse horsewhile oorsewhile horsewhile
while proceeding to his inauguration bat batit butIt hOtit
it does not notspp appear ar that he did not make a agood aSOOd agood
good governor subsequently Suppose one oneof on onof Oz Ozof
of his 13 staff had h d met a like fate Would WouldIt
It prove Prove anything worth orlh while We trow trewnot trowDot trownot
not notLet
Let us hope other ofJI r governors goVern rs throughout throughoutthe throughoutthe out outt
the t e Union will not be moved to looHsfa or orunreasonable orunreS oruiIreas
unreasonable unreS uiIreas na1Jl things thJ gs even ven Chough apr apparat apret ppar ppart
et at t sanction tlon of r the same niRy ma z aibe be befeu fe d ed in inexalted inex Inexalted
exalted ex 1t d quarterst q qwart rt ci th at times timesComing tlm trnComing 8 8Coming
Coming as it does about hale way wa7 be betweea be between between
tween Lincoln Day and inauguration Jneub tJog day dayWashingtons dayWisbtngtons dayWisbtngtons
Wisbtngtons Birthday scorns S fatfrfi 1te tee to at attract at attnut attract ¬
tract scant s attention ltt ntlo this year y ±
It Will Be a Lock Canal CanalBr8en CnaL5YN CanaLBvindy
Br8en 5YN Bvindy ntir y the issde IsS1lE Irsd9as as between b lwe6n a sea sealevel sea seaJevet sealevel
level aad oo sd a lock caaal Is deaaiteiy set settled s stted aettied ¬
tied in Mr Tafts mind According Accortll g to tohis to1I1s tOhis
his announcement aIino neenumt at New Orleans the thework theWork thework
work is 3 to t go oa at the isthmus just justas justas Justa
as as a it has bgen bn R proceeding and there are areto arete areto
to be so changes ia the fundamentals of ofthe ofthe ofthe
the plan The engineers agree that the thelock thelock thelock
lock canal and the Gatun dam are prac practicable pract1cab1e praclicable ¬
ticable aDd safe safeS though t they will recom recommend ret9mmend reommend ¬
mend some important changes ia detail detaililr cretalI cretalIr detailMr
ilr r Tilts hope that the t e canal may be becompleted becompleted becompleted
completed during the next four years In Indicates IIItcates hadicates ¬
dicates a belief that t the work may y be beexpedited beexpedited beexpedte
expedited At all events events his faith that thatthe tltatUte thatthe
the canal may be finished by ISia It4 as Cot ColGoeihals CotG Ce CeGoUsab
Goeihals G tJui1s has freoweaily fr fro nU nUy predicted teid ap appears ap appears appears ¬
pears unshaken 1IAsll ken Whatever carping critics criticsa crltIcsmBY criticsmay
a may ay say Mr 11 Tats cheery cIIeeoco optimism optimismconeerafng ojatisnisnaconcerntng
coneerafng co the wltimale e success s of t this thisvast fWsnst Lidsvast
vast At enterprise ijrise accords e cond better with the theAmerieaa UteARieneaa theAmerican
American spirit than the tli gteomy ieo y prog prognostications pregstleaUOlts prognosticatious ¬
nostications stleaUOlts we hare been treated ttea e4i to of oflate orlate oflate
late lateIn
lateR
In R the nature tare of the case e the people peopleaud pepead peeIedud
dud ad in I J IOOs laecer degree ce their repressnta repressntatires rOpt ropteMatives S a atlves
tires ia Congress Cgr os s must rely r upon poII adi adimiBistratire ad adJRiMstratte adauilaLstrattve
miBistratire JRiMstratte oflScers o and ongineer o oeipe Slpeer r ad advisors a avis advisors ¬
visors f far r correct judgment as to the type typeof tneet typecanal
of eaaal e aftl and for the actual carrying out outf HItec outIC
ec f the project The T c best engineering eagiueeringtalent eagilteellngt engineeringtojeMt
talent t Rt in the country has bean 1 conceatrat conceatratleg COncentratof lCeatrat lCeatratIi
leg of la Ii the th the canal problem m It has been adwkhSlab b n nth
1 thoroughly th r ib1y studied from every side side and andMr aDClMr nd ndMr
Mr Taft himself to say nothing D of the thearmy fJManft7 thearmy
army eiaeers now In direct charge of ofi oreeastnletJH ofconstructisu
i construction are famfiiar f with every everyi everyhese eIl7 eIl7Pll
i phase hese ef it It Those men are risfthig their theirpersomil tIteIcperSHfl theirpersonal
personal perSHfl reputations r and their tit future futurei flltwefue suturefame
i fame on the iJt successful see SUC S5ful CSSf I execution ei of l the theproject titepreJect theproject
project If they cannot RDOt be trusted If Iftheir Ift1 ILtl
their t1 tl lr Judgment JtMI e t and u4 prefcss pnjfoasedlial o al s5efli eiU can cannot ca cat ca canot ¬
not not be reUed oil oa it Is impooafclo n1a te t sayOR say sayon
on whose judgment and skill we can rely relyi r ry ryCeraiHl3 ty tyc
i Certatety c there ere are ar are few members eiubers of ofCongress ofCongress
Congress who have haveghea given the problem problemsufficient M8We M8Wesilk1Mt problemuIIkient
sufficient study to t be gale ae to pronounce pronouncea proneuee proneueea pr neuzaee neuzaeea
a v vi1 vaiuaWe 1ii le j j4Hgm JidaeNt dgrae t upon u up ia U It Most Most of ofI oCtll ofth
I them tll Iii ni dodbUess ddbti nc fe f feet that t their o own owa0pIaIe ownOplaiii nt ntI
I dpmwRs must I be e guided guldedlgrgely targety by these theseof theseof e er
of r the people eop1 dfrectly cUy respow rL rezpe0ble We for the thecompletion ee8IDpietioR thecsinpletioii
completion of the work work r c They are ire bound boundto i iI
I te accept expert advice a advice provided prMl eti it seems seemsTeaso seemsreosonable i ireasonable
reasonable Teaso We and judicious Taking this thisj thisKMRt thispoint
j point of view Congress authorized the thetook theeali theIoc
took canal and It Is not called iT upon upJn to torevise toroC
revise T Its it judgment Smeet unless Riess very weighty weigfeiyireasons welsttfyTeaseas weightyreasons
reasons are brought IKOttg t forward far so 50Jag do doI dsIog
I lag From present prese t appearances a sneh rea reases reaias rcaou
ses ias ou s will not be forthcoming forthcomingIt tertlK8 forthce ItIAg ItIAgIt ilog ilogIt
It is interesting illteresU g to recall recaD m Ia view Tie efj efjthe 8C 8CUle ofthe
the obvious YIotts purpose of canal critics to todiscredit tdiscredit todiscredit
discredit the tII decision of the tJt Reosevett Reosevettadministration RHSeftIta4 Rcoeeveitadministration
a4 administration DIilRstraUoll favorable to a hxic canal ceaaithai eadtltai canalthat
thai both the President Presldeltt and 2 4t > Taft Taftwere tit titwere Thftwere
were were predisposed predlsp seG te the sealevel se JeVei JeVeiI project psjectprior projectprior
prior te i itl be e eiimteation late the ques question 4VeStieR ues uesthan ¬
tieR of canal cans I type by the beard of en engineers ears engteeers ¬
gineers rs appointed m ill ISti Hi which wide reached
a divided optolva In aa a addrass w teIMNtrd that thatboard thatboard
board Mr Roosevelt said s W he fait t lt the Sea Sealevel Se SeleeI seaj seajlevel
level eaaal to be tie best in the end eM if iffeasible ItfeftStltle Wfeasible
feasible and Dtt Mr i Taft Taft ia transmittm transmittmthe traa1tldU traa1tldUUte traastIeg traastIegthe
the report of the beard r41 to the President Presidentconfessed PresWento PresidenttOofessed
confessed o that he W nad originally iri jhasily thought thoughtthe tItougWthe thoughtthe
the seelevel canal would be much more morecertain WMKeeenatn ece eceetatn
certain to satisfy the demands of the theworlds the thewerfis thewedIs
worlds commence erCe bit that he had been beenconverted aeaTerie4 beenc
converted c nverted Terie4 to te the tII tb contrary view by the therep tiler therepdt
rep r repdt t t of the minority Mr Reouevettg ReouevettgJudgment RSOSeVeftOJumeat l
Judgment Ja6gate as stated hi his message ge to toCongress WIC toCongress
Congress C gre9S was affected a ted by the coucluaimt ewelus ewelusI coucluaimtef I
ef 1 Chief Engineer John F Stevens wh whtints who whothus j
tints soaBHartzed sunaa arIsod the advantages a uta s of the theluck theleek J Jleek
leek as compared C4IIDP oeuw red with the sealevel eaaal eaaalIt eBaI1 eBaI1Jt canalIt
It wl jffvvife pve as aafc and a imK i thar yatsise JH Ie Jar Jarh 5 51v i itIItpe
tIItpe h 1v > and dHreSacr w M be of C j r eMer eapadtr eapadtrk 1 1It
It wtI bey he tIN th b bof 1
el < k abs e Tttai 11a1 urcMta tn ef IlK he safely said te ewe fir the thea theled
a led ed waleis rsm ml the tileJI C ST s amA ctter rtsiaaK rtsiaaKaliiiC zun zunP I
P JI e fer f eergM 11 11caat edtr he heua
aliiiC ua aar aarma a caat tt JeQ n 11M he e c SCI I
I ma tII U aIM and d rnwer swe ta that CM u Mr ytnlfel tor heI Sy MV MVi
1 I eIeIdiiiu eIeIdiiiuIts e1 iI i iH1
H1 Its cost el 4Ife2 ss haeuaace 1 ate alii aliicIM bed bedthiiee
cIM dI v 1 t vt he the a1 sealevel sm4eslna i
na 1 1n
i naTbe n Tic ifciife the aai a an t n Kt r f KS cawiriictfn atxicU i K c be Mt Mtatv netne i iII
II atv Urn tila w meheW baV Utti t1sa of f a ouwl fl f taw p pThese f6t4eni f6t4enitype vcI vcItJJe
type 1 1I 1Tltese
typeThese I
These concluctetts C based on those tho of orbe the there th thve
be re American engineers consiitutin CeoStitothig g the themm UtertJ theher1y
mm her1y riW rtJ of the beard Md of eonsuKm ctJglnees 1tIa cn cngtaeerH i igtaeer2
gtaeerH were accepted aeeep ed by all hot one e of ofcemmlssldii ort1Ie ofthe
the tIteAm then meinta C th lethinlan A CaN CaNcMI CahalC
cemmlssldii cMI C nnei1Oii I by y Mr Taft Taft aad aa by the thejPreslient
jPreslient t f I Pr Preent ellt and Bd were anally accepted epted by byCongress byCongress
I fI Congress None e of them has been sue sucj aft afti sueI
i eessf ceesthily titty challenged unless Senator Kfet Kfetredge KtttI Rlttredge
redge was correct In his assertion a the theother thee theether
I other r daytbat d a seaievef s J vet easmi would woulde wwliIte weui weuihe
Ite e cheaper eJl aper titan the existing project projecthich pro1etTidda
f Tidda hich is improbable Jmpr le If the basis of the theoriginal tlte14trIf1Dal he heoriginal
14trIf1Dal original judgment j gmmt has been 1J proved proved to be beI beadwj
jaOTaME I adwj as the Jet of the eagineers eagineerswith eagineersj1th engineersj
j1th j with Mr Taft would seem to show sboa it is isnot isnot
I not surprising rp slDg that the t the decision of the thePresidentelect tIIet thePresidentelect
t Presidentelect should be to go ahead on onj 011i onthe
j i i the present plan plani planThe
i The T Senate finds that t at the th President was wasnot wasj wasI
j not BMJuStIAe justified hi his intimation that Con Congress Ce CeI Congress ¬
I gress purposely purp pdseb hampered the Investigat4 investiga investigations RTes ga gatiObs ¬
tions t4 is olr the Secret S r Service S officials but butthe butthe
1 the Senate is net disposed to topaw paw up the theearth theI theearth
I earth about It Iti ItIt It ItIf
I
i If CoL Bryan were not everlastingly everlastlIglytttaVeIIDg everlastinglyttzavellng
1 tttaVeIIDg traveling abwit t the UliltrYtdk1 country talking g about aboutlt alJoUtIt
lt It I people would soon forget that there theret thereis
t is any an Democratic mocratk party part says the thePhiladelphia thePhiladelphia
j Philadelphia Press Prlsi Perhaps ff our con contemporary tOntttnporary eontemporary
temporary speaks truly it Is jult jut as well wellthat
1 that Mr Bryan keep it up u upthough though why Whyr
r
Mr Brysfn B1ya 1tra traveling e1ing about ab U tt the e country countrytalkTng otintrytaIlfl untY untYtalkfng
I talkTng taIlfl aJwat t it snoafd d suggest SUgE1S tne tnePress th thPress tiiPress
Press conclusion cor efuBion Is not altogether all tt r clear clearLooks clearLooks clearLooks
Looks as alt a If Congress ongreSs ongre has iaq determined d detm1a t rm d to toput toput toput
put Mr Roosevelts census bill veto up to toMr toMr toMr
Mr Taft TaftJTevertheless TaftN TaftNevertheiess
JTevertheless N verUt Jess and notwithstanding we wedo we wedo wedo
do do not believe an attempt a tempt will wilt be made madeto madeto madeto
to disciplfae California c OIIIOr 1fa 1a by appmntlng a po ThUng Ung a aJapanese aJapeRese aJapanese
Japanese postmaster for San Francisco FrancIscoIt
j It is said Eve spoke only onlyfiftythree onlyfiftythreewords fiftythree fiftythreewords fiftythreewords
words IB I the Garden G rden of o Eden Etle 1 We are areJin ar arIn areIn
Jin In doubt whether this means she did not notitalk noltalk nottalk
italk talk much or that her h r vocabulary vo < abulary was wasmerely wasmerely 11
merely limited limitedThe limitedEh I
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The T1t esteemed esteen Roanolce Times Tim s hopes hopesThe hopesTile hopesThe
The Washington Wa8 lngton Herald will receive receivemany receivemerIy receivemay
many valentines and get furious Vain Vainhope Vainnope Vainhope
hope Life Is too short to f get et furious furiousIt furiousCXt furioussIt
sIt It Is now no announced that the apple Is Ismans isJMnS Isnia1ls
mans best friend says the Macon Ga GaNews GaNews GaNews
News It ought to be It started him on onhb onIds OnM
hb M downward d wnwaro career originally originallyHercules originallyHernules originallyHercules
Hercules set up the most stable gov government government government ¬
ernment ernment the1 the thdworld world World has ever known knoWn says saysthe s sthe Ci3 Ci3the
the Deseret News But where wherelsit is it today todayQh tod todiyQh j jQ
vast wilder wilderness wIIderBest wildernose ¬
Qh for a Lodge in some
ness Best as Mr Ir William Alden Ald n Smith EmU may mayhare msyMye mayhave
hare been tempted to say sayWhea sayWhea sayWhea
Whea Senator S mator Burrows announced the thevote thevote thevote
vote of oi Nebraska N bI3S1ca for the th Republican can ¬
dMates In counting tire electoral vote vot last lastWednesday lastWednesday J JWednesday
Wednesday we are sure it was the force forceof forcet forceat
of haTHt that promptefl prompt him and not a abase tlbase a abase
base design to chisel c 1sel Mr Ir Bryat out of ofany otallY ofany
any of f his political goods g odS and chattels chattelsNow chattelsNow chattelsNow
Now that the California legislature has hasexperienced h hasexperienced l lexperlODCed
experienced the delights of a Presidential Presidentialmessage Presidentialm Presidentialmessage
message m er two it probably never will willlook wlUleak willleak
leak on a mere governors message again againas againas againas
as anyt anything lng especially worth while whileA whlleA whileA
A few months ago agocomplaint complaint was made madethat rri mIdethat de deUlat
that a shortage of twodollar bills ex exfeted eX eXIsted cxhated
feted In I Treasury drc clrces s The discovery discoverythat disco discoverythat ry ryt I
that 2 represented the Per capita cost of ofvotes otYOtes ofvotes
votes In the late Wisconsin Senatorial Senatorialprimary Senator1alprtDuy Senatorialpalnap
primary palnap may 1M account for forOti igr It i iOn F FOR
Oti to t Washington says the Atlanta AtlantaJournal At1antJournal tJanta tJantaJeuFRaL
Journal DeHghtedl DeJlgllteIt j jIt
It seems that there t ere are some fine golf golflinks grill grillJmkS golftokn
links ia 1 Panama p too Mr Taft evidently evidentlydid ekentJtDOt evMentildid
did not overlook rle orIeok k nay of t the Important Importantthings Imporlanttillngs mnapoxtanttidaga
things thingsThe
tillngsThe
The The President of the United States Statesdees stat stati Statesdoes
i does not testify t6S fY at court or give evidence evidenceby evidenceeH evidenceby
by deposition eH N Net t that he would wouldcountenance wouldCCMIIItelllUtee wouldcountenance
countenance aajrthtog that might hamper hamperthe bampertIte hamperthe
the administration a of exact justice or orm ori orIn
i m IA anywise counteract the th square squ re r deal dealtheory d delitheory l ltJlfOI7
theory however howeverAs Hw howeverAs v r rAs
As till cans attached d to the tails of the thedogs thega thedogs
dogs ga of war w California cailterlila and Nevada N ada hap happily happhi ap appity ¬
pity failed to justify the expectations iPeC attons of ofthe oftile ofthe
the jtugoes jtugoesThe jlllgeesTIle JingOesThe
The Kmg of Spate spain Is to visit It the King Kingof Kingsr Kingof
of Portugal port gaL Evidently Alfonso Is a fiend fiendfi fiendfer fiendlOr
fi fer r excitement excitementEven exdtemOlltByea excitementEven
Even the sweet nothings 1M S that King Ed Edward Edwanl Edward ¬
ward is whispering to Emperor William Williamnowadays Williamnawodays Imam ImamWIIt
nowadays WIIt are to t be taken cum grano granosatis STnosalls granosalie
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came ca back to him with a a jolt we sus suspect suspect seapert ¬
pect when tint new prohibition pro ftJltIOn law a w gets getsunder getsIIIIIIer getsunder
under way wayA wayA wayA
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pretzels were made In America in 1S10 1S10says 1510S8fS IS1Oea
says ea the bma b bmaha iaha Bee Some Soin people will willrefuse willreCuse willrefuse
refuse to grew optimistic over the pretzel pretzelenteeft prelzel4k pretzelOtbook
enteeft 4k however until they learn ex exactly exU7 cxOct17 ¬
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The Columbia State thinks Congress CongressInclines Congresstadiltes Congressinclines
Inclines to great laughter on very small smallprovocation smaUPr81OCaUOR smallprovocation
provocation at times Well you see Con Congress Oongracs Congross ¬
gross has not bad many maD opportunities to tolaugh tJaugk tolaugh
laugh of hue years yearsThe nusT1I yearsThe
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tmt ttJlPris pswisaatfea possible bat it itk itII item4i
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take a boHiar that is sot perfectly perfectlyThere perectIritti perfectlyml
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if ft was not legal then it was an anBtel anMIllar anUlefel
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bea been d af the ixwteaatics R8C proposed proposedte
te OmmijgHnef Ot an4nisuea i5siIer West that the theKeep th thkffP they theykeep
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when be iras Mtemed ef the t r compti compticatieos C31ptat cxnptieattoos
at < catieos 8DS he gare 5 ue Te the District Dl rlct the 1 thedl hen bcnriK hent
riK t f the owbt bt and celebrated the theday theJ incday
day J vhBe Heary L L dedded not notto nottcJ nottn
to ca < W klwg alone alone and sd joined joinedd j ined ined1ft
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BANISHED BAXISHEDThe a aThe
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As we adroit adroitWas SdiniWas
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And pointed wit witBut wit witBut
But BUt fashions i f s s1I6M I ns change and 1900 ISOOLe4s 1900LeU 1900Lea
Lea Out ut tfie comic valentine valentineExperienced v valentineExperIenceil 1enttn 1enttnExperlenee
Experienced ExperiencedI l lfir
fir I i fear he has loved before beforeWhy betoreWhyT beforeWhy
Why WhyHe WhyT WhyTIii WhyDc
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saying anything anythingSmart anYtl anytMagsmnat lng lngSm
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That hen is i too o old ok to lay
Why do yo you OU keep her iherir iherirOn fheiiTOn then thenOn
On account accsp of her smartness She Shestill Sh Shstill Shestill
still cackles
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tSha1cs Shakspeare e re never repeated repeatedBut repeatedBut ropcatedBUt
But he never tried tri to run k daily hu humorous humorous bemorou9 ¬
morous column columnThe oelmnnTIle columnTile
TIle Impecnnlourf Impec ouJi Strain StrainToday Sw SwainToday h hToday
Today hell munch mimohThe mWionThe munchThe
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On cheese and crackers dine dineHis dineIIts dineHis
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Alas has went wentTe wentTo
Te To buy a valentine
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To play or merely to talkr talkrAnticipation tak tatkAnticipatIon t tntt
Anticipation Anticipationwlng AnticipatIonndng ntt ipn d n niwlng
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Yum YumY ym ymYes yhmYs
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and planked strawberries strawberriesDay atrawb strawberrisDay rrl S SDa
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11 hearsals h arzals
MODERN POETRY POETEYProtest POETRYProtest TOEfltLProtest
Protest Against 4atn t AnnnmpUon hsnmPllon It I i Is on onthe onthe onthe
the Decline DeclineFroaj Declineiron DeclineEmom
iron Froaj QKreat LKeraiwre LKeraiwreWhen LlcriaWr1te UtetitMeeWhen
When 1te ether et er topics fafl aB magazine magazinewriters mat mag zln zlnWriters Ine InenrIters
writers invariably inaria ly rraort rosor t t the de decMae declIRe doclime
clime of o poetry A lady J r writing In the theBeokman tb tbBeokJRaa theBeckman
Beckman asserts Writers et f verse ar arleft art artleft areleft
left left but let as accept the fact that this thisIs tbisIs thisIs
Is a mechanical baI and commercial age and andnot andnot andnot
not seek k to replace Tennyson and Lowell Lowellby Lowellb Lowellby
by b writers plainly unworthy werlh to tie their theirshoe t theirshoe ir irsltoe
shoe latebets Speaking of magazine magazinepoetry magazinepetry
poetry the same writer affirms that ter terrUffe territfie
rUffe rJ stun ran be found hi almost every
issue of otherwise ot1a e excellent periodicals
These verses teem with every imaginable
fault famt the slenderest aad ao most unpootical unpooticalof
of ideas b being tog expressed in lines whose whoserhythm whoserhythm whoserhythm
rhythm 6eAg deJl scanning and whose at attempts attempts attempts ¬
tempts at rhyme rhy are ar aa offense to both botaeye bot botefe bothe
eye efe e and ear We e part of whose business businessit
it is to t scan cao the magazines ga7J nes month after aftermonth aftermonth aftermonth
month month cannot ean ot subscribe rtbe to this pessi pessimistic pe pessimistic l ¬
mistic opinion While there is much muchdrivel Rluck Rluckdrtvel niuchdrivel
drivel never a month passes without withoutthe wlUHHItUte withoutthe
the publication of at least half dozen dozenpeema doZ dozenP00105 D Dpoems
poems that seem worthy Nrtlt of preservation preservationMen J r8ervaUonMen preservationMen
Men are wont to seek the golden g n age aseJR 4n 4nthe 4nthe
the past or in the distant future even evenIn evenIII evenhi
In Shakespeares 5A8k es days they th y have deplored deploredthe deploredtile deploredthe
the deterioration of the drama arid we weneed WeJI weneed
need JI d not turn many paces hi the t e critical criticaljournals crltkaJj criticaljournals
journals j JIBJs of Victorian days In order to 10and tofind
and utterances 1Itt raDeH eM evo vu more pessimistic pessimisticthan pe pesslalsththan 1stIc 1stIctltaa
than those t m lit the Bookman The late T TB TB TB
B B AWrleh AJddell In a letter to Mr Madison MadteonCawem MadisonCawehi
Cawem Caw rewrote r eU that in England as wail wailas wellas
as in tb U United Ualt l States States the poet who has hashad hasMe hashad
had a great following is i dead aDd that thatno thatno thatDo
no one ORe baa come to t take his place Yet Yethe Yetbe
he e hopefully HJ admits and this is a point pointw pointwe
w we too should like to make ake perhaps perhapsthe perhapsthe
the great gr t poet Is wit us u incognito even evenMOW evenwow
MOW When Wbe M Keats was mid ia his grave graveat graveat
at Rome Mr Aldrich remarks there therewere therewore
were not twetve tweIYeao no there were not two twomen twoRteA twomeg
men hi England who suspected sas ted that tho a agreat agreat agreat
great poet bad been mid at rest Leigh LeighHunt LetshHaRt LeighHunt
Hunt had a strong Idea that Keats eats was wasa wasa
a fine poet but not as fine R a poet as asLeigh asLelg asLeigh
Leigh Lelg Hunt Byron Moore Rogers aDd aadSouthey andSoethey
Southey could not read I1te The Eve of St StAgnes StAgJies StAgnes
Agnes and Hyperion X Na great poetry poetryexcept poetryc
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son MA Was was ever imntedtataiy Mly popMarM
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the depot de tby t by the WI sfceriff s sheri af the theccratj thernti j jccrnU
ccratj rnti aDd the aajar 4Jf i the city eitrAtitz eitfAlk cityAfire
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Mr Taft will be escorted lID min anwex ara anwexia
ia a the he toss t ail BoOfrag BitUf BitUfnKl s soup soupsad p paad
sad racroon oD eitlett rill be served serredboNBtifaOy servedboiwttfitliy
boNBtifaOy 1 at t this repast repastAt retJUtU repeatAt
At LoaisrWf SBter WatUTMw WatUTMwof W Wor
of the CburitrJowwH Coorltr 8IInId w wilt take tat the thebiff tHbig thebig
big Ohioan Of eau is chaise After AftrrfJJC to totpecUn I Ivpcctlng
tpecUn the sew jail and the city citywater twater citywater
water works site Ii Mr Taft aOl he herahed lienJhtl hersshtd
rahed to the leadis Je ia6 betel ami fed fedsane ffdscmt fedacme
sane men Eel potpie p aid aMtrapIl hootooH hootooHfrappe horneelfrappe
frappe will be meatS thIUIJ datatfly tiy passed passedaround pettedaround
around at t this fagctfea fagctfeaAr feDCti811At farnctienAt
At CiHcfcnati the est step qt Mr MrTaft 1frrAft MrTaft
Taft wfll eat what fe pot before lIdonbim beforehim bef r rbta
him aDd ask w quettieva it itnrterstod I I1Ifn u uuvderettod
1Ifn nrterstod id People who bare Jia Jiatbeft bee beethcr bees beestheme
thcr theme adrtse drl bin Iii that this cotese cotesewill cMineYiU ve vewill
will bring feyer f er regrets ngretaqvcntlr nrttsIPIttI nibes nibesQunItly
qvcntlr qvcntlrIt IPIttI tb tblt
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Ordered dtnd t m1 that thLtkat wfr 5 plate IM br benOed 6ed beet beafStcak beettteak
Stcak bnStd Irish potatoes IOtatcup rice riceslewed riceat
slewed at ed pinncs p penocs and tOnI rs bread 1 1for b bwired be besirtect
wired < for dinner d lmfr at the WlIiteHfJ1 While WhileHew VbiteH
HfJ1 Hew H tf e on March Iarch I L
i 1 MEETING TING PRESIDENT HKGjKGir HKGjKGirBaltimore tINcoLii tINcoLiinaltimore LIWThlTBaltimore
Baltimore Editor Recall an Episode Episodeof Epls 1e 1eI <
I
of the theWar theWarGe War WarGee
I Gee Ge Ge Felix FdhAjtrnsintheBaltimoeeStar FdhAjtrnsintheBaltimoeeStar1tim Agnosia tbeBaKteore Star SUsAlter StarAi
Alter Ai 1tim i the fall of of Port fiudson udsOn L LNinCt fiE fiEf 5 5Nineteenth
Nineteenth NinCt f rt1i hr rmy y Corpa C 11J3 K 1tRoWri iioow < rwn fis the theArmy theArmy theArnay
Army of the Gulf 32jGOO 29OO men under und l Gen GenEmory GenEmorY GenEmnory
Emory was ordered ordet a to reinforce Gen GenGrant GenGrant GenGrant
Grant We were sent up the James River Riverand Riveri Riveritlci
and i aotm 2 D had h d a fight at Deep Bottom BoiteraAftef BottomAttet Botom BotomAftei
Aftef only ony three days we were much arachdisturbed muchdisturbed touchdisturbed
disturbed to receive an order to reem reeraIfafS reemb reemliaL
IfafS b r1r and nd of or course c cOtirl 1lr8e we knew nothing nothingat IIOtIiIttgat tkklg tkklgat
at the time of our new destination We Wewent Wewent Wewent
went down the Jamas Jam and up the PoUt Potomac PoUtmac Petemac ¬
mac mac and then suddenly found we were werebeing wereeIng werebeing
being eIng rushed to t Washington Earlys Earlysmovements Ear1 Earlysmov s smo
movements mo mov ments had frightened trlgJitan d the tb Capital Capitaland Ca Caand CaTAL2Iand
and Grant found he could spare the Nine Nineteenth Nineteenth Nineteenth ¬
teenth Corps for the emergency emergencyLanding emergeneLanding emergencyLanding
Landing at the navy yard we were weregiven weregiven weregiven
given 100 rounds of ammunition n aDd aadthree aDdthree andthree
three days rations and hastened hasten < to the thecity th thcity thecity
city Our men had seen hard service s ke and andhad andhad oo ooh
had h 1 the look of real soldiers weather wetherB weather1laten
B 5 1laten aten t n and seasoned I was eonuaaadteg eonuaaadtegnty c
my regiment the Duryea Zo Zouaves Wes whose whosefaded whes whestsded whosefaded
faded uniforms were w very ery different from fromthe fromthe fromthe
the gay colors they bad worn worn when they theyfirst tReyfirst theyfirst
first went South An orderly rode ro e up and andsaid andsaid andsaid
said we were to pass before the PreeldSat PreeldSatof Preeid T1t T1tot
of the United States I slowed the pace paceand paceand paceand
and formed divisions front and s seat at word wordalong wordalong wordalong
along that the th President was to review reviewvs r reviewus vtew vtewliS
vs It was marvelous to see se the thrill thrillof tIIrlllot thrillof
of interest and enthusiasm that ran ranthroagh raRthi ranthrOugh
thrOugh thi ugh those ranks After we passed In Inreview inr Inreview
review r 1 w the same s me orderly rode HP again
and said the President Presk ent wanted to see me meAs m mAs meAs
As I wheeled I saw the President stand standing staAIng standIng ¬
ing on a box or low 1oi platform 1IIatt taiatfbcma nDa a tall tellhomely tallh tallhomely
homely h mely but marvelOusly kind f face a e and andfigure aDdtisure andfigure
figure Jumping from my horse IO I sa saleted saluted satoted
toted and President Lincoln Llnc m extended extea e4 his hishand hisJiant hisbands
hand bands saying Young YO ng man I want to tocongratulate tocongratulate tocongratulate
congratulate you on the appearance aPP appeaalce 1ee of ofyour elyour ofyour
your Zouaves I tr tried ed to express w wappreciation DIYappr myappreciation
appreciation appr clatJon and be added I I think thinkyoung tldDkYHRg thinkyoung
young man man you may soon have a brush brushwith bnt brustwith 4t 4twith
with them Surely enough beyond CabIn CableJohn CabInJohn CabinJohn
John Bridge that night we had a skirmish skirmishand skSnRlstlan1 skirmishand
and we spent the night oa the skirmish skirnrisfcH sk naIskJlRQ skirmishline
H line lineIt < 5 5It
JlRQIt
It had ad been my prhrOeg to meet IAn Lincoln IJace1ri IAncoin ¬
coin before bet tide incident IRd CDt is most mostfirmly m5tArmly mostfirmly
firmly outMaed fa my mind because of ofthe rUte ofthe
the effect it had up upft every mean hi ray rayregiment JDJregiment myrogimeat
regiment It was indoscrihahie MLhIe Each Eachseemed Esehseemed Eachseemed
seemed to feel that be had himself 1aIm it = been beenhonored beenhoaored beenhonored
honored This special recognition ree lU o be had hadpaid badpaid hadpabj
paid more than anything else could have havedone havedone havedone
done for all they bad suffered and for si sithe nfl aJIUae nflthe
the dangers da geni they expected to encounter encounterThis URterThis encounterThis
This was Lincolns Influence Sa the drfl drflwar dTilwar civifwar
war war The humblest bum est soldier considered consideredhim consideredhim ed edhim
him a personal friend always approach approachable appreadaaWe approachable ¬
able and the mightiest Intellects bowed bowedwillingly 1MtwedwillinglY bowedwillingly
willingly before his genius became It was wasas wuas wasas
as modest as It was great greatMeeting greateetJag groutMeeting
Meeting eetJag Lincoln turned many a great greatQuestion greatQuestion greatituestlon
Question In that mighty couttct Seeing Seetaghim Seeiaghim Seeinghim
him was w an inspiration Uon that hat swept over overcrowds overcrowds overcrowds
crowds and armies like a benediction henedtetioHTwo benedictionTwo
Two men I met who w wb ha 1sa4l l this almost almostdivine almostdivine
divine gift The oas on was Lincoln and andthe abdthe
the other was Phil Sheridan As dif different different illbrent ¬
ferent as the poles were their characters charactersbut cDaraetersbut charactersbut
but the power of mastery was te them thesiboth tbemboth themboth
both It seems eems to me that the thing we weshould weabiouid
should see most in Lincoln was u ate ire tremendous tre ireniendous ¬
mendous m dous power pov over men Even Napo Napoleons Nap Napleans ¬
leans was not greater There e Is much orachidle DNdaIdle muchIdle
idle sentimentality 6D meDta over Us simple nod aadhwnbie Aih1KDble nodhumble
humble life when as a matter af fact facthe filetbe factbe
be was always a giant and t to moot mootcR5 htea JIIIIIwas hteawas
was to feel the force and toe glow that thatcome tIIetceme thatcome
come front 1rootgreatness rem greatness ye Utes6 persoaied persoaiedCalifornia ecMAICieCalifornia IecsealfiedCalifornia
California Protected ProtectedFrooathorfewYotkTritMoe ProtectedF ProtecteiLFrm
FrooathorfewYotkTritMoe FrooathorfewYotkTritMoei F dill N Y8 Y8T7m1er Tm TmUnder
i Under tb the nations pre present at a agreements agreementswith rHMeiltswltk reeweats reeweatsI
I with JXTJKH Californias s Interests are suf sufficieatly saffteJe sofficleattly
ficieatly fteJe protected The Japanese IIeI6e govern government berauteDt governmeat ¬
meat has conefeated teG to restrict the eaU eaUgratkm eadgrntJOR cmlgratlon
gratkm to t this country of cootie eoeIIeIt laborers laborersIt laborersIt
It It is keeping its promises pr and has checked checkedtne cbecJte4tae checleedt1e
tne tae influx into CaJK California of Japanese of ofthe ctlte 1 1the
the objectienal class Japans own ow policy pottcycoincides pelleyOOIaeld policycoincides
coincides s with oars for It has no Ifpopulation surplus surpluspopulation surpluspopulation
population of which it wishes to b De rid ridThere ridThere ridThere
There are enough eDOQ uses VS for the Japanese Japanesecoolies JapanesetOOIles Japanesecoolles
coolies nearer Ter borne California te I there therefore UMrefere therefire ¬
fore fairly aJ y protected pret Ud under existing ar arrangements arrangemeJlt axrangeaneata ¬
rangements There is no danger of aa aainvasion aamvastoR anInvasion
invasion of Japanese laborers Were Werethere Werethere Werethere
there such a danger the agitation on the theCoast tilecst theCoast
Coast would be much more JIIOreIt hxtetiigfbfe hxtetiigfbfeIt
It Hh Has It Its Drawbacks DrawbacksFebruary DrnwbncksFara DrawbacksFsina
Fara theSt St III n nF8nIalY RtcFabruary
February 12 can never make a very use useful me mef nsetot ¬
tot f hoMdar Isoilds It hvtoo 190 early for foraoo baseball baseballand baseballad
and ad too late for fMtM11 football
EreryHead THE BIG STICK TICK TICKVOL I Tr I IVOL IVOL
VOL II NO NO39 39 WASHINGTON FEBRUARY 13 1909 TWO CENTS E ET Ts
I ITawae
TAWNEY TAWNEYFURSUED TAWNEYFURSUEDTawasy PURSUED PURSUEDTawve
Tawve Tawasy ttopped Mi hi fraot U 4 the theRfeg theRiggs e eRb
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Black Shuck Bat walcfted ths tlass t tacediAS Mta Mtaaeo
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4eornttr el f the old Metr Metapelkan MetapelkanDesk r petlUn petlUnnH Ua UaTawac7
nH nHTallr1leJ DeskTasney
Tawac7 took an F street car fee ferthe feethe c ctate
the Capital IB the trailer ost calm os4GdW1 calmcI B Bdub
dub cI reaoia rea readeg a mornias theeeis edMea kI8nt ef efthe stthe
the E1IIIhr MMMS Journal J sat at a Tall TtBXa TallI Ti Ti3a
I Xa 3a WcorteK a Black Shuck Hat HatTatnKy HaLfa HatTawsU
TatnKy fa packed sated through iB lbs r rtwoa 1 1e matiolt
twoa of e th Ute CapMeL ca A ATali TaM Man ManWe ManWoilaz 10 10a
Woilaz We fc z a Black Slouch Hat Hat lynx lyaxey bcaim lynxisol
isol ey t sot alert aim sBf s slipped cd iMo a recess recessf reets5el resessSC
el f the whfcrertes gallery gaWaywidMd aM aMwakite au auid
widMd id bin s e by byTAWM iITTaIrMf bjTawney
TaIrMf TAWM SafeJwd b ha o ckr ckrMioBe r w week weekned rk rkaad
ned stroBed frets the Capitol C to tothe 0tW todwe
dwe the > ew W1Ucanl Vittard aconapaaied ll aiEd by bySenior Jrtor bySunte
Senior HeiaeBway in order to cst cstexeisise ptexm2se geteaeasc
exeisise eaeasc a Hi d a breath of fresh air air1w
1 1w the doorway of the Xatlonil XatJemlBowl NatimalHotel XatlonilHo
Ho Bowl Hotel MIl caocealed ciikd tad watchtag watchtagthea n ndiem vacMe vacMethem
diem TJsftasay rtood a Tall T Man MaaAV Manweisg bu buWMrilti
AV WMrilti r e I Black Skwch Hat HatTawaey IhLT HatTawsey
Tawaey T at the Eveafaifr StAr oor ooraer oxe eneas
aer as passed 1WI to read the news btrij btrijMtos but bltI1etiu buttohes
Mtos 1etiu when 1fl en fee e case c ne f face w to face1 face1with ace acewida facewith
with a TaM Man Wearing a Black BkckSic Blackstwdt DiackSlouch
Sic Slouch ch Hat HatTa IhLTa1W1 HatTawuty
Ta Ta1W1 My went to the Hightewb Hightewbte
te the creates to ii asset some sem em friends Jriejrfiawl fritBli5aM friendsand
awl a aA be cane Mt t at 11 > d8tJt d8tJtal dtkand Jaek Jaekaa
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Yearfec Yea a Black Slouch Hat Hat who whosoaacd WMHIatd whoaimed
aimed to be takkt notes aotealUaebws BOtaRueJ notesltea
lUaebws RueJ ltea beg hut domki domicile donrf > Tawaer Tawaerfoenved Tawacyduermued
foenved bcWwi a krappost across acrossthe acussthe cms5 cms5Uttt i
the street the shadow of a TaM TaMMaa TaJI1u TaRIren
Maa Wearies a Bkck Blec Stench d1 Hat HatHere HatHere HatHere
Here is the cumulative IaU1e daraiaWe daraiaWeerieace damDa damnaeevidence
evidence of Re oe day dayone oae day only erfytbtote IrtheT1Iq onlythewbe4 llej
tbtote theT1Iq how ear eu public IBOT are areshadowed ueIIadow aresiadecred
shadowed IIadow and permed Cd under darspem the theeeploMSf ticemt
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root r in oar midst aad threatens 1 t takSI to topot ta tomt
pot a biieht upon xm the 1 crewtk and aafifair UiIWr andIir
fair aaaw cf cl1 this great republic republicis rtpnbHcla
Is it not > ot Mh time to tall a halt baitIs haltIs haltit I
Is it sot hifi time to 8 caR tIema tIemaCI deenchif wa waChief
Chief YSHe Wilkie and call him Seen ammgood Seenued
good ued aid hard hardA urdfMtilet ItatmiA II
A fwcther expose of the wbeie wbeiedhRpaaMe wlwll meheledineintable
dhRpaaMe sfstoa sjst em m may be looted lootedfar tootsr bootedto I
far te the C C Congressional < 3nsres5 anal Record rd any aayday U1EXUmIT anyda
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day that t the ia III ini k iat t was way wayaad a ct ctaDd o oand
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city cityI
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what was th tM d dirniun sR batwctx idweIaa aa aaoptterist saepdukt
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By THE SPECTATOR SPECTATORHarriet SIECTA1OBHarrlet SPECTATORHarriet
Harriet Elaine BlaIne Beale has been very verymuch v VerYmuch ij ijmuch
much in the public eye recently because becauseof BUse
of 0 the appearance of her mothers letterS tetterswhich I letterSwhich tters tterswhich
which she edited and which have havepublished beeir beeirpabllshed J n npub1fshed
published under the title Mrs Blames BlairiesLetters B1 BlamesLetters nes nesLetters
Letters Mrs Beals does not seek the thelimelight theUmoUgat th thlimelight
limelight and the position she now occu occupies Occupies ¬
pies is not psTeicularJjr p doularJy agreeable to her herSb 1 herSb r rShe
Sb She is the youngest daughter daught r of the late lateJames lateJames lateJames
James G Blame the petted favorite favoriteof favoriteof av rlte rlteof
of the e family and perhaps the cleverest cleverestof el verest verestor
of all his children childrenSince cbIldfenSince childrenSInce
Since her mpthers death Mrs Irs Beale Bealehas Bealelias Bealehas
has made her home in Washington Jri SH6 SH6lives SIflives SifOlives
lives in the house her mother bought boughtshortly boughtshortly boughtshortly
shortly before her h death in K street streetnear siteetp siteetpnear teet teetnear
near Fifteenth FIC aItb street street and Is a person to tobe toe tobe
be reckoned with w th socially sociallyHer sociallyHer sociallyHer
Her afternoons and evenings at home homeapproach homeapproach homeapproach
approach as s near as possible the French Frenchsalons Frenchsalons
salons of the eighteenth century Harriet HarrietBeale Ha UarrfCtBeale et
Beale is S a haridsome Woman tall t 11 well wellformed wenformed wellformed
formed and graceful and In intellect intellectabreast Intell Intellectabreast t tabreast
abreast of the most advanced women of ofthe ofthe
the day She is of society s etr not in It Jt and andmakes andmae andmakes
makes mae no pretense of keeping up with withthe withthe withthe
the social parade par de but in all humanitarian humanitarianand
and charitable projects she is in the ad advanced adva advaneed ¬
vanced va Ced guard and at her house one meets meetsthe meetsthe meetsthe
the very flower of society at the Capital CapitalMrs O1pltnlIrs CapitalMrs
Mrs Irs Elaines Letters are only the thechronicles thechronicleS thechronicles
chronicles of a happy wife and mother of ofan otf ofan
f an Important family but no state secrets secretsare secretsare crets
are set down in them the m and there is none noneof noneof noneof
of the back stair gossip no jottings of ofthe otthe ofthe
the kitchen cabinet one would expect
from the wife of a man who was pre premier premier prototer ¬
mier at a crucial time In the history of ofthe otUte ofthe
the republic No o one wits has read her hermothers herJDOtbers hrmothers
mothers letters feel that th t she hasshown hasshownmuch baHlhownm hasshownmuch
much m ch discrimination in editing them themwhich themwhich themwhich
which is regrettable for she fte ha4 the op opportunity op opportunity opportunity ¬
portunity of giving to the public some something something something ¬
thing that was really worth while whileThe whiJeTh whileThe
The Th midshipmen at Annapolis are natj natjuraliy nat naturaHy natorally
orally much annoyed at the action of otcngress ofCongress i iCongress
Congress la falling to provide means for fortheir fortlaelr fortheir
their entertainment entertinm nt when they come to toWashington toi toWashington
i Washington Was mgt n for the inaugural exercises exercisesThe exercisesThe exercisesThe
The story is amusing really reall when it Is Istaken Istaken
i taken into consideration C8 It is not of their theirown theirO theirown
own O R volition that they mil stand for forhours forhours forhours
hours in the parade and it is certainly certainlynatural certainlYBatwal certainlynatural
natural that since they are working for forUncle fortisele
Uncle Sam that Uncle Sam should pay paytheir paytheir
their bills This dispute brings to mind mindprevious mindprevlotaS naindprevious
previous Sna inaugurations guratk ns when both cadets cadetsfrom cadetsfnMII cadetsfrom
from West Point and the midshipmen midshipmenfrom midshipmenfrom midshipmenfront
from Annapolis suffered su erEd from the effects effectsof efeetsof
of the exposure of the exercises incident incidentto
to the th induction of a new President into intooffice IntooftIee Intoee
office ee In Grants second administration administrationthe
the weather was so bitterly Jitter1 cold that sev several S6 S6eral s r roral ¬
eral of the flip West Point cadets were frost frostbitten frostDttten frostbitten ¬
bitten ana a affd d one of them was compelled to tospend tospend tospend
spend several weeks in the hospital as a aresult 8r8Ult aresult
result of e f his inaugural experience We Wehave Wee Wehave
have e become more sensible se since then and andboth andboth andboth
both the midshipmen and cadets wHI wHIdoubtless wHIdoobUess willdoubtless
doubtless be warmly ckKhed clot ed when thy thycome t theycome y ycome
come to assist at Mr rr Tafts aits InauguraL maaguraLBut lDauguralBut InauguraLBut
But it hardly speaks well for oar govern government government governmutt ¬
ment that It should be left to a private privateperson privatePUSOA privateperson
person to feed the countrys defenders defendersJust defendersJst defendersJust
Just now because becauseol of the Presidents
manifesto manit Ste the Marine Corps is in the theameHght theUmelgilt thelimelight
limelight and everything In connection connectionwith coanecUoawith connectionwith
with that service is of importance llp yantEtp so the thestory tbestoo thestory
story of the origin of the Marine Ba Bilod Bilodwhich ll lwhIdI fl flwhich
which has played such a rule ia Wash WashingtoR Waskmgt4 WashIngteu
ingtoR a will not be without interest This Thisband sIUMi Thisband
band owes its existence Ce to the eccen eccentricities eccentricities cecentricities ¬
tricities of ORe Capt McXefl M Ne who was a agallant agaJI8at agallant
gallant if peculiar officer of ia the United UnitedStates UDltedStates UnitedStates
States navy TY at the beginning iADla ot last cen century century contury ¬
tury The Tb story goes that Capt McNeil McNeilwhen McNeILwhen ICseHwhell
when ha h command of the Boston B stoo off tr the thecoast theCOS6t thecest
coast of Sicily engaged a band belong belonging beIougIDg belonglug ¬
lug to s regiment quartered at Messina Messinato Iesetnato
to play pl5 en his ship and that when it was wassafe was1e wassafe
safe aboard be sailed away with it to toAmerica toI toAmend
I America and so the Marine Band was ac acquired ac acquireQ anqul ¬
quired quiredWhat quireQW qul
What became of the band is not writ writted wrItte writteal
ted te bat later Just before the war of 182 182another 1Sl 1SlaDOtber 1512another
another naval val officer of reckless and ven venturesome vent vestturesinwe ¬
turesome t e spirit when cruising along the thecoast thecoast
I coast of Italy sent a boats b crew ashore ashorewith ashorewith ashorewith
with instruction i tkKt to impress impre s a band of ofstrolling oCstroDiRg ofstrolling
strolling musicians as American seamen seamenThis seamenThin eamcnThis
This wes done e and the poor stolen IUd Italians IUdIaAs hallasas ¬
ians were brought to this th country Presi President PresideDt President ¬
dent Madison lsOD failed to appreciate the thehomer tbehUlltOl thehumor
homer of this eseapad and o oiliered ered the themusicians theustdans themusicians
musicians returned to their own country countryThey countryThey countryThey
They were accordingly acconU gly placed on a man maROCwar maoofwar manofwar
ofwar bound for the Mediterranean Iediterra an but buton butOR
OR the way out this vessel met aDd cap captared captared capturd
tared turd a British war ship and having to toreturn toretuna
return with the prize brought the men menback men1Miek anonback
back to New York with her This vic victory vietory Ic IctoIT ¬
tory perhaps Inspired l the Italians with withan withaa withha
an admiration for the service for It seems seemsthey seemstile seemsthey
they tile abandoned the idea of t returning returninghome returningJIome returningborne
home enlisted shortly afterward and andsubsequently andsUbseQuently andsubsequently
subsequently were formed into the Marine MarineBaad arlDeaad MarineBand
Band There is no doubt some truth in inthis inthis Inthis
this story although It is not et muck more morethaa morethan motethan
than a tradition for the early e records of ofthe orUte ofthe
the band show on Its rolls the names of ofthirteen o othirteen ofthirteen
thirteen Italian musicians Its personnel personneltoday personnelte personneltodel
today is almost evenly eenf divided between betweenGermane betweenGennDS betweenGermane
Germane and Italians bat its leaders leadershave 1eadershave leadershave
have been with one exception Italians or orof 8CoC orof
of Italian descent descentFree descenlFree descentFree
Free Trade in Lumber LumberRwni LumberFJt LumberPza
Rwni Pza the Detroit Fw Press PressTwe PmTwv PressTwo
Two principles are axiomatic in this thislumber tlIishun thislumber
lumber hun r discussion Every E ery foot of lumber lumberbrought IW lutitb tb r rBrougbt rbrought
brought Into the United States from Can Canada Canad Canads ¬
ads ad saves a foot of American standing standingtimber staadmgU standingtimber
timber And every year that passes p ses < gives givesthat givestbat givesthat
that much more m r chance for gate ia re reforestation Te Teforestation reforestation ¬
forestation We must have about 4S 4StttOOMft 4 4mtooaiQI 4d4tiU
tttOOMft 4tiU feet of lumber If we e can bring bringsome DringsOifte bringso
some so i of e that t lumber ia from Canada Caaa a we wesave weS8T wesave
save S8T to that extent oar own depleted r rserves re reeITes re reserves
serves and give time for our stripped strippedwatersheds strippedwatersheds strippedwatersheds
watersheds to grow the trees that t at will willattract willattract willattract
attract and control the rainfall We v e di directly direcUy direetly
rectly aid two of the important reforms reformsor reformsof
I of the day dayreforestation reforestation and conservation conservationof
of certain natural resources re < urces other than thanforests thanforests
1 forests
Panama Canal Cnn l and Trade TradeFoot TrndeFfta TraadcFresi
Foot th tile AtfefiU Osadtefe OsadtefeRegarding CGatitwi1eLRegarding CmstltnllcsRegarding
Regarding the Penama canal 1 Into ril which whichwe w whichwe lch lchwe
we are emptying millions of or o money mon Y and andyears andrears andyears
years of time as welt as international IRternatJonalreputation laternationgrepotatlon internationalreputation
reputation it is incumbent on the South Southto Southto Southto
to remember that the delay elay in complet completing completSuI completlag ¬
lag this historic blsto c project gives as the op opportunity opr opportunity ¬
r portunity to adequately prepare for proflt profltj profltIng profitlug
j ing from it it The day that witnesses its itsI Itsopening
I j opening to commerce should witness also alsosuch alsoI alsoch
such ch development of manufacturing In InDixie InDlrlC InDIh
I Dixie that ships AlpS will be readyladen with withnniabed mthfinl Itta Ittafinished
bed finl goods to invade the markets mark ta of ofthe ofI ofthe
the Orient Or nt and of the western coast of ofSouth oj ojSouth ofSouth
I South America Am ila We lV r have ha e the goods g o s and anathe andI andthe
the men Have we the initiative and en enterprise enterprlse enterprise ¬
I
terprise
terprlsen
An A n Aggressive PrcBlfleht PrcBlflehti Prct Prcsille laent laentJ t
i J Bigir CteLmbarHa C in the t e New ew Yqdc rlt Mail MagI lliIAs MailAs
I As nearly near y as can be judged from their theirI theirexpressions theirexpresslons
I expressions to their Congressmen Congr ssmen and andIn andIn andin
In other ways w ways ys the people rejoice r folc in Rise RQOsevelt Risevolt
jvelt volt as a great aggressive President PresidentThey PresIdentThey PresidentThey
They accept him as the aggressive head headi heador headof
i of an aggressive nation They are appar apparjently apparently apparcatty
jently catty as as mtich interested in his proceed preceedJags PI1JCeedlugs proceedbags
Jags as they ever eerbave have been beenWnte beenAJllte beenWaste
Waste AJllte and Starvation StarvationFHBH StnrriltlonPnIm StarvationFnam
FHBH the t K er c leek frenfeg eDhtg Past PastDreadnoughts p pDreadnoughts PeatDreadnoughts
Dreadnoughts And bread br ad noughts gd gdhand d dband
hand in hand i iTfe
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At THE HOTELS HOTELSThe I
II
I The defeat of 0 the bat 1 to t segregate segregateJapanese segregateJap segregateJap
Japanese Jap nese n sC pupils In CaMfornfefs public publicschools poblieschoOls ubUc ubUcfscho
fscho schools 1s was most fortunate for the thecountry tbelC thethity
country tIDtty at large said CassIHy Cook a awelHjnown a1i1n aC1Fknown
lC
welHjnown 1i1n Wn Wall street lawyer at the theICew thoNeW theNew
NeW Wlllard Wllard1ast last night DlgktThe nightThe nightThe
The Japanese commercial interests in inthe inmetropoJls Inthe
the metropolis he continued are e grow growing growIng growflag ¬
ing rapidly and e tlr ourtrad r trade tradlfw wilit 1 Japan Japanwonld Japanonld Japanwould
would onld be s s sCriously rfoasfy affected by the pro proposed po poposed ptaposed ¬
posed measure measureNew measureNew measureNew
New York financiers and N1 merchants merchantgreatly merchantsgTe merchantsgreatly
greatly gTe t1y deplore d j5lore the annual t Japanese Jap s6 war warbugaboos warbugaboo warbugaboo
bugaboo manufactured here simply to toexpS3Ite toXp toepdIte
expS3Ite Xp dft large appropriations approprlatle for battle battleships bett1shIps battleships
ships and war materials materialsA
A more more friendly atfitade of oar gov government government government ¬
ernment to Japan and China would in increase Inorease Increase ¬
crease our Oriental trade and bring many manythousands manythousands manythousands
thousands of additional pupils from those thosecountries thosecountrle thosecountries
countries to our land for higher collegiate collegiateland coUegfatcand collegiateand
land and technical education ucation Columbia Yale Yaleand Yale Yaleand Yaleland
land and Harvard now noW have have among their theirbrightest theirrbtIg theirbdghtest
rbtIg brightest teSt students Japanese e and Chinese Chineseyouths Chineset hinese hineseIyouths
t Iyouths youths The United States is naturally naturallysought natnraIlysousht naturallysought
sought by b30 these progressive young youngwho meo meowho me mewho
who are ambitious to advance their coun countries countries countries ¬
tries educationally educa Onally and commercially commerciallyTheir oommerc1a1lyTheir commercIallyTheir
Their presence as students in our colleges collegesought coIegesought collegesought
ought to be encouraged and further ur er Japa Japanese Tapanose apa apan ¬
nose n e war scares and unjust legislation legislationought 1eglslatlonought legislationCught
ought to be stopped stoppedUnless stopPedUnl stopiedUnless
Unless Unl SS Congress steps HI soon and does doessomething d doessomething eK eKsomething
something to perpetrate p tile s Supply ppJy of offresh offresb offresh
fresh water mussels the pearlbatten n in industry Industry Industry ¬
dustry of this country wilt Qe e ruined ac according according socording ¬
cording to Lewis X N Barber of Pnfiadel P I
phta who Is interested d in the Industry iadestryarid ladastrynd Industryarid
arid who is at t the Ebbiu EbbiuThere E8ituThere EbbittThere
There are collateral Industries which whichhave whkhha whichhave
have ha e grqwn up as a result of the tIs manu manufacture mannfactare ¬ J Jc11lre
facture c11lre of pearl buttons in the United UnitedStates tnltedStates Unitedstates
States from freshwater res water mussels con continued eontinned on ontlnue ¬
tinned Mr 1r Barber The sale of pearls pearlsand pearlsand pearlsand
and baroques w which c are fouad in the thefreshwater ftefreshwater thefreshwater
freshwater mussels has grown gr wn to large largeproportions Jargeproportions largeproportion
proportions and a conservative estimate estimatewould estimatewould estimatewoulil
would place the value of these pearls at at1CCGO attLGOCtOOO atThlloc0O
1CCGO per annum Another industry industrywhich industrywhIch Industrywhich
which has grown up as a result of the themanufacture themanufacture themanufacture
manufacture of buttons from these shells shellsis shelIsIs shellsis
is the manufacture of buckles and other otherarticles otherarticles otherarticles
articles of f adornment Including stickpins stickpinsbrooches stkkpfnsbrooches StICItpIZISbrooches
brooches and other articles of o jewelry jewelryit
it has been clearly established b bscientists by byEclenthts bscientists
scientists who have made a special spec studv studvof studVof studyof
of the subject subj t that t Ute steady decline d of ofthe ofthe ofthe
the beds demands remedial measures If Ifthe f fthe fthe
the supply is to be maintained for more morethan morethaa morethea
than a few years There are still many manyfundamental manyfun1amental manyfuariarnental
fundamental scientific facts rdatin relating tn tnthe tntre cithe
the subject which are yet to be deter determined determined determined ¬
mined For example we do not know knowthe knoWthe knowthe
the exact breeding seasons of any anyone anyoneot one oneof oneof
of the button mussels mus < We do not know knowwhat knowwhat knowwhat
what fish are arebest best adapted a to carrying th thglochidia the thpglochldla thegloebidla < >
glochidia of each species nor what are arethe ar arthe arethe
the best methods for work on a larg largsoale 1arbsaale large largecaie <
soale caie These T facts can be ascertained a < If Ifproper Ifproper ifproper
proper facilities for work are provided providedand providfdand providedand
and they must be ascertained before the theprocess theproceSs theprocess
process of artificial propagation can be baestablished beestablished beestablished
established on a sound basis but since sincemany sn snmany sineemany
many of them can only be b learned by bythe byUte bytk
the tk actual experience of attempting arti artificial artificial artitidal ¬
ficial propagation on a large scale the theinvestigation thEinvestigation theinvestigation
investigation and the propagation must mustgo mustgo I Igo
go hand in band aacL
Herbert Herbert E E Parker Park ParkeroL of Liverpool Eng England England England ¬
land is at the t e Arlington Mr Ir Parker P rker is isaa Isa1t Isan
aa exporter and is here oa business besfoessSpeaking bcsinessSpeakL1g businessSpeaking
Speaking of the visit of King Edward to tothe tothe tothe
the court of his nephew Jteph w the Canaan Em Emperor Empecor Empeter ¬
peter Mr Ir Parker saM saMIt saidIt saldIt
It is the most sincere si wish > of the thegreat thegreat thegreat
great mass of the English people that thatmore tbatmore thatsnore
more friendly relations r may result from fromthis fromthLc fromthis
this visit af our majesties m Both Ger Germany Germuy Germany ¬
many and England have nave suffered long longenough Jongenougb longenough
enough from this state of strained rela relations relations relathins ¬
tions existing between 1tetwe n t the e two countries countriesThere eotmtrlesTllere countriesThere
There is absolutely no reason why there thsrsshould tberesDeuld thereshould
should be anything aR ag but the best rela relations relaHons relations ¬
tions between the two countries It Is Ispuite IsQuite isquite
Quite natural saturn that there should be com competition comp cornpCtitlhn ¬
petition p Utf n and commercial jealousy j usj between betweenmy 1ietweenmy betweenmy
my country and Germany but that should shouldconstitute shouldconStItute shouldconstitute
constitute no reason why this competi competition compeUdon competiflea ¬
don should overstep the bounds of legiti legitimate JtogUiImate legitimate ¬
mate and friendly rivalry They are both bothcommercial bothcommercial bothcommercial
Imate commercial countries co and are both of ofthe orthe ofthe
the same racial stock Their alms are arepractically arepracticallY arepractically
practically the same so is is their cMHza ck111zatWn cirilization
1 ttoa and education There must be a way wayout wayout wayout
out of this difficulty and there must DI1IStI be bepeace bepeace
I peace If not Dt the other countries will be bethe beI bethe
I the gainersI gaInerslLThe gainers gainersThe
I uTbe The English press a anSI d to some EO extent extentthe extentt extentthe
t the German n newspapers are ar to blame to toa toa
a great extent for the strained feelings feelingsexisting fee1tngsexisting feelingsexisting
existing between the two peoples They Theyare ThEYre Theyare
are re sometimes too impetuous in tbetr ed editorials ed1tOrlcili edItorials ¬
itorials and news columns They should shouldpractice shoo shouldpractice Id IdpraetJce
practice a little more patience and tact tactIf tactIf tactIf
If Germany and Bngiaad were to enter enteran entf1an enteran
an alliance today they could dominate dominateand dominateI I II
I and nd dictate the policies of Europe Ger Germany German GeeI ¬
I I many man with her unexcelled army and andgrowing aJ andgrowing 1 1i
i growing modern aavy n VY and England with withi
i I i her invincible navy would be the great greatest greatI greateat ¬
est factor fa tor in the world for peace pea Add Addto AddI oddto
I
I to these two the United States Stat s as the thethird thethird thethird
third la I the t e union and the world would wouldhave wouldnave wouldhave
have to heed the words of this combina combination combinatIon cosublanlion ¬
tion There is nothing extraordinary la lai 11this Inthis
i this suggestion when you consider that thatthe thatthe thatthe
the United States IS composed to the thegreater theSre thegreater
greater Sre ter extent of descendants of the An AnSioSaxon AngbSaxon n nIoSaxoe
SioSaxon IoSaxoe Celtic and the tb Teuton races racesWith racesWith raceaWith
With fiie s1e United States Germany sad sadEngland lidEngJand nodEngland
England band in band disarmament disarmamentwnaia dsrmamentW disarmamentwould
would W be but a question oa of time tIIIIe tIIIIeterms because becauseterms becauseterms
terms to that effect could be dictated to toall toaU toall
all the rest of the world worldSpeaking worldSpeaking
I Speaking of t aviation for practical pur purposes purpos purposes ¬
poses pos Cot N Miller ruler a retired ajgny azny of ofj orficer offiner
j fleer Vho vho bo is at the EbWii said last lastnight lastnlgbt lastnight
night that until Ute inventor Inentor comes who whocan whocaR whocan
can conquer c quer wind and storm the ma majority majority majority ¬
jority of people will rof refuse f se e t te be con convinced convmnced on onv1lKed ¬
vinced of the practicability lty of aerial navi navigation n natIgatlon n ngatIOR ¬
gation The T e accidents which come are arelikely arelikeb arelikely
likely to be frightful la the nature of the thecase the3Se thecase
case But the History idst ry of experimenta experimentation experimentation experhneutadon ¬
tion Is IslaJrly fairly uniform Every advance advanceis a ance anceIs
is attended atteri ed by human sacrifice The fate fataof fateor fateof
of one helps another anot er to guard against againstdanger againstdanger againstdanger
danger Relatively the number of killed killedis killEdis killedIs
is smalL At the same time the distress distressing 4flst distresslag ss ssIng ¬
ing details of aa accident witnessed by bythousands b byI
t thousands have ba e a tremendous influence influencein ioftuence ioftuencetin
in creating crea ng the tll feeling of uncertainty vncertaiat and anddoubt anddoubt anddoubt
tin doubt about about the success of conquering the theforces theI theforces
forces of the air airThe alThe ateThe
I The government of the United States Statescould Statescould Statescould
could do much to assist to solve the theproblem theI theproblem
I problem and thereby ther thereh secure lHe the credit creditwhich creditJ creditwhlch
J which will naturally go with such effort effortj effortIt
j It seems seemsto to me that no n matter now good goodthat goodI
I I th the l inventions ventlons ef our own bright man In Inj
j I that line may be be they cannot interest interestAmericans Interestlrm interestAmericana
lrm Americans ricaDS but are compelled to go goabroad goabrood goabroad
abroad to seek for financial assistance assistanceor
or n safe s alb of their invention mV ntloll Congress Congresssboud COObTeS3shoud Congresssboud
sboud make liberal appropriations for forthe forthe forthe
the army and navy in this respect as the theballoon theballoon theballoon
balloon or aeropttae ne is bound to play playmost playmost playmost
most important part in the wars o4rS of th thfuture thI the thefuture
future Instead of being in the front frontrank frontrnnk frontrank
I rank in this branch of investigation we weare were weate
are ate re way w y behind b iehi l1In the th smaller ISDtaJI t European Europeanpowers EutOptanpoWen Enrhpeartpowem
powers and Germany G rmaRY ad Jfd France are areway areway
way ahead aheadAnton ahea aheadAutos n nAuto I
Anton for Army rm Vile tfoeta VilerMa Varrrsa
rMa ta the FbfedeieMt Tefepapb TefepapbWe 1 1i TelepvaithWe
We take it that th i the aatoswbttS IUIt8 R8Wrn I Is aa a ab absolutely aho aho1ut abOolutely ¬
i solutely 1ut neceasary part of tKHiem L1I siti4er ent equip equipment eqatpi equipmeat ¬
ineRt at any mlMlarr an11tai post and that to todeny toI todeny
i
deny eny it Is net merely parsimony p1S1 b but t the thein therHeoce theEaridence
rHeoce 0 a dlscurngialg tjtky in re rejspect tfo tfopect yespent
I jspect spent pect to the t Incentives to army arnar spirit spiritlarmy splritsimY spirithny
larmy hny discipline disetPIlne and army eftldfeacy eftldfeacyj efiiat etfltidncyhow Aq AqI
j I how It Happened HnppeneclI HappenedFrara
Pram Fret the ilibtlelli PbR2da > RamS BeewLThe R RT RamSke
I The T t ke npsfedt lI q tot 9f tftfe til Brownsville Bre SYllIe matter matteris
is t O appare aptbenef PIJ1ret XbeHef thai thatthe the rifles rIfl s went wentoff wontoff
off 0 < atttomaocSHy autom autona kicdliy 1IF greatly surprising the thesoldiers theoldte thesoldiers
soldiers oldte aH of wham were W r asleep es1e p at the thatime theI theSome
I time
Some Some ime > Arc Trying It ItIn ItFmtII ItFmva
FmtII t the T r oi IIdf IIdfIn ynjj1In
In view IeW of the high cost ost of r living this thisr thisIwnulit f fJVOtiiH
JVOtiiH r u i t ts a gwl I ttnj ttiig t > act ot t Ve > afficacy cay cayI
r ogettin of getting up ftom tketable the table hungry