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The Washington times., 1904-09-03
The Possession of Power

There has been a great deal of
talk by people who are intelligent
enough TO know better, about the sup
posed warlike tendencies of Presi-
dent Roosevelt, as indicated by his
known desire TO have the country
protected by a good army and navy,
and a war record which differs from
the war records of other politicians
mainly in the fact that it is not AS
long, although somewhat more
eventful.
If we are going to be demOralized
by having an ex-soldier for a Presi-
dent we should have wrecked the
country before now, for every Repub-
lican President since Grant has had
his experience in that line Mr.
Roosevelt, however, has made no
bones of saying that he believes in
being prepared to fight on occasion,
and that such preparation is the best
guarantee Of peace. Some people,
however, affect not to believe this.
The fact is that. as any intelli-
gent person should be able to see.
self-protection and self-assertion are
two different matters 1t is impos-
sible TO ignore the presence Of Amer
lean interests Of one sort or another
in every quarter Of the globe; It is
also indisputable that should a Power
both INSCRIPTIONS and violent wish
TO interfere with these interests. it
could be done most easily, and that
the only influence such a Power
would recognize would be military.
If we undertake 10 carry on COM
merce without adequate protection in
the form Of an efficient army and
navy, we shall be much in the po-
sition Of a peddler who should 20
unarmed through a district known
to be inhabited by brigands. He
might fall into the hands of des-
peradoes who would be influenced by
moral suasion and respect for his
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Guarding the Guardians.

Since the issuing of the order from
the Health Department, that all water
be boiled, in order to prevent a ty-
phOid fever epidemic, it has come to
light that of the thirty thousand en-
ployes of the Government only those
who work in the War, State and Navy
Departments are furnished with boil
ed water to drink while at work. The
others must either bring bottles of
boiled or distilled water, drink the
ordinary Potomac product, or go
without during Office hours. The fact
that the people in the War, State and
Navy Department get safe water to
drink is due only to the personal
predictions of one official, not to
any system on the part of the Govern
ment
AprOpos Of several other orders of
the Government it has been asked. in
the words of our classical youth,
"Quis custodfet ipsOs custodies?' The
Government observation-disclosures of
them-broke the smoke laws with
truly fragrant recklessness last win
ter. until pulled up short by Presi-
dent Roosevelt, and Senators and
members of Congress have more than
once been caught using their advan-
tage of position for their own per-
sonal ends, in a way which would
have Mortified their constituents. 1t
is not quite so bad. perhaps, for the
Government to furnish its employees
with impure water when the Health
Department of the District of Co
lumbia is trying particularly hard u
prevent an epidemic Of fever, but it
is bad enough, especially as the en-
ployes of the Health Department it.
self are about as unfortunate in that
respect as anybody.
Who looks after the morals Of the
moralists?
The Washington times., 1904-09-03
A CITYs HIDDEN ROMANCE.

Mr.. van Tassel Sutphen, whose book
the Gates of Chance" published by
the Harpers, has aroused so much inter
est among urbanites, insists that New
York of toby is as fruitful field for
the cleaning Of strange tales and weird
romances as any imaginary kingdom of
old Europe. NO one, he says. can
wander through the byways of the city
without discovering some odd nook
which must arouse a storyteller's imagi-
nation 10 the highest pitch. Mr.. SUIT
phen speaks with pleasure Of how, in
one Of his walks through the upper east
side. in a particularly squalid ueighbOr-
hood he came upon a fine old landed es-
tate. 1t occupied a whole city block,
and its lawn sloped down 60 the river.
The house was not remarkable for
beauty Of architecture, but il possessed
a quaint cupola and a wide pillared We
randa. looking out upon the water
There was an orchard IN the garden.
trellised grape-arbors and a wall about
everything, with an old green carriage
gate with It's great brass knOcker. All
about lay the crowded city clamOrinS
to encroach upon these obi preserves.
The Washington times., 1904-09-03
CAN A FABLE-IST FARM?

An interviewer Of George AIDE. in the
indianapolis News has some amusing
things to say of the farm in Brook, IND,
owned by tie famous author Of Fables
in Slang" Breaking into Society" etc.
Folks around Brook" he says. find
HaZelden Farm interesting because the
master of the place does such outlandish
body else. His house is Of queer archi-
lecture. the rafters in the barn are var
nished-hOnestlyl-a he brought q man
here from Chicago to beautify the place
"a landscape gardener. you lnOw-and
instead OF cutting out the hazel brush
the ChicagOan insisted on letting 1t grow
and wanted TO transplant more of it.
And the farmers Of Newton county have
been struggling for years TO clear their
farms of the very thing that the land
scape gardener insisted ought 70 stay.
So Hazelden Farm has hazel brush in its
front yard. -
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AN INSTRUCTIVE ANECDoTE.

The general public does not realize
the attitude the real journalist holds
toward his work. a story I'm illustra-
ton IS told by Lincoln SJenens. Re
Gently, while gathering material for one
Of his articles on the misg5verument
of cities, he CHANGED TO be in the smok-
Ing commandment Of train. on his way
to the particular city then under con-
slderatiOn. with two strangers. These
men began TO talk of inside political
matters IN that city, and IN the course
of their conversation revealed many I'm
portant political secrets. Mr. Stcffens
overheard all and said nothing. The
next morning ne introduced himself TO
one Of the men. told him of his NrpOse.
and asked him II he had any Nrther
information to impart. The Yo.iJician
was completely COMPOUNDED, and rushed
to tell his friend OF their exposure. Two
very anxious politicians awaited the
publication Of Mr. Steffens' article and
40 doubt hcaVed great signs of relief
when they discovered that ne had used
none Of the information thus given him.
Condolences are not news.
The Washington times., 1904-09-03

The District Auditor and his assist
ants nov have possession of a key to a
building that does not exist. and they
are in a Quandary as TO what shall
be done-Ofiicially-with the article.
A few days ago. Assistant Auditor
AlOuzO Tweedale walked into the Prop
erty Superintendent room and said he
wanted TO dispose of the key. He asked
Major Simms what to do with it.
It's the key to the old Baltimore and
Ohio warehouse on + Street. which the
District acquired by condemnation, and
demolished some weeks ago to make
room for the railroad improvements,
isn't it," asked the major.
YES, L believe So
Then throw it away. The building
is torn down. What good viii the key
do the District or the Auditor"
Major Simms having refused TO take
possession Of the key, Mr.. TweedaIe
took It back to the Auditors office.
where Il reposed for several days. no
body knowing how to dispose OF It-of-
fcialI-'.
Mr.. Tweedale is now on his vacation,
and Yesterday afternoon Auditor CARR
son walked into the office of Mr.. Hunt
the engineer Of highways. In his hand
ne held the fateful key with as much
respect as IL II could have unlocked the
way TO d hidden treasure
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The Immigrant Question.

A recent article In the North
American Review" which deals with
the immigration question, takes the
ground that unrestricted immigration
is a menace TO the nation. The
article is written by Robert dec.
Ward Of Harvard University, who has
had excellent opportunities for the
study of the question.
In the last fiscal year nearly a mil
lion immigrants landed in the United
States Ii is entirely possible that
the annual number may be doubled
before many more years so by. Until
recently, but little apprehension has
been felt, especially in the West and
South, in connection with the immi-
grant, for the reason that these sec
tions of the country get for the most
part the best of the newcomers
those who come West TO take up land.
or go South for the same purpose, al
though the immigration 10 the South
has been relatively small But in the
New England and Middle States, and
81 Chicago, they form the bulk of the
factory population, and are prone TO
settle in colonies, retaining their own
language, customs and traditions,
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and in most cases their superstitions
and prejudices. The different nation
alities and the large proportion which
the immigrants bear TO the native
American population makes it nearly
impossible to bring these people into
line with American institutions, and
while the better class of them gives
little trouble, the lower class forms
a criminal element peculiarly difficult
to deal with, because it is so difficult
for the philanthropist to get on COM
mon ground with the individual Grim
inal, and find out what his springs Of
conduct are.
So long as the foreign born popu-
lation was confined to the Irish and
the Germans there was little cause
for complaint, for the Irish-American
is the most enthusiastic kind of pa
triot, and the German-American is
valuable material for citizenship. But
the French-Canadians and Italians,
an alien and essentially floating pcpu-
lation, live in colonies by themselves,
and are no more a part of the com
munity than if they had staid at
home; and the traditions Of the Pole,
the Hungarian, the Greek. the Syrian
and the Russian are so different from
anything American, their languages
offer such difficulties to the American
worker, and their own English is so
uncertain, that after two or three
generations colonies of these races
may still, for all we can see. speak
ing their own tongue and holding to
their own customs and habits of
thought. This is unimportant except
in politics, and in politics it means
boss rule. and that means lawless-
ness, corruption and disorder. There
is much reason for the disquiet of
thoughtful people in cities where the
foreign population is largest, since
they can see in the near future, and
even in the present, their city and
State governments in the hands of
the boss.
The Washington times., 1904-09-03
A STRANGE IDEA OF HELL.

Philip Verril Mighels. author of
Bruvver J ms Baby" has shown that
his understanding of and sympathy for
little children are very great. He is fond
Of telling stories of his small friends.
And lately he is responsible for a story
Of some New York kids" Two small
youngsters, as he tells the tale, were
discussing theology-at least, that pOr-
ton Of theology relating to rewards and
punishments to be meted out hereafter.
One small boy had dilated with elo-
quence on the joys and delights to result
tc- those individuals who behaved very
niceiy indeed. He described an amazing
~ attractive heaven to his listener.
And that's where you go If you're aw-
full, awful good :" he said. And where
do 20 go il you're badY' inquired his
listener. a look of childish gravity and
awe OveTsDread the COuuJenanCe of the
small relater, IF you're awful, awful
bad he said, when you die you'll 80
TO Tammany Hall"
The Washington times., 1904-09-03
4 Moral Innovation.

An Indiana clergyman has adopted
a novel method Of impressing his
views on the keeping of Sunday upon
the general public He has a private
stamp which he puts on all his let
tiers, reading in this way:
This letter is requested by the
sender not to travel on Sunday, to
help rob men Of its benefits"
1t is hoped by the owner of the
stamp that postmasters and mail
clerks may cast aside letters thus
stamped rather than have them break
the Sabbath. The skeptical public
will feel reasonably certain that moth
ing of the kind will happen. A clerk
with a few thousand letters waiting
to be stamped is not going to stCp to
read a notice on any one, much less
pick 1t out of the bunch and lay it
aside. He himself is working on
Sunday, not because he particularly
wants to, but for the convenience of
the public, and he is not likely to 90
TO any extra trouble to prevent Sun
day travel on the part of an inani-
mate object.
II the Sabbatarian clergyman really
was anxious to prevent Sunday labor
he would not add TO it by requesting
a busy clerk to remove his letter
from the rush and send II along next
day. He would simply cease to send
out letters on Friday and Saturday.
BY writing his sermons on those days
and his letters on Monday and Tues
day he would, at slight inconvenience
to himself. be quite certain that none
of his mail Travelled on Sunday.
The Washington times., 1904-09-03
GREAT STRIKE OF GOLD
NEAR SANDSTONE, NEY.
Large Bed of Ore Discovered Which
Pays Six Thousand Dollars
TO the Ton.

SALT LAKE. Utah. Sept 3.-NIiners
in the Sandstone mine at GoddeId. New.
have uncovered the greatest deposit Of
gold ore that has been heard Of for many
years.
\ wild stampede from all parts of
Nevada is in progress.
The ore shows a value of Sc coo 10 the
ton, and is in an immense blind lode forty
feet in width. The value is said 10 sur
pass all previous record, and the fact
that il is of the free milling variety
makes Il the more desirable
SANDSTONE mine Is just north Of the
town OF Goldfeld, and Is Joined by the
Columbia, Mountain Kruger. Stiu.ltr
Fraction, Kendall, ArEOSy. Yankee
Doodle. Desert Rose, Magnolia, and Nav
Queen properties.
The latest strike follows sensational
finds in the Jumbo Combination. and
Florence mines at Goldsmith. and the
excitement in that locality is greater
than during the rush caused by the
White Pine discoveries forty years ago.
The Washington times., 1904-09-03
MORE FOREIGN DELEGATES
COMING TO CONVENTION
Second Party of International Arbitra-
tio1 Association to Reach New
York Next Tuesday.

The foreign delegates to the twelfth
annual congress of the Interparliamen-
tary Union for the Promotion Of In
teruationM Arbitration. which is to be
held at St. Louis this month. will reach
New York on September g. At West
Point. on the succeeding day. they will
be welcomed by Representative Bar
tholdt, of st. Louis, and Assistant Sec
rotary of the Treasury Taylor.
The congress is to be held at St.
I .oufs. and number of matters of large
general interest are to be discussed.
The President Will receive the del
spation on September "a on their re
turn visit to Washington. In the in
rcrirn they will visit a number of the
more important cities OF the country.
There seems to be some doubt of an
adequate representation Of this country
at the congress. The stress of the po-
litical campaign keeps many busy. and
there are other reasons why American
LEGISLATORS should be shy OF attend
ing the gathering. Representative Bar
tholdt Is becoming alarmed.
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AN AUTHORS PROTEST.

The late William McLennan, author
Of those delightful books, Spanish
John" The Span o. Life, and In Old
France and New" was troubled at one
time because the compOsitors at Harper
& Bros did not use the English spell
inE and put the us In such words as
honor. favor. etc, custom which Mr.
Mel .cnnan. being Canadian, consider
ed desirable Accordingly. the head of
the compositors' department At the Har-
pers' one day received the FOLLOWING,
verses written in Mr.. McLen1an's clear
upright chirography.
TO MY PRINTER WHO WILL NOT
USE rs
O you, contemner Of all US,
How can L stand within ) favOr2
When through the niggard rule u
choose
U're wanting I'm all good behavior;
H. honor lacking, labor lost,
In sucCor useless, flown in flavor
L want in Candor 10 UT cost:
/ scarce can see L in my neizhbor.
81. Al.
The Washington times., 1904-09-03

family connections and business use
fulness, and then, again, he might
not
1t is not necessary to assume that
if the peddler did carry a pistol he
would flourish it in the face of every
inoffensive cotttager he met, and
force customers to buy from him
willy nilly, but that is aboGt what
some folk seem to think we shall
do if we get a few more warships
and regiments Their worry is I'M
necessary. We are not a nation Of
DULLES and blackguards, and it is
national character which makes the
possession of power safe or unsafe.
The Washington times., 1904-09-03
A POSER.

Publishers Of books not only have
strange communications sent them in
the malls. but they have odd and Gu
rious visitors as well. The other day a
man having the appearance Of a respec-
table longshoreman entered one Of the
departments Of a publishing house and
was shown the proper desk by an office
boy The man seated himself politely
and said TO the official who occupied the
desk.
Il want to write a novel" There was
a dead silence. broken presently by the
official, who asked
What do you want us to dO2'
The visitor seemed somewhat discOm-
fitted by this country question. and be
gan talking vaguely about the amount
of ROYALTY the publishers might pay him
winding up with the following poser.
IF 1 wrote a novel. how long could
live on it?' Which sounds like one Of
the couundrums In Alice in Wonderland
The Washington times., 1904-09-03
ONE PRINCE BANISHED
AND ANOTHER IN DANGER
Emperor William Has Trouble in His
Family-Would Not Go to
the War.

BERLIN, Sept. 3.-Two royal princes
are in disgrace with the Emperor. One
is Ernst Guenther who wrote a letter
attacking Baron Won Mirbach, secre-
tary OF the Empress cabinet. The baron
had to retire and Ernst was banished
from court.
The other prince is Frederick Leopold,
who was ordered TO Manchu-ia to OBJ
serve the fighting. bat who pleaded i'll
health and refused to go after arrange
ments had been made with the Car
for him TO go.
The Washington times., 1904-09-03
THE AUDITOR
TO DISPOSE OF KEY
Mr. Garrison Tries to Shift Its Custody to Others But
Utterly Fails in Two Attempts

This key" he observed. What shall
I do with ito"
Throw il away" was the advice.
II still rests IN the Auditors office.
however. a Mt tribute TO the cIogginy
powers Of the red tape connected WITH
the local government The building is
out Of existence. The key came 10 the
auditor when the District obtained nos
session OF the old structure. but al
though the Hiding has been ofHcialIy
and really destroyed, the key still re-
mains.
1t is Ike a Chinese puzzle. Nobody
knows what 70 do with it. The Super
iutendent OF Property will not take y
Nobody Will take il. Perhaps. some
dark night. friend of the Auditor yiu
slip into the office and throw the bother
some relic OF the past out of the window
In this way. the problem of the kew
Will be solved
The Washington times., 1904-09-03
Japan AS IT IS.

The correct title of Lafcadio Hearn's
new book is Japan: An Attempt at In
depreciation This volume of $50 pages
IS described as a more elaborate and
a thorough-gOing attempt at an expla-
nation of the Japan Of today than Mr.
Hearn previous works. the gathering
together of all the results Of his ten
years among the japanese.
The Washington times., 1904-09-03
PEAsE AND THE POD.

Mrs. H A Mitchell Keays, the author
of the novel of divorce, He That Eat
eth Bread With Me-" iE spending her
summer at a remote little village in Wis
consin. which bears the biblical-sOUnd-
ing name, Ephraim The house she is
living in Is called The Pod. The reason
for It's being called The Pod is clear
when one is informed that il is owned
and inhabited by a family of Pease.
The Washington times., 1904-09-03
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER q 1924.
The All Knowing Hill.

A recent article by William Allen
White on the post-ofice frauds has
stirred up more or less dust in the
Democratic ranks, and in a desperate
attempt to counteract the effect which
this article is likely to have upon the
thinking readers of the country, the
Democratic leaders have given out a
statement that this article was in
spired by Mr. Roosevelt" Inasmuch
as most of the material which it con-
tains was known to half the news
paper men in Washington at the time
of the scandal, this explanation seems
scarcely necessary, especially when it
is remembered that Mr.. White him
self can truthfully say of the investi-
cation that he saw it and was a great
part of it, having personally laid evi-
dence before the President But all
this is supposed to be forgotten by
this time Mr.. White promptly de-
MED that the President had anything
to do with inspiring the article, al
though, to those who know this fear
Jess and Independent newspaper man,
it was hardly necessary to explain
that he is quite capabale of writing
magazine articles without anybody to
help him.
But Sensl or Hill had some entirely
Characteristic comments to make
upon the denial. Said he:
Wei. who did inspire it2 What did Mr.
White know about Il? lie lives away out ia
Enporia OF Kansas City. Did some Of the Re
publican Senator's from New York tell him Of
the attempt they had made to have Mr.. Roose-
welt stay his handg
Perhaps il was some Of the PostofHee thieves
who told him. Perhaps it was some Of the
Representative who told him. No; Mr.. Whites
article bears the earmarks. And he has tried TO
shield the President and at the same time has
besmirched the whole party for the benefit Of
Mr. Roosevelt.
This IL truly childish, and the
laughable thing about it is that Sen
ator Hill seems TO think that the
American people are so gulIible as
to accept 1t. Does he really suppose
that the average voter will believe
Mr.. White to be disqualified as an
authority on what has happened in
Washington, simply because he runs
a newspaper in Kansas? (And by the
way, Mr.. Hills elaborate assumption
of ignorance as to the "Emporia
Gazette is another funny thing.)
And moreover, does he not know that
a Washington newspaper 1--WE modest
ly refrain from saying which one)
was in possession Of the facts in this
post-ofice investigation, and publish
ed most of them at the time, and
that the sources from which this
newspaper got its facts were &C
cessible to Mr.. White, if he chose to
make investigations? Finally, no
body should know better than Sena-
tor Hill that great many things are
matter of common talk In the Senate
and in the House, which never get
into print until somebody has a
reason for printing them and the
courage 70 do so. One Of these days
various events in the career of MI
Hill himself may get into print, and
not necessarily because he has per-
sonally inspired the articles. either;
and If they do, il will make him
crosser than anything which can be
said about White House affairs IS
likely to make Mr.. Roosevelt.
The Washington times., 1904-09-03
GEORGE HALLER
OBSERVES BIRTHDAY

George Halter. of 1922 Street north
west, celebrated his nineteenth birthday
last evening, by a social gathering OF
friends.
Supper. flowers music. games, etc,
were features of the OCCASION.
The Washington times., 1904-09-03
STORAGE DEPOT BURNED.

WATERFOWL, Y. y. Sept 8.-Ths
large storage depot at Three Mile Bay.
owned by $ c. Halliday and contain
ing several carloads OF hay. has been
destroyed by fire. The loss is estimated
at about 5000.
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Mr.. wHITE,s DEDICATION.

The fly leaf OF Stewart Edward
Whites book. THE Forest bears the
inscription: ITO Billy" In explanation
Of who Billy" is. one literary journal
has come forth with the statement that
the book Is inscribed 10 Mr.. Whites
half-breed guide. Billy" let il be stat
ed authoritatively here, was Mr.. Whites
special name for Miss Grant, Of Santa
Barbara. Cal, who is now Mrs. Stewart
Edward White.
The Washington times., 1904-09-03
SKULL CRUSHED BY STONE DRAG.

FITCHBURG. Mass. Sept 3.-WHllam
Heinig. a young son of Max Heinig. Of
this place was almost instantly killed
yesterday While trying 20 get on a low
wheeled stone drag, ne slipped beneath
il and his skull was crushed
The Washington times., 1904-09-03
MACE ARLANDS GO
TO OCEAN SHORE
Will Spend a Month in
New England.
MANY OTHERS ON THE MOVE
MI. Hanihara Leaves japanese Legation
for a Few Weeks of Well
Earned Rest.

commissioner H b F. Macfarland
ana Mrs Macfarland left the city YES
terday for a months outing. most Of
winch VIII be spent in New England.
Ihey VIII 80 to Long Branch. /. I.
10 attend the annual meeting of the in
ternauonal committee Of the Y. NJ. c.
A. then to North Berwick. Ne. and
Iater 10 Bristol, r. l.. returning TO
Washington about October !.