The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-18
FREE-HAND COMMENT
ON MEN AND MANNERS
How the Mansion Is Interested in Abolshng the Howell
Success Of University Club Assured.

United States Senate. and the House Of
Representative. The University Club
bids fair TO become one of the most de-
siTable institutions OF the sort in the
city. and the most profitable club Of the
kind. socially and intellectually, Ia the
entire country.
The oft-repeated statement that war
between Japan and Russia. or between
any two of the great nations Of the
earth. would be profitable 80 US here by
stimulating industries. Is too evidently
true to need proof or Illustration. yet
IL is difficult 20 picture in the magma
ton the many and diversified interests
that would be affected. ones mind
, naturally turns to eatabies. -four. can
ned goods, etc. yet these represent but
one item In the long list Of manu-
featured products which "A great nation
would need were IL at war. For in
stance. as a result of the preparations
which Russia is certainly making. she
/ has ordered 1000 wagons from firm in
Sank City, Mimi
The other day the news columns con-
tanned a narrowing account OF a gar
roting somewhere in the Philippines,
which had been unsuccessful. on ac-
count Of the American officials bungling
use of this peculiarly Spanish machine.
And now we read that murderer by
the name of Dallas was garl'otsd on
Saturday in Biiibi prison Those who
nave been following closely the progress
or our national expansion possibly under
stand how we came TO inherit the
garrote az means for infiicJing capital
punishment. 1t will doubtless, Ehen
screwed up tight, either break a man $
neck. drive a screw into the base OF
his brain, or. If left long enough. choke
Min 70 death. In most cases the victim
pfoD8oiy dles as quickly as chicken
, mat IS twirled about by the head. but,
Tor ali that the earrOte IS an implement
which is repugnaEt 10 the minds OF
Americans. We feel thankful that the
thumb screw or the Iron Maiden were
nor m use when our people took over
the Philippines.
Secretary Wilson alleges that Sir
Thomas Upton sells Chicago horses in
England as Irish jumpers" and Chi
cago pigs TO the same market as Irish
bacon Now. II ne would import an
American yacht over 10 England and
Sllns lt PACK here as an irish yacht,
nc might win the cup. But he TOO
good a sport for that It's a queer
thing. By the way. that man who viii
resort 10 all sorts Of sharp practice
the sporty side. as square as a Pres
bvterian deacon.
/ Twelve hundred dollars a year as the
highest pay 10 which a private can
aspire. according TO Major Sylvester s
recent communication 10 the House and
Senate Committees on District Affairs.
4 is not an eXtsavagant limit The high
est wages To be obtaiEed by efficient
! service now are 81 1850 a year with a
( chance for promotion but once The
Major new scheme allows two pro-
motions. thereby Offering greater in
centives for devotion 10 duty. The
man. moreover, who has been once pro-
I noted. VIII not relax his efforts 10 ex-
eel, FOR he will have still another chance
I for advancement before him And
even 81 zoo a year is not high pay for
ar Efficient of Ger. IL IS difficult 10 see
/ how any OF them live on less. especially
those who have families.