The Washington herald., 1906-12-01
PASSING THOUGHTS.

This evening the bookmakers. politely
called racing commissioners. viii leave Washington.
Their pockets are fuII Many Washington pockets
are empty There viii be empty Christmas stockings.
too few short days hence, and the memory Of the
Bcunug meet viii be kept fresh also by unpaid bills
annoying the creditor and Eumiliating the debtor
But there has been fine season Of sport The gentle
srriugtime wil bring the 5ookmakers back again
unless perchance AIr Roosevelt himself a lover and
patron Of honest hsalthful sport should happen 20
suggest to Mr. Mcfarland Mr.. Baker. or Mai Syl-
vester that gambling in the District Of Columbia in
the very nature of things sets rather bad example
70 the country at large Then the legal difficulties
persstenty encountered viii be brushed aside III
jfy, and Washington win see the sentlemsnly
bookmakers no more forever.
Those good people who have succeeded
in closing the employment agencies that engaged, or
were ready to engage, IN questionable business de
serve all the praise they are receiving They rem
dered the community service. II their chargos be
supported by fact-and this must be the case-the
denial Of licenses should be supplemented by Wig
orous application Of usce No doubt this will fol
low But there is one phase Of the employment
agency law that really bit too stringent and
far-reaching Il becomes misdemeanor for an
agency to send a servant applying FOR work to any
place where liquor IS sold. NOw liquor is handled
in some highly respectable places here in Washing
ton. Suppose the hotels should run short Of help.
for instance The employment agencies would be
helpless in the emergency. There's contingency to
think about. Strange provisions sometimes creep
into the statutes in the name Of reform. Very
strange. indeed
Have you read the speech the Presi-
dent made TO the officers and enlisted men Of the
louisiana II was worth reading even Il it did come
as a sort Of aftermath One thing in il was espe.
oialiy worth remembering In Washington He said
he had been astoundod to find that jackies wearing
uniforms had been excluded from places Of amusc-
ment Outside Of Washington he said, Il have
no control over those places Of amusement; in
Washington have, and any place Of amusement to
which admission is denied to those who wear the
uniform of the amy or the navy viii lose its IL
cense f 1t is in my power 10 cause the loss, and
think it Is No Washington place Of amusement is
going 20 risk losing its license You may depend
upon that And every Wsshingtonian applsuds the
spirit Of that uttemnce. It is worth much to know
that the Man in the White House Is taking such
lively interest in the Capital City One word from
him viii do more to correct things hereabout than
any amount Of diligent effort on the Part Of the
/ They need the word now and then.
/ The peoples lobby is already here and
installed in comfortable quarters. There are some
bright, yHx-eyed young mer connected with IT, They
promise to watch things closely during the short
session Of Congress. It is not a undertaking crowd
and there is the best Of reason to believe that the
/ President looks with disfaYor upon It. Why
should he! Why shoald any honest man wish the
peoples lobby anything but weily It is not going
/ to harm a hair d the head Of any honest man in
/ OF out Of Congress There was some signifoan;
dodging in certain quarters while it vas yet in EN-.
bryo-some bitter resentment in fact-but the lobby
| did not dissolve Il is here. Good luck to it!