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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1906-12-17
Moody Lives In a FIat.

Attorney General Moody, the only
bachelor member Of the Cabinet and who,
within a week. viii don the plain black
robe OF an Associate Justice of the Su-
preme Court, now lives at a fashionable
apartment house. Until quite recently he
and Representative Gillett the crest
fallen spelling refOrmer. and Gen. Crozier,
chief Of the Ordnance Bureau, occupied
a large three-stoTy stone front i'm
mediately adjoining the residence of the
late Arthur Pue German. on X street
Soon after the adjournment of the last
session Of Congress. which required Mr.
Ginett TO return TO his district in Massa-
chusetts. Mr. Moody and Gen. Crozier
moved into a house on Massachusetts
avenue, where they ''bached it" until a
few weeks ago. When the present ses-
sion of Congress adjourns Mr.. Gillett will,
of course return to Massachusetts. and
now that Gen. CTozier has removed his
Lares and Penates to other quarters, and
is going it alone. Mr.. Moody viii be left
without companionship in his lodgings.
Some of his friends say that he IS think
ing of purchasing a residence and getting
his sister to preside over his domestic
Observation-Disclosures, Of course. his sister
should object to giving up her home in
Massachusetts 10 reside permanently IN
Washington Also unless. of oourse-but
this last unless does not yet even be-
long to the broad field OF conjecture, let
alone to current rumor.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1906-12-17
BUSINESS JUDGMENT.

What price is this thermometer"
She asked the salesman most polite.
Two dollars, ma am" he said TO her
Two dollars. and it is ell right
20 my" she sighed. Il think I'll walt
And come tomorrow 10 your shop;
The papers Of this morning state
Thermometers by then will drop"
WILBUR NESBIT
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1906-12-17
Field for stnte Action.

From the Chicago Chronicle
The Census Bureau finds that in 1902
about cne-half Of our States had inherl-
tance tax laws which yielded them a little
more than 100000 The Census officials
believe that by this time the States are
getting at the rate of fully sl0009,000 &
year from this source Here is something
for Congress to consider before entering
this field of taxation
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1906-12-17
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
a CHRIsTMAs cARoL.

- NAAAAl8 a ms L4kAN0AA -
The Christmas crush
Makes women flush,
And rumples up their hair.
The shops are full
or danes who pull
AT bargains rich and rare.
The Christmas gush
Makes liars blush.
See Grace TO Mabel cling!
What do I want?
Why, dear, I shan't
Expect one single thing!"
The Christmas lush
Requires no bush.
For now, oh, sad TO tell,
There is a tribe
That doth imblbe
Not wisely. but too well.
The Christmas slush
Earns lots Of 'cush"
For rhyming chaps, I wis.
Who find Il sport
OF paying sort
To grind out gum like thisi
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1906-12-17
Rnyner,s Prepnredness.

Senator Rayner's stirring and timely
speech against the administrations cen
tralizaton policy in general and its
japanese policy in particular emphasized
fact in relation TO the Maryland states
man which gives him a peculiar dis
tinction among his colleagues. That is
his thorough preparedness. The Mary
lander has made few set speeches in his
short experience in the Senate, but those
he has delivered have been notably char
acterized by complete and detailed
knowledge Of his subject which makes
dangerous the effort OF the opposition 10
trap him He cites authorities, page, line,
and almost exact verbiage, without look
ing at the books, with a celebrity and &C
curacy that are little short of the marvel
GUS How he manages TO carry so great
a mass Of facts in his head and is able
to draw on them at exactly the right
moment is puzzling to most of his coll
leagues. When interrupted by a ques-
toner he is never at Il loss for an apt
answer. which he sends back with a
CELEBRITY that is disconcerting, if not
startling, to his interrogation.
THAT man Rayner seems 10 have read
every law book that was ever printed, "
declared Senator Beverage after listen
ing to the Marylander's argument against
the Presidents recommendation on the
japanese question. Not only that" the
Indianian added. but he appears also
to have memorized all of the law re-
ports"
Mr.. Beveridge himself is no SLOUGH al
the game which Mr.. Rayner has mas
tered.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1906-12-17

from the houston Eost
Pittsburgs last mystery is that OF a
man who ate three eggs known to be alb
sOlutely fresh. HIS death followed In two
hOtrs. There is no mystery about it, how
ever. We believe il three eggs known to
be absolutely fresh were placed before US
we would drop dead on the spot
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1906-12-17
No Protest Came from Carnegie

From the New York World.
Mr. Carnegie announces that he is
bitterly opposed to an income tax. But
he never protested against the govern
ment's taxing other peoples incomes in
the shape of excessive tariff duties when
he was pocketing the proceeds for him
self
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1906-12-17
Conscience Gifts.

Some Of these Christmas cards are
quite handsome"
Yes; there's getting TO be a demand for
them. When a girl receives a $50 fur. 90
cents IS little enough to expend by way Of
return"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1906-12-17
states aIust Wake In.

From the New York Evening Post.
Secretary Root was quite right in call
ing upon the States TO magnify their
function as the sUrest way TO retain it.
Power clings TO him who power exerts.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1906-12-17

Tradition says the first locks were made
IN England during the reign OF Alfred
the Great, but IL was not until civiliza-
ton had progressed TO the middle Of the
fourteenth century that their use became
general, and only at the highly civilized
period of the nineteenth century that
steel vaults. burglar-proof safes, and such
things became necessary.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1906-12-17
Roman Poetry.

THE windows lovely character
To me is very plain,
Fer She lets in foods OF sunshine
In spite Of all her pane.
Thus spoke the Grand Piano.
His manner free from guile.
As she showed his TOW Of worries
In one uncEsnglng smile.
--Ossgrvatore Romano,
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1906-12-17

From the Dallas News.
Congress has at one fell swoop de-
stroyed the movement toward phonetic
spelling on executive order, and hereafter
even Secretary Taft's name may be
spelled T-a-u-g-h-e-d
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Unavailable.

My man, I'll present you with a piece
Of soap If you'd like it,"
Tanks, Teddy I'd ike it well enough,
but when one is leadin' peripatetic life.
one can't incumbeT hisself wit curios."
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1906-12-17

1t now seems that the entire japanese
row was precipitated by ninety-three Jap
anese youngsters. And We were about 10
get into a war because California IN
sisted upon il being twenty three for the
ninety-tEree.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1906-12-17
MissOurI's Senators.

II was in lSSS that the two distinguished
statesmen who now represent Missouri
in the Senate first met in battle array.
and a right royal battle il was. too. In
that year Senator Stone was the Demo-
cratic and Senator Warner the Republi-
can candidate for governor Each had
served IN the House at Washington. and
each had become Injured 10 hard cam
paigning by reason Of the fact that the
districts OF both were extremely close.
Each Of them had to make a hard fight
for the nomination OF his party for gov
ernor. Even then the Republican hope
OF carrying Missouri ran high The rival
nominees held joint debates that stirred
party feeling 90 n mighty pitch. Stone
had secured his nomination by quiet
methods that fooled all the old Demo
cratic bosses, especially IN the cities. Il
was this fact that caused him to acquire
the sobriquet Of "Gumshoe Bill" and Il
was Warner who first dubbed him Gum
shoe" IN his plea 10 the agricultural
voters for support. Warner feelinEly re-
cited in the bucolic regions how, as the
son OF a poor farmer in Wisconsin. he
had frequently plowed in his shirt-tar-
Forthwith his opponent for governor
dubbed him "Shirt-tail Bill" Warner S
first name being William. Thus the
suffragaBs had 10 choose between
the merits Of "Gumshoc Bill" and
| "Shirt-tail Bill" Since they have
donned the toga they have ceased TO
address each other by their former cam
paign sobriquets though when they face
each other on the stump IN Missouri
again next year il is expected that the
stirring issue os ISIS viii be revived.
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of Courne.

Suddenly she let her voice fall.''
Did her voice break?"
II presume So"
"Ah, she should have lowered It by de-
grees."
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sure indications.

From the Milwaukee Sentinel.
DO you know, 1 believe we are going
to have a hard winter"
What makes you think 500"
MY coal bills are beginning to come
] In
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1906-12-17

A man was arrested for racing through
the Louvre on roller skates the other day.
He was probably doing France on one Of
those Seeing Europe for 1889 tours.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1906-12-17
Under the nIisfIetne.

She shut her eyes. this timewOrn miss,
expecting him 70 steal kiss. But his
was unheroie clay, and so he merely
stole away!
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1906-12-17

The Charleston News and Courier
makes the happy suggestion 10 Congress
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1906-12-17

Times are so prosperous that even the
anti -Santa-Claus-myt crank has not had
word to say this season.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1906-12-17

The new Douma will be very radical,
and the terrorists are again becoming
active in Russia. no wonder Nicholas
breads having Congress on his hands.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1906-12-17

Presidents come and Presidents go, but
the old "blue-baek" speller goes on for
ever
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1906-12-17

Secretary BOnapaTte has submitted
plans for a $4,000 battle ship. This viii
make terrific hit with that large sec
| ton OF the incoming Congress known as
| Can't. Richmond Pearson Hobson.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1906-12-17

AS soon as he was informed Of Congress
action regarding simplihed spelling Mr.
Carnegie hurried TO the golf links. There
he could express his feelings without re-
serve
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1906-12-17

"A number Of Congressman will doubt
less find Washington a good enough place
70 spend the Christmas holidays this year.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1906-12-17

A Springfield (Ohiol woman deserted
her husband because he is tongue-tied,
1t is difficult TO please some women.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1906-12-17

Alcoholic distiIlate from fermented
grain, is the proper technical designation
Of whisky, so it is given out; but the
man In a hurry continues to say Gimme
thesar9e."
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1906-12-17

Perhaps some OF those anti-Bailey fell
lows out in Texas might view the Sen
ator's act Of borrowing money from the
octopus in a kindlier light If the Senator
had not been so foolish as TO pay it back.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1906-12-17

The people are not content with tech
nical representation" says Gov.-elect
Hughes The idea Of talking about Plat
and Depew like that!
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1906-12-17

Italy viii fight the Standard Oil II
Italy isn't careful Mr. Rockefeller may
retallate by cornering the peanutta and
banan markets
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1906-12-17

A London tailor calls attention 10 mi
Ma Cuds" If that doesn't get him fine,
fat order from Sdbo Castle. then we
mistake the metal IN the Lairds make
m
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1906-12-17

That the ghost Of "a is more terrifying
to the House Of Representatives than the
celebrated crime OF 70 was demonstrated
the other day. when the members Of that
body, by substantial majority, refused
to increase their salaries. Representative
Thomas. Of North Carolina. is one Of the
few who voted against the proposed in
crease 10 frankly acknowledge that he
was largely influenced In this course by
the disaster that overwhelmed so many
members Of The Forty-second Congress
who participated IN what then became
known as the salary grab" His father
was one Of these. Thomas pere had all the
prospects Of a brilliant political career.
and would probably have become one OF
the most potent personalities in the poll
tics Of the South had he not voted for
the salary grab" He had served his
constituents satisfactorily IN the Forty
Is second and Forty-third Congresses, but
was defeated for the Forty-f0urth on the
salary-increase issue, and then completely
dropped out Of public life Even 10 this
day the son. whose popularity is second
10 none Of the North Carolina delegation.
is frequently met in his district with
some question pertaining 20 his father s
vote on the salary grab" Speaker Can
non. by the way, is the only member Of the
! present House who voted for the repeal
I OF the salary grab" The Forty-third
Congress repealed the unpopular act, and
/ Uncle joe was swept into national pol
itics on the wave Of opposition 70 the
salary grab
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1906-12-17

How would a Washingtonian like to be
called a WASH" Then why say
"Jap?"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1906-12-17

''The Burmese prefer coins with female
heads on them" explains the Cleveland
Plain Dealer Perhaps on the theory that
II is only the real money that talks.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1906-12-17
TiIImnn All Rirht
From the Cleveland Plain-Dealel

from liie NIefe4@uu ldili-DeaieI-
The more We hear about some of the
other Senator's. the better we like TIL
man.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1906-12-17

A baseball magnate has just been
awarded q salary Of SIS 900 for next year
Some Of our Congressman might make
good on the salary proposition by letting
the country slide for itself, while they
slide for the pennant
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1906-12-17

II does look a little funny 10 see Mr.
Roosevelt playing coon TO the Houses
Davy Crockett
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1906-12-17

In his anxiety TO make il hot for the
HOttentOtS. Emperor William may incl
dentaly succeed in making II hot for
himself
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Banker Schin says: our monetary sys-
tenn is all wrong" Yes; but, as usual,
the doctors all disagree as to the proper
remedy.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1906-12-17

"AH the world is prosperous" says
Secretary Shaw. Even those lands with
out standpatters. Mr.. Secretary
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1906-12-17

Mr.. Carnegie says that an income tax
makes liars. But 1t is quite Fashionable
these days TO have both an income and a
liar in the family.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1906-12-17

Chicago packers have established a fine
veterinary college at the stockyards. II
is a good idea 10 have the meat well
cured, ante as well as post norton.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1906-12-17

The celebrated case OF The state OF
Kansas against The State OF Colorado to
keep the citizens of the last-namcd Com
monwealth from divertng the waters
of the Arkansas River. is again before
the United States Supreme Court. and
has brought to Washington the usual
array of legal talent representing both
parties 10 the controversy.
The attorney general Of Colorado. \. c.
Miller. and his assistant, L B. Melville.
are at the Raleigh. joel F. Vale. Judge
d. c. Hayt and Clyde c. Dawson. prom
inent Colorado lawyers. are also here as
sisting the State officials. as is Judge D.
c. Beaman. who is general counsel Of the
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company.
There is no lack of legal ability, either,
on the part OF Kansas, which VIII be rep
resented by Attorney General Coleman, F.
Dumont Smith, and other counsel A
funny incident was that the two attorneys
general came 70 Washington on the same
train and In the friendliest fashion, but
with great earnestness argued their re-
spective sides on the Pullman throughout
the whole length Of their Eastward jour
ney.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1906-11-30

HAvING LAID IN THE LARGEST AND
III most fashionable stock Of furniture ever
in Montgomery county, am ready to g rye
customers in the Humphrey Building, Rock
vile, a large rear addition to which has re-
Gently been made and used by me in this line.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-14
Brief Local News
WOMAN REFUGEE DIES.

WOMAN REFUGEE DIES.-Mrs Madge Park.
a refugee at Hamilton Square died YESTERDAY
morning after an illness Of three days As the
woman died without the services of a physician
her body was removed to the Morgue, where an
autopsy will be performed.
BOILERMAKER DROPS DEAD NJ Dun
nigan, boilermaker. dropped dead yesterday
morning as he was about to board train at
the Iownsend-street depot. Dunnigan's death
is believed by the Morgue officials to have been
due to natural causes.
TELLS OF IMPRovENENTs.-Thes secretary
OF the North Central improvement Associat tion
filed with the Board of Supervisors yesterday
IN the way Of improvements in the northern
section of the city near the water front.
ALUMNI MEETING.-Ths alumni of the I'm
maculate Conception Academy will meet in the
Dominican convent pext Sunday afternoon at
23O for the purpose of electing officers for the
ensuing. term, and to perfect a plan for reor-
ganization
MACHINIST INJURED BY BELT.-A. Nc
Donnell, machinist living at COS Octavia
street. was seriously injured yesterday by blow
he was working in shop at First and Harrison
streets. He is being cared for at the Central
Emergency Hospital.
turned a verdict of accidental death yesterday
at the inquest In the case of Thomas r. Jack
son, who fell down the stairs Of his home and
Hunt came to her death through gunshot
wound inflicted by her own hand.
JUDGMENT FOR INSURANCE COMPANY
United States District Judge de Haven yester-
day ordered decree for 1ibe1ant in the suit of
the ST. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Com
pany vs. Steamer Santa Ana, and Court Com
missioner James P. Brown was instructed to
take testimony to ascertain the actual damage.
FRANCHISE IS FAvoRED.-The San Fran
cisco Real Estate Board filed with the Board OF
Supervisors yesterday communication fndorsing
the petition of the Deyisadero Street Improve
ment Club that franchise for street car line
be offered for sale to the highest bidder to run
from Devisadero and Page streets to the Mission
district.
CREDITORS ENJoINED.--In the matter OF
and Construction Company, which filed sew
eral months ago. United States District Judge
de Haven yesterday issued an order restrain.
ing C. J. Dahl, Dyer Brothers, Golden West
Iron works and Adam n. Moffatt from prescott.
ing certain suits in the Superior Court OF
Tuolumne County against the bankrupts assets
in that county. The whole matter Will be set
tied in the bankruptcy proceedings
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-14
RARE COINS GIVEN
FOR MUSEUM.

NEW YORK, Nov. 1S.-Unique among
importations brought by. returning
travellers was part Of the baggage of
Archer M. Huntington, who arrived to-
day on the Kaiser Wilhelm IL of the
North German Lloyd line, after spend
ing several months in Europe. In four
heavy leather valises and trunk were
$60,000 worth of coins which are des-
tined for the new Spanish museum in
Audubon Park. which Huntington will
present to the Hispanic Society of
America. Two men were in charge of
the valuable bags and accompanied
them from the dock to their destination.
The coins are mainly antique Arabic
and Byzantine, it was said, and are part
of collection which Huntington has
secured during the last four years A
small portion of them are of gold, but
the greater part of them are of silver
and copper. AS the coins are destined
for museum there was no duty lew
led upon them nor upon valuable
piece Of plate which is also destined for
the museum.
Huntington is known as Spanish
scholar Of the highest rank, and is the
author of several translations from that
Language. Besides coins, the collec-
tion he will present to the Hispanic
Society comprises many valuable books,
manuscripts, paintings and objects of
archaeological interest.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-14
Personal Mention

Joseph F. Kilby, a mining man of
Cleveland is registered at the st.
Francis.
Frederick Lyon of Kennel is at the
st. Francis.
w. Meinicke-S Smith of Shanghai is
staying at the st. Francis.
Miss Vera Campbell of La Cananea,
Mexico, is registered at the st. Francis.
Mrs. James Biddle and Mrs. Disston
of Santa Barbara are among yester-
days arrivals at the st. Francis.
Charles A. Laton and Mrs. Laton of
Del Monte are staying at the St. Fran
els.
Joseph H. Deering, connected with a
large Eastern wine firm, is registered
at the Majestic. He is accompanied
by Mrs. Deering and registers from
New York.
Fred T. Butler of Toronto, Canada
is among the arrivals at the Majestic.
Mrs. A. H. Hill and Miss B. M. Pratt
of Stockton are at the Majestic.
J. w. Bixby and Mrs. Bixby of Los
Angeles are registered at the Majestic
z. Mckinney, F. B. Jones and James
Soopert of Auckland, New Zealand, are
registered at the Jefferson.
e. M. Glidden. the Eastern automo-
bile man, is at the Jefferson.
7. w. Ganony Jr. of San Jose is stay
ing at the Jefferson.
Allan Pollok, former manager Of the
San Francisco Gas and Electric Com
pany, has returned from the East,
whittier he went on business connected
with the Thompson-Starrett Construc-
ton Company, which he represents in
this city.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-14
THREE BIG ROADS
To RAISE PAY.
Wages to Be Increased by
Santa F'e, Southern Pa
cific and Salt Lake Lines
LESS THAN DEMANDS

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 13.-Rumors OF
a general raise in wages of all three
of the transcontinental railroads-tne
Southern Pacific, Santa Fe and Salt
Lake-were verified to some extent oy
an interview given out by President Z.
P. Ripley of the Santa Fe here today.
President Ripley stated that various
Western railroads had sent representa-
tives to meeting to be held in TINS
city next Saturday, at which the claims
of the several unions or railroad en-
ployes that they are entitled TO higher
wages will be given consideration
There will be some increases In
wages on all transcontinental rail-
roads, said Mr.. Ripley, but the varl-
GUS unions will not get all they are
asking for 1 cannot state now just
what departments are likely to receive
increased pay. nor how much. but the
railroads will grant something soon.
President Ripley said that the Santa
Fe Railroad was not in politics and.
personally, he did not believe in any
railroad being in politics, except to
the extent necessary for self-protec-
ton. Regarding the operation OF the
Hepburn law he thought it was not
elastic enough and that the people
would tire of it quicker than would
the railroads.