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The Washington herald., 1907-07-24
The Individual Soul.

More attention is being paid every day
to the problems of agreement between
true science and psychicaI phenomena.
Advanced thinkers on the subject dis
agree. The late Prof. ". II. Meyers de-
clared that within century the scientific
proof Of personal immortality would be so
strong that no reasonable man would
question IT. The Rev. Donald Sage Mac
kay, writing in the current North Amer
lean Review, says that this view VIII
never be accepted by scientists. He be-
leves, as so many Of US do. that the idea
Of personal immortality will remain only
a hope. and that faith in it will be always
a question Of the affections rather than OF
the intellect.
The deep thinkers along this Iine-men
like Huxley Darwin. Munsterburg. and
John Fiske--have expressed the belief that
death is not humiliation. but change Of
energy, and that science proves that.
though life may be changed as to form, il
cannot perish utterly Much Of our
scheme Of life and morality is based on
belief in the existence Of a personal I'M
A+'S ASoA u SolHtlhlHS diteT
death" has always been a potent factor
for good ever since civilization began; and
so prone is the human heart to hope for
the best. TO be ambitious for the highest,
that so long as man is man. seeking an
ideal that shall bring him nearer God, the
belief is likely to persist. Already religion
and science have discovered many grounds
on which they can stand In common;
undoubtedly more are yet to be found, and
many must agree with the concluding as
sertion of DR.. Mackay in his essay. that
religion and science seem to be coming
together in recognition Of the most
glorious and inspiring truth that human
thought can grasp-the immortality of the
individual soul"
The Washington herald., 1907-07-24
The open Door, in Manchuria.

The news received by the State De
partment that Japan, in conjunction with
the Chinese customs authorities. has
taken measures TO carry out in good
faith the "Open-dOoT" policy in Manchu-
ria. TO which both nations are pledged
VIII deprive our lingo newspapers of one
of their most cherished reasons for de-
handing the immediate dispatch of a
battle-ship fleet to the far East. which
was that the presence Of a great naval
force in the Orient was essential to the
maintenance of the open door to Chi
nese markets. Now that this bugaboo
has vanished, We confidently expect that
another one will be conjured up to take
its place in the shape of an assumption
that the crafty japanese do not mean
what they say when they declare the
Manchurian ports open to the commerce
Of the world on equal terms, and that. In
point Of fact. it will be found they have
devised some scheme or other by which
all trade advantages will accrue 20 them
selves. AS to that, we think the part of
wisdom Will be TO wait and see whether
the Manehurian open door Is a reality or
a mere polite fiction, and whether, If it
proves a reality. our manufacturers will
be able to gain and hold the Chinese
market against legitimate japanese COM
petition. When We find our Oriental
trade fading away, and discriminatory
The Washington herald., 1907-07-24
Obeying the Law.

We are rather fond, in this country, of
talking about the large personal liberty
we enjoy under republican institutions.
and although thinking men know that
there can be no true liberty without re-
spect for the law, We pay comparatively
little attention 10 those occasions on which
the law is abrogated or ignored for men
with "a pull" In this connection, it is
doubtful II such an occurrence as was
reported from London recently would
be possible in any large city in the United
States. A dinner was given at a public
restaurant for two men who had man
aged the Court Theater successfully for
a number Of years and had just leased
ancther theater. II was presided over by
the Earl of Lytton, and among the guests
were such people as Sir Oliver Lodge. Sir
Home and Lady Gordon, her highness
the Rance Of Sarawak. Mr. and Mrs. G.
Bernard Shaw. Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Sutro,
H. BeerbOhm Tree, and Judge Adams
The banquet was q huge success. Mr.
Bernard Shaw arose 10 speak at II o'clock
and concluded at 1l:z0. Then the chair
man, Lord Lytton. announced that the
police had notified him that the time limit
had been reached and that they must
close at once. The remaining speeches
were left unspoken, the function was
brought to an abrupt end, and the guests
dispersed.
It is obvious that among those present
at this dinner were many who were in a
position TO have "a pull" But all seemed
The Washington herald., 1907-07-24
Colleges and Business.

Some time ago we called attention TO
the circumstance that the leading colleges
Of the country were sending more and
more Of their graduates into the business
world. 1t is no longer fact that col
lege training is deemed necessary only for
the learned professions or for the idle
rich Each year sees a greater proper
ton Of hard-woTking young men making
their way through the universities, in
many cases on the proceeds OF mental
labor. The colleges themselves are recog-
nizing the needs of the educated man In
business and are doing all they can to
help students In their ambitions.
Most Of the colleges and universities aid
in finding opportunities for young men
to work their way through, and when
the course IS ended. strong efforts are
made to secure employment in business
for the graduates. Yale, for instance,
supplements its work in college by giving
assistance 20 an alumni organization in
New York which is known as a college
business information committee and finds
places for Yale graduates. Last year Il
secured employment in New York for
about fifty, the year before for thirty
five. Other colleges are following the ex-
ample thus set. so that instead of sending
their poor graduates out into the world
With an education and little else. they
provide places where that education may
be brought into immediate use. That such
a movement as this is effective is shown
by the fact that last year Yale Harvard.
and Princeton, out OF 1,239 graduates. sent
81 directly into business occupations.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-24


The making Of hand-books a species Of
are addicted. is to be suppressed in Wash
ington. 4 defaulting official, we are told.
owed his downfall TO this evil or vice,
which has perneated the whole commu-
nifty. Now there is vehement call for the
enforcement Of the law. The Washington
Herald joins in that call, Of course. But
there is a phase Of this business that
amazes us-two OF them. In fact. In the
first place. why should a crusade or agi-
alton be necessary to bring about the en-.
.forcement of the law? Why has the evil
been winked at heretofore? Why was
it's crime-making tendencies, not seen
or appreciated until one OF its victims.
trusted employee of the District went
wrong?
But this is not the most important
phase of the ugly business. Is it not
fact that the governing body Of the Dis
tTiCt. the authoTtties-even the govern
ment of the United States itself-have en-
couraged this form of gambling? Are
they not directly and primarily response
bic for 1T? They are. This bold state
ment may shock some Of The Washington
Heralds good friends in official places,
but it is the truth-the cold literal truth.
Twice each year. in the spring and
autumn. Washington is given over to a
perfect orgie Of gambling New York
bookmakers-gentlema blacklegs-cOme
here under respectable auspices and ply
their disreputable calling unmolested.
They fairly drain the city. Not less than
$4,000 annually is turned from the chan
nels Of trade into the pockets Of these
racing sharks! And the District authori-
ties. If they do not actually look on with
approval are, at any rate. meekly acqui-
escent.
Is not the making of hand-books by in
dividuals the logical sequence Of the book
making on a big scale? Every sane per-
son knows that It is.
The spectacle presented last spring OF
permitting betting at Benning. provided
the money-takers kept on the move was
nothing short Of a disreputable farce-an
evasion of the law that operated 10 give
all spectators a contempt for the law and
for the law officers. Small wonder it is.
then. that betting on petty scale on race
track results has since grown and spread
IN the community. Having called atten-
ton 10 the disgraceful spectacle at the
time. The Washington Herald is In po-
sition TO make a point of It now
No determined effort has ever been made
to enforce the law against the bookmakers.
The District authorities are party to the
violation. If they seriously cared 10 sup
press the evil. If they dared make the
issue, it would have been suppressed long
ago. Why, II 1t were otherwise, was not
betting stopped pending the appeal from
Judge Staffords ruling?
Some day the good citizens Of Washing
ton-especially the merchants, who are
the chief sufferers-wiu wake up to full
realization Of the cost Of these twice-a-
year gambling orgies and, by bringing the
thing to the attention Of President ROOse-
welt, will end Il for good and all, compla-
cent, easy-going officials to the contrary
We are for the suppression Of the hand
books. We are also for the suppression
of gamblers higher up.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-24

tariffs and port dues and railway rates
operating against US, 1t viii be time to
talk about battle ships and 10 discuss
the question whether ii is worth while TO
wage a billIon-dollar war TO save a
million dollars worth of trade.
There is no valid reason why the good
faith OF Japan should be questioned in
the matter Of the open door, any more
than the good faith of Japanese declara-
tons respecting the Philippines should
be doubted, as they persistently are by
section Of the American press. Strong
motives OF self-interest govern Japan
In UNFOLDING the open-d0or policy. as in
other phases of her relations with for
eign powers, with which she is anxious
to be on good terms and by which she
wishes TO be regarded as capable and
willing to carry out her international
obligations. Any other Interpretation of
her course IS equivalent to ranking her
statesmen with imbeciles.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-24

to recognize that the law was meant 10
be obeyed. When eminent men and
women show such respect for the minor
LAWS OF their country. the example must
be finely salutary and far-reaching. *
shows that there is not one law for the
rich and another for the poor. but that
under the statutes all men are equal.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-24
SIN Prosnerous.

From the New York Tribune.
The enormous growth of our foreign
trade in the last year is one more proof
of the persistence Of national prosperity,
The United States is becoming every year
more efficient industrially and more a fac
tor in the worlds trade and productions
1t Is becoming less and less a debtor ard
more and more a creditor nation. So To- &
as this general process continues we shall
enjoy an era Of national expansion, good
times, and all around activity.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-24
Ner York nnd Rabrlon.

From the Boston Herald.
Mr. Howells' reason fo- likening New
York unto Babylon is ther its brilliance is
not the expression of inward joyousness,
but simply an appeal TO the pocket All
the magnificent Examinations along
Broadway are merely commercial an
nounceme nts of the merits of beer and
alcoholic stimulants. This differs from
President Eliots famous description OF
the metropolis as a vast mass OF squalor
The inhabitants can take their choice
The Washington herald., 1907-07-24
4 Serere Imnenchment.

From the Pittshurg Dispatch.
1T was a bareback that caused the dis
aster on the battle ship Georgia. And
now for its preventive. says an exchange.
Tnasmuch as the preventive was already
provided in the form of gas-ejector. the
assertion that the explosion was due to
a bareback is a severe impeachment Of
the way things were done
The Washington herald., 1907-07-24
Inndennnte Punishment.

From the Nashville Tennesseean.
Guilty without capital punishment
was the verdict brought In by the Hahn
Vile jury in the case of the italian kid
nappers Of New Orleans, and a strange
verdict 1t was. when the crime, circum-
stances, and popular indignation are con-
sidered. For cold-blooded cruelty and
brutality this kidnapping and murder case
has hardly been surpassed, and If capital
punishment should ever be inflicted it
would seem 10 lit such q crime.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-24
FOUND OUT.

4 little mass
OF liquid gas.
A fraction Ct czloric-
A different face.
a different race.
And apes became historic.
A whiskered chin,
A hairy shin.
A chest line much inflated;
Two fye-tOed feet
Some Taiment neat.
And Man-as he is rated.
Some graceful curves,
a lot Of nerves.
: little tongue set going;
4 love Of tears
And strange careers.
And Moman-to our knowing.
bohemian.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-24
New Version of 1t.

From the New York Evening Post
If the Democrats take up with Col.
Watterson's slogan. Back to the Consti-
tution' it must not be thought that the
Republicans would be without an answer
ing cry. Under Roosevelt's guidance they
might adopt. Backs to the Constitutio,lr
The Washington herald., 1907-07-24
OBITUARY.

written for The Washington Horald)
Once We had an
Au-to-m0bile,
Gasoline driF'n
Automobile.
Also had
loving Parent.
Automobile
Loving Parent.
Spark got 10 the
Gasoline.
The mobile driven
Gasoline.
Lifted high was
Automobile.
A'er-o.plane was
Automobile
Where mobile went
To tell I dareI't:
Where Parent 'fent
Is not APPARENT.
G0ne but not forgotten.
JOSEPH BURDEN.
6o9 G street northwest
The Washington herald., 1907-07-24
what 1t Must Have Been.

From the Houston Post.
The Washington Herald is authority for
the statement that a steamboat on the
Tennessee River has changed its name
from Alton B. Parker to Theodore
Roosevelt" It must be a boat with n
large whistle and q small boiler
The Washington herald., 1907-07-24
ARE YOU GOING AWAY?

Subscribers who leave the city
temporarily should have The
Washington Herald mailed to
them. Addresses will be changed
as often as requested. You can
not keep fully informed about
affairs in Washington unless
your paper follows you.
Before leaving. mail or tele-
phone your address TO this Of
fee
The Washington herald., 1907-07-24

One newspaper story says a New York
man gave his seat in a street car to n
lady, and Immediately fell in a fit: an
other story has 1t that the woman had a
fit- 1t isn't at all improbable that they
both had fits. At least two fits certainly
seemed in order at the moment.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-24
Our Oy.n NnturaI HIstory-The Buzz.

The bull is cross as he can be.
And IN the field he is the boss.
He'll quickly chase you up a tree
II Ger his path you choose 10 cross.
On Wall street often he is seen.
Where up and down he madly tears,
Chasing there the long and green,
Ard fighting with the Teddy Bears.
Though bulls are born, you'll find It true
That in the busy marts OF trade,
In fact, IN everything we do,
The worst Of bulls are often made.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-24
NORTH CAROLINA TANGLE.
Various Views of the Questions
Raised by Rate Fight.

From the Greensboro IN c. News.
incidentally, and no doubt without
thinking Of that phase Of the matter,
Gov. Glenn has enectually closed the
mouths OF those Of his party associates
who have shown disposition TO crfticise
President Roosevelt for his alleged inter-
ference with the judicial and legislative
branches OF the Federal government.
The governor recent letter TO the
judges Of the Superior Court. which was
virtually an Interpretation OF the crimi-
nal part Of the new passenger rate law
and an instrument 20 the Judges TO en-
force the law according TO this interpre-
tation, certainly carried the matter of
executive interference" as far as any
thing that has ever been done by the
President.
But whatever may be thought OF the
governors acting, no one who upholds
the course of the governor in this mat
ter has any logical right to find fault
with President Roosevelt.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-24
Friendly with Nature Fnlzer.-

From the Cleveland Leader.
Five actors called on the President the
other day. There are some nature takers
with whom he is friendly. after all.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-24
showcd lie Ignormnce.

when I married you. you said that I'd
never want for anything"
Did I say THAR"
you did."
THAT shows how little knew OF
women then
The Washington herald., 1907-07-24

From the New York Herald
the French government has named a
charming French woman to investigate
the American woman and everything ap-
pertaining 10 her. Which insures the
fortunate appointee a life Job.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-24
Not the Same.

''How's the weather out your way7"
We are sleeping under"
Don't spring that old blanket yarn on
me"'
Under difficulties, my boy"
The Washington herald., 1907-07-24

III bet my brother was hurt worse
than your brother"
He was not"
He was He lost two fingers"
That's nothing. Ny brother is liable
10 get lOCkjaW -
The Washington herald., 1907-07-24
The Why of NretcnIf

From the Colssnbia State.
We have just OWNED why Metcalf Il
was because Mr.. Roosevelt wished a nan
to tell things TO the marines
The Washington herald., 1907-07-24

A great row is now on In Kansas be-
tween certain school trustees and certain
schOol-teachers as 20 whether a statue
Of Venus shall be permitted 20 stand I'M
draped in a classroom. The matter might
be compromised by allowing the trus-
tees to wear binders.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-24

Sometimes Mr.. Roosevelt is not as
strihngly original as he might be. For
instance. at the jamestown Exposition
on Georgia Day he undertook to tell the
editors how to run their papers.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-24

A Michigan man found the carcasses. of
eiaven deer killed by wolves near his
home recently. Whether they were killed
by being bitten in the breast ne does not
say, being, obviously, a wise man in his
generation.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-24
snenIsing Through the Barn.

From the Baltimore Sun.
The Republican anti-trustites believe IN
letting the high protective tariff front
door alone while they sneak around Robin
Hoods barn with suits and receiverships.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-24
Acfinn Wanted.

MY heroine is chaste," began the am
ateur dramatist.
by bloodhounds?" the low-brcwed
manager made all possible haste to ask.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-24

II appears that the Pulajanes have
been exteruninated in the Philippines by
the Cuttanes. The James must be rather
Amazon-Iike ladies.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-24

From the Chicago News.
We are glad that Mark Twain is COM
ing back to a country where it will not be
necessary for him to make negligee jour
neys TO a bath room across the street.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-24
Son of the Tan sycamore.

Son OF the Tall Sycamore.
James Paxton voorhees,, poet, sculptor
and dramatic reader, is going TO run for
Congress in Indiana. He has recently
been living at Greencastle but he has
kept his residence at Terre Haute, and
there Will shy his castor into the ring
as aspirant for a seat in the House. He
Is well known in Washington, having serv-
ed as secretary to his distinguished father
the tail sycamore of the Wabash" 1t
will be recalled that he was an earnest
champion Of q great theater to be es-
tablished here by the government He
has made busts of Napoleon Thomas
Jefferson, and Charles II. Cramp besides
bust of his father which is in the
Capitol. James Paxton VOORHEES, is nON
hfty-one years old, and SAYS: Il am a
product Of my own capacities. working in
my own peculiar way. l was born at
COvingtOn. on the Wabash, and love TO
state the fact. There were not many
people there at that time. or the catas-
trophe might have been averted. | was
born OF poor but honest parents-being
honest they were poor, all right-and
they started me In life sure dead honest.
They got me a job IN Congress as sec
rotary" He was partly educated at
Georgetown University Owing 10 The
reverence in which his fathers name is
held throughout Indiana, there is little
doubt that the son will cut a figure in
politics out there. A younger brother
Charles Voorhees,, formerly represented
q district of Washington State in Con-
gress.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-24

From the Chicago News
Some railroads ere fighting the 9-cent
fare, while others are busy making money
by using it In their business.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-24

St Louis is TO install the biggest light
ning-rOd factory in the world. This
should very much enhance its claims as
the 1T and proper place for the next
Democratic convention
The Washington herald., 1907-07-24
Anybody KnorR

Are Boston people really SO inteIli-
CENT?"
"Oh, yes"
How do they manage TO secure Juries
there?"
The Washington herald., 1907-07-24

A New York man was arrested because
he went into bar and called for a glass
Of beer, remarking, This is my first glass
IN nine years He proved TO be an es-
capped convict. 1t was a dead give away.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-24

Indiana sends all Of its old books and
magazines 10 the pOorhOuses and the
jailS There is nothing like finding q
market for your principal products.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-24

From the Cleveland Leader
A Michigan clergyman has sermonized
against the Teddy bear and has not vet
been denounced as a nature fakeT.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-24

Ambassador Bryce says he understands
the vast majority of american women.
II he does he has acquired more knowl-
edge in a few weeks than the rest of us
gain in a lifetime.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-24

The Wall street scrubwoman who was
arrested for stealing a small chunk Of
soap should have understood that the I'll
and proper things 20 steal in that locality
are large chunks Of dough.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-24

The other nature-fakers got a long
start Of the FISH liar this year. but We are
betting on the versatile genius being well
to the front before the finish
The Washington herald., 1907-07-24

THE Queen Of England IS just as fresh
as any college graduate" says a Gotham
contemporary. We sincerely trust this Is
a mistake
The Washington herald., 1907-07-24

oklahoma win get over all of her
troubles" declares a patriotic paper IN
that section. Her troubles seem to be
constitutional
The Washington herald., 1907-07-24
joy,

There's JOY that's drawing nearer.
And il can't be FAR away.
And with patience / am waiting
For the coming Of the day;
When I reach the dinner table,
on, my heart viii quickly throb,
II I see q heaping platter
or the corn upon the cob.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-24
Just Now.

The young man HES him 10 the sea.
He has been thrifty,
And in two weeks he blows what he
Saved up IN 60
The Washington herald., 1907-07-24

An Ohio paper is still pestered because
Senator Dick will not talk And if the
Senator did talk. the paper probably would
refuse to give publicity to his language.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-24

It does seem strange that Harry Orchard,
while admitting all of his other faults,
should so strenuously deny that he is
liar.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-24

A New York policeman OF ten years
service has Just made his first arrest.
Naturally, the incident has arrested con-
siderable attention.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-24

Norway viii favor disarmament This
IS very nice in Norway, especially as the
country has nothing 20 dIsarm.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-24
Had a Reason.

''why do you stand for Iong-haired
mann"
You" answered Clarice with dignity,
have evidently never seen Harolds
ears"
The Washington herald., 1907-07-24

Il wouldn't mind the heat if it wasn't
for the humidity"
MOP"
And I wouldn't mind the humidity If
II wasn't for the heat"
The Washington herald., 1907-07-24

Like all other doctors who prescribe an
unattractive diet DR.. Wiley doubtless
fails TO take his own medicine.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-24

Why is it that reporters insist upon
writing ii they were quietly married ?"
Is it customary in this country to have
brass bands and steam calliopes at we'd
dings?
The Washington herald., 1907-07-24

Chile has an army be t scandal or hand.
It appears that none but the brave can
stand the fare-and it's hard on them.