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The Washington herald., 1907-09-28
ONE CENT.
MAGAZINE NOTES.

Anybody's Magazine, having eK-
hsusted the possibilities 0f 10, ma
ture-faker controversy has engaged
Mr.. Charles J.. Rustic 20 write q
series called a Defense 0f the NIL
honsire"
Nlr. Samuel G.. Biythe's first artl-
Gle in his European series Will ap-
pear in an early issue u the SatuT-
day Evening Boast Il Is entitled
How O. Leave an Omnibus Grace
fully, 20 and depicts life in London
Mr.. Frank A. Muussy's output Of
new magazines is small this month.
being limited 20 seven. one Of these
is The Plumbers Monthly" which
Mr.. Munsey expects 90 be more
profitable, eventually, than any Of
his 81 varieties
McSnWe's. persistent in its de-
termination 10 furnish human doc
ument-' ioT It's readers, has secured,
al enormous expense. a ful and
complete autobiography q Abe"
HummeL The cost Of this and other
high-ciass features has been 50 tre-
mendou5 that an advance IN the
price Of the magazine from 10 70 is
cents Is announced.
The Hearstmopolitan. which made
such an impression with its The
Treason II the Senate" that il Te-
Ccived letters Of commentator even
from such prominent personages as
the Hon. Dorsey Foultz. has retain
cd Nh David Phillips GRAVY 10
write several articles exposing Wash
ingtUn's pernici0us handbook sys-
TEN. Mr. Gravy viii be paid sl6 per
word
Peachleton's viii publish Robert
". Chambers new serial. which
wears the curious and appropriate
title. Rot's Rot" The hero and
heroine e. each other first on an
elevated train. They embrace Wild
Is, kiss passionstely. aud are mar
ried by q justice of the peace who
happens 20 he IN the car. Tneu the
story tells Of their married life and
divorce.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-28
AVAUNT THE LIMERICK.


To the Editor Of The Rig Stick.
Sir: You quoted me IN a recent
edition Of your valued Journal as an
indorser Of the limerick. ] am not.
Ny views on the subject are perhaps
oTGr-esTncsL but 7 cannot help
vGicing my resentment toward
form Of versifcation that has crowd
ed out the sonnet and the chant
ROYAL. even as ragtime has crowded
out the symphony. Indeed. I may
- further and say.
To my mind a limerick's awful.
And should be considered unlawful.
Ny indignant distress
/ can't fully express,
Cause there's no rhyme FOR awful
and lawful.
2. S.-Except waffle. %
Z. c. JOHNSON.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-28
At lac MlIlIonaires' CIub.

What are you musing about, Big
wadd?''
L was just thinking of our old friend,
Steeltrust He has been married year,
We ought 10 send him a little token.
Yes, sir; just year ago the wedding
cards were out"
Forget II. The wedding cards are be-
ing shufIled for a new deal
The Washington herald., 1907-09-28
Useless Item.

From the Pittsb1rs Dispatch.
The detectives expense account on tha
train which took Meyer, Haywood. and
Pettibone to Boise contains items showing
the expenditure of y cents for two lOaves
Of bread and $3.50 for three dozen bot
ties OF BudweiseT and one dozen OF
whisky. Practical men COnversant with
the custom in such cases are wondering
what in the world they did with SO much
bread
The Washington herald., 1907-09-28
MEN AND THINGS.
Mr.. Irving RncheIIer.

The fact that Mr.. Irving Bacheller has
spent the greater part of his life in New
York City will seem surprising 70 those
readers who have come TO know him as
a writer with a keen relish for out-of-
door life and a striking appreciation Of
rural wit and wisdom. Yet the author Of
'Eben Holden was actively connected
with the press OF New York for many
years. and until recently was one of the
editors OF a busy New York newspaper
His love for the country is instructive
and deep-roOted. however. and he never
lost il. even In the busiest years OF his
New York work Most Of his time now is
spent either at a favorte spot on Long
Island Sound Or-and this he loves even
more-among the woods and little vii
laFes Of the AdirOndacks. With his pro-
found affection for the country there goes
naturally the insight into country ChaTac-
ter which stamps his work as a literary
man.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-28
ON the Back Platform.

THE man who stands on the verge OF
old age and has nothing saved with
which 10 guard against the future. has
truly lived a wasted life. Don't you agree
with me7'
THAT depends. Are you advancing
this as a moral proposition. OF are you
selling some sort Of new tangled insur-
ance7"
The Washington herald., 1907-09-28
The LngicnI Cnndidnte.

From the New Orleans Picayune.
The Democratic convention in 1908 viii
have TO meet Secretary TAFT as the up
holder Of Rooseveltism, if not the Presi-
dent himself. and Mr.. Bryan so far seems
10 be the logical nominee. II the race is
10 be a contest Of radicalism on both
sides It would be difficult TO match RoOse-
welt with anybody except Bryan.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-28

While the depraved and utterly hope
less paragTapheT OF the Houston Post
was transforming most violently about
Grand Old Texas" the editor OF the
paper was In Washington enjoying the
real delights Of living and having a good
time, simultaneously
The Washington herald., 1907-09-28
An Inouisitive Chinnmnn.

From the Ohio State Journal
II a meeting can be arranged between
Mr.. Wu Ting-fang and Bro John D, it
might be ascertained how much the latter
really knows about his own business.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-28
Mr.. CorteIyou Stands Pat.

From the Omaha Bee.
Latest advices are that Mr.. Cortelyou
shows no indication Of having received
the New York Worlds demand for his
resignatiOn from the Cabinet.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-28
Kind. but Firm.

Jack. I have loved you for years"
For vars, Miss Footlites,' corrected
the eminent producer. Please Temem-
ber that you are now under the manage
ment Of man who proposes TO make an
actress OF Won"
The Washington herald., 1907-09-28

II does not require an unusually OBJ
servant mentality TO note that by far the
greater part of the enthusiasm in con
nection with the return Of Mr.. Wu is
confined TO territory outside of Washing
TON
The Washington herald., 1907-09-28
Mnch netfer.

~ shall call attention TO our wrongs.
I shall write to the papers. Would not
you2"
Il guess so. That's a better way than
slashing a picture In the Louvre"
The Washington herald., 1907-09-28

Beyond a doubt the next Republican
platform will speak with pride of the
Dingley schedules" says the St. Louis
Globe-Democrat. This should encourage
the Democrats somewhat
The Washington herald., 1907-09-28
Liquidation would Help Some.

From tbe New York Evening POST
The annual statement Of the Republi-
can party OF New York is as follows:
Assets Liabilities
Charles E Hughes. Timothy Woodruff.
Thomas PlatL
Chauucey ". DepeE.
John E4iuts
Dated at the primaries. September q.
1907.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-28

All our old warriors viii 20 horse
back riding along the Avenue Of the
Presidents next Tuesday week. It's
the day we celebrate. October 8,
1871. Remember the date.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-28

seems to have disappeared. This is too
bad; how can a boom do business II its
friends hide out that way7
The Washington herald., 1907-09-28

1T viii not be long before automobiles
viii be equipped with turbine engines
and then ordinary pedestrians VIII have
10 step lively says the ST. Louis Post
Dispatch. What on earth do you call the
steppIng they are having 70 do now?
The Washington herald., 1907-09-28

rs it wrong to kill the umpire?'' asks
the Louisville Courier-Journal. We pre-
fer not 10 commit ourselves unreservedIy
IN this emergency. but We will go so
far as 10 say that II is wrong TO do il
IN the close season
The Washington herald., 1907-09-28

"Our new college yell" explained the
fair coed, 'is just plain Murray
why do you leave of the hips2"
They won't be fashionable this win
ter"
The Washington herald., 1907-09-28

DIR. Wiley says Americans eat too much
meat. The doctor should not worry eX-
Cessively about that: the way things are
going, it viii not be long before meat
eaters will be as scarce as hens teeth
The Washington herald., 1907-09-28

An immediate recurrence OF tran
quillity throughout the country fol
lowed the dissemination Of Admiral
DeWey's views in favor OF holding
the islands he seized.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-28
eue,tion of ReIative weight.

From the New York World
Wouldn't that proposed Presidential
ticket Of Cannon and Hughes be bot
tom heavy2
The Washington herald., 1907-09-28

From the Springfield Union
The Standard Oil Company might start
a popular contest for the selection OF a
best new name.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-28

Can any farmer now IN his cotton patch
remember anything said during the long
picnic season by the politicians who ad-
dressed him." asks the Dallas News.
Perhaps he could. but, as a rule, he
doesn't; and that's one of the things that
make the game such picnic for the
politicians.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-28

Mr. Clark Howell walked right into Mr
Hoke Smiths official sanctum sanctorum
recently and shook hands with his excel
lency. Doubtless he remains as firmly
convinced as ever. however, that he
would have looked much handsomer IN
the easy chair than the governor
The Washington herald., 1907-09-28
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
THE RIsE IN CHOCOLATE.

The markets on an upward wave,
James mad as hops.
She claims she simply has to have
Chocolate drops
But dad declines to foot the bill.
This worst Of pops
Declares she'll have to wait uhtil
Chocolate drops.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-28

Gen. Dangerfeld Parker says Spain
does not cherish any III viii toward the
United States. We should think not!
We relieved that country entirely Of
something like four hundred years ac-
cumulated trouble.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-28

The return OF Mr. WI 1ing-fang
scrouges out the question of 'Who's
Who?" In favor of What's What?"
The Washington herald., 1907-09-28

A critic AYERS that Congressman Bur
ton is handsomer than Mayor Tom john
son. His honor may fan back upon the
proposition that handsome is as hand
some does"
The Washington herald., 1907-09-28

The boards were taken down
from the windows Of two houses in
Connecticut avenue this week. The
season is opening, boys.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-28

A large steel plant has been located In
China, and that country is destined to
discover that for ways that are dark and
tricks that are vain. o large steel plant Is
peculiar.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-28

In Illinois a price has been set upon
the ground hogs head. How fortunate
Tor the Weather Bureau that it isn't To-
Gated I'm that State.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-28

The battle ship Alabama is carrying
cracked cylinder head. which isn't al
together unlike the performance of the
ship Of state down there.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-28

An irate Iowan speaks OF a political
rival as a poltroon, liar. a fake and a
scoundrel." Outside of that, however,
doubtless he is all right!
The Washington herald., 1907-09-28

DR.. Nicholas Butler saws Emperor
William is a democrat" This important
discovery opens the way for Col John
Temple Graves 10 make a still further
suggestion.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-28

Among other things that Will not ap-
pear in those forthcoming speeches will
BE an elaborate apology TO Dr Long
The Washington herald., 1907-09-28

An Ohio man has been sued for shoot
ing a musical but militant tomcat that
insisted upon indulging in the midnight
serenade habit. Evidently the man is
guilty OF justidable felinicide.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-28

Doubtless California is prepared TO
prove that Japan had a hand in the ap-
pOintment Of our next Minister from
China.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-28

Sure cure for the blues-The Bing-
vile Bugle. All Washington takes It
every sunday, and it is never found
wanting.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-28

What's this? Cutting trails through the
Louisiana jungles, in order to make the
Presidents hunt less strenuous? We
don't believe any such thing,
The Washington herald., 1907-09-28

Advices frnm New Jersey indicate
that the Knox boom Is making slow
but sure headway.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-28

\ bObtail flush and a bobtaylor war
scare are equally dangerous institutions
The Washington herald., 1907-09-28

That Massachusetts man who declared
recently for Henry Cabot Lodge for
President, first, last. and all the time"
The Washington herald., 1907-09-28

What's in a name, after all? Those
eQuinoCtial storms that scientists call
nature fakes blow just as hard
The Washington herald., 1907-09-28
At jamestown.


Where are all the directors?"
''On the waTpath."
The Washington herald., 1907-09-28

Mid pleasures and palaces life may
get stale; TO Mrs. Carrie Nation there's S
no place like Jail.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-28

From now until the 1st of January
Jawjaw booze-fghter' chief aim in life
will be 20 make two jags grow where only
one grew heretofore.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-28

Read BingviIle Busle tomorrow.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-28

The ambition OF most Englishmen is
70 be able % write NJ =. after their
names, il seems 20 be a fine rounding
out Of successful business or py0fes-
sional career. But many men OF moderate
means are prohibited from seeking the
honor by the cost eutaileG No salaries
are paid. and. besides supporting himself
an NJ. =. has 10 meet many more demands
on his purse than a man IN private life.
Al the most moderate estimate the eX-
peuses Of a campaign for Parliament are
$500 once elected. a member must
nurse" his constituents. Clubs and
charities must be cared for and there
are always many individuals who look
To the member for assistance. II IS
estimated that never less than 5000 is
required for this alone. It Is figured that
for term of five years a member Of
Parliament must spend al least $4,000. in
addition To his living expenses. Many
Of the c0mmoners. Of course. spend much
more than this.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-28
A Fighting Publisher.

Mr.. w. c. Bcbbs, president of the
Bobbs-Merril Publishing Company, Of
Indianapolis, who has recently been on a
visit TO Washington securing new mate
rial for the Reader Magazine. which his
house issues. is just now In the thick Of a
legal fght. which, II he wins, will proba
bly, result In an era Of cheaper works Of
fiction for the American public. The
BObbs-Merrill company has probably
published more Of six best sellers than
any other firm in the country and has. of
course, suffered most from the laws
which, he claims. do not protect pub
fishers IN maintaining the prices Of their
books. He says the copyright and patent
laws are almost Identical, and yet, while
the courts have held that il Is legal for
an owner Of a patented article TO regu-
late the price AT which Il may be sold,
there is no such protection for the maker
OF copyrighted books Beaten IA two
courts. Mr.. BObbs is carrying the mat
ter into the United States Supreme Court
and IN this fight he stands alone. The
tendency among other publishing firms
Is to increase the price Of books Of ic-
ton. Mr.. Bobbs says that II he can Sc
cure the protection OF the courts he Will
Will be able 20 issue his popular books
al 81 instead OF the usual $3.50. lie thinks
thai 81 is enough for the ordinary novel
The Washington herald., 1907-09-28

Time is Fastening on. and we
What or f1-efatheTs are shall bs-
ShadoE-shapes Of memoTTt
JoIuld u that great multitude
WhsTe the great are bUt the good.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-28

Good SingIe-name PAPER.

SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER 2s. 1907.
, 1907-01-28
Bancroft Denies Rumor.

That the offices of the Oregon Short
Line would be removed from Salt Lake
to Omaha in the near future was a
rumor which gained currency, and in
some circles credence, in this city Sat
urday, says the Salt Lake Tribune. The
report is simply a canard, without any
basis of truth, and were it not that
some persons were inclined to place
some reliance in the rumor it would be
superfluous to deny it.
The Tribune secured telephone com
munication with w. H. Bancroft, vice
president of the system, last night, and
when the report was quoted to him he
simply said: ITS absolutely untrue:
there is nothing in it; there's no truth
in It," Mr.. Bancroft was incredulous
that any one should for a moment en-
terrain such a rumor seriously, and
was inclined to laugh at the credulity
of some persons.
, 1907-01-28
Torpedoes and Not Pistols.

Marshal Sigman has learned that the
reports of pistols so frequently heard
are not pistols at all, hut railroad tor
pedoes, used by the switchmen in the
yards here, in the discharge of their
duties. Mr.. Sigman was notified one
night last week that a regular fusil-
lade had occurred, but when he ran
he matter down he found that it was
a number of t~orpedoes exploded in the
yards.
, 1907-01-28
CONTRACT AWARDED TO WILLIAM
OLIVER AND PRESIDENT
SAYS HE SHALL PROCEED
WITH THE WORK.
Powerful Efforts Made to Down Bid
der, but President Says He Was
Lowest, and If He Can Live Up to
Requirements, No Reason for
Turning Him Down-President
Palma Living in Retirement.

Washington, D. c., Jan. 2S.-William
d. Oliver, who, with his associate con,
tractors, is to build the Panama canal
left for New York this morning t
complete the partnership and make
the financial arrangements which the
president demands.
oliver Was Lowest Bidder.
The matter was closed last night
after a long conference between Pres,
ident Roosevelt, Secretary Taft and
Mr.. Oliver, who was the lowest bid,
der for the canal work. agreeing to dc
it for 6& per cent on the total cost.
Roosevelt Stands Pat.
Powerful influences were brought tc
bear on the president to down oliver
but Mr.. Roosevelt held that as he
was the lowest bidder, the job is his
if he can live up to the requirements
and he evidently can.
, 1907-01-28
Home from the South.
Roll Broken Today.

The merchant train at the rolling
mills was started OH a steel run this
morning, but one OF the rolls gave
way and the train was compelled to
cease operations until another roll could
be put in. Mr.. Ryan, the boss roller,
expects to have his train going by to-
morrow. The bar mill is working on
breakdown, awaiting the completion of
the repairs to the rail Joint set of rolls
, 1907-01-28
Broke Axle in Yards.

Train No. 9, the fast mail, "a de-
layed a little while at Hanna yester,
day, on account of a broken journal
The train was standing still at the time
of the accident, which occurred on q
mail car. The mail vas transferred to
the other cars and the train proceeded
There was a report this morning that
the fast mail had been ditched at Ridge
and a wrecking outfit ordered from
Cheyenne, but local railroad men de.
MED the truth of this rumor.
, 1907-01-28
Raynor Simply Lied.

London, Jan. 2S.-This morning the
coroner's jury rendered a verdict OF
wilful murder against Horace George
Raynor, the man who shot William
Whitley, the rich merchant, 1t deyel.
oped that Raynor lied when he de
clared himself the son of the murdered
man, as all the old employees testified
they had never seen or heard of Ray
nor before his arrest, while a search of
the millionaire's private papers show
nothing to give the least color to the
prisoners statement.
, 1907-01-28
Many Lives Reported Lost.

Lens, France. Jan. ga terrible
disaster, involving the loss of many
lives, has occurred in a coal mine at
LEVIN, in the Courriers district. The
catastrophe was due to an explosion
of fire damp in one of the pits. A
panic followed the explosion, and the
greater part of the population of the
town rushed to the mouth of the pit,
preventing the work of rescue until
gendarmes restored a semblance of
order.
, 1907-01-28
STANDARD OIL CONDEMNED.
Interstate Commission Charges Gen.
eraI Crookedness in Business.

Washington, D. c., Jan. 2S.-The in.
terstate commerce commission submit
ted to congress a severe indictment of
the Standard Oil corporation, charg-
ing that concern with the corruption
of the press, the debauchery of public
officials and general crookedness in
business transactions. 1t is a most
startling expose of commercial infamy.
The indictment makes seven distinct
charges and nine definite statements.
, 1907-01-28
WORKING on Block system.

A force consisting of A. c. Staple,
S. G. Malone, S. Staple, j. Thorsen.
Bill Andrews, C. C. Chute, C. Hartwig,
r. Stith, ]. Bird and N. Mcmillan today
started to work on the building of the
block signal system westward from
this city, the party making their head.
quarters here. The system will include
the maintainer's headquarters here,
which is now in course of erection.
, 1907-01-28
TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY MIN
ERS ENTOMBED AND ONE HUN
DRIED AND SIxTY-FOUR
BODIES RECOVERED.
Awful Result of Explosion in Mine in
Rhenish Prussia, This Morning,
Seventeen Dangerously Wounded
Being Taken Out With Dead
Bodies of Their Comrades-Many
Killed in Mine Horror in France.

Q %Saarbruck, Rhenish Prussia, @
@ Jan. 2S.-Two hundred and fifty 9
Q this morning at the Reden shaft 9
Q by an explosion of fire damp. One Q
@ hundred and sixty-four bodies and @
@ seventeen dangerously injured Q
@ miners had been taken from the @
Q mines at 1870 p. m. @
q 9 @ @ Q g O Q Q @ @ @ @ @
, 1907-01-28
USED AS BALLAST.
Metal Dealers Say Copper Trust Il
Storing Metal in Holds of Ships.

New York, Jan. 2S.-The Metal Deal
ers' association has appealed to Attor-
ney General Bonaparte to take action
against the copper trust, maintaining
that the trust is storing copper in large
quantities and refusing to sell for the
purpose of keeping up the price. The
complaint says copper is used for bal
last on ships and is stored in various
places, to the great injury of trade.
, 1907-01-28
MUSICAL PLAY WITHDRAWN.
"Salome" Was Fine but Horrible and
Worked UP Opposition.

New York, Jan. 2S.-The directors of
the Metropolitan opera house and Herr
Conreid held a final conference this
morning, and it was decided to perma-
nently Withdraw "Salome," the must
cal play by Oscar Wilde and Richard
Strauss, which created such a sensa-
ton in this city last week. 1t was fine
but horrible, the display of the head of
John the Baptist on a charger being
one of its most grewsome features.
, 1907-01-28
WICK cokEFAIR WILL
REACH HERE TUESDAY.

A message was received this after.
noon from Victor Cokefair, saying that
he would reach Laramie Tuesday
night. Leonard Cokefair has been 10.
Gated, but a reply had not been re-
ceived from him at 1880 this after
noon. The funeral of John A. Coke
fair will probably occur Wednesday
afternoon.
, 1907-01-28
Conductor Charged With Murder.

New York, Jan. 2S.-The police have
arrested John Bell, a conductor, charg-
ing MIN with The murder of DR.. Town
send in Staten Island last week. The
doctor, it seems, attended Bells wife
and she died. Bell has felt she was
not properly looked after n has, it is
said, made threats against the physi.
clan,
, 1907-01-28
Defense Will Be Insanity,

New York, Jan. 28.-Only one add.
tional juryman was secured in the
Thaw case at this mornings session,
and it now looks as though it would
be the last of the week before the
trial would really begin. 1t was, how
ever, given out that the defense would
be temporary insanity, and it is "a
this theory that all the preliminary
work is being done.
, 1907-01-28
Accidents at Rolling Mills.

At $3.50 this morning Frank Geisler,
a hooker at the rolling mills, aged 81
years, was struck on the shoulder by
the handle of n of the hooks, which
was caught in the Tolls, and had his
shoulder bruised. At IL o'clock Otto
R~oesseler, a boy of IA. employed in
the bolt room, had the index finger of
his right hand bruised when a bolt
slipped and struck the finger. DR.. Nc
Collum dressed the wounds and both
employees will be laid up for a few
days.
, 1907-01-28
Five Men Killed in CHICAGO.

Chicago. Ill, Jan. 2S.-A terrific ex-
plosion occurred in the power tank of
the Armour packing plant this morn
ing and five men were killed. Many
are reported injured and ambulances
and doctors are hurrying to the scene.
The explosion did much damage to
the surrounding property.
, 1907-01-28
WARRANT ISSUED FOR
ALLEGED HORSE THIEF

County Attorney Downey today filed
an information in Justice Hynds' court
and a warrant was issued for Ed
Praus, who is wanted for the theft of
a horse valued at SIPS from August
Kassahn several months ago. The
warrant was delivered to Sheriff Bath
and he and Mr.. Kassahn left today for
, the country in an effort to overhaul
Praus.