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The Washington herald., 1907-11-25
Buying Naval Supplies.

It is TO be hoped that due heed Will be
taken of the recommendations of Rear
Admiral NJ. +. Mason. chief Of the Bu-
reau Of Ordnance, who. in his annual
report to the Secretary of the Navy, urges
legislation that will authorize his depart
ment TO purchase abroad ordnance. pro-
jectiles, powder. and torpedoes for the
navy when 1t IS TO the manifest interest
Of the United States TO make purchases
in limited quantities abroad which ma
teriaI shall be admitted free Of daty."
II seems that in many things the navy
is short Of supplies; and possibly this
shortage is emphasized by the coming
voyage Of the fleet 10 the Pacific There
are not enough torpedoes. and Admiral
Mason believes that at least one hundred
of these should be purchased abroad i'm
mediately. as the government factory is
not yet in running order and the Ameri-
can manufacturers are behind with their
present contracts. There is also urgent
need Of going abroad for armor-piercing
projectiles and Tange-firders, which
American manufacturers are unable to
produce. Then. too, it has become nee
essary to replace all the present eight
and twelve inch guns by others Of a later
and stronger design, to admit OF the use
of smOkeless instead OF brown powder
At present there are only two American
firms attempting to furnish the navy
with large calibered projectiles. and these
are both greatly behind with their orders.
Although Admiral Mason's report is
guarded and businesslike, il makes plain
the fact that the present method Of sup
plying the navy with its stores is made
quate, and so long as the government Is
condemned by law to purchase from
American manufacturers. it is not likely
that conditions viii be bettered Firms
manufacturing projectiles, powder. tor
pedoes, and such like material have
practical monopoly. and it is not neces-
sary here to recall the scandals over
armOr plate and the supply Of powder to
show how harmful the legal crushing out
of competition is.
The first thing necessary. Of course. is
thet the navy should be supplied with
it's needs as soon as possible. and these
stores should be purchased wherever they
can be obtained, OF the best quality at
the least cost. Without at all departing
from the policy OF protection TO Ameri-
can manufacturers. It is only simple COM
mon sense that the nation should, first
of all, be adequately protected. Competi-
ton in supply stores for the navy-no
matter whether or not that competition
came from abroad-would surely result in
more care and energy and Il closer living
up 10 contract on the part of those who.
at home, are doing the governments
work.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-25
Taxation of BiIiboards.


From the Chicago Post
Probably a great many persons in this
city never have heard of the township
Of South New Brunswick. y. J., which
is a city, for the people OF that township
have succeeded where the people of
Chicago have failed. They have slain the
billboard monster, and their only weapon
was the old-fashioned scythe of taxation
Finding that the not inconsiderable beau
ties Of the countryside were blotted out
by flaring sgnboards. they hav, taxed
the signs out OF existence, and now are
enjoying the charms OF nature unalloyed
by appeals to use Somebody's pills or
Red Nose rye
The Washington herald., 1907-11-25
Only one week to Congress.
NEW KIND OF FEDERALISM.
Southern States Going Ia Queer Ex-
treme Fighting Railroads.

southern States Going tn Queer EX-
treme Fighting Railroads.
From the Norfolk virginian Pilot.
To go TO the logical conclusion Of the
argument made by the Atlanta Jour
nal. and followed in the conference Of
governors and railroad commissioners
Of several Southern States last week in
that city. we should have Joint action
not only among the States Of the
South, but among the States of the en-
tire Union. That would be Federal ac-
ton. The Federal government repre-
sents cooperation among the States
of the Union. II the States get away
from the principles Of managing their
railroad affairs each for itself. the
States viii logically commit themselves
20 the principle of Federal regulation.
II separate State regulation would not
work. separate sectional regulation would
be equally impracticable Yet the States
which are themselves most aggressive in
reducing railroad rates are those in
which sentiment is strongest, apparently,
against Federal control of State rates
II seems to US that the States are thus
being driven towards ultimate Federal
regulation by a mistaken view of the
railroad problem. There could not well
be too much agitation against rebates
and unjust discrimination. and similar
abuses which have been prevalent in the
railroad business; but the cry for re-
ductiOn Of the general average OF rates
is thoroughly unreasonable. II is an
artificial issue. At q time when the
average rates OF the railroads in the
United States, including the Southern
section Of the United States. are much
lower than the general average in other
countries and when tho aVpraga NJ av
peuse in the railroad business is decidedly
higher than It has ever been before, it
is not fair or sensible to be forcing
reduced charges upon the common car
riers. The 2-cent-a-mile agitation is mis-
directed
The Washington herald., 1907-11-25
Yindicniinc The pnmnl,in

The Washington Herald glories in its
profound understanding of the whole
sOmeness. healthfulness, graciousness.
and goodness Of the pumpkin pie For
those misguided contemporaries that
have been so bold as 70 dispute with us
anent this topic. we have pity. but not
scorn. Their ignorance is not bliss. we
know. nor would il be folly for them TO
/ get wise; but time viii. We hope. reveal
/ 10 them the errors Of their past and
spread the sad spectacle of their dead and
gone opportunities before their unbeliev-
! ing eyes.
We should be less than human. never
! theless. did we fail 70 point with pride TO
/ the triumphant vindication vouchsafed
I our pet gastronomic theory by the
women Of Wonderful Washington. as set
forth in the results OF our menu con-
test just brought 70 a happy conclusion
Each and ali Of the prize winning exhibits
contained specific recommendation call
ing. vOciferously, we might say, for
pumpkin pie, Not only that. but among
all the countless scores Of excellent
menus submitted, a fraction Of something
like l per cent alone omitted mention
OK this superb piece de resistance for
the Thanksgiving dinner What do we
care for the vapOrings of the Norfolk
Landmark or the mind-wanderlngs of the
Houston Post, in the face Of this gentle,
refined. womanly. and sensible indorse-
ment? Nothing even less than
nothing. We throw about them the
mantle Of charity, and refrain from offer
ing further crushing testimony. The
pumpkin pie stands supreme-as much an
| indispensable adjunct 10 the well-regu-
lated Thanksgiving dinner as turkey and
cranberry sauce themselves
one word more before We Quit this to
our humiliated and cringing contem-
porarles. painful subject. The old and
oft harped upon idea that pumpkin pie
is really Hubbard squash pie in disguise
has also been smashed TO smithereens
by one Of our Washington women. For
fear some igndramus might mistake the
unmiugated delights Of real pumpkin pie.
she attached TO her menu a recipe for
making the delicacy. to which we here
with refer every malefactor among near
biologists IN this fair land. viz:
Pumpkin Pie-Bon half pumpkin in two c-1ps
water. strain through fine sieve when cold add one
pint milk one cup sugar. one teaspoonful salt one
grated nutmeg one teaspo0uful ground cinnamon
three eggs (bestenl half cup -four blended with half
cup milk"
There stands the real, genuine. simon
pure article. revealed ia all of its happy
details Not a word of plebeian squash
does this recipe contain. 1t says pump
kin '-unmiStakably and emphatically,
pumpkin" Squash. indeed; bah. The
undesirable citizen who first p5rpetrated
the squash fraud is herewith consigned.
without honor to the Ananias Club for
ever
On with the Thanksgiving dinner. Let
pumpkin pie be unconfned,
The Washington herald., 1907-11-25
Reasons for congrntnlation.

From the Wall Street journal
The business Of the country has been
subjected this year 10 the Severest tests
in "a generation 1t is q matter OF con
graduation that it has stood these tests
with a showing % remarkable strength.
After ALL the most notable development
Of these times is not the panic. but the
way that the panic has been checked II
is not the losses, but the fact that these
losses have not struck deep down into
the wealtb-producinE power of thc coun-
try. X is not the fact that certain
hnanciers and Institutions have gone 10
the wall bat that the number Of such
disasters has been SO circumscribcd. and
that those who have conducted their
business upon safe and sane lines have
so generally weathered the storm.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-25
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
A sovEREIGN REMEDY.

Deep breathing is the thing 10 try II you
are feeling slack
Il brightens the lack-l -luster eye and
straightens up the back;
lt soOthes you when you cannot sleep; II
makes you hale and stout:
And furthermore it's sure 10 keep your
hair from falling out
Deep breathing IS the thing for you II
YOU are on the fritz,
It drives away the devils blue and sharp
ems up the wits;
To broken hearts. or livers bad. relief fl
soon will bring.
Deep breathing is the latest fad; it's good
for everything
The Washington herald., 1907-11-25
MONDAY, NOVEMBER .. 1907.
End the school seandal.nuieklr.

1t is the fervent hope of this newspa-
per that the disquieting muddle in the
Washington schools may be speedily
ended. 1t reflects no credit upon anybody
concerned On the contrary. il is damag-
ing to superintendent and board of edu-
cltion alike
Neither one side nor the other can pos
sibly come out of the controversy with
even a scant portion of glory. II is a
deplorable, sorry mess all around.
Who is responsible for DR.. Chancellor,
anyway?
Who devised a school system that
would permit such a belligerent deadlock
90 arise?
Why did these officials remain in
dolently Guiescent during the vacation
period, when the troubles might have
been thrashed out, and then precipitate
the demoralizing contentious at the open
ing OF the school yoar2
Is there really any phase OF the un-
happy affair to be found that reveals
ordinary executive capacity on the part
OF those directly involved?
These and ether things pertinent to the
controversy, the public, doubtless. would
like TO know. Curiosity is but natural
But for our part we are willing 10 pass
them by-waive all right TO information
II the disgracelul episode can only be
closed Indeed. we should like TO forget
the participants themselves
An unOffcnding community is suffering
from the scandaI-and we speak for that
suffering community when we say it
would like 10 see the dirty slate washed
cloan. II is time to begin anew-high
time-and on better basis.
Mr. Mcnamara, for the board, and
Messrs. Leckie. Fulton and Cox, for DIT.
Chancellor. can render a real public serv-
ice now by cooperating 10 the end that
the miserable contention be not unneces-
Sarily prolonged.
Ii a speedy adjustment through the
processes legally employed be out Of the
question, then we should like 10 see the
President, for the public good. sum-
marily take charge Of the case through
a6encies ever within his reach and
summarily dispose Of it for good and all.
He owes this to the good people of the
Capital in which he lives
The Washington herald., 1907-11-25
Millions in the Farms.

From the American Farmer.
Farmers have had ten years of good
crops and good prices. In most Of these
years they have had both. DEFICIENCIES in
one corn and one cotton crop were more
than made good to them by high prices
Last year they took in more money than
ever before. and this year they are likely 10
take In $1O0O,O10.Oo0 more than they did
last year They viii bay freely many
sorts of merchandise, and they VIII have
money to invest Good business is about
as certain as il can he for another year.
proving over again that when the farmer
is prosperous everybody Is prosperous.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-25
r PIuribus Unam.

The motto IL Pluribus Unum." never
authorized by law 10 be placed on the
coin OF the United States. first appeared
or an American coin in 1856. There was
no United States mint then. and. I'm fact
no United States. the Constitution form
ing the Union not having as yet been
adopted. There was a private mint at
Newburgh, Y. Y, and "E Pluribus
Unum' was first placed on copper coin
struck az that mint Few collections
have specimens OF this coin. and il IS
valuable In 17S7 a New York goldsmith
coined piece Of money which was
known as 'the sixteen-doIlar gold piece,
and upon II the motto was stamped iu
this form: "Unum Z Pluribus." Only
four 81 these coins are known % be I'm
existence. They are valued at more than
A0o each. New Jersey issued various
copper coins in I.E with the motto
stamped upon them a great many OF
the early coins before there was any
legal authority for national coinage. were
made In England. Most OF these were
copper. and We're coined FOR different
States and all bore the words e Pluri-
bus Unum." The United States Mint was
established in 1872. but the use Of the
national motto on any of the gold. silver
or copper coins was not authorized o.
directed by any OF tine provisions of the
act establishing it. The motto remained
on the early gold and silver coins uutU
lS3i. when 10 WAS omitted from the gold
coins. ln 1856 IL was was omitted from
the -5-cent pieces. and in lGl from all
silver coins IL was not stamped on any
coin again until it appeared on the nickel
and the standard silver dollar.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-25
MHEN NE ARE IrnGFn-

When we are Judged at last. when all
Our little faults are set aside,
When kindly Charity lets fail
Her mantle Ger us. what we tried
With honest eagerncss 90 do
And ne'er accomplished viii be placed
Among the triumphs that We knew
And that our useful efforts graced.
When we are judged the boasts we mad,
OF strength we had. but always hid,
OF worthiness we ne'er displayed.
or things We might do but ne'er did
Because we never bTavely tried
For fear that failure might ensue-
These things will have no place beside
The honest triumphs that We knew.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-25
THE NEW EAGLE.

The legs Of the eagle on the Saint Gaudeus coin
appears 20 be clad in feather rantalettes.-
Notes.
The tumult and the shouting dies
The aces and the kings depart:
The public turns expeciant eyes
When some new faddist makes start:
The changes come to beat the band.
But who'd have thoucht-ah keen regrets
Our bind Of freedom e'eF would stand
I'm pantalettes-in pantalettes,
Imperial bird how long has he.
With regal nicn and awesomc gaze
Stood coins, unfnchingly.
With talons bare in nights or tzys;
But now. SO breast financial storm
We get bird-the thought Gpse,s-
That sceIns % stand sOr dress reform
Ia lautalcttes-in pantalettes.
Denver Republicau
The Washington herald., 1907-11-25
Taking Chnnces.

Mister amt you afeerd 10 sic yer
dorg onto me-"
Nix. Why should I be-"
How do you know amt representa-
some magazine investigarin' de standin
of dis community as regards horspitality
to strangers? Why. man. I might go an
write an article on dis affair dat would
hold hack yer miserable hamlet fer 2ot
years."
The Washington herald., 1907-11-25

I have seen London. said the speaker,
waving his left arm. Il have ridden
through The strets OF Paris; 1 have stood
among the monuments Of Berlin. I have
feasted my eyes upon the beauties Of
Vienna. Z have gazcd upon the eternal
hills Of Rome. and T."
Yes Interrupted a man IN the gall
lery. hut III bet so you've never seen
Main street in Scrubbgrass, PennsyI-
vania."
The Washington herald., 1907-11-25

Switzerland is the murderer's paradise.
If the story told OF Lucchesi. the Italian
anarchist and assassin Of the Empress
Elizabeth, Of Austria. be true Lucchesi
did not act without reason when he chose
Geneva for the scene Of his crime Ac-
cording 10 a well-informed correspondent,
the assassin enjoys four meals a day.
plenty of fresh air exercise and perruis-
sion TO smoke his pipe ar the expense OF
the government He listens 20 lectures
delivered by a professor Of languages, en-
cages in light work. for which ne is paid,
and reads the best classical and contem-
porary authors. II is not surprising 70
hear that his health is excellent, and that
after studying Voltaire. Montesquieu. and
Jean Jacques Rousseau he is now prepar-
ing TO write his own memoirs.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-25
WHY ROOSEVELT WANTS TAFT
Explanation by Writer Who As
sumes 10 speak for Him.

huhes 10 speak Tor hlm-
From the New Broadway Magazine.
The President greatly desires the elec-
ton OF William H. Taft as his successor.
because he believes that Air. Taft is the
man on whom the country can most thor
oughly rely TO mend the ways of erring
corporations. II is as though a party OF
straightforward and honest settlers had
taken possession legally OF n great tract
Of land; and. as their prosperity had de-
veloped, they had extended their activi-
ties over the border line until many Of
them had become squatters- Enjoying
undisturbed possession, without public re-
sentiment. Of these squatters rights they
naturally made a great disturbance when
the knowledge OF the Illegal possession
was commented upon and the demand
finally arose for their election.
1t is the Presidents feeling that sudden
and abrupt action would work great hard
ship and injustice % those among the
usurpers who were willing 90 reimburse
the State for the mistakes that had been
made, and who were at once willing TO
acknowledge the supremacy % the law;
but those who defy the government. who
70
using bribery. forgery. embeZzlement. and
everything but physical attack. could
hardly b. handled too Tuthlessly.
The President believes there mUst be a
constructive Teadjustment of our cor
porate laws; ana 1t is known that much
Of the rest OF his term wiz be devoted
10 persuading Interstate corporations that
their interests and <uture prosperity de-
pend upon their aiding him in persuading
the States 70 give over to the Federal
government an regulation OF Interstate
commerce. The Importance Of Mr.. Tafts
election 10 the Presidency. IN the Presi-
dents eyes. is that the present distinctions
between helpful and friendly corporations
and TeCalCitrant and Willfully criminal
corporations shall be maintained There
should be no relaxation OF the war upon
the criminal: no undue OF unkind pressure
upon the amenable
The Washington herald., 1907-11-25

Prom the Philadelphia Public Ledger.
Brown eggs are the style in Philadelphia.
In New York they eat white ones Per
haps you never thought Of there being
any difference, but this is vouched for
by egg dealers. a dealer said ycster-
day that New Workers pay fully > cents
n dozen difference IN favor Of the white
shelled variety. while in this city the
darker hued kind is preferred.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-25
Dupe of the Demagosue.

fFum INC TdII1o NtNa
There is no unfortunate mortal WHO has
been more heavily and grievously penal
lied than the dupe Of the fiery dema-
gogue. He 1t is who always adds most
weight TO his own burden and penalty. 1t
renders his poverty and misery even the
more pitiabie 10 find him eager to follow
over the precipice the ambitious warrior
in stormy politics who has deceived. mis-
led, and DESTROYED him.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-25
Tired of IL.

Vow. I viii explain 10 you how Judge
Kenesaw Mountain Lands got his pc
culiar name"
NO. you won't I'll listen 10 any other
twice-told tale you may wish 10 reel of,
but not that one"
The Washington herald., 1907-11-25

Discussing the proposition Of better pay
for Uncle Sans soldiers, the Dayton
News says: Even the devil keeps the
ranks of his army fun by simply promis-
ing n good time" Not altogether true
The devil does deliver the goods. after a
fashion. but he collects a monstrous re-
bate in the end.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-25
His Fnux Pa.

I wonder why Miss Bunson has broken
her engagement 20 young SmartIeigh?'
He wrote a poem in which he said her
laugh was Ike a drdught OF rare Old
wine. Both she and her mother are
among our leading temperance workers.
you know"
The Washington herald., 1907-11-25
An AnOInEN.

They say that blonde woman's hus-
band Is insanely jealous Of her"
THAT lady. sir. is my wife"
"Oh. I beg your pardon. I had no in
tention Of critIcising YOU. I assure you
You are probably fully justified in feel
ing as you do"
The Washington herald., 1907-11-25

the Augusta lGal Herald
,,,-,,--,,,.. A..

From the Augusta ,Gal Herald
The governor of Alapaba called the
legislature 10 meet in extra session 10 do
something TO the railroads. and forth
with IL passed a prohibition bill This
would seem singular. if our Georgia leg
islature had not acted much the same
WaV
The Washington herald., 1907-11-25

What Is dis etiquette. Bill"'
Why it teaches youse how to eat. an
all like dat"
"G'wan. Everybuddy kl.ows how to
eat. People is born dat way"
The Washington herald., 1907-11-25
Garb OF The samurnI.

When Capt Mahan went to Japan in
s. as an incident 20 visit by the
United States steamship Iriquois. he was
much impressed by the garb Of the mem
bers OF the Samural class. These Jap
anese were called 'two-sworded" men for
the reason that they were privileged to
wear two weapons, one for the purpose
Of inconveniencing the enemy the other
for the purpose Of terminating their own
careers when the Ir0qu0is reached
Japan, says Capt. Mahan. and through
out her stay, tWO-SWOTded men were as
thick almost as blackberries. To Euro
pean prepossess.ous il was illuminating
10 see half q dozen riding down q street
hatless, crown Of the head shaved. with
a short pigtail az the back tied near the
skull, and then brought stifly forward
close TO the scalp; their figures gowned
the handles Of the two swords projecting
closely from the left side OF their gar
ments, and the feet resting In stirrups of
slipper form. which my memory SAYS
were OF straw-work. but Of that 7 am
less sure. This equipment was completed
by "a painted fan stuck IN the belt, and
az times an opened paper umbrella"
The Washington herald., 1907-11-25
Valuable Portraits.

From the Chicago News.
Mr.. Guggenheim is running his smelt-
ers night and day 10 turn out g0Id on
which 70 stamp portraits Of Mary Cum
ningham in her feather top-piece.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-25

MIX went up another cent a quart
in Chicago last week" says the Buffalo
Express. II the rise is confined eXclu-
sively to real milk. however. very few
people in the Windy City win be af-
fected by II.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-25

What a certain section of tho press ap-
pears to be looking for is sort of Alton
B. Parker brand of Democratic candi-
date. disguised as the Sunny South.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-25

The most important utterance made by
Uncle Remus" during his recent Wash
ington visit was the ono concerning the
gustatory goodness OF collards II we
didn't know better. however. we should
suspect he gave out that opinion through
pure. downright meanness.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-25

complain that Gov. Hoke Smith will do
nothing Any way you look at It. the
''reformer" has hard time pleasing the
people who insist upon remembering
things
The Washington herald., 1907-11-25

According 10 sporting editor, many OF
our crack baseball players "are busted
fiat" This cannot be laid 10 the financial
furry, however. Those gentlemen usually
are dead broke three weeks after the sea-
son closes.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-25

Mr. Justice Brewers credentials for
membership IN the Ananias Club ap-
pear. at least. regular and in keeping
with the standard OF qualification here
tOfOre set up. Why delay his initiation?
The Washington herald., 1907-11-25

It appears that the famous Duke Of
Portland case now on trial in England
turns upon whether the late duke had
one or two warts on his nose. 1t is gen
orally conceded that his grace was an
extremely unpretty man.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-25

The Duo de Chaulnes doubtless under
stood all along that II was necessary for
certain number Of vehement denials"
70 precede the final announcement Of the
engagement.