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The Washington herald., 1907-07-26
snnnress the Gamblers.

The Evening Star, which is carrying on
a righteous crusade for the suppression
of handbook makers, intimates strongly
well as patrolmen. have been shielding
the gamblers. This is a scandalous inti
nation. 1t has been matter oS pride
TO speak of the Washington police force
as a model OF efficiency. No one ques-
tions the eapabIlity Of It's head The
superintendent Is a progressive man of
ideas. He is not a mere theorist. but
practical chief, honored the country over
for his achievements Certainly the Cap
ital. as a general proposition. is well
patrOlled and comparatively free from
crime. Life and property are safe here.
But if the Stars intimatiOn is WELL
founded-and surely II would make no
idle chaTge-vigorous action on the part
OF Mai Sylvester is incumbent upon him.
Even when otherwise efficient. a police
force often becomes lax in dealing with
the gambling fraternity. This has been
true IN nearly every city. A tendency
develops TO accept such evils as a matter
of course. and It is but one step further
to become an ally Of the iaWbreakers.
Here the District authorities have en-
couraged that sort of thing, we regret
TO say. by permitting gambling in the
most fagrant and dlsgraceful way during
the racing season. Detectives and patrol
men twice year have looked on while
the big bookmakers at Benning reaped
their harvest under the sanction of our
easy-going officials. They have seen the
law evaded in the most shameful way.
Policemen themselves, according to cur
rent reports, have been known 10 aid
patrons of the race track In placing their
bets. If they did not lay bets on their own
account. And thus, as we have heretofore
pointed out. conditions as to handbook
making have come about in a perfectly
natural way. That the police force is
found to be involved in the scandal is
deplorable but not surprising denouement
Suppress the gambers-little and big
Reorganize the police force. If necessary,
to do II.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-26
Evolution Working backward

The theory Of the evolutionlsts that we
men and women Of the present day are
descended directly from the apes, and
that in the process OF evolution we have
lost many of the attributes of our an
cestors, seems to be denied by the learned
men Of the Chicago University. Since Mr..
Rockefeller gave a lot of money TO this
institution IT seems to feel IN duty bound
TO discover something startling every little
while. One OF the things we are sup
posed to have lost in the process Of evo-
luton Is the ability to grow hair on
ouT bodies. as. having invented clothes.
We no longer need hair for protection
from the weather.
But a professor Of Chicago University
has discovered that in the future women
VIII have boards. He told a class of
young women: You girls have more
hair on your faces than the girls of
ten years ago. and in a few centuries
your successors will not only have down
on their cheeks, but long. flowing boards.
The hair will increase with each eener-
alton" The reason given for the pre-
dicted increase in hirsute adornment Is
that the girls Of to-day take more ex-
erciss and ape the mannerisms of men.
II is not for US to dispute the voice of
science as it comes through Chicago
professor, but we shall be glad indeed
If it is true that the ladies are not t6
have whiskers for soma centuries yet,
Wooing is hard enough to-day, in all con-
science Even now. when we see our
The Washington herald., 1907-07-26
MISSISSIPPI POLITICS.
Clothes and Sonorous Voice Figure
I'm a Senatorial Contest.

From the Nashville American.
A correspondent, reviewing the Sena-
torial campaign in Mississippi, calls at
tentiOn to the fact that John Sharp Will
Jams, cOncededly the finest scholar in
Congress, goes around looking slovenly
and slouchy. Uncurried and unbrushed.
careless and unJidy, while Vardaman is
spick and span, linen and person fresh
Numbered. clothes fashionable and ele-
CANT Williams looks Insignificant and
inconsequential; Vardaman is picturesque
and dashing, a splendid figure that appears
to be something. AS a consequence. the
hill-billies and the red necks are almost
solid for the governor admiring that
which is in direct contract to themselves.
Vardaman is a fine talker, too, fluent
and choice in his language and pleasing
In his rounded and sOnorous phrases. He
is a master of good English, as his writ
ings show These things considered, it
should be no surprise II he wins in the
primary on the first proximo though SEN
timent outside of the State is weu-nigh
unanimous in hoping for the selection of
Williams. Unfortunately. perhaps, for
eign sentiment has mighty little to do
with the choice.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-26
National Gallery

Among art lovers IN America there has
been a steadily growing demand for a
national gallery of art In the United
States. The nearest approach to such
an institution is the Corcoran Gallery
in this city. but that is privately endowed
with an independent organization and
comparatively limited means Estab-
Hshed and endowed by the late William
Wilson Corcoran, it is governed by a
board OF trustees whose term of Office is
for life. and who perpetuate their own
number by elections.
Great strides were taken toward MAXIM;
the Corcoran Gallery national in scope
when, last winter. a national exhibit Of
paintings was held there. an exhibit that
disclosed some of the best work Of
American painters. and which resulted
in many favorable comparisons between
the work of foreign and native artists
The artists themselves have done more
than their share toward encouraging the
establishment OF a national gallery Most
OF them have donated pictures; many Of
them offer their works at greatly re-
duced prices for national gallery pur-
poses. Writing on this subject In the
current issue Of the North American Re-
view, Miss Leila Mechiin says:
The first great need is a buildng-ons which
viii adequately and appropriately afford home
for the institution. and allow It's plan for con-
tinued growth. Undoubtedly, an appropriation for
this purpose viii be asked Of Congress at its next
session; aud though 1t Is possible that in pUr-
suance Of what has been characterized as It's 'ex-
travagant policy Of economy the request may he
refused. it would more logical 70 believe that
with evidence Of so much outside interest and en-
thusiasm. the national support VIII be forthcoming
There is much TO support the claims 81
the art lovers for such an institution, ard,
of course, the logical place for national
gallery is in Washington. Believing SO
strongly in the value Of broad education
IN the making of the highest type OF
citizenship. as we do, we cannot as a
nation well afford TO ignore the art de-
mands Of the people. A national gallery
would do more than anything to sumu-
late art, to provide the incentive for the
best work; TO give the people at large an
opportunity 10 know art and appreciate
it. The money spent on such an institu-
ton would be returned a thOusand-fold,
and in innumerable ways.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-26
GOV. Hughes, Fine Record.

The legislature of New York has ad-
jOurned, after a session in which its sub
servience TO the executive was so marked
that it called forth criticism of Gov.
Hughes on the familiar ground that he
was guilty Of usurpation. a criticism
which the governor completely disposed
of by simply saying that he was doing
his duty. Nearly every measure recon-
mended to the leg stature by the governor
In pursuance of his constitutional pre-
rogative has received the assent OF that
body; yet Mr.. Hughes took no part what
ever in legislative intrigue. nor did he
use any of the ordinary political methods
by which executive influence is exercised
over the actions of a legislative assem-
bly,. His method was very simple. He
placed his recommendations before the
legislature. and awaited results. When
they were not forthcoming he placed his
case before the people. and again awaited
results. In due time the force Of public
opinion operated upon even the most re-
calcitrant legislators. and they were
forced into line for what everybody con-
ceded was the right thing. What a tai
ent for waiting Mr.. Hughes has" ex-
claims the New York Sun, which ascribes
the governors strength to his policy Of
nonintervention and his gift Of significant
taciturnity." Factions and personal inter
ests had to give way to him, says the
Sun. and playing politics under the
sharp eyes of a governor who concerns
himself only about the public interests"
proved losing game.
Gov. Hughes has had the experience,
common to executives OF his independ-
ence, of finding himself without a party
or an organization. He Is not a party
leader. and under his administration the
Republican State organization has practi-
cally gone TO pieces. Speaker Wads-
worth's defeat in the reapportionment
contest but adds to the party demoraliza-
ton, which Is in part due TO organization
opposition to Gov. Hughes measures, and
in part, also. to lack of harmony among
Republican leaders, who were not all in
sympathy with the opposition to the gov
ernor. Mr.. Hughes, therefore. by rising
superior to his party and its leaders, has
made himself independent of them, while
he has at the same time deprived himself
of any mechanism wherewith TO promote
his political ambitions, If he has any.
Should he be renominated for tho COVER
nOrship. or should he be presented TO the
Republican national convention as can
didate for the Presidency, he will gain
those honors, not by virtue of political
machination, but by force Of his person
ality and the pressure of public opinion
1t Is really refreshing TO observe what
small potatoes the mere politician be-
comes when confronted by so vigorous
and straightforward an individuality as
Gov Hughes
The Washington herald., 1907-07-26
Texas Political PhiIoronhr.

From the Dallas News.
The volume containing authenticated
copies of all the wondrous enactments OF
the last legislature is now off the press.
Any one car. get & copy by sending Soc
TO the secretary Of state. The book is
well worth the money. 1t would be cheap
at ten times the price. One will find all
the political PHILOSOPHERS exempllfed-Re-
publicanism. POpulism. Socialism. FEEDER
alism, and a smattering of Democracy.
1t has chapters that are pathetic. many
that are humorous, and what makes the
humor the more delicious is its uncon-
sciOusness.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-26
Encouraging Jingoism.

From the Richmond Times Dispatch
II, as the President said on July L.
through his private secretary. there has
been no order given by the President TO
the Navy Department to send the battle
ship fleet to the Pacific; the President
knows Of no order issued by the general
board to that effect" Secretary Met
calf is placed In a most embarrassing
position. But If, as seems probable, the
Secretary of the Navy thought he was
speaking by the card, the President can
not escape the imputatiOn of having de-
liberately let a spirit of jingoism so
unchecked
The Washington herald., 1907-07-26
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
OLD HOME WEEK.

Well, here we are, back at the old home,
vine-cOvered from threshold to spout;
But there is the old rusty w0Odshed that
we had forgotten about.
The sweet peas are here, and the poppies,
and the bees with their old-fashioned
hives.
And here is the Old-fashloned drainage.
How did we escape with our lives?
And there, at the foot OF the garden, the
river comes down from the hills;
The old stream Is laden with beauty. and
likewise with fever and chills.
Yes, here we are back in the village, and
we're glad that we made the trip. too;
Sometimes going back to the old home
makes one feel better pleased with
the new.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-26
States Should Act DeIiberateIv.

From the ST. Louis Republic
The country has evidently entered upon
a serious effort to regulate the great cor
porations which serve It. in order to sue
ceed the regulation must be constructive.
not destructive. Just and proper regula-
ton will be welcomed by investors in
these great concerns. The States whose
acts Of regulation will be least questioned
viii be those which are most careful in
gathering information before proceeding
70 act.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-26
Condemns the Jury system.

From the New Orleans Times Democrat
The jury system, as now constituted
is a living lie and we are therefor,
bound to believe that its doom is writer
in the eternal fitness Of things. The ig
nOrant or corrupt juror is more dangerous
to society than the fiercest anarchist who
ever hurled a bomb or welded a torch
Americans should not rest till the curtain
has been rung down forever on the fares
in which the primal forces Of tragedy
prevail. How can we expect the foun-
tain of justice to be pure. if We permit II
to be nnisOned at the source?
The Washington herald., 1907-07-26
ALTERNATING CURRENTS.
From the Chicago Rocord-Herald
SONNET OF A CHORUS GIRL.

Last night he had a box, and pa was
there;
I guess I didn't do thing but make
The dear old boy sit up and keep awake!
You ought Of saw him stretch his neck
and stare
Each time 1 tossed my tootsies IN the airl
1 knew our happiness was all at stake,
And, judging by his looks. he seemed
TO take
An interest that freed HIS mind from care.
OF course he didn't know was the one,
Or even guess that l was IN the show;
But gee. l hadn't hardly more than
done
A step before I seen he liked me. on.
knew I'd get him comm on the run.
l wish that ma was lined up for us.
though
The Washington herald., 1907-07-26
THE Washington Herald must avoi

THE Washington Herald must avoid
mixing the Fairbankses up as it does In
repTinting. as information concerning the
Vice President, a paragraph from the
Boston Transcript regarding the new
head Of the museum Of fine arts at the
Hub" says the Concord Monitor. Thanks;
We didEt intend to put the Indiana gen,
tleman in a museum. Furthermore, we
did not even intimate that the information
in question concerned the Vice President.
and we rather hoped that some people
would perceive that the whole thing was
intended to be humorous.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-26
SONG OF sILENUs.

Ho. my satyrs we 60 mating
He. and away, our tfue-ioyes are wait.ngI
Hamadryads. myrtle-hid;
Sun-haired sylphs. deep MOSES mid:
Naiads from their cool wells peeping;
Shepherd-maids By waters sleeping,
Fair for love assigning
And they dream, and they dream
Bacchus men come spying
Ho. my satyrs, we 80 riding
Where the drunken bee-moth's hiding;
Where the night-blue berries lie
Glowing ike our Bacchus eye
When he sees fair Meas tresses
Shift among the cirled crosses;
And the starry hazels shake
Light above the darkling brake,
Ho and away
To keep Pans holiday
-oliEe Tlford Dargan, IN the Century.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-26
GOV. Glenn for the Presidency.

From the Springfield Republican
If State rights are going to figure In the
next Democratic campaign, Gov, Glenn, of
North Carolina, must evidently be consid-
cred for the nomination rather than Gov.
Johnson, OF Minnesota. Both States have
lately been put under Federal government
by Injunction. but the reception given to
1t in North Carolina differs widely from
that rendered IN Minnesota. Yet the pop
ular feeling Of resentment seems to be
about as strong In the Northern as in the
Southern State.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-26

best girl with a complexion which we
know was bought from drug store. II
is difficult for us TO dlssemble gallantly
and speak OF her "damask cheek" II
Is not easy, when We kiss some damsels.
to pretend that we can't taste the cos
metic. Mos. OF US are willing TO be
fooled by those little curls that hang
down the neck, and TO seem not to
know that they repose on the dressing
table at night. We are becoming accus-
toned to these little deceptions. but when
1t comes TO whiskers, heaven help the
poor menl No swain viii be bold enough
to tell his lady-love that she needs a
shave.
1t Is probable. of course. that when
ladies have whiskers they VIII be fashion
able. They will have them marcel-waved
at our expense, or Will stuff them with
a thing called rat and say that it
is ali The style. But always they viii
be a terror to poor man. In addition to
the wait that is now necessary when one
takes a girl to the theater-the walt
while she is buttoning her gloves, or
Strengthening her hat, or fastening her
waist up the back-we probably shall
have her tripping gaily down stairs about
the time the curtain is going up for the
second act, saying: Excuse me, dear;
was just curling my whiskers. You
don't mind, do your" Women with
whiskers. and the world well lost!
The Washington herald., 1907-07-26
Her Faith.

Come, now, Mrs. Primley. why dc you
believe there Is a place Of future punish
ment, where people viii be roasted and
otherwise tortured forever"
Il know there must be such a place.
should never wish % so 10 heaven or
wake up beyond the grave Il I couldn't
look down on those VINO are being pun
ished for going wrong while l was keep
ing Innocent"
The Washington herald., 1907-07-26

OF the States. If the Constitution permits
the extension OF power which they desire.
they want II extended; II not, then let
the Constitution be amended, so that the
extension may be effected in a constitu-
tional way. That is substantially the
position taken by both Roosevelt and
Bryan with respect to Federal legislation
for the control of corporations.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-26
Not WiIIlng to Risk II.

Don't you think 1t is better to be di-
vorced than to live with a man you don't
lover
We'll. it's hard to tell In these days
when fortunes are made so quickly you
never can tell what may happen. I don't
know how you feel about 1t, but I'd never
forgive myself II I got a divorce and then
he made a million or two and married
some horrible creature who had been on
the stage"
The Washington herald., 1907-07-26
Trend Away from Pence.

From the Baltimore News
While in this country new submarines
are showing that vessels can rnaneuver
and fight under the water, Germany has
turned out a new war balloon that sails
in any direction. Thus means of wagIng
war keep extending while the nations dis
euss means Of peace
The Washington herald., 1907-07-26
Hard 10 Be snre oft.

'You told me once" she complained
that we met at the psychological mo-
ment"
THAT only goes to show that it's
mighty hard for any man 10 identify a
psychological moment when he sees one"
The Washington herald., 1907-07-26
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., 1907-07-26

What the country needs this year is a
corn crop that will grow, regardless OF
the weather." says the Grand Rapids
Herald. The corn crop grows all the
year round in the mountains of Tennes-
see, but 1t is OF a wildcat variety.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-26
Inclined 30 snsnect Her.

''Do you, asked Mrs. Oldcastle. be
lieve in metempsychosis%
We'll" replied her hostess. Il can't
hardly say. Metem may be all right. but
TO tell the truth, l amt got much use for
the rest Of the PsychOsis family"
The Washington herald., 1907-07-26
THE IDEAL SPORT.

'Tis wen enough to sit and FISH,
All mundane cares forget,
But even while you ply your rod
The fish Is cooler Jet.
'Tis well enough 10 loft and drive
Upon grassy HILL
But even then the golfer finds
The caddy cooler still
Thus summer needs better gams
When Mercury is king.
And looking back on boyhc9d days
have the very thing.
Why not when laying out the links
To charm cur weary souls,
Let all who play the royal game
Aake eighteen swimming holes?
PUCK.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-26
Chautauqua sensationaIism.

From the Chicago Reeord-Hera
A good many Of our orators seem to
think they are not earning the money un-
less they are sensational when they make
their Chautauqua speeches.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-26
senator Fnirbnnks, Purnone

From the Baltimore sun.
When the real scramble comes for the
Republican Presidential nomination Sen
ator Foraker proposes 10 make some Of
the others feel stung.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-26
Easy.

1T was Atlas, wasn't it, who was rep
resented as supporting the world on his
shoulders
Yes. but that was easy compared 10
the task of supporting an automobile wife
on a motorcycle income"
The Washington herald., 1907-07-26

Several Japanese newspapers are say
ing harsh things about the United
States" notes an Alabama contemporary.
Oh. well; several American papers are
eternally saying mean things about the
japanese, too. Cheer upl
The Washington herald., 1907-07-26

What is the shortest hour of the day?''
asks New York contemporary. The last
hour before the bank closes when you
have note due that you cannot pay, and
intend TO ask to have it renewed.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-26

Contrary 10 the generally accepted Opin-
Ion. it is authoritatively stated that the
immortal song. Home. Sweet Home, was
not written in the John Howard Payne
cottage az East Hampton, L. l., which
was sold just the other day. William T.
Davis, Of Plymouth, Mass. says that he
met Payne in Paris in lS46. and that the
two frequently dined together at Tavern
ier's restaurant in the Palais Royal "One
day" says Mr.. Davis. while we were
suouing through the quadrangle Of the
Palais. where fountains were playing.
bands performing, and children romping.
Payne called my attention to a round
window in the rear attic of the Palais,
where. separated from the main building,
rooms We're for rent In that rOOm,' said
he, with a scene like this before my
eyes, / wrote Home, Sweet Home. "
1t is not generally known now, when so
many things Of interest a generation or
two ago have been forgotten, that Payne
is buried in this city. His remains rest
in Oak Hill Cemetery. Georgetown, and
over his grave there is an imposing mon
ument which was unveiled with consider
able ceremony several years ago.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-26
Time to Negotinte a Peace

From the Richmond Times-Dispatch.
Certain journals in America continue
TO wage pitiless warfare on certain other
journals In Japan.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-26

From the Philadelphia Press.
The idea Of putting up the price of coal
to 81 ton may be thought joke in such
weather as this, but the joke will seem
different a few months hence.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-26
Rational by Comparison.

From the Kansas City Journal
Probably the best that can be said for
the Oklahoma constitution is that when
placed alongside the Texas statutes of
1897 1t looks quite rational
The Washington herald., 1907-07-26

Sunday Killing In Edgefeld" IS a head
line in a South Carolina paper. Since the
lid was screwed down so tightly in
Houston, Sunday is the hardest day Of the
week TO kill in that town.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-26
The Romance.

MY little girl is named Evangeline. Ny
wife gave her the name
Your wife is romantic, eh?'
That's It. One time she was at the
race track, and had a dollar ON a plug
named Evangeline, and it won.'
The Washington herald., 1907-07-26

An Indiana man who has just passed
away at a ripe old age, persistently de-
eilned political Offices, though often having
them thrust upon him. Another argu-
ment in favor Of cutting out pie