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The Washington herald., 1907-08-15

asylums and poorhouses. Massachusetts
is one of the States which has given this
matter careful thought. and Gov. Guild,
Of that State, has appointed commission
to investigate the subject of old-age pen
sions and Insurance. with a view Of hav-
ing law passed covering the matter.
It is not given to all of US to possess
the money-mahng or the money-saving
faculty, and there are many men who
have done good service all their lives who
have been able to make no provision for
old age.
Under the system Of old-age insurance
in Germany, alnlshouses have practically
been abolished and the general welfare
of the citizens of Germany has been
greatly improved by the feeling that they
are secure against the accidents of pow
erty which may accompany Old age"
Both on the ethical and the economic side
of this question much may be said. and
good actions always pay in the long run.
The Massachusetts, commission, made up
Of representative citizens. and allowed
TO spend liberal sum for investigation,
VIII, by its labors and its report-which
is to be made next January-do much TO
throw light on this subject OF how it
pays, both morally and economically, 10
help each other.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-15
HeIping Each Other

In spite Of the cry that we are leaning
more and more toward paternaIism, as if
paternalism, per sc, We're a thing inher-
emily bad, It is a fact that the tendency of
to-day is to realize more fully the funda-
mental errors of seihshness and the duties
Of helping each other in the battle of life.
This tendency is most marked, perhaps.
in the great strides we have made in
prison reform. where the old idea Of
making the punishment fit the crime"
IS passing away altogether and the mod
ern prison IS becoming an educational and
reformat0ry institution. The same tend
cncy-giyen another direction-is mani
fest In large manufacturing industries
employing numerous employees, where
some form Of proft-sharing or co-opera-
tion is steadily growing in favor. Tend
oncies which few years ago were looked
upon as dangerously socialistie, and
which, in spite. Of pessimistic and cynical
sneers 10 the contrary, have as their
basis the Golden Rule. are being widely
adopted.
one Of the most ultra of these manifes-
ta5ions IS the interest that is being taken
in many States in the old-age pension
idea Enlightened legislatures are study
lng the effects Of experiments In this di-
Tecton IN other countries. and there is 2
growing feeling that It viii be better for
the race as a whole if some such system
may be made to take the place of our
The Washington herald., 1907-08-15
Iudee 1ones in His Own nefense

Judge Thomas G. Jones. of Alabama, in
modifying the writ of injunction granted
by him restraining that State from putting
in force lower freight and passenger rates.
delivered an impressive warning against
the danger of particularistic attacks upon
the power of the Federal courts-a warn
Ing all the more effective as coming from
Southern jnrist, a man who fought on
the Confederate side in the civil war. and
whose devotion to his native State none
can question. Judge Jones declared Il
not an invasion Of State rights when a
Federal court in the exercise Of its legiti-
mate powers, adjudges that an act Of
legislation transcends the bounds of the
Constitution. 1t was the duty Of all courts
10 arrest the operation OF an unconstitu-
ional law, not because the judiciary is
superior TO the legislature, but because
the Constitution is superior to both. That
recourse to the Federal courts by any
citizen entitled to their protection was a
defiance Of the authority Of the State. and
that the citizen should be penaIized for
seeking such protection, Judge Jones pro-
nounced a new and startling doctrine. con-
trary TO the whole theory of the American
Union:
To concede the claim which some now 50 reek-
iessly urge that the Federal court can have no con
cern with any local matter whatever however deeply
it may touch the night Of the citizens Of the rBed
States under the Constitution. would be an aban
donment Of the whole scheme Of the Constitution
Of the United States and reversal Of the current
Of thought Of the people Of this country for more
than hundred years Of national life
1T would add a new amendment 10 the funda
mental law. that wherever the enforcement Of a
right given by the Constitution Of the United S=stes
touches local pnde or interests the inferior court
oil the Unted States al least shall have no right 70
pass on II and be utterly blotted out as to such
matters 1t Wouid -. -Ae rights Of the citizens Of
any STATE under the Constitution without the pro
lection Of the inferior tribunals Of the United States
IN any event, and c0nfne him TO the courts of tle
States.
No enlightened State has ever dreamed Of shut
ing the doors OF its courts to any person within
the protection Ct the law. and surely no State.
NhoA N matters Of this sort exercises all its power
II Saooiainauon to the limitations Of the Constitr
ton OF the United States. can rightfully say that
citizen OF another State shall not enter the cnurt
which the ioTeiatheTs provided for him. if he chooses
to resort to them or inict pains and penalties upon
BIN because he does So"
Judge Jones branded as a caIumny the
that the Federal courts were
less careful than the state courts Of the
rights OF the people, or prone TO disregard
me rights Of the State or the Individual
me Federal judiciary. he said, has stood
Tor the rights Of citizens against Presi-
The Washington herald., 1907-08-15
OUR MURDER RECORD.
Negroes and Italians Contribute
FOur-sevenths OF the HOmicides.

Negroes and Italians Contribute
Four-sevenths of the Homicides.
Fnm HarpeIs Weekly
Everybody knows that this country has
very bad murder record. At present.
we are having about 1900 murders a year.
which is from eight to twenty-five times
as many. iU, proportion 10 population, rs
isuch countries as England. France, Ger
imany. and Japan have. Why all this
unauthorized killing? For many reasons,
which help 10 an understanding even
, though they do not excuse. We have
AabOut 100000 negroes and q great many
lfnewly imported foreigners. some OF whoA
bare very impulsiye with weapons The
snegroes XIII pretty freely. Out OF 1855
persons. charged with homicide in this
country IN 1880. 2.739 were negroes and
] E13 were foreign-born whites. These two
F0ups. comprising one-fourth OF the pop
2. alton, did four-sevenths Of the murders
That left S.165 murders 10 be distributed
am Ong about 45.00, 90 people. which is
not so very bad. IL viii probably BE-
fou u, when the census bulletin comes
out, that the ratios Of 1895 We're maintain
ed igt 1900.
In recent years we have had a large
immil uation of Italians, including. il
would seem, a good many that are not
desiTal Ee. The Italians are very useful
here. md the good ones are very wei
come. But average Italians, good as
they al e. do not help much in keeping
down the murder ratio. They have very
obstinate ideas on that subject We read
that only one European country has
ever had a worse murder record than
ours, and that rs Italy We read. too,
thar there was very lately dying at
Fcrdham II bspital, New York. an Italian
who had zen kicked nearly to death
by some of his cOuntrymen. Amputa-
ton was u ;ged upon him TO save his
life. but he declined, saying: IF I live
TO go o1t, I shall kill my assailants and
then I win lie in the electric chair 1
might as we Z Gle now" One may ad-
mire his reas. sning and sympathize with
his feelings, tit Italians of his sort do
not help our murder statistics.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-15
"Buty-Its Capacity for Mischief.


OF all the words in the English Ian
guage, the word but is probably capa-
bic of the most evil. It is a mean, sneak
ing, cowardly word. lending itself to de-
traction and inferentaI slander. The man
who uses it commits himself TO nothing:
he has uttered no uDtruths, spoken no
evil, formulated no charges, but!
Every one knows how the but game
works. a certain type OF woman is very
adept at it. yes. l think Mrs. Blank is
such a charming woman; so pretty and
always so well-dressed, and her home,
why. it's simply beautiful, but" and
there it stops. All the praise that went
before is thrown in only 70 lend additional
force to the beastly but" Coming thus
at the end Of the sentence, followed by q
ponderous silence and often accompanied
by mean little tentative smile. it is more
damnatory OF reputation and character
than any outspoken slander would be.
''Jim's a valuable man at the Office,
isn't he?" Jim? Well, should say so.
lie does as much work as most any two
men down there; he doesn't drink and
he's always on the Job. but" That's
all As soon as the knell Of the "but"
sounds you know that Jim" is a dead
one. The worst OF It is that so prone are
we TO judge III Of our feIlow-man that
that significant but leaves It to our
selves to figure out just what the delin.
quency is. II the man IS honest, patient.
hard-working. kindly. generous, it would
seem that there is not much room left for
large vices. but. And there you are!
That but" implies something wrong, and
the next time you look into the smiling
eyes CT your friend that little word Of
three letters win ring in year ears and
you can't help wondering 10 save your life
what the particular skeleton in his closet
may be.
Give a dog G bad name and you might
as we'll hang him ofhand. Use that
word but just once carelessly against
a friend and you have done much to
wound him in a vital spot II is awful
to contemplate the Ill that but can do.
There IS, in reality. only one locution in
whicn the word is used with absolutely
good intent, and in considering the word
at all it is well TO remember this:
'Now abideth faith, hope, and charity.
these three; but the greatest Of these is
charity"
The Washington herald., 1907-08-15
sIaughterhouse. Rerards.

There was married in Seville the other
day, one Machaguito, the champion bull
fighter Of Spain, man who has been
making 100000 year at the gentle pas
time of killing bulls. lie comes Of noble
family in Spain, apd took up his profess
sion of slaughterer on account Of poverty.
To signalize his wedding, he gave Sl0.G01
TO the poor of Carthagena, and founGed
two asylums for the aged poor. Il is
said that his wedding was an elaborate
festival and that the wedding presents
many Of which bore cards from the
proudest names IN Spain. filed three
rooms. The prime minister Of Spain.
who is very much less popular than a
bull fighter, receives $1,000 a year.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-15
HopefuI 20 OF seeuritie..

From the New Yor Journal OF Commerce.
The country is mot on the verge Of ruin.
Peace reigns throughout the world.
United States fir hnces were never more
are, under our archaic
currency laws. 90 prosperous for the
good Of industry. The population Is in
creasing. The per- capita wealth Of the
nation never befo. ie has been so great.
and the savings OF the poorer people are
phenomenal. Labo is fully employed.
The corn orop-the most valuable of all
our crops-has only twice been exceIled.
and the years yielGi OF wheat promises
to be sufficient for all our wants and
more. The cotton crop is adequate. Met
ais are falling. but T easOnable prices for
materials used in bUi lding and other en-
terprises are not &c be deplored: the
abatement now felt D the cost of com
m0d:ties, on the cOntr; .ry, is healthy from
the financial AID eve Ty other point of
view. Therefore, Anne ucan securities are
not worthless.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-15
The Remains Of poeahontas-

Argue the matter as we may. and seek
10 convince ourselves differently as we
WILL the fact remains that so Tar as our
traditions are concerned and the more
romantic of our national heroes are in
volved. this is the day OF the iconocIast
and fault-hnder. To set up this or that
figure of veneration and respect is but to
invite the sings and arrows Of bump
tious and overzealous critics. The prettlest
stories handed down TO US from our coun-
try's earlier days are ruthlessly smashed
and cruelty hacked to pieces.
It does seem 10 US, however. that the
very bones themselves of our heroes and
heroines might be left to US undlsturbed
by wrangles and dissensiOns. We see no
good and sufficient reason why. for in
stance. the discovery in the old St. Louis
Cemetery, in Paris, of the body of John
Paul Jones should have been followed by
such an avalanche Of adverse. comment as
il undoubtedly was The result of that
bitter food of anti-Jones sentiment left
him buried in various well-authenticated
places, and utterly beyond the hope Of
satisfactory discovery in the future As
the case now stands, he IS resting in. at
least. Scotland, France. and the United
States, and, mayhap. other countries Of
which we are not yet informed.
And now come the knockers to scatter
10 the four winds of he1ven the remains
of Pocahontas-that lovely Virginia maid
of whom tradition speaks SO splendidly.
and whose womanly virtues have served
these many years as text for song and
story Actuated. doubtless. by the best of
motives, and prompted by a generous de-
sire TO add some touch OF pIcturesqueness
10 affairs Of the moment. an Englishmau
recently announced the location of Poca-
hontas' grave and the indisputable identi-
fcation Of the contents thereof The
chain OF evidence submitted should have
satisfied. if it did not actually convince.
It was ingeniously woven together. and
the product Of well-intentioned inves-
tigator But no. it was not 70 be, Behold
the iconoclasts, The kindly disposed Eng
lshman was nayed into fragments: Po-
cahontas was located in other places too
numerous 20 mention, and the entire
situation Is now, as appears 10 be usual
in such cases Of late. hopelessly involved
and thoroughly mixed up. The pestifer-
Gus smart Alecks of the land have done
their very worst in the case Of this Iowa
bic and entirely worthy Indian maid and
such a thing as ever locating her remains
with certainty hereafter has been reduced
to an iridescent dream!
There is no use battling against present
day tendency along this line Our idea is
to let our loved and cherished giants Of
the past rest on in peace until a better
and more appreciative day shall dawn
Better TO have them resting in single
graves unmarked, unhonored, and nsung
than have them located in sepulchers in
Vulnerable as the sands of the seas.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-15
4 kingIy Farmer.

Many of the British nobility. finding
Itheir income not up TO their dignity, have
gone into the business of money making.
ans many Of them sell the game from
itheir preserves, the butter and eggs from
F. their farms But the first royal dair,-
farmer IS probably King George OF Greece
he IS said 10 be q democratic monarch.
well liked BY his subjects. He is a shrewd
business man, and makes money from his
Festates He has two farms one near
Corinth and one near Patras. Both of
-hem are profitable. for the King raises
'chlckens, cherries, and other fruits. and
manufactures wines which aIwayr COM
mands a good sale
The Washington herald., 1907-08-15
RESTRAINT OF COMMERCE.
Constitutional Power TO Regulation
Resides in Congress Alone.

RON the NeS YORK Times
Said Senator Sumner: IF there be any
single fruit Of our national unity; if
there be any single element OF our Union;
II there be any single triumph of the
Constitution which may be placed above
all others, It IS the freedom Of commerce
among the States. under which that free
trade, which is tie aspiration of philoso-
pliers, Is assured to all citizens of the
Union, as they circulate through our
whole broad coun -ry, without hindrance
from any State" And Alabama degrades
the Southern Railway TO take out a ten
dollar license. and cancels the license for
taxing the advice of a Federal court.
Not without reason was the power TO
regulate interstate commerce given to
Congress. The power has tcOnstrued
as power TO restrict commerce. 1t was
in fact a power designed 10 present re-
striction by the separate States, andsthe
time has arrived for its assertion
The Washington herald., 1907-08-15
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
muck UP.

No matter what the stress may be. no
matter what the storm,
A certain few we'll always see who talk
against reform
They'll ever countenance abuse; they'll
lawlessness cOndone,
And then fall back on that excuse: Let
well enough alone"
And thus do tyrants rise te power and
trample down the right
Because some people dread the hour
when they must stand and fight.
Why. cen when Nero held his sway,
above the martyrs moan.
No doubt some man was heard TO say:
Let well enough alone
The Washington herald., 1907-08-15
Married an Indian.

Frederick W. Garfield, son Of ". W.
Garfield. editor OF the Utica Observer.
has just married. after courtship OF
seven years, a full-blooded Pueblo Indian
bride. The seven years courtship was
necessary 70 break down the opposition
Of the brides tribes-people 70 the match.
Her name is Ammo GOuytney. The happy
couple were married first after the Pueblo
Indian rites and afterward by a Presby-
terian ceremony, so that both parties
might be satisfied. Mr.. Garfield is q we'll
known artist He was for several years
head of the art department OF the Car
Isle Indian School and it was here that
The Washington herald., 1907-08-15
NInmmn Huntinr ritIe.-

I admit that I love you. Clarence, )"
said the young heircss. but I'll have 10
sptak 70 mamma"
4zh?" said Clarence. You mean III
have TO speak 10 her
No, / Will She'll be home fromsCu
rope tomorrow, where she's been for the
last three months. and she may have en-
gagged me 10 some noblemau while she
was there"
The Washington herald., 1907-08-15
Zoo NIanv Le.Ns NInde.

From the Milwaukee Evenings Wisconsin
Fecundity is admirableyonly when quail
ity goes with IL. Wise old Aesop repre-
sented the loness as vindicaung herself
When reproaehed with bI inging forth only
one at a birth, by respoi lding. Yes. but
Il is lion" When law are hatched in
profusion there is danger that many of
them win be ill-cOnsidereH An important
duty of every American legislature is to
repeal or amend the half-baked enact
ments of its predecessor. The United
States is in danger OF suffering from a
plague Of laws
The Washington herald., 1907-08-15
His Belief.

Towne-His great contention is that all
men arc born equal.
Browne-Thats all right
T0wne-But he seems TO think he's bet
ter than most men.
Browne-Well, he means ali men are
born equal, but some are equal 10 hun
dTed others.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-15

dents, Congresses. and States, and none
Of those who had heretofore held the
Office of Federal Judge In Alabama had
ever oppressed its people or invaded its
rights.
AS TO the particular case before him, the
petition of the Southern Railway for an
injunction against the reduction Of freight
and passenger rates, Judge Jones said
that the bill uncontradicted made out
prima facie case of conhscation, or dep
rivation of property without due process
of law. No plea of any kind was pre-
sented on behalf of the State, counsel for
respondents stating that they did not re-
sist the issue OF the injunction, and did
not intend to appeal from the order grant
ing il. And ia enjoining the enforcement
of the rate q ". Judge Jones says he trod
squarely in the footsteps not only of the
Federal Supreme Court, but also of tho
Supreme Court OF Alabama II may be
noted, also, that the Alabama laws pro-
vide that the State courts may set aside
railroad rates fixed by the railroad COM
mission or the legislature, pending de-
termination Of the reasonableness Of such
rates.
Judge Jones' statement shows that he
could have taken no other course than the
one he did without abdicating his judicial
functions; and It demonstrates, as WELL
that Gov. Corners victory" over the rail-
roads was gained largely at the expense
of Alabama's fair name and repute.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-15
An Unsuhdned Trust.

From the Baltimore American.
The government has been asked to takel
UP the laundry woman's trust" which
viii be . hard enough job, but the real
tug Of war will come when the country
makes an effort, through Washington am,
all its power, to break away from the un-
organized tyranny Of the cook ladies'.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-15
No Trouble to Raise 1t.

From the Louisville CourierJounal.
This whole prattle about the difficulty
or impossihility Of revising the tazif is
pure humbug and faise pretense. In
1897 when an increase of rates was de
sired, a special session was called as
soon as there was a Republican President,
10 call it. and the work of revision wasi
undertaken at once.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-15
Post-graduate Japanese.

A great number of Japanese students
come over TO our colleges and universi-
ties, but it is rare for japanese to come
here for postgraduate courses. DR.. T.
Kubo, OF the Imperial University OF
Tokyo, has just entered Johns Hopkins,
in Baltimore, to take up postgraduate
work IN gynecolOgy under Prof Howard
A. Kelly.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-15

From the Boston Transcript.
A health expert has been testing the
air in the New York tunnels and subways,
and 1snds that while it is unpleasant 1t is
not injurious. The wheels and brakes re-
lease about twenty-five tons of iron dust
every month, but iron is good for the
blood
The Washington herald., 1907-08-15
No Longer His Maryland.

From the Chicago Record -HeTsid.
Maryland has adopted tsle primary cleo
tior plan Of making nominations for the
United States Senate The political boss
IS likely to quiz singingh Maryland. Ny
Maryland
The Washington herald., 1907-08-15

'Rostand has torn up play he has
been five years in writing. with the state
ment that he can't write as he used I, -
says the Rochester Herald His probable
source Of sorrow is that he cannot write
as George NJ. Cohan does
The Washington herald., 1907-08-15
Another sort of Animal.

What a gay dresser snobiey is"
"Oh! yes. he considers himself quite a
social liOn.
But is he, really?"
NO more than his fabled ancestor, who
donned the Hons skin
The Washington herald., 1907-08-15
What He Meant.

Mr.. Nervey tried TO hug me last
H.ght," said Tess.
"Oh." remarked Jess. that's what he
meant when I saw him hurrying toward
your house. He told me he had press
ing engagement
The Washington herald., 1907-08-15

Rameses II IS being severely criticised
at this late day because he caused his
name TO be inscribed upon numerous
temples Of his time. About four thou
sand years from now Mr. Andrew Car
negie will be known as the Rameses II
of the twentieth century.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-15
Talking shop.

How about the stovepipe joker" in
quired the first humor1st
I didn't have the nerve 10 take It down
this year" responded the second gloom
dispeller.
What Of the automobile joker"
I'm working on the new models now"
And the bathing suit joker
More abbreviated than ever. this sea-
son.
How about the appendix Joker"
Jaw, cut il out!'
The Washington herald., 1907-08-15

Notwithstanding the fact that daily
diet of onions is recommended as a guar
antee of long life it will be well for those
who intend putting the theory to the test
to have themselves amply provided with
insurance against accidents.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-15

This is undoubtedly Gov. Hol1e Smiths
hard luck year No sooner does he sign
the pestferous prohibition bill and appar-
emily get the legislature busy with some
of his campaign-prOmised reforms than
some enterprising solon discovers a little
joker in the water-wagon act, and now
the whole row has broken out anew!
The Washington herald., 1907-08-15
ARE YOU GOING AWAY?

Subscribers who leave the city
temporarily should have The
Washington Herald mailed to
them. Addresses VIII 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., 1907-08-15
The Sarcastic Eaifor.

How about that new candidate for the
Senator"
lie says he has nothing TO say"
VIII he be satisfied 70 say it In two
columns?"
The Washington herald., 1907-08-15
Coming n Word,

You haven't got that English butler
any more. remarked Mrs. Naybor.
mo" replied Mrs. Nuritch, I'VE dis
charged him. lie Gidnt-er-buttIe 10 suit
MS