The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-04-24
AT THE HOTELS.


Col Henry J. Brennan. OF Carbondale.
Pa. who Is well known at the Capital,
is a guest Of the New Willard. he IS
/ just back from a trip TO Central Amer
| lea, and is thoroughly informed as 10
the conditions existing in the states Of
Honduras. Nicaragua, and Salvador.
THE recent manifestation. said he. ''of
| Gen. Feigerona as President Of Salvador.
is a harbinger Of peace and stable gov
ernnent. lie is an able statesman and
has called to his cabinet men Of the high
est ability and craftsmanship. Among
the important men OF Salvador should
also mentioned Senior Melfa. the min
lister Of finance, who just now Is repre-
senting the republic as Minister to the
United States.
There are several reasons why our
country does not enjoy a larger share OF
the trade Of the Central American re-
pubiies. The chief cause Is that the Pa
cihc Mail, Mr. Harrimans line. has made
itself so obnoxious 10 the business inter
ests Of that region that their merchants
in retaliation will not trade with US For
instance. the Port Of salina Cruz. Mex
leo. was recently opened. If the Pacific
Mail could land there. the trip 10 the
/ Central American nations could be short
ened eight days. and business intercourse
| would be enormously facilitated. Again.
our merchants have made no effort 10
capture the trade of the south The
Germans have done so. and the English
are close second; but the United States
is not in the race, though the business
naturally is ours. The Europeans ship
their goods to their liking and give long
credits: We send them inferior goods in
sorry packages, and want quick pay
ment."
SIR. Samuel Hill, Of the State Of Wash
ingtoa. who has made a national reputa-
ton as an advocate of good roads, stood
in the New Willard lobby last evening
chatting with Senator Hansbrough, Of
North Dakota. Mr. Hill, who, by the
way, is son-in-law of James J. Hin,
the railway magnate. spends "a good part
OF his time in Washington. where he has
d host of friends lie is a big man
physically and mentally and Is d native
Of North Carolina.
| An over this country" said SIR Hill.
"the people are becoming aroused % the
sential factor in our national prosperity.
The general government can do much in
| the way Of furnishing experts who VIII
show the people the best methods of road
construction. Young men viii in the near
future eagerly nj themselves TO become
road engineers, and their services wiz be
in great demand. Ny adopted State,
| Washington, has taken an advanced po-
sition in the recent passage Of laws which
will insure the building Of permanent
thOToughfaTes in the rural districts. and
this is but a forerunner Of similar legisla-
ton in all the States !"
What salary does the Emperor Of Ger
many get2" asked a Herald reporter Of
/. Dr.. Ernest Bickler. Of Berlin. at the
Raleigh.
Not a cent as German Emperor. His
en1oIuments all come to him as King Of
Prussia. and his yearly revenue is a very
handsome sum- but the amount is one Of
the state secrets. The fact Of his being
at the head Of the German Empire does
not better the King 10 the extent Of
dollar though there is a certain amount
given him 10 be used. only. however for
. charitable purposes. Ali of his many
castles and estates were his Inheritance
as King of Prussia, and would have been
hts. anyway. if the consolidation Of the
empire had never been effected. He is an
enormously rich man, and manages his
great interests with good business
ability"
Senator ". Z. Borah. OF Idaho was
seen at the shorebam last evening.
Naturally, the Senator is greatly an
nOyed over the recent action OF the Fed
/ / eraI grand jury at Boise in charging him
with conspiracy 10 violate tie timber
laws Of the United States. He did not
wish 10 be quoted in the matter but eX-
pressed himself 70 friends as secure in
the consciousness OF his own innocence.
& and. therefore. confident OF his ultimate
: vindieation. He was the attorney Of the
, company which is charged with the in
p fraction Of the law. but was not in the
remotest degree financially interested in
/ its operations.
It was learned from other sources
that both the judge and the United States
: attorney are personal enemies CT the
Senator. the judge having been an I'M
successful candidate against him for the
Senate. II seems that a great deal of
) local politics is in the case and for
that reason the public will be very slow
toward making up its mind that the Sena-
tor has committed any wrong.
MY connection with the defense in the
famous Tucker case has put me for all
r time against circumstantiaI evidence in
{ murder trials" said Mr. Philip Mansfield.
D a prominent Boston lawyer at the Ar
lington.
This man Tucker was executed for the
killing Of Miss Mabel Page on evidence so
slender and unconvincing that il seems
appalling that a jury should have been
willing to send him to the grave with SO
, little In the way of absolute proof.
Tucker, unfortunately. did not bear
good name and he had TO face a country
b jury. There was an utter absence OF mo-
! tive. and all there was to connect Tucker
= with the murder was the finding on him
Of some broken pieces of a knife. a stick
pin (which was beyond doubt his own.
? and the letter found in the home OF the
slain woman.
Some handwriting experts testified he
. wrote the letter You can get these ex-
peTts 10 say anything that is wanted of
them, and the idea Of hanging a man on
their testimony is simply outrageous. I
, shall never cease believing that an inno-
cent mans life was taken when Tucker
met his doom; and, moreover. the legal
killing of people ought to be abolished.
No good purpose is served. no end Of civil
ization furthered by the infection of the
death penalty, and I should be glad TO see
! a law passed against it in every State Of
= the Union"