The Washington herald., 1907-12-30
AT THE HOTELS.


Preacher. undertaken. lawyer. million
aire-"
NO. Give It Up? I am pedagogue."
Then you're acquainted with DR..
Chancellor's case. professor"
Yes, to a certain extent DR.. Chan
cellor has always been a fighter. and I
suppose he Is just In his element now.
have known him ever since he came 10
Jersey; that's some years ago. You
know he didn't stay long at any one
place. He only stayed something Ike
year n Paterson Always fighting.
What do you think OF him Is an
educator7''
He Is a good educator, so far as /
know. And he Is the most indefatigable
worker. 1 can't understand where he
gets the time 70 do all he does. Writing
books, magazine articles. making speeches
everywhere. and experimenting the
schools. He IS certainly a most remark
able worker,
He must have a peculiar idea OF the
board Of education. however ] saw in
the papers the other day where he de-
manded the resignation Of two members
or the board. It was always my under
standing that the board had the right 10
discharge the superintendent II there
=
Chancellor evidently wants 70 turn the
rule and discharge the board.
Ambassador Reid. in a recent speech.
suggested that morals and religious doc
trine be lnculcated in the minds OF the
children at school The Ambassador has
evidently very little knowledge Of Amer
icaE public schools Il is quite apparent
he has a better understanding of the
English than Of the American theory.
We have been teaching morals IN many
ways for years; If Il were not for that
iact, Americans would not to-day occupy
that high standard Of morality they 90.
But why not turn tables? I think the
grown-up people. public officials and
prominent men and women. ought 70
give their children a good example. How
can the Ambassador expect q better state
OF affairs when the little world can read
OF the scandal and sins OF the big people
70 whom they should look up as living
examples?
Alton 2. Parker would make the best
candidate for the Democrats he Is
good man in every respect. II the money
that elected Roosevelt had been AT Par
ker's disposal az the last election. Par
ker would to-day be President Of the
| United States
How about Bryan"
Alton B. Parker would make an ideal
man for the White House"
Capt c H Mcclellan. OF New York.
I retired captain OF the Revenue Cutter
Service. who now is interested in the
construction OF Hfeboats for the Life
saving Service IS registered az the
I Raleigh
! am now experimenting the building
7 or twenty-five new EfebOats every one OF
which IS fitted UP with motor power. The
/ installation Of this power IS great ben
/ efit II the construction Of ufeboats. That
I does not mean that oars and sails are dis
Z carded- Not al all We have oars. sails
/ and motor power. This last is a great
! help IN getting 10 the place OF q wreck in
/ much quicker time, it saves the men
I VINO. before the installation Of motor
/ power, used 20 be almost exhausted when
I they reBChed the wreck and did not feel
much Ike doing any kind OF work u
one power gives out, there is always an
other.
LifebOats as they are constructed ~
THIS date are perfect. should say. They
won't upset Il they do they right them
selves again. They bail themselves They
can sink. being divided into six water
l tight compartments, each one Of which. II
cut away, would be a separate boat and
could render service These boats ara
manned by a crew OF eight. and can De-
crowded 70 the limit without any danger.
70 its occupants I built one OF these for
tne Canadian government for service AZ
vancouver which comprises the most
treacherOus and dangerous coast.
There IS one Of these boats doing
service on the Canadian side and one on
. E.rr rH.n nHr eara1a
opportunity 70 test the seamanship and
effectiveness Of these boats on "a vel
on the Maine coast Without motor. We
should have reached the wreck too late
70 nave been OF any service. Motor DOW
er saved the ship and the people.
Col O. c. Staples, the popular propris-
tor Of the Riggs House. who has been
sick abed for the last three weeks with
The snip IS on his way 20 recovery. and
hopes 10 be UP and about in a few days.
In twenty years there VIII be a lumber
famine in this country. and. under pres
ent conditions. there does not seem TO be
anything 20 prevent this calamity" said
E NJ Griffith. State forester Of Wis
consin- az The Riggs. yesterday. Mr
Griffith is from Madison. and Is in tbs
city in connection with forestry work in
his State and the United States Forest
Service here.
Most all forest lands are owned bv
private individuals, and there is no wav.
no law, 70 stop Them from cutting the
timber on their lands. no matter what
the consequences 10 the public in tho
way OF water supply and regulation OF
streams and protection OF farm lands We
are now trying in Wisconsin 10 block the
forest reserve lrOUnd the headwaters Of
the Wisconsin River. and We are fairly
successful with the scheme.
Congress should adopt a measure r-o-
tectinS the Appalachian Mountain range
and the White Mountains. These before
many years viii be the only sources OF
hardwood in the United States. They
are controlled by private interests. and
The headwaters OF SO many rivers being
located there. the government should
take every measure 10 protect the rivers.
regulate the streams. protect the forests,
the farm lands at the foot Of the noun
tains. and other affiliated interests.
If nothing is done in this direction
there Is nothing TO prevent the owners
from clearing the space Of all the tim
Der. thereby doing injury and damage
70 the neighbOrhOOd. Now is the time
for Congress 10 buy The property can
be had now for S25,o00.eo0. and in a year
or TWO. or even before then. il may be
worth twice as much. II Congress had
secured the reserve five years ago. when
attention was called 10 il, il could have
been had for S5,C00,O00
1t seems tc me. however. that Con
gress should have the right 20 frame laws
which have for its purpose the protec-
uon or the public welfare. and 7 don't see
why measures Of This kind could not be