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The Washington herald., 1907-10-03
The District Finances.

The recently published statement OF
the estimated receipts Of the District for
the next fiscal year makes q most graft
flying showing The amount viii reach
nearly $4,000, thus allowing an ex-
pendituTe, on the half-and-haf arrange
meut between the District and the Fed
eral government, of $l20O0.000
This enormous amount, however Will
hardly suffice if all the estimates which
have been submitted 10 the District Com
missiouers receive consideration. The
police department, for instance. asks for
more than million dollars, the fire de-
partment budget is almost another mil
lion, the Board of Charities Will ask an
other million. and the board OF educa-
tion, which now expends s2.0O0.O0G. is
likely to ask for even a larger sum. In
every department of the District govern
ment there is a demand for more money.
and in some cases the ratio of increase
is out of all proportion. For instance.
the playground proposition. which began
very mOdestly. a year or two ago, with
less than 5000. has now swollen its esti-
mates TO nearly $4,000. More money is
wanted for street improvements. sewer
construction. the development of the park
system, and for the thousand and one
items that enter into the sum total of
municipal administration.
There is no doubt that all OF the
amounts asked could be proftably and
honestly expended. There ought 10 be an
increase Of the police force, additional
fire engines would be desirable protec-
tioni street Improvements are urgently
needed II would also be very delightful
10 buy a dozen or more playground sites.
and to inaugurate ali OF the much-desired
enterprises which have, at various times.
been suggested. Such a course, however.
would involve the District in an additional
debt Of many million dollars; and il is
evident that the principle Of selection
must be exercised by the Commissioners
with great care. The problem would be
much easier TO solve If Congress would
agree that all the expenditures which
do not come within the category Of
annual necessities should be paid for
under the usual system Of municipal
bonds. This, however. seems to be i'm
possible. Congress has so repeatedly
manifested its disinclination to authorize
a bond issue that it is useless now to
expect that such a course will be fol-
lowed. The only policy, therefore, left
for the Commissioners 10 pursue is TO
scrutinize the estimates very closely. and
keep the District expenditures down 10
q minimum. The bonded debt with which
The Washington herald., 1907-10-03
Famine In India.

Mr.. J. d. Rees. a distinguished mem
Der of the British Indian civil service.
in published letter calls attention TO the
fact that terrible as are the ravages of
the plague in India the mortality figures
would seem somewhat ess appalling If
considered IN proportion to the Indian
population. He points out that accord
ing TO official statistics. 5OO0.o00 have died
in eight years, which works out at
little over 2 per mile per annum The
mortality during June last and for six
months ended June last, respectively,
works out TO .2349 and 36 per mile of
the population of India. In 1905 the last
year for which complete figures are avail
able the mortality rate for fevers for
British India was 1874 per mile and at
all times the constant mortality from
malaria is probably infinitely greater
than the loss from plague at its height
Not only should all the figures. he argues.
be compared with the population Of
294 00O,000 but comparisons should be made
with other Asiatic countries of more or
less similar climatic conditions. He COM
plains that most writer's about the plague
entirely ignore cosmic, climatic, and eco
nomic factors. Similar misconception ex-
lists in the case Of famine figures the
public cOnfOunding the number of per-
sons saved from famine with those Of the
actual sufferers. AT the height Of the
widespread agricultural depression the
proportion OF men, women, and children
In receipt Of relief from the state was .
per cent of the population; smaller than
the corresponding figure in England.
which was % per cent in a normal year.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-03
law nnd Humor.

Prom the London Globe
French military law presents some di-
vertng contrasts Of rigor and extreme
Indulgence. An illustration Of the latter
tendency may now be witnessed al the
barracks Of Rostolan, near AK. in Prov
ence. where a soldier named Traverse,
who deserted IN 1885, has just presented
himself. with a wife and five children,
TO surrender, expecting TO benefit himself
by an amnesty law. As he Is yet too
young TO benefit by this law, he Is being
kept in comfortable quarters, with his
family. who are furnished by the officers
with all the good things Of life. including
school for the children until their
fathers thirtieth birthday shall send
them away not altogether rejoicing
The Washington herald., 1907-10-03
THAT COCKTAIL INCIDENT.
Fairbanks Friends said 10 Threaten
Revenge on Roosevelt.

Revenge on Roosevelt,
From the Springfield Republican
Fears are being expressed in various
quiet corners in Washington, where poll
tlcians watch the ups and downs OF Presi-
Dental candidates. that the effects of
Mr.. Fairbanks melancholy experience
with cocktails are not fully visible even
now. The Vice Presidents friends, en-
bittered by the humiliation in being Ge-
cisively rejected by the Methodist total
abstinence brethren iE Indiana as can
diGate for delegate to the quadrennial
conference, are apparently threatening
vengeance upon the White House. They
argue that the President should be con-
demued for drinking cocktails, If the
Vice President is TO be censUred for sup
plying them at a table where the Presi-
dent was the guest Of honor. The general
subject Of wines and liquors at the White
House may now be gone into if Mr.
Fairbanks supporters make good their
alleged threats The present sweep Of the
temperance wave in the South and West
may encourage the further agitation of
the general question.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-03
MEN AND THINGS.
A Confederate Pass.

The travelling passenger agent OF the
Central Of Georgia, Mr. w. W. Hackett,
has in his possession a fine souvenir Of
the civil war. II is the coupon Of a
ticket issued to a Confederate soldier to
transport him from Columbus, Ga, TO
Richmond. Va. It reads:
Soldiers Ticket
No. l59. For one seat
Augusta and Savannah Railroad.
Millen TO Augusta.
(Sjgnaturej II D. Cothan, Capt.
Issued by Muscogee Railroad.
Columbus. Ca. to Richmond Va.
On the reverse side is this: This ticket
is issued by agreement between the road
issuing it and the quartermaster general
Of the Confederate States, and each road
is TO render It's account TO the depart
ment, and this coupon is to be received
as a sufficient voucher" It is a matter
Of speculation as 10 how the coupon
came TO be preserved. Mr.. Hackett says
that II the conductor between Millen and
Augusta had lifted the slip il would
have gone 10 the auditors Office and have
been destroyed when the quartermasters
department redeemed the coupons with
Confederate money. It IS thought prob
ably. therefore, that the soldier who held
this pass must have walked TO Augusta.
or that he went up in car so crowded
with soldiers that he was overlooked by
the conductor.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-03
WHAT SAYS THE MISSISSIPPI.

What says the Mississippi?
You're once more In the swim:
Youu run again, yOuu run again,"
He thinks Il says to him
You're foolin' Taft an all O. them
Just havln' of your fun;
You'll get some points from me- I guess:
Just watch me. how ] run,
But where's the Ananias Club?
Disbanded, or asleep
Your only hopes 10 collar il
And drown it fathoms deepr'
The Washington herald., 1907-10-03

From the Portland Oregonian.
We agree that incalculable forces are
pent up in Eastern Asia; but TO US it
seems clear that they must discharge
themselves westward toward Europe, as
they have hitherto invariably done With
Russia ripe for overland conquest. it
seems far-fetched TO expect the Orient to
traverse 10000 miles of water TO attack
America
The Washington herald., 1907-10-03
Prnrmntist President.

tr0n t1e Boston Herald
To be dogmatie in manner is not nee
.essarily to be dogmatic in thought. Pres
ident Roosevelt at the cathedral dedication
in Washington, as so often before, made
creed subordinate to life, preaching to
practice. He is a pragmatist after Prof.
James heart. The worth and workable
The Washington herald., 1907-10-03
VIII the Statement Comet

From the Springfield Republican.
A third term cannot be forced" upon
Mr.. Roosevelt. 1t were impossible When
ever the time comes, if it does, that an
other word from him is needed TO silence
idolatrOus friends, he can simply declare
that he would not accept the nomination
even were IT rendered 10 him with
unanimity. Such a statement has not yet
been made. But 1t is in reserve. It
would knock the bottom out Of a seem
ingly interminable idiocy.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-03
Peace and the Waterway.

From the st. Louis Republic.
All We asked to connect St. Louis by
fourteen feet Of water with the lakes
and the grain fleets Of Duluth was $40
900. 900. When war expenditures in 1906
are $63. .0000 600 above the highest point un-
der the Cleveland administration what
We want this year is 900 worth Of
peace for fourteen feet Of deep water
The Washington herald., 1907-10-03

My head bookkeeper." said the emf
nent banker, wants TO marry my daugh-
ter. I s'pOse I'll have TO consent. There s
one consolation about il. He loves her
How do you know thaty'
Look at him yonder, staring into va
cancy, with his mouth open
The Washington herald., 1907-10-03
The Trust at breakfast.

What Is my government fine this morn
ing?" asked the trust magnate, as he
toyed with the breakfast bill of fare.
Twenty Millions replied his secre-
taTy.
Send them word at once that 1 can't
see my way to meet IT, My eyesight is
failing Only this morning. while tax
ing a spin IN my automobile, I ran over
COW and two ordinary human beings,
and had 10 stop 10 apologize
The Washington herald., 1907-10-03
TOuchinr Faith.
From the Philadelphia Press.

From the Philadelphia Press
Don't worry. The Republican party
win not side-step the tariff issue. It has
not evaded an important question in fifty
years and President Roosevelt is hardly
the type OF leader who goes around a
thing when he can so straight through it.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-03
OUR SECRETARY OF PEACE.
Newspaper Comment on Mr.. Taft's
Address at Tokyo,
From the Baltimore sun.

From the Baltimore sun.
But Mr.. Taft has done the japanese
no service If he has left them under the
impression that the only elements in the
United States which object 10 UnTestrict-
ed Asiatc immigration are a few yellow
newspapers" and a few demagogic poll
ticians. He should have played the part
Of a candid ffl5a3 Our Secretary Of War
must know that the majority Of the
American people are in favor of limiting
Asiatic immigration, and possibly, most
Of them would prohibit such immigra-
ton altogether The Secretary ought to
know also. that Americans are not dis
posed to approve Of treaties which give
to foreign powers the right 10 regulate
public schools in this country through
the government at Washington Why
didn't he speak out frankly on these
subjects at the Tokyo banqust2 1t would
have been no greater violation Of the
canons Of good taste and Of diplomatic
reserve than his discussion Of the possi-
bilities Of war between the United States
and Japan.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-03
JUST FROM GEORGIA.
rom the Atlanta Constitution
"OFF FOR TEXAS"

l.
Ever seen the like seuce you
Helped 10 pull this country through
How they re barriu' Mountain Dew?"
Don't il veX UsD
Georgia's sent the thing sky-high,
An they're raisiu' Of the cry:
"AlabaEa's goin' dry
e (On for TeXasy
Ever seen the Ike? Not ne
Sence / fust whirled ln 20 see!
Dr!er than a desert tree.
Don't IT vex usD
Looks so dry on hill an plain
Jsgless town, an Jungiess train,
Pay man TO piay FOR rain
(Om for TexasD
Once I thought that folks wuz lucky
To be born in old Kentucky.
But the rakes thar, toO-the 'mucky' -
tShore does vex usJ
ColOnels thar-the great land winnin'
Toddies took scnce times begnnin';
Now the toddy ranks air thinnin'-
iOH for TeXasD
Texas, too, the feIiers say,
Don't have rain enough for hay
Most too dry 10 shout "hO0ray-'
(Thay VIII veX u.s.
Howsomevyr. by degrees
Still we melt, or stiu we freeze;
Just two Jumps O. sugar please
on for TeXasD
The Washington herald., 1907-10-03
An Offset.

"'Tis q good thing for me infant child
that his last name is O'Shaughnessy.'
why so. Dennls?"
His muddeT has handed him PeTcival
for a frOOnt handle"
The Washington herald., 1907-10-03

From the Portland Press.
Secretary Wilson having announced
thai he is going to start national milk
investigation, it will be in order for the
dealers TO get together and give the
prices another twist upward
The Washington herald., 1907-10-03

BY this time. we suppose. the editor Of
the Houston Post has arrived In his
little, old twO-by-four town and Is tell
ing the gaping natives what a time he
did have Of 1t in gladsome. gleesome.
glorious Washington.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-03
An Eternity of warfare.

From the Chicago Post
Bishop Potter says that war will last
as long as the world lasts. II what Sher-
man said of war is true, it will last
through eternity
The Washington herald., 1907-10-03

We are going to have a nice reunion
OF the President and his entire Cabinet
in Washington some day-a sort of home
coming" AFFAIR
The Washington herald., 1907-10-03

Immediately following the wedding
ceremony, a Kansas bride read all OF
her old love letters 10 her wedding
guests. Rather a desperate thing TO DO.
but we suppose she had her own good
reasons for desiring to tame her husband
at the Iump.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-03
Results at The Hague.

nom IU' Wv IUTh GUN
Several delegates 10 The Hague con-
ference are III. Some of them have had
to refuse further invitations to dinner.
Is dyspepsia to be the chief result OF
this peace conference2
The Washington herald., 1907-10-03

Mr. Loeb Will not accompany the PTesi-
dent on that hunt This Will somewhat
reconcile the varm.nts 10 their fate. To
see Loeb, and then be compelled 10 die
without having had sufficient time to en-
ioy the sensation wouId be sad. indeed.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-03
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
A NATIONAL SONG.

CAS- rendered by the average Americana
My country. It's Of thee,
Sweet land Of liberty,
II tum Il tee
Land where my fathers died
Land Of the tum Il tum,
Tum Il tum tee ii tum,
tt tum II tee.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-03
A Point of Etiquette.

New York walters are 10 have club
house. and that brings up the cid ques-
ton"
What old question:"
Should a waiter tip the waiter at
walters Club?'
The Washington herald., 1907-10-03

The Louisiana bears that escape Will
have tale 20 tell for years 10 come that
viii be calculated 70 make any tale now
told in the Pelican State juugles look Ike
90 cents.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-03
InexpIicabIe.

How about Roosevelt getting defeated
at tennis?'
It's beyond me-" answered Presiden-
tial admiTer. I cant imagine him being
beaten at anything. Still less can L con-
eelve Of him throwing the game"
The Washington herald., 1907-10-03

He kept her guessing for a time,
The shifty pup;
Until she rose in wrath sublime,
And gave him up.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-03
A Word of Caution.

In wedding a chorus girl affinity, do
not forget about her pa and his inter-
esting family
The Washington herald., 1907-10-03

No attention toiH be paid to anonymous
contributions. and no communications 10
the editor s0iH be printed eTcept oUer the
Hdme Of the igriter
Manuscripts offered for publication tOiH
be returned If unavoidable, but stamps
should be sent i0itk the manuscript fer
that purpose.
All Communications Intended for this
asWsPdper, t0hether for the daily OF the
Sunday issue, should be addressed to
THE WASHINGTON HERALD.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-03
Hi. Inhnite Nnrietx-

The end-seat hog is adaptable; in case
of a sudden shower he hustles over into
the middle seat.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-03

After a while II will be necessary 70
formulate some sort Of suicide theory in
order 70 determine who really killed Gov.
Goebel. The supply OF Kentuckians who
deny that they did it is getting larger
and larger every day.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-03

The idea that Sir Thomas wants the
race for the cup confined 10 fatboats pro-
PEELED by paddles Is all wrong. He mere
ly suggests that it is about time 10 cease
racing in boats equally as freakish.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-03

Had the Countess Of Warwick consid-
cred the matter for months, she could
have thought Of nothing more certain to
keep the yellow reporters on her track
than coming to this country ''incognito."
The Washington herald., 1907-10-03

why not shake dice for that penuant?'
asks the New York Mall. That suits US;
we can't damage our situation by any
such compromise
The Washington herald., 1907-10-03

The difference between the menu of the
first Bryan dollar dinner and the next
one doubtless VIII be noticeable, also.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-03

The honorable King Of Siam. hater
OF pretense and sham, would pause not
nor hesitate If inclined to assimiIate a
cocktail-and not care snap.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-03

One fool-that-rocks-the- boat has hit
upon a good scheme. He succeeded IN
drowning nobody but himself
The Washington herald., 1907-10-03

So far as Mr.. Harahan IS concerned.
doubtless he prefers cold roast to a hot
Fish any Old time
The Washington herald., 1907-10-03

A Kansas City woman lost her memory
entirely for over five weeks Were she d
man and a witness against the octopus
this would raise her very high In the
estimation OF Chancellor Day.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-03
No Bait.

From the Richmond Times Dispatch.
There's no use Of going fishing any
where around a prohibition wave
The Washington herald., 1907-10-03

The Indianapolis Star says the Henry
Cabot Lodge boom Is "congealed." Prob-
ably typographical error; meant to say
concealed"
The Washington herald., 1907-10-03
Its Affinity,

From the Chicago Tribune
Standard oirs affinity is Miss DIvi-
dend.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-03
To Protect Passengers.

Because there have been so many COM
plants of overcharging on the part Of
the drivers, the company controlling the
new electric cabs In New York has
equipped their vehicles with taximeters
similar 10 those which have been put in
use in London and Paris. The taxime-
ter is operated both by clockwork and
by a flexible shaft driven from one OF
the road wheels Of the cab. Since public
cab fares are graded on the basis Of time
consumed and distance Travelled. il is nee
essary 10 compute both. When the cab
is standing. as when for making calls or
for shopping the taXimeter is operated
by the cl0ckwoTk; but when the cab IS
under way. the flexible shaft drive over
runs the ClOckw0rk and turns the 6ials
that do the registering. On the face Of
the instrument there Is - small opening
which shows the tariff When the cab is
not engaged. this space is blank II the
vehicle is engaged for one OF two per-
sons. a figure 1 indicates that the device
is computing at a single tariff II for
three. or four. a figure appears When
the vehicle is discharged the word pay
ment' appears. This dial is moved by
the driver Attached 20 the wheel is a
short metal staff carrying @ metal flag
bearing the word Vacant This flag
stands upright when the vehicle is not
engaged, and the wheel stops the clock
work, which remains idle until the driver
turns the flag down out Of sight. bring
ing the tariff into view The clock then
continues 10 run until il is stopped. when
the passenger Gismisses the cab and set
ties according TO the figures shown.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-03

The rCe n nations. and the crush n states.
Move not the man. who. from the world escaped
In stiN retreats and foWerv s1litudes
To natures voice attends. from month 70 month
And dsy % day, through the revolving year.
Ad-iriuE, sees here in her every shape,
Feels al her SWEET emotion az his heart.
Takes what -se liberal gives, nor thinks Of more.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-03

1t does seem that the man who invented
neutrality-suspicious. acid might
have thought of a shorter, If not uglier,
word.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-03

Standard oil will take another name,
but has not yet decided what it will be, q"
says a contemporary. Let's see; Sian
dered or sounds martyrfed. How would
that do?
The Washington herald., 1907-10-03

So far as the Cleveland (OhIo) mayoralty
Is concerned, il appears somewhat doubt
ful that Mr.. Johnson will turn it loose
The Washington herald., 1907-10-03

Parties who feared that the revised
rules for football might reduce the game
10 d pastime for weaklings should cheer
up. Players are getting killed and
manned right along.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-03

Funny, isn't it. what a difference Just
few cocktails make?
The Washington herald., 1907-10-03

What's this; Switzerland getting its
back up? Better not send that fleet away
of yonder, anyhow
The Washington herald., 1907-10-03

Bears that duck and sneak away are
guilty of lese majeste.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-03
Chief Astronomer of United states.

Prof. a. X. Skinner, chief astronomer
Of the United States naval observatory,
who VIII soon retire on a life pension.
was appointed to his position in 1870. since
which time he has discovered or deter
mined the places Of about 5000 stars, be-
sides doing an immense amount Of work
in the field Of applied astronomy and
mathematics. He will be succeeded by
Prof. Herbert l. Rice. formerly IN
charge Of the ehpemeris and now assis-
tant astronomer
The Washington herald., 1907-10-03
From the New York Tribune

4 ENal iilc We" AuiA AI4u0uc-
Upon the subject OF the Philippines
Mr.. Taft spoke with exceptional authori-
ty. His reminder Of the impossIbIl!ty Of
Americas disposing Of those islands to
any other power without the grossest
ing. Il really seems inComprehensible
that rational men could with one breath
have disputed the right of the United
States 10 own and govern those Islands
and with the next, have urged the right
and the pr0pTiety of our selling them
and their inhabitants, Ike d farm and
its livestock.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-03

Mr.. John D. RockefeIer's income Is
said 10 be 81 a minute. How time must
drag on that mans hands,
The Washington herald., 1907-10-03
From the New York World.

From the New York World.
1t is Mr.. Roosevelt, as President, who
IS responsible for the battle-shIp expedi-
ton and the present wave of jingoism.
Naturally. Secretary Taft cannot admit
the facts which are the real cause Of
his embarrassment. Better than any
carefully tuned speeches of Secretary
Taft to stop mischievous talk Of war
would be the hare announcement that
President Roosevelt had abandoned his
battle-ship expedition.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-03

From the Chicago Post
1t is among the most familiar Of facts
in the intercourse between individuals
that more can be accomplished In a very
short personal interview than by much
interchange of correspondence This is
almost in the same degree true OF the in
tercoUrse of governments, and the United
States In this instance is uncommonly
happy in its envoy.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-03
Gifts of Jefferson Davis.

Mr George Smith. Of Livermore. Ky.
as was stated the other day. carries a
hickory cane cut from a tree IN West
moreland County. Va, and presented 70
Jefferson Davis by some admirers. Mr..
Davis gave the cane 20 Mr.. smith. II
bears the Inscription ITO Jefferson
Davis. patriot statesman. and COuQueTOr
Of his country" Another such cane is
carried by Nj John N. Campbell the
Washington lawyer. His father. Hon.
James Campbell and jefferson Davis
were members Of Pierce's Cabinet. and
Mr.. Davis presented Mr.. Campbell a
cane on March 4. 1853, which the father
always carried, and which the son is
now proud 20 carry. The cane. a hickory
one, bears the inscription, Jefferson
Davis TO his friend James Campbell.
March 4. 1853"