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The Washington herald., 1907-07-09
WOULD STOP EMBEZzLING.
officials Should Keep in Touch with
District Employees Habits.

Editor The Washington Herald:
After Kemp. the embezzler, himself,
who is responsible for our latest case Of
embezzlement by a District employe7
Isn't II Maj. Sylvester and the Board Of
District Commissioners?
It appears that Kemp was known by
a number Of his fellow empl0yes to be
a player OF ponies" just as many Of
them knew Of the same habit by the
trusted assistant Of former Collector
Petty. who got away with some 5000
Of the taxpayers noney-which has never
been recovered. so far as know.
Now, how is it that these fellow-em-
ployes were. and are permitted in effect
10 say. with impunity: 7 suspected as
much; ! knew he was playing the races.
or gambling in stocks. But II was none
of my business -
Why should not the Commissioners
adopt a regulation: If any employe OF
the municipal government knows that
another employe. especially one having
financial responsibility, is playing the
races, gambling with cards, or in stocks,
or other form Of gambling, and fails to
communicate his knowledge TO his Official
superior, or TO the Commissioners. he
will be summariiy dismissed so soon as
Il is discovered that he had the knowl-
edge"
The trouble is that the Commissioners
are amiable and reputable men. who
would do no wrong themselves. and they
are so unsuspecting OF wrongdong
among their subOrdinates that they as
sumo that each subordinate having finan-
cial responsibility is doing hts duty in
proper manner. The result of this
sense Of security is that now and again
they are Jared for a brief instant by
defalcatiOns and embezZlements which are
due entirely 70 the lack Of reasonable
supervision over the manner Of life of
the delinquent.
Ninety-nine times In a hundred this
class Of embezzlers, here and everywhere.
play the races or gamble in stocks. Any
sort Of supervision over their daily lives
would discover their habits. In my opin-
ion, there would be no more embezzle-
ments here II the summary punishment
OF dismissal is meted out TO those en-
ployes who have opportunity 70 know.
and do know. Of habits Of their fellows
intrusted with financial responsibilities
which inevitably end in defalcation. and
WHO from a false sense of honor, re-
fuse TO communicate their knowledge 10
their sUpeTiOTs. W J. MORRIS.
Washington d. Z
The Washington herald., 1907-07-09

than Texas bass. Could We make the
gulf any wider2
Buffalo Bayou. Of course. breeds most OF
the mosquitoes. That Texas prototype OF
the Chicago drainage canal produces more
singing, biting. kicking pestiferous, dia-
bolical insects OF prey in a week than
have existed outside Of Harris County
since time was. The young mosquitoes
leave the bayou as soon as they are
hatched-who would not:-and settle over
the unfortunate town like an angry cloud
The details of what they do 10 the poor
tormented. pain-racked Houstonians after
that have no place in the columns of a
family newspaper. We draw the curtain,
as the novelists say. and. shuddering at
the recollection Of the CORY sights it hides
we once more offer to Washingtonians
our congratulations that they have the
good fortune 10 live where they do.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-09

We thought something was about due
from Hobson-Richmond P. Hobson. erst-
while captain in the United States navy.
hero of the Merrimac. Representative
from the Sixth Alabama district. and adj
voeate Of a bigger navy than the biggest
and we've got It strong:
WAR between japan and the United States is
inevitable.
"0ur navy is inadequate.
This government should proceed az the opening
Of the next session of Congress to provide for build
ing the strongest navy Of any nation on earth"
Thus the pulchritudinous demigod OF a
million kissing bees, the doughtiest mas
ter of the quarterback who ever trod the
polished floors OF a ballroom. Whereof
does his bombastic programme Of naval
ACKNOWLEDGMENT differ in any essential re-
spect save as to evasIveness and futile
explanation, from that Of Admiral Dewey
OF the Supreme Strategist at oyster Bay?
Why. the naval end of the administra-
ton has robbed Hobson Of all his thun-
der, bereft him of every shred of Hob
sonian doctrine, and left him naked on
the highway, stripped of every vestige Of
a jinsoism that was supposed TO have
been exclusively his own.
Well may Hobson say, as does Bryan:
President Roosevelt is thinking my
thoughts. proclaimi1g my creed. and pre-
pairing my future speeches. Hobson is
having his day.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-09
MAKING A SHOW OF THE NAVY.
Some Ridiculous Possibilities In the
Proposed Fleet MHneuvers.

Some Ridiculous Possibilities Ii tse
Proposed Fleet MHneuvers.
From the Springfield Republicans.
AS soon as the navy reaches the Pacihe
and settles down for its docking, a shiyer
Of alarm is not unlikely TO run up and
down these Atlantic States. Defenseless'
will be the cry. And. sure enough. we
would be. All the battle ships gone
1900 miles away. Horror upon horror
Suppose Germany should then eyince
some slight interest IN Southern Brazil,
or should show disagreeable signs OF
swapping up a coaling station In the West
Indies through the purchase Of an island
from Denmark or a bit Of Guiana sea-
coast from Holland. or suppose Presi-
dent Castro should repudiate the interest
on Venezuela's debt. and a combination
Of European powers should again threaten
the Venezuelan littoral Under such dire
ful circumstances the Monroe doctrine
would be in a pickle and what could the
government do but order the big feet In
the Pacific to chase back again 70 At
lantic waters?
Tho spectacle Of the entire battle ship
strength Of the American navy rushing
back and forth around Cape Horn in
frantic pursuit of the war scare OF either
ocean seems the logical result Of the
naval policy now determined upon. As a
naval show. there would be nothing 10
equal II In history. with o slight under
standing among them, a few lingo papers
in Europe and a few lingo papers IN
Japan would be able 10 enjoy the ex-
cruciating fun Of seeing our navy dash
Ing from the Atlantic TO the Pacific, and
from the Pacific 10 the Atlantic again,
accordingly as they should pull the
strings
This may be an exaggerated picture,
but the cry Of a defenseiess coast at
either side of the continent will have to
be reckOned with II the policy of sending
the entire battle ship fleet in a spectacu-
lar manner from one ocean 10 the other,
to oYerawe foreign jingOes. is adhered
TO. The natural effect OF II all would be
70 stimulate the popular demand for two
navies, maintained a n strength in the
two oceans sufficient TO overcome without
difficulty any powers or combination of
powers liable TO confront US In the West
OF the East. And right there the Hob
sons would triumph.
Possibly Capt. Hobson ought now 10 be
President Of the United States. Things
appear TO be going strongly his way. At
least, the battle ships are. Meanwhile,
there is conference at The Hague.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-09

be more disgraceful. The action Of these
men at Ell Paso is a blot on our civiiiZa-
ton. So far from displaying the grit
and bravery OF Americans, it displayed
the lowest depths OF cowardiee and bru-
tally OF all the so-called sports ever
devised by man. that Of bull-nghting is
the most blcodthirsty. shameful. and
cowardly. No trait Of Spanish end Next
can social life has been so heartily con-
demned by Anglo-Saxon civilization. and
TO find a party of Americans entering
proudly into it. Dragging about 1t, and
imagining that they have done some
thing worthy Of commentator is a sur
prising exhibition Of warped mental judg-
ment The circumstance that American
women encouraged the barbarity by their
presence makes the Incident all the moro
humiliating from the standpoint OF this
nation.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-09
POLITENEss.

on a very pacific trip,
To very Pacific Ocean,
Ship on ship on ship.
Gently. quietly slip
Never the slightest commotion.
Twice across Capricorn.
Twenty-eight thousand miles,
All the way round the Horn.
officers wIeathed IN smiles.
Sailor men all polite;
Nothing exciting TO mention.
Battle ships painted white.
To show their pacific intention.
out on the pleasantest job.
Tame as q flock Of lambs
Even Admiral Bob
Uses his Quietest damnsi
So peaceful, indeed, the effect
That even the noisiest Jap
Becomes. In every respect,
The calmest mutt on the map.
See what Is wrought by kindness,
Courtesy, peace. and tact.
Force Is the maddest blindness,
Bluff Is a savage act
Everyone's happy now.
Nobody talks OF fight,
But the Orientals bow
With a welcoming, glad delight.
War? II is obsolete
Down with the very notion.
See the pacific fleet.
With never a bit Of heat,
On a very pacific trip.
Gently. quietly slip,
Ship on ship on ship.
To a very Pacific Ocean.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-09
TUESDAY. JULY 9. 1907



While Mr. Rock fellers formulas for
money-getting ere sound enough, they are
not those by which his own enormous for
tune was built up. nor do they account
for the Standard Oil monopoly. The story
of the rise of that monopoly is now well
known through private inquiry and public
investigation. and the undisputed facts
show that something else beside hard
work, self-deniaI. and systematic saving
figured in the accumulation OF the vast
fortunes made by the Standard Oil group
out Of their enterprises. One Of the
Standard Oil maxims of widest applica-
ton and most real usefulness was BE IN
scrupulous in business" and another was
XIII off all competition. by fair means
or foul"
These maxims We're thoroughly OBJ
served, and. in addition. the railroads
were held up by means OF secret rates and
rebates. Mr.. Rockefeller, in a public
statement undertakes to deny that the
prosperity Of his company was based on
rebates. This comes with refreshing can
dor from the head Of a concern one Of
whose subsidiary companies has been con-
victed on Lie counts OF accepting railroad
favors that outlawed its competitors. To
be sure, those favors We're not technically
rebates. but they We're similarly advan-
tageous TO the Standard Oil people and
disadvantageous TO the railroad companies
granting them and TO smaller shippers
IN no case, says the Rockefeller state
ment has the company willfully violated
the interstate commerce law. but has
carefully observed its provisions. The
facts are that the law has been violated
repeatedly and intentionally as the trial
before Judge Lands proved, and as the
trial Of similar cases before other Fed
eral judges undoubtedly VIII prove in the
near future.
Mr. Rockefeller may, as his daughter
tells Us, Tive in the clouds with his Coo"
and may be noble phianthropist and
great-hearted man, but laudation Of that
description should not blind the public. as
1t is evidently intended to do. to the IN
lawful and indefensIble practices which
have become almost synonymous with the
name OF Standard Oil. and which are de-
serving of naught but the strongest con
demnation. Mr. Rockefellers appearance
in Judge lands court did not mark him
as a malefactor for it was but part Of an
inQuisition intended 10 disclose facts
which the court needed 10 know in order
to render Judgment. But from a man who
lives with his God we surely have right
to expect reputation and not defense of
violations OF law. Nothing Of the sort.
however, has ever come from an officer
Of the Standard OH Company.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-09
Bad Tenn work.

From the Springfield Republican.
1t IS devoutly TO be hoped that when the
big fleet makes its famous cruise 10 the
Pacific il VIII show better team-play than
the officials Of the administrator showed
in regard 10 the rumor that the cruise
was to take place. If the fleet should
get its signals as badly mixed as did
Loeb, Secretary Metcaif, and Assistant
Secretary Newberry. not TO mention
others, then our gallant sea dogs would
go wandering about the Pacific steering
in seventeen different directions at once,
and some Of them would probably get
in San Francisco harbor stern foremost
Il at all
The Washington herald., 1907-07-09
Some Brave" Americans.

It Is with a thrill of intense national
pride that all Americans will read the
news sent from FL PasQ Sunday 10 the
effect that certain members Of a we'll
known fraternal order there assembled
INDUCED in a society bull-hght." In
which four bulls were killed. Saws the
dispatch conveying the news: TT enabled
them 20 show that the American IS as
gritty as the Spaniard or the Mexican. -
It is well, indeed. for our national
reputation that this vital point has been
settled II IS a matter that has been
long In dispute. There always have been
doubters Of the courage OF American
citizens when, on the border, they come
into contact with the fierce and warlike
Mexlcans, and we all know how. IN the
recent SpaniSh-AmeriCan war. the quas-
ton Of the respective bravery of Ameri-
can and Spaniard was a moot point. By
the slaughter of those four bulls at FL
Paso on Sunday night all doubts have
been removed.
We learn from the dispatch that, "even
from the standpoint of a professional bull
fighter" the Americans did some credit
able work" There can be no doubt of
that It was highly creditable. Why. the
gentlemanly amateurs We're so careful that
as concession 10 the women present
they did not use any horses in the ring.
so there was no wounding OF these ami
mails, this most enjoyable part OF the fight
being omitted" Such thoughtfulness
demonstrates not only that Americans
are more gritty than Spaniards or Next
cans. but that they are more careful of
their hoTses-and their women It shows
how high class. highly civilized were
those individuals who participated.
A fine. edifying spectacle this, surely!
It would be hard TO imagine an episode
Involving American citizens that could
The Washington herald., 1907-07-09
MEN AND THINGS.
New DIIls Unpopular.

I
The new $40 bills recently issued by the
Treasury Department promise to be about
as unpopular as any fora OF legal tender
can be in this dollar-loving land Now
that the new bills are beginning to get
into general circulation, people are awak-
ing to the fact that they so closely re-
semble the regular issue OF so certificates
as to bring about much confusion. II re-
quires something more than a casual
glance to distinguish the two Genomina-
tons. While all the designs Of the two
bills are different, and one bears the pic
ture Of George Washington and the other
that OF Michael Hilegas, first Treasurer
Of the United States, they so nearly re-
semble each other in general appearance
as to make it necessary 10 look more
than once 10 tell the difference. The new
bill has the same tint Of yellow on one
side which heretofore has been distinctive
Of the $50 certificate. and. since the recent
issue, more than one unfortunate has
given go in change for a $40 bin because
it had a yellow back. It Will take some
time for those who do not handle large
sums of money daily 10 .accustom them
selves to the new certificates, and IN the
meantime it behooyes everybody to ex-
anime all yellow back bills which pass
through their hands. Otherwise they may
find a balance on the wrong side Of the
ledger when the time comes TO cast up
their accounts.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-09
weakening Our Naval Position.

From the Philadelphia Record.
It IS a great pity that the counsels that
prevented this preposterous naval excur-
sion year ago did not prevail to prevent
it in 1867. So far from increasing our
naval strength. by concentrating ships on
an ocean where the bases and other aces
series are few and inadequate, IL will be
diminished in geometrical ratio with the
paucity OF these adjuncts. Instead OF a
show Of strength TO Japan, IL viii be Z.
show Of weakness, and the japanese fully
appreciate this, as appears from their
comments on the demonstration"
The Washington herald., 1907-07-09
CHIEF END OF THE NAVY.

What though We send our naval feet
To far Pacific watersi
Tho mustered strength should canse no fear
In NipD0n's sons u daughters.
Wen have 10 keep three battle ships
Atlantic's coast line haunting,
In order TO Accommodate
The Presidential jaunting.
Wen have TO keep some cruisers, too,
OF sizes wen asserted,
That family and friends may be
IN proper style transported.
The small fry gnboats and the like.
There isn't any doubting.
For Nh,ie House children woaId be kept
To make their frolie outing.
New York suz.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-09
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
THE HANDSPRING.

What makes the magnate pompous look
Pose.
What makes the lawyer lug a book7
Pose.
What makes the artist wear tie
With flowing bow and ends awry?
What makes the actor step so high?
Pose.
What makes the copper twirI his stick
Pose
What makes the clerk so brisk and quick
Pose
What makes the merchant busy seem?
What makes the pretty maiden scream?
What makes the poets garb extreme?
Pose.
What makes one-haIf the doctors gtun?
Pose.
What makes the other half so bluff?
Pose
What makes the student yell and bawI?
What makes the pessimist drip gall?
What regulates US mortals all2
Pose.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-09

From the New York World
II Ellhu Root, Secretary Of State. is
the great conservative force in the Ameri-
can government that he Is represented
TO be. It is time he went to Oyster Bay
and used his influence to have this battle
ship order reseinded and smother this
lingo asininity.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-09
Somewhat Different.

From the Kansas City Star.
W. ]. Bryan and Explorer Baldwin will
address the lola Chautauqua assembly
this month. II was Baldwin who cabled
from Spitzbergen or some other CONCEALED
seaport the memorable words. 'Bafied
but not beaten" Mr.. Bryan, on the other
hand, has been twice beaten, but is not
Ia fled
The Washington herald., 1907-07-09
INSPIRED BY THE HERALD.

Bryan's Commoner: The Washington
Herald is worrying over the pronuncia-
ton Of the word "paragrapher." Let's
see; what was 1t Uncle Henry Watterson
called It?
Louisville Courier-Journal: Speaker
Cannon" says The Washington Herald,
'is to run a bank this summer" Maybe
this is another way OF announcing that
the Cannon boom has run aground.
Richmond Tines-Dispatch: According
to The Washington Herald. a Boston
parson says thet the reign Of the devil
VIII come to an end In eight years" The
question is: Why feeling this way about
it, is he a fourth termer?
Houston Post: The Washington Herald
declares that in Washington Texas roast
Ing ears are called nubbins. This is the
first intimation we have received of Mr..
Harriman's connection with the editorial
department Of The Herald.
Chattanooga Star: The Chattanooga
Star wonders what King Edward would
have done had Booker washington won
the Derby The Star will please be in
order; that is distinctly g horse Of an
other color. Herald. II
Col WattersOn's dark horse comes under
the wire first that may settle the whole
question and relieve King Edward of en-
barrassment.
New York Mail: "One esteemed con-
temporary calls 1t the Jessejamestown
Exposition. while another calls It the
Truthfuljamestown Exposition. Those in
doubt as TO Just what it really is may
compromise on the Henryjamestown Ex-
position, says The Washington Herald.
But. as everybody but Maj Burke refers
to William F. Codys Educational Exhibit
ton as the Bill Show, so will the Virginia
Fair soon be known as the Jim Show
We Americans have no reverence.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-09

John ". Gates predicts that Blrming-
ham, Ala, will have a million inhabitants
within ten years, says the Birmingham
Age-Herald. We suspect that our con-
temporary is slightly mixed; it Is more
likely that Mr.. Gates expressed himself
as willing to bet a million that the city
has twenty million inhabitants within
one year.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-09
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., 1907-07-09
Information Wanted.

An when anarchism wins. ell tramps
Will be pensioned"
Say, Bllggins!"
''Whot is it?''
''Will we halter call fer our money, er
viii dey fetch ii to us2''
The Washington herald., 1907-07-09
ships Enough for Roth Oceans.

From the Pittsburs Dispatch.
II is not at all a hazardous prophecy
that when the Jingoes have got our bat
tle-ship fleet in the Pacific they will not
lose time in discovering German, French
or British designs that demand it's i'm
mediate presence in the Atlantic And
the fact is that we have got enough
ships 10 serve all legitimate purposes
on both oceans.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-09
Decentralization.

From the Railway Journal
A Kansas paper asserts that bryan IS
still for Federal ownership of trunk lines
State ownership of size Ines. county own
ership of switches, but he hangs back
on township ownership Of hand cars"
The Washington herald., 1907-07-09
Nothing Left.

Does your wife ever go through your
pockets at night%'
Never"
You're lucky"
Am 1? The reason she doesn't IS be-
cause she draws my pay"
The Washington herald., 1907-07-09
The Spcndthrift.

HIS methods with money were rotten
He spent II on Juice Of Elation.
He never could save, so he got an
Unsavory reputation.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-09

That American baby reported TO have
repeated the alphabet at nine days Of age
is now. at the age OF four months. said
TO be Keeling off Latin by the yard. And
still people talk about fishermen and their
disregard for the truth.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-09
Can't Beat Him.

KIN I gift off tomorrow, sir7 Me
grand"
Your grandmother died last week,
Johnny"
Yes, sir. An tomorrow grandfadder's
goin' to be married agin."
The Washington herald., 1907-07-09

Mr.. Richard Croker modestly asks to be
let alone" It is a reasonable request in
certain respects, but how can he expect
compliance with it II he makes a habit
of winning such races as the recent
Derby?
The Washington herald., 1907-07-09

People with short and crusty manners
do not get good jobs" says the Albu-
querque Citizen. Don't know about that;
we have known some men Of that descrip-
ton who were presidents Of mighty big
banks
The Washington herald., 1907-07-09
Near-PhilosOBhy,

1T amt no wonder that friendship is
an uncertain proposition" remarked the
sage Of Plunkville, when we stop to con-
slider that we kin all name men what
have robbed their wlddered sisters"
The Washington herald., 1907-07-09

A Detroit man has invented a comb
that does away with the necessity OF
using hat pins. II is doubtful il the
women find it nearly as useful as a
weapon Of offensive and defensive war
fare,
The Washington herald., 1907-07-09
Not All Funny.

'Ts It hard to write a bunch Of funny
jokes every day
'Hard2" echoed the press humorist
YEARLY; it's impossible"
The Washington herald., 1907-07-09

Those next friends involved in the
Eddy suit do not appear TO be any nearer
next" that lady's ample supply of money
than they were before the row started.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-09
Another Variety of Democrat.

From the Omaha Bee.
The Philadelphia Inquirer asks, What
Is a progressive DemOcrat?" a pro-
gressive Democrat is a Democrat who
votes the Republican ticket.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-09

Attorney General Bonaparte will go out
Of Office an expert IN the matter Of
strong drink. and It must be admitted
that this is something that even his
worst enemy did not predict when the
Marylandel first went in.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-09

a Texas man is accused Of stealing a
typewriter and fleeing into Guatemala
with it. He evidently asplres to be a
great revolutionary general
The Washington herald., 1907-07-09
In Doubt,

Your eyes are like stars"
rs that intended as a compliment"
How can you ask"
why, all the stars I have ever seen
appear 10 be little and red"
The Washington herald., 1907-07-09
Makes n Racket,

Mrs. A.-Your husband always dresses
so quietly.
Mrs. Bile does not. You ought TO
hear him when he loses a collar button.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-09

An irate Arkansas statesman downed
a rival by hurting two large glasses at
him. Hurting two glasses of Arkansas
white lightning into him doubtless would
have been fatal.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-09

In Sweden a woman's club is called a
"dammklub" It is frequently given the
same name in this country-strictly on the
quiet.