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The Washington herald., 1907-10-05
BASEBALL-THEIR FAVORITE.

J. Callan OLoughlin-Cubs forme.
Edward Walsh-The Tigers viii eat
EN- up.
Michael Scaulon-I'm not so sure,
but Detroit is finishing strong.
Tom Hume-Jennings is the Roose-
welt Of baseball. Nothing can beat
him.
Gus karger-I'm interested In 20
team but the st. Louis Cardinals. A
nsmesake Of mine does stunts on
that nine.
Hon. Joseph Weeks Babcock -
concur in my friend DOdge's judg
ment on the baseball situation.
Tanhi reform is the paramount issue
and is bound to win. I hope to see
Jennings 90 out right There's moth.
ing like going out right. That's all.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-05
No Chance Against the President.

From the Waterbury American
1t is stated that the strain on William
J. Long and family, resulting from his
being the victim Of President RooseveIts !
displeasure as a nature faker, has re-
suited in the Illness Of some members Of
the household. DR.. Long who set out 50
boldly to fight the President. sure Of his
case, learned that which he could have
been told in advance, that there is no
chance for a private citizen against a
popular President of the United States.
No matter how good his cause or how
perfect his argument. he is helpless.
The people will not have their President
downed In a controversy. That is d con-
dition OF things which ought to make the
President hesitate about using the over
whelming power the people give TO him.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-05
Growing List of MaIefactOrs.

From the Hartford Times.
The list lengthens. The Presidents s
speech at Cairo puts the miIksop and the
pessimist into the same class as the mol
lycoddle. the craven, the weakling, and
other undesirable citizens.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-05
David Moore-Tigers mine.

David Noore-Tlgcrs mine.
Thomas Marshall - Detroit every
time.
Chief Wilhelm from Chicago.
Cubs my choice.
Rudolph Kauffmann-I don't bet,
but can't help backing Detroit
Comptroller Tracewell - The best
team win win. That isn't a guess.
Bethesda ought % get together a
team. however. and beat the Ma
tionals.
Correspondent Dodge-I've been too
busy working for tariff reform 10
study the relative strength Of the
Tigers and the Cubs. but Jennings
is game chGp-reminds NE Of La
Follette-and I'd Ike to see hin
win out, and believe he will.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-05
The Presidential DeInsInn.

From the PHILADELPHIA North American
President Roosevelt is still under the
delusion that The great corporations
should be amenable 10 law. Ike common
folks. No wonder the confidence Of the
country has been destroyed by such OBJ
stinacy.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-05

Undertaking a Big Job.

From the Indianapolis Star
Representative Craig. OF Alabama. has
announced that he will introduce a bill at
the opening Of the next session Of Con
gress to prohibit the sale of intoxicants
in the District of Columbia II Mr.. Craig
succeeds in making the District dry" he
will achieve a fame before which even
that Of Roosevelt will pale.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-05
Filling the PigSkin.

From the Houston Post
Size your boy up well before YOU fu
him with an expensive education. In
some countries the finest Of wines is kept
in a pigskin. and. in spite OF that fact,
it is never anything but a pigskin.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-05
BE PATIENT. GENTLE READER

It Is impossible to answer person
ally all the inquiries received at this
Office about Floating Florence. "
The next installment Of this absorb
ing story viii positively appear in
No. 10 and not before. Mr.. Coolidge
Is now revising the copy. but earlier
publication IS out Of the question.
Fiction lovers VIII enjoy the forth
coming chapters all the more after
the long wait.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-05
Efficiency, Not Favoritism.

from the New York Times.
The inevitable competition between rail-
ways and rivers should be one OF eco
nom!c efficiency, and not a race for Con-
gresssonal favoTs for protective legisla-
tipn
The Washington herald., 1907-10-05

One COnsOling thought in connection
with a Cuban revolution is that We have
a man on the lid down there who may be
depended upon invariably 10 send out a
squad OF policemen and have him arrested
before be revolutes to hurt
The Washington herald., 1907-10-05
a Student of Form

why don't you be more polite, young
man?'
"Why should I?'
"An old lady once left $4,000 10 a
young man who was polite 90 her on a
street car"
I've read about that. and figure It
can't happen again IN less than a million
years
The Washington herald., 1907-10-05

The Atlanta Georgian nominates the ed
itor Of a prominent Southern newspaper
for the Presidency. Now, then Col
Graves is getting around to something
like 1t. AS a general rule, we are for
all editors for anything they want
The Washington herald., 1907-10-05
The First vaudeville sketch.

Hello. Thes"
call me that again, ana I'll hit you
with this newspapyrus. Ny name is Thes-
pis."
An right, Thespis. Speaking Of useless
citizens, hows your brotherf"
He's very well-say, ! want you to
understand that my brother amt no use
less citizen. He's a credit TO his coun-
try"
He lives on credit in the country, Say,
Thes, / had hard luck to-day. I had just
bought meal ticket
You had just bought a meal ticket?'
II had just bought a meal ticket, and
as I came out Of the restaurant It blew
out of my hand and a man with hob
nailed shoes stepped on it and punched
out $3.50"
"Aw. that Joke has been on the stage
for S,000 years"
And now its gone into vaudeville.
Say, Thes"
Don't call me Thes"
BE calm. Caius Reginald Why does
"a man who Is expecting bad news hang
around sausage factory
Il can't say that / know. Why does a
man who is expecting bad news hang
around q sausage factory
He wants 40 know the wurst."
Biz,
Ladies and people. with your kind per-
mission. Mr. TheSpis and myself Will en-
deavor to render into small bits that pa
thetic ballad. entitled: lie Only Desired
the Price Of a Cheese Sandwich, But She
Frigidly Slammed the Door
The Washington herald., 1907-10-05

From The AtIanta J0UTnaI
OF course Mr.. Burtons victory will b6
credited to Mr.. Roosevelt's influence. but
if Tom johnson wins it viii be Burton
fault in dragging national issues into a
municipal campaign.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-05

A poet In the Macon Telegraph calls
upon Georgians 20 Join the Grin Club. 90
Perhaps that might do for the time be-
ing. but the average cracker viii prefer
one Of those new-fangled locker clubs"
after January J.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-05
VIII There be Money for Itr

From che Springfield Republican
The Presidents demand for a big fight
ing navy. additional 90 other things, should
be read in light Of the fact that govern
mont expenditures so far this fiscal year
are Sl6noo,oo1 ahead Of those FOR the same
time last year, while receipts have i'm
creased only by 1910. $50. The Roosevelt
big navy idea has so far had only flush
industrial times 90 float In. Ii viii not
ride so easily upon @ wave of depression.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-05
About Admiral walker.

An interesting tribute 20 Admiral
Walker, l. s. y. who died recently. IS
paid in the current Harper's Weekly.
Admiral Walker was more than an OBJ
icct Of supposiutious guessing; he was
recognized 80 head and shoulders above
any navy captain Of his time. The good
men believed this, and sat al his feet
Among the good men We can count Rob
ley Evans. Chadwick. BrOwnson, Stanton.
the Rogcrses, "a lot Of people Of whom
the navy can be proud. while Dewey used
70 consult old John about navy move
ments. and officers used To say that
George would look In the glass and Won
der what John would think Of him now.
He was a despot but a mighty intelligent
one. D-n him" said an officer who
had 20 go 10 sea against his VIII and
who had pleaded in vain for some more
shore service. 'D-n him, the worst
thing about him IS that he's always
right
The Washington herald., 1907-10-05

Senator Platt accuses Gov. Hughes Of
trying 10 build up "a new Republican
machine in New York" We don't be-
lieve the people would lose anything bv
a machine" constructed by that gentle
man.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-05
AIunNs PrnctIcnI.

Now that the storm has broken. where
are your fair-weather friends? Cone"
And I'm glad of it, I needn't share
my umbrella
The Washington herald., 1907-10-05

not take our jokesmiths too seriously
unless, indeed, he was merely trying to
60 them one better.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-05
MEN AND THINGS.
Thrce Feminine Chi..ese.


Three Chinese girls have presented
themselves for entrance 10 Wellesley Col
lege this autumn, coming on the scholar
ship gifts made by the college trustees at
the time Of the visit Of the Chinese I'm
perial High Commission of Education to
Wellesley in February 1906 Two OF the
students, Miss Ping Hsla Hu, sixteen
years Of age and Miss Chi Che Wan a
few years older, proved 20 be not quite
ready for entrance on college work, and
they have accordingly been placed in a
nearby preparatory school The eldest
student. Miss Faung YUM Tsao, was ac-
cepted as a special student and at once
began her work In English literature,
and science. In travelling from China
these young ladies were escorted by
Taotai Wan Bing Chung, vice director OF
the Liankiang vic royalty foreign office,
and his wife, who were deputed by the
Chinese viceroy. Tuan Fang All three
girls speak English fiuently and with
comparative accuracy. Upon their ar
rival they wore their native Chinese COS
tumes-a short straight skirt and a plain
t0p-coat edged with folds. In color the
costumes are quiet-toned. Indeed. with
reference 10 the present styles Of stu
dent costumes Of skirt and coat there is
so little that is conspicuously foreign IN
the Chinese dress that these newcomers
might keep 20 their native costume with
out exciting undue comment In statue
they are about Of the medium height.
They expect to remain several years at
Wellesley and eventually 10 return 20
China as teachers in the imperial govern
mcnt educational department. Miss TsaO
was for five years from 1897 10 1902 a
student at COtley Methodist School, Mis-
souri, and has since taught in the gov
ernment schools at Shanghai. younger
sister Of Miss Tsao is at present in this
country studying medicine.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-05

Secretary Taft insists that we shall
have no war with Japan; while the New
York Sun insists that we shall OuI
money is on Taft
The Washington herald., 1907-10-05

Nothing stronger than soda pop is
served on that Mississippi steamboat con-
veying the President, so Il is said. That
is what YOU might term a sure enough
water wagon trip
The Washington herald., 1907-10-05
Profitable Infant Industrv

From the New York Herald.
Can't they stretch the tariff to protect
I the manufacture Of public sentiment?
The Washington herald., 1907-10-05

The New York Times thinks the cock
tail incident In no wise affected the Fair
banks boom. Is this a knock OF a
bOOst2
The Washington herald., 1907-10-05

The New York Mail calls it grand
oldtexas," Notwithstanding the fact that
the Houston Post vociferously declares
il is a capital place
The Washington herald., 1907-10-05

That Denver man who set the fashion
of marrying his mother-in-law isn't likely
to see IL develop into a fad.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-05

Japan should understand. of course,
that. while it is a pretty big Bill we pre-
sented his majesty. It isn't a bill Tor
damages
The Washington herald., 1907-10-05

At the present price OF things. we fear
that forthcoming dollar dinner viii con-
sist principally OF near-soup and almost
cheese. filled in between with aching
yOidS
The Washington herald., 1907-10-05

A Chicago man declares he saw 26g
women 'on a jag" recently Doubtless
the truth Of this matter Is that It was
the same woman all of the time and the
man who was on the jag.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-05
An OpiniOn,

"The girls are sulI wearing openwork. %
Does IL really harden them in winter
"I presume it does those who survive. "
The Washington herald., 1907-10-05

There is nothing wrong in dancing
alone" says Rev. Or. Clarke. Not even
this "Salome" bl siness, doctor?
The Washington herald., 1907-10-05

Even a deceased wlfe's sister Is now
able 10 see at least one redeeming feature
in the makeup OF the Bishop OF London.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-05

4 scientist has discovered a method
whereby alcohol may be extracted from
turnips, Who knows but that blood may
be extracted from that vegetable eventu-
ally. despite the old adage?
The Washington herald., 1907-10-05
Mr. Carnegie Favors Third Term.

To ;hc Editor of the New YORK World
on the contrary, a good President
should be elected over and over again.
ANDREW CARNEGIE.
Sdbo Castle. Sept. g
The Washington herald., 1907-10-05

The effort to fasten the ordering Of
those cocktails upon the Charleston News
and Courier is absurd, in view Of the fact
that somebody else got them.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-05

4 Mr.. Looser Is running for Office fl
Pennsylvania. He must be a Democrat
The Washington herald., 1907-10-05

Since the Bryan and Roger Sullivan
forces have buried she hatChet I'm I'LL
nois, IN will not do TO 80 to the extreme
Of saying again that it is impossible for
Democrats 20 get together
The Washington herald., 1907-10-05

When Mr.. Taft was presented to the
Mikado he was provided with two chairs
in which to seat himself. according to the
Baltimore Sun. Really, his majesty should
The Washington herald., 1907-10-05

II Mr.. Roosevelt becomes an editor. he
viii soon grow to be plUtocrat Of the
plutocrats, provided he elects 20 be paid
as a space writer.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-05

There are no birds. bards swear,
In last years nests.
And coins are quite as rare
In last years vests.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-05
Electric Roads i'm America.

The first electric roads were opened in
1883, In Richmond. Va; Allegheny, Pa.
and in Washington. In 1872 the total
number Of lines IN the United States was
197, with a total mileage OF Psi miles.
In 1890 there were only S.lZ3 miles Of street
railroads, uf which seven-tentbs still used
animal power. In 1902 IL was found that
% per cent used electric power. The de-
vclopmcnt Of electric transportation lines
has ia fact. been very similar 90 that Of
the steam roads in their earlier history.
Up 20 1895 there were only local city lines
from 1895 through 1901 was a period Of
rapid extension, and since then the shorter
lines have been consolidated into larger
systems. process which has been at
tended by financial reorganization.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-05

1t is going to be hard matter for Keo-
kuk TO shrink down 10 normal proportions
again.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-05
Quigg in Congress.

Mr. LemueI Eli Quigg. who has made
himself famous by acknowledging that he
spent nearly a quarter Of a million dollars
to accelerate" public opinion IN New
York IN regard to the subway. is well re-
membered IN Washington. he first came
to the House Of Representatives in ;Se
Fifty-fOurth Congress. succeeding Col
John r. Fellows, who had resigned, and
he served two successive terms. In his
first term Mr.. Quigg made a great tariff
speech. He denounced the wicked free
traders and pictured them pouncing upon
the infant industries with the savage glee.
as ne said. of a gladiator OF ancient
Rome, who springs into the arena booted
and spurred-.'
Mr. Asher Caruth. Of Kentucky. arose
and politely asked Mr.. Quigg's peTmis-
sion % put a question. II was granted
"Wiu yOu tell me-" said Mr.. Caruth,
lust IN what period OF the Roman empire
the gladiators wore boots and spurs?
The Washington herald., 1907-10-05

There are no automobiles in heaven "
says a minister. This will be as much
of recommendation as heaven needs
with a number OF people,
The Washington herald., 1907-10-05
LIMIT OF FEDERAL CONTROL.
Some Opinions Adverse 10 the RoOse-
veItian Corporation Policy.

Some Opinions Adverse 10 the RoOse-
veItian Corporation Policy.
From the New YORK Journal of Commerce.
An industrial corporation whose prod
uct enters into interstate commerce oc-
cupies d totally different position from
that Of a common carrier or a national
banking institution. 1t is not at all OBJ
v!ous what good end could be accom-
plished by subiecting such a corporation
20 Federal supervision and control which
cannot be already attained by the exercise
Of the State authority, from which It de-
rives the right 70 exist. There Is no guar
antee that national supervision may not
be laggaTd or corrupt except the influence
Of public opinion, which is more likely q
find effective expression in correction OF
the failures OF State administration than
in criticism OF those Of a Federal depart
ment. II Is quite possible 10 overload
any department Of the national govern
ment with functions whose intelligent ex-
ercise calls for thorough knowledge. un-
bending rectitude, and constant vigilance
In matters relating TO the control OF
great corporations, il is probable that
the government at Washington has al
ready quite as much on its hands as il
can properly supervise.
From the S. Louis Republic.
President RoOsevelts reference to the
railroad which is doing business in far
Western States under a New Jersey char
ter doesn't alright the intelligent student
Of political economy half so much as the
reverse view he offers Of a national rail-
road chartered at Washington doing bus
mess in any State it pIeases 10 enter.
As things are now. the railroad chartered
by New Jersey enters other States by
the license Of their statutes, and not by
the inherent right Of its foreign charter;
but under the Roosevelt plan Of Federal
/ Incorporation. the nationally chartered
railroad would enter any State without
asking leave or fearing hindrance That
IS the radical revolution Mr.. Roosevelt
/ invites, and he may be sure that the
American people are against him on that
Issue by an overwhelming majority
From the Philadelphia Record.
When the Presidents Commissioner OF
| Corporations shall control all the indus
trial establishments Of the country We
shall have Russian bureaucracy fully es-
tablished, and with the control Of busi-
ness will go the control Of politics. II
will be idle. then, to hold Presidential
elections. The President can construs
them out of the Constitution as easily
as he can construe into it the national
regulation Of the industrial life of the
people. We know now just exactly what
| the Roosevelt progressive policies" are
The people will not vote next year tC
| inaugurate them.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-05

Another American girl is 10 marry a
title says the Chicago Post II only
she didn't have 20 marry the thing at
taChed,
The Washington herald., 1907-10-05

No attention tCiU be paid 10 anonymous
contributions, and no communications 10
the editor t0iH be printed srcept oUer the
name OF the IUTitsr
Manuscripts offered for publication t0iH
be returned If unavoidable, but stamps
should be sent t0ith the manuscript fer
that purpose.
Az communications intended for this
nSDspdper. tChether for the daily or the
Sunday issue. should be addressed to
THE WASHINGTON HERALD
The Washington herald., 1907-10-05

If We We're a Louisiana bear just now
We should promptly jump our job.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-05

II makes us very happy 10 furnish the
Jackson Miss News with large sec
ton Of its editorial paragraphs. even
though we do fail to get the credit for il.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-05

Read BingviIlo Bugle tomorrow.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-05

James Creelman. the eminent newspa-
per man and author, is at the New VIII
lard. He viii remain in Washington for
some time when he Will return again 10
New York. Mr. Creelman Is resting after
the effort Of turning out his latest novel.
but is about 70 plunge into the literary
field again in a short time.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1907-09-25
no ADVANCE news
FOR WALL Street

OYSTER BAY, Sept. 24.-Presi-
dent Roosevelt's speeches will no
longer be sent to the Wall street
ticker service in advance of delivery.
Neither will they be distributed
among the publishers of Wall street
newspapers. They viii be sent to
the three regular press associations
only. This is the result of annoy
ance which the president suffered by
the publicity which was given to two
or three OF his speeches several days
before they were delivered. The
COMMITS of at least one of them
that which he made in Indianapolis
we're banded about in Wall street
for week before its delivery by the
president and operators in the finan-
cial district had ample opportunity
to make profitable use of the inform
alton.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1907-09-25
SEARCHING FOR
PIRATES TREASURE
[By Associated Press ]

BERMUDA, Sept. 24.On hunt
for $1,200,OO0 in Spanish gold said
to be hidden in chain of islands III
the Spanish main, Captain Small has
arrived at St. Georges in the yacht
Catherine of Liverpool.
Ii the rest of the search for the
treasure be as perilous as the first
stage the captain and his crew, \
which consists of two men, will have
plenty of excitement. They ran into
a cyclone on the way over, and
though the Catherine is only of If
teen tons register and forty-five feet
long. it behaved nobly. Then they
were becalmed and nearly starved.
Said to have been planted more
than 100 years ago by the notorious
pirate Latrobe. the hiding place OF
the treasure, according to Captain
Small. has been fixed almost to a
certainty After refitting the Gather
inc will start for the spot.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1907-09-25
NOVEL DEFENSE
OF HOLY ROLLER

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 24.-That
the Lord commanded her to have i'm
proper relations with the hired man
is the curious defense made by Mrs.
Emma Saul, Holy Roller devotee,
in a divorce suit. The husband is
John E. Saul, whose milk wagon col
lided with the automobile of Han
cock, the millionaire plow maker,
causing the latter's death. 1t devel-
oped in court that the Sauls lived
together happily until she was pre-
vailed upon to attend Holy Roller
meeting, when conversion struck her
hard, and she Joined her fortune with
that of William p. Herrin, her hus-
bands employe, still lives with him,
and now defends her action. under
oath. She sets forth that the Lord
directed her to retain an attorney
and clear herself.
One Of the comforting doctrines
taught by the Holy Rollers in their
fanatical meetings here is that after
conversion the Almighty has full
charge and whatever the devotee
feels inclined to do is the bidding of
God.
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PLAN TO KEEP
CARD SHARPS OFF

CHICAGO, Sept 24.-For the first
time in the history of ocean travel
the police of New York City and the
transatlantic steamship companies
have united in war ON the gamblers
who ply their trade on the ocean
liners. 1t is the intention of the
steamship companies to post the pic
lures of all ''sharpers' in the smok-
ing-room of steamers, in the ticket
offices and in every other place where
gamblers might be found. II is also
the intention to refuse to sell tickets
to men who are known to be gam
blers who attempt to travel on tick
cts which have been issued under
names other than their own.
With the aid of the police it will
not be difficult for the companies to
create rogues' gallery of card
sharps. The pictures of the most
notorious men of this stamp are now
in the police galleries, and it will be
comparatively easy to obtain pictures
of the newcomers in the gambling
field When the system has been put
into working order the smoking
room of every liner will contain a
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1907-09-25
MURDERED At
HIS own DOOR
tBy Associated press.l

MIAMI, |. T., Sept. 24.-At 2
O'Clock this morning Fred Nesbitt.
building contractor, who recently
moved here from Claimore, was shot
and instantly killed at his home by
two men who aroused him from bed.
Mrs. Nesbitt, whose name was re-
Gently brought into prominence in
the Frick murder trial at Galena,
Kan, as the sweetheart of r. D.
Booth for the murder of Frick, the
eccentric secondhand dealer, has
been arrested and is being held in
tho federal jail awaiting the action
of the coroner's jury.
1t is said that when Booth was on
trial at Miami, Mrs. Nesbitt sought
to obtain money from her husband
for his defense, and the couple quar-
relied violently.