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The Washington herald., 1907-01-25
SPREAD OF PROHIBITION.
one-third of Population Said to BE
Living without saloons,

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer
Prohibition that prohibits must be con-
fined to localities where the sentiment is
strongly in favor Of prohibition. State
laws that forbid the sale Of intoxicating
liquors are dead letters in those corners
Of the State where they are not upheld
by public opinion. A periodical devoted
TO the auti-saloon interest has figured
that through local prohibition some 30
000,90 people, or more than one-thfrd Of
the population of the nation, arr living
without the legal sale OF intoxicants
In Ohio there are j. 90 dry" townships
In Georgia 1O3 out Of 1ST counties Of the
state have prohibition. eleven-twelfths Of
Arkansas is under prohibition laws. IN
diana has 649 townships and 30 cities
where the sale of liquor Is Illegal In
Vermont only . towns out of 40 have
saloons. Tennessee shows that ISIS out
Of l. SIS towns have shut out saloons
under the local option law, and that over
half the inhabitants Of the State live
under prohibition.
In each of these States prohibition is
cnsidered effective because it is strongly
supported by the sentiment of the COM
munities. In no instance has "A drastic
State law brought satisfactory results. II
is an interesting Illustration OF the effec-
tivcuess of home rule in matters which
affect restricted localities
The Washington herald., 1907-01-25
Not All Poor Ones.

Contrary to general belief, not all the
members Of the Senate who voted against
the bill Increasing by 80 per cent the
salary Of the members of both Houses Of
Congress are poor men. nor are all those
who voted for the bill rich. OF the twenty
one Senators who voted against the in
crease three are milllona1res. OF very near
ill., They are Mr. Perkins. Republican. and
Messrs Patterson and RayHer. Demo
Gratis OF the other eighteen. Messrs.
HansbrOugh and HemenWay. Republicans.
and AIessrs CulbersOn. McCreary. Talta-
ferrO. and Stone have enough laid aside
20 keep the rain out and the wolf away.
even should they remain IN the Senate the
rest of their lives and be compelled to
draw on their bank accounts in order to
exc out their incomes So as tC hold body
and soul together while they are forced
10 reside in Washington. Mr. CaTmack.
Of Tennessee. who il leaving the Senate
through no fault OF his own, disputed the
claim Of Mr.. Money. Of Mississippi
of being the poorest member of the
body The Tennesseean voted against the
bill, and the Mississippiau, who also viii
leave the Senate az the expiration OF his
term four years hence, voted for IT,. Of
the fifty-three Senators who voted for
the increase. these are accounted million
aires. Messrs Aldrich. Brandegee Bulke-
leg. Buruham. Dillingham; Du Pont,
Crane Foraker. Gallinger. Hale. Hopkins
Kittredge Knox. Lodge. Millard Nixon,
Penrose. Piles. Scott. Sr.Uot. Spooner. and
Warren. Republicans. and Messrs. Clark.
Of Montana; Teller. and Newlands Demo
Gratis. Several millionaire Senators were
not present when the bin was passed.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-25
In Old Virginia.

Il must be very good TO bee a Virginia
editor Far from the madding crowd 5
ignoble strife" they give themselves
scant concern Of maynard Congressman,
usurping Executive, brow-beating plu-
tocracy. and Brownsville riots. None Of
this for them; they lift their thoughts TO
higher things, and nothing dwells for
any length Of time within the suburbs OF
their displeasure
Between the Richmond Times Dispatch
and the Norfolk Landmark there is being
waged the merriest war imaginable. In
nocent bystanders like the Montgomery
Advertiser and the Charleston News and
Courier have been drawn into il. All Vir-
gnia is on the qsi vive to know What
is the plural Of grapefruit" The Ncr-
folk Landmark propounded the conun-
drum many weeks ago. The Landmark
knows the answer-or processes to know
but will not tell. It merely. contents itself
with watching the writings and twist
ings of its contemporaries while they
wrestle with the problem-and then dis
misses their solutions, one and all. with
bah" and pooh pooh"
What is the plural of grapefruit? The
Herald is entirely too young TO know
We are keeping. however careful tab
upon the utterances Of our venerable con
temporaries. and We hope to learn tn time.
The Richmond Times-Dispatch says.
THE plural Of grape is grapes, and the
plural Of fruit IS fruits. Bul both grape
and fruit are quantitive terms, and so is
grapefruit. Therefore, we would say in
referring to quantity. a basket Of grape.
or a basket OF fruit; but, if speaking nu-
mericaIIy, a dozen fruits or a dozen grapes.
and hence a dozen grapefruits." This re-
ply brings forth the loudest Of outlaws
from the Landmark. A basket of
grape" indeed, The Times-D Dispatch is
sent to the foot Of the class, Inundated
beyond understanding, if not disgraced
forever, The Charleston News and
Courier seeks to dodge by saying that the
plural of grapefruit is "shaddocks For
this trifing and undignified response, the
South Carolina paper is reduced ten num-
bers for conduct Unbecoming an officer
and a gentleman,
And so it goes. Like a schoolma'm bent
upon stumDing the entire class, the
Landmark sits and gloats over the dire
distress OF its bewildered and befuddIed
contemporaries. But it's rare good sport,
for all of that, and it must be fine to be
member Of so hght-heaTted a fraternity
What's the use worrying about the heavy
problems of life? They will take care OF
themselves, we think. To use a homely
phrase, Everything will come out right
in the wash" Why not view the things
Of life through a prism. that may distort
the view, but nevertheless tints il with
rainbow hues?
We confess sneaking desire to butt
in upon this inner circle of the elect
We know not what dreadful things the
apprenticeship involves. We do not care
No road is SO dark, so awesome. OF. so
uncertain as to give US pause in our fell
determination TO seek full fellowship
The Washington herald., 1907-01-25
SENATOR BAILEY'S TROUBLES.
His Lack of Frhnkness Responsible
for Opposition to Him.
From the Nee York World.


Six months ago Joseph W Bailey
might have expected the Democratic
members Of the Texas legislature TO vote
unanimously for his reelection to the
United States Senate Tuesday he SUI
fered the modification Of seeing 40 out Of
~ members vote for other candidates
The vote Ia his favor would have been
smaller but for the pledge that he would
resign II the charges that he had sold his
influence Go the Standard Oil Company
should be proved. An investigating COM
mittee is now at work
In the absence OF final proof Senator
Bailey is entitled to the benefit Of the
doubt. His opponents have been able TO
do him serious harm chiefly because Of his
own lack Of fTankness. The way to
silence criticism was to tell the whole
truth at the start He preferred to ex-
plain little. and then a little more.
until the suspicion grew that he knew
that the whole truth would injure him
irretrievably.
Coupled with his ability. the appear
ance OF intense sincerity in Senator Bailey
made him a commanding figure in Con
sress. II he layed a corporation foY
wrong-doing. the public believed that al
least be spoke his convictions To that
extent, whatever his views. he compelled
respect Hereafter he will find il more
difficult 10 get a fair hearing. His repg-
tatiUn has been smirched and his influences
weakened. not so much by what his enc
mics have charged against him as by his
own methods OF equiv0eation and suppress
sion when under fire.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-25
nc Crusade Acainst Noise.

Very general attention is being at
tracted to the New York organization
which is known as THE Society for the
Suppression OF Unnecessary Noises" The
president of the society, Mrs Isaac l..
Rice, has devoted two years or more TO
educating the public into assisting her
efforts, and she has associated William
Dean Howells, Mark Twain, President
Butler, Of Columbia College. and many
other distinguished people in the good
work. Especial assistance is being ac-
corded her by the superintendent and
faculties Of various New York hospitals,
who testify that the progress of their
patients toward recovery is seriously i'm
peded by incessant noises. Mrs. Rice's
efforts are particularly directed against
the captains OF tugboats and other river
craft who blow steam whistles at all
hours of the day and night, sometimes
making sleep impossible. She has
abundantiy shown that these whistles are
sounded when there is absolutely no ne
cessity therefor.
From the noises of New York to the
quiet of Washington is a far cry. In this
city unnecessary noise is forbidden.
Nearly twenty years ago Congress en-
acted statute prohibiting loud noises
made by horns. gongs. whistles, or other
instruments. and this law has been sup
plemented by regulations designed to Sc
cure "the comfort and quiet OF any neigh
borhood.' Under these regulations. the
largest degree Of absolute quiet is secured.
Even talking parrots and Growing roosters
will bring their owners into the Police
Court IL any resident considers the an
noyauce objectionable enough to go to the
extent Of procuring a warrant. Indeed. 50
thoroughly developed is the aversion 10
noise that the slightest departure from
the usual quiet is made the subject Of
complaint More than this. the feeling on
the part of some citizens is shat further
steps ought to bc taken. There is a pro-
test against graphophones on the street
corners and the ringing of church bells
and the running of heavy street ears
Seriously, however, Washington is a
quiet city. as compared with any other
municipality of equal size There IS little
or no unnecessary noise. There is no need
here for the crusade which Is being waged
in New York. 1t is no wonder. then, that
the city Is so attractive as a place of
residence. Il seems especially appropriate
that it should be a haven of refuge for
the noise-oppressed people of the city Of
New York.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-25
nidn,t Mnnt Notorietr.

From the san Francisco Argonaut.
The English Winston Churchill spoke
in London recently to party Of jour
ralists. saying it was astonishing how
keenly sensitive to newspaper criticism
the ordinary person was, and quoted
what he said was a letter received by an
editor in the United States as follows;
Dear Sir; 1 regret 10 inform you that
on my way home from the saloon this
evening I fell into political alteration
with Col. James Z. Walker. OF this town.
in the course of which a slight misun-
Outstanding arose. and I am very sorry
TO think that in the end / shot him.
should add also that. carried away BY
the excitement Of the moment, I also
scalped him. But I earnestly hope that
no exaggerated account OF this painful
episode VIII appear in the columns OF
your paper
The Washington herald., 1907-01-25

There is now in the hands Of the House
District Committee a bill introduced by
Dir. B0Utell. 10 authorize the Commission
ers to maintain q system Of public play
grounds in the District of Columbia The
bill provides that the Commissioners be
authorized and directed to maintain and
supervise "a system Of public play
grounds for the use of the children of
the District, and TO that end 20 secure
the necessary sizes therefor by gift. pur-
chase, condemnation, or otherwise, 70 en-
ploy all persons necessary for the man
agement and supervision Of such play
grounds. and to adopt all needfuI rules
for the use thereof"
an attempt was made I'm the House on
Monday TO insert in the District appro-
priation bin provision Of $4,000 for the
chase of sites for Fairgrounds II was
ruled out on Il point Of order, though MI
Mann, who was in the chair at the time
expressed his sympathy with the object
of the appropriation. The Bouteu BILL
however. covers practically the same
ground, and it ought to be favorably rc-
ported to the House and passed, thus Sc
curing the continuance and peTmaneucy
of the merit0rious system Of recreation
and physical education 50 well inaugu-
rated by the Fairgrounds Association.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-25
WATTERsON AT THE OPERA.
Enjoys MHscagni's New Piece and
HObnObs with the Maestro.

Henry Watterson, To Louisville Courier-J0u1uaL
Mascagnfs new opera. AMIGA the
name of the supposed heroine. "a peasant
girl of no great beauty, and I am afraid
Of no great virtue-lacks the popular quail
tiles Of Cavalleria Rusticana, but it is "a
fine. resonant composition. full of descrip-
ton and dramatic music. To was admira-
bly, rendered by the local company. with
the composer himself holding the baton.
Mascagul leads like q house-a-fiTe. II is
a kind of frenzy from start 10 finish. Yet
the femous maestro is "a little pot-bell.ed
Italian bourgeois, who eats three meals
a day with perfect elaboration and album
dance. I know, because we sit AT adjoin-
ing tables in the cafe of the Grand Hotel
and. indeed. have adjacent apartments He
is certainly "a man Of genius and, thoagh
this AMIGA" may lack the popular. IL is
a masterpiece of pure harmonics and Of
orchestrauon. now and again rising 10
Wagneriau dignity and power
In Spain they take everything seriously.
Even the vaudeville performances are sol
emn. It is only at rare intervals that
an alleged French company. imported not
from Paris but from Marseilles or Lyons.
comes TO town and iuterposes its leyity
and vulgarity.
The waits between tie acts are some
thing awful-lastiug from forty minutes
90 an hour This Is partly Co promote"
the bar and partly To crafty the Span
ish habit Of visiting the whole house
disportIug itself In the "foyers" and the
'Ioges The little shows initiate the big
ones Barcelona in truth turns night into
day, nothsg begins before 9 0'clock-feW
things before d.. or 1.-the earliest dinner
hour at s. There are bur two classes. the
rich and the poor. The rich amUse them
selves The poor do as they may.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-25

No member of either branch Of Congress
has been in public life as long as Senator
CullCm The Illinois statesman is now
nearing his seventy-eighth birthday. be-
ing q few months the Junior Of Senator
Allison Mr. Cullom'S first office was that
Of city attorney of Springfield. the capital
of his State He was elected 10 that posi-
ton in 1853. soon after he had been adj
mitted to the bar. and almost without in
PERMISSION he has been I'm office ever
since He has been "a member OF his
State legislature. speaker of its house of
representatives,. was twice governor Of
Illinois, and has just been elected to his
fifth consecutive term in the Senate. He
first came 10 Washington IN 1865 as q
member OF the House, serving in the
Thirty-ninth. Fortietb, and Forty first
Congresses. soon after quitting the House
he was elected governor of Illinois. and
has held a taut rein on the Republican
party in that State ever since. The his
tory Of American politics shows no finer
master of The game than the patient,
shrewd. ana hard working Uncle Shelby
Cullom He makes no noise, neither does
he vaunt himself in any way. but there
is not a youngster in all the land who
can keen IN with him In a race out in
UliaGiS He has impressed himself upon
The legislation and the politics of his time
as have few men who have figured upon
the stage of public affairs in this country
for the past half century.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-25

Offices during good behavior" &c. But
even IL there were no constitutional bar
rier in the way. public policy would be
against It. The subordinstion of the judi
ciary to the Executive would be rendered
so complete under the De Almond method
that a headstrOng President would dOmi-
nate the Federal courts even more easily
than such a one could. and frequently
does. dominate the legislative department
of the government. The power of i'm
parchment of judges would suddenly be
transferred from the House Of Represent
atives TO the White House, with the Sem
ate still left as the trial tribunal
When Democrats of the sanity. rigor
and upTightness of David A. De Almond
espOuse such a cause as this one. how
can the Democratic party hope to present
itself to the country as the champion of
the form of government designed by the
fathers Of the republic? Mr.. De Almond s
bin has been referred 10 the House Com
mittee on judiciary, of which he is a
member. There we hope II Will slumber
The Senate tried its minstrel show on
he doe and tho doc bog.rF gscvv,oR v,ss,
The Washington herald., 1907-01-25
WHAT SCHOOLS PAY FOR GAS.
Dollar "a Thousand and No Questions
Asked by Anybody.

From the Congressional Record Of Monday.
Mr.. Johnson-I desire 10 ask the gentle
man in charge OF the District appropria-
ton bill with reference to contracts for
fuel gas. and electric light and power in
the school buildings. Do the Commits
sloners Of the District make these con-
tracts, or the school authorities?
MIR. Gillett-The Commissioners of the
District 90 it.
Mr.. Johnscn-I should like TO ask fur
Their what rate are they paying for the
use Of gas IN the public schools?
Mr. Gillett-At the regular rate of 81 a
thousand
Mr.. Johnson-Did the committee look
into the question as to whether that was
an excessive charge?
Mr.. Gillett-No; they did not
Mr.. Johnson-There is no law fixing the
rate at 81 a thousand. is there?
Mr.. Gnlett-That is the regular rate
The gentleman will remember that at The
last session Of Congress We went at
length into the question Of the expense Of
the gas. The gentleman read the hear
lngs. which were published This year
We did not go into that question at all.
Mr.. JohnsOn-Does the gentleman know
whether the Commissioners have made
any effort TO find out whether these prices
were excessive or whether they could do
any better?
Mr. Gillett-The gentleman knows. OF
course, that there has recently been a
hearing before the Commissioners on the
general subject Of the price OF gas We
may get the benefit Of any action which
results from that, but at present that is
the price fixed by law.
Mr.. Johnson-If the proposition 10 re-
duCe the price Of gas. which l understand
IS now before another committee. should
be finally acted on before the 4th Of March.
does this provision contemplate that they
shall pay for the ensuing year under the
existing law or under the law as il viii
then stand?
Mr. Gillett-This. OF course. makes a
gross appropriation, which will be paid
under whatever law is in force al the
time
The Washington herald., 1907-01-25
Arain thc Errins Printer Wan.

From the Stafford KansI Republican.
The unlucky editor sat up after hours
to do the subject Justice. he described i'm
words that fairly fioated the bride and
her trousseau. he made your mouth wa
ter in describing the refreshments and
made every one who had contributed feel
Ike a millionaire when reading the de
scription and list of presents. He wound
II all up IN as pretty word picture as
You ever read and wrote Of the JOY at
tending the affair. The compos;tor set it
up Jay and the next day one of the
editors best friends. who lived on r. r.
D. No. 8. took it as personal. and came
in and stopped his paper and threatened
TO mon The floor with the editor.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-25
High Tribute 10 CarmacI1.

From the ChausHooa Times
a remarkable tribute was paid to Sen
ator r. ". Carmack by the lower house
Of the general assembly of Tennessee
when the following resolution was unanI-
mously passed amid great applause:
BE il resolved by the house of repre-
sentattves Of the ffty-ffth general assem-
bly,. That we express 10 Senator r. ".
Carm3ck the sincere thanks and cordial
congratulations OF the people of Tonnes
see for his most eloquent and statesman
ike speech upon the floor OF the United
States Senate i'm the matter of the action
OF the President I'm relation 10 the
Brownsville Tex incident and We com
mend him as the ablest exponent Of South
ern views and sentiments in the Congress
of the United States"
The Washington herald., 1907-01-25
Hcnrst and DE- Armond.

William Randolph Hearst is seen more
In the company Of Judge David A. De Ar
mond. OF Missouri. than in that Of any
other member OF The House. Il cannot be-
said that they are chums since neither OF
them Is particularly chummy with any
body but since the New York editor
statesmans return 10 the House during
the past week the frequency with which
be and the NissOuTiau are seen together
has been remarked from the galleries
Judge De Almond is recognized as one Of
the soundest lawyers OF the House. and il
is suggested that Mr.. Hearst Is seeking
his counsel on certain of the reform
measures ne is contemplating introduc-
ing before the session closes. II is also
thought to be not improbable that Mr.
Hearst regards Judge De Almond as
promising Presidential material. and is
getting acquainted with him for the pur-
pose cf sounding him on some Of the more
notable reforms with which the New
Workers name has become identified. The
MissOurian has been "a firm adherent of
William Jennings Bryan ever since the
Nebraskan sprang into the leadership Of
his party SO that 10 may be that he Is
doing a little sounding of Mr. Hearst as
to Bryan.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-25
THE TRUTH TELLER.

There are many, many movements,
From Boston to Duluth,
The one now on the taps
Is the telling Of the truth.
We're the truth about insurance.
In whirlinc binding gusts.
There's the Truth about the Congo
TIE truth about the trusts
There's the Truth about Ben Franklin,
The true George Washington.
The truth about most everything
Under the blooming sun.
There's the truth about our Shakespeare,
That takes away our breath
And the Truth about our neighh0Ts
That tickles IT'S 20 death.
Here's the truth about our traction.
Al nauseam. in sOOth.
VIII some one kindly tell us
The truth about the truthg
Chicago Record Herald.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-25
short Treatise ON AIIigators.

From the Charleston News and Courier
Congressman returned from Panama re-
Gently say they saw twenty-one alligators
In a row. The alligator is fine object
lesson for Congressman. He has mouth
of wonderful dimensions and yet MAIN
tains silence The alligator will sit still
and listen as long as the sun shines. espe-
cially if there is a COOter convenient upon
which 60 rest his chin. What time the
alligator is not bathing in the sun. he is
bathing i'm the water. He loves the col
Ornd man Ike Foraker.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-25
De Almond a centrnIizntionist ?

Representative De Almond. Of Missouri.
is too sound a Democrat to rush rashlv
into SO great an innovation as that pro-
posed in his bin empowering the Presi-
dent 10 remove Federal judges at will.
The effect of his proposition. if enacted
into law, would be to subordinate every
member Of the Federal judiciary. from
the Supreme Court to the district bench.
TO the Executive authority.
Mr. De Almonds bill provides:
That whenever in his Judgment the public vel
Fare win be promoted by the retirement uf any Judge
u the United States. the President shah with the
advice and consent Of the Senate nominate and aJ-
point suitable person possessing the qualifications
required by law to- the oice 20 he vacated BIZ such
retirement and thereupon and thereby the incun-
bent shall be retired and the Judge newly appointed
shall enter upon the duties q and hold the Office
aggeeaby 20 the provisions aud requirements Of the
law and subject be retired as herein OF otherwise
provided. The reasons for refinement hereunder
shall be stated in. making nomination
This is about the most undemocratic
suggestion that has emanated from any
source during this period of the rank
growth of Capitalization The first sec
ton of Article III Of the Constitution pro-
vides that the judges both of the Su-
oreme and inferior courts shall hold their
The Washington herald., 1907-01-25
1t Was His Privilege.

From Tt Bis.
As an express train was going through
a station one of the passengers leaned too
far out of the window. Overbalanced. and
fell out He fortunately landed on
sand heap. so that he did himself no
great injury, but. with torn clothes and
not a few bruises, said TO porter who
was standing by:
What shall 1 do?"
You're all right, mister said the por-
ter your ticket allows you to break
your journey