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The Washington herald., 1907-08-04

Present conditions Of life in New York
City may well make US all ashamed of
the degeneracy Of our civilization, as
marked by the orgy Of crime. The last
six weeks show a record Of blackmail.
assassination. wholesale robbery. and
murderous attacks upon women and chill
dren that are frightful to contemplate.
Within ten weeks there have been brutal
attscks on over one hundred young girls,
four have been murdered; three women
have been slain, and there have been
seventeen fendish attacks on women. The
authorities Of the big city seem 10 be
helpless in the face Of this orgy Of crime.
Police Commissioner Bingham calls In
vain for an enlargement of the police
force, and he issues a grave warning for
women and children to stay at home and
keep of the streets Of New York. until
the crime wave"-so he designates it
has passed.
How is it going 10 pass. and when?
How long are the women and children
of New York 70 be condemned TO remain
indoors because the arm of the law Is
powerless to protect them against atroc-
tiles? 1t is not poverty or lack Of en-
ployment that IS responsible for this orgy
OF crime for robbery is the least offensive
phase OF this crime wave" The mur-
ders that are committed are Of a sort to
make one shudder for humanity
1t IS small comfort to realize that al
ways Trey who SOW the wind shall reap
the whirlwind. For many years the po-
lice force OF New York City has been
The Washington herald., 1907-08-04
statues of Hoar and Reed.

An interesting coincidence is presented
by the circumstance that the locations of
statues of George Frisbie Hoar and
Thomas Brackett Reed, the Two most IA
nous New Englanders Of recent years.
were agreed on the same day by bodies
OF men acting In Worcester. Mass. and
Portland, Me. That day was last Mon
day. The trustees Of the 'Hoar memorial
fund met 3n Worcester and adopted the
recommendation of a subcommittee that
the statue Of the late Senator be placed
in front Of the town hail at that place,
a little TO the left Of the spot where
the Declaration of Independence was
first read IN Massachusetts. A commit
tee Of the Reed memorial association
got together the same day in Portland.
and, after visiting all the sites proposed
for the statue Of the late statesman who
made d worldwide reputation as Speaker
Of the House. decided on a knoll in the
western promenade Of the city which
Reed admired excessively. and which he
referred 70 in many Of his speeches. The
White Mountains are to De seen in the
distance, the Fore River runs below. and
there is stretch of beautiful scenery all
around. Both locations seem 10 be gen.
orally approved by the people most in
tereSted
The Washington herald., 1907-08-04
NOTES AND NOTIONS.
From the Baltimore American.
THE WILD WAVES.

What are the wild waves saying,
Sister, the whole day long?
II attention TO the news you are paying,
Everywhere there something wT0ng?'
Brother. they are telling tales so dread
ful
Tis like the bowling wind;
For every paper that you've read. full
Is Of a wave OF some kind.
In New York wave OF crime run riot
Makes the people very tired.
Because 10 stop il none viii try il,
And police are getting fired.
Down in Georgia prohibition
On a wave is marching by.
Which in its intents fruitiOn,
VIII leave men high and dry.
Ger the nation there is sweeping
Heres not to sigh, but lacSh),
4 great Home Week wave a-leaping,
AS the home ones kill the fatted calf
Then. Of course, there come the freal
waves
That the silly seasons swell:
Then the worlds peace-jarring Creah
waves.
And the hot waves fierce and fell.
To hear all the wild waves are saying.
In these days Of news surprise
One must have as many ears, Bub,
As Argus old had eyes"
The Washington herald., 1907-08-04

so stepped in graft so protected by the
worst sort OF politics, that II is no wonder
it is demoralized in the face Of such an
emergency as this There are remedies.
Of course. and they are in the hands of
the people In times of need the men
are never wanting. and II there are not
police enough, the citizens themselves VIII
have 10 hand together for the protection
OF their homes and their wOmen-folS. Ii
win not DO for New York TO stand before
the world confessi1g Itself impotent in
the clutch of such criminals as are now
rampant The sore spot is only TOO likely
10 spread. and the bad example set by
the largest city Of the country may, by
that subtle suggestion which leads people
to talk of a 'crime wave" be followed
by other cities.
1t is un-American TO confess failure at
such a crisis. 1t is time that the power
of decency should assert itself.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-04
SYSTEM IS ALL WRONG.
PilInE Up a Surplus an Improper
Method of National Finance.

From che New YORK sun
The proper theory Of national finance
is the levying Of taxes which will afford
sufficient revenue for all necessary or
reasonably desirable expenditures. and
no more. Our system is the receipt Of
as much money as possible and its ex-
penditure for any purpose for which the
consent Of the Congress can be secured
Mr. Roberts states that on June 50 1,250
national banks held public funds to the
amount of SlS2, AZ. sos while the Treasury
itself held S2S. .5S5, 600 above all needs. This
total OF $21l .000.000, representing collec-
tion in excess Of needs, lies idle. earning
no interest, and serving no purpose at
ALL" Moreover. this surplus grows 10 en-
courage extravaganza in appropriations
and TO pile up a hoard not needed by the
government. The present surplus las ac-
cumulated in spite Of lavish appropria-
tons for many purposes. 1t cannot wise
ly be used to pay the national debt
Under our present system a national
debt is practically a necessity, and our
present obligation is fairly adjusted to
our system. Therefore the banks get the
benefit of our surplus and the people are
made to pay the banks for the use Of
money which is really their own.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-04
4 steady Fire.

From Lipplncott's.
During the discussion of the Madden
bill for cheaper gas Congressman Legars
told the following story of cook he had
once brought from home with him. She
was a splendid servant, but she didn't
know anything about gas 10 cook with,
so he went to the kitchen with her TO
explain about the range. So that she
could see how ii was operated. he lit
each of the many burners. While still
explaining, a message called him from
the kitchen, and he left her, saying: Il
guess you will find that it will work all
right now, Martha" He didn't SEE the
cook again for four or five days, then
upon entering the kitchen. he said: WELL
Martha, hows that range dOing?'
To his utter CONSERVATION, she replied:
Deed, sir. that's the best stove I ever
did see. That fire what you kindled for
me four days ago is still a-burning, and
it amt even lowered once"
The Washington herald., 1907-08-04
San Frnncisco,. New Mnror.

IRON the San Francisco Chronicle
The best thing which can be said of
Mayor Taylor is that his election is a
shock to every man and every interest
having a desire to exercise unofficial con-
troll of any department of our city gov
ernment. No one who knows DR.. Taylor
can imagine him as CONTROLLED by any
body. he viii be real mayor. The su-
pervisors whom ne appoints will be men
who have his personal approval, no mat
ter by whom first suggested, And we
may say that no citizen whom he may
ask TO serve the city in that capacity will
have any right 10 refuse
The Washington herald., 1907-08-04
Freedom from ThraIl.

There can be little doubt but that the
baclwardness of China as a nation is due
in a very large degree to the excessive
use OF opium. A modern observer, writ
ting from Shanghai, declares:
Opium has eaten into the morals Of China
governing and literary class, and the result has
been a corrupt government Of the first order. and
the thinking Chinese lay the blame at the feet Of
Great Britain Japan has long prohibited the
smoking of opium. which is a crime punishable ty
ten years penal servitude and this is probably one
Of the causes Gf Japan's Advancement during TIE
last half century.
But China is waking Up. She is recog-
nizing the need of falling in line with
modern improvements. and she is shaking
of the traditions of centuries. A strong
and growing movement exists for the
adjustment Of the practice of mutilatlng
the feet Of Chinese women; more and
more are Chinese favoring the adopting
OF some European form Of dress: no longer
are they firm in their belief that all wis
dom is contained in the Chinese classics.
and they are reorga MIXING their army
upon the latest model
Now the Chinese government IS
moving against the opium habit.
An edict has been issued closing
all the opium dens. providing that
confirmed opium smokers shall be licensed
and shall procure the drug only from
the government stores, and providing that
all smokers under sixty years OF age shall
gradually lessen the use of the drug for
.F
they must stop using it altogether.
Further than this. the Chinese govern
ment looks for outside aid Forgetting
the brutal opium war Of seventy years
ago, which fastened the curse tightly on
the country the Chinese have turned 10
Great Britain. which through it's Indian
plantations furnishes most OF the opium.
and has secured a special agreement that
there shall be no Importation Of the drug
for ten years. On her part China agrees
10 pay a heavy fine If, az the end Of ten
years, the opium habit is not eradicated
from the nation
II China is sincere in her desire for re-
form she will have to prohibit the growth
Of the poppy in her own territory This
she viii doubtless do If China is in
earnest. there is little doubt bat that she
viii carry out the reform: and once this
lethargic curse is lifted from the nation
its possibilities for development are
tremendous There is growing up in
China a body Of intelligent and enlightened
statesmen who having been educated
abroad. realize the value of the lessons
great latent strength Of China has been
frittered away and wasted in laziness.
vice. and superstition, and they know that
If China is not to suffer some such fate
as has overtaken Korea she must rouse
up and keep step with the march of the
nations.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-04
MEN AND THINGS.



ANY citizen who has-1ae temerity to
assert that Representative Joseph G.. Can
non, of Danville, H., dominated" the
House of Representatives as Speaker
must hereafter deal with the Hon. Charles
Frederick Scott. Of lola. Kans.. Repre-
sentative at large from the Sunflowel
State. With what appears at this dis
tance to be unusual impetu0sity, Mr.
Scott rushes to the defense OF Uncle Joe
in the lola Register. ana. in his own
mind at least, succeeds In exonerating
the aYuncular person Of ali the charges
brought against him. Mr. Cannon was
powerful. of course. admits his colleague
from Kansas. but no member Of the
House was under his domination" A spc-
cinc instance of the Speakers magnanim-
ity Is cited. Two years ago, when the
fight over the Philippine tariff bill was
on. the leader Of the insurgents. it is
pointed out. was Representative Tawney.
Of Minnesota who. instead Of being put
under the ban by the Speaker was ele-
waited to the Craftsmanship Of the power
ful Committee on Appropriations. II
doesn't occur to Mr.. Scott that, perhaps
Uncle Joe's idea was to get the Minnesota
gentleman " a place where it would be
inadvisable for him TO 'insurge" but
many people have expressed the opinion
that that was the purpose he had in view
and Mr. Tawney's docility since seems to
indicate that the Speakers judgment was
good.
Mr.. Scott seems 10 think the incident
referred 10 proves indubitably that Uncle
Joe is not a tyrant or an official bully. II
is quite possible. however, that, by re-
calling the matter the Kansas Congress
man has suggested a way by which Ger
tain Representatives who think honoTs
are not coming fast enough may hurry
things I'D q Bit
The Washington herald., 1907-08-04
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
A sHOwERY DAY.

The hot sky's bright and FURNISHED blue
Is shot with gray
The copper sun retires from view
Throughout the day
The clouds at intervals spill rain
As the breeze veers.
The withered grass revives again
And lifts its spears.
The ozone doth grateful store
OF new strength give.
And we parChed folk take heart Cnce more
And fairly iiyel
The Washington herald., 1907-08-04
Must BE q Tartr ReriElonist.

From the Kansas CITY Star.
FOraker's opposition to Secretary Taft
is centered on the latter's stand on tariff
revision. That is well. 1t is hoped that
all the opposition to the Secretary will
be along that line. If the Republican
party IS not willing to nominate a man
who has declared for tariff revision. even
though his election could not possibly
bring about effective changes in the
schedules before 1910. then the country
viii understand as It has never under
stood before that there is nosincerity in
the dominating leaders of the Republican
party with reference TO tariff reform
The Washington herald., 1907-08-04
Robinson CrusOe's Gun.

Miss Hulda White, Of 2C1 North Thirty
fourth street. Philadelphia. is the proud
pOssessor of the very gun with which
Alexander Selkirk hunted divers and sun
dry wild beasts on his lonely island. and
which he used to impress his dusky
servitor. Friday. The publication of the
fact that this Crusoe relic Is IN the hands
Of Miss White seems 10 have worried the
wealthy descendants Of Selkirk, in Eng
land, as some OF the British magazines
and papers have printed statements to
the effect that the Old weapon is "rusting.
uncared for. and alone. In the attic Of
some unappreciatlve Yankee" Many Of
fers 10 purchase the relic have been sub
mltted to Miss White. and all have been
declined.
The gun occupies a place OF honor IN Miss
Whites handsome home, and the docu-
ments. which prove that it is authentic.
are locked In the vaults Of a Philadelphia
trust company Miss White has had the
weapon for some thirty years. it having
been pvssented 10 her by a cousin who
picked II up in Large, the Fifeshire town
in which Selkirk was born. and. knowing
his relatives fondness for such curios.
forwarded il TO Philadelphia. II cost
him only Sl5o. including the papers which
prove that IL is genuine Before he got
out OF town rich SelEirk descendant
offered him 500 for 1t, but failed TO keep
an appointment and did not get it. fntrin-
sically. the gun IS worth nothing II is
Of the ancient frelOCk pattern invented
in l616
The Washington herald., 1907-08-04
CoIored Views.

Il tell you for modern business man,
Black is white"
That's because he's green YET
Il don't agree with either OF you
found him rather blue this morning"
oh, that was on account Of personal
reason. He is sensitive about turning
gray so soOn''
The Washington herald., 1907-08-04
/. RurnI Prnsnerifr.

THE farmers in this community seem
to be prosperous"
They are. Recently a feller come
through this section hoping 20 unload a
gold brick here and there"
"Weu?"
''Durned If We didn't git up a syndicate
and take his entire output"
The Washington herald., 1907-08-04
A HABIT THAT STICKS

When. as a boy. he lived on farm
He arose about O'Clock
And wended his way 10 the old red barn,
For be had TO water the stock
Years later he moved TO the city,
As a fnancier made a name
But he stsll clings to his old habits
And waters the stock Just the same
--Broeklyn Liza
The Washington herald., 1907-08-04
SUMMER MORNING.

Rivers stretching where wings Of mist
Are trimmed with shadows Of amethyst;
Not a rifle upon the tide.
No sound. till suddenly. far and wide
The golden bugle Of robin floats.
Ringing the Joy cf thousand throats
A soft. sweet murnur among the trees
That undHlate with the gentle breeze;
Olive. grange. ard opal lines
OF light far of where the hill reclines:
wsveTing sense through the deeps Of dream.
OF footsteps walking the world with gleaul-
And then the lark. and the mist sweeps b,
and dawn's Eed glory Climbs I'D the sky
Baltimore Sun.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-04
An Opportunist.

How did you get your start in Hfe?"
Well. years ago. when everybody was
going West"
''Yes?"
Il stayed East"
The Washington herald., 1907-08-04
Nfodern ChiYnIrr.

From the Chicago Post.
Suppose that it had been Louis XIV,
not James B. Duke. who had drained a
river and stopped a factory in order to
provide rivulets and waterfalls for the
entertainment Of the royal consort. The
event would figure upon the pages of his
tory as long as history endures.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-04

From the Kansas City Star.
The laws Of New Jersey have been in
terpreted to mean that a mans face is
his own. This is comforting. Many of
the corporations that have found 1t ex-
ceedingly easy to incorporate in New Jer-
sey have made it exceedingly difficult for
a man TO save even his face.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-04

ARE YOU GOING AWAY? ?

Subscribers who leave the city
temporarily should have The
Washington Herald mailed to
them. Addresses will be changed
IS often as requested You can
not keep fully informed about
affairs IN Washington unless
your paper follows you.
Before leaving. mail o. tele-
phone your address 70 this Of
fee.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-04
Developing Mania.

Wife-What is the matter with James,
doctor?
DOctor-I fear he has water on the
brain.
Wife-There, I always told him this
prohibition campaign would set him crazy.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-04
The Reason of II.

Why asked the unwelcome acquaint-
ance, do you call your dog Parasite?"
Because replied the host; with grim
emphasis, IF he once attaches himself to
any one he is such a persistent hanger
on
The Washington herald., 1907-08-04
They're the Real Thing

/ From the Milwaukee Sentinel
The Springfield Republican thinks 1T
is not easily believable that Southern
| Democrats as Presidential candidates
would be any more successful than
Northern Democrats" Perhaps not; but
! they would be real Democrats
The Washington herald., 1907-08-04

1t will not do 10 suppose that the up
rising Of the wine-growers in France was
a small and unimportant affair. Suppose
the brewers of Milwaukee should rise In
revolt against the government
The Washington herald., 1907-08-04
Perhaps Another Ireland.

From the St Louis Globe Democrat
Korea is just across the channel from
Japan. This resemblance to England and
ireland may indicate to japanese states
men the size of the Job ahead.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-04

From the Ohio State Journal
New York's transportation companies
take in an average of IA cents for each
inhabitant OF the city every day. In re-
turn for this, they furnish each patron
with an average Of one-fourth seat.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-04

''An automobile driver has been arrested
for breaking a city ordinance" SAYS the
Ohio Sun. We presume we shall now hear
of the automobilists demanding that all
city ordinances be kept penned UP in the
future
The Washington herald., 1907-08-04
EternaI Punishmenf.

From the Detroit Free Press.
Buffalo preacher SAYS that he'll is
full of peek-a-boo waists, so men can't
dodge the job of buttoning them, even
after death.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-04
Strained Relations.
From, Puck

FfCH fucK-
Edgar-Didn't the cook Ike US?
Euphemia-Oh, yes; she said that she
liked us all right. but that we have to
economic so that she couldn't respect US.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-04

The manufacturers claim that they
must use benzOate of soda In their catsup
in order to preserve It. They could never
convince an intelligent juryman that his
mother used to preserve 1t that way
The Washington herald., 1907-08-04
a Ouestiou of DIstance

From the Philadelphia North American
The Idaho question now is. What dis
tance lies between the gallows tree and
the Orchard?
The Washington herald., 1907-08-04
The NnfnrnI RernIf-

Wheat is going up now. isn't it?" re-
marked the casual reader OF the papers.
Yes, replied the young speculator with
a chuckle.
It's the wheat just now that's behind
the dough"
The Washington herald., 1907-08-04
FieId of Action Limited-

From the Charleston News and Courier
So far as Japan is concerned, the New
York Herald and World remain the only
helligerents.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-04
Out.

The boss is out: the clerks all play
And thus II comes about
That when he takes himself away
The boss is doubly out.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-04
In Great Demand

Society is daft about Cholly Leer."
Yes; he is invited everywhere. How
is it,
Why. when he eats. his ears wiggle"
The Washington herald., 1907-08-04

with this country. we do not mind men
tloning the fact that our trusts have a
fine line of guns, ammunition, and such
things for sale
The Washington herald., 1907-08-04
4 Quick Way.

How did the Bullyons ever manage TO
get in the social swim?"
Via Wall Street. Old Bullyons went
there and plunged in"
The Washington herald., 1907-08-04

Certain Chicago suburbanites have
taken to labelling their COWS and other
stock. That is all right, as far as 1t goes:
but it must not be supposed that the
public viii accept it in lieu of the label
on the can
The Washington herald., 1907-08-04
Roosevelt Ants.

''Yonder is the Capitol Looks like a
huge ant-hill. doesn't it?''
1T does, indeed. Does 1t shelter many
third termites p
The Washington herald., 1907-08-04

Paper dresses are soon TO be the style,
according TO the Cleveland Leader. The
blanket sheet however, will hardly be
used until later on.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-04

That law providing for the abolition Of
betting on race horses down in Tennessee
is fatally defective in that it does not pro-
vide for the abolition Of the race horses.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-04

The Kansas City Journal says a base
ball fan never would make a good farmer.
Don't know about that; the language he
sometimes uses in addressing the umpire
would sound mighty inspiring 70 a mule.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-04

Three Pennsylvania postal clerks claim
to have distributed 5000 pieces of mail
in thirty minutes. After such heroic ef-
fort it is to be hoped that they got TO
the park before the ball game was called.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-04
The Merry SIngnate.

What of the ends of justice?"
Our idea is to play them against the
middle responded the trust magnate
with a rumRling laugh
The Washington herald., 1907-08-04
Why She Couldn't Sleep.

Representative Broussard. Of Louisiana.
who has been in Washington on business
this week, tells a story Of a little girl
from Western State whose parents went
TO the Mississippi coast for an outing this
summer. The little girl had never seen,
or felt, a lnosqpito. When she was put
to bed the first night after reaching Mis-
sissippi. her mother noticed that she
seemed to be nervous.
Now, dear. said the mother, CLOSE
your eyes and go to sleep. You are just
as safe as II you were at home. Cod s
angels are watching over you"
Apparently the youngster followed this
advice. for she was quiet for an hour.
Then there was plaintiye cry Of NAM
ma. mammal
What is it dear" asked her mother;
why don't you go TO sleep?"
Il can't. mamma, replied the little
girl. sadly. Gods angels are biting metz
The Washington herald., 1907-08-04

Brazil is panic-stricken over the pros
pect of a coffee shortage, AS long as
the chicory holds out. however, Chicago
will never know the difference
The Washington herald., 1907-08-04

The search for the Democratic Moses"
goes merrily on. There does not appear
to be any shortage of Jonahs, however.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-04

The Medical Journal says a soap bub-
bic is the thinnest thing in the world
This is proof positive that the editor OF
the Journal never experienced the de-
lights of hunting out the ham in the aver
age railroad sandwich.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-04

Champagne affects the eyes," says
scientist. 1t also affects the nose.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-04

A Mississippi contemporary announces
that it viii Publish obituaries free-with
pleasure" So will we-some obituaries.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-04

Mr.. ROoseveits name was cheered
more frequently than any other name
mentioned at The Hague" says a cor
respondent This item has reference to
q peace conference, bear in mind.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-04

Are metals alive?" asks the Los An
geles Times. Well there is certainly such
a thing as quicksilver.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-04

Mr., Bryan, now lecturiag on Faith" is
also living in Hope"