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The Washington herald., 1907-09-01
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The Public Service Commission. which
has been conducting an inquiry into the
affairs OF the local transportation COM
panies OF New York. a few days ago ven
tured TO make several orders directed to
the Interborough-Metr Company,
one Of which requires that corporal ton
10 permit the examination Of its books
and accounts by a representative of the
commission. The other orders relate TO
traffic facilities, and require the corpora
ton TO show cause why it should not
operate an additional number OF cars and
trains on its various lines. All of these
orders are 10 be resisted in court, and
so Issue has been Joined between the
corporation ard the commission empow-
cred by the legislature TO control it.
The order for the production Of its
books VIII be resisted by the corporation
on the ground that il is a holding COM
pany, and that the public service act
nowhere specifically mentions holding
companies. Il VIII be argued by the cor
porauon's lawyers that the Interborough-
Metropolitan Company does not own.
operate, manage or control the street
railways or their equipment, but simply
holds stock IN a number of subsidiary
companies. It thus seeks to escape re-
sponsibility for the operation of the vari-
Gus transportation systems popularity
supposed to be under its control. and to
evade obedience to the orders OF the Pub
lie Service Commission. Such a conserva-
tive newspaper as the Journal of Com
nerce declares this an audaciCus evasion.
calculated 10 exasperate the public tenn
per. It declares that the holding COM
pany, as owner of majority of the stock
Of its subsidiary concerns, absolutely
controls the subways. the elevated rail-
roads and the surface lines Of the bor-
oughs OF Manhattan and the Bronx" and
that It ought to shoulder the responsi-
bility for their operation. It warns the
trustees of the holding company that
they are making a serious mistake In de-
Tying the commission, whose orders arc
universally regarded as just and reason
able.
Il the holding company IS nothing more
than device TO eYade corporate respon-
The Washington herald., 1907-09-01

Washington Correspondent Of Chicago Tribune.
l. 1t has brought about equaliza ton of
rates.
?. II has reduced many tariff rates.
3, Il has had a moral effect upon rail-
road administrations which has resulted
in their conformation to rates and prae-
tees of law.
4. II has ended rebates.
5. 1t has done away with sreat many
determinations which have been as In
furious as rebates 10 the unfavored
shipper.
6. 1t has insured the adoption Of a
uniform system Of accounts and book
keeping, which, when perfected. VIII
throw light upon railroad administration
and permit small investors 10 exercise in
telligent judgment when intrusting their
money to the promoters of great rail-
way enterprises.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-01
Contract in Amhnssndor..

From the Baltimore Sun.
It does seem remarkable that while a
republic is sending as its representative 70
England man who is making his dol
lars jingle so loud that the ears Of the
groundhoEs are offended, a powerful
monarchy is sending as its representative
to the United States a man who is
merely a statesman. a scholar, and a
modest gentleman, who makes no noise
whatever in society and demeans him
self quietly and unobtrusively. II seems
that a man like Mr.. Bryce would be a
fitting representative Of the plain people
of a republic.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-01
So Use Emnhnsizinr II.

A Philosopher once Met an ASS who
was Braying loudly. Said the Philosopher.
Are you in Trouble or Pain?r
NO" replied the ASS.
'Than, inquired the Philosopher, why
are you making all that Racket"
Because answered the ASS. I want
20 make a Noise in the World.
Reflect, my lOng-eared Friend. ad-
monished the Philosopher. solemnly, that
while you make a Noise all right, that
BTaying simply calls everybody's Atten-
ton to the Fact that you are an ASS"
MORAL.
II IS Of no Use for Philosophers TO
talk, FOR all Asses Do II.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-01
The CulIinan Diamond.

An Englishman just returned from the
Transvaal tells the Manchester Guardian
hat he has seen the Cullinan diamond,
which the Transvaal government is going
10 present to King Edward, Il is a rough
lump, so much heavier than one would
expect that the keeper always puts his
hand below that Of any person into whose
hand it is placed for inspection FOR fear
Il may be dropped. Il has shining sur
faces in II rather like mica, and at its
heart there is a little mist of color like
the blue of a moonstone SAYS this eve
witness: 1t Is difficult TO describe the
size Of it, bUt il covered more than the
palm OF my hand I suppose It Is posi-
bic 10 fix a value for IL. but only In an
arbitrary way. Even II you rate il in pro-
portion 10 difference between the Kohl
moor and other stones you still cannot be
right, because there is no means Of meas
uring the propOrtion-the sap is too
great
The Washington herald., 1907-09-01
FarewelI. EngIish snarro,r-

After long arguments pro and con IL has
seemed 10 De pretty well recognized that
the English sparrow does much more
harm than good. and that 1t is time he
was eradicated from this country. DR.. C.
Hart Merriam, Of the Department OF Ag-
riculture, has prepared a consensus Of
reports from many sources, containing
evidence for and against the sparrow
These reports are los in favor Of the bird.
30 against. and 43 neutral. These reports
contain also list Of the native birds that
have been more or less molested by the
pugHaciOus little sparrow, and these in
clude the wren. bluebird. martin, king
bird. horned lark. heznit and wood
thrushes. mockingbird, purple graekle,
naeadowiark. and many w0odpeckers.
Steps VIII probably be taken TO speed the
unwelcome guest
The Washington herald., 1907-09-01

That Western city my brother wants
me TO buy property in has such big
ground rents"
I thought he said all the property
there was in fee
so it is.
Where do the ground rents come from,
then ??
Earthquakes
The Washington herald., 1907-09-01
And stim Not a stnte

From the New York Times
The population Of the new State of
Oklahoma, according to the special CEN
sus returns that are nearing completion.
will be somewhat under 100000. The two
Territories In 1900 numbered 1000 inhabi-
tants. Though their growth has not been
so great as the sanguine Oklahomans ex-
pected, it Is without parallel in any Of
the Territories that have formed States.
Indeed, Oklahoma has to-day a popula-
ton exceeding that in 1900 Of the States
Of Utah, Idaho, Wyoming, Montana, Ore
gon, and Nevada combined.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-01
AIligntora in Ecuador.

4 new minor industry that is developing
in Ecuador is the killing and skinning Of
alligators. This industry was launched in
1908 by an American, who went 10 Guaya-
gull for the purpose OF hunting down the
myriads Of alligators which abound IN
the River Guayas and its tributaries.
He was markedly successful. The busi-
ness was temporarily interrupted In the
early part Of 1905 by the untimely death
of the American who had started the
fun. but II has recently been resumed.
The total value Of the alligator skins
exported during the years 1909, 1904 1905,
and 1905 was $4,000 The skins shipped
from Ecuador TO this country last year
weighed 5000 pounds. and were valued
at s4,s73.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-01
Pioneer Times.

There was a knock at the front door
and the wagon from the public library de-
livered the daily quota Of books
You kids don't know what hardshlps
are declared the elderly uncle When
was bay, back in 1917. used TO get up
at o'clock in the morning and walk six
blocks to get d book from a Carnegie IL
brarY.'
The Washington herald., 1907-09-01
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THE SHFNGTON HERALD
The Washington herald., 1907-09-01
Clozc senson of ChiIdren

From the ST. Louis Post-Dispaich.
Children have become so numerous
and noisy in Alton that the police have
been requested to "abate. modify. or
remove some Of them. Carry the news
to Theodore.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-01
ARE YOU GOING AWAY?

Subscribers who leave the city
temporarily should have The
Washington Herald mailed 20
them. Addresses viii 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., 1907-09-01

It is not known when gloves were
first invented. but they are very ancient.
The first clear account Of them comes
from Xenophon, where the writer speaks
Of the Persians wearing them 10 protect
their hands from cold. Homer describes
Laertes working in his garden with gloves
70 protect his hands from thorns, and
Varro mentions the wearing Of gloves by
the Romans. Gloves have long had a
symbolic meaning. In the eleventh cen
tury came the custom OF throwing down
glove as a challenge. and gloves were
early used in church rites They we're not
worn by women until after the RefoTma-
ton In preparing the leather for gloves
IT had 70 be '-fuiled" with a peculiar kind
OF clay, to lend It softness and fexihility,
and this was a trade the secret Of which
vas guarded for many years The men
who knew this trade were called fullers,
and thus the proper name Of Fuller came
into existence.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-01

From the St. Louis Republic
Il is dollars TO doughnuts that the
British government is not paying Dingley
prices for the horseshoes 1t is buying
in this country for its army horses.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-01
NOt an Indorsement of corteIyou.

Editor The Washington Herald:
Your issue of the 2Sth states that the
Republican convention Of the Eighth Con-
gressional district Of Virginia. on the
9th. passed a resolution indorsing Sec
retary Cortelyou for the Presidency. This
is erroneous. The resolution as passed
was correctly quoted in The Herald. It
was general in its character. simply stat
ing that the candidate should be thor
oughly Identified with the policies OF
President Roosevelt. Secretary Cortelyou
undoubtedly falls within the description.
but so do others, conspicuously Secretary
Taft WM B. KING
Blurmont Va Aug. 3
The Washington herald., 1907-09-01
The Armor Plate Man.

John Fritz, ironmaster and the inventor
and perfecter or armor plate process IS.
recently celebrated his eighty-hfth birth
day at mis- home in Bethlehem, Pa. He
began his life as blacksmith in lS3S. and
in his long life has been identified with
almost every important step in the pro-
cess Of making iron and steel, which ha@
resulted in an increase Of the American
product Of 1000.0O1 tons in 1898 to over
q. 100000 in 1906.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-01
Somebody Must suHer

From The Chicago Record Herald.
Don't crush the railroads." saws Mr.
Hartman in an appealing tone. All
right; but there appears to be a DISPOSE
ton IN some quarters to soak the railroad
presidents.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-01

The brother OF Secretary Root, Mr..
oren Root, of Clinton, n. Y, who died
the other day. was the second of that
name. Both he and his father were noted
mathematicians. The first Oren Root was
a professor Of mathematics in Hamilton
College. anl his eldest son succeeded his
father and died in the same institution
So learned and quaint was the first Oren
Root that his students affectionately call
ed him Cube" Root, while his son, Just
deceased, was called Square" Root by
the lads. Secretary Elihu Root was an
honor-graduate of Hamilton College, as
his brother was. and Ike him, was a
valedictorian on graduation.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-01
The Nnfnre Critic

A salamander told a tale dire.
OF how his tribe lived in the fire
The polite said, Mistake"
The rude called it fake,
But one spoke up and said, You're a
liFer'
The Washington herald., 1907-09-01
Human Nature.

Il heard a fellow Dragging about your
hotel to-day. Said he stopped there, and
that it was the best at the beach"
Was hts name Gigbat?"
Why, yes. How did you guess tlat?"
''Oh, he was cur star kicker"
The Washington herald., 1907-09-01
Political Foresight.

They ought not 10 be troubled with
irrigation problems in monarcbies."
Why not In monarchies2
Because people under those govern
ments are always sure OF reign
The Washington herald., 1907-09-01
The UnfeeIing West.

From the Baltimore American.
The West wants President Roosevelt re-
elected, has plenty Of money and doesn't
care a rap whether the outlook for Wall
street Is gloomy or not. Prosperity is apt
70 make people so unfeeling in this selfish
world.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-01
A Variation.

Forty years ago that fellow arrived in
our town without a cent"
7 suppose he owns half the city now?"
NO; he's still broke"
The Washington herald., 1907-09-01

The curator Of the Egyptian depart
ment of the museum of the University
Of Pennsylvania, D. Randall MacIver.
has brought back with him from Nubia
a rare lot Of treasures. Nubia has been
little disturbed by modern excavators.
and Prof. MacIver forked between the
first and second cataracts near the towns
Of Amadah and Anibeh. At Amadah he
discovered a fine temple in ruins, and he
also discovered a fort built in the time
of Thothmes III. At Anibeh he found
nine brick pyramids Of the twentieth dy-
nasty. They are the only brick pyramids
known of that period. The existence Of
these was already known, but no scien-
tific research concerning them had been
made. The most valuable treasure which
the professor brings back TO this country
is an engraved steel, covered with IN
scriptions which have yet to be Geciph-
cred. The result Of the expedition has
been 70 throw much light upon the carly
Coptic Church.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-01

Nothing can come Of nothing" admon-
ishes a Southern contemporary Don't
know about that; one State down that
way recently deprived the negro of a bal
lot he didn't have, and hasn't had for a
good many years.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-01

As we understand the Chattanooga
Times. Senator Jeffries Davis is Ben Till
naming on the Chautsuqua circuit.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-01
Aud No Wonder

Five thousand minor poets
IN Rome lived cheek by jowl.
And this is what,
As like as not.
Caused ancient Rome to howl.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-01
An Impossible Job.

From the Indianapolis News.
Stocks may slump and even grain, but
If you're waiting TO get the best OF the
coal man that way you're wasting your
time.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-01
where wind !. vaIunhls.

From the Baltimore Sun.
Walter Wellman isn't the only fellow
who has failed TO carry out his enterprise
because he couldn't raise the wind
The Washington herald., 1907-09-01

There are canals on Mars" says a
scientist dogmatically. Oh. we'll suppose
there are; the one We almost. have in this
country is sufficient worry.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-01

Liverpool policemen have been pro-
vided With straw hats ito ward off the
effects of a tropical sun, We presume
they will wear them Just as soon as the
city can arrange a date with some. wan
dering tropical sun.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-01

There should be no doubt of Mr.. Taft's
election, now that he has figured as the
hero in train wreck" says cOntempo-
rary. Mr.. Bryan should cheer up; he has
been the hero of four.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-01

The Macon Telegraph-a contemporary
ordinarily OF undoubted character and
conspicuous ability-is yelling Justify for
"Refawm" in Georgia Somehow tha
Telegraph's refawmed spelling rashsr
leads Us TO think II Is not as "cinyere"
as Il might be
The Washington herald., 1907-09-01
MEN AND THINGS.
Who Evolved the skyscraperf

Who Evolved the SkyscrapeFf
The question OF who evolved the steel
frame skyseraper construction IS causing
SOM debate among the architects gince
the death In Chicago Of W. L. Jenney, for
whom the honor was claimed, There is
no question but that Mr. Jenney actually
built the first skyscraper in Chicago, but
It is said that this was after plans by
Architects Burnham and Root. In Min
neapolis there IS Architect Burlington,
who is the only possession Of q United
States patent on the steel frame sky
scraper construction, and to-day he has
suits fled against the infringers of his
patent. Another claimant is Architect
Fitzpatrick. Of this city. whose claim is
that the Burlington patent Is invalid, as
Mr. Burlington absorbed it from Fitzpat-
rick in 1853. when he was an assistant in
Bufingtons Office
The Washington herald., 1907-09-01
Standard oil Gallon.

From the Ohio State Journal
The question for the arithmetic class
over in Indiana is how many quarts are
ihere in a Standard Oil gallon.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-01

Booker T. Washington stands out
clearer to-day than ever before" says a
contemporary. Booker evidently appre-
ciates the advantages of a white baSk-
ground.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-01

Grand Spectacular Revolution. Moroc.
co; Sept. At three O'Clock. Sharp. 3
Sultans-3; Count EN-. Fireworks. IL
timatums. Hot Air and Grand Ballet
Write for Particulars. please don't
mention this paper ADV.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-01

The Departmentzpf Agricule1re is very
particular TO discriminate against certain
kinds Of game In the District Of Column
bia. They say nothing at ell about poker
but. then, Congress Is not in session.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-01

Long before the Christian era Darius
constructed q temporary bridge across the
narrowest part Of the Bosphorus, 10 en-
able the passage Of the army with which
he invaded Greece. This was a fiimsy
structure, quickly swept away. Now
Sultan Abdul Hamed proposes to com
memorate his reign by bridging the Bos-
phorus with permanent structure Of
stone, thus linking his dominions in Eu-
rope with those OF Asia. The project in
wolves massive granite pillars surmounted
BY cupolas and minarets. and these pillars
viii support the steel cables Of the
bridge. once completed it will place the
railways of Asia Minor and the proposed
railway via Bagdad to the Persian Gulf
In communication with the railway sys-
TENS Of Europe The design for this
bridge has long been completed and this
structure. together with the railway from
Damascus 10 the holy city of Mecca,
viii constitute two lasting memorials TO
the reign Of Abdul Hamed.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-01

Mr. Hartman says he is inclined to
take certain administration utterances
"cum grano sails" Hef has been forced
TO take some cum gTano tabaseo.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-01

Perhaps the strikes wouldn't matter so
much If it We're not for the fact that
Eugene Debs and Emma Goldman always
get In their hot-air dIspensations.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-01

Tom Watson says. in HIS Jeffersonian
Weekly. that Congressman Lon" I8v-
ingston IS ''the limit" VIII Tom kindly
specify what there is beyond?
The Washington herald., 1907-09-01

j. Pierpont Morgan is on the bull side
of the market" says the Grand Rapids
Herald. This viii be hard for some peo-
pie 10 bear
The Washington herald., 1907-09-01

J. Pierpont Morgan pays g each for the
cigars he smokes, according TO a contem-
porary. So do many OF us-until we get
over the snoke.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-01

Miss Ida Tarbell says there were
many men like John d. Rockefeller in
the Dark Ages Then why was the
period not known as the Kerosene Light
Ages?
The Washington herald., 1907-09-01

The new SO bill is very pretty, indeed.
The last one We saw looked like a beau
tiful yellow streak.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-01

What IS a SCOOP" asks the Greens
burg Qnd.) News. Something you fire.
quently read about, but seldom see.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-01

A Connecticut man gives his wife 10
cents a day 70 spend. and says she has a
surplus left over at the end Of the month.
lie ought to think it over.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-01
Quite So.

We are seven" declared the village
maiden.
Thus We see that she was no stage VII
lager.
They travel exclusively In sextets.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-01

Il guess I am an amateur says J.
Frank Gould. Doubtless some people are
disappointed that he isn't a lambature.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-01

The Earl OF Dunsmore is dead; but II is
doubtful that he would have consented 70
it had he had any idea OF the row his
death was going 20 kick up among Chris
tian Scientists.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-01

Now is the time to go to Europe. IS
says the Richmond News Leader. SO the
News Leader is a trust magnate, is Il?
The Washington herald., 1907-09-01

Where is the executive branch Of your
government located?"
You mean just now?"
Yes"
Partly over an oyster Bay grocery,
and partly az Muldoon's."
The Washington herald., 1907-09-01

Routed by Crabs" says headline in
an Atlantic City paper. Pinchesi-and in
Atlantic City.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-01

Mr.. Bellamy Storer has just celebrated
his sixtieth birthday. Doubtless he is row
old enough TO know better.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-01
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
GOOD OLD TOWN.

He Is home once more.
lie has been away
To the gay seashore,
Where it's pay. pay. pay.
And the cityG cliffs. walls gray and grim,
Are source Of unceasing JOY to him.
He IS home once more.
Back from his trip .
To the gay seashore,
Where it's tip tip, tip.
And the oozing pitch and the bubbling tar
Seem sWeeter than ozone. by far. by far,
The Washington herald., 1907-09-01

Fine for flirting, says a headline IN a
Montana paper. Moonlight on the beach?
The Washington herald., 1907-09-01

Il can call spirits from the vastly deep,
cried a character in Shakespeare. It seems
only necessary to-day for man to make
the claim for him to find believers. It is
only necessary to apply the magic word
religion to any Of these beliefs to find
deyotees-
The Washington herald., 1907-09-01

Within this awful volume lies
The mystery 0f all mystcFesl
HapViest they u human TaCu.
To whom God has granted grace
To read, % fear. % hope, 10 pray.
To lift the latch. and force the way;
And better had they ne'sr been born
Long Valley advocate. (Lardo, Idaho) 1904-1907, 1907-01-17
ALPHA
Alpha, January II.

Alpha, January III.
O. r. and Fred Hite who went
to Roosevelt some time ago, have
recently returned home. Itsnowed
five feet in less than twenty-four
hours on them. They finally sue
ceeded in bringing out their horses.
There is about seven feet of snow
so they say on Big creek summit.
Rudolph says he does not want to
go into Thunder mountain again
in the winter time.
Dan Hackett, formerly of this
place, who has been here proving
up on his homestead, has returned
to his home at Meridian.
Glenn Strawn and Henry Atkin
are working at Fitzpatrick's logging
camp across the river from Alpha.
William Atkin has lately been
visiting his daughter, Mrs. Will
Bowman at Round valley.
Miss Viola Cantrall of Round
valley is visiting herfriends in this
vicinity.
Long Valley advocate. (Lardo, Idaho) 1904-1907, 1907-01-17
VAN WICK
Vanwyck, January IA.

"t W Nm,
Rev. B. F. Meredith, Methodist
minister from Weiser, preached
here Sunday evening. He came to
the valley instead of the presiding
elder and is working in the interest
of the Jason Lee academy, a Meth
odist institution of.that place.
Work is progressing very nicely
and rapidly in the logging camp
south of here. Three forces of men
are kept busy, one coming, one go
ing and one at work. Pretty good
for the men of Long valley.
Miss Lila and John Higgins and
Miss Gertrude Kerby of Crawford
spent Thursday evening at the
home of Mrs. F. A. holland.
Luther Fulton and family of
Lardo moved here last week They
are living in Will McCall's house.
Henry Gray and wife and F. A.
holland arrived home from Sweet
on Sunday.
Mike Kostic is carrying mail be-
tween Knox and Roosevelt.