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The Washington herald., 1907-10-08
The Lake.to.GuIf Waterwar-

The advocates OF fOurteen-fOOt water
way from the Great Lakes to the Gulf
profess to feel much encouraged by the
tone of President Roosevelt's Western
speeches, which has been distinctly IA
vorable 20 the systematic improvement
of our national waterways so as TO sup
plement rail transportation facilities and
serve as a check upon extortionate rail
way charges. Mr. Roosevelt, however.
was careful not 10 commit himself to the
specific project the Westeners are boom
ing. He warned them that it would have
to be given careful consideration in con-
necdon with the general scheme Of water
way Improvement and that it should be
entered on, if at all, only under conditions
which would guarantee the nation against
loss Of money There should be a Tea-
sonable proportion, he pointed out, be-
tween cost and benefit. and, in any event.
the great cost Of the proposed improve
ment would alarm cautious and conserva-
tive people. The NesuerneTs talk Of an
expenditure Of $4,000, 900. but every one
recognizes that a Lake-to-Gulf waterway
will cost many times that sum.
Congress has in the past been extremely
generous in providing for the needs of
Mississippi River improvement. Under
the Burton regime, considerable skepticism
has arisen concerning the value Of the
Father OF Waters as a commercial high
way. Mr. Burtons investigations showed
that there was comparatively little COM
merce along the upper reaches of the Mis-
sissippi. Much of it, as Mr.. Roosevelt
remarked, remains practically unused for
the transportation of goods and passen-
gers To this the Western boomers reply
that If a fOurteen-fOot waterway is pro-
vided, water-borne commerce Will be
stimulated, and steamers will once more
crowd the wharyes Of St. Louis and other
mid-WesteTn towns, an argument that
seems 10 be accepted TO some extent by
the President himself But there are a
great many people who viii have to be
shown" the precise way in which the
fouTteen-foot waterway will bring into
being a commerce at present nonexist-
ent-
That the use of our national water
ways for the transportation OF good,
should be developed and encouraged /:
the opinion of so eminent master OF
transportation as James J. Hill, and q
is certain that the Presidents plan of de.
veloping internal water-borne commerce
will not meet with any serious opposition
from the railroads, They admit their ina.
bility 10 handle the internal commerce
Of the country. and would really welcome
some relief from the traffic burden nov
imposed on them. There is no question
that the West is strongly bent on push
ing the new waterway project. the con
viction being that its completion would
mark the beginning Of a new industrial
and commercial era in the Mississippi
Valley. 1t remains for Congress 10 CO.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-08
A staudpat,er Wakes ID.

Wilbur F. Wakeman, secretary Of the
American Protective Tariff League. has
returned from a Western trip with some
new ideas about the scope and signif-
canoe Of the growing sentiment for tariff
revision He says:
while in Chicago St. LOuis. Cleveland. and Pitts
burg ! talked with forty or nifty prominent business
men, and found them favorable to revision. must
admit too that reports received By our organization
indicate that the sentiment Is general throughout the
country. confess that these reports and my inter-
views surprised me. !"
Mr.. Wakeman should take note also Of
the activities Of the American Reciprocal
Tariff League, an organization Of bust
ness men which is engaged in an effort
TO secure support for the President in the
fight which is bound 70 occur in the next
session Of Congress over the recommen-
dations he VIII make in accordance with
the German tariff agreement. 1T will be
a curious spectacle" says the New York
Times, that of the President assailed by
The Washington herald., 1907-10-08

To the Houston Post, Charlotte OBJ
server. Charleston News and Courier,
New York Mail Atlanta Georgian. Rich
mond Times-Dispatch, Montgomery Ad-
vertiser. Milwaukee Sentinel. Ohio sun,
ct al. together with all other nature
takers. four dushers, arguhers know-it-
ais. undesirable citizens, neaT-poets, &c
Greeting:
It hardly seems right and proper that
these happy birthday festivities should
proceed 10 a conclusion without The
Washington Herald extending the right
hand. palm up. TO each and all of you.
Strangers a year ago this day; now the
warmest and best of friends. You never
can know the fun extent of the great
and genuine pleasure it has been TO US
to keep you in the straight and narrow
path during the past few months. You
cannot comprehend the depth of the sat
isIaction it gives US now to look back
and know that we did not hesitate or
falter in any emergency, and that not
one Of your mistakes, errors, or misun-
derstand.ngs has been, so far as We are
aware. left unrectifed.
We feel that our continued prosperity
means much to you, and each OF you
Where heretofore you have been forced
to wander in darkness. praying for light
that would not come, this last year has
shown you that in The Washington Her
aid you have a friend 10 whom you may
always turn, and one whose great wis
dom, superior talent profound intelI-
/ gence, and never-failing good nature is
/ ever on tap.
/ As nearly as we can recall we first
became recognized as a high and mighty
/ authority when the Norfolk Landmark
/ precipitated the inquiry, What is the
plural Of grapefruit? The way we picked
up that query and dissected it will per
/ haps. go down in newspaper history as
/ one of the red letter incidents Of the
/ profession. From that auspicious mo-
ment forward, we modestly but unmis-
/ takably assumed a leadership among the
truly erudite that we have exercised
proudly. but, we trust, not vainglori-
ously.
Since the fairest way to Judge the fu-
US have occasion to look forward 10 the
coming year-for. of course, among the
inner circle official years are henceforth
to be reckoned from Washington Her
aid birthday to Washington Herald
birthday-with the happiest Of ex-
pectations. Having enjoyed twelve
months intimate acquaintance with you,
We shall be happier than ever 10 preside
and umpire your troubles for a twelve
months TO come. shedding the light OF
our learning impartially among you, and
dispensing large chunks Of our most Sc
lect judgment whenever and wherever
needed to effect the restoration Of youl
happiness.
Having set thus at ease your naturally
perturbed and overly anxious minds, We
await with serene and unrufled patienc,
old Father Times further turning Of the
wheel.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-08
FOSTERING GERMAN BEAUTY.
Empress Spreading Gospel of Peach
bloom Compilations.


bloom Compilations.
The Empress Of Germany, according to
a cable from Berlin. has become the off,
ciaI CONSERVATION Of the compilations of
her feminine subjects.
The Empress, who In her younger days
had the finest complexion in Europe, has
bought up the whole edition OF a new
German book dealing with the care Of the
female skin. She presented to her lit
tie daughter a beautifully bound COPY:
smaller copies she sent to her sisters.
cousins, and aunts, and the ladies of the
court and her majesty's friends also re-
ceived copies The rest her majesty in
tends 70 distribute In schools and public
Institutes. The principal point made in
the complexion book is as follows: Your
complexion is the mirror of your health
It tells those who know whether you lead
a fast OF a simple life; it tells what food
you eat and what food you should not
eat; Il tells whether you are Of a phleg-
matte or choleric temper, whether your
stomach. your kidneys, or your heart are
all right &c.
The author makes a plea for light and
air; he maintains that no one can enjoy
q good complexion who doesn't show his
whole body to breathe and battle in the
light at least once a day. His travels in
tropical countries convinced the author
that those natives who so naked or partly
naked enjoy fair skin, though 1t may be
| dark
The Washington herald., 1907-10-08
Taft TMaddIe.

We have been favored with several eff
fusions from the Taft literary bureau,
an institution Of which, we should Ike
to believe our ambulatory Secretary Of
War and Peace is happily ignorant.
That Mr.. Taft should be in need of a
press agent 10 acquaint the American
people with his qualifications for the
Presidency is one of those inspirations
OF genius we are won't 10 observe in the
amiable gentlemen who invent remark
able tales for the delectation Of theater-
goers in the hope that the size of the
fb may have some occult influence over
the size of the audience. Not that they
are romancing about Taft in the advance
notices before us-not yet But they have
evolved a Taft mystery which appears
10 be that he does not fire the heart
Of the sovereign multitude" an unlucky
admission, we should imagine, for any
Taft boomer 10 make. and not so much or
a mystery, after all. Mr.. Taft has other
qualities than mystery. for he owns a
smile-the Taft smile. There is some
thing In that smile Of his" We are as
sured, that is just right" His laugh Is
that OF a twelve-year-old. He Is big,
even huge. He walks Ike barn on
wheels. He is amiable He is honest
He has a slight bald spot. He viii prob
ably get eighty-two delegates from New
England. No wonder his friends burst
forth into elegy-
Portly. but portable,
The Washington herald., 1907-10-08
GANG STILL AT WORK.
Murder of Ex-Sherif Brown Like
that of SteunenberE.

that or SteUnen DeFKs
From the Portland Oregonian
OF a piece with the assassination Of ex-
Gov. SteunenbeTg. Of Idaho, is the assas-
sination OF ex-SheriT Brown. Of Baker
City, Greg. The latter deed is an exact
repetition, in method and IN detail, Of
the former; and the Identical nature Of
the two horrible crimes. together with the
relations Of the two victims 10 the mining
troubles in Idaho, point with certainty 10
the conclusion that the crimes are Of a
common origin. This type Of murder be-
longs 70 the class that Orchard 50 mi
nutely described in his testimony at the
Haywood trial In the case Of Brown the
motive and the method were exactly the
same as in the case Of Steunenberg In
his dying statement Brown declared that
he had known for some weeks that muir
derers were upon his track. and that the
result did not surprise him. To his aC-
tiyity in the Steunenberg case and 10 his
pursuit and arrest Of Steve Adams for
completely In that and other murders, ne
assigned. with his last breath. the in
spiTatiOn of the vengeance that had pUT
sued him to his own death.
Nothing can be surer than that deeds
Of this horrible nature are the work Of
hired assassins. organized for the purpose
under the direction Of some central junta
or inner circle. determined on vengeance
against those who have been active in
pursuit and prosecution q q special class
Of criminals; with further intent Of intim-
idating other officials or citizens who
might have the temeritv TO follow them
in the same line Of duty 70 order and law.
The murder Of Brown was planned as
the murder Of SteUnenberg was planned,
and. as every one must believe. by the
same parties and for the same ends.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-08
NO WAR IN PROSPECT.
Naval Organs Comment on the
Cruise TO the Pacific.
From the Navy.

From the Navy.
President Rooseve!ts announcement in
his speech at St. Louis that the battle
ship fleet would certainly go TO the Pa
cifc. and that It would presently return
to the Atlantic side. adds a little definite
ness 10 the project. The Presidents right
TO order this cruise seems TO be beyond
challenge. The Constitution makes him
the commander-in-chief Of the navy, and
in this regard his functions as COM
mander-in-chief are purely executive and
not subject TO limitation by Congress.
The President IS also charged with con-
Quoting the diplomatic relations Of this
country with other nations. AS The Navy
has repeatedly said, Il sees not a shadow
of reason for anticipating a war with
Japan for years to come. But If the
President and his advisers deem it de-
sirable for diplomatic reasons 10 have the
fleet in the Pacific, IL is the Presidents
prerogative to order the fleet there. The
backing up Of diplomacy is sometimes
one Of the most valuable functions Of a
fighting fleet. That the voyage Of the
feet in the Pacific will at once provoke
war with Japan is to our thinking an
absurd assumption. We do not attempt
To pass Judgment on the diplomatic ne
cessity for sending the fleet West, but
we find difficulty in conCeiving that II
! Is sent for other than diplomatic reasons
/ No ENHANCEMENT is 10 be feared from its
going
The Washington herald., 1907-10-08
LOCAL NEWS AND COMMENT

Our handsome and genial friend,
". Hartman Rapley. IS making
himself very popular. He Is giving
large theater parties at the National
Theater every evening.
The next regular meeting Of the
City Hall Literary and Debating So
ciety viii be held in the Criminal
Court room next Wednesday even
ing. The question 70 be debated Is:
shall I make 1t spades or no
TRIUMPH" Associate Justice Gould.
Hon. Irving Williamson. and A. 5.
Worthingt0n, esq, viii be the
judges Seats free.
We regret exceedingly that our
distinguished fellow-towusman. Com
mis-" Mcfarland, should have re-
Gently deprived rs Of the pleasure Of
hearing him make a speech here. as
we understand he Travelled TO Prince
ton 70. that purpose. Our loss was
Punceton's gain, but we 50 rarely
hare the experience OF a speech from
Mr. Mcfarland in Washington that
we hope he viii soon give us an
opportunity OF listening to his mellif-
luous voice.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-08
LITERARY NOTES.

At the last meeting Of the Ia
koma PARK Literary Association Mr.
Isaac Cans was elected an honorary
member in view Of the excellent
work done By him in editing Saks'
souvenir.
Discussing Officer Rogers, Of the
District government Is one OF the
best paying writers In the literary
field. His illusions are worth several
millions Of dollars every year. It is
needless 10 say that they are al
ways in great demand.
Songs and How 70 Sing Them"
is the title Of q new volume by
Herndon MoTseI. Purchasers Of the
book arc given a photograph with
q record OF Mr.. Norsell's rendition
Of The Song That Reached My
Hear" Members Of the Gridiron
Club viii receive a COPY with the
authors compliments.
The admirable pamphlet recently
issued by Mr.. George T. Dunlop
entitled How TO Get a Pass on
the Capital Traction Railroad, is
having large circulation. Mr.
Dunlop is widely known as a fluent
and dramatic writer, but It must be
stated that in attempting to answer
this particular question he is some
TINES rather obscure.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-08
A STORY IN SIS

One Of our respected and beloved
feIllw-citizens. whose name begins
with 5. has composed an interesting
and touching narrative concerning
some one named Sallie. Ordinarily.
when reciting this story. be merely
says, "Sift Sand. Sal. thus piquing
the curiosity Of his hearers AS
submitted TO The Big Stick 1t
proceeds as follows:
"Sift sand. Sal. softly suggested
Susanna. sitting supinely.
"Sure, sweet sister, sure, sp1ght-
~ sal speedily said, sweetly salsam-
ing. Stepping sidewise. Salle sifted
sand. Scnsibly. saeaciously. system
atically. she sifted. steadily sort
ing several saffron sands. Swiftly
she spread sifted sand. singing sacred
songs.
The remainder Of this story, which
is much too long for these columns.
viii be mailed TO any address on
application 10 the secretary Of the
Blue Ridge Rod and Gun Club.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-08

the extremists of his own party and sus-
talned by the representatives Of the busi-
ness interests which need and seek re-
duction of tariff burdens" That Is ex-
actly the alignment Of the tariff forces
In the present movement for revision-on
one side great business interests and
on the other the standpatters, some of
whom are as purely theorists in their at
tacks on the administration and on tariff
revisionist as any Manchester free trader
It is a purely business proposition that Is
up now. as MT. Wakeman is beginning 10
discover
The Washington herald., 1907-10-08
HIGH DRAMATIC IDEALS.

Mr.. Bruce Edwards. representa-
tive for Mr. Charles Fg0hman. Is
at the New willard Mr.. Edwards.
when asked as 10 the outlook for
the American drama, said. 1T was
never better. We shall probably
make a million dollars this season. 20
Referring % the matter Of dramatic
construction, he said Undoubtedly
the best plays are those that make
the most money OF course. We
don't care about the money il a
play is an artistic success, but we
are always sorry If the authors
don't get rich He said it was not
true that Mr.. FrUhman intended 20
revive Shakespeare's Measure for
Measure. " but thought that a
dramauzation Of Fluffy Rufies'
was under contemplation.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-08
HENRY LITChFIELD WEST.
Editor Pro. TEN.
BEST ADVERTISING MEDIUM.

The business manager OF the
BingYille Bugle writes as follows:
Experience has demonstrated 70
Us that The Big Stick is undOuht-
edly the best advertising medium in
Washington. none other excepted
Your rates are high-tOo high. l
thought at frst-but I End they
are really low considering the re-
turns received.
The Bugle takes pride in having
used space in every issue Of The
Big Stick and is glad 10 give this
testimonial.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-08
TUESDAY. OCTOBER s, 1907.
Agar in Newspaper Building.

The Washington Herald is one year old.
Its issue to-day tells the story Of
its success. Building a newspaper from
the ground up-the right sort Of news
paper-is an undertaking which calls for
high and honorable endeavor. It brings
out the best in newspaper-makers; quick
ans their zeal increases their ambition.
and gives keenest possible zest to every
day effort All this and more have gone
into the making Of this newspaper. Il
is quite timely and altogether in order
therefore, on this anniversary. TO give
Washington readers a little closer insight
into the affairs Of The Washington Her
aid and introduce TO them the corps of
capable ewspaper-workers who. conec-
lively and individually. have contributed
50 largely to the success achieved. No
mere exploitation is involved in the doing
of this.
As TO the newspaper itself. it has no
policies now that it did not have year
ago. It INDUCED in no salutatory then
simply foreword stating what il intend
ed TO be and do-and it has no editorial
Sermon to preach to-day. Its friends,
which means all Washington. know what
it has been, and may confidently accept
the years record as a guarantee Of what
it viii continue to be-a clean, honest,
free-handed, fair-dealing newspaper.
They viii find just that sort Of newspaper
on their doorsteps and at their break
fast tables every morning in the year.
Business men who are favoring this
paper with their patronage generous
patronage it has been-do not need to be
told anew that it Is an excellent medium
They know it. What they think Of ii is
substantially demonstrated by its well.
filed columns to-day. It has given them
and is giving them good resuIts-fuT
value received for every dollar spent
with it-and with each succeeding issue
it viii be in position TO give them. still
better results. for it is reaching more
home readers and getting into closer
touch with them every day In the year
The President is almost as good at dis
,,,eeiyo- .,.-,,~. f,l-f,r~ % - a.. -. -. 81
The Washington herald., 1907-10-08
EXTRA SESSION
OF CONGRESS
Appeal TO the President
Legislation to Continue James
town Exposition.

An appeal is 20 be made to Presi-
dent Roosevelt 10 call an extra ses-
sion o. Congress before November
50. in order 70 enact legislation cons
tinuing the jamestown Exposition
for several months longer. Hon. II.
st. George Tucker is now en- route
to the swamps Of Louisiana 10 per
sonally present the matter.
The appeal, CJuched in the strong
est terms. vas prepared by Gov.
Claude Swanson and Clarence 4.
NoTment. and is unanimously signed
by the officers and directors Of the
Norfolk and Washington Steamboat
Company. II the appeal Is granted,
the company will make g contrbu-
ton 10 the city in the shape q a
pavement IN front Of its wharf.
Speaker Cannon and all the Rep
resentatiYes have been ordered 70
hold themselves IN readiness for the
extra session.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-08

From the ChiClEo Record Herald
The record OF British diplomacy in
Canadian affairs, according to Premier
Laurier. is a record OF mistakes and un-
due sacrifice Of Dominion claims and
rights. Canada. therefore. has long cher
ished the hope Of freedom 20 make her
own treaties with foreign powers, espe-
cially IN commercial relations. and at last
she has realized this dream. She has
been intrusted with the treaty-making
power to a certain extent, and this with
out any impairment of her allegiance
70 the mother country and the interests
Of the empire
The Washington herald., 1907-10-08
SPORTING NOTE.

Articles Of agreement have been
signed for an argument 70 a I'm
ish between Tom johnson and Rep
Tesentatiye Burton, Of Cleveland.
The subject viii be: Why Should
Taft and Teddy Butt mr. Street
car tickets viii be accepted for ad-
mission fees
The Washington herald., 1907-10-08
Frozen Frogs.
10. in the ATLANTIC.

Dallas Sharp. in the Atlantic.
have seen frogs frozen into the middle
Of solid humps OF ice in the laboratory.
Drop the lump on the floor, and the frog
would break out like a fragment Of the
ice itself And this has happened more
than once TO the same frog without caus-
ing him the least apparent suffering or in
convenience He would come to. and
croak, and look as wise as ever.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-08
FLOATING FLORENCE. -


An apology
The Big Stick suffers from the
cccentricities and idiosyncrasies OF
geniUs. It confidently intended 20
present the final installment Of
Floating Florence" In this issue
No. l9-but late last night the dis
tinguished author. who. like all
literary folks. is hard 10 handle. per
emptorily withdrew the copy. He
said it must come out on Satur-
day. the regular publication DAY. or
not at al. Moreover, he had decid-
ed 10 change a climax % strength
en- its dramatic possibilities
That's the fix We are in. We
apologize to our readers. What else
can We do? You viii see that it
is not our fault He may have il
ready for the next issue. but it
nov; looks like it would be deferred
unil No. 3.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-08
RAILROAD Passes in Kansas.

From the Kansas City Times.
The announcement OF the Kansas rail-
roads that no more free transportation
will be issued in that State indicates that
the raiEoads do not anticipate a special
session Of the legislature. The last State
senate kept a messenger boy at 50 per
day whose service to the State consisted
solely IN carrying requests for passes 10
the railroad Offices.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-08
AN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.

The Big Stick. on behalf Of its
contemporary. The Washington Her
aid, makes this acknowledgment 70
the Washington public:
The welcome that you gave the
child
Was full Of bully cheer,
It has helped rs grow up straight
and right,
1t has helped US work with main
and might
II viii cheer rs to keep Up the
fight
During the coming year.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-08
Funerals in Canaan.

Some important discoveries have lately
been made with regard 10 the burial Gus
toms Of the Cauaanites. The bodies were
usually deposited in caves. as Abraham
deposited the body Of his Wife. Sarah.
These caves We're natural hoIlows in the
rocks, such as abound in Palestine. or
were artInCially-f formed excavations.
usually roughly circular On the floor OF
these caves the body was laid in a con-
tracted position. Stones were placed
around it and earth strewn over il. For
the use OF the spirit Of the deceased. YES
sells Of food and drink were placed near
by. and IL is not without pathOs that
the scientists have discovered how they
used 10 deposit cooked meat. with a knife
10 cut It and n saucer inverted over il
10 keep 10 warm In one tomb at GAIA
these things were found intact Spears.
swords, ornaments. and other objects
which the deceased might be expected 10
require were also deposited. These objects
are valuable testimonies 70 the belief Of
the Canaanites in the continuance after
death of a life similar 10 earthly ex-
istence.