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The Washington herald., 1907-06-22
MEN AND THINGS.
PhiIadeiphIa Reform Fails.

Philadeiphia's effort at reform, insu-
tuted In 1905. seems 10 have almost died
a-borning. On Thursday the city coun-
cils demonstrated that they were under
the domination Of the bosses once more
bv refusing to interfere with the notori-
Gus United Gas Improvement Company s
leases, and by adopting what is known
as the retail merchants rapid transit
plan" Both these actions are conceded
by practically all fair and impartial com
montators to have been contrary TO The
best interests Of the people. Apparently
therefore Philadelphia Is once more cor
rupt and contented. or whatever it was
Lincoln Stefens called it. John Weaver,
the so-calod reform mayor elected by
the City party two years ago, soon proved
10 be an idol with feet Of clay; the city :
spasm of virtue soon passed. and condi-
tions went rapidly back TO the status they
occupied under the old boss rule. Alto
gether 'he Philadelphia experiment has
proved 20 be a sad and sorry failure. and
one that Is nothing short Of disgraceful
tJ those responsible for the lack OF sue
'trNs mere y a. To- VA ilpPt Abi Alit fpA4i@
try at large however In the fact that
those municipalities which have adopted
the so-called Galveston plan OF govern
ment by commission. which was inspired
by the District OF Columbia system. are
making rapid and certain progress to-
ward conditions as nearly ideal as, per
haps, we Of this country may expect
r. A. Balllnger. the new Commissioner
Of the General Land Office, has that
celerity Of movement and action which
is supposed TO be characteristic Of all the
people Of that great West whence be
came 10 the Capital The germ Of the
government stroke" has not affected
him-not yet. at lcast-and his activity
frequently provokes comment. 4 day or
two ago he attempted TO enter the Land
Office building after hours, and was IN
contlnently halted by the more or less
argus-eyed doorkeeper
Here. you can't come in here" said
the doorkeeper who are you any
way?"
Il am Commissioner Ballinger," was
the reply. Furthermore, am the same
Commissioner Ballinger whom you have
stopped three times before this"
Il beg your pardon q thousand times
SIR" said the crcstfallen employe !
hope youll overlook what I've done The
/ truth of the matter Is that you get about
so quickly that I've never had a chance
20 get A good look at YOU That's the
reason I didn't remember YOU"
The Washington herald., 1907-06-22
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
POOR JOHN.


I can't afford oysters John D. RockefeIIsr.
pitied him as this I read dozen weeks
ago;
And now that oyster time has fed. my
grief doth overflow.
For If the oysters came too high, It's
very like, egad,
The poor old fellow cannot buy the ever
toothsome shad.
The luscious berries now on sale inspire
the bard to verse;
But l presume the current scale puts
them beyond his purse.
Another thought. upon my word. makes
darker still my theme:
I s'pose that John D. can't afford am
brosial ice cream.
quite True.
The Uncle Toms Cabin show is re-
sponslble for much
How so?"
1T worked up to six little Evas and
thus saddled the stage with the sextet"
Tough Luck.
In Xanuda did Kubla Khan a stately
pleasure dome decree.
But Tn losing money on H." he con-
fided to his friends. ION account OF the
backward season. These park PROPOSE
tlons are powerful uncertain"
Carnegie Is Right.
AfiIlonaires seldom smile
$50 we think,
Until some one says: 'Tn
Buy a drink"
Had Fine Orbs.
MY girl ls quite chemist" remarked
the ear-humorist.
'rWen?"
80 I call her my oxide queen"
Divorce.
She was an irresistible creature.
Marriage!
But he was an immovable body.
You know the rest
Extinctf
What has become Of the young man
who used to write In the girls auto
graph albums: May your JOY be as desu
as the ocean and your Eorrows as light
as It's foam?"
The Washington herald., 1907-06-22

The Earl OF Munster denies that he is
10 marry Mrs Potter Palmer All right;
but who the deuce is the Earl Of Munster?
The Washington herald., 1907-06-22
FROM SENATOR BEvEKIDGE.

By Macaruni Wireless.
On beard 5. ;. Crown PIinz, four
DAYS ont from New Ycsk Editor
The Big Stick: Replying 10 your
courteous inquiry. Just received, bes
% state that for the first time IN
ny life can say nothing.
ALBERT J. BENERIDGk.
Read Bingrille Bugle tomorrow.
The Washington herald., 1907-06-22
ARMY nEEICrps- ATTENTION.

That supsrb horseman. Lieut. Gen.
II. G. Corbin, L. 5. a. retired,
Will establish riding academy at
Chevy Chase for the free use Ct
army officers who have been put
in jeopardy hy the Presidents re
cent order. Gen. Corbin's horseman-
ship long ago challenged Mr.. Rose
relt's admirati5h.
The Washington herald., 1907-06-22

Y0u don't hare % wear a Knox
lat TO be President.
The Washington herald., 1907-06-22

a Pennsylvania tombstone bears an III
scription stating that the occupant Of the
grave beneath died at the age Of H. The
chances are that he hasn't missed vot!c :
at a single election since he died, how
ever.
The Washington herald., 1907-06-22
STRONG FOR CHANDLER,
Tuitlc ard Mel-a Are Active in Ills
n.bsN

Tuitle ard Msll-a Are Active in Ills
Behalf.
Boston. June A.-Prcsideuts III
Gins Tuttle. of the Boston and
Maine. and G. S. Mclleu. # the
New York. New Haven and Hart
ford. conferred for five hours at
Ycung's Hotel tonight regarding
The New Hampshire Flhcuatrral
situation you NAV state that
the railroads represented by MS viii
make a Bs.-ditch fEht for William
L. Chandler" said AIr. Tuttle %
ycur correspondent after the meet
lrg. He is Cur kind Il man. and
wc wiz elcc- him governor OF perish
in the attempt
Il am highly gratiHed by this
rews. said ex-senator Chandler.
when shown the above dispatch by
The Big Stick man at HIS home. in
this city. last night. "Of course. It
IS just what expected. have
lorg tohcd 90 advance the interests
of the b. q NJ, and I knew that
ruttle would not fail ne when I
needed him
The Washington herald., 1907-06-22
DiXnrcr.

She was an Irresistible creature.
Marriage,
But he was an immovable body.
You know the rest.
The Washington herald., 1907-06-22
Had Fine Orhs.

MY girl is quite chemist" remarked
the near-humorist.
''Well?"
80 I call her my oxide queen"
The Washington herald., 1907-06-22
New "Pen.p for Rikers Island.

-Four million dollars are 10 be spent by
the city of New York In the construc-
ton of a new penltentiary On Rikers Isl
and. In New York Harbor. In the last
few years the island has been built up
from an Insignificant little rock TO a place
Of sufficient size TO accommodate a large
prison and forty acres Of ground for the
prisoners. The new land vas made By
refuse from the city dumped on the isl
and by the street cleaning department
When the new prison Is built. Blackwells
Island may be converted into a park,
The Washington herald., 1907-06-22
Promoted After Death.

II Is doubtful II there is any evidence
IN the history Of the United States army
Of an officer being promoted after his
death It develops that there was at
least one such case IN the Confederate
army. however, Senator Culberson. Of
Texas. who IS close and accurate stu
dent Of civil war history. particularly in
so FAR as the Confederacy's part in 1t is
concerned. Is the authority for this state
ment Writing 70 the Confederate Vet
eran regarding the South's famous artil-
lerist John Pelham-"the Gallant Pei
ham," as he was known In war times
the Senator SAYS that after Pelham
death Gen. Lee wrote 70 President Davis
recommending that. Notwithstanding the
officer had passed away, he should be-
made q lieutenant colonel Pursuant to
the recommendation. Davis sent the pro-
motion nomination 70 the Senate, and
il was confirmed. Senator Cuiberson eZ-
presses the opinion that this was the
most remarkable honor conferred on any
man during the civil war. The incident
appears 90 be not well known. as most
p0st-belIum writer's refer 10 Pelham as
major. the rank he held when he died
The Washington herald., 1907-06-22
Extinctf

What has become Of the young man
who used to write In the girls auto
graph albums May your Joy be as deep
as the ocean and your sorrows as light
a It's foam?"
The Washington herald., 1907-06-22

IN gay and splendid Paris they are
just now beginning to do certain things in
the line OF modern Improvements that
Americans have been accustomed 70 fo-
years" said Mr.. II. c. Milby. who has
lived in the French capital for years. %
a Herald reporter, at the Ebbitt House.
The house in which I reside, a grand
old mansion, once the home Of a famous
nobleman. is over go years old, but il
contains no bathroom, and for years I
have had to patronize the public baths.
But at last the owner Of the place has
caught the spirit of modern progress, and
he is going TO install a tub, perhaps q
couple Of them. In the same way they
arc now fitting up the Partisan apart
nent houses that were heretofore inn0-
cent of these appUrtenances. with rum
ming water, gas. cooking ranges. and all
the paraphernalia needed for housekeep-
ing. These things that appear tTihing
in themselves are significant in that they
constitute q departure from the old,
conservative ways Of the French The one
item OF bath tubs is a mighty concession
to the AnglO-Saxon penchant for INNER
sion in water The average Frenchman
has never taken to the plan Of frequent
bathing. about one ablutlon week being
all that he deemed necessary"
The Washington herald., 1907-06-22
Carnegie Is Right

carnegie lS HfEht.
MilllOnaires seldom smile
$50 we think,
Until some one says: I'll
Buy a drink"
The Washington times., 1907-09-08

quite sure that there had been no foul
play in congestion with the death Of
his late client II was evident. also.
that, consciously or unconsciously. his
manner was having its due weight
with the jury.
Have they heard the opinion OF DR..
Dalton?" asked Annerly, OF a man at
his left.
Yes, partially. The doctor declares
most positively that the wound on the
head was not the cause Of death. He
Is very redcent. however. think that
he still has q card up his sleeve
Reynolds was inclined to badger the
witness a little in a kindly way.
You say that you were the last to
see Major Fairfax aEve7''
II said that so far az I had any
knowledge I was, sir" said Jefferson.
doggedly. The flush on his face had
grown darker, more pronounced, and
his movements more nervous. 1T was
late when left the room, and Major
Fairfax had announced his intention
OF retiring at once. / have no reason
70 think that he quilted his room after
I left him"
Did anything unusual occur while
you were IN his room?"
The Washington times., 1907-09-08
Stay On the Job
and Win, Boys !

-HERE was once an office boy. red
headed, freckled and grotesquely
homely His features seemed 10
be a Joke that nature had perpe-
trated on him in his defenseleSs infancy,
To have loved him would have meant l.
turn topsy-turvy every tenet Of the law
CT affection IL would have proved that
love takes no notice OF looks. Maybe he
was unloved but as an Office boy his
name was Johnny. and he was always
on the job.
He reached the office first in the morn
ing and he had his lunch with him.
He stayed in the office lunch hour and
kept busy He found something 70 do
every minute of every day. and he did
not keep union hours.
The man who paid the salaries for
that business and worried about short
receipts and heavy disbursements-who
really knew no business hours-soOn
noticed that whenever he called tbs
Office there was some one there to re-
spond. Early or late, noon hour or
holiday, ever and always the same voice
greeted him. He called the office one
holiday and Johnny answered the tele-
Phone. why are you there today.
johnny said the proprietor. "Oh,
had some work TO do and l thought
something important might turn up.
answered Johnny. That was the rea-
son he vas there. He was on the Job.
waiting for an opportunity to further
The interests Of the business.
Do you support that a boy like that,
working for a business man of average
intelligence, would be permitted 10 quit?
Do you suppose he would have to go
cut on strike 10 get an increase In
salary? Don't you know that that kind
Of service commands the highest salary
that the business win justify. and ulu-
matsIy reaches the highest pinnacle OF
success that pertinacious, Intelligent ef-
fort can aehieve9
Stay on the Job: Something may turn
up. The business may need you and
the man who pays your salary viii APP
rreciate the fact that you are there.
II you never expect to climb higher on
the ladder, ignore this advice. II Is
meant for him who. By sheer force,
would raise himself higher and higher
toward the summit. not for him who 10
satisfied with eight hours a day and
the psltry salary that eight hours serv-
ice viii bring Stay on the job and
think about your business Try 20 help
the business and the man who runs IL
in every possible way compatible with
honor. Excellence can be reached In no
way save by hard work. Stay on the
lob asd keep busy. Your promotion viii
take care Of itself.-spsre Moments.
The Washington times., 1907-09-08
"Eame Your Terms"

Annerly looked at her sharply with
something like a thrill of repugnance.
she, too. was tau and slender. with a
cold high-bred face. stirred now with
an after-gust Of some passion that had
recently swept ner rather phlegmatio
nature until some latent emotion was
swept from its moorings.
She was scarcely past the ripeness Of
her beauty. Her hair, coiled in a
splendid coronal as If TO accentuate
her height, was frosted with silver
Am I to understand" he said, lit
tie coidly, that you wish to employ
me to prosecute an investigation that
will clear up the cause Of your brother
in-law's deatn?'
The emotion died out Of her face as
suddenly, as utterly az IL a veil had
been dawn across it..
You have guessed my meaning ex-
actly." she said. feverishiy. II am
rich, you know, Mr.. Anneriy. You
have only % name your terms"
Then II you can give me no hint as
20 the identity Of the person whom you
suspect, he said. seriously. 81 had
better hear the testimony OF the differ
ent members Of the household when
the coroner makes his investigation.
It may be, after all, my dear madam.
that the evidence Of q good physician,
such as ! know DR.. raiton to be, will
set the whole matter at rest beyond
the shadow OF a doubt. Frankly. so
far, see nothing whatever to warrant
you In your belief that Major Fairfax
met with foul play"
She frowned a little, and he watched
the flicker OF a strongly repressed emo
ton cause her Swallowed eyes to droop
a little beneath their narrowed Ids.
The Washington times., 1907-09-08
Press Writers
For Rockefeller
r. ROCKEFELLER's press
agent for his philanthropies
is the Rev. Francis L. Gates.

a Baptist clergyman, who
not only announces the public gifts
or Mr.. Rockefeller and outlines their
details for the press, but in associa-
ton with Starr J. Murphy, a lawyer,
advises him regarding the disposition
OF MS charities, says c. W. Meade, in
The Bookman- Only recently Mr.. Rock
efe!leT gave to the General Education
Board, for distribution among. colleges
az the'discretion of the board. $50. 900. 900.
A day or two after the announce
ment of this munifcent benefaction
Mr.. Gates made a statement of this
munifcent benefaction regarding Mr..
Rockefeller's wealth. He denied the
eXtravaganJ stories OF billions and half
billions and officially declared that his
chief property would not mount above
the insignificant sum OF S9O0.OO0.O00. OF
course, efter this everyone shed a tear
for the INDECENT Rockefeller.
Five years ago Mr.. Rockefeller would
have taken the attitude that the size
or his fortune was nObody's business
but his own. Let the public guess an
It wanted to; let the sensational press
speculate ard estimate until Il was
black in the face. The money was his
and only his, and how much It was
and how he got il was his affair and
only his. But now a change has come
over the spirit Of his dream, and he
realizes that there are. after all. some
things about him which the public has
a right to know. and know accurately.
The victory Of publicity has been
working its way quietly and unosten-
tatously for nearly ten years. but It's
The Washington times., 1907-09-08
:. THE STRANGE MYSTERY OF THE ROSSTON ROAD :.

younger, was clinging to her sisters
hand and sobbing convulsively.
Laura was rather handsome. in a
shallow. brilliant. frivolous way An
nerly roticed that. even In the tragic
presence Of the corpse Of her guardian.
she was extremely solicitous about her
own appearance. She settled her coll
lar nervously. and he intercepted more
than one stolen glance at her reflection
IN the tall cheval glass at the end OF
the long room.
Jean had wept until her white cheeks
and swollen eyes might have flied the
onloOker with pity. but could scarcely
have excited a warmer feeling even
In the bosom Of the most susceptible
Of feminine devotees. But she looked
peculiarly pathetic and childish. and
Aanerly could not repress a feeling OF
pity.
Coming in even later than he and
Mrs. Fairfax had done, Annerly no
ticed a woman who had seated herself
quite near the open door. She was
plainly, almost shabbily. dressed, but
her manner was Enthusiastically that Of
a lady. Annerly bent forward and
whispered to Mrs. Fairfax:
who is the lady who has just en-
iered7"
Mrs. Fairfax was watching the cor
ner, and she spoke with some little
impatience and a touch OF the in
difference that is born OF contempt:
THAT is the late Major Fairfax's
housekeeper. She has lived in the
house for years; indeed, she was here
when I came, fifteen years ago. She
is widow. and her name Is Edmunds
Alice Edmunds."
The inquest was under full Roadway
when the last corners had entered.
Jefferson. his thin face a little flushed.
Ia 4 related at some length the circum-
stances surrounding the breaking IN OF
the door OF his masters bedroom ana
the finding Of the dead body.
The lawyer, Reynolds. was conduct
ing the examination IN a leisureiy way.
II was evident to Anneriy that he felt
The Washington times., 1907-09-08
; The Motorists Ideal.

Are you. swiftly shooting star,
But the headlight on the car
or some airship In It's flight.
Dashlng thus along al night2
Is there nothing In your way
No policeman there who may
Stop you =hen you thus exceed
Every known legal speed?
II there's not. and you were mine,
Many a fine. hilarious time
I should have behind you there,
Sailing gayly through the air.
But when you go out OF sight,
Leaving naught but blacklist night
Where your brightness last was seen
Does that mean the gasolene
Is ali gone. and you'll be there
Til some one with some to spare
Happens on that lonely route
Where / erstwhile saw you shoot,
But where now you seem TO be
Stranded midst that cloud l see?
The Washington times., 1907-09-08

tons between Major Fairfax and kir.
Antrim were very pleasant, and 1 re-
member that my master kept him for
a moment to tell him a funny story.
Mr.. Antrim seemed a little impatient,
as was but natural"
But naturalr VIII you explain
just what you mean by that. my good
friend?"
Jefferson was catAyht in a trap. He
looked a little confused.
Mr. Antrim's attachment for one Of
the young ladies-for Miss Laura. In
fact-was plain even to the servants"
he said. a little nervously. 1T was
but natural as 1 have said. that he
should want to go back downstairs as
soon as possible. 1 could hear the
young ladies talking in the parlor as
I went up to my masters room. Major
Fairfax laughed a little himself az the
young mans Impotence, and said,
Run on, Antrim; was young once
myself
Then Major Fairfax knew Of this
love AFFAIR.""
Yes. sir. At least. fancied so. He
said that night, The lad is a good lad,
JEFFERSON. I could not wish for bet
ter husband for my scatter-brained
little girl"
Laura Fairfax's face grew scarlet,
and II looks could have slain, the
garrulous old servant would have felt
the weight Of her anger. Antrim
turned slightly pale and glanced at the
young woman once or twice, then reso-
lutely averted his eyes.
When Annerly, whose attention had
been momentarily diverted by this little
touch Of comedy, turned again. another
witness had been sworn-Agnes Hens
ley, chambermaid.
II am told that you saw the deceased
after Jefferson did," said Reynolds.
quietly. VIII you tell the jury about
it,"
Il had the toothsche last night. and
went upstairs little early" said the
woman, a trif1e sullenly. Major Fair
fax was standing just inside ais open
The Washington times., 1907-09-08
The Majors HOusekeeper.


Annerly saw her pale face flush a
little.
Mr.. Antrim is, I think, presuming
a little on his anomalous position in
this house." she said, shortly. HE
forgets himself strangely when he ven
lures 70 dictate 10 me-"
Somehow Annerly had fsncied that
the relations existing between Mrs.
Fairfax and the private secretary of
the late Major Fairfax were at least
friendly. He did not understand her
sudden coldness at the mere mention
Of his name. Most certainly there had
been nothing impertinent In his mes
sage.
She followed the detective 20 the
library quietly enough, however. And
once there, Annerly looked about him,
especially at the different members of
the Fairfax household, with a great
deal Of curiosity and interest.
Walter Foster he recognized at once
from his likeness 10 his sister, beside
whom ne sat. once Annerly saw her
whisper something to him. and, when
he shocR lis head. lean forward and
lay one hans upon his shoulder with a
little feminine gesture that had SON E.
thing maternal IN II. The LAD himssif
looked pale and ominously excited.
It was apparent even to the most
casual observer that the sudden dean
OF their relative ana guardian had
brought dismay, at least to the
younger members Of the Fairfax
household.
The two younger gigls-Laura and
Jean-sat quite alone In remote cor
ner OF the room. Both OF them were
nervous and III az ease. and Jean. the
The Washington times., 1907-09-08

fun force and. significance did not I'M
press themselves on newspaper read
ers until the national campaign of lsoa.
The STANDARD oil Company, which Is
the corporate alter ego OF John D.
Rockefeller. had since its inception
maintained a policy Of arrogant secia-
sion 80 far - the public's knowledge
OF ns Affairs was concerned.
one morning during the campaign
Americans opened fhe!r newspapers
az breakfast 10 and that the trust OF
trusts had voluntarily given out for
publication a formal statement in reply
"a a charge made against II IN news
papers and on the stump. Then the
people knew that the victory OF pub
Hcitv was almost cornpiete.
The Washington times., 1907-09-08
There Wns a Letter.

For the first time a shadow OF hest
tation crspt into the voice Of the wit
ness. and he grew visibly perturbed.
Nothing that would throw any
light on the tragic occurrence after
ward-no, sir" he said. with an EFFORT.
He gave me some directions about
matters that concerned my duties for
the next day. There was nothing
else
Are you quite sureP'
Quite, sir. Mr.. antrim left the
room Just before 0id. In fact, he was
IN the room the shortest possible time
not over FIVE minutes, shoulc say.
Major Fairfax had sent for him 10 ask
him to 50 TO Rosston next day II time
70 meet the morning train. Tha rela-