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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-12-27
SOUTH AMERICAN TRADE.
Our Tariff Stands In Way of It's
Development.

From the Mexican Herald.
How to win South American trade"
is the theme of many American journals
since the return from the lower CONT
merit Of Prof. Shepherd, OF Columbia Uni
versity This learned gentleman went
South al the instance Of the Bureau OF
American Republics, now presided over
by John Barrett. Pan-American diploma
fist. pushful politician, and former Amer
lean Minister to Siam. Argentina, and the
Republic Of Panama
Prof. Shepherd. at some considerable
expense, acquired IN his travels in South
America the following baggage Of famil-
lar facts That, on the part of the United
States manufacturers and merchants
there is not sufficient study OF the precise
needs OF customers; that goods are not
properly packed, and that there IS lack
of direct and swift communication. All
this might have been learned from the
files OF the Mexican Herald at no cost
whatever. But we venture to tell the
Right Hon. Mr.. Barrett and the wander
ing Shepherd that what ais American
trade with South America. is the high
tariff. shutting out the staple exports
Of the lower section Of Latin America.
and making il hard to get return car
goes, no matter If a commercial armada
be sent down there.
The Panama Canal will not win any
more trade with the west coast Of South
America, so long as the standpatters OF
prOtectionism keep out the Dingley tarid
bars. Till the tariff is taken of charac-
teristic South American staples. It will
be OF no use to establish direct subsidized
steamship lines, or TO set I'D American
banks in Callao. Valparaiso. Buenos
Ayres, Montevideo, and Rio Janeiro.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-12-27
MunicipaI Accounting.

From Golfers Weekly
In the exhilarating. interesting. and
deeply important work OF making de-
mocracy a successful mode Of govern
ment. the cities have been the hardest
problems. Heretofore there have been
sporadic movements of reform, which
dealt mainly with the motives of men in
Office a very sound step ahead Is that
represented by the bureau of municipal
research in New York, which has to do
not with ethics, bet with bookkeeping
The purpose OF this organization is 10
bring expert accounting to bear on every
department of the city government, and
thereby show the people where their
money goes. AS every informed person
is aware. budgets as now presented con-
vey an extremely small amount OF in
formation. A permanent body capable
OF obtaining and publishing figures with
the ruthless thoroughness and clarity Of
modern expert accounting. would be the
most effective device yet invented for
the proper regulation Of city government.
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senator Latimer,s orrortunitr.

The recent death OF Senator Mallory re-
calls the fact that he was the chairman
Of the Senate Committee on Corporations
Organized In the District of Columbia II
IS a committee which, so far as we know,
never held a single session. Even its
origin is shrouded in mystery. The COM
mittee room is located in the cavernous
depths Of the Capitol.
There is no reason. however, why this
committee should henceforth be lost in
obccurity. The corporations organized in
the District of Columbia are numerous
and important. They include. especially,
the public utility corporations, and there
is abundant opportunity for the commit
tee TO make itself famous by taking these
corporations under examination. Unem-
barrassed by other work. the committee
could devote its entire time to a careful
inquiry into semi-public municipal serv-
ice IN the National Capital The CON-
plants relating 20 inadequate street car
service. the quality and price of gas, the
alleged excessive capitalization of public
utility companies, and a thousand and one
other things which suggest themselves To
the inQuiring mind would all come within
the scope Of the committee. provided its
members were really anxious 20 accom-
plish results.
So unimportant has this committee been
in the past that ii has been assigned 70
the Democratic minority Thus il is that
the ranking member is Senator Latimer.
of South Carolina. and in all probability
he will become the chairman. Mr.. Lati-
mer. therefore, has an unusual oppor-
tunity presented TO him. The situation is
analogous to- that in which Representative
William NJ Springer, OF Illinois, once
found himself He was appointed chair
man of a most obscure committee-the
Committee on Expenses in the Post-O Office
Department-and, under ordinary circum-
stances would have remained forever in
the background. Mr.. Springer. however.
being man Of much individual force.
saw an opportunity which ne did not neg
lect. He regarded the craftsmanship not
as a sinecure, but as a serious response
bility. and before the session ended a
thorough investigation had revealed the
improprieties OF the star route mail con-
tracts. and enough facts had been elected
10 keep the grand jury and the courts
busy for a year. The Committee on Cor
porations Organized in the District of
Columbia need not expect to accomplish
such drastic results. 1t might, however.
DO much in the way OF giving desirable
publicity to corporation methods here.
and might also secure legislation which
would be of great public good.
Senator Latimer, according to the Con-
gressional Directory, was brought up on
his fathers farm and has spent much
OF his life in active participation in agri-
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-12-27

From the Philadelphia Ledger
Before Congress gets verbose on cur
rency reform the American public should
clear its mind on the difference between
banking and the issue Of banknotes.
The great function Of banking is the
receipt of deposits and the making of
loans. The issue of notes is a special
function which might be performed by
a special agency or by the government
exclusively without necessarily affecting
the banking business In all the ms and
outs Of debate the intelligent reader will
keep clear this difference. Also DO not
forget that credit plus collateral and cur
rency are widely different the former
representing the wealth OF the country
and the latter being a medium of ex-
change.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-12-27

cultural pursuits" lie must. however.
possess some knowledge of corporate
needs, corporate law. and corporate re-
spcnsibilty. or he would not have been
assigned to the committee. AT any rate.
his feIlow-members, Aldrich. of Rhode
Island; Brown, OF Nebraska, and Rich
ardson. OF Delaware. would certainly be
able TO afford him all the assistance he
requires. The gist Of the situation is
that Senator Latmcr has been brought
by fate into a position where he can rem
der valuable service to the community.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-12-27
No REASON for Apprehension

From the Richmond News-Lesder.
Why should business be disturbed or
hindered by next years elections? The
Republican candidate win be some man
pledged TO carry out the Roosevelt pol-
ieies. Probably the Democratic nominee
viii be Mr.. Bryan, with no possible
chance for election: and even If there
are hopes in his behalf he IS no more
radical than Mr. Roosevelt. Aside from
that, no changes opposed BY the Repub-
means or In any way violent can be
made IN our laws except by the con-
sent Of the Senate, and the Senate Of
1905 1903 and 1910 is Republican. while
beyond the Senate is the Supreme Court
guaranteeing that nothing shall be done
contrary 70 the constitution.
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AustraIia's Artistic stamps.
From the London Chronicle.
A,4cfra1ia l. er,,fy,r- - ......t, a.

rum me LONDON Infonlcle-
Australia is going 10 astonish the world
with its new issue of stamps. They are
TO be OF such superlativeIy artistic
character that, according to the depart
mental board that has been considering
the subject. "94O,o00 worth VIII be sold
10 phiiatelists alone during the first
year. and after that the sale to the
enthusiasts will average E20.O00 per an
num-. The stamps, which are TO be "a
worldwide advertisement FOR the Com
monwealth," are ID be printed from steel
plates. and their designs viii illustrate
the characteristic features OF Australia. %
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THE BROOK.

/ come from sources pure enough.
From fountains sweet and ferny,
But heaVensl WHIT a lOt Of stun
gather in my Journey!
! 60 from places clean and sweet
To places egil-smeil!ng.
And fresh contamination find
Where man has made e dwelling.
Collecting, every mile | hoH,
The gems Of every fever;
For men may come and men may 80,
But ! 81 on forever.
] slip. glide. by sewer and drain,
And by tie pulp mills sluices.
And gather IN my liquid train
A myriad reeky juices
! chatter By the canning WoThA
Where blooms the piccalilli.
lOiter in lagOOns where turks
A legion q baeiIh
] draw them all along. and flow
With germs OF every fefer;
For men r7y c0me and men may 90.
But l 80 OK forever
PUCK
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-12-27

From the New York Press.
New York city is occasionally treated
to a surprise. A contract has just been
awarded to the lowest bidder. on a bid
100000 below the estimates of the en-
gineers. AS a contract for a dam in the
new water supply was awarded to the
highest bidder because it was feared
that the lowest bidder would not make
enough profit, the city is astonished at
this recklessness in taking at his word
a contractor who thinks he can do the
work for less than the engineers sup
posed.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-12-27

vote was large in
his district and he
suffered thereby.
Charlie is one
Of the younger
members OF the
House, being only
thirty-three years
old. However, he
is ar old hand IN
the game Of poll
tics and manages
10 squeeze through
by expert manip-
ulation.
Speaker Cannon
recognized his abil-
ity when he as
signed him 10 a
place on the Dis
trict Of Columbia
Committee. The
needs OF Washing
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-12-27

We have received from Richmond
Lodge. No. l. Pert Photographers Pro-
tective Union, our credentials Of member
ship. What We want to know is, Does
this give US a good excuse for staying
out any later at night?
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-12-27

The organization OF the Atlanta Jour
nails Smile Club" is progressing Won
derfully. As the LIST of January ap-
proaches, the fear that conseriptive meth
DDS viii be necessary to secure sufficient
members becomes less and less acute.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-12-27

Mr. WI Ting-fang VIII not find 1t neoes-
sary TO ask so many questions next time.
When in doubt about anything. he can
read the Presidents last message and
find out about It without bothering other
people
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-12-27

A burglar sneaked into the study OF a
Pennsylvania minister and stole a sermon
he had just finished on the financial situ-
alton. We suspect il was some desperate
member OF his congregation, wearied al
most TO death hearing such sermons on
week days, and determined. at any cost,
not to hear any on Sunday.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-12-27

Capt. Oberlin Carter has finished mis-
sentence and now has a very lucrative
position in Florida. Doubtless Messrs.
Geynor and Greene wish now they had
figured IL out along the same lines
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-12-27

Under the new order OF things, no
matter what individual oplnioR. may be,
there will be no room in this fefr city for
the grumDlers,' remarks the Birmingham
Age-Herald, periodically. Didn't you in
tend TO say GROWERS. CONTEMPORARY?
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-12-27

Suppose Admiral Evans fleet were in
command Of a physician, and the army
were IN command OF a physlclan-as II
VIII be some day; and then suppose fur
ther that they should disagree as 10 the
treatment needed in the case of, say,
Japan. What Is the answer?
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-12-27

The Gladys Vanderbilt-Count Whatshis-
name wedding has been postponed again.
There may be enough Of the old COmmo-
dores blood In the lady's veins to impeI
her TO make the postponement indefinite
yet.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-12-27
The odd An YnudeviIIe

I've got something new for a musical
turn"
What Is it?'
"A duet on steam radiators. Oh. Wen
make lift all right"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-12-27

Perhaps. however. If the doctors are
placed in command Of our war ships,
bread pills will be substituted for lead
pills-and that would please The Hague
Conference, wouldn't it?
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-12-27

Every time some nation builds or plans
new monster battle ship talk of widen
ing the Panama Canal is revived. Doubt
less the canal win be as broad as it is
long by the time Il g finished
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-12-27

Chairman Tawney warns Congress that
it win face a deficit. of nearly $1Oo,OOo,OeO
If it tries to meet all of the estimates in
sight. This. doubtless. win interest the
new members; the others have heard Il
before, and VIII treat It as usual.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-12-27
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
ON THE JOB.

ON THE JOB.
Oh. frahjous day.
Come let US play,
A gleeful pack.
Full well we know
Were safe from woe.
Taft's back.
His mighty arm
Shields US from harm.
His fist. a yak
Or bull might fell.
He guards US well.
Tafts back.
SO let us yelp!
II we need help
There is nc lack.
For valiant BIZ
Is with US still.
Taft's back.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-12-27

Says the Pittsburg Dispatch: Pitts
burg is the best advertised city In the
country Does not our contemporary
mean the most advertiser INQUIRIES
the Richmond Times-Dispatch. or the
'svvorSt -
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-12-27

Speaker Cannon viii stand pat and sit
down on any attempt 70 move" says the
jacksonville Times Union. We doubt If
even Mr.. Roosevelt could equal that for
strenuosity.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-12-27

meet the changing needs Of our national
life 1t was Justice Harlan's object to
develop both these points
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YuIetide joys.

The dances change; the times; the game,
As down the years We go.
But human natures quite the same
Beneath the mistletoe.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-12-27
4 Good start.

I propose TO tight snobbishness."
And your first move Will be2"
TO ignore all these people who are not
in our set"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-12-27

Get busy" says a Southern paper TO
Congress. What do you call busy? Hash {
Congress already passed a free seed bill
and pulled of fight?
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-12-27

Senator Bailey's statement that Con-
gress does not understand the financial
question would be more impressive did
anybody entertain a contrary idea
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-12-27

Harry Thaw's new defense Will be
temporary insanity" Why should he
not be perfectly frank about it and call
it chorus girl insanity"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-12-27

AS there appears 10 have been not one
single instance Of a seorched Santa Claus
TO mar the Christmas festivities, we take
il the asbestos whiskers suggestion was
generally adopted.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-12-27
CAPITOL GOSSIP.

Representative Charles NcGavin. OF
Illinois. just did get there last election.
The small margin was not due 10 any
fault OF his. The labor and socialist
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-12-27

Perhaps the Democrats may decide 70
lay aside all differences among themselves
and get together. just TO be different from
the Republicans.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-12-27

Give Davis, of Arkansas. time 10 find
himself, advises the Norfolk Virgnian-
Pilot. All right; he has disappeared from
Washington so completely that we can't
find him.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-12-27

The paymaster Of the feet Is travelling
in the refrigerator ship. but the said ship
isn't in command OF the iceman.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-12-27

Two ldded Sundays appear TO have al
most landed Glee-o-ri-ous Gotham in the
hospital.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-12-27

The Car viii observe that Persia has
been able 10 show its shah when an au-
tocrat IS not an autocrat.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-12-27

Somebody has started a Gov. Magoon
Presidential BOOM Is the next campaign
10 be marked by the stiles?
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-12-27

We suppose a doctor admiral would
give some such order as Shake well be-
fore taking when he desired d city bonn
barded.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-12-27

The Concord Monitor says there is an
underground movement 10 make Mr.
BOnaparte President. Wen. isn't that
where such a movement properly ba-
longs?
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Philosophical.

Il can't truthfully say that my wife
makes bread like mother used TO make"
What are you doing about it?'
Trying TO develop q taste for fudge"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-12-27

After an acquaintance of forty-hve
minutes
''Yes?'
They decided not TO get married"
We'll, that's the most sensible aIair
I've heard about in a long time"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-12-27

What's the matter. Algy7"
why, dash It all, that big girl over
yonder. don't we know. she asked me IL
had a powder rag with me.''
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New Jersey is 10 send Grover Cleve-
land 10 Denver as a delegate" says the
Sacramento Union. Is II? Wen. wen see
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-12-27
Good OId GreeI.s.

The ancient Greeks would grant a
man a divorce"
"Well?"
But If he then tried TO marry a mem
Der Of the chorus, they Immediately fell
upon him and smOte him gTiev0Usly."
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-12-27

Mr.. Roosevelt dlsmisses the tariff in a
paragraph" says the Portland Oregonian.
And without honor
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-12-27

Ernest T. Baker, Of New York who IS
interested in the manufacture Of motor
cars and who is visiting Washington in
the interest OF his firm. is staying al the
Shoreham- Speaking OF the question OF
artificial rubber and other matters OF in
terest to the automobile man, Mr.. Baker
said last night, The enormous increase
in the use Of rubber, especially in the au-
tomObIe and electrical industries. coupled
with the insufficient production of the
raw material. has stimulated chemists
and manufacturers 10 experiment in the
effort 20 discover some new method Of re
suscitating old rubber. so that the worn
material can again be made useful. Near
l. all rubber in commercial use Is vul-
canized or hardened by combination with
sulphur. while the problem OF recovery is
complicated by the presence of other min
erals. Vulcanized rubber becomes brittle
in the course Of twenty years and. there
fore. unfit for use Therefore the best
methods Of eliminating the foreign sub
stances have been mechanical manipula-
tons, which do not alter the quality OF
the material
A new and better process is now COM
ing 70 be employed. based upon the dis
cCvery that vuIcanized rubber is COM
pietely soluble in terpiuol. and the caout-
chouc thus recovered is very Ike the nat
ural product Another invention is of a
process of making an artificial rubber.
much cheaper than the real material. and
which can be put TO most OF its uses,
except in connection with water.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-12-27

Speaker Cannon is spending the hoH-
days with his married daughter, in Dan
vile, III. He wanted to remain in Wash
ington. but when he found his daugh-
ter and his grandchildren couldn't come
here, Uncle Joe decided to go to them.
The children think DanviIle is the only
place where Christmas Is observed in
the correct way. and to make il Just
right. Grandpa Joe must be there. He
enjoys their sport, and romps with them
like a youngster.
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TsI.phon, Main $500. tPriv.l. Branch EIeh.nGs.l
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-09-11

tropolis Herald. "The work he is do
ing at Grand Chain has no reference
whatever to the building Of bridge.
Mr.. Wymond further says that while
the approaches to the river in the VI
entity of Grand Chain and the Chalk
Banks are reasonably favorable that
the low grounds on the Kentucky
side of the. river preclude the build
ing of a bridge in that locality.
Col. Wymond adds that himself
and Col. Calvert for the Burlington
people have already gone over this
very project and their conclusion was
that it is not a feasible proposition.
Col. Wymond Is very sanguine that
eventually a bridge viii span the
river here as it is the only point in
this locality at all suitable for such
an undertaking. He was here secur-
| ing some data for the Burlington peo-
pie concerning the river at this point
Mr. Wymond thinks that there is nc
doubt of the Big Four, the Burlington
and he thinks finally the Frisco will
all cross at this point"
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season without suffering a defeat.
The worlds record for a years win
ning's is sS2G,335.he Id by NJ Ed
mond Blanc, whose horses corralled
this amount in 1904.
If the present luck Of the Keene
stable continues to the end of this
season, It is almost a sure thing that
NJ. Blancs record, made on European
tracks, will be surpassed. Last year
Mr.. Keene's horses won more than
100000, while in 1906 the earnings
were about $4,000. In the last five
years this great racing establishment
has won something more than ST.
100000 for Mr.. Keene, a record that
is not likely to be beaten for some
time to come. But Colin, at that, &.
the biggest money winner Of the year
with S95,3S0 to his credit, which
puts him ahead of Peter Pan, who
had earned SS5,240 for his owner III
to the time that he injured himself al
the Bay last month.
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The success of James II. Keene's
stable this year has been remarkable
lie has won not only the Futurly,the
Saratoga Special ana other rich two
year-old stakes with Colin. but he has
also captured the Brooklyn Handicap
with Peter Pan, who has been victo-
rious in other important races, too,
and the Great Republic stakes with
Ballot.
Mr.. Keene's winnings in stakes
and purses to date amount to s3O9,-
G31, with three months of the east
ern campaign left. This sum breaks
all previous records on the American
turf, the best previous figures being
s279.45S. won by Mr. Keene in 1898,
the year that Domino was the reign
ing sensation and went through the
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-09-11
KEENE LIKELY TO BREAK
WORLDS WINNING RECORD.

The Eastern THURMAN Now Has $500.
631 To His Credit On This
Season.