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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-17
SATURDAY. AUGUST II, 1907.
PRESIDENTS TARIFF POSITION.

All the people who are Interested In
the tariff question. and that takes in
nearly every person who thinks he IL
prosperous on account of the tariff or
that he Is paying too much for all
that he consumes on account OF the
tariff, are hound to pay some at
tention To the latest views of Pres
ident Roosevelt. MS given by one
who purports to speak for him. This
writer declared that Roosevelt Is in
favor of tariff revision. that no has
been In favor of tariff revision for
some time, but has been prevented
from carrying out his views on nc
count of the opposition OF Speaker
Cannon and other protcctionists In
Congress.
Stuff and nonscnsci James A. Taw.
ncy of Minnesota, who was the whip
of the house for many years and
knows the temper of the Republican
membership better than any other
man in 1t. says that any time Prcsl.
dent Roosevelt would send message
TO Congress asking or urging tariff
revision then would revision come.
Congress could not stand In the face
of declaration OF President Roose-
welt for tariff revision. Tawncy insist
cd and he further assorted that In no
other way could the tariff be revised
,,,{1 a. IA
Roosevelt. the President who has TAX
en- hold of all the great questions and
declared himself upon them, who has
forced all kinds of legislation through
Congress that Congress did not want
to enact. is going to be deferred from
his duty because Speaker Cannon
stands in the way? President Roosc.
welt will not thank his friend who at
tempts to speak by the card for say
ing that he was blocked In his duty
by the speaker, especially as he has
never attempted to carry out any plan
for tariff revision. II the President
thought the tariff ought to he rcvis.
cd; ii he thought It would have been
well for the country to have reduc-
tions made in certain schedules he
would have to act.
Now something about the facts. The
President does think tho tariff ought
to be revised in some particulars. lat
he has not studied the qucstlon
deeply enough to determine just how
far the revision ought to go Besides
he hesltates about taking any step
which would disturb present business
conditions. He doubts very much
whether the good which may be ac-
complished would compensate for the
disturbance which would he caused by
n long period devoted to tariff tink-
ering. Moreover, he thinks that there
Is enough mapped out for one admin,
istration in such reforms MS he has
recommended. and which have been
partially carried out. He thinks that
there are greater abuses to be rene
died than the tariff. No doubt the
President has said no is for revision
1t is well known that several men
have heard him say so. but that he
has always put the date of revision
far into the future there can lie no
doubt. We all know that it has been
put beyond the life of his present adj
minlstration. II he were the ardent
royisionist he is claimed to be by the
writer who assumes to speak for him,
he would never have allowed Joe
Cannon to stand in his way.
Then again the President is n nigh
ty shrewd politician. Isn't it altogeth-
ser likely that in sizing up the de-
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-17

AT an entertainment given the other
night in home for aged women in
New York the hcadlincr was skirt
dance by damsel. aged ll2 years.
III couple of years more she viii be
in position 10 make application for
the ballet.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-17

An unusually large number of
Americans are going broke ut Monte
Carlo this summer. what's the use
of going way over there TO squandcr
your money? We still have Wall
street with us.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-17

The Standard Oil Company is clam.
oring for square deal Mt the hands
of the states which are hot on the
trail of the Zig trust. II is more than
they ever gave n competitor In bust
ness.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-17

1t seems to us that the ycllows
missed n splendid chance when they
failed TO have Garner interview the
monkey which was the guest OF honor
at that Newport dinner.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-17

by the way, has Japan been consult
cd about the proposed change in tn,
uniform OF the blue jackets?
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-17

Now that Il snakes bite has cured
cancer, we may yet condonc that
reptiles Garden Of Eden stunt.-St.
Louis PostDispatch.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-17

J. ]. Hill has been training so Sc
dnlously for his encounter with the
Government that he just had to hit
ody.-Philndclphia Ledger.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-17

A great hue and cry is raised he
cause n man has invented shirt
without button. Huh. bachelors FOR
years have had that kind.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-17
WITH THE PHOTOGRAPHERS
AiiisilnAr

A girl may smile and smile and
have on tight shoes just the same
Dallas News.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-17

81 suppose" said Mrs. Tartleight,
when You die YOU except to meet all
yonr husbands?"
You are very rude retorted Mrs.
Muchwedde.
when die expect to go to
Heaven. "-Young's Magazine.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-17

When the ST. Louis judge ruled that
baseball player was laborcr he
probably had in mind that he c6did
go out on strikes.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-17

There is n lot OF prohibition lcgis
lation these days but the crop O
snake stories is large us ever.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-17

Look out for another trust squeeze
The corset merger is the latost.-Kan
sas City Times.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-17

That Columbus speech of Sccretar,
Taft will be wonder if n lot of edit
ing will make IL So
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-17

People Will forget that there is
such person MS Loeb unless this aw-
full silence at Sycamore Hill is soon
broken.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-17

The young Indy who plunged into n
Ncw York lake and rescued three
mon from drowning. will probably
soon be asking "is my Carnegie medal
on straight"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-17

The telegraphers left their keys be
hind them and yet 1t is not lock-
out.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-17

Just as If John ID. Rockefeller is
not having enough troubles ut pres
ent, they have commenced looking up
some of his poor rclations.-W Wash
lngton Post.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-17

Louis PostDispatch.
J. J. Hin has been training so Sc
dnlously for his encounter with the
Government that he just had to hit
somebody Philadelphia Ledger.
Just as If John ID. Rockefeller is
not having enough troubles ut pres
ent, they have commenced looking up
some of his poor rclations.-W Wash
ington Post.
II cents worth of peanuts is more
nourshing than Il pound of porter
house steak. what Is the ratio OF cir
Gus lemonade to chicken sautc?-
Washington Herald.
DR. Hills says there are fortysfonr
roads to hell ana only one to Heaven
You'd think the one would be moro
crowded than IL is. wouldn't your
Cleveland Leader.
Senator Foraker seems TO he almost
far enough out OF the presidential
race TO start over ana surprise people
as Il dark Observation-Disclosures Star.
Tho news from Morocco continues
to grow In seriousness. More French
and Spanish troops are being dis
patched to the Atlantic litforal. but IL
the situation should 80 develop thai;
II war OF determination should be dc,
clarcd We shall have long and
bloody contest. with the result doubt
full. The MOors are about the only
nation In the world who have never
been beaten In many battles near the
coast. but this has never meant that
the whole nation, il one may so spcal;
of the people. has been brought into
subsection. -phladclphia Inquirer.
II Is curious commentary on tho
present complicated relations between
capital ana labor In many Industries
ana occupations that general strike
of telegraph operators can be called
and not one person. perhaps, in every
hundred thousand indirectly affected
hy the silcncing of the wires know
what really caused the friction be-
tween the men and the employing
companies.-Ncw York Tribune.
The men who went from Picking to
Paris In an automobile and the man
who has travelled from Tacoma to Oy-
stcr Bay In mn oN-cart were 10th ac-
tuntcd by that strange force known
ns scntiment.-New York Post.
London now has over hundred
parks. And most OF the l.ondoners
refrain from them as cautiously us IL
they were In New York.-Brooklyn
Eagle.
Chancellor Day has not yet spoken
regarding that $29000,0O0 fine. hut he
Is throwing off great waves OF heat.
-Niuunnpn1tc InnrnnI
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-17

II cents worth of peanuts Is more
nourishing than Il pound of porter
house steak. what Is the ratio OF cir
Gus lemonade to chicken sautc?-
Washington Herald
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-17

The men who went from Poking to
Paris In an automobile and the man
who has travelled from Tacoma to Oy-
stcr Bay In mn oN-cart were 10th ac-
tuntcd by that strange force known
ne continent Now York Post
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-17

London now has over hundred
parks. And most OF the I.ondoners
refrain from them rs cautiously rs II
they were In New Brooklyn
Eagle.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-17

Entered Mt tho Newport ESwB. Va.
Postoffico M seeond-ciass matter
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-17

DR.. Hills says there are fortysfonr
roads to hell and only one to Heaven.
You'd think the one would be moro
crowded than IL is. wouldn't your
Cleveland Leader.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-17

TELEPHONE NUMBERS.
Editorial Rooms. hell Phone No. II
Business office. Dell Phone No. Isl
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-17

Chancellor Day has not yet spoken
regarding that $29,00O,0O0 fine. hut he
Is throwing off great waves OF heat.
MINNEAPOLIS Journal.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-17

Senator Foraker seems 10 he almost
far enough out of the presidential
race TO start over ana surprise people
as Il dark horse Washington Star.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-21
Jail Sentence Threat.

From the Baltimore Sun.
The President intimates that the demand
for criminal prosecutions, where such pros
ecutions would be certain to fail. Is in
spired by wrongdoers, or their champions
or the benefic1aries of the wrongdoers. "One
OF the favorlte devices of those who are
striving to prevent the enforcement of the
laws" he asserts, lis to clamor for action
of such severity that 1t cannot be under
taken. because it will be certain to fail If
tried" If the President will feel the public
pulse he will find that the 'clamor for
criminal prosecutions proceeds from the
people. They fail to see how they can be
benefited if the fines imposed upon the law
breaking trusts taken out of the pockets
OF the people For example, the users Of
kerosene oil would naturally prefer to see
an oil magnate in prison than pay $29,2+O.- :
600 for the pleasure of convicting the trust
in civil proceedings. What they demand is
a policy which will bring the evildoers to
grief without imposing fines which the con-
victed corporation can easily transfer to
the people.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-21
WIFE DEAD; HUSBAND MISSING.
Woman May Have Ended Her Life.
Police Look for Man.

LONG BRANCH, August 21.-Mrs. Bella
Gaber was found dead in her apartments
in the Gassman flats on Broadway yester-
day, and the police are looking for Paul
Gaber her husband. who Is missing.
Frank Lapella who has a fruit store on
the first floor of the building occupied by
the Gabers, discovered the lifeless body
of the young woman. Lapella leased the
rooms to the couple. and. having heard
nothing of them since Sunday, he went to
their rooms to ascertain the cause. Find
ing the door locked from the inside, Lapella
forced the key out and unlocked the door.
Mrs Gaber was found in a crouching posi-
ton with moose Of bed linen about her
neck. By her side was a bottle which had
contained carbolic acid. Her nose and eyes
were badly burned by the poison. The
room was in a state of confusion, and
from all appearances, the young woman
had been dead at least thirty six hours.
Coroner Tetley was notified and an exam
nation by Dr. j. w. Bennett revealed that
death had not been caused by strangula-
ton. There were number Of bruises on
the body
Neighbors say that the dead woman and
her husband did not live happily together
They had frequent Quarrels. and, it Is said.
Gaber ill-treated his wife. This led some
of the neighbors to believe that Mrs Gaber
had committed suicide in fit OF despond-
ency. Gaber was last seen Sunday. De-
| tective Sergt. Wallng left to visit his last
| known address.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-21
STILL TWIRLS BIG STICK
EDITORS COMMENTS ON PRESI-
DENTS LATEST SPEECH.
Have Heard the Same Talk a Hun
bred Times Before-Says
Nothing New.
From the New York Tribune.

From the New York Tribune
We took occasion recently to say that in
our opinion every act of President Roose-
welt in relation to the enforcement of the
laws affecting corporations and the indus
trial life of the nation has contemplated the
bringing about of conditions under which
property would be more secure. enterprise
better rewarded and prosperity more wide
ly diffused and more permanent" The
Presidents speech yesterday at Province
town, Mass. shows that this is, as always.
his primary aim, in seeking to apply the
laws framed to protect the public against
abuses in the management of great corpo
rations. 1t has been assumed in certain
quarters that the administration had put
the punishment of offenders against the in
terstate commerce law. the Sherman anti
trust law and the Elkins anti-rebate law
above every other public consideration and
would bend all it's energies to secure con-
victions for past offenses, no matter what
the incidental effect might be on the prop
critics Illegally managed and on the inno-
cent holders of securities. This assumption
of vind!Ctive and destructive purpose on
the administration part has never been
justified. and it is less than ever justifia-
bic in view of the plain assurances of the
Presidents latest speech
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-21
River Roadway Ready.

Capt. Poole of the Engineer Corps. who is
in temporary charge OF public buildings
and grounds has made a special report to
Gen. Mackenzie, chief of engineers, In re-
gard to the improvements in progress in
Potomac Park west of the tidal basin. He
says that the macadamized roadway being
built along the river front from the In ct
of the tidal reservoir to the foot OF 18TH
street is practically finished from the Inlet
to the 18th street sewer canal. suDstan-
tial wooden bridge on wooden piles has been
erected across the sewer canal at its mouth
to comet the ends of the riverside roadway
pending the abandonment of and filling up
of the sewer canal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-21
Example to Immigrants.

NV YORK, August 21.-Joseph Vets
man, a saloon passenger by the Red Star
liner Finland. from Antwerp. and a wealthy
manufacturer of Detroit. got permission
from Capt. Prayer on the trip to enter the
steerage and address the immigrants,
mostly Russian Jews.
He told them he came here from Russia
twenty-one years ago with just enough
money to pass him through Castle Garden.
He said he had returned to Europe for the
first time a few months ago and had de-
cided that America was better He urged
the immigrants to go west. where, he said,
the probabilities of success were greater
than in this neighborhood. Many of the
immigrants said they would take his adj
vice and make an effort to emulate him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-21
MONTGOMERY COUNTY SCHOOLS.
Action by Commissioners Cause Of
Comment.
Special Correspondence of The Star.
A,u,,,+ 100

Special Correspondence of The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, August 81, 1907.
The dissatisfaction with the management
of the public schools of Montgomery county
was not lessened. it is stated, by the action
of the school commissioners yesterday in
refusing to confirm the appointment Of Mr..
John w. Darby as principal Of the gram
mar department of the Rockville High
School. Mr.. Darby was appointed several
days ago by the votes of DR.. E. B. Pretty
man and John NJ. Heagy of the board of
school trustees to take the place made va
cant by the resignation of Miss Ella v.
Kicker. but Mr.. Washington Hicks. the
third member of the board, refused to vote,
holding that there was no such position as
principal of the grammar school. The
school board yesterday sustained Mr..
Hicks contention. Mr.. Darby is regarded
as one of the best-equipped teachers in the
county, has wide family connection. and
the action by the school commissioners is
believed to be likely to cause much COM
ment all over the county.
The case Of Miss Ida S. Dove, who was
recently notified by the school board that
her services as principal of the school at
to much adverse criticism throughout the
county The school board contends that
the certificate held by Miss Dove does not
entttle her to teach a school of the class of
the one at Bethesda, but the trustees of the
school assert that they have exclusive say
as to who shall be in charge of the school,
and that they are unit for Miss Dove. as
are the patrons of the school. In anticipa-
ton of the matter being taken in court Miss
Dove has retained Attorney Charles w.
Prettyman to look after her interests. By
the advice of the school trustees Miss Dove
has retained the key to the school building
and will attempt to continue as teacher. In
the event of the school board refusing to
pay her salary the courts will be asked to
act
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-21
Shifting the Transgressor.

From the BROOKLYN Eagle.
The speech is that of moralist. mill
tant, determined. uncompromsng AS
such, the President spurns with disdain
those who would seek to lead us into the
paths of ignoble ease and those who would
teach us to admire successful wrongdoing
First last and all the time he is for the
rule of right" with nothing but contempt
for that which is at war with his ideals
social and governmental. And, lest he be
accused of retrogression, he stands for
further advances along his chosen lines,
the lines marked out by recent legislation.
This especially as to carry corporations,
control of which must be ''thoroushgolng
and radical" In short. if possible, he Is
more aggressive than before.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-21
Presidents "Stump Speech"

From the New York Journal-Of Commerce.
President Roosevelt made it very clear
In his speech at Provincetown that he is
not to be swerved from his course by
any denunciation of those against whom
the law for correcting corporate wrongs
and trust abuses is to be enforced. or by
any wall street slump" wrongly at
tributed to the effect of the policy he
has pursued. He showed an understand
ing of the real causes Of stock market
troubles, which he believes to have been
purposely aggravated by certain powerful
interests to create disturbance in the pub
lie mind and induce a reversal Of this
policy But he let it be distinctly under
stood In plain and emphatic language that
there would be no reversal while he re-
NAMED at the head of the administration.
and at the same time gave the assurance
that there was to be nothing VindactiVe IN
the execution of the law and that no one
had anything to fear from 1t who was
not guilty of violating the law.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-21
An Estimate Of the President.


If a man of this makeup and devoted to
these purposes We're gifted with a super
natural wisdom. If he combined the unfail-
ing Judgment of Washington with the hui
manness of Lincoln. and with that Hamil
tons power to assimilate the fruits and the
teachings of history and experience. the
nation over which he was set to rule would
be the most fortunate on earth. But this
is no delneation OF Theodore Roosevelt
He Is an imprOmptu statesman and sincere
ly believes himself to be the appointed in
strument to bring about his extemporized
ideals. OF his competence for the task he
has shadow of doubt. of the benefcence
of his work he is absolutely convinced. He
will not sWerve nor WAIVER. 1t is because
take this view of Mr.. Roosevet's char
acter and temperament that we have
warned men of affairs not to hope for any
''reassuring word from his lips He Is
President, he is powerful. a future of eight
cen months. and possibly for four years
more than eighteen months. lies before him,
and ii is a future quite without covenants,
for in that active mind new policies may
at any time terminate. Business must
make up its mind to get along with Mr..
Roosevelt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-21

of America delivered a sober. well-consid-
cred. able. splendid address to his fellow
citizens of Ohio and to the people of the
nation on the public questions and most i'm
portant Issues of the day. From the stand
point of, say, decade ago some of the
proposals in Secretary Tafts speech, such
the sections on the income tax and the
evident trend toward the widening and
strengthening of the powers and activities
of the federal government, might be called
radical, but the treatment was sensible and
sane; the man appeared as the embodiment
of reason and moderation, and the nation
statesman and the speech as a notable state
document
The following day at Provineetown. Mass.
Mr.. Tafts chief, the President, delivered
stump speech.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-21
Nothing Radical.
the Baltimore American

From the Baltimore American
Following the exposition by Secretary
Taft at Columbus of the law in its rela-
ton to trusts and transportation, Presi-
dent Roosevelt's statement of the gospel
of industrial relations will be regarded as
completing the platform of republican poll
cies upon which these two leaders are
agreed While Mr.. Taft held closely to the
facts, President Roosevelt made applica-
tons of the rule of the square deal to
existing conditions and justified the course
OF the government upon the ground of pub
lie morals Although expressing himself
with accustomed vigor. there is nothing
Of a radical nature in the speech Of the
President.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-21
Presidents Policy No Policy.
rom the New York World

The grave defect of Mr. Roosevelt's cor
pcration policy is that he has no policy.
He has advocated a constitutional amend
ment to enable the government to suppress
the trusts; he has advocated publicity as
the first essential step in controlling these
corporations. and secured the agencies of
such publicity; he has promised the strict
est enforcement of the Sherman law; he
has explained why good" trusts should
not be prosecuted at all; he has advocated
federal licenses for all corporations en-
gagged in interstate commerce; he has I'M
dertaken to have receivers appointed for
corporations that violate the law; he has
advanced the astounding doctrine that
under the post-roads clause Congress can
control any common carrier that transports
the malls; he has demanded and obtained
the power through a commission to fix rail-
way rates; he has declared that crimi-
nal. high or low. whom the government
could convict would escape punishment; he
has explained why the criminal prosecution
of these criminals Is generally inexpedient-
and now he has arrived at a federal incor
poration law as the sovereign remedy.