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The Washington herald., 1907-02-02
would They Dares

There's Mr Taft, a man Of craft,
A person trim and natty.
Some call him Bill in ccents shrill.
Do any call him Fly"
The Washington herald., 1907-02-02
SUBSIDIES TO SHIPPING.
SEINE Adverse Press Comment on the
Pending LitfaueF Bill.

Eth0AEA 1AtAAHtE Dill.
Prom the ohio State Journal
It is a real disappointment 10 very many
that the President should give the weight
of his great influence in behalf OF the sub
sidy bin now before the House. While the
purpose which he has In view may. in his
opinion, be IN line with the material adj
vantage, we look upon the scheme as an
expense that might be avoided. If the
Dingiey law was shOrn OF its oppressive
exactions, and McKinley's doctrine Of
reciprocity was introduced as the policy Of
the nation. II was to be hoped that Pres
ident Roosevelt would have maintained his
former view in relation TO revision. and
pressed that instead OF a subvention 10
recover and maintain the South American
and Asiatic trades. II is quite certain that
subsidy viii fail and that revision will be
the recourse TO which this nation Will
have to come at last
From The New YORK World.
II is a significant coincidence that the
ship-subsidy bill now pending in the
House effectually reserves TO the Harri-
man steamship lines all subsidies provided
fer lines running TO the Orient and South
America from points south Of Cape Men
docino in California. The Hartman
steamships ere already IN operation 70 ia
pan and China, and those now running 10
Panama will only need TO call at South
American ports farther south. with abb
sOlute control Of the railroad traffic on
land. the Hartman interests should be
equally secure on the Pacific against COM
petition for both ocean traffic and govern
ment subsidies.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-02
Tn Against II, sure Enough.

From the Philadolphis Public Ledger.
Ove- In Washington constituencies van
dals ere stealing the lamp-posts. leaving
the vigilant police nothing against which
To lean.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-02
hAD ONES.

Sing a song Ct orthogTaphy,
Letters 20 contrary.
Many men are lost at sea.
Without dictionary.
A counselor with sage advice,
We need IL every hour.
In spelling benefited. or
"ChUSnthcmUm. a flower.
Cunningham Herald.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-02
And EIeeDs EN- waiting.

Even the Venus Of the boarding-house
falls into disfavor when she puts in two
hours and thirty-seven minutes at her
Sunday morning bath.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-02

From the Louisville CourierJoumaL
What Is legal tender?' asks the WASH
ington Herald Well, for instance, the
vots Of New Jersey legislator
The Washington herald., 1907-02-02
Annoying.

DO you ever laugh az a real good
joker
No replied the professional humorist
1T makes me mad to think that ! didn't
think Of il myself"
The Washington herald., 1907-02-02

Champ Clark created indignation in the
New England House delegation in gen
eral yesterday. and that of Massachusetts,
in particular. by solemnIy asseveraung
ti,us:
Enough mud is carried from their
banks annually by the Missouri and Mis-
sissippi rivers TO make a State of the
Union bigger than observation-disclosures
maybe better one, too.'
The Washington herald., 1907-02-02

The Atlanta Journal says that "22S
newspaper men are reporting the Thaw
trial" What has the Journal against
newspaper men that it so severely
indicts them?
The Washington herald., 1907-02-02

a Kentucky contemporary says the
bane Of the State legislature is the pet
measure. Let's see; the pet measure Of
the average Kentucky legislator is prob
ably about a quart
The Washington herald., 1907-02-02

Notwithstanding Mr.. Rockefeller's decla-
ration that he has ''seen much of the good
in the world but little OF the evil, Il
must be confessed that the Interstate
Commerce Commission shows "A remark
able willingness TO enlighten him as 10
much of the evil.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-02

The London Globe thinks 'Swettenham
not wholly TO blame. No, indeed.
Nature Just made him that way
The Washington herald., 1907-02-02

In the cI0akrooms of both the Senate
and House an interesting rUmor pertain
ing 20 the selection Of Prof. Walcott's
successor as Chief Of the Geological Sur
vey is being quietly whispered about.
Prof. Walcou recently was appointed to
succeed the late s. 2. Langley as head Of
the Smithsonian Institution. In the direct
line of succession to him as Chief of the
Geological Survey are two or three scien-
lists who count on promotion. But
Congress understands that none Of these
is to be chosen by the appointing power.
but that the place is 10 go TO J. Stanley
Brown, sOn-in-law of the late President
Garfield and. of course, bTOther-in-law Of
the popular Ohio statesman, who soon viii
succeed. the veteran Ethan Allen Hitch
cock as Secretary Of the Interior, Of which
department the Geological Survey is a de-
taChed bureau.
In evidence of J. Stanley Browns quail
ications for this important post. IL is
pointed out that he was a stenographer in
the Geological Survey when a young man,
and before ne became the husband of a
Presidents daughter; that he also after
ward studied geology in Germany, and
that for some time and until a compare
lively recent date he was employed in an
important confidential capacity by Ed
ward H. Hartman, the great railroad
giant.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-02

And now the musicians demand that
the copyright laws be amended TO meet
their point of view. Considering the re-
venge they may take in case OF non"
compliance. We should advise Congress
by all means to give them what they
want
The Washington herald., 1907-02-02

A German statisriCian has discovered
that a great majority or the hello girls
over there suffer with nervous prostra-
ton. The prostrdtion Of a hello girls
nerve must be s1methIng startling.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-02

Dryden OF nobody is the cry of the
compact Dryden forces in New Jersey.
New York ought to be able 10 tell jersey
how it feels 10 be represented by no.
body.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-02

Two Of our versatile higawaymen held
up a musician and ordered him 10
march" says the St Louis Republic. He
doubtless did a quickstep instantly
The Washington herald., 1907-02-02

Subsidy is not necessary. Besides. il
has a bad name There have been scan
dals connected with II whenever we have
tried IL and scandals are liable 20 be con-
nected with il again. II is justly unpOp-
ular
The Washington herald., 1907-02-02

In looking over the list Of late fiction. %
the Birmingham Age-HeTald expresses
regret that much Of il was not too late
for publication. Il also makes one feel
Ike going out and lending a helping hand
10 the pailbearers.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-02

The Hon. Jeffries Davis says the Sen
ate shall not bluff him into silence "as
II did Tillman." However. when Mr..
Davis gets ready TO call the Senate's bluf,
he viii be wise 10 watch out for the liz
tie joker.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-02

A Kentucky minister preached three
hours on the topic. Hell is here, and
now" He doubtless thoroughly con-
WINGED his congregation
The Washington herald., 1907-02-02

with the people Of Tennessee for the
jury. I viii risk. my fate any time and
for all time before them" says Senator
elect Bob" Taylor. The jury hasn't been
invented that can successfully withstand
the pleadings OF his fiddle and ilis bow.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-02

The New York legislature Is consider
Ing bin TO help lawyers WIN no one
come to the rescue of the clients!
The Washington herald., 1907-02-02

The Russian government manages 20
hold together. but one by one the minis
ters and officials go 70 pieces.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-02

The announcement is made that the
recent earthquake viii not curtail the
output OF Jamaica rum. Certainly not;
had the earthquake had any hostile In
tentions toward this particular rum out
put, it wou,5 not have wasted time fooling
around Jamaica.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-02

If Harry Thaw looks at all The
sketches" and reads all the rot printed
about him IN the New York yellows he
may not think he is crazy, but must won
der why he isn't
The Washington herald., 1907-02-02

Nine. Meiba SAYS that stage folks should
"eat plenty Of fruit and vegetables" The
audience is not requested to contribute
them however.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-02

My dear boy" said Senator Beveridge
TO Senator Carmack. Aw, quit your kid
ding, Senator.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-02

The distressing news is given out that
Alfred Austin is writing a poem on the
Jamaican earthquake. Are all the freak
EnglishmeI 20 take a hand I'm that busi-
nessI
The Washington herald., 1907-02-02

An anti-racing Jaw would be worse
than an earthquake, a cyclone. and a con-
Migration says q writer IN a Hot Springs
(ArkD paper. Evidently the race problem
has its leTrOTs for Hot SPRINGS also.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-02

Mr.. II. II. Rogers, jr., is organizing a
company, but as it is only Il militia COM
pany no widespread apprehension IS yer
manifest.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-02

a New York man died Of swollen head
a few days ago. AS a rule, this trouble
is not fatal to the sufferer, but the neigh
bors are frequently bored to death as a
result Of Ii.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-02
MuIkey CommitteeIeSs.

Owing 10. the invariabIe forehandedncss
OF William Alden Smith. the Hon. Fred
eriCk ". Nulkey. who is TO serve the
state Of Oregon in the Senate for about
ave weeks. or from January . 10 March
T. will have no committee craftsmanship
Senator Hale, in the performance Of a
grave public duty. arose from his seat
yesterday soon after the Senate had met
and. reading from slip OF paper, an
nounced that it was the wish and pleasure
of the Senate that Oregons short-term
Senator be made chairman Of the Com
mittee 70 Examine and Dispose Of Useless
Public Documents. which had been held
by the new Senator's Democratic prede-
cessOr. Mr.. Gearin. The statesman from
Maine had scarcely resumed his seat be-
fore he rose again, and with the same
gravity asked that the name Of Mr Null
key be not entered upon the enduring
rolls Of the Senate as chairman OF the
Committee 20 Examine and Dispose OF
Useless Public Documents. thereby Great
ing a situation which excited great con-
Germ in the vigiIant press gallery.
Investigation revealed an interesting
1eNtaltNGt-tn OF CIRCUMSTANCES. MI.
Gearin's retirement 20 give place 70 Mr..
Mulkey had left the only vacant chair
manship among the Senate committees.
The only other vacancy that had existed
was that Of the great Committee on
Ventilation and Acoustics. which was
quickly filled when Mr.. Du Pont, O,
Delaware, was invested with the toga. A
Senator without a craftsmanship IS almost
as bad OF as a statesman out Of a job,
and the Senate has seen 10 it that this
could not occur by creating Just as many
committees as there are Senators. After
Mr. Hale had made the announcement
which was intended to provide the Ore
CONAN with O Craftsmanship and q cOp-
mittee-room he learned that Hon VIII
liam Alden Smith. Standardized and Sen
ator-expectant, before he left Washington
70 attend the funeral of the late Gen
Alger. whom he has been elected 20 sue
coed for the regular term, had asked
that the craftsmanship of the Com.
mittee 20 Examine and Dispose Of Useless
Public Documents be reserved Toy him, as
he expected that the Michigan legislature
now in session. would elect him to fill out
the uneXpired part of Gen. Ayers term
The Washington herald., 1907-02-02

A few more such victories. and Emperor
William will come TO be known as the
George 3 C0rtelyOu Of European cam
paign conductors.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-02

Henry James declares that American
women cannot talk" Evidently he never
tried TO convince one Of them that IL was
really an important session OF the lodge
that kept him down town so late.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-02

All this bother about a Thaw jury is Il
plain waste Of time. Several New York
newspapers are trying the case just as
fast as they can.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-02

The Birmingham News says the King
ston earthquake frightened the people so
much that chiliS ran up and down their
backs" A sort Of chils and fever shake.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-02

What does the Philadelphia Record
mean by calling it 'the restless tariff?"
We fail to note anything restless" about
ii. On the contrary, it is about the most
selt-satisfled and calm thing we know Of
The Washington herald., 1907-02-02

Things are in a pretty mess out st Ne
Alester. Ind T. There are two daily
papers in the city-one Republican. the
other Democratic. The Democratic organ
is edited by rank Republican, while the
Republican organ is edited by an old-line
The Washington herald., 1907-02-02

'Swettenham is q type notes 4 con
temporary. Perhaps it would be more
nearly correct to call him pied line.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-02

with an Oliver and q Cromwell both
mixed up in the Panama Canal We fear
there IS 10 be no rest for Senator Morgan.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-02

II is said that the New York street cars
will double their carrying capacity. This
probably means that the passengers VIII
now be allowed to climb on top the cars
and ride
The Washington herald., 1907-02-02
Mr.. simon Guggenheim.

Colorado's Standardized, the Hon. Simon
Guggenheinl. was escorted to the chamber
Of his future activities. and mayhap glory
by Senator Patterson yesterday It so
happened that the first conscript father to
whom he was introduced was Mr. Money.
Of Mississippi, who. In defiance Of the
original relationship between nomencIa-
ture and its bearer, recently embraced an
opportunity in a Senate debate to declare
the belief that he is the poorest member
OF the body. Colorados Senator-eIect
smilingly Informed Money that he had
heard Of him before, and was acquainted
with his record,
Tae next Senator 10 whom the Senator
elect was presented was Mr.. TMman. who
had heard of him before" IN his min
strer' speech Mr.. Tillman spoke Of THE
swan song of Smiling Tom Patterson. Of
Colorado, the State recently bought at
auction by one Guggenheim
Mr.. Patterson. evidently realizing the
irony Of the two encounters already ex-
perienced. FASTENED to convoy his success
s0r over to the Republican side OF the
chamber. to show them what they had
got, as he afterward remarked.
1t was when Mr. Guggenheim got
wedged IN between the portly Mr. Elkins.
OF West Virginia, and the ponderous Mr..
Kittredge, Of South Dakota. that the di-
minuteness % his stature was en-
phasized. He then appeared 20 weigh
about a hundred pounds and TO be proba-
bly, as tail as FIVE feet HIS height seems
% be just about that Of Mr.. Alice. Of Del
aware. of whom President Pro Tempore
Frye once declared that when the Della
ware statesman addressed the chair he
couldn't tell whether he was standing up
OF sitting down.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-02
From the New York Eyenirr Po.t

from he New l0rk tTening Post.
1t can scarcely help the subsidy bin TO
have Congress know that two Of the ships
10 which a present is proposed are the
personal property Of Z. II. Hartman.
This fact was brought out yesterday at
the hearing In San Francisco. II was
known. Of course, that Hartman, through
the Southern Pacific, controlled the Pa
cihc Mail, but IL was not known that he
personally owned the Mongolia and Man
churia. and charged the company $4,000 a
month for their use. Perhaps he would
charge less If he got his subsidy.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-02

The expedition sent TO Africa by the
Field Columbian Museum Of Chicago has
secured a live specimen Of the Dik-dik.
Beat the t0m-tom and raise Harry
The Washington herald., 1907-02-02

Mr.. Han Game says he pays no atten-
ton TO the critics. And some OF the fool
things he says would seem to bear out
the idea that ne certainly does not
The Washington herald., 1907-02-02

Richard Mansfield objects 10 being
called a star" says the Indianapolis sun.
Naturally lie is a constellation.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-02

Little Neck, Long Island. wants to
change its name. Having IL mind the
clans that come from that locality, We
should suggest Rubber Neck.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-02

Let reformers proceed" says the salt
Lake Tribune They are proceeding
They have had bill introduced in the
Indiana legislature which seeks 10 make
horse traders honest.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-02

From the Springfield Republican
President Roosevelt is a man at least
Of good sense and good common under
standing Yet he violates both in MS mes
sage on ship subsidies. Common sense Is
Knocked by the contention, for example,
that We should maintain tariff taxes
against trade with South America and
then use the tax revenue for subsidies to
aid in overcoming the effects Of the taxes.
It is desirable to maintain fast and reg
ular mail service with leading South
American ports, but even this degree Of
subsidy should be preceded or accom-
plished by the liberalization OF our tax
laws upon foreign trade.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-02

Entered as secOnd-Class matter, October
T. 1906. at the post-office at Washington,
D, c. under act Of Congress Of March
3. 1873.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-02

The Washington Herald Is delivered by
carrier IN the District of Columbia and at
Alexandria, Va. at % cents per month.
daily and Sunday. or at . cents per
month without the Sunday issue
The Washington herald., 1907-02-02

What lovely black eyes she has
Yes. indeed: hereditary, you know"
"Ah. her mother
No, her father, he was a pugilist."
The Washington herald., 1907-02-02
SubscEiption Rates By Mail.

All communications intended for this
newspaper. whether for the daily or the
Sunday issue. should lie addressed to
THE WASHINGTON HERALD.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-02

Messrs. 5. II. Eagle, postmaster Of
Gallipolis. Ohio; Fl. c. Johnston. former
speaker pro tempOre of the Ohio 4egisla-
ture. and r. H. Mack, also Of that town,
are at the New Willard.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-02

Former Gov. John H McGraw. Of
the State of Washington. who is at the
New Willard, is elated over the recent ac-
ton of the senate OF his State in passing
an appropriation Of s1,C00,00J for the Alas
ka-Yukon Pacific Exposition. He says the
lower house viii follow suit, and the bill
viii speedily become Il law.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-02

I'VE have an independent telephone
company in Los Angeles that proved a
great success said Mr. Thomas ".
Phillips, a prominent business man OF
that progressive city, at the Arlington.
When we began operations. three or
four years ago. the old company fought
Us in every conceivable way. People We're
warned against investing In the new con-
Germ and told that they would lose every
dollar they put in. In spite Of this. many
of the solid citizens backed their Judg-
ment with their cash, and they are now
very glad of il, for they have been hand
somely rewarded. The independent teie-
phones are now in use in Los Angeles 20
the number of 5000. and they do 50 per
cent OF the business. One great advan-
tage they possess over the old phones IS
the doing away with the hello girls the
independent instrument being automatic.
enabling the patrons to call UP directly
the person with whom conversation is de-
sired
The rates are very reasonable. too. s.
a month for private subscribers. and s.
for hotels ard offices, with individual lines
for each patron and an unlimited number
Of calls
The Washington herald., 1907-02-02
SCOTT c. BONE. Editor.

T.l.pSon. Main $500. (F,iv.,. Branch E,eh.pf..)
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-10

January. 1907, and this patient was confined to this sick ward when left In May.
 T also heard of Johnson being beat en to death IL was common talk in the hospital that Johnson was mur- dered. have seen Wallace Jones beaten with razor strops. broom sticks and gas sticks and choked many times. I have seen a patient. a little boy named Joe townsend. about fourteen years of age, beaten almost every day. This boy would cry and beg while the nurse was beating him"
 He also spoke of the food as being
 Beaten ana Choked |. Sick ward. H. M. Harton. of Birmingham. who was an Inmate for two years. secured his release by habeas corpus. It was his case that started Judge Greene on an investigation. He says:
 within fifteen minutes after was received into that institution I was beaten into insensibliity by an atten- daut named McDun and left locked In d room without any furniture. When | recovered sufficiently from the shock of this beating. I found that I was all most frozen and perfectly nude and was lying on the floor I became very SICK ana NOEftE0 A Hdth RiAtt- VI 0sSet@. f was then given cold water bath In water that was freezing cold. After, a few days I was removed to the sick hall. While there was beaten over the head with a bunch of large keys and nearly choked to death by one at tendant named Tucker"
 He said he saw a. patient named Johnson of Gamblers county beaten to death by w. B. Winters and Morgan Holman He saw Dr. Bondurant or IIniontown beaten severely In August He died few days afterward.
 He states that he saw ministernamed Pauk beaten to death in September. isoe. by Attendants Holman and Dii- lara: also that Dr. Due of Birming- ham was beaten to death by Holman and winters. He says that John Kinds as T suderdale county, was also beaten I'd death by the same nurses
 Ha further swears that the nurses freauentiy beat the patients.
 The, resolution for the Investigating committee went over under the rules, and will come up later.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-10
WnLNOT GRANTBAM
sCHMITx AGAIN APPEARS BEFoRR
 JUDGE DUNNE.
Former Mayor Answers To Tndietmenta Charging Him With AccePtAm@ Brfbes From Gas Company
 and United Railroads.

San Francisco, July 9.--Judge Dunne today refused to admit Mayor Schmttg to bail and denied him the privilege of visiting his attorneys.
 Schmits appeared in court to ask for bail and to answer the indictments charging him with accepting hrlheG from the gas company and the United Railroads.
 In the first he failed. The. second was a formality and was carried through without incident.
 Attorney Drew offered motions to set aside the indictments and to stay proA ceedings. They are identical in termf with those in the other cases. The he offered a stipulation that all the prok, ceedings taken before Judge LawloF in the gas. trolley and telephone case& should be considered as made on be- half of Schmitz.
 This, Attorney Johnson readily agreed to. Johnson then moved that all questions be submitted for decision and Judge Dunne announced that & continuance would be granted for one week for the purpose. of enabling him to look over the record.
 Formal application for bail will bd presented tomorrow morning. The ap- plication went over until tomorrow at the request of the district attorney who wished to file counter -afhdavits.
 Schmitz left the court room with hia attorneys on his return journey to the county jail. where he will have to walt until the papers for his appeal are pre- pared. They are now in the hands of a printer and will be ready Saturday.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-10
LAWMAKERS JUMP INTO WORK OF HOT.
 WEAT THEIR SESSION WHERE IF STOPPED.
Three Bills to lteduce
 7ax Rslte in Alabama.

The July session of the Alabama Legislature was barely a half hour old when three bills had been introduced to reduce the tax rate in Alabama. and another bill had been presented to abolish the State Tax Commission.
 The three tax reduction bills in the Senate were introduced by Senators BIackmon of. Calhoun. Doster cf Au- tauga and Reynolds of Bibb. The bills come in while notices were circulating in practically every county of Alabama informing property owners of raises made in their assessments The pro- posed reduction in the rate is made as an offset to the increased assessments.
 At present the tax rate in Alabama Is. six and half mills, or 65 cents on each $100. Of this amount only two and a half mills are available for gen. eraI purposes. The Constitution pro- .vides that three mills of the total shall be set aside for public school purposes. The statutes of Alabama set aside one min for the old soldiers.
 All the proposed reductions are in the two and a half mills for general purposes.
 Senator Reynolds bill has gradu- ation and automatic feature. The re {. duction may ultimately amount to one mill. but 1t is largely dependent upon