The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-12-27
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zone OF the most remarkable enter
prises In this country. al the present
day. is the new city Of Gary. IND" said
Edwin Warisld. a capitalist and real es-
tate dealer, OF Chicago. at the Raleigh,
last night
"a year ago Gary was nothing but
stretches OF sand dunes. which had been
abandoned by a number OF enterprises
An acre OF land Al that time could be
bought for $. and to-day a lot brings
as high as $500. The United States Steel
Corporation is spending sSo.eoO.o00 creating
a new city with steel furnaces. which VIII
make Gary the greatest steel center Of
the world Residences, churches. busi-
ness blocks, school houses, theaters,
stores. and everything in Gary are new and
up-to-date, and Of the very best that
money can buy. The reason why this
place was selected Is because OF its ae-
feasibility by water and rail and its
proximity 20 the coal fields ard ore de-
posits OF Southern Illinois and Indiana
The biggest part OF the property upon
which Gary is built was owned by the
Klein estate. OF Frederick. Nd, and
made the Zeal between the estate and tSe
steel concern, selling the property FOR
more than $4,000
business in Chicago is excellent, and
the fact that the steel industries are
taking on men is a fairly reliable indi-
cation that there is nothing the matter
with this couRtFy's prosperity. The
I steel business is the best barometer OF
the business OF the country.
Il have Travelled through most OF the
Western States and so far as / could
see the sentiment was for Taft. Can
non is a good man, but ] hardly think
he can be considered seriously he may
get a complimentary vote from the
/ Illinois delegation. but even that seems
doubtful"
Edison J. Weeks, general passenger
agent Of the Philadelphia and Reading
Railway. and ". C. Hope. general pas
lsenger agent Of the New Jersey Cen
trail Railroad, are registered at the
Raleigh.
Speaking last night about the passen-
ger traffic, Mr.. Weeks said it had fall
en- of as compared with last years
business and that this was probably
due 10 the financial depression Mr..
Weeks said that in order 10 make the
2-cent-a-raiIe-fare law just and equit-
able the condition Of every road should
be investigated. and the rate should be
measured according 10 the business
done by that particular road
Some companies" said M Weeks
are under much greater expense than
others. and the 2-cent rate with them
simply means confscatiOn and ruin.
OBI rclsa
under less expense, and are doing more
extensive and better paying business.
Knox would make d good President
Taft seems TO be looked upon as very
promising. and Hughes is growing
stronger every day. judging from news
paper reports
THE anti-pass law is strictly enforced:
free passes are q thing Of the past, only
in Jersey. where the railroads must fur
nish passes TO the members Of the state
legislature. These passes. however. are
only valid for use within the state. and,
IL being a State law. the Interstate Com
Imerce Commission has no jurisdiction over
this free-pass practice.
1T seems to me we can get along with
out churches in France Just as well IS
with their help" said Eugene de Didier,
OF Paris, at the Cochran last night Mr..
de Didier is a lawyer. and IS in this
country looking after the case of one OF
his clients in Paris. n de Didier is
a strong supporter OF the anIi-churcl
policy of the present government Of
France
There is no reason why Frenchmel
cannot be just as patriotic without The
church as an adjunct Of the government
as with il. being a part and parcel OF
the government machinery. Anyway. the
church was working against the govern
ment: vas setting Up its authority
against that Of the state. Your churches
; in America receive no stipend from your
government. and Americans are patriotic
citizens nevertheless. Why can't we do
the same thing and save the French ma
ton millions and millions Of francs which
had TO be spent every year in the sup
port Of the clergy and the ehUrches2 The
influence Of the church IN the army and
the navy viii be entirely eradicated. and
viii be replaced with that OF the govern
! ment-a free. practical. common-sense
government with no superstition and su-
perannuated eeremonials.
There IS a strong sentiment in Ohio 10
abolish capital punishment and the
women Of Cleveland have organized, ac-
cording 10 Frederick G. Evans, who was
at the New Willard last night 10 support
I Senator Schndt's bill TO abolish capital
punishment IN Ohio.
Mrs. Stella n jacob. chairman Of the
legislative committee OF the Cleveland
Council Of Women said Attorney Evans.
has the plan in charge. It is their con-
tention that capital punishment is moth
ing more or less than legalized murder.
assassination in the name OF the state
I understand it is a part Of their pro-
gramme TO go 10 Columbus and lobby the
measure through The subject already
has been preached at meetings Of the
! Cleveland Council of Women, and they
khave gone into the question with much
enthusiasm. Mrs. jacob says a murder
never paws for a murder. The reason for
the punishment Of a criminal is two-fold,
10 protect society and 10 reform the Grim
inal A State murder does neither. The
man who would commit d murder
either becomes temporarily insane or
goes about his preparations with mind
so dulled 10 the seriousness Of the ter
rible thing he cOntempl2tes that the
shadow Of the death chair IS no shadow
to him az ali. but a great light. an anbi-
ton, a goal toward which he works with
all the enthusiasm of a martyr These
women believe that a murderer should be
confined where he can be given an op-
portunity to recuperate his diseased
mind and where he shall be no menace
TO society
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