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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-15

A title Of nobility somehow seems an
unusually attractive thing. especially in
the eyes Of a woman. Indeed from GER
tain points of view, II may be doubted
whether our thought-tO-be wise fore
fathers were altogether right, CT at least
diplomatic, in prohibiting them when de-
Hvering themselves Of the Constitution.
Mere baubles' may be a handle to ones
name and a c0rOnet for stationery and
other purposes, but they have played a
mighty part in the social fabric of this
universe. for all that
France has just specifically refused to
tax the titles OF that land, the use Of
which is sanctioned by law That is to
say, France has refused to further ex-
tend the present nominal taxation. or 10
provide any way by which the number of
unauthorized assumptions Of spurious
titles may be ferreted out and exposed.
The reason is frankly stated to be the
fear that such drastic action may injure
the social standing of France broad and
thereby render French gentlemen less at
traetive in the eyes of title worshipers
throughout the world-America, presuma-
bly,, in particular
1t is rather a droll situation. and espe-
cially so now that England is seriously
talking OF depriving her lords of their
political glory and prestige. In England
a lord is a lord de factO In France he is
only a lord by courtesy. While England.
that most democratic of kingdoms. is
seeking to rub off some of the tinsel.
France, that most aristocratic Of so-caIled
republics. is seeking to add, or restore. a
part Of the lost glory Heretofore Eng
lish noblemen have been quoted "A1" in
the international marriage market. while
French noblemen have been listed consid-
erably further down. If the established
House of Lords of England is abolished
1t would seem that a reimbursement OF
quotations may soon become necessary. in
view Of the reluctance Of France to leave
undone anything that might reasonably
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-15
RACE PROBLEM IN SOUTH.
John sharp Williams Deprecates
Making 1t National Issue.

John Sharp Williams Reply to Gov vardaman.
/ repeat that 1t is not the negros vote
that constitutes the problem in the South,
because he has none. 1t is the physical
presence of the negro himself in numbers
sufficient TO menace the white mans civil
ization. 1 repeat that I can imagine moth
ing more detrimental to the present great
prosperity or more perilous to the ancient
civilization of the South than to make
this delicate race question-the question
of the relationship that should exist be
tween the races in the South-the football
of Northern politicians in the Senate and
in the House, I repeat that il viii be
dangerous for many years 10 come and
until public sentiment I'm the United
States outside of the South has under
gone d very great change. Just precisely
what every intelligent negro in the United
States wants done and is trying TO have
done is what Gov. Vardaman proposes to
do. to wit. to make a national issue once
more Of the negro question
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-15
RUNNING PAST SIGNALS.
Remarkable Results OF an Expert
mental Test by Railway officials.

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
4 party OF operating officials OF a rail-
way running out of Cleveland formed
themselves into a surprise party the other
night and visited a neighboring town TO
see whether engineers were paying proper
attention TO the signals The result was
Illuminating According 10 the published
reports. the inspectors turned out the
lights intended 10 show that the track
was clear. and, in spite Of the warning
thus given. twenty-four trains out of
twenty-five rushed by. only one stopping
to investigate what was wrong. OF four
passenger trains only two even sIackened
speed on seeing the signal which meant
danger ahead.
The road in question is one OF the best
and most efficiently operated in the coun-
try, and II such a state of things can ex-
ist on il. what is the condition on other
lines less completely equipped and less
carefully operated? If this state of things
exists at the point where the experiment
was made. what reason is there to believe
thai matters are any better elsewhere
What Is the use of signals at all? Making
every allowance fer exaggeration it would
appear that at the point in question. and
presumably AZ others. il is the practice Ia
take chauces''-the practice which prob
ably causes more train wrecks than any
other one cause.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-15
THE COMMERCE COMMISSION.
Freight Tariffs Flowing Upon Them
In q Torrent.

Washington Letter to the Brooklyn Eagle
There is a suspicion in the minds Of
public officials here that the railroads Of
the comtry are attempting TO haze the
Interstate Commerce Commission. The
law requires the filing Of freight tariffs
with the commission and the railroads
are filing them with vengeance. They
are coming in at a rate which threatens
to swamp the commission.
Until the law went into effect members
OF the commission had no idea Of the
rapidity with which freight rates could
be manufactured and altered But they
are finding out now that freight managers
are mighty quick on the trigger when
they want 20 be. Since August q. when
the rate law went into effect freight
schedules 10 the number Of 1000 "a day
have been fred into the office Of the
commission here The notices sometimes
consist of merely a single sheet Of paper.
More frequently they embrace a book
with thousands Of classihcations The
other day the New York and New Haven
road filed a new set Of schedules covering
1870 printed pages.
The force Of the commission is hardly
large enough to receive and stow away
these documents before "A new batch
comes piiug In. The quarters set aside for
the storage Of freight schedules are
ChOCk-a-b block. The records have spilled
out into the corridors. and all the hooks
and crannies at the headquarters Of the
commission are damned fun. Congress has
been appealed 10 10 provide a new build
ing for the commission In order 10 ac-
commodate the food Of freight tariffs.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-15
FIGURES AS TO GAS.
If Congress COmpeIs Annual State
ment, Truth May BE known.

From the Evening star
II the House will accept the Senate's
amendment to the District appropriation
bill requiring the gas company to submit
annual reports to Congress the way Of the
Investigator into gas manufacturing con-
ditions here viii be rendered smoother,
with greater assurance Of the disclosure
Of the truth. For many years the gas
company has been immune from this re-
quircment When Congress extended the
report rule to include the telephone COM
pany it was hoped that the producer of
the chief local iIluminant would also be
put in line to keep the legislature in
formed as to the cost Of manufacture
and administration and the rate of profits.
But it has remained until now. since that
action, the only public utility corporation
IN the District enjoying the public
spaces free, which has not been com
PEELED each year 10 present balance
sheet for inspection.
II this amendment goes into the law
the consumer Of gas will have chance tC
do some figuring. He may not work out
any great array of valuable statistics
but he will at least have the satisfaction
OF knowing the gas cOmpanys most IA
vorable statement of its receipts and
expenditures. The annual report will be
more illuminative and valuable If Il sets
forth the amouns Of money held by the
gas company IN the form Of deposits from
consumers and the amount of money paid
by toe company in interest for the use Of
this money Some people assert that tn,
sum in hand is very large and that tbs
company pays nothing for it, The ful
figures and the exact truth about thi,
interesting transaction should be set fortl
plainly.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-15
CAPITOL GOSSIP.
Judge DE Armond'. suggestion.

Representative David A. De Almond. Of
Missouri, one Of The most level-headed
members of the House. has started an
agitation over the calling Of a constitu-
tional convention which has spread to all
parts of the country. Judge De Almond
introduced a bill at the opening OF the
session embodying this idea, and made a
speech in support of it which has been
printed in pamphlet form and is being
distributed widely over the nation Obyi-
ously the interest Of all sorts and cOndi-
tons Of men has been aroused. and it is
thought that within few months the
suggestion viii take hold Of the minds Of
the people everywhere.
1t is an interesting fact not often re-
called that with the exception Of the
last three amendments that grew out Of
the civil war, the Constitution Of the
United States has not been amended in a
hundred years The De Almond idea for
a popular assemblage to DE elected by
the people of the several States on a
basis Of representation 10 be hxed by
Congress, is novel. Heretofore amend
ments have been added to the COnstitu-
ton IN the cumbersome old way of Con-
gress responding to petitions OF two
thirds of the States TO submit amend
ments. which afteTwdTd were ratified by
three-fourths Of the States before they
became effective. A national constitu-
uondi convention undoubtedly would at
tract to its membership the ablest men
III the country. and as pointed out by
Judge De Almond. even should the results
OF their deliberations not be ratified by
the people in State elections. the pro-
ceedings of the convention would be en-
tightening and wholesome Questions Of
grave concern that are now causing wide
spread popular unrest would be greatly
clarified
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-15
PLAIN DEALS.
FIcn the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Lincoln.

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer
Lincoln.
Out Of the past We see him loom,
Gaunt and homely against the gloom:
Shoulders that stOoD meath the load they
bear.
Face that Is scanned with clefts Of care:
Eyes that are dimmed with unshed tears
Look from their hollOws across the years
This Is The man whose memory fine
Shines with glory half divine
Up from the lowliest ranks he came
Wrestling from fortune "a death-bought
fame.
Powered from the dust his deeds arise
Wreathing a name that never dies.
4 SpIendor with Limitations.
Yes. said the Congressman who was
home for a day or two on private bust
ness, 81 guess wen spend "a couple of bill
lions or 50 before we finally adjourn How
much are those eggs?"
''ThirU-two cents" the storekeeper re-
piled.
''Thirty-two cents cried the extrava-
CANT Congressman. That's an outrage.
I've never paid more than ~ cents for
eggs, and I'll be blamed If I pay any
more now. Gimme pound Of Goldfish"
II Impressed Her.
I saw something fin the paper the other
day that pleased me. I cut it out and
took il home and read Il to my wife II
was simple and direct-one Of those fugi-
tive little bits that are evolved by some
sunny-minded philosopher"
What was it,
IT Is better 10 have a smile and a kind
word for breakfast than mutton chops. 81
What did your wife think of it,"
1t seemed 10 impress her. All she gave
me for breakfast the next morning was a
smile. kind word, and a cup of coffee
ON "a Door.
An ingenious German has devised a
scheme for attaching monographs tC
doors, more especially the doors Of bust
ness houses. As the customer enters the
photograph politely informs him that
Eggs are only 30 to-day" or our ad.
vance consignment Of spring neckwear is
just in. See it.
That might answer very well over in
Germany, but it wouldn't be terse enough
for Yankee approval. What we want over
here just now is door phonogTaph thai
will sharply hurl the following query al
the man who enters.
Come back and close me, dern you"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-15


From the rapid current Of the news as il
flows hot and steady through the columns
Of the daily press the watchfuI phiIOso-
pher may occasionally snatch subject
matter of great pith and moment. For
instance. yesterdays dispatch from Lon
don giving an account of the attack Of
the suffragists on the House OF Commons
contained an item 1T least worthy Of a
phiIosophic dream, even II not likely 90
yield valuable results from the fun force
OF the philosophers raticcinative battery.
The stirring story in question tells how
the embattled fight ladies'. linked arm in
arm, marched from Caxton Hall and We're
met by the embattled hobbies in an ineffa-
bic chaos of hairpins, false hair, picture
hats, and other dreadful debris Of femi-
nine warfare. In the first ngagement, we
are told, thirty-fouT arrests were made
and the attacking party routed. The sec
ond round and wind-up. as the vernacular
of the pugilistic smart set has it, again
resulted in the discontinue Of the en-
battled ladies. As the London dispatch
puts it;
In the second fight tventy-tbree more women and
che husband Of one Of them were arrested. All were
bailed out"
Here is where the philosophic. thought
intrudes itself. that, if the man involved
could give expression to the ideas and
emotions which possessed his soul in that
fierce melee. we might have in the twink
ling Of an eye the solution Of problems Of
the ages. Torn from the rude and crude
associations Of mere male cOmpanionship-
an inconsequenual bit Of masculine
driftwoOd tossed helpless on that wave Of
woman's righteous ndignation-mental
flashes pregnant with the hidden deeper
meaning Of things were likely to move
him. The perplexing problem Of the rela-
tiOnS in general OF the sexes. z pointer as
to how some people might be happy
though undivorced, or as to why bachelors
don't marry-such things as these might
be made clear We're the mental fiber Of the
man in the case Of sufficient flexibility
and tOughness. Unfortunately. it is prob
able under the circumstances that he is a
mere worm Of the dust. with no orphic
revelations to hand down to the thankful
ages.
Yet, even so, we wish some one would
write a problem novel around him. II
would be interesting if some realistic
writer could tell US just how he felt-if he
was truly glad-when he was bailed out,
pale and palpitating, and restored to the
tender embrace Of his gentle helpmate
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-15
FRIDAY. FEBRUARY Is. 1897.
4 nappv solution in Prospect.


The administration appears to have hit
en- happy solution Of the japanese con-
troversy-one so simple in detail and 50
effective in method that ii cannot fail
go command the support Of all concerned.
Moreover, it has the advantage. if We
mistake not, of completely conforming
40 the existing treaty with Japan. which
provides that the stipulatiOns relating 70
she rights of japanese in this country
shall not in any way affect the laws,
ordinances, and regulations with regard
20 the immigration of laborers which are
IN force or may hereafter be enacted in
either of the two countries.
As most of the Japanese laborers come
to this country by way Of Hawaii bear
ing passports from their own government
permitting them to depart for that Terri
tory, the amendment proposed TO the
immigration bin virtually authorizes the
EXCLUSION Of such laborers from the main
land. while doing SO on the presumption
jhdt they lack the required permission
from their own government 10 leave
Japan for the United States. It is diff
cult TO sec why Japan should object to
such a method of exclusion, based as il
would be on recognition by this govern
ment of the validity and efficacy of Japa-
nesc passports. And as long as Japan
continued TO refuse her laborers pass
ports to come to the United States, they
would be unable 10 come here. and their
exclusion would be effective.
The administration having done its part
in the settlement of a most delicate mat
ter, it now remains for the people of San
Francisco TO do theirs. We hope that
henceforward the japanese government
viii have no cause to complain Of the
treatment of its subjects by the authori-
ties of that city
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-15
Handicap 10 Reeruiting.

The naval appropriation bill IN IT'S pas
sage through the House gains an amend
ment of four or FIVE words which IS
destined to have anything but a beneficial
effect upon naval recruiting At the last
session OF Congress there was enacted a
law which restricted the acceptance Of
recruits by requiring recruiting officers
to obtain from applicants a certificate
of birth. or some statement which would
be equally convincing TO the recruiting
authorities that the applicant was of age.
This was adopted in order to prevent the
acceptance for naval service of boys who
have run away from home and who, once
admitted 10 the service. make a desperate
effort to get out again. only to find
themselves confronted with the fact that
they have falsely sworn regarding their
ages.
These requirements of evidence Of age
have had the effect, it is estimated, OF
preventing the acceptance of something
like 30 per cent of otherwise eligible
candidates who want to enter the navy,
and whose services were greatly needed
there. This seemed 20 the naval authOri-
ties to be sufficient of hardship. Now,
Congress has further limited the author
ity Of the naval recruiting officer. He
must not accept a statement from another
than the applicant when that statement
is based on what the applicant may say
of himself There must be conclusive
evidence Of the desired remoteness of
birth. There can be no other effect than
to further discourage enlistment in the
navy by imposing a ridiculous obligation
which would seem in some cases to be
altogether unnecessary. It is possible &c
accept recruits. under some conditions,
up 10 thirty-five years of age, and man
in the neighborhood OF thirty years GER
taiuly carries the evidence of his age
without demanding of him that he pro-
duce a certificate of birth. a document
which most people viii find it difficult to
furnish.
There is much foolish talk regarding
the admission Of boys 10 the navy. and
it Is unnecessary on the part of Congress
10 establish restrictions TO naval recruit
ing merely by way of protecting youths
who are willing TO lie under oath about
their age. and who, If they get into the
navy I'm such a manner and do not like it,
ought TO be made to stay there
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-15
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
A GREAT OPENING.

Admiral Hairi Pashaw has been sud
denly removed for refusing to obey the
trade of the Sultan News Item.
on, what a chance for funny men this
paragraph doth hold
on, what choice line of gags the bards
VIII now unfold
Concerning trades
What screaming trades
VIII be framed up by alleged wits and TO
the papers sold.
Oh, what a streak OF fun lies hid within
the word "Pashaw,"
And when the bards upon this vein no
longer care TO draw.
What trifies airy
They'll get from "Hairi.'
Odds hobs. this is the richest mine that 1
have ever saw,
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-15
THE GRIPPE.

An ache in the back and a pain in the head
That's the grippe!
A choke in the throat and yeaning for bed
That's the grippe!
river Of heat. then a shiyer Of cold
4 feeling Of being three hundred years old,
A willingness even 10 do As you're told
That's the mippel
An arrow Of pain. now in this place, now that
That's the grippe
feeling Of doubt as TO where you are at
That's the grippe
A stupid sensation-0f course wholly newt
A foolish deprcssiOn-Why should yOu feel blUel-
A doubt 20 whether this really Is you
That's the grippe.
Strange visions at night that deprive you OF rest
That's the grippel
A taste in your mouth and a weight on your chest
That's the grippel
tired sensation that runs through your veins,
A queer combination OF aches and Of pains.
A Tapid admission Ct absence Of brains
That's the grippe.
-Somegyille Journal.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-15

and with becoming dignity give back to
her theoretical nobility some OF the actual
glories that go with strawberry leaves
and other distinctive marks of titled
persons.
1t is not probable that an American lord
would ever have been hailed as particu-
larly great institution had our forefathers
seen fit to provide for him. The truth
is. the nobleman. so-called. has sadly de-
generated throughout the world since the
days of IS and American independence.
This would probably have been true under
any circumstances But IL we had a few
lords around loose about this country
they would serve to keep a great deal of
good American money at home, provide,
perhaps. much better quality of domes-
tic happiness for some OF our girls, and
give them an American along with their
title, at any rate. At all events. as things
are falling out these days. they would be
quite as much by way OF Importance to
things in general as are French noblemen
now and English noblemen likely to be
henceforth
However there were doubtless good and
patriotic motives underlying the acts Of
our ancestors. and were 1t possible to
argue the matter with them just now, they
would be able 10 convince the most shepti-
cal OF the .soundness of their reasoning,
we presume.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-15
The Senate Temperature.

one of the first things noticed by Wis
itors 10 the Senate galleries is the pleas
ant and even temperature of that cham
Der. They observe that in this sort of
weather the chamber is never too cool OF
too warm. but that its temperature is
just about the proper degree for complete
comfort for the heavy clothing worn. The
House frequently is either too warm or
too cool.
BY means Of the most modern and per-
feet ventilating devices, the Senate tenn
perature is kept at an even degree. At
this time Of year il is not permitted to
get below IS or above - Deep down in
the subbasement there is machinery
which regulates the temperature in which
sit the republics conscript fathers A
network of pipes carry under the desk of
every Senator fresh air that is OF the
proper temperature. In hot weather these
pipes carry cool air, and in cold weather
warm air few years ago a new ap-
paratus was bought which was specially
adapted to keeping the temperature Of the
chamber i'm hot weather down To degree
considerably cooler than the sun-heated
atmosphere. But this machinery was
never installed. The reason was that
scientists advised against it. on the
ground that a temperature more than {
degrees cooler than the air would be IN
healthy and would Cndanger the lives Of
the older class Of Senator'S But for this
il would be possible for Senators 10 be as
cool in their splendid chamber on the
hottest days in Washington as if they
were sitting on the veranda Of a Maine
coast hotel