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The Washington herald., 1907-12-11

To Donald Mclean. a Canadian. whose
home is at Warsaw. we beg to dom our
hat and offer assurances Of our most dis
tinguished consideration. While. possibly.
he would be classed as nature faker by
the greatest living authority on natural
history, 60 our untutored mind he ap-
pears as n public beaefactor But let
the short and simple annals Of his ex-
plot speak for themselves.
like Bye Baby Bunungs papa. Donald
went a-hunting. Whether he sought rab-
bits or less ferocious game does not con-
Germ this narrative. He went a-huntiug.
and, although the open season for deer
was on in Canada. he was not accident
ally shot but returned safely to his
camp. There it was that dangers far
greater than any ne braved in the chase
menaced him. Night came on, and rs he
built a fire whereon TO prepare his mod
est evening meal. shining eyes, and still
more shining eyes. glared at him from
the darkness. Behind the eyes were
wolves. each and every one actuated by
a desire for food. and possessed Of the
belief that Donald would make an ex-
cellent meal
And what did Donald do then? Did ne
seize his rife and commence firing at the
gaunt and shadowy forms that surround
ed him more and more closely each mo-
ment? He did not. He knew q trick far
better. He was-and. as will appear later.
still is-an expert performer on the bag
pipes, as should be all good Scots Of the
clan Mclean. To his camn. there in the
forest Drimeval. he had brought his pipes.
thinking only that they would while
away the idle evening hours with such
soul-stirrers as The CampbeIls Are
Comm Loeb Lomond." and "Annie
Laurie" But instead, they were 10 be
the means of saving him from a cruel
and horrible death. Donald weu knew
the possibilities Of those pipes. spurning
his rife. as if it were no more than a
toy gun. he slung his beloved instrument
over his shoulder, fitted the mouthpiece.
and began to blow,
As before the explosion Of bomb car
rying grape and shrapnei and deadly
gases. the famished wolves fell hack. Re
covering somewhat from the terror
caused by the attack. however. they at
tempted to rush the intrepid Donald. who
now went round and round a tree the
pipes emitting militant marching tune
meanwhile-"Garryowen we think II
was. As the leaders OF the band reached
the circle Of light made by the campfire.
fear gave the player fresh breath and
he hurled straight at their dripping fangs
and polished teeth a medley OF Scottish
war melodies such as might have been
heard in the Highlands when the clans
clashed in the days OF Ions ago. So
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once more the wolves were driven back,
and Donald continued to go round and
round the tree. now piping song of VIC
tory. There were no more rushes. A few
OF the hungry animals prowled around
the campfire for several hours. while
Donald played aud played. but the last
of them dropped their tails between their
legs and ran when. having repeatedly
gone over the solid part OF his repertoire.
a happy Inspiration came TO him and he
piped ''The Heather and the Thistle" in
ragtme.
Thus was De saved to tell the story:
and once mere we say he is a public
benefactor- ANY bright man, with Don
aids achievement in mind, may now con-
trive means of soaring and beating of
burglars. footpads. bin collectors. poor
relations and. # he be a Congressman.
cheap lobbyists and importunate constitu-
ents. We submit the suggestion free OF
charge, and we warn all interested that
we are prepared to defend Donald and
h.a pipes against all charges of nature
taking. no matter from what high source
they emauate
The Washington herald., 1907-12-11
yaIneless Gas Ronnr.s

Il was not TO be expected. Of course.
that the local gas companies in making
their reports 10 Congress under the re-
"a 'rements of the law, would present a
statement of income and expenditures
that would, on the face Of it. demonstrate
tie possibility of "A material reduction in
the price Of gas without affecting in
iuriously tho rights OF stockholders or
in-Dairing the efficiency of operation. We
are not surprised. therefore. 10 find that
the reports make out a poor case for gas
reduction-on the surface. at least On
The other hand. the reports furnish an
equally poor case for The increase in
canital stock asked for by both COM
Danies- A triding calculation viii show
that the total net income of the Wash
ington Gashght Company applicable to
the payment of interest and dividends.
including It's surplus. would be less than
per cent on capitalization Of H3.-
tQV,Q00 The Georgetown company. by
applying its surplus TO dividend nav
ments, would be able to pay s per cent
On its proposed capitalization OF $4,000.
and trihe over per cent on the actual
cash value of its plant. as fixed by Au-
dltor Payne.
These facts suggest that the dividend
paying possibilities Of both plants are
much greater than is indicated in the re-
ports submitted to Congress. By parity
Of reasoning, it may be inferred that
their ability to supply cheaper gas at "a
profit is also much greater than appears
in the figures now before us IN fact.
there is some evidence TO this effect in
an, exception taken by counsel for the
Georgetown company 10 the findings of
Auditor Payne. wherein # was stated
that the gross income of the company
was rapidly increasing. so that the net
income for the present year would be at
least SSo.G0o. or 3 per cent on a capitaIi-
zation OF Ssooo and 10 per cent on the
proposed capitalization of S350,O0o There
is evidently good ground for the expecta-
ton that the reports Of both companies
for the current year viii present more
accurately their real earning capacity
and so supply adequate data for deter
The Washington herald., 1907-12-11
Commerce and Art.

From the Brooklyn Earlc
Nevertheless. the art tax prevails To
NEEDLE with it would probably give 20
the wicked Democrats cnance to force
an embarrassing discussion Of the whole
taNf question. So. while il exists the
government has done wisely TO make IL
Of real commercial value 10 the country
as the basis Of a trade agreement with
the British government Under the
agreement. English paintings are 10 be
imported here under a reduced duty. In
return. Great Britain will admit the sam
pies of American drummers without
charging a cent Inspiring exchange,
John Bull must be flattered TO know that
his artists are bracketed with CONNER
cial travellers. while the sacred cause Of
art viii be everywhere assisted by the
knowledge that two enlightened nations
are willing 10 swap sample cases for
landscapes and marines
The Washington herald., 1907-12-11

We know OF no reason why Taft could
not be nominated as easily at Chicago
as at Kansas City. but some Of the Sec
retarys friends saw number of reasons
why the selection Of the Missouri town
a. the place for holding the Republican
convention would be to his advantage.
and 50 they contributed another chapter
10 that mismanagement Of the Taft boom
that has made ii the laughing stock OF
the country. They raised an utterly false
f. ne. and lost But they are trying TO
make the best Of IT, The Cleveland
leader. a Taft organ. declares there is
no sound reason why Secretary TafCs
friends should not want the convention
held in Chicago" yet it admits that the
a"tive opponents OF Taft were conspicu-
Gus In deciding that the convention should
rot go 10 Kansas City. and accuses
them OF making absurd campaign ma
terial'' out of their victory The Taft
paper in Kansas City. the Star however.
has made no concealment of its chagrin
II Kansas City failed 20 get the conven-
ton. that paper declared before the
choice was made, it would De. entirely
the fault Of the reactionarles. It's sus-
picions were fully confirmed Dy Chicago's
triumph But tae surprising fact yvas de-
veioped, according 60 the Star that the
dictionaries had as allies IL the m.sera-
hle lusi-ess She treacharous third-term
boomers from the South.
There was a conspiracy as black as any
we have ever heard of. Senator Crane. it
was. according 90 the Star. who first sug-
1tcd the political inadylsabiEty of KAN
SIS City. Tho suggestion produced eS-
tracrdinary results s formidable ar,
ray Of Tcactionary opposition" was gath
cred together but in spite Of that. KAN
saS City would have won but for The
'lmcst incomprehensible cooperation
a. The third te~mcrs. The Star can cx-
plain it ON no other hypothesis than that
tie men who have professed the greatest
loyalty to Roosevelt in reality are trying
TO defeat his aims" We are told that
- enemies ,r the Roosevelt administration. or
n,hT. the aycrti c,lmi,s Of tie administration.
Ftr, NOT iu "a majority ON tho committee. lut when
i1 This r.acii i-rars vote was added On, i11.ucerp
thirdtcrm hoCmCs. w.o from the gcry FIRST have
ien using Roc-e,elt's name to d-fsat his policies
'stcry Fer the genuine rcac;ianarns bccare ua-hle
IT has an alcrs been insisted ty MAJORITY of
those Who have always supported tie aduinl-tra-
4 1 That the mon who were shouting third torn
were doing SO with the sole end in view of accom-
Il-',Hg tie Presidents defeat In his effort 10 COM
lei ihe Republican party 10 stand in its next con-
'gltion ior progressive rather than fcF rlacionary
p'licies"
Treachcry i'm the camp. Gross BETRAYAL
ol trust. But if Roosevelt shouters can
not bc depended on. who can be? Friends
are indistinguishable from enemies. and
progressists are reactionaries in disguise
Scratch third-term shouter and YOU
find Cortelyou man, or a Fairbanks
man. or "a Cannon man. underneath 1t
is DuzZling and incongruous situation
Who Is playing the game OF hide-and-
seek-my-boom with the Wandering Boy?
Senator Tom Platt has introduced na-
tiolal corporations bill-but is as mum
as ever about the Presidents suggested
parcels post
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NOT FOUNDED ON CHTVALRY.
Unwritten Law simply n Survival Of
Primitive society.
Fron the New York Times

fIafl me NcH Ac-h IlrDes
Assistant District Attorney Arthur r.
Train expresses the opinion. founded. he
thinks. on reasonable ana Trustworthy
evidence. that jurors 90 not favor wo-
men i'm determining guilt or innocence.
The ordinary man. who is the typical
juror, is not in bis daily life very con-
siderate Of omen.
The 'unwrtJeu law" so-caued. which
has prevailed in 50 many criminal cases
here and abroad. in the trying yea- now
happily preparing % depart is not found
cd on innate chivalry. Let us dismiss
that delusion.
II is survival from rude. primitive
society. u IS founded. really. on low and
brutal instincts, not 0L logic. II is an
echo OF The days when woman was prou-
erty- Men have small sympathy with the
moral frailtes Of other men. and rarely
miss an opportunity 10 rebuke them. But
We are not wise % argue from this thar
tAe morals OF any community IN which
the ''unwritten law" prevails are in
wholesome condition.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-11
Bank Honrding.

Much has been said lately about the.
foolishness Of boarding money instead
OF depositing il in banks. but, as Sccre-
tary CorteIyou limited in his annual re-
port, not all the boarding has been done by
individuals. The reports now being made
TO tho Comptroller of the Currency of the
condition OF national banks reveal some
remarkable Instances OF bank boarding,
not in New York which has been accused
OF tying up the money supply. but i'm the
interior. In numerous cases. the ac-
cumulation@ Of reserves in Western and
southern banks has amounted TO % or 60
per cent Of their deposits.
The injustice of this boarding at a
time when there Is urgent need of funds
is accentuated by the fact that many OF
the boarding banks carry government de-
posts placed with them for the express
purpose OF relieving The monetary strin-
gency. Hoarding these deposits. OF course.
defeats the intention OF the Secretary
of the Treasury in distributing public
funds among the banks. and affords just
ground OF complaint. This money is
virtually loaned 10 the banks without in
teif5t. ana tltN are uuucr a sort or moral
obligation to keep it in circulation. As a
prominent Gnancier writes The Washing
ton Herald.
These deposits UeIc made hy Tho government 30
that TIE banks might relieve the business Interests
of the country, bat insissd the miserable policy
sas pi01ed o: locking up the money IN their
rauits and thus Withholding 10 from the uses ~
trade 20 which it WAS intended 10 ue apIl.ed.
Ranks can produce ranics az any time by hoard
ius. and thcy can mitigate The severity of them br
keeping their funds n the channels Of business.
where there is urgent need for them"
II should be said. in justice TO Washing
ton bankers that these remarks in no
way apply 70 the local banking situation.
for, although our banks as whole have
somewhat increased their reserves. as was
prudent there has been no boarding such
as has occurred in many other cities the
banks have az all times sought 10 accom-
nodate their customers. and clearing
house certificates and similar devices 20
avoid paying out cash have been con
spicuous by their absence
The Washington herald., 1907-12-11

Yesterday began the final act in the
tragedy of Port Arthur. Terrible as thar
struggle was between The hommed in Rus
slams and the indomitable japanese. q
struggle titanic in its proportions. and
which LEFT the Liaoashan hills strewn
with dead, it has almost been forgotten
by now-saye by those who saw or who
took part IN il. But the drama is NOT yer
ended. for over in St Petersburg yester-
day began the final stage In the trial by
court-mart!aI Of Lieut.. Gen. Stoessel. in
dicted for the crime Of having surrendered
Russia's far Eastern fortress TO the
enemy.
With Gen. Stoessal are TO be tried Gems.
Fock and Reiss. who are accused of hav-
ing acquiesced in the Surrender. and Gen.
Smirnon. who is being tried on a minor
count. though the whole prosecution is
based on Gen Smi-nof's secret report OF
the defense of Port Arthur.
1t is not likely that the world at large
will hear much about the cour martial
except It's Judgment at the conclusion;
and yet so great was the tragedy that
was enacted at Port Arthur. and so many
and varied are the surmises and guesses
as TO whether the place could have held
out. and. ia it had held out, what might
have happened, that the details might
well prove Intensely Interesting
Since that day when Gen. StocsseI
marched ont with the remnant of his de-
Tending force in humiliation before Nogrs
conquering battaIions. his life has been a
broken one. marked with shame and bit
terness. Twice he. who through all those
grim months of the siege was only slight
ly wounded. has been stricken down with
paralytic strokes. and the general who
was strong. stern. and brave and hon
est fighter is now brolzen-down, weak
hearted. and trembling old man. eager FOR
his trial and hopeful that bis honor viii
be restored to him by military decree.
It is really most pitiable 10 think OF.
It is easy for us who know only by
hearSay OF the horror OF that siege: its
daily dangers bravely fronted: its in
evitable end STAYED of by courage until
the world wondered as much al the
dogged resistance Of the defenders as il
did at the terrible persistence OF the be-
s:egers. 10 level criticism. 20 say that
tb.s or that should have been done. and
that IL was the duty OF Cen Stoessel to
resist 20 the death. For his own death
it may be that he cared but little. but
under him, under his sole care and re-
sponsibility, were sin l7OW fighting mea.
and in the hospitals were i5.CoO wounded.
Ono thing is certain. that after months
of mining and digging and burrowing ia
the ground, the japanese had taken. fort
after fort. hin after hin. until at last
they stood masters Of the field. From q
dozen directions they could pour their
deadly fire into what remained OF the
once sheltered city Every battle snip in
thc harbor was sunk hy the japanese
guns from landward. Utter and complete
annihilation was but q question Of hours.
And so ne surrendered; and to-day I'm
Russia. the unsuccessful general is be
ing tried for his life and for what Is
dearcr 10 the soldier than his lfe-his
honor. 1t is a sad and mournruI specta-
Gle; It is "A grim and hollow echo of
dreadful war,
The Washington herald., 1907-12-11
EVERY INCH A KING.
Tribute TO the Great Sovereign
who Has Passed Away.

frnn the NcW Yofk Tnburc.
The venerable monarch vino has just
passed away. grandson Of Bernadotte and
son of Josephine Beauharnais. might
truly De described as every inch a
King" There were more conspicuous
sovereigns in Europe during his long
reign. but there We're few. If any who
more justly appreciated tine functions or
a modern constitutional monarch OF who
more diligently and successfully strove
70 justify the existence OF kingship by
service 10 the people. For thirty-fve
years oscar II laborcd as earnestly as
any democratic chief Of state Tor the wei
fare Of his kingdom. It's reign was a
period Of progress and prosperity and OF
general advancement Of his subjects well
fare It's one untoward eve1t-from his
point Of view-was the secession Of Nor
way. which he strove 20 avert by using
all his influence for the just Cancellation
Of the Norwegians. and against which,
when at last II inevitably came. be pro-
tested vainly bat with dignity not
often rivaled in royal utterances. He
was a generous patroa Of literature. sci
ence. and art. and was himself q man OF
letters-historian. essayist. and pOet-of
no mean rank. sweden is the better FOR
his having reigued and the world is
poorer Tor his death.
He has left the kingdom strong and
prosperous, 20 De reigned over by his son.
a worthy successor. already familiar with
the duties Of ldnscraft. There viii be no
disturbance OF Swedish affairs. az home
or abroad. because Of the change of mon
archs. but only grateful recollections of
The King who is dead and Loyalty conf
dent anticipation Ter the King who lives.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-11
NOTES AND NOTIONS.
Prom the Baltimore AmcTican.
THOSE ROOMS

Prom the Baltimore AmeT1can.
THOSE BOOMS.
The Presidential bee is buzzlng
Loud
Booms they come along; in anxious fuss
Crowd.
some just burst into a lively being
Quick:
But they don't, as far as goes folks
seeing.
There's the Taft boom. which has. to all
showing.
Weight,
That the country needs big men. the
knowing
State
And the Fairbanks boom. some say. in
herits
Place.
But that cocktails changed too soon its
merits
Face.
And the Cannon boom that Ger the ma
ROars.
The Foraker boom that in elation
Scars.
And the boom that really is most ready
Stirred.
The most persistent one OF Teddv's
Iild.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-11

From the Philadelrlia Record.
A specimen OF the type Of individual
who helps TO bring on financial disturb
ances was seen the other day in a pop
ular downtown restaurant In plain view
OF perhaps rSe- score people a hand
somely dressed young man took out
roll Of bills from an inner waistcoat
pocket, and proceeded 10 count them be-
fore an older friend sitting vis-a-vis
When the friend realized that the ron
consisted of fifty Sl,o0o bills he remon-
strated and told the yolth 20 put the
money away. But the other proceeded
% take revolver from another waist
coat pocket. and laid It on the table
near the roll OF bills. with the remark.
That will protect IL" Il transpired
from the conversation that the young
man had taken his entire fortune from
a perfectly solvent institution and was
carrying It in his pocket
The Washington herald., 1907-12-11
Paying Election Expenses.

From the Wall Street Journal
The government pays the expenses OF
elections. and provides the entire ma
chinery for voting In the State Of New
York ii also defrays the expense OF hold
ing the primary elections OF the different
parties. Is there anything revolutionary,
or wrong, in the proposition favored by
President Roosevelt. that the government
should also defray the expense of con
Quoting political campaigns? 1t is surely
as important to instruct the people in the
issues at stake as IL is to provide them
with honest primaries and adequate cleo
tion machinery
The Washington herald., 1907-12-11

mining whether the price Of gas may not
be reduced without injustice to stock
holders.
One thing is made clear by the reports,
and that is the relation Of inflated capi-
tai TO the price Of service. A continuous
increase In the capitalization OF IA public
service corporation. as Judge Alton b.
Parker has well said. simply means that
the price of service will never be re-
dueed. Hence the vital Importance 10 the
public Of limiting the capitalization OF
such corporation 20 fair and reason
able amount Still better would ii be il,
following the Boston plan. the payment
OF n dividend higher than 6 per cent
should be conditional on a reduction OF
the price of gas, 50 that the corporation
would have a Strong incentive to jn-
crease economy and efficiency Of pro-
ductiOn, and share them with the people.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-11
DOMINION.

hare lured him with opaline lights
And sung him TO confident sleep
And then. in the horror Of nights
| have strangled his cry IN the deep
have pUTTed az his fet on the sand
And whispered Of love 70 his sail
TIL, far from the shelteri1g land
] have swept him 10 death in the gale.
] have promised him substance and store
II be gave me his sons and his fleet;
And then. having cozened him sore.
have cast up his dead al his feet.
But he spans me With log ard With lead.
He brands me with marks for his ken,
Ee bssries the tale Of his dead.
And turns his ships seaward again.
N~Cbarics Buxton Going. in Mcclure Z
The Washington herald., 1907-12-11
The Real Thing

do You think that unconscious spell
which Miss Sharp had at the ball was a
swoon?"
No: I am sure it was feint"
What do you mean2"
She had declared her intention of
making a sensation at the ball and
think she was Ike her intention-she
wanted TO be carried out. ="
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sight Reading.

Mrs. Rusticus-Pa, our boy Tommy
must be awful careless with that there
autermobilly he got you TO buy for him
up 20 the city
Mr. RusticUs-TIow so, ma?
Mrs. Rusucus-Why. he writes in this
here letter that he keeps il in the gar
hage.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-11
CAPITOL GOSSIP.

John Dalzell, OF
Pennsylvania, who
ranks next 10 the
Speaker on the
G O m m lite @ on
Rules, which con
trolls practically all
legislation IN the
House. and who is
also ranking mem-
ber on the CON-
mittee on Way s
ana lleduS, IS q
small man. with
an a ggressiv s i've.
busy air, W b o
spends no more
time on the floor
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A LITTLE NONSENSE.


The statesman leans back in his chair
Looks out across the park,
And. weighing every word with care,
Delivers this remark:
The tariff is a meaty nut;
l think II should be altered. But
The statesman fumbles with his pen,
Debating means ard ways,
Looks out across the park again
And sapiently says:
Tho ship OF state is not a skin;
The tariff will be altered, II
The Washington herald., 1907-12-11
The Test.

American-Our Senate is superior to the
upper legislative houses OF any Euro
pean nation. and I can prove IT,
Briton-How do you make il out7
American-Because your upper House
is without a peer.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-11
Don,t wait for Concres..

From the riilade,rhe Press
Don't wais for Congress to do some
thing before you purchase your Christ
mas presents Congress isn't going 10 do
anything before the holidays except ad-
journ.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-11

Congress does not seem to be in any
sort of hurry to adopt the Presidents
ideas about paying the expenses of the
national campaigns. Perhaps Mr.. ROose-
welt might make them Sit up and take
notice by suggesting that Jne government
pay the expenses Of Congressional cam
paigns.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-11
Our Chief Litterntenr.

From The Boson Globe.
II President Roosevelt hadn't received
the Nobel Peace Prize a year ago per-
haps he would have been awarded the
Nobel Library Prize this year
The Washington herald., 1907-12-11

John. where were you last night?''
Il don't remember
And then he added softly: That sounds
Ike a hackneyed plea. but, in this case,
it's the petrihed truth"
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II aNnr Snntn

Anybody been in Jack?" asked the
building inspector.
Man with white whislSers wanted a |
permit 60 go down chimneys."
We'll well. / hope you didn't charge |
him anything for it