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The Washington herald., 1907-09-13
Secretary Taft on the Panama Canal.

In his recent speech at Portland.
Greg, Secretary Taft set a date for the
opening Of the Panama Canal. 7 think
it is a modest estimate" the optimistic
Secretary told his hearers. TO say that
the canal will be completed in seven
years from the beginning Of the new
fiscal year-that Is. about the 1st of July,
1915" Mr.. Taft thought an average an
nual excavation Of 100000 cubic yards
could be accomplished in Culebra Cut
which would finish that part Of the lob
in five years. But the remainder of the
canal consUuction-the building of dams
and locks-would require about two years
longer The real construction of the
canal, according to Mr.. Taft, began in
January of this year. all t-.c work done
heretofore being preliminary. preparatory,
SS4, As, ,05O up 10 the end Of the calendar
year 1906, Of which s5O000. 600 went to the
French company and the Panama gov
ernment. the remainder being expended
for machinery and supplies, government,
sanitation, construction, and engineering.
The expenditure for the current fiscal
year. inclusive Of the SS.0OO,OO0 which Mai.
Goethals has been authorized to spend
in excess Of the appropriation will be
about S35, ,OO0OO0. AS to the matter Of
cost, however, M. Taft takes a cheerful
view, for his idea is that the people are
more interested in getting the canal built
In the shortest time possible than in the
actual cost of it, provided the money ex-
pended is not wasted OF dishonesty ap-
piled
To John F. Stevens. the former chief
engineer, Mr.. Taft is disposed to give
The Washington herald., 1907-09-13
VIII They BE Put Ons

from the New York Times
It is generally understood that Seere-
tary Tafts notion of the time for tariff
revision puts it at not earlier than 1910.
But Mr.. Taft is on record as recogniz-
ing that the demand for tariff revision
has been presented by an association.
the National Manufacturers, which is
composed almost wholly of protection
lists, and we may therefore safely say.
Of Republicans who represent 'aII classes
of manufacturers in this country, and
a majority Of the manufacturers of con-
sequence" They ask for a commission.
and they ask for it now
Why should they be put off for two
years?
The Washington herald., 1907-09-13
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER Is. 1901


Secretary Taits definition of a good
trgst-one that reduces the cost Of manu-
facture and shares the increased profit
due to reduction Of cost with the public
would hardly ~ the American lee Com
p3ny The chief aim Of that concern. 10
judge aom the letters written by its
president to his local managers. is 10 in
crease both prices and profits az the ex-
pense Of the consuming public. In order
70 do this, il is the aim of the trust
managers 20 monopo.ize the source of
supply and To control all the avenues of
distribution. we have closed a deal
which practically gives as control Of
N Washington wrote President Oler last
December Baltimore was pretty well
corral-ed, and Philadelphia looked prom.
iSing. The time had not yet come to
raise prices, but ii came last summer.
when the company had cornered the SUD-
ply, and President OIer ordered a radical
advance In price 10 Curtau consumption. -"
Although there was plenty Of ice in the
hands Of producers. the public was unable
TO set IT because the trust wouldn't buy
it except at its own figures, nor would
II allow anybody to sell 1t. as it con-
trolled the distributing agencies.
A monopoly such as this in "a prime
necessity Of Ife-for ice, in cities. is a
prime necessity-is int0Ierable. It NAV
he admitted that, from the standpoint
OF economy in production and distribu-
ton, the ice business can be conducted
more efficiently by a single concern in
these concerns would be advantageous i'm
securing an ample, continuous. and uu-
failing supply Of the commodity dealt in;
but il cannot be admitted for a moment
that these concerns have any right to
combine for the purpose Of limiting the
supply, Increasing the price, and crush
ing out Independent producers and deal
ers. The methods by which the ice trust
has sought 10 accomplish these unlawful
ends are familiar to all students of the
trust problem, they are under the ban
Of the common law and Of the statute
law, as well as under the condemnation
Of public opinion. The courts have ample
power to annuI the agreements by which
this monopoly is maintained, TO enjoin
its oppressive operations, and TO punish
those responsible for them.
Fourteen months ago the American Ice
Company was indicted by the District
grand jury for violation of the anti
trust law. We are now assured that the
cases viii be tried at the fall term Of
court. Surely they ought TO be ready,
after a years time for preparation
Tardy justice is better than none.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-13
Strength of Racial Preiudice.

From the New Orleans Picayuue
our own government should learn that
race prejUdices cannot be controlled by
treaties nor kept down by legislation,
while Japan and England should also
learn that race antagoniSus are as uni
veTsaI as the human race itself. and moth
inS that governments can do can control
or prevent exhibitions Of race hatred or
antagonism. Even the Japanese them
selves are as intolerant Of the Chinese
and Koreans as We are of them. II
is all very fne in theory 10 make treaties
guaranteeing the right Of free travel and
free residence TO foreigners, but human
nature is so constituted that the masses
viii not permit IL, and viii resent any
attempts to force such doctrines upon
them, particularly where the inflow Of
foreigners disturbs economic conditions Of
life
The Washington herald., 1907-09-13
A RECEIPT FOR KISSES,

Take q bit OF dark piazza.
Add some moonlight-not too much
Press IN two strong hands small one;
Add Of COY reserve q touch;
Sift in Just a pinch of folly,
Mixed with softly whispered sighs:
OF romance add two small tsac1ps,
And the starlight Ct her eyes:
Then dissolve some pure emotion
In longing and laugh;
Mix a grain Of deep affection
With a bit cf merry cha1f
Add an ounce Of mild resistance,
Two of yielding-then. in mute,
Inexpressible enjoyment,
Serve in quantities 20 suit.
Nixon Waterman, in What-to- Eat
The Washington herald., 1907-09-13
PROFITS IN ICE FAMINE.
Prices Advanced while an Artificial
Scarcity Was Created.


From the New York American
Out Of the ice famine Of 1896, when chill
dren were dying like flies. the ice trust
cleared two million dollars in profits. be-
sides declaring a per cent dividend on
Its preferred stock. amounting 10 over a
million dollars more. Yet at that very
time-for so the amazing letters Of Presi-
dent Wesley NJ OIer, Of the trust, show
Ice was being offered 70 him from all
sides and he refused 70 buy Instead
prices We're advanced TO curtaH consump-
ton, although such curtailment neces-
saTily meant an increased death rate.
OF all the cynical, heartIess. cold
blooded exhibitions Of Gallons Indifference
to public suffering these letters certainly
hold unenviable pre-eminence. In August,
1896, during the very height Of the famine,
he writes.
The fever IS about 100 degrees Just
now, but ! have kept cool and have
bought no high-price Zee. nor do intend
10. If there Is an actual failure here. I
shall wait until the people bring their ice
10 New York to sell before buying"
Mr OleT had no objection 70 selling
high-priCe ice. but 10 buy II would cut
into three million dollars Of profit. Be
fore be would do that he would permit an
actual failure Of the ice supply
The Washington herald., 1907-09-13
Time and Sex Have Changed.

From the L0adon Juay.
Men nowadays are ashamed-absOIutely
ashamed-Of rendering to women any OF
the little delicate attentions and courtesies
that IN the past cndeared them to w0m-
anhood. A man now raises his hat to a
woman not as a tribute to her sex, a
sign Of respect and observance. but more
as the enforced fulGilment of an irksome
duty Where are the graceful curves and
hourishes of the hat. the step back, the
deep bow and courtly smile Of the seven
teenth, nay, even the eighteenth CEN
tury? Then it was a pleasure TO meet a
man IN the street; one felt ones sway
OF sex. Who is now inclined TO acknowl-
edge a hideous smirk and a grudging
touch Of a hat brim2
The Washington herald., 1907-09-13
stewing in Their own Juice.

From the Springfield Republican.
As the particular allies or Japan, the
British people have on their hands quite
as delicate problem as the United States
in the development If the sand-lots mob
OF their own on the Western American
coast The English newspapers will not
have to draw upon new sources OF
phraseOlogy in commenting upon the
Vancouver outbreaks. The severe articles
directed against the United States in
relation to the San Francisco riots and
schoOl-exclusion performances will serve
for the present case with little altera-
tiOn.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-13
Poor Guides of statecraft.

From the Boston Transcript.
II is a significant remark attributed to
Admiral Clark, Of the oregon fame, that
although hardly a bolt in the great ship
had not been Ioosened by its long journey
from the Pacific, he could not take his
ship in for repairs because his men had
been aching for fight halfway around
the world The attitude Of the service,
military and naval toward the great Op-
portunity for the display Of professional
skill, bravery, &c, with its line of pro-
motions in store, makes its members poor
guides of national action in questions in
yolvlng peace and war.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-13
MEN AND THINGS.
Is Courage Goines


Gen. Ferdinand w Peck, the Chicago
capitalist, declares that physical courage
will soon be a thing Of the past. He
had recently read Of hold-up by rob-
bers in broad daylight. the criminal max
ing good his escape. How often do we
hear" said Cen Peck, "of these hold-ups
and shooting ARRAYS in our crowded
streets and not a single spectator inter
fering. Il is painful In the good old
days it was hardly possible for a man
10 go through life without having TO
guard his life with his own hand and
the most cOwardly had TO cultivate some
sort OF art Of self-defense as q necessity
in the struggle for existence. To-day
there is often 10 necessity for the aver
age citizen 10 protect himself in his ca
reer from the cradle to the grave. The
result is that If he faces a danger he is
likely 90 find himself the raukest sort Of
coward"
The Washington herald., 1907-09-13

credit for the real work of organizing the
construction force. Mr.. Taft calls him
the great organizer who contributed the
machine" while Of the first chief en-
gineer, Wallace, his opinion is that he
left no great impress on the job, Mr.
Stevens. Mr.. Taft says. resigned because
worn out by the strain Of his work.
No explanation was offered Of Wal
laces resignation, but the Secretary took
great satisfaction in the thought that;
designations will not count hereafter. for
one army engineer will be succeeded by
another. and the work will be carried
on without interruption. Everything is
being done by the administration to finish
this monumental enterprise" Mr. Taft
concluded. an assertion which is amply
borne out by the excellent reports OF
actual operations on the line Of the great
canal
An assurance which must have given
satisfaction on the Pacific Coast was that
It has not been found necessary to en-
ploy either Chinese or Japanese on the
canal. as President Roosevelt thought
might have 60 t. done. Mr. Taft ex-
pressed the opinion that the labor situa-
ton oH the Isthmus is entirely satisfac-
tory. the efficiency Of the negroes having
been increased. the white laborers having
apparently inspired feeling of competi-
tion among the blacks. This in itself is
no small achievement for the canal man
agement
The Washington herald., 1907-09-13
Home Rule the Best.

From Recent Speech Of Gov. Hughes
When we think of administration we
are accustomed to look far away from
home 10 Albany, to a remote place where
sit the leaders Of the State. The place to
look primarily, in order to secure good
government and good administration, is
at your own home. Now, It Is principle
Of administration that you want to have
done locally all that you can get done
locally, and as little done away from
home as is necessary to the maintenance
Of the constitution.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-13
A Man Who Makes Good

From the New YORK. Nail
Those who know Mr.. Cortelyou are
gratihed but not surprised at his manage
ment Of the business department of the
government AS Treasury Secretary he
continues to be what he was as confiden-
tial clerk, secretary to the President, chief
of the Department Of Commerce and La
Dor, chief Of the Post-office Department
the man that makes good.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-13
why They Come Here.

From the Springfield Republican
The United States commission that has
been investigating in Europe the problem
Of our immigration, has reached one con-
clusion that is undoubtedly sound. AS
Senator Dillingham; states it. the great
magnet that draws the immigrant hitber
are the letters sent back to the old home
telling of larger wages and greater COM
forts of life in America.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-13

good men viii rise and find higher oppor-
tunities. This Is not the age OF King Cot
ton. or King Wheat. CT King Gold-it IS
the era of King Work-an honest chance
for every able man,
The Washington herald., 1907-09-13
Loeb Can Stand II.

From the Houston Post,
If the predicted panic occurs, the effort
to lay the blame on Roosevelt will fail
Preparations to lay it all on Loeb have
already been completed.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-13
jealousy Did IL.

How did an American come to be nom
mated IN this ward?"
IT was a compromise. The CZeCbs
C0pts. Kurds. CrOauaus and BhOnglish
couldn't agree upon a candidate among
themselves
The Washington herald., 1907-09-13

Every barrel has bung, says an In
diana contemporary. We are on the eve
OF a Presidential campaign, and coming
events east their shadows before"
The Washington herald., 1907-09-13
You can always set laugh with that.

You can always set laugh with that
Mr.. BOues-Kin yO' all answer me a
conundrum. seh2
Interlocutor-I can. Mr.. Bones, but 10
preserve the best traditions OF the burn
cork semlcircIe. I shall not What IS it,
Mr.. Bones-What am de Offence
tween man slightly intoxicated an a
child jest beginning SCHOOL,
InterIOcutor-As I have no desire TO
take up time I shall not repeat the ques-
tiOn several times.
Mr.. Bones-Wen one is a little stewed
an de otheh Is little student Oaugh-
ter)
The Washington herald., 1907-09-13
No Pretty Girl Trust.

From the Cleveland Leader.
A typewriter trust to cover the world
is the latest scheme, but no one has
ventuTed to suggest a monopoly in the
typewriters who make the mechanical
tvDeWTiterS go
The Washington herald., 1907-09-13
Hens Wages Also Going In,

From the Columbia State.
Industrious hens are now earning 2jz
cents a day: good wages for q hen.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-13
TRAFFIC,

Hoof-bests laundering on the paves.
Wagons crashing By.
But. Oh, dream Of distant waves.
Gods tent Of open skyD
Bells that clamor all day long
Rush and roar Of steam
(But I have heard robins song.
Il only in my dream
Jharles Hanson TOwne, in New Orleans Times
ocrzt
The Washington herald., 1907-09-13
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The Washington herald., 1907-09-13

The Louisville Courier-Journal says Mr..
Foraker is rapidly degeneratIng into a
"one section peanut" as a political factor.
Nevertheless, Mr.. Forakers picturesque
activities will forever preclude his being
known as a chestnut
The Washington herald., 1907-09-13

Il dreamed last night that you were
nagging me for new fan hat"
80 that's why you We're growing in
your sleep?'
The Washington herald., 1907-09-13

It is said that Prince Wilhelm practi-
cally doubled the tips Of Baron KuroH
wherever he went If each notable com
ing To these shores proposes 20 out-tip
his predecessors, il will not be q great
while until such visitors viii be compelled
to flee from America straight 10 the bank
ruptcy courts on the other side
The Washington herald., 1907-09-13
Now for the Next War

From the Ohio State Journal.
The peace conference having fixed the
rules, there is nothing now to deter the
nations from falling to and beginning to
fight
The Washington herald., 1907-09-13

The san Francisco Call refers TO the
Vice President as John Warren Fair
banks" At least this IS quite as funny
and q great deal more original than Mr..
Tpabaulzc
The Washington herald., 1907-09-13

"Chanler, of New York. the Best East
ern Figure" says an Atlanta Georgian
editorial headline. Col John Temple
Graves permits few men 10 beat him to
a band wagon,
The Washington herald., 1907-09-13

a story Is going the rounds about AN
editor being robbed Of five diamonds. No
editor could possibly notice the loss of
five diamonds
The Washington herald., 1907-09-13
Poles Move.

From the New YORK Herald
Walter Wellman. it seems can't go to
the north pole just now. so it's up to the
pole 10 come to Walter.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-13
One Comfort.
Domestic Amenitier.

Let us not forget that the affinity vii
doubtless get hers within a few months
The Washington herald., 1907-09-13
Nnturc-fnkinE AEnin.

In the North Mountain region Of Penn
plentiful and passengers on the Le-
high Valley B0wmans Creek branch
report that they often see the ami
mails from the train. They are said
10 be getting so familiar with the
sight of tra MS that il is only the con
stant footing OF the whistles that keeps
them on the track. Engineer Miller, Of
The Lehlsa Valley, reports that the
other afternoon. when bound for Wilkes
barre. he noticed large black bear on
the track ahead Of him. lie blew the
whistle and rang the bell until finally
bTuin ambled slowly from the track
clambered up a steep bank and disap-
pcared into q nearby orchard.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-13

Arctic explorers have been quite sue
cesstul this year getting ready TO post
pone their dashes until next
The Washington herald., 1907-09-13

Mr. James J. Hnl says the country
wants mere money II Mr. Hill and
number OF his kind would stand aside
and keep hands off for while. tho coUu-
try might stand some show TO get it,
The Washington herald., 1907-09-13

Miss GoIdie Goldenberg, of South Bend,
IND, attempted to commit suicide be
cause she could not write perfect Eng
lish." How fortunate for the census
enumerator that everybody doesn't take
life so seriously as Goldiei
The Washington herald., 1907-09-13
And Bears Can't Climb.

From the Columbia State.
The price Of household necessities ex.
cept the Teddy bear is climbing.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-13

oyster University
Is my alma NAV,
Ever hear our college yell?
Raw, raw, raw.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-13
The Age of the Earth.

Although it IS not considered polite 10
inquire too closely into the age of a
lady. the scientists Will keep bOtherEng
mother earth about hers, DR.. z. F.
Scharn. Of the Dublin Museum believes
that the oldest and most permanent forms
OF the earth's surface can be asce7tained
by a study OF the distribution of the
present forms Of animal life. He finds
that animals found east Of the Rockies
were comparatively unknown on the west
ern slopes until modern times. But al
most identical forms are found in Eu-
rope-Austria particularly. This leads 10
the belief that at some time this cOnti-
nent had been connected with Europe by
q strip Of land and that the part Of
North America now west Of the Rocky
Mountains had been submerged. He also
declares Il proven that North and South
America were not Joined together until
the middle Of the tertiary period, many
thousands Of years ago, but, geologically
speaking. very recently. He takes II for
proven also, that Africa and Brazil were
once connected, and SAYS that the con-
Meeting ridge may be still traced under
the sea. This fact he dedUces from the
spider and crab forms. which are analo-
gous I'm South America and Africa. but
which do not exist in North America. All
of the evidences considered, Dr. Scharff
thinks that the earth much older than il
is usually thought to be,
The Washington herald., 1907-09-13
4 Relief.

Il believe prefer the concert singer to
the operate variety"
Why"
THE concert singer is not expected to
make gestures"
The Washington herald., 1907-09-13

Two and oue-haIf cents per day Is the
average earning of a we'll regulated
haTd-vorking hen just now. The hen
union maintains a fancy scale, all right.
doubtless made possible. however by rea-
son OF the fact that there are so many
loaferS in the profession.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-13

The interest due on that Standard oil
fine probably amounts to enough by this
time to purchase a few torpedo boats f5r
our navy
The Washington herald., 1907-09-13

il is said that the Vancouver riots
have deprived over two thousand f1ui-
lies Of their cooks. Doubtless this wiz
prove an effective cure Tor the riot habit
up that way
The Washington herald., 1907-09-13

The oyster ushers in the faH season
about as accurately as the ground hog
ushcrs I'm spring.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-13
Foremost Woman Surgeon.

Dr. Leora Johnson. one Of the foremost
woman surgeons Of the world, has just re-
signed from the faculty OF the Iowa Col
Iege OF Homeopathic Medicine She has
served there for fifteen years. She is the
only woman in the world who was ever
admitted 10 the classes In St Thomas
Hospital in London, and she was for
time member Of the staff there-the
only American so employed.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-13

II Mr. Roosevelt should become an edi-
tor after his retirement from the Prssi-
deney 10 Is safe 10 assume that fresh
and constituencies contemporaries would
think twice before stealing his editorials.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-13

A remarkable feat Of a pigeon was ac-
compIished the other day when a carrier
bird. one Of two thousand. liberated al
Renues, travelled % Yorkshire, England.
a distance OF $50 miles. at an average
speed OF i.32 yards a minute. But even
this record has been eclipsed A few years
ago a bird belonging 20 the King Of Eng
land, who. Ike bis son. the Prince OF
Wales, is a pigeon fancier, won the ma
ti0nal race from Lerwlck, covering so
miles az a velocity Of 1909 yards a min
ute. The speed OF a pigeon depends q
great deal upon atmospheric conditions.
With a strong wind behind IL. a speed OF
l619 yards minute is fairly common,
and even this rate Of speed has been
greatly exceeded In race from Ret
ford 20 London. several of the birds are
said to have flown mile q minute.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-13

A contemporary wonders that they
should sell whisky by the pound. and not
the gallon, in Kansas. People who live
in near-pTohibition States understand
that all right
The Washington herald., 1907-09-13

Secretary Wilson says "Westerners. as
a rule do not know Wall street" Neither
do q. lot of Fasteners; not to mention
a gOOdly array Of NOrtherners and
SCuthpTneTs
The Washington herald., 1907-09-13

Emperor William should be careful how
he falls off his horse. He rides such a
high one,
The Washington herald., 1907-09-13

The doctor business seems 10 be extra
good at health resorts.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-13

An Alabama man who recently In
herited Nooe0 refuses 10 discard his
jeans pants and cowhide boots. Like the
new Congressman who refuses 20 wear
dress suit he viii get over Il.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-13

Il shall not pass this way again. %
sings a California poet Calirornians can
no longer deny the blessings Of the anti
pass laws.