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The Washington herald., 1907-10-11
Progress in Manchuria.

Consul General Straight sends from
Mukden an account Of the progress Of
administrative reform In Manchuria since
the resumption OF Chinese authority in
that province. As the success Of the Chi
nese in the government Of this important
province IS Of crucial Importance to the
maintenance Of the integrity Of the en-
pire. 1t is OF interest to learn from Mr..
Straights report that considerable energy
has been displayed in establishing effect
I've police forces for the suppression of
banditti, in the creation of postal and
telegraph service, the simplification of
the taxing system. and the development
of industry. The entire governmental
system has been altered, all power being
centered in the viceroy. whose duties are
delegated TO various bureaus analogous
in function 10 those Of modern govern
ments.
A beginning has been made in the prep
aration Of the people for municipal self
government through the organization by
chambers of commerce in the several
cities of self-government boards, out of
which it is hoped eventually 20 evolve
representative local government In ad-
dition, a school Of municipal administra-
tion has been opened at Mukden for the
purpose Of training municipal officials.
Recruits for this school are obtained
among those thought by local officials to
be fitted by education and experience for
the responsibilities Of administration.
Upon completing their course of training,
the graduates will be eligible for election
as members of the municipal government.
The course Of study includes local geog-
raphy, elementary drawing, arithmetic,
law, and municipal government
japanese instructors are drilling the
Manchurian army, which at present con-
sists of but 5000 men. It Is proposed to
increase this force considerably. and to
place it in charge Of an imperial officer.
The police, also drilled by the japanese,
The Washington herald., 1907-10-11
The Suspension of a PILOT.


President Roosevelt doubtless misappre-
hended the scope Of Executive Jurisdiction
in the Steamboat Inspection Service when
he ordered the immediate suspension Of
the license Of a pilot for alleged miscon-
duct on the Presidential voyage down the
Mississippi. His direction 20 the SUPER
vising inspector 10 suspend the license
for ninety days ignored the fact that a
license cannot be suspended without an
inquiry into the circumstances alleged to
justify suspension. The law provides
that charges shall be formulated against
the alleged delinquent and that witnesses
shall be heard under oath touching the
performance OF his duties After such a
hearing, at which the accused has a
right TO be present and to cross-examine
witnesses, the board Of inspectors, or a
single inspector, in the absence Of other
members of the board, may suspend or
revoke the license # satisfied that the
licensee has been incompetent or guilty
Of misbehayior, neglect, or unskllfulness
or has endangered life. In other words,
licenses to the officers Of steam vessels
cannot be suspended or revoked without
a formal hearing corresponding to the
due process of law Of a judicial inquiry
Mr.. Roosevelt may have been unfa-
miliar with the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS law
when ne sent his order for suspension,
but the inspectors were not, for the un-
lucky pilot was given a hearing before
an inspector at Memphis on the arrival
there Of his boat, at the conclusion of
which HIS license was suspended for
double the time fxed by the President
1t is maintained that the proceeding be-
fore the inspector was perfectly regular
and IN entire conformity with the law
and regulations governing such hearings.
The pilot, therefore, was not punished
without warrant Of law, as some Of our
contemporaries have hastily assumed,
nor was he tried. convicted, and SEN
fenced by Executive order. We have no
doubt. however that the proceedings
were somewhat accelerated" to use Mr..
Quigg's expression. by the tone OF the
Presidential telegram, andewe shudder TO
think what would have happened if the
inspector had eXonerated the pilot. 1t
was a case Of quick action along lines
fairly well indicated to the official mind.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-11
Washiugton . Tnx Dodger! !!

Perhaps it is just as well for the dig
nifty attaching to the great name of
/ Washington-George not Wonderful-that
the cherry tree story has long since been
| exploded and shown to have been a mere
fabrication. hatched up by some ancient
reporter, doubtless to I'll up space on a
/ dark and stormy night when colonial
news was scarce and the city electric
/ light supply short-circuited.
! We feel this way about il because II
has been shown by indisputabIe evidence
that Washington was careless and evasive
Of the law on at least one occasion; or,
to use shorter and uglier term, he was
! a tax dodger, Together with two other
/ plutocrats of the neighborhood-for Wash
! ington was something Of a plutocrat In
his day and time-he was indicted by a
Virginia grand jury and publicly charged
with failing to give IN a just and accu-
rate estimate of his worldly goods and
chattels- The record is complete. and the
charge specific; no plea Of not guilty ap-
pears upon it. That the Father of his
Country was not above stretching the
blanket, even though ever so little, seems
authenticity established.
It does not appear, however, that any
thing ever came of it, Whether it was
a mere stempest in a teapot, or the gen
eral was soused in some sort of immunity
bath, We do not know-or care, especially
The point IS clear enough-the first citi-
zen sidestepped. just a wee bit, when il
came TO unmaSKing all of his belongings
TO the pestferous tax collector He did
not act the pig about the thing. mind
you; his offense vas very slight. and the
entire amount Of taxes evaded, if il had
been successful would not have affected
in any considerable measure the nations
prosperity-the article left unlisted being
nothing more than a four-wheel carriage.
This newly discovered evidence Of
Washington's human make-up-taken in
connection with the long since discredited
cherry tree yarn-brings him down, at
last, to level upon which We may judge
him more fairly. and with something like
approximate justice. Since he was the
Father of his Country, and since one
touch of nature-human nature-makes
the whole world kin, the tax-dodging
episode must be accepted as the final
proof OF the oft-vaunted relationship.
Washington was a great man and all
that, but he could dodge taxes. The
splendid thing to his credit is that, while
Ae could do these and other wicked
| things, he didn't-at least, often and TO
hurt.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-11

have proved effective in suppressing the
disorders that were the natural after
math of the war. Mr.. Straight makes no
mention OF any conflict OF the Chinese
with the japanese administration, save
in a trivial matter arising out of the op-
position Of the japanese military authOri-
ties TO the crossing of the South Man
ehurian Railway by an imperial tele-
graph line. The japanese maintain post
offices and telephone lines along the rail-
way. as do the Russians from Kwan-
chengtze northward. The Chinese, how
ever. are installing their own postal, tele-
graph. and telephone service. and it is
now possible to send letter through the
Chinese post to Europe and America by
way Of Harbin and the Trans-Siberian
Railway.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-11
Tariff Hindrance 20 Trade.

From the Springfield Republican.
Another important American industry
sends its complaint that the high tariff
is operating to prevent such an extension
Of its foreign -.--6e as Is easily possible.
This is the manufacture of agricultural
machinery, which, speaking through the
president Of the Inteynationa, HARVESTER
Company. with headquarters at Chicago,
says that the extension Of its foreign
trade is being hjndered by tariff re-
strictions of other nations which are
stimulated by our own extreme tariff pol
icy. Reciprocal notifications Of protective
and retaliatory duties would result in a
great expansion Of outside markets for
American manufactures.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-11
Turkish Labor Too Cheap.

An American manufacturer of laundry
machinery tried to introduce 1t into
Smyrna, Turkey. but Consul Ernest l..
Harris has reported that so long as the
price of labor Ia that Turkish city re-
mains so low the practice will continue
Of doing the washing at home. and there
will be no opportunity for the sale of
laundry machinery. OF late years in
Smyrna it has become the practice, he
says, TO a certain extent to send the
washed linen to public laundries for iron
ing and starching, but even this is ceas-
ing. Specifications were drawn up for
the establishment of a laundry after the
American plan, and careful consideration
was given to the price Of coal and labor.
1t was found that the margin was so
small that the undertaking was bound to
be a failure.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-11
The Origin of the Crescent.

Long before the Mohammedans entered
Byzantium (now Constantinoplel that
city used the crescent as a symbol. The
story of the origin Of the Turkish en-
blem is as follows: When Philip Of Mace
donia besieged Byzantium he had planned
to storm the city on a certain cloudy
night. but before his arrangements were
completed. the moon sbone out and dis
covered his approach to the besieged Citi-
zens, who accordingly marched out and
repulsed his forces, something which
would have been impossible in the dark
ness. After that event the Byzantium
coins bore the symbol Of the crescent
moon, which was always alluded to as
the saviour of Byzantium." After many
years, when the hordes Of Mohammed ii
captured COnstantinople, the infdels found
that the sign Of the crescent was upon
everything. Suspecting that there must
be some magical power in the emblem,
1 the Mohammedans adopted IT, and have
used it ever since as their only symbolic
decoration.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-11
MEN AND THINGS.
The King of sInrn.

II Is thought to be not unlikely that
King ChulalOngkorn OF Siam may pay a
visit to the United States before he re-
turns 70 his native land. He has always
eYinced the keenest interest in things
American. One OF his most trusted ad-
visers, Mr.. Stobel, Is an American, and
the King has sent one Of his sons TO
Harvard. The King has been having a
royal time away from his kingdom. and
he could undoubtedly make things lively
over here If he chose. He celebrated his
birthday, September p. at Homburg He
signited to every one within that every
thing was "on him that day. Free beer
flowed for all and slight admission fee
made every one a temporary member of
the kurhaus. and once inside visitors
were entitled to a bottle OF champagne
besides one bottle Of red wine and one of
white. That evening H0mburg reciprO-
Gated by giving fireworks IN honor Of the
King, who is almost as spectacular a
spendthrift as some Of our own mining
milliOnaires.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-11
Color Photography.

Up to two years OF SO ago no photo
graphic expert hesitated to declare that
color-phOtography-th is, the reproduc-
ton of colors in photographs-was abso-
lutely impossible. But in these advanced
days nothing is impossible, apparent
ly, and now one Of the very men who
has said all his life that the thing could
not be done has perfected a plate which
marks a long and distinct step toward
the desired end. Briefly. this man-AI-
fred Stieglitz, Of New York-has de-
veloped a Photographic plate which, used
in an ordinary camera, brings away
with IL, after an exposure. all the natural
colors of the object or objects photo
graphed. This, I'm itself, is a marvellous
achievement; and while the development
has not gone beyond the plate, as yet
it having been found impossible TO trans
fer the colors to paper, il is quite reason
able 10 believe. in view Of the wonderful
progress made in other branches of
science and inventions, that within a
year or two we shall be offered op-
portunities to sit for photographs in
which the colors of our eyes, hair, and
clothing and the tints of our flesh
shall be accurately reproduced.
A Frenchman, Mr.. A. Lumiere, pro-
duced a color plate some time before
Mr.. Stieglitz, but the Americans work
is admittedly so much superior as to
relegate the French invention to the
background. It was Mr.. Lumiere's ex-
hibit in Paris last summer which led
Mr.. Stieglitz to attempt to produce some
thing better, and from this evidence Of
the typical American spirit we are led
70 hope that perfection in coI0r-photog-
raphy will ultimately be attained by d
citizen Of this country.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-11
The Jewish Censns.

From the st, Louis dispatch
According to the American Jewish Year
Book C566S), 19O7-19OS, there are at present
1,7T,lS Jews in the United States There
being no way of taking statistics Of such
a nature. the Jewish Publication Society,
Of Philadelphia, had an army of CORE
spondents gather the statistics through
the aid of Jewish organizations. The
same Year Book says that in the last
twenty-five years, 1,247,535 Jews immi-
grated to this country.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-11
An Onnortnnitv Lost.

Fram the Providence Journal
Just what is the policy of either Of
the great parties concerning the tariff?
The Democrats are practically silent.
Theirs is additionally the tariff reform
party, but they are taking no advan-
tage of the fact In Massachusetts they
have missed a notable opportunity TO
make a lively contest on this issue; and
elsewhere they seem 10 be more inclined
10 petty criticism upon Republican poll
ces than 10. the formulation of coustruc-
tive policies of their own
The Washington herald., 1907-10-11
H. Rnrers md the So GirI.

There's some consolation In knowing
that al least a portion Of the wealth
which some Of the country's trust mag
mates wiring from the people through in
defensible methods Is put % good use,
said an 9bservant Washington physician.
I'm not attempting 90 set up a general
defense Of the Rockefeilers and the Har-
rimans. and the rest of them. mind you.
I don't think "a great deal Of them my
self But I believe q larger proportion
Of the money Of the very rich goes 20
help deserving and unfortunate persons
than is generally supposed. We doctors
frequently encounter evidence OF This III
our work-evidence of "a nature which
causes it 10 be brought very iufIeQuenuy
10 the notice OF the general public
"OC course. 10 wouldn't be right 90 tell
Washington tales out Of school, for that,
besides being unprofesslouaI, might de-
feat the purpose Of the rich people who
help those down on their luck here az
home But there's an example I ran
across last summer in an Adirondack Wiz
laga witch / visited in the course of my
vacation A great many people go there
% take the Open-air cure for lung dis
orders OF various kinds. and among them
there was pointed out To- me one young
woman who had been iu the town some
six or seven years. Her case was so far
advanced before she began 90 treat lt
that now she can live nowhere eise-OT.
al least, where similar conditions of
climate. altitude, dc. DO not exist OF
course. there are many other cases like
that. but the interesting point about this
particular young woman is that during
the whole of this time she has been in
the mountains her expenses have been
paid by Mrs. H. II. Rogers. Some times
the necessity Cor the attention Of ply
sician and nurse have made the bills
quite large. but they have been paid
without question by the wife OF the Stan
dard OH man. Since the girl was de-
pendent on her work for a living, and
since It has been impossible for her to do
any work since her illness took q serious
turn, Mrs. Rogers is to be credited with
keeping her alive during the years she
has been in the New York village. a
particularly interesting point is that she
had no claim whatever on her bene-
factress, who heard of her case through
a mutual acquaintance. If she remains
where she is now she probably will live
as long as any Of us, and so far as I
know, Mrs Rogers viii make II possible
for her TO stay there as long as she de-
sires"
The Washington herald., 1907-10-11
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
EAII EInRA.

The saffron sonnet blooms in fall
In magazines.
The rondeau climbs upon the wall
In magazines.
We must be careful where we tresa.
The purple quatrain lifts its head,
The tTiolet is blue and read
In magazines.
The couplet grows beside the ways
In magazines.
The fields are gay with roundelays
In magazines.
We find the ballade here and there;
The willamette Is somewhat rare
But fall verse blossoms everywhere
In magazines.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-11
When RooseveIt Paused.

From The St. Louis Globe-Dsm0Crat
He hesitated. Waving a glass. filled
With champagne. in recognition Of the
toast In his honor given by Mr.. James
f. Smith at the jefferson Hotel, he set
II down with its contents untasted.
Then, seeming ashamed Of an irresolu-
tion and breach of form, he again
seized the glass and drained il, and
pledged the health of the assembled COM
pany Could he have been thinking OF
that night in Indianapolis. in which a
promising Presidential boom is said to
have been drowned In a social glass?
The Washington herald., 1907-10-11
Legal Poser.

From the Chicago Record-HeTald
Is a suit against a State executive a
suit against the State itseif-whlch the
Federal Constitution forbids-or is there
some distinction between seeking to pre-
vent a State executive from enforcing
laws Of general application and seeking
10 restrain him from directing prOsecu-
tiOns under acts as 10 the constitutional
validity Of which there is doubt-acts
which have been challenged IN legal pro-
ceedings and are sub judice?
The Washington herald., 1907-10-11
MY LOVE STORY.

lady Of sagacity and beautiful audacity once had
the pertuacity 10 ask me- at her door:
IF can find a minister who IS not bold OF sinister
why should / stay a spinister-and you a
bacheldCref"
Il was no time for puttering OF stammeTng or slut
tering, and so I hsstensd. uttering as fast as /
could speak:
Had home colonial, with furnishings baronial.
I might feel marimonial-but not on six a
week
She laughed and said quite cynical: We'll. your
the very pinnacle Of everything that's fnical'-
but | said nothing more.
And thus found no minister. and moved of to
Finisterre, and she is stin a spinister, and I'm
bacheldore.
-Richmond Times-Dispatch-
The Washington herald., 1907-10-11
THE OFFICE BOY.

His writing unusually bad.
His genius for that accomplishment
Resembled in its limited extent
His total inability 70 add
Like Wogdsworth's maiden he was wildly clad -
His little trousers. in their slow descent
From sire to son, had been 50 often rent
As 70 obscure what shape they ever had.
Few were the useful arts he could employ.
And dim the luster Of his learning's lamp;
He might have been his parents pride and Joy
+ II Fate had not ordained that be should damp
For them-tae hopes they cherished Of the boy;
For us-the adhesive penny postage stamp
Punch.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-11
INSPIRED BY THE HERALD.

Austin Statesman: The Washington
Herald thinks it viii be a severe blow to
Capt. Hobson If Japan decides TO lick
England instead OF the United States.
Birmingham Age-Herald: "a Mr.. Loser
is running for office in Pennsylvania. He
must be a Democrat" remarks The
Washington Herald. In which case, he IS
no doubt cheerful Loser.
Minneapolis Journal: The Washington
Herald says the new $40 bills are beauti-
ful. This is the advantage Of running a
newspaper in Washington. The editor can
run over 10 the Treasury and see what
a SO bill looks Ike.
Atlanta Constitution: The Washington
Herald wants to know What Is the mat
ter with Nicholas Longworth for mayor
OF Cincinuau?" But why make mere
sport of him, like that? In his political
propositions the young man is perfectly
serious.
Norfolk Landmark: "The Baltimore
News claims that the Garden of Eden was
located in Maryland The Washington
Herald Well, the New ought 10 be
ashamed Of itself. The Garden Of Eden
IS one of the features Of the jamestown
Exposition.
Louisville Courier-Journal: Since The
Washington Herald has said that the
West likes Roosevelt, despite his per
sonal defects" there is no reason to be-
lieve that even the weather forecast Will
be longer available TO the reporters Of
that journal
Charleston News and Courier: The
Washington Herald relates that a Georgia
Congressman arrived in Washington a
few days ago wearing no socks, and un-
dertakes to explain the incident by say
ing that he oversight himself in the Pull
man car and could not find his socks
when he reached Washington.
Nashville American: The washington
! Herald complains of the butcher. the
baker, and that tk, because they show
such an ugly and vulgar disposition 10
! haggle over the price Of things" II 'hag-
| gle" means to reach down in your pocket
and take all you have, the point is well
| taken.
Rochester Herald: Mr.. John Lawrence
! Sullivan heartily approves of Mr.. John
/ D. Rockefeller. John /. used to have
money to burn himself" says The Wash
ington Herald. And that's the difference
/ between John I. and John ID. The former
! burned his, while the latter put his in the
bank.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-11
Ancient Flying Machine.

Now that so much attention IS being
paid to the problem Of navigating the air,
1t may not be amiss 10 recall that a
strange effort in this direction was made
Just 400 years ago last month. 1t was in
September, 1907. that King James " sent
a special ambassador from Edinburgh 70
France. An adventurer. John Damian
who had gained the favor Of the King
said that he would reach France before
the ambassador BY simply flying there
He had pair Of huge wings made OF
eagles feathers, fastened them to his
body, and In the presence of thousands
of people he launched himself into the
air from the walls Of Stirling Castle. IN
stead Of rising. though. he fen TO the
ground and broke his leg The air navi-
gators excuse for his failure was that
some cocks feathers had been mixed
in with the eagles plumes. and that these
influenced the body earthward
The Washington herald., 1907-10-11
OUR RELATIONS WITH CHINA.
Two Views Of Secretary Taft'S Re
markabIe Shanghai Speech.

From the New York Sun.
The cordial welcome which Secretary
Taft received at ShlaE-9i October
bears witness to a remarkable change in
the attitude Of the Chinese government
and people toward the United States
since the day, not distant when American
commodities were subjected TO an organ
lied boycott in several parts Of the Mid
ole Kingdom. II is evident that intelIi-
gent Chinese have come to recognize thai
In spite Of our exclusion policy, Of which
not only they but other Asiatics are dis
posed 10 complain, We have given more
proofs Of sincere good viii than have been
forthcoming from any other Western ma
tion, and may, with good reason, be
looked upon as their country's best
friend.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-11
Humor in the Jungle.

The Moak-Afternoon. Mrs. Lion Are
you taking little Leo TO dancing school?
The Lady-Yes. Mr. Monk
The Monk-Do you patronize Prof. Bear
or the Misses Fawn?
Neither, Mr. Monk I prefer Signor
Gnu. lie teaches an the Gnu dances, yoa
know"
The Washington herald., 1907-10-11
On a False Foundation,

From the Philadelphia Ledger.
There is no doubt that the present in
QUESTION in New York has destroyed the
credit OF the passenger railway comoina-
ton and has driven part Of the system
into a reCeivership; but what kind OF
credit is that which rests upon the meth
DDS OF finance which this inQuisitlon is
Uevealing2
The Washington herald., 1907-10-11
Catered To.

You milliouaires are very deferentiaI
to that chap Subbubs. and yet he's a
poor man
''True; but we have equipped our sub
division with a handsome playground,
and he's the only man In SweiIhurst who
has any children"
The Washington herald., 1907-10-11
F1rces That Make for Pence.

From the New York Times
The peace congresses have not oblit-
Grated the traditions OF war But they
reveal the momentum OF forces that,
while the powers are making war more
terrible by vastly added expenditures.
are providing, a sure and accessible ref
uge from all its terrors