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The Washington herald., 1907-12-30
The Fight Aeairst consumntion

In announcing the appointment OF a
board of tuberculosis experts TO advise
the State department Of health in mat
ters relating to consumption, State Health
Commissioner Porter, Of New York.
made this significant comment:
"One Of the worst problems before the State is
bow TO deal with tuberculosis At least 50 Oo
deaths year in this State are attributed 10 tn-
ber0ilosis. and nothing has been done so far 10
Systematically prevent its raTages."
The conditions thus indicated as exist
ing in New York may also be found in
practically every other Commonwealth Of
the Union. Such conditions are particu-
larly discreditable. especially in rich and
resourceful States like New York. vet
they are permitted to continue without
proper attention from legislatures and
health authorities. ard, in too MANY
cases. without any attention whatever
Adequate precautions are taken against
most other diseases. Each OF the Gulf
States, for instance. and some Of the
others in the South have spent fortunes
fighting yellow fever compared with
which tuberculosis is a vastly greater
-'~-Ae@~N- al PAeNSSANdill every community
there is provision for the handling Of epj-
denies Of typhoid, smallpox. &c. And
still we have the principal health officer
OF the Empire State, not admitting. but
declaring. that nothing has been done
there, systematically. to prevent the raw
ages Of malady which, he says, an
nually takes its toll Of $1,000 human lives
in New York alone. In the whole coun-
try It kills more than 10000 each year. to
say nothing Of causing an endless amount
of misery and suffering in each case dur
ing its long-drawn-out course. It takes
the life OF one out Of every seven per-
sons; and since man was created It
probably has caused more deaths than
war and famine combined. And vet
It can be prevented; and it can be
cured and eXtirpated as thoroughly as
yellow fever has been stamped out in the
South. II is this fact which causes state
ments such as DR.. Porter's to be posi-
lively staggering. and which makes II
plain that every death from tuberculosis
is a useless sacrifice to uncIeanIiness.
overcrowding, carelessness. or official
neglect or Incompetence.
Congress, on which he District of Co
lumbia must rely for needed legislation.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-30
BUSINESS TROUBLES PAST.
Financial Woes Of 1907 May Prove
of Great BENEFIT.

fron The Phiadelphia PCblic Ledger
Gradually the currency premium. the
index at once Of had monetary laws and
OF disordered credit condition, Is fading
TO nothing Cheaper money, as green
hacker theorists and practical bankers
agree. means better prices for c7mm1di-
ties and more confidence in enterprises.
The Berlin Imperial Bank cOnrsmplates
a reduction of discount rate. The Bank
Of England viii naturally follow. Gold
imports have about stopped
These evidences Of a returning normal
state OF business depend on each other.
and all point in the samo direction. Lon
don is iuQuiring for American stocks.
another sequence og better grasp Of con-
diuOns- The New Year promises 20 open
upon a consciousness Of strength throuch
the business body. The losses OF the
panic Of unreasOu'' are not repaired
They were too severe 70 Be quickly fol-
lowed by any resemblance to a boom
Yet the most Conservative American now
feels THAI the poise Of the money market
is restored. If caution n ooeratiol IS
the rule for a year the permanent effect
viii be useful rather than detrimental
The country viii more clearly understand
itself As the year closes. the opinion
Of safe judges is that its troubles keen
IL company in departure
The Washington herald., 1907-12-30
TARIFF AND THE FILIPINos.
one GIarins Omission from the Pres
ident's Message.

rum llc rev York Zines
The Secretary Of War has gone to the
Philippines. On his return L shall submit
10 you his report on the islands" This is
the Presidents only reference TO the
Philippines in his latest voIuminous mes
sage 20 the Congress. Mr.. Taft has re-
turned, summoned his campaign manager
to Washington, paid a courteous visit to
Mr.. CortelyOu in his illness. and
VIII open his formal canvass for the
nomination to succeed Mr.. Roosevelt by
a speech in Boston. Meanwhile Mr..
Roosevelt has declared Of changes in the
tariff that 'the subject cannot with wis
dom be dealt with IN the year preceding
a Presidential election and that "the
wise time 20 deal with the matter is i'm
mediately after such election The one
question really urgent and important IN
our administration O1 the Philippines Is
the repeal Of the excessive and oppres-
sive duties We levy on the products Of
the Islands IN the markets Of the COM
Try 70 which they have been forcibly an
nsxed- What does Mr.. Taft. especially
what does the President intend 10 do
about Il?
Inc situation. SO far as the Islands are
concerned. is q grave one. Il is folly 10
suppose that we can count on a perma-
nent friendly feeling among the iuhabi-
tants Of the islands. even among the
Americans who have settled there unless
We remove the artificial. arbitrary. crual
obstacles 70 their prosperity which we
have erected in the interest OF our To-
bacco and sugar industries.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-30
RETURNING USELESS MONEY.
Interior Banks No Longer Need Cash
Drawn from Gotham.

DAaoA rum 0OtnaA
Prom the New York Times
The practical disappearance OF the cur
rency premium on Friday forescasted
such bank statement on Saturday as
Indicates a normal banking situation in
a fortnight or so. There are other signs
besides the large decrease in the denelt
OF surplus reserve. Already Interior
banks are sending here gratis what they
can no longer sell. They have been fore
handed about Il. IN some cases asking
what premium could be got Immediately
for cash 70 be shipped forthwith, but
which would require several days 70 ar
rive. In other words. they anticipated
the disappearance OF the premium while
their money was aboard the express cars
but II has disappeared already.
We shall oe duly grateful for this as
sistance, rendered after the emergency
is passed. and for q consideration, so
long as one could be extorted. New
Hork's assistance 10 the situation was
at considerable expense. and when Il
was OF some use The procedure Of the
interior banks is suggestive OF a story
told Of a hospital which declined 10 give
bed 70 patient arriving In a des-
perate condition. II was suggested that
at least the man might be put into the
emergency bed. But the hospital re-
FUSED the suggestion, because in that
case II would have no emergency bed.
Ihe New York banks used their emer-
gency bed for the very best use 70 which
f. could be put, and now REQUIRE moth
ing more than payment OF their Just dues
70 tne equal % any fresh energency.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-30
Pensions TO ex.Presidents.

MI. CIeveland's revival OF the old plea
Tor pensions 70 our ex-Presidents seems 10
nave been suggested b. the proximity of
another Presidential election and the
ADDITION OF another TO our list Of living
men who have occupied the Executive
ONCE He modestly disclaims any desire
for pension himself. He is fairly well
on in this worlds goods. Faithful and
influential friends enable him TO gain a
substantial remuneration IN the practice
OF MS profession, and he has lived on n
moderate scale OF comfort and elegance
Moreover Mr.. Cleveland has carried with
nm to his Princeton home the esteem
OF the American people He does not
find it a melancholy business N bo ON
ex-President. II he had time and
strength, he could be active in MANY
places Of public service. He is constantly
IN demand at al sorts Of functions
Ihere are many people who would SIM
port him again for the Presidency
Ihere are others who want him 10 he
come delegate 10 the Democratic M
tlonal convention. with a view 10 rescu-
ing his party from what some OF its
g.
confronting It, Impossible as are these
demands upon him. they must be gratjfv-
ing as indicating a more or less preya-
lent belief that his opinion is important
and his influence commanding.
In referring 10 conditions that NAV
arise in the future that may render a pen-
sion to ex-Presidents desirable was Mr.
Cleveland thinking Of his friend Theodore
Roosevelt? 1t is pretty generally ad-
mitted that Mr.. Roosevelt will consti-
tute the most difficult problem as an
ex-President that the country has vet
encountered. For some time the press
has teemed with discussion Of what shall
be done with him. and what he shall do
with himself. after his term has ex-
pired- No satisfactory decision has been
reached, by the press, at least. and. of
course. we do not pretend to know the
Presidential mind. OF one thing we ,,re
certain, however. and that is, Mr.. Roose-
Welt viii find the business Of ex-Presj-
denting no more melancholy than MIR
Cleveland has. He is in the very prIs,e
or life. as was Mr.. Cleveland when he
retired at the end of his first term.
What is there TO prevent his duplicating
Mr.. Cleveland's career. and coming
back to the Presidency for another term?
The political possibilities of Mr.. Roose-
Velts future are almost endless. His en-
Joyment of pension would make no
difference in that aspect of his future.
We do not know whether he will need or
whether he would accept a pension. Le
has not the dignifed profession of the
law to fall back on, as many Of our ex-
Presidents have had. His whole life has
been devoted 10 literature and to politics.
using that word In its higher sense. He
was never trained in a money-making
profession. A case of this kind is one TO
which Mr.. Cleveland's suggestion would
seem peculiarly applicable.
Yet It cannot be said that our ex-Presi-
dents have, Of late years, constituted an
unhappy spectacle. They have not been
compelled To live In want. or to under
take undignifed ways Of gaining a liveH-
hood. Opportunity is much greater than
It was in the time of Jefferson and Ad-
The Washington herald., 1907-12-30
Democratic Opportunity with BRYAN.

We are not likely TO have walk-over IN 1908.
and this is not the time for disscnsions within the
party ranks Leslie NJ Shaw.
This obvious truth. uttered by the re-
cent Secretary Of the Treasury. and
referring especially TO the Republican
situation in Iowa, is equally applicable TO
the country at large. Party lines are
broken everywhere. All well-informed
Republicans like Mr.. Shaw keenly appre-
ciate that no "walkover'' is in prospect
for 1908
Dissensions arc the rule. not the excep-
ton. A great party Is working at cross
purposes. 1t Is at loggerheads as TO men.
wide apart as to measures; uncertain,
undetermined. and afraid
It is as house divided against itself.
Six months before Harrison's over
whelming defeat in 1892 possibly party
conditions We're as bad as they are to-
day. but certainly no worse.
Rooseveltism IS almost, II not quite.
as strong as ever It was, in spite of ad-
verse material conditions: but Roose-
veltism. as everybody knows. is not Re
publicanism. and the only Republican
who. apparently. can keep alive the whole
of this Rooseveltian sentiment-Roosevelt
himself-has eliminated himself from the
Presidential equation.
Mr. Shaw puts it mildly enough when
he says 1--WE are not likely 20 have a
walkover in 1905" Republicans OF some
what less prominence are saying. I've
shall be lucky if we escape defeat" They
are fast coming TO believe. in fact, that
but one of their number-Hughes, OF New
York-can safely insure the party's sal
walton, and Hughes. OF New York.
strange to say, is not to be permitted 10
have the nomination, if the administration
can prevent II.
Hence the clouds now lowering over
the G. o. p
II the Democratic party is really lack
ing in optimism at this momentous juno
ture. as it seems to be, we can account
for it only upon one OF two thories-
either il does not read the signs OF the
time Alright. or. made sick NJ heart by
hope long deferred. its. pessimism is be-
come chronic. And the most hopeless
type Of pessinist, we may add. is that
still too ubiquitous Democrat who obsti-
nately refuses 10 see in William jennings
Bryan the man OF the hOur-the Demo-
crat OF all Democrats 20 whom in 1905
the Presidential nomination Will be least
likely to prove forlorn hope
If Rooseveltsm passes, he prepared FOR
Brvanism.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-30
INDIANA FOR FAIRBANKS.
Love Feast Expressed General sen
ument, Says Indianapolis Paper.

Love Feast Expressed GeueraI SEN
tfment, Says indianapolis Paper.
From the indianapolis News
II was the expected that happened at
the Republican iovefeast. Air. Fairbanks
was formally announced as the candl-
date Of his party in this State FOR the
nomination for the Presidency. There
has been no doubt for more than two
years OF what the action OF Indiana Re
publicans would be when the proper time
to speak should come. Yesterdays unanI-
nous declaration. while Il is not that OF
party convention and so is without on
eial authority correctly interprets the
general sentiment or the party in this
State and only anticipates the official an
nouncement Of the party's representa-
tiyes when they shall gather IN conven-
ton few days hence.
The friends Of Br Fairbanks have long
been al work preparing the way for an
active canvass. Meanwhile the course
or events has tended more and more q
direct attention 10 Mr. Fairbanks can
didacy. His dignity and poise OF char
acter, his soGndness Of Judgment, his long
experience. in the counsels OF the nation
his conservative attitude. combined with
his recognition Of the necessity Of stead
ily carrying forward the work OF business
regeneration, are some OF the qualities
that are causing people in ali parts OF the
country 10 see in him a worthy successor
20 President Roosevelt With the Repub-
hcans OF Indiana united and enthusiastic
IN his support. We look 10 see a rapid
growth OF sentiment in his behalf
throughout the country.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-30
The More Blessed Dog.

From Judges Library.
An old Dutchman, living alone in a
shanty with his dog, had just finished his
own breakfast and was feeding the dog.
talking TO him the while in this wise:
Fritz, you are luckier dan 1 vos Be-
fore l haf breakfast 1 haf to chop de
wood and make de fire and cook, but you
don't haf 10 do nodins but lay dere and
vait for IT, And den you don't do nodins
all day. And ven you going to die you
chust die, and dots all dere is to It, but
ven die 1 got to go to hell"
The Washington herald., 1907-12-30
DEFENDS THE EGYPTIANS.
Might Have Made Better Showing
with Modern Typewriter.

From the Arizona Republican.
Statistical information sent out fror.
Washington recently regarding the
progress Of work on the Panama Canal
IS enlivened by comparison with historical
construction much more interesting than
dry statements as to the cubic yards OF
dirt which are being displaced. For in
stance. we are informed that the work
men who put up the Pyramid Of Cheop's
were q dilatory lot. and that there
was q great deal of malingering on the
Suez Canal in comparison with rapldity
OF construction of the Panama waterway.
But It must be taken into account that
in Cheop's time the typewriter had not
been brought 10 its present high state of
development. We have several other con
structive forces calculated TO promote
rapiditv which TO those ancient Egyp-
tians were unknown.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-30
Father stafford,s Illness.

Deep end sincere solicitude is felt
throughout Washington on account Of the
illness OF Rev. Father stafford. rector of
St Patrick's Church. Prayers for his re-
covery will by no means be confined 70
his devoted parish.
To say that Father Stafford is univer-
sally beloved is not oyerstating the affec-
tionate esteem in which he Is held IN this
community. Yet young in years. his per
sonal helpfulness. his broad charity. his
readiness TO respond TO every public call,
and his keen sympathy with all mankind
all these and more gOOdly characteristics.
coupled with his briliance as a pastor,
have won for him an enduring place In
the hearts Of the people. a native son, he
is distinctively a Washingtonian. This has
been the scene Of his most successful
labors-labors that have received the cor
dial recognition and deserved tribute Of
Presidents and others high in the nations
councils.
Regardless Of sect or creed. the Capital
City will unite its prayers with those Of
st. Patrick's for >the restoration TO
health Of this splendid apostle Of the
church.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-30
DO NOT EXPECT STATEHOOD.
AriEonHnS Look Upon Congress ss iu
Dormant Condition.

L---- t-e Arizona htl lll.icT-.
The reiterated reports from Washington
that there VIII he no Statehood le-rsIa-
ton in -he present session o. Congress
serve only 20 remind us OF our grief
without awakening the emotion of dis
appointment We know OF nobody who
believed at any Jime that there would be
any Statehood legislation There was
never a more. unpropitious time for Il.
Both Houses Of Congress are less dis
posed % State-makilg than they have
seen for years. and we may add less
disposed 20 any sort Of legislation. There
IS nobody OF great influence urging the
admission OF the Territories az this time
and il could hardly be expected that
Congress would gratuitously take Up the
subject and favOrably consider IL.
Our New Mexican friends keen up a
semblance Of hope which one would wish
might not he misplaced but the prospect
ot the admission OF that Territory Al the
present session appears no more roseate
than our own chance However. our. con
sratulations are on tap. and they viii
flow freely If occasion offers.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-30
FORCE THE TARIFF ISSUE!
People Want tO Know Just Where
Republicans stand.
From Tie Kansas city star.

There is no hope OF tariff revision al
the presnt session OF Congress. Of course
but it is good party policy and good na-
tional policy for the minority to force a
discussion Of the question Tho country
wants TO know just where the Repub-
hcans in Congress stand with reference TO
revision This information is especially
sought BY progressive Republicans in all
the states The next election will de-
pend largely on the attitude of the Re
publican convention and its nominee for
President on the tariff question. And the
attitude OF Congress. If 1t can be forced
by the Democrats, viii also have an i'm
portant bearing.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-30
Pays for His Impudence.

On tour in Canada Rudysrd Kipling
had little disagreement with the land
lord Of the hotel at which he was staying.
says Tit-Bits. Just before leaving the
hotel the famous author asked 10 see tho
proprietor, and, upon that worthy ap-
peari1g. he was greeted thus II want 10
tel you that Of III the hotels under the
shining sun l have never seen one that
for unmitisated all-aroUnd, unendurable
discomfort could equal yours. When
Kipllng got his bin one item In n read.
TO impuGsnce, IS
The Washington herald., 1907-12-30

Commenting upon The Washington Her
aids suggestion that Gov. John A. John
son, OF Minnesota, woulu be a most ex-
eeilent choice, as Mr.. Bryan's running
mate on the Democratic ticket, the
Louisville Courier-Journal says:
Come. come! Whoever heard Of the nominee
ior Vice President cutting any figure IN the cam
Paisn' or saving ticket not sure Of electiong And
johnson should De nominated for Vice President.
Ehat would become Of Chanler. Of New York. and
MS harl' so Necessary 10 exc out the $4,000 al
ready subscribed and partly paid in. by DenYerf''
It was a sensible suggestion. and we
hereby renew II. Johnson is the man
Tor second place on the Democratic
ticket. The first place is assured. Then
Johnson is the man for second. II wouId
serve. as we have said. to keep the Min
nesota man in the public eye-a sort of
Presidential asset in reserve.
The main point we wish TO stress in
counter comment here, however. Is the
Courier-Journars intimation that a can
didate with a bari" is an essential ele-
ment in Presidential ticket. The very
fact that Johnson is not rich man
would appeal tremendously. Mr. CbanIer
may be most excellent gentleman for
all we know, but We should dislike 10 he
heve It were so merely because he IS
aoundantly blessed with this worlds
goods. No man whose only qualification
is a ''barl' should have the nomination
Tor the Vice Presidency. The Vice Presi-
dent should be looked upon as a sort Of
hcir-apparent 10 the Presidency-as. in
deed. he is-and he should be a man
Wnom the masses would approve of. en-
tirely, as President
We believe the Democratic party could
90 no wiser act than break away from
tie old idea in connection with the Vice
President and the BARI and nominate n
full-sized statesman for the lob. The
more We think Of the Johnson idea the
more we Ike IL. Give him a place on the
democratic ticket next time Make him
HTyan's running mate
Let the party be done with "the man
with the 'bar'L'" He never carried q
campaign 10 victory. He never will.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-30
The Trees of Pnris

From the Scientific American.
The city Of Paris owns 5000 trees. or
one to every thirty-two inhabitants. with
out counting the trees in some 800 acres
Of parks The horse chestnut IS the com
monest tree planted by the municipality:
after il comes the plane tree. In some OF
the more distant and secluded avenues
lines and acacias are found, but variety
must not be sought outside the gardens
and parks which belong to the State.
There one may find almost every tree
that may be grown in the Paris climate.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-30
winding Up the Run Down.

From Hapers Weekly
Il would like TO see the sheriff." an
nouneed the visitor IN the county court
house.
Hes out replied one Of the clerks.
When do you expect him back?" asked
the visitor.
Il don't think he viii be back for a
week at least" answered the clerk. "A
watch factory failed, and he's winding up
Its affairs"
The Washington herald., 1907-12-30
HOW THE WORLD GROWS.
Figures that Tell the Earth's Rapid
Increase i'm Population.

From the Boston Globe
In little more than 100 years. accord
ing 10 government figures. the population
OF the world has grown from 6l).0oo.O00 20
l.6o00oo,00o. an increase Of I50 per cent
At the end OF so many hundreds Of cen
turies. in other words, there were in the
world in 1850 only 640c10.O0O OF persons.
and in 1o6 years. from 1870 to 1906. to this
number had been added e60.G)0.G00.
The total commerce Of the world in 1900
was about one and a half billions Of dol
lars; In 1900 it was more than twenty bill
lions OF dollars. Other figures show that
in wealth and the growth of various in
dustial agencies the increase has been
lar swifter than that Of population.
The overpopulation of the world is not
present menace 70 the thinkers Of to-
day, but the thinkers Of a period when
there were less than nalf as many peo-
pie in the world as there are now seri-
ously debated the imminence Of the
catastrophe that the overcrowding OF the
earth would produce
The Washington herald., 1907-12-30
HIstSry of Frederick.hnrr.

The historical and industrial number of
the Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star is
very handsome and attrs ctive edition
of that splendid paper Not only is If
printed on very high-grade book paner
and bound In pamphlet form, but It is
filled TO the brim with instructive re-.dinC
matter and beautiful illustrations. II
should prove a great advertisement for
Fredericksburg and surrounding territory.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-30

ans, so that the case of the retiring
President is not so hopeless IS formerly,
while the emoluments of the Executive
Office have been so largely increased that,
according to popular belize. recent Presi-
dents have left II with their private for
tunes enhanced rather than diminished.
Probably the great majority Of the Amer
lean people think their Presidents are
pretty weIl provided for. both in the
office and in subsequent retirement, by
the salary of the Executive.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-30

Mr.. Jim" Espey, of Alabama, an
nounees himself a candidate for Office,
as follows: Il am a candidate for pro-
bate judge. now and forever, until elect
ed or dead" That is fair enough warn
ing to all mollycoddles. undesirable citi-
zens, anti-third termers, and whatnots
in his bailiwick