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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-21
Mashington as a Dc Center.

It is to be hoped that no storm Of pro-
test will arise over Washington's claim
TO pre-eminence in the domain of pie
We do not think il viii. The murmur
or so which has already disturbed the
reign Of inteFmunicipal peace is. we be-
heve merely temporary-the expression
Of Il pessimistic spirit arising from the
recent consumption Of pastry which is
not all il is cooked up to be; which leaves
MS free to consider with unrufled mind
special phase of the pie question
namely, the relationship of pie TO prog
resin which connection We regret that
there IS no data upon which to base an
estimate Of the influence Of pie on the
development Of the United States.
That in the early stages Of our history
it was an uplifting force there can be
no doubt. The men who first upturned
the soil in readiness for the broad and
deep foundations of liberty had little
time I'm which 20 cultivate the amenities
of human existence The grandeur Of
wild nature impressed them, II is true:
and well It suited the dauntless mood of
those mighty men. But that mood was
a source OF weakness as we'll as OF
strength. It was masterful. but. unre-
lieved by the play of some lighter emo
ton, it meant a return to the stolidity
OF the savage-the arrest Of adyanc-
ing civilization Of course, reference
here is 20 those who led the van and
chopped down trees and met the wild
Indian face 10 face.
These men had means OF enjoyment.
to be sure, and instinctively sought relief
from the strain Of strenuous toll in rude
games OF strength and socially. in the
terpsichorean gathering known as a
hop" which was too often an armed
truce between rival factions and deveI-
oped. along about , or O'Clock in the
morning. into what in these piping times
Of peace IS called a rough-house
The local fiddler. it is true, aroused the
music in their souls, and sometimes
when the day was done the raucous Vi
brations Of the horse-hddle shook the
moon-kissed dewdrop from the grass and
anticipated In their simple souls the birth
of Wagneridn ecstasy.
such influences as these held the pio-
neers in a state Of suspended civilization.
so 60 speak. But something more was
needed to give them a direct moral and
esthetic upiift. That something was fur
nlshed in the form Of pie The young
pioneer in the kitchen watching his
mother manipulate the dough until the
pie was panned as finished whole was
moved by feeling he did not under
stand, and came under spell as power
fuI as IL vy1g subtle The y,,,-gtot-io,rs t,fc
rogiyphics she traced upon the top crust
were stamped into his nature as a per-
mancnt source Of upward Development,
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-21
GAS AND IT'S CENTENARY.
One Hundred Years Ago Its Use was
Begun ia London.

from tie thicaso News.
Gas as "a practical Hluminant passed its
century mark On January y On that
day in 1897 there was in London "a new
and singular spectacle" according 10 the
account o. a visitor. the whole range Of
Pail Mall. from St James 10 Cockspur
street, WIS lighted up 10y means OF lamps
fed with gas instead Of cotton and oil.
and certainly in a style Of much superior
brilIi8ncy." This was the first instance
Of street lighting by coal gas in London
or in any other city. The merit Of the
enterprise is due to Winsor. a German
company-pTOmOung expert. who was spe-
cially interested in the question Of eco
nomic fuel His pamphlets. however. con.
tanned so much extravaganza fauaticism
and quackery that they retarded rather
than fuTthered his schemes, which met
with an extraordinary amount of Opposi-
ton even from enlightened people.
Sir Walter Scott wrote that there was
"A mailman proposing 10 light London
with smoke Awful consequences were
predicted. The gas would poison the air
and blow VI the inhabitants; 81 was ex-
pensiye. dangerous, offensive. and unman-
ageaJle. the pipes conveying II would be
not and apt 10 produce CONGREGATIONS
The lamphghters 10 a man opposed the
new mode Of street lighting, and it is
curious 70 notice the great hesitation as
70 its possibility expressed in contem-
porary scientific and popular literature.
When a chartered company was at
length formed in $50. the shareholders
were pitied as idiots. and David Pollock.
for thirty years its governor. received
some extraordinary answers in doggereI
rhyme from otherwise sober and staid
individuals whom he had asked to take
shares
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-21

and as he grew to manhood the deep and
soothing influence of pie grew with his
strength. Far afield he whitfield it in the
passing breeze and saw II in the swelling
pride OF pumpkins scattered around him
in great nuggets Of harvest gold The
stress of toll the lurking Indian. the buff
fet Of the blast only strengthened the
subtle cords with which 1t attached him
20 home and chimney nook and native
land. The thought that there was pie
10 top well-earned meal upheld him
under all circumstances. and probably
the pie Of particular distinction in this
connection was the pumpkin. So that 1t
may be truthfully as well as allitera-
lively said that the pioneer of progress
plowed his way Pacificward propelled
by pumpkin pie.
There has been a sad decadence in the
pie of the land since then. We are truly
thankful that decadence has not reached
the National Capital
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-21
SHALL WE UNLOAD THEME
a Southern Papers Argument for
Letting Philippines Go.

Frm the Atlanta Georgian
As the sober second sense Of the AmeTi-
can people asserts itself in reflection upon
the recent foreign policies Of our govern
ment. we believe that there will De an
ever-increasing majority who viii favor
letting go Of the Philippines just as soon
as We can honOrably and economically
set out Of those unhappy and unwhole-
some islands.
The Philippines have never meant and
can never mean to these United States
as much Of profit, Of advantage, and OF
glory as they have already meant and are
likely 10 continue 20 mean of trouble and
worry, or enormous expense, and OF def
mite menace TO the peace and prosperity
Of this country
The United states, il seems to us. needs
no other base and coaling station IN the
Pacific Ocean than her present position
In the Hawaiian Islands The possession
Of this island territory is not likely to
bring Us into any conflict with foreign
peoples over q territory rot worth fighting
for.
And the menace which recent conditions
have called 10 our minds will. we trust
sincerely. not lose It's mission and its
diplomatic education in persuading this
country 10 get rid OF the Philippines at
the earliest possible moment and at any
reasonable consideration under which We
can drop this odd Man Of the Sea"
from the shoulders Of great and coherent
republic.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-21
Reformers Down and Ont.

The political episodes in Philadelphia
during the past TWO years reached re-
marl.able climax in the election held In
that city Tuesday.
Two years ago a reform wave swept
over the Quaker City The mayor. pre-
ViOusly idenuded with the machine led
the procession of rcformcrs. He returned
some of the presents which had been
made 20 him by favored contractors and
fawuing subordinates, summariIy dis
missed officials whose acts had excited
suspicion, and assisted in exposing con
ditions which had brought upon Phila-
delphia the s0briqUet Of corrupt and CON
tented. The victory Of the refoTmc.s
was heralded Tar and wide. aud among
an good and patriotic citizens there WIS
great rejoicing Now. however. the dream
of purity and yirtuc is DER. once again
Philadelphia IS joined to her idols The
machine" is restored TO power by a
majority of over coco. The reformers are
buried under a landslide. which promises
10 prove their permanent grave.
Several causes produced this result. not
the feast of which was the lack of solid
up into several factions. each anxious
TO control all the Offices and secure all the
glory, and the division was necessarily
fatal, Another potent reason was the
failure Of the reform elements to give the
city "a good. practical government They
had fads and theories. but they could not
produce results. The election III PhiIa-
delphia therefore, must not be accepted
as evidence that the citizens Of that
town deliberately desire return to their
corrupt and c0ntented" state. They
have chosen the machine with all its
acknowledged inclination toward graft. as
The lesser of the two evils They evil
IDENTIFY do not take any stock in the ability
of reformers to manage municipal affairs
New York had similar experience
Tammany WAS dislOdged. il viii be re-
membered, but it remained outside of the
breastworlls for only q brief season. The
reform administration which supplanted
it was ineffective and impractical and the
people returned TO Tammany in order to
secure something. az least, for the money
which they paid in taxes. 1t is evident
therefore. that if a better condition Of
municipal affairs is to be accomplished.
the men who stand sponsors for the re-
form movement must be practical as
well as honest and must possess common
sense as well as virtue
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-21
Giving the Negro a square Deal.

From the Chattanooga Times
There was a 'white-capping bee" down
in Habersham County. Ga. the other
night in which several reliable and re-
spectacle negroes were treated with in
dignity and warned 10 leave the COM
munity. As soon us the facts became
known. the good citizens Of the county
came out in resolutions denouncing the
outrages and calling on the governor for
the punishment Of the perpetrators The
governor promptly offered a reward for
the arrest of any of the guilty parties.
and the indications are that il is going
To be- made very perilOus for the scoun-
drels who belonged to the mob 10 remain
in the county. 4 few summary sentences
for oUtTages of this kind would give the
kind of demonstration that is needed TO
show that we OF the South are going to
redeem our pledges that the negro must
and shall have q square deal"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-21
Singular AbdIcation of Leadership.

singular Abdication Of Leadership.
Two views may be taken of the Presi-
dents noncommittal answer to the me-
mortal in behalf of tariff revision pre-
sented by Gov Guild, Of Massachusetts,. 1t
may be regarded as an evasion Of the
tariff question and an abdcatiOn Of the
leadership which Mr. Roosevelt Is usually
50 ready TO assume on a variety Of mat
yers affecting the public interest, or it
may be considered merely as indicating
that he believes the present time mop
perfume for bringing the tariff to the
front as subject of practical legislation.
and that he is awaiting the development
Of public opinion before taking pro-
nounced action. Neither OF these views
appears to accord with the popular i'm
preston of Mr.. Roosevelt's character
There seems to be general agreement that
he Is theoretically a tariff refOrmer, and
ft is a most unusual circumstance that
his power Of seIf-repression has been so
strongly exercised. that his opinions have
not found utterance, and that his strong
instinct for command and direction have
been mastered respecting a public ques-
ton as TO which he undoubtedly enter
tains firm convictions and nourishes a
matured judgment
We are not aware that there is current
any adequate explanation of the some
what paradoXical attitude Of the Presi-
dent on the tariff He is not accustomed
70 awaiting the development Of public
opinion on any other matter IN which he
is interested He is not given to refiec-
lions upon the Opportuneness of arousing
agitation and discussion upon such prob
lens. for example, as the imposition Of
an inheritance tax. nor has he hitherto
paused for the advance Of popular senti-
mcnt before exploiting what he has re-
garded as needful social or governmental
reforms. His place has been at the fore
front Of political and economic discus
sion. His masterful purpose has been
felt in the halls Of Congress and through
out the length and breadth Of the nation.
As head of a mighty republic he has di-
rected the course Of national events with
hrm intent and Unwavering grasp He
has led and the people have followed.
Why 50 extraordinary an abdication Of
leadership on the tariff question?
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-21
Mayor Schmitz.


We rather think We shall have In re-
wise our opinion of Mayor schmltz, Of
San Francisco; or. at least. bring it UP
to date. We never heard anything of
especial interest concerning Schmitz be-
fore the great san Francisco earthquake.
Just after that sad and distressing affair
ne stood forth in rather heroic aspect
and he won for himself warm words of
praise from all quarters Of the globe
Later along came charges of boodling
and graft, apparently sustained by ample
evidence, and Schmitz fell headlong from
his high estate into a rather Contempt-
ible attitude. Just now he is resting I'M
der Indictment at the hands of the grand
jury. and he may or may not come out of
the trouble unsullied and unstaiEed. It
is 10 be hoped that he viii He is evil
IDENTIFY a man of nerve and ability.
No man could shine more brightly as
diplomat and man of opportunity than
Schmitz has shone in the manipulations
of the San Francisco school question.
Not member Of the school board. and
having. technically and theoretically.
nothing in the world to do with the row.
he, nevertheless, seized the situation with
a masters hand, and Il looks as if il
were now in fair way to happy and
honorable settlement. No one man has
done more to bring order out of chaos
than Schmitz. He was not requested 70
come to Washington by the school board
but came along anyhow. Moreover. he
seems to have taken complete charge of
things upon arrival and to have acted as
chief spokesman for the delegation
Schmitz was 1t. from beginning to end Of
the negotiations; the remainder of The
committee acting rather abashed and
meek Ale Too.
It must be acknowledged. with all Of
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-21
Ten Millions a Day.

From the ST. Louis Globe Democrat.
More billions of dollars are added to the
country's wealth within the limits Of a
single Presidential term to-day than were
IN the country as the result of the accu-
mutations Of the period covered by all
the Presidents along TO the year of Lin
coins first election Every succeeding
sunrise in 1907 sees $l0,009,90O added to this
eountry's wealth. The value of the tan
gibie, marketable property in the United
states on this anniversary OF LincOln's
birth is greater than that of the United
Kingdom and France combined. which.
respectively. on this roll, stand second
and third among the worlds nations.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-21
ROOSEVELT AND HUGHES.
Speculation as 10 Possibility of
Coalition Between the Two.

Coalition Between the Two.
Prom the New York Evening Post
President Roosevelt has never talked
with any great freedom about the matter
Of his successor. but that he is alive to
everything the Republican leaders who
oppose min are doing and to the activi-
ties of the avowed candidates, no one who
knows his political alertness doubts. The
President has found ~ some OF MI
Hughes acts sufficient proof that along
certain lines their convictions run paral-
lei. Il would be an entertaining and not
unprecedented upset I'm politics IL in 1908
Mr.. Roosevelt should be found advocating
Mr. Hughes claims tie the nomination. II
this, by any chance. should prove the
case. the men who have shown a sud
den interest in Gov. Hughes for anti
Roosevelt reasons. would find themselves
IN political auagmire of their own max
ing. They might take lesson OF the ex-
perience Of Thomas c. Plat when he in
sisted that Theodore Roosevelt should be
made Vice President
Gov. Hughes candidacy has not got be-
yond the stage of entertaining speculation
as TO It's possibility He has reached
rung high enough on the political ladder
TO be mentioned" Whether it will ever
come to any more depends upon Mr.
Hughes and the unfolding Of political
circumstances and events.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-21
A WAR SCARE EXPLAINED.
How japanese In Hawaii Came 10 Be
Dressed Like Soldiers.

Dressed Like Soldiers.
Jihei Hasbiglchi, in New York sun
The presence Of some uniformed men
among the recent arrivals OF Japanese
immigrants in Hawaii seems to have at
tracted considerable attention of the
American Hawaiians, who thought that
these uniformed japanese were veterans
Of the late war between Japan and Rus
STA. These veterans. they further sus-
pected, come 10 Hawaii. TO be on the
spot whenever war should break out
between Japan and America"
These suspicious have been crystallized
into press dispatches, which have been
printed in every newspaper in America
and some European papers. They could
not worry me very much when / read
them. But. nevertheless, they brought
cold sweat upon my brow. WHAT Is
the japanese government preparing for
war with American / asked myself But,
thanks to the light that has just been
thrown upon the subject Of the uniformed
japanese in Hawaii by an explanation
coming from Tokyo, now my brow front
is forever free from the freezing effects
of the cold sweat
You see" says Tokyo, its this way.
After the war with Russia came to its
close our veterans OF the war were all
presented with brand-neW uniforms. So
they cast of their old, somewhat worn
out uniforms they had used during the
war, and sold them individually 10 cast
of clothes men, or the japanese army
sold hundreds Of thousands Of them 70
glnfhau uf ~ snff0ffnne
Now. hold on! That doesn't explain
all When the japanese emigTants make
preparations for their departure for Ha-
wall they naturally think that they must
get suits Of clothes in Western style. But
these emigrants. as a rule, are not mil
lionaires. you know. And If they order
new suits of clothes they know they viii
be short of change when they arrive in
Hawaii So instead OF ordering new
suits, they go 20 those secondhand
clothes stores and buy the military uni
forms for tTifle prices.
If you ever happen TO walk along the
Yanagiwara. OF Hikage Che in Tokyo. in
these days. all that you can see will be
rows Of military uniforms in khaki, with
brightly shining brass buttons, hanging
ia front Of the secondhand clothes stores
which m0n0pOlize these streets You
know about how many soldiers went 10
the war. and you can figure out how large
supply Of these cast-on uniforms the
secondhand stores have
Now, you watch who come along the
streets. There you see a group OF
swarthy-loOking farmers in civilian Jap
anese clothes-and homespun kimOnO at
that-and they stop in front of one OF
these stores and are lost 20 your view.
nd in Aar ~
formed into a band Of uniformed men.
If you are an inexperienced man you
wouldn't see any difference between them
and the genuine soldiers. But you scru-
tinize the uniforms of the farmers, and
you viii find that they are deprived Of
the embems Of sOldieTy. which are
usually attached on the soldiers Now,
just go 10 Hawaii. and see how many Of
these emblems you can md on the shout
ders Of the uniformed japanese immi-
grants 90 Hawaii
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-21
Mans Value TO the State.

From the London Express
At a lecture recently given to the fe-
male students Of Kings College. London.
Miss Ravenhill gave an estimate Of the
value to the state Of each member of the
community. In the course Of the address.
she said.
An infant at birth is worth e5 (s2O to
his country. When he grows TO be'a man.
If his position is only that of the agricuI-
tural laborer, he is worth ESQ G1,g5O).
If we suffer from illness We are a
heavy liability tc our country, instead of
IL valuable asset"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-21
Uncle Joe Was Tired.

EX-Gov. and Representative Powers, OF
Maine, IN the language of the street, had
lemon handed him by Speaker Cannon
in the House yesterday. He IS "a member
OF the Committee on Territories. and as
such was recognized 90 ask consideration
Of a Joint resolution validating certain
acts OF the legislature OF New Mexico.
II recited the text OF the acts, and COM
prissd several printed pages. Evidently
its length had been unknown TO the
Speaker, for. after the clerk had proceed
cd some time, he leaned over and asked
how much there was Of il. When in
formed the Speaker said:
Il suppose the Speaker cannot inJerpose
an objection, but at this stage Of the
public business he will ask if there is
objection by any one"
member from Georgia promptly OBJ
jected and the reading ceased. Later. on
recommendations by Minority Leader
williams and others. the Speaker recon
sidered his action and the Joint resolution
was read and agreed 70.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-21
Chargcd rith Yagrnncr.

This is the latest story being told in the
cIoakrcoms on Senator-eiect Robert l..
Taylor, Of Tennessee. who will take Mr..
Carmack's seat in March:
In "Fiddling Bob's" long and fierce cam
paign against Senator Carnack. one Of his
oldest and formerly stanchest friends. F.
d. Thompson. of Chattanooga. declined tn
support him. Mr.. Thompson was chair
man of the Democratic State committee
while Mr.. Taylor was governor and
their political relations naturally were
very close until the fight for the SEN
atOrship came on. Mr.. Taylor kent
hearing of a variety of things his
erstwhile friend and supporter was doing
against him. At the heighth of the cam
paign he visited Chattanooga and an
nounced in a speech there that he would
assail Mr.. Thompson savagely The lat
ters friends undertook 10 dissuade the
candidate from this course They denied
positively and in detail every report that
had reached Mr.. Taylor's ears represent
ing Mr.. Thompson as being the author of
injurious reports concerning him. When
Mr. Taylor would name the report obiec-
tionable to him and attribute it's author
ship 20 Thompson. that gentleman's
friends, employing the peculiar vernacuIar
Of the mountains. would deny it with the
assertion: Thompson did no work on
that. Every one of his accusations
against Thompson was met with the same
denial. He did no work on that"
1T seems to me, gentlemen. finally said
Gov. Taylor, when every one of his
charges against Thompson had been de-
MED in the manner stated that my old
friend Thompson doesn't work at any
thing If that is the case. then I shall
charge him in my speech with vagrancy.'
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-21
HIVE Consumers No Rights,

From the Louisville Courier-Jourlial.
Certainly II is no more competent for
the Home Market Club TO speak on such
matters than it is for Gov. Guild and
other citizens of Massachusetts who are
obliged by law to pay the exorbitant
rates Of the present tariff act. The theory
that only the spoilers shall have any
thing to say about the tariff. and that the
despoiled must be dumb, has been I'm
operation for "a long time, but it has
nothing to commend it but the greed of
the robbers.