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The Washington herald., 1907-10-22
FOR BEAUTIFUL WASHINGTON.
4 Voice from Grand Old Texas for
the Purchase of the Mall.
From the Houston Post.

from the Houston POST
Fortunately for Washington, there is
among the people Of the country a
strong sentiment 10 make il a beauti-
ful city, and for this reason the propo-
sition for the government 10 purchase
the triangle extending from Third 10
Fifteenth street and lying between Penn
sylvania avenue and the Mall is one that
viii eventually appeal to Congress. The
district under consideration is now in
many respects unsightly and il is in
habited largely by a class of people who
should be segregated in some other sec
tiOn Of the city. Under present COndi-
/ tons. this triangle makes all approaches
to the Mall from the Northwest unat-
tractlve and stands in the way Of the
Beautiful Washington which is the dream
of all who are familiar with the Capital
City
The Mai is one of the most beautiful
stretches Of ground in the country. and
as a park would be q source Of delight
TO all people who reside in or visit Wash
/ ington. If the approaches to it were at
/ traCtive. The government needs the
ground. because it would enable Con-
Z
buildings With the triangle owned by
the government, future government
/ buildings could be erected on either side
of the Mall and convert that property
into one of the beauty spots of the
would.
Bills have been introduced in Con-
gress providing for the purchase of the
1 triangle. and the estimated cost Of it
is S10G COO When we consider the value
of the ground to the government as
building sites and its possibilities in aug
menting the beauty OF Washington, the
price is dirt cheap. An equal quantity
of land in the heart Of Houston would
cost almost twice as much money
1t is to be hoped that Congress will
consult the interests Of the government
and the growing interest Of all the peo-
pie Of the country in their Capital City
and buy the land and gradually work
out the plan for a Washington that will
challenge the admiration Of the world
The Washington herald., 1907-10-22
Charles II. AIien-EditoriaI Writer

For two decades or more an editorial
writer at the National Capital ever con
versant with public questions. and deal
ing with them from day TO day, Charles
II. Allen, of the Washington Post, who
has just passed away, had no small part
in the molding of popular opinion Of his
time He was a modest, scholarly gentle
man, this old-school journalist, who
sought not the journalistic limeHght, but
was content to sink his identity in the
journals he served so we'll.
Few newspaper writer's have written so
much or written so well Age did not
make of him the hack writer, pursuing
his labors as a daily grind. but 10 the very
end his work was characterized by sin
ceTity. devotion to truth. and the zeal if
not the enthusiasm. Of youth Though
not part of the passing show. he saw
it pass; saw administrations come and
go. Congresses convene and expire. and
statesmen rise and fall. He watched IT
and appraised it all-accurately, fairly.
and fOrcefulIy. Three-score and ten, with
five years more added found him at his
desk. mind clear and alert for any duty
And so he rounded out his honorable
career in Journalism, beloved by co-work-
ers and associates. respected by all who
knew him, and a credit to his profess
sion
Peace to the spirit of the gentle and
kindly old philosopher
The Washington herald., 1907-10-22
Mr.. GraYes' PrnInntinn

While Mr.. John Temple Graves ac-
ceptance Of an offer from Mr.. William
Randolph Hearst to take editorial charge
Of the New York American will. doubt
less, be noted with considerable regret
by the South, where. as editor OF the
Atlanta Georgian, he has done much for
that section, at the same time. those
who give him up with reluctance must
find a measure of consolation in his
parting words. Says Mr.. Graves. in an
interview in the Atlanta Constitution. -
4 have accepted. chiefly. because Of the oppor
tunity such position viii afford me 10 help the
South. and mankind in general The American is
Mr.. Hears:s foremost and most serious paper I
feel assured. therefore Of his fuH and free commits
sion in speaking whenever the occasion may arise
for the glory and the Advancement Of nv native
section"
MI Graves friends throughout the
Southland they are very many. indeed
will read that frank and loyal state
ment with marked qualification and in
terest Ii matters not what one may
say OF think Of him otherwise; he IS as
stanch and true as any man I'm all the
world where his friendships are con-
cerned; and he is outspoken and honest
in what he says.
In editorial utterances and opinions,
the Atlanta paper he now edits, as well
as the old Atlanta News. Of which he
was for a long time editor. have been
markedly Hearstesque. He has persist
emily and consistently held to the same
opinions and ideals as those of Mr.
Hearst-Or the other way around. as Won
please It is not surprising that Mr..
Hearst should have desired Mr.. Graves
in the bosom Of his newspaper family.
Undoubtedly, he has the rhetorical genius
necessary to dress the Americans policies
in most pleasing colors.
The selection appears 10 The Wash
ington Herald to be a most happy one,
and we congratulate all concerned.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-22

Mr.. Bryan on the Democratic Prospect.
Mr.. Bryan had one of the most siren
uous days Of his life at Atlanta For
nineteen hours the Georgians kept him
on the go In that time ne made four
speeches, held three receptions, ate dol
lar dinner, and shook hands with John
Temple Graves. The ant-Bryan move
ment discovered a while back by an en-
terprising journalist was invisible. Mr..
Bryan's Southern tour seems TO have
run It into a dark corner. Hoke Smith
renounced his own aspirations by intro
ducIng Mr.. Bryan as our next candi-
date for President" Doubt there might
be elsewhere. said Hoke. but not in
Georgia The Cracker State Democracy
is for Bryan, and so is Hoke.
So, after arduous hours of campaign
ing, Mr. Bryan was moved 10 say that
Democracy to-day presents the most
united front l have known in the past
fifteen years-in fact, the most solid
front since my entry into the political
arena The party. he thought, stood
for the same things ali over the coun-
try, whereas the Republicans are divided
into factions, composed OF standpat-
ters, or reactiOnaries, and Roosevelt re
formers. In these few words we have
the fruit of Mr. Bryan's political OBJ
servations during his recently concluded
tour of the SOuth-a section that has
been represented as seething with dis
content over the Bryan leadership of the
Democracy. Within the last six months
he has been from one end OF the country
70 the other, and his conclusion from
what he has seen and heard is that the
Democratic party is more firmly united
than ever before, and that it has a
better chance Of winning the Presidential
election. Mr.. Bryan's conclusion has a
double significance. II shows that he IS
convinced the opposition to his leader
ship has been very much exaggerated; #
indicates a belief that his opportunity
has come.
Mr.. Bryau's weakest spot, as he must
himself admit is in the East notably in
New York, where he encounters not only
the severest antagonism within the Dem
ocratic party, but also the opposition of
the Independence League. Mr.. Bryan is
now in the "enemy's country again
VIII he be able 10 compose party diff
ferences there as he has in the West
and South. and reduce Bryan sentiment
the country over to all but unanimity?
1t seems an impossible task, yet the
Democratic party is a formidable organ
ization in the Empire State, and its prac-
teal unitication on the Presidential prop
osition ought to appeal to a party leader
as worth considerable effort, though
likely 10 tax his persuasive powers to tfe
utmost
The Washington herald., 1907-10-22
Our Naval Programme.

From the New York World
The last time Secretary Of the Navy
Metcalf broke loose he got in ahead Of
President Roosevelt with his announce
ment of the Pacific coast parade But he
knew the Presidents intentions Secre-
tary Metcalf now declares for a naval
building programme that calls for four
new battle ships Of 10000 tons or larger,
and five fast cruisers. Does this mean
that President Roosevelt, who last winter
said that one new battle ship a year
would be sufficient, has changed his mind
and Is meditating another naval demon
stTation? Is Secretary Metcah again
speaking with authority?
The Washington herald., 1907-10-22
lust Her Way

And now It is an Oregon brother who
is cropping In gloom and seeking the light
His is a puzzle Of no small moment. and
one that has taxed the ingenuity Of mil
lions heretofore, without any resulting
solution entirely satisfactory.
Asks the Lowell correspondent in the
Eugene (Oreg) Guard.
Why are women 20 queer in love affairy7 Why
do they spuTn this because he wears tall
hat. and that one because he wears none At aU7
The women folks are mighty queer; that's a fact
It's her nature 70 fake"
We do not now just what ails this cor
respondent. We suspect he is young. and
has encountered his first rebun. At all
events, he has formed an idea Of women
not altogether just-if his concluding SEN
tence may be taken as expressing his
condensed opinion. Women are not
takers. a faker is an individual who
does things calculated 10 deceive. and
with malice aforethought. Coquetry Of
which all women possess a share. is not
founded upon any such thing as malice
The most practiced coquette is frequently
the sweetest and most charming of girls
Il VIII not DO 10 cOnfOund this with
taking.
As 10 why they are queer In love af-
fairs displeased with this thing yonder
and that thing over there, we cannot
say-nor could Solomon. Probably be
cause" That's as much Of a reason as
she viii ever give you, and nobody knows
how TO make her give any other. when
she has once made up her mind not to.
Nevertheless, this Oregon gentleman
should not worry over things he cannot
understand. His number on the list is
somewhere in the billions Of those who
have found themselves heretofore in the
same TX. If anybody ever knew. he was
snatched hence by merciful Providence
before he had time to tell-foT more than
half the fun and excitement Of the course
The Washington herald., 1907-10-22

would be paid to HIS foreign citizenship
beyond the fact that we would be ready
and willing to explain to his home gov
eminent the reasons for arresting him.
Maxim Gorky. 10 cite particular case,
came here and attempted to spread his
doctrines. In his case Of course. there
was no trouble, because no one took him
seriously, and his ideas Of social relations
were not compatible with ours, If, how
ever. Mr.. Gorky had domesticated him
self on the East Side of New York City
and endeavored to instiIl into the popu-
lation of that section his peculiaV doc
trines. with the idea of eventually arous-
ing a movement against the government,
he would not have been tolerated Any
appeal based upon the ground that he
was entitled to especial privileges be-
cause he was a citizen of Russia would
have been received with deserved indif-
ference.
The same rule applies to Americans
abroad. They are in foreign countries
through a courtesy which ought not TO
be abused. They may not like the con-
"4e4NA4@ HAiNh SNiA'1tiu NAtiAB Jul III tldt
case they have the alternative of re-
turning home The moment they as
sumo the role of busybodies they ought
20 be personally answerable for their con-
duct. AS a matter of fact, international
law does not uphold them, and very
properly, as otherwise there would be a
constant embroiling of international re-
abroad ought not to engage in social
fermentation and then expect that a pass
port issued by the State Department will
secure them immunity from the conse-
quences Of their action.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-22
Judging by the Hat.

A curious pamphlet has been issued by
Prof. II. Gross, Of the psychological
laboratory Of the University of Leipzig
1t deals with criminal psychology. and
one phase Of il tells how the way OF
wearing hat is an index 10 mans
character. The professor declares that a
hat worn perpendicular to the vertical
axis of the head is a sign that a man
is upright in character, but is also a
pedant and something of a bore Those
who wear the hat a little on the right
side OF the head are said to be amiable,
gentle, and humane; those who wear it
on the left side are fond of sports and
games, and usually like gambling. The
nat on the back of the head is said TO
be a proof Of recklessness and daring
and usually Of debt, and the further back
1t is the nearer the wearer is 60 bank
ruptcy and Jail. According TO this OBJ
server, the hat worn Well down on the
forehead indicates the egotist or a man
Of sulky disposition. in which selfish
ness is the dominant trait. If the hat
Is worn lightly on the top Of the head
II means that the character of the man
is huctuating and variable and impress
sionable; if the hat is large and firmly
adjusted, II implies keen sense Of bus
mess and energy of action; if the same
hat slopes to the rear il means that the
weaTer is alive to all business OppOrtuni-
ties and will be quick TO take advantage
of them.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-22
MEN AND THINGS.
An EDITORIAL and a boom.

III anu a aNVHs
An editorial on this page the other day,
entitled Time TO Call Halt" took the
minds Of many back some twenty years,
10 the time when another editorial with
exactly the same caption broke a boom
which was perhaps the most gigantic this
country has ever known and caused the
loss of many hundreds Of thousands Of
dollars. The scene was Wichita, Kans.,
and the man who wrote the editorial was
Marsh Murdock editor of the Wichita
Eagle and father Of Congressman Victor
Murdock. Wichita, out IN the middle of
the Kansas prairies. far distant from any
navigable waterway and with only one
railroad. or possibly two, was growing
more rapidly than Chicago or any boom
town ever grew. Real estate changed
hands at fabulous and constantly increas-
ing prices. Imposing business blocks, resi-
dences. factories and other buildings shot
up like mushrooms. Men poor in money.
but rich in speculative ability, became
miliionaires. Everybody contracted the
fever and everybody dabbled in specula-
tion.
Editor Murdock watched developments
and was troubled. His heart was IN the
future of Wichita, and at the existing
pace he could not see that that future was
particularly bright So. one night, think
ing merely TO get the situation down 20 a
business basis. and without a suspicion Of
the stupendOus consequences to follow, ne
wrote an editorial, pointing out very
sensibly that it would be foolish to per-
NIT prices TO go higher; that a steady
growth was better for the town: that, in
brief the limit had been reached. And
be headed the editorial. Time TO Call a
Halt"
The cataclysm commenced before the
| Eagle had been on the streets an hour.
People began 10 think, to realize that
their gorgeous bubble had no tangible
foundation, II, indeed, II had any founda-
tion at all; and long before noon the
bubble had exploded-burst with such
force as 10 ruin hundreds Of men and
women; swept away the velvet OF
| countless clever schemes and brought
gloom and sorrow where before there had
been only JOY and visions Of untold
wealth. BY nightfaH men who the day
before had refused thousands for real
estate were futilely Offering il for hun
dreds. and even tens. But there was no
market. The boom was no more
For years the huge windowless watch
factory and other big buildings. abso-
lutely empty, stood as silent monuments
70 the folly Of mankind There was a
period, indeed, when one could live in
almost any Of the handsome homes on
Riverside avenue free, and receive from
the agent enough cash monthly 10 pay
ones car fare besides, since insurance
could not be obtained on vacant houses
OF course. Wichita is on its feet again
now and is thriving, growing town, but
the old-timers will never forget the col
lapse Of the boom or the editorial that
caused it.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-22
HarmOni1Ing Railroad Legislation.

From the Omaha Bee.
Railroad men OF the country have
come TO appreciate the seriousness Of the
complications possible under the attempt
to secure substantial harmony OF any
other kind of harmony between State
and Federal laws governing railway af-
fairs. 1t is this situation which has
induced the President and some of the
wiser railroad managers to favor a Fed
eral law providing prescribed terms OF
incorporation for all railways engaged
IN intestate commerce and enacting n
national incorporation law. The States
would find it comparatively easy TO pass
legislative enactments conforming 10 a
national law, while Congress could not
possibly enact a measure in harmony
with the conflicting laws OF f0rty-fve
States No other way has so far been
proposed by which substantial harmony
in railway regulation may be secured.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-22
The Race Problem.

John Sharp Williams In the Metropolitan.
Remembering with the apostle OF
American democracy that it is under this
sort of benignant Providence that we all
live and have our being-white. black.
red, and yelow-and that while black
and white are not the same animal physic-
ally, mentally OF morally, nor in any
sense equal, actually or potentially and
cannot be made so by platforms OF by
laws, they are yet both the creatures OF
one God, is it too much for me 10 leave
with you the parting injunction that in
the face of this great problem 1t would
be well that all wise men think more,
that good men pray more. and that ali
men talk less and curse less?
The Washington herald., 1907-10-22
Mr.. Roosevelt and the Tariff.

From the Portland Oregonian.
The probability IS that Mr.. Roosevelt
IS waiting for a decided mandate from
the nation before he moves upon the
iniquitous tariff exOrbitancies. He will
not have long TO wait. Americans being
intelligent people, capable of correct
thinking it follows as a matter Of course
that the moment their attention is di-
rected to the real character of the tariff
they will demand revision in no uncertain
tone. They have already begun to see It
as It is. They cannot be hoodwinked
much longer. Trying to check monopoly
with the tariff standing as it does is Ike
baling out the ocean with all the rivers
in full flood; and this truth the people
are coming rapidly to comprehend.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-22
TAMPERING WITH TRIPLES.
From the Houston Post.
FULFILLMENT.

FULFLLMENT.
There's a whisper and a giggle
In the dark hall room,
There are bare feet tippy-toeing
Through the long halls gloom,
And two pairs Of eyes are peeping
Through half closed door.
One pair level with the door knob
And the other near the floor;
Then I throw my paper from me.
And prepare me FOR rush.
When I see the door is yielding
To a cautious. giggling push.
Then q sudden pitter-patter
And a chorus Of wee squeals,
And the hutter Of two nighties
And two pairs Of rose-pink heels.
And my glasses go a-1yi1E,
And a-hying goes my cap.
And a pair Of happy babies
Are a-snuggling in my lap;
And wee mouths are pursed for kisses.
The warm prize for which they dared
While their daddy hugs them 20 him
And pretends that he is scared
Then another brace Of kisses,
And another loving squeeze,
And another loving cuddIe
OF the babies on my knees.
And q smuggling of them TO me,
For a heart-throb just. and then
Daddy carrying his babies
To their little bed again.
Then a sleepy saying over
OF each little, hating prayer.
Ending. God bless everybody
In the wide world everywhere"
And II God VIII harken 10 IL.
That wee prayer my babies say,
And viii just bless everybody
Near at hand and far away,
If Hell make them glad and happy
Far beyond their widest dreams
Light their lives with gerater glories
Than are in the diamonds s CLEANS,
Fill their longest days with pleasure,
Make their darkest nights 10 shine,
He viii send them each two treasures
Just for all the world like mine.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-22
MIR. Roots Quiet Labors.

From the New York Sun.
done no more than establish new and
closer relations between this country and
Latin America, his country for that alone
would owe him a great debt Of gratitude.
It has all been done so quietly that its
value is little understood by the public
and less appreciated. 1t is even restful
to see good work done in such a way, and
II is reassuring TO know that good work
is possible without exploding of fire.
works. shooting of guns, and beating OF
tomtOms
The Washington herald., 1907-10-22
Roosevelt in Current Literature.

From the Chicago Post
In order to bring the literary history OF
Mr. Roosevelt up to date, it may be men,
toned that he lately wrote a warmly
commendatory letter to Signor Fogaz-
zaro; has vigorously endorsed Anne War
ner's Susan Clegg;;" is hero of John
Burroughs delightful little book, Camp
ing and Tramping with Roosevelt" is
hearty sponsor for Prof. Edward Ais
worth Ross new essays on Sin and So
ciety;" appears in Mistrars Memoirs as
a fervent admirer of Provencal, and con-
tinues to ignore the Rev Mr.. Long.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-22
Fnvors Government Regulation

From the Wall Street Journal.
Robert Mather. of the Rock Island, is
to be strongly commended for his cour-
ageous expression Of opinion in regard to
the railroad question. Il is courageous
because he takes a position largely in
opposition to that held by many of the
railroad officials of the country He is in
favor of government regulation of the
railroads. and believes that there is no
surer remedy for the evil of rebates than
the enforcement of the act imposing fines
The Washington herald., 1907-10-22
No Recourse

John, I think I hear a theft in the
dark closet beneath the stairs"
Il don't doubt It; have known il was
there for some time"
Telephone for the police"
What's the use, you can't arrest a gas
meter?"
The Washington herald., 1907-10-22
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
coyCEnNIxc cRAy DAYS.

It's getting time TO write about gray
day,
So here We go.
A gray day is in contrast to a May
day,
As you must know
But If you really wish to see a gray
day
With nary sun,
Pick out the day you'd figured as pay
day,
Which wasn't one.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-22
The nnIIr Grind.

How. asked a friend, do you con-
trive TO grind out this stuff week after
week? Two thousand wittcisms TO be
concocJed during the coming year!
Doesn't the prospect appall your
NO answered the tired but undaunted
press humorist Sufficient unto the day
are the jokes thereof"
The Washington herald., 1907-10-22
They're Loosening Up Now,

From the Kansas City Star.
Mr.. Hartman asked the newspaper men
TO get the railroads side Of every story
that comes up before printing it. The
humor of this suggestion will be wholly
lost to those persons who have never
tried to pry information from railroad
manager.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-22

A s-a-minute-Or-bust autOmo-
bile fiend ran his machine into a stone
wall a few days ago broke his collar
bone, two ribs, and one leg, but didn't
SO much as scratch the others in the
car. This is something of an improve
ment over the old plan of killing every
body aboard, at any rate.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-22

''Stamboul has been effaced from the
map and Roosevelt, La takes its place"
says a news item from the front. Doubt
less the complexion Of the map for miles
around that locality would have been
changed if the President had had better
luck
The Washington herald., 1907-10-22

Some people think the Weather Bureau
is declining to locate those earth tremors
merely through a spirit OF perverseness.
but the truth is the department hesitates
TO embarrass the administration while so
many prominent servants OF the same are
scattered all over the face Of the earth.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-22

Now that the free pass has been abol-
ished, there viii be more Congressman to
be found in Wonderful Washington dur
ing the Christmas holidays than there are
aldermen, justices of the peace, and cap
tains of industry in Marvellous Manhat-
tan and He" Nring Houston, all put to-
gether
The Washington herald., 1907-10-22
Indifferent Hubby.

TITS a shame that the newspapers
will continue to print the disgusting de-
tails Of these divorce cases"
80 it is. my dear. So ii is. I detest
such details. Anything particularly dis
gusting this morning."