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The Washington herald., 1907-07-16
The Why of TexnH.

From the New York Times.
We would not put a straw in the way
of the thorough trying out of the Texas
idea It is purely in the interest Of old
fashioned theories Of our Union that we
would like to know how Texas recon-
Giles its idea of what is good for itself
with its duty TO its neighbor States. II
the goods were poisonous or immoral
or otherwise obnoxious to the States
police power, the right Of Texas to do
as it viii with its citizens would be
apparent. As it is. nothing is necessary
TO make the traffic contraband except
that it is contrary 10 Texas economic
ideas Is that a sufficient reason for
such drastic obstruction to interstate
commerce.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-16
HAS GLEN ECHO ANY RIGHTSY
Maryland Paper Not Impressed by
Attorney Generals Decision.
From the Baltimore sur

+ rom the Baltimore Sun.
II seems that in 1853 the State consent
ed TO the acquisition by the government
OF the strip OF land upon which the Con-
duit road lies That road was constructed
by the Federal government and is gener-
ally used by the public. but is not tech
nically a highway. In fact. it is doubt
ful whether the United States has the
power to make highway within the ter
rtoTy Of a State. unless 1t is done as the
Cumberland road was established-that is
70 say for post road. But. ordinarily.
a highway in a State is made by author
ity Of the State. and no extraterritorial
authority can do IT, Mr. Bonapar.e
seems 10 think that Congress has exclu-
sive Jurisdiction over this ceded strip of
land. But il seems most probable that
In criminal cases officials of the state OF
Maryland can serve process upon Il and
make arrests. Even if the Maryland law
limiting the speed Of automobiles upon
highways cannot be made to apply to
this road which is no highway, still II
is possible that authority may be found
under the common law or in the police
power of the State to protect the lives
Of citizens from reckless autOmObllng or
driving. As to the authority of the may
or of Glen Echo To act as a justice of the
peace, that authority seems to be con-
ferred upon him by the legislature in the
town charter. Such power the legisla-
ture has no authority TO confer. as the
judicial system of the State is fixed in
the constitution, and the legislature can
not enlarge il. This was decided in the
case of HagerstOwn VS.. DeCheTt. in 3
Maryland. At the last session of the leg
islature ii was proposed to confer the
power Of justice of the peace upon
the members of the shellfish commission.
But Attorney General Bryan. whose Opin-
ion was asked by the senate, advised that
this could nGt be done.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-16
A LITTLE NONSENSE.


Oh, the dear old swimming hollow! 1t
was there we used TO wallOg in an
unhygienic pool Of brackish )oze,
Whilst the insects stung like fury and
a self-appointed jury tied our cloth
ing into knots and hid our shoes
There We're lots Of bottles busted; there
were piles OF tin cans rusted; there
were heaps Of deadly junk on every
hand
And 1t makes me weak and chilly as
think Of the bacill How we lodged
EN- l shall never understand.
Oh, the dear old swimming hollow! All
the poets love TO follow back the
tran that leeds 10 boyland and 10
you.
But as I recall the brambles that were
won't to mar our rambles. my re-
grets. I must confess. are very few.
Youth is ever gay and sunny and It may
seem very funny 70 get bit and
stung and harried, when a cub;
But the years those joys are dimming
and I'd rather do my swimming in
the prim and porcelain precincts Of
tub.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-16
A Courageous Mayor.

Mayor Cutchin. of Roanoke, Va, de-
serves commentator for the prompt and
effective way in which he dealt with the
mob attack on Greek restaurants in that
town. The incident closely parallels the
attack on japanese restaurants in San
Francisco, but how different the attitude
of the Virginia mayor from that OF the
Golden Gate official Every effort was
made in Roanoke TO queu the riot and TO
Gpprehend the distuTbeTs, and the mayor
promises protection for the Greeks, as
well as such reparation for the damage
done them as lies I'm his power. He gives
his word that a special grand jury shall
be requested 10 investigate the affair, and
that the offenders shall be vigorously
prosecuted.
If the rights of aliens were everywhere
as vigorously maintained as they have
been in this case by the mayor OF Roa-
noke, there would be little demand that
the Federal government assume juris-
diction over inf-actions Of such rights
Most Of the irritation over the treatment
Of japanese in San Francisco would have
been avoided If the authorities of that
city had been as dligent in the per-
Torrance Of their duties as Mr.. Cutchin
1t viii not be necessary for the Federal
government TO remind him Of his obIiga-
tons.
We take pleasure therefore, in extend
ing our congratulations TO Mayor Cutchin
of Roanoke. as a man fully equal 70 q
sudden and serious emergency.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-16
IN THE LAND OF LITTLE CARE.

In the Land Of Little Care
GOssiTs have no tongues at all;
Not a spirit fingers there
That is either mean OF small:
Greed was baniShed long ago
From that fair and favored land
And the only inn they know
They have called The Helping Hand.
In the Land Of Little Care
Envy never Tcars its head:
Worth is never from the fair
Highways into darkness led:
Long ago they buried spite.
Long ago they raised a stone
That Is tall and slim and white
Where Rerenges grave is shown.
In the Land Of Little Care
Each is left to do his best;
This is their one statute there
Bring no evil on the rest.
No man scoTns anOthef's creed
And the women ali are fair,
For no bruised hearts ever bleed
In the Land Of Little Care
sChicago Record Herald.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-16
A COLOSSAL BLUFF?
If ships Don't Go West, What VIII
Become of MetcaIf.

From the Springfield Republican.
II is now suggested in the Washington
correspondence of certain Western papers
that the battle ship fleet may not go TO
the Pacific. The whole battle ship move
ment,' suggests the correspondent Of
the St Louis Globe-Democrat. may be
a colossal BLUM" At the Navy De-
partment, he reports. the movement is
being spoken of as the proposal Of
the Secretary Of the Navy'-which may
have some significance. But what would
happen 10 the Secretary II the fleet should
not move around the Horn and afford tha
California coast cities, as he gaylv PROM
ised, the show of their lives? 1T looks
possible we read concerning this deli
cate point, that Mr.. Metcalf may find
himself vicarious sacrifice" There will
be several months for developments along
this line, and possibly the Secretary's re-
trement could not be looked for before
the late autumn in case the armada idea
were abandoned.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-16
Mns Really poIltic.t

From the New York World
The World has believed from the outset
that this lingo demonstration was only
a piece of politics. Whether it was de.
signed to influence the choice of delegates
or to create a situation which would force
Mr. Roosevelt's denomination, or merely
TO promote the administration naval
programme, the effect is equally per-
niciOus.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-16

NhAADAOODs
Do you recall the olden days.
The DAYS Of childhood when
We wandered down the rosy ways.
Beyond the haunts Of men?
You used to wear your golden hair
In pigtails down your back,
Your face. I can recall for fair,
Was always streaked with black.
Your cheeks were pink as pink could be.
And O. so blue your eyes;
When ! looked IN them / could see
The CLINT Of summer skies.
And I remember very well
Your lips were like the rose;
And one thing else-ought TO tell?-
You had a leaky nose.
bring to mind your little ways
That fascinated me
Your hcsitancy, timid gaze,
Yet Wild as any bee.
And I recall how you In fright
Would have 20 sit and rub
Your bare brown feet when came the night,
IN that Oid-fashioned tUb.
That dear heart was years ago,
And things have changed since then;
We're man and woman now and know
The ways of world and men.
But nothing ever can deface
Those memories, I VOW
Excuse me, dear. but your sweet face
Is streaked with black right nOwD
The Washington herald., 1907-07-16
Children,s PInrgronnds.

From the New York Tribune
The number Of children's Fairgrounds
is increasing rapidly in many cities. Re-
cent statistics covering twenty-four cities
between 25.0O0 and 100000 population show
there has been in two years an increase
OF "a per cent in school Fairgrounds, IS
per cent in parks and municipal play
grounds. and a total increase in all kinds
Of Fairgrounds of 81 per cent in that
period.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-16

From the Portland Orrgonisn
Our doughty warriors who are so eager
to fight Japan for the control of the
Pacific could learn something from By
ron if they were not too hotheaded to
learn anything from anybody. Man
marks the earth with ruin. his control
stops with tiny shores" So wrote the
poet, addressing the ocean The control
of 5000 miles of water is rather a vague
idea, even If It IS not an impossibility.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-16
Negro More Valuable Than Mexican.

From the Saa Antonio Express
The penitentiary hoard has LEASED. 200
convicts for farm work at the uniform
rate of $31 a month for negroes. and
500 a month for Mexican and other white
prisoners. from which It would appear
that the work value Of the negro convict
is just 50 a month more than the work
Of the white convict
The Washington herald., 1907-07-16
GOV. HUGHES AND TEXAS.
Overwhelming Demand" for Him I'm
that state Deserves Attention.

From the New York sun.
Assemblyman Hart, Of the Oneida Res
ervation, who has been feeling the pulse
of Texas reports as follows.
The people Of the East have absolutely no idea
OF the impression Governor Hughes personality has
made upon the people OF the West and Southwest.
In Texas specially our governors words and actions
are being studied those OF no other governor out
side Of Texas have been and there is bound to
be an overwhelming demand for him as a Presi-
Dental nominee"
An overwhelming demand" for the
nomination of any Republican for Presi-
dent originating in Texas should receive
the most careful attention o. all students
of politics.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-16
May Flock by Itself.

Prom Inc Kansas LlIy Star.
If both President Roosevelt and the
Democrats favor the plan of government
directors of railroads and other large cor
porations, Wall street may be forced 10
the extremity of organizing a political
party ali of its own.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-16
Spreading the Boom.

The milkman was coming 10 town with
a load OF buttermilk. One OF the cans
had sprung aleak. leaving a small white
streak behind in the road
Hey. there you're losing all your but
termilk. shouted a man on the sidewalk
That's all right" replied the milkman.
as he turned and gazed at the white trail.
Tn only spreading the Fairbanks
boom"
The Washington herald., 1907-07-16

Farmers do not live OF their farms so
much as they used to- says contempt
rary. That is why the country is develop
ing agriculturally. Real farmers live on
their farms; near-farmers, or agricultur-
lists, live off their farms.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-16
FiehtIne the Ab.inthe Hnhit.

It has long been known that absinthe
has been responsible for some Of the ills
Of France. and now. it seems, there is
agitation in Great Britain prohibiting the
sale Of the liquor in that country. Al
ready there is large consumption Of the
stuff in the hotels OF London and the
larger cities, and the drinkers are not all
foreigners. In Continental Europe the
movement to suppress the vice of alb
sinthe drinking has met with considerable
success. The sale of the drug has been
stopped in Belgium and in the cantons OF
Naud and Geneva, In Switzerland IN
Alsace a movement has been started 10
stop the sale Of absinthe, and the ques-
ton Of regulating its sale is now before
the French Chambers. The consumption
o. absinthe in France has risen from
l,.4S.G00 gallons a year, twenty years ago.
TO 4.lS5.0W gallons. In Great Britain
they are using the argument Of NJ Henri
Robert, a well-known criminal lawyer.
VINO says, Alcoholism Is the chief cause
of the increase Of CTiminality;" and Or.
Bertillon's statement: You condemn
murder; condemn the absinthe that
/ causes it.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-16
Heaven and the other Place.

From the Detroit FTee PTesS
The Washington preacher who says that
heaven is in the star Alcyone now comes
forward and says that it is built up with
brick houses. He'll is probably made up
Of three-room fats.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-16
nutr of the Indirtdnnl

From the New York World
While government is properly charge
able with many duties, nothing can be
made 10 take the place of patience,
decency, and consideration in the indi-
YidnaL
The Washington herald., 1907-07-16

A Berlin landlord advertises furnished
rooms for rent provided with elegant
managing machines" We do not under
stand German. but this is probably the
polite term for folding beds.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-16
ARE YOU GOING AWAY?

Subscribers who ,leave'the city
temporarily should have The
Washington Herald mailed to
them. Addresses will be changed
as often as requested You can
not keep fully informed about
affairs in Washington unless
your paper follows you
Before leaving. mail or tele-
phone your address To- this Of
fee
The Washington herald., 1907-07-16
4 Possible Reform

From the Pittsburg Dispatch
Anyhow, If the government gets a re-
ceiver for the cigar trust, we may hope
that in running the business he will give
more attention to the quality of wrap
pers and filters and less 10 the gilt bands.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-16
England Gave the Weapons.


It is a curious state of affairs that
exists just now in India, where the
British government is finding it a diff
dcult task 10 keep some semblance Of
content in its Empire Of Hindustan. The
army of indictments is steadily increas-
ing. and louder and louder grows the
cry from the natives for a larger part
in the government Of their vast country.
And yet this voice Of discomfort would
never have been heard had it not been
for the establishment. by the British
government, Of free schools and sys-
TEN of compulsory education throughout
the length and breadth of the empire.
The Hindu is a fine example of "bene-
fits forgot" 1t does not remain in his
mind that millions of his countrymen
have been saved from agony and death
by the vigorous campaign against the
bubonic plague carried on by self-sacri-
ficing physicians He has forgotten, too.
the vast public works. irrigation canals,
roads and government buildings. ordered
largely 10 provide employment for the null
titudinOus unemployed. and thus avert the
evils of famine years. Even the horrible
misrule Of several of the native poten-
tates who wrung from their subjects the
last farthing OF their earnings. and whose
greed was only checked by the action
OF the British government in appointing
residents TO rule the land and enforce
honest government, seems 10 have been
lost sight of, and all that remains Is a
leaders Of the revolutionary movement are
HindUs who have been educated free OF
charge in the government schools It is
they who have established a native press
which reaches the masses. In the villages.
where the people are too backward to
read, the native journals are read to
them. The papers are filed nowadays
with incendiary stuff. Here is sample
from the Bande Mataram, printed in
Calcutta:
Dare to die a heroi Where Is there
The foeman half so strong
As 70 overcome thy orset? Who
Would choose 20 suffer long
With a forced and weary patience?
Sudden death is better far
Driving ont the harharous foemen,
Freeing all the Aran land
To this strong and famous poem
That shall make men gods for might
Kindling fiery JOY Of battle.
When a king has lost the fight.
The cry is all for freeing Hindustan
from the yoke Of the British. What lies
beyond that no one. so far. has dared
to prophesy. That the people of the
country are ready for any larger measure
Of self-government than they already
possess is extremely doubtful; and though
Great Britain has always stood for the
greatest liberty of expression and the
freedom Of the press. IT is astonishing
that this literature of revolt against
British rule. this turning of the weapons
which she herself has furnished against
herself, should be tolerated so long.
Sober Sue has laughed at last. The
rnportc Of tho afac+{op Of ToDoro-o -r,t1-
The Washington herald., 1907-07-16

couraging promise we have OF the sue
cess Of popular government is the refusal
of the public in recent years 10 pay for
insincere newspapers or to give credence
10 tainted news
The Washington herald., 1907-07-16

Women mail carriers have been found 10
be unqualified successes in many locali-
ties. II is generally conceded that in
many WAYS women handle the males
great deal better than the males handle
themselves.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-16
We stand Pat ON smokeIessness.

From the 81. Louis Republic.
Washington. D. c., merely renders it.
self absurd by persistently holding itself
up to St. Louis as an example of smoke
lessness. We prefer plenty of live Chin
neys as the best sign of prosperity, and
wouldn't swap places with any unpro-
duCtIve spOtIess town on the map.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-16
Our Surplus Too Large

From the indianapolis News.
Taxation is not a good thing itself.
On the contrary, II is an evil-though a
necessary one. An SSLOO0.000 excess Of
revenue over expenditures is altogether
too large.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-16
Thnse FnhnIons Salaries

Did you ever dream Of enormous
wealth."
once"
'When?"
when I heard an actor talking about
his salary"
The Washington herald., 1907-07-16
Demand Greater than sunpIv.

From the Chicago Record Herald.
A report from the Treasury Department
says there is a strong demand for small
bills. The demand for big bills continues
though, to be the strongest Of all de-
mands
The Washington herald., 1907-07-16

7 TOM Liz
When do you expect to be married.
las soon as he can become reconciled
TO the idea Of living beyond their in
The Washington herald., 1907-07-16

who started the dispute about Rich
ard Mansheld's birthplace?' demands
contemporary. We do not know, but our
first guess would be that it was the
Charlotte Observer.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-16

In fixing the end Of the earth for eight
cen months hence, that prophet gave Mr..
Jim Griggs an opportunity 10 meet the
finish with his usual fortitude.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-16
Coz The NIitten.

There once was a fellow named Britt
Who loved a young charmer named Kit
But Kilt sent TO Britt
4 little yarn mitt.
WheTeat Mr.. Britt had a fit
The Washington herald., 1907-07-16
AZ Imposlng pemonssration.

From the Ohio State Journal
With Nick IOngworth on his way to
Hawaii. is there need of any further
demonstration to impress the Japs?
The Washington herald., 1907-07-16
An InnossIbIe Task.

From the Nashville American.
Announcement is made that Carrie Ma
ton viii undertake to reform Pittsburg.
We can see her finish.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-16

A Texas paper admits that there are
l63. 000 more manageable men than girls
in that State. and still the Houston Post
babbles along about Texas being pleas
ant place 10 live
The Washington herald., 1907-07-16
Nnture Fnking whiIe You wait.

From the Boston Transcript
An animal hospital for the Washington
Zoo. Now we can watch the beasties
mendjng their own broken bones.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-16
Disappointed.

We'll. how is European scenery"
Not much like ourn. I didn't see an
armory, or a soldiers an sailors monu-
ment. or an Odd Fellows Hall, not the
hull time I was gone"
The Washington herald., 1907-07-16
Innnence al Noine.

Prem the Kansas City Journal.
A few noisy jingoes can start a COM
motion that requires the strenuous efforts
Of two great governments to quell.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-16

a recent water-spout in Kentucky Gre
ated great excitement II is doubtful il
anything could ill Kentucky with more
horror
The Washington herald., 1907-07-16
Easily Arranged.

VIII you give me a kiss?"
Sir, I kiss no man TO whom I am not
engaged
A few minutes later they were oscu-
lating.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-16

Action Is eoarsened thought. The bloody war.
The murders done. the women struck store blind,
The little children slaughtered--all these things
First greW IN some wise statesmans mind.
Life.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-16
Fooled Her.

HE promised 10 give me quarter Of
his salary each week"
"A liberal allowance
so I thought But now find can't
do much with % cents"
The Washington herald., 1907-07-16
Sounds Tasty.

The poet sings Of new-mOwn hayi
He finds IL good
Served up I'm some attractive way
AS breakfast-fOOd.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-16

A New York cotton broker made a
million dollars in the cotton market for
a pretty young widow, and then married
her He evidently recognized his mascot
when he met her.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-16

From the Philadelphia Public Ledger.
Perhaps the decision Of a Pittsburg
Judge that suicide is no crime applies only
TO PittsbuTg.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-16
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newspaper, tgkether for the daily OF the
Sunday issue. shOlaLd be addressed TO
THE WASHINGTON HERALD.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-16

You say she has her voice under per-
feet control?"
Quite"
Then why doesn't she choke 1t of
sometimes?"
The Washington herald., 1907-07-16

New YORK o.hce, sau-Beekman Bldg, LaCoste *
Maxwell Managers
Chicago Office. Marquette Bldg. LsCoste 4 Max
we'll Managers
TUESDAY. JULY &c. 1907.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-16

Now that number of biologists have
been added 20 the Ananias Club, we shall
expect TO see the animals stirred UP even
more frequently than before
The Washington herald., 1907-07-16
what Then.

The Japs may talk Of warfare-let
Them agitate and fuss.
But what will happen 10 them when
They hear Bob Evans Cuss?
The Washington herald., 1907-07-16
Fashions In Naval Construction

From the Philadelphia Ledger
Styles in battle ships seem TO change
more rapidly than styles in hats, the lat
ter sometimes abiding for a season.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-16

THE railroads are all undercapitalized, l."
SAYS Stuyvesant Fish. So far this is
the biggest FISH story OF the season.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-16

Next seasons grand opera sensation
will be written around the life and death
of Marie Antoinette Shades Of SaIome!
Can't the musical geniUses produce some
thing in the way of grand opera without
having some ones head chopped of some
where along the line?
The Washington herald., 1907-07-16

The English swells are said to be bit
terly disappointed because Richard Croker
won the Derby, he being such "a common
fellow, don't yer know" on this side
however, we can show abundant evidence
that Richard is q very uncommon fellow
The Washington herald., 1907-07-16

The President hopes no one will send
MIN any more dogs. Pete" doubtless sec
onds the hope heartily.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-16

A Mexican millionaire is said to be per-
fectly at home in the bull ring. Perhaps
that is safer for him than mingling with
the bulls Of Wall street.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-16
still with Is

From the Richmond Times-Dispatch
At tie last minute before going to
press, Vardaman had not seeded from the
Union.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-16

An Ohio man has established and
financed thirty-six newspapers. Newspa-
per devils" are numerous. but angels"
such as this one are few and far between.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-16

THE lion has enormous jaw power.
says a natuTe-faker. Not a circumst lance
10 the spellbinder's, however.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-16

A French physician SAYS appendicitis
may be prevented by walking on all fours
Perhaps heart failure might be prevented
by waltzing on the eyebrows; but what $
the use2