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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1908-03-23
CHINESE PEOPLE PROTEST.
Public Meeting Denounces Surren-
der of TatSu SIaru.

Hongkong. March Z2.-The intensity of
the public hostility excited by the release
Of the steamer Tatsu Maru, at Japan's
demand. was remarkably shown at an IN
dignstion meeting held here. which was
attended by 5000 people.
A score OF speakers appealed success
fully and violently against Japan. One
speaker. a boy OF twelve years. so elo-
quently and periodically urged a boycott
Of japanese goods that his hearers went.
and those wearing Japanese-made gar
ments tore them OF and made bonfire
Of them. Cinnamon trading in japanese
goods offered to make bonfire of their
whole stock.
The meeting favored the impeachment
Of Yuan Shih Kai, head OF the board Of
foreign affairs, for yielding to Japan.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1908-03-23
OWES EIGHT BILLION.
RussIa's Enormous Debt Must Be
Extended by Loans.

st. Petersburg. March pm. Kokovt-
soft, minister Of finance addressing the
Douma, said that Notwithstanding the
fact that Russias debt is already eight
and a half millards or rubles, new loans
were inevitable.
Double tracking the Siberian Railway
building the Amur Railway, the extraor-
binary expenditure for national defense.
and the perennial famine claims would,
he said, involve an annual outlay of at
least lS0.0ooc0O rubles in the next five
years
There would also be increased ordinary
expenditure. as was always the case Of
countries passing from an absolute regime
to representative one. This must be
met with new taxes
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1908-03-23
MISSES GOLDEN WEDDING.
Aged Woman Dies While Planning
for Celebration.

Reading. Pa. March 22-After making
preparations TO celebrate their golden
wedding anniversary next month, the
welded life of Mr.. and Mrs Philip lyle
was broken yesterday by the death of
Elizabeth. the wife. Of a complication OF
diseases. aged sixty-eight years.
Mrs. lyle had been looking forward to
the anniversary day many months. All
their children. grandchildren. relatives
and friends were TO have congregated at
their home for the occasion.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1908-03-23

Merchandise billed from an interior
point in the United States 70 a point in
Europe is regarded as all-water trans
portation IN a decision OF the Interstate
Commerce Commission. just handed down
The commission holds that such traffic
is not subject 10 interstate commerce
regulations.
It is affirmed that the act TO regulate
commerce arose out Of the unjust and
discJiminatiye practices OF railway lines
and that carriers that are independent OF
railroads are exempt from restrictions i'm
posed by the interstate commerce act and
denied its benefits.
"DaItic Pool, Case.
The decision is in the case Of the Cos.
mopoltan Shipping Company. Of New
Jersey. against the Hamburg American
Packet Company. the North German
Lloyd Steamship Company. and the WI.
son CHulD lines and the Scandinavian
American lines. constituting the so-caHee
Baltic pool
1t is held that the pooling Of traffic b,
water carriers is plainly a matter over
which this commission has no jurisdie-
ton" Commissioner Lane wrote The
opinion. which is concurred in by all the
other commissioners.
A demurrer fled upon behalf OF tbs
companies constituting the Baltic pool
by ex-senator John c. Spooner. william
G. ChOate. and Harrington Putnam. OF
New York, is sustained.
Compartments Charges.
The Cosmopolitan Shipping Company
in its complaint fled on January S. al.
legged that the companies named defend
ants transported traffic under Though
bills Of Iading between inland points OF
the United States and foreign ports.
Il was charged that the defendant com
panies had an arrangement for the pool.
ing OF east-bound export traffic novine
by rail- to Atlantic ports and thence by
steamship lines TO points in Denmark
Sweden. Norway. Finland. and German
points on the Baltic. and that this Baltic
pool arbitrarily determined the ultimate
rates from such inland points OF IN,
United States TO foreign points, and thai
freight shipments are arbitrarily manipu.
lated so as to put out OF business ths
ocean freight service OF a line not be-
longing 20 the pool.
II was also charged that the Hamburg.
American Packet Company maintains Z
monopoly Of west-bound and east-bount
traffic forwarded on loca! and through
bills Of lading between Germany and
other continental countries and inlanl
cities OF the United States.
Di-SisiOn of Traffic.
This Baltic pool the complaining
company alleged. determined the ultimate
rates for forwarding merchandise or
through and on local bills Of lading from
the cities % Chicago. St Louis. Kansa:
City. and other points in the United
States 70 European points reached BY
the steamships OF the defendants, ans
divided such freight traffc on the basi:
OF the following percentages:
Hamburg American Packet Company. VIA Ger
many, S per cent
North German Lloyd via Germany Is Per cent.
Wilson lHull Line via England. % per cent
Scandinavian American Line. direct 70 Deum1l /
q per cent.
To the complaint fled by the Cos
mopolitan Shipping Company. the com.
panies named as defendants demurre6
on the ground that the commission had
no jurisdiction.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1908-03-23
DISTRICT DAY ONCE MORE.
Nothing but Small GriSt 10 Come Il
House VIII.

This is the regularly scheduled District
day in the House, and if adjournment is
not taken, out Of respect for Senator
Bryan. there viii be the usual grist Of
small bills. which It is expected viii pass
with ease.
The only bill of more than minor worth
is the Olcott tuberculosis bill, which, it
Is believed. viii be acted upon favOrably
by the whole House, as 1t is considered a
good bill and one that Is necessary.
1t is possible that the District Commit
tee may hold meeting before the House
cOnvenes. for the purpose of considering
the anti-gambling bills. notably the
Campbell BILL designed to stop all sorts
of gambling. from betting on horse races
10 matching coins for the dinners but II
Is not probable that any action viii re-
suit, other than some talk
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1908-03-23
COACH HORSES BURNED.
Fire at Atlantic City Creates Panic
in Hotel District.

Atlantic City. n. J., March 22.-Five
valuable coach horses were roasted to
death in a fire which partly consumed
the stables of the Hotel Rudolf and
created a panic in the uptown hotel dis
trict for short time tonight
Firemen from all over the city fought
the flames for an hour and managed to
ccnfine them to the interior of the stable.
and the loss is chiefly the value of the
horses and that Of several hotel buses
and fittings stored in the place.
The origin Of the fire has not been
learned. The loss IS ss.ooa
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1908-03-23
CLEVELAND APPROVES BILL.
Is Against Spring Shooting of Mi.
NrafOry Birds.

Boston, March 22.-Former President
Grover Cleveland has written q letter
to the legislative committee on fisher
les and game in which he expresses
approval of a proposed bill prohibiting
spring shooting Of migratory birds and
water fowl.
He says: IF 1 remember rightly, the
old law used to permit the shooting
Of shore birds after the middle OF July.
II cannot be possible that have ever
said anything which would allow me
to be quoted as being in favor of an
caller date
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1908-03-23
LA TOILETTE TO SHOW CRITICS.
Wisconsin, senator 10 Demonstrate
How II3 Men Control Finances.

how 10 0tH NOntfot AhAncts.
Senator Robert NJ. La Toilette, who
some days ago delivered one Of the sensa-
tional speeches of the session, will on
Tuesday answer the critics who have
sprung UP over night attempting 10 deny
that the Wisconsin Senator was wrong
when he stated that 11S men control the
finances of the country.
Senator Ia Follette's coming speech.
which would have been delivered to-day.
but which viii naturally be postponed on
account Of the death OF Senator Bryan.
will. it is understood. not deal gently with
the men whom he has already mentioned
IL fact, it is expected that Mr.. La Fol-
lette VIII make, this time, one Of the red
hot speeches Of the year. and that ne will
fhow conciusively that his former state
ments concerning the control of the ma
tion's finances by 113 men is based upon
facts OF the most certain nature.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1908-03-23
LAW DOES NOT APPLY
Commission Will Not Regu-
late Rates to Europe.
NO JURISDICTION OVER SEA

Complaint OF Cosmopolitan shipping
Company Against Baltic POOR Is
Interior Point 10 Europe Regarde ed
as AII-water transportation.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1908-03-23

A pair OF sqUeaky shoes nearly upset
the stately dignity Of the United States
Senate few days ago. The owner OF
the offending shoes was no less q cele-
DRAFTED parsonage than the senior Senator
from the Palmetto State, Benjamin R.
Tillman. The scholarly Henry Cabot
Lodge. Of Massachusetts,. was in the
midst Of an eloquent speech il favor Of
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1908-03-23

was begun in December, five, including
Mr.. Bryan, have died Six of the de-
ceased Senators were Democrats.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-05-03
t TAKES A GIRL
TO BREAK THE BANK
Wins $4,000 in RawhIde
Gambling Palace.

Reno. New. May 2.-After one OF the
most exciting faro games in the his
tory OF Rawhide, Lillian Bennett,
daughter Of one OF the most prominent
families of New York City, broke the
bank in Carl Youngs gambling palace
at Rawhide last night, winning $4,000
in one sitting and bringing the game
to an end. The woman was making an
effort to recoup her loss of $4,000 at
the game the previous night. She is
scarcely past - years OF age.
\ decade ago she was one OF the
bellies Of New York society. She gave
up her home and parents to join in
The rush to the klOndike. 1t was
while there that she learned to play
faro, and with phenomenal luck on
her side. she soon won fortune and
reputation as being one Of the most
reckless players among the gold dig
gers. She arrived al Rawhide with a
part Of her fortune a few weeks ago,
and since then has been playing for
high stakes in the new mining camp.
IN the game last night as much as
s., 300 was Won and lost at one turn
of the cards.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-05-03

Then Governor Hughes called the at
tention OF the legislature TO the need
Of an amendment to the Percy Gray
law, and what are known as the Hart
Agnew bills were introduced into the
legislature for the purpose OF giving
the death blow to 'playing the pO-
MES"
Meanwhile a citizens anti-race track
gambling campaign committee was
formed in New York City, with Dr..
Walter Laidlow. executive secretary Of
the New York City Federation OF
churches as chairman,
In this way all the forces Interest," ed
in supporting the Harl-AsneW bills
were handled to the best advantage.
The organization has been made
permanent. and will never give up the
fight to secure full enforcement OF
laws to drive the b0Okie out Of bust
ness.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-05-03

Maryland agricultural college, and
finally was killed with bullet fired by
DR.. II. B. Mcdonnell. the state chem
list.
As a result of his attempt to capture
the bull, Cadet Allison of the Junior
class Of the college is in the hospital
with badly crushed leg. and Prof.
Oppermann, who conducts the poultry
experiments. is suffering from nervous
shock. Prof Oppermann's troubles
began when he fired a number of small
shot into the animals face in the hope
of binding him. The shot went to
the mark, but instead of destroying the
sight. the singing sensation Of the pei
! let's appeared to improve the bulls Wis
ion. at least so far as Prof. Oppermann
was concerned.
The animal charged the professor
and it was while diverting the atten-
ton of the bull from him that Cadet
Allison drew the animals fire upon
/ himself and was run down.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-05-03
MRS. Russell SAGE
BACKING THE FIGHT
Doing All Within Her Power to
Abolish RaCe-TraCk
Gambling.
SHE GIVES HER MEANS.
IT'S THE SIGNATURES ON THE
BOTTOM OF HER CHECKS THAT
HAS DONE MUCH IN BATTLE OF
STATE WIFE INTEREST.

New York. May Back Of the fight
against race-track gambling in New
York has been the purse of one of the
weaIthiest women in the world.
The raCe-track promoters. threaten
ed with d loss Of their profitable call
ing, swarmed Albany to save betting,
inveighed against Governor Hughes,
who is pronounced foe of betting,
cursed the Rev. Albert Sidney Gregg,
who represents the international re-
form bureau. and directed their spleen
against religious associations that de-
seconded on the capital to make their
protest against what they termed the
great evil" but in the midst of their
bitter complaining they missed entirely
the factor which had done most to
make their trouble.
This was the long purse of Mrs. Rus
sell Sage widow of the famous finan-
cier
From the time the fight was launch
ed against the racetrack gambling,
Mrs. Sage took prominent part in the
battle, not publicly of course, for that
is not the habit of this philanthropist,
who ranks with Mrs. Penfield, Mrs.
Hetty Green and the widow Of Silent
Smith. as the richest women in the
world. She asks none of the glory.
1t was enough to know that the work
was being forwarded. She was will
ling to stay in the background and let
others reap the credit.
But the signature on the bottom of
her checks was what gave the move
ment it's power
The powerful lobby that worked
against the anti-racing bills found out
early in the day that 1t was up against
the real thing.
When 1t was question or bringing
a protesting delegation to Albany. or
of flooding the state with literature in
order to swell the agitation to proper
tiOnS that would make the Legislature
hesitate to ignore it for fear of offend
ing their constituents. money was ever
ready The amount could be big or
small, it was always forthcoming.
1t was generally understood that
powerful church organizations with
wealthy COnRTeSdI lOllS were luz lllollllls
these sinews without which no project
can be successfully handled nowadays.
1t was not until the closing days of the
long struggle that the Rev. Mr.. Gregg
told the source of the wealth that was
poured into the movement Then he
gave the fullest measure of credit to
Mrs. Sage
Il could have done nothing without
the aid of Mrs Sage" ne says She
backed me literally with her check
book, and in addition to this she inter
ested other persons of wealth. whose
attention was drawn to our movement
mainly because of the fact that it haC
been able to win her.
Endowed With Sense and Dollars.
Mrs. Sage is a woman of great in
fluence. for it is recognized that in ad
dition to being the pOssessor OF grea
means and generously inclined mind
she is also notable for her hard com
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-05-03
HER CORN CAUSES
DOMESTIC TROUBLE
Mr.. Sykes Aids Neighbor and
Wife Goes TO Court.

Trenton. n. j., May 2.-Mrs. Joseph
inc Tabram's corn are the immediate
cause of the breaking Of Mrs. John
Sykes Marital bonds. Mrs. Tabram S
corn were tender, and whom Mr.. Sykes
turned amateur chirOpOGist and neatly
pared the execreSCcnceS on the ahapely
toes of his neighbOr his wife carried
the case to court.
At the hearing il was proved that
Sykes had been in the habit Of tipt02-
ing 10 the Tabram home and PERFORM
ing the offices Of a femme de cha:nbe"
with an apparent enjoyment Of the sit
uatiOn. He braided MIS-. Tabram' s
long and lustrous heir, a. we'll as Cased
her corn. On one occasion. witnesses
said Mrs. Tuhram had demonstrated
with her husband for remaining about
the premises when Sykes called.
Vice Chancellor f. 3. Walker in
handing down his decision advising
a divorce decree said stern!y:
We have had 50 much evidence in
this case that the defendant himself
must be convinced of his guilt"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-05-03
EVENING CLOTHES
MAKES MUSICIANS
Chicago Union Asks More
Money for Wearing Them.

Chicago. May 2.-The Federation Of
novel proposition that evening clothes
makes its members worth 81 per day
more than the present scale. On that
allegation the federation will present
TO the Theatrical Managers associa-
tion a demand for an increase. This
will affect only the theatres whose
orche stras are required to be garbed
in dress suits
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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-05-03
.ENRAGED BULL
CREATED TERROR
One Injured in Fight Against
Animal.

College Park, Md, May BY tear
ing the ring from it's nose an infuriat-
ed young bull escaped from it's keeper
while being led through Bladensburg.
It's return to College Park, over the
Washington Baltimore boulevard. was
speedy and uninterrupted. Getting
into an orchard at the Maryland exper-
iment station, the animal freed several
men and later engaged in a battle
with the officials and cadets of the
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-05-03

MARY ELLEN:
ing everything. SARRINA
Blue-grass blade., 1908-08-23
THE STATE AS A MORAL TEACHER.

1t seems to be utterly impossible to get the advocates
OF Christian theology and biblical ethics separate
morality from religion
Morality has been well defined the greatest possible
happiness to the greatest possible numbers
The only definition that conscentousy be given to
religion, as it is commonly understood and accepted is
that it implies the worship of the supernatural to
detriment Of that which is natural
Considering such worship being detrimental to e.
that is natural it is not possible that could to the
creation and promotion of human happiness the few
much less to the greatest possible numbers We may
Blue-grass blade., 1908-08-23

RELIGION AND POPULATION.

among the has been tendency to restrict the
population.
Aside from individual effort in this direction nstitu
tons have been formed for the PRONUNCIATION OF scientific
method to limit the growth of population of
decreasing the demand constantly being made upon the
of subsistence. A brutal competitive system is
largely responsible for the conditions thus obtaining but
in the end the church must shoulder large share of this
responsibility in that has been faithful and
ally of predatory wealth. fostering and encouraging
the Capitalization of wealth and political power to subseve
its selfish ends.
Unsuccessful institutions whether in religion politics.
invariably manage to invent plausible
being explanatory of the failure of its mission So it is
with the church Failing to grasp the true science Of
human society and development, it has gone the wrong
way and must under the law of adequate compensation
in nature suffer the consequence of its acts
France, probably offers the most phase of this
decline in population. In certain sections of American
social life similar conditions prevail 1t has been made
matter of public that in New York City, where
the fabulously rich dwell the laugh the cry of little
child seldom heard On the other hand in the tenement
districts there be found abundance of children But
what is the of all this Many eminent writers insist
that reproduction only limited in where prospec
tive parents incline life of personal ease comfort and
fine adonment. Such do not to be burdened with
the rearing and training of offspring On the other hand
church writer's maintain that is the effect Of dis
cardng OF Christian principles and of them writing
the "Ofcal OF Paris urges that the depopulaton of
France is wholly due to the decentralization. The
same writer argues by implication that Chris
tianity will insure increase in the birth rate with
corresponding gain in population.
Did the church stop to think that under Christian
influences nnetenths of the human family was born in
PAIN agony dread and misgvng? The majority of babes
came into the world unwecomed by its parents upon
whom the burden and the struggle fell but priests and
kings encouraged the system every child added to
those already in existence 1.-THE payer an
other producer another worker upon whom both couI
draw for their support The increase in population even
in America aside from immigration comes not from the
rich but from the poor and the very conditions now
bid fair to destroy the existing systems of centrazpg
wealth and power must also enguf the church and in the
Blue-grass blade., 1908-08-23
BLUE GRASS BLADE

further change to the church will be carried down
to total and permanent destruction in the vortex
Scientifically considered the church writers have got
the cart front of the horse The hristanizaton Of
France not the work of day 1t required years.
generations to produce it. While this growing upon
the people, they also thinking and in the reaction
that took place, economic well religious conditions
gone into As matter of fact the people began
realize that the doctrine of being fruitful and multiplying
invented by cunning priests and rulers, who.
wished to control and direct the material and spiritual
welfare of all the people. Religious considerations
aside, the people had time to think Serious reflection
upon economic questions caused change in the attitude
of the people toward the church. and while depopulaon
and deChrisanizaton have gone hand in hand they
cOncomitant effects of the causes and do not occupy
the relation to each other Of and effect
to Christianity would not insure population
with the present mental attitude of the French people
This may be demonstrated from the rich classes of
America. With but few exceptions the owners of great
wealth in country patrons of and attendants
upon church Whether they really believe the doctrines
taught and promulgated by the church u.s. perhaps
open question, but in any they profess it. Them if
why is there not larger birth among the rich in
America?
The sad truth is that religion has nothing to do with
population, other than degrade and depress it, Re-
gion has done reduce the population of every
country in Europe than all other influences combined
Similar conditions would prevail in America the
church capable Of exercising the degree of power
but fortunately the great majority of the American
people are either Indifferent openly in opposition
the church.