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The Washington herald., 1908-01-20
DANGER IN THE SKYSCRAPER.
The New York Building Situation
Becoming Serious.

e.. T. Garter. in Technical World Magazine.
All in all it may be seen that the prob
lem of finding air TO support life is one
OF the greatest the city is called upon 10
solve. No one has even suggested So
luton except Prot. Henriet. VINO recon-
mends as "a substitute for the ozone
which cannot be obtained an abundance
OF sunlight which is known 10 have
strong bactericidal properties. To this
end he recommends that obstacles 10 the
circulation of air should be removed by
widening streets and decreasing the
height Of buildings.
Il only requires a walk down one Of the
narrow sunless canyons of New York or
Chicago 10 give Zcst 10 the unconscious
satire in Prof. Henriets recommenda-
tiuns AS if health and even life itself
were not sufficiently menaced by the
crowded warrens of the cliff dwellers
towering 900 20 800 feet into the air on
either side of the narrow Sits called
streets. there are three buildings now be-
ing erected in New York which will ap-
proximate 500 feet in height. For the
demand for office rooms grows ever more
urgent as the number of persons who
want to earn a living ia q given area
increases. New York's sky line from the
Brooklyn Bridge 20 the Battery in 1858
when contrasted with the same territory
in 1876 illustrates in a spectacular way
how the struggle for a foothold on a
coveted spot Is causing the madern city
10 expand vertically.
The towering buildings put up in a
greedy effort 10 squeeze the last possi-
bic dollar In rents out of the precious
ground, introduce another overwhelming
problem the solution Of which is dis
regarded with a recklessness- beyond be
lief. How can the city protect itself
from destruction by FIRE?
The Washington herald., 1908-01-20
RAIDING CENSUS BUREAU.
civil service Pleas without Eject
ON Congressional SpoiIsmen.

From tie NeE York Times
The earnest message OF the President
urging Congress to require that the extra
force for taking the cersus Of 1910 should
be selected by competitive examinations
has had not the slightest influence on
the head hunters in Congress Mr.
Crumpaeker, chairman Of the Census
Committee Of the House. IS opposed 10
any such wholesome system. His argu-
ment IS amusing He says that il the
extra clerks are chosen under the civil
service rules they VIII be eligible 10 per
Mauent appointment when their work Uu-
der the Census Bureau is no longer
needed, and then there will be-abhorrent
thousht-p1lit.Cal pressure brought TO
flood the departments with them, Well
there viii be precisely the same pressure.
only much greater, brought 20 secure the
appointment Of the clerks il they are Sc
legted by pass examinations. The real
difference would be that in the latter case
they would be unfit in the former case
they would be flt. for such employment
Now it is notorious that politicians as
q rule. press FOR appointments with
yea fairy proportioned 20 the unftness
- their fsv0rites Moreover. If the
clerks are selected by competition. the
competition viii necessarily be open. and
the favorites of the politicians VIII be at
disadvantage. II the examinations be
u0t open, the politicians viii have the
say as 30 who shall be admitted 10 the
examinations. The result Will be a very
poor output.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-20
Working the Game for Taft.

From the Baltimore News
President ROOseveIts unhesitating use
of the Federal patronage TO promote the
campaign for the nomination Of Taft is
in keeping with those rough-rider meth
DDS which ne never scTuples TO adopt
when any object is at stake that he
deems Of great Importance to HIS pur-
poses. His long and most useful record
as civil service reformer seems not for
a moment 20 give him pause or stay HIS
hand. So far as general policies in re-
gard TO the civil service are concerned.
ne is as stanch as ever; only a little
while ago he came out in the strongest
way for the saving Of the census service
from the grasp Of the spoilsmen. But
when Il comes TO individual appoint
ments that are left discretionary with
the President, it seems plain that he is
working these for all they are worth in
the interest of Taft.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-20

All sorts Of suggestions are being Of
fered from official sources for the better
Iaent Of the conditions Of the enlisted man
in the army. The most notable Of these.
and presumably the most authentic. are
embodied in a memorandum from the
General staff Of the army aiming To show
that the soldier does not obtain as many
emoiuments as the enlisted men of the
navy. one of the conditions which are
described as contributing to the soldiers
discomfort is the tax on his pay for the
support OF the United States Soldiers
Home in the District of Columbia.
IL viii surprise most people, who sup
pose that the Soldiers Home is entirely
sustained by the government, To know
that a substantial revenue for its main
tenanCe is derived by pittanCe extracted
by virtue Of law from the meager stipend
OF the enlisted man. Every other month.
when the soldier goes 10 the table of the
paymaster TO receive his wage he finds
there has been deducted from his lean
pay the sum of % cents. which repre-
sents monthly subtraction OF I2ls cents
taken from every enlisted man Of the
army for the support Of the Soldiers
Home. This may seem d small matter
70 the civilian, whose pay amounts to
much more than that OF the soldier, but.
IS is remarked in the General stan mem
orandum the soldiers pay is also a small
matter. Moreover, il is announced that
not more than > per cent OF the enlisted
mon of the army ever derive any benefit
from this tax. Comparatively few Of the
soldiers avail themselves of the privileges
Of the institution.
Besides. 10 make the whole situation
more inconsistent, the income is not need
ed by the Home 1t has a fund in the
public Treasury which has steadily accu-
mulated all these years by virtue of this
unjust taxation on the soldiers nav.
There are appropriations made by Con
gress, ana there is some revenue derived
in various ways The interest on the
accumulated fund is almost enough. it is
stated, 20 support the Home in itself, and
this continued extraction from the pay of
the soldier is one of the most ridiculous
Of the penurious policies Of the govern
The Washington herald., 1908-01-20
NOTES AND NOTIONS.
A WOMAN'S REASON.

" u AAH > hA--AHON-
The sunragettss came down like wolves
on the fold
And they came in baualions both breezy
and bold,
But not with soft voices on rights % in
slst
But kicking and pounding with foot and
with fist,
On the Premiers household they made
strong attack,
And not all his forces could SIN beat
them back
As they swarmed mp his steps and they
broke down his door,
For these perfect ladies we're out for the
gore.
And where was the Premier? All. who
shall say
AS they fought in his hall. was he SNUG
gled away2
Had the suffrdgettes won out, and sighted
his mob
There might have been vacant a good
paying Job,
But the servants were valiant and fought
Ike true men,
To keep him secure and far from their
ken,
Since a real perfect lady, when reused, is
Not lightly ;i'5i:S to be dared by premier or
king.
But why did they DO it and what did they
want?
What was their sore need that no police
could dauut2
Why did they like victims Of crueIty's
gOad
Thus charge on the Premier's London
abOica
Why did they this Amazon frenzy release,
And chain themselves up to defy the
p0lice2
Why desperate defiance Of reason and
Iaws2
The clarion answer comes ringing: Be
cause"
The Washington herald., 1908-01-20


A strong man struck down 10y the arm
of justice is a pathetic sight. John r.
Walsh was useful man; he had de-
velOped great enterprises, and his ambl-
tions, though selfish, had promoted the
material welfare of many others. His
success. however Ike that of countless
masterful men, was facilitated by dubious
methods. To finance his enterprises he
used without scruple the resources Of
banks that We're under his control, and
20 secure the banks he created bonded
Indebtedness representing at an inflated
value the capital invested in his various
projects. This operation is familiar
enough in the history of banking, but It
is violauye of sound banking principles
and dangerous TO every banker practicing
it, The national banking act is designed
10 protect depositors from that sort Of
misuse of their funds. yet. as the recent
panic showed there are bankers every
where who viii take the risk of what
amounts TO a serious breach of the
nduciary relation which they assume to-
ward those who inUust them with de-
posits. The conviction Of Walsh ought
To have "a salutary effect upon bank
officers who are tempted to stretch the
law To finance their own enterprises. .
Ar, Walsh announces that he will fight
his case TO the last ditch. Conviction of
wrong-doing in a court OF justice appears
TO him like an obstacle in his path that
must be cleared up al any costa mere
temporary check to his ambition. II isl
characteristic of d masterful man that
he seldom admits himself IN the wrong,
and there is something admirable in the
spirit which refuses to accept defeat; but
in this case hghting on means an nvOca-
tion of all those technical means of de
Tense contrived by skillful lawyers. all the
twisting and turning of the scales of jus
t1ce, which disgrace our administration
Of the criminal law Walsh admits hav-
ing done all the things forbidden by the
banking act that he was accused of. the
only question is whether he should be
punished or whether he should be allowed
10 go free because other bankers do the
same things and because in this particu-
lar instance nobody seems TO have been
irretrievabiy harmed. Ii is a question
that has been decided adversely to the
defendant by the jury, after hearing all
the evidence, and we believe the verdict
should stand.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-20
Naval and Military Char1er.

1t seems as if something should be done
TO the gabbIing military and naval Of
fcers. Ii was only the other day that
Lieut. Col. Glenn. of the infantry arm, cx-
posed the vulnerable portions Of the mili-
tary establishment TO an eager and expec-
tant audience represented in a session Of
the Daughters Of the American Revolu-
ton In New York, and now Rear Admiral
b. II, McCaIla L. s. N retired. most
efficient and gallant officer. is credited in
an interview with expressing the view
that civilian is OF no earthly use in the
position of Secretary Of the Navy. He
goes on TO say that the building and or
ganization of navy require experience,
and he thinks it would be as proper and
profitable 10 put a lawyer or doctor in
charge Of a great railroad as it is to place
a civilian az the head of the navy. This
must be interesting reading to the civil
ians who at present occupy the positions
of Secretary and Assistant Secretary Of
the Navy.
This is the first time. We believe. that
any naval officer has had the temerity to
assaH the system with such particularity.
1t Is safe to assume that even the critics
OF the McCaHa class would be no more
c0ntented if they had a naval officer
at the head Of the Navy Department
than they are with Mr.. Metcalf in that
position. or than they were with any Of
Mr.. Metcalfs predecessors. The civilian
Secretary OF the Navy has az his com
mand all the expert advice he wants. and
he is freer of the ridiculous prejudice and
the iron-Clad traditions which have
done more 10 stand in the way Of real
progress in the navy than any existing
system of administration which is so vo-
cifeyously and volubly assailed.
About the worst thing which could hap
pen to the Navy Department and to the
navy itself would be TO have a naval Of
fcer in place Of the civilian Secretary of
the Navy. 1t is hardly possible that Rear
Admiral McCalla, who is a man of good
sound common sense, has been correctly
quoted
The Washington herald., 1908-01-20
Charles Emorv Smith

Washington viii learn with keen re-
gret and poignant sorrow Of the death
OF Mr. Charles Emory Smith. editor Of
the Philadelphia Press He was inti-
matcly known and highly esteemed here
al the Capital No more kindly, gen
elouslv disposed man ever held "a Cabinet
portfolio. He was ever ready while a
resident Of Washington TO lend his in
fluence to good causes. His pride I'm the
Capital was great and he was it's con-
sistent, eloquent champion. As a dip
lomatist he served the country with
marked distinction; as a member of
President McKi1Ieys official household
he was identified in a most honorable
way with great affairs of the nation.
and as a journalist he was a virile. bril-
liant, and creditabIe representative Of
the profession.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-20
BIG ROW IN NEW YORK.
Significance of Oden hacking Of the
Hughes Boom.
respndence New York Post


AMeuy Correspondence New York Post
There are solemn faces and serious
talks among Republicans now. It is a
decade at least since such a situation has
just preceded a national election. II it
be true. as a majority of the politically
wise observers believe, that the ability of
Odell, Black. and Aldridge together with
the mistakes Of Woodruff and the folly
Of President Roosevelt. are TO bring back
the old guard. there are few Repub-
licans here who hazard the belief that
New York State will remain Republican.
on the other hand. Federal interference
and the adoption Of Tammany methods
by the Federal Heutenants are recognized
rs equally fatal In their effec. upon the
electorate.
Already the Roosevelt leaders are unit
ing in an appeal 10 Gov. Hughes TO
repudiate his political boomers. But they
can present no adequate argument tC a
governor who is hourly receiving the
plaudlts and pledges Of thousands Of citi-
Zeus. whose candidacy is manifestiy ap-
proved by the better class of his party
subOTdinated neither 10 patronage nor to
FeIeTaI influence. The frantic endeavoT
10 convict him of responsibility I'm the
matter is "A palpable confession Of weak
ness.
Bitter words are said Of the President.
on him is laid the burden Of the blame
for the whole affair To have allowed
Hughes New York State without oppo-
sitl0n ana 20 have made Woodruff. Par
sons, and Barnes the custodians Of the
Hughes ammunition. was the wise po-
litical course. in the minds Of the aver
age politician. The thing would probably
have flashed ia the pan and ended, poll
ticians say, but instead, Federal inter
ference presented the OdeIl people with
the chance that they have been long
waiting for. They have not grown weaker
with time Things Ike fusion IN New
York County have been grist 10 their
mills. The defeat Of the State ticket a
year ago reused the mere party worker
TO recall the days Of Odeu and victory
To the politicians who meet here the
situation means q winter Of war. reach
ing up 10 the spring primaries. the State
convention, the fall primaries and then
the election. II means that the whole ef-
fort Of the party viii be directed inter
naliy instead Of externally. and il means.
afteTWdTI. political gTudges that Win be
carried 90 the ballot box by the poll
Ueian, and not impossibly by the voter
The very defining Of forces Is difficult
IL is not d Hughes-Taft fight. for neither
Hughes nor Taft is fighting II IS a
purely political battle; but, If Odell wins.
Hughes must be a factor ia the national
convention 3. b. Odeu jr. "a power
in New York state. II Hughes loses. Nj
Hughes vdnishes. and Nj Woodruff be
comes. If not Vice President the next
TnitedStatcs Senator. Between these the
voter may have 10 choose.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-20
More Than Statutes Needed.

Prom the Indianapolis News.
We shall have made great progress
when we learn as a people that law is
not a universal cuTe-all. that there are
some evils beyond the power of a statute
to remove, and that a great deal depends
on the peoples assertion of their rights
and on the efficiency Of the administra-
tive officers Of the government This
habit of running 10 Washington for re-
lief every time we think we are hurt is
one that ought not TO be encouraged.
Much will be gained also if We realize
that the State governments have real
and important duties to perform, and
that, therefore, it is our duty 70 strength
en- those governments as much as pos
sible.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-20
Confidence in GOV. Hughes.

From the Boston Herald.
There is unquestionably a great conf
dence in Gov Hughes throughout the
country. There is a growing tendency to
regard him as q national figure His
chief competitor in the Republican party.
though highly honoTed, has never be-
fore submitted himself for election TO
any Office, but Hughes, in the face of
tremendous odds, won an election that
for long seemed hopeless. and saved his
State and perhaps the country. from an
unWhOlesOme influence and d deep dis
grace. No wonder that the hands OF
officeholders national and State. and of
ring politicians, are against him. some
of the adrOit who now pretend TO serve
him mean really to drive the New York
delegation to the support OF another can
didate In the Chicago contest. But they
stand in some awe Of the people.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-20
ARE SUFFICIENTLY WARLIKE.
No Need TO worry over Growth of
EReminate spirit.
ON ne srirgfeld ReUuhlicl.

kEum tAe AFTlL-Llll LtLalllllll
The notion that the American people
need to be constantly reminded how war
Ike they are by nature and how grave
is their peril from foreign aggression in
case they fail TO maintain a powerful feet
strikes us as absurd, Tor our people have
so much of the old Adam In them. they
are manifestly SO fond Of a large and
powerful fleet, and they are so ready TO
spend money for naval construction and
maintenance, that few things are less
needed to-day than solemn dissertations
on the affirmative of the proposition that
man is a fighting animal There is. on
the face of IL. some solid reason for agi-
tating the public mind in America to-day
concerning many questions Of profound
social. economic. political or moral sig
ninCauCe. 4 citizen can raise d cry of
alarm over the alleged popular iHdiffer-
ence 20 political corruption with good
reason; he can lustitlbly point with APP
preheusiou 10 the question Of the proper
assimilation Of our immigrants. which
few persons take the pains 10 consider;
but one Of the last questions which this
country needs TO have agitated 10 the
boiling point is that of naval power. The
american people are sufficiently spirited.
proud, and warlike already. and they
have built for themselves what ranks
to-day as the second fleet in the world
If there is anything 20 fear in this con-
Iection, it is not that this people may
prove too pacific in the years 10 come
but that they may prove too warlike.
Where. then should the emphasis be
placed? Upon the fact that man has d
fighting ancestry and that wars have by
no means been abolished. or upon the fact
that true progress means the gradual ex-
tinctiOn of war and the strengthening Of
those qualities Of self-discipline that sig
Nifty self-control and the substitution OF
reason for organized vi0ience2
The Washington herald., 1908-01-20
Tariffs Turn Now.

From the Springfield Republican,
It IS a serious matter, vet may 1t not
be asked in all seriousness whether the
Home Market Club and the American
Protective Tariff League intend to do
anything respecting the maintenance Of
soup houses for the unemployed in the
principal cities? Hitherto the tariff peo-
pie have made the free traders and tariff
reformers bear the burden Of haTd-times
soup houses. in politics at least. II is
clearly their turn now.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-20
Things NIixed.

Little Willie, who had been listening TO
some scientific talk about the brains
functions, pondered over some new ex-
pressions he had heard, and that night
when he was going 10 bed asked ear
nestly:
Mamma. when peoples hair begins 20
turn, is It because the gray matter IN
their brains is leaking through
The Washington herald., 1908-01-20

Second district since
the Fifty-dfth Con
gress, and when one
considers the size OF
his plurality last time.
about 1900. he will
continue 10 shine in
that district. unless
some other bee gets in
his bonnet.
Like the great ma
jority of the members
of the lower House. he
is a lawyer, "a member
Of the firm Of Mann s.
Miller. His speciality is
chairman Of c0nyen-
ffrnr ,rT rf.Nr-. HfF
The Washington herald., 1908-01-20
Returnlng Sanity.

From the Atlanta Journal
New York now requires a license to
commit mauimony. After q while South
Dakota may require a reason for divorce.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-20
All Settled,

She's a decided brunette"
I'm glad she's made up her mind.
Last week her hair showed an inch Of
yellow around the roots"
The Washington herald., 1908-01-20

From the Detroit Free Press
President Roosevelt is being blamed
for Germanys troubles. The hand that
shakes the big stick Is the hand that
scares the world
The Washington herald., 1908-01-20
stems NecessarN.

why hasn't Lightfoot his dancing class
this yeaT?"
Because his old pupils did not come
back and he would not take steps TO get
new ones"
The Washington herald., 1908-01-20

ment. Il is probable that no one in par
ticuiar has ever thought very much about
this draft on the soldiers pay, or the
injustice would have been corrected. 1t
is not too late to do so now. and the
next army appropriation act should con-
tain clause which will operate to dis
continue such an outrageous proceeding.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-20
Cheering News

From the Baltimore Sun.
The possibility of having Watterson as
q Senator from Kentucky is enough to
make the whole land cheer up.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-20
NIuch virtue In This "If..

FFOm ne Boston pOsL
There vii! be no "walkover" to the
Presidential chair this year if the Demo-
cratic party presents a united front and
a candidate who can inspire enthusiasm
as we'll as respect and confidence.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-20
4 Natural resemblance.

THAT man who is rounding up the anna
teurs for the fashionable beauty show is
acting Ike a street-car conductor"
In what way?'
HE is collecting the fair
The Washington herald., 1908-01-20

That trusty friend who said 1t was
Booth Tarkngton's double that caused
the small-sized riot evidently overlooked
the authors statement that buttermilk
caused the whole trouble.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-20

why didn't the man in the iron mask
try the habeas corpus?' inquiries the Chi
cago Record-Herald. For the very sim
pie reason that King Louis had a regu-
lar Joecannon grip on the management
OF things, and it wasn't worth while.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-20
So You MouIdn,t Know II.

Think my boy will amount TO any
thing Miss Farrule2"
We'll, he has Napoleonic tendencies"
replied the pretty teacher. Yesterday
he changed the map of Europe"
The Washington herald., 1908-01-20
Used TO Hot STUFF.

From the Philadelphia North American.
The Gridiron Club is to entertain the
President at its next meeting. After what
Wall street said about him since the
money panic. any other roast will seem
like a shower bath Of ice water.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-20
CAPITOL GOSSIP.

Chicago sends 10 Congress as one of its
Representatives the Hon. James r. Mann,
and though a native Of that city, is n
The Washington herald., 1908-01-20

Some one has attacked the President in
the German Reichstag. Does mein herr
yearn for membership in the far-famed
Ananias Club?
The Washington herald., 1908-01-20

The Hartford Times. referring TO the
recent HeaTst-Ochs lawsuit, wants 10
know why poet seeks 10 rhyme "Ochs
with clocks" Because they rhyme,
perfectly. Ask Mr. Ochs.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-20
Badly Treated individuals,

From the Philadelphia Record
II seems to he the duty of Schmitz and
Ruef to sue the grand jury for slander.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-20

Davis by the Knoxville Sentinel. BY
heck, that ought TO hold 'em for while
in Arkansas
The Washington herald., 1908-01-20

We fear Senator Foraker is destined 10
discover that the cOlored brother In the
South isn't burdening his conscience to
any great extent about the honor Of the
aTmV"
The Washington herald., 1908-01-20

So many reasons are dinned into our
ears. day in and day out, why Mr.
Bryan viii never. never never do at all,
that il is surprising so few people inside
the Democratic ranks seem % believe Il.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-20
4 Quiet Taste,

Miss Fluffy is so loud in the way she
makes up her face
Yes, I 90 wish she would use nOiseless
powder