The Washington herald., 1908-06-15
AT THE HOTELS.


trary power Is vested in the commissioner.
1T is the opinion OF most every drug
manufacturer that the law as il stands
is unconstitutional and for the purpose
OF testing the law the Harper case in
all likelihood. will be carried to the su-
preme Court OF the United States. There
are lots Of nostrums and patent medicines
on the market which ought to be thrown
out Of every self-respecting drug store.
and then there are compounds which
have benefited the suffering and the poor
at a small cost when they could not
afford the services OF doctor"
Speaking OF politics. MI KirBendaI said
that the business interests Of the country
would Ike 20 see Taft elected as Presi-
dent; that they had confidence in his
statesmanship and good. common sense
MIR. Taft's ability to do things has
been amply shown by the splendid work
he accomplished IN the Philippines. In
Cuba. and Panama, and. in fact, every
where President Roosevelt sent him. Taft
will and will not follow the Roosevelt
policy. He Will follow as much Of il as
he thinks is for the benefit Of the coun-
try and the rest he will drop The Cam
bria Iron Company, In Johnstown. is FIX
Ing up things. and has a force Of brick
layers employed doing necessary work
preparatory 10 starting up the plant
which has been nearly altogether idle
since the financial crisis set IN.
"One Of the greatest things President
Roosevelt ever did was the calling to-
gether OF the governors TO discuss and
act on the preservation Of this couutry's
natural resources. We IN Pennsylvania
I'm the Alleghanies where forest lands
have been devastated and where foods
have done irreparable damage. realize
the full value Of the Presidents action
A strip Of twenty miles Of forest has
been cut down IN the recent years at the
head waters OF the Stone Creek. and
where we formerly had a flood a year
with ten feet rise in the creek we now
have two floods a year with a rise Of
about seventeen feet"
Andrew L. Denuison and Miss d. Dennl-
son. of Birmingham, England, are regis
tered at the Shoreham. They are touring
America and are now sightseeing in
this country. Miss Dennison said yester-
day that the paramount impression she
received Of everything American was the
immeusIty of the country and the long
distances.
Everything is charming" said Miss
DennisOn. and / find the American men
and women very lovely The immensity
Of the United States in area has made the
deepest impression on me"
Discussing conditions in East India in
general and In the Hindustanee In par
ticular, Taraknath Das, manager Of the
Free HIndustan. Of Vancouver, British
Columbia. who is at the New Willard
said yesterday that Great Britain de-
rmands humanity in the Congo. but that
she denied 1t in Hindustan. Great
Britain is generally too humane when
her personal interest is concerned - said
Air. Das She is always the first ex-
pOLent Cf free trade and open-door poll
icy for her commercial interest For
the sake of humanity she forced 0pium
In China and Hindustan. OF course. II
is generous foF Great Britain 70 ask Bel
gium 10 abolish forced labor. bur she
is deaf and blind in case OF her treat
ment toward Hindustau Why? When
she Is Dragging so much for stopping
forced labor IN the Congo, why does she
not stop the outrageous 'beggar system
Of forced labor in Hmdustan? Beggar
system is peculiarly original In the
Puniab and other parts Of Hindustan
the British officials while on tour or al
/ home, force private workingmen 20 do
work for nothing, People cannot refuse
20 obey the order OF the almighty Brit
iSh officials, because disobedlence NAV
mean death. The editor % the Puniabee
/ was sentenced 10 six months imprisoa-
ment when he exposed the fact that
man was shot down by a British Official
/ when he refused 10 carry the carcass OF
D
I touch, according 10 religious belief This
/ is not all When The British regiments
move from one quarter 70 another. il is
generally the case that the villagers are
| 10 supply poultry and other foodstuffs.
| sometimes without payment. and the
Villagers are generally forced TO carry
tents for the officers en- tour without any
( compensation. What DO YOU think OF
/ that for British freedom?"
Warren J. Loriner. a weu-known rail-
read engineer Of New York. is al tie
! Raleigh. Speaking of improvements
along the lines Of railroad systems. Mr..
/ Lorimer said yesterday that the Lacka-
wanna Railroad. like some Western
roads. was going 20 utilize the telephone.
instead Of the telegraph. for train dis
patching.
/ "A change Ike this, said Mr. Lorimer.
must be counted a notable feature OF
| the economic life Of the age The tele-
/ graph made safe ratroadinE possible.
\ IL mas been associated with train move
ments so long that i has become almost
I part of the system. Its gradual displHce-
ment In favor of something better de-
/ serves more than passing notice. The
superior advantages Of the telephone rs
I a means OF communication are apparent
i Any one can use IL. where the telegraph
requires a specially trained operator. a
message OF importance can be repeated
\ so as 10 eliminate every chance OF error
! or uncertainty. Distance no longer cuts
I any figure in transmission.
/ For sope time the Lackawanna Rail-
road has used the telephone in giving
orders and IN communications between
/ its general Offices and division headouar-
| ters. The results have been so salts
( factory that the determination was
reached 70 use Il also for train Dispatch
/ ing. Il Is not difficult 20 see possibilities
/ Of weakness In the new method But
/ these existed In the old. The change
marks an Improvement. II is the opinion
Of railroad men generally that the day
OF the telegraph will soon pass in favor
| Of that OF the telephone"
Donald II. Stearns. prominent lawyer
/ Of New York. who IS at the National,
said yesterday New York would GO
/ Democratic at the Presidential election.
New York will vote for Bryan next
November said Mr.. Stearns. and If
anybody should ask me who brought
about this result. I would answer Mr
Hughes. Gov. Hughes, by his attitude
toward race-track betting and by killing
/ the srort of horse racing In the State Of