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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1908-04-20
LISTENS AT PHONE
TO SUICIDES shot
Edward Taylor Ends His Life
in Novel Manner.
CALLS Up HIS FIANCEE
Sister Answers and Is Told to
Listen to the Fatal Shots.

Five Bullets Fired In Air, and When
Nephew Attempts TO Stop Shooting,
Desperate Man Sends Leaden Mis-
siie Into Brain, Causing Instant
Death-QuarreIed with Girl He
cause OF Excessive Drinking.
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ITALIAN FLEET "a STRONG.

Vessels Expected 10 Sail for the
Levant To-day.
Rome, April 19-The war ships are con-
eentrating in the CULTS Of Gaela and
Taranto. Their departure is not reported.
According to one report they viii sail to-
morrow. The feet numbers thirty-four
vessels, including twelve battle ships,
manned by S.0o0 men,
Hall Of these could be easily landed.
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Grnnh FIornI ExhIhIfion.

profusion of blooming plants and
lovely baskets of flowers, reasonably
priced. Blackstone. 14th and II.
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Every Provision for Proteetio.

or depositors is made by banking dent
of Union Trust Co. 18th and II SITS. CAPT
tai and surplus. s.. 100000. u S. Treasury
control. Interest On all accounts.
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The Washington herald., 1908-03-30
ANGLo-SAxON oPPoRTUN1sM.
Characteristic Development of the
British Policy In Egypt.
Lord Cromer. in Modern EErrt."


Being deharred from the adoption OF
either extreme course, the Englishman
fell back on the procedure which IS en-
deared to him by habits Of thought and
national tradition He adopted a middle
course. He compromised. Far be il from
his Anglo-SaxOn mind 10 ask for that
situation nette which is so dear to the
logical Frenchman. He would assert his
native genius by working a system which.
according to every canon OF political
thought. was unavoidable. he would not
annex Egypt, but he would DO as much
good 10 the country as II he had annexed
II. He would not interfere with the lib
erty Of action Of the Khedivial govern
ment. but in practice he would insist on
the Khedive and the Egyptian ministers
conforming 70 his views He would in
theory be one Of many powers exercising
equal rights. but in practice he would
WELD a paramount influence. He would
occupy portion Of the Ottoman domin-
ions with British troops. but at the same
time he would do nothing to infringe
the legitimate rights OF the Sultan. He
would not break his promise 70 the
Frenchman, but he would wrap it in a
napkin. TO be produced on some more
convenient occasion. In a word. he would
act with all the practical common sense,
the scorn for theory. and the total alb
sence Of any fixed plan baseo on logical
reasoning. which ere the distinguishing
features OF his race.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-30
DIPLOMATIC REFLECTIONS.
Instances of RefusaIS 10 Accept
Foreign Ministers.
Prom The New Nork Evening Posi-

From the New York Evening Post
Our history shows five instances fnvoIv-
ing the exercise by government OF the
right 10 refuse 10 receive a diplomatic
agent accredited by another government
In two cases it was our own government
that made use OF the right against a for
eign agent. The French directory's re
fusaI 20 receive as our minister c. c.
Pinckney. who was appointed in I7S6 10
| succeed James Monroe, was not based
on personal objections. but on the fact
that the French government had griev-
ances against the United States which
must be redressed before an American
/ representative would be received In 1911
I while Napoleon was in occupation OF
Spain. the Central Junta in that country
dispatched a representative 20 the United
States, whom President Madison refused
to receive, because Of personal objec-
/ tons OF a very serious nature %
1 In 1919 our government refused 10 receive
an agent from the republic Of Venezuela.
because OF his connection with the noted
Amelia Island affair In 1850 the Italian
government objected to the nomination OF
A. N. Kelley as American Minister at
/ Rome, because fourteen years before at a
meeting OF Catholics held in Richmond.
| Mr. Kelley had joined in resolutions OF
protest against the invasion and spolia-
ton OF the states Of the church by King
Victor Emmanuel" Mr. KELLEY therefore
| resigned his commission and our govern
ment formally recognized The fun and in
| dependent right OF the King Of Italy TO
decide the question Of the personal ac-
! ceptabllity 10 him Of an envoy from an
other government Later, Mr.. Kelley was
nominated 20 the Austrian Court. but
there. too. he failed OF acceptance. on the
ground Of HE want Of political tact. ("
| and the circumstance that his being
welded TO a Jewess would make her DO
sition ''untenable. and even impossible in
/ Vienna" Finally. in 1891. the Chinese
government refused TO accept as our min
1 lister II. W. Blair. because OF his ex-
pressed contempt OF the Chinese race, and
his activity in connection with the anti
/ Chinese legislation. CHR as right 10 act
as she did was acknowledged by our gov
I
The Washington herald., 1908-03-30
EARLY AMERICAN JEREMIAHS.
what Was said of Washington When
He Quit ONCE.

From the Kansas City Star.
The law higher than the Constitution. -
which limits Presidential service 10 two
terms. has lately attracted much atten-
ton. Emanating from the first President
the Father Of His Country. il throws a
curious sideiight upon our traditional
view Of history to realize that Washing
ton had many enemies and detractors in
his day and that<his refusal to accept a
third term in office was hailed among the
radical Republicans OF his day-the fore
runners Of the Democrats-with SANDER
Gus rejoicing
John Bath McMaster in HIS History Of
the United States quotes the following
from the Aurora OF March s. 1877. the day
Washington retired from the Presidency:
Lord. lettest nov Thy servant depart in peace,
Tor mine eyes have seen Thy salvation" was the
pious ejaculation Of pious man who beheld food
Of happiness rushing In upon mankind. If ever
there was a time that would license the reiteratio-
Of the ejaculation. that time is now arrived for the
who is the Of ali the misfortunes II our
country is this day reduced 20 level with his
feiloW-ctizens and is longer possessed Of power
10 multiply evils upon the United States Every
heart in unison with the freedom and happiness Of
the people. ought 70 beat high With exultAtion that
the name of Washington ceases from this day 10
give currency 10 political iniquity and to legalize
corruption.
This is a comparatively mild instance Of
the invective and furious rancor which
were INDUCED by the early-day partisans
in the republic. No public man Of our
present day has been the object Of such
slanderous abuse as was encountered by
every great man and patriot of the early
days. Alexander Hamilton was declared
10 be d negro and traitor who designed
separate monarchy for the United
States. and, failing in that, a dependent
reunion with the British crown. jefferson
was described as 2 "poltroon and cow
ard" his great statute Of religious free
dom was condemned as the work OF an
atheist who wanted no religion at all
Benjamin Franklin Bache. the editor OF
the Aurora, asserted that he could prove
Washington 10 be a murderer.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-30
Passage OF the AIdrich Bill.

There appears to be a general recog-
milton on the part of the supporters Of
the Aldrich bill that it cannot be regarded
in any sense as a solution OF the currency
problem II is a temporary measure. fol-
lowing the lines OF existing legislation.
that is believed TO have some efficacy as
deterrent of panics and some value in
| times OF financial stress. Mr. Aldrich,
Ike Senator Lodge and others of the ma
jority. is favorably impressed with the
central bank idea. while there seems 10
be some sentiment also for an asset cur
rency. The important matter is that Con-
gressional opinion is being awakened 10
the necessity Of a thorough and scientific
| revision of our currency legislation so as
to make our currency system an efficient
tool of exchange.
To this end Il is proposed that a cur
rency commission be authorized TO con
slider the whole subject, and Mr.. Aldrich
has promised TO present to the Senate d
measure providing for an inquiry into the
changes and reforms required in the
banking system of the country. AS il is
evident that currency reform of a perma-
nent and salutary nature must await the
development Of favorable public sentiment.
I the currency commission idea seems
worthy Of adoption. The incidents Of the
late panic afford a fertile field for invest-
cation, as well as numerous revelations OF
defects in the present banking laws. Some
Of these last may be remedied al this SEES
sion. for Mr.. Aldrich intimates that the &C
| tivities of the Senate Finance Committee
have not been exhausted. but in any event
an impartial inquiry into the monetary and
banking situation In the light Of modern
high finance could not fail to be illurninst-
ing TO the public and to Congress.
! The Aldrich bill as It goes TO the House
/ is improved In several minor details. but
unchanged in it's essential features. Mr..
Aldrichs pilotage of his measure through
the Senate was characterized BY a com
plete mastery Of the subject under con-
| sideration and by tactful concessions
/ where necessary. One of the most sig
niticant incidents OF the passage Of the
bill was that but thirteen votes could be
mustered for the minority substitute. the
vital principle Of which is that the gov
eminent should issue currency direct 70
the banks-a revival in modified form OF
greenbackism. The minority has cer-
tainly not gained standing with the better
sentiment OF the country by this weak
concession 10 false financial principle.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-30
WeIl.timed Interference

Because IL specifically advocates the
murder of enlisted men OF the United
States army, the officers Of the police
force, and the burning of the houses OF
private citizens of the United States" Ia
QUESTION: Sociale, an anarchist paper OF
Paterson. n. j., has been denied the use
Of the mails by the post-offce authori-
ties. So violent and bitter have been the
utterances Of this sheet that It could not.
in reason and decency, be tolerated longer.
and the government took such steps as
it was satisfied 1t legally might for its
suppression.
One would hardly have thought this
act of the authorities would be ques-
toned and objected 10, but Il is. Nuner-
Gus well-informed and usually level-head-
ed publications have seized upon il as a
pretext for long screeds concerning the
sacredness of free speech and the liberty
of the press. Considerable feeling. indeed.
has cropped out in some of these articles.
indicating some possible interest OF object
not apparent on the surface.
We cannot see how any fair-minded
man, one filled with the love of country
and concerned for the safety OF its insti-
tutions, can object to the rigid suppress
sion of anything, human or inanimate.
that openly and aboveboard advocates
murder and arson as a means to an end.
We cannot imagine how even those who
believe the end to be worthy can do IT,
1t appears to US that these people who
are inclined to tremble for the liberty of
| the press make the old. old mistake of
confounding liberty with licease-the one
a sacred thing, TO be sure; the other
| something TO be sternly guarded against.
There is no room, can be no room, in
this country for publications OF the La
QUESTION: Sociale persuasion. They can
accomplish nothing but harm 1t is well
that they be suppressed, and all honor
accorded the hand that suppresses them.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-30
Stop the Gambling,

The race meeting at Benning is flourish
ing, and from all accounts the profess
sional gamblers. the bookmakers, the
touts. and the tipsters are fiourishing, too
at the expense Of the Washington pub
lie!
All over the nation municipalities are
striving 10 eradicate the gambling evil from
their midst. Looking toward the Nations
Capital for example. heretofore they have
found Washington apparently supine and
helpless in the grasp of a gang Of black
guardly gamblers.
The duty lies heavy and insistent upon
the United States Senate to take action
Immediately that will put a stop to this
disgrace. In the hands OF the District
Committee of the Senate is the Sims bill,
that. once passed. will drive the gamblers
and blacklegs away from the Capital, rem
der business safer, avert the cloud of
ruin that now hangs over many home.
and remove the blight of temptation from
hundreds of young men.
1t is 10 be hoped that this bill Will be
brought up and passed quickly!
There is, we fancy, some disposition on
the part Of certain kind hearted Senators
TO allow the matter TO go over Temporal
rily in order not TO disturb the race meet
ing now in progress, and so salve the
wounded feelings OF the Washington
Jockey Club. Let us remind these Iegis-
lators that there is not now, and has not
been, the slightest disposition to put a
stop to horse racing. Ali that the decent
people Of Washington demand is that the
orgy OF public gambling which is, at pres
ent a part Of horse racing be stopped.
Our laws are sufficient to prevent the pro-
fessionaI gambler from plying his trade
elsewhere than on the race track. Why.
in the name OF common sense. should
that place be exempt-be held as holy
ground for the gamblers?
By the presence Of this unclean sport
this unchecked gambling in the face OF
powerless police and a careful United
States district attorney. the Capital OF
the Nation is rendered ridiculous. It IS
up to the United States Senate to stop
the gambling and to help Us to be clean
again.
Certainly. the Senate will do this. and
do it at once.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-30
RapId TransIt 70 Union station.


Mr.. Sims, OF Tennessee. rendered the
District a good service when. finding the
committee TO which he belongs remiss in
it's duty. he succeeded in his individual
capacity in putting the anti-raee-track
gambling bill through the House. Fer this
achievement he has the thanks of all
right-minded people
But the Tennesseean cannot be similarly
commended Tor his attitude on the Union
Station approach legislation.
Here is a public necessity. An urgent
hourly need exists for cheap and rapid
transit to and from the new station. Con-
slant hardships are imposed upon resi-
dents and visitors alike because OF the
failure of Congress TO act Why not,
therefore. consider the question from the
viewpoint OF the people-not alone our
own people. but people from Mr.. Sims
State and every other State, who are COM
ing here daily and viii be here in untold
numbers at the great inaugural event
which will be here soon?
1t is not upon the street railways that
the delay in Congress falls as a burden.
for they will carry large quota OF pas
sengers whether their tracks reach the
station or not II is upon the travelling
public that the burden bears most heavily
An emergency exists. and has existed for
six months. Obstruction Of needed legis-
lation. as matter of fact, acts as punish
ment of the people. They are the suf-
ferers-the innocent. unoffending sufferers.
As The Washington Herald has pointed
out heretofore. this is a proposition alto
gether Important enough TO be considered
separate and alone IL is the duty of Con-
gress 10 act without further delay: and
since the Senate bill Incorporates a we'll
matured. carefully worked-out plan. safe
guarding all interests-the public's no less
than the railway interests-that is the
measure that ought 20 pass After It is
passed. then other street railway matters,
concerning which apparently irreconcila-
BILE differences of opinion now exist. can
be taken up deliberately and in order,
and considered wholly upon their merits.
| The duty now Is 10 end the deadlock
and authorize the track-laying to pro-
coed. and this paper again expresses the
hope that the conferees will get to-
gether at once.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-30
LINCOLN AND DAVIS.
Capture of Confederate President an
EMBARRASSING Incident.

Embarrassing Incident.
From Carl schurz's The South After the War" IN
McClureS
The capture Of Jefferson Davis was a
very serious thing, and it was regarded
by not few cool-headed and long-sighted
men as a very unfortunate one. 1t has
become well known that President Lin
coin wished that the downfall q the Con-
federacy would not deliver the chief OF the
Confederacy into his hands A Lincoln
anecdote current at the time seemed 10
have good authority behind II. After
Lees surrender. a friend asked Mr.. Lin
coin whether he did not think IL would be
best to let Jefferson Davis get out of the
country. Lincoln answered by telling a
story OF Methodist preacher out West.
a strict temperance man, who was offered
glass Of water with a dash Of brandy
in It. and who replied that he would not
object to a drop OF something strong In
his drink. II that drop could be put in
''unbeknownst" TO himself.
Lincoln no doubt saw clearly that the
capture of Jefferson Davis would burden
the government with a most embarrassing
dilemma. The public voice would insist
upon the chlet or the rebellion being tried
and punished for treason. Now. his crime
of treason had been committed in the
South. A trial for treason by a regular
tribunal in the South would be a mere
farce, for it seemed a foregone conclusion
that no jury In the South could be found
that would pronounce Jefferson Davis or
any Of the heads of the rebellion guilty
Of treason. A trial by a military COM
mission might result in a verdict of
guilty; but resort 10 a military tribunal
for the trial OF a political offense after
the close OF the war might have looked
like a stretch Of arbitrary power BETTING
an Old World despotism. rather than
this New World republic.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-30
Human Salvage.

Prom the Boston Herald.
The report just made to the justices Of
the Court of Special Sessions by Justices
Olmstead and Deuel.. on the working OF
the probation system OF dealing with
children and women in New York City.
Is one that must close the mouths of
those who have ventured to question the
soundness of the plan. From September.
1902, to December of last year. out of
6.579 children placed on probation, 5,543
have been so treated that they have not
been brought back to court or committed
on the original case. OF offenders of an
older age. nearly one-half have been
placed on parole. and of these only 6
per cent have violated their paroles, the
percentage among women being even
lower. Viewed simply from the stand
point OF taxes, how sensible the policy is
Instead of rearing adult criminals and
paupers, The State steps In and tries
trust, friendly supervision. and guardian
ship. With what economy!
The Washington herald., 1908-03-30
CORPORATIONS AND PUBLIC.
Change OF Sentiment Respecting the
Policy of Regulation.

From the Wall Street Journal.
II Is Of extraordinary interest that Pres
ident Vail, Of the American Telephone
and Telegraph Company. in his annual
report, commends the Roosevelt policy in
regard 10 corporate management and reg
ulation. and favors the doctrine OF physi-
fair earnings. Mr.. Vail apparently stands
in the same position toward the Roose-
velt administration that Judge Gary. Of
the Steel Corporation. does.
We have made notable advances in the
past five years. and the point Of view Of
corporation finance is quite different from
what it was in 1901 and 1902. It will be
remembered that there vas at first very
bitter opposition even 10 the principle Of
corporation publicity. which is now al
most universally accepted as right. and
which is being more and more generally
put into actual operation.
The policy Of government regulation Of
franchise corporations is now generally
accepted. even by those who do not IKE
it. as better than either irresponsible
financial power or government ownership.
The country has in the past few years
accustomed itself TO the idea that the
economic unit has grown from the town
ship and even the Sta-e. into the dimen-
sions Of a continent. and that nearly all
of the large business of to-day has
necessarily become interstate. and, there
fore. subject 10 control as interstate
commerce.
This change in the point OF view is so
notable that there is all the more reason
why there should be an abatement of ex-
IRENE radical agitation, Because we have
Travelled thus far toward the realization
Of fair competition and equal opportunity.
there is no reason why we should rush
pellmeII into the arms os zealots or DEM
agogues who would practically destroy
the system OF business organizations In
order to bring about a complete social
rnxrDlptfOr
The Washington herald., 1908-03-30
THE AMAZING

She found she couldn't live within
His income. so she tarried
No more with him. but went 70 law
And promptly got unmarried.
She thought her judgment very good.
But she has come 10 doubt Il:
She finds. with his income removed.
That she can't live without il.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-30
Newspaper Influence.

An esteemed contemporary recently
propOunded this query. What is the
value of an editorial-its infiuence?" A
number of newspapers have essayed to
answer it, mass of interesting and in
structive matter has been called into life
because Of It; but we have seen nothing
in reference to it from any one Of that
most influential of all papers, the country
weekly.
There can be no doubt that editorial
opinion often carries great weight and
widespread influence. Every paper that
is clean-cut and faiT-minded is able to OBJ
tain respectful hearing with its con-
stituency. whether that constituency
agrees with Il always or not. The COM
mon scold or the common apologist never
affects any situation especially: such a
newspaper may as well have no opinion
of its own. so far as that opinion is cal
culated to bring others 20 its way Of
thinking. The value OF an editorial--its
infuence-depends entirely and alone
upon the paper itself.
AS a matter OF fact, it is only among
certain high-class country papers" so
the weeklies. that one is able TO find any
great measure OF the old-time blind 10y
atty attaching 10 specific editorial opin-
ion. There is not a State IN the Union
that has a daily newspaper carrying one
half the influence Of its combined weekly
or country press. The big city dailies
carry great quantities Of news. employ
high-grade writer's. and exploit amazing
features: they mirror the worlds his
tory faithfully. in the main. But they
long ago ceased TO expect their opinions
TO be adopted by their readers as final
and conclusive. This is, perhaps, true.
because in the very nature of things the
city editor IS not able to get right close
10 the hearts of his subscribers In the
manner the country editor is. The latter
knows everybody that takes his paper;
the dropping out Of an old subscriber is
some ing in the nature Of the loss of a
Il friend. His paper is known to
OF all evil influence or sinister
he is looked upon as faithful
and guide. That gives the edi-
opinion of such paper great dig
d standing; every word in a pub
Of that kind is powerfully per-
if not convincing.
believe we do not overshoot the
when We say; II the entire daily
ess in the Union could be COM
one opinion, and set against the
ed country press in another, the
Of the great majority of the peo-
uld be adopted along lines sug-
by the latter. When it comes 10
lfluence" attaching TO editorial ex-
1. the country press, If it knew II,
city press hopelessly outclassed,
The Washington herald., 1908-03-30
TAMPERINC WITH TRIPLES.
From the Houston Post.

N the Houston Post.
Waiting.
Their pictures now
Adorn each page
And baseball players
Are the rage;
The new phenoms
Are trotted out.
Old players, who
Have grown too stout.
Are training down.
And the small boy
Filled with the thought
OF coming Joy
Long since has
Gladly ambled hence
To the ball park.
And in the fence
Found a knot-hole
And put his brand
Upon the same
With a steady hand:
Forgotten is
The puGgy runt
Who erstwhila
Did the football stunt;
Forgotten Is the
Horse race. too;
Forgotten is the
GOlfing crew:
Forgotten every
Thing. and all
The world awaits for
The cry; Play BALI"