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The Washington herald., 1908-03-31

Senator JEFF Davis will be in mighty
poor trim TO tackle the octopus when he
returns TO Washington. for he has met a
decisive defeat in his home campaign for
the nomination OF one of his friends for
the governorship. The rural districts,
hitherto strong for the octopus-eater, re-
pudiated his candidate for governor and
gave the opposing candidate plurality
in the primary that is expected 10 reach
1900. AS there were three candidates, all
of whom had a substantial following.
the Davis nominee polled minority of
the total vote. amounting 10 considerably
less than one-third. Ii this is in any
sense a measure of JEFF Davis present
strength in his own State. he has lost
any prestige he may have had by reason
Of his election TO the Senate. The Ar
kansas Gazette which has steadily op-
posed the Senator's attempt to play the
role of boss in State politics. thus de-
fines the issues settled by the guberna-
torial primary:
1T has said that a United States Senator from
Arkansas is expected to stay in Washington during
the sessions Of the Senate. there to attend 20 the
duties Tor which ne was elected and a paid. IN
stead q spending his time in Arkansas attempting
to build up a political machine for himself
1T has said that JEFF Davis shall not be allowed
TO sit in his Office in the Reiger Building and name
the officials Of this state. from governor down. thus
90 concentrate in ais hands the whole statehouse
and election MACHINERY"
"As Unsuitable Of power as he is arro-
CANT and INSCRIPTIONS in its use" is the
concluding picture of the great foe of the
money power presented 10 us by his home
paper That famous speech appears 10
have been altogether wasted. 1t didn t
smash a single trust. nor did II seem 20
strike fire among the honest yeomanry
OF Arkansas. That epOch-making anti
trust bill. which was going 70 be reported
10 the Senate or Jeff Davis would know
why. stiI slumbers in some dusty COM
mittee pigeonhole. If the Senator is not
wanted at home. he Is badly needed In
Washington II he can't run Arkansas
politics he can at least hold the floor of
the Senate. Words. not deeds. should be
his motto.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-31
SHERMAN ACT DEFENDED.
But Slight Amendment Needed 90
Make 1t Acceptable.

From the New York Journal Of Commerce.
The Sherman act applies to nothing
save interstate commerce. which begins
when the subjects thereof begin 10 move
To their place Of destination. and ends
when they are sold. So far as nlerchan-
disc is concerned. the statute affects
nothing except the right 10 transport it
from one State TO another, and its sale
in the latter State. and it protects that
right only against contracts or combina-
lions which. upon a reasonable interpre-
tation Of the act. are in direct restraint
thereof No one engaged in legitimate
commerce. by the use OF legitimate IN
Struments, has had any reason 10 COM
plain of the application to his business OF
the provisions OF the antitrust act. The
sole ground OF any demand for the
amendment OF the act is 10 be found in
its inhibition of any agreement, reason
able or otherwise. among competing rail-
roads. grievance which is confined
to the great transportation companies
can most readily be redressed by a
simple amendment of the law admitting
of such a construction as the minority
Of the Supreme Court eontended that II
already bore. But It is preposterous. on
so slender a consideration TO attempt
10 subject every great corporation in
the country to the supervision Of a
bureau OF the Federal government and
TO make the head of an executive de-
partment the final judge OF what con-
stitutes a combination in unreasonable
restraint Of trade.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-31
LINCOLN AND MRS. PICKETT.
Pathetic Incident Of the Presidents
Visit TO Richmond.

From Ny Soldier. IN McClurs's Magazine
was IN Richmond when my soldier
fought the awful battle OF Five Forks.
Richmond surrendered, and the surging
sea of fire swept the city. News OF the
fate Of Five Forks had reached US. and
the city was full OF rumors that Gen.
Pickett was killed. I did not believe
them. I knew he would conae back. ne
had told me so. But they were very
anxious hours. The day after the fire
there was a sharp rap at the door. The
servants had all run away The city
was fun Of Yankees. and my environment
had not taught me to love them The
fate Of other cities had awakened my
fears for Richmond.
With my baby on my arm. opened tie
door, and looked Up at tail. gaunt. sac
faced man in ill-htting clothes. He asked:
rs this George Pickett's houseg'
With all the courage and dignity I could
muster, I replied: Yes. and I am his
wife and this his baby
4 am Abraham Lincoln"
THE President" I gasped. had never
seen him, but knew the intense love and
reverence with which my soldier always
spoke OF him. The stranger shook his
head and replied:
no: Abraham Lincoln, Georges old
friend"
The baby pushed away from me and
reached out his hands TO Mr. Lincoln.
who took him in his arms. As he did
so an expression OF rapt almost divine
tenderness and love lighted up the sad
face. Il was a look that I have never
seen on any other face, The baby opened
his mouth wide and insisted upon giving
his fathers friend a dewy infantile kiss.
AS Mc. Lincoln gave the little one back
TO me. he said:
Tell your father, the rascal, that for
give him for the sake Of your bright
eyes,
The Washington herald., 1908-03-31
occident md Orient

From Sermon hy Bishop Brent, Of Manila
All great national questions during the
next hundred years will center in the
Orient. The home land viii not suffer
impoverishment by giving lavishly Of her
choicest sons. They are the very men who
ought to rejoice to go just because they are
strong, and strengths unalterable com
mission is Ia go TO the weak. The East
is calling some of you, and you must re-
spond as becomes men who, knowing that
they cs,I live this life but once. are bent
on high adventure. You must go with
that beautiful combination OF sympathy
and tenderness and strength which will
study 10 understand the Oriental charac-
ter. The old theory was that there is a
gulf separating east and west The new
and the true IS that all that separates is
incidental. and all that unites is funda-
mental. We must search for the essen
tial and build upon II out Of the abund-
ance Of our wealth.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-31
Pay-as-You-enter Cars

New FORKS pay-as-yOu-enter street car
experiment is being watched with great
interest throughout the country. if one
may judge by the widespread press COM
ment In reference TO the same. and il IS
safe 70 say that its outcome will have
great and decisive bearing on the future
Of rapid and comfortable transit in large
cities
The pay-as-you-enter car is just like
any other street car. but the method Of
operation is different. Prospective pas
sengers are required 10 pay their fares at
The door must have the exact change. or
stand aside on the platform until the con-
ductor can conveniently make it: in addi-
ton to this, car fur sign is displayed
when every seat is occupied, and no new
passenger is taken on until a seat is
vacated. This insGres comfort for every
body. no crowding. the payment Of every
fare, and no strap-hanging. So far as
the passengers who do get In are con-
cerned. ii is admittedly an ideal system
The managers OF the car lines say they
much prefer the new system TO the old:
that IL pays better, reduces complaints 10
minimum-thus making friends for the
companies-and greatly facilitates the
handling OF the passenger traffic. The
only fear they have is that il may not
prove popular with the public. They are
not sure but that the average citizen
prefers a pack and jam 10 slight DELAY
in getting where he is headed. II the
American public is willing to sacrifice an
occasional small fraction Of time 10 bod
ily comfort in street car transportation.
the companies believe they have a solu
tion OF a problem that has vexed them
long and vexed them much, It is esti-
mated that the successful Inauguration
of this innovation will entail on the aver
age passenger the most immaterial delay.
and that the benefits he gains will more
than compensate him for that
1t seems altogether probable that this
is simply a question Of getting out Of a
bad habit and into a good one. That is
rarely done without some physical an
noyance and inconvenience. When the
public has had time 10 adjust itself to
this pay-as-you-enter plan, we have no
doubt 1t viii like it first rate; good deal
The Washington herald., 1908-03-31
DAVIS NEW HEROINE.
story OF n Young Woman Who Had
Seen Both sides OF Life.

Seen Both sides OF Life.
Prom -'ven the Medium by Richard Harding
Davis IN Scribncrs.
Vera now was twenty-one. tall. wonder
fully graceful, and OF the most enchant-
ing loveliness. Her education had been
cosmopolitan. In the largest cities OF
America she had met persons Of every
class; young women, old women, mothers
with married sons and daughters. women
Of society as II is exploited in the Sunday
supplements; schoolgirls. shopgirls. fac
tory girls-aH had told her their troubles;
and men Of every condition had come TO
seon and had remained 20 express more
or less extensively. their admiration. Some
Of the younger Of these. after a first visit.
returned the day following. and each
begged the beautiful priestess Of the Oc-
cult 10 fly with him, 10 live with him. 10
marry him. When this happened Vera
would touch a button. and Mamie" Day.
who admitted visitors, and later, in the
hall, searched their hats and umbrellas
for initials. came on the run. and threw
the infatuated one out upon a cold and
unfeeling sidewalk.
So Vera had seen both the seamy. side
of life. and in the drawing-rooms. where
Vance and she exhibited their mind-read-
ing tricks. had been made much OF by
great ladies. and, for an hour as brief as
Cinderella's. had looked upon a world Of
kind and well-bred people Since she was
fourteen, for seven years. this had been
her life. A l:fe as open TO the public as
the life of an actress. as easy of access
as that Of the stenographer in the hotel
lobby. AS a result. the girl had incased
herself in defensive armor of hardness
and distrust. a protection which was rem
dered futile by the loveliness Of her face.
by the softness of her voice, by the deep.
brooding eyes. and the fine forehead on
which, like crown, rested the black
waves OF her hair.
In her work Vera accepted. without
question. the parts 10 which Vance as
signed her. When In their mummeries
they were successful she neither enjoyed
the credUlity of those they had tricked
nor was sObered with remorse. In the
world Vance found a certain number of
people with money who demanded to be
fooled. 1t was his business and hers to
meet that demand.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-31
High License for Baltimore.

The Maryland legislature has passed a
high license bill affecting the city OF Bal
timore that will ultimately increase the
annual license tax per saloon to $1,000 a
year. The present tax is but $3.50, and
there are more than $500 saloons. Under
the new law the tax will be increased on
May to $500 a year. one year thereafter
to $3.50 and on May l. 1910. 70 Sl,O00.
The new legislation will have the usual
effect Of high license taxation. that is.
il will diminish the number OF saloons
and increase the municipal revenues. As
the present tax Of $3.50 Yields the city
nearly $4,000 annually, il is estimated
that doubling the tax will bring this
revenue up 10 500. .00O-a consideration
that ought 10 go far toward reconcning
the taxpayers 10 the loss Of some hun
dreds OF the lower class OF drinking
places. The Baltimore Sun looks for a
distinct Improvement in the conditions
under which the liquor traffic is carried
on in that city. II has excellent ground
for such anticipation in the good results
which have followed the high license
policy in other large cities.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-31
SHOULD SET AN EXAMPLE.
Duty of. Congress with Respect to
FireprOof SchoOIhOuses.


From the PhiladGIphia Tress
Congress is asked by the board OF edu-
cation Of the District OF Columbia 10 give
The District an appropriation large enough
70 make the school buildings in the Dis
trict hreproof. The lesson of Collinwood
has reached the National Capital. II
has made its impress on the local school
board. VIII Congress also heed that
awful chiding and set the whole country
an example in schooIhOuse construction? ?
The National Capital has the distinc-
ton Of having the National Congress for
its city council That highly. respectable
body is usually too much absorbed BY
national questions TO give the affairs Of
the District more than passing attention.
Washington ought 10 be a model in
municipal administration. and in some
respects it IS II has good schooIhouses
as sChoolhouses go. but they are not fire.
proof. With some outlay they can be
made ireprOof and Congress ought surely
10 grant the money.
The demand for fireproof schooIhouses
has sprung uD since the awful Collin
wood burning Of school children. Every
town and city is interested and the
change from combustible TO non
oustible schoolhouseS viii be made more
or less rapidly, according 20 the character
Of the men in control in each locality.
The frst 20 respond and TO respond
most literally in favor Of schoolhouses in
which children can be fairly safe. ought
70 be the National Congress. So that there
shall be none but fireprOOf school build
ings IN the National Capital Such an ex-
ample promptly made would be beneficial
IN othed cities and help 20 protect many
children besides those in Washington
Irom the perilS OF combustible school
houses.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-31
ALTERNATING CURRENTS.
From the Chicago Record Herald.
DOWN IN HAITI.

Something's always being started
Down In Haiti.
Ways are always being parted
Down in Haiti;
Oh it's fight. fight, fight:
II peace ever comes in sight
She is quickly put 20 fight
Down in Haiti.
There is always something doing
Down IN Haiti;
Troubles either there or brewing
Down in Haiti;
Oh. it's blood, blood blood.
In a never-ceasing food;
They are riding 10 a thud,
Down in Haiti.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-31
Statistical Noise.

From ne san FfaEclseo ClF0llcls.
A recent report Of the American Tele-
phone and Telegraph Company declares
that there is now in use by that company
enough wire 20 encircle the earth 81
times, or TO stretch thirty-five separate
lines to the moon The writer of the
report is now. hard al work on a calcula-
ton Of the volume Of sound that would
have been embraced in 5.s9L0oo.0oo calls
made during the year # all the hellos had
been shouted in unison.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-31

Der OF the United
States Senate, being
only thirty-eight years
old next December.
He attended a local
school at Walthall.
Miss. and graduated
from the law depart
ment OF Cumberland
University, Lebanon,
Tenn. When twenty
six years Old he
moved 10 Texas, and
five years later went
10 Oklahoma. II e
served one term Ia
the Territorial senate,
and in December. 1907.
was elected by the
legislature as one OF
the Senator's 20 rep
rncnnt tl,n nnu- s+ntn
The Washington herald., 1908-03-31

better than the present cstch-as-catch-
can arrangement. There may. doubtless
WILL come days on which the scheme viii
not seem to fit; there are exceptions TO
all rules. In the main. however the pay
as-you-enter car will probably work a
distinct reform along the line it is de-
signed to effect.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-31
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
IN REAL LIFE-

He left the farm when but a lad. his
fortune for TO capture.
Ere long a city job he had, and lively
was his rapture
He went from seven plunks to ten, where
at he proudly married.
But never got a raise again: at ten per
week he tarried.
And now the farm is up for sale; il
surely is pityl
The farmer looks in every mail for suceor
from the city.
But nothing comes. The farm IL sold be-
meath the sheriffs hammer,
For real life is hard and cold. not Ike
the gentle drammer.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-31
Sew Menace to weaIth.

From the Buffalo Express
The socialists are going TO explode a
new kind OF bomb In ST. Louis, even more
terrifying than the ordinary sort. The
women socialists, il seems, have been hir-
ing out as maids in the service of wealthy
society people and now threaten TO tell all
they know. And the curious world out
side OF perturbed social circles seems
willing for the explosion TO take place
without interference from the police.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-31
Her One Ad,nntnre.

The heiress who marrfes a titled for
eigner has one advantage She needn' Z
be afraid that he viii ever complain that
her cooking isn't as good as his mothers
used 10 be.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-31
ParIous Times.

A man has TO draw it fine these days"
What DO you mean?"
Staying ten minutes after Office hours
each day viii probably make a good inn
preston. but staying fifteen is liable 10
excite suspicion that you are monkeying
with your books"
The Washington herald., 1908-03-31
Runs the whole Gamut.

From the Milwaukee Sentinel.
And now Judge Landis has fined a mar
1 cent. The judge seems to be an ex-
tremist who can do the popular thing
at each end OF the line.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-31

Lock me in room with Boni and his
three brothers. and they would be the
first TO ask that the door be opened"
says the noble Prince de Sagan. We
have no doubt any one locked In "A room
with de Sagan would promptly demand
ventilation.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-31
RInIto Wit.

What's doing?
We are rehearsing a play called The
Spring Hat -"
7 presume It will take you some time
70 put Il On?"
The Washington herald., 1908-03-31

There is a man in Knoxville who
declares he has just returned from HI"
says a Tennessee contemporary Evident
ly, he was a delegate 20 the late Re-
publican convention in Nashville
The Washington herald., 1908-03-31

The Southern women are the hand
soonest in the world" says Mr- John D.
Rockefeller We think We understand
the secret of Mr.. Rockefeller's great pop
ularity in Augusta. Ca
The Washington herald., 1908-03-31
SettIinr fhe Armor Qpestion

From the Kansas City St1I-
Why not settle the bat:le-ship dispute
by having the peace congress order that
ali armor must be worn in plain sight
and adopting the Queensberry rule agains,
hitting below the belt?
The Washington herald., 1908-03-31

He speaks well. but he makes queer
groping motions with his hands"
Force OF habit. He got his start as
an orator in a grocery store lyceum.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-31
Nnt So Odd.

Curious that this anecdote of Napo-
leon has never been in print before"
Not at ALL" declared the space writer.
i only thought OF il last night"
The Washington herald., 1908-03-31

A Clinton County On. " girl baby has
two tongues. What a time she viii have
at the sewing circle meetings when she
grows up
The Washington herald., 1908-03-31

The report that the Democratic minority
will combine with the President for the
purpose Of pulling some Republican chest
nuts out OF the Congressional fre is one
Of those things that may be classed
important II true
The Washington herald., 1908-03-31
Forehnndea Politicians.

Prom the Pailadelrhia Pres.
The Presidential candidates are not yet
selecting their Cabinet officials, but, as
usual. plenty of people are doing It for
them, and makiag a mess Of il.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-31

From the amount of abuse lavished
upon some OF our earlier statesmen, as
disclosed by recent investigation, we are
inclined TO conclude they must have been
wise and patriotic lot
The Washington herald., 1908-03-31

From the Chicago Record Herald.
There would be fewer divorces If wom-
en- would quit talking when it has been
conceded that they have won the debate
The Washington herald., 1908-03-31

"A Pennsylvania man, sneakng up the
stairs one night. stepped on the cat. He
could probably write a book about what
happened afterward," says the Birming-
ham Age-Herald. Probably he could, but
doubtless he won't
The Washington herald., 1908-03-31

Springfield. H.. comes forward with a
saloon keeper who ought 10 be in the
front ranks of the diplomatic service. lie
owns the only irrigation depot in his
town. and proposes 10 shut down for two
weeks in order 10 let the people have an
idea Of how that sort OF thing works.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-31
CAPITOL GOSSIP.

Senator Thomas p. Gore, the blind Sen
ator, is a native OF Webster County,
Miss. and since tfe death Of Senator
William J. Bryan, is the youngest mem
The Washington herald., 1908-03-31

The Chattanooga Star gravely dis
cusses "A bit Of moonshine," and rather
thinks il may serve a good purpose in
this world. And the Star is a pro-
hibition paper, too,
The Washington herald., 1908-03-31

Mr.. John Sharp Williams says the
President, in certain respects. resembles
George III. II Mr. Williams isn't careful
the President will liken him to King
Peter Of SerVia
The Washington herald., 1908-03-31
Lucky to Get Them.

when a town" asserted Smith.
Crowded gets,
Folks must be contented with
Gardenettes
The Washington herald., 1908-03-31

Senator JEFF Davis Arkasas fences"
look as il they had recently enjoyed the
delights OF the wrong end Of an argu-
ment with a cyclone.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-31

M. Bailey viii concede, OF course. that
! four yells from Texas equal, at least,
five yells from anywhere else on earth.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-31

An Ohio judge has enjoined flock OF
ducks from quacking at night Who says
the States have no remaining rights?
The Washington herald., 1908-03-31

rs Grover Cleveland a radical?" asks
a contemporary in New York state.
Well, he wasn't the last we heard Of
him, but you never can tell what one
OF these days will bring forth.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-31

why does a wOman's hat never ft?'
inquiries a contemporary. Wei, the III
is reserved for the husband when he p
called on 10 pay the bin.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-31
should seem So.

What is the universal desire?' asked
seeker after truth
Something TO worry about" answered
plain citizen, not without careful
thought
The Washington herald., 1908-03-31

From the Detroit Free Press.
Venezuela is acting as though she want
TO furnish a certain navy some real tar
get practice.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-31

Chairman Payne says the publishers
will not be permitted to explain why the
tariff on wood pulp should be removed
This. Of course, indicates that the pub
ishers have a mighty good reason up
their sleeves
The Washington herald., 1908-03-31
From sisters Viewpoint.

1T al depends on the point Of view, "
remarked a dispenser Of near-wisdom.
Lets have II"
Spending 10 cents on your sister is
stinginess; spending the same amount on
another girl is riotous extravaganza"
The Washington herald., 1908-03-31

Last years Panama hats, bid fair 10 be
rather fashionable this spring: not be-
cause fashion says so, however.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-31

An Atlanta man insists he is 1900 years
old He figures out that he has lived
some 1886 years since January J.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-31

JEFF got his remarks the Arkansas
Gazette. And in spite OF those siXty-fve
speeches, or was il because of them2
The Washington herald., 1908-03-31

The Richmond Times-Dispatch prints
four editorial paragraphs from the Hous-
ton Post. and heads them, Five Yells
from Texas We suppose MI George
The Washington herald., 1908-03-31

Mike Drzewiecski was recently killed in
Leavenworth, Kan. How in the world do
you imagine Mike" and "Drzewiecski'
ever managed 10 attach themselves 10
the same MANI
The Washington herald., 1908-03-31

We now understand why a ST. Louis
drummer was able to sell forty carloads
Of soothing sirup In Texas recently. The
Joe Bailey fight Is on again.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-31

To the New York Maitland, then. about
this time O. year. the baseball pessinist!
You've got him on your list? He sure
would not be missed
The Washington herald., 1908-03-31

The John A. johnson boom is moving
along. Already, a number Of newspapers
refer TO him as John Albert Johnson
The Washington herald., 1908-03-31

DIR. Hills most fragrant offense. Il APP
pears, is not having a bank account
stretching well up into seven figures
The Washington herald., 1908-03-31

We suppose Democratic harmony will
never be fully assured until some one
discovers a safe and insane candidate for
President