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The Washington herald., 1908-07-07
An Industrial Reform.

One Of the weakest points I'm our in
dustrial system which in many ways IS
very far from the ideal. is the lack of
provision for the old age Of the wage
worker who by reason Of his limited
wage-earning capacity is often unable TO
lay up sufficient provision for the time
when he is no longer able to indulge ac-
lively in labor. In some Of the Euro
pean countries, and recently in England.
they have inaugurated system CT old
age pensions in which the worker IS sup
posed to do something toward his own
help, but whose main support is govern
ment aid. This is a form of socialism
that is spreading and which does not
promise-for many reasons not necessary.
TO adduce hereto prove highly success
full.
Therefore we shall watch with con-
siderable interest the reform begun by
Massachusetts,, designed to cover the
same ground as the old age pension.
which will permit savings banks TO pro-
vide life insurance for its deposltors on
small scale at rates cheap enough to
appeal TO and to suit wage-earners. The
reason why insurance for small sums has
always been costly insurance has been
because of the high expense Compare
tively) Of collecting the premiums due.
The Massachusetts plan proposes to
obvlate this item OF cost in insurance. It
provides that a man who has a savings
bank account may take out a life In
surance policy up to $500. which becomes
at the age Of slxty-hve an annuity Of
Slo0 year. All the deposltor has 20 do
is TO keep his savings bank account large
enough 20 cover the amount of his pre-
miums. This, of course, Will reduce the
expenses Of such insurance TO a mini
mum. The premium on a policy for $500
will be at the age OF twenty-one the sum
Of S.l3 month and the man who pays
this until he is sixty-five finds himself
then in possession Of an annuity OF 500
a year, while If ne dies In the meantime
HIS family gets $500 OF course. this pro-
posed plan is an experiment. Should II
succeed. there is no doubt that amplihca-
tions will suggest themselves, and that
II there Is ever radical demand for
The Washington herald., 1908-07-07
A Daughter of Fame.
Ffom the New Orleans State.

ffofn the New Orleans State.
Miss Cora Clemens has come 10 the
conclusion that things want adjusting
in this world Need I mention" she
writes, that refer to the glaring in
justice OF having to go about labeled
Mark Twain's Daughter when I am
doing my best to pursue a musical ca
reer? Father is. Of course. a genius
and that is what makes me so tired. I
have a mind to scour Europe for a secret
hiding place" she continues. "and when
| have found II TO take to bed for. say. a
couple of years and arlse-a genius. For
the bed habit is the recipe for fathers
success. While I have been tirinE nv
self out in an endeavor 10 rise to the
heights as anybody else's daughter. he
has just lain in bed and thought things,
and got out Of bed now and then 10 loaf
around on a lecture tour or tramp lazily
through Europe That's why I'm looking
Cor a really comfortable bed Genius is
the art OF taiIing--to bed
The Washington herald., 1908-07-07
Strong Men in College.

From the Harvard Graduate Magazine
1t may surprise many TO learn that the
strongest men in college as a class are
below the average student in stature
This is perfectly consistent with estab-
lished facts. Strength is more q matter
OF shortness and thickness Of arms and
legs than Of great length Of limbs, which
is likely to be the physical characteristic
OF speed, as shown by runners and oars
men. rather than strength and endurance
The superior musculature OF the strong
man is indicated by his superior weight
In this respect it IS observed that he
weighs from seven to ten pounds more
than the average student, while he sur
passes this man in strength by some 3Co
points.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-07

Pacific Ocean was henceforth TO be
guarded by an American fleet OF suffi-
Client power 10 check any unworthy am
bitons on the part Of any Asiatc neigh
bor For many years Australia felt safe
in depending on the British fleet, though
such is the strange independence Of this
distant colony of Great Britain that she
felt the humiliation OF such dependence.
The Anglo-JapaneSe alliance robbed her,
seemingly. of even that barrier against
Japanese ggression-though Australia
will not allow Asiatics TO land on her
soil at all-and she has come, naturally,
to look, in measure. on the United
States as a possible helper in case Of
need.
The expressed wish Of our Australian
contemporary is but another hint that by
becoming world power, we are expected
10 assume world duties. and certainly so
long as it is only diplomacy that is main
tanning the status quo between this
country and Japan. we must feel some re-
gret that we cannot leave a large enough
feet in the Paciic-not to provoke war,
but TO assure peace
The Washington herald., 1908-07-07
Three VIII Pray.

From the Charleston News and Courier.
Three clergymen, representing as many
churches or denominations. have been In
vited TO pray for the convention at Den
yer. The opening invocation will be Of
fered by Bishop Nicholas c. Matz, Of the
Roman Catholic Church. on the second
day Bishop Charles S. Olmsted. OF the
Episcopal Church. will offer prayer. and
a Methodist minister. whose name is not
yet given. will pray on the third day. II
is noted that Rabbi Friedman is not in
the city, or he would have been on the
list" The party Will need all the prayers
that can be offered for # in the work that
Is Just before II. There is one Of the
petitions in the Lords Prayer upon which
We trust the clergy will lay especial en-
phasis: Lead US not into temptation.
but deliver US from evil" or as some of
the commentators interpret IT. from the
evil one" who need not be more specif-
cally described at this time.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-07
WISDOM OF PROVIDENCE.
sOFdid Fortune Used TO Make Flow
ers Bloom.


From tho New York journal
Eternal wisdom guiding us, the wis
dom that directed US and mapped out
ou- career when life first appeared on
this planet, shows forth in all that
happens. 1t is interesting now to look
at that mile Of beautiful flowers in Cen
;ral Park, and to think whence il comes.
You see a thrifty, money-accumulating.
money-loving man many years ago mar
rying a kind-bearted young woman. n
school teacher. To-day you find the man
gone, a vast accumulation Of wealth
marking the spot where he worked. And
you find the woman whom he married
inheriting tho wealth and displaying in
the use Of II the same womanly feeling
that in1pelled her as q girl TO take UP
the educating Of children. As a young
girl she taught the children, the boys
and the girls. and gave her affection
and care 10 them. Now. an old woman.
she teaches others how 70 spend money
wisely, as she spends hers. And the
love for other human beings shown in
her work as a teacher Is proved now
In her adorning Of a public park. and
In her many other charities Truly.
there i5 no need TO be pessimistic In
this world. when you see Russell Sage s
great fortune changed into beautiful
flowers ard beautiful charities, when you
find the accUmulations and the savings
or half century Of fTugality scattered
lavishy, but wisely. In the declining yearS
Of kind-hearted woman.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-07
LAW AGAINST SHAMS.
Once n Wife Gould Be Divorced for
False Teeth.

From the New York Press
There was law once against false
teeth" said the antiquary. flashing his
superb set in a wide smile. Yes, and
if your wife wore false teeth or hair
you could divorce her
He took down curious old book to
prove his statement. and read the fol-
lowing from a British act Of Parliament
OF 1910:
That all women OF whatever age, rank,
profession, or degree, whether virgins.
maids. or widows. that shall from and
after the passing Of this act impose upon.
seduce, and betray into matrimony any
Of his majesty's male subjects. by scents.
paints, cosmetics. washes. artificial teeth.
false hair, Spanish wool, iron stays.
hoops, or high-heeled shoes. shall incur
the penalty Of the laws now in force
against witchcraft, sorcery, and such
Ike misdemeanoTs, and that the mar
riage, upon conviction, shall stand null
and void"
The Washington herald., 1908-07-07
Parker in Clumsy Role Again.

Every right-thinklng man, alive 10 the
proprieties Of life, will concur heartily
in Editor watterson's cutting comment
upon Alton 3. Parker's untimely appear
ance in the political limelight at Denver.
If there is anything left Of the Demo
cratic party to-daN-and the much-trou-
bled organization really seems to be
rounding into robust form once more
none of the credit therefor belongs TO
Parker or to the acknowledgements
ooterie Of New York politicians. led by
August Belmont and his race-track asso-
ciates, who foistcd this Esopus mans
candidacy upon the country four years
ago. to the party's humiliation and de-
feat.
Nothing so well becomes Parker in this
enlightened day as obscurity. His very
name is a party byword and reproach. II
recalls the sorry role he played. Instead
OF craving political prominence. he should
seek forgetfulness. For the present and
for the future the best he could ask al
the hands Of his party-and all he would
ask, but for faulty construction in make
up-would be to be let alone He Is a dis
credited leader, a politician found want
Inc. statesman undone. Every word OF
counsel he utters, any opinion he ex-
presses. is discounted IN advance. He
ought to have the sense to see II. Il is
TO his shame that he has not.
Watterson's excoriation fits the case
perfecty-fits It as well as did Theodore
Roosevelt's merciless but timely flaving
Of him in 1904 when, backed by the crowd
Of Hercenaries and spoliators aforemen-
toned. and with his party's standard
trailing in the dust the Esopus misat
brought an unspeakably clumsy CAM
pl!gn TO an inglorious end with his
pharisaical wailing about the purity of
elections
The less We see OF Parker the better
we think Of him, and we have no doubt
the Democratic party, not to mention the
country is in the same frame Of mind.
EsOpus IS about his size
The Washington herald., 1908-07-07
Anti-imperialiSm.


| The demand OF the Filipino assembly
for immediate independence has stirred
up. apparently the nearly moribund Anti
Imperialistic League. which has begun to
issue appeals. more or less frantically con-
ccived. to the delegates TO the Denver
convention. They hope that there will be
/ incorporated into the Democratic platform
a plank seconding the demand OF the Fill
pinos. and which VIII make the question
Of Imperialism one OF the burning issues
OF the coming campaign.
We hope, and we are glad TO believe,
that the Anti-Imperialistic League is doom
ed 10 disappointment If ever there
was a dead issue it is this one Of impe-
rialism, the reopening of which would.
in its final analysis. mean only the ques-
ton as to whether the United States was
going forward or backward.
There may stlll be some people in the
country who doubt the wisdom of so fully
accepting the gifts which the god of war
threw into our hands, but. having accepted
the responsibility for the Philippines, no
true American Is going to shirk them.
| What remains is a question for the fu-
ture; 1t depends upon whether the Fill
pinos can fit themselves for independence,
and, IL so, how soon.
Those who are most familiar with condl-
tions in the Philippines. men Ike Mr..
| Taft and Governor General Smith. are OF
the opinion that it will be many years
before the Filipinos are ready or fit for
self-government, and no one is rash
enough 10 declare that they are fit for
such responsibilities at the present time.
Mai. Gen. Smith, commenting on the
Filipino assembly resolution. says:
we have introduced obligatory education among
the Filipinos but the time it will take for that
education to filter through and render the peopIe
fit to govern themselves may be long; certainly It
wiz not be in my time
If left TO themselves, the FHipinos
would not be able TO deal with their own
| internal difficulties. or even to keep the
peace. for in the Moro province alone
some 5000 American soldiers are needed to
maintain order. Not only that. but agita-
ton Of the possibility Of granting inde-
pendence to the Filipinos is a fruitful
cause Of unrest IN the islands.
Progress has been made in the task
We set ourselves in the Philippines. but
that progress Is not sufficient for us to
give up the work and call It done. The
protection Of a strong nation is needed.
and that they have and shall have so
long as the American people regard their
duty. The question Of what measure Of
trust shall be reposed In these our wards
Of distant lands, Is emphatlcally not a
question to be settled on the political
stump, or 10 be mace an issue Of Ameri-
can party politics.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-07
PARKER AT DENVER.
May Be the Largest Figure at the
Convention.

Convention.
From the Poughkeepsie NeWsPress.
Leslie's Weekly says Judge Parker viii be the
largest figure IN tho Democratic national Convention.
regardless Of his attitude toward the candidate Too
optimistic, We fear. But he's big man.-Troy
PTesA
Yes. and one OF these days when the
honest men Of Ihis country shall all have
emerged from the circus spell cast upon
them by spectacular wild West acts. and
by the eccentricities of vanity. they will
better understand how big Parker is. He
told the American people that pious po-
litical scoundrelz were debauching the
election In 1904 He told HIS countrymen
that interests that had grown arrogant
and too powerful by public favor were
literally setting out 10 buy the election.
lie was called a liar for telling what
the whole world knows 10 have been the
truth, and the significant warning. un-
needed then, Of an honest man to his fell
low-Americans
All that has followed since-in the blight
that has rested upon the good name Of
the country's business world, in blasted
regulations and prostrated prosperity
throughout the country--and In throwing
44'iAA4D4i9 u <A4ilCA iNdA- WE haiblllNi OuN VI
employment has come because the Amer
ican people did not heed Parkers words
and elect MIN President
Parker win, indeed, be big man in the
Denver convention. That abiding sense
Of fair play. that splendid appreciation Of
personal and political honor which con-
sttute Democracy, would be absent from
a great Democratic convention II il did
not greet such a man with a demonstra-
ton TO thrill the whole country.
Parker was defeated, but defeat, which
in the end only emphasizes how right the
defeated was, and how unmerited was the
defeat is ten thousand times better than
10 have been elected with a clustering lie
on his Lips. and 10 have gone staggering
through four years OF assault upon the
Constitution. courts, and prosperity OF his
country.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-07
JUDGE GEORGE GRAY.
Suggesting His Name Is a Piece OF
Impudence.

Suggesting His Name Is a Piece OF
Impudence.
From the New York Globe.
The bearing Of Judge George Gray, both
in public and private life has never been
such as to suggest that he is a man lack
ing in the sense OF personal honor. Con-
sequently he may be assumed TO be fully
alive 70 the insult Of the request emanat-
ing from Lincoln that he become the
ticket companion Of one William J. Bryan
In 1896 Judge Gray made no conceal
ment Of the fact that IN his opinion the
political proposals Of Bryan involved re-
pudiation and dishonOr He has never
withdrawn this characterization. and
Bryan boasts that what he stood for in
1886 IN all essential respects he stands for
now. Bryan's moral denseness may be so
great that he does not perceive that he
advertises his own lnsincerity by seeking
10 get the assistance Of Judge Gray and
men like him. but Judge Gray's moral
faculties are not similarly atrophied.
Judge Gray has too great a sense of
dignity 10 decline what is not yet formally
offered, yet reading his mind hts friends
do not hesitate 10 say that for Dahlman
and other Bryan mOuthpieces to suggest
his nomination on a ticket with Bryan Is
a piece Of colossal and insulting impu-
dence.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-07
North and south.

Prom Forest and Stream.
Cape Hatteras is the true dividing line
between the North and the South. North
OF It there is not trace Of the palmetto
and other forms OF vegetation which.
subtropical in character. ceases there
also.
Mason and Dixon's line Is an imaginary
sort OF a thing in the North, but Hat
teras is the outer mark Of the real
dividing line, and it affords a fine op-
portunity for study.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-07

anything like old age pensions. State or
Federal aid might be invoked to supple
ment this savings bank plan.
Throughout the civilized world there is
growing recognition Of the fact that
our social system is a failure If it fails to
provide against pauperism or suffering
for those Of its members who work faith
tuIly and hard at unremunerative en-
ploynents for the best part of a lifetime
Sincerely it is to be hoped that through
some such plan as this Of Massachusetts
the worker will be taught and aided to
help himself
The Washington herald., 1908-07-07
Wages Reduced.

From the Buffalo Bxpress
The union men employed by the Amer
lean Tin Plate Company have accepted
cuts In wages varying from 21b to 3
per cent rather than have the plants
closed. AS this is the only subsidiary
company of the United States Steel
Corporation which recognizes unions.
there was a chance that IL would es-
tabiish the open shop II its offer was
rejected. 1t remains TO be seen what the
so-called independent steel companies in
the Pittsburg district will do with the
labor question. Last week it was re-
ported that the Republic company in
tended to establish the open shop.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-07
Loeb Can't Change.

From the Savannah News
Mr. Loeb. who has been secretary 10
the President ever since the promotion
OF Mr.. Cortelyou, isn't going TO be Mr.
Tafts campaign manager Mr.. Loeb has
become quite used to taking the blame.
but naturally he has got TO draw the
line somewhere, and it seems he has
drawn it against the Craftsmanship Of
the Republican National Committee. Mr..
Taft is said 70 have offered him induce
ments. but Mr.. Loeb said no; that he has
already made arrangements TO 20 into
business after March next. and .hat he
couldn't change his mind.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-07
A Country Dny.

The tender azure Of the distant sEy
Flecked here and there hy clouds Of feecy white
The wooded hills sblaze with golden light.
Save where the calm OF restfu shadows lie.
Cay winged songstcrs fitting swiftly b.
And from the stream low whispe-.ngs Of 10y
The winding road-sand. scintillant and dry
And ON the bridge a whistling barefoot boy
Fair silence. hr0oding through the sunlit hours
Der farm and field. Ger meadow. wood. and dell:
The sleepy incerse Of the nodding flowers
This IL the daJ. the scene, We love so well.
a-ISTana W. Sheldon.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-07
Death of Road Hog.

From the AutomatoT Journal
The death knell OF the road hog has
been sounded by the automobile associa-
tlon. which has appointed a special sub
committee to look after him. Il may be
difficult at times for the committee OF
public safety 10 bring itself up to the
striking point. but we hope il will
harden its hearts against compassion.
There must be no milk-and-water bus
mess about the work TO which It has
turned its hands
The Washington herald., 1908-07-07
TUESDAY. JULY I, 1905
TO SUBSCRIBERS.

That vacation of yours will be
incomplete unless The washing
ton Herald follows you.
IL will be like n daily letter
from home.
Wherever you nre IL will rench
you regularly. and the address
will Dc changed as often ns de-
sired.
Daily, 30 cents n month, daily
and Sunday. 90 cents. Postage
prepaid.
Telephone Main $500.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-07
Wan Must Think.

From the London Lancet
The decay Of any real power OF think
ing is an adequate explanation Of & deal
Of the early mortality OF prosperous mid
die life. The business man Of forty is
often content to live in the mere practice
as a matter Of habit. Of what he has
acquired. He eats and drinks too much
and the higher brain centers waste for
want OF exercise. He dies from stupidity:
there Is nothing left to keep him alive.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-07
The Modern Grandmotbcr

Prom tbe New York World.
To be a grandmother nowadays is no
longer TO wear spectacles and a white
cap and to be restricted in ones round
of interests to ''the children, the church
and the kitchen" They motor and make
trips TO Europe, and not infreouently en-
Joy q social prestige envied by their
daughters. to whom they are TO all In
tents elder sisters
The Washington herald., 1908-07-07
A Sure Career.

Prom the Jackson News.
Some day we are going to hear fur
ther from that Illinois schoolboy who
has been neither absent nor tardy during
the past seven years" says the St. Louis
Times. Yes. he will probably grow up
to be a ribbon counter clerk In a de-
partment store.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-07
Less Sentimental Fiction.

From the Book Monthly.
Any one who follows the development Of
modern fiction viii have noticed the gen
eral decline Of lOve-interest. Life has not
only become less leisurely. but also more
scientific and more serious Love-scenes
are not only cut down; they have been
transferred from the drawing-room TO the
motor car or tho aeroplane, and the new
setting demands a certain seriousness.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-07
Plea for More Coquetry.

IIuIu INC Lduy.
It is no more a woman's primary in
stinct to eoquette than It is mans, II
coquetry is to mean simply the desire 70
attract; and the more that men and
women attract each other. the better for
the world and for society at large. A lit
tie more coquetry-ir its best sense
would not be amiss
The Washington herald., 1908-07-07

Mr.. John D. Rockefeller says he has a
fraction of affection in his heart for
every living person OF his acquaintance.
We suspect, however, that 1t would take
a forty-horsepower microscope to see the
fraction awarded to Miss Ida Tarbeu
The Washington herald., 1908-07-07

Now that they have taken 20 failing
the coloned brethren for stealing water
melons down South, we suppose the day
will soon come when a respectable "cul-
lud pusson" won't even be permitted
10 carry a razor" In that section.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-07
Think SOg

We know what Sherman said OF war
l know a clerk
Who claims that saying is by far
More true Of work
The Washington herald., 1908-07-07
Afraid TO Go Homo.

7 fell out Of the window OF my fat
yesterday"
And you are on the fourth floor. That
was terrible"
Yes. I don't know how TO face the
janitor. I'm sure I've violated some
clause IN my lease"
The Washington herald., 1908-07-07

The governor knows more than he did
two years ago." says the Knoxville Senti-
mel. The governor is 10 be congratulated.
Some peoPle-even governors-never seem
able 20 progress beyond a certain point In
knowledge.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-07
To Simplify English.

From The london sketcl.
II is the vowels which are the great
difficulty of English pronunciation. We
have only five, and each can be pro-
nounced In twenty different ways. We
want our vowel sounds standardized for
US; all the pronunciauons, with the cor
rect intonations, set down for US IN some
ineligible and easily understood form.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-07

New York is soon 20 have an Office
building ''sixty-two stories high" &C
cording TO an observant contemporary.
Still many OF the Houston Posts stories
are taller than that.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-07

Owing to circumstances over which II
regrets TO report that 1t cannot send its
erstwhie flourishing Hoke Smith Presi-
Dental boom 10 Denver this summer.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-07
Elaborate Sarcasm.

Your jokes are better some days than
others commented the undiplomatic
friend
Those are the days the Office boy as
sists me- responded the press humorst.
But he won't help me out every day"
The Washington herald., 1908-07-07

Since the Pullman Company has pro-
hibited the sale Of liquid refreshments of
ardent persuasion aboard its cars, there
appears TO be nothing at all left TO con-
sole the passengers assigned TO the upper
berths.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-07

A New York theater advertises "a
twenty-minute version OF Hamlet " Con-
siiering the way in which the average
actor plays Hamlet" this should he
something Of n lelief, at all events