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"RIDER" BILLS.

Still another horrible example Of the
evils Of the present congressional sys.
tenn Of lacking on rider" bills in the
form of amendments 10 existing bills
which have to do with wholly foreign
matters is at hand. Both Mr. Roose-
welt and Mr. Taft have many times
openly expressed their sympathy with
making public all contributions to ma
tional campaigns, Any other broad
minded man must be OF the same opn.
ion, too, realizing the evils that may
crop up when there Is secrecy In these
matters But the republicans In the
house, when they passed the bill pro-
viding for publicity IN campaign con
tributions on Friday last. coupled with
IL another bill which provides for the
reduction In the number Of representa-
tives from such Of the southern states
which have excluded negroes from the
suffrage in one way or another. The
result will be that the regulation Of
campaign contributions Is now as sure.
~ dead as II It had never been thought
Of; the senate could not possibly be got
to pass the rider" II II never ad-
journed
Some day pressure will he brought to
bear In the right direction and, as a re-
suit, the present system of riders
will be prohibited. II may have It's ad-
vantages at times when bill that Is
really good one is got through con-
sress by this procedure. but It Is at
best. an underhand method and by no
means parliamentary method that is
entirely above board And Il Is safe to
say that a far greater number of bad
bills are railroaded through In this way
than bills that are for the best inter
ests Of the country. As for the present
situation, above referred TO. the Hart
ford Times very fittingly observes: "As
n matter of practical politics It makes
no difference whether the representa-.
ton of the southern states ought to be
reduced in the house. The fact that the
democratic senators would talk
against such bill continuously from
now till the fourth day Of next March.
rather than to consent to It's passage,
renders It utterly impossible for such
a law to be placed on the statute book
at this time
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-25

Gus disease hospital and the sooner a
site for one Is decided upon, the bet
ter, All Of the sites proposed have
their distinctive advantages They
must all be weighed, Or, Wright has
objected to the site at Springside be-
cause It Is inaccessible and because
many would object TO going there
so near the almshouse, all OF which
seems very true. There would be adj
vantages to be sure, in having the new
hospital In tho West Chapel street dis
trict near the Grace and ST, Raphael
hospitals but then again 1t would seem
that some site farther from the center
Of the city, where there would be more
chance for out-of-door living, which is
so important in the curing Of this class
of diseases, would be far better. on
that score the Allingtown site com
mends itself II offers fresh air and
freedom as well as accessibility to the
city. The matter Of selection Is for
the special aldermanic committee to
decide and to be awaited with inter-
est But experience here and else
where has shown that a separate instl-
tuition is what Is wanted.
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CONTAGIOUS DISEASE HOSPITAL

1t must be discouraglng to those who
have been working with all earnestness
so long for a contagious disease hospi-
tai and who are not less worthy Of re-
ceivine a word of praise since their ef-
forts have been as yet unfrutful, TO
be told there Is no need for the object
Of their labors. II Is hard TO suit 1885,,
900 people with almost that number Of
suggestions as to the location OF the
hospital, but It must be harder to meet
with such a rebuff at this late date.
It is said that new hospital is not
needed when satisfactory accommoda-
tons for all dependent sick are at hand
in those institutions already in exist
ence or soon to be completed, The
reference Is obviously made to st.
Raphael's, which has already proven
itself hospital Of the best caliber,
even when called upon In an emergen-
cy and when still far from completion.
That present conditions are far from
being adequate in New Ravens hospi-
tails is only too obvious. At the time
of the Grace hospital fire this was
strikingly shown. Patients were hur-
ried to the New Haven hospital but
satisfactory quarters could only be
provided for very few of them. The
great majority of them had to be put
on cots set up in the chapel or any
other available place. Had the condi-
tions been the reverse, and the FIRE
been at the Congress avenue insttu-
ton, 1t is doubtful whether Grace hos
pital could have accommodated as
many In its regular ward beds st
Raphacls will obviously increase the
hospital accommodations of the city,
It Is true, but It will always be denom-
national and, for that reason, unsat-
many. Then, again, it will be, at best,
private institution, upon the services
of which the city will never have the
presumptive right to depend. The
city should make arrangements to take
care of its 81 * Irrespective Of the ac-
commodations of this or any other
municipal institution. no matter
what its merits may be.
And all this without the least con-
sideration of the many advantages,
| acknowledged by medical men, of hav-
ing a separate hospital for the treat
ment of contagious and infectious dis
eases both from the standpoint of the
patients as well from that OF all 9TH
ers who may be endangered and incon-
venienced by their proximity.
There is need, then, for a contagi-
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IN LOUISIANA.

Last night the fairy boatman came
To watt me DER the Slumber Sea.
The freely 1T his lamp Of flame.
And all the winds slept peacefully:
And swift and far across the deep
To Dreamland sped the fairy barque,
Where the faint lotus flowers of Sleep
Unfold their petals In the dark.
And sweet the dreams In that dim land
Rare odors float from magic flowers.
Blossoms by softest breezes famed
Sway lightly in the dusky hours,
And music never heard before
steals through the dewey gardens
sweet,
And on dim and shadowy shore
The whispering wavelets softly beat.
There blooms the mystic asphodel,
That rare and wondrous flower, UNI
seen
BY mortal eyes which poets tell
In heaven upifts Its silvery sheen;
And pale. pure lilies there unclose
Their blossoms in the fragrant dusk
And breath Of Jasmine and of rose
Blends with the orange and the musk
O fairyland of rest and sleep.
That lies beyond the gates of Day,
Where youth and love their visions
keep,
And pleasure holds its gentle sway,
Your magic music soothes the brain
Worn with the daily stress and strife
Your lotus blossoms ease the pain
That comes from all the thorns OF
life,
New Orleans Times Democrat
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-25

Even then there Is no posltiveness
about IT, SO similar are many men IN
general appearance, with the Bertlllon
system, on the other hand, In addition
to photograph, complete study IL
made Of the suspects body; poculiari-
ties are noted upon cards which are
filed away according to general char
acteristics so that they may easily be
found again, Duplicates are sent to the
National Bureau of Identification IN
Washington and, with all the big
crooks In the country and even in the
world catalogued in Washington, It be.
comes comparatively easy matter to
establish a mans Identity at once and
to know his record, The commissioners
can take no better action than to adopt
the Bertillon system. They will simply
be keeping abreast of the times,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-25

road system than the trolleys, both as
70 passengers and as to freight But
on that point the story goes that some
time ago Melen and Byrnes acquaint-
ed the president OF their intention OF
absorbing the Sound boats and that
at that time the president assured
them that the New Haven road
would not be prosecuted for restrain
ing trade, telling them to 20 ahead "
Although, perhaps, such an agree.
ment would not be recognized IN the
courts, 1t Is taken to be morally bind
ing at Washington, so the story goes,
In consequence there can be no ques-
ton but that the governments case
against the road Is a far weaker one
and 1t seems very doubtful whether
II can ever be proved
As for the recent deal with the
Boston and Maine, that cannot be said
to monopolize all routes between one
point and another, 1t Is supplement
tary. II simply means further eX-
tension of the present system into
territory beyond and, at the worst,
the system only owns 35 per cent. of
the capital stock OF the Boston and
Maine, which is far from being even
controlling interest
An incident peculiarly connected
with the present action is the fact
that within week the New Haven
road has filed with the interstate com
merce commission a low schedule Of
rates which will open up a new gate
way to and from the west for New
England beginning with Juno 10.
which will not only serve this section
of the country but those along the
recently acquired Boston and Maine
line as we'll The New York World
says: THE case looks far more COM
pllcated than that successfully prose-
cuted against the Northern Securities
company and presents many new as
poets for judicial review" We can
agree that the charges and the hear
ing. If ever held, will call for columns
of review, but the comparison with
the case of the securities company Is
not we'll drawn. In the present in
stance there are mo allegations of re-
bates, no discrimination between per-
sons and places, or unjust relation Of
rates" as the New York Times puts
It Continuing. says that paper:
There is no holding company re-
sembing the Northern Securities case,
nor over capitalization. The question
raised is simply whether the fact such
combinations are violative of the
policy of the Sherman antitrust
act and, If so. whether the combi-
nation shall be dissolved or the statute
repealed In fact, the statute Is as
much the defendant AS the railways"
Perhaps the manufacturers were on
the right track when they asked that
the Sherman act should be repealed.
At any rate, matters do not look very
black for Mr. Mellens road and one
of the best proofs Of It has been the
steadiness of n. Y, ~ H. and II. r.
r. on the market
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1t seems incredible that the general
government should be out cunning for
anything so small as interstate trolleys
There are one or two such little con-
Germs In the combined roads. But the
real proposition relates to the recog-
nized combination Of a lot of roads, a
process that has been going on for
generations. The New York. New Ha-
ven and Hartford is itself comblna
ton of the New York and New Haven
and the New Haven, Hartford and
Springfield, and the latter of these was
a combination Of the Hartford and New
Haven and the Hartford and Spring
field. Since those days many minor
lines have been taken in, like the
Northampton, the Valley. the Air Line.
the New England, and so on. The point
Is that every merger that has been
accomplished has had the sanction of
every state legislature that has had
any authority In the premises Every
thing has been done legally, and all
buttoned up according TO law. The
prosecution may affect the credit of the
road on the scare talk about posi-
bic dissolution Of the component parts
Of the property But such a scare Is
not likely, for those who determine
credits know the facts II will prove
annoying, no doubt to the management,
but II can he depended on TO peter out
as a matter OF Importance in court.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-25

Now comes Baron Takahra forward
al the Lake Mohonk peace conference
to say that Japan Is first, last and al
ways in favor of arbitration as a means
of settling international difficulties with
this or any other country. II only we
could have been aware of that fact re-
Gently when the yellow press was do
ing its best to scare up a war between
us and the kinsmen of the cherry
blossom.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-25

sor says; Sometimes It seems n pity
to expcnd upon discussions over the
rules and practices Of sport 50 much
good breath, when would suffice to
sound flute or to keep in action the
chemical blow-pipas' and we quite
agree with him The remedy is in
the Yale method,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-25
THE BERTILLON SYSTEM.

The Bertillon system for the identif-
cation of criminals has been presented
to the board of police commissioners
and has been received very favorably
The local department would not be
making false step did 1t decide to
adopt the system, There can be no
doubt OF It's effectiveness The fact that
1t has become the worldwide system Is
proof Of that. One Of the strongest
arguments In its favor and one which
may not be apparent at first thought
Is the fact that with its general adop.
ton here and abroad, those cities that
do not use the plan are distinctivey
embarrassed, System seems to be the
secret of success nowadays, be It n
mercantile matter or the art Of denti-
flying criminals. Within the last decade
and the general adoption of the Der
tillon system, identifying criminals has
become little short OF science. BY
means Of measurements taken by the
system and forwarded to distant points,
suspects can be as positively identified
as If right at hand,
on the fifteenth of this month the
Hartford police department took up the
Bertillon system and already better
results have ben forthcoming Its adj
vantages over the system of identifca-
ton by photography are not to be de-
MED With the latter system sus-
poets picture has to be compared with
those Of every criminal in the rogue's
galleries until his likeness is found
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-25

Is the Washington administration be-
coming jealous of recent Massachusetts
achievements in the line of what is call
ed trust busting?" II time hangs
heavily upon It's hands in this sphere
OF activity, why not give a little atten-
tIon TO the operations Of tho Steel cor
poration and It's banquet allies In mas
tering the whole industry and main
tanning prosperity prices?
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-25

twenty-five years ago nearly all the
sneop in this country were merlnos,
grown mainly for wool and mutton was
the incident. At this time ma jority
of tho sheep of the country are raised
for mutton, and wool is the incident
Twenty-Five years ago sheep were sent
to market when they were four or five
years old and averaged eighty to nine
ty-fve pounds, Now sheep are market
ed earlier and average los to 800
pounds The ewes sold In the market
At the present time outweigh the weth-
ers OF former UNCONSTITUTIONAL Farm
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our CONTEMPORARIES.
Comments on the Railroad.

TTIHTTIUTW ITTItNiI
In the end we prophesy, the Ameri'
can people with their eyes open, Will
sweep the sherman antl-trust law of
the statute books, and all It's advocates
ANA executors out Of power. They will
do this because not to do II means a
paralysis of all the business OF the
country, and an end to all prosperity
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-25

Judge Tyner believes It is not right
that the railroad police should bring
scores of persons arrested on railroad
property to the local court and seldom
take them TO the courts of other near
by cities and towns. 1t seems only
fair contention, He believes the
railroad should police It's lines at other
points and not arrest tramps only when
they get to New Haven.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-25

The violent death Of W, n Marsh of
hydrophobia in New York has aroused
the health board there to the necessity
Of getting rid of the stray ours. The
terrible hopelessness Of this man when
told he could not possibly avoid death
appealed to the whole country. The
idea Of the New York health board, In
view of 1t, is a particularly timely one,
aside from the fact that summer Is APP
preaching when the outcast dogs are
most dangerous. Here is suggestion
for the local officers.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-25
SAYINGS AND DOINGs.

In some parts Of the civilized world
the fetch or idol which disappeared
long ago is coming back. in fact has
already returned, to do duty as a
guardian, protector, mascot, or what
ever one may please TO call 1t. The
new idol ia in shape according to the
fancy Of the automobile owner, who
places II on the front of the machine
to prevent accident and arrest. These
fgureheads are all grotesque in style,
the most popular being an image of u
police officer with watch In hand a
barking cur and a growing rooster.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-25

Did you ever see worse evening
than Saturday; did you ever see a finer
day than yesterday was? Weather is
going by comparisons these days but
there will be no one to object as long as
the last is the best Perhaps now we
will have little real May weather
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-25

Loan me dollar, old man" said
the actor, I'm hungry
I'm broke myself responded the
stage manager, but I'll put you on In
the bill tonight. We have an eating
scene"
Man. I'll starve before night"
I'm that case, I'll call rehearsal"
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-25
NOTHING SERIOUS.

What was the straw that broke the
camels back?"
"A Merry Widow"
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-25

TN unpacklng my husbands last
summers suit, found blonde hair
on the coat"
"Well?"
Now, I'm trying to remember II I
was a blonde last summer"
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-25

HE used to boast that he never got
the worst Of horse trade
He isn't boasting much now. He got
to swapping automobiles"
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-25

She's back from Europe. Says she
had nibble from count and nearly
landed duke"
We'll, the big ones always get
away"
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-25

THE WEEKLY JOURNAL.
'As"ed Thursday. One Dollar n Year.
The Washington times., 1908-02-02

fully warranted. Among the manufac-l
turers represented in the Darnau *
Jones modern establishment are: The
J. l. Mott Iron Works Company, New
York: the John Douglass Company and
William S. Cooper Company. Philadel-
pllia: James B. Glow & Sons, Chicago;
the Standard Sanitary Manufacturing
Company and all manufacturers whose
goods are Of STANDARD merit. Nothing
but the best material goes IN p Darnau
& Jones Job. for the firm has always
sought TO build a reputation upon per
feet work well and quickly done.
Personally. both members Of the firm
are anable gentlemen Mr.. Jones has
q rather interesting career connected
with his success in the commercial
world. He says that he narrowly es-
caDed being a Government clerk. He
was offered a SO a week Government
position in the Postofice Department
the same day that he received an IS q
vecz. offer from a local plumbing firm.
He weighed the short hours, and at that
time better pay Of the Government Job.
against the Ions hours and small pay Of
the plumbing supply house. He chose
the latter, and today is glad Of it, as
he SAYS he might have been a plodding
Government clerk yet
Mr.. Jones is native Of Montgomery
county. Nd, and before coming 10
Washington was the proprietor Of a
village store at BrookeviTe. He be
lieved that he might like the plumbing
business. and has made good.
Thirty Years Experience.
Mr.. DarnaH. as before stated. has
nearly thirty years experience and has
superintended some Of Che largest con-
tracts ever let in this city. He was a
member Of the original plumbing board
Of the District of Columbia, and served
with that body about eight years, tax
ing an active part in the revising Of
The Washington times., 1908-02-02

sonaI attention being given 10 all de-
tails. Mr.. Jones, on the other hand. re-
mains ir oflce. does the buviug and
part OF the selling. and yuperintenas
the clerical part of the work. Together
the two men make a team hard TO beat.
The ACCOMPANYING photographs ara
Illustrative of the rapid strides made by
the firm and the beauty Of their present
warerooms as compared with tho
cTamped quarters in which they first
solicited the patronage of the public
That the public, even at that time. rec
cgnized merit. regardless OF it's sur
roundings. is evidenced 10y tn rapidity
of the FIRMS growth ana the conslauoy
OF their customers, including numbers
who became familiar with the capsbIlI.
ties Of the two men even before the
partnership existed and while each were
connected with other concerns
In a word. their record may be
summed up il the word success Tbs
business is growing. new customers are
being added daily. ard the firm is be-
coming recognized MS the friend of the
contractor who wishes the best wOril
in the quickest time.
AS wonderful as has been their past
record. the firm believes that the same
conscientious attention 10 the pub
lie wants. at prices consistent with the
highest class work. VIII bring equally
as great success IN future. Those who
have watched the progress Of Darnau
q Jones have uO right To belle this
prophecy. for they have made good
END can prove Ito those who wish to
call and ascertain the truth.
The Washington times., 1908-02-02

the plumbing regulations Of the District
He IS a native WashiugJouian, 2
thorough business man. and a capable
handler OF laio OF. The firm has neyeS
had cry trouble whatever with the
labor question, ard employs ouIy the
best mechanics. The growth Of the BUSH
ness has been largely due to this fact
and the expediency with which the firm
executes ali orders. -Ir. DanaITs per-
The Washington times., 1908-02-02

Handsome residence for Mrs. Shaler,
2923 Massachusetts avenue.
Warehouse for Kingan & Co, $50
Pennsylvania avenue.
, The Hub. Fourteenth street and New
York avenue.
Huyler & Co, Twelfth and f streets
Columbia Station. Chesapeake and
Potomac Telephone Company.
Bethany Baptist Church.
Ten Kenyon street houses for La
fayette Leamau.
The Washington times., 1908-02-02

thing. pumps. gas fixtures stoves. fur
Eaces, and other accessories necessary
to the comfort Of the home toilet are
most attractively displayed.
TIE materials handled by the firm are
Of the best makes only. Everything
from the smaller articles to the com
nIete bathroom and toilet outfits are
The Washington times., 1908-02-02

Warehouse for Schneider's bakery,
go Fourth street northwest
Residence at % Iowa circle.
New store for Hugo Worch.
Building for Capt. James T. Oyster,
Ninth street and Pennsylvania avenue.
Residences for y. g. Pendleton. 1850
The Washington times., 1908-02-02

have recently completed and now have
under construction some Of the largest
and most hattering plumbing con-
tracts that any firm could desire.
It is related by Mr. Jones that when
he engaged the present bookkeeper he
had some dimculty in convincing that
employe that the firm had only been in
business a few months. The book
keeper said the record was unequaled,
almost unbelievable. Figures don't
lie" replied Mr. Jones. Here are the
books. They speak for themselves.
Mr. Jones explanation tells the
whole story. The firm went in to sue
coed and have justified the adage that
nothing succeeds ike success, Be
ginning with contracts Tor large and
small residences. the firm gained a
foothold. one satisfied customer told
another prospective one. The business
grew. the comparatively insignificant
stock with which the firm opened was
gradually increased. until at last It
began to look around for more room
Their present location was selected,
and. feeling confident OF its ground
and the cheering assurance that IL
mad come to stay, the firm signed a
ten years lease.
What It Has Done.
Nothing better indicates what a
Business is capable Of doing than a
review of what it ras done. Here are
some of the jobs turned out within the
past year by DarnaH & Jones, repre-
seuting an aggregate business Of some
$4,000.
The Congressional Apartment House,
New plumbing for the Government
Hospital for the Insane.
Five officers quarters at the Marine
Barracks.
Three new buildings at the Naval
Hospital
The Security Storage Company build
ing on Fifteenth street.
The Columbia Laundry on G street.
Residence. Clark Waggaman, Con
necticut avenue extended.
Joseph Di Georgia residence on NJ
street
The Washington times., 1908-02-02

Remarkable Growth in Nineteen Months Due to
Ability and Strict Attention to Work-Every
Contract Under Personal Supervision.

houses of the firm, at zee Thirteenth
street. occupy over 5000 square feet;
there are forty experts on the payroll,
and the small stock Of nineteen months
ago has grown 70 over $1,000. Theg