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The Washington herald., 1908-07-20
Building Of Battle Ships.

Edl;1r The Washlagtol Hcraid.
Permit me 20 reply to Mr.. = Carver
Abbott. through your columns. who. un-
der the heading OF why We Cannot
Build Ships" in your issue Of the 18th
sets forth one Of the reasons as being
on account Of the dictauons Of the labor
unions This statement is about on a
par with another article. by Rear Adnirs-
Melville. who recently held that labor
unions restricted the apprentices to such
an extent as to cause a scarcity OF good
mechanics
would like TO set both gentlemen
right on the subject. and inform Mr.. Alb
bolt that the American shipyards are
the personiicati0n Of the open shop and
all the open shop stands for. being almost
entirely run with n0nunion labor So.
with all due respect TO Mr.. Abbott. we
do not see where the union dlctatiou fits
IN the shipbuildilg industry. as the men
now employed are 20 Per cent morgan
lied.
As 20 the dearth OF mechanics quail
ned 70 build ships. IL must be a cons0la-
ton 70 some 10000 idle mechanics at
present in our country 20 have read Rear
Admiral Nelville's article that the rea-
son for losing the contract 20 build the
Brazilian battle ships was on account Of
the restrictions placed by labor unions
on Apprentices. thereby causing a short
age OF good mechauics-
venture 10 say there have been enough
good mechanics furl0uEhed in the last
six months by the United States govern
ment IN the different navy yards and
arsenals 20 have taken care OF the Bra
lillian contract. not 10 say a word about
thousands q others who are daily tramp
ing the streets looking for an opportunity
20 work And IN the face Of this. our
friends want Us 20 take our young bows
from the schoolhous=s and put them in
the shipyards when their fathers cannot
md employment In other words. must
the child support the father in fdIenass
because Il suits the convenience Of some
individual 20 coin money. and at the ex-
pense of the child acquiring knowledge >
II we cannot build ships otherwise than
at the expense Of sch0oIboys. then far
better we refrain from building ships
Uncle sam is about 90 build another
battle snip, under his own supervision.
at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. and Il Is
needless 70 say that similar 20 the last
one built there frhe Connecticut. Il wiz
be built by union mechanics.
PJ C0NION.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-20
A Sample of Water OILY.

Editor The Washington Herald
The writer has examined q half gallon
sample Of water taken from the public
well chat vas on sixth street northwest
between F and G. streets.
This sample was taken from the well on
Sunday. July "A. le11 and the well was
closed by order Of the Commissioners Of
the District Of Columbia on the following
day-Nonday.
This water is as bright and clear and
sparkling as it was the day i was taken
from the weil-a year agO-a pretty good
evidence Of it's purity.
This sample IS in the possession OF Mr..
J. Fraise Richard. 6gi-615 Fifth street
northwest shO guards IT. with Jealous
care
examination Of this sample Of water. in
the hope that a well OF such wonderful
properties Of health-giving products might
be restored 10 the peoples use.
Good water always comes through a
strata Of gravel-a fact to which any Old
welI-digEer VIII testify
That gravel strata is the objective point
in digging a well and when gravel is
reached good. clean. pure water viii be
found in abundance
The writer has dug many wells. and
this result has never failed IN his ex-
perience-
Withou, doubt this Sixth street well
was one OF The above class Of wells and
the prayers Of our people are going I'D 10
heaven and the Commissioners Of the Dis
trict OF Columbia for its restoration % the
service Of the people a. n BROWN.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-20
Progress of Next Century.

E.ii-or The Washington Herald;
Lr. Bryau's ideas about government
ownership Of public utilities. though cor
rect as 10 principles involved. VIII not
well apply TO railroads al THIS late date.
People need not fear that the govern
ment is to shoulder a Sl5.0o0 000o15 obliEa-
uon and issue interest-beariuE bonds
thereon 20 run TIL railroads are long out
Of use as means Of travel and transporta-
ton Of merchandise-
Progress IS near the point Of tre-
mendous change from bulky. uuwleldy.
earth-denuding. and cutting system Of
transportation 10 something cheaper and
nearer the laws OF nature and common
sense.
The present distribution OF zyealth Ut
terly. precludes the long continuation Of
scilted dividends on fictitious or waJered
valuations. Kind nature CpQortuuely. at
the suggestion Of genius. opens a way Of
escape Out Of the chaos OF false or out
grown economics. by way. OF those nat
ural forces planted in the creation for the
uses we are too tardily putting them 10.
In a century, probably. the steam sys-
TEN OF railroads viii be out OF use And
it would look wrong 70 be paying interest
on SIS, 600 0l1.l00 worth Of dead stocks. &c
continue, perhaps. hundreds Of years
A century from now IT is likely that
steel viii be laid of in favor Of more Ell
during materials for the construction Of
private and public buildings. Cement viii
be in fashion. Buildings viii then cost
but fraction Of present prices and be
enduring, as like material proves IN
Egypt Airships VII be common as
birds Everything viii be changed A
new economic dress viii result Every
body viii slow down physically, or n
football sense. and start ahead intelIec-
tUaliy, saneIy. as the forces OF nature
command and have always commanded
Q. H kINBALL.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-20
Defend Woman's View.

Editor The Washington Head:
The question Of marriage and divorce
love and dishonor, is ever present and
just now before the public in a more per
Uinent form than ever before.
Although one side Of this question has
been most unfairly and untruthfuIly dis
cussed. the real victims OF matrimouy
have been silent, shrinking from the pub
lie odium poured upon them
Do they wish 10 write above the po--
tails Of maurimony she who enters here
must leave all hope behind2~ Is IT more
moral 70 live a life OF horror 70 which
African slavery. Egyptian bondage. or
Roman servitUde would be bliss. or 10
break the human tie. and al least have
your body free7 Is It more moral OF
more eleva1ing to the children Of this
miScalled union 10 witness the torture and
despair. the deep humiliation OF their
mother and often her physical death. 10
ny IN terror from the drunken brute
whom nature has made their father OF 10
let him pass out Of their lives. and. II
possible. memory
Is this the highest Iifeg
or, In case Of a man 10 find on closer
relations with the angel % he has mar
ried. selfish. cruel. and unfaithfuI wife.
-ll-7- us ire ne D-EAlel- uiS nome ruined
and. more than everything else his faith
In the purity OF woman destroyed. 50
ti-at he may even doubt mis- own sister,
Is this the higher ufe2 VIII this not
turn him 10 q madmau or a bru-e2
OF course. the vast majority q mar
riages are happy or at least are held
together BY various causes. but when the
bonds are a hideous mockery. making a
helllsh torment OF existence. then. and
not until then. the good woman turns 20
the blessing Of divorce
The church assumes that & IS alwa~s
the result OF moral obHquity. but that is
Tar from the truth More often than not
IL is a distracted mother seeking 10 pro-
tect and care for her unhappy children.
Are mistakes never TO be made by
young people, Do not the impulses OF
nature implanted by the unknown God
himself in them lead them 10 error2 And
If they do make this fearful mistake.
ObeyinE the highest instincts Of nature.
must they have no redress no helping
hand 20 guide them to light again2 How
horrfbIe- The very height and depth and
breadth Of injustice and immortality.
L P ROBINSON
Charlor1esviIls. Va
The Washington herald., 1908-07-20
Taxation Without RepresentatiOn:

Edi;or The Washington Herald:
Few people Of Washington. even among
the taxpayers. seem 70 realize that this
question. which has, PERHAPS, figured the
most prominently in the history Of the
United States. that cost the lives OF many
Of our forefathers and was. incidentally.
the cause OF the glorious liberty that the
nation District Of Columbia excepted
now enjoys. Is before US to-day in all Of
its primitive tyranny.
It seems bad enough 10 tax all persons
equitably and then allow them no repre-
sentation. but 10 thrust upon Us such an
unjust un-American. inequitabie. tyran-
nicaI law as the so-caIled personal tax
law seems very much as IL the powers
that be were determined 70 add insult 20
injury
The unfairness Of such a law is self
evident and uEquestionable 4 mans
stock IN trade can fairly BE- called his
tools. with which he earns his daily
bread A blacksmith who. under the per
sonal tax law. has his supply Of tools as
sessed at Sl,G00 may not, and frequently
does not. have any greater income than
painter. with his 25-cent paint brush and
scent overalls-
These TWO men both earn their daily
bread by the sweat OF their brow. and
why should the former be borne down by
taxes and the latter practically exempt
The learned law manufacturers OF the
District would probably answer that it
was the blacksmith's Own fault. and that
ne had no business TO have ever learned a
trade that required so many tools. An
other instance: A real estate dealer may
have an income Of several thousand dol
lars year and pay no more taxes under
this law than the poor cobbler who mends
his shoes
There are. OF course, some things 10 be
said against the ballot for the District Of
Columbia as regards national issues. but.
SC far as the city government IS con
cerned. II seems only fair that the voices
OF the taxpayers should be heard Just a
wee Bit above the noise and din OF
public grafJers- CHARLES Z BRUCE
The Washington herald., 1908-07-20
BIBLE ACQUITTED YOUNG MAH.
Date of GirI's Birth Apparently Had
Been Altered.

Suffolk. Va, July l9.-Because OF al
legged tamPering with the vital statistics
Of the family Bible by the mother q the
prosecutrix. Robert Gillian yesterday
secured his freedom in Narsenond Cir
cult Court
Gillian was indicted for ssSauIting Nat
tie SouthalL The gravity OF the offense
depended on the girls age. which was
disputed. She and her mother swore she
was thirteen years old. The Bible record
gave her birth as May s. 1885. but the last
two figures were written in different col
ored ink. and a microscopic examination
instituted by the defense brought out por-
tions Of a four over which the FIVE had
been traced The jury brought verdict OF
acquittal without leaving the box
The Washington herald., 1908-07-20

make against the government Of the Dis
ricI On the contrary, we think it the
best governed OF any city the world over.
The conservatism OF the Commissioners
lnparts itself to the people. and though
we have the Southern lyncher. the West
eru RATHER, and a general melange of the
highest and lowest types. the Commits
slo1ers. IN some marvellous manner. gov
ern all without any apparent friction and
as though we all belonged 20 the same
herd OF peaceable. contented citizens and
il IS cruel TO advocate change in sys-
TEN that. to the careful observer. is work
ing so We'll as IL is
GEO C. TANNER
The Washington herald., 1908-07-20
Universal Language.

Editor TIE Washington Herald:
For many years there have been dis
c'issions Of a suitable universal language.
To avoid Jealousy, it should not be the
native language Of any country. Again.
II should have the quality OF uachange-
ahleuess-
We nave such language in Latin It
is used by doctors the world over for
their prescriptions Il is taught in our
schools. If one chooses 20 learn IL. Why
Try Esperanto. even if adopted by Eng
land as best2
The Washington herald., 1908-07-20
Boardwalk TO Station.

Editor The WashirEton HsIald:
I have noticed with satisfaction that
You lend your paper with success TO help
residents OF the District. 7 would re-
spectfuiIy call YOUR attention 10 a matter
that the Commissioners have apparently
overlooked From the corner OF Second
and r streets northeast to the new Union
station Is the rough. unfinished plaza
over which hundreds pass daily: in fact
nearly al foot traffic from the northeast
section 20 the Union Station. besides hun
dreds from the Government Printing Of
fee. I suppose ii viii he some time be-
fore the parking Is attempted. Would it
be possible 70 have a temporary walk
across that lot2 IN wet weather the way
is impossible; nor IS IL particularly in
vItinE in dry weather.
REV CHARLES BERKELEY.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-20
$4,000 FOR CUP OF COFFEE.
Woman Rewards Good Samaritan
Years After Kind Act.

Plymouth. Mass. July l9.-TEe kind
act OF one woman in giving a cup Of
coffee 90 another woman ln a Boston
railroad station years ago has resulted
iu a gift of S2050.
Mrs E Liley. a wealthy New York
woman. is the benefac-or- The good Sa-
uaritan vas Mrs Harvey BlrtIet,. OF
WeilinEsley-
Mrs. Bartlett was fl the KueeIand
Street Station of the Old Colony Rail
road. when an elderly woman attracted
her attention The latter appeared % De
H. Mrs Bartlett quickly slipped out 20
the lunch room and got q cup Of hot
coffee
A few days age Mrs LiI1ey sent Mrs.
Bartlett 5000 in goOd-paying stocks IN a
New York mandatory.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-20
lawsuits

So --sI Clsrles 4 1ierlTlat admin is-rator. IS
Cae-ar-aso Beaeh Baiwag Company damages. So
Uc Attousys Karrisr \ MsriIlat
No. 55-sZ William A. N-rI0sssy Geo-Ee A
Fuller 90. e a.. dzmsges. SO co.. Attorney. : y
Hayden
Nc- 5-3 Beuiauin Gcldtsrg vs. The American
Ice Company. damages Sll11l Attorney. Marx
-t=ur1au-
No. 5-z- James p Compton vs- Cla-sncs 2
Tu-ze-- uote So At-0Tueys Garter & B-ooke.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-20
FEWER IDLE RAILROAD CARS.
Railway Association Reports steady
Decrease since April.

New York. July 19--The fortnightly re-
port OF the committee on car efficiency
OF the American Railway Association
shows a further substantial decrease IN
the number Of idle cars throughout this
country and Canada According 90 the
report the surplus on July s was 303 542
as compared with 3i3.2ss on June a. a de-
crease OF 9..zS- On June 10 the number OF
Idle cars was 34s.ss4 on May p 3SI.T7g. on
May T. 40I375. and on April . 4ls.S5S.
This shows that there has been a gradual
decrease in surplus cars since the latter
part OF April. when the high record vas
reached. The total is now the smallest
since the middle OF March.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-20

America we shall. IN time. have an
aristocracy Of intellect. as well as OF
money Others believe that a new civ
ilfzation is about 20 dawn on earth in
which all children Of the Common Moth
er shall have greater opportunity for in
divfdual culture. But. to use a Kipling-
ism, that is another story.
p c CLAPP
The Washington herald., 1908-07-20

cree when delivered. must be binding
alike upon the government and private
sultor- These requirements are element
ary- The lack Of them negatives the e..
isJence OF a court in the sense in which
that term is ordinarily used
ID. T. PIERCE
The Washington herald., 1908-07-20
Lets Contract for Church Addition

SPECIAL 20 HE washington heTald-
Lynchburg. Va. July 19.-The congrega-
ton Of the Franklin Street Baptist
Church has let contract for the en-
largement Of the auditorium and Sunday
school room OF the church. The work
viii be started at once. in order TO be
completed b. the close Of the summer
vacation
The Washington herald., 1908-07-20

District q Coiur1t5z Coeusv q Wsshn--1-. -
I. H H MCKEE. Cashier e The above-uane1
tue. 20 the bes- q MS kuovia5Ee and bel-l[
j.. n MCKEE Czs-i--.
Suhscrfbed ard sr1ru o before me This .5r- laa 2
July Iao HENRY X SIMPSON
Notary P---l-. u. e..
CoTect-Attes::
JOIN 2 HEEEELL-
EEu r HAEBTN
T. a. YGST
LEWIS FLElIEE
The Washington herald., 1908-07-20
MONEY MARKET EASY
Last Week Showed Advance
in Stock Prices.
BIG ORDERS PLACED FOR STEEL

Bcmarlzsb HevivaI Has Taken
Place in Steel Industry and stock
OF Corporation Has Steadily Gone
Higher - Discussion of Freight
Rates Brings No Definite Results.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-20
DAILY COURT RECORD
saturday, July Is, I0OsD
Criminal Court No.

Criminal Court No. 1.
JUSTICE ANDERSON.
Uni.ed States rs- Henri p Gilbert. eu1bezzIeuer-r
BAH fixed az S5e19. rccugnizauce. s00. with Heury
B. B-7ss ssrs-y takez-
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REPORT OF THE CONDITION
or TIE
Lincoln National Bank.
Al wsshinz-ou. IL the Dis-rc- Of Columbia, az -ls
clOss q business. J-ly -5 ~
The Washington herald., 1908-07-20
Equity Suits.

40 EssZ Henry sehwsitze- et al = Lorise
Wr-ze- - al partition b. sale Attorney. J. A
,TssdL
No. -9i7- e. Clinton Jszes. admi1istrzta-. - a.
vs. william A. Lipplaui. c1uSrule VII and sci
real estate Ar---uezs. e.. C. James and p. F.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-20

REPORT OF THE CONDITION
OF The
National Capital Bank
Of Washington,
a. Washington II the Dis--ic- of Columbia A. -hs
cicee q business. July 3. sos
RTSDT-VTES
The Washington herald., 1908-07-20

MONEY TO LOAN on CITY REAL ESTATE
ALLEN c. CLARK 615 s. isE-tf
The Washington herald., 1908-07-20
American Artistic Sense.

HoNoRA JANE HOFFLIGER
The Washington herald., 1908-07-20
Defends the Commissioners.

Amherst, Mass.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-11-27

complain, but they.will not be heard,
unless they are now unjustly assessed.
1t now becomes the duty of the
Board of Aldermen to sustain and rat
ify the work of the assessors, and it is
to be hoped that they will have the
honesty, courage and manhood TO do
their duty. If they find a clear error
correct it. but where there is no errof
sustain the work of the assessors
They have plain duty to perform, and
the people expect them to perform it
honestly aud without favoritism.
Aud the people expect more than
that of them. They expect this board
will not create another dollar of float
ing debt, but the payment of tie one
already existing. If they are without
money to 90 ahead, stop until they get
it,
If this simple rule is adopted there
will be no further floating debt.
The fiuaucial condition of the city
requires practical business manage
msnt and sound economy, and the tax
payers expect the board to give them
that sort of an administration.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-11-27

Lewis Club, in compliance with
the Corrupt Practices Act. filed
with the clerk of the court = state
ment of the receipts and expendi-
lures during the recent campaign.
The receipts of he Central Com
mittee were S792.50 aud the ex-
pcnditures s691. 76.
Among the contributors were:
Col. Buchanan Schley, the lead
er, Sc. 80; treasurer of the Sixth
district Congressional committee.
5000; DR.. j. II. Wade, county
chairman, $50; L. E. Hillard, s75;
Ernest Hoffman and Ellis B. Har.
tie, each $50; d. II. Staley, $40;
George II. Hsger. $50. A large
number of smaller contributions
were made.
The receipts of the club amount
ed TO S2S and the expenditures to
s12.55.
The receipts are about 81, 900
less than those of the Republi
cans in the campaigns.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-11-27
A Safe Leader.

Democratic members of cor
gress will, at the forthcoming SEES
sion. have occasion to select a
floor leader to succeed John Sharp
Williams. 1t is pretty generally
conceded that Representative
Champ Clark, of Missouri. will be
accorded the honor. When Mr..
Williams was selected for United
States Senator in the primaries in
Mississippi. earlier in the year, he
announced he would retire from
the leadership with the close of
the first session of present con
gress. Usually a floor leader
is selected at the beginning of a
congress, Mr.. Clark is already
the ranking mem Der of the mia
orlty OIL the committee on WAYS
and means, position that usual
ly goes with the leadership of the
party in the louse. He is man
of conceded ability. a forceful de-
batter and has long been regarded
as a foremost member of his party
In congress.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-11-27
Judson Harmon.

The voters of Ohio have chosen
an able lawyer. a broad minded
business man, and capable public
official for governor. Mr.. Harmon
will be chief executive in fact as
well as name. In spite Of the fact
that the new governor will have a
hostile Legislature and will find
every other State officer filled by
the members of the opposite par
ty. he will not be without great
influence in directing the affairs
of government. His recommends
tons to the assembly should re-
fleet an active mind, broadened
by experience, in large matters of
law and business, and the legisla
ture cannot help pay heed to them.
The veto power put into his hands
by constitutional amendment in
1903gives him a salutary influence
to check possible legislative at
tempt to enact measures inimlcal
to the State.
The people had confidence in
Judson Observation-Disclosures that
he would give to them the same
tireless energy that he had given
to the country as a member of
Grover Cleveland's Cabinet; that
he had given to his own business
aud to the interest of those who
had interested them to him. His
election in the face OF the Taft up
rising and in spite of the defeat of
the rest of the Democratic ticket
and of a majority of the legisla-
tive ticket throughout the State
was a striking display of trust in
man who had not stopped to the
arts of demagogue to further his
own interests.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-11-27
Record Year For Crops.

The Department of Agriculture
has issued preliminary estimate
of the production of the principal
crops of the United States, show
ing that corn, wheat, oats and
eight other crops, representing APP
proximately 20 per cent. of the
value of all farm crops, this year
aggregate about 3 per cent. great
er than year ago and "a per cent.
greater than the average for the
past five years.
For other crops the following
figures are given for 1908 and
1907, respectfully: Production pre-
centage of apples, 34.4 and 32.1;
grapes, S2.S, 1874; pears, 49, and
44.3; crambeiries 55.4 and 1872;
peanuts SIG and S2.4 Condition
al PERCENTAGE of oranges $50 aud
44.6; lemons 62.9 and 1913; sugar
beets Sc and 90.4; sugar cane 9O.S
and OIL. Sorgum yield per acre,
gallons 90 and 80 s; sweet potato
yield per acre. bushels, 1928 and
S7.5, and quality per acre. 1875
and S5.7; oats, everage weight,
measured bushels 1913 and 29.4
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-11-27
The Minister'S Wife.

The minister's wife ought TO be
selected by committee of the
church. She should be warranted
never to have headache or neural
gia; she should have nerves of
wire and sinews of iron, she should
never be tired she should be cheer
full and Intellectual, pious and do
mesticated; she should be able TO
keep her husbands house, darn
his stockings, make his shirts, cook
his dinner and copy his sermons.
She should keep Hp the style of a
lady on wages of day laborer.
and be always at leisure for good
works." and ready to receive
morning calls. She should be sec
rotary of the Band of Hope and
president of the Missionary SOcie-
~; she should conduct Bible class
es and mothers meetings; should
make clothing for the poor and
Cruel for the sick; and finally, she
should be pleased with every body
and everything and never desire
any reward beyond the satisfac,
tion of having done her own duiy
aud other peoples too.-Er.