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The Washington herald., 1908-02-07
OUR SCHOOL PROBLEM.
Centralized Control as Viewed fron
Massachusetts Standpoint.

From the Springfield Republican.
The outcome is that Congress now pro-
poses to abolish the school board alto
gether, and this seems a fairly sensible
conclusion So long as there is no such
thing as popular government in the Dis
trict. why should the school system be
burdened with useless board Of func-
tlonarles any more than the police de-
partment2 It is fact, too, that OF the
100000 spent annually on the schools
Of the District. one-half comes out OF the
Federal treasury. The Dolliver bill. now
before the Senate, provides that there
shall be no school board and that the
managing director of the schools shall be
an official to be appointed by the United
states Commissioner OF Education. This
director is to appoint all subOrdinates and
all teachers; in short, he is 10 run the
plant, and he VIII be responsible OF
course, to the appointing power Local
sentiment naturally opposes investing the
United States Commissioner Of Educa-
tion with the power Of appointing the
head of the District school system and
evidently prefers that the power be given
10 the Board Of Commissioners. which
governs the District IN all other matters.
Such a change in the DOlliVer bill might
be advisable. for these Commissioners al
ready have charge of the business man
agemeHt OF public education. and, while
they are themselves aDDOintees Of the
President. they are usually men OF long
local residence and are in close touch
with local prejudices and local needs.
Tie abolition OF the school board and
the concentration OF powers IN single
administrative head would probably work
10 tho advantage Of the District Of Co
lCmbia- Large school boards every
where are membranes, and the ten
deucy ia several parts Of the country has
been to reduce their size or 10 abolish
them utterly. In Washington, where ad-
mlnistrati0n Is based at no point on pop
ul2r suffrage there should be the best Of
opportunities 20 make a successful trial
Of concentrated management
The Washington herald., 1908-02-07
Speculation IN Business.

From the Springfield Republican,
Gross abuses obtain in the speculative
markets. Men viii persist in taking
chances there with no more than means
enough to put up the required margin or
fractional cash payment and according
ly they are exposed 10 ruin on any con-
siderable huctuation Of prices. How shall
we legisiate to prevent a man from being
q fool? SO tragedy after tragedy follows
the course of these markets. and as one
man falls in ruin another rises in mo-
mentary affiuence without labor or effort
or even shrewd calculation, and thus the
element Of injurious decentralization large
ly obtains in speculation. But the same
speculative element enters into general
business quite extensively and il is not
to be eliminated without the complete de-
struction Of the present Industrial sys-
tenn. When we are ready for that wa
shall be ready TO deal effectively .ith tha
abuse Of margin gambling
The Washington herald., 1908-02-07

In stating a proposition may because of
his precise separation OF each and every
word, seem a few seconds longer than #
really is.
II a bill or resolution is worth discuss
ing on the floor OF the Senate at all. It
Is we'll that II be discussed in way
that is clear and definite. The statesman
who makes himself understood is the
statesman whose vocal output Is dressed
In understandable English and set forth
with compelling attractiveness. Not all
public men are endowed with the ability
TO do this. either from a physical or a
mental standpoint. Senator Beyeridge Is
to be congratulated that he is thus
equipped from both. You can understand
exactly what he is saying, and. there
fore. you listen, willingly and with In
terest. 1t is a pleasure to hear him
speak.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-07

le respect, at least, Senator Bev-
Of Indiana. must be a positive de-
> Eis colleagues in the Senate. not
ton the galleries and the stenog-
8, and that is in the clearness and
ness Of his enunciation when ad-
z the Senate.
Ieveridge delivered a clean-cut and
address Wednesday on his tariff
sion bill. The attention given him
ouceable, and his speech could
have failed 10 impress his hearers
y ways. That, however. is not
'ticular phase of the matter we
Ike to discuss Just now, for. aside
lat, It was a very graceful and
utterance. The Senator speaks
eat deliberation; his words come
as bell. but with no semblance
hness. His voice carries magnif-
but there is apparently little ex-
'ehind it. His enunciation is not
ough the exact time he consumes
The Washington herald., 1908-02-07
Roycott and blacklist

From the Pittsburg Dispatch
The Dispatch happens to know that
there are many among the union mer
who Go not believe in the justice or pro-
priety Of the boycott as means OF en-
forcing the union system. Fair-minded
men among the unions knowing as they
do the injustice and wrong Of an EN-.
ployers' blacklist of men for activity in
the union cause, cannot fail to see that
the same qualities necessarily attach tc
a boycott of employers and their products
for not aeceding to the unions demands
One is the complement OF the other. EN-
ployers who assert the wrong Of boycotts
and union men who protest against the
injustice OF blaclSlists are bound by con
sistency and fairness 10 concede the evil
of both.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-07

President Eliot. Address on Freedom
What is democracy? It is the CO.
operation Of all sorts and conditions OF
men united to preserve the rights Of the
person and the rights Of property. Preser-
walton of these rights is the whole struct-
ure Of civilization. and democracy is the
cooperative method Of securing those
rights. Democracy simply insists on equal
rights for all persons and equal seeuri-
ties for all properties, large or small.
and Of whatever sort. The equal rights
Of persons and of property is the sole
sense in which democracy means equal
jfv
The Washington herald., 1908-02-07
Ike to Hear ,Em YeII.

From the Emporia Gazette.
The Hughes idea will be eminently
satisfactory TO Hartman and Rockefeller
and others Of that ilk. but it won't stir
up much enthusiasm among the people,
who are ardently in favor Of exposing
and correcting the rascality in high
places, even If the yells Of the victims do
occasionally keep them awake.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-07

'The dictator as a political panacea
seems TO be among the passing remedies
.of the times, says the Baltimore Ameri-
can We refrain from even thinking Of
the Ananias Club In connection with the
American, until we may be informed as
TO just which dictator it means!
The Washington herald., 1908-02-07
Wanting His own.

J..
De sun do move. is de word dey say
But what | a-wantin' ter see
Is de WOTr stanin' still
BY de valley an de hin
'Twel / git what's a-comin' ter ne
PO' mel
'Twel I git what's a-cOmin' ter me,
H.
'Oh, worl, stan still,' is de word
say,
Fer l po' ez po' kin be,
Ef you'll res awhile
Fun a minute ever mile
I'll git what's a-comin' ter me-
PO' mei-
'Oh, I'll git what's a-comIn' ter me!
The Washington herald., 1908-02-07
Fort for VIC President.

From the Jersey City Journal
1t was Gov. Fort who made the speech
placing Garret A. Hobart in nomination
for Vice President at the st. Louis con-
vention twelve years ago. It begins to
look as if some distinguished Jerseyman
might have the honor of performing a
Ike service for Gov. Fort at Chicago
next summer
The Washington herald., 1908-02-07
Nixiur the profass,on.

From the Philadelphia Record.
When the politicians preach and the
clergymen heal. the professional fences
are very much broken down.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-07
Notes from BiIIuiIIe.

An unexpected blizzard froze the only
distillery IN town, but the colonies have
built fires around It. and are thawing
il out
We are convinced that our climate is
changing. and it Will be safer for US
to leave it just before the first Of every
month.
Many Of the GROWERS in town have
been showed Under-Which is pretty hard
on the pure, white snow.
During the recent heavy rains two dis
tilleries fioated away, but a merciful
Providence taught us how TO swim in
early youth. Ameni
The Washington herald., 1908-02-07
ArtfuI ALTERATION.

From the Providence Journal.
Mr. Bourke Cochran is not above a
resort to apt alterations artful aid
With Mr.. Bryan in the Presidential chair
he says, the plunderers of millions will
be given preference in the pathway to
prison over the pilferers of pennies" A
possible but not probable programme.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-07

yes. sir" asserted AIr. Hoptoad. I've
discovered workin' in a beer-haH a young
feller who kin. at one and the same time.
play on a pianner with one hand and a
organ with the other
Going to assist him TO a musical edu-
cation?'
That's my idee. believe that feller
kin be taught TO operate a drum with his
feet"
The Washington herald., 1908-02-07

Count Boni says 1t was respect for his
former wife" that caused him 10 smite
Helie on the wrist. Evidently Boni has
been pondering the saying. Absence
makes the heart grow fonder;;" also
Blessings brighten as they take their
fight" likewise Distance lends enchant-
ment to the view"
The Washington herald., 1908-02-07

We are willing TO believe almost any
thing in the way of a nature fake. a
good fish story, or a political yarn. but
we draw the line on the fellow who is
trying 10 convince us the Presidents last
message was toned down. considerably.
in warmth" just before it was handed in
to Congress.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-07

From the Indianapolis News.
According to Cochran, there are only
two crusaders" in the country-Roose-
velt and Bryan. We protest that the
gentleman Is far too modest For does
he not forget himself?
The Washington herald., 1908-02-07
It would BE Vigorous Enough.

From the New York Evening Post
If Theodore Roosevelt were still presi-
dent Of the Civil Service Commission.
what an arraignment of the prostitution
of the public service to politics we might
now be expecting from him!
The Washington herald., 1908-02-07
Business Men Getting Together

An amalgamation of the Washington
Board of Trade and the Chamber of
Commerce is altogether in order. The
growing sentiment in favor of it is natu-
raj. 1t is a common-sense, business
proposition. this proposed merging of the
two bodies, and makes a strong appeal
from any point OF view. Whether II be
ICOnsummated now, or later. or not al all,
the junior organization deserves hearty
commendatiOn for its frank and timely
overture. That it viii be received IN the
spirit in which It is made may be taken
for granted
Both organizations, creditable alike In
their aims, as in their personnel, are do
ing excellent work in promoting the Capt.
tails varied interests. But why two or
ganizations? Why not one strong organi-
cation? II there be a valid objection to
such a union, it is not apparent The
proposition to unite is timely and logical.
The heads Of the organizations, Presi-
dents Rudolph and Harper, favor It
heartily, and the directors Of the Cham
Der Of Commerce have indorsed It by an
all but unanimous vote. Tee rank and
file of the membership Of the two bodies.
especially those belonging to both. are
sure TO look with favor upon It. There IS
no reason, It seems. why the merger
should not be consummated promptly.
The Washington Herald heartily in
dorses the proposition. Ii hopes to see
the amalgamation and in due time a per
manent home for the united business
men that viii bring them into closer re-
lationship and make for the greater sue
cess Of their efforts for the public good.
A contemporary says: "The Standard
Oil Company faces a possible fine OF
The Washington herald., 1908-02-07
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
POOR OLD PLUG.

Old Pegasus must do his bit
Between the shafts OF alleged wit
Each mortal day.
The while some cruel jokesmith swats,
Poor Pegasus unceasing trots
Away
They keep him always on the go.
He never hears a welcome Whoa
The poor old chap.
The only call he knows. l wis,
And tries to answer TO, is this:
"Giddap"
The Washington herald., 1908-02-07

of exciting adventure,
lie was born in a log
cabin near Boggy De
pot. a fort of the
Choctaw Nation, thir-
ty-elght years ago,
and blood Of both the
Chickasa VS. and
Cherokee Indians runs
IN his veins.
He began school at
eleven years of age,
entering the Chicka =
saw Manual Training
School at thirteen,
graduating when he
reached his eighteenth
year having missed
two years hile
working as cowboy
on his father S
ranch.
He has worked NJ
The Washington herald., 1908-02-07

When the snow is on the landscape and
the wind blows DER the lea. it's nice to
have a friend to say. Have T. and j.
with me?' But such an invitation
handed out in birmingham is but hol-
low mockery; it isn't worth a-whoal
Pegasus!
The Washington herald., 1908-02-07

Mr.. Bryan goes to New York and says
something about a Subsidized press. "
Murder, fire. police, riot, and ruin! Mr..
Roosevelt sends a message to Congress
mentioning the matter Lovely, grand,
sublime. At least, that Is the way a
Tennessee -contemporary sizes it up.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-07

An Irish member Of the House OF Lords
has just delivered his first speech al
though he has been a member for TWEEN
ty-four years. Even that high and
mighty thing known IN this land as
Senatorial courtesy is never stretched
that far.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-07

From the Arkansas Gazette.
The radical message Of President Roose-
welt has given the G. o. P. elephant an
aggravated case Of stupoTous melan-
cholia.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-07
CAPITOL GOSSIP.

Among the Representatives in Congress
who were poor boys and began life at the
bottom, is Charles D. Carter, Of Oklahoma.
Representative Carter early life was one
The Washington herald., 1908-02-07
JUST FROM GEORGIA"
From the Atlanta Constitution.
FROM THE LIGHT o. THE DAY.

FROM THE LIGHT o. THE DAY.
From the light O. the day away-away:
No song 10 sing. and no word 10 say,
No weary winter, no Powerful May
From the light o. the day away
H.
From the light O. the day-frcm the
deep unrest
Where the thorns gleam red as they
wound the breast
To the Silence, whispering: God knows
bestT'-
From the light o. the day away!
The ship has weathered the stormy
sea.
We knew where the haven OF rest
would be!
The voiceless dreams Of Eternity
From the light o. the day away!
In His Literary Den.
Molly, has the butcher goneT"
''No. dear. he's waiting"
And the baker,
"On the front steps, dear"
And the groceryman?"
"He has surrounded the house"
And the man with the gas bin?"
Hes taking out the meter
We'll, I'm going 70 climb TO the roof
and finish my poem on Poverty in the
Sunlight
y wouldn't do that. dear. II I were
you" the little wife replied. "The bailiff
is up there leYying on the shingles"
The Washington herald., 1908-02-07
HIieIendInr LnheI

From the Charleston News and Courier.
Mr.. Bryan seems TO think that the label
Republican on the Presidents message
is violation Of the pure-food law,
The Washington herald., 1908-02-07

''An Iowa paper says Leslie NJ Shaw is
the strongest man the Republicans could
nominate for President" says the Bir
mingham News. Perhaps the President
thinks that, too; il all depends upon what
you construe strongest" to mean.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-07

Some scientists declare there are canals
on Mars; others are equally as positive
there are none. That settles It: we now
know beyond all doubt that Mars either
has canals or hasn't Bully for the sci
entists, says the Bristol Herald-C Courier.
You are right; bully for them. BY the
bye, why not let the scientists write our
political platforms2
The Washington herald., 1908-02-07

A Mr.. Onion is a candidate for Office In
Texas. and a Mr.. Stake is IA candidate In
Pennsylvania. Stake and Onion would
make an appealing combination for a
Presidential effort.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-07

"How anybody can be hot against
Roosevelt and hot for Bryan is too much
for Us" says the Norfolk Landmark. Or,
hot against Bryan and hot for Roosevelt,
either
The Washington herald., 1908-02-07

Study how 10 use money. not how to
make IL" says Mr.. Joseph Choate. But
that would be such a beastly bore. you
know. TO Gussie RiChpa. who doesn't
have to do the latter and doesn't want 10
do the former
The Washington herald., 1908-02-07

"The farther South one goes, the less
nervous are the people" says DR.
Worcester; whereupon the Boston Tran
script cites prohibition" as an evidence
to the contrary. Still. there's Maine, you
know.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-07

It now tTanspires that Il IS not "CoL
Bum,' but "Col. Bunn." who is a can
didate for Office in Georgia. The "bum. q"
however, is merely an evolution Of the
bun" II the Photographers Union
doesn't Ike that pert" It can pour it
back in the jug
The Washington herald., 1908-02-07

From the Ohio State Journa;.
The gas meter is the only thing we
know of that can do Its work just as
well on a diet of air.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-07

Woman is a beautiful. ripe peach, -
says a Chicago minister This minister
must be something Of peach him
self
The Washington herald., 1908-02-07
sOphfsfry.

Dear. I only play poker for fun"
But you bet, don't you?"
We'll. there wouldn't be any fun with
out a little betting"
The Washington herald., 1908-02-07

In adjOurning before the law compelled
it %, the North Carolina legislature haa
set "a high and noble example that will
be followed by other legislatures per-
haps as Unerringly as other high and
noble examples are followed by legisla-
lures fn general
The Washington herald., 1908-02-07
Other Animals.

doc" declared the bIbulous patient,
Il can't sleep"
Try counting sheep"
But, Doc. 1 don't see no sheep.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-07

Spanish policeman recently arrested
King Alfonso as a suspicious charac-
ter" and it is doubtful whether there is a
more ladylike monarch IN sH Europe than
Aft
The Washington herald., 1908-02-07

Mr. Hughes will lose the barber vote,
ventures the Columbia State. But If he
gets the united Whisker vote 10 make up
for it, he won't lose anything in the ag-
gTegate.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-07

The report that the ice Is sixteen inches
thick on Devils Lake, in North Dakota.
is rather startling, though it may be more
or less comforting TO some people
The Washington herald., 1908-02-07
Anything 90 ObIIge.

Yes; he gets a new trial.
But wasn't he convicted fairly on the
first trial?"
"Of course"
Then why give him a new trial?'
We'll. you see, he doesn't want 70 go
10 jail"
The Washington herald., 1908-02-07

A medical journal discusses THE Dis
position OF the Grip Germ" In our opin-
ion. the grip germ possesses the meanest
disposition known to amalgamated germ
dom.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-07
Beats Luck.

You Will not count on luck
II you are wise.
You'll rather use your pluck.
And ADVERTISED
The Washington herald., 1908-02-07

What does Mr., Luther Burbank mean
by "butting in" at this point with lot
of talk about "spinelesS Cactus?' People
are not interested these days concerning
and 'spineless" things.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-07

'--e is a judge in Mexico who ap-
70 be quite as fresh as new Con-
an. He has sentenced a woman
silent for six months.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-07
Strictly Biz.

you have never started a foreign war;"
mot me-"
''Nor denounced an international mar
riage?"
mo-" explained the practical politician.
them kind Of shines won't get no new
courthouse fer Plunkville.'
The Washington herald., 1908-02-07

Prohibition took a great many peo-
pies breath away" says the Atlanta
Georgian. A neat epigrammatic 0bitu-
airy 10 the memory OF departed spirits.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-07

Ex-Mr. Fairfax, of America, has at
last got his title on straight, and il now
IS Lord Fairfax I'm the peerage Of Scot
land; and notwithstanding oar theoretical
dislike for titles In this land, we cannot
but feel that in this one case. at least,
our loss is Great Britaius gain.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-07

So far as Presidential bOoms are con-
cerned, Pennsylvania has It's Phil
The Washington herald., 1908-02-07

Won't the President kindly send in an
other message2 Senator Davis has
"ducked" again.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-07
Pertinent Inquiry.
Assisting Talent.

War with Japan is inevitable" "
In which magazine"
The Washington herald., 1908-02-07

A contemporary says: "The Standard
Oil Company faces a possible fine Of
S6S, ,O0o,00o," The thing Uncle Sam wants
to know is. when does the Treasury
Department face that $4,000 already
due IL?
The Washington herald., 1908-02-07

clerk bookkeeper, cotton buyer. and
weigher. Al the age Of twenty-three he
was appointed auditor of public accounts
for the Chickasaws, and three years later
became member Of that nations coun-
ell
lie steadily advanced among his people.
and was made superintendent Of schools
and mining trustee Of Indian Territory
When elected to the Sixticth Congress
ne was IN the insurance business Hav-
ing hVed so many years among the IN
Clans, familiarizinE himself with their
habits and wants Representative Carter
Will be n valuable member Of the COM
mittee on Indian Affairs. 20 which he was
assigned
The Washington herald., 1908-02-07

NeE York Representative. sAfITH-WILBERDING
SPECIAL AGENCY. Tribune Building
Chicago Representative. CHARLES a. BARNARD,
Boyce Building
Evening journal., 1908-06-29
LUNA DARKENS
OLD SOILS FACE
Partial Eclipse of Sun Viewed
Here Yesterday by In
tereSted ThrOng

A partial eclipse OF tho sun took
place yesterday morning and was vis-
ible in Wilmington from e.25 a. m. until
nearly ] D. m. The announcement Of
the approaching eclipse created much
interest. and thousands Of persons peer.
ed through smoked glasses at the sun
many Of them from housetops.
One Of the most interesting features
Of the phenomenon was the fact that
two black spots on the sun could be
seen distinctly through telescopes ana
smoked glasses. The spots are be-
lleved to have been caused by depres-
slons on the sun. The moon touched
the edge of the sun az 9.25 o'clock and
passed It at 124S. 1t was semi-darlS
for a short time.
There were a number Of strange
things disclosed during the eclipse Al
l1.06 o'clock. the maximum OF obscura-
tion, the sun appeared as a crescent
with the points turned downward
Those in the parks and in the country
who took pains to notice II observed
that when the light from the crescent
sun shone through the foliage on the
wall or on the ground or on n piece OF
paper the dapples OF light, usually cir
cular showed as crescents with the
points upward being the reverss
images of the sun. The intricacies Of
the foliage operated, much as pinholes
in a sheet of paper do. as simple
lenses, reversing the object the same as
Ft Oh.
lens OF a camera IS opened. These leaf
shadows have q rare beauty. and ap-
pear at no time except when there ia
a crescent sun produced through an
eclipse such as took place yesterday
Many amateur scientists used the sini-
pie experiment of making holes IN
sheets of paper and exposing them to
the sun. The shadows cast were
crescents just the same4 aslwith lthg
leaves.