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The Washington herald., 1908-04-03
A LOVER OF NATURE.
British Scientist Taught n Few
Things by the President.

E. Keatncr. British Naturalist in Nesr Yo-k Times
I am charmed by the wonderful knowI-
edge. kfndliness, and briuiance Of Presi-
dent Roosevelt. He is truly great After
lunching with him one day at the White
House. he took me for a drive in the
country and introduced me TO a good
many American birds. I thought that I
knew something about stalking small
birds. but his quickness of eye'and ear.
and the infinite pains he took that I might
set a good view OF his feathered friends
among the branches Of tall trees aston
ished me. Together, we stealthny crept
over muddy. slippery hillsides and be-
meath dripping undergrowth, stalking
woodpeckers, phoebes. cardinal birds. tres
sparrOws. or other winged creatures. The
President wished to show me, and as we
followed the course of a river. he re-
marked; Here is the place to see an
American kinghsher.' and almost i'm
mediately exclaimed with boyish impuI-
siveness, Il hear his notes" Stalking
cautiously in the direction indicated by
President Roosevelt. I obtained a good
view of the bird. which IS larger than its
British representative. but not so bril-
liantly colOred-
have tramped English woods. Welsh
hillsides. and Scottish mountains with
many good walks. but have seldom
come across a man who could touch
President Roosevelt at getting over
rough ground while on the alert for any
living thing that might betray its pres
ence by sound or movement I had the
extreme satisfaction Of thanking the
ruler Of the United States OF America for
giving the greatest OTniJhOlOgiCal treat ]
have ever enjoyed in my life.
Just TO indicate this great mans kind
ness OF heart. I will mention a fact that
immensely pleased me. After my lecture
at the White House was over the Presi-
dent shook hands with the two men who
had shown my slides and animated pic
lures on the screen and thanked them
for the admirable way in which they had
done their work.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-03
Beggars in Uniform.

A deplorable state OF affairs is reported
as existing in the streets Of Boston. and
il is proper that prompt action in the
matter should be taken by the Navy De-
partment and by Congress. as has been
suggested By Rear Admiral William Swift,
L. S. n. the commandant Of the Boston
Navy Yard. At that place there is 10
Gated one OF the several naval prisons
from which men who are serving court
martial sentences are periodically released.
In All OF these cases the prisoners are
released when they have served only one
third Of the period of confinement. and
in the uniform of the service, which is
the only clothing they possess, and with
out a cent Of money. They are. In many
instances, indebted to the government. and
there Is no fund from which these unfor-
tunate men may receive any money 10
start them on their way. II appears that
these eX-prisoners have been in the habit
Of waylaying enlisted men on their way
TO and from the navy yard and robbing
them Of money and Of cIothirg-this ac-
cOrding to the report Of Rear Admiral
Swift, who also says that these men
have been begging in uniform about the
streets of the city. This has a tendency
to bring the uniform into dsrepute, and
the naval authorities have already en-
countered sufficient difficulty in obtaining
a respectful attitude toward the uniform
under the most auspicious conditions.
The spectacle OF a man dressed in naval
uniform soliciting aims in the streets Of
a big city is enough to cause the naval
authorities much concern.
1t is proposed that there shall be ap-
propriated a fund which will enable the
authorities at the naval prisons to issue
civilian clothing 10 discharged men and
give them transportation on the railroads
which will take them home, or. at least.
far enough away from the prisons so
they will not return to the neighborhood.
Altogether IL is a vexatious problem. be-
cause it is difficult 10 determine Just how
far the government may go in helping
culprits of this class
Generally speaking, however they are
not of the same sort who find their way
to the penitentiaries. the naval prisoners
being men who have simply broken the
regulations in a serious way without COM
mitting what would be regarded In civil
Jurisprudence as crimes against the com
munity. At the same time. il is quite
evident that the navy should be protected
against the odium Of seeing its ur.form
worn by street mendicants and thus, and
The Washington herald., 1908-04-03
ENCOURAGING ANARCHY.
Responsibility of Sensational Press
for Envy and Hatred.

From the Baltimore Sun.
We believe no injustice or exaggeration
is involved in the suggestion that il an
archy and militant socialism" succeed
in gaining a foothold on American soil
their success will be due largely 10 the
aid which they receive from certain
class Of journals IN this country. Meet
ings of the unemployed" are Of not un-
common occurrence = in London. The
English are certainly as law-abiding as
the New Workers. and detest rioting and
turbulence as intensely as the most con-
servative New YorSers. The London po-
lice force is as vigilant, as quick to sup
press disorder. as the New York police
men. Yet demonstrations in London
parks Of the unemployed or OF any or
the discontented classes meet with little
interference. Orators speak their
minds freely without moiestation. The
police attend, but only to prevent violence.
The English theory is that il is better TO
allow an open demonstration Of dissatIs-
faction with the existing order than, by
severe repressive measures to intensity
grievances and to encourage secret meet
ings OF the discontented. London news
papers exercise commendable discretion
in reporting such demonstrations. They
do not publish the names of prominent
Englishmen who have succeeded in poll
tics or in business and the professions.
and intimate that their methods extenu-
ate, IL they do not justify, the murder
Gus activities OF anarchists. English
journalism may be dull. according TO our
notions. but = certainly cannot be az
cused OF any lack of regard for the well
fare of the English people.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-03

OF all utterly silly and ill-advised sue-
gestions yet made TO the Post-ofhce De-
partment, surely the proposition that the
government issue mourning stamps" for
the use of bereaved persons caps the
climax, We are not advised as to the
exact origin of the idea. nor is that i'm
portant; but the authorities appear to be
giving it serious consideration, ami that
is important.
We think the country can get along
very well without mourning stamps
grewsome things. as proposed, with a
black border around the edges We hope
we shall never see one: We trust the inno-
walton viii never be thrust upon a help
less public. Grief for departed loved ones
is well; we should have small faith in
love, and goodness. and tenderness. and
all those things that go to make life
worth living were not grief a sentiment
implanted deep and secure in the hearts
Of man and woman kind A measure of
sincere sorrow is necessary to a full ap-
probation OF joy. But sorrow needs
no parade TO give it emphasis: it needs
no herald to proclaim II 10 the world.
Let the Post-office Department quiet
ly but effectively asphyxiate this unwiso
proposition. We do a good many foolish
things in this country, but there is no
far as this misguided II well-meaning
mourning stamp" advocate would have
US gol
The Washington herald., 1908-04-03
The Indiana Tariff Idea

Vice President Fairbanks is also tarifr
revisionist, but with a slight difference
which may operate to his advantage as
a Presidential candidate. He proposes to
revise the tariff four or five months soon
er than is proposed by Secretary Taft or
Speaker Cannon. He would take up the
question at a special session Of Congress
10 be called Immediately after the Presi-
dental election, with view 70 comple.-
ing revision before March 4. If a Demo
cratic President and a Democratic House
should happen 10 be chosen. this plan
would insure revision of the tariff by its
friends before its enemies could get a
chance at it. A Republican Senate could
be trusted thereafter with the sacred duty
of protecting the schedules from unholy
proclamation.
An adroit scheme. which does credit TO
the political sagscity Of its promoter. We
know of nothing better except the revision
of those schedules which most need il
at the present session. Why not? Pres
ident Roosevelt has recommended putting
wood pulp and print paper on the free
list. He has likewise suggested the re-
mnval Of the duty on art VIII anybody
have the hardlhood TO say that Congress
is not in possession of all the facts justi-
flying these two simple changes In the
tariff? Or will anybody affirm that there
is not sufficient information at hand 10
enable Congress 10 act intelligently on the
little joker in the tariff which gives the
Standard Oh trust practically prohibitive
protection against the competition OF for
eign oils? II. E. Miles, chairman of the
tarin committee Of the National Associa-
ton Of Manufacturers, says the steel pro-
ducers are willing 70 accept a reduction
OF the duties imposed on steel products.
FOR their own good and that OF the Re
publican party. Inasmuch as the steel in
terests have in the past dictated these
schedules, what objection is there 10 re-
ducing them at the same dictation? We
know Of nothing that would do more to
win public favor for the steel trust. or
that would more effectively enhance the
reputation of the Republican party. than
an immediate revision of the steel sched-
uie. There are only a few schedules in
our existing tariff, says Mr.. Fairbanks.
that require revision. Then why not re-
wise them now?
As everybody knows. there are three
reasons why-Cannon. Payne, and Dali
zelL These men constitute a majority OF
the House, under its rules, and they have
said with emphasis that there shall bs
no revision Of the tariff at this session.
Perhaps they may say with equal empha-
sis that there will be no revision al the
next session. as Mr.. Fairbanks proposes.
aud their dictum will put quletus on
the Indiana idea. too. But they have
promised that the House will take up
Ihe tariff question, II they are in control
The Washington herald., 1908-04-03
Follow Up Gov. Hughes, Yictory.

Gov. Hughes has obviously won a great
moral victory in his contest with the
metropolitan race tracks, and it now ap-
pears certain that track gambling viii be
abolished vers soon in the metropoI-
tan district. What he has done. the gov
ernor has accomplished by the simplest
means. He has brought the pressure Of
the better sentiment of the people TO bear
upon hostile legislature. The members
cannot afford, as they well know. TO af-
front this sentiment, and so they have
reluctantly lined up behind the governor
Nor can the Congress OF the United
States afford TO ignore the public opinion
of this community. and Of the country at
large. that condemns race-track gam
bling.
1t is silly to argue that no one wants
race-track gambling abolished but a few
cranks. Does anybody suppose that the
agitation OF a few cranks could have
brought about the remarkable triumph
Just achieved by Gov. Hughes over the
New York legislature? 1t is because the
great majority Of the voters want racing
freed from the moral contamination Of
gambling. and the community protected
from the pollution Of bookmalxing. that
the legislature was compelled to obey the
governors recommendation.
The abolition OF race-track gambling IN
the metropolitan district means that. un-
less similar action is taken here, the
whole Eastern contingent Of race-track
followers will find the Benning track
their only source Of amusement between
New York and New Orleans In Louisi-
ana. reform forces are at work, which
threaten to restrict greatly the privileges
heretofore enjoyed by race-track gam
blers in the Southern city.
Defeated in New York and threatened
in New Orleans. the gamblers are likely
10 make a strong last-ditch fight for the
preservation Of what they call sport in
the District Of Columbia. We may ex-
pect that pressure Of the most insidious
nature will be felt at the Capitol in an
effort 70 suppress. by the devious ways
so well understood in parliamentary
bodies. the legislation called for by repu-
table people hereabout We believe that
such effort will wholly fail OF its purpose.
The assurances given by various MEM
bers Of the two District committees are
satisfactory in every respect, and we are
convinced that they will be faithful 20
the better sentiment Of the community
respecting the gambling evil.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-03
Saving Money on Plnrtrounds

Those members OF the House Committee
on Appropriations responsible for reduc-
ing the allotment for the maintenance OF
public Fairgrounds in this city from
s, 900 10 $3.50 should have been present
At the dinner recently given by the Play
grounds Association TO Mrs. Humphry
Ward, the novelist. who paid a notable
tribute 10 the work being done by the
association. she especially commended
our organization and direction OF play
ground activities as beyond anything Of
the sort in England The Duchess OF
Marlborough said that the Fairgrounds
Association was doing a superb service
to the country in insuring TO its future
citizens fine physiques and alert minds.
President Roosevelt wrote. congratulat-
ing the Fairgrounds Association on its
progress during the past year. and hoping
that its influence would he extended until
there shall be no child in America with
out the opportunity Tor wholesome and
happy play. Ambassador Bryce express
ed his hearty sympathy with the work
OF providing fresh air and recreation for
children in cities, observing that the
growth Of cities which. il seems impos-
sible to arrest. makes this a duty OF ever
increasing urgency"
Is il possible that government finances
are In such a dreadful state that the
United States Of America cannot afford
10 spend $500 on Fairgrounds in the
National Capital?
The Washington herald., 1908-04-03
PITY THIS POOR TRUST.
Reduces Dividends, but Perhaps IL
Isn't Losing Money.

Fram the Hartford Couraut
II is given out with great solemnity that
the International Paper Company is 70 re-
duce its 6 per cent dividends on the pre-
ferred stock to a 4 per cent rate. The
Great Northern recently omitted its sim
liar division This all IS supposed 70 i'm
press the verdant public with a due sense
Of the depressed condition OF this indus
try, whose managers have just raised the
price OF their product anywhere from .
10 30 per cent II is, indeed, a sad situa-
tion when the profits melt away in such
hopeless fashion Presumably the man
ayers do not imagine that anybody who
reads this solemn story viii know enough
70 understand that in both these cases the
dividends are cumulative and preferred
and that the apparent shortage now can
be made up later. whenever the directors
think the public interest IN the subject OF
the present eXtOrtiOn has sUbsided- I;
seems 10 US a very cheap way 20 meet
sudden prosperity. These companies paid
their dividends regularly when paper
prices were down out OF sight below the
prevailing figures. and now, having show
ed customers UP beyond all precedent and
excuse, they are pretending not 10 be able
10 continue the old rates. Il is unneces-
sary to pour out any great amount OF
sympathy FOR the Unfortunates who own
the stock.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-03
Getting Tired of Jen.

From the Arkansas Gazette.
Hasn't JEFF" Davis learned his lesson
yet? Doesn't he know by this time that
the people are sick of his continual abuse,
nauseated with his biIlingsgate. weary
Of his buncombe and balderdash. con-
temptuous of his insurerable vanity. and
revolted at the presumption that they
must elect the candidates who represent
his views, that no man can hold Office
whose candidacy JEFF" Davis has We
toed. and that the State must be put in
the hollow of his hand, hand that is
soiled and besmirched by the abuse OF
the power that the trusting people OF this
State have confided to it, but yet insati-
ably grasps for more power?
The Washington herald., 1908-04-03
washing,on,s Retail Trade

Washington as a retail trade center is
steadily coming into natural pre-eminence.
It's merchants appeal to a cosmopolitan
clientele; to discriminating and varied
tastes. and to the exacting requirements
OF people who want what they want when
they want It.
It's great stores and shops are to-day
its pride-well stocked, as they are; we'll
kept. attractive, and up to date in all
things.
Not only as the Capital OF a great
nation and a city OF surprising beauty
and charm. but as the ideal retail trading
center. Washington is to-day the Paris of
America. Its rapid business strides for
the past decade have made il so, and its
growth and development in the next five
years. destined to enlarge its population
to 100000 souls. Will give it undsputed
position in this respect.
Washingtonians do their shopping in
Washington now, and will continue to do
IL here, because Of the material ad
vantage and profit in doing it here. They
shop at home. and will keep on shopping
at home. because Washington enterprise
and Washington progress have removed
every conceivable reason for shopping
anywhere else. 1t is business PROPOSE
ton this-the sort OF a sound business
proposition that trlumphs every time.
Washington not only meets and fills
the growing community's mercantile and
trading needs-meets and flls them ad-
nirably-but IS attracting people from
the outside because Of its paramount
shopping facilities. Instead Of our people
being attracted to other cities to buy. the
people of other cities are being attracted
TO Washington TO buy. This is the cheer
full truth of the situation-a truth that
will be most abundantly demonstrated as
time goes on
Washington has something to offer the
visiting shopper besides its splendid up
to-date stores. Il is a city worth seeing.
A visit to the Capital is educational Here
a shopping tour becomes doubly profitable
in that business and pleasure may be so
easily aid so advantageously combined.
Now, watch the trend Of things and you
will find all this is true, or coming true.
He who does not believe it does not know
Washington-this twentieth century Wash
ington. He Is not the right kind Of
Washingtonian.
The Washington Herald believes Il, and
is here 10 prove it and to help make II
so. And that will be no small part Of its
daily mission. as Washington will see.
One contesting anti-Taft delegation from
the South will so 70 the Chicago conven-
tion twenty-three strong. Doubtless they
will be nrnmnilv Ordered 20 "skidoom
The Washington herald., 1908-04-03
LAWS FOR THE PEOPLE.
Remarkable Response to Demand
for Labor Legislation.

From the Boston Herald
Effective answer 70 the assertion some
times made. that American lawmaking
bodies are under the control O9 capital
istic power is contained IN the Massachu-
setts labor bulletin. which appears to-day.
A summary Of the labor legislation OF 1907
shows that in al but three legislative
sessions held IL forty-three States and Ter
ritories last year laws were passed IN re-
sponse TO requests Of labor. In all 40
acts were passed. including eight Federal
measures The most important fact IN
the summary IS that in twenty-eight
States laws prohibiting or restricting the
employment OF child labor were passed.
In twenty-three States laws were passed
shortening the required hours OF labor.
and in nineteen States legislation was
enacted guaranteeing 10 employees better
protection against injury or providing for
some means Of compensation I'm case Of
injury The facts show the trend OF leg
islation all over the country in the Dopu-
lar interest. and the power that public
opinion eNerts under the present Ieg.sIa-
tive system
The Washington herald., 1908-04-03
THE AESTHETIC ADVANCE.

The seasons here 70 spruce up things,
And make them look pTeSentable-
To have each street
And PARK 80 neat
That they'll be quite freouentable;
To clean and smooth the ,alleywsys
So they viii be negotiable
For wagons when
They come again
With things 70 make life sociable;
To give the lawn the needed care.
With proper beds for Towering.
Which beautify.
And please tie ere
And stop its grOuchy glowering
The ash pile. too you should remove
From where it has been wintering-
1t only serves
Aesthetic nerves
In torture to be splintering
And while we're az this civic tax
With pleasure in the dutiful,
Why. some one may
Dope out a way
To make the Weather Beautiful.
indianapolis HsxA
The Washington herald., 1908-04-03
COMMANDER SIMS WORK.
His Method OF Getting Results in
Gunnery Practice.
FT0m the Amy and Navy Lie.

Gunnery Practice.
From the Amy and Navy Life.
Army and Navy Life has respNct. ap-
probation. and admiration for the work
accomplished by Commander Sims. He
is not a mere iconoclast- He has, it is
true, torn down; but, having torn down.
he has always been Immediately ready to
begin building up This is the keynote to
his character, TO his great success. He
has had great powers, but he created
these powers for himself, and has used
them wisely. daringly. and skillfully. As
a younger officer he was constantly say
ing and doing things that created dis
cussion- We remember him. years ago.
aboard the school ship Saratoga. teaching
a class IN navigation. In a burst Of dis
satisfaction and reproof with a young
man who was handling a seXtant most
clumsily, he said: II can take a better
sight with an ordinary pair Of dividers
than you can with that accurate instru-
ment" Having said this. he proceeded TO
prove il. He laid the dividers on q circle
marked IN degrees took a sight. marked
sine, and obtained q correct position.
Some years ago. during a target practice
aboard one OF our battle ships. Sims, af-
ter regarding poorly graduated sight
bar. turned 70 an officer and said; The
man who marked that bar ought 10 be
shot dead-and then not buried"
Sims has been a successful leader. He
tore down a system Of gunnery which at
the best was uncertain. He proved that
guns, properly made. We're weapons OF
absolute precision. For his assistance he
had the ordnance and gun division Off
GERS Of every ship that went into target
practice in recent years. And no man
ever had more devoted, intelligent and
Jealous followers. We wish TO accentuate
the point that Sims could never have
succeeded so thoroughly or accomplished
80 much had il not been for this devoted
cooperation And be IL remembered that
this cooperation was by the officers who
handled tUrrets and guns in actual prac-
rfrn
The Washington herald., 1908-04-03

From the Boston Record
The La Toilette list Of 100 millionaires
who control the financial and industrial
situation, proves 70 include six dead men.
Henry O. Havemeyer. c. T. Barney, J.
H. Eckels. A ]. Cassatt. and Morris X.
Jesup. The man who devised the list for
La Toilette evidently did it a year or so
ago, and neglected to revise it just before
delivery.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-03
Does the Rert He cam.

Fr0m The Portland OTegonian.
Roosevelt is denounced on the one hand
because he doesn't put the great male
factors of predatory wealth in the peni-
tentiary: or the other. for usurpation Of
the powers of Congress and the courts.
This man, you see, can't please every
body.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-03
Confusion of Terms.

Woman had decided 10 stand white
robed about the polls at Chicago so that
voters would have to pass through lane
OF them.
wen just try the effect Of telepathy on
the franchised male" explained an en-
thusiast.
rs that anything like a flirtatiOn?''
asked one sister, young and unsOphisti-
Gated.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-03

Wyoming. Though
born in New Eng
land. the forty years
spent in the open
West shows itself in
the makeup of the
Wyoming Senator.
He was born in
NJ a $ s achusetts in
1874. After receiving
an education in the
public schools and at
academy, he enlisted
In the Forty-ninth
Massachusetts, Regi-
ment Of Infa1try and
served as a private
and noncommission-
ed officer until that
regiment was mus
tered out of service.
His gallantry on the
battlefield was mark
ed, and the young
soldier received a
.,--o-r4Fonar ~, aE a