The Washington herald., 1909-01-25
AT THE HOTELS.

For nearly nine years Austraua's Par
lament has been endeavoring 10 decide
upon its permanent home said George
& Blaisdeu. OF Melbourne. Australia. a.
the New Willard last night.
Both houses Of the legislature have
now agreed upon what IS known as the
Tass-Canberra site" continued the anti
pOdean- The housing OF the national
Parliament was regarded as one Of ths
first duties Of the legislators. and the
long wrangIe has evoked much criticism.
Bat IL the choice now made IS adhered
TO Australia VIII not have done so badly.
The United States was fifteen years
settling down az Washington, and Canada
hesitated for ten years before asking
Queen Victoria 10 settle the problem
for them, which she did by deciding in
favor Of Ottawa
To leave behind two splendid young
cities. Ike Sydney and Melbourne. each
with a population Of over half a million.
and build an artificial city hundreds of
miles inland appears on first thought 4
strange proposition. For Australia has
literally decided or capital in the bush.
ton Of great buildings and residences wiI
be erected which would otherwise never
have been called into existence. Tass-
CSnbeTra country lies 1S3 miles 20 the
southwest Of Sydney and 3S5 miles from
Melbourne. Commonwealth politicians
viii need 10 be men Of leisure. for 5000
a year, the salary paid. VII not satisfy
the sort OF men wanted in an ambitious
young country's parliament.
THE country chosen is high undulat-
ing. and picturesque added Mr.. BIais-
dell Its altitude OF between 200 and
1900 feet gives II a cool. bracing climate,
and its frontage 70 the noble Murrumb!d-
gee River, one OF the most valuable OF
Australian waterways. and its proximity
10 the range OF mountains bearing the
same characteristic native name. touch it
with grandeur. Some years viii be oc-
cupied in the erection Of the Parliament
building and the public Offices and resi-
dences for members and oficiaIs-
N Rosmer. Of London, England. q
Ben Greet player. is al the EbbitL Speak
ing OF American audiences he said they
were ''enterprising and not exactly DIS
eliminating He added: Americans ara
faddish. When they see a play which
they Ike they play K TO death They are
more satisfactory to the players than
the stolid English audiences, which are
hard 10 move TO anything ike enthusiasm.
Socialism n England is growing every
day, and the powers that be are afraid
OF the movement ard are doing every
thing 10 stop Il. There are millions 0f
unemployed in England. and they have
been demanding relief legislation through
Parliament, but without success
Discussing the American divorce evil.
Dr.. Charles L. Wood. Of Boston. Mass.
who is at the Raleigh, said last night:
The greatest Of modern problems IS the
divorce evil. The instability Of American
family life is so marked that this c0Un-
Try. now leads the world in that partic-
ular- There are more divorces here than
in all the other Christian countries put
together We are now facing an evil
such as ancient Rome faced and felT be
fore, although her legislation is the basis
Of modern law and her mentality OF sUch
2 calibSr that the whole world al one
time vas her slave
The schools are not the most precious
the churches. More vitally important
than these institutions is the home The
destruction OF the home would apparently
involve the destruction Of present society.
and even the instability Of the family
must produce profound disturbances Of
the social order. Our concern over gov
eTnment and industry, church ard
school should be slight, therefore. com
pared with our concern over that funda-
mental institution charged with the task
OF bringing new individuals into the
world. sOcializing them, and furnishing
them with ideals OF life
IN my honest opinion il is no exag-
Geration 20 say that the problem now
confronting the American family IS that
Of its PerpetUity- We are apparently
within measurable distance Of the tine
when. II present conditions and tenden-
cies continue. the family as a permanent
union between man and wife lasting until
death VIII altogether cease to exist. d.
voTce is an epidemic IN this country. not
because OF the laxity Of our laws. but
because Of the decay OF family life here
The real evil is not divorce but the fall
ing away OF the basic virtues o. the home.
The amazing feature OF the whole bus:-
ness is that there IS ample Justification
for the average divorce The old story
told before the judge OF the fsithIessness
OF the wife or husband IS only too true
Capt. N 7 Moore. Of Jefferson City.
No, eighty-seven years Of age. 2 veteran
OF the Mexican war and one OF the most
vigorous and best preserved men Of his
age in the United States" said John +.
Kirkland. OF Kansas City, al the National
last night. doesn't think much Of the re-
cent feat Of President Roosevelt n nd
ing ninety miles without a stop, save 20
change horses.
Capt Moore. as I understand II. has
an authenticated record OF having COW
cred, between sunrise and sunset. on a
single horse. lG5 miles. This occurred IN
1870 in California. where he had gone TO
engage IN the cattle business after having
marched 10 the City OF Mexico with the
victorious troops Of Gen Winfield Scott.
His ride grew out of an emergency in
big deal for cattle in the san Joaquin
Valley. To close the deal. in which hs
and his partner. Capt. Waldo were
vitality interested. IL became necessary. for
him 10 start from the home ranch on
Bear River, near old Fort johnson. with
large amount Of gold dust He left
at sunrise, mounted on al ordinary mus
tang pony that had never tasted grain.
and covered forty miles before he reach
ed the ranch OF Gen Benjamin Isle.
after~ard attorney general Of Missouri.
where he hastily swallowed breakfast
and gave his pony water and a quart OF
barley Once or twice during the dav
he stopped 10 water the pony but fo-
the most part kept straight ahead. am
Just at sundown reached the herd and
the camp on the San Juan River. Al a
place known as French Camp. The Sis-
tanee was l05 miles. as the crow flies.
Capt. Moore said that had he been pro-
vided with relay OF horses. as was
President Roosevelt. he could have Gov