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The Washington herald., 1909-02-01
VIEWS OF PEOPLE ON MANY TOPICS
WHAT DO you THINK ABOUT IT?
WHAT DO You THINK ABOUT IT?

day the dear people certainly do enter
on their pursuit Of happiness" looking
/ fearfuily sideways. There should be a
law limiting the speed OF these mur-
derous engines. How shall this limit pe
enforced Ordinances are unavailing.
Police traps serve 10 check automobile
over the traps. and increase speed out
side OF the traps Laws. moral suasions,
/ threats, and penalties are all wasted at
/ tempts 10 regulate the average automo-
bnist. Now. why not try in a mechsni-
/ cally sure way? Regulate his machine
/ by ar automatic attachment. sealed and
| beyond his control such device should
have two functions, to cover the re-
! quirementS Of country and city respective
/ ~. First, arrange that at a speed Of
! eighteen miles an hour. IL shall auto
matlcaIly shut OF the source OF power
This would effeetualIy enforce the maxi
mum speed limit. Second, arrange that
speed Of ten miles, or at any other rate
7 OF speed determined upon by town or
city authorities. il shall automatically
display cOlored signals on boSn sides Of
the car. in fun view OF the passers-by,
and make A display Of these signals a
miSdemeanOT within the prescribed dis
/ trict. This device VIII bring the Offend
( ing autom0biIist As fully under the public
/ eye as any other disturber Of the peace
/ on the streets, and render them an easy
subject TO complaint and conviction In
I der this rigid control wha- would happen
4 TO autOmobiling2 Those i-dividuals who
run over the country at a breakneck
speed would be relegated 70 the guarded
routes Of travel from which they should
never have been allowed 10 escape. and
+ the pleasure Of those who wish 10 tour
I IN orderly fashion would be correspond
/ insly enhanced. Cars OF rational power
Z and cost would multiply ard be run b.
rational people More than all this, every
( one using the roadway would know FOR a
] certainty that nowhere could an au-
1 tomObiie bear down upon them az more
/ than twice the speed Of a brisk horse
+ trot. and II on the city streets they were
/ 20 submit % imposition OF automatically
/ proclaimed laW-breakers. the fault would
+ be Ali their own In this the public is
/ asking no favor. but rather granting a
concession 10 comparatively q few in
dividuals EICHARD L MILLER.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-01
Presidents Salary.

Editor The Washington Hegald:
No one has refused the Office because OF
the pay The average American has an
income Of SD
Just so long as the best men in the
country are willing to serve az the present
salary there is no justifable reason for
increasing Il
Why should Washington schooI-teaehers
be pensioned2
II they are not paid enough, pay them
more. The taxpayer. who is really, when
the matter is sifted down. the man who
labOrs, as farmer, miner. and so on. ought
70 receive consideration. He has to pay the
President and the SchOOl-teacher In most
cases ne makes less per day labor. than
the school-reacher. This country is fifty
or one hundred million behind expendi-
lures for the year. yet many people seem
10 be trying 20 discover new ways to
spend the public funds. Why not give
every one a government job. at much
bigger pay than can be gotten outside OF
government service, with short hours.
thirty days leave land thirty more. II
sick). with pay. and good big pension
after ten years service? OSCAR MOSES.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-01
Calls It SweIlhead.

Editor The WsshIngton Herald:
Permit me 10 join IN a protest. which
seems to be the sentiment Of The Wash
ington Herald, as well as number OF
our statesmen, against the extravagant
appropriations for army and navy pur-
poses. The discussions always attendant
upon these appropriations show division
OF opinion on this subject. which IS much
more than IS ever expressed
Some ten years ago It was with much
apprehension we undertook TO resent a
gross insult offered Us by what proved
to be a very weak nation. and which We
did to every ones satisfaction This. it
seems, VIII be the beginning OF our IN
doing. for We have now q bad case Of
swellhead- We want it understood that
We can whip any nation on earth and
must be prepared 10 co it al any cost.
though there is absolutely no reason 10
anticipate the job
We have thoroughly advertised our
selves. and the nations that didn't know
i before now know we are the people;
We were ready. and are always ready
when the necessity arises. We have dis
abused fighting people OF the idea Gen.
Weyler had, that he could land his army
az san Francisco and in his march 10
New York wipe Us of the earth IN thirty
days
We claim 10 be a Christian people. and
with some grounds; we are peacemakers
and pacemakers. and we have an able
representation in peace congresses, and
at the same tine we show clearly we
don't mean il.
To make an individual matter OF Il.
what would be thought OF the heralder Of
glad tidingS-4 minister OF the gospel
man, coming into his church armed with
a Winchester. q brace OF six-shooters.
and a dirk as his paraphernaIia for dis
semiDating the 6octrine2 He would be
looked on with suspicion az least Or
what justification could be made for a
bully going armed 70 the teeth because
he might find his match some time2
That IS about our best excuse for putting
our money into shooting iron.
Most. II not all. our legislators believe
in z Supreme Ruler. and that He rules
the destiny OF nations; that arrogance
and self-reliance 90 before a fall L
would be well 70 remember IN this con
nectiOn the battle cry OF The sword OF
the Lord and Gideon" and the story. as
Il IS recorded.
Instead Of more men-o'-war let Us have
more merchantmen. and instead OF Mill
tarisHa let Us have industrialism. Let Che
big appropriations 90 10 waterways. and
the soldier boys 10 farms and factories.
Take down the deceitfui and misleading
advertisements at enlisting stations. for
the soldier life is repUgnant 10 Americans.
as is evidenced by the frequent desertiOns.
and give him useful employment. That
Is the COd-ordained way 20 greatness
Let the true missionary be our ambassa-
dor and peacemaker. That Is worthy OF
emulation, and viii conquer sooner than
big battle ships Let US live the simple
life That appeals TO Us all
C. E JONES
The Washington herald., 1909-02-01
Earthouakes-What Next

Editor The Washington Herald:
The continued occurrence Of earth
ouakes, accompanied by such fearful loss
of life and property. bring forth varied
suggestions as 70 their cause. some Of
these are plausible. others quite obscure
The Bible presents a reason. which Is not
only plausible, but one that Is easily
understood
In Isaiah. If s. the statement Is made
that the earth shall wax old Ike a
garment" AZ you know. where a garment
has been worn for some time. rents are or
frequent occurrence. When a person be-
comes old, the limbs are feeble and tot
tering Does not this account for the
fearfuiIy destructive earthquakes occur
ring so frequently in this generation The
following table. giving the number o.
earthquakes recorded during the past
three thousand years. bears out the Bible
idea Of old age. When the earth was
young few earthquakes occurred; as IL
grows old they become numerous:
The Washington herald., 1909-02-01
Esi.s- ne wasa5sE.aa Hsala:

E5isc- he Washington Herald:
Our corporation counsel, Edward H
Thomas. gives his opinion. as a lawyer.
that the fight OF the District OF Colum-
bia for the control and regulation of
the gas monopOlieS Of washington is
lost for an indefinite period unless The
more than $4,000 residents Of one Of the
most important cities of the world, Wash
ington, can raise a few psltry dollars 20
produce expert testimony
Henry B. T. Macfarland, president Of
oar Board Of District Commissioners. III
an interview, said: The District
Commissioners have no money with
which 10 pursue this investigation of the
gas question and give washington cheap
q and better gas
With practically unlimited capital. wrung
from the people Of Washington. through
charging extortionate prices Tor deadly
poisonous mOnoxide gas. the Washing
ton and Georgetown Gaslight Companies
have employed gas corporation experts
10 plead their interests to the utter an
Inhalation OF all the interests and claims
Of the public
Thus this matter Is placed squsrely Up
70 the citizens Of Washington. including
every individual who contributes 10 the
Golfers OF the gas companies. This IS as
much q matter OF Self-interest and self
preservation. doubtless. as ever confront
cd this city. and every one owes Il 10
himself as much as 70 the community. 10
demand action and prevent the failure
OF pending legislation
There are approximately 5000 homes IN
the District Of Columbia where gas is a
necessity. Now. II each Of these 5000
families contributed only 81 to a fund to
fight the monopoly. there IS hardly any
doubt that Congress could be made TO
see the peoples side Of the case with
sufficient clearness. unmuddled by any OF
the ges cOmpany's trickery or chicanery.
70 grant the people . cent gas OF at
least q rate not 10 exceed 81 cents. which
the decision Of the United States Supreme
Court in the case OF the Consolidated
Gas Company OF New York overwhelm-
ingly proves IS sufficient 10 earn more
than reasonable profits.
4 rate OF > cents would mean for. each
family q saving OF one-fcurth Of their
gas bin every mouth An average saw
ing Of $4,000 per month would mean a
gross saving Of $4,000 per year Don't
these figures stagger you2
This proposition needs the urgent and
immediate cooperation Of every citizen
Of the District Of Columbia 4 this city IS
10 be relieved from the extortionate price
paid for gas, and thereby enabled TO save
~ least S2.000 per day
Il IS a rather sad commentary on the
public-spiTited claims OF our Board OF
Trade and Chamber Of Commerce. CON-
prising many Of our most progressive
citizens, that neither OF these Organizs-
tons has taken a stand on the gas situa-
ton The Chamber OF Commerce boasts
membership OF between so and 400. I
believe each OF whom IS assessed dues
Of SEQ annually. Il is doubtful IL in two
The Washington herald., 1909-02-01

years the chamber has induced the ex-
penditure Of as much money in this city
By outside residents as could be saved
TO the people OF this city In single year
through a reduction in the price Of gas.
IN view Of the opportunity 70 realize a
saving Of about $4,000 annually to the
people Of this city. 1t is ineonceivable
that the Chamber Of Commerce should
fail to assemble its members immeGi-
ately and come 10 the rescue OF the city.
The Board o. Trade should be active
also IN this emergency.
Washington. Jan. 81. CHARLES C.. MAYER.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-01

II ~ -.la Sick. uCilIfaA
II We wish 20 arouse 2 person who
is asleep when danger threatens. We call
Our call being UNDECIDED. We shake him
vigorously in our attempt 10 arouse him.
so he may escape his danger
God has been calling men 10 repentance.
His call has been largely Unheeded, and
ROW the earth itself IS being shaken 90
arouse men from the lethargy Of sin. so
they may escape the wrath 10 come.
IN Hebrew. xii: 25-90 we are told the
shaking OF the earth IS proof Of the *
fstence Of things which are not enduring.
and the truth is self-evideut that the
time for the removal OF the temporary
things Is near-to be succeeded by the
things which cannot Re shaken. even the
everlasting kingdom Of Jesus Christ The
Bible in this. as in everything else. Is
logical and consistent.
JOHN y. QUINN.
Takana PARK D c
The Washington herald., 1909-02-01

All advertising contracts made by The
Washington Herald are based upon its
pcRa flde circulation-a circulation in
Washington larger by thousands than was
ever before attained by any morning news
paper at the Capital It's books are open.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-01
CITIZENS SHOULD ACT
Urged to. Aid in Passage Of
the Gas Bills.
WHAT IT MEANS IN REVENUE

Chamber of Commerce and Board Of
Trade Held TO be Remiss in Not
Moving Activity in the Interest Of
LeEisIstioR that Would Save the
Public an Enormous Amount.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-03-16
MIX UP AND MISTAKES
IN THE TITLE TRUST
COMPANY CASE

u ~. Peoples. who. wlth Juan
"a Wandssforie. ". r. Kirkman.
D. r Carleton aud Dudley Williams.
are charged with ~anlawfuily appro.
prfating abstracts from the Title
Trust company. states that he IL AZ
a loss 20 understand how It IL that
his name IL among those of the
accused on the complaint
Today Mr.. Peoples announced
that he vas an officer OF the Title
Guarantee 4 Abstract company. boa
withdrcw before the actions nos
complained OF occurred
Originally the nvp men were
charged with taking the abstracts
and conspiracy against tho Title
Trust company. Yesterday an
amended complaint was answered
By the defendants. with the excep
ton OF Peoples. who wms not Ia
court They were given until Sat
urlay 10 plead. In nawer % the
original complaint the defendant
pleaded not guilty. and asa not plead
guilty. as vas stated yesterday, due
% = typographical error.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-03-16
TARIFF BILL
PREPARED
MANY PROVISIONS ARE con
Tanned IN THE NEW MEAS
URE UP IN CONGRESS.

WASHINGTON. March ic-ny
IT, P-The Payne tariff BIN. which
viii be introduced In congress late
today or tomorrow. "a said positive
y to contain the following pro.
Visions.
No tax wm be imposed on coffee
Lumber wili be reduced from y
30 81 per thousand There viii b.
free hides and lover schedules on
shoes and leather goods. steel Nill
BE- materially reducod~onshalf GO
the bigger articles
The duties ou sugar are undla
fuflad. and concessions are grant
"a Cuba aud the Philippines The
wool schedule Sill Do aimed al The
amount Of secured wool In the
fleece This viii permit cheaper
grades Of wool 20 got IN ~ ieas
duty Wooiens viii b. slightly re
ducad Iron ore viii be reduced
ana pig Iron wiil b. ent dcsn.
Yhe blll wlil specify duties for AZ.
tieien made autiAbls BY treasury and
court decisions since the passage
% the mngisy la~.
Maximum and minimum tariff
rates viii be applied on some aru'
cIea
New eIAasincasianA arg made 70
correct errors of phraHeolcgy and
construction in tho Dingisy bill
Late this afternoon Represents
dive Payne decided not 10 insrodhce
the tariff bill until after The Ap
FxSsutment ~ the new fepablteas
member OF the ways and means
committee 20 succeed former Rep
raaantativa nonyiga. Of Colorado
IL 80 deemed proper by Payne 70
show the bill to Bonyigs's succes
nor before presenting u as the com
mittna easnr
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-03-16
JURY MAKES BRIDE
~ GROOM HAPPY

wanted 20 go 20 Salt Lake. The
husband gave way 10 che wife and
came 90 Seattle, 10 land Ia Jail
They we're ON their honeymoon
when Lackncr was apprehended
for an alleged misrepresentation OF
facts concerning the Butte a Bux.
ton Copper Mining company's prop.
critics situated ~ miles from Butte.
When Laekner left the iail yes.
terday afternoon a free man. hia
prison mates. %forEetfnl Of their
own fate. oheered Justify. Out In
the Jail office Mira IAcknef tried
brnveiy 70 smile. but the ovation
of the prisoners accorded her hus-
band touched her 20 the quick
with tears streaming down her
face she thanked the men. Lack
ner. az be passed out upon the
broad terrace OF the court house
drcw In a deep breath aud said.
\ never really knew what sun.
shine was until today"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-03-16
CITY OFFICIALS
TO BE EHJOlnE Ed

Los ANGELES. March ia - by
y. P-6sit win probably be nled
here thia afternoon 60 cnioln the
cly clerk and other municipal ~.
nciam from having q ballot printed
FOR the recall election called Dor
March %. when an effort will b.
made 20 onst Mayor stephens from
office and elect George Alexander
IN hih stead
This ininnetion suit. which viii
filed BY the republican orgAniEa.
tion. wiil be- based upon the ground
that tho recall vas invoked against
Mayer A. G. Harper. who has since
resigned. Hence. u IL argued. an
theirs ~ no Mayor Harper 10 be 70.
called. the election ahould not be
held. and Mayor stephens should
BE- allowed 10 serve anti January
1. 1919. when Harpcrs regular
term would have expired
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-03-16
SPRING HAS COME

Spring a om0
Not In the ntereotyped rhyminKS
Of corn fed poets. nor IN the Joyous
eackie Of the festive redbreast. but
III the show windows Of the Bon
Marche And spring IL certainly
there. II you don't think %. good
married man. just AJAX your wife.
but nrt secrete your pocketbook
and got some friend 90 garuishee
your bank account. for wiley vii
certainly fall on your neck, and
with tears I'm her voice tell You
that Spring has came.
Spring dresses. spring hats.
apriag shoes. spring fuzzy doodles
that 20 about the neck. spring
gloves. spring baitcns, and even
spring hair pins and hat pins MI
the great windows Of the Bon I'll
the eye fairly aches and tho heart
groans At the thought % what wiley
xfll do When she sees en- The
hon has gone and done st. Il has
brought spring TO town, and now
the stuff "a Off again.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-03-16
ECZEMA CURE A MlRACLE7
NO, JUST SOUND SCIENCE

phyaicfkna now admit The 81.
parior value % simple medicines Tor
an diseases
For acEema and other skin dia.
eases certainly nothing ~ tha world
cnmia be simpler than of ~ Water
green. carefully combined with such
we'll known healing and E~ntiseutiC
substances ns thymul. ~atycariue, etc.
Read this letter;
"a few years ago zen covered
MY limbs. part ~ my body and be.
gan breaking uuf fn my face.
n began ueinE oil 81 winter
green mixed with thYmol and RiY-
raFina m II - ~ Pre- seFiptt0n.
Uned five bottles and was cured
sound and we'll Ny druggist said
h looked almost like = miraeie 90
him. but be explained 20 me that
thn use OF this OIL az wfnterKFean
was tuat sound science.
THAT has been almost a year ago
and I see no signs 81 the disease re-
My skin Il Just 81 soft and nice
ID. =. MILLER,
HmithFiile. Mo.
gueh a wonderful experience we
feel speaks for Itself
the Quaker Drug Co, 1919 First
and t0s Pike a.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-03-16
WOMAN CRIES WITH JOY AND
MEN CHEER AT RELEASE
or HUSBAND.

Two joyful hearts beat M a In
the King county court house yes
terday afternoon when Peter Lack
nor. on trial for obtaining money
hy false pretenaeh. was found not
guilty by a jury ia Judge George H.
Morris court
AS Clerk OieH0n pronounced the
words Not guilty" the prisoner
and his wife broke into a smile,
and were as happy as the provefb
iai brides.
An odd romance IL attached 20
this case. Only a couple of weeks
before be was arrested. lAckner
and his wife were married In Butte.
Mont Mrs iAckner wanted 70
come 20 Seattle, Tho husband
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-03-16
FIRE CHIEF SHOW WIN
a

tails IN which he ~ vitality inter-
ehtcd.
A. 20 firehauass. chief nrlnghurHi
points out that w West Seattle the
board had a firehoune constructed
before he know oven that II had
been planned Tho result was that
~ was found unruited Tor actual
service and had 90 be remodelod az
considerable expense
In brief the chief contends that
tho board has accorded HIN acaut
attention on matters pertaining 20
the fire department lie wants an
opportunity 20 utilize the knowledge
aud experience for which the city iH
paying him "a large salary, lie says
that much, NJ least, n due 20 any
department hehd. The letter was
referred 10 the fire and water COM
mittoa.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-03-16
PRODUCE BONES IN
II

Thomas r. il0rner. whose dam-
age suit against Or. Charles r
Eaton FOR recovery ~ $1,000 IL now
being tried before Superior Judge
Mitchell Gillian. claims THAT he
has been permanently deformcd
through uuskiHful surgery BY DR.
Eaton.
The skeleton of n "mitt." with
the necessary bones 10 make up an
arm. Was produced In court this
morning Tor the purpose Of demon
stFating wherein hnrnora bones
were busted aud how he was per
manentiy injured.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-03-16
TO HUNT ASSASSINS
OF

PALERMO. March ie-ny u. r
Eduardo Didimcnieo. former chief
81 police ~ Pisa. to-day was en-.
gagged by the Italian government 20
direct the search for The assaaainp
Of Joseph Petroaino. the New York
detective. who was killed IN this
city By agents Of the Black Hand
society"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-03-16

Gcorxe Mcnamara. one ~ the best
: known men connected with the local
oflce OF the United States Signal
t0rpa l0aves Tonight on the hum-
holdS with his bride. for SlSagWny,
where he viii take charge 1t the
cable ofilce IN that city.
The wedding Of Mr. and Mrs Me.
Nafnara eliminated n ft.months'
romance over a year ago Mr. Nc
! NAmnra vas endsng "A pleasure trip
Fnd, Nhitc en- route from New York
70 Seattle. spent several DAYS In
Xenver IN that city he met Mas
Nora Magncr, a most fascinating
HHttle woman There was nothing 10
@@at meeting Dan Cupid imms-
tately got real husy and sent out
US darts In all directions and.
strange 30 say. every one struck
Il either AIR Mcnamara or Miss Mag
ner.
As a result when MIR Mcnamara
returned 10 Seattle. Uncle sam
daily carried letters between this
eity ana Denver All things finally
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-03-16

have an ending. and Miss Magncr
at last capitulatcd came 60 Seattle
and thr wedding bells rang out gail1
from the Immaculate Conception
church March s. and George Nc
Namara and Nora Wagner ger
pronounced man and wife hy Rev.
j. Hickey.
Mr. Mcnamara has been enlisted
In tho United States Signal Corps
service Tor many years and has
served time tn Porto Rlco Alaska
'Cuha and the Philippines
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-03-16

Superior Judge A. W. Ffafar on
Friday next wtll pronounce sen
tenee on Nick Pittnch. the servian
who. with Nike AllARich aud John
Boaoyich. shot aud killed Marshal
Harry Miller uf Kent last April.
Pitfrich was taken before Judge
Ffasef today. bat aenfeace vas De.
farrvd uniil an Interpreter could be
obtained Piitrich cannot under.
stand English.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-03-16
BOARD or PUBLIC WORKS
CAUSES TROUBLE FOR THE
FIRE DEPARTMENT.

contending that IN hia position al
the head OF the fire department he
r. consistently ignored by the board
~ public works. Fire chief Bring
hurst last might lent a letter 60 the
city council The letter II In part
a reply "a the criticiHma Of the
board regarding affairs on the fire
boat Suuauaimio and also opens zap
tention which n accorded him BY
the board iu purchasing supplies
and apparatus. construction 81 IN
giue houses. aud other important de-.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-03-16
MANY GOING NORTH

Fuiiy 1899 people gathered on The
whaFfss thta morning 40 witness
she Departure % TIE ttg Alaska
steamer NDfthN natefn. Three hun
dred and twenty five passengers
went north on the vessel. about 100
going 10 CnrfpVa ara most 81 the
remainder being destined Tor Fair-
haUka A large Fart % thu North.
westerns caFap consisted u con
go for Cugtcxa-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-03-16

]. Warren Smith. a member Of
the local police force who was r..
Gently appointed = desk aerEean,
BIZ Police Chief Ward. and Mias
Eva Taylor. daughter Of W. n. TRy.
lor OF iss 18th av. were married
at the home Of the brides parents
last night
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-03-16
Want BiI Vetoed.

The men 81 the Methodist
churches Of Seattle met last night
aud organized a brotherhood. Ac
ton was taken in the form OF g
request to Acting Governor Hay 20
veto the hotel lluuor bill.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-03-16
LOCAL BRIEFS

Let Contract for Buiidina-Yester-
day the contract was awarded II
Chase q co. for che erection Of tns
Japaneae building at tha A.-Y.-P.
The building wiii 0ve an area ot
1900 square feet. ard viii cost
t1e.e9
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-03-16

Forty nins vsrdiets - Forty ntns
verdicts we're returned this morning
II the Dexter av. condemnation pro-
ccesiinxa now being heard i.ofors
superior Judge Wilson r. Gay. Yes
terday loo serdicts were nccom-
piished. In all there are 500 10 be-
recorded