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The Washington herald., 1909-05-27
LONG TRIP WITH TAFT.
A REMEMBRANCE.

President Taft, as a jolly Cupid posed
in Billiken attitude. bis face wreathed
in infectious smiles. his eyes twinkling
with joyous satisfaction. ana his empty
culver slung recklessly over the corner
Of his throne, is the frontispiece 10 the
book OF remembrance prepared BY the
men and women who. n his Secretarial
days, followed President Taft half way
around the glebe. PROSTATE before him.
making obeisance for thsir marital hap
piness. are Representative and Mrs
Longworth, Mr.. and Mrs. ". Bourke Cock
ran. and Representative and Mrs. SEa-
gar Sherley, whose courtship and mar
rage were a direct outcome Of the IA
nous tour Of the Taft party to the Phil
ippines.
The unique volume. which IS the en-
bodinent OF an idea OF Miss Mabel T.
Boardman, consists OF a collection Of
congratulatory sketches. inscriptions.
verses. ana epigrams contributed by the
Philippines on the occasion Of the din
ner they gave for the President last
March OF the eve Of his inauguration.
The text, Inscribed on post octave vel
lum Of exquisite quality. IS hand written
and signed by the several members Of
the party, to each OF whom al least one
leaf is devoted. The book is hand bo5sslS4.
and the fun crushed Ievant cover Of dark
red is beautifully fooled in a special de-
sign worked out BY Mrs. Ward Brown.
TO whom the work was lEtrusted- The
cover design consists Of a foriated
wreath Of dull gold. which incIoses the
legend
The Washington herald., 1909-05-27
Balboa FffE.
From the Columbia state.

FfoSn the Columbia State.
The government has done well II
changing the name OF La Boca 70
Balboa" La Boca means the
mouth"-mouth Of the Chagres River. a
stream that has made and may make Us
much trouble
OF course, We could have used Il with
pertinence as the name OF one mouth OF
the canal; bat the big ditch win have
two mouths. and the ChagTes is 10 be
harnessed, curbed. tanned. One Of the
mouths Of the canal Is row named after
the discoverer Of America. Colon Il Is
decidedly appropriate. therefore, that the
other canal-mouth should bear the name
OF the man that discovered the Pacific
Balboa
Il was Balboa, rot Cortes. that Keats
really meant in his wonderful lines. when
he says that ne felt
Like stout Cortss. when with eagle eye
BE stared AZ the Psct6c-and al his Iaen
Looked al each other With a vild s1TInise-
Silent upon peak II Dsr1ea-
It was this stout and resolute and
greatly daring Spaniard that opened
to the galleons OF Spain, and the ven
turesome caravels OF Spanish and
Portuguese explorers. the greatest OF
oceans. II is fitting that his name should
be borne by one Of the great canal
terminals
The Washington herald., 1909-05-27
HAMS STATUS

Rather Queer, In All the Circum-
stances, TO Say the Least.
From TIE Nsv York Evening" Pest
The War Department. according 10 n
press dispatch. has decided 70 DO nothing
about the case Of Cant P c. Hams. jr
OF the Coast artillery, convicted Of man
slaughter and now serving an indeter-
inmate sentence Of AZ least eight years
az Sing Sing Il IS apparently going TO
carry the name OF this felon OF the rolls
q the army until such time as he Is dis
charged This Is q confession OF help
lessness which we cannot understand.
When Maj F. Del Darlington. First In
fantry. was tried for em5ezzlement and
convicted BY q civilian court, he was
promptly dismissed by q court-msrtial
We are not aware that Il IS the custom
20 carry on the rolls OF the army soldiers
serving long penitentiary terms L is
certain that this decision OF the War
Department IS not due 70 any desire to
retain Capt Hams On the contrary, Il
Is understood that II has 10 wish 70 keep
q convicted criminal on its list OF off
GERS and gentlemen The judge advo-
cate general has recently decided n the
case OF e private soldier convicted OF
crime that he was absent without leave.
since the 6uress imposed 5y the civil
authorities was caused by his Owl act.
AT application Of this doctrine would re-
suit IN Capt Hams being quietly droppeo
from the rolls IN accordance with the
Revised Statutes. for being three months
absent without leave But he ought 20
be dismissed II disgrace, and Il the War
Department cannot court-nartial him a.
Sing sing. Il ought 70 ask OF Congress =
change n TIE laws 20 cover this anomsl-
one cfrrra~frr-
The Washington herald., 1909-05-27
Tipping.

This Is an age Of shattered illusions
Not even the best Of US has pretended 10
take delight in the growth Of the tipping
nuisance. Il has been & necessary evil Of
the day 20 which we have submitted; a
sort OF daily highway robbery to which
we all had to submit But there was just
one crum5 Of comfort In 1t all, and that
was the thought that the sum In excess
Of the amount Of our check which We left
IN tie waters hands might. after all. be
going toward the support OF his deserving
family; or. at any rate, was being in
vested by him 50 that It might prove the
foundation Of his fortune Have We not
all heard OF that phenomenal waiter in a
New York cafe who saved his tips. bet
them on the races. and is now the pro-
prietor OF a cafe OF his own?
Alas, that story must pass into the
limbo Of forgotten things; passed. too. IS
the fattering JUNCTION that the, tips we
.relinquished with unwilling smiles were an
act Of generosity. The State superin-
tendent OF employment agencies In Chi
cago has discovered that change left with
employees in hotel and theater cloakrooms
does them no good ct all. They are no;
allowed to retain even a mo!ety Of it
The whole sum must be turned over TO
the boss who gets theu the job
It is found that these cloakroom boys
get from s. 70 s. a week, and all they
get in tips goes 10 the boss. the tipping
sum amounting to considerably more than
their wages. Should the tips fan below a
certain amount the Tip receiver is dis
missed
The same thing was discovered TO be
true in New York during the hotel
porters' strike. Every hotel porter worked
not for the hotel. but fer a contractor
who employed him, and 10 whom all the
tips went
We imagine that II these facts were
more generally known, the generous in
pulse that has brought the practice OF
tipping 10 what il is to-day would be
considerably checked It is one thing to
reward a servant who has taken pains
to make you comfortable; quite another
matter 10 hand him your money 10 turn
over to q t!p-monopolist. IN every great
emergency, It IS said. The man who IS
needed arrives. Where is the hero who
VIII lead the van against the tipping
evl2
The Washington herald., 1909-05-27
An Echo of the Far Essten War.

Another and most disagreeable chapter
Of the Russo-Japanese war is ended with
the release from prison Of Gen stoessel
and Admiral NebOgatoT BY the Russian
government Always there has been a
marked difference Of opinion throughout
the civilized world as to the justice OF
the sentence imposed upon these de-
feated commanders, and the news that
they are free has been received with a
sigh Of relief.
There can hardly ever be entire sym
pathy between the civilian point OF view
and the rigid disciplinary methods OF the
military. IN civil life. when q man has
done his best. has tried his hardest and
failed, the failure is taken 10 be punish
ment enough But in tine OF var The
military commander IS held to be the
guardian Of his nations honor, and Il
IS not held sufficient for him 10 have
tried; not 10 have succeeded is the crime.
The action OF the Russian government
in trlng Gen stoessel for the surrender
Of Port Arthur and Of Admiral Nebo-
gaton for the defeat Of his feet By the
japanese was not unique. Whenever a
fortress is surrendered or a feet de-
stroyed a court Of inquiry is held and the
blame appOrtiOned. and even sometimes
in the case OF victory courts Of inquiry
have to be held to appo-tion the praise
as witness the battle OF Santiago.
There has been little doubt in the pub
lie mind that the sentence Of Admiral
Nebogato1 was unjust. The world knows
now how iIl-found were the ships with
which he sailed half round the world 10
do battle in one desperate. foriorn-hope
fight with the masterfuI navy OF Japan.
With old-fashioned guns. foul bottoms.
sailors on the verge OF nlutiny, nothing
bot defeat stared him in the face. And
yet he hoisted his flags. sought out his
enemy, and fought until his ships were
sunk and he himself was knocked IN
conscious Il is hard TO see what more
he could have done.
AS 10 Gen. StoesseI there have been
differences Of opinion. Some have held
that If Port Arthur had fought longer.
holding the japanese investing army at
work. Kuropatkin in the north could
have defeated the japanese army opposed
TO him Others maintain that with the
fall Of 300-meter Hill. from whence
whitening FIRE could be poured into any
part Of the fortress, further sacrifice
OF human life was needless and cruel.
However that may be. We who only
read about the siege can have but faint
idea Of the horrors Of that tine. Of the
unreeorded deeds OF herois7n, and Of the
bravery Of the commander Of Port Ar
thur, who was condemned
Back Of it all We know lay the inef-
6ciency and dishonesty OF the Russian
general staff. which expected great
things from soldiers and officers without
supporting them or providing them with
adequate arms. Whatever fault there
may have been in stoesseI and Nebo-
gatof. We know there was infinitely
The Washington herald., 1909-05-27
CONCRETE HOUSES.
Edison's Long Promised Innovation
TO Be Promulgated.
Frou the Trztoa EzsS

Fro-- TIE T-s1tCa TrsS
Thomas a Edison. il IS announced.
has about completed his plans for the
cheap concrete houses which he prom
ised g year ago. and Il the statements
r1a6v are true. he viii more than keep
his promise Il VIII be possible 70 build
Of concrete for s1-210 each. houses that
would cost at least slo.ed9 # stone were
used IN the construction; but they must
Be built fl blocks
The Edison plan calls for house .
by 50 feet, with elght-foot front porch
and three-foot back stoops. Each house
viii contain SIX r6om- and bath. with
cellar under entire building 70 contain
boiler. wssh-tubs and coal Din. Walls.
roof. porches. bath t.Ib. and laundry
tubs VIII ali be OF Reinforced concrete.
Only the doors. windows. and frames VIII
BE OF wood There VIII be 10 plaster
finish.
Mr. Edison says Il VII Be possible
for every workingman . oG7- IS own
home or occupy 8 separate house: that
Il viii take four days % ser up the
mods. six hours 70 pour n the con-
crete itl4 Na4S more LOE tle concrete
70 harden. and four days 10 remove the
r'olds-less than a fortnight 10 finish
a house. The cast-irOn molds 10 be used
70 begin extensive building VIII cost
$500, and the concrete plant VIII cost
$500 more. so that II VIII be necessary
70 interest capitalists n the work
The Wizard" has done much for the
betterment OF the world by his many
inventions. but II his cheap homes plan
is successful * viii De the crowning
work OF nis life. for II viii benefit the
hundreds OF thousands Of families in
modest circumstances. and go far toward
relieving the congestion in the cities
The Washington herald., 1909-05-27
What Every Baby Knows.

From Life
That he isn't responsible for being
here.
That he hates company.
That his mother Is a weak-minded
individual who gives IN on every oc-
casion and the slightest provocation.
That his father is a strange being
who has no other place in the scheme
Of things than 10 be rough and awk-
ward.
That colo apparently IS no respecter
Of persons.
That gernless milk IS a great trial.
That waking up IN the dead Of night.
and again at an unearthIy hour Of the
morning, give that variety to life which
Is said 10 constitute its chief charm
That the process called smuggling
is 10 Joke.
That all doctors are takers.
That the average park consists Of one
policeman, almost entirely surrounded By
trees.
That to eat. drink. and be noisy is
the chief end Of all mankind.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-27
viii the Maximum Prevail :

In his maiden speech Senator Shively,
Of Indiana, addressed himself to a fea-
sure Of the pending tarir< bill the true
nature and effect Of which is little ap-
preciated- While The Senate is discussing
and adopting rates OF duty that are. in
al conscience. high enough. the real rates
OF duty that viii 90 into effect March 81.
$50. unless the President intervenes, viii
De the fixed rates plus . per cent ad
Talorem. The maximum tariff. as Sen
stor Shively points out. VIII be the gen
erai tariff applicable universally, and the
minimum rates will be those OF the tariff
law, but applicable e=ly on the proeIs-
nation OF the President Thus the actual
1azif situation as it presents itself after
She new law goes into effect viii be that
Ihe general tariff Of . per cent ad
~alorem in addition 70 the duties fixed
in the law viii be the prevailing tariff,
unless and until the President determines
that the minimum tariff shall be applied
10 those countries whose tariffs afford Us
what he may decide 10 be reciprocal
and equivalent treatment"
Does any one know. OF can any one
predict. precisely what that situation viii
be with respect to the imports from any
country. or with respect to the duties
on any particular commodity? Sen
Etor shively evidently thinks not. for he
predicts a condition Of 'perpIexing un-
certainty and hopeless confusion at
tendant upon the attempt Of the Execu-
tive 10 apply rates Of duty in conformity
with the maximum and minimum provi-
sions of the Senate biIL The perform
ance Of the Executive duties imposed by
these provisions requires such a mas
terry Of the complicated details Of for
eigu tariffs as TO make the task Of ad-
justing the domestic duties. even with
expert assistance. an impossible one. IN
ssss- shive.y's judgment. IN Congress, the
ns5st minute discussion OF rates only
eventuates IN disagTeements as to their
amount and the wisdom Of their imposi-
ton, with the inevitable result OF com
promise as the only method Of reaching
q conclusion The Executive, however.
is expected TO arrive at Just decisions by
some sort OF superior wisdom. In doing
50 he viii have precisely the same kind
b assistance that IS SO freely rendered
The Washington herald., 1909-05-27
INTERNATIONAL SUSPICION.
Acquaintance Tends to DispeI Much
of Il


Of Il.
From the Phil2delphia Pablic LedSrr.
Dir. Bryce. the British Ambassador. in
his address at the Lake Mohonk Confer
ence. was, OF necessity, dipIomaticalIy
cautious and reserved. He could not take
up the challenge Of DR.. Buffers opening
address. which laid the blame for the
existing International unrest upon Brit
ish hysteria He did. however. have
something Of weight to say about inter
national public opinion in general. and
the influences by which Il IS disturbed
and distorted
Il we give a special application TO his
general remarks, they may be taken 70
mean that the English are suspicious Of
Germany because they have been told
that the Germans do not Ike them. or
that the Germans are suspicious OF the
English for the converse reason. This
atmosphere Of suspicion Is the chief rea-
son that nations 90 on building up great
suspicion which a better
knowledge Of each nation by the other
you'd dispel.
A generation ago there was much OF
this mutual suspicion between England
and the United States The antipsthetic
attitude Of the Americans toward the
English was not due so the old political
antagonisms as to the offensive things
that Englishmen had said about this
country. They led as 70 believe that
Es-Eftshrnen did not Ike Us. and we were
or the defensive. and ready 70 fight them
n any time Since the personal inter
.cOIrse between the two countries mas
bect ne closer and mutually apprecia tive
and friendly, the old feeling OF resent
ment has subsided. aud nobody any
longer has a desire TO twist the Hons
tail" Perhaps no one thing contributed
more than Mr.. Bryce's Own sympathetic
study % The American Commonwealth
10 make a serious difference between two
nations so near akin uuthinkabIe
The Washington herald., 1909-05-27
William HoEzrd Taft
IRON the Members Of the Philippine
Party.

The date IN tiny gold letters e afixed
in the conventional manner, while as an
additional decoration the panels OF the
back are heavily marked in gold ani
finished al either edge with a tiny design
in keeping with the figure which marks
the Intersection OF the inclosing lines
of the cover design. A doublure OF soft
six, matching the leather and fooled
rim OF the levant, completes the work Of
the binder. Tie hand Illuminated title
page IS the work OF Robert Wilson HYDE,
Of Santa Barbara, Cal. who has revived
the art OF the me5iaeval Emners- The
upper half Of the page IS taken I'D By a
picturesque gaNeon afoat on a ripping
sea Of blue glinted with silver. With
canvas full spread. The ship. head on.
sails into a sky of pure goid. Beneath
this design runs the name William How
ard Taft, the initial letters wrought IN the
delicious tones Of crimson. blue. and green
used hwy the old Iimners in the deco
ration 0f their priceless breviaries. IN
closing the page Is q foriated scroll
worked out in pale shades OF green. mark
&c By tiny conventional blossoms OF paie
yellow. Following the title page Is the
leaf given over 70 the signatures Of Rep
Tesentative and 2Irs- Longworth. Repre-
sentative and Mrs Sherley, and 1Ir. and
Mrs. Bourhe Cochran. At ths TOP o. he
page IS the sentiment evolved By Bourke
Cochran:
The happiness OF the matrimonial
unions he has promoted augGrs boundless
happiness Tor the political union he IS
70 maintain"
For additional decoration the page has
q border drawn by Mrs. Cochran
A noticeable coincidence IS the similarity
OF the signatures OF Mr. and Mrs Long
worth. Mr. and Mrs. Sheriey. and 8lr
and Mrs Cochran. espectively-virh
a chirography so similar. one 20 the
other, as % leave 10 doubt q Iheir be
ing soul mates"
Among the inscriptions. which ranged
( from mere autograph 10 ambitious ex-
anples o. verse, IS Senator Warren's
parody on 'Evangeliue." dubbed ''TAs
Tafte-s, which winds Up with
And ws Who know vel q his uz.isnce. his Eind
ard cheerssl forbsarz1oe
Who knoE that his hssrt Is aftuned C IFS co-r-
ty-s weifsrs
Confident. look TO the future and see the-s
hapTy and D-csp-rous nati1n q 500 60
q IE-tcrS
The sentiment. Reflect how mortified
We Fiiiplnos would have been had We
allowed him 20 take the vel and be
buried II the Supreme Court, bears the
imperial signature. Edwards"
Fred II. Gillette sings.
I'VE were Tafiers:
SCns said Er1ster-
Some sad missionaries &C rho PHILIPPINES
We lived Ia palaces;
Made love 20 Alics-
or Business vas iu n-arrtuocisl Ines
What need have women folk 20 vote
when men can choose SO weu7' IS a
contribution from Nary Hopkins Clark
OF Hartford, Conn
The book, which has several hundred
pages, concludes with a poem, Il -Envol. b"
written By Miss Boardraan. under whose
direction the work OF binding and IL
Eliminating was conducted
The Washington herald., 1909-05-27
SOUTHERN DEMOCRATS.
They Have Voted as They Believed,
in the Main

FTuI3 TIE Knoxville Seuts1ei.
The New York Evening Post said re-
Gently that for several years Democratic
Representatives and Senators from the
South have not really desired the tri-
umphs Of <heir party in national cleo
tons. After admitting that there IS
much evidence 10 support such a the
ory." the New York World says: The
brains of the Democratic parry are in
the South Il stlI keeps in the front OF
public life many men OF ability, influence,
and reputation They are sure OF their
positions as the Northern Democrats can
never hope 70 be. They live in g section
where they are guaranteed virtually a
partisan monopoly, where the Republican
voters are a despicable quantity. The
Northern Democrats alone can not re-
create a militant. vigorous opposition,
capable Of winning elections. II must
look TO the Southern Democrats TO keep
up a resolUte fight, II the party is not TO
BE condemned 70 interminable disaster
and defeat There is nothing in the as
sertiOn OF the Evening Post that Repre-
sentstives from the South have not de-
sired Democratic triumph for several
years. The Post merely sets Up such an
opinion for the purpose Of hitting Mr..
Bryan; and the World helps It along,
doubtless for the same purpose. The
South has voted fOf Mr. Bryan, and its
public men, IN the main, desired his
election.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-27
THE POETS REWARD.
Richard lie GaIHenne Discusses Some
Of His COmPensatIonS.

hlchard lie GaIlienne Discusses Some
Of His COmBensatiOnS.
FEoz1 ire s1lzrt Set.
The profession OF a poet is a traEic
one-as Painful and tragic as mother
hood That making q poet out Of a
man" Is mysteriously painful business.
Is there no other way? no way but
this, would seem 70 be natures answer.
Yet where is the mother that would re-
nounce her motherhood And where Is
the poet-thOUgh he be & Dante walking
the circles OF hell, or a vinon weaving
balades IN the shadow OF the gaIlows.
De ne starving IN a garTst or the oUtcast
Of some imperious love or the victim
OF some inexorable poison-where IS the
poet that would change his lot for any
other
a tragic. but how lovely and pleasant
q calling. His task 20 reGd the ways
OF heaven and the hearts of men. and
70 write down all he reads ln fair faced.
sweet voiced W0rds that come 10 him
singing strangely ont Of the air: words
shaped Ike flowers and fragrant Ike
honey words Ike the rustic OF wood
lands, or the rising OF the moon. words
o"--A q D-l I'd Hl-u loStcA a. Ll-c lllolll-
tains; words stern as bronze and soft as
tears
Magic consolation; who shall explain
It?
And always. too. be he a Virgil crowned
with Augustan laurel, OF q Verlaine IN
the sluns OF Paris. or 6 Francis Thomp-
son sleeping under London bridge. he
carries with him the knowledge Of sub
line distinction. OF q romantic destiny.
Sin-stained ard sorrowful. hungry, and
IN mean raiment, yet Is he high OF heart
and proud Of glance, for IS he not na-
lures conhdant? Is he not a servant
OF the gods?
The Washington herald., 1909-05-27
Ancient AIOmbasa,

From ths Atchison Globs.
You probably think OF Mombasa, where
Roosevelt landed, as q sort Of pioneer
outpost on the edge OF the world AS a
matter OF fact. MOmbasa was on the map
90 years before Columbus discovered
America. and it is a somewhat prosperous
city OF Z7.Oo0 people. It is the terminus
Of the Uganda Railroad. and has a steel
pier and stone wharves. The protective
citadel, which still stands as q part Of
the towns fortincations, was started by
the Arabs in the seventh century. You
may not have heard much OF Mombasa,
but 1t isn't because It Is q rev city. built
to make one end Of a railroad or a land
ing place for ex-Presidents.