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Dealers IN MIL. Gin. Plumbing and
water supplies. Metal aud uenasco
Roofing, etc. 3
The Washington herald., 1909-05-01
The New British Budget.

The British chancellor OF the excheouer
Is obviously trying TO compel wealth TO
pay the bills OF naval expansion ana So
cial amelioration- His programme. there
fore, arouses howls Of protest from the
properted classes and from those enjoy
Ing large earned or unearned incomes.
Perhaps the queerest threat OF these
classes IS that the Liberal budget Is the
last free trade budget The assumption
IS that the exhaustion OF other sources
OF revenues VIII compel the imposition
OF tariff duties, or taxes on consumption.
thus shifting a part OF the weight OF gov
ernmentsl expenditure 70 the consumer
It Is safe 10 say that no ministry would
last long which attempted TO levy such
a tariff as that we have IN this country,
or anything approaching It in revenue
producing capacity. Neither the indus
tries nor the consuming classes OF the
United Kingdom could survive such an
impost. which would add immeasurably
TO the cost OF production, impair the COM
petitive power OF British industry. and
impoyerish the already suffering working
classes.
Mr.. Ll0yd-GeoTge introduces two new
features OF interest in his budget One
Of these is the tax on motor cars. pro-
portionad to their power. the revenue
from which IS L be devoted to the up
keep Of highways. This Is q manifestly
just tax. and one to which We shall have
10 come in this country. unless the peo-
pie continue willing to improve the roads
and keep them in repair FOR the beneat
OF automobile owners. The other new
tax Is that on the increment Of land
values. g tax amounting 10 20 Per cent
OF the annual increase In land values due
to the growth Of the community. OF the
same type is q tax Of half-penny in the
pound on the capital value OF undevel-
oped land. and q 70 per cent tax on
benefits accruing 70 owners from the ter
mination of leases. These new imposts
reflect the growth Of the propaganda
for the taxation Of land velues. which
was ardentiy carried on by the late
Henry George, and which has been more
influential in England. a country Of land
lords. than anywhere else. AS TO the
remainder Of the budget the chancellor
Of the exchequer has had 70 rely upon
Increases IN existing ferns Of taxation.
in the death AID sue sssion duties, IN the
income taxes. and in the liquor taxes.
OF certain classes Of bequests It is pro-
posed that the government shall seize
one-uuarter- Upon the larger incomes
I'll be imposed a surtax Of s pence IN
the pound A curious exemption IS made
II favor OF thoss,sSssGg Incomes less
The Washington herald., 1909-05-01
Wen, May. come on with those flowers
Amy snd Navy Annrnnri.tions.

There does not appear 70 be much
chance that the naval and military budget
OF this government viii be decreased. de-
spite the evident need Of economy in that
direction. In the first place, in both the
army and navy the enlisted force has
received substantial additions. and in the
army the increase has been from 1850
men last July 10 $500 men at present.
This fact alone represents the need Of
providing S1.oO000O for the extra pay IN
that direction Then there are the other
allowances which must be taken into con-
sideration. with the factor OF an in
crease Of 1 cent Der ration per man IN the
cost Of subsistence, due 70 the advance In
tho price Of food In both the army and
navy there are qualities OF defense and
ofienss which must be adequately net.
50 that any prospect OF reduction IN the
cost OF maintaining the military and
naval establishment is quite remote. The
experts are sufficient authority for the
anticipation that any reduction IN the
appropriation for army and navy viii be
detrimental to efficiency. Indeed. Con-
gress at the last session failed to provide
some Of the things which were regarded
as absolutely necessary. notably the in
stallation Of fre-control apparatus in
coast artillery districts
Probably some OF the items which are
submitted from the original sources OF
railisary-naval estimates may be reduced.
L would be well. OF course. TO have some
gsnersd supervision Of such estimates be-
fors they are sent to Congress. and those
who sre familiar with the preparation OF
such recommendations have suspected
that there was lack OF that co-ordina-
lion for which there has been such a de-
uand OF the part OF critics OF the War
and Navy Department administrations.
Each ofEcer who has anything 10 do with
the ascertainment OF service needs and
who has the responsibility Of preparing
estimates upon which Congressional ap-
propriations are based feels. naturally
The Washington herald., 1909-05-01
POOLING THE VOTERS.
Plan Republican Talk About the
AIdrich Bill.

Fron the Hartford Courzut-
We don't know how many citizens OF
the United States were entitled 20 vote
81 the general election last November
The World Almanac" trhles make the
total number OF those who actually voted
on that occasion 1s.s1.es5. Il is speaking
within bounds 70 say that OF the more
than seven millions Of citizens who voted
six months ago for the Taft and sher-
man electors, not two n q hundred-lf
50 many-had a doubt that the DinEiey
schedules were 20 be reduced this spring
IN the interest OF American trade and
the American purchasers pocket The
practically universal understanding was
that the Republican party stood commit
ted TO that kind OF tariff revision. VIII
lam II. Taft understood II that way. ne
said so again and again. distinctly. ex-
plicitly: was there an audible word OF
dissent last faIl-befo-e election day
from Mr.. Aldrich and his Senatorial dis
cipIesz TIE voters had sized I'd afr
Taft as a truthful dependable man. They
believed n him in November they be-
neve n him in April We think-the oc-
casion a-isinE-hen justify this conf
dence promptly and quite eonvincingly.
The reactionaries had better take thelr
v!zaments OF the fact that William H
Taft knows his Own mind, values his self
respect. holds his word sacred. has cour-
age 10 burn. and is no safe man 10 tTife
with. They VIII reckon ii If they leave
him out.
But here. six months after election. Is
Mr.. Al6rich prcclaiming that the Rspub-
licsn party did not promise last year 70
revise the tariff downward and proposing
20 revise part of II upward. while keeping
the rest substantially where the Dingley
revisers left Il z dozen years ago
II won't be healthy for the Republican
party at the Congressional elections o,
Isla-to look 10 farther shead-if the
plain voters get II into their heads that
thew were deliberately deceived and tTifed
with BY IT'S authorized spokesmen In 1SoS
Il VIII not be healthy for Il II the new
tariff does not lower prices and tighten
burdens for the common people And this
is very good time for Republican news
papers 70 be saying SO
The Washington herald., 1909-05-01
AN APPRECIATION.

The Big Stick admirss inesnuity
and craftsmanship. II il does not
invariably ind0Tss all their uUIn-
biusd products. We are inclined
10 DO honor unto those who are
deserving Of It We ike 70 hsnd
cut bouquets.
Now. there are those two eminent
tariff refo-uers. Representative Payne
and Senator AldriSh. Both are good
Republicans ard il favor Of revision.
and the carrying cut Of Republican
campaign promises Locking back
over the halcyon DAYS Of spcllbind-
ilg and campaign thunderiug from
the stump and through the press.
The Big Stick rsioices 10 see tarif
revision under way True. Mr.
Bryan said he entertained his
doubts-but the people seemed Will
ing foE Mr. BgJaz 70 be a Doubling
tnomGS. IoT Ihey elected tae other
gentleman President And the other
gentleman called the Congress il
extra session to enact promised laws
and Congress IS doing Il
And the way Congress Is doing It
is what Eius cur bouquets Mr..
Payne tsok the old Law Il hand
and pushed I'D a lot q the Dinziey
rstes-sVsT Up Then ML. AIdrich
TOOK il IN hand and pushed them
back 6gsn aEsin-FEsFc they were.
And the tariff Was revised Don I you
seei Whzti You don'tS Wei. The
Biz Stick IS not F1nning q kinder
garter, and Il you cannot see a iit-
The Washington herald., 1909-05-01
4 Hsppy Sirn Of the Times

We regard it as a particularly happy
sign Of the times that Editor Harvey ".
Scott's courteous but firm declination OF
the Mexican Embassy should have been
so promptly applauded by so large g
section OF the high-clsss American press.
From one end OF the country to the
other his course has been approved
heartily. enthusiastically, and with gen
uine sincerity
Mr.. Scott's reasons for thrusting aside
the great honor the President proposed
IN his faves were simple but convincing.
He Is the editor Of the Portland Or
esonian, one Of the great papers Of the
country. and especially independent and
idealistic in editorial uttersnce and con
duct. The Oregonian Is outspoken on all
topics; what it has to say is accepted as
its actual conception Of the truth as Il
is given the editor 70 see Il Is in ev-
cry way clean and worthy. These condi-
tons existing. Mr. Scott feared that he
would not. IL In any manner. shape. or
form part and parcel Of the adninIstra-
ton at Washington. feel perfectly at lib
erty 20 discuss Il freely and frankly, as
has been his custom IN discussing all
things coming within the sphere Of his
legitimate consideration He holds that
his first duty IS TO his newspaper and It's
constituency, and so high does he regard
that duty that he declines 20 be put in an
attitude that might be. az times. even
apparently questionable. no matter how
gIitteriHg the temptation or how desirable
the prize as an isolated proposition
TIE Washington Herald wishes TO join
in the congratulations and praise now be-
ing showered on M Scott His posat OF
view is impregnable. and tends 10 the up
lift Of Journalism in this country in no
small measure Whether al deserving
newspapers in the land now see things
Just as Mr.. Scott sees them. may be an
open question. but that his ethical stand
ard must be accepted ultimately BY all
papers ambitious 10 serve a patriotic
purpose IN the United States. Is 4 con-
clusion that-oannot be avoided. The hon
estly helpful and entirely worthy news
paper must have no AZ 10 grind-not
even a penknifs. The organ" cannot
play so low and sweet and soothingly
that the false notes viii not Jar and
upset the harmony OF the entire ensemble.
We rejoice that opportunity came 10
Editor Scott to make so plain his lofty
trend OF thought IN respect OF the
straight and narrow path clean-cut and
conscientious newspaper men must walk.
OF such as he must the kingdom Of IDEAL
journalism be composed.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-01

enough. that his branch OF the servics IL
the most important, whether Il has 10 90
with army posts. coast artillery tOrtihca-
tions. navy yards. battle ships, or subns-
rines. He Is bound TO be loyal to the
task to which he has been assigned IN an
effort TO bring It up to the highest state
OF efficiency as a factor IN the system Of
national defense. and II he failed in that
he would be lacking in his appreciation OF
a trust
At the same time It would be sdvsn-
10 have some means by which
army and navy appropriations might be
more conservatively and wisely con-
trolled. with an idea Of unity Of pur-
pose and in accordance with the resources
Of the public Treasury to meet the obIga-
tons OF governmental maintenance.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-01
SATURDAY. NAY |. 1903
Sugar Trust Brought to Book.

The United States Treasury has just
been enriched in the sum Of s2.1Sa 4s6
through settlement OF the case against
the American Sugar Refining Company.
the so-called sugar trust, wherein the
trrst was convicted OF underweighing in
ports Of sugar received al its dock IN
Brooklyn. OF this sum the greater por-
ton consists OF back duties Of which the
government was defrsuded. the under
weighing having been going on since the
passage OF the tariff bill Of 1897. Includ-
ing penalties. the government could have
claimed ss.c0o.Ooo. so that the settlement
represents a compromise with the trust
II does not include. however. any agree
ment TO forego criminal prosecution Of
those responsible for the underweighing.
and these prosecutions viii now 90 for
ward
Considered from the standpoint Of fnan-
ciaI returns TO the government, as well
as OF the political and money power Of
the interests involved, the punishment Of
the sugar trust IS the most important
legal triumph or the Roosevelt campaign
sgainst business immortality The under
weighing Of sugar imports was accom-
plished by a simple piece Of trickery-the
insertion OF a bit OF steel into the weigh
ing machines. BY which the company's 5
weigher produced false balance The
same sugar was correctly weighed for
the payment OF the planters from whom
Il vas bought. and the two sets OF
weights we're daily reported 10 the omces
OF the company These records supplied
convincing evidence Of the fraud, and
equally convincing evidence that the com
pany officials we're aware OF II and know
ingly profted BY T. But so also were a
number OF government employees. in al
probability. and. what IS worse. their
superiors also. al least during a portion
OF the time the frauds were being prac-
ticed. For whenever an honest govern
ment weigher discovered what was going
On and reported Il he was transferred 10
some other job. thus showing that the
trust had friends higher up. Not until
1911 vas the underweighing. which had
been going On for ten years under the
noses Of government employees. discov-
cred by officials who could not be cor
rupted. though the attempt to corrupt
them was made It Is a sad commentary
On business immortality and its blighting
influence over the conduct OF the public
business.
Esa present officials Of the sugar trust
sver that they have made no efforts to
shield any employe OF the company. and
they nov declare the dishonesty prac-
ticed for ten years by their agents and
rewarded by extra pay was unauthorized
They have seen the unwisdon1 Of the
course hitherto pursued, whether they
were responsible for II OF not, and It may
be hoped that the company's affairs viii
hereafter be governed by the maxims Of
common honesty. A trust that has made
50 many millions out Of tariff duties
surely should be the last 10 defraud the
government OF the dues imposed by the
exigencies OF protection.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-01
sTEALEY, TRoUBADoUR.

a1-1-
On. o. Stesley. the t1oubadouT.
Once ~hsnged on his guitar
He sang Of cid Kentucky home
And times before de Ezh.
He made the Old welcker's ring
With warhisd hoTes afar
When Democrats would claim theil
owa.
And he would be a star.
1915.
He 7oamed the West last fan
With jim Henry, singer sweet.
And hunched Us in his letters
That one of the Bills was beat.
But when they checked the ballots
o. Q. had failed % FL
The votes be fzncied IN bis dope
Went to quito another BIZ.
lees
The singer is mute. the iyTe IN
strung.
Fen Weicksr's j. fs-ro,:
And 30 TIRE turn Of tine plsys hob
With the nsrrT minstrsl's lot-
THE JEDGE."
Philadelphia, April s.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-01
CLASSIFYING DEMOCRATS.
A Long List that Is By No Means
inclusive.

Inclusive.
Fron the N0riclk virEinian-Pl0t-
The New York World Is stu pressing
the question. What Is a Democrat 4
Virginia newspaper answers succinctiy;
man who votes the Democratic ticket
on election day. But this would exclude
Mr. Bryan, FOR he voted for the PoDulist
candidate IN the Presidential election OF
Ise2. The query should rather be. which
OF the II brands OF Democracy IS ths
Simon Pure artfcls7 A Texas journal Te-
Gently essayed a list OF the variants
claiming 20 be true and loyal followers OF
Jefferson. but Il enumerated scarcely
half of them There are pro-DemOcrats.
snti-Democrats. strict ccnsututionslists,
latitudinarians. protection Democrats.
lOw-ta-iT Democrats. Democrats for once
and revenue only "a large class, impe-
rislistic Democrats. aristocratic Demo
Gratis. soclalistic Democrats. anti-coTpora-
tion Democrats, trust Democrats. Bryan
ard Roosevelt Democrats, hard-sense
Democrats. donkey Democrats. traditional
Democrats. Democrats by lnheritances.
Democrats BY conviction. silk-stocking
Democrats, cottonsoek and barefoOted
Democrats. smoking-jscket Democrats.
strait Jacket Democrats. stay-avay-from-
the-pollS Democrats. vote-early-
Democrats and so on I'd inhnltum. As
the Galveston Post remarks. there are
more kinds OF Democrats than Wander
btlt's sOu-in-laW was OF a fool And
that's what's the matter with Democracy.
A gutta perchs creed and every man his
own political gospel If the party would
stand on one issue long enough 20 be
counted. II would make very respectable
showing But a party composed Of shift
ers and kickers has no chance against
one made OF stickers 70 flag and pro-
gramme-
The Washington herald., 1909-05-01
IF WERE KING.

II were kirE-ezad. II 1 we're king.
To thzt Payne Aldrich bill would
rot DO a thing.
Nor to that DsSky cd Joe CHuaoo
ring,
Odds fSh. and zounds. S1d also
gosh: / do declare
I'd hand some lemons 70 that
bunch for fsirl
FuIl il their teeth ! would ny tar
il challenge ting;
And t-s then 70 ny ebsr.ot with .
string.
I'd DO some stunts both rieh and
ra7e-
II we're king,
Right How. at once. foTthwith-this
very sprins.
A "skidoo" song to stzndpst hosts
I'd sing
Right sulphuTOus and fun Oi
smoke Wculd Be the ar,
and revision real would rElie the
rooSt most eTsryWheTe-
II I were king
JOHN WESLEY GAINES.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-01
FOOLED.

Sisyphus had just rolled the stone
20 the TOP E the hill for the a.
s5s,h ti1s.
Gee Whizr' said the weary Eel-
low. they'll sTen get the tariff re-
vised IN the consumers' favor before
I get 70 tie end of this to5r'
But be liked to The bottom q
the bin ard got ready for the 2s3.-
sS7th ascent. nevertheless. for he
knew be vas sooiing himself vita
short and usiy.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-01
PATENTS AND MONoPOIIEs.
Law should work Forfeiture of Un.
used Patents.


used Patents.
Fr1n ne wsn Street Journal
IN 1907 the Liberal government IN Crest
Britain succeeded in passing into law q
very important act dealing with foreign
patents. In effect. Il made it necessary
that Al article patented in Great Britain
BY foreigner should be manufactured n
Great Britain. II It is not so manufae-
tured anybody can apply to revoke the
patent and can proceed to manufacturs
the article forthwith.
Justice Parker, one OF the strongest
lawyers OF the Kings bench. has now
handed down decision on the first for
esgn patent holders appeal under the
terms OF this law. IN which he revokes
the patent IN doing so he has laid dom
a broader principle and one which ought
70 be good law in this country Just as
much as In England. while il may be
called sound equity anywhere.
IN effect tre English Judge says that
lette:s patent create nonopolies and are.
therefore. contrary to the spirit OF the
common law as being restraints on trade
They are only granted for the encourage
A-~-N - - e-4~ c---L u hGA-AA-AA1 AI--AA -
trade and Il Is felt 10 be intolerable that
they should be used exclusively to pre-
ScSe the development OF new industries
or TO fetter existing Industries. He refers
here TO al patents. and not merely 70
those affected by the law OF 1901. He pro-
ceeds upon the broad principle that a pat
ent. which. IN effect Is q monopoly. Is
granted not for the sole prohs of individ-
uais. but for the benefit OF all.
Our legislatures may very properly de-
vote their time IN preference 20 risky sx-
pcrimental legislation to sxtinguish dor
nant patents and franchises. A patent
which is granted but not used. the title OF
which is retained purely 10 restrict fair
competition is a monopoly IN restraint Of
trade II confers q privileges never con-
templatsd or intended. Il falls 20 come
within Justice Psrker's definition OF q
grant FOR the benefit of al. Failure 70
manufacture under patent within & rea-
sonabie tinle should be automatically
followed by the canceling Of that patent
with free permission to everybody 70 util-
izs the protected process Or principle
The Washington herald., 1909-05-01
A GREAT DECLINER

Hou. James L Watson. e1-WhiD
q the House. who fingered here q
BIZ i1 the hands Of his frisads.
stubboznly declined to ACCEPT ofice
Of any EoTt aud adhered fiTrly 20
his resolution to reside II Rush
vile, Ind. snd take up the p-se-
tice q law. He most courteouSly.
but resolutely. refused 70 be
GoTsrnor Of Cuba.
GoFernog of Porto Rico.
Minister e siam
Assistant Secretary of the Interior.
There are three positions he aid
not decline, % wit:
District Attorney Of Indiana
Consul General 70 London.
sIississippi River Coumissionsr.
Even Il be had been disposed 70
accept Ofice. Il was vel understood
that be could not be sparei from
Washington pending the bringing Of
oTder out Of chaos IN the Hsdse.
Gcod-by. jim Take kesr O.
TerScf.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-01
THE OASIS.

i Eas a paradise q tres
In the bius vague q ssnd and sea;
An isle a OCEAN histories.
An unknown isle i seemed te re;
A precinct of the ancient grove.
Sscrc9 70 fruit and cor1 and rsses;
Old as the spring q life and love.
Il seemed bank where time might ceess
Il Was tract q SKY ard palm
Where rcilswing waters ooze and run,
And dsTE f0ik dwell amid TIE calm
OF esrtheE shadows red and dun:
They brought ne gsHrds q 1iquoE pale
Tbs cst palm yisids al break n dawn;
In hearts 30 simpH could rot fs;l
The kindness guf e nature drawn.
&c. Woodbe5y. IN SCinusz :
The Washington herald., 1909-05-01
VOL II. NO. so.
EVERY SATURDAY
CrrMo,to; If you see it in Ths BIZ
Cf;sl. aisn : necessarily 50.

Judges have been selected. prizes
decided upon, ard now the contest
is on ior the most popular artist n
the District q Co=Inbia- The
judges selected are well known as
at oonnoisseurs and they nay be
dspeuSed upon 70 give q Just de-
cision-
We print IN this issue the stand
ing Of the contestants 70 date
Prom the snail vote. It would sp-
par that the contest was lacking
in popularity. but such is not the
case. Many Of those whose names
are printed herewith are holding
back their votes and VIII swamp
Us with then the last week. Il IS
barely possible that the winner has
rot been mentioned as yet