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Prom TIE Brooklsn TINES.
We hear much recently regarding the
possibility Of a feet OF seroplanes and
6irigbles destroying New York and its
imposing skyscrapers within few hours.
Meanwhile Il is to be supposed. the regu-
lar and militia coast artillery Is compia-
Gently proceeding with target practice in
accordance with the tiIne-honored fat ira
3ectorv range. Why not emulate the star
Sazers IN this respect; or, better still
mount few modern rifed mortars Zen
bargette or othsrwisel atop OF the sssth
st0Ty7
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-02-04

as for legislation fixing the succession IN
the event Of the death or disability Of
both the President-eleet and the Vice
Prezideat-elect.
It is worthy OF remark that the success
sIen Of the Vice President IN the manner
prescribed by the proposed amendment
follows the precedent Of the Constitution
itself, which provides that in case the
House OF Representatives. when the duty
Of choosing a President falls 20 thss body.
shall not choose a President before March
4. then the Vice President shall act as
President, as in the case Of the death or
other constitutional disability Of the
President Though tie Constitution has
provided for the failure Of the electoral
machinery TO perform its work. It does
not provide for The possibility that the
Presidential choice might be unable TO
take ohice. This defect the sixteenth
amendment proposes te remedy.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-02-04
NAY TRY OREGON PLAN.
Sentiment for Direct Senatorial
Elections I'm Maryland.

Sentiment for Direct Senatorial
Elections I'm Maryland.
From TIE Baltimore Sun
Il is a matter for great satisfaction TO
the people q Maryland that the plan fo=
accomplishing what is practically the d.
rect election OF United States Senators by
the vote Of the people Is receiving I'm
portsnt support IN both parties. In the
Republican party, 70 be sure, the leaders
seem 70 be fighting shy q the thing as
rule. but the Uncompromising and clear
cut approval OF It by M George r
Gather. given with & plain statement OF
his reasons, n the Sun yesterday. VIII
be sure 10 be followed By others Of Ike
nature when the movement gets more
headWsy. In the Democratic party Il
has evidently already made great head
way. as evidenced BY interviews which
have appeared in The Sun, beginning
with the emphatic Endorsement Of the
plan By Gov. Crothers.
The plan. which viii doubtless come 10
be known the country over as the Ore
gOn plan. IS the means by which this I'm
portant object IS to be attained. The
necessity Of resorting TO Il. in the alb
scence Of a constitutional amendment.
and the superiority Of the plan over any
thing else that has been proposed were
fully pointed out in these columns I'm
mediateIy after the election Of a Demo
cratic Senator from Oregon by a LEXIS
lature having a Republican majority had
clearly established the standing OF the
plan as a feature q our political sys-
tenn Having thus obtained a foothold.
it seems probable that It viii in time
spread through a large part IL not the
whole, Of the States Of the Union. That
the people Of the country, by an over
whelming majority, prefer TO have the
choice Of Senators determined By pop
ular vote, and not mixed up with the cleo
ton Of the members OF the State legis-
atures. IS certain. and since this simple
means is ready 10 their hand Il Is likely
that they viii ultimately adopt It
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-02-04
What Jnpan Has : Kan o EEpect.

When Count Komurs, the japanese for
eign minister, declared in his speech to
the Diet that the foreign policy Of the
empire had as its object "the nainte-
nance Of peace and the development OF na-
uonaI resources ne simply reiterated
what has often been said before. and
what Is so obviously true that It IS aston
ishing that even our jingOes should re-
main unconrinced- Since the close OF the
war with Russia. Japan has been ardently
devoting herself TO recuperating her na-
tionaI credit and industry. and has ma
teriaIly retrenehedther military and naval
expenditure. She has entered into treaties
with nearly all the great powers. mutual
II assuring the maintenance Of the Asiatio
status quo, having but lately concluded
an understanding with thfs country which
Count Komura thinks win be largely in
strumentaI in preserving the repose OF
the Orient Happily for Japan. restrict
ing. the emigration OF her nationals fits
in very Wei with the imperial design Of
developing and concentrating her re-
sources. 50 that involuntary restraint on
the departure Of japanese laborers to
foreign lands has been adopted in good
faith as a necessary and legitimate phase
% national policy.
Turning then. to the relations Of Japan
with the United States. what does Count
Komura fiud2 That ore OF our States
having larger japanese population than
any other. IS trying 10 devise means OF
deriving these aliens Of treaty rights
guaranteed them by the Federal govern
ment in solemn compact with Japan
VITA respect TO this situation. Count Ko-
nura merely says that the japanese gov
eminent relies upon the sense Of justice Of
the American people and the friendly dis
position OF the Federal authorities In
other words. he does not believe or expect
that this government viii break treaty
faith with friendly power So far as
the Federal government is concerned.
Count Komura's faith is well founded
Even r the anti-Jspanese legislation
talked Of in California should be enacted.
the courts would annuI that portion Of Il
II eontravention with treaty rights But
1t is 70 be hoped that California viii not
20 50 far. and that the japanese viii have
10 reason 10 complain OF her acts, for
cur national faith requires that all Of our
people, no matter what their place Of resi-
dence, shall stand behind the national
government in its observance OF obIiga-
tons 10 our neighbors beyond the seas.
one month nore one month mn. nns
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-02-04
Bo.ton,s Fairgrounds.

Prom the Boston Tlsns-1rt-
The money now invested in Boston's
Fairgrounds IS s2,52So GO. and the yearly
cost Of maintenance S60.o0e, and the city
council has authorized loans aggrezating
S16S.ooo fOT further extension In Just
what manner the movement viii be ex-
tended in Boston IS at present problemat-
ieaL That we shah not long be behind
New York and Chicago seems certain
from the unusual interest exhibited bv
school officials and parents alike.
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years old he began
his business career
as clerk IN a store
tn Brooklyn. He re-
NAMED there until
Is72, at which time
he was a member OF
the firm While a
resident OF Brook
lyn Mr.. Buckley
dabbied in politics as
a member Of the Re
publican general
committee % Kings
County. He served
in the army during
a portion Of the civil
war. IN 1872 he re-
turned to Hartford.
Conn. dividing his
tir,a hefueen hnsi-
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-02-04

From shs Arkansas Gazette.
Such q big deficit is looming up in the
Treasury that Congress is spending its
time increasing salaries.
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larry on the line Of march between the
Capitol and the Executive Mansion,
should adhere to this plan. 50 that the
route Of the procession VIII be through a
lane OF conformity In color and design,
without a single undesorated facade 10
stain the white radiance Of eternity
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-02-04
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
CURRENT cHIvALRY.

Of Rolands We have no supply.
No Bayard Issues his def"
In ctrident tones.
But We can always make good with
A fellow by the Eame OF Smith
Or maybe Jones
When the Republic" danger met
We had 10 bold Plantagenet
Encssed in tins.
But Fame got busy Just the same.
Produced a man to play the game
fclept Jack Binns.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-02-04

with the Philadelphia Inquirer say
ing And now. Miss Cuba, you are given
freedom once more, With the request that
you use II Ike a perfect lady and The
Washington Herald saying Stand I'D.
Cuba, and be man where does Cuba
get off, inquiries the New York Mail
Wen, anyway, Cuba Is It
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-02-04

WHAT do dey mean by els foreign pol
icy7
De kind aey play IN Yurrup, Oh cOse."
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-02-04

Wonder If Taft won't establish some
old Southern nanny as autccrat Of the
kitchen in the White House" says the
Detroit Free Press We doubt IL There
are precious few OF them left. and II Is
not probable that Mr.. Taft win be lucky
enough 10 secure one.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-02-04

1T takes time to learn about the Gus
toms OF foreign land"
=tOh. don't know. You can learn con-
siderable right on the dock, when they
open Your baggage"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-02-04
Bound 10 Come.

do you think that We win ever annex
Canadag
we may have 70. Some day Canada Is
going 10 have a boundary dispute with
Chicago"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-02-04

when some women 20 down town and
loaf all the afternoon, they call 1t shop
ping says the Chicago News And
when some men go down town and loaf
all the evening. they call it lodge meet
inc
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-02-04

Looking backward, viewing the big
sticks and other instruments Of destruc-
ton. Il appears TO US that my dear Mr.
A" is the gentleman who deadened more
real. stalHart timber than anybody else
last year.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-02-04

Fron the Boston Herald.
Let's hope there's no truth in this re-
port from the Canal Zone that the Pan
ana Railroad has been guilty OF rebat-
ing. It being the property OF Uncle sam.
this would be like going back on the old
man.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-02-04

she got a few men TO her dance by
giving touring ears as favors-
I'VE couldn't afford that"
But We might offer cans OF gasoline
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-02-04

Here's hoping that all elections Of
judges in South Carolina viii be decided
by solid worth and not by popularity
and handshaking ability says the Sum
ter Is. CO Herald A worthy. but. We
fear fOTlorn hope.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-02-04

Ny daughter demands either ducal
coronet OF a new spring hat"
I'D get her the hat"
i think 1 win. The first cost viii be
about the same, but the UDkeep viii be
less"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-02-04

From the Atchisoa Globe
Some people Ike 10 worry 50 vel that
they wouldn't enjoy being happy unless
they could worry for fear they wouldn't
always be.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-02-04

Froza ths Chicago Inter f.oezn-
It IS worth While for Marcons 20 have
lived, # for nothing else than tie rescue
CT the passengers Of TIE Republic
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-02-04
CAPITOL GOSSIP.

Morgan G. Bulkeley IS one Of the few
business man in the United States Senate.
HIS education didn't extend higher than
the Hartford High School. When fifteen
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-02-04

Prom ths Detroit News.
It is a good sign that the people are be-
coming less and less impressed with a
mans ability. and more and more i'm
pressed with the ends 20 which he uses Il
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-02-04
Tariff Commission.

From tire Chisgo Record- Head
Hostility to a tariff commission for in
vestigstion ard guidance is al bottom hos
tlity to 8 genuine revision. TO a scientific
tariff
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-02-04

Yesterday was the 1Oeth anniversary Of
Mendelssohn's birth He vas the man.
you know. who wrote the Wedding
March :,
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-02-04
saitinr the Public Taste.

From the Florida TSnes-Union.
The Congressional Record had 10 come
TO it at last-it Just had to make room for
detective stories.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-02-04

The Charleston News and Courier has
been compelled to shut down on Taft
poetry because there is no reason" in
the most Of it. And even less rhyme, we
sflSpect
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-02-04
Idle Chat.

ITO kin yourself for a woman is TO-
nance
Unless you work yourself 10 death
That's real life'
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-02-04

We predict. nevertheless, that MI
TafTs Panama visit VIII not dispose Of
the last Doubling Thomas.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-02-04

And If this we're leap year. it would be
one month and one day more. Congress
should think Of that. and cheer up.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-02-04

Time to hang out the c. Q. D. signal on
the P. d. Q. joke. is it not?
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-02-04

Col. George MaFeellus Bailey and his
vociferous alligator vest are in Atlanta
II this doesn't inspire Col Frank L.
Stanton to something grand. gloomy, and
peculiar along poetical lines. he isn't
real poet, that's all,
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-02-04

Joe Miller. up-to-date-"why was Elihu
Root elected TO the United States Sen
ate?" Answer: well. not for Adams
Express Company. anyway"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-02-04
Hnnpeua somefimes.

II adds spice TO nfe's vaudeville.
Fer which We yearn,
Wheue'er some worm Is on the bill
To do a turn.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-02-04

Sensible optimism" IS the heading OF
an editorial in the Cleveland Leader. To
be sure. Is there any other kind?
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-02-04

Brownsville to be disposed of finally on
February 3. skidoO.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-02-04

The new Senator from Indiana is six
feet six inches tai Evidently that
state viii not be satisfied without az
least one tai sycamore" n the Senate
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-02-04

Looks as Il it might be about time for
the powers that be TO begin looking
around for something equally as good
for Senator Hopkins
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-02-04

4 prophecies says Mr.. Depew's success
scr in the Senate win be "a man without
a middle name" Very Interesting. In
deed. And does he wear eyeglasses, and
carry a big stick?
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-02-04

The short hatpin issue in Oregon is apt
20 stir the sufIragettes Of the country
into ugly activity. Iaore's the pity.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-02-04

3Ir- Hartman wants several good. live,
energetic men 10 manage various rail-
roads recently acquired salary from S25,-
O0o 20 $500 per annum- Good opening
here Tor hustlers.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-02-04

It seems that they cannot proceed with
the Cooper trial down In Nashville until
each OF the jurors has first been tried
and found not guilty.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-02-04

Nevertheless. the present extravagant
output OF Lincoln and Cleveland stories
serves as a most pleasant diversion.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-02-04

Nowata, Okla, has been wiped from
the map by FIRE. Not a fit and proper
town for a dry" State. anyway
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-02-04

Il anybody still suspects the Gatun
dam may be unsafe. Mr.. Taft VIII lean
up against II again
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-02-04

We believe benzoate OF soda viii even
have some difficulty preserving its own
magnificent efrontery nucn longer.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-02-04

Mention OF President Lincoln brings 20
the minds OF those who knew him that
fine old statesman. Hannibal HanIin, of
Maine. who was Vice President n his
first administration. and one OF the most
picturesque figures OF picturesque
period He was among the last OF those
20 wear the "pigeon-taiI'' coat. which
came into style for professional men
when TIE fancy coats with their ornate
buttons, the small clothes. the rufied
shirts. and the powdered hair that were
n vogue in the latter half OF the eigh-
teenth and nineteenth centuries. were laid
aside ar Hamlin might have had In
dian blood n him, so Ike was he 10 the
men OF that race. While not OF colossal
height, he gave one the impression OF
being very tall; his deep set eyes giesm-
ed behind beetling brows. his nose was
prominent. his lips thin and firmly shut,
and his whole bearing indicated severity,
but on tire contrary. he was one Of the
tenderest- and gsntlest Of nea. II was az
eccentricity OF the Maine Senator not
To wear an overcoat, and on the most
bitter days n winter be could be seen
striding toward the Capitol the sharp
tails OF his evening coat tapping iR ths
wind This custom he kept Up even in
his old age. and even when he became
feeble refused to bundle himself Up.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-02-04
A Sixfeenfh Amendment

One month more. one month more. one
month more OF Theodore
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-02-04

When the famous company Of japanese
5uggIers. with Little All Right" as the
star, visited this country in the late sos.
Mr. HamIin took two little friends TO
see them. TIE theater was not far dis
tant from their home. but the night was
terribly cold, and on their way back he
actually shivered with cold. whereupon
one OF his little friends took a lace
handkerchief out OF her pocket, hardly
bigger than dolly, and insisted that he
vrap Il about his neck This he gallant
" did. and went into the house with the
scrap Of cambria hanging down his shirt
front. laughingly remsrking that at his
age he was still susceptible &c the wiies
OF women, because the little lady he had
escorted had succeeded. when everybody
else had failed, in forcing him 10 Dun
die" himself up, and he laughingiy held
I'D the wee handkerchief as evidence
There are three sons Of Mr.. Hamlin
stiIl living-Charles. Hannibal, and Frank.
Charles, who is the child OF his first
wife. is a lawyer by profession, a veteran
soldier. and is passing his old age-he
IS now seventy-two-at his home in Ban
ger hannibal Hamlin. the eldest son
BY his second wife. who was daughter
OF Judge Stephen Emery. one time, at
tornev general OF the Pine Tree State. IS
a resident OF Ellsworth. Ne, snd junior
member Of the law firm OF Hale & Ham
in. OF which Senator Hale is the head
Judge Hanllin has Just finished his term
as attorney general OF the State, and
previously, from 1897 to 1904 was its judge
advocate He has also served n both
houses OF the legislature and on the staff
OF both Coz. Powers and Gov. Hill His
brother Frank, likewise q lawyer, makes
his home in Chicago.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-02-04

Once men predominatsd as teachers in
the public schools. and the rod was not
spared said Nathan n. Lewis. o. Chi
cago. at the shorsham. last night. and
now we have what Is called a 'saechar-
inc dignity. in force. IN our hish schools
$ per cent OF the teachers are women.
Ny own boy never had a male teacher
until he went 10 college The school
teachers are more tender than maiden
aunts.
President Roosevelt has advanced ths
idea that wife beaters should be fogged.
I do not object 10 that. only it comes too
late" There have been many outbreaks
OF boy hoodiumism during recent years n
Chicago. There Is a great increase IN
juvenile crime Are We justified in con
meeting that with the tenderness II the
woman teachers heart that does not dis
cipline boys. bit sends them back ID
their wildness9
Where are our fathers7 A mother should
say 20 her husband when a boy Is rcur-
teen years old Now, sir, 1 have brought
this boy 50 far-st is up to you Tiers
is something the matter with the boy
in his early teens sho can with justice
be called q perfect gentleman Tha
upper high schoel classes are for Eiris.''
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-02-04

Senator GaTiager. the Chairman Of the
Senate District Committee. and who has
been recently reelected, is the recipient
Of a handsome gold pen. The pen is the
one which was used by the governor OF
New Hampshire when he signed the
Senator's credentials. It IS suitably en-
graved. and the gife IS priced by Mr.
Gallinger.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1909-08-18

The fubiic Service Commission con-
sistng of John Redmond of Newport, H.
Hollister Jackson of Barre and e, n. POI
ter of Wilmington we're in Morrisville
yesterday, called here by a petition from
the Lowell Lumber and Asbestos Com
pany in regard to the maintenance of a
private telephone service to their works
in Lowell. No hearing was necessary in
the matter by the Commission as the
parties made mutually satisfactory
agreement, by which the Telephone com
pany Will carry out plans which have
been under way for some time and which
are satisfactory to the petitioners. WE.
Tracy of johnson appeared for the Low
ell Company and f. G. Fleetwood for the
Telephone people.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1909-08-18
HYDE PARK

Miss Helen Wood spent several days
recently in johnson.
Robert Stone of Montreal, is visiting
his aunt, Mrs. Harry Nichols.
Miss Alice Page returned Tuesday from
a visit of several days in Burlington.
Mrs. Edw. Godette and daughter spent
Tuesday with friends at Jeffersonville.
Misses Alice and Martha Tyndall visit
ed friends in st. Albans the past week.
Miss Nellie Sargent of Stowe has been
a recent guest of her many friends here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Moyes of Chippe
wa Falls, Wis, visited at B. w. Mudgett's
recently. q.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. ii. Pope of Barton vis-
tied at the home of E. E. Badger few
days the past week.
Mrs. Josephine Fisk Stevens of Ash
land, Mass, was guest at Judge Whites
the first of the week.
Strong & Goddard are agents for the
Goodyear Shoe Repairing Co., of Burling-
ton, of which w. X. Jackson is proprie-
tor. See adv. for prices, etc.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1909-08-18
Chaplin --Slocum

A quiet wedding occurred Yesterday
afternoon at three O'clock at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. c. H. Slocum on Union
street, when their daughter, Miss Helen
Marguerite, was united in marriage to
Mr.. Charles Matthews Chaplin OF Boston.
The ceremony was performed in the
presence of only immediate relatives
and few intimate friends, Rev. Otto S.
Raspe of the Universalist church officiat.
ing. The bridal couple, who were un.
attended, were attiled in their travelling
suits and stood under an archway in the
front parlor. The rooms were very
simply and prettily decorated with sweet
peas and green.
Following the ceremony refreshments
were served in the dining room by Misses
Blanche Peck, Eugene Pinney, Nan
WOmbell, Tia Niles and Katherine Boyn-
ton after which the couple left by auto for
Waterbury, where they took the train
for brief wedding trip. They will be
at home in West Somerville, Mass, after
Sept. /.
The bride is one of Morrisville's most
estimable young ladies and was gradu-
ate of Bradford (Mass.) Academy in the
class of '05. MI. Chaplin, who is son
of the late Rev. E. II. Chaplin of Rock
land, Me-, is graduate of Tufts College
and now holds responsible position on
the Boston Transcript. Mrs. Chaplin,
mother rs the groom, recently went to
California to reside and was unable toat
tend the wedding. The young couple
have the best wishes of many Morrisville
friends.