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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-07-24
WHERE HOT DAYS PREVAIL.
Nnmn and Needles Rivals for Dis
finctiOn as Hottest Places.

Kuma and Needles Rivals for Dis
finctiOn as Hottest Places.
From the Atchison Globe.
With the advent Of hot weather. the
old controversy between Yuma and Nee
dies, the first in Arizona and the other IN
California, as TO which Is the hot
test place IN the United States. has been
revived. From now on until late In Sep
TENDER the mercury VIII climb up in the
tube until it reaches the I'D mark nearly
every day In both places; and there
are weeks at a stretch when It never
falls below 100. even at night One can
cook eggs hard by simply burying them
In the hot sands. The MOjave Indians
OF the lower valley Of the Colorado River
always 90 barefoot and the hot sands
and stones have calloused their feet until
they are as hard and as insensible TO
pain as the hoofs OF a horse: they can
walk through fire and trample red-hot
Goals without iinching. The extreme heat
Is due 10 the low altitude. combined
with the proximity Of the Colorado and
Mojave deserts. For 100 miles on the
east and 800 on the north and west
stretches a waste OF sand and cacu. With
every mile traversed by the winds they
gather heat. so that a cooling breeze
from any direction Is an impossibility.
The man that traVerses the deserts
doesn't wonder that Yuma and Needles
are hot; he only wonders that they
are not white-hot. Persons who can
stand the excessive heat md Needles. and
Yuma health resorts admirably adapted
TO the cure OF consumption, bronchitis.
and rheumatism.
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VICE ALWAYS IMPROBABLE
Therefore Every Municipality should
Strive to Stamp II Out.

From the Dayton News.
When a man asks II crime or vice OF
any kind pays, he shows his ignorance
Of the progress OF the human race. There
never was a crime that paid" and there
never viii be. Vice may be the means
OF getting a lot OF money into circula-
tiion for the time being. L might cause
prosperity IN certain sections II a lot
or burglars were 70 break IN the United
States Treasury and steal all the millions
stored there. Ii might promote trade"
II we were 10 organize IN this country
band OF pirates 70 prey upon the high
seas, and give them harbor when they
returned with their spoil. It might cause
a revival Of business 10 turn all OF the
churches into dance halls and 70 revel IN
the sacredness Of all shrines Certainly
money would be much easier gained by
a great many people.
But such code OF morals would not
pay" Il would not promote the human
race. Il would not create any wealth.
Il would not add 10 the comfort
OF humanity. It would not settle any
Industrial question. Vice, ORGANIZED or
unorganized, is a waste. whether the
vice consists Of immortality or graft in
public Office
And II crime never pays" II there
Is no such thing as vice being profitable.
certainly its abolition. OF the prosecutions
that are directed for the purpose OF
stamping K out. pay. The prosecutions
may be improperly undertaken, OF course.
The crime Of graft may not be combated
IN the right way. But there can be no
doubt that the attempt upon the part
OF city 10 punish those who have been
guilty OK corruption IN government is
bound 70. have a wholesome effect, and
that IL will pay
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EVERY SATURDAY.
Our Motto; II you Gee it in The Big
Stick. il ism Z necessarily So
THE WEATHER MAN.

The Big Stick DOTS It's hat 70
the weather nan. We delight 20 DO
honor where honor is due, and the
weather man has large and par
ticularly fragrant bouquet coming
his way.
Never before has q weather man
handed out such rare July days. he
seems, as Bedloe Bey would say,
TO have gathered a few handouts Of
May. a sprig or so Of September.
and a large sectior~of early June,
and from them fashioned n July
that Olympian Jove himself could
not have put together more 70 our
liking.
Why. We ask, should any man be
50 foolish as 20 seek ether climes
in the good old summer time when
we have such fine meteorological
conditions night here at cur very
front doors? Why should Wash
ingtonians rush madly 20 the sea
shore and fight sand flies and gal
hnippers when they may stay at
home and enjoy the refreshing and
perfumcd breezes Mr.. willis Moore
has stored in this directionY Why
should one climb high and steep
mountains 20 find other weather
that compares with ours only as the
mist resembles the rain. as we
might say?
As for The Big Stick. We shan
stay right here On the spot and
revel in the good things we have.
rather than ny to those we know
not Of.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-07-24
July 4, 1910.

The slaughter OF the innocents each re-
curing independence Day received a
vital jolt this year when half a dozen Of
the larger cities Of the country put a ban
on hrecrackers and other dangerous forms
CT explosives. It was a hard fight. but
victory rests on the banners Of the safe
and sane" element The thousands Of
mangled fingers and powder-burned faces
were not In evidence when night fell
July 8, 1902 as they had been in previous
years in those cities which made a cru
sade, and in none IS greater pride felt
over the outcome than IN Cleveland and
Toledo. the mayors OF which cities have
sent out congratulations to their sister
cities where the casualties were kept
at a minimum. Chicago's acting chief
Of police Joined in the Fluctuations. and
the Commissioners Of the District OF
Columbia are among those who received
copies Of the congratuletory message.
Should other cities adopt the plan OF
giving public fireworks. as was done in
Washington, Young America viii have
no just cause Of complaint Of any In
fringement OF his liberty. He will be
benefited by the exchange. There need
be no lessening OF patriotic impulse, and
the spirit of '76 can find vent in nom
dangerous forms Of celebrating.
1t is not too early 10 think Of 1910; to
take an inventory; to sum up the harvest
OF death in those cities where the lid
was OF, and compare the damage with
tho showing made by the progressive
cities. And when the figures stand out
in bold relief. with less than a score OF
deaths, compared with several hundred
the previous year, VIII not that be an in
centlve for a still more active propaganda
for safe and sane" Fourth next year?
Washington should be in the forefront IN
this reform, as in others. It should spread
broadcast the knowledge that there are
other ways Of showing patriotism than
by letting hundreds and thousands be
slain or manned.
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WE HEAR

That Bedloe Bey is tananizing
the conferees.
That II. Ncsbitu and family viii
summer at Ocean City, y. J.
That John z. Miller has gone 70
his country home in Virginia.
That Bin Crawford IS booked for
the first trip with OrVille Wright
on the flying machine.
That DR.. Frank Gibson cordially
indorscs our scheme 20 develop and
beautify Rock Creek Park.
That Since George Brown became
a member Of the Boston Herald
STAFF he has acquired a Back Bay
accent.
That W. +. Roberts viii enter
tain a party q tourists to-day up at
his new country home on the
Potomac.
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BY YE LOCAL SCRIBE.
John L Wsarer Is rnntlnr.

John L. Weaver IS ucating.
Ben Minor Is back from Passapa-
tauzy.
Crops look better since the rain
yesterday.
Do you set yOIr mail regularity
Lots Of complaint about town.
Press Clubs a popular joint these
days-membcrs mostly summer bache.
lCrs.
John S. shriveg beamed upon as
in our sanctum yesterday. Looking
wei!
W. A Brown Is enthusiastically
for the automobile parade. 50 say
We all
The boom for Gen. II. &. Corbin
fer governor Of the District Of Co
mmbia is stin on.
Why not rcsurrcct "Scrappy
JOYCE and let him try bis hand
again managing ont B. 3. teaml
The runner that the Commission
eB intend 10 recommend 10 Con-
gross the installation OF Jim crow
cars IN Washington is denied. It
originated at Alexandria.
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Collecting a Fnrn.

From Tit-Bits.
Fare"
The passenger gave no heed
Fare, please"
Still was the passenger oblivious.
by the ejaculatory term fare" said
the conductor. L imply no reference to
the state OF the weather. the complexion
OF the admirable blond you observe in
the contiguous seat nor even to the quail
ity Of service vouchsafed by this phllan-
thropic corporation. merely allude. IN
manner perhaps lacking in delicacy,
but not In conciseness. 70 the momentary
obligation set up by your presence in this
car. and suggest your celebrity with enun-
citation, you hquidate."
AT this point the passenger emerged
from his trance.
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THE DINNER.

From the New York Evening Post.
The President obviously feeling bis responsibilities
as host dealt gently with the subject. and the con
ferees RETAINED from expressing their sentiments
with any vehemence.- Washington dispatch.
The President-Yes. the difficulty often
consists in deciding whether 20 use q
brassie or an iron. Personally. even
where the distance is a good long one. I
prefer the iron. Yes. good free iron
shot is safer and apt to carry almost as
far. good swipo with free arm, eh,
Senator Burrows?
Senator Burrows-What do you think
.of the Persian crisis. Mr.. President
The President-Weu, theTss a situation
that must be handled without gloves. Ia,
Ia! or course the Persians don't use
gloves much. and from what read. shoes
or stockings. either. Am I right. Mr.
Cannon?
Speaker Cannon-The Wrights? Oh, yes,
they're a wonderful pair. They tell ne
the whole problem Is In the engine.
The :esident-Exactiy. and N the fuel.
Wilbur ted me that a free-fowing oil IS
what they need most. ono that viii net
clog or freeze. Yes. BIr. President" he
told me. "a good free oil IS what VIC
need" Did you say anything. Senator
Aldrich2
Senator Aldrich-I merely observed how
delightful Il IS 10 be dining here IN the
open air.
The President-It Is pleasant. Play n
the open air, dine IN the open air. I find
tho effects extremely beneficial 10 my
weight 1 am reducing very decidedly
Don't you think so, Mr.. Dalzell?
Mr.. Dalzell-Yes, Mr.. President: but Il
must be chilly here IN damp weather.
The President-We might have an open
coal fire. but then open CRATES consume
50 much coal Haven't you found Il so,
Senator Penrose?
Senator PenrOse-Do you think, Mr..
President that Il IS correct 20 speak OF
a stove as consumer Of coal? Wouldn't
il be more in accordance with the facts
10 speak OF a stove as a producer OF heat7
The President call that Quibbling,
Senator; playing hide and seek with the
language Yes. Ha. Ia, Ha, Hide-ha.
ha! hide. ha! hai hide-gnd-hiGe-eh, Sen
atOr Carter?
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EXHIBITION OF sELFIsHNESs.
Trainers of the TnriR ms They Ap-
pear to a Pittsburg Paper.
FTr,rr tho pttt.a..--. n.

Trainers of the Tariff as They Ap-
pear to Pittsburg Paper.
From the Pittsourg Post.
The worst exhibition Of narrow-minded
selhshness inordinate lust for money.
vicious and contemplate statesmanship
Is now being given in Congress by the
men TO whom has been delegated the duty
or framing and passing a new tariff bill
During the hearings that the committee
has held there has been more bare-faced
lying by parties directly interested than
ever before during q similar time Lies
have been broken Up into bits and these
particles magnifled and made TO serve as
specious arguments 10 bolster up the
selfish demands OF men and corporations
that have grown rich. arrogant, and
powerful on what might truly be called
ill-gotten gains.
Not manufacturing concern IN the
nation now needs a tariff on raw ma
terial; on the contrary, such q tax only
serves TO retard the advancement and
activity OF the smaller concerns too poor
20 pay the duties on the materials they
require. Without regard 70 the needs OF
the country or 20 individuals, ignoring
the plain. emphatic, and uneQuivocal
pledge Of party; IN fact. both parties,
personal greed dictates TO the dominating
leaders.
No one but few powerful corporations
are clamOring for increased duties, and
these have neither right, logic, justice.
nor ordinary fairness on their side. Free
raw materials have become an absolute
necessity 70 this country. BY maintaining
duties on these the lawmakers are wrong
ing every man. woman, and child IN the
cOu 2try. Il is time that this era OF
selhshness. arrogance. willful dictation.
ceases The members Of Congress are
presumed 10 represent the people. not
merely their own little district. The
needs Of the country are greater than
those OF a small community.
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suits and consider the verdict. The jury
the nation-seems agreed in all essentials.
and the award seems to have been fairly
well sized up in Golfers. We should
amend its The day may come when the
North win formally acknowledge" SC,
to read. The day has come when the
North does acknowledge" &c. We think
i would ring true.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-07-24
FLIGHTS OF FANCY.
Suggested by the Wright Brothers

Uncle Joe can't see much in an
airship Of any kind. They all carry
the no smoking" sign.
senator Clay's hair took another
shoot up when Orville Wright per
formed his stunts in the ar.
MAJ Fred Handy says the Wright
brothers are all right, but the troll
ley cars 20 Falls Church are good
enough for him.
II the Washington ball team
would connect with an aer0plane. Il
might PICK them up and drop them
nearer the front.
Tho District Commissioners viii
IN The future compel bin boards to
be suspended from air machines oI
some description.
Representative Tawney ducks every
time the engine Of the Wright ma
cnine thumps. IL is 80 Ike the
ulump q the Bib Stick.
Walter Harris reckons it viii be
lll impossible for an airship 70 carry
a party o. Senator'S A heavy wind
Is dangerous 70 the craft.
heaa the BingTille Bugle tomorrow.
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SATURDAY. JULY p. 1909.
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THE OFFICE BOYS PLIGHT.

There amt much show for chaps Ike mo
To have steady sweetheart. gel
l only gets eight dollars per.
An watts dey left % spend on ner9
II costs me Eve Tor board an wash.
An carfarps put &c grand khcsh
On sixty cents an den / blows
A half on moVin' picture shows.
ia like 70 take her fer a stroll
Each cvcnin' II I had &c roll:
But ice cream sodcs az ten cents por.
Gee. Watts deg left to spend on herr
II amt nc sport ! wants 20 be,
Plain citizens enough for me;
But 70 90 cut each night Wild her
Can't do 1t on eight dollars per-
-BoEtnn Herald.
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As long as Mrs. Jones is permitted to
run over now and then and borrow a
couple OF eggs from Mrs. Smith, and
Mrs. Smith is not restrained from running
over and borrowing an occasional cup OF
flour from Mrs. Jones. the hopelessness
OF enforcing Georgia's anti-gossip law
must be apparent to all the world
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TWO CENTS
By Thomas Gale. C. Q. D.
THE PHILOSOPHY OF
FIFTEENTH STREET

10Y Is bread and sorrow IS medi-
cine" but beware Of Joy rides.
Crhank Joe Stoddard for tnis)
jerry Mathews tells ne he Is
mado profoundly sad day after day
By friends who laugh too much
about nothing.
Light" wrote Leigh Hunt, Is.
perhaps, tho most wonderful q all
visible things" Yes; but II IS often
hard 10 find in the streets Of Wash
ington at night. save when the
moon IS full.
Dave BARN. says that when Haw-
thorne defined mankind as 'earthen
jugs with spirits in then" he did
not refer 10 the type you see 50
often hereabOut OF course uoti
/ wonder II Jimmy HoOc, the
Smokers Gap poet. ever recalls Dis
raeHs words; THE more you are
talked about the less powerful you
areH'
tip to Isasc Cans: Give Harry
West s. cuD. II he succeeds in sup
pressing these gas-emitting antos
which furnish "the rankest com
pound Of Villain0us smell that ever
offended nosul.
The foolish and the dead alone
never change their opinion"
Brought Up 70 date. L0well's maxim
would also include the Stand Pat
tiers Of Congress. says Jim Henry.
y pity the man who can travel
from Dan 10 BeCrsheba. and cry.
IT'S all barren. wrote Laurence
Sterue. And I. good friends. pity
the statesman who thinks we are
going 10 the demnition bow-wOws
On account CT the tariff, whatever
its iniQuitieS
Sam Blythe took his mean dis
position 70 North Ferrisburg. Vt.
with him, and nags me with the
following by special delivery mail:
One may quote till one complies.
! utilize this sheet for rcjoinder
from the same author: The wisdom
Of the wise and the experience Of
ages may be preserved by quota
ton sam has been obviously
enVious ever since 1 began 10 nun
this column at a dollar per word.
w. B. Il
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The LoclSjaw Germ.

From the Philadelphia North American.
Some physicians maintain that damp
ness spreads the lockjaw germ. while
others say that It is dry weather that
does f. Some few persons. however. still
believe that it is toy pistols and FIRE
works.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-07-24

The deposed Shah of Persia IS believed
to be practically penniless. II that be
true, his future political Importance in
Persia will probably be about on a mar
with a middle-of-the-road Populist's in
this country.
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WASHINGTON. JULY "a. 1909.
TIMELY THOUGHTs PICTURED.
THE CHOPPING BLOCK.

dedicated TO ]. g. o.
Whene'er in doubt
The WhaS TO say:
Whene'er your ham
Mer strong you'd plays
Whene'cr the world
Seems out Of whack;
Whene'er the out
Looks dark and black
Cuss COnGcssl
Whene'er the fish
Refuse 70 bite;
And every day
Seems turned TO nightI
Whene'e- the ba-
By has a cough
Whcne'or your debts
You can't stand Of
CuSs Congrcssl
Whene'er tho mar
ket takes 4 slump;
Wiener your head
You rldely bump;
Whene'er the sun
Forgots 20 shine;
Wheno'er tough luck
Alone seems thine
Cuss Congress.
Whene'er your flush
Declines to Ill.
But all the same,
To Try your skill,
You bolster up
A frightful bluf.
But It don't go;
You lose your STUFF
CusS COngrUssi
And when, &C last
You come TO die.
And upward you
Essay to fly.
aAel AoI aNA Al "
Assigned below.
To. for some thou
Sand years on so
Cuss Congressl
And II. egadl
This be your lot;
Here's hoping Sa-
Tan makes it hot
Fer you and ev-
Ery other pesti
Oh. It viii be
A merry Jest
"Cus5 Congress-
MAURICE sPLAIN.
read the Bmgille Bugle tomorrow.
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Chicago poet composed an epic poem
and requested that it be sealed up I'M
read in the corner stone OF a new public
building about to be erected. This man
surely must be a real poet.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-07-24

A Southern state has made 1t a mis-
demeanor to give trading stamps. A Jail
sentence was about the only thing left
one could not get with trading stamps.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-07-24

Il have lived too long on champagne
and cake; 1 sigh FOR a ham sandwich
and beer existence" says Evelyn Thaw
If Evelyn viii just give the standpatters
in Congress time, that viii all come out
right
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The Wright brothers used to conduct a
machine repair shop in Dayton. Ohio.
There is absolutely no reason to suspect.
however that either IS unduly familiar
with the Typewriter.
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against Aldrich.' observes the New York
Evening Post. Oh. it is the same band.
all right only II is playing a softer and
sweeter tune Just now.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-07-24

'Mr. Roosevelt has captured a fahaka.
says news item. Scratch him, Bwana
Tumbo. and you will probably find he Is
merely a yellow newspaper correspond
ent In disguise
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Music for Dogs.

a young woman in New York has made
her skill In plano playing bring her
comfortable income by discoursing music
70 inyalids and others in their homes.
She has found this method Of making
living agreeable as well as profitable,
since her own qualities have contributed
20 make her an acceptable guest IN homes
OF refinement. But, Ike other jewellers
In Manhattan. she has encountered the
banallties Of the vulgar rich. Such ar
experience was had when she called at
mansion where she had been told that
some one was wanted 10 play the piano
twice a day during luncheon and dinner.
She accepted an engagement, supposing
that she was 20 play for human beings.
But instead she was taken 10 luxurious
indoor kennels and instructed 10 play
softly while the dogs OF expensive lineage
ate their food. The mistress explained
that her dogs liked music and that the
family physician had pronounced It good
for their digestion. This Garner Of her
livelihood liked music. She also liked
dogs. But the combination was such that
She resigned the fob.
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Iron TIE Birmingham News
Tho position OF President Taft with references
70 free raw materials seems 20 have the Aldrich
outfit In q stew
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BE Kind to the Ice Man.

Fr1m the indianapolis News.
BE uniformly courteous 10 the ice man.
It helps him immensely 10 guess on the
size Of your flfty-pound chunk
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For secretary Meyer.

From tho Charleston News and Courier.
II It is al the same 70 Secretary Meyer and the
Bureau Of Navigation. We would like 70 have the
first test Of the battle ship South Carolina made
In South Carolina waters
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From the Hartford Comant.
No boat that carries Theodore Roose-
welt and his fortunes will ever be cap
sized By reactionary river horses.
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Girls. you shouldn't put powder on
fiery hair, unless you wish to produce a
pun, says the st. Louis Star. Or. per-
haps. a bang.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-07-24

"Geolcgists predict that our coal sup
ply will all be gone within 80 years"
says the Detroit News. Senator Elkins
should call President Tafts attention to
that
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Mr.. LOeB's Policy.

From the Boston Trs1scT1pt-
II is now clear that President Taft uado sIr
William Loeb collector Of tho port < New YORK
as a part q hts plan 70 reduce Federal ok
pensss by a decidedly more business-like conduct
Of Affairs.
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From the New York sun
Tho employment Of special assistants 70 the At
torney General seems 20 have attained during tho
Roosevelt administration 4 magnitude not suspected
by the public
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What a pity 'Sockless Jerry" is not
alive and in Congress to-day. How he
would enjoy participation in the hosiery
schedule discussion.
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The dissertation Of that British flag in
Toronto on the Fourth Of July was
thrilling and interesting event. It seems
almost TOO bad that Il did not happen.
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across the continent cost him $500. How
do you suppose the hoboes can afford
The luxury OF counting cross-ties so per-
sistently?