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The Detroit times., 1909-05-29
PER0LA WINNER
OF CLASSIC OAKS
Kings Horse Was Second This Time
and the Crowd, Which Rivaled
Derby Day, Was Disappointed.

EPSON. England. May 2s.-The
kings colors went down TO defeat in
the historic Oaks this afternoon when
his Princess de Gales, the second bet.
tlng favorite, finished second To w. {.
Cooper's Perola. ridden by +. Wooten,
). Is. Joel's Verne. Wal. Griggs, was
third.
Electra. the favorite. was left at the
post.
Fourteen horses started and the
scene was fully as brilliant as on
derby day. Today, however, was ideal.
the sun shining brightly, although the
course was still heavy Perola won
rather easily at the end by two
lengths. with the same distance be.
tween the second and third FLIES
There was great disappointment over
the defeat OF the royal entry by an
| outsider. but his majesty showed thai
he Is good loser by sending for Coop
er and congratulating him.
Perola's victory was unexpected &c
all but her own stable. as she had
shown practically nothing as 2-year'
old.
Turning into the stretch the kings
colors we're seen On the rail In sec.
ond place less than length back Of
the leader, and there was a loud cry
of exultation as 1t was believed the
known gameness of the royal filly
would give her the race.
But Perola with great strides came
onto magnificent victory. The Coop
er colors. however. passed the win
ming post in absolute silence. on ac-
count of the great disappointment
that King Edward had been denied
the opportunity OF twin triumph In
the Derby and the Oaks The betting
was 20 to against the winner. IL TO
against the kings entry and % to l
against Verne.
Electra went to the pos. at odds OF
) TO 4. but was standing with her rump
facing the barrier when 1t was sprung
and was not sent after her field.
Richard Croker's big Ally. Alabama.
was well backed in the classic and
her owner came from America espe-
cially TO see her run, but she. has been
coughing lately and her trainer did not
deem 1t wise TO take the chance OF
starting her.
The Detroit times., 1909-05-29
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

STANDING.
The Detroit times., 1909-05-29
o'Lesry to tn. Fore.

Mcintyre. Cobb and Crawford could
do nothing with the delivery of Chi
Cages great southpaw. Moriarty hit
in hard luck all day. On Charles
The Washington herald., 1909-02-27
SOUTH AND THE TARIFF.
Ingenious Argument for a share In
the Protective Pie

Ingenious Argument for a share In
the Protective Pie
From the Lvucahurs }Va-l News.
The Democratic party opposes the prin-
ciple Of protection per Sc It opposes
legislation which has for its chief OBJ
jective the imposition Of protective duties.
But al the point where in raising revenue
By tariff taxation. the principle Of protec-
ton incidentally but necessarily Obtrudes
itself as a factor IN the equation, then
Democracy maintains that a fair deal
should be accorded. And II the Republi-
can party Is commissioned by the Amer
iicaa people 20 continue a protective
policy. there is every reason for the
Democrats 10 insist that the doctrine
should not be applied under the influence
and according 10 the dictates Of sectional
lbiag- suppose. for example. the Demo-
Icratic party were 70 oppose the adoption
lnf q policy having I'm view Federal aid
for road Improvement upon the ground
/ that Il represented a dangerous central
Iistic innovation Suppose the Republican
party favored the policy and prevailed.
carrying practically the entire country
tsave the south. Because the South voted
iagainst the policy ought Il 20 be consid-
Tered logically debarred from receiving It's
Ishare OF Federal appropriations for the
purpose indicated-logically penalized FOR
HAVING asserted its true political COnTic-
ton At the polls? OF course not or.
fought Il IN good conscience 10 refuse
Through its Representative 70 receive
lsuch sort 81 aid when all other sections
of the country were receiving their por-
.tian ~ ite It would be the duty Of these
Representative. under the supposed con
lditions. 20 vote against the general propo-
sition. and #. falling 10 defeat Il. then "a
Insist upon IS Just application thereof as
lcould be afforded. And so with this tarlh
iorestion. The South and the national
democratic party sacrifice naught of con
5sistencv nor good faith when demanding
lar the hands q Congress that, II protec-
zion Is TO continue, then its evils should
ibe minimized al least 20 the extent OF
relieving 1t from secuonaly oppressive
feature
The Washington herald., 1909-02-27
Victorious Mr.. BonsDsrte

Our good right hand. palm Up. 10 Dir.
Charles Joseph Bonaparte in warm con
graduation extended. whisky is whisky.
and nothing else is whisky" SAYS the
Attorney General; and so sayeth his
Chief the President OF the United States.
Il has been a hard-foGght campaign.
It's elimination has been worthy Of a
Bonaparte, nevertheless, Neutral spirits
% the right of him. caramel sugar 10
the left of him, limitations and takers
all around him. not once has he blum
dered, Allah is Allah: and by the same
token. Whisky is whisky, and nothing
else IS whisky.
We regard this as a great victory for
the common people and We trust they
appreciate fully its momentous slgnif-
cance. Heretofore every old thing that
could assume the most remote whisky
Ike disguise has labeled itself whisky,
and posed in the open market as the real.
genuine. simon-pure article. Vow moth
ing that cannot show clean bin Of
health ali along the way. from distillery
10 consumers lip. win be admitted to the
society OF the elect in whiskydom Con
coctions based on deceptive ingredients
may come in1o the open. but onlv when
fully. frankly. and truthfuHy labeled.
Those people who prefer their stimulants
made from chemicals and the like may
have them, but people who prefer some
thing better may know they are get
ting it.
It seems to US this whole matter is.
like other features OF the pure food law,
merely question Of common honesty
All Mr.. Bohaparte asks is that the
dealers in ardent spirits mark thell
wares for precisely what they are. Just
how any fair-minded manufacture i.
going TO dodge that proposition we can.
not conceive. It embraces consideration
only Of the most elemental principles o.
square dealng-and it is meet that AZ
administration the cornerstone Of whicl
is ths square deal should rigidly en-.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-27
ROOSEVELT IN AFRICA.
Regulations Governing the Hunters
OF Biz Game.

OF BIZ Game.
O. p Taylor. IN Ererybody's.
The hunters OF big game in Africa viii
go by train from MOmbasa to NairObi. 81
miles Up the line From here the real
start inte the Interior nowadays usually
is made He will have previously secured
a hunters license, costing SO. or 500.
without which no one is permitted TO hunt
what Is known as royal game. The eie-
phant. hippOpotamus, buffalo. rhinOceros.
eland, giraffe. zebra. impalla, and ostrich
come under this head; and even with a
license only a limited number may be
killed.
For the FIRST twenty-five or thirty miles
a stern and wary eye must be kept upon
the native pOrters. Inevitably there viii
be desertions, so that sometimes an ez-
pedition Is seriously depleted. There are
willy ones who make a practice Of enlist
Ing with the outfit TO obtain the one
months wages that must invariably be
paid IN advance, and slipping back 70 the
coast at the first opportunity, 90 repeat
their tactics elsewhere. Thirty porters %
each white IN the party Is the usual num-
Der employed. and sixty pounds per man
Is the regulation load. which must not be
exceeded: but where forced marches arc
| contemplated for any reason Il is far
better TO reduce the load to fifty OF afty-
five pounds. and take along more men.
But though so large a number Of mer
is required, the cost. after all. Is not 50
staggering as you may think The pas
| FOR porters. under ordinary conditions
ranges from $3.50 70 $3.50 q month. with
an extra allowance OF from 81 10 8 fOl
/ food. Gun bearers and caravan headmen
/ of course. draw higher wages. the head
man getting from 81 TO Sl5 a month i
/ be be q Swahili, and nearly double tha
I amount II he be a SOnRU Cheapness 81
/ this respect IS q poor economy; the SOmal
IS the highest type Of native in Britisi
/ East Africa, and while the Swahih &
/ competent 70 do. he by no means ap
! proaches the other in courage and efh
/ cheney.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-27
A Crisis as Mr.. Mccall Sees 1t

CONGRESSMAN Mccall has declined the
presidency Of Dartmouth College. in the
belief that he can render better service
in public life. It IS a happy decision for
Massachusetts, and for the country We
do not always hnd ourselves in agree
meut with the Bay state representative
but we admire his independence Of judg-
ment. his high ideals Of public service,
and his scholarly attainments. If there
were more OF such in the House, We
think that body would less frequently be
the subject Of adverse criticism. at ali
events. on the ground OF the low motives
which sometimes prevail in the conduct
OF the national business Mr. Mccall be
lieves thar We are in the midst OF a
grave crisis. full Of peril to our institu-
tons, and this belief calls him 70 remain
on the battle line. Those Of Us who culti-
vate optimism as a matter o. duty viii
hardly follow lIr Mccall TO so pesslmistIc
conclusion. Nor can We agree that Mr..
Mccall has wholly sensed the direction
Of our political forces when he declares
that they are carrying Us swiftly To-
ward condition under which limitation
upon governmental power would be done
away with. and the favoridsm and ca
price Of an autocrat take the place Of
constitutional restraint Nor vet DO we
fear that some chance barbarian as an
autocrat might overturn our temples and
do more harm in Uncivilizing the coun-
try than all our colleges together could
possibly repair
lIr. Mccall IS here conjuring Up fanci-
fuI terrors. such as often aflict men O.
intellect and OF moral and political ideals
To some tempersments the country al
ways appears to he going 10 the dogs. th'
danger signal always to be fyins. W,
prefer the more wholesome and more ac
curate view Of such man as Gov
Hughes. who. although himself fghtins
some Of the malign forces in American
politics. believes we are making progress
the country over. Maladministration b.
irresponsible officials is our greatest DO
Eucal evil as Gov Hughes sees it. no
strong and efficient administration D.
officers accountable TO the people Th
great political movement Of the day j
toward giving The people a more drec
control over the officers they select. an
toward making these officers more mme
diately responsible To their creators Doe
this movement promise a centraIize
despotsm, an sutocracy without consti
tutionaI restraint II so. 1t is an an
toe-acy under popular control. and q
easily supplanted as established Will
we are trying 10 pOpularize our form
Of government. we are also 10 quote Cor
Hughes. driving the money-changers ou
Of the temples Of democracy. and 10 q
that requires the lodgnent Of the requ
site power in the officers Of goveramen
II Is a power that may be abused. bu
II is power that must be employed. q
We shah surrender or Institutions int
TIE FePuiUg OF ulT-0CraCV
The Washington herald., 1909-02-27
The Human DeIuge.

From Clarifies ard the Comnous
Big men Of generation ago said.
after Us the delusev-they cut che for
ests of the AHeghenies, and Pittsburg
literally suffers the curse IN destructive
floods once or twice every year. The
way OF life in the local communities
about many Of the great steel plants is
lnfallibly preparing for the near future
q worse form ot deluge in a mass or
unfit. undervitaiized. unprOdUctive citi-
zenship. II is but fair 10 say that the
really big men Of to-day IN Pittsburg are
passing beyond the attitude Of indif-
ference 20 the human problem that con-
fronts the captains OF the industrial
amy.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-27
The PHILOSOPHY OF
FIFTEENTH STREET
Mr.. Del Gillette has gone down %
jacksonville tzTpoI fishing.

Mr Del Gillette has gone down 70
IzcG0nTilie taTDon fishing
Col. n b. Henderson. of Lees
burg. Simulated IN Alexandra
Thank heaven. .the BuWuSviIls il
cident Is -c0nsiuctiveiy ended
Charlie Stone ssys he wishes the
Inauguration were over and that TIE
baseball season would hcsin.
Thcy tel ne that Franklin Mac
vessh IS busl- engaged IN writing
a biography q the late A. 7. stew
art
7 have not noticed any general
s.sns q mourning becaus Ms.
James Brown Potter has given up
the stage
I'd Ike to see that championship
sof game Sunday betzeeu Rslph
Lee and John Poole. Of the Con-
mercial Bank.
Col Bin" Hsrt. the charter
mgnber of the Alpine Club. is or
/ ganizjrg an expedition 70 climb
( Mouat Rainier next week
The only thing that worries Henry
G.. Thomas is what sort e seat IS
( going 70 be reserved for him az the
{ baseball park this season
Harry Wolfe. known % his init
mates as Handsome Harry. has
returned from Philadelphia and
wants everybody % know H.
Saw Ton Hume and that fancy
vsistcoat Of his on + street Friday
He IS said % be the only living
F. riyai q L. Sto5dsrd Tsylor.
Something ought % be done sbCut
/ those English sIfIaEsttes. They are
. really getting our American women
{ started IN the wrong direction.
K Car D-oop wants 20 send al his
/ Washington friends ever the biz
{ poud in that new North German
/ LLOYD wonder named after gur first
Z President.
( There is no need Worrying about
( 1cserTed seats u the gand staud
in front q the White House. Al
( you'ye @; to do Is % send a polite
( note 20 Mr- " J. Loeb. i.
Ma. Dick sylvester Il having
. the tine of his life receiving de-
teciives from al the laTEsT AmeTi-
+ ca ciIcs. He Is getting his dis
/ glises ready fer inaugrration-
Mai William ". 0rme has dis
carded his automobile for the tine
beng. and one ~ the real pleasures
of life IS to see him taking horse
back rides in Rock Greek PARK.
George von Meyer fold ne The
. ctser day that II world - slmost
imrcssiale to guess bow many SecTs-
taries cf the Nayy there would he
daring the coming adminiztratioa-
" B. Z.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-27

called Hemenway Secret Service re-
port And Mr- Clay vas also an
innocent byS1GudeT.
Robert Marion la Toilette. the
well-kn8wu Wisconsinite. promises %
have something interesting 70 ssy
in his newspaper next week concern
ing the alleged bosses il the
Senate Also concerning Ny. Pen
roses iusiuustion that yc editor re-
minded BIN q old Dr.. Muuyon.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-27

From the Chicago Tntune-
At present negroes and aliens are ex-
pected 20 submit meekly 20 mob violence
adds another count 70 the mob's indict-
ment against them A mans house IS his
castle He has a right 20 shoot down
any one who is breaking into IL 10 harm
him. No exception IS taken when an
American does IT, When some OF the
South Omaha Greeks tried 10 do it the
rioters looked on their behavior as in
famous A mob has no sense Of fair play.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-27

vet. as q matter Of cold fact. only two
Inaugural messages" known TO the his
sOry Of the United States have ex-
ceeded 500 words, the great majority Of
them being much shOrter-Air. ROosevelt's
one and only containing about loo words.
No doubt, however, the popular idea is
that the latter one must have been some
thing Ike 10.0oe to 1900 words in length,
if not rnnra
The Washington herald., 1909-02-27

force the theory and the practice Of the
same. even through the front doors of
the distiIIeries. Il necessary
Mr.. Bonaparte need not fear that It IS
not the peoples tremendous applause he
hears ringing in his earsl Il Is just
that very thing. Pat with him they
stand. Whisky is whisky, and nothing
else Is whisky
The Washington herald., 1909-02-27
EVERY SATURDAY.
CrrMotso: IF YOU see it IN The Big
Stief. itisn Z necessarily So
PENSIONS FOR DIPLOMATS.

The country owes a debt Of Erati-
tude 10 Mr.. Hen-y Vignaud. The
hrst secretary q the embassy al
Paris. Who has resigned after thirty
four years of se-ice. a; the age o.;
se,enty-nine- he i 50 poor that
twenty Aue-iczns. headed BY An
drew Carnegie and J. PisTpont Nor
gan. have subscribed 5000 70 care
fer hin 10 bis old age II is due
20 Mr. Tinaud that once moTB the
helpless coalition Of cur diplomats
Is called % the public notice
For the riches, country On earth
the United States certainly takes
the osks-as the expression goes-fos
caring for its representatives, abroad
SIN IN our ears rings the bounot
of Ambassador Choats 70 the effect
that the American Ambassador in
London has 10 home. Often enough
we have been reminded that no one
but a millionaire dares TO accept 3
diplomatic position IN Germany
some of us have personal knowledge
of how Cllarles X. Harris is cooDed
up On top Of a hin in Eaeasaki. and
Bob" Fowler is forced 20 dispense
even-handcd justice II a frame cot
tsEe on the Chsfoo hins To ans
one who travels. the matter of car
ing for our diplomats IS beyond a
ioke-thouEh the other nations make
Jokes ahcat It. Generous and open.
handed IN a great many directions
or government is certainly picayun
ish and cheap IN its treatment o.
cur diplomats. II should cause on
rerescutatives n Congress to 81
up and take notice when a man lik'
Vignaud. who has devoted The best
years q his life % cur public sew
ice. has. AZ the age q seventy-nine
20 become an object Of private phi
r7r-hrorv.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-27
BY YE LOCAL SCRIBE

swing ont. Old Glory
Turner >Wickershsm vil not ride a
horse N the Iar1dc-
J ". Whclpley, of the world al
large. Is once more IN our midst.
Roosevelt viii seen be Of Congress
hsudS Then Congress win he On
Taff's hands.
Robert Fl. Fatchin. Who has hem
fecting around the world. called
a. our sanctpu yesterday. Looking
ane,
'Rah for Chairman Dom. He Is
an artist TIE couTt nf hencr faniy
oVcrwhelms Us with It's beauty.
Arthur c. Moses has engaged the
best chef IN the land 70 prepare the
Presidential supper at the han.
Gel John ". Yerkss and Iobr
L. Weaver greatly cnioy their walk
IN from Caevy chase these crispy
mornings
Resz BinETiHe Bugle so-moros.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-27
WORLDWIDE cLEANINcs

No wonder Hetty Green Is a rich
woman. She gave her love %
her daughter f0r a wedding present
The Milwaukee Free Press saws
'-Seren years e Theodore ? wiil
rerer be forgotten. Rut AZ least
they nay ~ forgiven
Il IS really VeTT courteous cf the
STANDARD OF Company 90 submit to
beng frie6 sFai1- II knows what
3 coiug te harpsn anyway
Chicsgo people are much happier
since they heard that rs correct II
Berlin % wear evening dress suits
to breakfast Thank heaven
The Washington herald., 1909-02-27

a COED deal Of the public business in
Washington these days seems TO consist
OF lodging the Constitution. says the
Birmingham News Dodging It? Why. we
have any number o. eminent statesmen
in washington who think nothing ar all
of walking right Up TO the Constitution
and jerking a few kinks cut Of II every
dav or two.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-27

We observe. IL reading the Des Moines
Tribune, that Mr.. Cashdollar has gone
10 St Louis to lay in a supply of spring
dry goods. We have no doubt he win
be much more welcome than the late
Nr. Clearinghouse Certificate.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-27
SPIGOT AND BUNGHOLE.
Congressional Economy Exercised
fn the Wrong Place.

I'm the Wrong Place.
From the New TCFk sun
L Is instructive to see the House OF
Representatives making a demonstration
in favor OF economy Uncle Joe Cannon.
a rich man. lets it be known that in his
Spartan soul IS no desire for a s2,o00 a
year Increase Of the salary of the Speak
er. To the Presidents pay S25.oo0 IS added
with one hand and taken of with the
other. Why should the House raise the
pay OF the Vice President. a mere min
ION Of the Senate As for giving living
salaries 10 the Chief Justice and the as
sociate justices OF the supreme Court,
90 the circuit judges and the district
judges. the House. afame with sudden
virluous love OF economy. wii not do SO
necessary and cOmmendable a thing.
Send all these matters back 10 confer
ence. Let II be understood by everybody
that # is always the Senate. the spend
thrift Senate. which wants 10 raise sal
aries. bloat appropriations. waste the
peoples money early and often. The
House, Why. stephen Girard was a
spender compared with that body when
once The spasm seizes It.
When n comes 90 throwing away mil
Hans. how generous the House can be-
It's motto seems TO be. save az the
spig0t and waste az the hunghOie. Yet
when even Bourke Cochran 'deviateo
into sense" the majority Of the House
might have been expected 10 be sensible
also.
we are TO friends Of extravagsnt and
unnecessary appropriations. and there Is
good reason for a policy OF economy bat
the United States can afford TO pay it'
servants. and especially its Judges decen
salaries. The mean and picayUne ways
Of Congress contrast absurdly with Il:
long careless Iadliug out OF great sums
/ especially when there are any vote.
in &"
The Washington herald., 1909-02-27

As il VIII cost something 10 raise the
Maine. the people VIII have 10 be salts
fed with simply remembering il That
costs nothing. says the Chicago Tribune
Suu. il looks as If We never viii get
through paying for remembering the Maine
In the Philippines.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-27

The Charlotte Observer. which We think
we shall have TO cali the Charlotte Big
Ike henceforth. says South Carolina bards
"screech" They do not do anything Of
the kind. They may be wise old owls,
but they DO not s'screeeh.f
The Washington herald., 1909-02-27
How Republican Presidents Have
Given Them a Chance.

How Republican Presidents Have
Given Them a Chance.
From the Arkansas Gazette.
me truth Is that the Democratic party
has not since Cleveland's day offered any
opportunity 10 men Of exceptional talents
save as members OF Congress. And even
there their opportunities are necessarily
circumscribed At times there are cases
where ability and fitness in Democrats
are so obvious that recognition comes at
the hands Of q Republican President
But We doubt whether in the history Of
the United States one OF the two great
political parties has ever had so signif-
cant q part in the country's government.
and in shaping and determining the coun-
try's destiny, as the Democratic party
has had since Il came under the leader
ship OF William J. Bryan. There are
men in Arkansas fully competent 10 hold
Cabinet positions and places OF Ike dis
IiuCtiOn But no Democrat is selected
for such q position to-day save IN the
few cases where a Republican President
shows The Iiberality and broadness in I'LL
ing some high Office that maay Demo
cratic newspapers are unable TO show On
receiving the news Of such an appoint
ment But that Mckinley and Roosevelt
and Taft have at times passed over all
the good men that were available in their
own parties 10 name deserving Demo-
Gratis 70 high and honorable Offices. the
Democratic party so far as administra-
ton OF the republics affairs IS concerned
had almost ceased 10 exist
The Washington herald., 1909-02-27
:.4 THE BIG STICK .: C
vol II NO Al WASHINGTON FEBRUARY a. 1909.
AVE ET VALE!

lis wen 70 be Of With tie old love
Befo1s We are o1 with me new
'Tis good % lock on 10 the toys 70 come
But remember the old ones. TOO.
It's fne % think Of q soif regime.
sans rucket and Squabblos and fuss.
But tho Tsft is a-Uelcoms 20 Washington.
T. Z. has been good TO US
rs meet that the sun now arising
Be hailed win a happy acclaim.
lis right that We render 20 W T. 7.
Fuu measure Ct honor and fame
Bus the while We a-wind on his forehead
Tie wreath Of the victor be slad
OF the chance to toss of a bumper OF Sc
To T r. thae strenuous lad
We admit he has kept US a-hustline
WITH his hammer on this and On trat,
We Hkeviss kn0E. too. he has framed up anew
Each Monday an elegant suat.
But his pace has been bglly and nifty.
II it has been hand one 20 keep
So here's "Good-by'' and Long NAY you wsv
To 7. r. Brothers all, let US weep,
THE Port s.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-27

The report that Sir. James J. Jsnries is
lin bad form. in 50 far as his lungs are
concerned, means. we presume, that he VIII
fight it out on the typewriter with his
esteemed eontemporary. Col Burns.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-27

The House Of Representatives Is willing
20 increase the Presidents salary 20 per
cent, but no more. Evidently, old DR..
Congress does not believe Mr.. Taft IS
entitled to any better medicine than the
physician dished out for himself