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The Washington herald., 1909-05-27
Problems of the Air.

The announcement that those pioneers
3n successful aerial navigation, the
brothers Wright. have contracts 20 build
eighty aeroplanes for sspirants 10 flight
IN this country. besides additional orders
from other lands. including conservative
China, IS al once significant and ouli-
nous To some extent # is ar indica-
ton OF the continuous desire OF man 10
ada the realms Of the air 10 his super
1cIaI dominion over land and sea IN
another way this sudden excess OF de-
mand over supply is an evidence OF the
impulsive ambition OF man TO rush into
regions where Imagination pictures angels
as not afraid to wing their way. and II
poFtends an increase in the long list OF
fatalities that have occurred since the
fabled and disastrous exploit Of Icarus.
Progress in aerial communication and
transportation win bring its own prob
lems for future solution For example,
the Development in carrying capacity and
definite control OF vessels that sail the
upper azure VIII involve the easy pas
sage Of national frontiers and the posi-
be ignoring OF customs duties. VIII
aerial ships pass in the night the boun-
dsry lines on neither earth that mark the
Ievying Of tribute for industrial protec-
ton OF public revenue? VIII the capacity
OF fight be abused by smugglers who
laugh at earthly lines OF tribute? Wm
u be necessary for chancellors OF ex-
cheQuers and secretaries OF treasures 10
send aIoft fleets Of winged OF inflated
revenue cutters? VIII the domain Of
statute law extend skywaTd. as well as
sntO the depths Of mining shafts?
II rival aerial lines are established
across the continent. wiz the Interstate
commerce Commission and the Supreme
Court be invoked as TO freight discrirnina-
tons, the long and the short flight, and
the merging Of competing routes? VIII
the relations between labor and capital
extend TO the upper regions. and shall we
have labor unions, trade agreements. and
strikes Of aeronauucal brotherhoods2
These tentative questions suggest IN
tried fields for legislatures and courts.
II probably BODIES 10 good 10 the Mad
sIullah that Mr. Taft has revoked one Of
8Ir. RooseveIrs pet Executive orders.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-27
Just Trousers.

From the Nashville American
A New York dispatch states that pan
taloon gowns wiz be seen in Fifth
avenue and Broadway not later than the
first week in June. and the new thriller
Ia feminine wearing apparel sets the
directoire gown upon a pedestal OF mod
esty- When the wearer stands still II re-
sembles an ordinary pretty costume The
moment she moves It is quite different.
What has seemed a skirt parts lust
above the knees. and regular trousers
come into view Trousers-just trousers.
They make no pretense Of being any
thing else
The Washington herald., 1909-05-27

our Congressional tariE revisers. namely.
the aid Of protected interests. The con-
test for the retention OF prizes IN the lot
terry Of taxation" says Senator shively.
would be transferred from the halls OF
Congress 70 the Executive department" :"
Tariff benehciaries would haunt the White
House and dog the footsteps Of depart
mental officers. The scramble for tariff
favors would be continually going on. for
every change in foreign tariff alters or
may alter the status Of our own.
Senator shively apprehends that the
consumer viii fare badly in the Execu-
tive distribution of tariff rates-a singular
but by no means impossible outcome.
II follows from the simple fact that the
general tariff, which VIII be the only
tariff in force by law after March 81 OF
next year, viii be the highest ever voted
by an American Congress. and it cannot
be lowered save BY the President him
self, after a process Of inquiry and ne
gotiation ending in an Executive edict
that the minimum duties shall be imposed
and collected II seems 10 be assumed
that this process viii be purely formal
But who can say that 1t may not en-
counter serious difficulties and delays. as
Senator Shively thinks, such as a diplo-
matte deadlock with some foreign nation.
and so subject cur foreign commerce TO
prohibitive duties? II fact. by the adop-
ton OF a maximum and minimum tariff.
are we not entering upon an unknown
region OF tariff terrors?
The Washington herald., 1909-05-27
THE MUsIc OF Erin OF OLD.

Sweet as the sound q far-away bsls.
Ringing and Ginning over the dells.
Deep IN the heart q memory dwells
The rlusic of E-n Of old.
A Enil9 ard a tEaT. zephyr Of june
An evening Of love. A wreath and rsne,
Soul Of song and life q tune,
Rose and shamrock sirdied IL gold
The mssie o. Erin Of Old
Strulg rs the roar q thgndsTing seas.
Soft as ths rustic Of leaves n the breeze.
Light as the wind over bloSsoCring leas-
Ths music Il Erin q old;
Voice Of hero ard prztsis Of enid.
Ge1tls ard feTcs as the vail of the Wild,
Flashing and Grooming. ca-essing and nild.
True and tender. pleading and bold
TIE music Of E-in of old
William Lzghtfoot Fiss0her. in Mlnsey's
The Washington herald., 1909-05-27
LET YOUR PAPER FOLLOW YOU.

The Washington Herald VIII be
mailed upon request 20 subscribers
leaving the city during the summer
months. Change Of address vii be
made as frequently Is desired no
tees OF such change should give
both the Old and new address.
Notify your carrier or nsTsdesler
or telephone Greet 70 The Wash
fngton Herald. 734 18th 81. NV The
subscription rzte Is the same ont
OF town as in-tfFe city.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-27

The platform makers OF the next Dem
Ocrstic convention may have trouble
framing the tariff plank OF 1s12.'' says the
Baltimore sun. So may the Republican
platform makers. But what viii either
plank amount 10 after being framed2
The Washington herald., 1909-05-27
I'D. wants Only the Earth.

From tae Boston Head
After the statement OF Miss Tarbelrs
brother that the independent oil prodUc-
ers want the duty on crude oil restored,
it's more q puzzle 5han ever TO know
what Rockefeller wants.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-27
Burned Child walls.

tsom the Charleston News and Courier.
Senator Gallinger, OF New Hampshire,
announces that he viii vote On the tariff
bill as his conscience dictates" The
rest OF the country has suffered more
from New England conscience" than
from anything else. New England greed
IS bad enough. but from TIE New England
conscience" Heaven helm Us.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-27

The governor-elect OF Georgia is said
10 be "a finished Greek scholar" How
ever. e little Greek here and there scat
tered through the average political ora
ton probably would not make it any less
ineligible.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-27

There IS 20 be a stiff tariff tax on pipes
under the new law. Still. the populace
viii be furnished many nice ones 10
smoke Just before the next Congressional
elections, and free OF charge. TOO.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-27

If those New Yorkers really want the
colonel to run for mayor, somebody ought
10 start an argument seeking to prove
that he could not hold down the job prop
erIv q elected.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-27

What does Col George Harvey mean
BY the expression stack up in Har-
per's Weekly?' inquiries the Charleston
News and Courier. Merely a little bluI,
perhaps.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-27
Oh. Of Course.

From the Nsw YORK Mall
Although the most recently killed rhi-
| noeeros weighed S,45s pounds. Il IS likely
that the chrOnicler viii apologize and say
that the biggest one got away.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-27
ONLY a Near GentIeman.

From the Richmond TinesD Dispatch.
The Houston Post refers to Adam as
true Southern gentleman" What q
slander, No Southern gentleman, true
OF untrue would ever have tried 90
blame it on the lady.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-27

The British censor. is very kind to Mr.
George Bernard shaw He always seems
willing 20 suppress one OF Mr.. Shaw's
plays IN England just before rs forth
coming American production Is an
nouncef
The Washington herald., 1909-05-27

IN order TO show that it is really scared
out OF its boots for fear Congress viii
DO something awful to it, tie sugar trust
has advanced the price Of its commodity
again.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-27

Senator Borah quoted the President as
an upward revisionist the other day. and
Senator Beverage quoted him as a down
ward revisionist. This would seem 20 sc;
them a-going and a-coming.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-27
&c Paramount Issue.

From TIE Louisville C0urier-Journal.
Senator Daniel is the latest. According
TO the distinguished Virginian, the Demo-
cratic party is not so much for a tariff
for revenue only as for quebracho firstly.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-27

OF all African game. the giraffe is the
most inofeasive: and yet the giraffe is
getting Il n the neck strenuousIy from
the colonel This. however, Is probably
not AZ all surprising to the good Dr.. Long
The Washington herald., 1909-05-27

London Is In considerably more Of a
hutter nowadays, It seems. than Boston
vas some eleven years ago. when II
feared a modern Spanish armada was
about 70 blow Il of the map.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-27
Hollands Infant Industry

From the Chicago Record Herald.
Queen wilhelmiua IS buying American
shoes for her baby. Are the Dutch stand
patters going to submit silently 10 this
outrage against the Holland wooden shoe
ElakeTs7
The Washington herald., 1909-05-27
Probably Won't Re Lonr.

From the OHIO State Journal
In lieu Of a regular lottery. Cuba might
start a guessing contest or how long it
will be before the United States has 10
intervene again.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-27
Didn,t Bother the Boz.

When my cflce boy fails to show Up
1 accept no excuse other than that OF
sickness or death n the family"
Sounds like a good plan"
1T is. he always has such an excuse.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-27
Xhr Ia ThisP

Barber shops have lots OF Innovations
just now-new apparatus. electric ma
chimes. Everything is down TO date with
them
YET they comb your hair Just as they
did in 1870"
The Washington herald., 1909-05-27

In the meantime. the innocent bystander
down IN Georgia is bearing the brunt Of
the railroad strike-as usual.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-27

All the newspapers are pratsing the
Seattle woman who drove burglar from
her house with a baseball bat Indeed,
she seems 70 have scored quite a hit.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-27

Two per cent OF the college graduates
go to Jail" says the Mexican Herald
When you say. ''Ninety-eight per cent Of
the Jail birds never were graduated from
college" II sounds better.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-27

We are moved 10 a pious hope. never
theless. that Mr.. Roosevelt viii leave a
few animals in Africa for future sports
men 10 operate upon.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-27
Prohihition $40 Note.
From he savannah Pres

Frozn the Sayanash Press
Bsfo.g a banquet, It is a case Of appe-
tite; 1gier the banquet too frequently 3
case O. hao1y-tight.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-27

Abdul Hamid has surrendered $780,
Oo0 70 the new Turkish government or
course, he does not care what happens
now.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-27

greater fault in the government which
had gone into desperate war unjusti-
fed and unprepared.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-27

Senator Lodge says trusts are myths
Is anything reaI2' inquiries the Pittsburg
Dispatch Yes, indeed; Senator Lodge IS
very real
The Washington herald., 1909-05-27
Concerninr GaIIery Goddesse..

From the Nashville American.
Calling the bathing beach a gallery Il
not bad. Ses7
The Washington herald., 1909-05-27

Every side show barker" az Coney
Island keeps on hand q nice Bostonese
vocabulary for Sunday use exclusively
nowadays.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-27

An Ohio scientist claims 70 be able 70
photograph sound. He would need a lot
Of fins TO snapshot a Senatorial tariff
debate
The Washington herald., 1909-05-27

Why is a Democrat?7 inquiries the New
York American. We should think he
would Ike 20 know himself
The Washington herald., 1909-05-27

Moreover, it is not at all probable that
Coney Island ever will get its Sunday lid
on straight.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-27
As Babies Do.

As Babies Do.
They're very natural"
What are7"
These dolls that close their eyes when
you put them 10 bed
Il see nothing natural about that. Il
would be natural If they opened their
eyes and yelled"
The Washington herald., 1909-05-27
4 LITTLE NONSENSE.
HIGHLY oRIGIxAL.

A quipster found himself one day
Without a topic for q, lay,
Yet fashioned he
No parody
About Maud Muller raking ray.
He'd psrodied for many years
Maud Muller and her hopes and fears,
And so this time
He wrote q rhyme
About the soldier at Algiers.
A Philosopher.
Why are you so enthusiasts about
pedestrianismY'
Because I cant afford an auto"
A bareback.
Polly want a cracker"
Polly decidedly does not replied the
dignifed bird. Polly would. however,
accept a caviar sandwich or bit OF pate
de foies gras"
Proof Positive.
Answer me this"
.'weng"
How do you know the duke loves
you?"
because he is insanely jealous OF
everybody who wants 10 know how much
money 7 have"
The Washington herald., 1909-05-27
In the Fusure

In the Future.
When women win, 7 guess
No rule vel see
That a new Senatress
Must silent be-
The Washington herald., 1909-05-27

II probably bOdes 10 good 10 the Mad
sdullah that Mr.. Taft has revoked one Of
aIr. RooseveIrs pet Executive orders.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-27

The captain OF a schooner that trades
between New York and Savannah IS
noted for his w.t." said Benson @ Ken
derson. OF Philadelphia. al the Riggs
last night. and on every occasion that
offers he loosens his shafts Of humor. TO
the chagrin and embarrassment o. It's
targets. Sooner or later tie singer gels
stung. END this chronic pun artist IS no
exception 70 the rule.
'On one occasion. when about two DAYS
out from New York. he approached 2
group OF sailors who were scrubbing TIE
forward deck. and. singing out big.
rawboned Irishman, who was experienc-
ing his first taste Of sailors life, ne
graveIy asked: Can you steer the main
mast down the foreeastle stsirsT Quick
as fash came the reply, Yes, sorr;
can, If you VIII stand below and col I.
uD.'
El independiente. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nuevo MeÌxico) 1894-19??, 1909-12-09

veces en- el m6vil de muchos de
sus abusos. Podrfanc citarse elem.
.plos de casos recientes de este
genero que han sucedido, pero
nos abstenemos de hacerlo, por.
que estamOs hablando en- termi.
nos generates Y no es propio des-
Gender al terreno individual.
Baste decir que el pueblo dehe te.
ner la vista fila sobre oficiales
que de esta manera abusah de
sus derechos, y que en- casos en-
que su delincuencia sea demos.
trada, cooperar con todo cello v
diligencia para que los abusos v
atropellos sean castigados. La
ley reconoce por inocente & todo
hombre acusado de crfmen hasta
que bajo un proceso legal 6 i'm
parcial es declarado culpable por
un iurado de sus iguales. No do
baio ninguna circunstancia au.
tOridad q un Official para asumir.
Sc un derecho que no tiene nj pa.
ra inculcar de crimen y usar de
vlolencia contra un ciudadano
que es inocente de todo NAL pro.
ceder. Las sospechas no son
pruebas Y es necesario obrar con
tiento antes de seguir causa 4 un
individuo y privarlo de- su liner.
tad, y los ofieiales que obran &
la ligera en- este particular y Sc
dejan llevar de preocupaciones
NAL fundadas son hombres peli.
grosos q la sociedad Y comuni-
dad y deben ser sujetados 8 amo.
nestados por sus superiores.
El independiente. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nuevo MeÌxico) 1894-19??, 1909-12-09

l'~ean vivameute que sen honra-
d. por su partido con el nom.
aramiento q un empleo que tan
hien y acreditadamente sabria
.iesempehar. Mr.. Winters no es
aspirante q ninguua posici6n nj
anbiciona el eInpleo de Secreta.
rio del Territorio. pero sus ami.
gos la proponen para el lugar
inrqnp Green que 10 merece me-
lnr que cualquier otro individuo.
v porque Green que la recomen-
iaci6n v prefereneia do la gran
'nayorfa de los Repnblicanos del
gran Condado de San Miguel. es
digna de ser acatada y tomada
en cuenta por los caudillos Re-
publicanOs del Territorio.
El independiente. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nuevo MeÌxico) 1894-19??, 1909-12-09
HOMBptS PtuGROSOS Ala
PAI Dtl CiUDADAN0.

No hay cosa que sea de mas
valor & una comunidad que un
Official de la paz celoso, efciepte
& intrepido, que no duerme ni Sc
descuida en- ell cumplimiento de
sus deberes, uue no transige con
su concipncia cuando se trata do
hacer respetar las leyes y de cas-
tigar q aquellns que las quebran-
tan, Y que. en- fin, es un baluarte
de seguridad Y protection para
los buenos ciudadanos. Tn off.
cial de esta eiudad merece todo
apoyo y aprobacion en- el ejerci-
clio de sus funciones, pues STEM.
pre- obra lie buena fe y jamas
abriga en- su pecho intenciones
torcidas que traigan por conse'
cuencia protejer al criminal Y
echar la culpa q un inucente.
Muy distinto de este genero es
aquel Official que ambicioso de la.
cirse aparenta gran cello en ell
descargo de sus deberes, pero que
siempre tiene en- su mente preo.
cupaciones arraigadas quele Qui.
tan todo escrGpulo en- el ejereicio
del derecho y poder que tiene.
Requirements el interes y la co.
dieia son ell movil desus acciones,
y cuando Sc trata de alg1n deli.
to envuelto en- el misterio adop.
tan metodcs turtuosos para a
clararlo, y q falta de ESQ tratan
de inculpar al primero que Sc les
antoja con el solo fin de ganar la
fama y ell nombre de astutos y
perspicaces. Generalmehte to.
man por blanc de sus inculpa.
clones q iufelices que no pueden
defenderse, y q fin de arrancar.
les una confession forzosa emplean
ell tormento Y otras yiOlencias
dignas de los tiempos barbaros.
Naturalmente, personals debiles
Y tfmidas se ven q veces obliga.
das por los sufrimientos iisicos &
confeSarse culpables de delitos
que no han cometido y NO seria
extraflo que sufriesen castigos
que no han merecido por obFa
nj por prneamientu.
Mayormente es sn conducta
censurable cuando cabe lugar d
-ospechas de que su empeno por
incuIpar iuocentes proviene de su
deseo do cubrir 4 los vprdadpros
culpables, y es bien sabido que
la antipatia racial entra muchas
El independiente. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nuevo MeÌxico) 1894-19??, 1909-12-09
DUtIO A MUERIE.

Nuevas de un duelo el dia de
acci6n de gracias en- Fairview,
Condado de Sierra, en- el que am.
bos combatientes fueron muer.
tos, se han recibido aqui. james
B. Taylor, minero bien conocido
Y capataz de Ia nina Tesoro de
los Estadns Unidos en- el Conda.
do de Sierra, & Isaac Patch, ga.
nadero, que han sido enenigos
desde que Sc case el Gltimo, hace
un aho, en- euya boda omiti6 en-.
War invitaci6n q la esposa do
Taylor, fueron los principales en-
Ell desafio. Los dos hombfes ha.
bian rehido continuamente So
bre esta materia y Ell dia de ac.
ciou de gracias, cuando Sc encon-
traron, sacaron ambos sus re.
v0lvers y rompieron fuego Cada
uno recibio dos heridas Y ambos
murieron en- ell acto.
El independiente. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nuevo MeÌxico) 1894-19??, 1909-12-09
AHORA ST PUfDt vtR I'll
COMtIA con uN IfIfSCOPl0


I'll gran cometa, conocido co.
mo de Hadley, ahora acercando-
Sc al sol, y va visible con telesco-
pios, y.que aparecera visible en-
Enero, pero aquellos que tienen
una vista sutfl pueden verla en-
cualquier noche clara desde aho.
ra en- adelante, especialmentecon
la ayuda de un par de anteojos
de opera.
A este tempo el cometa Sc ha.
liza en- la constellation del Toro,
la eual sale muy temprano en- la
tarde casi al oriente. Este CRU
po puede prontamente recono.
cerse por la grande estrella rogi-
"a, Albebaran. y por la proximi.
dad del pequeho y compacto CRU.
po de Pl6yadas, un poquito ha-
ella el poniente Y norte, por ma.
chos llamado "El Carrito," &
causa de su diseno, Taurus sale
un POGO mas temprano cada no.
che, pero ell cometa esta cami-
nando POGO q POGO hacia occi
dente y estara en- ell Aries en- Enc
70, pasando de alli q Pisces, en-
la cuaI estara on Mayo. Enton-
ces correra rapidamente hacia el
oriente.
Hasta el % de Ma,zo, el come.
ia Sc vera en- la noche. Enton-
ces pasara al poniente del sol y
Sc vera en- la mahana hasta 81 lS
de Mayo, cuando retornara al
oriente Y sera otra vez por la no.
che un objeto luminoso en- el cielo,
en- esta feeha la cola estara EN- el
plano del 0rbito de la terra v ex-
tendiendose directamente afuera
del sol. Un dia mas tarde la tie
IRA alcanzara 6sta posici6n en- su
6rbita, y como ent6nces estara
distante como trece milIones de
millas, el cometa probablemente
pasara su cola. Esto ha aconte-
cido varias veces en- 10 pasado,
sin causar ningdn disturbio So
bre la terra.
El independiente. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nuevo MeÌxico) 1894-19??, 1909-12-09

En la presente tpoea va.
rios lobos con piel de oyeia am.
dan hacienda el papel de buenos
Republiranos Y queriendo enga.
mar q Las autoridades de Wash
ington con falsas representation
mes de servicios pasados Y fntu
ros que nunca han prestado ri
nunca prestaran, A esta clase
es menester exponerlos en- sus
yerdaderos eolores.
El independiente. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nuevo MeÌxico) 1894-19??, 1909-12-09

Cuando 81 yilIano estaen ei mu-
10 no conoce q nadie del mundo.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-02-12

WANTED-PupiIs in voice or
piano. Cali or address Miss Hannah
Riverside Hotel C2-10-6
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-02-12

HOLD MEETING
SANTA MARIA IRRIGATION COM
PANY ELECTS OFFICERS.
Personnel of New DirectOrate-One
of Most Prosperous Institutions in
Valley, Will Enlarge Capacity and
Improve Otherwise.

To The Herald:
Santa Maria, Texas, Feb. 11.-San-
ia Maria was enlivened the last few
days with the presence of quite a
number of prominent gentlemen from
Brownsville and Saint Louis, Mo-,
who came to attend the annual meet
ing of stockholders of the Santa Ma
ria Irrigation company held here on
the Sth instant.
1t is understood that the melting of
the company was fruitful of good re-
suits. The secretary's annual report
showed considerable improvement and
increased demand for water facilities
for new land soon to be ready for the
pillow.
The election of officers of the COM
pany at this meeting resulted as fol-
lows; Judge E. C. Forto, president
and treasurer: Mr. Legrand W. Jones.
vice president; Mr. w A. Mcneil, sec
rotary
The board of directors is as fol-
lows: Judge E. C. FOrto and Messrs.
Legrand w. Jones, W. A. Mcneil, W
A. Harlan, q. w Adams and E. NJ
Lewis.
Within the next few weeks it is
predicted that many new improve
ments of the main canal and other
property of this company which have
been contemplated for some time. will
be realized.
The original pumping capacity of
this company's plant was $4,000 gal
Ions per minute and new one has
recently been installed with a capaci-
ty of $4,000 gallons per minute so
that the combined capacity at pres
ent is about $1,000 gallons per min
ute.
The Santa Maria Irrigation com
pany is one of the most prosperous
institutions in the Rio Grande Val
ley 1t is now irrigating about 400
acres of fine valley soil Under the
impetus given by this enterprise,
great development has resulted
around Santa Maria Wherever you
turn your eyes. you may see crowds
of men engaged in grubbIng land.
new fields to be added to the many
beautiful farms now surrounding the
little village of Santa Maria The
village itself is improving, and has
about $50 inhabitants.