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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-12-23

grieyously. But, if it could be
shown that the young man had borne
a high character up to the time that
he fell under the influence of that
demon-like woman, and that his be-
havior since his confinement in the
Penitentiary has been exemplary, /
have little doubt that he would go
free.
Very truly yours,
THOS. E. WATSON.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-23
Poets and Preachers.

We confess 10 some degree of skepti-
cism anent a recent remark accredited
10 Mr.. John D. Rockefeller, the gist Of
which indicated an opinion that the
poets and preachers OF this world are too
well fed"
We have been inclined TO accept the
contrary theory. and award to genius the
proverbial crust only upon which the
brains producing our masterpieces OF
literature. and so forth. are commonly
supposed to be nourished. It has been
our idea that the poets and preachers
Of most account in this world dwelt,
for the greater part, in attics on the one
hand. and modest parsonages on the
other. We have not been prone to con-
meet real poetry with pate de foie gras.
OF soul-searching sermons with the fat
Of the land. Hence. to hear that they
are too well fed shakes credulity and
shocks a number OF heretofore firmly
fixed ideas.
Genius never hourished healthiIy in a
dollhouse. and never will. we think
Poems are the children OF suffering In the
great majority Of instances, and great
sermons come up from the depths, as a
rule-they do not descend from the
heights. Paradise Lost was. we suspect
more a glorious effect OF Millions blind
ness than a product aided and abetted by
a good digestive apparatus amply sup
piled with food.
Il may seem. on occasions. that things
are very much awry in this world in
respect Of this. The man who gives
birth to a noble. pulsating. and uplifting
thought. impressively and beautifully ex-
pressed. should. in the nature OF things.
as that goes, have personal recompense.
But. if he dimes regularly and well, viii
the great thoughts come TO him-would
the world ever know, or care? Probably
not Therefore, let genius be content
with its crust. and be satisfied that
virtue is its own reward. and a blessing
something to be given. not received.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-23
MAN.oF. HoUR-LowpENl

II the Illinois legislature Is going
70 turn down Albert ]. Hopkins,
United States Senator-and * begins
70 LOOK mighty much like it-then.
al we've got to say is. II VIII make
a huge, everlasting. iFTeDaTable, TN
psrdonable. monumental mistake Il
il fails 20 elect Frank o. Lowden
in his place. Far BE It fron The
Stick to NEEDLE in Illinois politics.
but it has a right 10 be heard.
and simply voices public opinion
now running rampant in these parts
when II asserts that the legislature
could 90 farther ard fare worse than
to elect Frank o. he is a sturdy
son CT toll. fresh from the TILED and
untitled soil-as San Blythe 50 sp1y
puts it-and an aching Void in the
Senate calls for Just such men as
be.
Hurrah FOR Lowden, He Is our
ehoioe-frst. last, and all the tine.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-23
Sad Srate Of the Peanut Industry

We hasten to condole with the Hon.
Francis Rives Lassiter. of the Fourth
Virginia district. on the PROSTATE con
dition OF the peanut industry. Mr. Las
sitter. according 10 the Congressional Di-
rectory, IS Democrat. but he takes
issue with the declaration Of the Deme-I
cratic national platform that there should
be a gradual reduction Of protectivel
duties to a revenue basis, at least so far
as that declaration affects. or would af-4
feet. if II stood any show Of finding ex-
preston in a tariff bill, the singularlyI
unremunerative business Of raising pea
nuts in the WORKOUT soils Of Tidewater
Virginia In short. it is a business badly
in need Of protect;on-Democratic protec-I
ton preferable. but the Republican brand
acceptable. Pauper foreigners raise pea
nuts and dump them at inopportune times
on the American market; even the ter
rible Jap has taken to growing COOLERS.
and supplies the Pacific Coast with an
indispensable American condimenL Fifty.
cents TO 81 a day is the going wage in
Mr.. Lassiter's district for workers in the
peanut fields. Can these munifcently re-
warded American laborers be expected
to thrive on the cheap rations Of the
Spanish peasant or the japanese cooHe2T|
Yet misguided people persist in going
into this unthrifty industry. In ten years
the Virginia peanut output has increased
rs per cent. that Of North Carolina N
per cent. OF Georgia 12s per cent, and so
on. the average increase in eight South
ern States being 20 per cent. In the
same States the acreage devoted 10 grow
ing peanuts has increased I53 per cent in a
decade. The price received by the farmer
for his product has jumped during the
same period from 2 cents to IS cents a
pound, or over 50 per cent. The specific
duty OF cent q pound has remained the
same, but the al valorem duty has de-
creased from 72.s6 per cent to 1402 per
cent, because the value Of the foreign
product has also increased. Thus the
higher the foreign price the less the pro-
lection 70 American industry, according
to Mr. Lassiter's way Of thinking. and
the more difficult it is to compete with
importations-a very interesting contribu-
ton to tariff lore.
a worthy infant industry this. produc-
ing but I5.o00eoO bushels out Of worlds
total Of soa0oec0o Precarious it may be.
as Mr.. Lassiter tells US. but il must be
profitable to somebody, If the farmer does
get the worst Of it. A tariff tax would
help the farmer make more money. says
the Virginia statesman It might. If the
peanut trust would let him. But If pea
nuts are not a necessity, but luxury.
as Mr.. Lasslter urges. why encouraged
their growing at all? We part company
with or Virginia friend on this propo-
sition- The peanut is the most demo-
cratic Of ali edibles and a universal ueces-
sity. II protected by the tariff at al. i'll
should be On the ground that 50 vital al
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-23
OPERA AND THE PEOPLE.
Popular Appreciation More OF an
Inducement Than Gold.

knCucemen1 thau Sold
MARY Garden. in Eyerybody's
IN the ranks Of operate progress must
be found. not Society. with a big S. but
the people OF all classes. who make up
the real taste OF the nation Opera always
has been and always viii be. no doubt.
the fad Of the rich. And modern music
drama IS stiH the most expensive Of all
forms Of artistic entertainment But why?
BY what right or reason2 As far as
artistic satisfaction goes. 7 would rather
sing for nothing TO a crowd OF poor PEG
pie than for $500 in a salon. So would
any artist. Why should men and women
every bit as capable Of appreciating music
as the very rich and fashionable be kept
out OF opera houses by the price Of seats?
But until we have good opera through
the country, with plenty OF seats at a
reasonable price. We cannot be wholly
sure whether we have q real public at
large for opera or not. whether our az
lection for music drama goes deep into
the fiber OF public taste OF IS merely a
superficial thing on the glirteTing surface
Of fashionable life.
Incidentally. we cannot -ery well have
plenty OF seats az reasonable price until
we pay more reasonable price for our
singers. The golden voice Is in no small
measure 10 blame for the cost Of opera
When a manager pays $3.50 night for
one singer alone. he's got 10 get II back
out OF the public. wonder II any human
voice Is really worth $3.50 a night? Isn't
that price g hOthoUse product, a forced
valCe2 Until II comes Down, the price
OF opera VIII not come down 70 what II
ought 70 be for the masses. The rich,
Of course. may always be permitted 70
pay what they choose for their boxes
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-23
Iunanese Immigration.

II would be a serious matter for Cali
fornia. and possibly for the country. II
that splendid state should become
virtually a japanese province by reason
Of the numerical. Industrial. and financial
preponderance Of its japanese residents.
What chance is there OF any such occur
rence7 None at all. If the numerical
increase OF the japanese by immigration
affords any indication Of the extent and
seriousness OF the japanese invasion, for
under the agreement with Japan by
which passports to the United States are
refused certain classes Of emigrants. the
coming OF japanese TO our continental
territory has all but ceased.
The figures given in the annual report
OF the Commissioner General Of Imuli-
grafton are conclusive on this point. Dur
ing the fiscal year 1908 but s544 japanese
were admitted 10 continental United
states territory. Of whom more than one
half were not Of the laboring class. Of
this total sis departed from our terri
tory. so that the net Increase Of our
japanese population was only 3,S2s. The
japanese immigrants destined 70 Cali
fornia numbered 2.TSa. and lice left the
state. making the apparent net gain 70
|Canfornia's population from japanese
immigration but LS21 for the fiscal year
1908 Similarly, in 1907. when the tide Of
japanese immigration reached its height
but 1851 were destined for California.
The report Of the Commissioner General
for that year does not give the de-
partures.
That the terms of our immigration
agreement with Japan are being scrupu-
lousy observed by the japanese authori-
ties is proved by the most recent immi-
grafton statistics. BY that agreement
Japan undertook to issue passports only
to such Of its subjects as are nonlabor-
ers, OF are laborers who, in coming TO
the continent, seek 10 resume a formerly
acquired domicile, 10 join a parent, wife.
OF children residing there. OF to assume
active control OF an already possessed
interest IN a farming enterprise in this
country" In the month Of June last
4S5 japanese applied for admission into
this country. Of whom 4s2 had proper
passports. Fifty-six Of this number were
found TO come within the prohibited
classes. OF the remainder 14s were former
residents. l7e parents. wives. or children
OF residents, and 81 new arrivals not
laborers The Commissioner General as
sumes that those OF the prohibited classes
who had proper passports had succeed
ed in deceiving the japanese passport
officials The supervising inspector OF
the Mexican border reports a marked de-
crease in japanese arrivals. and thinks
the present regulations entirely effect
i've"
As japanese immigration has shown a
still further decrease since last June, the
departures actually exceeding The ar
rivals, It IS manifest that so far as labor
ers are concerned the agreement with
Japan has been successful in practically
stopping the immigration Of that class,
and that the permanent additions 10 the
japanese population Of the country. or
even Of the Coast States, are now TOO
Insignificant 70 arouse any concern
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-23

ne utSt once ne received from MS
people was the State senatorship- From
the State senate he was promoted to the.
National House Of Representatives. ard
served in that body three Congresses Be
fore he took his seat in the Fffty-eighth
/ Congress. Dir. Long was elected to the
/ United States Senate 10 succeed a Demo
crat. Since he has won the Senatorial
[ toga, he has been an ardent supporter
/ Of the Roosevelt policies. and is always
counted with the administration on
measures emanating from the White
House
Senator Long was one Of the original
Taft men. and at one time was prom
/ inently mentioned for a Cabinet berth
| He IS chairman Of the Census Committee.
a member Of the Committee on the Dis
| trict Of Columbia, and other committees
Of less Importance.
The second session OF the sixtieth Con-
gress seems 10 be having a great deal Of
| trouble as 70 the meaning OF words; that
IS, some members OF both branches Of
the national legislature have q habit Of
using wrong words. The latest mlsinter-
/ probation occurred IN the House OF Rep
resentatives.
Representative Foss, who was manipu-
lating the naval appropriations bill.
stated a proposition Ito complete q ma
rine garrison at Philadelphia by the
addition OF a wing. Representative Fitz-
I gerald. OF New York, always alert, in
terrupted with: why, garrison IS the
men. They constitute the garrison. and
Il has never been held that putting wings
I on anything Is a continuance OF a public
work in progress.
Mt Foss stil Insisted that garrison"
/ applied 10 the whole business. but the
Chair sustained q point OF order against
I the word. and Foss changed the word TO
I marine barracks"
/ Representative Tawney. who Is usually
/ serious, especially when appropriations
and Secret Service are being considered.
once in awhile gets in a little humor.
/ Quite an argument had arisen over the
cost OF a Pinch gun. and the cost
/ OF refining. when necessary II was
stated that Pinch gun cost Sa00Ga.
and after being fired 10 times had 20 be
1 refined al a cost OF S12.090 and further
| that such 8 gun would not last through
/ one real heavy battle Representative
/ FoSs alluded 10 the fact that the battle
/ OF the Sea OF Japan was fought and NOE
( IN forty minutes. II was suggested that
when Admiral Dewey, who commanded
( the American vessels at the battle Of
Manila Bay, stopped for breakfast. he
/ stopped 10 refine his guns
/ No said watch dog Jim Tavney. ''he
/ stopped 10 refine the stOmachs OF his
men"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-23

CBy request-0f the suthor.}
Texssi
Land Of the red-hesded widows
Land q the intoxicating black bass
Land of the gigantic lemon.
Lsad q strawberries.
Land Of jsckpots and ;ouduiis.
jog. jesssmine. and jphilstion.
JagS. iolies. and joIees.
oh. Texas.
Land q the gopher and the gera,
mum.
The galiinippe- and the Erasshopper
Lanl II the palmetto and the Pine
The pickanniny and the pumpkin
pie.
Oh. Texas
Sweet. somnolescent, sonorous. sat
isfyins.
sanctim0uious. salubrious. sapphir
esqle.
And supreTnei
Texas. Oh. tremendous and tempest
IONS Texas
Wherefore and Why art thou. Texas
George u. Bailey.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-23
VOL II. NO IS.
Cur Note. II you see II in fhs Big
Sub. itisn Z neosssarily So
EVERY SATURDAY.
JoLLYNG THEM ALONG.

We learn that President Roosevelt
hopes 70 ''jo1y" the California peo-
BE slonE 50 that they VII do roth
ing that may provoke var with
japan. which. according to the dis
patches. Is greatly 70 be feared. 70
This. Of couze. strikes a new note
in the e7eT-p7sseut problem Of coz
Aict between State and Federal
rights L has always been clearly
understood that each state II the
Union might pass ard enact such
laws as It deemed necessary for It's
Own welfare. VIXEN such laws come
into conflict with the Federzl law
there Was provided q method Of com
promise.
But the situation lust nov Is 50
grave, the danger that threatens Is
50 roTtent0gs that II IS most for
tunate that We have in the White
House a President who. Unbound by
fornalities and declining 70 be
chained b. precedent, adopts the new
method Of ''jollyius them slens."
Adore everything else-sesing TIE
unfortiied condition of cur Pacific
coast and regarding the fact thai
the whole q our feet is on the
other side Of the WoEld-Ee must
have peace with Japan That Is
the great demand Of the Federal
government, no matter how much
iollyinE has 70 be done. OF course.
the people Of California have a per
feet nght 70 pass such laws as they
may deem Necessary for their own
protection. IN spite Of the friendly
letters that have passed between the
japanese Ambassador and sir. Root.
but for fear thst they might pass
some laws that would trench on the
sensibilities Of our yellow friends. il
seems TO be Necessary that President
Roosevelt should .'joily then along. .
It Is lucky that the task has fallen
to Mr.. Roosevelt. He. more than
any other Executive We have ever
had. perhaps. Is shifted pTe-eminently
for the work
II. however. iollying them along
sbould chance TO fail. tecsuse OF the
vide publicity given to the Prrsiden-
tial purpose. there IS always the
biz stick to fan back on. It was
used onoe 70 numb the Pacific Coast
into aoquiescence. Il may be brought
into use again.
n the mssntize. II the laps don't
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-23
NoTABLEs IN TOWN.

On this beautiful. Sg1-kissed SstuT-
day m0TDinE-p7pTlded Il isn't Taln-
inE. sleetnE. hailiug. showing. blow
ing. uinefeet-deep-in-fog OF somethins
equally as WOrSe-whgn al l. peT-
feet peace IN Wonderful Washington
{ezoe7t now and then q stray broad
SIDE from the White House toward
Congress, OF vice versa. L is a
sweetly solemn, Lot 70 say highly
ecscstic. thought 20 Snow tia;
George MsTceilUs Bailey, Of Heller
Ing Houston. and Franklin p.
Adams. Of Glce-o-ri-Ous Gotham. are
IN our midst shaking hands with
their mary friends, especially sm0nE
the pencl-Vlshers hereabout-
George and Frank sure are locking
fine. and say they Ike Washington
ard wish they lived here.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-23
The PHILOSOPHY OF
FIFTEENTH STREET

Connie Ediss Just longs TO b a
real 'loidy-"
Have you seen the new EaistCoats
that Ton Hume Is sporting these
days,
Aren't these electric herdics Goatz
You can take an automobile rids for
5 cents
Have you noticed hcW vel the
front Of my marble building matches
with the snows
can't understand Il. but Bis
. Reyburn SAYS that PHILADELPHIA IS Z
real lively place.
sam Hart and Frank Seeb-irE
hold the records as the tsuais
/ champions q Anacostia-
Have you seen Ralph Lee doing
I the "direeting" stunt az The Com
mercial Bank7 It's 4 great 10y
Dick FsaTn says that the two things
that are oTerestimated in this world
are a pipe organ and fruit cake.
Ike Richard P. Fechhsimer.
but 1 never guessed until the other
I day that his Fiddle name was
Pure"
jim Hoos tells ne that at least
one q the tribes n Central Africa
/ worships the setting instead q the
/ rising sun
I wonder why Il IS that Eddie
/ Walsh GETS 50 enthusiastic about
I baseball when the snow IS not on
the grounds
I have some clerks in nv oalce
who I know are doing their very
best But they might do more Il
gave them bonus.
William Loeb, IT.. has promised
ne a complete set Of toe Presidents
papers. If ! can find a room large
enough to hold thcEl.
] saw chap in the Shorshan the
other DAY telling funny stories 70 a
LADY. she never laughed once. Then
I realized that she was probably his
wife.
understand that Col William ?.
Hart IS over in New York getting
supplies FOR his chemical laboratory.
snd also getting a tip on bow %
make S0-ccnt US.
/ had luncheon with Kyrle Bel
lev the other dsy. and he told ne
more about hunting trips in Central
Africa than he had a chance 20
tell Roosevelt. Loeb heard the
stories. though. Then ny name g0t
IN the paper wrong. siy luckl
The only man in Washington who
finds difculty IN getting a horse
/ TO CaTry him. besides PreGdent-elcCt
Taft. IS julius Goidenbcrg, bur then
he's good nstured. ". B. r.
] Read BingEins BaEle to-norrOu.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-23
BY YE LOCAL SCRIBE.

Cuno n. Rudolph contemplatss a
few days rest soon.
The coming Inauguration has a live
advance agent in James s. Henry,
Editor Fay. Of the Boston Trav-
eler. called at our sanctum Friday.
Louis Garthe deeply deplores the
fresh outbreak Of ant-Japancse agi-
tatioR-
We noticed Benz woodruff
handsome couutensnce on T street
yesterday.
Charles c. Randolph has organized
a Garfield Hospital circle q the Op-
timist Club.
Correspondent W. S. Couch is
making a deep study q the farm
Ing uplift movement
The thanks Of this sheet are due
its friend Frank Preshrcy. OF New
York. fer recent favor.
John L. Weaver was unaroidably
absent from the last meeting q the
Chamber Of Commerce directory.
John S. shrirer authorizes 8 de-
Nal Of the IMPORT that Dc IS 70 be
a member Of TIE Roosevelt Darkest
Africa expedition
Allen d. Albert. r.. is az work
On another poem for this sheet. and
promises 90 have e ready IN few
weeks Il is 20 he a p2rcdy en- Ed
yard Grahsm's eIusion on florists.
now circulating IN sud auimsting
cur midst.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-23
ODE TO WASHINGTON.

written for The Stick
L
Beautiful. wonderful WASHINGTON
City q Roosevelt and Co1GeNneu
Fair IS thy face 20 gaze upon,
Han and q hOwdy 20 thee
Spick and span and white Is thy
Capitol.
Not bad 70 lock on a. all. az az;
From the Raleigh way cut 70 TIE
Mail, the Mai.
You sTe swell elegant, geel
on. but it's nice 70 be over here.
Fer from New York and its cheer
less cheer:
I shall sure hate TO 20 back there!
L VII knock me plum out-yes
street.
".
Blessings descend on thee. Washing
ton
Greater and greater Erow thy re
nOwn.
Historic. lovely old Teddytnwni
Home Of the brave and the freel
Franklin z. Adams.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-23
Too Late.

From the Boston Herald
Appointing a Congressional committee
to consider the expediency Of expunging
supplementary remarks from the Con-
ressional Record after the unexpurgated
edition has gone before the country IS
highly suggestive OF the familiar Joke
about locking the stable door.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-23

-4O4f anu re " ~ DI
succeeded by ex-
Fourth Assistant
Postmaster General
BristOw. The retiring
Senator is a native Of
Pennsylvania, hav-
ing been born IN
Perry County. In $50
he moved, with his
parents, to Missouri,
and fourteen years
later passed over the
line into Kansas,
settling at Paola-
Mr.. Long studied
law and was adj
mitted to the bar
when twenty-five
years old. Locating
at Medicine Lodge.
he hung out his sign
and has practiced
law there continu-
Ously.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-23

necessity should be produced at home on
American soil by American labor. and
for the emolument OF American capital.
American peanuts for American citizens
say We.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-23
CAPITOL GOSSIP.

one Of the administration Senators. who
viii give way to man more or less a
radical. IS Senator Chester ]. Long. Of
Kansas. Mr. Long failed Of renomina-
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-23

beautiful OF Episcopal hymns. ''Hark. the
Herald Angels Sing" has been para
phrased 10 read. "Hark. the Red-Nosed
angels Sing
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Won't Admit 1t.

= don't remember ever having seen a
joke writer
''Oh. a Joke writer always pretends 10
be IN some other line"
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To Play or NOt TO Play .

Gould you find out how I stand with
your father2"
Why do you want TO know asked
the magnate 5 daughter.
He gave me a tip on the stock market
to-day
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-23

The Hopkins Senatorial machine out in
Illinois seems slightly afflicted with that
baiky feeling.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-23
Russian Game.

From The New YORK Times.
The Car is undoubtedly an unfortunate
man and deserving Of sincere pity. but
for unite other reasons than that he can
not go 10 Africa and shoot Hons. What
he considers The necessity to have a
dozen OF two OF his own subjects shot
every day might well weigh upon hise
more than that
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-23

Ike what California Is doiaE. Cali
fCrnia being a State sovereign 70 Il
self, What are they going % Do
shout II; En-
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-23

We don't believe, either, that It Is up to
Senator Tillman TO explain that ne didn't
have anything 20 Go with the disappear
ance Of the Sargasso Sea.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-23

Senator Bailey fears some members Of
Congress are inclined to dress up too
much Perhaps that is one reason Mr..
Roosevelt inelines to dress them down
occasionally.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-23

Real golf players ike John D. Rookie
Teller and Mr.. Andrew Carnegie probably
wonder what fun Mr.. Taft gets out Of the
game. IN view Of his admission that he IS
a humble puppy" on the JOB.