The Washington herald., 1909-06-25
AT THE HOTELS.

"Out o. a total foreign commerce Of
upward Of Sioo,o0ooo0 IN Argentina ,. con-
tinued Mr.. Major. cur share Is oniv
about f25.ooo,ooo- Not only Is the Arren-
tine -four driving the -four Of orr North
west out OF Brazilian ports bur eour
from Austris-Hungary Is doing the Same
thing. And the chief reason for II fs 10
be gopnd IN the fact that the freight
rates on -four By subsidized Austrian lines
10 Brazil are much lower than the rates
BY the ships Of the foreign eombines
from New York 20 Pernambuco. Rio.
and Santos.
Our export trade 70 South Africa
continued Mr.. Major has fallen OF
heavily IN recent years. At the same
time, Canadian exports TO Cape Town
and Natal have increased from sZs.Si5 70
S2-22S.ooo. The chief reason for this Is the
establishment OF direct Canadian sub
sidized steamship line. Our consul gen
/ eral az Cape Town states that. while
freight rates by the steamships OF the
European combine from New York %
Cape Town are 1910 per ton and 20 East
! Liverpool and Durham S7.9l the rates By
the subsidized Canadian ships from Mon
/ treal are A26 and S4S. thus giving a
great advantage 70 Canadian manufac-
( turers, farmers. and lUmbermen. as com
pared with their American competitors
Speaking OF the belief and death Of
Robert G. Ingersoll. James ". Wright
\ OF Boston. who is al the New Willard,
said recently there was much misconcep-
ton as regards the life. belief, and death
Of Ingersoh
/ 'Ingersol died July 2, 1880. almost ten
years ago. There Is not the slightest
evidence that his views concerning mat
I ters Of religion and the future state ever
/ changed. He died without a moments
warning The published accounts al the
7 time OF his death stated that he had gone
I 70 his summer home at Dobbs Ferry TWO
I days before. apparently n good health
Shortly after his arrival he complained
I Of a slight indispositicn.
"On the day OF his death he spent the
morning in MS room. and shortly before
he was stricken his wife offered 20 have
his luncheon sent upstairs He laugh
ingly replied that while he did not feel
quite as young as he used 70. he could
come down with the others When he
finished speaking he feu back into his
chair, dead"
/ Judge w T. Patterson. Of Chicago. who
IS at the Arlington, said last night he
( had noticed what seems 10 be a wave OF
I petty crimes committed by young men
and boys.
There Is no doubt that there are many
I boys whose home influences are not for
/ good, but I have noticed among many
people, who would resent quickly any
such imputati0n concerning their BOYS. a
tendency 10 foster IN their children dis
regard q authority and law. For in
stance. they viii take the child's part as
against the teacher AZ school every time.
telling the child il need not do as the
tc- her says. thar the teacher cannot
make them dc certain things, and not
I long ago heard one mother actually tel
? her seven-year-Oid son that the teacher
did not know as much as he did
Then again. parents are too lax about
making the child respect the civil su-
thOrity- When a sign Is posted that 10
coasting is 10 be allowed at such a place
and mothers allow their children 70 slide
at that particular place. is she not cul-
tivsting disregard of the laws OF the
city,
Again when q child hears It's father
constantly decrying the lawmakers OF
The city. state. and country, does he not
grow up with q contempt for the govern
ment2 Legislatures may be open 70 cen
sure, but u Is not the part OF the growing
l child 20 co the censring.
1T seems 70 me the growing evil OF our
times Is the utter lack OF respect for
/ those IN authority. Is IL not better 10
/ teach our children that. whatever our
I private opinions may be. the law is 70
/ be Obeyed? Is il not better 70 teach
/ them that the men who form our govern
ment are 20 be respected. and II there
must be a time OF 6isillusionnent let Il
/ l-r NH rr 80 -
and has reasoning faculties 10 see that
lawlessness IS not TIE way TO right
wrongs2 Parents weaken their own au-
l thOriry over children when they teach
them 70 defy the authority of others.
While our government stands for liberty.
II parents would teach their children
respect for the lawful authority o. the
home. q the government. and OF God, We
would have. within a generation. not only
less crime. but better citizens and a bet
ter government"
The AIlegssh country Is aregion whose
extent. wealth OF resource. and natural
beauty are but slightly comprehended
even BY the people OF Maine" said Jere-
miah h Mason. OF Portland. Ne, al the
Riggs last night. 1T is. 70 al save 4
few Ioggers and sportsmen an unknown
land. the last remaining corner OF Maine
that is yet 70 be explored and embraced
IN civilization This great river basin
contains approximately $4,000 acres. OF
about L475 square miles OF territory
rather more than the area OF the State
OF Rhode Island On the lands tributary
70 the St John River system IL Maine
Of which system the Allegash Is the
chief stream. there are now standing
about 7000.0o0 o0.o00 feet OF spruce timber.
more than 40o.0o0.000 feet OF pine. about
. 20e0, .0oo feet OF cedar. and vast quan-
titles OF hardwood. II IS estimated that
the annual growth OF natural increase
Of the spruce alone 10 the valley OF the
Ailegash is S0000.oo0 20 100 10000 feet.
which quantity could be cut every year
without diminishing the supply"
TT begins 70 look now as II Representa-
tive J. NJ Miller viii be renominated
without opposition" said George T. MI
Ter. Of Kansas City, at the Riggs last
night MILLER was one OF the FIRST mem
bers OF the present Kansas delegation
marked for slaughter In fact q des-
perate EFFORT was made 20 slaughter him
last year, but Il failed At that time II
was announced that the fight would be
renewed, and every move on the political
checker board until recently indicated
that the threat would be carried out
But there has been a change in the pro-
gramne. The why or wherefore of IL
isn't known. and possibly II Is only q
trick 70 fh~ou- Miller ana his friends or