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The Washington herald., 1909-01-11

duties Of marines. II is Of advantage to
have the value OF the marines fully
known to Congress. 10 the end that
the government may obtain every advan-
tage from that efficient body Of trained
men. There has been a suspicion that
the action toward the marines has been
founded on prejudice. The investigation
which is being conducted by the House
Naval Committee win disclose whether
such is the case, and there viii be p
practical benefit from the inquiry.
The Washington herald., 1909-01-11
Once IN Infant. AIuar..

From the Hartford Tines
In this country every industry is an
infant industry until II Is dead. That IS
the doctrine OF those who are arguing
for the continuance Of duties on iron
and steel Anybody who disputes this
doctrine is not merely wrong; he does
not know what he is talking about. No
matter II the testimony comes from the
greatest American manufacturer Of iron
and steel. II he favors free trade in
those metals he is an ignoramUs. BY the
same logic, John D. Rockefeller would
prove himself a Ounce and fit TO be
placed under a guardianship II he were
to advocate the abolition Of the duty on
petroleum
The Washington herald., 1909-01-11
ON HAMPSTEAD HEATH.

Beyond the ssr-ied streets ard mean.
Beyond the houses gray.
! sFrzsa, beneath SKY ET0E1 clszn.
Ny apron 70 the dsy.
Where men may rest ard meu nay jest.
Where men may dream Or pay.
Far OFT, fsr out, with fingers sim.
watch The DARK walls spread:
| see the fields I loved glow DIN.
Grow gashed With BLACK ard re5;
see the lanes ike ghosts fit b.,
Like ghosts among their dead.
III alone. With bosoTn torn.
Yet. al! what tender hznds
An EFT upon a throne forlO-n
Above the stricken lands.
One last poor hold Of greea and god
Above the falling sands.
All. poet clerks. al, toilers Tals,
Al. lovers poor and fond,
Stl. sui foT you guard the vale.
The hr-t-se and tbs fund.
The little paths that bend and dip.
The Tcst white roads beyU1d.
The crescent noon. the sUEzneT dusk
The deep e-chsntsd tres
The little hills that hide the town.
And slumosr On ny knees.
The mayo mirrors, bright and d1TE
With stars and mysteries.
Il. q. Bsshf0rd. IN TIE Specsatov.
The Washington herald., 1909-01-11
Womau's Position

From the New Yozk Evening Post
The very fact that We have set Up q
high standard Of conduct for women and
punish its infraction severely is complete
proof that a wife Is not something pos
sessed. but something possessing. Slave
owners never concern themselves with
the morals OF their slaves, but the people
are almost invariably interested in the
morals Of those above them.
The Washington herald., 1909-01-11
We Have No Kaiser.

From the San Ffancisco ChrUzicls
The foreign critics Of democracy have
not been slow 10 seize upon the indiscre-
ton OF the President. and are gleefuliy
speaking OF him as the American Kaiser.
The title is misapplied. There are no
Kaisers IN the United States because
there are no subjects After q little re-
Election the critics viii realize this. and
viii conclude that KaiseTism cannot -four
ISL on American soil.
The Washington herald., 1909-01-11
A Harmless RInn.

That young feIler Is a hypocrite." de-
ciared the girls father, and know It .
Why so2''
I'm satisfied that he doesn't feel half
the interest IN the family that be pre-
tends"
The Washington herald., 1909-01-11

Korean labor circles are very much ex-
cited over a report said TO have been
put out by the government TO the eject
that the wages OF the government en-
plOyes are 10 be increased from eight 10
nine cents a day. Evidently, they are pre-
pairing to pull OF some sort OF national
election over there.
The Washington herald., 1909-01-11
Two Notable Rrnfhers.

From the Charleston News and Courier
We are under the impression that four.
fifths of the people Of this country be-
lisve that Theodore Roosevelt and B. r.
Tillman are the controlling stockholders
in the rugged honesty supply Of Amer
cans
The Washington herald., 1909-01-11
Getting Into Action.

Fen the Baltimore American
Il is expected that soon the pitchfork
viii be in action and that the jabs will be
Of unusual and concentrated ferocity. Its
forthcoming duel with the big stick is
awaited eagerly by all those who love q
good fight
The Washington herald., 1909-01-11

An Alabama gentleman has discovered
that the sentence. Pack my box with
FIVE dozen liquor jugs" is the shortest
possible in which all the letters Of the
alphabet may be crowded. And that still
leaves two words margin on the ten
word telegram limit.
The Washington herald., 1909-01-11
Lonely but Peaceful

From the Louisville CO1rie7-J0urlAL
America viii be lonesome when PresI-
dent Roosevelt is gone" says a Cleve-
lander. There was a man who carved
upon the tomb OF his contentious wife:
I'm lonely now-but powerful peaceful. +"
The Washington herald., 1909-01-11
Not a Common VARIETY

From the Omaha Bes.
Senator Knox is a small man physical
ly, but HIS togs IS apt 10. be large for the
man chosen to succeed him. The Knox
variety Of statesman is far from common
IN Pennsylvania
The Washington herald., 1909-01-11

They have tried queer freaks In New
York society so long that for sheer nov
elty's sake they are returning 70 CON-
mon sense methods A prominent hostess
served buckwheat cakes and sausage at
the end OF a dance the other evening.
The Washington herald., 1909-01-11
CasunI Comment.

Who is the laxative girl in the lower
box?'
That's Miss Sosndso. Her father is
worth q million dollars"
I should think he could afTord 20 buy
her some company manners"
The Washington herald., 1909-01-11

From The Charleston Hsvs and Courier.
Although woman In her hours Of ease
is uncertain, coy and hard to please, =
she Is stin harder to please when she Is
hustliDg about dinner for unexpected com
pany.
The Washington herald., 1909-01-11

There are ten times as many men as
there are women IN jail, says a sufIra-
gette. We suppose Il would be ungallant
10 suggest that this admitted condition
may be q tribute 10 our innate national
gaIlantry.
The Washington herald., 1909-01-11

Now that there Is much talk going
on about -mOdernizing'' China, We sus-
pect Il might be a good idea for the citi-
zens OF that land TO begin mailing down
q few things. good and tight
The Washington herald., 1909-01-11
Banking Growth.

From the New York Journal Of Comne-ce
Il IS exactly 10 years since the first
bank in the United States opened its
doors in Philadelphia To-day there are
6.sS5 national banks. with a paid-in capital
Of S921. 900, COO.
The Washington herald., 1909-01-11
Courage in Others.

From TIE London Nstior-
OF all the virtues. there is none 50
treacherous as courage, none so uncertain
as possession. Yet we have no mercy on
the man or woman whom II fails
The Washington herald., 1909-01-11

II It is true. as reported. that Mr. An
drew Carnegie is financing the graft in
vestigation in Pittsburg. it may be that
he has at last discovered a means Of
achieving his ambition Of dying poor.
The Washington herald., 1909-01-11

'.JChn D. Rockefeller Is going IN fer
play-writing says the Detroit Free
Press He should be well qualified for
writing anything from a farce-comedy to
q real tank-drama-
The Washington herald., 1909-01-11
In the Dark.

Ger choices we fume and fret,
Each day a new surprise.
II Taft has formed a Cabinet,
De ought 20 put Us wise.
The Washington herald., 1909-01-11
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
4 MECHANICAL. TOY.

May had a little lamb
When Christmas came around.
II ran on wheels
At Mary's heels,
When It was nicely wound.
But It was tinkered with too much
By Mary's clumsy dad.
And Mary's sire
Reduced TO wire
The lamb that Mary had
The Washington herald., 1909-01-11

II President Roosevelt intends 10 take
with him 10 Africa all the advice that
has been offered him as to his hunting
trip. he viii need several dozen more
bearers
The Washington herald., 1909-01-11

Mr. James J. Corbett Is possessed Of an
idea that il is I'D 10 him 70 ''vindicate the
Caucasian race" The gentleman proba-
bly, never VIII understand Just how gross
" he does hatter himself
The Washington herald., 1909-01-11

"Gastritis was Castro's trouble" says
London news story. Venezuela prob
ably thought it was enlargement Of the
head. complicated with ossihcation OF the
cheek
The Washington herald., 1909-01-11
YuIetide Is Over.

We'll. the holly has al been taken
down"
Yes. and the janitor sassed me to-day
when wanted something done
The Washington herald., 1909-01-11

From the Providence Journal
The Navy Departments projected "a
cotton battle ship makes q challenge 70
The sea powers as startling as was Eng
lands original DreadnoughL-
The Washington herald., 1909-01-11
Our Better Half.

Prom the Nsw York American
The wife is mans horse, says Mrs.
Charlotte Perkins Gilman. And, as the
old saw has II. usually the gray mare
is the better horse.
The Washington herald., 1909-01-11
Like the nan Tennis.

Hubby. may Join a bridge tsam?"
Not II you have TO go to Palm Beach
for preliminary practice"
The Washington herald., 1909-01-11

The Charlotte Observer hastens to ex-
plain that it never really meant cocktails
viii be made no more in North Carolina
because Of the new prohibition laws It
is, then, as We suspected, question mere
" Of label
The Washington herald., 1909-01-11

Cursed be thou, miserable lar. is the
way the Russian orthodox church hands
the short and ugly TO officially designated
Ansnias Toisto!.
The Washington herald., 1909-01-11

Richard Croker viii take 20 chickens 10
Ireland with him when he returns His
old Wall street friends won't mind, so
long as he doesn't seek TO deport cur
irIanahs -
The Washington herald., 1909-01-11
A Frivolous Person.

a man about town. as near as I kin
fgger II out" remarked Uncle Goshall
Hemlock. is a fe;ler who wants TO loaf
around from pillar 70 post. Amt satisfied
to take up a place with the solid citizens
every evenin' in the grocery"
The Washington herald., 1909-01-11

From the 81. Lo1ls Tines
Having used the steam roller with good
effect at Chicago, Mr.. Taft is on his way
to Panama TO see what the steam shovels
are doing dcwa that way,
The Washington herald., 1909-01-11

Il is to be hoped that the new Cuban
government viii be able to wabble along
without our aid for a long time to come.
anyway. Uncle sam" has troubles OF
his own nowadays, and to spare
The Washington herald., 1909-01-11
Frun ne sr-ssEseld Rsrnb,ic.p-

Froz tAe SE-insSed Republican
The resolutions adopted are irreproach-
able IN dignity, restraint, and directness
The issue IS clearly stated. yet not over
stated; It Is driven home with terseness
and force; there IS not a superauous
word The House could have done no
less than adopt them. In view OF the
provOcstion II had received; and It's ac-
ticn spreads on the record one OF the
finest pages IL its history For by this
action the House prOclaims its belief In
It's own moral sOUndness, even al the
cost Of rebuking and defying one Of the
most popular Executives ever in the
White House Il does not face the Ex-
ecutive trembling with fear when its own
honor IS involved Il dares 10 strike
back. and II does so IN response 70 q
worthy sense OF its own honorable ira
ditiOls
The Washington herald., 1909-01-11

Nobody with brains viii kiss in the
days to come" says DIT. Clara Scott. No.
ma'smi Those with brains believe in
making hay while the sun shines!
The Washington herald., 1909-01-11

Says the Cleveland Leader: America
will be lonely when President Roosevelt
Is gone" Yes. but mighty peaceful
The Washington herald., 1909-01-11
From the Boston Herald

The House has closed its account, de-
Tended its good name, self-respect. and
rights as g coordinate branch OF govern
ment. and Il has administered 10 the
President a Tebuke, which he deserved.
II has taught him several lessons, which
he may take as sensibly and dutifully as
Germany's Emperor recently took his
disciplining. and then. again. ne may not
II well advised be viii
The Washington herald., 1909-01-11

II the President can permanently dis
credit Mr.. Tillman, the cOlored brethren
viii probably forgive the big stick many
Of its Brownsville sins.
The Washington herald., 1909-01-11

We are with Mai Sylvester heart and
soul in his proposition 10 regulate the
meters on the taxicabs. We hate to see
people who can afford 10 ride in taxi
cabs OveTcharged.
The Washington herald., 1909-01-11
B. - Pfillde.nbia 80 -

4 e---- -S-5z4H
Intelligent men co not believe that
Congress IS corrupt; they know that the
language in the annual message was in
discreet splenetlc. and unmsasured. and
that II was the evidence OF chagrin be-
cause Congress had not permitted the
President 10 have his way with the Sc
cret Service. but II the present campaign
OF Yllifcetion proceeds by inauendo and
piecemeal, not only viii the contest de-
generate into the most disgreceful and
huniliaing II the annals OF the nation,
but it VIII actually tend to make a great
mass OF thoughtless people believe that
Congress is not to be trusted.
The Washington herald., 1909-01-11

Mr.. SchWsb got his first million for a
song" says the PittsbuTg Dispatch. One
O. those After the Ball. things. We
suppose
The Washington herald., 1909-01-11

The first robin OF the season is re-
ported in Chicago. And it is spelled with
out the final g" too.
The Washington herald., 1909-01-11
PugiIi.tic Etiquetts
Froa TIE Boston Herald

FTo<1 tlc boSto0 Hef7Id.
Ought we to meet Jack Johnson? That
IS the question Of etiquette now agitatinE
Pugiilstic circiez
The Washington herald., 1909-01-11

II Mr.. Perry Belmont isn't careful
about what he says in London he will
be firmly but gently pointed 10 stau
No. 9l6 in the Ananias Club.
The Washington herald., 1909-01-11

For one thing, those Tennessee night
riders deserve praise. None Of them
pleaded insanity.
The Washington herald., 1909-01-11

It's rather a paradox that the cold
snap should have arrived while Mr.. Som
mers was temporarily at the head Of the
Weather Bureau. What's in q name?
The Washington herald., 1909-01-11

The gas meter is the only thing We
know Of In this world that makes money
operating an outgo that is bigger than its
income.
The Washington herald., 1909-01-11
quite So.

The time. the place, and the girl. How
seldom we see them together"
And another rare combination is the
man, the scheme. and the coin
The Washington herald., 1909-01-11

Peaches in blOOmp' says the Atlanta
Constitution Looks as IL Georgia may be
preparing TO pull on an extra early peach
crop killing in Mr.. Tafrs honor.
The Washington herald., 1909-01-11
From tie New Yu-k Tins

There is reason TO fear that We may
see a repetition OF the ignoSIe and dis
graceful scenes that characterized the
quarrel between Congress and President
Andrew Johnson Frankly. the course
events take viii be determined chiefly
BY what Mr. Roosevelt does. L he would
follow The excellent example OF the Ger
man Emperor and resolve 70 be silent.
or when speaking, more discreet. z calm
might soon succeed the storm II he re-
torts n heat and anger. as unfortunately
there is too much reason 70 fear that
ne will Congress may so yet further.
and then, with recriminatiOn and counter
recTimin2tiOn, the end viii be beyond
anybOdy's guessing
The Washington herald., 1909-01-11

Evidence multiplies that forthcoming IS
sues Of the Outlook are destined TO be a
series OK violent shocks
The Washington herald., 1909-01-11
Frun the Baunnn SUD.

The judgment OF intelligent. unbiased
Americans is that the President has re-
ceived a deliberate and deserved rebuke
from the popular branch OF Congress,
that the House Of Representative would
have been unworthy OF the respect and
confidence OF the people OF this country
II X ha6 submitted tsmely TO the in
nuendoes IL the Presidents annual
message snd the evesfve and disia-
gsnUous and insulting tone OF his second
message This. we believe. is the verdict
Of al Of Mr.. ROosevelt's feIlow-Arneri-
cans who understood the nature Of his
wanton and fragrant reflections upon the
honor and integrity Of the House OF Rep
resentatives
The Washington herald., 1909-01-11
From tie Pmhdelphia Pres.

The President has made MS mistakes,
he has used language open 10 miScon-
struction. he has shown q needless lack
Of respect and courtesy toward a CO.
ordinate branch OF the government
These are all to be regretted
The Washington herald., 1909-01-11
PRESIDENT AND CONGRESS.
Press Comments on the TabIing of
the Message.

tTon the New YoIk Tribune
II is 10 be regretted that Fridays de-
bate IN the House Of Representatives
should have been confined so largely TO
glittering generalities- The House with
great enthusiasm testified to its conf
dence in itself and repealed alleged in
situations as TO its motives imputed TO
the President, but repudiated by him
With much yirtuOus indignation g resO-
luton Was adopted laying on the table
the comments Of the President on The
restriction imposed by last years sundry
civil appropriation bill on the activities Of
the Secret Service Bureau OF the Treas
ury Department. But the public viii look
in vain IN yesterdays reports Of the de-
bate for any satisfactory explanation Of
the necessity OF wisdom OF that restric-
ton In other words, the House devoted
al us attention to the manner Of the
PRESIDENTS criticism, which was Incl
dental, and ignored entirely the matter
OF his recommendation, which was es-
sentIal and practically important.
From the Neg YORK Esening Poss.
Il is fortunate that the House yester-
day was so dignifed in defending It's dig
nifty against Presidential assaults The
proceedings were sober. the speeches
grave and weighty. Mr.. Perkins, in par
ticUIar chairman OF the special commit
tee. spoke with q restraint Of language
which added force 10 his severe indict-
ment Of the President So much for be
ing a scholar and a historian The final
adoption OF the resolutions BY q vote Of
ri 20 IS cannot be regarded as anything
but heavy blow 10 President Roosevelt.
Mr.. Roosevelt may pretend not 70 care,
but we may be sure he does care He
has said that there was 70 be no An
drew Johnson business in his admins
tratiOn- But now not only has he got him
self at ioggeTheads with Congress as
Johnson did. but finds himself solemnly
declared by the House 10 be guilty Of
a more serious moral fault than johnson
vas ever charged with No loud rough
rider laughter can make this appear a
Joke
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-11-20
@6Mm6Mzzs0

In the New Jersey National Tourna-
ment last night the Suburbans won
two, the Jersey City team lost two and
the Siowas broke even.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-11-20
PRINCETON CLUB MEMBERS
TO APPEAR IN MUSICAL PLAY.
Col. Franklin Murphy, Jr.,
Elected President at Meeting.

Officers of the club were elected and
arrangements were made for the an
nual appearance of the Princeton Tri-
angle Club in a musical play here at
a meeting of the Princeton Club, of
Newark, held III De Jianne's restaurant.
The performance by the students will
be given early in March.
Those elected to handle the clubs
affairs during the coming year are
Colonel Franklin Murphy, jr., '95, presi-
dent. to succeed John r. Hardin, 80;
Chief Justice William S. Guminere, 10,
former Acknowledgement Robert H.
McCarter. '79, and Chandler w. Riker,
rs, vice-presidents; Waldron NJ. Ward,
'07, secretary, to succeed Stuart A.
Young, '02; j. Henry Smith, '07, treas
urer, to succeed j. Nelson Car
ter, '04; executive committee, John
r. Hardin, 80; John o. H. Pitney, 81;
Philip Nye jackson. 81; Benedict
Prieth, 81; ]. B. Burnett, jr., '94; DIR.
F. r. Haussling. '97; William r. Car
ter, jr., '9s; S. II. Plum, OF; Stuart A.
Young, '02; Harold H. Short. '05, and
j. O. Bigelow, '05.
The proposition of bringing all the
Princeton alumni association under the
jurisdiction Of the general council was
discussed.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-11-20
HALSEY ANNIVERSARY
TO BE BRILLIANT AFFAIR.
Council Celebrates Fifteenth Year
on Monday.

Extensive preparations have been
made for the celebration of the fifteenth
anniversary of George A. Halsey Coun-
ell No. 1872, Jr. o. U. A. NJ. which will
be held at the New Auditorium on Mon
day night. The event will be cele-
brated with a banquet, which will be
followed by a reception. Addresses will
be made by several of the supreme Of
%fieers. as well as >by officers OF the
council.
The council was organized on Novem-
Der p. 1894, with thirty-three members.
The present membership is $40. During
the fifteen years of its existence the
council has lost seventeen members by
death.
The present officers are w. w. King,
councillor; a. r.. Hunt, vic%e-councilor;
T.. II. Price, jr, past councillor; F.
Bartholomew, treasurer; II. A. Schaaf
recording SECRETARY; F. E.. Eveland,
financial secretary.
The committee having the celebra.
ton in charge is composed Of r. f
EYeland, chairman; w. F. .Taubel, +.
Bartholomew, J. II. Wolf and w. C
Eycland, 1r.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-11-20

A delayed advertisement brings only the
aftermath OF trade. IT'S tho frst call that
the PROCESSION OF riss%~,ers
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-11-20
HIGH SCHOOL HILL AND DALE
WIN E. O. ACADEMY RUN.

An interscholastic c-ross-country run
between the members Of the Newark
High Hill and Dale squad and the East
Orange High track team and a similar
affair between the members OF the
Newark Academy track team were de-
cided yesterday afternoon.
In the former contest the Newark
High team scored a rather hollow vic
tory against the East O~rangeites, win
ming out by a score of 10 to SO. The
larger score denotes the penalties of
the losing team. The first six men TO
finish were Hewarkers. Schwarzwaelder
being the first member of the losing
team to finish. The distance covered
by the course was AZ miles and the
first man to finish, w. Bowles, nego-
tiated the course in "a minutes and 5
seconds.
The Newark Academy c~ross-country
run resulted in an exciting finish.
Douglas Cummings winning out over
Creighton Buckley Just as the pair
feared the tape. The race was held as
a preliminary TO the regular annual
cross-country run THAT has been one
OF the athletic institutions at the New
ark Academy fer the last few years.
The track covered two miles and Cum
mings's time was IL minutes and %
seconds.