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The Washington herald., 1909-05-16
YnIue of a City Plan

From TIE jacksonville Tines Union-
America is only beginning 70 appreciate
at its proper value the foresight Of Wash
ington in preparing plans prescribing the
growth OF the Capital OF the United
States and the supreme folly OF those
who, in times not long past, would have
neglected those plans for regulations that
looked no further than the present needs.
To do honor to Maj. TEnfant IS 70 recall
the services rendered by this French
engineer who vas so far ahead OF his
time that we are only beginning 10 forge
abreast OF him nOw-WhO was placed
where he could serve the people and
demonstrate the laws Of science as ap-
piled TO human life on a scale that insures
per5na nent remembrance. Other great
capitals are constantly tearing down that
they recover lost ground-it is only neces-
sary that Washington continue 10 grow
II the government be wise enough 10 in
sist on the observance Of the first plan
The Washington herald., 1909-05-16
where There Is ReaI Graft.

Prom ths Phiadelphia Record.
Six millions OF graft IN the filtration
contracts; the gas steal voted. and the
failure of the crime only due TO the
timidity OF the corporation. which was
scared out Of taking what its wicked
partners were willing to steal for It: and
the city bound in a contract with the
rapid transit only to enable the latter
TO increase its fares % per cent? II any
corporation desires TO depredats on the
people OF Philadelphia, IT is desired to
communicate with the city hall where
the negotiations Of terms will be promptly
entered upon.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-16
THE NATIONS CITY.

''That The Washington Herald viii
stand for the best interests OF wash
ington needs not the saying. IL will
ever keep I'm mind, however, that
this f. a national csty-the nations
cify-and that its present greatness
and future pre-eminence have as n
basis It's national character."-FrOm
editorial forsword in the first issue OF
this paper, October s, 1906.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-16
Hint 10 Tarin Rerisers,

Frcm the New York Tribune.
The most important fact for the tariff
makers in washington to remember is
that no revision viii last long which
does not commend itself TO the sentiment
OF the voters as progressive and rational
The Washington herald., 1909-05-16

Evidently. King Edward is growing
weary OF the reports concerning his phys
ical desay and probable early passing
away He appeared in the streets Of
Paris the other day wearing a pair Of
fancy trousers creased down the sides,
The Washington herald., 1909-05-16

An actor got out Of jury service in Lon
don recently by digging I'd an ancient
law declaring actors 10 be -rOgueS and
vagabonds.T There is one actor who
needs no press agent other than his own
resourcefuI self.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-16

Now that Mr.. Roosevelt and Mr.
Charles Murphy have both been men
toned for mayor Of New York. the
extremes would seem TO be established
and the time TO look around for some
good. level-headed, average citizen at
hand.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-16

Mr. Loeb IS making good on his new
job. and with a big G. moreover. Since
he got away from the reflected glory OF
his former chief. he is letting his Own
lights so shine before men that they may
see his good works-and they deserve to
be rated nothing less than bully"
The Washington herald., 1909-05-16
with apologies to Mr. Lodge

The kind-hearted, lovable people Of
Wonderful Washington occasionally walk
up and present large punches OF their
good money 20 crazy financiers. Of
course. but We trust the outside barbar-
ians viii not think they favor the
naughty sane sandbasgers in any such
fashion.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-16
Dazzling for the Pole.

From the St Louis Post-Disraich.
Walter Wellman has announced that he
will make another dash for material for
q lecture tour
The Washington herald., 1909-05-16

pessimism. Take the temptation to 80
fishing about now, for instznce-but We
feel sure the suggestion needs no further
elaboration.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-16
ALITTLE NONSENSE.
THE Class PLAY.

They gave The Tempest" on the lawn.
That wOndrous play.
The class desired to put Il on
In proper way.
But toll and troubIe-Ctwas a shame)-
Were all in vain,
For nature got into the game
With real rain.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-16
He wants His Own.

FSoIn the New York Press
The average man would rather own an
automobile and be in debt TO run it thar.
TO ride twice as much in somebody else's
and be able to pay his bills.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-16

We scon 10 suspect that the duty i'm
posed on iron ore by the Senate Thurs
day was not q great surprise to Mr.
James HiH. who happens 20 be In our
midst in the particular crisis now upon Us.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-16
No RIsk.

Don't people sometimes get mad when
you rap their feelings"
How can they?" inquired the. press
humorist. NO man knows his own fall
inEs"
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Too Many Hangings.

F-on re NeT Hork word.
II the Young Turks keep Up revolutions
AZ the present rate. there wiI soon be no
prominent old Turks left. Hanging CIV
Hans on the Gslata bridge IS exceedingly
convincing. so far as tie hanged are con-
cerned. but Il does not tend tc establish
confidence in the hangers.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-16

You don't know what Mr. Roosevelt
the tsetze ny says the Chattanooga
Times. addressing The Washington Her
aid. Well. no; that is fact But We
have some sulphurous suspicious.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-16

the school authorities are permitted to
use small amounts Of money TO provide
for necessitous children.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-16
Il Can Revive Upward.

From the Cle-slsnd Pain Dealer.
Senator Carter says the time to es-
ta5ish tariff commission Is after Con-
gress has demonstrated its inespaclty to
revise the schedules. Well. hasn't ltg
The Washington herald., 1909-05-16
It's 4 Fact.

Some claim that the most ultra modern
styles are merely reversions TO ancient
types"
I believe Il Mrs Noah and her reti
nue. all wore tube gowns. Ever examine
a child's ark?"
The Washington herald., 1909-05-16
Full of JoIts.

Frur The Detroit Free Press
Life Is q good deal Ike running ) lawn
mower Just at the time you think every
thing Is going smoothly and start to cut
loose you strike a rock
The Washington herald., 1909-05-16

1T scsres Mr.. Aldrich to have Elihu
Root make a noise ike an insurgent.
says the Baltimore Sun. Not entirely out
OF his boots, however.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-16

Pessinisn lives in the yesterday: hope
lives in the tomorrow; but optimism
lives IN the to-day.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-16

Those HoIlanders are so happy over the
new baby that they are even giving
Prince Henry the glad hand nowadays.
The stork Is often something OF a peace
maker.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-16
A Dome.tic Pro.iuct.

Fsom the New York Herald.
Germany Is reported as aroused over
our tarif plans Don't entirely Ike them
ourselves. but can't have everything made
In Germany.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-16

Moreover. the colonel is quite likely 70
discover a whole msnagerie Of hereto
fore unknown animals'' before he gets
through with that Dark Continent jaunt.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-16
High stakes.

What's the most you ever saw in q
pot?"
Ten dollars in real Hfe But I've seen
as high as $4,000 in a poker story
The Washington herald., 1909-05-16

We have an abiding faith that Il viii
occur to some correspondent sooner or
later 10 report Mr. Roosevelt as having
missed at least one shot. II might be a
fake, but it would be novel, nevertheless.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-16
Taypayer. should End va.
ron the indianapolis News.

Ron tne sndian1Eoiis News
Philsnthropists. hCmanitarisns. and
statesmen OF the better class DO rot need
any propaganda TO convince them Of the
bsrbarism OF war IN general and the
needlessness and folly OF nearly all wars.
They are sufficiently convinced already.
and those who pay taxes 10 maintain
standing armies and build war ships OF
the Dreadnought type are gradually gel
ting their eyes opened 10 the same view.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-16

The first thing wanted is honest tariff
revision" says the Augusta Chronicle.
But when II comes to the getting. We
fear the first shall be last"
The Washington herald., 1909-05-16

Mr.. Taft may find II convenient 10 ac-
quire q little Inflammation In that other
eye also. before this cruel tariff wsr is
over.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-16

About the time the G. o. P has played
that old protection game to the very
limit the Democratic party viii awake
to find itself in full possession OF II.
whether OF no
The Washington herald., 1909-05-16

Senator Root is probably realizing
gradually, however, how very. very easy
Il IS to step on his Senatorial colleagues
toes-especially, the old guards
The Washington herald., 1909-05-16

II the n. pole understood the situation
perfectly. il would meet Mr.. ". Well
man at least half way.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-16

T. R. and that Tolstoi party seem
likely TO get into a heated argument.
Good ad for Tolstoi-and ne writes books
himself.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-16
Triumphs OF Travel.

Now he's bragEns about how he did
Venice"
What do you mean?"
Most tourists spend a week in Venice.
He did Il in a day"
The Washington herald., 1909-05-16
Press AGENT PrOroseE.

Your pulchritude Is peerless. You are
an astounding aggregation Of feminine
faultlessness. Be mine."
Sure" responded the girl. II never
could resist that press agent language"
The Washington herald., 1909-05-16

The Messrs- Wright are paying flying
visit 70 the home folks
The Washington herald., 1909-05-16

Temptation is a goddess that always
turns into a bag as soon as she has sue
cseded in tempting says the Chicaro
RecoTd-fierald Rank and inezcuzahI.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-16
Very Simple.

Does It require any special system to
get 10 be a hundred2'7
"oh. no All you've got to Go Is Just
keep on living"
The Washington herald., 1909-05-16
No Snring Omar.

Dad gladly nests beneath the bough
Beside a pig or kindly COW.
The women folk are cleaning house,
And home AFFORDS no comfort now.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-16

7 am only the servant in the House. q"
says Uncle Joe" Merely the chief cook
and bottle washer.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-16

The Up and Down OF the Commodity
Clause. reads a headline in the Path
finder. Horrors. Is this another one OF
those maximum and minimum things?
The Washington herald., 1909-05-16

Half past May. and spring has every
reason 10 be proud OF It's record so far
made I'd.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-16

William Mason, former Senator from
Illinois. who vas seen 81 the Shoreham.
said that Il looked as II Senator Hopkins
was as gnOd as dead 50 far as his can
di6acy was considered for reelection 70
the United States Senate. and that Reore-
sentative Lowden's chances were growing
strong.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-26
M'FARLAND FAVORED.
Topeka Man Given $1,000 Annuity by
Uncle's Will

Decatur, ILL.,. March 26.-The will of
James Millikin. banker and philan-
thropist who died in Orlando. Fla.
March 5, was made public today.
Practically his entire estate valued at
$500. 600 is left in the hands of five
trustees for educational and charita BILE
purposes in the city of Decatur.
To his widow is left the $4,000
Millikin home and $4,000 a year dur
ing her life.
To Elizabeth B. Hanna Jackson of
Michigan, a niece, is left $25,000. An
annuity of $1,000 is left to a nephew
James NJ. Mcfarland of Topeka, Kan.
James NJ. Mcfarland lives with his
wife at 1892 Fillmore street. He has
the largest private library in Kansas
He has considerable property in To-
peka. He is son of the late n. c.
Mcfarland and has a wide circle of
friends.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-26
THEY SAIL NEXT WEEK.
w. A. White and Family Leaving for
Europe.

w. A. White, of the Gazette. will
leave Emporia with Mrs. White Satur-
day evening for New York. They will
be followed on Wednesday of next
week by Mr.. Whites mother, Mrs.
Mary White, and the two children,
Mary and Little "BiIl."
The party will sail noon, April 3. on
the steamship "Cretic," of the White
Star line, via Azores. Madeira and
Gibraltar and up the Mediterranean
sea, landing at Naples. They will
spend a month or more in Italy, TAX
ing a villa in a suburban locality. go
ing northward. as the season advances,
into Switzerland. Germany and France.
and later into England. They will re-
turn home next fall.
This will be the first visit of Mr..
White to Europe. He has been given
many letters of introduction to
prominent people abroad by prom
inent people of this country and will
undoubtedly have a wonderfully in
teresting and entertaining trip.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-26

imperative that the national banks in
Kansas near the Oklahoma line
guarantee their deposits in order tc
hold business. He said that recently
several national banks in Oklahoma
have been obliged to reorganize as
state banks and accept the guaranty
provision of the Oklahoma law.
Mr. P. w. Goebel, vice president OF
the Kansas Bankers association and a
national banker from Kansas City
Kan. is of the opinion that the pres
ent meeting will result in the appoint
ment of a committee to devise some
plan to permit the national banks to
participate in the guaranty law.
Comments.
Among some of the pointed COM
law, which were given utterance by
some of the national bankers today
were the following:
This guaranty law is the first in
stance ever heard of where a man is
punished for being honest"
THE guaranty law is the result of
the Republican party becoming panic
stricken and trying to jump into the
Democratic bandwagon."
This bank guaranty law makes an
honesty or recl1lessness of some seal
awag' banker"
1.-The clamor for a bank guaranty
law was raised by the politicians and
llOL ny Iil6 people
The foregoing are just a few of the
kind things said about the new state
guaranty law.
List of Those Present
Among the bankers in attendance at
the meeting today We're the following:
w. NJ. Peck of Concordia, president
of the Kansas Bankers association: P
W. Goebel, vice president of the state
association: L. S. Naftzger, Fourth
National bank Wichita: c. NJ. Sawyer.
First National bank, Norton; ]. P.
Floersch, First National bank. Man
haitian; c. F. Henson. Peoples Ma
tional bank, Paola; Ex-Governor w. ].
Bailey, Exchange National bank
Atchison; J. B. Harris, Peoples Ma
tional bank, ottawa; ]. H, Cohen,
First National bank, Seneca; Judge r.
NJ. Emery, National bank of Seneca;
W. c. Robinson. First National bank
Winfield; A. E. Asher, Commercial
National. Hutchinson; A. H. Moffet.
Moffet Bros National bank Larned: !:
E. B. Stevens, First National, Parsons;
J. r. Lindburg. First National bank,
Pittsburg; L L. Northrop, Northrop
National bank, lola; J. T. Leonard,
First National bank, Girard; L. A.
Mergen, German National bank. Be-
lott: G. H. Bernard, First National
bank. Glasco; A. Y. Lanyon, National
bank of Pittsburg: F. f. MunseH First
National bank of Herington.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-26
DISEASE IN HORNS.
How tuberculosis Spreads Among
students at Indian Schools.

Washington, March 26-A fruitful
source of the spread of tuberculosis
among the students at the various In
dian schools is the careless use by them
of wind instruments in the service
bands, it has been learned by an in
vestigation.
1t has been discovered that these in
struments are fertile harboring places
for tubercular bacilli, and the disease
infection is spread by the students pass
ing the instruments from one to an
other. Orders have been issued that the
use of these instruments be discontin-
ued until they have been thoroughly dis
infected.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-26
WOMAN TO Die MONDAY
Mrs. Farmer Will Be Allowed to Say
Goodbye to Husband.

Albany, N Y, March 26.-Before
Mrs Mary Farmer meets death in the
electric chair at Auburn prison next
Monday morning she will be permit
ted to bid goodbye to her husband,
in the death house of the prison, con-
demned to die for completely in the
murder of Mrs. Sarah Brennan, for
which Mrs. Farmer is to be executed.
superintendent Collins of the state
prison department has so advised
Warden Benham.
Preparations for the execution have
been practically completed and it will
be devoid of senSationalism and quick
ly carried out. A woman attendant
will accompany Mrs. Farmer to the
chair
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-26
=. b. parker a witness.

New York. March 26.-Alton B.
Parker. former chief judge of the
court of appeals and once candidate
for the presidency on the Democratic
ticket, is the chief witness in the case
of George r. Scrugham and Chas.
Stirrup who are being tried on charges
Of conspiracy growing out of the cleo
tion of officers for the New York Life
Insurance company of 1906. Mr. Park
er was actively interested in the cam
paign of the International Policy
holders association for control of the
New York Life Insurance company
and testified to the good character of
Scrugham.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-26
TWO DREADNAUGHTS.
Plans for the New Ones Will Be Com
pIeted This Year.

Washington, March 26.-Plans for
the two &c thousand ton battleships
will be placed before the secretary of
the navy for his approval before the
end of the present fiscal year. It is ex-
pected there will be no delay in be-
ginning the construction of these ves-
sells.
Although exceeding by almost one
third the size of the battleships for
merly constructed, the new vessels
ficers are watching the progress of
these plans with great interest.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-26
ANTI STRIKE UNION.
New Method of AboIishing waIkouts
Devised.

Chicago. March ga novel meth
cd of breaking a strike has been
adopted by tile layers imported from
various parts of the country by tile
contractors. The strike breakers have
formed a full hedged union in opposi-
ton to the organization of strikers
A complete set OF officers has been
elected and los members signed the
roster of the union. This is more
than the total number of men on
strike.
"Amalgamated encaustic. ceramic,
and mosaic tile layers and helpers un-
ion of America" is the name adopted
By the new union.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-26
King Peter Is Willing.

Belgrade, March 26.-As soon as
Crown Prince George informs his
father, King Peter, that it is his ir-
revocable wish to renounce his right
of succession to the Servian throne,
the king will assent and will ask par
lament to sanction a proclamation de-
claring his second son, Alexander, to
be heir to the throne.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-26
TOLD HIS TROUBLES.
Farmer Then Shot His Wife and
Killed Himself

Nashville Ark, March 26.-After
writing letter recounting his domes-
tic troubles. S. CrasweH, a farmer,
shot and probably fatally wounded his
wife, slightly wounded James Barton,
who came to the aid of the woman,
and killed himself Mrs. CarsweI had
announced an intention of bringing
about separation.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-26
BIG TEACHERS LEAGUE.
To Include All Those of United States
and Canada.

Boston. March 26.-An effort to
organize the teachers in the United
States and Canada mum bering nearly
half a million will be made under the
auspices of the North American
Teachers league.
The object is to extend the scope of
the league, obtain higher salaries,
pensions for teachers and national
and state aid to education.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-26
Weather Is Windy.

Generally good, with doubtful spots,
is the weather condition today. A few
shop-worn clouds with frayed edges,
and few whiffs of cold air, do not in
terfere with the general springishness
of the day. The wind at 2 o'clock was
blowing 20 miles an hour from the
northwest, and raising a lot of super
fiuous dust. Otherwise it was all right.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-26
His Hobby Was Roses,

San Francisco, March 26.-Edward
Gill. aged 60 years one of the foremost
horticulturists and botanical experts of
the Pacific coast, is dead at his home
in West Berkeley. Gill was a native of
New Jersey and well known at eastern
flower shows. His hobby was the
growing of roses.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-26
SHOT HER HUSBAND.
As He Was kissing Their 4-Year-O old
Child.

st. Louis, March 26.-As he stopped
to kiss, his four year old son. Wanton
Stebe. was shot and seriously wound
ed today by the boys mother who dis
charged a double barreled shotgun
at her husband. The woman who had
instituted suit for divorce was arrest
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-26
AT TAFT'S REQUEST.
President Becomes Member Of Legal
Aid Society.

New York. March 26.-Presideut
Taft has been elected a member OF
the Legal Aid society at his own re-
quest. He was made member at a
meeting of the society held here
yesterday. He will be urged 70 ac-
cept a position as one of the honorary
vice presidents. positions which are
held now by Theodore Roosevelt,
Andrew Carnegie. Joseph H Choate.
Elihu Root and other men Of prom
inence.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-26
weather Indications.

Chicago. March 26.-ForecaSt Tor
Kansas: Partly cloudy and colder to-
night; Saturday fair.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-26
Wealth Came From Tt

The Lorillard line in America began
With Pierre, jr.'s Sreat-grandfather
Who immigrated little more than a
Evening star., 1909-04-15
City Cleaning.

The. crusade of the Twentieth Century
Club for cleaner Washington. which
was started today, strikes note Of mu-
nicipal cleanliness which should be sound
ed throughout the year on every day by
all citizens. On their side the Commits
sioners. through the street cleaning de-
partment. do the best that is possible
with the funds at their disposal to rid
the city of refuse. and on the other
hand the residents should cooperate by
taking care of their own premises and the
parkings. and as far as possible the side
walks in front Of their dwellings and
places Of business The litter that is
blown about the city in consequence Of
the carelessness of comparatively few
people reaches an astonishing volume
when brought together. The street clean
ers cannot be expected to get all this
trash, which may be prevented only by
a conscientious observance of the rule
not TO throw waste of any kind into the
street, For the city to gather all such
material daily. wherever 1t may be blown
would require a force several times as
large as that which the appropriations
suffice to provide.
No city can be kept clean IL the resi-
dents do not do their part by disposing of
trash in manner to prevent its being
scattered by the winds. To this end
there should be numerous receptacles in
the streets. and they should be kept in
order. II is not enough merely to hang
a box on lamp post. In at least one
instance in this city one Of these boxes
has been open at the bottom for months
past. being. consequently, utterly useless
in the prevention Of street litter 1t has
seemed to be the business OF nobody In
particular to see that the box is shut
and kept shut The policemen can ef-
fectively cooperate with the street clean
ins department by enforcing the regula-
tions against the throwing Of trash into
the streets. Indeed, in this matter OF
city cleaning good results come from gem
eral team work. with every department Of
the municipality and every citizen doing
a share.
Evening star., 1909-04-15
Butler Of South Carolina.

Former Senator Butler of South Caro-
lima. whose death is announced today.
was one of the strong men who led the
sonth in ahe establishment of .democratic
power there after the civil war. As rule
they had served with distinction In the
Confederate army. and entering politics
now they displayed the same energy and
capacity that had marked ;their course AS
soldiers. The majority of them enjoyed a
long favor at home. and Gen. Butler met
a number of them In the Senate.
In North Carolina Vance and Ransom
were leaders for many years, the former
ranking with the. most effective stump
orators Of the day. He was likewise one
of the most popular nen,in national life.
In Virginia harbour and Daniel had a
hard struggle. but finally triumplled.s The
one possessed superior powers as an or
ganizer, while the other led the procession
Of stumpers. Mr.. Daniel still retains his
hold on the people of the state,
Morgan and Pugh were conspicuous