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The Washington herald., 1910-01-05
The Case of Morse.

The passing to imprisonment Of Charles
w Morse after his long struggle with
the criminal law should not fail Of its
public lesson. He shows that he shares
the feeling toward that law of one who
has felt the halter draw. But his pro
fessed innocence and his faith in future
vindicatiOn have no foundation that is ap-
parent Nor can he pose successfully
as victim of prejudlced public opinion or
of legal injustice. His outburst Of feel
ing IS but an evidence Of how far the
view of the individual man may be Per
verted as 10 his relation TO society at
large. The underlying purpose of the i'm
prisonment Of Morse is not so much his
personal punishment as it is the pre-
vention, through the deterrent influence
of his example, Of precisely such ofenses
as he committed.
1t is no argument 10 aver that his
wrongdoing differed only in extent from
the sins of others. Nor does il helm his
case to plead that if an adverse turn in
financial conditions had not come to
thwart his projects he would never have
been hailed before the bar Of Justice, but
would have been acclaimed as a success
full financier. That attitude does not
make Of him scapegoat or victim of
Judicial persecution. This Spectator ran
great risks with his chain OF banks. his
schemes Of promotion, and his uses Of
OF credit 10 bolster further credit. He
played the game and he lost He brought
wreck and disaster, not alone to himself
but 70 Others. Such risks should be pre-
vented, If possible; but II those who take
them are caught in the meshes of the
Law. the opportunity is offered to make
an example that may be deterrent 10
others. That is the social purpose Of his
punishment
The Washington herald., 1910-01-05

BY existing conditions. Let there be no
risk of these people not getting what
they should have, by reason of a measure
top-heavy with promotions for the better
paid employees. II would be better, in
stead of a sliding scale, to adopt a meas
ure calling for a fiat increase OF SIS per
month for all. or $500 year. than to give
a 20 per cent increase regardless of the
sum already received. And an increase
of 10 per cent is too small to do the low
grade clerks any permanent good.
Another plan might be an increase Of
20 per cent Zoe oil employees now getting
S,4OO per aHnum or less. and 10 per cent
for those receiving more than S1,4Q. il
being understood that no increase to a
clerk getting over 81 400 shall be less
than $500 or more than $500 per annum.
To give substantial increase 10 those
who are already enjoying good salaries
and a mere trlfie TO those who are strug-
Cling along on small ones would be to
make botch of the whole purpose and
intent OF the measure.
The Washington herald., 1910-01-05
The Largest Engine Yet.

From the Scientific American.
The Baldwin Locomotive Works has
just completed Cor the Atchison. Topeka
and Santa Fe Railway the most power
full passenger locomotive now n use.
Apart from its tender this locomotive
weighs $50. $50 pounds, and IS s. feet long.
The tender carries 1900 gallons Of water
and 1000 gallons Of oil, which will be
used as fuel. The length of the Iocomo-
tive and tender is les feet. The ractlve
power OF the locomotive Is 5000 pounds.
There are Ave pairs Of driving wheels. Is
inches in diameter. working in sets OF
two, the locomotive being Of the MaTet
artieulated type. The locomotive is the
first for passenger service to be built OF
this type, and is the first 70 combine
feed-water heater. superheater. and re-
heater IN one machine It's frebox is
built on an entirely new plan which
eliminates staybolts.
The Washington herald., 1910-01-05
Help the Poor, and Help Now!

Washington usually is prompt in re-
spending TO appeals for charity, and the
present call should find no exception to
the rule.
Money Is needed to carry on the work
Of the Associated Charities and Citizens
Relief Society. and is needed at once.
These institutions have won and hold the
confidence of the community. Their ef-
fective efforts in relieving distress have
been abundantly demonstrated season
after season. Experience has shown the
wisdom of their methods; they have stood
the test.
Chairman Lisner of the joint finance
committee, has presented the situation
IN a clear, convincing manner. The pub
!ic is asked 10 subscribe fund of 81. 500
10 carry on the work. Certainly this
amount should speedily be forthcoming.
An impending stress of weather, which
promises TO bring hardship in its train.
makes this call all the more urgent.
The time TO help Is now-to-day. Let
the fund be well in hand before the week
is out
The Washington herald., 1910-01-05
DECREASE IN BIRD LIFE.
Entire Species Extinguished by Pot
Hunters ih One Generation.


Hunters ih One Generation.
From Esergbodys Magazine.
IN times Of record the chief birds abso-
lutely to drop from human sight are the
dodo GsSD, great aux dS4D. Nestor Pro-
ductus parrot uS5D, and Palla's cor
morant recently. These can only be re-
constructed from skins and bones and old
descriptions. New Workers remember
when the Labrador duck was common IN
the markets Sailors easily shot and
brought il to port by thousands. Now
only three are preserved in all the world.
Walter ROtschild OF England, has two OF
them-One obtained from Gordon Plum
mer, OF Brookline, Mass. who bought it
in Fulton market, New York. in 1850; the
other from William butcher, of New York,
by whom it WAS received from the widow
Of man named Thompson. who shot it
In the 81. Lawrence River in 1852 Nine
years afterward one was killed on Grand
Manan. and four years later the last to
be known was shot by J. G. Bell, who
sold its skin to the Smithsonian Institu-
ton at Washington
You see how carefully the roll is called
and identifcations are made when the
battle is over. The battle Is about over
for the beautiful passenger pigeon. In
1SiS it came down the Hudson River In
such numbers that the then owner OF
Claremont near the place where Grants
tomb now is, shot from his roof 100 in a
morning. Twenty-eight years later a
pigeon nesting" near Petoskey, Mich.
occupied an area twenty-eight miles long,
averaging four miles wide. That season
(according to freighting records l,O0O.-
0oGo00 passenger pigeons were destroyed
in Michigan, when roosting. by guns.
bludgeons. and pots Of sulphur. Rail-
roads had been laid. and markets were
ready. The birds sold in New York for
cent apiece.
Nobody has noticed a passenger pigeon,
and proved H. since 1900 The only at
tested living specimens FOR years past
were In captivity. few were in the
Cincinnati zoo, few in Milwaukee; 9TH
ers had been bred from a single pair
owned by Prof c. 0. Whitman, Of Chi
cago University. Six years ago Prof
Whitman's refused further 10 interbreed.
All that were known were presently dead.
except one male in Cincinnati and one
female in the Whitman aviary. The lone
female was sent 10 the discOnsolate male.
OF the tremendous nocks which once few
over the United States, only those two
birds are left.
The Washington herald., 1910-01-05
Secretary wiIson,s Farm.

From the Boston Globe.
II has now been discovered that the
farm in Tama County. Iowa. owned by
Secretary Wilson, of the Department Of
Agriculture, is no model-that in fact the
residents of the vicinity profess 10 find
in it all the faults Of inexperience and
therewithal close a derisive eye as they
go by 1t.
Certain well-chosen. though somewhat
threadbare, remarks on the conjunction
of theory and practice. are the manifest
comment on this amusing revelation. But
it is none the less familiar that men
Of the greatest skill are the poorest in
structors in their craft. and the owner
Of a really model farm might plant a
Cabinet portfolio and wait for it to grow
with no results. Mr.. Wilson's little acre
at the Capital still yields many farmers
a substantial competence, and il is not
to his official prejudice IL he is a poor
hand with the hoe.
The Washington herald., 1910-01-05
EASTERN COLLEGES.
They Continue to Draw Students
from All Over the Country.

Il
from All Over the Country.
Il has been asserted that the Eastern
universities are losing ground in the
States outside OF their own division-that
is. the North Atlantic-owing 10 the IN
creasing competition OF the leading state
universities Of the Middle West but as
a matter Of fact the total registration OF
Columbia. Cornell. Harvard. PennsyIva-
MIA. Princeton. and Yale for the year 1909
IN divisions outside OF the North Atlantic
and IN foreign countries shows a gain OF
16 over the preceding year and Sg7 stu
dents over 1896.
This increase would be much larger
were IL not for the advantages offered in
institutions Ike Illinois. Michigan. and
Wisconsin. These are the only State
universities that draw over q per cent
Of their student body from other States
than their own. and they can lay claim,
therefore. TO having become national IN
stitutions. Michigan to-day draws stu
dents from every state OF the Union but
one Delaware. including 29l from New
York state. Jas from Pennsylvania. and
50 from foreign countries. attracting so
students from the North Atlantic divl-
sion. or 176 more than in 1906
II must not be forgotten. however. that
many OF the students registered at the
various State universities would not go
10 college at all II it were not for the
advantages just mentioned With many
Of them. says the American College, IL Is
a question Of the State university or none
at all and not Of selection between the
State institution and a representative
Eastern university. and a fair percent
age Of these very students are apt to
turn up later on in the professional or
graduate school of an Eastern institu-
ton having earned money through
teaching or In other ways after gradua-
ton from the State university.
The Washington herald., 1910-01-05
The Last Straw.

froTa JUDGE.
An attendant at a Kansas institute for
the deaf and dumb was undergoing a
pOintless rapid-fre inquisitiOn at the
hands Of a female visitor
But how do YOU summon these poor
mutes to church," she asked finally. with
what was meant to be a plying glance
at the inmates near by.
by ringing the dumb-bells. madam -
retoTted the eXasperated attendant
The Washington herald., 1910-01-05
MeneIilx,s Death Record.

From the New York Tribune
The report from Abyssinla that King
Menelik had died and the dispatch from
Adds Abeba the next day that the king
was still alive added another paragraph
10 "Menelik's death record" as kept by A
New York newspaper man. According 10
this unique tabulation, the dusky ruler
has been reported dead forty-one times,
seventeen times In the year 1909
The Washington herald., 1910-01-05
Amt It.

From Ha1rer's Magazine
More than 5000 elephants g year go 20
make our piano keys" remarked the stu
dent boarder. who had been reading the
scientific notes from patent medicine
almanac.
My word" exclaimed the landlady.
Amt it wonderful what some animals
can be trained TO do?"
The Washington herald., 1910-01-05
Mr. Mcclellan q Prirnt.

From the Brooklyn STANDARD Union
Mr. Mcclellan announces himself back in the
ranks. At the age Of forty-foir. he has Just COM
Tieted twenty ytsrs Of continuous oaicshold.ug.
The Washington herald., 1910-01-05
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
BETwEEN SEASONS.

The Christmas tree is quite a prop
For testing folks.
They pick from It goodly crop
OF Yuletide jokes.
This harvest ends. and there ensues
a long wait then.
Chill January brings the blues
To funny men.
Their melancholy days have come
AS you can see.
The next joke crop is gotten from
The cherry tree.
The Washington herald., 1910-01-05

When somebody made a playful criti-
cism OF Mrs. Carrie Chapman Cats
name, that eminent battler for equal
suffrage replied that she acquired It from
her husband. This viii be pleasant read
ing for Mr.. Carrie Chapman Gait" says
the Cleveland Plain Dealer. stu, we do
not believe our contemporary would have
perpetrated the joke had It realized that
Mrs. Gait is a widow.
The Washington herald., 1910-01-05
He Had a Reason.

why do you want TO be frst-nlghter
at the theater?"
"Oh, l like to CO.
Got any reason for going on first
nights?'
Yes. l have. II you insist on It. 1
thus escape the talkative man who has
seen the show
The Washington herald., 1910-01-05
No Kick Coming.

Prom the Philadelphia Record.
See here, you swindler." exclaimed the
suburban property owner, when you sold
me this house you said that in three
months I wouldn't part with il for
$le,00e
We'll. you haven't, have your de-
manded the real estate man.
The Washington herald., 1910-01-05

Mr.. George Marcenus Bailey still seems
unable 10 look upon a grand old red
headed female person out Texas way
without going into an insane rapture OF
enthusiasm. We see right now that it
will be necessary 20 put binders on
Mr.. Bailey the next time he comes to
Washington.
The Washington herald., 1910-01-05
Professional Advice.


Father DOoley had just tied the knot
He looked eXpectant the bride looked
sheepish and Pat, shifting from one foot
10 another. looked guilty. AZ last he be
gan: 'T-I-don't like TO be name, Father.
but I changed my clothes in a hurry and
left me wages in me other pants" Then
he added. IN a whisper; Take me down
in the cellar; I'm a plumber. and III
show ye how 10 FIX the gas meter so't
won't register more than 10 per cent"
The Washington herald., 1910-01-05
Mostly Expense.

THAT is fat. prosperous looking en-
velope. Does our salesman send in a big
bunch Of orders?"
Not exactly. That envelope contains
a receipt for his last check. his expense
account for this week. a request for a sal
airy raise. and a requlsition for some more
expense account blanks"
The Washington herald., 1910-01-05

Some one suggests that, inasmuch as
the standpatters elect TO tag themselves
with red carnations. the insurgents
should select a flower by which they. too.
may be identified. What does Mr.. Victor
Murdoch say TO the sunflower?
The Washington herald., 1910-01-05
An Editors TroubIes.

81 suppose it is difficult TO please all
your readers?"
Plunkville Palladium. Il just received a
delegation of ladies who requested me
not to print any more starvation stats
tics on the society page"
The Washington herald., 1910-01-05

Robert Barr says the English Liberal
party will so TO pieces if it is successful
at the polls next time. and collapse II II
is not From this we infer that the
Liberal party is John Bulls Democratic
plaything
The Washington herald., 1910-01-05
MnuIH HaIn a Lille

From the spyilg seid Republican.
A man in New Rochelle says ne has
invented a machine which viii tell the
sex Of an egg before it is Matched. If
he would invent one which would tell
whether or not an egg was fresh # would
help some,
The Washington herald., 1910-01-05

II you should hear a standpatter sing
ing something that sounds Ike The
Cummins Is clamoringl Ohio, Ohio" do
not jump to the conclusion that he has
forgotten his New Years resolution with
respect to strong drink. It will not neces-
sarilY follow
The Washington herald., 1910-01-05
Mr.. Gaynor and Tnmmnnr.

From the Philadelphia Publ, Ledger.
Judge Gaynor. in otner words is going % tn the
experiment 4 making honest and efficient adj
mnistrator in harmony with the political power
that elected him. bat without submission 10 Il.
The Washington herald., 1910-01-05

Sir J. Knn in the Organizer
II IN the normal business you have to
take risks, you must. OF course, do so,
but to seek them for the sake Of extra
gains is disastrous. Rapid revolutions
may sometimes be successful, but evo-
luton always means growth
The Washington herald., 1910-01-05
Looks Down on others.

From the boston ImnscTiTt.
Fuddy - Yes, that's Cartwright over
there. He's won several aviation prizes.
and consequently holds his head pretty
high.
Duddy-Considers himself one of the
aerostocracy, Ell?
The Washington herald., 1910-01-05

Al home, the new United States Senator
from Mississippi is known as Truthful
James, It is said that he has never
been candidate for office, and that,
undoubtedly. accounts for 1t.
The Washington herald., 1910-01-05

What mingled feelings of resentment
and relief one feels nowadays when his
family physician advises him TO cut out
turkey. asparagus tips, quail on toast
mince pie, and ice cream for a while
The Washington herald., 1910-01-05

Tammany got cold potato from Judge
Gaynor Monday. Whether that was AL
the judge had 10 give, or he believed
that TO be all Tammany deserved. is hard
to tell from the things he said OF MIR.
Murphy at the moment OF the tender.
The Washington herald., 1910-01-05

The Chattanooga Times and the Nash
Vile American are agreed that Little
Tim Sullivan has gone 10 heaven. d"
Even at that however the authority will
hardly be considered conclusive.
The Washington herald., 1910-01-05

Discussion as to whether Judge L.urtou
was a Democrat or a Republican never
was in perfectly good taste. perhaps;
and now It positively Is out Of order Pre-
sumably. he is neither at this writing.
The Washington herald., 1910-01-05
Mr. CummIns and the Thrift.

From the Providence journal.
Senator Cummius' declaration that the passage of
the Payne act has not ended the fight for lower du-
ties viii not be questioned by any one Who has
even superficial acquaintance with the feelings Of
'the plain people"
The Washington herald., 1910-01-05
Mr. Clark on Mules

TrOm tbs Omaha Bee.
Champ CLARK. who cons from what once was the
biggest muleprcducing region in the world Rments
the scarcity q the animal. HI tried 10 blame the
tariff. but did not succeed
The Washington herald., 1910-01-05

One of the current magazines for wom-
en- tells how easily the lady OF the house
may run the furnace. OF course. II the
women insist on equal rights with men,
why. let the dear things have them
The Washington herald., 1910-01-05

The thermometer dropped TO six above
zero in Washington last week. which Is
within six degrees Of the coIdness alleged
TO be existing between Messrs. Ballinger
and pinchot
The Washington herald., 1910-01-05
Useless Expense.

She throws away the mistletoe;
A trifia cross
Is she because she says It was
A total loss.
The Washington herald., 1910-01-05
NJ. NIurdnrI,,s Greetinn

From the Ohio State Journal.
Representative Murdoch. q Kansas. is said to
have been very cordially greeted By the host az the
Presidents New Years reception, but 50 was Untls
Joe Cannon.
The Washington herald., 1910-01-05

Since the semitic name for "stovaine"
is ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
hydrochloride, science, we should say,
IS more than welcome to it,
The Washington herald., 1910-01-05

Nevertheless, those people who protest
so vehemently that Dixie" IS not Amer
icas most popular air" must concede that
It IS a catcher air than "Hark, from
the Tombs a Doleful Sound
The Washington herald., 1910-01-05
He Filled the Bill.

T TON LIie-
Il want man who knows all about
aeroplanes and is sober
I'm just the man you are looking for.
sir. Haven't taken q drop in three
years
The Washington herald., 1910-01-05
Mr. Hitchcock,s Labor.

from nc Nv 1oTk sun.
Il was The devoted labor Of Secretary Hitchcock,
performed in the f8cs 4 opposition the extent and
power Of which one except himself could know.
that brought to justice criminals If more than petty
dimensions
The Washington herald., 1910-01-05

1T is all a mistake about c. A. Hart
wig giving away kisses" says the New
Sharon tOhio) star Well, let us hope
c. A. refrains also from giving away the
kissees
The Washington herald., 1910-01-05
As n Substitute.

Washington wants 100 additional po-
liecmen."
"Well?"
Congress wants to give 'em 100 nice
new laws instead"
The Washington herald., 1910-01-05
The Gentle Touch.

At first she touches UD her hair
To see If it's in place,
And then with manner debOnair
She touches mp her face.
4 touch 10 curls behind the ear,
touch 70 silken collar.
And then she's OF to hubby dear
To touch hun for a dollar
New York Herald.
The Washington herald., 1910-01-05

sharply TO differentiate this year from the
dozen or so preceding is the fact that
Tom Johnson is no longer mayor OF
Cleveland. Ohio.
The Washington herald., 1910-01-05

Evidently, Mr. Roses earlier neishbors
and acquaintance took ms friendship for
the poor a little too seriously.
The Washington herald., 1910-01-05

Hon. Zelaya's effort to pass Senator
Rayner's sentiments along to Secretary
Knox viii have TO be rated a failure.
plainly enough
The Washington herald., 1910-01-05
After the Quarrel.

Il asked him for my lock of hair"
what them"
He sent me back enough locks of hair
to make a beautiful set of puffs"
The Washington herald., 1910-01-05

1t is all right about that sapphire"
color Commander Peary observed at the
north pole, but what Prof. Matt Hem
son desires to know is whether the com
mander remembers seeing anything of a
seal-bTown color,
The Washington herald., 1910-01-05

II there is anything of Illinois patron
age left after Uncle Shelby CulIom
looks Up from his knitting. Mr.. Lorimer
viii be perfectly welcome to il, Of course.
provided he can find il
The Washington herald., 1910-01-05
OIr. Pfnehots Task.

From the Charleston News and Courier.
Judging from Prnchot's Success In defending his
oourse. he ought TO have no trouble in preserving
the forests
The Washington herald., 1910-01-05

Why worry about Or. Cooks degrees
and decorations? He probably viii
have infinitely less use for them in the
future than anybody else on earth.
The Washington herald., 1910-01-05

So long as Judge Harmon manages to
remain on top of the Ohio woodpne, he
may view the Democratic promised land.
The Washington herald., 1910-01-05

There were fewer lynohings in 1899 than
there were I'm 1905. Another evidence of
returning conservatism
The Washington herald., 1910-01-05

Count that day lost the which, from
night to morn, sees not good DR.. Cook
still going. going, gonel
The Washington herald., 1910-01-05

Mr. Wilson, the Farmers Friend.
From the Philadelphia Press
Whatever else may be said in praise Of Secretary
Wilson. Of the Department Of Agriculture there
can be no greater trIer encomium OF the veteran
agriculturist than that he is first Of all friend Of
the farmer and Of the workingrnan.
The Washington herald., 1910-01-05
CHAT OF THE FORUM.
d.. EIIot,s ReIIrInn

From the Boston Herald
1910 comment ~ Dr. El0t's new religion began
promptly with the year.
The Washington herald., 1910-01-05

Gilbert Rose, erstwhile millionaire and
generally dubbed friend Of the poor"
died in a Colorado poorhouse last week.
The Washington herald., 1910-01-05

". c. Cook. one Of the publishers OF
the Sioux Falls Daily Press. was lounging
with Seth Bullock, OF the same Common
wealth, in the lobby OF the New Willard
last night. It was suggested to Mr. Cook
that he was just the man President Taft
had been looking for 10 I'll the place IS
Minister to China, and Mr. Cook smiled.
Mr.. Cook goes to New York to-day.
The Washington herald., 1910-01-05
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