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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-02-23
The House of Lords.
Says the Cleveland Leader;

Say the AltNtldlll i<tdQEt
King Edward is reported not to take kindly to
the scheme If svamrirg the majority in the House
OF Lerds with a multitude Of rev Liberal peers
Fee gentlemen Of title in the United Kingdom
would relish IT,"
Since IL is clearly the present plan Of
Premier Asquith to mend the House Of
Lords rather than end it. We think il
safe TO assume that the reformation of
that honorable body will not be attempt
ed through the creation of sufficient Lib
eraI peers TO carry forward the dominant
party's programme. Not only would their
lordships yield practically everything
demanded OF them rather than see the
giIded chamber swamped by an influx of
scorned Liberals. but such a proceeding
would mean. in effect the ending of the
House of Lords and not the rational
mending Of it, and that, as hereinbefore
suggested, appears not 10 be Mr.. As
quith's aim, just now al least
The Touhle with the English House
of Lords is merely that it has not de-
veloped in equitable proportion to other
institutions more or less intimately con-
nected with it. 1t has travelled far from
what it used 20 be, OF course, but il still
lsgs behind in many respects. There is,
however, abundant justification for its
continued existence. and, sensibly enough,
it Is to be continued but under an i'm
proved and modernized order of things.
It's absolute veto probably never again
viii be tolerated, save, perhaps. in more
o. less iEconsequential things. and GER
tainly not al all in any measures of fnan-
cial persuasion. But it will be permitted
to exercise. presumably, a healthy re-
straining influence; it will be allowed to
give legislation pause, to force more
matured consideration. and so forth.
There is something to be said in favor
OF the House Of Lords. The most o5iec-
tionable feature of it, in the popular esti-
mate. is its hereditary principle. That ought
to, be abolished utterly and without any
sort OF qualifying clause. we should say.
The mere accident or birth per Sc car
RES no Tightful legislative prerogatlve,
of course. But If must he remembered.
nevertheless. that the House of Lords Of
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Business Methods in Government.

Senator Aldrich's proposition 70 have
the business methods OF the government
thoroughly considered and revised by
competent commission ought to meet
with general approval II cannot be
considered. as Senator DolI!ver suggests.
as an effort to place the dominant party
in an unpleasant position. On the con-
trary. it will be accepted as an evidence
that there is room for Improvement and
that the administration n power has the
courage and the ability TO undertake the
reform
Experience demonstrates the fact that
government is not managed with the
same economy as a private corporation.
It is hampered by laws and bound around
by red tape At the same time. there Is
no doubt that even with this handicap
there Is much expense which could be
avoided by the adoption OF modern BUSH
ness methods. one Of the main obstacles
10 real advancement in this direction is
the fact that the government does not
pay enough for efficient service. No man
with a genius for organization. for con-
centration, and for executive work win
enter the government service when cor
p0rations stand ready to command his
services at a salary often ten times as
great as the government offers. As soon
as any one with real ability for business
makes his personality felt in the gov
eminent service. he meets with advan-
tageous offers in the commercial world.
Then, 1t is also true that desire 10 create
Offices leads 10 she establishment of in
Vulnerable bureaus. each with an army
OF clerks A successful corporation cur
tails us working force to the lowest limit
consistent with efficient operation. The
governmental system is elastic. and
stretches itself 10 the furthest degree.
There are many questions which the
proposed commission could investigate
with considerable profit. 1t is possible.
Tor instance, that the method Of dis
tributng the appropriation bills among
several committees may be responsible
for some Of the increase in expenditures.
There ought TO be somewhere in Congress
the authority TO handle the appropriation
bills after they come from committees and
weld them into proportionate relation TO
each other and 10 the Federal revenues
As II Is now, each budget is swollen indie
pendently Of the other, and, as has hap
pened more than once, the total amount
appropriated is far in excess Of the esti-
mated revenues. There is opportunity for
reform therefore. in Congress. In the
departments the situation is even more
serious Certain branches of the govern
meut have been allowed ID become more
and more expensive, until their operation
alone is serious drain upon the finances
~ the government
Altogether, the field Of labor for Senator
Aldrichs commission is a wide one. The
svcrk cannot be commenced TOO soon.
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late years. especially under Victoria and
Edward VII, has been recruited largely
from the ranks OF those who have dem
Onstrated great ability along positive lines
Of upllft-from among eminent scientists,
literary lights. soldiers, sailors. merchant
princes. lawyers. great fnanciers. and la
Dor leaders. Every lord is a shining mark
for scandal. and when one goes wrong the
entire order suffers and frequently is held
up to undeserved ridicule-for it is a fact
that. despite all opinions TO the contrary.
of the entire English peerage less than
five per cent has figured VIGOROUSLY in
the courts within the past twenty years
1t is the temperament of extreme con-
sevatIsm that the HOUSE of Lords en-
genders in its membership that needs
changing. This may be accomplished by
making that extreme conservatism finally
ineffective if persisted in against evident
public opinion to the contrary. And it is
along this way that Premier Asquith evil
IDENTIFY intends to move
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From the New York Post.
Mrs. Mary Moore. Of McKeesport. who
fled suit for divorce against her husband,
is a prohibitionist and leader in the
movement to make AIcKeesport dry
One day last summer she had meeting
Of anti-drinking women at her home.
when one Of hem went 10 the ice-cooler
for drink The liquid had the taste of
liquor Investigation proved that Mr.
Moore had hidden whisky bottle in the
ice-cooler. and the maid, in putting in an
other cake of ice. had smashed the bottle.
After this discovery the women's prohibit
ton meeting broke up
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TRAIN VS.. STEAMBOAT.
Different Facilities for Unloading
Explains Lack of Competition.

Different Facilities Tor Unloading
Explains Lack of Competition.
From the Engineering News
OF much greater Importance than the
relative cost OF hauling by rail or by
water is the cost Of handling al the ter
minals Il IS this, we believe. that has
been the chief cause for the transfer Of
traffic from the river steamboat 10 the
railway We do not see any way in
which the water route can overcome this
handicap. The waterway advocates talk
Of providing well-equipped terminals for
river steamboats,. Do they realize what
such terminals would cost at a city like
Cincinnati, for example, where the river
varies over fifty feet between high and
low water2 Suppose capitalists could be
found willing TO risk their money in
wharves and freight handling machinery
and warehouses located on the river bank.
and exposed to the risk OF floods and ice.
The goods shipped or received by water.
even with ideal terminal facilities. have
still to undergo the cost Of transfer to
their final destination.
In contrast with this. the railway car
loaded with coal is delivered on a siding
close TO the boiler house Of an industrial
plant The blow Of a sledge opens the
hopper bottom and the coal drops into
the bins. The car loaded with pig iron is
delivered right AZ the foundry stockhouse.
In shipping finished goods, the railway
car is brought directly into the store
room or alongside the kiln or into the
heavy machinery erecting shop. The fin
ished material is loaded and the car is
ready to start on It's Journey and there
lis no transfer OF It's load till it reaches
its final destination.
! How can a waterway compete with the
railway under such conditions?
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learned professor Iectured the stu
dents in a Wisconsin college recently on
'Embryosac development and polyem-
bryony in Smiiacini racemosa. As no
rec-rec-rec-record was made for Umby-
by-byby-uby Phono-no-no-nograph COM
pany. of New York-ork-ork-ork and Pa
pa-pa-ris, however, you viii have to deny
Yourself the pleasure OF nearing it re-
produced
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1T is not surprising that Congress is
represented as experiencing a feeling Of
great relief in consequence of the an
nouncement that the Presidents Iegisla-
tive programme for the present session
is reduced to four bills" says the New
York Evening Post No doubt, moreover.
Congress would be even more greatly re-
lieved If It were reduced to none.
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nat He Says Goes.

From the Springfield Republican.
VIII Mr. Roosevelt insist upon making William
Loeb. IT,. the next Republican candidate for gov
crnor Of New York; 1t = idle 20 conceal the fear
Of this oonsnmmation that is felt in certain quar-
ters But What could he done2 Mr.. Roosevelt. as
soon as he arrives. and the tuImpeting has died
down viii be asked to save the Republican party
Of New York Ii he says Loeb" then Loeb it
h.
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Senator AIdrich,. Genius.

From the New York Tribune.
Senator Aldrich says that if he as a business man
we're permitted to run the Federal government as
he saw 1T he could save $4,000 OO year. BY all
means let his bill for the appointment Of a ccm-
mission to introduce business methods he passed
and let the senator from Rhode Island be mem.
Der o! the commission.
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A LITTLE NONSENSE.
A PERFnNcrnRY POEM,

The time is ripe for bards to pipe
lay of springtime CHEEKY.
But spring. alack, is hanging back
And everything Is dreary.
The skies are dark and in the park
The prospect isn't pleasing.
The cold winds whine and shake the line
On which the birds are freezing.
] cannot sing a song of spring
And make it hang together.
A springtime song but limps along
In February weather.
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TO-DAY IN HISTORY
tTTS7SdTIT67TII
REMEMBER THE ALAMO"-February %.

The siege Of the Alamo was one Of the
most picturesque struggles for liberty
that has taken place on the American
continent. Unwilling TO be dominated by
the Mexicans. the Texans valiantly re-
sisted end finally succeeded in throwing
eff the yoke. and gained their independ-
ence ard held ii for nine years, under five
different presidents. until annexed to the
United States.
The two most important actions in the
Texas revolution were the siege of the
Alamo and the battle of San Jacinto.
one hundredsand forty-four Texans TAX
ing refuge in the Alamo in San Antonio.
an old Spanish building combining a
church and fort we're besieged by a
force of 1900 Mexicans. The siege Of the
Alamo began on February o. 1886. 1t
lasted eleven DAYS. when it was taken by
storm and every Texan killed. In the
state house Of Austin, the capital city
of Texas. on a monument made of stones
of the ruins Of the mission fort, are in
scribed the names OF the men whose
death gave She Anglo American race
eternal reason TO Remember the Alamo.
1t was the battle Of San Jacinto. when
finally settled the conflict in favor of the
Texans, and never was seen more brave
dash for liberty than the little Texan
band put UP in this fight. rallying the
columns with the cry, Remember the
Alamo"
on February p Santa Ana. with his
Mexican army, had arrived at San An
tonic. On the morning of the sd, ne
called upon Col. Travis TO surrender. but
was answered by a cannon shot. The
Mexican general at once hoisted the red
flag as a signal that no quarter would
be given. The Alamo had been prepared
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Paris is acutely disappointed because
Mr.. Roosevelt does not take kindly 10 A
public reception on his arrival in that
city, notes the Providence Journal Mr..
Roosevelt is a good American. He is
saving the big show for home, sweet
home
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10 resist any attack except from artillery.
The second iE command was no other
than James Bowie. the inventor of the
long-bladed "bowie-knife," used by the
hunters and desperadoes of the plains.
Davy Crockett was another of the he
roes Of the Alamo
The final assault was made on March
Sunday. Travis, who was struck in
the head. had fallen beside his gun at the
northwest corner. Bowie was precipi-
tated from a scaffolding by the walls, and
was unable TO move from the bed where
he had been laid in an upper room of the
convent barracks. He was still able how
ever to die as he had lived. firing the
pistols which had been placed by his
side before he was finally run through
with a bayonet.
The church was the last TO be taken.
It's defenders. too, fell back inch by inch.
fighting till each man was slain Davy
Crockett was among the last to fall In
less than an hour all was over. Thus
persisted, to the last man, the defenders
Of the Alamo. There were left to tell
the tale only two widowed American
women. with their two children; a Mex
lean woman, who was torn from Bowie S
side by his murderers, and a colored
slave boy Of the dead general. The Tex
ans wanted TO give them descent burial
but Santa Ana refused. and the dead
heroes were heaped together in layers
with wood and dry brush between. One
hundred and eighty-two bodies were
counted before the torch was applied
a year later the bones were buried IN
left standing as memorial Of Texan in
dependence. and as an exhibition of the
most picturesque and appealing fight for
liberty on this continent
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According 10 a wTathful member Can
non is a Colossus sitting asttide OF Con-
gress. The Colossus did net sit, cor
reefs the Philadelphia Public Ledger.
Perhaps it would have lasted longer II
IL had, however.
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This winter has surely been one of
"the good old-fashioned kind that the
oldest inhabitants so delight 10 talk
about Most OF us are willing to admit.
moreover, that a little of it goes a
mighty long way.
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contemporary remarks that Mr.
Bryan's recently announced views on the
liquor question will cause him to be
rated prohibitionist in some communities
and anu-prohibitionist in others. Good
scheme. politically-if il works.
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Lonkinr backward.

From the Chicsgo Record Herald.
Even those among us who are comparatively
Young can remember when ONLY one OF two Of the
railroads had fourth vice presidents.
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Government Jobs

From the Nashville American.
The present state Of affairs in Washington makes
one suspect that holding government job must be
almost as disagTeeable at times as working for a
living" Observes the indianapolis News. Still, as
few as possible are dying, and resignation blank
never has been printed.
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Pennsylvania man says that after
drinking water from a brook he saw a
snake In II. If that had happened IN
Georgia. he probably would have traced
that stream TO its source hoping 10 find
a "moonshine'' establishment somewhere
along it's banks.
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senator Delivers Ideas.

From the Kansas City STAR
senator Deliver describes an iussrgent as "a
man who wants 70 hear the bill read before It IS
passed" Is j; auy wonder that official Washing
ton frovus upon such fssy persons.
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A Kansas judge fined himself s. for
breach OF the peace" observes the
Baltimore Star. Presumably, moreover.
he will pay it without appeal. Wise. not
20 say foxy, judge that
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wv Tinr-Fnng Puzzled.

From the sprinfeld Republican.
WI Tingfang iocrneying home by the rising sun
route. is now in Germany. He is g much inter
csted that he is puzzled to dec!ds whether the
United States. England. or Germany has the civil
lzation which China should erdeavor 10 initiate
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A Chicago hen is laying tainted eggs.
remarks a Virginia contemporary. A clear
waste of time and energy The cold stor-
age warehouses are full of them now.
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1.-THE old guard is passing off the stage
one by one" AYERS the Harrisonburg
News. Yes. Of course! But cheer UP.
notwithstanding 1t has been just so
ever since Adams day
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a woman in Massachusetts is credited
with being able 70 talk in flfty-four Ian
guages." says the Kansas City Star At
least hfty-four, according 10 the orig
inal story presumably.
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An UngentIemanIy Reply.

From The Chicago Record Herald.
once you called me the light OF your
existence"
yes. know H. That was before I
had any idea YOU we're COINS to become
the dead weight Of il.
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what Mississippi Wants.

From the Jackson News
Mississippi wants a man in the United States
Senate q political sagactv. moral stamina. and
statssnarlike qualities Heroic maksups aud cheap
thestrcals WELD no influence in the worlds great
est deliheratYe BODY
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Natural curiosity probably will get the
better OF royal etiquette. however. IL
his majesty suspects that Mr.. Roosevelt
really Is going TO enter Berlin that way.
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So long as they may be used to lure
American fortunes across the Atlantic
and pay political debts, titles of one
kind and another will hardly be abolish
ed in old England, nevertheless.
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CHAT OF THE FORUM.
ron-fnrr wronnoh nan

Fcarfutsy WrOnged Wan.
From the Chicago Record Herald.
II the PAYNE tariff Is really god thing. What
a terribly pronsed man Cousin serene" s.
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senatoriaI Good MANNERS.

From the Memphis News-Scinitsr.
The Indian senator from Oklahoma has a ye-y
decided advantage over the AngloSazoa Senator
from Arkansas in the matter Of geod manners.
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The Springfield Union believes that
royal etiquette viii prevent the Kaisers
going to the depot 10 meet Mr.. Roosevelt
when that interesting gentleman comes
riding on cow-cateher into Berlin.
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Il have nothing TO say" says an al
legged Dr.. Cook. II he be the real doctor,
however, 1t Is a safe bet he is able 10
say even that more or less persuasively,
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On account Of the high cost Of living,
and so forth and so on, Mr. Hobson viii
demand only six new battle ships this
year. IL seems.
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A heartless theatrical manager is ac-
cused Of trimming Sir A. Conan Doyle
for some $500 shoe time ago. All.
Watson, 1t must have been a pathetic
story.
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Dutch Have Taken Holland.

From the indianapolis News.
Republicans have won in Philadelphia
BY sweeping majority. Are you sur
prised. or are you merely shocked. as
usual?
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Not in Stature.

From the New York Herald.
Dressmakers are bringing the waist line
lower and lower Women are growing
taller and men shorter.
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The Usual way.

From the Baltimore American.
Plumber-Weil madam how's the work
al your house? Was IL well done?
Housekeeper-No. the work wasn't well
done, but ! was.
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Philadelphia-the City of Brotherly
Love And riots.
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Congress might vote Prof Matt" Hen
son a brass medal for general excellence
in the art of saving wood, anyway
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Chatting ChofIy.

What's the matter with Cholly?"
oh some rude girl asked him If he
was a suffragette.
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His Pastine.

Congress seems to think it Is doing
something great TO give man medal. %
''Well?"
"Mr. Carnegie hands 'em out by the
FIST fun.
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Somebody must have reminded the
weather man that 1t was Wsshingtons
Birthday.
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THE price Of divorce is cheap" says
the san Francisco Call. In mere money.
yes
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Ton pressing.

HUV UEE'HHNs
The broken sash
And other trash
l see about the spot,
AS I surmise,
VIII fertilize
Ny backyard garden plot.
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Read the Papers.

Some Of the department stores have
grocery departments"
Seen any bargain sales OF meat adver-
tised?'
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February % birthday Samuel Pepys whose famous diary
Il.
the death Of Keats n
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Quite So.

Many man." remarked the home
grown philosopher. spends his counting
days in telling a girl that he is I'M
worthy Of her, and his married life is
proving it
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with a Howl.

why can't they base a grand opera
upon an American theme?'
we have no peasantry TO introduce
as a chorus"
Ring IN chorus of ultimate con-
sumers"
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Equally rs Good.

Going to make a garden this spring.?
NO. my wife persuaded me to put the
money into her hat.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Beilamy Storer. Of Cincin-
natl, Ohio, are at the Shoreham.