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The Washington herald., 1910-04-10
100 TO 1 ON THE MURDERER.
Must These Tremendous Odds
Against the Law Continued

From the Louisville Courier Journal
The failure OF iuries to convict and the
readiness of those welding the pardoning
or parole power to extend clemency is
responsible for the fact that homicides
lin the United States have sometimes
passed the 1OOOO mark within year Be
cause an industrial war has grown out
Of conditions in agricultural Kentucky.
this State has been well to the fore for
the last three years as scene of un-
punished disorder, but the inenectiveness
of juries IN criminal trials. which is the
root Of the evil, is national. 1t has
served 10 make the United States unique
among civilized countries for its failure
to protect. by its enforcement of criminal
laws. the rights set forth IN the Declara-
ton OF Independence as the common heTi-
tage OF all men, and mentioned in the
preamble OF that historic document as
the first Of the causes iustifying a revo-
luton.
The CourieT-Journal reprinted from an
Eastern paper the other day a letter
from an American farmer now resident
in Canada, dwelling upon the advantages
of life there lie sadie
THE man that breaks the law is Jailed
. He can have fifty guns and $1,000
he can nave any sort of blame pull you
like-but he is just going 20 be Jailed
+" Maybe he'll Kin a Northwest Do
/ liceman. Well. then he'll hang for dead
sure thing. All Canada knows il.
and We Americans know it. and that's
why this country is a good country 70
live in"
That farmer was not from Kentucky,
but from Mnnesota-he was q farmer
from the United States. where the betting
against conviction in a homicide case is
always 100 to ]. according 10 the cold
statistics OF crime Our government is.
in form and in theory. as democratic as
It can be made. We cannot correct this
evil BY resort TO arms and a revolution.
and very few OF US viii resort TO emf
grafton. What are the rest Of rs going
10 do about It? Are the ODDS always TO
be 100 to ! on the murderer and 100 10 l
against the law?
The Washington herald., 1910-04-10
An Admiral and His Smile.

The debate on the naval appropriation
bill, which has just terminated in the
House OF Representative, contained
some enlivening, if not altogether Ilumi-
mating, passages. Representative Hobson
delivered his usual appeal in favor OF
from three to seven battle ships. but his
proposition was carefully defeated with
only one sonorous voice in its favor.
Representative Bartholdt, in favor of no
battle ships at ALL was heard two or
three times in terms OF el0quence and
logic with which the House Is somewhat
familiar. II was left TO Representative
Padgett. a member of the House Naval
Committee, TO introduce a bnthesome
note in his proposal 20 build but one bat
tie ship. That able member OF the House
pointed out the coincidence OF war scares.
now with Japan and then with Germany,
whenever Congress was called upon TO
consider an increase OF the navy Mr..
Padgett dropped into Renaissance and
told a story which amused the House.
Tho report Of this part Of the debate fol-
lows:
"Mr. Padgett- viii not call
names, but one of the admiralS came
before our committee and asked that the
doors might be closed, that the stenog-
raphers might be excluded and that he
might speak 10 the committee in execu-
tive session. This was some years ago,
and he proceeded with bated breath 20
tell US OF the nearness of impending dis
aster and conflict with Germany. and ne
dilated upon that question at length. and
sat and listened 10 Il for quite While,
and after he had proceeded for some
time I could not escape the temptation,
and when had the opportunity / said to
him: Admiral, do you think this viii
take place and they can catch us before
we can get home?' ILaughterl He
smiled
Mr. Wilson. of Innols-what did he
say2
Mr.. Padgett-He smiled. Now. let me
invite your attention. please, seriously to
the comparison between the United States
and Germany"
Mr., Padgett has heightened curiosity by
his failure TO give the name Of the sppre-
hensive admiral. who is entitled to the
imperishable fame Of having his Identity
disclosed on the pages OF the Congress
sional Record. There should be some
thing more than the lingering smile in
which he INDUCED as the retort TO the
ample inquiry Of Mr. Padgett Perhaps
the naval officer on this occasion was
sincere. it may have been that he pos
sessed information which justified his
alarming Representations. But it is an
agreeable part of the system of adjust
ment in things legislative that there is
always a safety valve in the committee;
that there is always some one there to
take not too seriously the hysterical
warning OF a preiudieed witness. So long
as we have enough Padgetts on the war
committees TO ask the question which
makes the alarmist smile. the country is
safe from the yoke of militarism No
one should underestimate the casual re-
mark OF question which minimizes the
excitement of a man who sees the dire
disaster of international warfare looming
above the horizon.
The Washington herald., 1910-04-10
A Tale of Russian wolves.

From Eyery bodys
A man was telling about an exciting
experience in Russia. His sleigh was pur-
sued over the frozen wastes by a pack of
at least a dozen famished wolves He
arose and shot the foremost one, and the
others stopped to deyour It. But they
soon caught up with him, and he shot
another, which was IN turn devoured.
This was repeated until the last furnished
wolf was almost upon him with yearning
jaws, when
say, partner. broke In one Of the
listeners, according TO your reckoning,
that last famished wolf must have had
the other eleven inside of him.
Well, come 70 think It over" said the
story teller, maybe he wasn't so darned
famished after all"
The Washington herald., 1910-04-10

machine, manufacture or composition of
matter. or any new and useful improve
ment thereof, not known or used by
others in this country, and not patented
or described in any printed publication
in this or any foreign country before his
invention or discovery thereof, NAV upon
payment Of the fee required by law OBJ
tain patent These patents are OBJ
tanned by mailing application to the Com
missioner of Patents in accordance with
forms prescribed by law.
In 1s49 the Patent Office was transferred
TO the newly created Department of the
Interior. where 1t has since remained.
From the beginning provision was made
for the collection and preservation of
models, as a result of which an immense
number Of specimens and designs have
been gathered.
In 1896, the building IN which the models
were kept was burned. and many of
them were destroyed, but Congress made
an appropriation of SluOOOO TO procure
duplicates of the most valuable ones.
The total number OF applications for
patents filed at the Patent Office in sew
enty-two years. from 1887 to 1908. was
l,5S6 222; number of caveats filed, 127, 225s;
number Of original patents issued, s6o, s52,
and net surplus in the United States
Treasury on account of patent fund,
s6,s9e,725. The United States has issued
half as many patents as we're taken out
by all the other countries Of the world
combined
The Washington herald., 1910-04-10

if such there be. took place in Massachu-
sets. for in the latter case the man can
not be made to pay. But in any event,
the man with the wooden leg ana SLOUGH
hat has not set put in an appearance
and the chauffeur has had bill for SS4l
presented TO him by the taxicab company
all of which indicates that the life of a
chauffeur is not as picturesque as those
who feel his bills aie often extoruonate
may think.
The Washington herald., 1910-04-10
THE DESERTED CITY.

Breakfast IN Manhattan.
Lunch in Cleveland, q.
A cup q tea in Chicopee.
Dine at HokomO;
Make a speech at Newark,
Another one at lam.
Stop 20 smoke az Roanoke,
At Buffalo turn in -
Early morn m Portland
Meeting at the Hub.
TAR some more at Baltimore.
Lunch at a Richmond club:
Take nap at the Water Gap
OF 10 PittsSuTg Their.
Make at Detroit speech adroit,
Chicago reached by ten;
Dashing 10 New Haven
To spend an hour at Yale,
Speak on law at s. ginaw
And dedicate Jail:
Tn n a jump TO YoukerS,
Linger at Cohoes.
A quick. short call at gay 81. Paul.
And then-well. koodness knows.
All around the circle,
North, South, East, and West,
Texas, Maine, anl back again,
With not a sign Of rest:
Every single village
The big 5nes and The small.
Near OF Ear. where'er they are,
Each demands eel
Not a one neglected
An. YES alssl there's one
That seldom sees the President,
Deserted Washington
Paul West. ii New York World.
The Washington herald., 1910-04-10
PEOPLE AND THINGS
ProbIem Of Lake chad.


An interesting subject for the geog-
rapher is Lake Chad. in the Sudan. for OBJ
'servatlons of travellers from time TO time
during some years have shown that this
lake was gradually drying up and would
at no very distant date completely disap-
pear. Native traditions, however, as
serted that it was subject 10 fluctuations.
and TO solve the problem Capt Tilho.
chief of the French commission sent to
study the district, has thoroughly inves-
tigated tho matter and has just placed
the results OF his observations before the
Royal Geographical Society When Capt
Tllho visited Lake Chad in 1909 il was
shrinking in size, and on his visit in 1908
he found that this shrinkage was steadily
continued, and that the open water at
that time occupied only one-fftieth part
Of the total area OF the basin, which is
about four-ffths the size of Belgium
Lake Chad is of the nature of an in
land sea. receiving the drainage of the
surrounding country Its average depth
is not more than FIVE feet In spite Of the
continued shrinkage up to his last visit
Capt. Tilho concludes that there is no
reason to suppose that Lake Chad viii
eventually dry up And the latest news
from the district is that during 1909 it
was rapidly expanding. One of the most
interesting features of Lake Chad IS the
dense masses Of tree some twenty-five
feet high and with a trunk over a foot
in diameter. which grows in its waters
When the water around IL falls below
certain level. or becomes too salt-as
il may do when the waters shrink-the
trees die. The wood of this tree. when
dry. is the lightest in the world. being
only one-tenth of the weight OF water
and less than one-half OF that Of cork
The tree is known as the ambuch
The Washington herald., 1910-04-10
Great Rivers.

The Amazon is about 1894 miles long;
1t Is four miles wide 1900 miles from the
sea. The Yukon is almost as long as the
Mississippi and is believed TO discharge
al least as great a volume Of water. It's
length is estimated at 2,04i miles During
part OF the year II is navigable for 800
miles The Mississippi, from its source
TO its mouth is 1900 miles Lonesome say
S,l60. The Missouri is longer than that
part of the Mississippi above the june
ton OF the two rivers From the source
OF the Missouri 10 the Gulf IL is about
1900 miles. The total navigabe length
OF the Mississippi River and its triDu-
taries is over 1890 miles following the
river windings, and 1900 miles measured
In straight lines. With the Lower Mis-
sissppi the Missourfs length is about
4.e0O miles-the longest river in the world
Its length from the source Of the JEFF
ferson 10 It's junction with the Mississippi
IS about 1850 miles. 10 the source OF the
Madison about 29lO.
The Washington herald., 1910-04-10
A Boon to Tourists.

From the New York Egening Post
rs that the right timer" inquired the
visitor as he gazed up at a large clock in
the lobby Of an uptown hotel
mo. SIR; that's hotel time" replied the
clerk.
Hotel time? That's a new one on me. 8
responded the visitor What's the an
swer?"
Why we keep all our clocks six min
utes fast. We do il because so many peo-
pie are leaving to catch trains and steam
US for their having missed connections. .
The Washington herald., 1910-04-10

Col Roosevelt 10 Representative Mann:
my collection Is undoubtedly the most
complete and valuable IN the world, and
will be Of great value TO faunal natu-
ralists and scientists" Moreover. you
know what sort Of Ananias you are if you
assume an incredulous air!
The Washington herald., 1910-04-10

The Atlanta Constitution wishes the
Republican party to be held responsible
for the long dry spell in Georgia. - says
the Cincinnati Commercial-Tribune We
believe the elephant viii be able TO eg-
tablish a satisfactory alibi this time.
however.
The Washington herald., 1910-04-10

The greater Southwest and silver jubi-
lee edition Of the Houston Post is hand
some, convincing. complete. and extreme
ly creditable. We say il without the
least hesitation. mental reservation, or
evasion of mind in US whatever. Warm
and hearty congratulations to Editors
Johnston and Bailey. Great is grand old
Texas. and the Houston Post is its most
approved prophet.
The Washington herald., 1910-04-10

-Of two hundred and twenty-eight girls
in the graduating class Of Wellesley Col
Iege, only eight have decided to be mar
ried." notes the New York Herald. Let not
mere man fatter himself however. that
he will escape the remaining two hundred
and twenty entirely, nevertheless.
The Washington herald., 1910-04-10
The piumher,s Legacy.

From Tit-Bits.
Dying Plumber Ito son)-Youh find I
amt bin able to leave you much money.
Bill: it's all got to 90 to yer mother and
sisters. But I've bequeathed you that
there job at Mugleys We've bin at such
a time. Don't 'urry over It, Bill and i'm
always keep you out Of want, anyway.
The Washington herald., 1910-04-10
Old News.

From the Boston Transcript
Griggs Injecting friend)-Hallo. BrigEs;
what's in the wind?
Briggs-Dust. eonfound 3A
The Washington herald., 1910-04-10
Choice in sizes.

Prom Eufk-
Mechanical processes have now become
so incredibly minute as actually 10 Of
fer women a shoe between the size which
pinches them 10 death and the size which
is a mile too big
The Washington herald., 1910-04-10
A LITTLE NONSENSE.


RULES FOR RHYMING.
In writing springtime roundeiays
For magazine or book,
Not only Is there much TO praise,
But much TO overlook
It's well to praise the tender buds,
The violets so sweet.
And also well to skip the floods
And disregard the sleet.
So when a springtime poet sings
lie does his level best
To pirate about the pleasant things
And overlook the rest,
The Washington herald., 1910-04-10
The Perpetual Cabinet Member.

From the Springfield Republican.
Rlmors Of T. cabinet reconstruction within few
months seem to leave Uncle Jimmy untouched.
Resolved. Congress might well say. that Uncle
Jimmy last forever
The Washington herald., 1910-04-10

MIR. Bryan must have visited Rome
when he circled the earth IN 1905. How
in blazes did he manage the Vatican ard
the Methodists?" inquiries the Springfield
Republican. BY adopting the emlnently
sensible course, perhaps. OF not trying to
manage them at all.
The Washington herald., 1910-04-10

Prof Starr, we believe it was. pre-
dicted that Roosevelt would not come out
of the African jungles alive Apparently.
he has come out every bit as much alive
as ever and probably a little more so.
The Washington herald., 1910-04-10
The Black Rose.

From life
Florist-Something new and very rare
a black rose.
Pittsburger-Pshawi We have had them
in my town for years.
The Washington herald., 1910-04-10

From the Buffalo Express
funeral trust has been formed in Cincinnati.
They are probably e1pectiug The death Of big
party III that state 90 he next election
The Washington herald., 1910-04-10

The probability OF Halley's comet fz-
zling out before it heayes in sight of the
earth is not so very surprising The
comet may realize that it is "in bad
with the opposition shows.
The Washington herald., 1910-04-10
Que of the Qucstion.

From the Kansas City Star.
Who can outline course Il conduct 70 which
Mr. Roosevelt must b. forced 10 conforms Nobody
cannot even the Vatican.
The Washington herald., 1910-04-10
Mr.. Carnegie,s Tears.

From the Nashville American.
If Andrew CarfseSs's tears viii only wash Pitts
burg clean after Us awfgl smirchns the world viii
forgive tie millionaire for weeping at a time when
fighting seemed more in keeping with the situation.
The Washington herald., 1910-04-10

Plain Dealer. If the colonel keeps that
lip, Walter may get aboard his airship
and sail thirU-two miles in the direction
OF the north pole again.
The Washington herald., 1910-04-10

I'VE no longer have any orators" says
Harper's Weekly. Oh. yes. we have So
many more people are on TO them nova
days, however.
The Washington herald., 1910-04-10
Ont OF the Dnrknes..

From the ALBANIA Georgian
Some Of the Northern newspapers are taking Z
hopeful view Of the Mississippi bribery scandal.
which is said 10 Indicate that THE State Is at last
emerging from me poverty occasioned by the civil
The Washington herald., 1910-04-10
VIvf lie R0f!

From the Baltimore News
King Menehk 4 Abyssnia, greatly improved
by his recent death. has once mere taken up the
cares q ofics.
The Washington herald., 1910-04-10
VIII Not Be a senator

From the Baltimore Star.
FTm far of Porto Rico the dauutless William
Jennings 8rysn sends the information that he will
not Nc Senator from Nebraska but he does not add
that the reason is because he can't
The Washington herald., 1910-04-10

A Democratic optimist - specifically
speaking-is one who believes his party
viii hold onto its present advantage until
the voting IS all over.
The Washington herald., 1910-04-10

Mr.. Pinchot could easily dispose of that
forthcoming interview at 81 per word
Unfortunately for the curious, however
Mr.. Pinchot does not need the money.
The Washington herald., 1910-04-10

A real optimist IS a man who can see
himself nowadays eating particularly ap-
petizlng vegetables from out his own
garden a little later along.
The Washington herald., 1910-04-10
shop Talk.

Barber (about to cut customers hair)-
Do you want much of. sir?
Mr. Einstein (ahsently)-Vot discoundt
will you make for cash?
The Washington herald., 1910-04-10

Automobile riding is recommended fo'
people with weak hearts. Asking the
price OF automobiles with view TO pur-
chasing is not, however.
The Washington herald., 1910-04-10

Now that the House has authorized two
new battle ships, Capt. Hobson's per-
sonaIly conducted war with Japan is off
for the session. Of course.
The Washington herald., 1910-04-10

! Popular interest in skyscrapers, Office
/ buildings and other great structures Of
New York, according to. Lewis \. Baker,
an architect of New York. who is at the
| ShoTeham. is as a rule confined TO that
portion of them that extends over and
above the sidewalks
Few persons give a thought 10 the
proportions and capacity Of sthe ponder
GUS mechanism. said Mr. Baker, in
constant operation beneath their feet. re-
quired for furnishing the power. heat.
light, and ventilation necessary for. COM
fort and convenience.
In the preparation or the plans and
specifications for one Of these great
buildings more t.9ught is given TO the
portion underneaS the surface than TO
that above it, While the architect pre-
pdres and perfects the architectural de-
tails and arranges the subdivision and
treatment of the interior. vet FOR most
other details he relies upon specialists
and experts in the various lines of work
involved. His first concern is naturally
for the foundations, the planning, and
constructing Of which are entrusted to
men of large experience and proven skill.
For the next step in the erection OF the
structure" added Mr.. Baker. namely,
the steel skeleton. which must carry the
entire load Of building and resist the
force Of the highest winds, another de-
partment OF engineering skin and eX-
| perience is required, for every column,
beam. and smallest member Of the strue-
ture is the subject Of most careful cal
culation 10 insure the requisite strength.
with these matters disposed of and left
for execution in responsible hands atten-
tion is next given TO the required me-
ehancal equipment of the building. and
here the aid and cooperation OF engi-
neering skill of the highest order is de-
handed Specialists in the various lines
of steam boilers. heating, and ventilating
apparatus, elevators, electric lighting, and
plumbing are called in conference with
the architect and with each other
Il believe in maintaining a building sky
line wherever such is possible without
thereby damaging or injuring the value
Of the property. There is no reason why
Washington should not maintain proper
sky line. The idea Of not allowing the
erection Of buildings hiaEer than the
width of the street IS very good one
and should be upheld"
The Washington herald., 1910-04-10

The country may not have decided to
take the tariff out Of politics. but there
are signs that It may be taken out OF the
hands of the Republican party. anyway.
The Washington herald., 1910-04-10

Sir Ernest shackleton SAYS Washing
ton Is "a jolly city" Sir Ernest should
not believe all the tales he hears about
Mr. Taft.
The Washington herald., 1910-04-10

A Republican 1nsurgent" can cut LOT
Of capers., however, and still refrain from
voting the Democratic ticket on election
day
The Washington herald., 1910-04-10

The inclination Of the West TO back
pedal on prohibition may or may not be
due, of course, to the fact that Mr.. Bryan
has been flirting more or less, with that
issue OF late
The Washington herald., 1910-04-10
Soon Due

VIII the meek ever inherit the earth ,"
They may. The naughty aviators won't
have any particular use for 1t, / Judge"
The Washington herald., 1910-04-10

Let's see. MY policies" have been out
lined in Egypt and in Rome, SO far.
Kaiser Wilhelm may as well prepare for
the worst
The Washington herald., 1910-04-10
CHAT OF THE FORUM.
Hard on vested Interests.

From Puck
These be dark dayp at Albany for vested inter
ests particularly thar faucy vested interest Timothy
l. Woodruff
The Washington herald., 1910-04-10

For once. Indiana rejected the tempta-
ton TO do a little romancing. anyway.
There was nothing Of the sort written
into that platform as II relates TO the
tariff.
The Washington herald., 1910-04-10

What is a fresh egg" inquiries the
Louisville Courier-JournaL Quite a prob
lem. Let * represent the fresh egg.
The Washington herald., 1910-04-10
Crowded out

'The Balkans seem quiet these days"
Might as well be- No use trying to
annex newspaper space with the ball
season just opening"
The Washington herald., 1910-04-10
Pretty Rough.

From the Chicago Record Herald.
This planet is pretty rough because
there is hardly any place on IT where
truth has not been crushed 70 earth.
The Washington herald., 1910-04-10
4 Rare Friend

You seem 10 think a great deal of that
friend -
Yes; he bears me no malice for being
fairly successful"
The Washington herald., 1910-04-10

II wish I was rich.
"oh. you'd probably have your troubles
then"
But I could find plenty OF people to
listen TO them, I'll bet
The Washington herald., 1910-04-10

We see of paragraphs a throng
And lots OF rhyme.
The early robin came along
On schedule time.
The Washington herald., 1910-04-10

On April 10 1906. King James issued
two land patents for the first and second
colonies in North America, and on this
date in 1914 was fought the battle OF
Toulouse. 1t is the birthday of Horatio
Gates. the Revolutionary soldier G72S:
Matthew c. Perry. the naval officer who
commanded the American expedition TO
Japan G79D: Gen. Lew Wallace. the SOL
der and writer uS20; Thomas R. r.
Cobb, one Of the greatest lawyers of the
South gS2S); Louise Chandler Moulton,
novelist and poet 1885,. Fanny Daven-
port, the actress 1850. and Gen. William
Booth, Of Salvation Army fame OS2s).
The Washington herald., 1910-04-10

Col. Roosevelt should bear IN mind.
however. that he will never be considered
the real goods in European royal cir
cles until some whiskered old king has
embraced and kissed him.