The Washington herald., 1910-11-02
AT THE HOTELS.

at the Raleigh last night Everybody IS
kicking about something. mostly the high
cost OF living, which stiIl seems 10 be on
the upward go. Even yesterday the pack
ers notified the public OF Indianapolis that
bacon would be 20 cents a pound. although
pork on the foot has not advanced be-
yond the average price the past six
months. This continuous boosting Of the
neeessaries OF life is making inroads on
| the ranks Of the Republican and Demo-
c. tie parties. and is making the Social
lists grow rapidly. Watch the Socialist
vote when the returns come in on cleo
ton day. The only difference between
the two old parties now Is the Offices.
Both want TO nj them. and both parties
stand for the protected interests. The
trusts. corporations, and combines, ali Of
which are governed by one desire-to
Increase their wealth at the expense of
the wage-earuers and salaried men.
whom they hold down 70 a bare living.
and many 10 A mighty hard living. Even
President Taft. in a recent interview,
admitted that socialism must soon be
lreckoned with in the matter OF govern
ment control"
Phya Akharaj Varadhars, OF Bankok.
Siam, the Minister Of that country to
the United States, accompanied By Ed
ward LOTUS, his secretary, is at the
Arlington. where they arrived yesterday.
Stimson and the whole Republican
ticket in New York viii be elected on
Tuesday Of next week if the prognostica-
tons OF c. 4. Spreckels and E a Rige-
low, both OF New York. who are at the
New Willard, come true.
THE plain people Of New York" said
/ Mr.. Spreckels, are pretty shrewd and
cannot be easily hoodwinked. They are
readers OF the newspapers, but do not
/ take for granted everything the papers
may have to say in favor Of or against
a candidate Because paper is against
a certain candidate is no reason that its
/ readers should be opposed 10 him also.
/ They go deeper. They want to know why
a man Is opposed by the paper. As IL
/ happens. almost every newspaper IN New
York City is opposed 70 Sumson. The
working people. or at least the great
majority Of them, argue that Wall street
has secured the influence Of the papers
against Stims0n.
The Republicans OF New York realize
that the defeat Of Stimson will mean a
slap AT Taft and his administration. L
viii endanger the Republican party. and
viii probably mean a Democratic PsesI-
dent In 1912. The question now Is, Can
these recaIciTant and sore Republicans.
who are defeated in a fair and open tiglI
/ in Saratoga. afford 20 defeat the ticket
which was named by their own party and
thereby ef1aCe themselves FOR the future
as factors IN the Republican party2"
So Ear as the betting Is concerned Mr..
/ SPreckels said that il is not genuine.
Ian
condition Of affairs.
w. P. James. OF New York. a Demo
crat, but not a Tammany Democrat is
AT the ShOreham. and he said last night
that a few days before he came 10 Wash
ingtOn he spoke 10 forty men In New
York fifteen OF whom were Democrats
and the rest Republicans, about the politi-
cal situation. Thirty-seven OF the forty
expressed their intention 10 vote for Dix.
4 believe Roosevelt Is honest and
able said Mr. James. but ] think he
made = serious mistake IN jumping into
publicity on his return from abroad. T.
lie had kept silent. al least comparatively
so. ne would have retained the high es-
I teen in which an classes Of his cOua-
trymen had held him. The trouble with
Roosevelt is that he wants 10 be the
whole thing. lie wants 10 be the boss OF
the State Of New York and if the Re
publican ticket is elected he VIII certainly
De the boss Of the country. and there is
no power that can prevent his election
as President IN 1872 After he once gets
into the White House again, IL is DIM
cult 10 say how soon he will make room
for his successor. Stimson is "a clean.
able man. but he is Roosevelts man, and
/ II he is elected he must naturally d.
/ RoosevelJs bidding.
There are lots OF Republicans in
( New York who viii vote for Dix but for
the Republican ticket otherwise. and 10
/ would not surprise me Il the whole
7 Republican ticket with Democratic
/ head be elected. Anything 10 eliminate
/ Roosevelt
/ Mr.. James does not believe that II Dix
/ is elected the Democrats VIII be able 20
I follow up their victory and elect a Demo
/ cratic President. He said that If Gov.
Harmon. OF Ohio. is reelected, he will
make an admirable candidate for the
/ Democratic Presidential ticket and so
viii DR.. Woodrow Wilson, If elected a.
J governor OF New Jersey; but ne added
4 that something bigger than the tariff
/ question viii have 20 come up 10 sweep
+ the Democrats into power. Mr.. James
said that Tammauy Hall is losing its
/ grip on the people Of New York. and
/ that Murphy will have TO hold on Dix, if
/ the latter be elected
/ Edward s Abercrombie. OF Melbourne,
/ Australia. who has been on visit 10
/ England. is at the New Willard. Mr.
! Abercrombie went abroad 10 study the
! best methods Of exteTminating rats, which
/ he said are eating him out OF house and
/ home
/ Speaking Of various methods Of driving
/ rats away, Mr. Abercrombie said that
water is absolutely essential 10 rats. and
/ If they can be kept twenty-four hours
/ without it they die II have heard in
+ London" said the Australian. that thou
sands Of rats go down 10 the Regents
Canal from the Geological Garden every
night and it is certain that they either
/ love the society Of the many strange
/ beasts 10 be found in the famous gar
/ dens. or else the plentiful supply OF food
provided for the animals there proves
an irresistible temptation 90 the rodents
/ This strong desire for water Is often used
/ for the rats destruction He finds bit
of temptingly sugared bread and butter
near his hole and gTeediIy partakes Of IL.
! Presently he not only experiences a queer
/ feeling IN the region of the stomach, but
also "A nasty taste of lUcifer matches I'm
| his mouth. He Immediately makes all
/ haste 70 the water where he dies in great
agony. for the sugared bread was but
tered with PHOSPHORUS paste.
The tracks OF rats, too, can be plainly
seen leading from farm buildings 10 some
adjacent pond or stream, and these we'll
worn tracks are often utilized for their
] l. IL a
rsts make their nests in coFnriCks that