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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-12-09

knowledge that the American nag had
flown over an American cargo.
We think it is undoubted that a great
majority of Americans would be glad to
see our merchant marine recover from its
present poor estate. to regain some of the
glory in friendly rivalry on the seas that
It had won so woFthily prior 10 the war
OF 1872. But we are equally OF the opinion
that the American people are not willing
TO pay too dearly for this privilege. The
words discriminating tonnage taxes and
discriminating duties are likely to sound
no more pleasantly in the ears of the
great bulk of consumers at home than the
words ship subsidies" In other words.
if the builders OF ships see a chance for
profit in carrying American merchandise
TO foreign ports, the nation, as a whole.
viii rejoice; but il such a contamination
can be brought about only through aid
drawn-no matter in how subtR man
ner-from the public purse, ssfeh aid is not
likely TO be forthcoming.
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A Navy Reform" Farm.

Il was probably an unfortunate title
which former Surgeon General P. M.
Rixey. u. S. n. gave to his proposed
institution for the benefit OF the health
Of certain members Of the enlisted force
when he called il a reform farm. "
The word reform" is associated with
corrective agencies. while the aIlusion to
an agricultural establishment fails to
appeal TO those who follow the sea.
The naval authorities do not appear to
have taken seriously the recommends
tons for the establishment of such a
farm, the object of which is to improve
the moral and physical welfare of en-
listed men Of the navy, more especially
for men Of the service who are serving
sentences OF Imprisonment Imposed by
naval courts. At present these men must
necessarily be incarcerated in places of
detention. such as those at Boston ana
Portsmouth, n. h. Probably the reform
farm would have beneficial effect upon
the health and contentment of individ-
uals and would doubtless be an improved
condition over existence in prisons.
In philanthropic projects Of this kind.
care must be exercised not 20 make the
situation Of the prisoner altogether too
pleasant II is not necessary TO have
the conditions of Imprisonment rendered
a comfortable retreat, with relief from
arduous duty or attending circumstances
which impart an air OF luxury TO a man
wLo is being punished because he vio-
lated regulations or disobeyed the laws OF
the land. 1t would seem that there is
no great necessity for going to the ex-
pense of establishing reformatory insti-
tutions for the benefit Of the military
naval prisoners. They are apt to be well
cared for under the system which now
prevails, with the close scrutiny exercis-
ed by sanitary officers. Their welfare
involves the solicitous regard OF the au-
thorities, and at no time do they appear
to be the objects of public sympathy or
the occasion Of relief.
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Betting in the Navy.

The mercantile community of Annapolis,
Nd. appears 10 be having a celebration
of its own as a sequel to the Navy vie
tory over the Army in the football game
at Franklin Field in Philadelphia OF
course. Annapolis. impregnated as it is
with the Navy sentiment. might be ex-
pected TO be loyal to the institution with
in its confines. but there now appears to
be a very practical reason for the cele-
bration. We find the Evening Capital
of Annapolis indulging in the following
remarks:
Annapolis was. OF course. mlRh tickled
when the Middies' team defeated the
Army lads last Saturday. and their JOY
was perfectly characterization To-day.
however the JOY OF the Annapolis mer-
chants. tailOrs. &c, was even greater
than IL was last Saturday. And for why?'
well, every one knows that the average
Mr. MILDLY spends the most Of his money
in Annapolis and they also know-they
are up-to-date and read the Capital-that
the said Middies Won something like $4,000
on the recent little ping-pong contest on
Franklin Field. These eight times 500
sinolians were properly divided among
the young gentlemen during tie past
week. and BY the same tokens began TO
go back into circulation in Annapolis this
afternoon"
Is it possible that there is any such bet
ting going on between the two academies?
This sort of thing has been effectually
discouraged in baseball contests, TO the
qualification of lovers of that game and
to the decided advantage OF TIE game
itself. The laws are pretty strict in pro-
hibiting betting on horse races. Perhaps
football Is a sort of game which cannot
be injured by anything. but there must
be somewhere naval or military regula-
tons which specifically provide that there
shall be no betting. another name for
gambling, among members of the mill
tary-navaI personnel II there be such a
regulation. it ought to be applied. first
and most, 10 the young men who are
being specially trained for careers as
commissioned officers in the army and
navy.
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Against Ship Subsidies.

In an editorial of November . dealing
with our trade with South America. we
quoted from a speech by Mr.. Lewis Nixon.
formerly a well-knOWn shipbuilder, and
credited him with being a longtime friend
of ship subsidies. In that we did him
an injustice Mr.. Nixon is an ardent ad-
vocate Of such measures as will encourage
the carrying abroad Of American commerce
in vessels flying the American flag, but
he does not believe that substituting an
American merchant marine is the way 10
accomplish the desired end.
= In a speech before the Chamber of Com
merce New York last year, Mr.. Nixon
cited the fact that we pay about $780,
100000 freight charges now" to foreign yes
sells carrying our commerce abroad: and
in magazine article, experimenting this
speech. he adduces from this fact that "a
nation which depends upon other nations
to do its carrying on the sea is tributary
TO the nations that do It's carrying. and
as its dependence Increases, so will the
tribute" He believes that our mercantile
marine can be rehabilitated by discrlmi-
mating tonnage taxes and discriminating
duties. and it is for laws providing these
things that Mr. Nixon is working.
Mr.. Nixon places the blame for the IN
satisfactory condition of our trade with
South America not on Tack of ships,
but on lack of ships flying the American
flag" a distinction which. in his opinion.
makes all the difference in the world.
And yet the average citizen will. perhaps.
ind il difficult to see-other than in a
very worthy patriotic impulse-where the
difference lies. No ship to-day that has not
been admitted 10 American register can
fly the American flag. which practically
means that she must be American built.
owned, and manned. Practically speaking.
this means substituting a much more ex-
pensive oversee carrier service than our
shippers are able TO command at present.
Economic conditions are such that Ameri-
can ships cost more to build than foreign
ships. and their crews must be better maid
and better fed; and it stands to reason
that, unless We are willing and able to
descend in the scale OF competition and
vie on equal terms with the Norwegian,
German, Russian, British. and other
freighters. We must pay a higher charge
for carrying our goods to market. OF
course. it is the ultimate consumer. ,"
again, who pays the freight; and thus in
the South American. as in other markets.
our producers. manufacturers. and mer-
chants would find themselves unable to
compete. on equal terms. with the foreign
goods carried to market at much less
cost. An that we would gain, prae-
ticaliy speaking, would be the glow
OF patriotism that might come from the
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HUMAN NATURE IN WASHINGTON


One OF the crowds Of visitors being
shown through the White House the
other day was a tall, notwithstanding
man. with prominent Adams apple
and toothbrush in his upper left-hand
vest pocket. He said he was from Indi-
ana, and apparently he hailed from one
OF those towns where anybody who is up
after the $50 train has passed through
in the evening is frowningly regarded as
a night owl
The guide had just pointed out the
$1,000 grand piano in the East Room
ard made the customary remark that
after each time the piano is used piano
tuner comes around with his little doc
tors case full of tuning utensils and
tunes il, even If IL is used every day.
The Indiana visitor pricked up his ears.
THE Tafts don't keep a dog, do they?''
he inquired irTeleyantly. No? / knew
the Roosevelts did, but / wouldn't think
it would be practical with ali that piano
tunin' goin' on. Why, we used 10 have
a little brown rat terrier dog, and the
time We had our PLAINLY tuned you'd
just orter heard the yawpin' that dog
set up. Twas fearful. Seems like most
dogs is the same way They won
stand for any monotonous harpin' on one
key. the way piano tuner does. / sh d
think thisd be a bad neighborhood for
dogs, with EN- tunin' that thing every
day or So"
Speaking of the election surprises last
Notwithstanding that people are still
speaking about them-a Kentucky Con-
gresham was telling here a few days
ago of a surprise in Louisville some
fifteen years ago.
At that time to be nominated on the
Democratic ticket in the county where
Louisville is located was equivalent TO
being elected. When the Republicans
We're making up their ticket that year
they went through the formality OF hav-
ing a ticket, OF eourse-0ne OF the com
mittee who made up the slate conceived
tho idea Of perpetrating a little joke on
a young friend of his by putting in his
name for the Office OF county prosecutor
The young man had been admitted TO
the bar but had not succeeded In get
ting any legal work 10 do. according 20
the Congressman story. and gave up
the law business as a bad lob
Along came the Republican landslide
and the young Republican joke victim
was elected.
IL was about q month before the mem
bers OF his party could ascertain his
whereabouts, for he had left town not
even knowing that he was a candidate
for office. AT last they found him. He
was down in Texas. or somewhere in
the Southwest, posting bills for cir
Gus.
lie came back. took Office. hired an
experienced lawyer for his assistant"
and got along first rate. His assistant
was Bob" Woods, present postmaster
OF Louisville
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ECONOMY IN P. 0. DEPT.
Fourth Assistant De Graw Especial
~ Deserving of Credit.


Prom tho Philadelphia Inquirer.
President Taft's insistence on the OBJ
servance of greater economy in the ad-
minisuation OF the governmental depart
ments appears 10 have been signally ef-
feetive in the office for whose direction
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General De
Graw Is responsible. This is manifested
by the figures showing the expenditures
of that Office during the fiscal year which
ended last June 30, as exhibited in the
current report Of the auditor for the
Post-ofice Department AS compared
with the expenditures Of the previous
year, these expenditures, excluding the
cost OF the free rural delivery service,
show an aggregate reduction OF nearly
Se00.000. which could only have been ae-
cnmplished by a careful, constant. and
vigilant attention 10 the details of the
regular routine.
Some of the items on the list are in
teresting and instructive. Thus. the bill
for stationery was cut very nearly in
half with q resultant saving of more
than $4,000 Another expense which was
materially reduced was that for the pur-
chase of blanks. &c, for the use of the
money-order service, which was pared
down from more than S150.000 TO less than
$4,000 with a gain to the government
of 81. 995. IL is rather surprising 10 learn
that il cost the department very nearly
$4,000 for wrapping Irvine. but as the
cost last year was more than $4,000
there was a saving under this head of
Sc. 26l. while less by $lS.7f0 was spent on
tyPewriters. copying presses, &c. than
had been spent the year before. when the
expenditures for these articles amounted
to Sl03, 997
When these retrenchments can be made
by a close supervision and the applica-
ton of business methods in the expenses
of a single department, it can readily
be believed that by the Introduction Of
the same methods in all branches Of the
public service reductions totaling many
millions of dollars can be accomplished
without any detriment 10 the general
welfare, and the President will be heart
ily sustained by the sentiment OF the
community in his insistence that care
full economy shall everywhere be made
one of the guiding principles of official
administration. Those who are spending
other peoples money are under a strong
and constant temptation 10 be, If not
wastefmny extravagant. at least IN
necessarily liberal, in their disposition
of it,
MIR. De Graw deserves credit for being
among those by whom this temptation
has been successfully resisted. The rec
ord he has made is certainly excellent.
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Magnifeenee, Not Extravaganee.

The citizens of Washington, than whom
there are no more jealous workers for
civic welfare and improvement, come in
for undeserved criticism at times on the
score Of extravagant demands and un-
} reasonable requests for Improvements.
The cost of running the several municipal
departments appears 10 many to be un-
duly high when comparison is made with
that of other cities throughout the
country.
The prime cause of this lies in the
fact that the beauty of Washington, the
splendor of the Federal buildings, and
the pride of the Nation in its Capital
have all tended 10 set a standard Of
municipal magnihcence which practically
prohibits that practice of economy, re-
trenchment, and makeshift arrangement
which is possible in other cities. II the
growth of the city make an improve
ment imperative, whether it be a bridge,
school building. or what not. a struc-
ture that would be regarded as imposing
in another less beautiful city would be
deficient and wholly impossible in Wash
ington.
All the great capitals OF the world have
experienced similar conditions. 1t has
long been perceptible in parts OF London.
When Napoleon inaugurated his great
plan for beautifying Paris, standards
were set which have been adhered TO in
all subsequent improvements and addi-
tons. The practice of economy in sup
plying the absolute needs of Washington
means either doing without or a lowering
Of the standards that now exist. The
growth of the city is proceeding rapidly
in every direction. Demands are increas-
ing in the same ratio, and consistent ef-
forts to meet them require an exacting
and incredible amount OF effort on the
part of the several earnest and progress
sive bodies of business men who devote
their best energies to CIVIC improvements.
Under such conditions, expenditures for
the erection and maintenance of munich
PAL institutions in Washington will not
compare favorably in point of economy
with similar expenditures in other cities.
From the very nature of things, they
must inevitably be more expensive.
There is another side to the question
Of efficient support Of municipal institu-
tions that is often lost sight of whenthe
cost is under consideration. It is the
reflex action upon the entire country that
must certainly follow the highest de-
velopment in Washington Of the several
aspects Of municipal government The
nation is the governing body here. and
the opportunity that is thus afforded of
setting the highest attainable standard Of
city government and OF the practical
demonstration of the solution OF civic
problems may be of vastly greater bene-
fit to the nation than. perhaps. might
result from high standard of architec-
ture. Washington might easily be brought
TO reflect upon the nation the methods
and the benefits of a model municipal
community.
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Members Of the stan of the Grand
Rapids Herald. owned by Senator Will
lam Alden Smith, of Michigan, regard
the Senator as an ideal man to work
for. He is one of the comparatively few
newspaper proprietors in the country who
are practical newspaper men; and the
staff respect him accordingly. Even his
newsboys feel that they have something
in common with the proprietor, inasmuch
as he was once a purveyor Of pagers
on the streets himself
One night Senator Smith wrote an
editorial at home and sent II over to his
Office by messenger. A few minutes
later he called up the Office by tele-
phone
II wish you would read over that edi-
terial carefully" he said, "to catch any
slips of speech, and TO cut it down If
you think II runs a little too long. DO
anything you've a mind TO with II.
Change It around or cut il down one
half If you wish But there is just one
thing about il that I don't want tamDer-
ed with. Those three exclamation points
after the closing sentence in the second
paragraph from the last must stand just
as they are-all three OF EN-, mind you.
even If all the rest Of the editorial goes
on the foorr'
Champ Clark. who feels reasonably
certain of setting the Speakers job by
and by. looks this year more like a
journeyman parson OF the old school
than ever. except for new necktie IL
is a red necktie about three shades
brighter than the tights worn by John
Griffith in Faust" out on the kerosene
circuit. He has also been going around
wearing a carnation in the buttOnhOle
Of his blue suit. When il is recalled that
.'Unele Joe" is a great hand 10 wear a
carnation in his lapel, one wonders II
Champ Clark chances TO have a bit OF
old fashioned Southern superstition in
his system. Can il be that he Is OF the
sort that think it's bad luck 10 walk
under a ladder and who believes what
the weather. man says viii come true?
Now that the Missourian does seem
sure to be the next Speaker, his friends
are digging I'D all sorts Of things about
him showing that he was a bon
speakuh." For instance. it is recalled
that he was presiding officer of the de-
batting societies both at Kentucky Uni
versity and Bethany College. 1t is said,
too, that he invariably stood at the head
of his classes all through school and col
lege.
Champ Clark himself is frank 10 say
that the hope of being Speaker some
day has been the chief factor in keeping
him in the House all these years. He
had a good notion some time ago. he
says. 10 run for Senator. nut refrained
because he thought be saw ahead his
present chances for the Speakership,
which place he prefers 10 any other in
public life, unless Il would be the Presi-
dency.
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WHY Moses Was Great.

Prom the lafayette Courier.
A Louisiana doctor says the law Of
Moses covers the health requirements OF
the present day. Doubtless. One thing
certain, Moses would have been against
so many appendicitis operations.
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GOD BLESS US EVERY ONE.

God bless every oner prayed Tiny Tim,
Crippled dwarfed of body. yet tall
OF soul, tiptoe earth TO look him,
High towering all
He loved the loveless world. dreamed indeed.
That 1t, at best, could give to him, the while,
Bui plying glances, when his only need
Was but a CHEEKY smile.
And thus he prayed. God bless every one!'
Enfoding all the creeds within the span
OF his child-heart; So despising none.
Was saint than
1 like to fancy God, in Paradise
Lifting finger DER the rhythmic swing
OF Ginning harp and song with eager eyes
Turned earthward. listening
The Anthem stled--the angels leaning there
Above the golden wals-the morning
OF Christmas bursting fower-like with the prayer
God bless every pnet9
JAMES WHuTcoMB RI
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vital Issue in Chicago

From the New York Evening Telegram.
Notice by the Chicago Tribune that the
1880 composing the socially elect of the
Windy City are breathing heavily over
the solemn question. should overshoes
be worn at opera2''
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In spite OF all they are saying against
Senator Lodge, we know there must be a
lot OF good in a man who IS careful
never to split an iR1nitve.
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clip the wings of its successor by abol-
ishing the franking privilege toward the
end OF the session
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Boston woman is going TO take her
friends up in her own aero. We surrnise
that some of them will prefer not to rise
so high il her estimation.
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The President. in showing how the gov
eminent may be saved $5s.0OO,OOo year.
has put himself into the Louis Brandeis
class
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One way not to economic is TO con
slider the expenditure OF $l4.o00.00o for
the fertilization OF the Panama Canal.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-12-09

More counterfeiters have been arrested.
II is becoming more and more difficult
for the plain citizen to make money
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-12-09

II is Just as important TO shop right as
1t is to shop early in both ambitions
you can be greatly aided by The Wash
ington Herald's advertising columns
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And the fact that the children need a
lot OF sweets about this time OF the year
ought to help make Christmas a merry
time for the sugar trust.
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The schools are complaining that let
ter-writing is a lost art. But the
divorce courts do not bear out this com
plant
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The statue OF Liberty on Bedloe's
Island is TO display a much brighter light
than heretofore; and this. also. VIII prob
ably be accredited TO the Democrats.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-12-09

A Louisiana court has decided that a
widows kiss is worth $500. On the prin-
ciple that practice makes perfect?
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-12-09

Sixteen pugilists have been killed in
fights this year. II this average keeps
up. the reform of the prize ring may
come from the inside.
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And yet it is intimated that the Presi-
dents message did not contain every
thing he thought of.
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II we get universal penny postage. it
viii be harder than ever TO spot those
patent medicine circulars in the mails
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If. as some believe. the Panama revo-
luton. which made possible the canal.
had its origin in Washington, should not
the canal celebration be here also?
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The Democratic members OF Congress
seem 10 be divided in opinion as TO
whether Champ Clark should be Speaker
or the presiding officer of a debating
society.
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Point wen Taken.

From the San Francisco Chronicle.
OF course water. If pure. is wholesome.
But that is no reason to permit milk
dealers to put it in milk. II can be got
more eheaply from the kitchen faucet
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When the women get hobble skirts
which will not hobhle and hat pins
which will not stick, their reformation
will be nearly complete.
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Remember the date-December IS. That
is the day that Col Roosevelt breaks
back onto the front page again.
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Somehow we never doubt man when
he admits that he is a liar.
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Milwaukee, under its Socialist mayor.
is 10 give municipal hops. It may be re-
called that it was hops that made NIL
waukee famous.