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The Washington herald., 1910-01-30
A CONSERVATION DEPARTMENT
With Such Dignity, This Important
Problem Could BE Solved.

From the Ksnsas Cty Star.
The recommendation Of the Southwest
Lumbermen's Association that Depart
ment Of Conservation be established IN
Washington. with full Cabinet authority
and dignity. is an Endorsement Of the
best possible plan for the efficient han
ding OF natural resources Of the nation,
Such a department. organized with espe
cial reference 10 the national forests and
the reclamation Of arid and swamp lands,
and with facilities 10 promote eonserva-
tive methods and rational regulations in
the disposal and operation OF coal. OIL
mineral. and grazing lands in the public
domain. would have one Of the greatest
fields of activity and responsibility COW
cred by the several Cabinet departments
Conservation. in its broad sense, is the
greatest OF all the problems facing the
government at this time II should have
the benefit Of q separate department. with
such an organization as would enable the
government TO work out its plans for the
conservation Of the natural resources I'M
trammeled by those conditions that have
n i'oi "iloeI '''C SAIS'iHs system VI COi-
troll
The Southwest Lumbermen's AssOcia-
ton claims the distinction OF having
started the agitation that led to those
amendments Of the interstate commerce
law carried in the Hepburn aet, one OF
the most important pieces OF legislation
enacted in the Roosevelt administration.
It's committee was the first to be heard
by the Senate and House committees
when the agitation had resulted in the
preparation OF the proposed amendments.
II is TO be hoped that the associations
early Endorsement OF the idea Of a De-
partment Of Conservation may be as ef-
fective as its former action on a great
national question
The Washington herald., 1910-01-30
Not the Place for II

From the Cleveland PLAIN Dealer.
He was writing the libretto for q comic
opera. Suddenly he smiled.
lie had stumbled on a brand-new joke.
He was a student of jokes. a collector.
q reviser. ar adapter, a faddist He sub
jected the joke 10 every known test.
Finally he gave it the third degree.
originality.
He read his manuscript over carefully,
and signing heavily. stared at the joke.
He realized there was no place for il
I'm the libretto
So he left fl out and went on writing.
The Washington herald., 1910-01-30

through it man gains a more accurate
perspective; but the gradual lowering of
American Ideals and the sordid tendency
Of our national growth requires the most
emphatic optimism to Offset.
Let us have an American idea of which
to be proud Let us pause TO remember
that power is greater in the prospect
than in the realization, and that material
possessions turn 10 ashes when the mind
and spirit are Slapped and brutalized by
a selfish scramble 10 get the better Of
some one else.
The Washington herald., 1910-01-30
LIFE.

4 crust of bread and a corner 70 SIe-u in.
4 moment 10 laugh aud an hour % weep iu.
A pint Of JOY TO d peck Of trouble
And never laugh but the means come double
And that is life.
4 crust and a corner that love makes precious.
With the smiles % warm and the tfsrs % refresh Us
And Toys seem sweeter when cares come after.
And moan is the finest Of foils Tor laughter
And that is life.
Paul Laurence Dunbar.
The Washington herald., 1910-01-30

The Joliet Herald refers somewhat We
hementIy TO "Cannonism and Snappery."
Whatever either or both may be. We
think the day has passed when Cannonism
may righteously be considered anything
of a snap.
The Washington herald., 1910-01-30

Now that the piano manufacturers
have come out for ship subsidy, the
movement may be regarded as both up
right and grand. says the Springfield
Union. In fact, it may be that they have
sounded the keynote Of the situation.
The Washington herald., 1910-01-30
work for Champ Clark

From the St. Louis Republic
The Missouri COW is 80 fast rising to a place If
high Importance that it is hoped Champ CLARK will
make the goveTnmont at Washington LAY full price
for the 'niuB done her by certain agents Of the
government who spread dynamite in one Of her ac
cllstOmed pastures.
The Washington herald., 1910-01-30
Real Fortune.

From the Cleveland Leader
ChufTer-I had the misfortune 10 run
over "A woman yesterday
Puffer-Gee, You'll have some big dam
ages to pay won't you?
Chuffer-No. Luckily, it turned out to
be my wife
The Washington herald., 1910-01-30

AT a New Jersey contest. one Indi-
vidual ate tweuty-six pies in thirty min
utes," says the Philadelphia Public Led
ger. II may yet become necessary to
start a fight for the conservation of pie
in New Jersey.
The Washington herald., 1910-01-30

A New York jury has decided that Mrs.
Howard Gould must pay her own MILL
merry bills. Doubtless this will incline
the lady TO revise sharply downward her
ideas concerning the delights OF divorce
with alimony.
The Washington herald., 1910-01-30

The Rhode Island legislature proposes
to investigate the high cost OF living.
The Rhode Island legislature probably
thinks Senator Aldrich is out Of the coun-
try entirely, whereas he merely is So
iOuruing in Florida
The Washington herald., 1910-01-30
More Southern Colonies.

From the New Orleans PicayuDe.
Tie Virginia legislature has passed bill permit
ting the governor Of the State 10 increase his per
Sonal military staff from the former strength Of
twenty ooouels TO thirty colonies.
The Washington herald., 1910-01-30
a Preference for Pinehot.

From the Dallas News.
Taft pirched pinehot. and now Pinchot's ninob-
ing Cannon. When pinchot was pinched hs o,,Ir
smiled but the grimaces which Uncle Joe m.ke.
when Pinchot pinches him are rather amusing We
love oar William Howard ard our antiouated nisca
Of field musketry. but Oh. you pinching Pinchoth
The Washington herald., 1910-01-30

ing Ito measure the earth's roll" De-
sirous Of ascertaining. doubtless. whether
the earth is able 10 stand the increased
cost OF living.
The Washington herald., 1910-01-30
Rx PROXY.

From the Kansas City Times.
THE king is going to try to raise some
pin money by starring his court testers in
vaudeville"
He'll try to live by his wits, eh?"
The Washington herald., 1910-01-30

A careful analysis Of the situation
shows that Senator Roots average en-
thusiasm for the income tax was no
lower during the month Of January than
il was during the month of December.
The Washington herald., 1910-01-30
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
SOMETHING DOING.

SOMETHING DOtN0s
There is something in the rumor,
We opine,
That the ultimate consumer
Is In line
Just a word or two suffices
To explain.
He proposes to bring prices
Down again
There's a racket and rumble
Under way.
Food is apt to take a tumble
Any day.
Better fall In with his humor
Pretty quick
When the ultimate consumer
Has a kick
The Washington herald., 1910-01-30
Letting Mr. Heyburn Drop.

From the Houston Post.
The South can afford to let Hepburn drop ="
says an Eas.5rn exchange. That's it exactly. We
cJud afford to let him drcp from tie apex Of the
Washington Monument
The Washington herald., 1910-01-30

A large number OF citizens have Joined
the beef boycott: and, on the contrary.
the beef boycott merely has Joined a
large number of citizens.
The Washington herald., 1910-01-30

King Edward is said to be all but a
nervous wreck AS to whether it Is pol
itics or the fact that somebody hired
his pet cook recently, the cables are ST.
lent, however.
The Washington herald., 1910-01-30
PennsyIYania's Representatives.

From the Kansas City Star.
Sending a baseball star 10 Congress may not be
an IDEAL arrangement. but baseball star would h
vast improvement over what Pennsylvania usually
sends 10 Congress.
The Washington herald., 1910-01-30

The Paris food has already been
charged up 70 Haney's comet BY the
time that comet gets out Of sight again
we predict that it VIII feel like nothing
so much as a celestial Mr. Loeb
The Washington herald., 1910-01-30
The Silent MIR. Wade Ellis.

Prom the New York Globe.
If the beef trust finally climbs the poplar. Judge
lands may be heard haying it from the ground
but you're apt to detect the silent Nh Ellis climb
ing into the lower branches.
The Washington herald., 1910-01-30
Threatens Individual Liberty.

From the New York Journal Of Commerce.
The kind Of pstennalism embodied in these postal
savings schemes Is an insdious agency for sapping
she foundations of individual liberty and selfgor-
eminent.
The Washington herald., 1910-01-30
His Little Course.

y wish l could vary my course Of
reading"
Why don't you?''
Well my barber has nothing but pugi-
listic literature. and my doctors ante
room Is only stocked with medical stuff ="
The Washington herald., 1910-01-30

Does the average taxpayer in Chicago
like to be robbed?' inquiries the Inter
Ocean, of that municipality. What diff
ference does it make whether he likes II
or not?
The Washington herald., 1910-01-30

While Gen. Leonard Wood favors rapid
promotions in the army he probably
would not have ambitious subalterns think
they may all be Gen. Woods while they
wait
The Washington herald., 1910-01-30

I'VE lack sense Of humor, says the
New York World. 1t seems probable.
Otherwise, how account for the Worlds
eolored comic" supplement?
The Washington herald., 1910-01-30
Knew Better.

From the Houston Post.
you did not ask me what I said to
the little boy whose stone knocked my
hat off"
L know ii. there were ladies' present"
The Washington herald., 1910-01-30

Amid a wilderness of arctic testimonials
bedecking the magazine advertising
pages, Prof. MAT Henson also does
not appear.
The Washington herald., 1910-01-30

BY and by. things may come to such a
pass that even the big rich win have to
economic on eggs in order TO keep their
automobiles supplied with gasoline.
The Washington herald., 1910-01-30

The trouble with Mr.. Vardaman. il ap-
pears, is his persistent habit of thinking
and speaking Of himself in capital letters
exclusively
The Washington herald., 1910-01-30

If Mr. Luther Burbank win now in
vent a hungerleSs stomach, we shall IA
vor Congress retiring him on a liberal
pension.
The Washington herald., 1910-01-30

Buying meat is just like buying
clothes says Mr.. J. Ogden Armour.
Or diamonds. or automobiles. or radlum,
or-oh, lot Of things
The Washington herald., 1910-01-30

\ writer suspects that Mr.. Nicholas
Longworth may banker for a tOga." not
to mention the toga's possible hankering
for MT LongwOrth.
The Washington herald., 1910-01-30

Mr.. James ]. Jeffries Is credited with
a disposition to haggle over money mat
ters Sort of close-fisted fellow, per-
haps
The Washington herald., 1910-01-30

A public combine against Pullman por
tiers probably would save the very pref
test penny OF sll TO the people.
The Washington herald., 1910-01-30
Quite an Innovation.

From the Kansas City star
II the boycott causes beef 10 become
cheaper it will be the first thing IN this
country that has gone down since the
battle ship Maine
The Washington herald., 1910-01-30

critic says Emperor Matsuhito is
better poet than Emperor william" Eng
lish critic, presumably.
The Washington herald., 1910-01-30

II the Democrats should win the Presi-
dency next time. then you may steam up
on your return from Elba" talk, all
right, all right!
The Washington herald., 1910-01-30
syndicating the story.

who viii hold the bridge with me?'
demanded Horatius
There were no replies
I'm share Az royalties" announced the
hero. whereupon volunteers rushed for
ward
The Washington herald., 1910-01-30

Peanuts are going up. Still. II seems
physically impossible TO reduce the size
of the 5-cent package any further.
The Washington herald., 1910-01-30

One of the troubles ahead is that the
festive turnip as a regular diet is apt to
pail.
The Washington herald., 1910-01-30
Our Ruins.

Have you any ruins in American
only the grandstands in our aban-
doned race tracks"
The Washington herald., 1910-01-30
Senator Daniels Long Service.

From the Boston Transcript
II Senator Daniel Of Virginia serves out the
term for which the Democrats hare Just nominated
him it viii give him basis Of reminiscence as long
that Of the late Thomas H. Benton, and copsid
erably broader
The Washington herald., 1910-01-30

There is an evident disposition among
ex-meat eaters TO Fletcherize the rag, so
10 speak.
The Washington herald., 1910-01-30

Even If the shirt-waist makers strike
is not finished by the merry month Of
June. the sweet summer girl will contriye,
We imagine.
The Washington herald., 1910-01-30

According to the San Antonio Express.
George Washington University is prepar-
The Washington herald., 1910-01-30
Not So Nice.

Not SO Nice.
That fellow went away from Punk
vile and became famous. We were
proud OF him for a while
What changed your"
THE critter came back 20 the old town
TO air his divorce scandal"
The Washington herald., 1910-01-30

II is unanimously carried that the win
dlcation Of Dr. Cook be indefinitely post
poned
The Washington herald., 1910-01-30
MIR. Taft's Light Fantastic Toe.n

From the Albany Journal.
II President Taft is really fairylike on HIS feet -
as a southern woman Who Waited with him is re-
ported to have said nc must be a wizard.
The Washington herald., 1910-01-30
In Full Bloom.

II do love nature"
Yes; it must be fine to see whole fields
Of shredded wheat"
The Washington herald., 1910-01-30
Tired of IL.

I am seldom eulogistic
In my bent
When l speak Of the artistic
Temperament.
The Washington herald., 1910-01-30


lei ckson in
The Washington herald., 1910-01-30
CHAT OF THE FORUM.
4 Message from Burbank.

From the New York Herald.
Burbank says cactus offers a satisfying substitute
for meat It should be served piping hot and eaten
With a safety razor.
The Washington herald., 1910-01-30

on Friday afternoon Senator Gordon
missed what might have been Il serious
accident. On leaving the Senate Office
building with his wife in the snowstorm,
he failed TO see an approaching auto,
and was nearly run down His wife saw
the machine in time TO save the aged
Senator from harm
The Washington herald., 1910-01-30

Farmers form a large part Of the popu-
lation, and in some States are the bone
and sinew OF the Commonwealth. If they
could just peep into Congress and see the
few members in the chamber when the
agricultural bill is being considered. these
hardy sons OF toll would sit up and take
notice.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-09
arHD sTAI, IN THE EAsT.y8

(Selected for The -Dlspatch.)
NOW when Jesus WAS born In Bethle-
hemNpf .Judea ~. behold, there came
wise men from the cast to Jerusalem
saying. Where is He that Is born
King OF the Jews? For we have seen
His star in the east, and are come to
worship Him."-Matt. ii. /, 2.
They searched for and found their
King. There is something very signi-
ticant in the fact of that King being
discovered as a child This royal child
was the answer to their desires, and
was accepted as their King IN spite Of
His humble surroundings. There are
kings of mems making, and kings
made by God. The secret OF command
which men obey inyolunrarily is the
! submission Of the Ruler himself TO
law And this is the secret Of the
royalty of the humanity of Christ. The
most striking principle OF His life is
His submission to another VIII, This
| is. the secret OF His kingship. Tie be-
came obedient .s.. wherefore God
l1also hath highly exalted Him"
This ID the secret OF all Influence
/ and all command. Obedience TO a Jaw
above you subjugates minds. 10 you
which otherwise would never have
ylelded to mere VIII, thule thyself
\ thon .rulest ALL
4 The alteration Of the Magi rs Yer!
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-09

plenty OF marriages between, .ne ny! no-
tlienlohes and the Hapsburgs nnu other
now reigninE houses. The WIZ ~ frAnce
Hermann Hohenlohe. head OF the en-
tire house OF Hohenlohe, was prin-
cess Of the Sovereign house Of Baden
while her son. Prince Ernest OF, Hohen-
lohe, now President OK the Ger
man Relchstag, Is the husband OF Prin-
cess Alexandra Of Great britain and
OF Coburg. daughter or hlng lluWardss
sailor brother Prin ene ~ al he
or tho reigning house of Reuss. Prince
John OF Tohenlohe has as wife Arch
duchess Anne OF Austriai Prince Cod
frey OF Hohenlohe Is married to Arch
duchess Henrietta OF Austria: and
same Kind that could enumcrate.
From this 1t will be seen that there
can be no question OF any mesalliance
In the marriage of Princess Agatha of
Hohenlohe to Prince Frederick Will
three sons OF the late Prince Albert
of Prussia, Regent Of Brunswick. who
has now forfeited his commission In
the German army and become an exile
from his native land owing to gross
dal. Prince Frederick William. al
though the youngest son, is the ad-
minstrator OF the colossal fortune
left by his father, and the trustee for
! his banished brothers. Flo is much
( liked In Berlin and In the army. and
there is no doubt that the match Will
result In happy marriage.
The Duke of Ratibor Is elder brother
OF Prince Macmillan Hohenlohe. who
! Is German minister at Lisbon. and OF
Princess Marguerite, whose husband.
Baron Hugo Reischach, is. grand mas
Copyright, 1910 by the brentwood
COmpany.1
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-09

issues OF railway securities: TO have
Its rulings passed upon by special
new court known as the Interstate
Commerce Court, with appeals direct
to the Supreme Court. II Is further
proposed that shippers shall have tho
right to route their own shipments
and demand statement OLA rate in
writing; and that n railway shall be
forbidden henceforward to purchase
tho stock of competing line, unless
1T already owns the majority stock of
such line. Something Is given to the
railroads, on the other hand, In the
proposal to authorize them to enter
into agreements on rates and classifi-
cations. subject to tho approval OF
the commission.
Nothing here suggested seems cal-
culated to work any serious hardship
upon the railroads. or to give any
unfair advantage to tho people. The
general effect OF the proposals. Is to
strengthen, tighten and improve the
law In tho directions In which ex-
perience has indicated as necessary.
However. we shall all get more light
on the fuller and broader meaning OF
all these somewhat complicated pro-
posals whenever they may come up
for discussion In Congress.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-09

Editor Oh inc TlmeS-DlSpatch:
Sir.--Will you allow little space in
your columns for a protest from one
OF your readers against the attitude
now assumed by some Of our people
and congressman toward tho presenta-
tion Of the Lee statue to Congress as
Virslnia's part Offering for the Hall
OF Fame? The approximations regard
ing the reception of the statue are eX-
ceedingIy calling to a southern man
and "a Virginian. That Northern camps
OF the G. a. r., composed doubtless in.
largo numbers Of foreign born mem
hers, and stu more largely OF team
sters,8 camp followers and mercenaries.
who fight much more savagely for a
pension than they ever did to save
tho nation" should pass resolutions
denouncing Lee and the acceptance OF
his statue, is not to be wondered al.
1t Is mart of their game to keen them
selves ever before a grateful public
and Interpretations are their way OF
eVincng that peculiar brand 81 pa-
trlotlsm whereby they live and move
and have their being, lt4is doubtless
true that the placing OF the effigies OF
yvasI,lmgt on and Lee together In this
fraIl'f ~ paIne as Virginia's contrbu-
tt9n does make the balance OF the Of
fertnns look a little inslgnificant but
tths only way the proper balance could
possibly be maintained would he Tor
t t.ss. North to exclude vitrrgt 4, alto I,
gether, In this way thali, rather
smeTtocre heroes Go,llc be ~ ~ y q bet !
sl But ]: VI u avsstulai While tacae North
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-09
Voice Of the People
Virginia Hoteln.


Editor of The Times Dispatch:
Slr.--I have read with q great deal
OF interest the articles in your paper
as well as tho News Leader pertaining
TO the hotels In this State Once q
year ago / wrote your valuable paper
an article on this "so-called Hotel" IN
our small towns, and / know that IN
some cases 1t caused improvements to
be made. Still there Is great room for
more Improvement.
1t Is true that many statesmen WORK
Ing local territory and men who work
The large towns know nothing about
the general run OF so-called hotels IN
the little town. Personally. I WORK
..4e entire State, covering some points
once. others twice or more tirnas per
year. and can truthfully say ste aver.
nge Is bad, especially SO when one con-
siders that prices to travelling men are
the same in these country places where
there are no accommodations as IN our
better towns or cities.
a large proportion OF hotels ~
charge travelling men three times what
they do the local or town people.
One towel for two people Is conf
mon; clean sheets for each guest tho
exception. The bed question ! hardly
3eral run OF mattresses are of the
cheapest and long since worn out
Dirty bed covering, floors, etc, COM
mon. But I am glad to say can name
in many sections places where travel.
ing men will drive long distances and
go to a good bit OF Inconvenience u
get to, and six TO ten men at time
is the rule.
These two cases lately came to my
attention: a travelling man had beca
each day, returning IN late evening
One day, getting In about 1890, he wa:
told supper had long been cleared
away. but they would try to get hin
something to eat. and did get two colo
fried eggs, two (heavy) cold biscuits
a bit of mussed over butter and colo
tea. When he was charged so cents
for this leftover lunch he got rgn;
provoked and left that night for
rearby city.
One other case: a government post
Office Inspector had been Stopping ove'
a week IN a country town, Where VI,
hotel latter head tells a lot OF fairy
tales lie was paying s14 per Weel
and no dinners, as he drove out eacs
day. One day about 4 O'Clock r NJ. n
'phoned that he would not be in till
O'clock. and asked that they save sup
per. On. getting back he. found sup
per- consisting OF fried fish. eggs, bis
cult, tea and some sauce. all cold. hay
ing stood since 6 o'clock. On renon
strating he was. told supper was ut
time he must take what he could get
1t seems strange that people wit
run hotels for transients do not realiz
that common little attentions, plain
ygell-cooked food clean beds an
floors. etc, are what the general rui
of travelling men want. and by lltu
/ inexpensive things hold their trade.
am thoroughly IN favor OF the no
tel Improvement bill, no matter hoy
harsh 1t may seem at first. My tray
cling expenses In Virginia the pas
six years average s2,160. SO l am thu
much interested. SALESMAN.
Richmond. January 2.
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Severe ON virginia Hotels.

Editor of The Times-Dispatch:
Sir.--I have read with interest in
recent issues of your paper both the
letter Of G. Leslie Read and the In
teryiew of The Hon. John S. Harwood
In regard to the proposed hotel bill.
have not had the time to read this
bill! carefully and fully. and In con-
sequence can venture no opinion as TO
lis merit or impracttcability. but the
drift Is in the right direction. I can
Say one thing. however, in backing up
Mr.. Reads comparison of the small
town and city hotels In the Caroltnas
and in Virginia, I have Travelled In
these three States for the past dfteell
gears. The average hotel, of class
referred TO. in the Carolinas is first
class1-in Virginia 1t Is rotten. The
cht2cil sends missionaries to Africa;
there's no need to send any .'hotel
missionaries" there, or to any other
country on the globe, as long as W.T.
ginia now stands for what is, dlshed
out to her along the line mentioned,
and appears so we'll satisfied.
JOHN II. ETCHISON, j r. #
NOrfOlR January 3ss4 -585