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The Washington herald., 1912-09-09
Is Waldo a Fit Police Chiefl

Disciplinarians will commend New
York's police commissioner, Rhinelan.
der Waldo, for cutting short Capt
Hayes career for declaring that his
chief would have to resign when his
story of graft in the New York police
department is told. The commissioner
in fact. could not have done otherwise
or the public then and there would have
declared that he was unfit for his re-
sponsible Office.
Yet the disavowal by Capt. Hayes oil
the charges, said to have been made
by him, does not obliterate the i'm
preston from the mind of the New
Workers that he may have a great deal
to tell about conditions in their police
department. If he does tell all that
he says he knows, Mr.. Waldo may look
for trouble, for he was not an ideal
commissioner, or else crimes could no,
have been committed or violations
countenanced in his department such
as are laid at the door of Lieut.. Becker
and others.
Mr.. Waldo, as police commissioner,
The Washington herald., 1912-09-09
Fogging in Maryland.

Following close on the heels of the
outbreak of convicts in the Michigan
prison, our neighbors in Maryland
have had the same experience. Des-
perate criminals refused to obey the
rules of the penitentiary of that State,
rebelled, and attacked and brutaliy as
sauited one of the men who had them
in charge.
The Maryland authorities did the
Same as those in Michigan. Two of
the ringleaders were fogged.
Sentimentalists will shudder at the
harsh means employed to preserve or
der. But put them in the same posi-
ton as that occupied by the men who
were engaged by the State to see that
the laws enacted for the purpose Of
protecting society were carried out
Would they turn the other cheek7"
No.
Certain criminals are degenerates in
every sense of the word When these
men in the Maryland penitentiary, the
same as those in the Michigan prison.
were sentenced, that sentence was
given after mature deliberation by men
who were sworn to carry out-the laws
of the people. The convicts had COM
mitted desperate crimes. They had to
suffer for what they made their vic.
tins suffer.
The example made of the rioters is
a Just one. The penitentiary officials
are to be commended for the firm man.
ner in which they subdued the out
break.
The Washington herald., 1912-09-09
Deeper Probe Needed.

The Senate committee investigating
the collection of funds for the 1904
campaign has set itself no mean task
to guide the public to the truth about
something which is far from being
thoroughly sifted as yet.
The Senators still have great many
questions to ask of John D. Archbold.
They insist on re-examining Mr.. Cor
telyou. They mean also to have Mr..
Loeb's version of the Standard Oil
contributions placed on record and an
opportunity to cross-examine him.
Then there is Mr.. Hearst, who ap-
pears to be a veritable mine of infor-
nation on that subject, almost mex
haustible, and who will be another wit
ness And last, but not least. there is
Mr.. Roosevelt himself, who, after
scores of others will have been ques-
toned, is to be asked to complete his
unofficial statement of the Archbold-
Bliss incident where there are SEEM
ing. omissions.
The committee, so to say, has its
hands full, but in order to be truly
beneficial, the Senate inquiry should not
stop there. The quest ought to be en-
larged to embody the very interesting
detail as to how these moneys were
spent. Only full knowledge of who
snent every do1lar and for what oIIr-
pose. what they bought for it, would
be the true means of suggesting what
kind of legislation is to be demanded
to put a stop to all corrupt practices
with the ballot
Too bad that Supreme Court Justice
Hughes cannot be put in charge of
such an investigation, when we remem-
Der what he-then a plain New York
lawyer-acoomplished in the life in
surance probe!
The Washington herald., 1912-09-09
Q Manhattan Green.

From the New York Sun.
On a cool. almost Arctic day. like yes
terday, the wanderer uptown is glad
but not surprised TO find Central Park
a bower OF verdure, as usual You stand
on the reservoirs embankment or by one
OF those crystal lakes OF meres and the
old hymn rises in the memory:
Sweet heIds beyond the swelling food
Stand dressed in living green
1t might be so; IL must be so: II should
be so: but we must allow for poetry.
Here Is water as OF Damascus: a hun
dred miles OF hose: no doubt the green
is living. albeit an optical Illusion makes
1t look as dead as Is TO !. as withered
as the hopes OF Dollar Bill. This is
Official summer Central Park green. The
grass burns up on account Of excess Of
water.
II you ask a policeman he may ex-
plain. weather and good nature permit
ting. that this is vacation time; the
acres are many and the laborers are
few. The term park 'laborer'' is always
delightful. A discreet and gentle toll is
theirs. as II Is OF all servants of the
public Would II make any difference
II the park swarmed with those toilers?
Soak too much in spots; have a sort
and brown; do the work in the worst
way. at the wrong time: what would
the park be were its summer customs
broken? What would happen IL some
ingenious country gardener should water
carefully. conscientiously, tenderly.
knowing the difference between noon and
evening?
Besides. wait long enough and 1t will
rain The clouds are to be smashed with
dynamite and the waters OF the firma-
ment TO be tapped on July 3 or there
about Let US be patient The Central
Park is green, that curious shade called
Manhattan green.
The Washington herald., 1912-09-09
Maine Votes To-day.

The political situation in Maine,
where balloting for the State cleo
ton will begin soon after day
break to-day Monday, has remain
ed foggy and almost impenetrable
to the last moment. The Republi-
cans expect to. elect their candidate for
Governor, but the small lead which
they claim does not indicate very strong
conviction. On the other hand, the
Democrats are confident that Gov.
Plaisted will be reelected. They have
made the economy of his sdministra-
ton their chief issue To this the Re-
publicans are not slow in replying that
under Plaisted the tax rate was raised.
The everlasting question of prohibi-
ton is somewhat less prominent than
usual, because the people are reaching
the belief that enforcement of the law
is impossible under any administration.
There are no Bull Moose candidates
on the State ticker. Still, the move
n1ent may have a tendency to cause a
stay-at-home inclination among a
number of Republicans who are not
sure whether Mr.. Haines, Of Water
vile, their candidate for Governor. is a
straight Republican or Bull Moose.
Never have so many speakers of ma
tional prominence taken part in a
Maine campaign as this year. The
Democrats, especially, have had the aid
of eminent campaigners, such as Gov.
Marshall. Speaker Champ Clark, and a
number of Senators and Congressmen-
As there is no third ticket in the field
the national issue is clear cut between
Taft and Wilson. "As goes Maine" "
&c. We may know more after the re-
suit Of to-day's election.
The Washington herald., 1912-09-09
7. Z. and the Profession"


We are not aware why so many bril-
liant writers have allied themselves
with Mr. Roosevelt, furnish him coun-
sci and encouragement, and bring to his
campaign a distinction wholly unde-
served, and never before won from
men of letters to such degree by an
American statesman, unless this is due
more to the principles of the Progress
i've cause than to a fellow-feeling for
the author, more to theory than to
practice, more to the wish for reform
than to actual test of the reform pro-
posed.
The latest addition to the ranks is
another "highbrow." Owen Wister, Of
Pennsylvania. candidate for Congress
on the Bull Moose ticket A large
number of contributors to magazines,
and others who write specials in the
daily press, give Roosevelt an influence
hardly suspected by the reading public.
There is William Allen White, for in
stance. His efforts in Kansas and por-
tions Of the Southwest for Roosevelt
can hardly be measured. They certain
ly accomplish more than suit cases fill
ed with money distributed at the polls.
For every Mr. Dooley who is Will
son follower, or a George Ade, who
remains loyal to the President, there
is a score of known writers sending
out copy" for Roosevelt Even his
friendly newspapers overdo it. and, con-
sequently. lose prestige by coloring
their matter too highly Extreme opti-
mism is the slogan OF ii literary help
ers of Col Roosevelt.
All this is but another proof of his
versatility. for it is no mean achieve
ment to harness such valuable devotees
to his chariot. Even in papers that are
hostile to him. and his purpose he man.
ages to have published more news mat
ter than both his opponents can COM
mand together
Mr. Roosevelt's engaging personality
rarely fails to charm writers. He has
genius for uttering easily printable
sentences, and none better than he
knows how to create incidents that ap-
peal to the public's sense of the drama
tic And this quality gives the third
party leader such large audiences and
attentive hearings even where it is GER
tain that he has no chance to win even
a single election district in the present
triangular contest, precipitated by him.
The Washington herald., 1912-09-09
The Army Saber.

From the Army and Navy Register.
Officers of the War Department are
giving much attention to the saber ques-
ton. in connection with the recommenda-
tions of the cavalry equipment board on
that subject. The Ordnance Department
has manufactured samples not only OF
the saber recommended by the equipment
board, but also OF several other types.
The samples represent the slightly
curved saber devised by the board. the
field artillery sab=r with more curve. and
several types OF straight swords or sa-
bers. The question is a troublesome one.
particularly in view OF the fact that
some officers prefer the curved slashinS
saber and others a straight thrusttng
piece Some of the designs include an
improved hand guard that is considered
much superior TO other designs, in that
1t affords greater protection The ord
nance officers in getting up tentative de-
signs of sabers and swords have con-
suited a number of swordsmanship eX-
perts. among them Capt. Herman J.
Koehler. master of the sword at the mill
tary Academy, and Civil Engineer An
drew c. Cunningham. of the navy. who
is swordsman of considerable note.
The Washington herald., 1912-09-09
COURT GOSSIP ABOUT THE
SICK MAN OF EUROPE

the victims had anything to do with the
the bomb explosion that killed two Mo-
hammedans.
The poor wretches who were done to
death in cold blood now might have been
living happily under Bulgarian rule had
not England In 1878 handed Macedonia
back to Turkey. The responsibility is
altogether England's, and Christendom
has a right to look aghast at such
atrocious massacres. coming one after
the other. without one word of protest,
despite the abJect appeal for Justice"
made by the British Balkan Committee,
instead Of boldly condemning the Young
Turks and TO arouse the entire Christian
world to action by using the one pres
sure Turkey cannot withstand-the re-
fusal OF further loans to the Ottoman
government.
England. as usual. played politics in
ISIS. but II backed the wrong horse"
The great powers seem willing enough
to act II England, who made that blum
der,swould but take the lead I'm an earn
est effort to rectjfy 1t. The first thing
to consider Is the impotence Of the Turks.
who know no law except that Of the
sword. The word reform has no other
meaning for them than putting to death
every Christian dog who is outside the
Moslem fold. They are an anachronism
In Europe, and they know II. and wonder
why they have been tolerated SO long
on this side Of the Bosphorus when their
right place is on the other side. Europe
has only TO speak the word, and pashas
beys. and enuchs would pack their bags
and take themselves and their baggage
back to where they came from.
Once get the Turk out Of Europe. and
the powers could peg out the Balkan
Peninsula according to well-defined
claims. The difficulties in the way OF this
are the inventions of press correspon-
dents. who will have II that one great
power wants to expand 10 Salonih and
another to Constantlnople. which is mere
fummery.
The one great power that keeps Tur-
key In her present fastness Is Russia,
who. despite all open enmity. is only too
well aware that the Ottoman Empire.
once ousted from its post OF vantage,
nothing will stop Great Britain from
"bottling up Russia forevermore in the
Eucine. with never a chance to gain the
passage through the Dardanelles. COW
eted for centuries and denied her by the
Sublime Porte, for fear OF the most seri-
Gus, II not fatal. complications with the
worlds greatest sea power.
Perhaps that is why the British Balkan
Committee considers II a waste OF energy
to make more than a blur at protest.
ing against the recent atrocities and
massacres. knowing beforehand that its
efforts will be as fruitless as were those
in the days Of the terrible Armenian
hecatombs FLANEUR.
(oopyrisht 1917. BY Court Gossip syndiate)
The Washington herald., 1912-09-09
KISSED THE BLARNEY STONE.
How Mr.. Churchill Was Lowered {,
the Famous Relic.

fnsh Contributor in London Daily Mail.
When Mr.. Winston Churchill returns
from his latest Irish visit to his COL
leagues in the Cabinet Of lawyers he
will be the envy of them ALL He alone
has kissed the Blarney Stone
He drove by motor car on Tuesday
personally conducted by the Mayor Of
Cork and encouraged by other genial To-
cal public men to the famous Blarney
Castle, kissed the magic stone amid the
cheers OF the public and was metamor-
phosed as truly as Faust into a new be-
ing Henceforth Mr.. Churchill is a dan
gerous public man. according to all ira
ditions. for the learned photographers
state that he who kisses the Blarney
Stone is endowed with the power ito
blarney," and ito blarney." they say, is
to humbug with wheedling talk so as to
gain a desired end, or to have excep-
tional facility ''and unscrupulousness" in
the art Of fiattery and compliment.
To kiss the Blarney Stone the pilgrim
ascends to the top OF the ruins of Blar-
ney Castle. and looking down from the
parapet Of a tower perceives a triangular
stone. inscribed and fixed by irons in a
position SO many feet down that he
must be held by the heels and lowered
till his face reaches the kissing level 1t
Is not an easy trick, but Sir James Long
held the heels Of the First Lord and he
duly kissed the famous relic, and after
him his private secretary. who writes
the letters to political correspondents.
The Washington herald., 1912-09-09

We take issue with the New York
World. which ridicules exGov. Nc
Corkle's statement that England is in a
state Of decay. Among the things men
toned by the World is greater sobriety
and improving health" The esteemed
World is not up in English statistics.
The latest official census there deplored
the fact that there were more women
in insane and inebriate asylums than
men. II it isn't a sign of decay of a
nation when its girls, wives, and moth
ers are in such a plight. we are no Judge
Of economical conditions.
The Washington herald., 1912-09-09
ALITTLE NONSENSE.
OLD rAvoRrrEs.

OASS EA OksA 1Cs
You've heard about the liver pad
A thousand times, know;
It used to soothe and solace dad
In days Of long ago.
The hustle used to comfort ma
When she was in the whiri;
II seems two decades since I saw
A hustle on q girl.
The idols vanish that We love;
They can't forever last;
To-day they're part anc parcel Of
The limbo Of the past.
Unele Pennywise sayss
Politics is almost as interesting as
baseball this year,
The Auto Hobo.
whats the trouble7"
There's a tramp at the door with q
rickety automobile. Wants to know II
we can give him an old set Of tires"
September in History.
September .. 15N-Henry VIII hires
away the cook OF his neighbor. Fran
CTS !. by offering two plunks more per
week. -
September .. l5ol-Lucretia Borsis gets
back her maiden name for the third
time.
Modern Cookery.
rs your wife a good cookT'
"she isn't very strong on theory She
can bake and brew well enough, but she
can't make a chemical analysis"
Way II Goes.
I said I'd write to some fair sprite
When / got back to town.
meant the same. But what's her name? ?
I didn't 5ot It down.
why Notf
Madam, you wear too much false
hair. 1t Injuries the nerve centers and
fatieues the blood cells Of the brain"
Young woman. what do you mean
by such impertinence?"
''Hoity, toity. now. I'm the welfare
inspector for the idle rich
Helping the People.
These philanthropists take same
strange notions"
"How now?''
II met one once in a Northwestern
State. He hung around the legislature
all one session and bribed the boys to
vote against every crooked BILL"
It Wasn't the Money.
You advertised for a young lady to
be married in a cage Of lions"
That's right. Fifty pIunks. Where's
your young manT'
Don't you provide the man? What
do you suppose was my object In going
into this AFFAIR.""
The Washington herald., 1912-09-09
Expensive.

From Judge
How often is your motor overhauled.
Binks?" asked Dusenberry.
-Four times last month" said Binks.
-Four times in one month? Geeru-
salem. what for?'' demanded Dusen-
berry.
Speeding" said Binks. Twice hy the
bicycle cops. once by a deputy sheriff.
and once by a plain, common garden,
village constable"
The Washington herald., 1912-09-09

The International Engineers had a very
interesting controversy over the safety
test Of steel rails. It would have been
Of more interest still had It resulted in
a suggestion as to how to make them
safe
The Washington herald., 1912-09-09
Wonder What Made Her Do 1t

Wonder What Made Her Do 1t:
From Judges Library.
"A very singular incident happened at
the theater last night"
Yes! What was it?''
"A beautiful girl came in wearing a
gorgeous gown"
But what was singular about that?"
why, she came in fully fifteen minutes
before it was time for the show to be-
gin"
The Washington herald., 1912-09-09
James Schoolcraft Sherman
ny GEORGE FITCH.
Author of "At Good Old sfwash."

mobile goes on with go bang he doesn't
even turn around.
Mr. Sherman is genial. friendly man.
and lives quiet. friendly life. undisturb-
ed by Rooseveltism or other disorders.
He is q rock-ribbed. oncrete-bottomed
The Washington herald., 1912-09-09

Horse racing for the purpose of pro.
fessional gambling has become tabooet
more and more in the United States
Maryland cannot afford to linger behind
the other States that have put the bar
on this evil
The Washington herald., 1912-09-09

The West Virginia mob which Iynched
a negro has killed the wrong man. The
''amende honorable would demand that
they rectify the mistake by lynchins the
right party.
The Washington herald., 1912-09-09

The suggestion of Keir Hardie, the
Victor Berger in the British Parliament,
to make and keep the aristocratic Lon
don West End clean, is not new. but
such counsel is pretty difficult to follow
The Washington herald., 1912-09-09

Our navy experts say that our gun
merry now is 100 points better than 1t
was at Santiago. My, wasn't Spain
luckys
The Washington herald., 1912-09-09

Frm Iudge.
They tell me Anna is studying Es-
peranto."
studying 1t. She speaks it like a
native"
The Washington herald., 1912-09-09

Why complain so much Of a crab fam
inc when oysters are going to be more
plentiful than ever7
The Washington herald., 1912-09-09

The most intelligent delegate at the
Syracuse Bull Moose convention unques-
tionably was 'Suspender jack MCGEE.
The Washington herald., 1912-09-09

It would seem as though washington's
dog days are still upon US.
The Washington herald., 1912-09-09

already has lost prestige, perhaps also
public confidence. If so, his days at
the head of the New York police are
numbered.
The Washington herald., 1912-09-09
PERTINENT AND EXPERIMENT.

TOM lne new 1ork frtsA
Having withdrawn from the ranks of
the third termer and decided to support
the regular Republican ticket. Mr.. Will
lam L. Ward. of New York, who devel-
oped from a boss into a leader by
whoop!ng it up for Armageddon. now
once more degenerates into a boss.
From the virginisn-Pilot.
The Chicago Tribune, Roosevelts lead
ing organ in the West. d!sgustedly ad-
mits that the local managers Of the
Progressive party are dickering for an
alliance with the Lcrimer gang in Illi-
nois. Why not? Roosevelt has taken
to his bosom Bill Finn. the political
thug of Pennsylvania, and Perkins. the
thimblerigger of high finance; Lorimer
is no worse than either.
From the st. Louis Globe-Democr,t.
II the society swells at Newport con-
tinue to squander their wealth on ORR
entail fetes and butterfly parties some
portion of the money may eventually
fall into places where 1t will do some
human good.
From the st. Paul Dispatch.
His attorney says there is a conspir-
acy framed UP against Lieut. Becker
The news reports about his savings in
dicate that there must have been a
conspiracy to make him richer than
Rockefeller.
From the Albany Journal.
II youngsters are taught not to lie
because George Washington would not.
will they now learn to indulge in pro-
fame language because at times the
Father of His Country yielded to that
temptation?
From the New York Tribune.
China's pluck is superior to her dis
cretion in defyinG Great Britain in the
matter of Tibetan secession.
From the st. Paul Pioneer Press
After an elaborate discussion among
its readers. the Boston Herald reaches
the sage conclusion that the difference
between lunch" and luncheon is
usually about 81.
From the Boston Transcript
OF course. Col. Roosevelt will not ac-
cept his Canadian invitation to Join in
the royal and semi-royal hunt pArty that
has been planned to take place in Oc-
tober. At the head Of the list of guests
is the Duke of Orleans. a mere pretend
er to the throne Of France. And then
come in order minor dukes and duch-
esses, marquises, and barons before the
name Of the greateSt pretender In the
world Is reached
The Washington herald., 1912-09-09

The work Of placing in position ma
cadam block on the square on Washing
ton Street between King and Cameron
Streets. with which that square is to be
improved. has been begun. The work OF
laying the concrete base for the street.
kas practically been completed.