The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-07

borers, 2f watchmen, 40 walters, [ chauffeurs, 52 agents. 35 stenographers,
 72 typewriters PA collectors, 230 clerks,
 rug seller, pa1lbearers.
 When the City college, the New York
 university, the many medical colleges
 and other institutions of learning are
 considered it is safe to say that the
 number of men in New York who are
 supporting themselves while gaining a
 college or professional education in New York runs away into the thous-
 ands
 And there is work and education here
 for all of them.
 Among the distinguished men who spent part of the holidays in New York
 was Judge Charles L. Bartlett, repre- sentative in Congress from the Sixth Georgia district. Judge Bartlett is d
 member of the regular appropriations committee of the House and of the Stanley steel investigation committee. | He thinks it will take at least another 60 days to conclude the inquiry that | is being conducted by the Stanley com mittee. MT. Bartlett said the powers
 of the members of the committee were rather more limited than those of one distinguished witness who appeared be- fore the body last August.
 Roosevelt is not a lawyer" said Con gressman Bartlett. Yet in the matter of
 the Tennessee Coal and Iron requirement
 by the United States Steel corporation, according to the testimony he met Garry and Hartman one morning at 9:3O and at minutes to 10 Perkins had the news in New York that the deal would not be illegal and by 10 o'clock the news was sfdefed and rdecYtqrlS RaaSeYf9ll ehefh T, l has taken the courts of the land 20 years | to decide-that is, what is a violation ol | the antitrust law, and there are a good | many lawyers who don't think the courts have decided right He decided the u,es. | tion in three minutes in a way that his | successor and the latter's Attorney Gener- al have decided was one of the chief violations of the law
 Why was it many democrats voted for the S1 a day pension bill?" Judge Bart- let was asked. "Oh, that was done to save Ohio. Mis- souri and some of the other middle west
 ern states to the democratic party. So far as l am concerned I think it was not only political mistake. but inexcusable. and it will not bring any political benefit. As the law now stands every man who is entitled to a pension can get it. This bill simply covers everybody who has served in the army 90 days-not as a
 reward for vaor or patriotism or active
 service but just for his having enlisted I
 don't believe in saying anything against
 the worthy pensioner, though the people
 of the south have to stand the burden
 of one-third of the s15,000,000 that is Now
 paid out to such, but think the last raid
 on the treasury is little short of a crime
 The democratic policy is supposed to be
 nd ont
 was before we were elected. But that
 platform must have been like a railroad platform-made to get aboard on.'
 Washington is one state in the "un- rest" section of the United States that has got back to normal, according to Judge> Thomas Burke of Seattle Judge Burke declares that Washington is now ready to go ahead along the old lines of republcanism.
 "One would be open to ridicule if he denied that there has been insurgency in Washington" says Judge Burke. but we are over it. The tide of insurgency has been going out for several months, and there is now little remaining. President Tafts visit to Washington did him and his party tremendous amount of good There was not what might be termed en- thusiasm. That is what I liked about the Presidents visit. I have learned to discount so-called enthusiasm at polit- ical meetings. It is the most deceiving evidence have ever found. The people who listened to President Taft's utter ances in Washington-and I may say that the crowds were very large-went away with the conviction that Mir. Taft is a man who speaks his convictions. They declared-many of them-in my presence
 Here is a man who is honest in be- liefs and purposes
 "'The Presidents arguments for his ar- btration treaties made a profound inn pression, and In all of his speeches he gave the impression of one who was emil nently fair. dignified and convincing. There may be a presidential primary in some of the states. but if there should be one in Washington I am sure. that President Taft would carry the state If nominated-and I firmly believe he will bel am sure that the democrats could not put up a candidate who could defeat Taft in Washington, and there are men who have been mentioned by the demo- cratic party-Clark, Wilson, Harmon-for whom 1t would be an honor to vote The President has captured Washington, and there is no power. in my opinion, that can prevent the state from giving him her vote in 1872"
 "Grays Harbor is going to be one of iHe bis tilitS ol W WdsninslOH, said AL | bert Johnson of Hoquiam editor and ! owner of the Gray's Harbor Washing | tonian. Just now Gray's Harbor is not | a municipality. but I can anticipate the | time when it will be. and l am convinced | that before the next census the popula- | ton will he close to 10000. At present | Gray's Harbor is a community that em- braces Hoquam, city of 1o.Ooo: cosmo- pois with 5000 people: Aberdeen, with Is GOO and Montesana. with 50000 total | YOU see of 5000. This community is grow ing so fast that it is sure to be one of the most important sections of the west ern coast.
 This is not the only growing section of Washington. There are dozen places in the state that will increase in size within the next decade so as to make fhera places the equal of many of the