Show I I We e Have Over Half of the New World UT The W Indications be be- Yv ing that the census will show the Population of the United States States- to be over o 90 it seems assured that the republic contains more than half halt of the Inhabitants of the New World It Is quite probable that all aU of the remaining re rea re- re countries of this hemisphere have fewer than tants That point can never be settled deft until conditions change radically radl- radl cally In many extensive regions of Latin LaUn America Now most of the states south of Mexico and north of the Argentine either make a farce of their census census taking or else do not attempt at at- tempt It at any time Recent estimates partly based upon census records which have been made In South America and Central America indicate that there are about people living between the Rio Grande and Cape Horn including the West Vest Indies s. s Canada has perhaps perhaps per per- haps allowing for rapid growth since the census of 1901 arid and d Newfoundland adds less han than Unless the estimates which seem most Intelligently made are very wide of the mark In several countries where there are no authentic and exact exact ex ex- ex act statistics of population the total for the New World outside of the i to protect children REGULATIONS R it p from danger of injury and to have for violations of the he them looked after regulations are to be enforced by the Washington police children who make The danger g to MaJ playgrounds of the streets says long since es ab abashed has been Sylvester that there are public Now In different sections of playgrounds the city the should use them than risk their lives rather playing against children sometimes cause a peck on the streets to the police of Jf trouble moving street Children n jump upon United States cannot exceed Brazil much the largest country of South America is the most populous In the Western Hemisphere except the United States It is probable that thata a full and careful enumeration of the Brazilians would show about of them Mexico only about 25 per cent of the size of Brazil In square miles Is safely established In third place among all the nations of the New World as far as numbers go In other respects the Argentine surpasses MeXico MexIco Mexico Mex Mex- ico and so does Canada Their industrial industrial indus indus- trial output Is greater and their foreIgn foreign foreign for for- eign commerce is larger in every way Argentina and Canada are alke aike also In growing so fast and with such assurance assurance as as- of continued swift expansion that they may y overtake and pass Mex Mex- ico leo Their chief cities already surpass the largest civic centers in the country country coun coun- try which Diaz makes his footstool But now neither is within of the Mexican total As a rule with comparatively few exceptions Latin LaUn America Is rich In unsettled country A very large part of the vast expanse of land south of the Mexican frontier all the way to the southern end of South America lies Ues open to settlement Some u cay y such wealth in unused natural natural na na- na tural resources must cause great growth but that is a matter of the Indefinite indefinite indefinite In in- definite future For the pres present nt It Is certain that the United States Stales will hold Its lead over the other countries of the New World counting all of them together I Gives No Money for Road Building I 1 ROADS regularly as the sessions roll A AS around congress sidesteps smothers ers or overrides all propositions which would embark the government In the business justness of road building The logic and Importance In the outcry for good roads Is universally admitted k ut everybody's business comes perilously perilously peril pern- near having nobody's attention lome Iome townships counties counties coun coun- ties and a few states have made more or less real progress towards Improving ing lag the highways locally Where the states take a hand a beginning Is made towards obtaining through routes But despite all that has been said for fora a revival of road building notwithstanding notwithstanding standing editorial support from publications publications I of all partisan shades the movement as yet et has no central organization organization or or- which presses the work along broad lines The federal government thus far cooperates cooperates cooperates co co- co- co operates only by giving advice It maintains a small bureau in the department department department de de- de- de of agriculture devoted first to io the prop propaganda ganda of the good roads Idea and secondly to the maintenance of a limited corps of experts who when their assistance is solicited will make suggestions as to th the best methods methods methods meth meth- for road building under given circumstances cir dr and to a certain extent I Capital Boys Are experiments in the use of materials are conducted by the specialists of this bureau Here the government stops for lor the reason that dominant view in congress has been that this properly delimits the governments government's function Representative Anthony of Kansas introduced a bill in the house last wInter winter win wIn- ter for the construction of a military highway between Fort Leavenworth and Fort Riley miles mlles by convicts In the two federal penitentiaries at Fort Leavenworth The bill bUl was lost after a debate that developed Into a general discussion of the good roads movement The measure had bad the indorsement of President Taft the chief of staff of the army and the quartermaster gen gen- eral General J. J Franklin Bell then chief of staff stated In a letter to Representative Representative Representative Rep Rep- Anthony that the proposed road would unquestionably be of great military value and convenience Farmers of many townships through which the proposed road would run offered to supply all the rock and other material to be used In its con con- Like others of its kind this measure measure measure meas meas- ure was wrecked upon constitutional rocks The opponents of the bill bUl contended contended contended con con- tended that General Bell did not claim the road to be a military necessity and that If not done for this purpose the government could not build It because because be be- cause the constitution authorizes the construction of only such roads as aro required to meet military necessities and post roads to Be Suppressed I cars Others stand upon the streets Others are loud and boisterous Death and accident have been caused by street cars and other vehicles vehicles cles des the superintendent of police pollee I says On th the other hand children playing on the streets have caused destruction to property Ball playing on the streets he has continued resulted in complaints on account of and broken windows win win- dows down j oJ The same hue and cry Is raised when vacant lots are used for baseball and other games At times In certain localities large and noisy gatherings are attracted Street corner gatherings are to be broken up the superintendent says Indulgence In profanity and other bad language is to mean punishment All offenders who are caught will be pros pros- Tho police think that keepIng keeping keep keep- Ing boys off the streets at night would ac accomplish much good Children Has No Hall of Records I has been told about As A t the country for the last 20 years year tt once a day Government has no states G t the e United where It can place I ball of records no documents which valuable keep keep the tIme It Is necessary to from time timo to departments and put clear out of for Cor the safe keeping This beIng being be- be some place when a fire firo broke out the theother theother Ing the case under the tho offices tho-offices offices of the theother other day there was wIld ex- ex geological geOlOgic survey basement of ot tho I m In the fire are tho the records got sot on store that survey of the tho geological geol g and Chives Invaluable and If destroyed These are be replaced but the I could never Government Is obliged United States Slates I to house its different departments in rented buildings all over Washington and the constant danger threatens the destruction of valuable archives whenever whenever when when- ever a fire firo breaks out and there Is not pot any reason why a fire firo should not break out In a non fireproof building The loss of government property In Inthis Inthis inthis this fire firo is thought to be less than 1000 but In tho library over the fire was a unique collection of geological literature containing more than volumes pamphlets and maps the most complete coll collection cUon of geological works and maps in this country if not in the world What the United States Government Government Government Govern Govern- ment needs is a magnificent hall hail of records where all tho the valuable archives archives arch arch- ives of the government might be stored In absolutely fireproof vaults Some day after a few tew hundred on on dollars' dollars worth of these valli have been destroyed will give us a hall hail of records |