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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-04
POSTAL SERVICE REFORM.
New YOrI<'s Chamber of Commerce
FnvOrs Remedial Law

NEW YORK, May 3.-The 1920 annual
meeting of the Chamber of Commerce was
held today. Action was taken on several
important reports. including one favoring
the stoppage OF the second-class postage
rate abuses
Reports of standing committees were
acted on, and Charles Stewart Smith,
Chairman of the executive committee re-
ported resolution that the special COM
mittees on a building for the Chamber of
Commerce. to represent the chamber at
the Indianapolis Monetary Convention; ON
commercial education. consisting of five
members; on presentation of a gold medal
to Abram s. Hewitt. and on amending the
bylaws of the chamber be continued TO
complete the work assigned to them. This
was adopted.
A. Barton Hepburn, Chairman of the
Committee on Internal Trade aud Improve
ments. reported back the preamble and
resolutions for the reform Of the postal
service, which were referred TO the COM
mittee at the last meeting OF the chamber.
as follows:
Whereas the Postmaster General. In
his annual report to Congress. states that
the most urgent need of the postal service
is the rectification OF the enormous wrongs
that have grown up in the perversion and
abuse Of the privilege accorded by laws to
second-class matter. This reform is para
mount 10 all others: for this costly abuse
which drags on the Department and weighs
down the service. trammels its power and
means of effective advancement in every
direction. II involves sheer wanton waste
OF 500 coo 600 or upward a year.
But for this wrongful application of the
second-class rate instead of a deficit
there would be a clear surplus of many
millions. If this daily burden upon the
mails were removed. the Department could
hopefully enter upon a systematic policy
of enlarged and progressive service. with
the assurance that sound business man.
agement and increasing facilities would
bring commensurate returns which would
not be swallowed up In the nav of private
interests without public advantage; there
fore
Resolved, That the Chamber of Com
merce of the State OF New York favors the
passage of the bill III. r. 10374) which has
been introduced for the purpose of remedy
ing this abuse.
Resolved That copies OF this resolution
be sent TO all members of Congress. the
Postmaster General. and such other per-
sons as the secretary of this chamber may
think advisable
The following officers will be elected
President Morris X. Jesup: Vice Presi-
pont Morgan. John D. Rockefeller. and
Andrew Carnegie; Treasurer, James G.
Cannon. and Secretary. George Wilson.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-04
The Chadwick Rep-imand.

The Chadwick incident has been closed
in The just and singing reprimand admin
istered to that officer by the Secretary of
the Navy. IN delivering ii, Mr.. Long re-
minds Captain Chadwick tina. ii is the sec
ond time within year that the Depart
mcnt has been obliged to rebuke him for
| the same offence. On the present oeca-
sion, the discipline is made additionally Sc
we're by making the correspondence public.
Captain Chadwick's offence is familiar
TO readers of The Times. To a profess
sional newspaper man he vilified Rear
Admiral Schley, though. as he says. not
for publication. Secretary Long refuses
to consider this as an excuse and lee
lures the offender severely for his con-
scious violation of the regulations The
episode is interesting principally as show
ing the evil effects Of what has come to be
known as Sampsonism in the Navy.
Chadwicks personal animus is, of courze,
easily explainable. He was SIMPSONS
flag captain during the blockade OF Sam
tiago. He accompanied his principal on
that celebrated run behind the horizon.
which resulted in the absence Of beth
from the sea battle in which Schley de-
Spanish squadron. Chadwick naturally
shares SIMPSONS bitter but useless regret
that he was absent from his post of duty
at a critical moment and thereby lost his
chance for fame and booty. But Chadwick
cannot blame himself in the way his fe,-
low absentee must. The fol- .ner could rot
help himself He had to go where Samp-
son ordered. still the regret of the one is
as saddening as the remorse of the other
and both have combined with the vindictive
influence of the Navigation Bureau to rem
der he Sampson clique naval nuisance
which cannot be too soon abated for the
good of the service.
Twice. as we understand Secretary Long
to mean. Captain Chadwick has been rep
rimanded for assaling the character of
the victor of Santiago. Considering the
intimate relations between Chadwick and
Sampson, and their common position re-
speeding the engagement which neither
saw, it is reasonable 10 assume that what
the captain blurts out at the risk of his
commission, the rear admiral thinks
Perhaps we ought to be charitable toward
people suffering under the deadly disap-
pointment of a lost chance. which they
have tried to regain by distorting history
and geography in a wild attempt to shorten
the distance by which it was lost But
there really is little sympathy due TO
a person cowardly enough to malign a gal
liant comrade. who has been exiIed and os
TRACKED because of the popularity with the
people which followed MS great victory off
Santiago
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-04
YALE FRESHMEN IN DISGRACE.
Glass Athletics Suspended by Order
of the Faculty.

NEW HAVEN. May 3.-The entire Yale
undergraduate body is stirred up today
over what is considered to be most IN
warranted and arbitrary action on the
part of the freshman faculty in ordering
freshman baseball and crew practice to
stop until further orders. This action fol-
lowed the riot on the campus Tuesday
night. Tuesday was Dewey day and the
undergraduates celebrated with a bonfire
on the campus and a monster street pa
rade in which the undergraduate band took
part, and President Hadley addressed the
procession at his house. After the parade
was over the freshmen, contrary TO all
traditions of campus life, rushed the
sophomores, and after fierce battle
took" the sophomore fence. Usually this
is done quietly and with ceremonies later
In society week. and for years there had
been a faculty dictum against taking"
the fence.
The freshman faculty. of which Prof
Beebe is dean, then voted to cancel the
baseball game with Belts Academy Sat
urday, and also TO suspend further train
ing of both the freshmen baseball team
and crew until the expected action of the
college faculty week hence. The train
Ing tables were disbanded by order of the
faculty last night. The crew suffers most.
as all practice even in single oar boats is
prohibited and every day is precious to
the crew. Today none of the freshmen
athletes was out. Petitions have been
presented to the president and every
means taken TO remove the prohibition.
A meeting of the general faculty was
called for this afternoon, to take action
on the matter. 1t is generally supposed
that President Hadley will order the fresh
man dictum revoked.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-04
THE GEORGETOWN ORCHESTRA.
An Excellent Programme Presented
mt the Lafayette square Theatre


Conductor Josef Kaspar and his 100 as
sociates of the Georgetown Orchestra,
made their bow 10 musical Washington Il st
night after retirement o. several seasons.
Their claim on popular favor was attested
by the presence of an audience which filed
the Lafayette Square Opera House Their
position as musicians was more than sus-
tanned by the rendition of a programme
which ran the gamut from Weber and
Verdi to Wagner. II is not too much 20
say that few local orchestral offerings of
night
Among the fifty concerts given by the
Georgetown Orchestra during the past six
teen years. the programmes of a dlzea.
perhaps. have been mere pretentious. But
the applause, the spontaneous approval,
the unaffected interest OF last night.
marked its selections as admirably sdapted
to Washington audience. Nearly an :oe
numbers were popular" There were
the overture to Weher's Die Freis ,hutz."
two movements from Sehubert's unfinished
symphony in minor, Grieg's "soag q
Spring, the march from -'Tannhauser.
and glorius movement from Saint-Saen's
La Cysne du Carnival DIES Animaux,'
rendered in unison by fifty violns
dante movements from the Unfinished SYM
phoy, Conductor Kaspar sought to exhibit
the interpretive capacity Of the organi "a
ton Those who heard Theodore Thomas
Two years ago were surprised at the SINH
larity of effect. Prof. Kaspar and Mr..
Thomas are products Of different schools,
but Weber and Schubert seem to affect
them alike. Die Fruhling" tried the
lyric qualities OF the orchestra and dis
nd.
encores been permitted it might have been
repeated more than once. The Tam
hauser was the concluding number
Saint-Saens' Carnival" was for several
reasons the number in which most inter-
est was manifested The selection, al
though fairly familiar. was somewhat of a
novelty. The composer was the subject
of an extended musical controversy in
Washington year or two ago But its
chief feature was that half hundred bows
presented it without help from any other
instrument. The movement is far from
suodued, 1t is rather spirited, impetuous,
and filled with full bow strokes It was
very much the kind of selection Mr..
Thomas would have presented and not at
all what Emil Paur would have done
Anton kaspar was concert-master and
did not play as a soloist. Mrs Henry Clay
Browning, in the absence of Mrs Thomas
Z. Noyes, and Anton Gloetzner contributed
four numbers. the former a piano con-
eerto by Grieg. and the latter selection
from "Traviata,'' the aria from "Mignon.v
and Spanish serenade. Both were heart
lily applauded- Among those present in the
boxes were Rear Admiral Walker. C. W.
F. Swartzell,- Frank Paul Leech, Robert
Stead. Clarence p. Rheem. A. p Browne,
Harrison DingmaG. s. s. Shedd Rev. Dr.
Mackay- Smith William Bruce King. DR..
George c. Samson. Percy s. Foster. W II.
Santelmann. E. Southland Parker. Mrs.
Henry Ives Cobb, Mr.. Walsh. and Mr.. New
lands.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-04
STANDARD OIL RAISES WAGES.
An Increase of Ten Per Cent to AZ
feet $4,000 Men.

NEW YORK, May 3.-The increases in
the wages of the employees of the Standard
Oil Company in New Jersey and West Viz
ginia, announced recently, were but fore
runners of general raise in pay for the
company's employees throughout the coun-
try, with the exception OF the mechanics,
who have chosen shorter hours in prefer
ence
The increase for .ssnrers is 10 per cent
and the change n time for the mechanics
is nine hours day instead Of ten. This
scale, which will be in effect Immediately,
will affect about % 900 men
j. H. Alexander. who has charge OF the
New Jersey department of the Standard
Oil Company. said of the new wage rates:
This increase in wages is purely volun-
tary on the part of the company and is
due to the general upward tendency of
wages throughout the country, caused by
the present good times and prosperity. The
men were not in any way dissatisfied with
the old scale of wages
When asked what. men and how many
the increase would apply to- Mr. Alexan-
der said that it would affect every man in
the company's employ except clerks and
other salaried employees.
BY that he said II mean laborers
hremen, hghtersmen. coopers. packers. and
all. or course. it is impossible to estimate
the exact number of them but in round
figures l should put it at about %. OO0.''
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-04
The Training of Colonial Officers.

The problem of the colonial civil seryi
cannot fail in the future to be of as mut
interest to America as it has already been
10 France, England, and Holland. England
has, of course, far the largest stake of
these three nations in the problem of sue
cessful colonial administration. and the
United States will now be forced TO adopt
her methods, or others which may be ton-
sidered better If the government of
American colonies is TO prove success ul
experiment In recent book. discussing
the education of colonial officials by these
three European nations. MI A. Lawrence
Lowell suggests that college for such
special training 5e established liz this
country, and he points out some of the
things which make such college more
necessary here than in England.
He notes, among other things, that while
England can require that no one shall lie
eligible to certain positions witholta univer-
sity degree, such standard could not he
established in Anne ia for two powerful rea-
sons; one that the Institutions which 20
under the name of universities in thi
country range from Harvard. Yale and
Princeton to schools hardly of higher gra e
than a country academy; the other that
If the idea we're advanced there would
Immediately be a protest against giving
positions only TO privileged class AID
shutting ort men who. though without he
higher education. might have far more
practical ability shan the college graduate.
These two objections alone constitute a
very important difference between the sit
uation in England and in this country in
regard TO the selection OF men for the civil
service Mr.. Lowell thinks that, by es-
tablshing a college especially for the
training of such men, on the same basis as
West Point or Annapolis, good results
m ght be obtained.
The problem will be difficult one to
solve under any circumstances. and II will
PROBABLY be more than one generation be-
fore we have anything like perfect civil
service England, after making various
blunders, which were expensive and pain
full has evolved system of training which |
Is In some respects the best In The world |
culiar circumstances under when British
rule In Indian has been established In the |
old days of the East india Company. dur
ing the government OF India by what was |
practically an oiigarchy, there was devel- |
oped q race of colonial administrators, anu |
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-04
A NEW PAPER IN HAVANA.
"El Conciiiador" Devoted to Inter-
ests of Spaniards in Cuba.

HAVANA, May S.-A newspaper called
Ell Conciliador" appeared today. 1t is
dedicated to the Spaniards who, by their
failure to register under the provisions
of the Treaty of Paris, have gained polit.-
ca! rights In Cuba. 1t announces that its
purpose will be to draw closer the friend
ly relations between Cubans and Spaniards
1t admits that SPANS government of
Cuba was bad and that it fell through its
Own rottenness. but il says there should
still be the heartiest concord between
Cuba and the mother country, whose
Latin spirit, institutions. and language
prevail here and WILL continue to prevail
The "Consiliador" says It's mission will
be TO aid in securing absolute independ-
ence for Cuba. it considering that this is
a just aspiration for any people The
organ appears to be backed by the Demo-
cratic Union, whose platform the paper
commends highly. While the editor is
a Spaniard. and the paper is addressed to
Spaniards, yet ii cannot be called strictly
part of the Spanish press inasmuch as
1t has all the political prerogatives be-
longing to the Cubans
Ell Cubdno' says that now the time is
past IN which Spaniards might register,
the Spanish press should not be allowed
to mingle in political matters. II declares
tnat nltherto the Spaniards have shielded
themselves behind the Americans and in
suited and sneered at the Cubans. but
this should no longer be tolerated. It calls
upon the cabinet to stop it by a decree
regulating the foreign press.
Those Spaniards who have obtained the
right to vote are being sought after by
ali the political parties A house-to-house
canvass is being made by agents for the
purpose Of securing Spanish adherents.
All the candidates must De nominated by
June 8, according to an order issued by
General Wood today. While great interest
is being taken in the elections, reports
from all over the island show that great
quietness prevails. Lieutenant Hanna
and Mr.. Reubens have returned from dis
tributing election literature through the
eastern end of the island. They say there
is no excitement anywhere except in the
city of Santiago, where faetional feeling 10
running high.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-04
INSURGENTS AGAIN ACTIVE.
Advices From General Otis of Fresh
Outbreaks.

Mail advices from General Otis received
Yesterday at the War Department indi-
cate that the insurrection in the Philip
pines is taking a new lease on life. With
in the past two months there have been
several fresh outbreaks in the archipelago
and many skirmishes have been had. In
northern Llzon General Young and Colo
mel Hood are engaging the army under
Generals Tinio and Flores, with varying
success, the Filipino tactics being elusive.
In a recent encounter Major Ward was
wounded and five men were killed.
In Cavite province the fighting is una
bated. an engagement being reported from
the town to dispense Filipinos concentrate
ing near by. The sortie was successful.
a considerable quantity of ammunition and
uniforms being captured.
Another fight occurred near Las Banos,
south of Manila, where Captain Taylor OF
the Thirty ninth Infantry succeeded in
trapping a considerable body of rebels
and capturing their leaders.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-04
THE MISSOURI PACIFIC DEAL.
Certainty of Rockefeller Represen-
tati0n on the Rourd

NEW YORK, May 3.-There was no
meeting of Missouri Pacific directors to-
day. although Russell Sage. who is a
member of the board said last Tuesday
that there would be meeting on Thurs
day. He also said the Rockefeller inter,
ests would certainly have representation
in the Missouri Pacific board
Al President George F. Gould's Office the
statement was made today that no meet
ing had been held and that there had been
80 expectation of holding one
There is scarcely doubt, however. that
i representative of the Rockefelers will
'ooner or later &C into the Missouri Pacific
board. AS a matter of fact the Rockefeller
family hold a large amount of Missouri
Pacific stock. William Rockefeller is be
lieved TO be the most likely member OF the
family to be elected a member of the Gould
board
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-04

class are not always here as permanent
residents, and the class of people who, in
other cities, have money enough 10 spend
on permanent Improvements of city prop
orty, or in enterprises which contribute
to the general welfare. rather than in
large private entertainments, are ha.dly
10 be found here at all. The CAPITAL is
largely city OF lodging houses.
Nevertheless, it would pay some cspi
talist TO give attention TO this matter of
summer amusements; and the city itself
ought TO be so improved and made beauii-
full that we should have parks enough
within short distances to sG1ply all the
people in the District with pleasant places
OF recreation. 1t is not necessary that
these parks should be carefully ba: bered
after the manner of the lawns at Chevy
Chase. All that is necessary is TO clear
out the uuderbrush and make a few paths
and roads. Nature sill do he rest.
The Potomac River ought to be the re-
sort of half Washington from early spring
till late in the fall Every boy in the
city should be familiar with it. and boating
should be one of the amusements for both
boys and girls, to say nothing of older
people. This is the case in other cities
which are situated on river, and the Po-
tomac is not lacking in beauty that it
should be neglected by peasu. seekers.
The river steamers have been packed most
uncomfortable whenever excursions have
been given during past summers, and
there is room for more of them. In short
1t should be made not only practicable
but easy for the citizens of Washington
to spend their time during the summer
in the open air whenever business engage
ments and the weather will permit. As
it is, the passerby will see nine-tenths
of the families on any street struggling
fol- breath of air on their front door steps,
not only during the hot summer evenings,
but on Sundays, whereas they should be
spending their holiday time away from
asphalt pavement and brick walls.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-04
THEOBALD TO BE HEARD.
The Accused Customs officer Prepar-
ing for His Defence

NEW YORK, May 3.-Mr. Theobald, spe-
cial secret agent Of the department of ths
collector Of the port. is preparing his
side of the case in the matter of the ac-
cusations against him for the manner in
which he has practiced his duties. He has
received copy of the specifications from
Washington.
Collector Bidwell. though naturally re-
framing from making any official state
ment in regard TO the case. is known to be
a firm believer in his special employe, and
said today that he did not see what there
was in the matter to claim the dignity of a
Senate investigation. Several years ago
the diamond importers came to the collect
or and asked if something might not lie
done in regard to the proper collection of
duties on diamonds. Mr.. Theobald had
been assigned by the Secretary Of the
Treasury as special assistant, to be tn
der the direction of the collector. Pre-
vious to that time he was wooden mer-
chant in this city and. while failing in
business, passed through the requirements
of the bankruptcy law.
Mr.. Theobaid is said to have brought
about considerations amounting to over $780,
900. Besides this his friends urge, he has
prevented some smuggling and has pre-
vented people from buying abroad
Notwithstanding that the charges would
seem to have demanded some backing
from the importers having relations with
Mr. Theobald. enquiry Of a dozen or more
in and about Maiden Lane today did not
reveal any who had fault to find with his
methods of work. Some protested isnor-
ance of his official ways inasmuch as ms
results affect principally the largest i'm
porters. and they see him only on infre-
quent occasions when he comes to them
%
a new case.
1t is their opinion that Mr.. Theobald has
been of invaluable service in the sup
pression of smuggling Leopold Stern,
President of the Diamond Importers AS
ISOLATION. said today: MIR. Theobald has
done more to prevent smuggling in the
few years he has been at work than was
done in ten years before Today Snug
Cling is practically dead. 1t would be
hard to find anybody among the importers
who is not friendly TO Mr.. Theobald.''
The persistent impression that the
Dodge case had something to do with the
charges was entertained by a number of
Giamcud merchants. "As nobody can con-
lecture any possible reason why the Gov
eminent should remove its agent said
one. lit looks as though Mr.. Theobaid had
been stepping on somebody's corns-
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-04
The Lieutenant and the CbicnGonns


crowd eight or ten rows deep lined h"th
sides Of the Michigan Avenue entrance 20 the
Annex all the afternoon and eagerly watched for
the appearance OF the distinguished visitors.
Everybody that came out was the target OF many
remarks that by no means whispers. A
lieutenant on the Admirafs stan stepped from
tho hotel and walked in grand and dignihci
manner TO his carriage. His gold braid gisteIe,.
and his shining sword clanked on the pavement.
what %" This from the edge
of The sidewalk ''Order away the gig. Stand
by lads lively now The crowd laughed and
the lieutenant colo1ed-
..yust be a commodore" said 4 woman.
captain Of the ChG Justice Waite sug
eestec. a man by her side.
Keeper of de Mort Side crib put in SNAIL!
boy.
II wish had one like that" said a little girl
The lieutenant escaped to his carriage.
Now then, lads" said the the edge
Of the aaIk. ''Iist ths jib-tops'le. Put 'eT elm
ard down. Send by att And the earriass
drove AVA, the little girl said, Bon voyage"
''Dey didn't mean HARM said policeman,
''Dey was jest hayin' fun with his clothes