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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-05
Washington Alleys

Tie President says in his message
that provision should be made to turn
the. inhabited alleys of Washington
into minor streets where It VIII BE-
possible to live under conditions fay
orabIe To health and morals; and all
the people y-II say Amen.
The alley problem of Washington
i not as bad as the East Side tene-
mcnt problem Of New York. because
there X not as much OF il. But there
l. more than enough to receive the
attention of thoughtful people, and
the reasons for this attention are
many and varied.
First, the principles Of common hui
manfty require that in a civilized city
human beings. shall not be housed
liIee pigs. 1t is pitiful to think that
we are sending missionaries TO teach
the inhabitants of other countries
how to live, while in the very shadow
of the churches that support these
missionaries there are children who
have never known what decent living
means. Close upon this consideration
follows another; that every child who
grows up in conditions which breed
moral and physical filth is a menace
10 the community The tough. the
pauper. the beggar, are bred by such
conditions: and the respectable part
Of the population suffers, not alto
gether unjustly, from the depreda-
lions OF those for whose dfsadvan-
tages 1t is partly responsible
Moreover the peculiar construction
Of Washington renders 1t desirable
that alleys which are closely adioin-
ing the streets in which weIl-to-do
people live should not be the scenes
of rioting and dissipation, or fruit
full field for disease Ordinary regard
for public safety requires that these
places shall be clean, and that the
houses in them shall be such as to at
tract a decent and well-behaved class
of people IF the house is as it should
be, the right sort of tenants viii APP
pear. People who take fairly good
care of houses and pay rent enough
to cover the cost of making the dwell
ings habitable can be found. as a rule,
without very much difficulty if the
landlord is ready to Go his share.
Tt re are those who claim that
when tenement-house property is so
improved as to be fit for decent Fv-
ing, the rent must be increased. be
yond the limits OF the poor mans
pocketbook An interesting expert
ment was once tried IN this eonnec-
ton, in Boston. Two young women
inherited some property part of
which consisted of slum tenements.
They went to work and whitewashed
and painted, put in good water sup
ply and made the houses sanitary in
every respect When If was all done,
and the rooms had been rented at
precisely the figure before charged,
the property still paid ten per cent
after all the cost of repairs had been
met.
If this experiment was successful
in Boston, much more should it be
successful in Washington. It is time
that something of the sort was tried.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-05
Uncle sam on the I.thmus.


The luekless residents of Colon and
Panama may be grateful to Uncle sam
for the stand taken in prohibiting the
bcznbardment of either city by the war
ring forces on the isthmus
By the treaty of 1876 the United States
is bound to preserve the freedom OF tran
sit across that strip of land and as the
two cities named are the termini of the
railroad their bombardment would obvi-
ously interfere with traffic.
It might be argued that our guarantee
by the same treaty of Colombian sover-
eighty on the isthmus should lead the
United States to assist in the suppression
OF the Insurgents While the validity of
this is open to dispute, there is no ques-
ton that the Washington Administration
is well within the bounds of its authority
in ordering the commanders of our war
ships to prevent the needless DESTRUCTION.
OF life and property at Colon and Panama.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-05
PERSONAL NOTES ABOUT
WASHINGTON PEOPLE

Mt. Waiter c. Parker has returned from
Philadelphia. where he was the guest Of
Dr. and Mrs. Moorehouse at their resi-
! denee. 2055 Walnut Street.
Mr. 4 E insolvency. of this city. has
recently purchased several acres of land
al East Falls Church. Va. on which h
viii erect a residence in the spring.
Baron Moneneur the Belgian Minister.
is back from d visit to New York.
Mr. samuel Pearson, Assistant Head
CommtssaEv General for the South Afrt-
! can Republic, IS located at 1885 Street
Mrs \. n. Painter is making q weeks
visit 20 Miss Waite at the Edward.
The ladies OF the Pierce Guild. auxiI-
iary TO the Washington Hospital for
FouudIings viii serve luncheon every dav
this week al Masonic Temple. from y
10 > O'Clock.
Rear Admiral and Mrs CrownfnshteId
are a the Grafton for the season
Dr. and Mrs John f. Wellington are
At their home. 17C6 Rhode Island Avenue.
During the absence Of the Minister
from Bolivia Mr.. Alberto Gutierrez. sec
rotary OF the legation. viii act as charge
q affairs Mr.. and Mrs. Gutierrez are
located at The Hotel Gordon.
The Board Of Lady Managers Of the
University Hospital Columbia. viii give
a tea and donation party at the hospital
1885 H Street northwest, this afternoon
from to 8 O'Clock. Donations of auy
. description or money will be gratefully
received and acknowledged.
Mrs II F Hunt has given up her house
on Fifteenth Street
Miss Annie E. GantreH has returned
from Rochester, y. Y. where she went
10 attend the wedding Of a cousin
Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander Harlow viii
spend The winter al Aiken. S C as has
been their custom-for the past four years
Miss Eleanor Brown, OF NJ Street south
east, IS entertaining her cousin. Miss
Jennie Brown. of Vicksburg, Va.
Stanley Johnson. of Hermon, n. Y.
who IS here for the winter. is located
at the Crosby House.
Mr. and Mrs. Seymour Bamberger viii
be al home Wednesdays during the season
at 5II I Street.
Mr. Thomas F. Allen has returned from
Philadelphia, where he has been engaged
IN business for the past two years
+ E. narrower. jr- Of East Capitol
Street, expects TO leave in a day or two
FOR San Juan TO establish himself in bust
ness.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-05
THE HOUSE FIXTURES.
Hat Rack and a Railing Create Dis
salts fa elton.

Trouble has already pveTtaken Uncle
Joe" Cannon and his fellow commission
ers. who had charge Of the reatting and
refurnishing Of the Han os the House Of
Representatives.
One of the improvements Eadv was tee
installation of 4 modern hat and coat
rack in each OF the cloak rooms such as
is il use in any fiTst-class hotel or up-tC-
date clubhouse. The old line CT hooks
against the walls prevented the Ccrforta-
BILE use of lounges and Oh rainy day,
flied the apartment with an cdor said
By an expert to resemble wet dogs
The new rack stood in the middle Of the
floor. and was rather an involved affair
consisting Of an obIGng frame 81 rounded
at distance OF twenty inches ca all SIDES
by another frame This outside frame
was broken at one corner by an opening
intended fer the use OF the attendants.
When the House adjourned Monday
afternoon there was a scramble for coats
and hats which is said TO have been fear
full and amusing. In both rooms threats
were made that unless the new-fangIed
device was thrown out axes would be laid
at the roots OF the internal things
Mr.. Cannon and CHIEF Clerk Woods have
ordered one entire end Of the outer rack
removed. so that impatient and suspi-
ciOus members may get at their own be-
longinSs and help themselves
The elevation CT the desk platforms
above the floor level made the openings
al the ends OF the seGai-ciTcular rows OF
desks dangerous places To prevent falls
an artistic bronze railing was put across
the openings. This did not strike some
Of the free ana independent Representa-
tees as either desirable or comfortable
One member. emuisting the example Of
Buck Kiigore. of thunderous fame, DELHI
erateIy kicked the railing adjoining his
desk into the elsie below
II will now be removed altogether. and
nothing remains to prevent anyone de-
termfned so 10 do from breaking his leg
or neck by fall into the area below
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-05
The yankee. of the East
tPhiladelphia Record.N

Returns Of the foreign trade Of Japan
compiled by official statisticians of the
japanese Government show that While
imports generally into the Empire have
trebled since 1880. those from the United
States have increased tenfold- The
Yankees of the East want our labor
saving machinery. instruments of preci-
sion. iron and steel. Illuminating oil,
breadstuffs. and cotton in eyer-increasing
quantities. and their advance in modern
civilization may be practically measured
by the acknowledgements exchange Of
products with the United States Wher-
ever q nation is struggling toward the
van of human progress. there will be
found helpful agencies of advancement
supplied by American inventors and man
ufactureTs.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-05
BIG MERCANTILE CoNCERE.
Pacific Coast to Have CorporatioE,
With SIO.0oo.ooo Capital.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dee. 5.-The largest
E2erchantile cooperation On the Pacific
Coast VIII be formed January 7. when the
George ". Gibbs Company and sTiiler,
Slcss & Scott VIII unite.
The new corporation viii have a cap
ital stock CT $Ie.ea0, eco. The Gibbs Com
pany deals in iron and steel, and Miller.
Slcss & Scott in general hardware. Each
department viii be conducted separately.
but under enc general management,
The companies do business as fareast
as New Mexico. and IS far nereb-as-
Alaska, while they have a growing trade
in Hawaii and the Philippines. Branches
viii be established in Les Angeles and
Seattle
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-05
FAITHLEss sUIFoR MUST PAX.
Illinois Jury Awards DeSer.A: Girl
$1,000 Damages

PARIS, H., Dec. Sin the Edgar county
circuit court here Miss Rosa Ella Graham,
daughter of a wealthy citizen, has been
awarded s5,e00 damages against Baraett
T. Morrow for breach Of promise ." :
Morrow belongs to a wealthy family,
and for two years was openly devoted to
Miss Graham. Miss Graham alleged that
the wedding day was set, but three days
Before Morrow left for Oklahoma without
bidding her farewell.
Several months later he returned and
refused to keep the engagement. Miss
Graham declared she stin loved ssarEew
and cared nothing for the money If he
would make her his wife. The jury almost
instantly found judgment for the amount
sued for
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-05
An Ambition to Shine
philadelphia Times.)

A patriotic American, probably Of tai
ian descent, wants, 10 pay $4,000 wear
for the exclusive privilege of backing
boots in the proposed American Office
building on the Strand. in London. His
motive may be meTcenary. but We can
commend his purpose to sljn1 abroad. His
bootblacks could attract ma ~ customers
from the muddy-fOoted London pnpuIace
with the cry. American shine, sir: onlI,
kind for American shoes" The English
man should be willing to part with two
pence for good shine rather than. as
in the the past, 10 depend on careless
housemaidS for the polish Of his boc.s
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-05
a Labor of Loot.
Philadelphia Record. )

Speaker Henderson warns MS fellow
Representatives OF the danger to be ap-
pretended, from the growing surplus. He
might have spared mis- breath. As 2
man they viii labor, might and Iaain. to
dissip2te this. danger. II is a LABOR OF
loot. They VIII 90 at it as Niles Stand
isis went for Holland gin:
Ali drank as fncre their mothers milk
And NOT , nan as-ai-t.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-05
HarkinE Back to the Pest.
Chicago chropieIq49

(Uhicago Chronicle9 -
When President Roosevelt and his Cabi-
net shut w the official shop Tor a day
until the momentous Army and Navy foot
ball score had been Decided, their action
did not lack historical precedents. Eng
lish historians tell Us IL was not uneom-
mon in bygone days for the House of Com
mons to adjourn until the correct mean
ing CT 4 Latin quotation had been de-
cided. and even in modern days both
houses of Parliament frequently adjourn
for the National Derby We are merely
barking back to the good old days
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-05
King Edward and chamberlain.
Baltimore American.)

King Edward, by his tact, is repairing
some of the harm done by Mr. Chamber
lains want OF it. But existence must soon
become rather too strenuous for mon
arch who has to follow up every blunder-
ing speech OF q tactless minister with a
graceful effacer of unpleasant impress
sions And it is rather an undigrified oc-
cupation, too. for royalty. An easier
method would be TO get another minister
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-05
Prince Henry in the Biograph.
Boston Jou-naI.)

tbuSIOn JOU-nai-)
The faithful Dutch reporter says: AT
the theatre the biograph pictures OF the
Queen are unanimously cheered nightly.
while those OF Prince Henry are loudly
Kissed" In the old days the Dutchmen
would have hanged Heinrich in effsy.
The biograDh is tree and stuffed figure
combined At time it can be as infiam-
matory as a frothing anarchist.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-05
The Sensitive Turk.
tBaItin.orc Head.

The Sultan OF Turkey is. after all. not
impeTvious 10 the numerous ssttFicsl
thrusts that have been made il E6s SiTec-
tien by heartless cartoonists and funny
graphers. He has recently barred amer
lean comic papers out of his realms.
There is a limit, ii seems to human en-
durance.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-05

improvements must come from the
landlord. The poorest people here
are too poor and too ignorant to rea-
son much on subjects. of sanitation
Others must look out for their inter-
ests, which are, ultimately, the inter.
estS OF the whole
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-05
Lack Logic.
Detroit Free Press. j

Considerable opposition to the irriga-
ton of the arid lands of the West has
arisen in the East among men who fear
the competition that the irrigated lands
would create. Yet some of these same
men can see nothing but wisdom in an
nexing all the colonial possessions We can
get hold of- Then Ioeie seems peculiar
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-05
A FertiG subject.

tcievelanss Plan De.,ier-}
II it wasn't fcF Theodore Roosevelt
some Of the magazines might he soreIy
put TO it for interest Ils matter. They are
making copy OF ~hfTa, in a Surprisingly
contirllcus va z u
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-05
tn Exchange OF Compliments.
(kansas civ .iouruaI.)

Germany doubles the tariff on our agri-
cultural products and assures US chat her
admiration and friendly regard for Us are
uabounded- When We retaliate on her
sugar. these pleasant compliments can be
warmly reeiproeated.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-05
Reckless Carnegie.
CAtlants JournaLl

It is said that Mrs. Hetty Green and
Mr. Andrew Carnegie are to be partners
In ar iron mining deal We are con-
WINGED that Uncle Andy is going to tempt
Providence too far some of these days in
his effort to die poor.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-05

If an the people who viii try to
pretend that they have read the Pres
iIent's message, really had read 1t,
the population would be much better
educated than II is
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-05
One Freai< Not From Kansas.
Topeka Capital.)

Not all the staF-spangled freaks OF the
nation bob up IN Kansas. The kick made
against Methodist Bishop because he IL
a chess player was net started IN Kan
saS.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-05

The President is interested in es-
tabliShing reservoirs west of the Mis-
siSsippi; but it Is TO be hoped that
they VIII not be constructed on the
original I-ydec<er plan
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-05

The Congressional Record with
its eleave to print attachment Is
d6u5tIess the reason why the Threats
of some Congressman do not wear
ont
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-05

The message contains enough sug-
sc~tions to occupy the minds and en-
tireIy use up the conscicnees OF both
Houses of Congress if all of them
we're 10 be carried out.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-05

Some men who have sworn to Kill
the Octopus on sight, find when they
become acquainted with 1t that it
makes quite an agreeable household
pet
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-05

Ex-senator PETER paid visit to
the senate gallery the other day: and
It was noted that no Jack the Clipper
had interfered with the decorations
OF his -faee
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-05

1t Is reported that candy trust is
to be formed; and let us hope that
every member of it VIII get switch
in his stocking.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-05

Nothing less than cinematograPhe
would satisfy the ambition of the
budding statesman to have the people
see him as he Is; but after while
h. i contented with a newspaper car
taon.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-05

Vow that Congress is in town. the
country viii proceed to be saved once
2 week on an average.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-05
surpIusTor sn,ash-I r
fAtIante - .tl.tlon.l

Charleston has rellgieusly dedicated her.
show and tt.rnsl7 iolEe her szaiefeFs. II
NH be race for j Surplus or a srnasn-up.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-05
The Donkey's Dilemma.


ed an heroic feat He did rot knew he
was hero at the time. but he found out
afterward-
The great man Of the town started ous
one day for a bicycle ride. and as he was
going through a lonesome patch Of woods
he punctured his tire and the machine lay
down 10 rest Just then the donkey hap
pened along and the great man proceeded
20 load himself and the machine on the
animal and ride home The donkey ac-
cePted the situation because ne was a
donkey. He also accepted the names
which The great nan caIfed him for not
being a more stylish mount.
Presently two wolves came along; and
they we're hard working and Industrious
wolves and Immediately tackled the don
key and his load They thought they
could use all except the bicycle. and the
spokes would do for toothpicks- This did
not suit the donkey's ideas. or The great
mans either. The man raised his voice
but the wolves were used 10 that sort of
thing and it only eucourag ed them. The
donkey raised mis- heels. and met them
coming. and one developed spinal COM
plant and The other found that his Jaw
was no good for eating. So the donkey
and the man weE1 home
Then the great rrsao savs his chance AID
he made a speech Re said, This heroic
donkey has saved ny life It is true he
is nothing but a donkey. but that should
not stand IL the way Of his e. ting a
suitable reward. He could not have done
more If he had been man"
So they MADE wreath Of laureIs and
put it on the donEeys head, and thea
held a meeting to determine how they
should reward him. Some were for giving
him statue in bronze. and others fav-
ored his having a position under the Gov
eminent Then they quarreled over the
committee arrangements. and the meeting
held over for a week
Meanwhile the donkey was waiting pa
tientIy TO be rewarded. He supposed it
was all right, but he was getting hungry.
Finally he ate his laureIz- as there seem
ed to be nothing else IN sight: and lust
then the people cane back and were dis
gusted- They said,
That is just like donkey: 80 migrate
fgI"
So they decided not to give him either
g statue or a Government Job; because
# might spoil him for earning living
Moral: There is 10 fun in icing 4 hero.
unless you understand the business.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-05

\ Tennessee negro captured an es-
capped lion the other day, under the
Impression that it was a new breed
Of coon dog. The enlightenment that
that negro missed wouId fill q whole
mao, Of Il SUNDAY supplement
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-05

II * suggested that marriage laws
Of the Indian be made the same as
those of the white man Considering
tho variations in the matrimonial ar
engagements of our various States. II
looks as If the Indian would be well
bothered by the change
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-05
ALONG The SKIRAlSH LINE.

The Bible says that in extending char
ity We SHOULD not let orr left hand
know what our right hand does"
That's all right, but when they don't
work together the results are likely to
be kind o IOpsided-''
You never heard such language as he
used the other day at the golf links He
was too mad to keep still, ana yet he felt
obliged to express himself il the regu-
lar dialect if it sprained his tongue do
ing it
Il suppose that was what you might
call hot Scotch"
What is the reason that our plain duty
is so much harder to DO than the en-
broIdered kind?
The outsIder.
The best thing 10 dc when left out in the
cold
Is to smile. and to smile, we are fire.
quentIy told
But when your teeth are shattering like
birds on a tree.
And your nose is ipurple--just try it and
see'
eve read" said the Sunday school
superintendent, that this man. after sue
cumbing for SO many years to the habit
of pecuIation, finally vas overcome with
remerse and drowned himself Now. lit
tie children. what 40 We learn from this?''
Dead silence for a minute and a half.
Well. Tommy"
Please. sir. We learn that We hadn't
ought to form the habit O. committin' sui
eide
The home stretch-Sunday morning
about ten minutes after the breakfast bell
rings.
rs he what you would call a lazy man.
Not exactly If he was put on a trop-
ical island where he had nothing TO do
but Pick fruit OF tree, you'd find him
training the monkeys to do it for him;
but he'd starye sooner than climb the
tree
No. Enquiring Reader, Bob, Son Of Bat
tie is not biography OF Lord Roberts;
it is a book about a dog.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-05

Being blessed with cool. sunshiny,
braciug weather, Washingtonians can
read with equannnity the Geographic
tales Of blizzard paralysis from the
North and Northeast The idiosyn-
e-r.a~ics of climate at the Capital are
not 50 frequent as to be uncomfortable.
There is just about enough variety 10
g. spice 10 oppn-air existence.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-05

Mr. and Mrs. Seymour Bamberger viii
be az home Wednesdays during the season
at 5I7 I Street
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-05

Stanley Johnson, Of Hermon, n. Y.
who IS here for the winter. is located
at the Crosby House
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-05

Philadelphia where he has been engaged
IN business for the past two years.