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The Washington times., 1901-09-03
The Babcock Antitrust Bill.

1t is intimated that in order to head
off Mr.. Babcock and his little bill to
deprive the trusts Of their tariff pro-
lection, Speaker Henderson may in
crease the Republican membership of
the Ways and Means Committee from
ten to twelve. and reduce the Demo-
cratic representation from seven to
five. OF course. this is only rumor,
but we may be sure that there will be
no hesitation about resorting to any
measure that is calculated to repress
those ingrates within the Republican
party who are either forgetful of what
the party owes to the trusts or indif-
ferent as to the burden OF the obliga-
ton.
1t is not necessary to make any such
change in this committee in order to
prevent the House from taking action.
The Committee on Rules is the great
power in that body. and the Speaker
controls the committee. The Speaker
would refuse to recognize Mr. Babcock
or anyone else to call up an antitrust
The Washington times., 1901-09-03
DECENTRALIZATION IN THE NAVY.

The enforced resignation of Secretary
Alger and the appointment of a gentle
man of sound professional training in his
place happily saved the army from the
Generalization that has come. upon the
naval service under the Mckinley Admin
istration. The navy is doubtless as eff
cient as ever, but the lowering of its old
standards of manly honor is far more de-
plorable than would be a decline in sea-
manship. And this is the result of polit-
ical favoritism in the service
The older officers recognize this. The
observation attributed Ito Captain For
syth is true, whether he made it or not,
that the assignment of Captain Sampson
over the heads of his seniors was the be-
ginning of evil in the navy. 1t was the
first notice to the service that pull
was more important than achievement.
The Navy Department took him under
its special protection, and all it's authori-
ty was despotically exerted to push him
forward at the expense of the brave man
who had done the fighting. Injustice was
supported by untruth- 1t was made
crime to be friend of Schley, a passport
to promotion to truckle 10 Crowninshield.
The story of Corbin and Eagan and Shaft
er against Miles and the army was re-
peated in the navy, and the President did
not interfere.
The result of all this is shown in the
pitiahie exhibition made by Admiral How
ison. His letter is unworthy of an officer
and a gentleman. yet the Navy Depart
ment praises and fatters him for his sub
servient tergiversation. His brother Of
iicers must scorn him. How a man Ike
the brave Watson feels about all this mis-
erable intrigue has been clearly shown.
Hackett would like to discipline Watson
if he dared, as others have been disciplin-
ed for upholding the honor of the navy,
till those who VIII not be sycophants are
ell tla fs1i rfNn rlrir
the Navy Department with Secretary
Long succeed in their plot to condemn
Schley there will be an end of ali popu-
lar confidence in the honor of the navy
Philadelphia Times.
The Washington times., 1901-09-03

bin. and the Committee on Rules
| would not bring in a special resolution
| for the consideration of such meas
| ure. There is no danger Of Mr.. Bah
cock being able to get any bill through
| the House that is calculated to injure
| the trusts. Such measure might with
perfect propriety be entitled "a bill to
wind up the affairs Ok the Republican
| party"
But the leaders of the party will
scarcely be content to prevent the pas
sage of such a measure. They do not
want one to get out of the Ways and
Means Committee. If Messrs. Babcock
and Mccall should vote in committee
with the seven Democrats to report the
measure they would constitute a ma
jority: the bill would be reported, and
there it would stand on the House cal
endar. 1t is very seldom that a bill
reported from this committee is not
acted upon, and to hang this one up
would be a most unusual, almost an
unprecedented, thing. 1t would be bad
for the Republican party.
Far better would it be to strangle the
bill in committee. To do this. though,
it will not be necessary to increase the
Republican membership of the commit
tee. The end can be reached just the
same by the simple expedient of leav-
ing Representatives Babcock and Nc
Call off the committee, and putting
couple of little Republican chaps in
their places who will do just what they
are told to do-no more. no less. We
do not know just how the Republicans
will handle the proposition, but what
ever method they adopt it is entirely
possible that they may get their fin
gers burnt.
The Washington times., 1901-09-03
PERSONAL.

Henry C. Payne. of Wisconsin, a leading
member of the National Republican Com
mittee of the United States is seriously
i'll with gout at the Frankfort Hotel In
Berlin.
The automobile travelling van which
King Leopold Of Belgium ordered from
France some time since has been COM
pleted, and viii soon be shipped to Bel
GUM. 1t Is the most elaborate vehicle
of the sort ever made and cost in the
neighborhood of $4,000
Henry Mosler, the artist, has just re-
turned othis country after a stay of
nine months in France and Italy. and
has gone to mis- summer home In the
Catskills, where ne is working hard. He
intends TO take a studio In this CITY for
the winter.
Baron Mount-Stephen announces n gift
of 10000 to the Presbyterian Church of
Scotland, the income to go to ministers in
his native district of Aberdeenshire and
Banffshire.
Peter Bryant of Holton," SAYS the
Kansas City Journal" 'is a nephew of
the late William Cullen Bryant. and last
week before Bryant memorial meeting
he delivered an address on his eminent
kinsman at Springfield, III. His opening
sentence had the true Kansas swing. He
said: Fifty years of busy life is a long
time to tell much about In the short space
of half an hour, and the audience will
pardon me IT, as / ricochet over this long
stretch of ground. 1 touch only the high
places.
NJ. CASTOR Menier, the French choco-
late king. is very much to the front just
now, and it is a quite new sign of the
times In France, where manufacturers
have rarely played AL social role. Having
built model workingman's village, he
entered the Chamber of Deputies and be-
came an intimate friend of NJ. Waldeck-
Rousseau on dit. he is now about TO
back up what will be for Paris a gigantic
newspaper enterprise-a paper on the lines
of the American dailiee.
The Washington times., 1901-09-03
MILLIONAIREs UNDER SUSPICION.

Heretofore our millionaires have been
welcome visitors to Europe. Their money
has been spent lavishly and they have
undoubtedly added to the wealth as well
as to the gayety of the nations. In the
last year or two, however. they have been
regarded with suspicion. The balance OF
trade has been against Europe, and the
money of the Old World, including that
which our Croesuses left there. has been
steadily flowing to the United States.
When American millionaire visits
Europe now the people fear that he has
come to spy out the land. to introduce u
competition in trade which they cannot
meet uccessfully-perhaps to buy up
their industries and make them a part
of the Universal Trust. with headquarters
in the United States. From an American
point of view this is enterprise of the most
admirable kind. From the Europeans
point of view 1t means Industrial anarchy
for the Old World. Is II strange that our
millionaires should be regarded with sus-
picion Observation-Disclosures Sun.
The Washington times., 1901-09-03

| up more and more cf his commodities
to get the gold to pay with, he would
be very likely to change his mind as
TO the beneflcent effects of a premium
| on the yellow metal.
| Parenthetically it may be observed
in passing that the discount on Italian
money is owing to the fact that she has
never been able to establish and main
| tain the gold standard. Some years
| ago she made the attempt. She bor
rowed eighty million dollars and start
ed in, but the gold slipped away from
her again, and her paper money went
| to a discount. Any country can have
| the gold standard that is rich enough
| either to buy the gold with commodi-
| ties. or to keep borrowing gold when
| ever necessary. But poor countries can
do neither. Deprecated money is rot
the cause of Italy being poor. but the
| money is deprecated because she has
not been rich enough to force it up to
the gold level.
The remark concerning the tariff is
not quite so bad, because the difference
in wage rates is an element to be con-
sidered in dealing with the tariff. But
it is only very small part of the ques-
ton. Few people in the United States
have objected to tariff sufficient to
cover the difference in wages Had the
tariff never been carried beyond that
point, there would not be much of an
issue upon the question at this time
But the labor which enters into Ameri-
can manufacturing is a mere fraction
of the total cost, while the tariffs have
been formulated upon the theory that
the whole cost was labor. Even had
such been the case the duties were
placed a great deal higher than would
have been necessary to equalize condi-
tions.
A moderate tariff is still proper and
necessary on some things. but it is GER
tain that Notwithstanding the higher
rates of wages in this country, we can
now compete in many lines with the
manufacturers of other countries. AS
to these lines, 1t is clear that the tariff
is not only unnecessary. but unjust TO
our own people. 1t enables the great
trusts that control the most of these
industries to put prices to the Anleri-
can consumer away above the inter-
national level There are many cases
in which the American manufacturers
have the advantage Of their rivals in
machinery, in fuel, and in raw material
advantages which far more than offset
the difference in wage rates. But this
Georgia clergyman returns to the Uni
ted States his brain charged with the
one idea that wages are higher in this
country than in Europe, and hence,
that the tariff is all right.
No particular Importance is to be at
tached to the opinions of this one in
dividual, and we have only referred to
the matter as illustrative of how super
fetal is the knowledge of economies
even by many who are well up in ether
branches of learning. And, unforru
nately, the old aphorism that "a little
learning is dangerous thing applies
with peculiar force to those who ven
ture into the field of political economy.
for it is a subject that vitality affects
all the substantial and material inter
ests of mankind. Hence, it is danger
Gus to the man who assumes to know
when he is. in fact, ignorant, and to
those who blindly follow his lead.
The Washington times., 1901-09-03
THE PENSION ROLLS.

If all the fraudulent pensions were cut
off, including all the deserters and bounty
jumpers and ninety-day men who never
went out of their own States. and all the
widows who have married other men. it
is probable that this addition to the PEN
sion rolls of all who had been real soldiers
and had served faithfully through the war
would add but little, " any. to the annual
appropriation for pensions. And If 1t
added millions more IL would be well
worth the cost to purge the pension lists
OF fraud and make them n roll of honor
and place on it mark of national graft
tude and reSpect.-St. Paul Pioneer Press
The Washington times., 1901-09-03
A Radical sp.,,inr Reform.

Mr- ID. G. Porter, of Waterbury Conn.
has the honor of being the most radical
reformer who has yet tackled the job
| OF remodeliDg English spelling. He
purposes to change the pronunciation
of words so that it will be logical, and
| then to spell them as they are pro-
nounced. For instance he suggests
! that since obey" is pronounced as il
is, 'obedient" should be pronounced
''obaydient." He would, in short, in
troduce Continental spelling and pro-
nunciation, calling a ''ah," "ay," and
"ee.''
Compared with the job this gentle
man will ravesin convincing the Eng
lish speaking people of the world that
his system is good, the twelve labors
of Hercules are as nothing. There are
more children born every year. to be
taught the present system of English
spelling before they are ten, than will
adopt his ideas in a lifetime. He rro-
poses not only to change the spelling
in the whole of English literature. but
to change the pronunciation of the
English tongue in the mouths Of hun
dreds of millions of people. He might
as well try TO change the shape of their
ears. The time for both sorts of evolu-
ton is past.
He complains that the English lam
guage was evolved by common. igno-
rant people. who were not capable OF
constructing really fine language. 1t
may be doubted whether the English
people were, in the essentials of civili-
zation, very far behind the rest of the
world at the time when their language
was taking shape; but at any rate, the
experiment of changing their speech,
while it was yet in a somewhat plastic
stage, was thoroughly tried. The Nor
man conquered the country and made
Norman-French the court language
while even the common people had to
learn new hybrid tongue. in which
French formed large part. The Nor
mans did all that mortal aristocrats
could do to wipe out the original Saxon
In the meantime. the monks were max
ing Latin the medium of learning, and
a great part of the literature of the
time was written in that language.
With the king on one side and the
clergy on the other, uniting their forces
against the Anglo-Saxon speech, it
would seem that that homely and ex
pressive tongue would have to sue
cumb. 1t would have done SO had 1t
been mere corrupt patois, or the Off
spring of ignorant people of limited
ideas. But it survived, and not only
survived. but practically crowded out
both other languages and is at the
present time the medium OF CONNER
cial intercourse. not only in English
speaking countries. but elsewhere. This
could not have happened had there not
been an inherent fitness for the express
sion of human thought in this rugged
language. Even today, the Saxon word
for most important ideas stands side by
side with that of Latin derivation. and
is generally used in preference to it.
Most of the eccentricities of spelling
and conjugation come from the Saxon.
They are worth preserving, even If they
do lead to some slight perplexity. Af--
ter all, the difficulties of English to a
Frenchman are probably no greater
than those Of French to an English
man.
The Washington times., 1901-09-03

Abdul Hamid has been much Impress
ed, during the past two or three years
with the idea that the Kaiser was his
friend, and on occasion, might be his
backer. 1t is announced that he has ap-
pealed to Emperor Wilhelm to mediate
between Turkey and France, and has
been advised to lose no time in making
the best settlement he can with the Pow
er he has offended That is sensible ad-
vice, and he is very likely to follow it.
The Washington times., 1901-09-03

A story is current in Europe to the .ef-
feet that after his visit to France Czar
Nicholas intends to call a congress of the
chiefs of European States to meet at Cop
enhasen. The object of the proposed
congress is not given, but the interna-
tional friction which the two Eastern
questions, the Morocco question, and other
matters Of Irritation are causing may
have good deal to do with the scheme.
1t is a long time since the Sovereigns of
Europe met one another in conclave-not
since IS15 II we remember
The Washington times., 1901-09-03

situation requires 1t should be taken
both in justice to the Filipinos and to
the great tax-paying public of Ameri
The Washington times., 1901-09-03

Mr. and Mrs. James G. Blaine, jr., who
have just returned from Europe. are the
guests of Mrs. Blaine's parents, Rear Ad-
miral and Mrs. Philip Hichborn, at the
Hotel Traymore, Atlantic City.
The Washington times., 1901-09-03

DIR. d. Percy Hickling has returned from
a six weeks trip to the far West
The Washington times., 1901-09-03

Miss Sophie ~. - Srandell. of NJ Street.
left Saturday for Bernhard's Bay. N. Z.
En- route she will visit New York. Brook
lyn. and other points of interest in the
State
The Washington times., 1901-09-03

DR.. w. L. Masterson left yesterday for
the Thousand Islands and adjacent points.
He will return the latter part Of this
month.
The Washington times., 1901-09-03

Capt. l.. Merriam and family, U. s. A..
after spending a pleasant vacation at
Cape May Point have returned to the city
and are temporarily located at 1z21 X
Street.
The Washington times., 1901-09-03

Miss Harriet A Hosmer and Miss Err
nestine s. Chambers. of Baltimore, who
have just returned from the Pan-Ameri-
can Exposition, are visiting Washington
for a few days.
The Washington times., 1901-09-03

Ii Hung Chang is working the cable to
ascertain II there is any sympathy with
the position of Prince Chun at the chan
celleries of Europe. outside of Berlin. He
is not likely to get much comfort 1t may
be that Chun will return to China rather
than face the ordeal OF the expiatory
ceremony at tina Kaisers palace; but.
should he do so, probably 1t would be
the W5isg -ecs China, Emperor Wilhelm
is the kind of man to exact full satisfac-
ton for the old and any new affront to
his country or his dignity
The Washington times., 1901-09-03

Mrs. Mary E. Chapman announces the
marriage of her daughter Cora to Mr..
Paul Gibbons Monk. The ceremony was
performed yesterday morning by Rev.
Father Mackin at St Pauls Church. F'if-
teenth and V Streets, and was attended
only by the family. Mr.. and Mrs. Monk
left Immediately for trip through the
South, and upon their return will be at
home to their friends at 14l5 Q Street
The Washington times., 1901-09-03

Miss Abby Aldrich. whose engagement
to Mr. John d. Rockefeller jr.. was an
nounced recently. has closed her visit to
Narragansett and, with her father and
other members OF their family. is on
board the yacht Wild Duck, in Newport
HarbOr
The Washington times., 1901-09-03

The marriage of Miss McRoberts to Mr..
TunstaII win take place this evening at
the home of the bride
The Washington times., 1901-09-03

J. William Palmer of the War Depart
ment has returned from an extended out
ing at Atlantic City and Cape May.
The Washington times., 1901-09-03

Paymaster and Mrs. Stephen Rand have
returned to the city. after visit of sew
eral days to President and Mrs McKin-
ley at Canton. They also spent a few
days at the Pan-American Exposition at
Buffalo
The Washington times., 1901-09-03

Mr.. and Mrs. Tom J. Landergren and
Mrs. C. C. Waiter and son left yesterday
morning for visit to the Pan-American
Exposition and tour of the Great Lakes.
They expect to return the latter part Of
October.
The Washington times., 1901-09-03

Miss Nellie Ready. laughter of Mr..
Morris Ready. of l Street. northeast. was
one of eleven young ladies who were pro-
fessed as, Sisters of the Immaculate
Heart OF Mary last Thursday at the con-
vent. Villa Maria, at West Chester. Pa.
Several relatives and friends of Miss
Ready went from this city to witnesss
the Ceremonies
The Washington times., 1901-09-03

Should Secretary Long return from his
holiday before the meeting of the Court
of Enquiry, it is said that Admiral
Schleys counsel will bring the Howison-
Hackett scandal to his attention. in the
belief that he viii not support the pecu-
liar and suspicious action of his subordi-
nate. That being the case, it will sur
prise US greatly should Mr.. Long show
up in Washington before the twelfth. He
is a good deal of Il Sampsonte, himself
The Washington times., 1901-09-03

On the Swiss-Itaiian frontier at Mas
lianico last week the custom house Of
ficials stopped a long procession of forty
schoolgirls walking two and two from a
seminary in the neighborhood. Suspicion
had been aroused by the frequency with
which they crossed the frontier In their
daily walks, and on examination It was
found that every one of the schoolgirls
was smuggling a quantity of cigars and
cigarettes to a total value of G6,000
All the poor little girls were put In
prison, and it is not certain yet what
punishment will be meted out TO them.
1t seems that this smuggling had been
going on Systematically for long time.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-11-03
THE SECOND HALF.
Several Changes i'm the Teams Due to
Injuries.

When the Illinois players took their posi-
tions for the second half they were loudly
cheered by the spectators, while the en-
coura cement given Indiana was very weak
Illinois showed the effects of the encounters
in the first half. but only a few Of the In
diana men were SCARED. From the kick of
until time was called for the end of the
game Illinois played faster ball and forced
Indiana 10 the defensive. The left side Of
Indiana's line suffered as much as IL did
during the first half and through this side
Illinois made most of her gains.
Stah kicked out of bound Indiana
kicked from twenty-fve-yard line TO Cook,
who returned TO Indiana : twenty-dVe-yard
line. making a beautiful run along the
center Of the field Coons hit the line for
three yards and Brundage advanced IL one
yard. Stahl and Coons made steady gains.
advancing the bali TO Indiana ) seven-yard
line.
Indiana was unable 10 stand against Hi
noiss hard line-buckng and the Illinois
men. displayed more strength at the open
ing of this half than they did in the first
half while Indiana has not shown as ef-
feCtive defensive work.
Indiana here held Illinois and secured
the ball on downs. Clevenger kicked 10 the
forty-iive-yard line, where CayOu caught
the BAH. but was forced out OF bounds.
Coons was reinforced and sent through the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-11-03
BASKETBALL LEAGUE.
Committee Decides on the Schedule
This Winter

The committee that will manage the In
dianapolis Basketball League met last
night at the Y NJ c. A. Fred West, physi-
cal director of the Y. NJ. C. A, was chair
man. Butler was represented by Manager
Long, Training School by Manager Minor,
Y. NJ. c. A by Manager Purves. The High
School manager was not able to be pres
emit There will be six games played on the
following dates: Dec. ii and q, Jan. 4, IL
and is and Feb. l. Some one will be asked
to serve as president of the league from
outside of the teams. After quite a spirited
discussion, Manager Purves agreed to give
the other teams handicap of fifteen points
at each game; this will mean that the Y.
NJ G.. A. will have 10 make six field goals
before it will score point. A change has
been made in the scoring this year so that
a field goal counts three points instead of
two as last year. The teams will have TO
train men for some of their positions.
Several Of High Schools best players are
out this year. Butler will need center
and forwards, and Training Schools old
guards are both gone. The Y NJ. C. A.
will practically have their old team, with
Hester at center instead of guard. Capt.
Fleming will have ten men to choose from
for the first team. Hester. Yeaton and Nc
Gaughey trying for center, and Rice,
Pritchard and Harding for forwards. Man
Gger PurveS has not received word regard
ing his reinstatement. He is arranging
dates with some of the strongest teams in
the country.