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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-27

was introduced to make an address OF wei
come Dr. Reyburn spoke at length on the
ballot as the protection of the American
citizen, saying among other things:
THE ballot is the protection OF the poor
and the rich man. Take from him this
means of self preservation and he is ut
terly helpless. An example OF the impor-
lance of the people having a voice in the
government over them is the trouble expe
rienced in getting reforms and changes
from the District Commissioners. They
don't owe us anything, are not responsible
to us. and there is no reason why they
should trouble themselves unnecessarily for
our benefit
The president read a petition from the
Young Ladies Social Star of Hope of this
city requesting the league to protest to the
United States Senate against the seating
of Senator Reed Smoot of Utah. com
mfttee on resolutions was then appointed
to take charge Of the resolutions that might
come before the convention. This commit
tee will include:
John T.. Bowles chairman: T. II. Moore.
John Chapart. L. A. Wi1es. c. H. Strother,
Colman Horner, D. F. Pearce, Randall Cane.
Frederick Harris Richard Johnson and
James A. Poe. jr. That on credentials IS
composed of the following: ]. c. Hill. chair
man; r. H. johnson. ]. Fl. Anderson. d. +.
Pearce. c. H. Strother. Randall Cane and
r. 8. Ross.
The convention spent the most Of its time
last night in organizing for the work it is
to do. Meetings will be held tonight and
tomorrow morning. It is expected that i'm
portant business will be transacted during
the session here.
large number of resolutions were intro
duced and referred to the committee on
resolutions. and there were some animated
speeches on the general issues before the
country from Wolsey Hall of Virginia, L.
H. A Moore of Pennsylvania j. E. Rowles
of Maryland. c. H. Strather of the District
oe Columbia c. A. LeFon of California. j.
C. Hill of West Virginia. Coleman Horner
of the District of Columbia and James w.
Poe, president of the league. DIR. Rcyburn
did also the president of the convention.
The meeting was opened with prayer by
Rev. N Caldwell Cleaves, D. D., the pastor
of the church.
James w. Poe presided and ]. c. Hill Of
West Virginia served az secretary
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We Claim as Much for Our
Boys Clothing
AS We Do for the Mems.
Boys OverCoats That Are


We never priced ~ M
them at Sc, because we N4V5
invariably give you the " ~
benefit of every cor cession we cam.
But they couldn't be made up un=
der less perfect conditions 10 sell
under Sc.
Belfast Frieze Coats, i'm blue
and gray effects, cut very long and
FUN, with the broad shoulders like
the mems coats. There are about
100 I'm the lot. They WON'T be long
going.
The lines of Overcoats for the lit
tie boys and girls are at their fullest
Many novelties-exclusive novelties
that appeal with direct force to the
parent who believes in dressing the
children different from all the other
children. a good many OF the Peter
Thompson patterns that have be-
come famous for children have been
used and embellished.
ca MR ~ elm
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HOWARD AVENUE.
Action of Commissioners on PROPOSE
ton to Marrow the Street.

Commissioner Macfariand today m1de
the following Endorsement on the papers
with reference to the proposed narrowing
of Howard avenue. In Mount Pleasant:
TN approving the fourth paragraph of
the recommendation of the Engineer Com
missioner of November Is. 1903. with refer
ence to the narrowing of Howard avenue,
approved the last sentence. as follows: The
Commissioners VIII be glad to hear from
the Mount Pleasant Citizens Association,
especially from the owners of property on
the street, with references to this matter.
This was intended to bring forth the
views of the Mount Pleasant Citizens AsSo-
citation and the owners Of the property on
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FIRST SESSION HELD.
Annual Convention Of Lincoln Republi-
can National Les que.

ne hrSt session of the annual conven-
non OF the Lincoln Republican National
League, an organization of colored men,
was held last night at Israel Church, cor
hfr OF 1st and b streets southwest The
league was called to order by its presi 1ent,
James w. Poe. and about ninety delegates
from Maryland West Virginia, Virginia.
New Jersey. Pennsylvania, Alabama and
the District of Columbia responded to the
roll call. Dr. Robert Reyburn of this civ
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-27

Policemen Lake and Callinane, who ap-
peared as the complainants against Lewis
and his wife, reported that they visited
their home during August last and took
possession of fifty BOTTLES of beer and a
gallon of whisky which they found i'm two
tubs The officers explained that the couple
managed to evade arrest until last night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-27
Fined for Keeping Unlicensed Bar

Henry and Emma Lewis, colored, husband
and wife. who formerly resided at 6l2 ID
street southwest, charged jointly in the
Police Court today with conducting an un-
licensed par, were convicted and sentenced
to pay a fine of $500 each by Judge KIM
ball. who named imprisonment for six
month in the workhouse as the alternative.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-27

The Drummer-"Podunk Junction is put
ting on metropolitan sirs since that weekly
paper was started there
The Merchant-'Indeed"'
The Drummer-'.That's what. They pnnt
the Associated Press dispatches az local
News.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-27

the street before final action. and. as the
recommendation of the Eng -neer Com mis-
sioner provided for notifying the Mount
Pleasant Citizens Association, assume
that we shall soon have those views"
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How About
Footwear?

Parker-Bridget Footwear is adj
mired We hear it from people who
look at it in the window-we have
it from people who wear it-and we
have it remarked by people who will
wear it. A lot of grace and style
can be put into a shoe without in
terfering with its comfort, and we've
put it there Some of the most ex-
treme styles argue very strongly
against your putting up with more
conservative goods, simply on ac-
count of their comfort. It's all in
the ft-and Parker-Bridget Shoes
do fit
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A GUARANTEED cArARRn CURE.

Do not dose the stomach In the vain hope Of
curing catarrh. Breathe the health-gfving Hyamei
nose and threat that Will XIII an catarrhal germs.
Henry Evans, 922 and 824 F. street NV. sguaran-
tees to refund the money should HyomeI not give
satisfaction, It Is the only catarrhal treatment
sold In this way.
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ested i'm day. 1t time and TIME again. broken tine rank
considered
We off of croncy
Tornado fitting him fit HMM i'm Parker Bridget R
toSVear. Its effort
due The best.
The Washington times., 1903-10-29
Let Ann Die?

To the Editor Of The Washington Times:
have always entertained very high opinion
OF The Washington Times
As business man, read il in preference
to any newspaper published in Warrington.
1t is wide-awake, up to date. and oYerfowing
with good, choice reading matter
The editorial page is all that could be ex-
pected; some Of the articles contained therein
have done much toward lettering our city gov
eminent
take exception. however. to the prominence
given this controversy regarding "Anns age"
know speak the sentiments Of other readers
of your valuable paper when / say we don't
give - how old Ann is. Let us hope that
she will get married, or do something else Just
as bad, in order to stop this coniab of jaw
working mathematicians.
Would it not be better to find out the age
Of some of our curly old maids who wear
glasses? LOS GOZREH.
Washington. Oct o.
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time afterward that people with incon-
venient memories recalled the fact that
some fifteen or twenty years previously
Lord LANDAU. or Mr.. Mathews. as he
was then, had himself figured in the di-
vorce court as correspondent In the
case of Chetwynd versus Chetwynd.
The Marquis de la Nina. who is lying
so seriously Ill at Vienna. and who is
one Of the principal dignitaries of the
household Of Queen Christina Of Spain.
whom he escorted to Vienna. meeting
there with the accident which. begin
ming with a fracture OF a rib. culmi-
mated in an abscess of the lung. is the
brother of the widowed Duchess OF
Alba. whose husband. the late Duke OF
Alba. died so suddenly in New York at
the time Of the America s Cup races
two years ago.
The marquis. who is one of the
wealthiest noblemen in Spain. is the
son of the late Duke of Fernan Nunez.
but will not inherit the honors borne
by his father until the demise of his
mother. For the dukcdom is hers by
husband through his marriage to her.
He was an Italian nobieman by birth.
and was friend of King Humbert's
brother, the late King Amadeus OF
Spain, Duke OF Aosta. The Marquis de
la Nina is married to a charming and
beautiful woman. daughter of the late
Count OF Xiquera. who on several oc-
casions represented Spain abroad as
ambassador. and likewise served in a
couple OF cabinets as minister
The Washington times., 1903-10-29
Tainted Flour.
Results of the Investigation of Colonel
Haskell.

Haskell.
Colonel Haskell, Sealer of Weights
and Measures for the District, re-
ports that much of the -four imported
for our use is shipped in cars in which
kerosene, fertilizer and such unsavory
commodities have been carried. and
that it thus becomes tainted and unfit
for household use. 1t is encouraging,
at any rate, that enough attention has
been paid to the matter to discover
this, whether any effective means of
prevention can be used or not
This is only another proof of the
helplessness of the modern consumer
in the hands of the wholesale dealer
and manufacturer of foodstuffs. So
long as any article of food is not fla
gravity bad, so that its inferior quail
ity may be detected by smell, taste or
sight. il can be forced upon us with
perfect impunity. Nothing is more
certain than that eventually all food
stuffs will have to undergo inspection
by competent officers of the Govern
ment to prevent the swindiing of con-
sumers too poor or too careless to pro-
tect themselves.
The average householder can dc
two things which will help to bring
about this necessary legislation. He
can inform himself on the adultera-
tons of foodstuffs, and learn TO de-
teet the fraudulent substitutes offered
and he can refuse absolutely to take
any article of food which he knows
to be bad. If the grocer sells baC
-four or the butcher bad meat it Is
the duty of the consumer to call at.
tention to the fact, and, if the abuse
continues. to take his custom else
where. even at the cost of some trou
bic himself. In this way such re
tailers as are knowingly or carelessly
dishonest will be forced out of the
business, and the survival of the fittes'
will be assured. 1t does not pay t.
buy poor food because it is few
cents cheaper. Let the housewife give
her family wholesome food, even i
she has to cut off few luxui-ies.
The Washington times., 1903-10-29
Pedigree in Latin.

/ may add that among the papers
which ne has submitted TO the commit
tee of privileges of the house of lords
is a most elaborate pedigree in Latin,
drawn up by his grandfather kinsman.
Father Mathew the so famous Irish
apostle of temperance.
No portion of the ancestral estates
belonging to the Earldom of Landau
can now be removed. owing to the time
which has elapsed since they were al
ienated by sale and beduest. The major
portion of them are now in the pos
session OF Lord Dunsandle. although the
ancestral seat Of the family. Thomas
town Castle. County Kilkenny. Is un-
tenanted. and l believe for sale
There is another Lord Landau who.
like the claimant, bears the patronymic
OF Mathew. but who sits in the house
OF lords as Viscount LANDAU. his name
being spelled with a doubl ''F' instead
of with one - as is the case with the
claimant to the earidom- The viscount
was formerly secretary Of state for the
home department. where he distin-
guished himself by his refusal to listen
10 any arguments in behalf of Mrs.
Maybrick, and on the reconstruction Of
the Tory cabinet by Lord Salisbury, in
1895. he was elevated to the house Of
lords as first Vlscount LANDAU, as a
sort of sop for being excluded from the
cabinet He is a tall. clean-shaven
man, bearing. curiously enought, a most
striking resemblance TO the Earl of
Landau.
The Washington times., 1903-10-29
TIE PsobA's Foyum.
House Agents and Furnaces.
e Editor Of The Washington Times:

To the Editor Of The Washington Times:
IL seems TO me that the tenants of Washing
ton houses are under the thumb Of the real es
tate agent to a surprising degree. | rented
house in September. when, Of course il was
not practicable to test the working of the
furnace. On trial it gave hardly any heat,
though the amount Of coal consumed
something prodigious gave notice to the
real estate agent that this was the case, and
for ten days nothing whatever was done about
it. On applying 10 furnace member TO come
and attend to the matter | was told by him
that unless the owner of the house he
could do nothing whatever about il. Conse-
quently am reduced to the necessity Of wait
ing until the agent sees At to send some one
TO attend to it, and have no assurance, even
then, that the furnace will heat the house
When those whose business il is to repair fur
naces will not accept job unless authorized
by the agent, even when assured that they viii
be paid by the tenant, and when the agent
follows his sweet viii in the matter, APP
parently allowing the small houses to wait
until the big ones are comfortable, there seems
nothing for the unfortunate tenant to do but TO
freeze. ONE OF THE INFORTIJNATES.
Washington, Oct. %.
The Washington times., 1903-10-29

screeds at all is that they have, in
certain ways. a very bad influence.
They give the less intelligent white
reader a wrong idea Of the situation
IL the North and elsewhere; and they
stir up a race antagonism which can
not possibly serve any good end. You
cannot win the respect of a man by
kicking him; the relations of the races
before the war, in the best Southern
families, were, if we can believe the
best Southern writers, characterized
by mutual affection and consideration.
The Washington times., 1903-10-29

The municipal campaign in New York
f. full Of interesting features. Here are
some of them:
haitian: Croker will come back II
Tamrn- 7y wins
Fus most effective argument in
Brooklyn: "Tammany IS trying to Tam
manyize Brooklyn
Oldest candidate for Office is the vet
eran Democrat. Gen Daniel +. Sickles.
eighty years old. running for alderman
on Republican and Citizens Union
tickets
Fusionists held two regular conven-
lions. named two tickets
Campaign brought about downfall of
Hugh Mclaughlin. Democratic leader OF
Brooklyn for fifty years.
Saloonlxeepers are unit for Tammany
tickat-
Democrats are the most active work.
ers against ticket headed Regular
Democrat
r. Fulton Cutting is running for al
derman IN a district in which he does
not Ike.
William Travers Jerome Is making
campaign in an automobile
Just for fun Tanlmany jokers nora-
mated Stitch McCarthy's bartender so=
alderman by petition. The bartende-
took 1t seriously. donned long coat. high
hat. white tie. and. backed by Stitch
Mccarthy. is making a whirIwind cam
paign. and may beat the regular Tam
many nominee
The Washington times., 1903-10-29
MaChen and Hannah.
A Lesson and a Parallel Taken From
Scriptures.

Then the King Ahssuerus answered and said
unto Esther the queen:
''who is he. and where is he. that burst
presume in his heart 10 do so7''
And Esther said: The adversary and enemy
is this wicked Hannah
History often repeats itself in the
higher as well as in the lower walks
of life, although in this busy world
of ours the incident or event NAV
pass unobserved
In the winter of 1895 three humble
clerks in the free delivery division of
the Postofiee Department, over which
August w. Machen then presided
we're summarily dismissed upon his
recommendation. The charge upon
which they were removed, published
broadcast over the country, was "con-
spiracy to belittle the department and
bring the officials in disrepute."
This incident is recalled with In
terest, in view of the fact that Au-
gust W. Machen is facing a mucl
more serious charge in the United
States Court of the District of Co
lumbia today. The accusation against
the three clerks was a mere subter
fuge, of course. The adversary anC
enemy" otherwise August w. Ma
chem, naturally enough, wished to ger
rid of three Mordecais because ht
was then engaged in one of his un
savory schemes, as the Congressiona
debate on the Postoffiee appropriation
bill in March, 1896, disclosed.
The sacred book informs us4hat il
Humans house there stood a gallow
fifty cubits high, upon which Mordeca
was TO be hanged. The eubit varie
in length in different countries. TIL,
Roman cubit measures 17.47 inches
the Greek 1920, the Hebrew some
what longer, and the English i
inches.
According to the English measure
ment seventy-fve feet is a very higl
galiows.
so they hanged Hannah on tn
gaIlows he had prepared for Mordecai.
The Washington times., 1903-10-29
The Tenement Cat.

The poets have sounded the praises
OF Angora. Persian. Maltese,
And the tabby which purrs soft and gazes
About her in comfort and ease.
But who for this feline has spoken.
Unless 10 below our Scat
IT'S a wonder his spirits not broken
Poor Thomas, the tenement cat.
He belongs 10 the Murphys and Gibbons
AS we'll as the Schmidts and the Browns.
He never knows collars or ribbons
or smiles-Only swear words and frowns.
He creeps in the gloom Of the Railways,
Begging a bone n. each fiat:
Restless, and half famished always.
Is Themes, the tenement cat.
And though unwelcome, mwanted
Ii the Gibbons but TOSS him a bone,
The Murphys and Schmidts all umdauated,
VIII both claim Tom as their own.
And then steh racket and wranglei
Flatiron. stove lid, brickbat),
And out OF the mix-up and tangle
Flees Thomas. the tenement cat.
Outlines BY a rope he is swinging
From cio:hespTop or furnished room sign
And the kids never tire cf hinging
Old boots at this warrant feline.
His thin fur is rumpled and scattered,
Bat he's Of az the scent Of a rat.
HE ihrrcs though he's beaten and battered
Does Thomas, the tenement cat.
Chicago News
The Washington times., 1903-10-29
The Automatic Shotgun.
A Continuance to Arouse the Indigna-
ton of Sportsmen.

The automatic shotgun is said to
be thing likely to become popular
in the near future, and, if so, it is
time for every genuine sportsman to
enter his protest against it. This gun
Is intended TO enable the possessor TO
Kill ten or more birds out of a coyey
before they can get ont of reach. The
recoil Of the first shot throws out
the empty shell, throws a new one
into the chamber, and cocks the gun
ready for another shot BY the use
of this weapon the game birds of the
country may be killed off even more
rapidly than they have been for the
past few years.
In his latest book, "The Magic
Forest" Stewart Edward White men
tons fact which perhaps few people
know, and that is that the woods In
dian never kills for the mere pleasure
Of killing. He is not wasteful. Il
was left for the white man to exter.
inmate the game in this country, not
because ii was necessary for him tC
do so in order 20 live, but for til,
mere pleasure of the thing. Prop
erly preserved, the herds of bisor
which once wandered over the West
ern plains might have been seen ther'
even until this day. With little care
all parts of the country could have
game preserves which would benefi
residents and visiting sportsmen alike
But with such sqntrivanees as thi
automatic gun any sort of game pre-
The Washington times., 1903-10-29

serve could be made a silent wilder
ness IN a very short time.
1t Is for the true sportsmen, as well
as the lovers of animals, in this coun
try to see to II that legislation pre-.
vents such determination. The people
who wantonly kill off wild birds and
animals are seldom intelligent enough
&c know the harm they are doing, OF
defend their action. Earnest and con
certed effort on the part of those who
are interested in game preservation
would effect much.
The Washington times., 1903-10-29
The SCapegoat.
The Mischievous Influence of 0verrat-
ing the Race Issue

Ing the Race ISSUE
The present fight against German
in Maryland is a remarkably good ex-
ample of the mischievous way III
which the race issue has been hauled
into politics, TO the detriment of the
interests not only of the negro but of
the white people. The bugbear of So
eial equality has been used by schem-
ing politicians for their private ends
ever since the war, and before the
war, too, for that matter. 1t is time
for people with an average amount of
intelligence to see what flimsy scare
crow it is.
1t is perfectly safe to say that not
one out Of a hundred of the edu-
Gated and prominent negroes of this
country have any intention of trying
to force themselves into social circles
where they are not wanted, and that
the assumption that they will press
such an issue is absolutely unwarrant-
ed. This being so, what is the use of
narrowing up the feelings of the tim
orous with horrible visions which have
no basis in fact, or even IN posi-
biftyl
A prominent political organ of
Maryland published, presumably at
advertising rates, some crude sketches
intended to present alleged phases OF
New York social life pictures of col
ored people with white servants. The
article accompanying the sketches
speaks with Indignation of the pres
ence of negroes of wealth in that city
and of the fact that they send then
sons and daughters TO white colleges
IL would be interesting to know how
these things could be prevented. Are
we to suppose that a law could b'
passed by which no negro would b,
allowed to own as much as forty acres
and a mule2 They own more prop
erty in the South than they do in the
North, and it is not the property
owning negro who is guilty of crime
II may possibly be true, though W,
doubt it, that a colored family her,
and there in New York is served BY
white maids and buffers, but it would
be difficult 10 see what that has to do
with politics or with Maryland. No
body can possibly force any white
person to take service against his o.
her will, and it is extremely improb
able that many would ever consent t.
take that position. The whole thini
is tempest in teapot
The only reason for noticing thesl
The Washington times., 1903-10-29
"a Dead Issue"

Probably the queerest inscription ever seen on
n tombstone is one q monument over a grave
in Bethel Cemetery, in Montgomery county
NO. II reads:
kind friends have left behind.
Cast your votes for Jennings Bryan
H. P. Hudson, who has the distinction of
being the author Of the inscription. tells how
Il happened Henry Norris. at whose grave
tine monument stands he said, was one Of
the strongest silver men in the country. Be
fore he died he said that II nothing but 4
board were erected over his grave he wanted a
silver verse upon it. am the tombstone maker
at Montgomery and was requested 10 act, with
Mrs. Judge Oliver and Bud Harrison. in think
ing up an appropriate verse The above came
into my mind. and / said il over 20 the other
members of the committee, and they said it
was great. So ! chiseled it on."-Hartford
Times
The Washington times., 1903-10-29
A Persian Ghazel.

The day without your presence. love,
Can cheer not.
The stars in cloudless realms above,
Can cheer not.
The incense curling from the hills.
The birds with housekeeping bills,
Can cheer not.
The light that in the valley sleeps,
The streams that roll to ocean deepss
Can cheer not
The chorus in the sweetest song
For which my ears one day did long.
Can cheer not
/ close the book. with hand on brow,
Because the sweet romances now,
Can cheer not.
The warmth that thrills the crimson wine,
And which | once esteemed divine,
Can cheer not
Nv oars. o love. on seas now drift,
Where cleaning; harbOE-sghts that lift,
Can cheer not.
Indianapolis News