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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-04-12

II NDER the act of incorporation
u passed by Congress in 1920 the
city Of Washington was given a govern
ment fashioned after that oflthe United
States. Most of the duties which are
now intrusted 10 the District Commits
sioners and their assistants were then
cared for by a mayor. board Of alder
men. and a board Of common council.
Each Of the six wards OF the city then
had two aldermen and three councilmen.
giving the city thirty counciImen and
aldermen. number that, would strike
terror to the heart OF the modern bood =
Ter who earns his livelihood By buying
Up municipal bodies.
The first directory OF Washington, is
sued by Jadah Delano IN 1922. shows that
Thomas Carbery was mayor al that
time and William Hewitt was register.
He was empowered 10 cali the two city
boards al any time he deemed Al. and
no act could become effective over his
veto unless 1t received the approval Of
rwe-thirds Of the members Of the two
bosrds. His salary was 81 ,444 a year
and he was also allowed certain fees.
william Hewitt wgs the city register
IN 1922, and the duties set forth in the
articles of Incorporation indicate that
he was altogether the most important
officer In the city government. He was
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liquor men who confined their sales to
quantities of more than a pint paid a
license fee of SO. Licenses to sell ale.
porter. beer. and cider cost only 81.
theatrical entertainments and other
amusement features paid q license Zee
of s. per day
Fees for Cabmeu.
The rates which cabmen we're allowed
to charge are set forth in regulations
printed under the caption. Rates Of
Fare for the Conveyance OF Persons in
Hackney Carriages" A maximum rate
of . cents per passenger was fixed for
the carrying of passengers between the
following points From Capitol square
to the Navy Yard. 10 the south end Of
New Jersey Avenue. TO the south end Of
South Capitol Street, to Greenleafs
Point, TO President Square; from
Presidents Square TO GreenIeaf's Point
TO Hamburg Wharf, to western limits
OF the city; from GreenleaFs Point to the
Navy Yard. and from the Navy Yard 10
Eastern Branch Bridge \ fare of 81
cents was allowed for hauling passengers
from Capitol Square to the Eastern
Branch Bridge
For hauling passenger less than one
half the distance between the places
mentioned ii fare OF 1919 cents was fixed.
No charge of more than 121a cents per
mile was allowed for distances of more
than two miles. A so per cent advance
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then they who made the one and
are responsible for the other are enti-
tied of just right to claim the credit
which attaches to those who serve the
nation well
That sentiment is one that cannot be
gaiEsaid by his hearers, and they are
ready to APPLAUD. But this the Presi-
dent prevents by his pressing on with
the thoughts which are struggling to
find immediate utteraRce in support of
the previous statements. The climax is
not yet reached. The President declares
his confidence in this way:
This credit I claim for the men who
have managed so admirably the mill
tary and the civil affairs Of the Philip
pine Islands, and for those other men
who have so heartily backed them in
Congress and without whose aid and
support not one thing could have been
accomplished. "
As this sentence is uttered. the Presf-
dents right hand is raised in sheer en-
thusiasm- It IS poised high in the air
for time, as the words fall from his
lips Then. as if to drive home the
complete thought to all his hearers. the
mighty, clenched fist comes down Wig
orousIy. It is most effective climax.
An audience which has heard the
President deliver an address in such
characteristic fashion goes away de
lighted and pleased with itself in hay
ing such statesman 10 look up 10 as
the head of the nation There IS aIvrsvs
noticeable the general look of satisfac-
ton and the undisguised feeling Of con
tentment that the eountry's welfare is
in safe and capable hands
When once one appreciates the Presi-
dents personality and the delight there
IS in listening 20 his plain. unvarnished
statement Of poIicy-a declaration
which may come 10 stand as the guide
of the nation or at least of the party
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hausting trip as a matter of mere pleas
uTe- Little pleasure Is it in many Of the
long hours OF every working day at the
White House, when he must meet on
terms of equality practically every re-
spectacle American who cares TO come.
The foreign king OF emperor diIates
fondly in official pToclamations On my
dear people" but still manages TO keep
them away from the exalted presence Of
their sovereign Those who can meet
him at any time in the course OF their
natural lives are few. Some Of these SOW
ereigns do not possess the personal quail
ifcations, at any rate, to win increased
confidence when the opportunity IS pre-
scented to appear before an assembIage Of
subjects. But the Chief Magistrate Of the
American people regards both as a duty
and a pleasure the opportunity of going
to see those who cannot come 10 see him.
Characteristic Platform Attitudes.
The characteristic attitudes Of the
President in addressing q great audience
Of his felIow-citizens show at glance
the type he represents. His enthusiasm,
his sincerity, his energy. cannot be mis-
taken. His personality is not a hidden.
struggling little fame which may send
out limited warmth in occasional in
stances Of greatest stimulation. II is not
the faint glow of half-burned embers
which need continual stirring up to sim
uIate the former strength now passed
away. But it is. day after day, the re-
newing, puIsating, vitalizing electricity
which not only throbs, but bristIes in the
fuHness Of its latent power.
Strong Personal Magnetism.
Impressions Of the President, as formed
in the minds of visitors to the White
House. are as varied as the sands OF The
sea are numerous. But TO say that any
man goes away from a RooseveItian in
PRODUCTION OF interview, be it ever so
brief. without having experienced some
new sensations on personal magnetism
and individual enthusiasm would not be
within gunshot of the truth This is
the way recent visitor put it:
Hes wonder. just a bundle Of
nerves. How does he ever keep it up %
2Other visitors express uniformly en-
-husiastic views As this is only the /
daily routine here in Washington, what |
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Developing the Facts.

those Of his auditors who are a little
our of the immediate focus Of the great
er part of his speech. He says. in calm,
decIarative tone, as in stating a case
formally:
1t is a good thing TO look back upon
what has been said and compare it with
the record of what has actually been
done
The attitude IS most characteristics.
Without stopping his speech In the
least he turns again to the main portion
Of his audience, directly in front of him.
and says:
If promises are violated. # plighted
vord is not kept. then those who have
failed in their duty should be held up 10
Teprobation-
That is a specific statement, calling
attention to what ought ITO be done by
his hearers in either OF the two sorts
Of cases which may be found in the rec
ord. But it is merely supposition The
President makes mention Of such thing
with the sole idea of being perfectly
frank and fair in his argument He does
not emphasize it by any noteworthy 2as-
ture, as he does Immediately afterward.
Finely Graduated Gestures.
In developing he facts of the case
the Presidents finely graduated gestures
begin. He continues:
II. on the other hand. the promises
have been substantially made good"
Stopping hardly for breath. the Presi-
dent makes the. persuasive argument
even stronger in the next sentence.
which then has its slightly more en-
phatic gesture TO match as ne says:
IF the achievement has kept pace
and more than kept pace with the proph-
ecy-''
Then comes the strong summary of
truth. having granted the previous ifs. -"
as the FTesident, in the fifth picture,
speaks with emphasis on every word:
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Clinching the Argument.

20 which he belengs-it is difficult TO
picture an audience which could be by
any meaDs disappointed after a stop
on his countrywide tour. The only ex-
ception to be taken-and, as a matter OF
fact. a protest is almost invariably
made Oh this very points the breyity
Of the stops. But there is only the same
explanation, which cannot be contTo-
verted. The visit that means everything
to each separate town is only 'tone Of
many for the busy President. trying
his best. like human Santa Claus, to
visit all his good children" in one
swing around the circle.
If any one town really has right 20
feel a bit more sighted than another, it
must be Medora, " D, where the
President stopped between g and 3
O'Clock at night, for ten minutes. L
couldn't be helped that the Presidents
train sped through in the darkness
rather than by day But at any rate
the people of Medora know his kindly
feeling for them. for it was near that
place that the President made his first
roundup as dashing pIainsman in 1881
To commemorate this return TO the
scene Of his cowboy days OF two decades
ago. a rousing reception was planned to
take place at the Custer Trail ranch. a
few miles from the town, if the President
could get it into joint with the rest of
his itinerary. But this could not be
done, and so it had to be omitted The
cowboys OF today are eonsoIing them
selves with the thought that tie snow
IN The Yellowstone National Park may
be too much for the President. and that
he may come back to spend few days
with Capt" Seth Bullock at Deadwood.
IN that event a stop at Medora might be
included Captain Bullock was visitor
to Washington few weeks before the
President started on his trip, and the
two old friends OF ranch life in the
early eighties enjoyed a real reunion"
First Visit to Dakota
The President first vent to North Da-
kota IN September. 1893. when the Amer
lean bison herd of the great plains was
about becoming extinct. The buffalo
we're ranging about fifty miles from the
Custer Trail ranch and the President
was anxious to get a glimpse OF them.
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on all rates was allowed after s o'clock
in the evening.
Discreet. respectable. and temperate
housekeepers" were annually appointed
By the mayor as city commissioners. The
duties Of the commissioners were 10 act
as assessors and superintend the exDen-
diture Of moneys appropriated 10 open
street and construct and repair bridges
In 1892. the commissioners were Samuel
Hardness. first ward; Joseph Doughertv.
second and third wards: John Chalmers
fourth ward; John B. Forrest. afth and
sixth wards
Police Force OF Six Men.
Order was preserved in early Wash
ington by police constabIes appointed for
the various wards. One constable was
named annually in each ward by the
mayor It was the duty OF these. officers
to report to the city commissioners all
attractions of the laws of the corpora
ton and all nujsances and Instructions
IN the streets Once a month the cor
stables we're required to make q formal
report TO the mayor. ConstabIes re-
ceived $100 year in addition 10 fees.
and we're required TO give a bond not ex-
ceeding $500. The constabIes who served
under Mayor Carbery were. First ward
Frederick Hines. second ward. John
Waters; third ward. Charles ". Boteler.
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Characteristic Attitudes OF Our Strenuous Chief Magistrate
dressing Great Audiences of His Fellow Czens-Enhusiasm Sin
CERTIFY Energy Depicted His Every Feature and Gesture X y -

win the Western people think OF the
Presidents energy. after he has had a
TWO weeks vacation in the Yellowstone
and has had a chance to recuperate
from the long strain Of the winter and
the fatigue Of his recent travelling?
Going at" a Subject.
The manner in which the President
goes at" subject. and the sharp de-
cisiYe way in which he handles it. are
well portrayed by the series OF pic
lures showing him addressing a large
audience out-of-doors. To him it is
only one OF many similar stops on one
OF a number Of such country wide trips.
To his audience it Is doubtless the great
est occasion Of their Hves-the occasion
which. henceforth, in all local history.
VIII be spoken Of as the day the Presi-
dent vas here
From that date time viii be reekoned
and Ioeal events recorded. When al
other celebrations. except the Fourth
OF july and a few others. are forgotten
the local day of the Presidents visit"
viii be unfailingly remembered. Yet. in
spite Of the relative unimportance of
this or that stop. in the whole 1900
mile journey. his energy IS always the
same
The Speech at Fargo,
Several paragraphs of the Presidents
speech at Fargo, n D, in the course
OF the past week, well illustrate his
general manner and gestures in making
a speech The President had quoted
from President McKinley's speech to the
volunteers returned from the Philip
pines, ard had added the comm sat.
What he then said lay in the realm OF
promise. Now it lies in the realm Of
positive performance" His succeeding
words suit we'll the picture series here
given
IL the first picture. the President
turns 10 the right to give attention 10
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DtEsIDENT RoosEvELT's rugged
personality is the characteristic
which has been enthusing the peo-
pie Of the upper tier States of the great
Northwest and acquaintIng them with
the reality OF the character with which
they have been familiar heretofore in
some other capacity than that Of Presi-
dent Of the United States
Though that section OF the country has
known him in years past as typical.
hustling American ''roughing il" on
ranch. or as 2 Vice Presidential candi-
campaign meeting IN Colorado, It has
never before had the opportunity Of wei
coming him as President Whether the
dignity OF his high Office viii make any
change in the character Of the recep-
tions which viii be given him when be
gets into his old haunts there remains to
be seen There viii be no missile
throwing, OF course. There viii be great
Difference shown the head OF the nation,
for a certainty But a great effort viii
be necessary. it can be predicted, for
hundreds of WesterneFs TO form an ade-
ouate conception of their distinguished
visitor as President, rather than as
Teddy" OF mere properly and respect
fully, TheodcFe Roosevelt, citizen.
Always an American Citizen.
That is the predominatIng trait Of the
President Of the United States in all his
touring through the country-he's
citizen He knows It: he realizes it; he
acts It. He is as far from the personi-
foation of stilted monarch demanding
hand kissing obeisance as Washington
summer is from day at the North Pole.
And he does not mind having his fell
Iow-Americans discover, through their
own eyes and ears, that he Is q good
citizen. and intends TO be more so If he
can find any way TO increase his useful (
ness. and that ne expects other Ameri-
cans to go and do likewise
Rugged personality is the impression
which will be left in the minds and
hearts of the people who see and hear
The President on the zfg-zag. baCk-and- |
forth. round the-cirele trip which he has /
undertaken
No one can say that the President en-
tered upon such a hazardous. nerVe-ex- !
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e-haf of per cent per annum on the
estimated value. Specific taxes we're
provided for slaves and other. personal
property All male slaves between if
teen and forty-five years of age. owned
by residents of the city. were subject TO
a tax OF . each. Female slaves OF the
same age owned by residents Of the
city were taxed 81 each. Male slaves
between fifteen and eighteen years of
age and owned by non-resldents were
subject to a tax of 50 Male slaves over
eighteen and owned by non-residants
were taxed 50 each
Coaches" were taxes SIS each. and
chariots. post chaises. and post chariots
were taxed $12 each. Phaetons and
coaches" with panel work in the mp
per part were subject to a tax of 49,
Coaches" with framed posts and top
were taxed Sc each. Hacks of resident
owners paid a tax of so each. Hacks
owned within the District. but without
the city limits were subject to SIS
tax. Hacks owned without the District
paid tax Of 500
Cheap Liquor Licenses.
Billiard tables were subject TO an an
nual tax OF 800. and auctioneers paid a
like amount. Taverakeepers were re-
quired TO pay an annual license fee of
$50. Retailers of liquor who sold in
quantities less than a pint were re-
CURED TO pay license fee OF $50, and
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q m grf, p III thounQ, 7-s,ges ;S5s2
APPLETON, WIS.,. II. Green &C. Sons,
pulpwood contractors who are operating
several camps near Gilchrist, Mich, pur-
pose to try the experiment of running
summer camps in the pulp woods all next
summer. Summer cutting of pulpwood
has never been tried in the northwest, but
after a careful study Of southern and
western methods bf summer logging,
Green & Sons are confident that in a
modified form they can be successfully
applied to the handling nf pulpwood,
especially with the lighter timber which
constitutes nine tenths of the cut alSi
If the experiment is successful 1t Will
revolutionize plupwood cutting Industry
in the northwest and obviate the ever
present danger of a shortage&in supply.
The final account Of John. McNaughton
administrator of the estate OF the late
| A w. Pattel, TIL e wealthy paper manu-
| facturer of Appleton, was allowed 5yestef'
| day and the estate distributed according
| to the terms Of the will. The total val
| lation was $765,613. gs
After the payment of requests amount
ing to $4,000, the assignment Of thu
! homestead and contents to the widow AM
the payment Of s20,664 inheritance tax
the residue of the estate, amounting t
$562,949. was divided equally, according
i to the will. among the widow, Mrs. Eliza
i beth E. E. Patten; the brother-in Law
} John McNaughton of the Patton Pape
company, and Miss Barbara McNaughto11
4 a. granddaughter.
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HEROIC MEASURES.

Z Z
Our young friend John is color blind, and as
he is iii his sophomore year and somewhat I, &c.
amount Of trouble Until his friends have as.
sured him that garment or nesktle i all
His new topcoat was great success, but never
theless he did not escape the usual TT OF ner-
vousness attending its purchase. sG
ttOh. what a nice coatv exclaimed sister.
when he brought it home II do like that shade
.sAnd the little red threads!' added another
Aren't they pretty 2?
sI,ed!' cried John. ST didn't know there was
any red Now is it a brown coat with rec
threads, or is It red coat with brown = 1ot
just tell me, 50 / can interview the tailor "
His mind was set at ease, but he had learned
caution and the value OF heroic measures. Tit
next day at luncheon the teasing cousin said:
s'IIl bet you don't know what color your neck
tie is. b ~ sl s
"BIue,' said John, serenely q.
n Fright! How on earth did YOU know r. &
t#..Well.'' said John, with the same assurance
ssI bought it yesterday, and told the clerk i, !
he didn't give me blue ID throw him out OF tn
window. = M FL l5s e a 81 d
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DYEING AND CLEANING

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NORTH STAR DYEING AND FRENCH DRY
THE PANToRIUM, w. L. WALDRoN, PROP;
fancy dyer; and French dry cleaner, renovator
s Of clothing for men and women !; two stores
MINNEAPOLIS DYE HOUSE, FRENCH DRY
cleaners; largest and best dry cleaning house
I in the northwest. A2 and 522 Nicollet
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MOVING

SAFES. BOILERS AND HEAVY MACHINERY
moved. household goods moved and stored or
packed for shipment by expert packers, coli
iective carloads for the coast specially.
Boyd Transfer and Storage Co.. 46 s Sd st.
THE II, P. 3. DELIVERS PACKAGES IN CITY
10c st. Panl 15c. 619 4tl av s; both tells, lot'3
CALI. n. ". PHONE 1882 il, J. P. CARROLL.
for light and heavy hauling. Household
things specially.
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RENvILLE CATHOLIC BAZAAR
Profits Were Over $500 at a Sale an
Festival Last. Week. d,


RENVILLE MIMI - The -s Catholic
church held its annual bazaar at the
opera house last week. An Immense
crowd was in attendance and the profits
amounted to over $500.
& Some time ago Mike Clifford a barber,
accused Nels Samuelson, bartender In Vim.
Wegner's saloon, of drugging and robb1ns
him of $55 Samuelson was discharged by
Wegner as a result of the accusation.
Samuelson now demands a retractton from
the Record of this place for the com
nents that paper made upon the case and
has sued Clifford for $4,000 damages Tor
SANDER.
The Renville State bank has let con-
tracts for the remodeling OF the O'Connor
block on Main street, now occupied by a
saloon, into modern banking house The
bank will occupy the place about May
and will have one Of the best equipped
houses On the Hastings & Dakota road
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Swiss postal officials are to be employed
To assist in the areorga niza ton of the Jap
anese postoffice. The Swiss postal sys-s
TEN IS to be taken aa q model.