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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-12-09
Washington as d Home Citu.
OAers Especial Attractions to Men of
Moderate Means.

There Is small neeG Of calling into
reqWsition the memory of 'the "old
resident" when the rapid growth of
Washington is being discussed. With
il the last decade the haunt of the
quail has been covered thicl1ly with
dwellings, and thriving suburbs have
taken the place Of farming regions.
The extension Of the trolley system
has brought points thought remote but
q year or so ago within easy distance
OF the great Government Offices and
Gic center of the town. During the
iast summer, even, whole streets of
pretty brick houses, suitable for small
families. and other dwellings more
p1etentious, have sprung up with
mushroom suddenness IN the northern
sections Of the city And it seems
that all this recent activity in the
building industry marks but the be-
ginning of genuine boom.
Capital IS taking very kindly to
brick and mortar in Washington for
several reasons. In the first place, the
rapid growth of the town renders de-
terioration OF values impossible, and.
secondly, there Is a sharp demand for
houses and apartments. For dwell
ings of moderate rental or price there
is persistent inquiry. The high-sal-
aired diplomats, and heads of our own
Government, as well as the idle
wealthy who reside here, always have
been pretty well provided for, and the
completion Of several magnificent
apartment buildings of late leaves lit
tie danger that these viii find them
selves roofess. But we have a stead
lily increasing population of worthy
people who are able to pay from SIS
to $50 a month rent, or who can paw
from $4,000 to $4,000 for a resi-
denee. 1t is TO supply the require
ments Of these that the builders are
oevoting especial attention at present,
and for that reason many Of the new
est streets are Of pretty two-story
brick buildings. The time has al
ready arrived when a man Of refine
ment and moderate means can house
his family as cheaply IN washington
as in any other city in the world
worth living IN.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-12-09
NAMES GO TO PRESIDENT
FOR CANAL Commission
Eminent Men on List From Which
Choice May Be Made.

President Roosevelt Will be called upon
to consider a large number OF names for
the new canal commission, which it is
expected he viii soon be required to
name. Recommends tons have been
coming in ever since last spring Now,
in view of the increasing likelihood OF
the ratification OF d canal treaty, the
suggestions are growing more numerous.
A number OF Senators have candidates.
Police Commissioner Francis Y.
Greene, Of New York. since his recent
dinner at the White House, is consId-
cred a possibility. Others mentioned are
lsham r. Randolph. OF Chicago. who
had experience on the Chicago drainage
canal; ex-senator William A Harris.
Of Kansas; James X. Jones. chairman
of the Democratic national committee;
Gen. Grenville N. Dodge, of New York
Admiral John G. Walker. and ex-Gov-
ernor Sayers, OF Texas.
1t is expected Admiral Walker will
be the naval member.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-12-09
ARMY OF OHIO HOLDS
AN IMP0R TANT MEETING
AIIanges a Historical Evening on Two
Movements in Tennessee.

With Capt. George Redway as chair
man and J. Fraise Richard as secretary,
the Society of the Army of the Ohio
held last evening an enthusiastic meet
ing in the Globe Building on Pensylva-
MIA Avenue.
The financial affairs Of the recent ban
quet at the Ebbitt House in memory OF
the battle of Franklin were adjusted.
The chairman of the finance committee
y. y. Mccullough, presented a crafty
ing preliminary report. With all bills
paid, a handsome surplus was reported.
The treasurer of the society, Major
Stewart, submitted his annual report.
which was referred TO z. A Fenton and
]. c. Morgan as an auditing committee.
Subordinate officers for all the States
were chosen for the current year. 1t
was decided to hold a midwinter his
toTic entertainment devoted TO the siege
of Knoxville and the Valley Forge cam
paign in East Tennessee, in the winter
OF IS63--chapuers in American history
imDerfectly understood.
1t was decreed that the Army of the.
Ohio should hold a reunion in October.
1901. in the city Of St Louis, and solicit
the cooperation Of all its numerous
regiments, battalions, batteries, etc.
The secretary was instructed 10 cor
respond relative 10 the designing Of a
general badge for the various corps in
the organiZation-the Ninth, Tenth.
Twenty-third and cavalry.
Gratifying reports as to the growth Of
the society were read.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-12-09
PRESS PARLIAMENT
At THE WORLDS FAIR
Greatest Gathering of Newspaper Men
Ever Assembled Anywhere
in the World.

The Worlds Press Parliament, which
cor yenes In st. Louis during the week
beginning May 16. 1904 according to ad-
vices received from the executive com
mlttee having the matter in charge,
promises TO be the largest and most
notable gathering of representative
newspaper men ever held.
The Eastern press bureau of the
worlds fair is advised by the committee
mat 1t has received assurances of the
presence OF many Of the leading jour
nalists from Great Britain. France,
Germany, Sweden, Norway. Denmark
Holland, Spain, and other foreign coun-
tries.
The National Editorial Association of
the United States viii also participate
In the parliament, as will the various
state press associations, including those
OF New York, California, Massac
Mississippi, North Dakota, Utah, and
Kentucky. The American Newspaper
Publishers Association and the Asso-
ciated Press, it is hoped by the commit
tee, viii hold special sessions dufing
the parliament.
Leading editors from this and foreign
countries Will have places on the pro-
gram. The sessions viii be held in the
morning, and the afternoons spent in
visiting the exposition.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-12-09
INSPECTORS At WORK
IN THE LAND OFFICE
Charged That Advance information
Given Out Enabled Spectators to
Reap Fortunes.

In addition to the prosecution of land
frauds in the West a thorough investi-
cation is being made of the records in
the General Land Office in this city by
inspectors detailed for that purpose
II Is thought that the most important
developments in the investigation of the
Office force viii be in connection with
the charges that employees of the office
nave given advance information to land
spectators Of the lands to be set aside,
as Forest reserves OF public reservations.
WIN TINS advance news of the Offices
plans the spectators, it is charged, en-
gagged persons to take up land in the
territory to be reserved.
4he Law allows person who has an
entry embraced in lands set aside BIZ
the Government for its own uses to ex-
change his holding for another one In
any place he may select. These lands
obtained in exchange are known as
lieu lands" and the paper which enti-
ties the settler to a new selection is
called lieu scrip" 1t is claimed that
the spectators bought large quantities
of this lieu scrip and were thus able
10 build up enormous holdings by claim
ing contiguous sections of public land.
Prosecutions in West.
A number Of prosecutions for land
frauds are in progress against officials
In the West, but those best informed on
the subject have maintained that the
frauds Of those officials were only petty
pilfering. compared with the alleged
wholesale wrongdoiug among some Of
the past, and, possibly present officials
IN the General Land Office in Washing
ton. In this connection IT is rumored
int z Ton.
Bureau Of Forestry of the Agricultural
Department, which makes the recon-
mendations upon which the Interior
Department acts in making forest re-
serves.
Legislation making Il a criminal Of
tense to lease Indian lands from minors,
full bloOds. or adult incompetents is
asked by J. George Wright, Indian in
spoctOr in charge Of the Indian Terri
tory, in his report TO the Secretary Of
the Interior. He says there IS no doubt
that many leases of Indian lands have
been made for prices far below the real
value of the property.
Another cause of complaint is that one
of those who lease give bonds to insure
the faithful performance Of the con-
tract. On the other hand, many leases
have been made in good Iaith. and the
lessees have erected improvements and
are paying a fair rental.
Mr. Wright asks that the laws be so
that Indians who have received
their allotments will be placed in unre-
stricted possession Of their lands. The
cost of maintaining the school system
of the Chickasaws is fan out Of proper
ton to the service given, and Mr..
Wright recommends that il be placed
under the supervision Of the Interior
Department.
The Indians and freedmen Of the Five
Civilized Tribes in the Territory number
about "a 900 persons, and hold 1900 900
acres of land.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-12-09

Is no evidence that the officers had
anything to do with the defilement of
the body of a Mohammedau fanatic
with the blood Of a dead pig, and it is
evident that the provocation which the
fanatic gave was extreme. But all
the same, the incident must not be re-
peated, or we shall have a repetition
of the Indian mutiny on our hands.
It is not an exaggeration to say that
ibis act was regarded by the people of
Sulu very much as we should have re-
gsrded the erueifxion of some timer
ant American clergyman by band of
Chinese coolies. They overlooked the
deeds of the fanatic in their over
whelming resentment of what they
considered an insult to the Mohamme-
dan faith. Their ignorance doubtless
caused the incident to be exaggerated
and misrepresented, and taken as ar
earnest of the general intentions of
the American army.
The British government IN India
has found it expedient to give strict
orders for the preservation of the
sanctity of native shrines, and the
avoidance Of anything which may look
Ike violation of native religious
Prejudiees. Had it not been for this
wise action on their part, India would
have been in a continual turmoil
OTientals are alike in their tenacity of
religious tradition and their ferocity
when any rengious conviction Of theirs
is outraged. It will not do for any
American officer, civil or military, in
the Philippines, to overlook the SIMS
ter possibilities Of these conditions.
Military discipline must make a repe-
tition of the Moro incident impossible.
1t was impossible to ignore the riot,
once started; but future riots must be
prevented
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-12-09
HOMESTEAD RULINGS
FOR SOLDIERS WIDOWS

Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock
has decided that widows or minor or
phans of sailors and soldiers must live
upon lands for which they make home
stead entry.
The widows and orphans have claimed
the right TO take up land without liv-
ing upon IT. The cattle and land COM
panies have taken advantage of this by
persuading them to make entry and for
the purpose OF selling the claims 10 the
companies.
The practice has enabled the specula-
tors 10 acquire large areas of the most
desirable grazing lands in the West, bur
1t Is thought this viii be stopped by the
decision.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-12-09
Rifle Practice.
One of the Practical Recommendation
of Secretary Root.

Secretary Root strongly recon-
mends the training of young men in
the army and the militia as expert
rifemen. There is no more sensible
recommendation in his report than
this.
1t ought to be patent to every be
holder that troops which are sent
against savages or insurgents of any
kind without such preparation, are
simply thrown away. Most of the en-
emies against whom our troops are
likely to be sent are, if not sharp
shooters, at least very near that con-
dition. The time when our enemies
were savages armed with bow and ar
row, or clubs, Is not likely ever to
come again; and even then, sharp
shooting was found necessary against
{ willy and experienced enemy aceus-
toned to bush-fghting.
The great blunder which England
made in South Africa, which she made
IL the Braddock expedition, and be-
fore that in TIE expeditions against
the Scotch Jacobites, was in assuming
that routine discipline would take the
place of skill with firearms and IN
Gividual initiative Until the Ameri-
can people shall have gotten little
farther away from the pioneer gener-
alton, there is not much fear that the
American soldier will be without a
certain resourcefulness; but practice
with firearms Is matter which must
further away from the pioneer gener-
ton. The fact that a mans father
was a scout will not make him one,
unless he Is trained to the business
himself, though it viii help him to
learn the business. A man may have
made his living shooting glass balls in
a circus, but if he keeps his son away
from the smell Of powder and then
sends him into the army on active ser
vice the boy viii get killed before he
has time to learn to shoot
Expert riiemen are not necessarily
beligerent. The knowledge Of ability
to take care Of ones self in a fight is
a great pacifier Of the spirit. Let our
troops be trained to shoot as well as TO
drill.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-12-09
A Plea for Clean Streets.

To the Editor Of The Washington Times:
Cannot something be done to direct
the eyes Of our District Commissioners
to the heaps of material-stone, gravel,
sand. pipes. and rubbish-which are piled
upon the street spaces and parking in
various parts of South Washington
For years portions of Delaware Avenue
and other streets, which might be beau
tiful and tidy, have had the appearance
of a stone quarry in some neck of the
woods away from human habitation-
Could not The Times aid the long
suffering inhabitants of this section by
sending their camera man and good
descriptive writer down this way and
give its readers a real object lesson Of
how the people here are misused by the
city authorities?
There are many in South Washington
who would welcome such an effort by
The Times. SOUTHEAST.
Washington, Dec. Z.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-12-09
COURTS AND CAPITALS
OF THE OLD WORLD
Carlos Perkins, Young Spanish Actor.
Will Visit America to Look up
His Fathers Relatives.
By the MARQUIsE DE roNrENoY.

Carlos Perkins. the young Spanish
actor. who is achieving so much sue
cess in Paris. and who announces his
visit TO this country in January for the
purpose OF hunting up some Of his
American fathers relatives, combines
in his veins the blood OF a United States
citizen with that of the royal French
and Spanish dynasty Of Bourbon For
while his father. Charles Allen Perkins.
was at one time United States minister
TO Portugal. Carlos is, through his
mother, descended in a direct and m
broken line from King Louis XIV Of
france, lie Grand MOnarque"
CHARLES Allen Perkins, the father.
had left the diplomatic service of tbe
united States when he married Count
ess Marie Isabella Gurowski The LAT
yer was the offspring Of the romantic
runaway marriage between the royal
4uIanta Isabella of Spain (sister Of old
fNlns francis, and sister-in-law, there
lore, or Queen Isabella), with the
Austro-Poiish Count GuroWsks.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-12-09
CONFEDERAATTEE'S WIDOW
GETS HER PENSION

The Pension Board of Appeals has de-
cided that a widow whose husband saw
a better chance ia the Union than in
the Confederate army, and changed his
allegiance in the course Of the war is
entitled TO a pension The case was that
Of Ida L. Ambrose, OF Chicago. whose
husband first fought with the Con-
federates and then went into the Union
army for three years.
The man with the uncertain opinions
drew a pension Of SIS a month while he
lived, and when he died his widow aD-
piled for a pension. She has been press
ing the case for the last eight years
and has at last won.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-12-09
Annoyance to Spain.

hA-Minlster Perkins matrimonial ex-
perlences were far from pleasant, and
his marriage was a source Of great an
hoyance TO the reigning family Of Spain.
winch reached a climax when he was
arrested ana subjected to Imprisonment
III France on charges Of fraud. No one
exactly knows the merits Of the case
but IL Is believed by many people that
he was more sinned against than sin
ming, and that he was a victim OF per-
SecutlOn on the part Of the royal fam
ily OF Spain IN the affair
L may add that his name was never
permitted 10 figure either in the Alma
nach de Gotha, or even in the official
yearbook Of the Austrian nobility as
having been married to the daughter OF
Count Ignatius Gurowski, and Of the
Princess Isabella OF Spain, although the
union was a perfectly Legitimate one
ana legally sOlemnized at Lisbon IN the
presence Of Admiral Gleason. OF the
United States Navy, and Of the United
states consul in the Portuguese capital.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-12-09
Mediatized Families.

And these mediatized families, who
do retain prerogatives. not only anal
ogous, but even superior TO those OF
British peers, are barred to American
heiresses- For a member thereof can
not wed woman who does not belong
either to the now reigning houses OF
Europe, or else 10 the mediatfzed fam
HES, unless he surrenders all his rights
and privil eyes and descends to the rank
OF an ordinary noble, as Count PaDpen-
helm was obliged TO do when he married
Miss Wheeler of Philadelphia
II would have been Just the same II
the Count Pappenheim IN question had
married, let US say. q daughter Of the
late Prince Bismarck. the great chan
ceilor, who was likewise PrUsSian Duke
or lauenburg. The prince was not a
med1atiZed noble. but merely an Ordi-
nary one, finding as such his place in
part III of the ''Almanach de GOtha"
and had Count Pappenheim. whose fam
lily figures in part II of the "Gotha"
married the old chancellOr's daughter.
he would have been obliged TO surrender
his prerogatives as scion of a mediatized
house. and descend 70 the rank of an or
binary noble.
In Italy in Russia in Austria. and. OF
course, in France, the mobiles enjoy no
special prerOgatives or imrnunities while
IN Spain marriage with a gran6ee mere
ly gives the right TO appear on stated
occasions at court. This viii perhaDs
explain why English corOnets are 50
greatly preferred by American girls TO
those made in Germany or elsewhere
on the Continent
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-12-09
GEORGETOWN COLLEGE
GLEE CLUB To ENTERTAIN
Students Will Give Concert for Benefit
of Varsity Crew.

The combined glee and mandolin clubs
Of Georgetown University will give a
concert tonight in CASTOR Hall. George
town College, for the benefit OF the col
lege crew. This Will be the first public
appearance Of the clubs this season, and
the affair promises to be a success
With the enthusiasm that always pre-
walls at such institutions the boys have
been working hard for the concert A
number Of new glee songs will figure on
the program, and the mandolin depart
ment has several surprises up its sleeve.
Among the soloists tonight will be
John Finnegan, Joseph L. Battle, George
II. O'Connor. Mr.. Clabaugh. Joseph Gull
len, Edward J. Walsh, Al Stern, and
others. The glee club viii De under the
direction of Mr.. Gaynor, 5. J., while the
mandolins are to be in charge Of their
director, Mr.. Foote.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-12-09
Meals for Five Cents.
Experiments Now Being Conducted On
Laborers at Omaha.

EXPERIMENTS Now Being Conducted on
Laborers at Omaha.
Experiments are being conducted BY
the Government at Omaha TO demon
strate, if possible, that man can live
and do hard work on fge-eent meals.
Major Bean, of the Department of the
Missouri, has the matter in hand. Il
i not probable that his name had any
thing TO do with his selection, as the
men are TO be put to physical rather
than to those intellectual tasks which
are supposed 70 be stimulated in Bos-
ton by bean diet.
These experiments, if put through
successfully, and the men survive,
may have wide-reaching influence.
Tie exorb;tant price of food products
Is one Of the chief deterrents to matri-
mony. Young men read the high quo
tations Of beefsteeks, mutton chops,
potatoes, and the like and determine
to wait till things grow cheaper; but
as articles Of food continue steadily to
rise, they never marry. With five
cent meals a demonstrated possibility.
the future should look roseate to
countless languishing couples, and the
parsons and the license clerks should
be kept busy.
The success Of this experiment
should have a direct influence on pol
itics, too. Where would be the force
N the slogan, @'the full dinner pail"
Il it only cost FIVE cents TO FIJI it7 The
worst-paid laborer in the United
States does not pinch five cents very
hard. But why conduct these expert
ments? Nobody wants TO eat a five
cent dinner anyway, if he can help It
and the man who would force another
10 eat one should not be encouraged.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-12-09
FRIENDS SEEK PLACE
FOR MRS. ]. H. HOGE

Friends Of the late J. Hampton Hoge.
Of Virginia, are trying to induce the
President to appoint his widow TO the
office Of postmaster at Plattsburg. Va.
a small Office with a moderate salary.
Mrs. Hoga has been presented to the
President by Representative SIesnp OF
Virginia, the only Republican Repre-
sentative in the State.
The office IS now in charge of POST
master Elliott, and Mr.. Slemp has
recommended Elliott for another term.
j. Hampton Hoge is said to have done
much for the Republican party in the
South, and for this reason Senator Scott
of West Virginia is urging the appoint
ment Of Mrs. Hoge. The President.
however. is unwilling to make the APP
pointment without the consent OF Mr..
Siemn-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-12-09
SIGNOR CAMP ANARI SINGS
IN AFTERNOON CONCERT
Delights Washington Audience With
Prologue From "Pagliacci" and the
Familiar Song of the Toreador.

Signor Camparari. baritone. of the
Metropolitan Opera, Of New York, came
10 Washington yesterday for a recital at
the Lafayette Theater and scored an
other distinct success Few singers are
more popular with the local music pub
lie than Signor CaInpanari. and when he
appeared yesterday he received a fat
tering ovation
No recital with Campanari as the star
would be complete without the familiar
"Toreador Song" from Carmen" and
when the singer gave the number yes
terday he was met with the enthusiasts
tic approval Of the audience.
one Of the most pleasing numbers on
his program was the prologue from ~
Pagliacci,' in the reading Of which
Campanari excels. He imbued the pro-
logue with much dramatic feeling and
responded with the Carmen" song.
Campanari closed his regular program
with the GLORIA Tee by Buzzi Pee
cia
Miss Janet Spencer. contralto. and
Miss Nina Romaine Curry. pianist. were
the assisting artists. and both received
a hearty welcome. Miss Spencer has
been heard IN Washington before. ana
has many admirers among music lovers.
Her songs We're happily selected. and
most artistically given.
In Miss Curry, a very young musician
the audience had a surprise. Miss Cur
~ is an American girl. who has Just re-
turned from study abroad. and when
she came here yesterday few had ever
heard her name She surprised every
one in the house by the thoroughly ar
tistic and temperamental reading of her
program, and her work proved a delight.
Washington is indebted 20 Miss Mary
Cryder for bringing this trio OF artists
and supplying an entertainment Of such
merit.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-12-09
Sidewalk DISTINCTIONS.

To the Editor Of The Washington Times:
Why Is it that the District authorities
allow porches Of houses in Corcoran
Street, between Sixteenth and Seven
feenth Streets. to project half way
across the sidewalk When two per-
sons me. L at certain points, one is
obliged TO step out into the street.
Corcoran is at best a narrow street, but
under present conditions it would be a
disgrace 20 a town Of 5000 people. At
certain times Of the day the block men
toned is filled with diminutive negroes,
who monopolize such little space as the
sidewalk affords. A SUFFERER
washington. Dec. 8