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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-05-01
Tradition Disregarded.

Soon after Queen Isabella II came of
age the Good Friday celebration in the
court chapel at Madrid took place. The
time for the alteration of the Cross had
come. The young Queen kneIt before
the crucifx, the salver with several pa
pers was presented. and all watched for
her majesty TO touch one and repeat the
traditional words, ''Yo tie perdono, yasi
Dios me perdone.' MAY God pardon
me as pardon thee.) But with tears in
her eyes and her heart full of pity, re-
gardless of tradition she stretched forth
both her hands, brought all the papers
together, and in broken voice exclaim-
ed, ''Yo os perdono a todos, todos, yasi
Dios me perdone." (May God pardon me
as l pardon you all-all of you.) Ever
since then il has been the custom for the
sovereign to extend royal clemency on
Good Friday to all prisoners under SEN
tence of death for whom the responsible
ministers could find any sort of extenu-
ating circumstances.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-05-01

year ago, exercised on Good Friday last
his monarchical prerogative ofpardoning
no less than seven criminals lying under
sentence Of death awaiting their execu-
ton. This ancient custom, which has
been in use in Spain since the fifteenth
century, dates back to Mosaical times.
The Hebrews were in the habit of re-
leasing a prisoner at Passover in mem
DRY of their deliverance from Egypt, the
popular choice at the time of the cruel
fixion lying between Christ and Barra-
bas. Their most Catholic majesties''-
for that is the correct title of the rulers
of Spain-adopted a similar custom FOR
the celebration of Good Friday.
Until the reign of Queen Isabella IL
only one death sentence was RENTED.
Several papers were. however, prepared
and folded, each one containing name.
These were placed promiscuously on d
large silver plate, and that criminal was
reprieved on whose paper the royal hand
rested, the others obtaining no benefit.
The anxiety of all those whose names
were given in for this purpose, and the
bitter disappointment of the unsuccess-
full, may better be imagined than de-
Scribed.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-05-01
The Field of Politics,
Mudd Under Cover.

Representative Mudd of Maryland evil
IDENTIFY wishes the impression to obtain
among politicians living outside his
State that he is not candidate for the
United States Senate and does not even
aspire to be the leader of his party in
his State. The Mary1ander was in
Washington yesterday and called upon
several friends who CHANGED to be in
the city.
To every one of them he said the only
person who continually urged his selec-
ton for the Senate was Isidor Rayner,
the attorney general of Maryland, and
who, by the way, is a Democrat No one
who follows recent political movements
in Maryland will think the Representa-
tive sincere in his statements and the
most familiar will think Mr. Mudd has
developed into political jester.
At every opportunity, Mr.. Mudd takes
occasion to impress his Republican
friends in Maryland that Senator Nc
Comas is not as strong in the upper
branch of Congress as he should be, and
that many matters of Importance 20
Maryland have been referred TO himself
rather than TO the present incumbent of
the Senate. Mr.. Mudd wants to be a
United States Senator, and his every
action indicates he aspires to the Re-
publican leader in his State.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-05-01
Literature and Politics.

Whereas on the continent of Europe
and also in this country journalism
leads to political preferment, and news
paper proprietors and editors abound
in cabinets and administrations, in
England it is the editorship OF re-
views that constitutes stepping
stone to advancement of this char
acter. Sir George Lewis was taken
from the editorship OF the Edinburgh
Review" TO become chancellor of the
excnequer in Lord Palmerston's first
ministry. and now Premier Balfour has
again taken an editor of the 'Edin-
burgh Review in the person of the Hon.
Arthur Elliott, Lord Minto's brother, to
succeed Hayes Fisher as financial sec
rotary Of the treasury. The Right Hon
John Morley. who figured in two Of
Gladstone's cabinets as secretary for Ire
land was editor of the "Fortnightly
Review before Joining the administra-
ton
Several other instances could be cited,
but 1 cannot recall single case of an
editor or proprietor of a newspaper
finding the latter a stepping stone TO
political preferment In England. Henry,
Labonchere, the editor OF London
Truth always insists that he would
have received a seat in Mr.. Gladstone's
last cabinet-and that the Grand Old
Man told him so-had II not been for the
late Queens objections on account of
the criticism of the court in Truth
And should Lord Rosebery ever be in
vited once more to form an administra-
tion-the probability of which is very
remote-we may yet live to see Alfred
Harmsworth, the proprietor OF the
London Mail" a cabinet minister, his
portfolio as such being a reward for his
political and journalistic services to
that peer. MARQUISE DE FONTENoY.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-05-01
In Interest Of Good Morals.

Mr.. Simmons got up petition to Con-
gress. but It was too late to get action
at tho last session. AT the next SEES
sion he confidently expects the bill to
become a law. The petition is ito en-
act law to furnish free transportation
to every citizen to visit the Capitol of
the United States once during a life
time and return to their homes" The
argument is contained in the following
clause:
''It is believed that a free ride to the
Capital, once in lifetime. would tend
to elevate the mind, morals and religion
of our growing youth and cultivate pa
triotism and love for our great Govern
ment. Therefore it should be enacted by
Congress that a free pass be granted to
each and every one over eighteen years
OF age. and that there be a bureau of
transportation created for that purpose
We believe, such a law would enable our
people to see what has been done in the
formation OF great Government, the
machinery OF which is located at Wash
ington, together with the libraries. mu-
seums, and other sights of national in
terest TO every citizen of the United
States, the lessons to be derived there
from being of greatest Importance to
every citizen of this country
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-05-01
SMART FOLK ATTEND
0PEN-AIR HORSE SHOW
Chevy Chase the Mecca for Washing
tons Fashionables This Afternoon.

Chevy Chase is the mecca for Wash
ington's smart folk today, where the
annual open-air horse show began It's
first days judging at 2 O'Clock.
The chilling wind which swept the
grandstand, carriage and automobile
spaces, and the tan bark Enclosure.
made furs far more comfortable than
light and airy summer gowns, originally
planned to be worn by the fair sex.
No more charming environment could
be found for this swagger event than
those which surround the Country Club.
MaryIand's hills, clothed In their yer-
dant foliage of early spring, stretch
away In the distance. while the high
and rolling country near by presents an
ever changing scene.
Six classes are to be judged this af-
ternoon, the most interesting of which
Will doubtless be the ladies' hunter class.
In this class nine jumpers will fly the
sticks and contest for supremacy. The
program:
p. m.-Judging eleven mounted DO
Hcemen. Glass II.
2:30 D. m.-Judging nineteen horses
and runabouts. Glass 8.
3 p. m.-Judglng sixteen saddle horses.
Glass 8.
$3.50 p. m.-Judging seven pairs of
horses. Glass 1.
p. m.-Judging nine ladies' hunters.
Glass 5.
1870 p. m.-Judging six fox hounds
each, from the Chevy Chase, Elkridge,
and Green Spring Valley Hunt Clubs.
Cup awarded by T. CORTLAND Smith.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-05-01
On a Free Ride Platform.

A free trip for every man, woman and
child in the United States to the Ma
tionaI Capital and home again is the
dream of Marvus A. Simmons, native
Of Missouri, rough rider in Gen.
Joe Shelby's brigade, and now a wealthy
inventor living at Tecumseh. Okla He
is living in hopes that it may not be
altogether a dream, as he already has a
bill prepared and the assurance of for
mer Delegate Dennis Flynn, of Okla
homa. and Representative Benton, OF
Missouri, that it will be passed the
next session of Congress. II this fails,
he purposes to await the elevation of
Oklahoma to Statehood and run for the
Senate on the free trip platform.
Mr.. Simmons, as an inventor. was
negotiating with the Government in the
spring of 1892 for the sale of a cooler
for meats to be used on war vessels. At
that time he visited the Library OF Con-
gress. The Missourian thought it was
the greatest sight he had ever seen,
''and when l got on the third floor" he
said. land saw those nine squares that
form a circle. 1 began to think of the
magnifcence OF the New Jerusalem-the
one that's to come-from a Bible stand
point. and what a crime it was that
Congress had made no provision for all
the poor people of our nation to see the
inside OF that wonderful building"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-05-01
CHINESE LEGATION
MOVED TO NEW QUART TIERS
Sir LANG and His Retinue Formally
Occupy Handsome Home on
Washington Heights.

The Chinese legation moved yesterday
from the Schneider mansion, Eighteenth
and @ Streets, to the beautiful new
building erected by the Chinese govern
ment at Nineteenth Street and Vernon
Avenue. This structure has been in
course of erection for nearly year II
cost, exclusive of furniture, 100000. and
is regarded as the finest legation home
in the city.
The building is commodious and or
nate, provided with a sufficient number
of offices for the business OF the lega-
ton and with state rooms for receptions
and other social functions. as well as
living rooms for the minister and his
official family
The minister will now be able to en-
tertain on as large a scale as his fell
diplomats, and the doors of the new
home will soon be thrown open with Sir
Liang's characteristic hospitality.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-05-01
Not in the Race.

Representative Joseph Holt Gaines, of
West Virginia, still in Washington look
ing after departmental matters, is hav-
ing Difficult; time in keeping his name
from among those of the candidates
for the nomination for governor of his
State. On an average of three times a
week, some paper in West Virginia
booms the Representative from West
Virginia's fourth district for the place,
and every other paper is called upon by
Mr.. Gaines to refute the statement and
such aspirations.
Mr.. Gaines has even been mentioned as
a possible candidate for the United
States Senate, TO succeed Senator Scott
This he has frequently officially de-
MED
In chat yesterday, Mr.. Gaines assur-
ed The Times representative that he
will not be candidate for governor.
neither will he permit his name to be
used in the race for the Senate. He has
but one ambition-that is to remain in
public life and represent his Congress
district until he has gained precedence
among his fellow members.
Mr.. Gaines says Representative must
be in Congress for three or four terms
before he attains a standing and can
be of use either to his district or State
He hopes 10 so represent his consti-
tuents as to merit denomination from
time TO time until he may make his eff
forts felt in the House.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-05-01
WILLIAM ]. PETERS GOES
To ARCTIC REGIONS
Will Be Second in Command of Ziegler
Polar Expedition.


William j. Peters. of the United States
theological Survey, has been selected by
the National Geographic Society TO ae-
company the Ziegler Arctic expedition
and will be next in command TO Capt.
Anthony Fiala.
William Ziegier. the patron of the ex-
petition, and Capt. Anthony Fiaia, who
is TO be in command, came 20 washing
ton yesterday and held conference in
the afternoon with the directors OF the
National Geographic Society, which re-
suited in the selection of Mr. Peters to
the important position.
Those who attended the meeting were
William Ziegler. William S. Champ. his
private secretary; Capt. Anthony Fiala.
who will command the expedition; DR..
Bell. Gen. A W Greedy, Prof. Willis
L. Moore, chief of the Weather Bureau:
Clifford Pinchot, Marcus Baker. DR.. F
" ColviIle. S. H. Kaufman, DR.. David
T. Day, DR.. W J MCGEE, G. K. Gilbert.
DR.. c. Hart Merriam. Jo1n Joy Edison.
A. w. McCurdy, and Gilbert H Grosve-
nor.
corps OF trained scientists will assist
WI SAtIS III OBSERVATIONS and
collecting scientific data on the expedi-
ton Prof. Russell W Porter, OF the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
an6 Francis Long will be among Mr..
Peters assistants. Mr. Long was the
hunter for the Greedy expedition. Mr..
'eters has also had experience in the
arctic regions.
Captain Coffin, New Bedford whaler.
Is TO be navigator, and vii. have GREY
OF New Bedford men. All the men on
board the vessel will be Americans The
baldwin Ziegler expedition is said TO
have been failure because of the
mixed crew, and Captain Fiala will take
only Americans so as to insure harmony.
The members OF the expedition will
sail for Europe this month and will
start from the Norway coast for the
arctic regions in June The party will
make e rush overland in the hope of
reaching the North Pole. Siberian ponies
and dogs win be used in the trip over
the :ce
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-05-01
The Negro and Suffrage.
Some Commissions Which Have Arisen
Over the Alabama Case.

The opinion which Justice Holmes
delivered day or two ago dismissing
an appeal for redress made to the Su-
preme Court by DISTINGUISHED Ala
bama negro has left a puzzling i'm
preston IN many quarters. OId-line
Republican newspapers like the New
York Tribune" and the philadelphia
Press" are inclined to regard it as
disappointing confession of weakness
-as an acknowledgment by the Su-
preme Court of its practical power
lessness to enforce the guarantees of
the Reconstruction amendments to the
Constitution.
In so far as Justice Holmes opin-
ion declares the question present
ed to the court political one, and.
therefore, not capable of adjudication
by legal processes, it gives some
ground for the contention that the
rights of the negro as a voter are not
TO be restored him unimpaired and
wholesale through the simple expe-
dent Of appealing off-hand to some
Federal tribunal. Yet technically the
Supreme Court merely held that it
had no jurisdiction over the subject
matter presented TO it. Justice
Holmes discussion of the merits of
case which was not properly before
the body for which he spoke was, of
necessity, obiter dictum. What he
said can only be taken as a hint of
what the court might possibly do if
an issue, skillfuliy framed, should
bring it actually face to face with the
apparent conflict of certain suffrage
restrictions practised in Southern
States with the plain and binding in
additions of the Federal Constitution.
But, on the other hand, no CON
struction of Justice Holmes opinion
can be more erroneous than that given
il In quarters in which the Fifteenth
Amendment is already held to be a
virtual dead letter. Thus the ''Phil-
adelphia Ledger" asserts that "there
has been awakened in the conscious
ness Of the country suspicion that
The Fourteenth and Fifteenth amend
ments may have been measures of I'M
certain wisdom, added to the Consti-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-05-01

gPerga "A Company Formedt o Search
dPorugue eCrownDa Diamonds

at Belem, for the royal palace at Lis
bon was almost the first building to be
destroyed entirely.
The royal diamonds were valued IN
those days at sec, 0o0. 900. Today their
worth would be perhaps four times as
great. and the attempt to recover them
is well worth the expenditure of con-
siderable sum of money. The company
in question has an agreement with the
Portuguese government, according to the
terms of which a very handsome sal
wage will be paid in the event OF the
venture being crowned with success.
The work will entail not merely exca-
walton, but also mining, as at the time
of the earthquake the ground cracked
into great assures in many directions,
assures into which ruins and human be-
ings disappeared.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-05-01
The Catholic Position.

Of course the Roman Catholics, both
on the Continent of Europe and even in
Great Britain, take the ground that the
acquisition of Iona is singularly appro-
pirate, since it was when Catholicism
was supreme in Scotland that the Isle of
St. COLUMBIA enjoyed it's greatest celeb
rity- But that does not prevent the
fact that the contemplated sale has
aroused a revival of religious rivalry
and mutual intolerance altogether I'M
known in recent years, and which 1t
would be wise for the British government
to allay by compelling the Duke of Ar
gylI to break Off the negotiations that
are now in progress, and by buying from
him the island at fair price for the
Scotch nation, converting it into public
park such as is 10 be found on the Ca
madam side of the Niagara Falls.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-05-01
MOVE IN BEHALF OF
'SCIENCE" HEALERS
Charles F. Post and Mrs. Posts Son
in-Law Under Arrest.

JACKSONVILLE. Fla, May Am
other turn was taken in the WfIman
Post mental science absent treatment
cure all case, that has been in the Uni
ted States court here for months. in the
arrival here of Charles F. Post and
Charles H. Bergman, Mrs. Posts SON
in-law. under arrest.
Mrs. Post also was arrested. but was
left at Sea Preeze in custody. It is
stated that this move was made under
the direction of the lawyers for the de-
Tense. who wished to sue for a writ of
certiorari in order 70 take the case out
of the Florida court.
Although a fraud order wa issued
against Mrs. Post some months ago It
did not seem 10 trouble her. and she re-
ceived her mail about as usual and
about as much money from her scores
and scores of patients" from ali secs
TOMS of the country. so that the t.ab-
sent healer's" H,xurious establishment
at Sea Breeze has been kept up to its
usual standard
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-05-01
The Sun" VS.. Blackstone.
A Hanging Which Doesn't Kill Not an
Execution of the Sentence.

Tom Barth, of Randolph county,
Ala, was sentenced by the court which
tried him to be changed by the neck
until dead" The sheriff of the
county executed the first part of the
sentence, but failed to execute the
second. Tom was turned over to his
sorrowing friends, who revived him,
and he is now in the woods, or, as
some people seem to think, out of
them
Among the latter is the ''New York
Sun" Assuring its readers that Tom
has only "a sore throat now, but, out
side of that little trouble, is In perfect
health" it goes on to say:
And here comes in the question: When a
man dies according to law can the law come in
later and say that it has made mistake? At
the end Of the rope there seems to be some
thing in the nature OF an escape in Toms
favor. and, if not mistaken, there d
somewhere in the musty past decision which
puts Tom straight on his legs again. He may
fancy that he is alive, but the law says no.
Let the lawyers fight it out among themselves
Tom can stand it.
We are surprised to see a doubt
raised as to Toms legal status by a
paper usually so well informed as the
Sun is. Sir William Blackstone, in
his Commentaries" "pons ash
nerum" of every law student-long
ago disposed of the conundrum in
volved by saying:
1t is clear that if upon Judgment to be hanged
by the neck till he is dead, the criminal be
not thoroughly killed, but revives, the sheriff
must hang him again. For the former hanging
was no execution of the sentence; and if
false tenderness were TO be indulgtd in such
cases. multitude OF collisions might ensue
Sir Matthew Hale says practically
the same thing In his '.Pleas of the
Crown"
Tom, we repeat, in order to keep
"out of the woods" had better keep
in the darkest part of them and dis
card the "Sun's" obfuscated view of
his case.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-05-01
HELEN GllDEA H0N0RED
By LOCAL MACCABEES

Helen Gildea, who has the part of
Berenice in THE Sign OF the Cross" at
the Academy of Music. was honored last
night by large party CT Maccabees.
Miss Gildea is we'll known as a hard
worker for the organization of Mac
cabees. and her fellow members decided
to give her something of a surprise.
Thirty-two local Maccabees occupied
seats in the first three rows OF the or
chestra, and many others were scattered
through the crowded house. When Miss
Gildea made her entrance in the first
act she was presented with several bou-
quets of handsome flowers, tied with
the colors of the order. The applause
was loud and prolonged, and Miss Gill
dea was compelled TO respond with nu-
merous bows. She showed her appre-
citation of the tribute by doing the best
acting of the evening.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-05-01
The Sale of Iona.

King Edward may possibly intervene,
II not officially, at any rate indirectly,
TO prevent the purchase of the holy
Scottish Island of Iona, the home and
the death place of St. COLUMBIA, the
apostle of the Highlanders, by one Of
the principal Roman Catholic religious
communities which have just been ex-
PEELED by the French government.
/ mentioned some weeks ago in these
columns that this, to Scotchmen, most
sacred spot in all the northern kingdom,
had been advertised for sale by its own
er, the Duke of Argyll, brother-in-law of
King Edward, and suggested that An
drew Carnegie, as a son of the Land of
Cakes, might do we'll to purchase it, and
to present it to the nation to which he
belongs by birth.
1t did not occur to me that it might
be bought by any of the Roman Catholic
communities which have just been ex-
PEELED from France, and which are enor-
mously rich. But now that the negotia-
tons for the sale are under way, and
likely to eliminate in transfer of the
property, all Protestant and Presbyte-
rian Scotland is up in arms. denouncing
with the most intense bitterness the lack
of public spirit and of Professionalism on
the part of the Duke and of the Duchess
of Argyll in thus preparing, for the sake
of few thousand pounds, to turn over
to that Roman Catholic Church which
Presbyterians regard with such aversion
the great burying place of the Kings of
Scotland, forty-eight Scottish monarchs
being entombed on the island.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-05-01

Leslie Haskell and Alfred Rumble
Welded in Justices Office.

stage romance eliminated Tuesday
in the office of Lewis l. O'Neal, Justice
of the Peace, IN the marriage of Leslie
Haskell to Alfred Rumble Miss Haskell
is playing this week in the Sign of The
Cross" at the Academy of Music. in the
role of Stephanus, the Christian boy who
betrays the meeting place of his sect I'M
der the fortunes of the rack Mr.. Rum
BILE was a member of the Wrong Mr..
Wright" company which dishanded in 81.
Louis last Saturday Mrs. Rumble, a lit
tie woman about twenty-six years old.
was seen at the Academy yesterday and
she blushingly confessed TO repeating
the responses TO Justice O'Neal on the
occasion referred TO.