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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-07-15
SWealshop TOyS.

There has been an investigation of
the methods of toymaking in Ger
many, whence most of our Christmas
kickshaws come. and it has been
found that methods lamentably like
sweatshop methods prevail there.
Whole families earn a meager living
by carving Noah's ark animals, dress
ing dolls, making and painting toy
villages and soldiers and other
things, and individuals earn any
where from 10 to % cents a day.
Women employed in dressing dolls
make less than 81 a week.
II is not TO be wondered at that
most of these toys come to pieces in
abo1t q weel; after they are present
ed 10 the children. 1t is not al the
fault of the children, either. It
might pay some cnterprising manu-
facturer 70 begin making dolls and
toys too substantial 10 be broken up
easily Such things used 10 exist,
and many a careful little girl kept
her playthings until she had ceased
to care for them, and packed them
away for some other child 70 use
William Morris long ago pointed ont
the fact that making flimsy, shoddy
things, for use or ornament, 10 be
easily destroyed and replaced by
others. was not really good for bust
ness; it simply meant that multitudes
OF people would be overworked maxi
ing these things, and cheated in buy
ing them. II is bad economy.
Our ancestors bought a handmade.
handsome chair, and paid Q good price
for il, and it lasted them z lifetime
We bay in the same number OF years
q dozen ugly, inartistic factory-made
chairs, and pay about three times as
much for them as our ancestor paid
for his one, and at the end have moth
ing to leave TO our children. There
is 10 sense in that sort OF thing.
Honest work honestly paid for would
mean comfort for the worker, profit
for the manufacturer, and thrift fer
the buyer
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-07-15
ALLEGED BRUTALITIES
DENIED OFFICIALLY
Belgian Authorities Say No 0utrages
Are Perpetrated Upon Natives of
the Congo Free State.

Great kindness and consideration are
shown the natives of the Congo Free
State by Belgian officials. according 10
a report OF the governor general Of the
state received by Baron Moncheur. the
Belgian minister In this city. The re
port indicates that conditions are just
the reverse of what they have been
painted by missionaries, who have de-
clared the government officials main
and mistreat natives.
After describing the efforts Of Officia Is
to teach the natives 10 work and become
useful citizens. the governor general
saws each native is required To perform
n certain amount of labor in return for
the protection he receives from the
state He Is paid for this al the usual
rate Of wages. Paternal kindness is
said TO have been used in getting the
Ccnolese to work, and it has been shown
that cruelty and chasing the natives
into the bush would defeat the purposes
Of the government
Great increase is reported I'm the rub
Der production OF the state, which the
governor general says is an indication
that the natives are becoming indus
trious. Al present there are 500 mission
aries and 80 missions as against n mere
handful of church workers at the time
the Congo Free State was organized.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-07-15
The Closed Shop Illegal.

Following a similar decision by the
appellate court Of Cook county. Iii
nois. rendered a few weeks ago, the
circuit court of Wisconsin has ruled
tEat contracts between incorporated
labor unions and manufacturers, pro-
hibiting the employment of non-union
workmen, are Illegal, and consequent
ly void.
II this ruling is sustained by the
supreme court of the State il viii
mean the end TO the closed shop IN
Wisconsin, unless some method OF
circumventing or nullifyiag the law
can be found. The ruling in illinois
went so far as to declare that en-
ployers and employees, who entered
into any such agreements. were com
hitting z criminal act.
If in the future any employer
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-07-15

signs a closed shop agreement with
union or non-union workers, said
one Of the leading lawyers in the ILL
nois case, such employer viii do so
with the full knowledge that he is
laying himself liable to the criminal
as well as the civil code, and that
any nOn-uniOn or union workman eX-
Guided under the signed agreement
has a double-edged weapon of the law
with which to enforce his right to be
free from the handicap of a conspira-
cy Of discrimination when he seeks
employment in any workshop, store
factory, or other place OF business.
The ground upon which contracts
guaranteeing the closed shop were
condemned in Wisconsin was that
they Disseminated lin favor of one
class of men and excluded all others.
Therefore, the prohibition contained
in the contract strikes at the right OF
contract. both on the part of the la
borer and of the employer. The
agreements in question would tend TO
create a monopoly in favor of the
members of the different unions to
the exclusion of the workmen not
members Of such union, and are in
this respect unlawful"
It is absolutely certain that de-
cisions on contracts between labor
unions and employers will now be
pressed in other States, and if the law
as declared in these two States is
proved to be sound, the effect will be
far-reaching. While the labor union
at present seems to be chiefly affect
ed, agreements between employers for
the purpose Of controlling prices and
regulating competition are by no
means uncommon. They, too, would
doubtless come under this law as
we'll as under the law against con-
spiracies.
The precise result of all these stir
ups is indeed difficult to determine,
but it is certain that they all tend to-
ward one great end-the teaching Of
the willful sons of men that a square
deal all around for everybody con-
cerned is the only really sound BUSH
ness policy.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-07-15
BULGARIA HONORS
DIPLOMATIC AGENT
John B. Jackson Received With Much
Ceremony-Wagner Music and
American Airs the Feature.

Selections from -'Parsifal. ''AIeister-
singer and "Rheingold." s8n5Wiche in
between gems from The Belle Of New
York" Marching Through Georgia"
and High School Cadets ''-sucn was the
varied program with which John 3.
jackson, United States diplomatic agent
10 Bulgaria, was entertained at the
time of his recent presentation 10 the
Prince Of Bulgaria.
In letters 10 the State Department
just made public NIr. Jackson describes
fully his reception AT Sofia, which Was
quite as cerCmOuiOUs as the reception OF
an ambassador at Berlin.
Upon his arrival Mr. Jackson made
known his wish 10 be presented imme-
Formal reception was arranged for the
next day.
Mr.. jackson was taken TO the palace
in a carriage drawn by four horses and
escorted by cavalry and presented with
much ceremony and formal speCchmak-
ing. He was escorted back 10 the hotel
with the same pOmp and was entertain
Ell in the evening at bangucs In the
palace attended by the Prince of Bull
garia by the prime minister. Mr. Elliott,
the personnel OF the Britt D agency,
and the American colony" which con-
sisted Of Or. Wheeler WHO was de-
scTibed to MIR Jackson as Interested
IN various kinds Of mining enterprises
Learning of Mr.. Jackson : fonduess for
Wagnerian music the prince had the
national band play many selections from
the master and varied the program with
popular American airs
The prince proposed the health OF the
President. After cheering had ceased
the band played The Star-Spansled
banner.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-07-15
BTyan'S Four Reasons.

Mr.. Bryan returned home from the
st. Louis convention too exhausted
to submit to a demonstration in his
honor, but not too exhausted to talk.
The immediate point Of his CONVEX
sation was that he would support
Parker, not on account of any love
he bears the candidate, but because
the Democratic platform opposes i'm
perialism; is against bringing the race
issue into politics; declares for peace,
reason, and arbitration rather than
for force. conquest, and buster, and
calls for the reduction of the stand
ing army.
lnasmuch as the American people
have already declared in favor of
retaining the Philippines until the
FilipinOs can care for themselves;
inasmuch as nobody, including the
Republican party, contemplates MAX
ing the race issue political; inasmuch
as Mr.. Roosevelt has shown neither
tendency nor desire TO plunge the
country into war, and no one really
believes he will show any; inasmuch
as the standing army is already quite
as small as it ought to be-for these
reasons it would appear that Mr..
Bryan's four reasons are four fool
ishnesses.
Mr.. Bryan honestly speaks his per-
sonal convictions when he declares
that "a Democratic victory will mean
very little. if any, progress on eco
nomic questions so long as the party
is under the control Of the Wall
Street element" and when he adds
that 'the nomination Of Judge Par
ker virtually nullifes the antitrust
plank" he voices sound doctrine.
He plainly indicates that neither
does he expect a Democratic victory
nor will he work or wish for one
when he says;
As soon as the election is over shall, with
the help Of those who believe as Do, undertake
TO organize for the campaign Of 1865, the object
being 20 marshal the friends Of popular govern
ment within the Democratic party to the sup
port OF g radical and progressive policy 70 make
the Democratic party an efficient means in the
h1nds Of the people for securing relief from the
piut,crat element that controls the Republican
party, and for the time being is in control Of
the Democratic party.
Bryan will support Parker in 1904,
even as Parker supported Bryan in
1895 and 1900, for the sake Of being
regular" in order to be in the best
possible position to smash ''the
chosen champion" when the psyche
logical moment arrives.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-07-15
Captain and the ComDanu.

The New York Times" comment
ing on some persons very sensible
observation that Captain Van SchaicE
would have lost his job had he in
sisted on proper protection aeaingt
fire on the General SIocum. saws that
il all captains would so insist the
steam boat companies would have 10
give in u is also true that if q few
thousand men who make their living
in almost any uefarious business
would make up their minds TO starve
for the good of humanity. the world
would be rid Of the business: and
one is just about as likely to happen
a. the other.
If we are 10 have reform in the
matter Of steamboat protection or
any similar matter. it must come
from one Of two sources: the com
panies, which can assure safety with
no loss except a decrease in imme-
diate profits, or the public, which can
boycott unsafe concerns with no loss
save slight present Inconvenience.
II is unreasonable 10 expect men who
depend for their bread and butter on
the steamboat companies to effect a
reform.
In few instances the labor unions
have struck for self-protection.
There have been cases in which a
striking union has insisted, or tried
TO insist, on the Introduction of safe
~ appliances in factories. TO lessen
the danger for those who have 70
work in DerilOus places; there have
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-07-15
COUPLE Welded QUIETLY
At ST. STEPHENS CHURCH

Mrs. Mamie I. Davey and J. a. Power,
jr., We're quietly married NJ the par
sCnage Of St Stephens Church at 2
o'clock last evening. Z. Lee Monkey and
Hiss Lille Fisher were the only attend
ants
After the ceremony supper was served
at 1916 Ii Street northeast. at which
place Mr.. and Mrs Power viii he at
home 10 their friends upon their return
from Old Point Comfort
Mr.. Power Is the son of one of the
Oldest business men of Washington, and
the bride Is the widow OF the late Ben
Janin Davey, jr., prominent architect
OF NliEeSbarre, Pa, and niece Of Mrs
George g Chamberlain. a Iiuguist in the
Department of State
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-07-15

been instances Of railway men asking
for hours which a man can keep
without running the risk Of such
oyerwOrk rs will endanger the lives
of others; but in most of these cases
both the company and the public have
hooted at the requests. The Ameri-
can wOrkingman generally hates to
place himself in the light of q coward
or even an overcautious person. He
prefers to take risks.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-07-15
FRIDAY. july Is. 1904.
KuTOpdtkin Their Game.

Whether the report that 1000 Jap
ancse were killed by mines in an as
sault upon Port Arthur was started
by the japanese themselves for the
purpose Of again Turing Kuropatkin
southwark. as was stated in a ST. Pc
tersburg dispatch, whether it was
q straight lie OF a wild exaggerauon,
cannot De definitely declared. Certain
il is that confirmation has not come
of the report that the japanese met
with any tremendous disaster at Port
Arthur. and that they did appears
most improbable
The japanese themselves seem to
be far more concerned with getting
Kuropatkin in a position where they
can deal him a crushing blow than
they do with the reduction Of Port
Arthur, and this looks like sound mil
itary procedure. At present. Port
Arthur IS useless TO Russia except to
the extent that it keeps one japanese
army and one japanese fleet en-
ployed.
Upon KurOpatkin in the vicinity of
Hai-ChenE, and hard pressed on all
sides by the forces of Generals Kuro-
II, Oku, and Ncdzu, the salvation Of
Russia in the far East seems literally
to depend. The Japanese can well
afford to delay their operations
against Port Arthur, now thoroughly
besieged. Kuropatkin is unquestion-
ably the game of the hour.
The reports Of the last few days
have all shown how surely the bust
ness Of pressing him into a hole has
been going on. Kuroki is somewhere
10 the north of the Russian position
and South Of Liao-Yang. which is in
the direct ike Of the Russian retreat.
The St Petersburg experts surmise
that he does not purpose march
ing further, and is taking measures to
prevent the Russian forces from do
ing 50. This is probably true.
With the Peking Road division of
kurOkfs army and his own force
from Siuyen, General Nodzu, who has
not been definitely heard from for
some time, must have the left flank
OF the Russian army at Hai-Cheng or
Whereabouts fairly well under surveiI-
lance. Besides crowding onward
from the south, General Oku's move
ment against the Russian right has
been further developed by the capture
OF Yin-KOw, the seaport of Niu-
chwang, on the Liao-Tung gulf. Even
the Russians acknowledge that the
abandonment of Niuchwang. some
ten miles west Of Hai-Cheng. is only
a matter of time.
II is evident that japan purposes
bringing on a decisive eucagemeDt
before the rains make it absolutely
impossible for her to continue the
campaign. Her energy in DISREGARD
ing weather conditions up to the
present time has been a complete sur
prise, and it is not strange that.
American army officers, who know
how it is in the Philippines during
the rainy period, are wondering what
sort of a climate Manchuria has
They are still certain that neither ia
pen nOr anybody else could conduct
a summer campaign under the co1di-|
tions that the American troops met III
the islands.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-07-15
DENIAL OF PHIPPS REUNION.

PITTSBURG, Pa. July l5.-The story
published here that l.. c. Phipps. the
millionaire had decided TO withdraw his
suit for divorce against his wife and
that they would again live together Is
denied by James s. Young, United states
district attorney. who is one OF Mrs.
Phipps' counsel.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-07-15
SMITHSONIAN GROUNDS CONCERT

The United States Engineer Band,
julius Hamper. chief musician. will give
a concert at Smithsonian Grounds this
evening at 7:39 o'clock. The program:
March. The Electric Wave"...... Sutton
Overture, "MaSSaniello' .............A uber
Clarinet solo, Second Air Varie" NIohr
BY Con pOTal ScheuTing.
Waltz. "Sobre las Olas'. Roses
Selection, Faust ..............--- .COunOd
Excerpts from The Defender .Toban
Funeral March Of a Marionet". .Gounod
Vocal polka, The Jolly Blacksmith
Sucker
'Star-Spaagied Banner"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-07-15
GRIT SAVES HIS LIFE.

SYRACUSE. July l5.-Charles Sleeth.
the ascending paralysis patient who
was told by physicians on July : that
he could not live two days astonishes
his doctors by his grit which viii re-
suit In his recovery. The paralysis j.;
disappearing.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-07-15
THE REVISED VERSION.

David had q little lamb,
Its fleece was bright as gold.
And David thought the lamb was sure
To 90 what 10 was told.
when David To- convention went
The lamb il staiI at home
For David thought Il was not safe
TO let the lambkiu roam.
What David unto BRYAN said
il doth not yet appear,
Nor did The lamb discover though
1t lent "a listening ear.
When David pat the collar on
CTwas ciasToI with silver brighU.
The lamb became "a batteriuE ram
And David was sight.
What made the lamb fool Dayy so?''
The wondering people cried.
WHY, David fooled the lamb. you
know
The delegates replied.
CHORUS.
democratic Party. ia unisonJ
"Oh. ANT we glad 10 get out DC wilder
ness.
Leaning on de lamb!
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-07-15

II is dreadful 10 reflect upon the time
when foreigners saw wealthy Americans
using gold toothpicks. stu more dread
ful 20 reflect upon the fact that the for
eigncrs probably did not use any tooth
picks al all.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-07-15

A Chicago man has come TO Wash
ugtJn with the information that We are
making a great mistake by using cows
milk instead of goats. He thinks the
Government ought 10 take it up. evil
IDENTIFY forgetting that the Government
is already accused Of butting in alto
gethcr toe much.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-07-15

Governor Montague denies that he
called William J. Bryan impudent. The
governor has probably been thinking on
the chances Of Bryan calling him down
In rQlS
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-07-15

Four u~a alarms were sounded inside
OF eight minutes last night the last one
being ruug in by a man whostLourht
he saw "a fire. The local department
has not had 50 much excitement for
six months. and now the members are
wondering if the psychological moment
for getting "a raise in salary has not
arrived
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-07-15

\ New York man who IS 103 years Old
says that he never drinks beer without
putting a lump of sugar IN it. Some Of
us would be unwilling TO become cen
teuariaus at such a price.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-07-15
LITTLE POEMS OF WASHINGTON LIFE.
VO/CES OF THE NIGHT.

l hear the tender voices of the night,
The west winds ftful moan,
And borne across the back fence palings white
The strident graphophone.
1 hear the sound Of waves upon the shore,
OF pebbly sands a-wash--
All, no. II isn't that. for al the door
Street sweepers pause-k' swosh!
l hear the sound OF grooming cradle-songs
That mothers carol low
Or rather, on this street. it's ooh. Harr-ree!
It's bedtime now, you know"
There are such things as voices OF the night,
So poets measures run.
But then. the standard poets didn't write
Their works in washington
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-07-15

The Republicans went home from
their West Virginia convention with lit
tie hope Of carrying the State in the
fall. Senator Elkias now knows what
IL means 10 have a father-iu-Iaw IN the
family
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-07-15

Mrs Henry Churchill Candce will
spend July i'm Connecticut ui,h friends
before going TO the White Mountains to
remain until fan.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-07-15

In our nursery days we were told
that the COW jumped over the moon,
and found it amusing, but the high beef
In that story was not dead.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-07-15

The Mystic ShrIners have captured At
lantlc City. boardwalk and all. It IS as
tonishiEg how Irresistible a lot Of Amcri-
can business men can be when they
choose 20 go around with red top-kuots.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-07-15

Tho Indian valet Of ex-senator S-oaue.
Of Oswcso. INDUCED in what somebody
calls the pagan rite" Of setting free
half dozen white pigeons at The grave
Of lis master. Somebody. one Of these
days may bc wondering why we should
call that "a pagan rite and consider q
long lire Of expensive black hired car
riages which look like a procession Of
black beetles "a mari; OF Christianity.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-07-15

David B. may be the little Hill which
was scheduled 20 skip like Il lamb. but
Judge Parker seems to be the mountain
Id the case.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-07-15

Mrs Glcnnie TarboX ana her sister.
Miss DC Kraft. closed their house on
Nineteenth Street last SATURDAY.. when
MIS-. TarboN and her little daughter
went 10 Hamilton, Va. for the sum
mor. Miss de Kraft during the time she
remains IN Washington will b. with Mrs
DToOlc, Of 1894 ! Street.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-07-15

tt is about time for the beef trust 10
inform the public that the strike is no
body's business outside the office.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-07-15
Brothers Welded Sisters.

One of the Presidents sons had his
face partly buried in d glass of ,cc
cream soda the other day, when sorIe-
body asked him what he thought or Par
ker.
who is Parker?" the lad replied, az
he paused for breath
MI. Roosevelt refuses to allow politics;
or official business 10 intrude in the ,aa:-
lily circle.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-07-15
Points in Paragraphs.

The prize fo- the worst campaign pun
goes 10 the man who calls the ticket
"Rose-veldt and Fairbanks"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-07-15

Mrs. Roswell Randall Hoes. wife Of
Chaplain Hoes, OF the navy, has taken
"a cottage at Cape May with her mother
and sister, Mrs. s. l.. GouveneUr and
NisS GOuVsuCuT.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-07-15

J. II. Clapp and r S. Armstrong.
members Of the Chevy Chase Golf Club.
are covering themselves with glory On
the Mortified Links at Atlantic City.
Yesterday they played an interesting
thirty-six-hOle match in which they
came out even. Mr.. Arrnstr Dng is g.
pecially interesting the enthusiasts
with his strong drives. Mr.. Clapp and
AR. Armstrong are stopping at the Ho-
tel Windsor
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-07-22
Healthy Mothers.

Mothers should always keep in
good bodily health. They owe it
to their cAildren.i Yet it is no I'M
usual sight to see a mother, with
babe in arms, coughing violently
and exhibiting all the symptoms OF
a eonsumptiye tendency. And
why should this dangerous con-
dition exist, dangerous alike to
mother and child, when DIR. Bos-
chee's German Syrup would put a
stop to it at once? No mother
should be without this old and
tried remedy in the house-for its
timely use will promptly cure any
lung, bronchial or throat trouble
in herself or children. The worst
cough or cold can be speedily cured
by German Syrup. So can hoarse-
ness and congestion of the bron-
chial tubes. 1t makes expeciora-
ton easy, and gives instant relief
and refreshing rest to the cough
raked eonsumptive. New trial
bottles, 25c; large size, 75c. At
t. NJ. Starrh's.