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The Smoke Law.
Violations of Law Against the Burning
of Soft Coal.

VI SOAN ~NeNA-
The act for the prevention of smoke
in the District of Columbia, enacted
by Congress, reads;
Be it enacted by the, Senate and House Of
Representatives Of the United States Of America
in Congress assembled, That on and after six
months from the passage Of this act the ennis
sion of dense or thick black OF gray smoke OF
cinders from any smokestact or chimney used
in connection with any stationary engine, steam
boiler, or furnace Of any description within the
District of Columbia shall be deemed. and is
hereby declared. to be a public nuisance.
The succeeding sections of the act
state that violation Of its provisions
shall be punished by a fine Of not less
than ten dollars nor more than one
hundred dollars for each and every
offense, and that the inspectors Of
the Health Department shall cause
to be prosecuted all persons violating
the provisions of this act"
If this law were strictly enforced it
would be expensive to burn soft coal
in the District But the fact is that
while we have not yet reached the
murky and dubious condition Of
Pittsburg and some other manufac-
turing cities. our comparative purity
is not due so much TO the fact that
We have a smoke law, but to the lack
of motive for violating the law. Were
it not so there would not be so many
smudged buildings in certain parts of
the city.
Washington has always rather
plumed herself on being a clean city.
This statement is literally, as well as
fguratively. true, Washington women
Oftenumes appearing in big, white.
befeathered hats, such as it would be
unsafe to wear in some towns. White
gowns, wraps. and shoes as we'll as
white gloves have long been freely
worn by Washington damsels. But
it is a lamentable fact that there are
places where it is not safe to wear
such things, even here. At the cor
ner Of Fifteenth and F Streets, for ex-
ample, and thence to the Avenue. ones
way is menaced. Showers of SCOT
flakes may drift idly down the wind
at almost any time, and cover some
luckless persons face with a sprinkle
of black dots most unbecoming and
inartistic in effect. In cities where
such things are common enough to
happen constantly, it is not consid-
cred, perhaps, disgraceful to go into
society, looking like a spotted coach
dog; but one feels different when not
accustomed TO it. What is more, we
do not want to get accustomed to it.
Is il not possible to have the smoke
law enforced with strict and deter
mined impartiality?
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-03-31
Careless Old Gar.

Rear Admired Nancy. the new chief
OF the Bureau Of Equipment, Navy De
partmenJ. has the reputation OF know
Ing jackies rs wei. if not better. than
any other officer in the navy
While IN command of the battleshir
Massachusetts in maneuvers in which
members of the naval militia worked
with the regular crew Of the battleship,
Rear Admiral Nancy called the atten-
ton OF some friends 20 two tackles who
Were standing with their backs 70 him.
Sec those two men?" he said. "One
Of them is an Old-timer and the other
IS q naval militia man"
Rear Admiral Marney's friends were
anxious 10 know now be could tell. and
NJ Pc piled that although he did not
know either Of the men their clothing
Hdlcateu 10 HIM what their experience
had bce...
when pressed for 4 fuller explanation.
ne sad: on see the lace on the back
OF one mans trousers is tied in care
less knot with the euds hanging down
foot or I've That's the old-time
jackie. He wouldn't feel comfortable If
the ends Of that lace were tucked INTO
his trousers
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-03-31
The COunteTfei.eT.
Fooled by the Wise Forethought of Sec
rotary Shaw.

Fooled by the Wise FOrethought of Sec
rotary Shaw.
IF il were not slightly fndecorous to
conneet Secretary Shaw with any
thing in the dime novel line. one
might write a thrilling tale around
the recent endeavors of the good Sec
/ rotary to protect the public from the
wiles Of the cOunterfeiter. In the
words of the author Of Jack Hark-
away" or 'Dashing Dick, the Boy De-
tective," the villain is Fooled Againl
For many years now. the various
purveyOrs of souvenirs in this city
have been selling little busts of Lin
coin and Grant, and pin trays, and
cats, and dogs, and things, made Of
macerated paper pulp, which was
once genuine greenbacks. The GIN
cracks in question look so much like
the missiles Of chewed paper which
small boys launch at schoolhouse
ceilings that it is difficult to see Just
how they have a romantic interest for
the sightseer, but they do; at any
rate, they have some sort of interest
measured in commercial value. When
the clerk sells the gimcrack to the
purchaser, he is likely TO point out
the tiny scraps of green paper and
red silk which are visible in the gray
ish material out of which it is carved.
and say, with a pensive air Of veraci-
ty, This, you know, is made Of
greenbacks, and they were probably
worth a good many thousand dollars"
Then the purchaser is expected to
gasp and gloat. 1t is so fascinating
10 hold in ones hand fifty or sixty
thousand dollars, even in chewed-up
bills.
But nobody ever dreamed of ex-
tracing the dollars from this un-
promising material, until Secretary
Shaw set his mighty brain to work
on the subject. II appeared to him
that a counterfeiter might buy
quantity of these little objects, dis
solve them into their original eIe-
Inents, PICK out the scraps Of green
paper. sort them into piles, and com
bine them into THOUSAND dollar bills
again. To the ordinary observer the
job would seem about as unproA ising
as extracting sunshine from cucum-
bers, or sDooning up the Atlantic
Ocean, but not so to Secretary Shaw.
He saw q real danger. Incidentally,
It appears. he had large and rener-
Gus opinion Of the patience and
genius Of the counterfeiter.
At any rate, he has forbidden the
manufacture Of these little objects OF
"biGotry and virtue" hereafter: and
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-03-31
Railroads and Floods.
Districts in Indiana Under Water and
Traffic Temporarily Stopped.

Districts in Indiana Under Water and
Traffic Temporarily Stopped.
It is reported that Indiana is having
it's turn with flood and the cessation
of traffic. Such troubles have been
so common in the last ten or fifteen
years, in every. part of the United
States, that in time the country may
learn its lesson of the need OF forest
preservation. There is little doubt
that the stripping of large tracts of
land of every vestige of the original
forest is the cause of most of the dis
astrOus recent floods
There is a sort of poetic justice in
the fact that the classes of people
who were mainly responsible for the
demolition OF the woodlands are
catching it, now that the food era
has begun. The farmers took no in
telligent interest in the preservation
of their woods, but sold lumber for
what they could get; and the rail-
roads have aided and abetted the de-
struction. Every time there is flood
some farming community has to suf-
fer for it, and some railroad corpora
ton has to foot the cost of repairing
bridges and replacing tracks. The
third culprit on the list is the general
public, which has to take its chances
of delay and danger from washouts
on the road.
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and he knows his betters when he sees
them. To keep these so-caIled lower
races in a degraded, Unintelligent
condition in which they can be con
trolled only by fear is to foster every
vice of which we complain. To give
them their due, and allow them to
manage their own affairs so long as
they interfere with nobody else, is to
lay the foundations not only for their
development, but of our own future
peace and profit.
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A NEW BROWNING POEM.
A MINIATURE

IA genuine poem Of Robert Browning. al
most unknown, Is here reprinted from = The
Sibyl, Edited 10y Members Of Rugby school. -
atoTt h1ti'e states thlt the poem rs believed
70 nave teen Arliten ~ Mr., Browning IA tho
r'"'Ih gI VIRGINIA Lazy. by TINS lady u was
nglurdt.fd 10 ING present owreJ tnow herse. I
''.'i' 2'el io' t'iJ PERMISSION 70 publish H.
OF his wos, .riu douh: Nr " p Re,aII
whose attention was called 20 il by friend,
has usr told nre of in $, ! looked il mn II,
.hc British Muscrm.-F. j. FurnivsiI 10 fcb',
an bigh,,,TI ~ Di1sIlt Iouia5ie
Shcltcrirg out OF q skurry of rain.
Down "A dim back street. duskv brown
II
T4aTlil,- roar, f., -, ~ -. I mp
Heaped with rubbish right up TO the ton.
Strcwn with lumber all over the docr.
III
Aubesson faDestries All IN holes
CabfDets ptIiitiess ~ i,-i,s "a, = No.,
Faded hammers ana tsttg,D5 st, ~ q =" q =
Cushiouless tab0urcts. Louis qua tore.
"
Arot1e bt,soe and ,,iet,ls t,.i,,,l,,-I,,..,
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under her breath

Barry stopped and picked from the
floor bit OF pasteboard. which one Of
the Chinese women must have dropped.
On it was printed. 'Looey Hing & Co.
Importers and Dealers IN japanese and
Cninese Curios."
The car assembled the hills again. and
Barry presently alighted near his hotel
His tutor. Mr.. Carver. a mild hammered
young colleg;an. was sitting in the hotel
Office.
Did you have a good game?" Carver
asked pleasantly. laying down his pa
per.
Yes. pretty fair" said Barry. absent
ly. The wind blew Ike blazes, and
there was too much sand flying to be
a agreeable.
Wouldn't you like to go through
Chinatown tonight. Carver?" he said
later. as they sat at dinner. ITS New
Year and there viii be high jinks, they
tell me"
Carver assented somewhat obviously /;
ne detested crowds and 6recrackers.
As they drew near the Chinese quar-
ter a blare of gongs and trumpets and
a thunder of bombs greeted them.
Barry examined the signs on the shops
with great curiosity. Presently he came
to a stand before a tall, narrow building
which bore on its front, like a project
ing eyebrow. a balcony gorgeous with
many silk tissue lanters. palms. and
dwarf orange trees in hugh porcelain
jars. ard pots of Chinese lilies. Under
neaJh the balcony sN ang sign painted
in black letters on a red ground: ''Looey
Hing & Co"
Let's go up here" said Barry. sud
denly. diving into the narrow doorway.
~Carver followed reluctantly. They
made their way up a steep. crooked
stairway until they came to IA landing.
where half a dozen Iounging Cinnamon
barred their way, but allowed them 10
pass after a moments scrutiny; and so
up ard up. the air growing heavier with
incense and all sorts OF weird smells
and sounds. until they came out upon
the balcony that overhuns the motley
street
A small rarity of tourists with Chi
rese guide was just leaving. Carver
recognized a couple Of The men, who
were STAYING at the same hotel. lie
stcr ped to speak to them. Dut RaTry
passed on.
In a little nook of the balcony. screen
eG by the tall jars and palms. sat a
Young Chinese girl 1t was Foo Sing.
There was an empty teakwood stool be-
side her, where her mother had been sit
ting: but moment before she had gone
inside to tie up the hand of her little
son, who had burned his fingers setting
eff hrecrackers. after the manner OF
small American boys.
Parry stood behind the row of tan
lars and looked across at Foo Sing. She
looked back at him, and they both
smiled.
Happy New Yearr said Barry.
"'Appy New Year" responded Foo
Sing. Then she added in Chinese: "A
long life and thousand blessings TO
your'
Barry slipped between the Jars and
sat down beside Foo Sing on the plait-
ed rice straw mat. The changeful lights
of the many colorcd lanterns fell upon
them. the discordant squeak of the-Ghi-
nese fddles and the rafting of the fire.
crackers filled their ears with a deafen-
ing din.
Foo Sing produced swCetmCats In a
lacquered box, and poured some tea in
tiny. handlcless cup. Barry partook OF
these refreshments and they grew very
friendly. She could speak cUly a few
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TO A MATELESS MAID.


On imitation Of William Shakespeare
When fifty winters shall besiege thy
brow
And dig deep trenches in thy beauty's
field;
Thy youths proud livery so gazed on
now,
VIII be a barren waste-a furnished
shield
Then being asked. where all thy beauty
lies
Where all The treasures Of thy Iusty
days2
To gaze within thine own deeD-sunl1en
eyes,
Were a berating shame and thriftiess
praise.
How much more worth deserved thL
beauty's use
If thou couldst answer, This fair child
Of thine
Shall sum my count, and make my good
excuse.
Proving its beauty by succession
mineI'
This were to be new msdc when thou
art old
And have thy blood rewarmed when
thou art cold.
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Racial Supremacy.
a much-DiscusSed Question Rarely Fee
From Prejudice and Misstateme1t.

Il mrch-D1ScusSed Question Rarely Fee
From Prejudice and Misstatemeat.
The war between Russia and JaDan
has increased the disposition of GER
tain generalizers on international and
national affairs to talk learnedly
about racial supremacy, and the holy
duty Of fighting for that same prin-
ciple. 1t may be that we ought all
as Christians and Anglo-Saxons from
all over Europe, to unite in establish
ing the supremacy of the white race
particularly all that section of il
known as AngfO-Saxon, excepting all
that section Of it known as British
the argument seems a little tangled.
but that is the way it runs. Bat be-
fore we begin to tight for racial su-
premacy, let US study a little on the
subject and find ont what it really is
1t has sometimes been rather bald
" stated as the theory that the white
man must rule Inasmuch as he zen
orally does, there would seem to be
little need of making so much fuss
about it. Certainly there is no fear
that he viii be bested in his own
country, or in any country in which
he has made it clear to the natives
that his presence is beneficial to them.
And why, ia the name Of common
sense. should he desire TO rule else
where?
II the under dog were to talk about
racial supremacy there might seem to
be some sense in it, but all the under
Cog ever seems TO ask for is a fair
representation. Surely. we have no
reason TO fear that the small minority
Of negroes in this country viii under
take to rule the big majority Of white
people, or that China or Japan Will
ever undertake to conquer EuroDe
and America We Go not have to
fight to protect ourselves against any
such danger as that We do not even
have TO talk about fighting. Yet if
the talk about racial supremacy being
in danger means anything, that is
what il means. A thing is not in
danger unless there is at least a re-
mote chance that somebody viii de-
suoy it.
The way in which racial supremacy
is too often interpreted-and this
is the mischievous feature Of the doc
Srine-is that in order to maintain the
prestige Of the white man, every white
maa must bully and domineer and
boss the black. or brown, or yellow
men whom he meets, and that the lat
ter races cannot be allowed equal
privileges with the white. Logically
considered, the absgrdity Of this be-
comes apparent. If we are the SUI
periors we do not need to handicap
our rivals, and if we are superiors IL
IS for us to show ourselves SUI
perior in wisdom, in courtesy. in
character, not 10 expect other. people
10 be more sanity ana self-controIIed
than ourselves. More harm has been
done by unintelligeut white men. ap-
plying this doctrine according 10 their
own ideas, than by all the equality
notions which have so often been
called drebrands. The average
human being is not an absolute idiot,
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Mr. Chance Turns Farmer.

Merritt o. Chance, recently appointed
superintendent of the supply division of
the PostOffice Department, has turned
farmer.
Mr.. Chance got on the train for Ken
sington. Nd. the other day wearing 4
thoroughly agricultural expression.
Friends asked him where he was going
Going out to my farm he replied,
tn dignity.
Then he owned up that he had pur-
chased an acre or so and a nice house
at Kensington,. where he expects TO
move shortly.
AS yet | have only n few shade trees,
fruit trees, few grape vines afSd some
flowers. If things go right I may have
"A big orchard. a vineyard, and q green
house before l get through
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-03-31
EDWARD IN COPENHAGEN.

COPENHAGEN, March 31-King Ed
ward and Queen Alexandra have ar
rived here 20 attend a family gather
ing on the occasion Of King Christians
elghty-siXth birthday. They We're re-
ceIved at the railway station by an the
members Of the royal family, the cabi-
net ministers. diplomatic corps and civil
ans military authorities. They drove
to the palace, enthusiastically greeted
route
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Nv SOC/E TT.
Smart Set Seeks Rest in
Holy Week.
Tea, Wedding, and Quiet
Gatherings, With Fer
SOnal Mention.

Mrs. Ware, wife of the Commissioner
Of Pensions, entertained at a prettily
appointed tea yesterday afternoon, in
honor of her house guest. Mrs. Taylor.
wife of the president Of Vassar Col
lcge.
Miss Ware assisted her mother in the
drawing room. and Miss Dulany. of
Hannibal, Mo. and Miss Warnock, of
Ohio, presided at the tea table.
Maundy Thursday will be observed to-
day by the feminine portion Of society
by participation in the religious exer-
ctses that take place in the Roman
Catholic and Episcopal churches. Until
Monday the social wheel will cease to
revolve entirely, and there will be moth
ing in the nature Of entertainments or
festivities Of any kind.
Mrs. Hay. wife Of the Secretary of
State. who has taken no part in social
festivities the past season has cards
out for dinner on April y. which Will
be the beginning Of a series of similar
affairs.
Mrs. Phoebe Hearst. who had plan
ned to go to New York last week and
was delayed. left the city last evening
Mrs Hearst will return to the CapitaI
in the late spring for another visit be-
fore going to her home in California.
Miss Louise c. BAH. who sailed for
Liverpool a short time ago. has arrived
in London. where she viii visit friends.
and later tour the Continent
Miss Ball will return to this country
IN the fan by way of San Francisco.
The death OF Burton n Harrison will
place the families Of Representative
Harrison and Fairfax Harrison, in
mourning. Invitations to the ball which
Mr. and Mrs. Frances Burton Harrison
haG purposed giving on Easter Monday
have been recalled.
The marriage Of Miss Virginia Grover,
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. M. d. Grover,
of St. Paul MINI. TO Edward Chester
Barnard. Of this city. will take place this
evening.
Former Speaker Of the House Of Rep
resentatives and Mrs Henderson. who
have been the guests Of Mr.. and Mrs.
NJ. NJ Parker, returned to New York
last evening.
MI ana MIS- Adl44eS = Lucas VIII
celebrate the twenty-ffth anniversary
of their marriage on Friday evening,
April /, at their home, 222 Twelfth
Street northwest
Assistant Secretary of State Francis
B. LOOMS has returned from Morgan
town w. Va, where he delivered an ad-
dress before the University of West
Virginia
The officers at Fort Myer who have
entertained at a number OF the most
delightful dances of the season. will give
a costume ball in Easter week
Mrs. F. Hines. wife OF Prof Hines. Of
New York. is the guest Of her daughter.
Mrs. George B. Cortelyou.
Mrs. Huff. wife Of Representative
HUI. and her daughter Miss Carolyn
HUFF. have returned from the South
AIR and Mrs Morris X. Jesup. who
spent few days in Washington recent
IS. have returned to New York.
Mrs Knox, wife Of the Attorney Cen
eral, is spending a few days in New
York
AIRS. Walsh viii not be at home to-
morrow. having gone to New York for
Il short stay.
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General Alexien-
Senator Burton.
King Peter OF SeTvia.
General Uribe-Uribc.
Richard Croker.
Gn chorus) There are others

Connecticut viii use acorns instead OF
wooden nutmegs for her emblem at this
fair; but most OF the visitors probably
will think the acorns are nutmegs, just
The same
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The bones Of Columbus are said TO be
for rent; which deals another blow TO
the superstitious belief that ghosts can
get up and haunt those who show dis
fespect TO the dead
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Bryan has accomplished one thing
thus far; he is getting himself abused
just as violently as he was at the time
of the silver panic
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a man broke the automobile laws in
New York the other day because his
baby was III. and was not fined. The
number Of sick children among the Four
Hundred will hereafter Increase
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The difficulty q making the clerk of
the weather Fay attention 10 tic calcn-
dar is as nothing TO the bother Of squaT-
ing the janitor of the apartment house
so that he viii pay no attention 10 IT..
and Just keep up the fire so long rs it
is needed.
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There seems to be a rather rrcyal lent
and painful impression that Judge Par
ker is merely a switch with which con
servative Democracy is attempting 10
shoe off Mr. Hearst
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Our morning contemporary holds In
contempt those Russian refugees who
fed to this country 10 escape cOnscrip-
ton. and did not bring their families
1t is now in order for the editorial
writer of the Post" to explain what
he thinks he would do If suddenly or
dered to fight for his country for wage
Of about one cent a day.
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Assistant Secretary of State Francis
b. LOOMS has returned from Morgan
town. w. Va, where he delivered an ad-
Dress before the University of West
Virginia
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Mr.. and Mrs James J. Lucas Will
celebrate the twenty-ffth anniversary
of their marriage on Friday evening
April /, at their home, 222 Twelfth
Street northwest
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Former Speaker Of the House Of Rep
resentatives and Mrs. Henderson. who
have been the guests Of Mr.. and Mrs.
NJ. n Parker, returned to New York
last evening.
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The officers at Fort Myer. who have
entertained at a number OF the most
delightful dances of the season, will give
a costume ball in Easter week.
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The marriage Of Miss Virginia Grover,
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. NJ d. Grover,
of St. Paul. MINI. 10 Edward Chester
Barnard. Of this city, Will take place this
evening
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Mrs. F. Hines. wife Of Prof. Hines. Of
New York. is the guest OF her daughter.
Mrs. George 3. Cortelyou.
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Mrs. Huff. wife Of Representativ
HUFF. and her daughter Miss Carolyn
Huff. have returned from the South
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Afr. and Mrs. Morris X. Jesup, who
spent a few days in Washington recent
Is. have returned to New York.
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The death OF Burton n. Harrison will
place the families OF Representative
Harrison and Fairfax Harrison, IN
mourning. Invitations to the ball which
Mr.. and Mrs. Frances Burton Harrison
haG purposed giving on Easter Monday
have been recalled.
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Mrs. Knox, wife Of the Attorney Gen
eral, is spending a few days in New
York.
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Mrs. Hay. wife of the Secretary of
State. who has taken no part in social
festivities the past season has cards
out for a dinner on April r. which Will
be the beginning OF a series Of similar
affairs