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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-09-10
Enforcing the Smoke Law.

The windows of The Times Build
ing look out upon a view made poetic
ally hay by clouds of thick black
smoke and invitingly fragrant by the
delicate scent of bitumen. Nothing
could be more inspiring but quarters
in a railroad yard or a villa on the
shores of the James Creek Canal.
AS we followed the weaving of mystic
pictures in this mass of smut and
CRIME the other day, we were recalled
to the present with a shock by the
following paragraph from the annual
report of Health officer Woodward,
now about a week old:
Smoke Inspcction.-The most important Incl
dent in tine history Of the anti-smoke law during
the past year was the refusal Of the Supreme
Court Of the United States to entertain the ap-
peal boy which il was sought to have that stat
ute declared void because Of It's alleged uncoa-
stitutionality. This refusal was based merely
upon the courts lack Of jurisdiction. Its effect.
however was to dissipste the hope which had
heretofore existed in the minds Of some that
the statute so distasteful to them would be set
aside. and to lead to more diligent Efforts 70
comply with the law. The effect Of such efforts
is. it is believed, apparent in the diminished
volume Of smoke now emitted.
After two or three paragraphs
felicitating the citizens of the Dis
trict on the failure of it's enemies to
repeal the law, we find a table That
table, we submit, is enough to make
the most complacent doubt his judg-
ment
It gives as the number of violations
of the smoke law in the year 1903 a
total of $50. Out of that number
the astute law officers of the
District were able to obtain twenty
three convictions, and still have nine
n cases pending We remember
as does the Health Officer, that the
coal strike occurred in the period
covered by those figures. and we are
willing to accept that fact as an ex-
PLANTATION of the disparity.
But figures are given for the first
six months of 1904 as well. In that
periodically half year-651 viola
tions of the law have already been
reported. Out of that number only
eighty-four convictions have been OBJ
tanned, and only nine cases are pend
ing.
Maybe, as the Health Officer says
the effect Of such efforts is apparent
in the diminished volume of smoke
now emitted But that is not saying
much for the efforts.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-09-10

who is intelligent enough to do
various kinds of work. It may easily
be seen that men who spend their
lives doing this kind of work must
either be too stupid to think, or give
their thoughts 10 something outside
their business. If the latter, they are
liable to become labor agitators,
anarchists or leaders of the masses;
if the former, they belong to the mass.
which is led
Under old conditions an intelligent
man could always put his mind into
his work and hope to do something
with it. These conditions are rapidly
passing away The artisan is being
replaced by the workman. The men
who are thrown out of work by the
hundred in future will not be handy
men able to turn their abilities to odd
jobs; they will be pieces of a ma
chine. As such, they will be increas-
ingly difficult to handle. Philan-
thrOpists cannot give them employ
ment, because there is nothing they
can do. There viii be a prejudice
against giving them money or food
when they are able to earn a living.
A certain proportion OF them wiz
doubtless drift into the habit of living
on their wives and daughters earn
ings, for wOmens work is still so lit
tie specialized that the women will
be able to get work as cooks, house
maids or washerwomen for genera
tons to come. 1t is difficult TO say
how this danger is to be met. but
that it exists is no more a matter for
doubt than that 1905 will follow 1904
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-09-10
OPENING OF SCHOOLS
IN ALEXANDRIA COUNTY
Next Monday Boys and Girls Will Meet
Their acknowledgements to
Various Buildings.

The schools Of Alexandria county, Va,
will open on Monday at . o'clock FOR a
nine months session, with the following
teachers:
Mount Vernon School. near Alexandria
elty-Prot. n. {. Petty, principal: Miss
Ella /. Davies, first assistant and Miss
Margaret J. Bashford. second assistant
Hume School-Miss Emily r. PeveriH
principal.
New Columbia School-Prof. A. p. r.
Works. principal. and Miss NJ. +. Craig
assistant
GIencarIyn School - Miss Florence
MountjOy, principal.
Ballston School-Prof. II. W. Rinker,
principal, and Miss Annie w. Gresham,
Carne School 49, Miss B. NJ. Hayden,
principal
Saegmuller School-Prof. E. S. stalcup,
principal
The following viii have charge of the
cOIOred schools:
Scott School-Thornton II. Gray. prin-
JEFFERSON school-Prof F. C. Hoffman,
Kemper School-Miss Ella NJ. Boston,
PRINCIPAL, and Miss Maria Holmes, as
sistant.
RossIyn School - Mrs. Blanche L.
Holmes, principal.
Sumner School-Mrs. Roberta Whiting,
principal
dav of opening by County Superintend-
ent of Schools James e. Clements. and
several OF the trustees. All the school
houses of the county have been repaired
and put in good order. and the coming
year bids fair TO become a successful one
in the school work Of the county.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-09-10
THE AUTHORS OF HULDAH."

Both authors Of "Huidah" were found
at their home on Mission Ridge. Mrs.
Cooke occupies the old MACEDONIAN place.
Tenn, and Miss MACEDONIAN owns the
Cooke cottage. which was built seven
years ago on the same lawn. and which
she has fitted up for her own OCCUPANCY
and the accommodation OF the literary
shop" as she says
This cottage has a good GeaI Of the
bungalow air about tia friend one
day burst out after a deep silence in
which she seemed to be meditating on
high and solemn matters-"For mercy's
sake. Do you know you've got fourteen
front doors
oh, come now; I've only got four
front ones" urged Miss MACEDONIAN
''only four front ones"
well. there are fourteen outside ones
and they're all just like the front
ones" rejOined the critic triumphantly.
To this the owner made the settling re-
Spouse, wei, that's what makes 4
bungalow OF it, II Il had only two or
three outside doors. il would be merely
a house" However this may be, the
places most striking feature l. 9 great
porch In the turn OF the L. and facing
southeastward, which is thirty by thirty
feet in size, It is walled solidly up.
about two and half or three feet and
above that the roof IS supported on slen-
der pillars. which rest on the broad slab
this low wall This constrtic-
ton gives a good deal Of seclusion, for
a porch. and makes Of this one an ideal
place for summer literary work
One room of the cottage contains the
two typewriters, desks and office para
phernalia, where all the work Of both
sisters, having been dictated to stcnog-
raphers! is typed up. Beyond this and
looking out over the Eastern valley back
or the ridge. is Miss MacGOwan's own
study. The walls are crowded with pic
lures and souvenirs of her sOiOurnings
I'm Western cattle country. and indicate
the direction her literary labors have
largely taken for some years past. One
snapshot shows a bunch of patient, eve
necked little cow-POnies hltChed to
rack in front Of a shanty on whose shop
front one reads the sign in immense let
ters. "Round-Up Saloon" Readers Of
"Huldah" will recognize this as the
sign on Troy Gilbert's saloon. Miss Mac
GoWan made the snapshot years ago,
and called It Waiting for the Boys"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-09-10
A New Insect.

Spotted fever is said TO have been
caused in Montana and Idaho by the
bites of a parasite which infests the
prairie dog or gopher" Conse-
quently the gopher is doomed.
1t begins to look as If every disease
under the sun had something to do
with a bug or a fly. Yellow fever,
carried by mosquitoes, typhoid fever,
carried by house-fies, anaemia dis
tributed by another insect with a long
technical name, are a few of the dis
coveries made in recent years. 1t is
possible that one of these days IL
will be found that original sin is
communicated by the bite of some
insect. The developments which fol-
low the Fostering attacks OF various
sorts Of winged and non-winged
creatures OF the chronological sort,
would seem to indicate that they
help TO develop sin, at any rate.
II may be that the natural repug-
nance which most people have for in
sects, and the desire which is more
or less common to mankind, to keep
them out OF dwelling-places. has its
root in some far-back association of
insect pests with disease and famine.
Certainly insects have caused more
trouble TO food producers than any
other one thing. The potato-bug, the
wheat-weevil, the buffalo-bug, the
grasshopper, all have done some
works of destruction at enc time or
another. These works have been
obvious enough. But until lately il
has not been suspected that the
ubiquitous insect population had any
thing 10 do with carrying disease.
One thing is certain, that with the
advance of civilization some means
will have 70 be taken TO ward off the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-09-10
FORD MADDOX HUEFFER.

Ford Maddox Huefrer, who has collab-
grated with Joseph Conrad in writing
that stirring and adventurous tale of the
West Indian buccaneers, Romance. ."
co!Iaborated also with Mr. Conrad I'm
The Interiors which appeared some
years ago Mr.. Hueffer is a litterateur
by birth, gift, and inclination. He Is a
nephew OF Rossetti, and has spent his
entire life among literary men, artists
and musicians. His life has been void
Of such hair-raising adventures as have
fallen TO his collaborator's share but
he has travelled widely, and even now is
constantly roaming about the Cont
nent He resides chiefly at Wanchelsta,
a quaint, old, walled town on a bluff
overlooking the English Channel Mr.
Hueffer's first book, THE Brown Owl 20
was written when he was only seventeen
wears old. It sold 10 fifteen editions and
is stu selling, though Mr.. Hueffer re-
ceived only SO for It,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-09-10
]. P. MORGAN ESCAPES
DEATH, GETS DUCKED
Sister Ship of the General Slocum
Al~osc Capsizes Financier's
Launch.

NEW YORK. Sept. 10. Pierpont
Morgan narrowly escaped death by
drowning in the North River Thursday
his second close call this summer under
similar circumstances.
Mr. Morgan. in his launch. was in a
hurry to get to the New York Yacht
Club dock, and tried to pass In front
Of the Grand Republic, sister ship Of
the General Slocum, which was burned.
entailing a. loss Of more than 1000. The
big steamship was coming along at TOP
speed, and the pilot did not see the
launch trying 10 cut across his bows
George Bunker, q life-saver. sprane-
into his skin to row TO the rescue. AS
the Grand Republic went swiftly by
great swells rolled away from her sides.
and those on shore saw the frail launch
picked up and tossed about as though
fl was a feather
They saw the financier throw IN his
hands and almost plunge overheard from
the sudden lift.
When Morgan LANDED he looked ex-
hausted- His clothing was soaked ana
the launch had taken a foot OF wafer
aboard.
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GRAND LODGE |. o. o. F.
OFF FOR SAN FRANCISCO

Bound for San Francisco, where they
will attend the meeting OF the General
Military Council, and Sovereign Grand
Lodge, I. O. o. F., which is in session
from September 17-24, inclusive, members
of Canton Washington, No. l, Patri-
archs Militant. T. o. o. F., left this city
IN two sleepers at 9 o'clock last light.
The famous drill team which won first
prize at Baltimore last year, and which
will compete for the $1,000 cash prize
and the title of champions OF the United
States. was included in the party,
though the team Travelled in a special
tourist sleeper The trip Will be taken
over the Southern Railway and the SUM-
set Limited. and the train viii stop at
various points OF interest along the
route, including st. Louis
The trip terminates in st. Louis Octo-
Der l. where the special cars viii be
abandoned and the Odd Fellows will
visit the fair and return individually to
their homes and business.
Fourteen days viii be spent on the
railroad seven in going, and seven in
returning as far as ST. Louis.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-09-10
AMERICAS LITERARY SUPREMACY

Is America or is England the literary
center OF the English writing world2
Edgar Jepscn, the author Of The Ad-
mirable Tinker" himself a distinguished
representative Of the English school Of
novel writer's, seems to think that lead
ing honors lie with us He says: Il
have been for long time watching the
vigorous development OF American fic-
ton. and reading much of il with no less
pleasure and assuredly more profit than
derive from the most widely read
novels of my cOuntrymcn and country
women writing today. Indeed I have
been forced to the conclusion that the
americans are beginning to leave us be-
mind, and that sound fiction. and by that
! mean the genuine Interpretation or
life and character. receives a more
hearty and wider welcome in the States
Interpretation of American life and
character
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-09-10
CONAN DOYLE AND JAM-TARrs.

Conan Doyles latest book was THE
Adventures of Gerard" His first story,
written at the age Of six. was about "a
tiger that swallowed a man. Dr. Doyle
began his experience with the syndicat-
ing Of his literary output at an early
age He used 10 tell stories to his
schoolmates. for which they paid him in
iam-tarts Young Doyle had his own
way of extracting the price he wished
He would get his story worked up TO
some such climax as TINS; w nile hold
of desperation. the hero could hear be-
low him the continued growls of the err
ragged bear Having proceeded thus
far he would refuse to proceed further
unless the price paid In current tartlets
of the sChOOlboy realm was doubled
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-09-10
Questions of Daring.

One of the New York Democratic
p~pers max ss- the charge. without
anything particular to support it,
that no Republican Senator dare
break with the administration" The
E-tural query of the Republican OBJ
sewer IS, why should anybody want
to break with the Administration,
especially at this particular timer
Hr. Roosevelt is obviously the logical
candidate, and the candidate who is
goin0 TO win. Why should the peo-
pie on he bind wagon drop Of in
the dust, and get left?
There are doubtless Republican
Senators who would not lack courage
to break with the Administration, if
they had any good reason for it, but
10 do it simply TO show that they
viii not take dare would be coltish,
and most of them have arrived at
years of discretion. There is no doubt
that. should MIR. Roosevelt do things
Of which Republican Senators do not
approve. he will make plenty OF
enemies, and enemies who win defy
him openly; but If # is expected that
any Republican leader win get I'D
now. in the late summer time. when
he is supposed to be having a vacation
from legislative duties, or keeping up
his own fences, and go ramping about
making anti-Administration speeches
before Republican audiences made up
of men who are going to vote for Mr..
Roosevelt, that expectation will be
wOefuHy disappointed. There are
fools among Republican Senators,
perhaps, but they are not the kind Of
fools who cut off their own noses for
spite.
A man may refrain from doing
things, not because he IS afraid, but
because he sees no reason for doing
them, and that is why Republican
Senators are not tumbling over each
other to quarrel with the Administra-
ton for the sake of excitement.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-09-10

depredatiOns of insects. The best
means, as most people who have
studied the subject agree, is to pro-
tect the birds. One good active bird
will get away with more insects in a
day than q farmer could kill with
poison, The farmer has to take his
chances of the bug eating the poison;
the bird goes hunting for the bug.
II is bad policy to kill off the birds
to ornament hats, while the insect
world devours our substance and
helps kill off the wearers of the
hats.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-09-10
SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER 10. 1904
Raising d School Building.

Brooklyn had a school building
which until about month ago stood
thirty-four inches below water level.
The structure was of brick, four
stories high, and of 1900 tons weight.
1t was necessary either to rebuild it
OF to raise il thirty-four inches. The
authorities chose the latter course.
How The work was done is told by
the Engineering News" as follows:
trench eight feet wide was dug around the
building TO the depth Of the foundation, and in
this trench were placed yellow pine timbers,
running parallel with the walls. Above the in
trenched timbers. and on each side Of the foun-
dation cribbing blocks were built up upon
which iack-scfcws were placed. and resting
thereon were the "screwing timbcrs'' upon
which were placed the cross timbers and top
sticks, the last-named carrying the beaths Of the
building.
Seventy five men were sent .into the founda-
ton and were there distributed into small gangs
upon the different sections Of cribbing, each
gang patrolling its own section. In single file
the men followed each other giving each Of
the 100 iack-scrcws a quarter turn. In this
manner the massive structure was lifted safeiy
10 the desired height and securely held until
the foundation was built under it.
We do not recommend this course
10 our Washington authorities, We
would greatly prefer to have the
building set up thirty-fcur inches at
the outset But we do wish to cite
the episode as an example to Wash
ington in one respect:
,'he work was begun July 10 and
completed July %.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-09-10
A DEVOTED ADVERTISER.

The friends of a certain bookdealer
down in El PaSO. Tex, are having a lit
tie laugh at his expense. On the screen
door In the front of his store is a
cloth sign. Across the top appears in
dtscernible from the other side of the
street, while the rest OF the sign is
lost from that distance The friends say
that they have rarely seen 4 man so
frank about his business Nearer in
Spection shows that the sign refers TO
the railroad novel by Francis Lynde,
which is very popular all through the
west. SO, despite the gibes of his
friends, the dealer refuses to haul down
his banner.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-09-10
FLAMES DRIVE WILD
BEASTS INTO THE OPEN

SPOKANE. Sept. 1O.-Forest fires are
raging violently on the shores~of Spirit
Lake and near Occur d'Alene City, and
Rathdrum. all in Kootenai county.
Idaho.
Wild beasts are being driven from the
timber into the open, and five bears
fleeing from the flames, were killed near
AthOl Idaho. Many summer homes
owned by Spokane people on Spirit Lake
are threatened.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-09-10
ESCAPED FROM DEATH,
HE WILL Join CHURCH
Young Man Is Alarmed by Frequent
Proximity Of Danger-Time
to Change Ways.

CHESTER HEIGHTS, Pa, Sept. 10
Joseph Johnson, a farmland, employed
near Lenni, says he will join the church
in consequence OF an escape from death.
Johnson was walking along the side
path of the railroad between Chester
Heights and Wawa, when five runaway
freight cars crashed into a section Of
loaded cars.
Five box cars were deraiIed and hurled
down the bank. Johnson was standing
within ten yards OF them In the ex
element of the moment he tumbled
down the bank, but was uninJured save
for a blackened eye
He says this IS his third narrow escape
from death this year
The wreck delayed traffic on the rail-
road for several hours.
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TILE.

It Is stated that members Of the
PENNSYLVANIA Dutch sects who felt that
they were satirized by Mrs. Martin. in
.'TiHle: A Mennoite Maid" tried TO get
her to suppress the book or bring IL out
i'm a way not TO wound their amour
propre. 1t is said that the author had
painted a true picture of these odd re-
iigionists. The title first selected for
the book was "a Mennonite Maid % Ban
10 was found by the publishers That not
every body knew what a Mennonite was
and some who thought they knew class
ed Mennonites with Utilities and Jebus-
ties, so the "Tillie' was prCfNed to make
II more modern.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-09-10
A SIDE LINE

Henry Wallace Phillips, the clever
humorist and creator of Red Saund-
ers,' has a side line. It is science. HIS
ambition is to get away from the ri h
field of hUmOr he has uncovered in the
far West and secure the publication Of
a science story from his pen For" he
writes. III there is one Thing j know /
know know, it is how 10 treat Syense.' -
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-09-10
CHURCH MARRIAGE
IN BALTIMORE

The marriage in Baltimore on October
OF Miss Helen Tudor Haskell. daughter
Of Bishop and Mrs. Paret. to the Rev.
William Bruce Mcpherson. win take a
number of Washington society people
over TO the Monumental City
Philip Bowen. Of Washington, viii act
as best man, and Miss Endora Hayden,
Of Newark, y. J.. viii attend Miss Has
kell as maid Of honor
Frederick Tudor Haskell, cousin of the
bride, will give her away, and Bishop
Paret viii perform the ceremony at st
Peters Protestant Episcopal Church
A wedding breakfast viii follow at
the Episcopal residence, ITO Madison
Avenue r....i..
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-09-10
ROBERTSON,S DINNER

Morgan Robertson, the writer Of sea
stories, was bemoaning his ill-uck the
other day I missed a good dinner,
he said Just because a foolish girl
could not keep track of the day of the
week"
How was that2" asked a friend.
We'll, I was Invited to a friends home
for dinner" replied Mr. Robertson. "and
at the last moment he tcleDhOued and
cancelled the enga cement. Said his cook
had LETT suddenly. 1t seems she mixed
ner dates and had policeman and a
burglar call on her the same evening. {"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-09-10

Lenox is agog over another titled Wis
tor this time the Duke Of Newcastle
who arrived there yesterday with his
hosts, Air. end Mrs. William A. Read
The latter gave a luncheon today in
honor of their guest and invitations
have been issued for a large dinner
party on Monday. when many OF the
prominent cOttagers at LenOx will be
hidden to meet the duke.
Gen. Adna r. Charee. accomparied
by Inspector General Burton and Caot
Grote Hutchinson. went TO Gainesville,
Va. today to review the army man u
veTs.
Mrs Douglas Robinson and Miss Hob
inson have returned TO their country
place at Orange, n. j., after a delightful
visit TO Bar Harbor and LenoX.
Mr.. and Mrs Levi P. Morton. with
their daughter. Miss Mary Morton. viii
sail for America today. The funeral Of
Miss Lena Morton win occur in Rhine
back, n. y, about September %
President Roosevelt had as his guests
at luncheon yesterday the Austrian am
bassadOr and Count Apponyi. one O..
Austria's distinguished statesmen. who
is in this country for the purpose Of
studying American institutions
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Nelson Page
viii leave LenOX today for York Har-
Dor. Ne, where they have spent the
greater part Of the summer. Mr.. and
Mrs John Sloane, who have been their
hosts at Lenox. gave a dinner OF twenty
two covers last night complimentary TO
Mr. and Mrs. Page
Baron Won Sternburg will probs bly,
leave Washington today for Lenox. He
came TO the Capital a few days ago to
dispose of some business matters which
required his attention.
Herbert Deerng, secretary OF the
British embassy. has left Newport for
a short visit to Lenox.
Mrs. c. c. Glover and Miss Glover
have Joined the colony Of washington
society people at Lenox for the fan
season.