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as a man, has been his wonderful
tact.
Irving is one of the few actors in
all theatrical history who have Der
ceived the absurdity Of making enc
mics, and who have carried this per-
ception into practice. Never in his
life has he permitted personal pique
to overbalance his sound judgment
as TO policy.
II a man whose opinion he valued
viewed unfavorably his work as an
actor, Irving took pains to make a
personal friend Of the man instead Of
attacking>him or scorning him. And
Irving as a personal friend was a con-
ciliaung force that few, if any, could
resist.
Sir Henry Irving will go down into
history with his faults forgotten and
his merits emphasized Fortunately
his faults have been too great to be
overlooked entirely by his contem-
pOraries. Consequently he will leave
behind him no school of acting to
perpetuate them, and his influence on
the stage may therefore be unre-
servedly commended as healthy and
clevating
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has been obliged to scurry out Of the
road of one of those things is likely
to have a lurking feeling of resent
ment, and this feeling, in the boy OF
the streets, finds expression in stones.
It is necessary, OF course, that these
gangs of street urchins be checked in
their course. They should not be al
lowed to stone people with impunity
anywhere. But the owners of auto
mobiles would consult their own safe
~ and welfare by showing the utmost
consideration for fOot-passengers and
the utmost readiness to obey the law
instead Of acting as they too often
DO, in a manner which indicates that
they consider themselves masters OF
the highways and above all law.
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Opposes the Exemption
OF SwediSh Legation
Assessor Cites Circumstances Which Con
vince Him the Property Belongs to the
Minister and Not to Government

According 10 Assessor DarneHle, there
ere some circumstances that render it
ill-advised to exempt from taxation q
foreign legation in the District.
Johan Anton Wolf Grip. envoy cx-
traordinary and minister pIenipOtentiary
10 che United States for Norway and
Sweden, bought a new house. III 5
Street last Tuesday. and yesterday
wrote 10 Mr.. DarneiIle asking that the
property be exempted from taxation.
To this Assessor Darneiue would not
agree, hut submitted to the District
Commissioners a report unfavorable to
the application for exemption.
NJ Darneile points out particularly
that Nj. Grip a short time ago sold 70
Mrs. Della G. smallwood his former
residence. zO9 S Street, and made the
sale as an individual
Facts in the Case.
The facts in the case. as outlined b.
the Assessor. are as follows:
On November p, 1902. Mr. Grip asked
for the exemption Of the house. 2lG9 s
Street. explaining that II would be used
as residence for himself and as an Of
fee for the legation. In view OF the fact
that the deed recording the purchase
went 20 Mr. Grip as an individual ard
to his heirs. but not 20 the government
Of Norway and Sweden. the Assessor
had the question OF exempting the prop
erty referred 10 the Corporation Counsel
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LYVEDfN, 1904.

"Obstructionist members Of Congress
should blush for any refusal or unwill-
ingness to carry out the plans for the
development Of Washington and the in
crease of its already stately beauty on
the original lines Of LEnfant. Senti-
ment and utility unite 10 dictate the
execution of these plans in their entire
~.
Certainly the progress already made
and the results already achieved afford
sufficient er~oura cement for constant
and sustained effort. The City Of Magni-
ficent Distances has become magnificent
in almost every other respect. I have
Travelled throughout the world and dur
ing my present stay in this country have
visited New York. San Francisco. and
the other great American cities lying
between these Eastern and Western
marts Of trade and commerce. That ]
have seen them has served but 20 in
crease my admiration for the Nation s
Capital
Il admire It's cosmopolitan atmosphere
of case and quiet. its freedom from the
noise and hustle Of cities where business
and manufacture are the principal pur-
suits of the citizens. Washington IS
typical in its outward aspects Of the
high purpose to-which it was dedicated
by its founder. Suavity. case. and ele.
G--ce are its characteristics which i'm.
Press themselves upon the visitor from
abroad. Its broad avenues, circles anC
parks. with their wealth Of beautiful
foliage, its stately public buildings anC
handsome private residences have hlleC
me with admiration. ! shall carry bach
20 England a deep appre citation Of thi.
magnificent fuiiiLmcuJ Of L'EnfauJ
dream
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StOni1g Automobiles.

The youngsters who have been
stOning automobiles in the streets of
New York are subjects for serious
scientific thought 10 certain Boston
papers, which come 70 the conclusion
that the boy stones the automobile
not so much because il is a symbol of
wealth as because It is big and goes
fast He may also have a certain
prejudice against # on account of re-
ports Of people who have been run
oyer by thOughtless cLaufeurs.
II is likely. however. that the New
York gamin stones automobiles for q
more concrete reason than that. II
IS not SO long ago that there were
parts Of that city in which we'll
dressed people could not walk with
out running the risk of being pelted
with snOwballs, mud, or tin cans. The
misunderstanding may be a sort of
inherited instinct But anybody who
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This official ruled tSat the house ana
lot should be exempted from taxation,
rs II was used Tor legation purposes.
This was in conformity with the rule
that the property OF foreign governments
used for legations and embassies shall
be exemuted-
Accordingly. that house u=znt on the
lists as exempted. The purchase OF
second house. following the sale Of tbs
first. the Assessor declares. agrravatss
the case. and makes exemption tuwsr-
ranted. In the deeds recordiuz the
transactions. he claims. the first honsa
was sold 70 Mrs. Smallwood. ~. Grip
concentrating the sale as an individuqi
and not as a minister for his country.
Deed of Second House.
The deed Of the purchase By Mr.. Clip
Of the second house from Clarence p.
Normcnt rccites. according 20 TIE A.
SCISSORS books. that the house Is pur-
chased by the minister plenipotentiary
and envoy extraordinary OF Norway and
Sweden
Mr. Darneine holds that these ex-
changes Of real estate do no. call for
the exemption ds requested. He has re-
ported accordingly TO the District Com
nlissiOrers. 1t is probable that the ques-
ton viii be again Iefe:' ed 70 the Cor
poration Counsel.
Mr. Grip was not at his home on S
Street last night. and no one was there
who was able TO speak with authority
OF the minister's affairs.
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Sir Henry Irving.

Sir Henry Irving has announced
that in two more years, when he will
have completed half a century of
professional life, he will retire from
the stage permanently.
Fifty years of active work as a
player is enough" he said. Il shall
make my last bow to the public that
has shown me so much love, patience,
and sympathy. l shall take with me
as l 90 back from the glare of the
footlights a memory which shall give
pride and pleasure to whatever period
of rest may be my lot"
Irving will retire from the stage
after being acknowledged for at least
twenty-five years the foremost Eng
disappearing actor, and for nearly
fifteen years the leading English
speaking actor.
He gained this position by over
coming seemingly insurmountable OBJ
stacles in the way Of artistic equip
ment, for Henry Irving. except in a
few eccentric characters, was barely
. good actor. much less a great actor.
Nor can it be claimed that in the
attaining of his position of undenia-
bic greatness in the theatrical world
was he especially favored by oppor-
tUnity. Indeed, he largely made his
opportunities, for so far from being
content TO pursue fame and fortune
in the sensational melodramatic
field. where he first attracted public
attention, he had the discernment TO
fOresee the day Of the great produc-
ton and the well-rounded company
and the wit TO profit in reputation
and pocketbOok by being the first TO
exploit them in England Before
Irving's success, Edwin Booth tried
the same thing IN this country. but
he was too far ahead of public taste
10 win out
While Sir Henry Irving's success
was as much due 10 his remarkable
capacity as Il stage manager. or direc-
tor. if that word conveys q fuller
sense Of the artist, as 10 any other
obvious factor, fundamentally his
success was a consistent outgrowth
from the character Of the man him
self.
Irving's intellectually has been
rather over-emphasized by most
critics. He assuredly has a sort of
hypnotic quality. which enabled him
to convey an artistic impression Of the
character he was portraying, notwith-
standing that his physical representa-
ton Of the character was marred by
uncouth and even ridiculous man
nerisms. The fact that Sir Henry has
never been laughed from the stage Is
one OF the most emphatic evidences
OF his power over an audience.
But while cultivated and welI-in-
formed. a graceful conversationalist
and an eloquent listener, Irving is not
a student.
More potent than any intellectaali-
ty, IN the building OF his fame as an
actor and in engendering the re-
markable respect that is felt for him
The Washington times., 1904-06-05
SHAPE OF BOAT
FOR GREAT SPEED
Hickey Hull Presents an
apparent Advantage.
AN ALExANDRIAN INVENTOR
Pla1 of Vessel to Go Across the At
lantic IL Four and One
Half Days.

Vessels will be able TO reduce the
time for crossing the Atlantic from six
10 four and one-half days when the new
Hickey hull comes into use if John =.
Hickey. the inventor. has made correct
calculations.
Twenty years ago Mr.. Hickey began
to study ship hulls for the purpose of
discovering the shape which would offer
least resistance. The first boat after
Mr.. Hickey's model was built at Alex
andria, and larger vessel is now build
ing. The new hull has been' tested at
the Washington Navy Yard by officers
who have indorsed It as the easiest run
ming hull they have ever experimental
with.
Object Of Invention.
The object Of this invention is TO so
construct the hull of a boat as to
obviat2 all abrupt swells or projections
in the lines. This is accomplished by
shaping the hull so that the load water
line is practically straight. or the curva-
ture Of the line is so slight as TO offer
no appreciate resistance. This form IS
produced by maintaining sharp bow
throughout about Is or 70 per cent Of
the length Of the boat. and then gradu-
ally increasing the outward pitch or
, overhang Of the boat toward the stern.
the pitch line inclining upward from the
bow 10 the stern Thus there is no ap-
preCiab BILE enlargement Of the lines at
the bow Tor a distance OF nearly one.
fifth the length of the boat.
Overhang of Body.
At this point the swell or overhang Of
the body begins. and extends through
out the remainder Of the length Of the
boat. being greatest at the center. The
point where the swell or overhang be-
/ gins at any portion OF the boat will be
found on a line starting at the junction
Of the keel with the body at a point Is
TO % per cent in rear Of the bow. the
line extending aft and upwardly
throughout the remaining length Of the
/ boat
| This lines becomes in effect the load
water-llne OF the boat. which by reason
4 OF the construction above set forth pre-
/ sents no appreciate swell or enlarge
ment % offer resistance TO the passage
I Of the boat through the water. The
/ depth Of the keel IS iInmaterial, and
/ may be varied as desired.
] Some very interesting figures have
/ been prepared by the experts who have
made the practical tests of these Boats.
/ They show results for 70-fOot hull
with a beam Of y feet 2 inches. of 1913
miles an hour. and for twice that size,
( 40 feet in length. with a beam Of q
] feet inches. OF 2L3 miles an hour.
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PENNSYLVANIA'S VOTE
MOST POTENT FACTOR
The Hon. James M Guey Has Delegation in Vest Pocket
and Masks It's Complexion.

that Mr. Guney. in refusing 70 show his
hand. is a9ting wisely and properly.
They point out that Pennsylvania can
not possibly aid the candidate Of the
party on election day. and therefore
snculd not do anything now which
might tend TO prejudice or injure the
interests Of any candidate
In other words. they contend that the
man named by the Democratic cOnyen-
ZION shOuld@not owe his success entire
y 70 the States which never cast Demo-
cratic votes in the Electoral College.
Recently the agents Of the Parker
boom, August Belmont, and others. have
been in consultation with the leader OF
the Pennsylvania Democracy and sought
70 induce him 10 pledge The votes Of
Pennsylvania TO the New York ca1di-
date. That they have not met with sue
cess IS indicated by their lack OF en-
thusiasm after the conference Mr..
Guffey. il is said, has given them no en-
enlargement.
Other Conferences.
Mr.. Guney has also recently had con-
ferences with Senator German. with
Leader Murphy. with ex-senator smith
Of New Jersey, and with Senator Bailey
Of Texas. The purpose Of all Of these
leaders, with the possible exception OF
Senator Bailey. is 10 prevent the noui-
nation OF Judge Parker and 70 form q
combination upon some other candidate.
1t is also said that Senator BaHey,
who has generally been credited with
friendship for the Parker boom. is
somewhat lulSewarm d1C willing to con-
tinue the hunt for another and perha pB
more available candidate. Sentiment in
Texas is not united upon Judge Parker
or any other candidate and IL is quite
probable that, following the wishes OF
Senator Bailey. the Texans may decide
to send an uninstructed delegation 10
St. Louis
Should Mr. Guffey join with these four
in forming n combination they would
be "a very potent factor in determining
the nominee OF the convention They
could. with the aid OF the votes which
Mr.. Hearst will control. succeed n
preventing the success of Judge Parker.
! There is just now much talk OF such
combination. with the prospects favor
able to an agreement by these leaders
upon Mayor Mcclellan or perhaps Sena-
tor German himself
A Complimentary Vote.
It is now almost certain. and even
generally admitted by the friends OF
/ judge Parker. than no candidate viii be
nominated upon first ballot IN view OF
/ that indication. it is not improba BILE
/ that Colonel GuTey. in order 20 see
/ which way the wind blows at St Louis.
/ may decide 10 honor Ex-Governor Patti
| son Of Pennsylvania with tho cOmpii-
| mcntary vote of the X keystone celega-
I ton on the first ballot.
/ After that. StampCGes viii be in order.
/ The siXtv-ciEht votes Of Pennsylvania
VIII be an important FACTOR IN any
I stampede undertak ken No one knows
I now how Colonel Guffey viii cast them,
/ except, perhaps. Colonel Gufey him
/ self. "a he wOu't tell
Hence. the concern OF the politicians,
and the uncertainty OF the situation
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Pennsylvania casts sixty-eight votes
for -"
II the politicians could correctly sup
ply. in this blank. the name which win
be spoken by the Hon. James NJ Cuff
fey at the Democratic National Con-
ventiOn a month hence, the situation
with respect to the probable Democratic
nominee would be made much clearer.
But the Pittsburg millionaire chair
man of the Keystone delegation is as
silent upon this subject as is the
Sphinx Of Esopus. and even more mys-
ferrous. About candidates the Hon.
James NJ. Guffey isn't saying a word, al
least not "A word to the outside world,
TO indicate his preference.
His ColoTs Concealed,
Is he for Judge Parker? No one
seems TO know definitely Judging
from ceEain circumstances and facts
which are known, he is not
Because he does not Indicate a desire
10 get upon The Parker band wagon. the
conductor Of that vehicle and the other
prominent occupants of the carriage arc
just a bit worried.
when the date for holding the New
York State convention was announced
the statement Immediately followed
that the Pennsylvania State convention
would be held on the next day. This
was taken by some TO mean that the
Pennsylvania Democracy would follow
the lead of the New York Democracy
and II the New York Democrats in-
structed for Judge Parker the Penn
sylvanIa Democrats would do likewise.
Didn't Do as Expected.
New York did instruct for Parker.
That is history. The Pennsylvania con-
vention was held on the following day,
and failed entirely to take cognizance
OF the new Parker boom That also is
history
Instead of instructing for Judge Par
ker. the Pennsylvania Democrats adopt
ed tho unit rule and placed the vote OF
that State IN the vast pocket OF the
Hon. James NJ. Guffey. There ii is com
fOrtably lodged and viii remain until
he draws IL forth and casts it in the
Democratic national convention.
II II were known the vote would bC
for Parker. great impetus would be
given 10 the boom Of the New Norb
jurist II would not only lead other
States to fall in lire. but II would go q
long ways toward increasing the Par
ker vote to the necessary two-th!rds.
Pennsylvania $ siXty-eight votes con.
stitute about One-nfth OF the One-tnift
of the total vote Of the convention
needed by the opponents or Judge Par
ker 70 keep the nomination from him
Il is. therefore. an important factor.
Many members of the delegation, il =.
said. are favorable TO Judge Parker
They will not be II the Hon. James NJ
Guffey says no. and should decide upoI
Many who are not enthusiastic owe
/ The candidacy Of Judge Parker arguD
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WANTED SECURITY.

II have heard and read good deal
about tho temperatures in Washing
ton said the Rev. Mr.. Holmes, Of Ar
lIarsas. hut there was a man In my
state who could run any OF them a
pretty close race for driving bargains
in money matters.
This poor old sinner had lots OF
money and realty, but it didn't Keep
him from coming pretty near death 5
door. ! called to see him and read from
Luke xviii;ls-23. Good Master. what
shall 1 do 10 inherit eternal life? The
answer: Sell all that thou hast and
give 10 the poor didn't strike the old
miscr's fancy at all.
&c Now, Mr.. Finch I said. won you
trust the Iord2 Won't you let youg
property go and trust the Lord?
Well. if the right kind OF papers
can be executed I will said the man
but If not, I viii keep the stun In my
own hands"
The Washington times., 1904-06-05
INFIDEL PAID MINISTER.

Methodist preachers are not the best
paid men IN the world. and some OF
them in rural districts have a hard
scuffle 20 keep soul and body together.
One Of the wishing ministers from Ten
nessee tells Il story to this effect:
"A trustee waited on me with the
very agreeable information that he had
been out collecting. As my not over
large salary was considerably behind I
assured him ] was very glad 10 hear
that he had been collecting. res. lie
began. we are goi 10 pay up before
long. got a do ar outen EN- yhis
rnornin' an I'll get more next time He
handed me four silver quarters and con-
ticucd:
% Got them outen' an inddeI, who
said he wouldn't give a cent. but I told
him a member OF his family mout die
and that you would preach the funeral.
then he said he would give a dollar. and
he did I'll get more next time.
The Washington times., 1904-06-05
Our Merchant Marine.
CIeVatlng.

The Brooklyn Eagle" INDUCES in
some fretful and pessimistic reflec-
tons on the condition of our mer-
chant marine, which it declares to be
due to the exorbitant demands of the
labor unions. Our American sailors
are, it says, leaving the field to the
Norseman, the Kanaka, and the Jap
anese.
1t may be that the labor unions are
responsible for this deplorable state
of things, but they have unions in
England, too, and England's mer-
chant marine has not gone to pieces
yet. At any rate this has nothing to
do with the unwillingness of Ameri-
can youth to adopt a seafaring life.
The rarity of the sea fever among
American boys may be accounted for
partly by the fact that but a very
small proportion Of the boys of today
come of sea-going ancestors, or have
friends who follow the sea. The sea
stories of forty or fifty years ago
probably had something to do with
the sea fever among boys, but it must
he remembered that in those days
GUS was a seaboard country, and
there was no great inland population.
The type of boy who used to run away
to sea now takes to railroad life or
goes West to become a ranchman.
There is, however. a more serious
reason for the unwillingness Of Amer
lean men TO become sailors. 1t is that
our laws for the protection of com
mon seamen are inferior to those OF
England and more than one other
country; the common sailor on an or
/ binary sailing vessel is at the mercy
Of his captain, and his food and ac-
| cOmmOdatiOnsf are often of the poor
est. Only a great love for the sea
/ can reconcile a man to poor pay and
I the life Of a dog, and overmastering
emotion of this sort is rare.
The Washington times., 1904-06-05
OLD DOMINION DEMOCRATS
ELECT THEIR DELEGATES

HERNDON. Fairfax county. Va. June
Pursuant 10 the instructions Of the
Democratic county chairman, Judge
Love. the Democrats of this district
asst nnbIed In convention this afternoon
At go O'Clock. for the purpose OF elect
inL delegates to the Democratic State
convention, which will take place on
June 9. at Richmond. Va.
The following were elected as dele
rates: Louis I. Schads. OF Wiehle; Dr.
Robert Bates, Of Herndon; George w.
Gunneu. OF Forrestville; Samuel Jen-
l<lns. Of Drsnesville, and T. A. Jenkins.
on Dranesviile.
The DELEGATION was also instructed 70
vote for Hon r. Walton Moore. of
Fairfax, for delegate 10 the national
convention at ST Louis. and for Louis
L. SChade for Presidential elector of
me Eighth Congressional district.
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DICKENS, 1912.

Washington is sometimes called the
city Of Magnificent Distances, but II
might with greater propriety be termed
The city Of magnificent intentions; for
II is only on taking a bird s-eye view
Of IL from the top OF the Capitol that
one can at all comprehend the vast
designs Of its protector, an aspiring
Frenchman Spacious avenues, that
begin IN nothing, and lead nowhere
Streets. mile-Iong. that only want
houses. roads and inhabitants; public
buildings that need but public 10 com
pIete; and ornaments Of great thorough
fares which only lack great thorough
fares TO ornament-are its leading fea-
lures.
TO the admirers of cities it is
Barmecide Feast: pleasant field Tor
the imagination 10 rove in; monu-
ment. raised to a deceased project. with
not even a lcEiblc inscription 20 record
It's departed greatness.
Such as It is. il is likely 10 remain.
u was originally chosen for the seat OF
government. as a means Of avertire the
conflicting jealousics and interests OF
different States; and very probably, too
as being remote Of mobs: considera-
tion not 70 be sighted. even in America.
II has no trade or commerce of its own
having little or no population beyond
the President and his establishment
the members Of the Legislature, who re-
side during the session; the Govern
mcnt clerks and officers employed In the
various departments; the keepers OF
the hotels and boarding houses; and the
tradcsmeu VINO supply their tables. ~
is very unhealthy. Few people would
live i'm Washington. l take it. who Were
not Obliged TO reside there, and the
tides Of immigration and speculation
those rapid and regardless currents, are
little likely to flow ~ any time toward
such dun and sluggish water"
The Washington times., 1904-06-05
GRAY DEFEATED IN TWO
DELAWARE COUNTIES

DOVER. Del. June Judge George
c. Gray today was defeated In the Kent
and Sussex county Democratic prima-
ries lie thereby loses two Of the three
Delaware counties in Tuesdays State
convention
About forty Of the sixty delegates in
each county went 10 former Senator
kennedy AID Alexander NJ Daily. and
viii favor an uninStrUCted delegation To
the national convention at ST. Louis.