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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-05-24
Ths Effervesc.nt Nj. Ware.
Refuses to Write Poetry for a Chicago
Paper

Refuses to Write Poetry for a Chicago
Paper.
A newspaper in Chicago recently
wrote to Commissioner Ware asking
him to write a poem on his own
resignation and the troubles of the
Pension Bureau. Mr.. Ware re-
piled By saying that the newspapers
handed in his resignation every day.
and that he objected to being re-
signed oftener than once week.
Moreover, there were no troubles in
the Pension Bureau; it was a foun-
tain Of pellucid, squirtiferous joy.
AS to Mr. Wares resignation, it is
his own business. and he is running
II to suit himself. But if he expects
to retain any of his present reputa-
ton for truthfulness-and a Kansas
poet cannot expect to have much of
reputation in that line-he should
not talk about the Pension Office be-
ing a fountain of squirtiferous joy.
1t sounds too much like drug store
where they put a stick in it.
The Pension Office never was a
fountain OF any kind of JOY, squirtif-
e-ous or otherwise. The pleasure of
those for whom it has been the hum
BILE means of getting pensions has
been more than neutralized by the
rage of those who have failed to be
thus rewarded for their services by
an ungrateful country and by the
green-eyed hatred of the South, which
Is taxed for pensions and gets none
at all. Under these conditions, how
can Joy assume the aspect of a foun-
tain? The best the Pension Office can
do is to afford meek and virtuous sat
isfaction TO that Commissioner who
feels that he has done the best he can
Mr. Wares professions of rejoicing
are too rhetorical. If he has found
squirtiferous JOY in the Pension Of
flee it must be in the form of pop
/ beer.
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DAYS DEVELOPMENTS
IN WORLD OF POLITICS

Two additional counties in Illinois
yesterday elected fourteen delegates
to the State convention instructed
for Hearst.
Fluvanna county, Virginia, Demo-
Gratis yesterday rejected resolutions
reafhrming the Chicago platform of
1896 and the Kansas City platform
of 1900, and strongly indorsing
Bryan
Lincoln county, Nebraska, Demo-
Gratis yesterday rejected resolutions
indOrsing the Kansas City platform.
State Senator William Finn, Of
Pittsburg, leader Of the Pennsyl-
vania insurgents" is announced as
a candidate to succeed Senator Quay.
Democrats of James City county,
Virginia, yesterday Endorsed Sena-
tor Daniel for President.
Democrats Of the Ninth district Of
Virginia yesterday nominated ]. c.
WysOr for Congress to succeed Rep
resentative Campbell Slemp, Re-
publican.
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JUDGE STAFFORD WILL SOON
ASSUMES HIS NEW DUTIES

Gently appointed a member OF the Dis
trict Supreme Court. TO succeed JUS
tice Pritchard, will assume his duties
about June /. When the Tyner-Bar-
rett trial is concluded, Justice Pritchard
will leave the bench
Justice Wright. assigned to Criminal
Court No. .. Will. 1t is understood. be
transferred TO Criminal Court No. 1,
to succeed Justice Pritchard.
Justice Gould may for the remainder
OF the present term of court preside in
Criminal Court No. e. and the new
justice succeed him in Equity Court
No. 2
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his influence may swing Mississippi IN
line for him.
Elsewhere the Parker boom IS tagging
somewhat It cannot muster strength
enough in Illinois TO carry instructions.
1t Is so weak in Ohio that little OF no
effort VIII be made to bind the dele
gates from the Buckeye State to him.
The Maryland convention meets Of
Thursday. and there IS not the slight
est chance that its sixteen delegates
viii be instructed for Parker. II any
Instructions are given they Will be for.
German, but the delegation Will be so
strongly German that there will be no
necessity OF instructing for him. He
can have the votes II he desires them.
Virginia is more likely to instruct for
Senator German or Senator Daniel than
for Parker, II any instructions are
given
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A Hot Springs Special.

The Hon. Elliot Danforth. a Parker
advance agent. has been in the South,
and upon returning to New York re-
ports that Parker's nomination is as
sured- 1t IS assumed that ne received
this assurance upon his Southern trip.
but If so he must have gotten it at Hot
Springs, for there was where he spent
the major portion OF his time
Meanwhile there is much talk OF
dark horse, and II a dark horse comes IN
under the wire first he is more likely 10
be Mayor Mcclellan than anyone else.
There is strong undercurrent OF Nc
Clellan sentiment in Indiana. which re-
Gently instructed for Parker IN order TO
please the Hon Tom Taggart The Hon.
John ]. Delany. corporation counsel for
New York. who had a great deal TO do
with the Mcclellan mayoralty campaign.
has just returned to New York after a
trip 10 Indiana and the West. and it is
said that he sounded some OF the leaders
on turning TO Mcclellan at the right
time.
Ex-senator Charley rc0ne. one Of
Leader Murphy's most trusted lieuten-
ants, has been IN Washington for ten
days meeting every politician who comes
20 the Capital. Whatever assurances he
may nave gotten, II Is certain he Is not
injuring McClellan's chances as a dark
horse. Another thing is apparent with
respect to Mcclellan The cid" is not
being kept down for nothing. and the
spasm Of righteousness IN the metropolis
IS calculated 10 stand to the credit OF
Mcclellan If his name is mentioned at
ST. Louis
IL IS conceded that the MAYORS record
during his few months in Office has been
an admirable one. and he has overcome
the independent opposition 10 him when
he was candidate for mayor II a dark
horse is to win IL would not surprise a
great many Democrats TO see Mayor
Mcclellan the nominee, as almost any
thing is possible out OF the present stu
atioS-
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GOSSIP
: AND CHITCHAT

Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas F. Walsh have
rcccnsidered their early departure for
Europe. and viii remain in Washington
until after the Republican National Con-
vention. to which Mr. Walsh is a dele
gate-at-large from Colorado. Mr. and
Mrs Walsh go to New York today, but
will return Saturday.
Mrs Westinghouse has deciSe5 not to
opeil her Washington residence even for
the short visit prepared some time ago,
and has already established her house
hold at Lenox for the summer.
Graduating exercises of the class OF
1904 from Mrs. somers' school. Mount
Vernon Seminary. were held at the New
Willard Hotel this morning, when sweet
girl graduates had rs guests a large
number OF their friends.
Senator and Mrs. German have as their
guests at their home I'm X Street their
sOn-in-law and daughter. Mr. and Mrs
Gamble. who recently arrived from Lon
don for visit of several months. Sena-
tor German and family will PASS the
SUMMER at their home near Laurel. Nd.
The Misses Quay are stu at their home
in X Street, where they will remain
through the present month.
Mr. and Mrs. James r.. Ellerson and
children have closed their town house
for the summer. and have gone 10 their
cottage on the Tenleytown Road,
Mr.. and Mrs. George W. Boyd. of
Philadelphia, are visiting Mrs. Boyd IS
parents Mr. and Mrs Crosby S Moves
at the country home of the latter near
Sligo, Md.
Mrs Louis p. Shoemaker will be at
home on Thursday afternoon, May &c.
from 4 o'clock until Z
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THIEVES LOOT NEST
OF NEW YORK SWANS
Eggs Worth Five Dollars Each-Park
Director Had Hoped to Breed
Birds for the City.

NEW YORK. May 24--Tom Donahus,
the old keeper OF the aquatic fowl on
the Central Park lake. reported 10 Dr.
rector Smith. OF the menagerie, that
some one had stolen the FIVE swan eggs
which were in the nest on the shore OF
the lake.
The director had hoped that the city
could raise its own swans and one OF
the fowl was doing her best to carry
out his wishes.
There are twenty-eight OF the swans
In the arm of the lake that stretches
up between the Ramble and the West
Drive opposite the Museum Of Natural
History. A wire fence eight feet high
surrounds the quarters OF the swans.
who share them with ITO Wild and do
nestle ducks and number OF geese
According 10 the Parks experts. the
market value of a swans egg Is s.. and
a well grown swan IS worth about $50
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-05-24

President Roosevelt has issued
positive orders to the heads Of execu-
tive departments that they shall not
break the smoke law in future. PEG
pie who have passed by the Depart
ment of the Interior and the Govern
ment Printing Office have often meek
~ wondered why the Government of
the United States should be allowed
TO break the law and set such a bad
example. The President apparently
sees no reason. AS summer advances.
men in white fiannels and white duck
trousers. and girls in dainty, fluffy
white things. as well as the ordinary
citizen who likes to wear a clean face,
will be glad and grateful that we
have a President who does things.
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MRS. ROOSEVELT
GREETS CENTARO
Newly Arrived Attache of
Italian Embassy.
PLANS FOR MISS ROOSEVELT
She Will Go to st. Louis as Guest of
Irene Catlin-0ther Social
Matters

Mrs. Roosevelt received Stgnor Rob-
eTtO Centaro, the newly arrived at
tache of the Italian embassy, at the
White House, yesterday afternoon.
With Mrs. Roosevelt were Miss Roose-
Welt. Mrs. Cowles. Mrs. Loomis. wife of
the Assistant Secretary Of State; Mrs.
CorteIyou. and others.
Mrs. Roosevelt followed her usual
custom and poured tea for her guests,
which she does most gracefully. Later
Ia the afternoon Mrs. Roosevelt went
for horseback ride into Virginia.
If the plans announced from the
White House and from St. Louis a few
weeks ago do not go awry. Miss Roose-
welt will leave Washington for st.
Louis about Thursday. TO be the guest
in the exposition city of Miss Irene
Cltlin, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Daniel Catlin. of Vanderventer Place.
Numerous entertainments have been
planned for Miss Roosevelt, one of the
most important being the ball Of Mon
day evening in the German exposition
building
DR.. Theodore Lewald, the commits
sioner. Will be host on this occasion,
and the counselor of the German en-
9SSN ana 13dTODeSS DuScCAlC NhA OS
among the guests.
Miss Catlin will also give a ball in
Miss Rooseveits honor, probably at the
Country Club.
Mrs. Knox. wife of the Attorney Gen
eral, went to New York yesterday 70
meet Miss Knox. who is expected to ar
rive in that city from a few months
travel in Europe. Mrs. Knox will re-
turn to Washington on Thursday. and
Miss Knox will probably go TO the Knox
country place at Valley Forge FOR rest
before going to Pittsburg. where she
will be bridesmaid for Miss Williams
Secretary Taft has been so benefited
by his short period Of camp life in the
Adirondacks that he will return tC
Washington tomorrow. Mrs. Taft, who
Is in Cincinnati with her children. viii
join him here In few days.
Mrs. Hitchcock has gone TO St Loui:
for a few weeks visit. She will not
likely close her Washington house unit
July /.
Senator and Mrs. Shelby NJ Cullon
will close their house on Massachusetts
Avenue on Saturday and go TO Spring
field. H.. their home. They will spenC
much Of the summer at the Park Hote
in Chicago.
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ARE ANNOUNCED

The engagement is announced OF Miss
Mariana Buckner Clark. OF Washing
ton. D. c.. daughter OF the late Gen.
John Bullock Clark. and Hugh Ell
maker Hale.
Mr.. Hale, who is a division superin-
tendent OF the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road, is the sor, OF the late r. c. Hale,
Of Lewistown, Pa, and a grandson of
the late William c. Patterson, some
time president Of the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company.
Mrs. F. GreenappIe announces the
engagement of her sister. Miss Annie
Hepner. to Harry Harris. Of Helena.
Mon. At home. $50 Sixth Street south
cast, Sunday. May %, from to 10 p m.
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German Still in Running.

There is still much German sentiment
in the State. and many would like 10
have an opportunity to vote for the
Maryland Senator IL he is a candidate.
Many of the Georgia Democrats pro-
fessed to be Original Parker men," but
now the latest intimation Is that. de-
spite this fact, Georgia will follow her
old custom of sending an unrestricted
delegation. There Is some Parker senti-
ment in Texas and not a little anti
Parker feeling.
The two Southern States which are
more likely than any of the others to
instruct for Parker are Tennessee ard
Mississippi. The former Is said to be
b5neycombed with Parker sentiment.
and there viii be some strong Parker
advocates in the State convention. which
meets this week In Mississippi. the Hon
John Sharp Williams. the minority load
er in the house. is outspolse1 in his ad-
vocacy of the New York candidate, and
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-05-24

Prattle Row, in the Bronx. has been
cleared of inhabitants by the land
lord, the trouble being that all the
families living there had from three
to six children apiece. The landlord
will now seek as tenants couples
either childless or with no more
than two children, preferably grown
children living in the West One of
the causes leading to race suicide in
this country appears to be that the
expense and trouble of raising chill
dren is shared by other people besides
the parents.
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EYE AND EAR HOSPITAL
WILL GIVE LAWN FETE

On Wednesday afternoon and evening
of this week will be given another OF
those attractive fetes held annually by
tie board OF lady managers for the
benefit Of the Eye, Ear, and Throat
Hospital.
Among the many fetes of the season,
this always stands forth as peculiarly
urUstlc. owing partly to the ideal spot
chosen, the grounds OF l120 Vermont
Avenue, partly to the carefully planned
scheme Of color in decoration and cos
tunes.
The Cavalry Band from Fort Myer
win furnish music during the afternoon,
when marionettes. magic goose. Chinese
laundry and fortune telleis can be en-
joyed. In the evening the grounds Will
be lighted BY electricity, and in the
house good music and a good floor pro-
Nided for dancing.
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TUESDAY. MAY "a, 1904.

II Russia continues to plant mines
ten miles outside of harbor limits. or
set them floating in neutral waters,
she is getting fair warning that there
will be trouble with other countries.
The London Times" has already ex-
pressed its opinion on the subject. and
the rumblings of the 'Thunderer" are
pretty certain to be followed by wind
and lightning elsewhere when mat
tiers of international Law are under
discussion.
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JUDGE parker BOOM
NOW SEEMS TO LAG
Movement in Favor of New York Juris Lacks Lfe-Dark
Horse Likely to Face the Barrier.

What is the matter with the Parker
BOOM
Democrats are asking one another this
question, and none seems able 70 give
a satisfactory answer, although it IS ap-
parent 70 all that the boom is tagging.
Ardent Parker advocates insist that
everything is serepe: that they are quite
satisfied with the situation. but. at the
same time. It is evident that the move
nent IN favor of the New York jurtst
lacks life, spirit. and enthusiasm
Parker is still reckoned as the favor
tie. but the field against him Is a large
one.
Already more than one-half OF the
delegates TO the st. Louis convention
have been chosen. in fact. approximately
500. out of a total of s94. and OF those
selected only one-fourth are under in
structions to vote for Parker. Of these
seventy-eight are not In sympathy with
his candidacy, although they are bound
by the unit rule to support him.
Has Far From EnSlgh.
II this ratio Is kept up until the re-
malnder of the delegates are chosen, and
there is no increase in the proportion
Of delegates pledged to Parker, he viii
not have exceeded 30 instructed dele
gates when the convention opens. which
number is only little more than one
nth Of the total, and two-thirds ma
iority is required to nominate
OF course. there IS no doubt that
large number of the uninstructed dele
gates viii support Parker. at least 1t IS
reported from the various States and
district conventions where uninstructed
delegates are chosen that "a majority OF
the delegates are said to be favorable to
the nomination Of Judge Parker stil
they are under no obligations to support
him. and any number of them may at
any time turn TO a dark horse or sup
port any OF the other candidates now in
the field.
At best Judge Parker cannot have a
two-thirds majority of the first ballot.
and then the delegates may be switch
ed any way. particularly as there is now
much talk of a dark horse
South Sidesteps Boom
Not long ago the Parker sentiment
was said TO have set the South afsme.
After the New York convention instruct
ed for him. Southern Democrats were
reported to be tumbling over each other
To get into the Parker band wagon.
Since that time the fame seems TO have
died down bit. The rush for the band
wagon is not so exciting. There is
scarce a Southern delegate bound by in
structions TO vote for Judge Parker. 1t
is true that only a comparatively small
number have been elected. but those
who have been selected are not bound
to Parker.
South Carolina, which held the first
State convention, was expected to take
the lead, but the Democrats there failed
TO do so, and chose an uninstructed dele
CATION and adopted the unit rule Flor
ida has chosen ten delegates. three Of
them instructed for Hearst and seven
uninstructed. and. as usual. "a majority
OF these are understood 10 favor Parker"
The Alabama State convention meets on
Wednesday. but. according to recent re-
ports. the delegates from that State viii
not be instructed. even though a ma
jcrity may favor Parker.
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Germans Revenge.
The Senator Breaks With Governor
Warield.

MaTneld.
Senator German has broken with
Governor Warfeld, and the general
opinion seems to be that the Mary
land boss is engaged in paying up old
scores, a business in which he is an
adept. The governor refused to sane
tion the constitutional amendment
DISTINGUISHING colored illiterates, and
the Senator did not like that; and
Warfeld refused to become Germans
rubber stamp when it came to dis
tributing the offices, and German
liked that less. Now the time has
come for German to have fun with
the governor, and he is having it by
declining q allow Warield TO be one
of the delegates to the national con-
vention, and by making the delega-
ton as solidly anti-Warfield as he
can. Senator German is one of those
men who have the aboriginal unwill-
ingness to forget a benefit or an in
jury, particularly the latter, and it is
usually dangerous TO monkey with
that sort of man. Incidentally it may
be observed, however. that that is a
type of man who seldom achieves
great and permanent success. He
stops too often to kick somebody.
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posing. however, that the order is re-
pealed, and the department crowds
again pour out upon the streets at 4
o'clock? A precedent will have been
established, and it will have been
proved that clerks who do not wish
to work extra time are a match, and
more than a match, for the Govern
ment. The dilemma seems to be fur
nished with two nicely branched
horns.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-05-24
DUNkARDS CHANGE NAME
TO GERMAN BAPTISTS

CARTHAGE, Mo, May 24.-The Dunk
ards, or German Baptists. of the United
States, are in annual conference here.
with more than 100 delegates present
one Of the first acts of the confer
ence was the adoption of a r.9tion TO
change the name of the organization.
Hereafter they are 10 be known only
as German Baptists. and not SIS Dunk
ards.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-05-24
ELGlN HUNTERS KILL
1890 BIRDS IN TWO DAYS

ELGIN. H.. May A.-For the last two
days $50 hunters In the entire north end
of Kane county have been waging war
against crows, hawks. butcher birds,
and all other members Of the feathered
tribe that are destructive 10 growing
crops. When the heads of slaughtered
birds were brought 20 the city hall IN
Elgin for an official count Il was found
that 1 230 had been killed.
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Elliot DanfoTth has been to Hot
Springs and told the people there
what Judge Parker thinks of the
South. There are indications that
little by little Judge Parkers mouth
is being pried open. and that full
set of convictions may be gathered in
time. Mr.. Danforth begins the col
lection with the strtement that Judge
Parker said to him: Elliot, they are
a great people; they are the country
men of Washington and jefferson
and Madison and Jackson and Lee. "
Possibly, one of these days, Judge
Parker will confide to somebody the
facts that the Southern States are
south of Mason and Dixon's line, and
that they raise cotton there.
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BOY BANDIT SENTENCED.

BUFFALO, n. Y, May Civilian
Draper, seventeen years old, and John
Rousselet, sixteen years old. the two re-
naming members of the four bandits
who shot and killed Bernardo Balsano
on January %. in trying to rob his gro
Gerry, have pleaded guilty to manslaugh-
ter in the second degree before Judge
Rich, of the supreme court. They were
sentenced TO Elmira Reformatory until
discharged by law.
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FIRST HON0RS OF CLASS
FOR WI TING-FANG'S SON

ATLANTIC CITY. n. J.. May 24-Wu
Chano Chow. son of WI Ting-fang. for
mer minister from China TO the United
States, who has been taking course
in the Atlantic City High School. has
taken the highest honors in the Sradu-
atins class, and will be the valedictor-
ian.
WI ChanO Chow Will take course IN
medicine at the University OF Pennsyl-
vania, beginning his studies next fall
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WILL NAME LlEUTENANTS
FOR RETIREMENT

Rear Admirals Benham. HigginsOn,
and LambertOn have been constituted a
board TO meet At the Navy Department
on July l for the purpose o. selecting
two lieutenants to be retired under the
personnel act. Lieut. H. Whittlesey viii
30 the recorder OF the board
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-05-24
MIDsHIPMAN HARLOW RESIGNS,

Midshipman George NJ. Harlow, OF In
diana. has resigned from the third Class
~ the Naval Academy.
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To the anti-Roosevelt people. the most
provoking thing about the Presidents
arrangements for this campaign seems
to be that they are so suitable and No
good.
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Judging from the protection which the
ikons have thus far given their pos
SCISSORS. they must be scanding on their
heads.
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Just for a change. the Bogatyr ran
on the rocks instead OF into a mine
There probably was no mine handy, anC
the Bogatyr may have been in a hurry
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Bishop Turner SAYS that white peo-
pie were bleached out by the sun. Ac-
cording to that the inhabitants Of
the tropics ought 10 be albinos.