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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-03-19
UnSkilled Labor.
A Problem Which the New York City
Home Is Said to Have Solved.

The thing which bothers more phi
lanthropists than almost any other
problem of modern life Is the use Of
unskilleu tauVr. ii Is said that GER
tain philanthropists in charge of the
New York City Home have solved it
AT least IN part. They have actually
found use for the grandmother.
They manufacture at this home
rugs and a few other articles, which
can be made by hand rather better
than by machine, and require no es-
pecial skill in the laborer. There is
no reason why other cities cannot
adopt some such expedient. 1t Is not
likely that handmade products viii
ever interfere seriously with the fac
tory output, so as to lower wages for
the average workman, and there is lit
tie doubt that there would be a market
for them, if made according to sound
principles Of craftsmanship and with
some eye to artistic effect.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-03-19
COLORADO MINERS
ORDERED TO ARM
DepOrted Union AgitatOrs
to Be Returned.
TO MARCH ON TELLURIDE
Men VIII Be Prepared for Battle and
Fight at Drop Of the
Hat.

DENVER, March 19.-As a result of a
t'To-hours' conference at the headqUar-
ters Of the Western Federation OF Min
ers, ii was decided 10 instruct the union
aS1tators recently GepoTted from Tel
luride by the Citizens Alliance to re-
turn TO Telluride in a body.
The men, fully armed will gather at
some point not yet made public, and
march back to Telluride prepared for
battle. II The men who drove them out
wish TO give them battle the returning
miners viii accommodate them
OF course. the men will be armed,
said Secretary Haywood emphatically,
in answer TO a question, land they viii
be prepared to sacrifice life if their
lawful right to go back to their homes
is interfered with"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-03-19
A Dangerous Experiment. -
The Daring Innovation Of a New York
Commissioner Of Charities.

The Daring Innovation Of New York
Commissioner Of Charities.
At a conference held in the Chari-
ties Building in New York not long
ago, Homer Folks, reconnaissance
at charities. told Of risky expert
ment he made on the almshouses on
Blaekweil's Island. 1t was formerly
thought that the inmates could not be
allowed to use crockery or knives and
forks at their meals, because they
might GET into a fight and throw the
articles at one another's heads. They
were provided instead with tin basins
and iron spoons, and their meals were
served on narrow Lodges where they
could not face one another. Mr.. Folks
had an idea that these apprehensions
were ungrounded, and resolved to see
if the unfortunate people in the aims
houses could not safely be treated
1.ore ike other people. lie caused
:1e ordinary table furniture to be
purchased, and thus far there have
Der n no casualties.
1N4~e is a suggestion in this for
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-03-19
The Presidents RaShneSS.
Danger Involved in Enforcing the Law
as 1t Stands.

When one examines into the details
of the Presidents action in this
Northern Securities case, and the al
legged reasons for the howl raised
about ii, the howl seems artificial,
somehow. According to the decision
of the Supreme Court, the merger was
illegal. What President Roosevelt
did was to start the proceeding of
finding out whether i was illegal or
not. To hear some people talk you
would think that the Sherman law
was the creation and pet particular
property of this Administration, IN
stead of having been on the statute
books for years before Mr.. Roosevelt
was ever thought of for the Presi
derey Much was said about the dan
GER in which the business of the eoun-
try would stand if the decision went
against the company. Much was also
said about the rashness of the Presi-
dent IN attempting to bring about
anything of the kind. But when it is
simmered down to facts, it all
amounts to precisely this, that Pres
ident Roosevelt has caused to be en-
forced an existing law, in which ae-
ton he is supported by a majority of
the Supreme Court.
He did not make the law. He did
/ not force the decision. And if he Is
not IN the White House to see that
laws are enforced, what is he there
for?
1t seems pretty small to accuse .
President Of rashness simply because
ne meant TO have a big corporation
obey a law which was on the statute
books. 1t seems smaller yet when we
read that so far from being engulfed
in a grand cataclysmal ruin, as we
were led to suppose would be the case
if the decision went against Messrs.
Morgan and Hill, Northern Securities
stock actually rose IN value.
If to enforce existing laws is rash,
however, there is no doubt that Presi-
dent Roosevelt will be rash to that ex-
tent whenever he sees fit in the future
He has always acted that way in the
past. His theory as Police Commits
sioner was that it was not his business
to make laws, but to see that they
were obeyed. Persons and corpora
ti6ils and companies who think this:
they may be running against the law
somewhere Will, therefore. be wise in
changing their course. 1t Is their
business, not Mr.. Roosevelt's. to dodge
trouble which may come from existing
legislative enactments 1t Is their
business to know where the law af-
fects their business, and keep out OF
the way Of trouble. and if they think
the law unjust, the thing for them 10
do Is TO try to have 1t changed, not
dodge it, and trust in providence.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-03-19
CUBA HAS RIGHT
TO MAKE A LOAN
Bonds Will Be in Three
Large Denominations.
PLATT Law NOT VIOLATED
Authorities in Washington Consulted.
Officials in Havana Decline to Say
Anything on Subject.

HAVANA. March BIT has been de-
cided that the bonds of the $4,000, GO
lean shall consist Of three denomina-
items, $1,000 $500. and $780,
Newspapers here say that speyer q
Co consulted with the authorities In
Washington 10 learn II the loan in any
way infringed the Plat amendment t.
the constitution. They were informed
that Cuba had the right to make the
loan. and that in view of the way ia
which II was done il could not be said
there was any infringement on the Plat
amendment
Senior Monies, secretary OF finance,
says he knows nothing Of the matter,
and other officials refuse to say any
thing on the subject
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-03-19
Schools of Commerce.
Their Use in Modern Business Civil
ZatiOn.


The school OF commerce, rightly
conducted. Is one of the things Of
which modern American civilization
seems to stand in dire need When
two-tlirds Of the applicants for the
position of typewriter, clerk, or other
subordinate position IN a mercantile
house are notably deficient in spelling
and penmanship, and more or less 50
in accuracy and intelligence, it seems
as if such a school might serve d good
purpose IN wedding out the unfit APP
plicants, so that the business man
could ask young people to bring rec
concentrations from it with some con-
fiGence that the recommendation
meant a certain fitness for the job.
OF course, such a school cannot GER
tify absolutely that the graduate Is
honest, efficient, industrious, or suited
TO any particular business, but 1t
could make sure that every graduate
knew the things he would need to
know in the average business house,
and knew them thoroughly.
il is possible for any young man,
capable of taking the position Of
typewriter, bookkeeper, clerk, or of
fee boy, 10 learn to spell correctly,
write a good hand, use correctly and
with good taste the ordinary forms Of
business correspondence, and address
customers with due courtesy and good
form As things are, in most cities,
the business man takes what he can
get, and the applicant best suited for
the work may have any or all Of these
qualifications and he may not. In
nine cases out of ten his lacks are due,
first, to the fact that he does not
know or care about them; and, second,
to his employers Indifference to his
Deficiencies. There are a great many
business men who do not themselN es
know whether a business letter is writ
ten properly or not, and a great many
more who do know, but have given up
trying to have things done as they
wish.
The average business man, however,
if he sees that other men employ
graduates from a certain school Ii
preference to unframed labor. Will be
disposed to give that school a trial.
In turn, when the boy or girl intend
ing TO go into business knows that a
certificate from the school VIII IN
crease the chances Of getting a good
position, the young people, and their
parents even more than they, viii be
eager to secure such preparation
The trouble now IS mainly that some
of the so-called business colleges and
business schools do not give the train
ING they pretend TO give, and allew
slipshod pupils to graduate, which
gives the graduates as a body no ad-
vantage, but rather a disadvantage,
when compared with the shaTp-wittec,
well-trained and accurate applicant
who has been educated elsewhere.
The genuine business training school
viii have to be thorough rather than
comprehensive, and exercise the most
rigorous discrimination in issuing
certificates.
And, after all, what Will it do
which could not be done by the right
sort Of public school, if the children
were taught the English branches
thoroughly, and not allowed to take
Latin, Greek, French or German until
they had passed a severe examination
In English
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-03-19
New York Society.
Critics Complain That It Is Not Trining
Enough to Be Entertaining.

Critics Complain That It Is Not Tri1ing
Enough to Be Entertaining.
The New York Evening Post"
which has criticised most things in the
world in the course of its earthly ex-
istence, and will probably eriticise tie
others when it has time, has delivered
an opinion on New York society which
may cause discussion. We have heard
great deal about New York society
in the past few years, from the time
Of the appearance Of Ward McAllis-
ter's book 10 James l.. FOrd's scath-
ing observations on the Brazen Calf
The Evening POST makes the some
what surprising statement, which j.
contrary to most previous popular
impressions, that New York society Is
unsatisfactory not because it IS too
frivolous, but because it is not frivo-
lon enough to entertain serious minds.
Considering the fact that it has not
yet been settled definitely what New
York society really Is, some modest
ignorance on the subject may be pro
fessed. If the kind Of society about
which the critic was talking is the
kind we have read about lately in
novels and newspapers, the poirt
seems to be well taken. A society
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-03-19
Mr.. HIGGINS RESIGNS
POSITION WITH SOUTHERN

Samuel Higgins, chief mechanical en-
gineer Of the Southern Railway. has re-
signed his Office TO accept the position
OF general manager of the New York,
New Haven and Hartford Railroad. The
resignation goes into effect April /.
when Mr.. Higgins viii assume his new
duties.
Mr. Higgins was for 4 number OF
years an officer of the Union Pacific
the Southern about two years ago.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-03-19
Manu Dinners Given
Blu Society People

Mrs. John Davis gave dinner last
evening IL honor Of her hcIse guest,
Mrs Arthur Paget. Of London. Mrs.
PaEet is making a short visit in Wash
ington on her way TO Phoenix, Ariz. 20
join her daughter Miss Leila Paget.
who has been in the West FOR several
weeks past.
The Austrian ambassador and Mad
anne de Hengelmuuer VIII entertain at
dinner tomorrow evening in honor Of
Mrs FACET.
The Russian ambassador and Countess
Marguerite Cassini entertained at din
ner last evening. when their guests We're
/ Representative and Mrs. Harrison, the
Hon. Wayne MacFeagh and Mrs. Mae
Neagh, Mrs. Cowles, Captain and Mrs
! de Chair, of the British embassy; Mr..
and Mrs. Herbert Wadsworth. Miss
] Horton. of Boston; Captain Fourier. OF
the French embassy, and Representative
Morreu
Mr.. and Mrs. SiegcI entertained a party
/ of friends on Wednesday last At their
/ home, 905 Fourth Street northWest Mu-
! sic. dancing and games were enjoyed
until late hour, when supper was ser--
ed from an attracuvely decorated table.
Among those present were Miss Anne
| liza Walters, of Baltimore; the Misses
/ Elsie Donaldson, Ida Buckley. Myrtle
Follin, Libbie Sheer Fannie Lipllin
/ Ethel LaBarr, Lillian A. Bates. Cecilia
/ Siegel. Ella A. Bates, Charlotte SIegel.
and Alexander Brodt, George GIL, Frank
/ Milovich. Fred Thomson. Frank Hile.
Fred Jubanole. Arthur Riotz. John
| Cocker. Paul Bauer James Measton. VIII
/ lis Rockwell. ana Henry Slegel
/ Mrs. Flora Adams Darling is stnI con-
fined TO her house from "a recent at
/ tack of bronchitis, and will be unable
/ 20 be present as guest of honor OF the
/ Edward Irving Darling Musical Society
/ on March %, at the Waldorf-Astoria.
/ New York.
] The society meets annually to honor
| the music and memory of her Iamented
/ son. the young composer.
! Mrs. Martha 5 Gielow. who has been
/ West on an extended lecture tour, has
returned to the Capital, where she is
/ the guest of the Misses Riggs. 1917
Street northwest
General and Mrs. Draper will enter
tain at dinner this evening
NJ. and Mrs. john e Rcyburn enter
| tanned at dinner last evening
MARRIAGE LICENSE
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-03-19
PRESIDENT SIGNS Bull.

The President has signed the IegisIa-
tive. executive. and judicial appropria-
ton bill This is the second Of the
large appropriation measures TO be aD-
proved and become law
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-03-19

It is now discovered that a match
or cigar stump dropped through a
broken headlight in a sidewalk. on
some inaamable material. was prob
ably the cause of the Baltimore fire.
The new Baltimore will be extremely
careful about headlights
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-03-19

For the Information OF the Gentle
Reader it may be stated that jiu-jutsu
is not anything like jai-alaI until the
Knockout comes
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-03-19

Some Congressman may distribute
free onion seeds in the joyous hope Of
being in good cdor with their constitu-
ents; but the average man prefers that
his breath should smell Of old rye at
election time
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-03-19

The time may yet come when they
Will give "ParsifaI" m a vaudeville
house. between a troupe of trained
monkeys and monologue black-face
artist
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-03-19

Mormonism IS the latest eyl 10 be pic
turcd as an octopus. but 1t was never
supposed before that squids could live
IN the desert.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-03-19

II TnIman the nephew comes to the
House, cautious members viii appear
clad IN armor plate.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-03-19

Lecture on Education of
Women in India.
Rev. and Mrs. Power Cele-
brate Anniversary Of
Marriage.

scented at the home Of Mrs. GOldsbor-
Ough in X Street yesterday afternoon
{ TO hear Miss McKinney of India, make
an address on the subject of the educa-
/ ton Of women in that country. Miss
Mckinney. who is representing Miss
I<innaird, of England. viii make a plea
for aid from the charitable women OF
this country.
The Re-. DIT. Frederick ID. Power and
Mrs Power, of the Vermont Avenue
Christian Church. celebrated the thir-
tieth anniversary of their marriage last
evening in the parlors of the church
DR.. and Mrs. Power came to Washing
ton twenty-nine years ago and have a
host of friends who called 70 extend
their congratulations and wish them
many happy returns of the occasion.
Among the guests were many clergy
men and people prominent in the social
life of the Capital.
Mrs Lucien Williams. of Chicago. is
the guest of DIT. Resale Slaughter and
Mrs. Devin. at the Gloucester.
Mrs Williams will take part in the
Festival of Nations which will take
place at Rauscher's next week.
The Society of Virginians. which had
PLANNED to meet on March 2. at the
home Of Mrs. E. G. Sloan, in New
Hampshire Avenue, has postponed the
meeting until a later date on account OF
illness
Mrs. Miles is reported so much better
today that her family feel much more
hopeful over her condition than at any
previous time since her illness was re-
garded as serious.
The general and his family have re-
ceived hundreds Of kilograms from
friends all over the country expressing
their sympathy.
Mr. and Mrs William GIaddis and
Miss Gladdis, of Helena. Mon. are stop
ping at the National Hotel where they
will be glad to see their friends
Lieutenant Commander Edwin A. An
cerson and Mrs. Anderson have taken
possession Of their new quarters at the
Navy Yard. where Commander Ander-
son is stationed.
Mrs. Charles Poor and her daughter.
Miss Anita Poor, are planning a visit
Of several weeks at Old Point Com
fort.
Colonel Raspopow, of the Russian
embassy. has returned from a short
visit 20 New York.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert NJ Wilcox are
spending a short time at Palm Beach.
on their way TO Havana.
Mrs William J. Boardmau and the
Misses Boardman have gone TO Atlantic
City
Mrs. Dalzen is entertaining Miss Mary
Muligan, of Pittsburg.
Mrs. De2ew has gone to New York for
a short stay.
Charles Russell, Of Oyster Bay. a
playmate of the young sons OF the Pres
i3cnt. is d guest at the White House.
The boys are making the best Of the
spriIg holidays. They spend the day
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-03-19

With all the censoring they do in Rus
STA. they do not seem able To hlue
pencil those yellow reports about Amer
icans being ready % hEht for Japan
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-03-19

Charles e. Wister. p, and Virginia
! NG!ley. ..
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-03-19

J. Adam Bede says that our Monroe
doctrine is just the size Of our navy;
and it will be good for people who think
they can nave one without the other
10 think on that
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-03-19

These who object to statues of kings
IN Washington overlook the Fact that
the statue Of Washington which we al
ready have wears tocn which is GER
tainly not American.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-03-19

a Colorado man has invented the seed
with the small boy who begs for cores
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-03-19

Charles Russell, Of Oyster Bay. a
playmate of the young sons OF the Pres
i3cnt. is a guest at the White House
The boys are making the best Of jhe
spri-.g holidays. They spend the day
exercising with boxing gloves. foils. and
playing other athletic games. and may
be seen daily taking long horseback
rides about the city and suburbs.
Franklin Webster Smith curator of
the Halls of the Ancients. who has been
confined 10 his home on Iowa Circle by
illness. has entirely recovered.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-03-19
MARRIAGE LICENSE.

NJ. and Mrs. john E. Rcyburn entel
tanned at dinner last evening.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-03-19

General and Mrs. Draper will enter
tain at dinner this evening
Newport daily independent., 1904-03-05
PLAYING WITH A GUN.
Five-Year-Old Girl Killed by Her Seven -Year-Old Sister Near
 Eureka Springs.

Eureka Springs, Ark, March 4.
 The fve-year-old daughter of Wes Howerton, Grand View, nine miles east of here, was accident ly shot Tuesday afternoon and died one hour later. A fourteen year-old son had just bought a single barreled breechloading Shotgun, and after showing it to the family, withdrew the car fridge but left it lying on the bed by the gun. Two little sisters, the elder 7, were left alone in the room, and in a few minutes later the shot was heard, It is
 supposed that the children re- loaded and were playing with the gun when the tragedy happened.
Newport daily independent., 1904-03-05

time last year no preparations of any kind had been made on ac- count of weather conditions. This spring in the hills the crop has long since been gathered, giving farmers ample time to thorough ly prepare their lands, SOW oats and have the corn land ready, while last year 1t was nearly the first of June before they had their cotton in the ground. 7
 Chairman Ziba Bennett of the cotton committee, who returned during the morning session from Pine Bluff, reported 3 world of bulls in the bluff. In his opinion there are about 10000 bales in the Pine Bluff warehouses, of which 4, 600 bales are unsold. He did not touch it and is of the be- lief that it will be held for an ex- treme high price.
Newport daily independent., 1904-03-05
xEDICTs S1, ,250, ,OoO
 , CROP IN ARKANSAS

Little Rock, March 4. F Presl- dent Ad Hamberg, who regards the present cotton situation as full of dynamite and has all along declined to give his views as to future prices of the present crop, talked very entertainingly of next season:
 1T look for an increased acre. age, he said, s'and while the crop the past year will not be more than 75O,0OO bales for the state, Arkansas next year, with seasonable weather, has a possibility of turning l,250,OO0 bales. There will be a great in- crease in the acreage in the hills, from the simple fact that with the same labor they are having more favorable weather for planting, and will, of course, plant more than last year. We all we'll remember that at this
Newport daily independent., 1904-03-05
RAILROAD MAN BREACHES

The Cumberland Presbyterian pulpit on Sunday morning and evening last was filled by John w. Kennard of Jonesboro, who for the past forty years has been actively engaged in railroad work and who for many years past has been agent for the Frisco railway at Jonesboro.
 A few months ago MT. Ken nard secured from his company a leave of absence and 1t IS alto- gether probable that he will never again return to the rail- road work and will continue in the ministry of the Cumberland Presbyterian church.
 MT. Kennard is a most excel lent gentleman and is sure to wield an influence for good wherever he goes. He came to fill the pulpit for Rev. J. D. C.. Cobb, who was detained on ac- count of illness. Brinkley Argus.
Newport daily independent., 1904-03-05
ESQUIRE SMITHS
 COURT IS BUSY

Esquire Guy Smith transacted a large amount of business in his court Friday.
 Freeman Draper was held to the grand jury on the charge of stealing a lot of tools, hay, etc., from Bruce w. Carr in Oil Trough bottom.
 The case against Bud Tyler, accused of connection with the attempted assault upon Miss Beard, upon the suggestion of Attorney Gustave Jones, was dismissed.
 Dick and James Spargo, the alleged horse thieves, were again granted a continuance on account of the absence of important wit nesses.
 A judgment for plaintiff was rendered in the replvin suit of HI. F. Foster vs. F. Draper.
 John Beck, accused of grand larceny, was held for the grand jury. He is alleged to have stolen some tools, hay, wagon seat and other articles from Richard Ashley of Oil Trough.
 A judgment was rendered in favor of Henry Schott on a note given by A. J. Smith for $50.
 Prosecuting Attorney Oldfeld attended the session of court and Ecomplimented Justice Smith upon ! the manner of dispatching busi- ness, saying that it beat the circuit court.