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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-05-09
Shame, Philadelphia.
Is There No Justice in City OF Billy
Penn?

In the University Of Pennsylvania,
situated in the city of Philadelphia,
there is a select coterie of women
students known as "co-eds." In the
school room they meet the men of
the institution on equal terms. Out
OF the schOolrOom they are apparent
~ supposed TO retire to the seclusion
OF their apartments, while the I'M
trammeled males play baseball on
the campus.
Everywhere except in Philadelphia,
where, because a thing always has
been, it is believed that it always will
be, folks recognize the inaIienable
right Of the physically cultured fe-
male. Nowhere except in Philadel-
phia would anyone have been sur
prised because girls took to PLAYING
baseball on the campus, amid the
cheers Of an enthusiastic gathering.
But Philadelphia is Philadelphia.
and Philadelphia was shocked, partic-
ularly when a stalwart "cO-ed"
knocked a twO-bagger away into left
field and slid for second with an
abandon that would have been adj
mirable in a league professional. The
athletic ladies were summariIy bar
ished by order of the faculty.
Pennsylvania politics have long
been a byword in the mouths of men.
The State has been regarded as
synonymous with corruption, graft,
jobbery. all the evils attendant upon
lawless official dishonesty, unchecked
by public opinion.
But it has been thought that even
in Pennsylvania personal freedom
was guaranteed and the immunity Of
the law-abiding citizen from interfer-
ence with his reasonable rights was
secure.
This experience Of healthy woman
kind delighting itself in the vigor of
outdoor exercise, enjoying the God
given rights Of fresh air and green
earth, promoting with honor and dis
tinction the patriotic pastime Of base
ball, proves that we have been de-
ceiyed. Verify, Pennsylvania has
fallen low when even the rights of
her women are abridged by greedy
oficialism.
We deplOre with a loud voice this
injustice We call upon
the nation to protest such outrage.
With finger pointing straight to high
heaven. We demand: Is there in Phil
adelphia no one 10 champion the
twentieth century woman?
If. indeed. it be true that Philadel-
phia is willing to stand thus utterly
condemned, too smugly cOmplacent to
know better, too self-satisfied to learn
better, just le- those Unappreciated
girls come to Washington. Here they
can play baseball till they drop
Here individun. rights are respected,
and woman rules the rOOst, even if
she has to roost all by herself to
do It,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-05-09
WYNNE FAMILY WILL
SPEND SUMMER IN MAINE

First Assistant Postmaster General
Wynne is preparing to take his family
10 their summer cottage in Portland
Harbor. Maine. in the early part OF next
month. Following their usual custom.
Mr.. Wynne's family will spend the en-
tire summer there, but on account of
official duties In the department he will
be unable 10 get away until later in the
season, probably August or September.
The Wynne cottage at Portland is one
of the most beautiful in an attractiVe
colony OF summer homes
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-05-09

Russian Withdrawals all along the
line Summarizes the news from the
far East. The report conforms with
those previOu y received, that Rus
STA had had quite enough battles for
the present, and intended 10 get out
OF the field until August, when she
thought that she would have a sufi-
cient force assembled al Hardin to
crush the japanese by superior num-
bers. The japanese, on the other
hand, /, are pressing forward rapidly
but cautiously. General KuroRd, the
japanese commander, has occupied
Feng- wang-cheng, while the Russians
are sadd to be evacuating Niuchwang.
The Japanese speak highly Of Russian
valOr, but they can well afford to do
that The more the bravery Of the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-05-09
MOODY AND PARTY
BOUND FOR HAVANA

Secretary Moody and his party, which
left Washington last week for Cuba,
arrived at Guantanamo. and after in
specting the navy yard there. sailed this
morning for Havana. From Cuba the
party will sail for Pensacola. and will
then go 10 New Orleans before return
ing TO Washington
The Secretary's party consists Of SEN
ators Hale. Penrose. and Bacon. and
RepI esenta1Ves Hemenway, Meyer OF
louisiana. and palzel.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-05-09
Secretary Taft's Judgment.
Prof. Ja-nes Explains the Reasons for
Distrusting It.

Prof. : William James, in q recent
issue of the Boston Transcript"
puts orth an argument against Sec
retaryt Taft's views of the Philippine
question, which is simply the most
remarkable thing in recent political
liteI Ature. Prof. James is one of the
people whom Secretary Taft begged
10 let that question alone, but, of
coarse, that is one reason for taking
itsup. If public man suggests that
people should cOnfne themselves, in
discussing. TO subjects about which
they know something, that is proof
fpositive that the subjects about
which they know nothing are infect
ed with rOttenness.
Secretary Taft recently expressed
his opinion that the politicians who
are talking Of putting planks into
their platforms promising eventual
independence to the Filipinos are do
ing an unWise thing, so far as the
FilipinOs are concerned, since such
planks viii lead 70 more or less po-
litical intrigue in the islands, and
unsettle things TO no purpose, the
promised independence not being like
~ 20 come within this generation
In short. Secretary Taft knows, as
every sensible person in this country
does, that the insertion of such planks
is a political move pure and simple,
made for party effect, and meaning
about as much as would the indOrse-
ment of the man in the moon as q
candidate for President in case he
should come down 70 inquire his way
to Norwich. He also is aware Of the
fact, which a great many people in
this country do not understand, that
the Filipino does not yet comprehend
our popular institutions, and may
thus take seriously a promise which
is not seriously made.
This is sound sense, and based on
knowledge OF the Filipino character
But Prof. James builds up the as
founding theory that just because
Secretary Taft has spent several years
in the Philippines, just because he
has come into personal contact with
the natives, just because he has set
himself earnestly and conscientiOuslv
to serve the interests Of the natives
as against the demands Of sharpers
and political jobbers, therefore his
views are prejudiced and unreliable,
and should be discarded in favor of
the theories Of people who never saw
a Filipino in their lives.
Prof James admits that Secretary
Taft's administration was successful
so far as it went, and that on the
lines laid down by him the evolution
OF the FilipinOs is likely TO be peace
full and prosperous. He distrusts the
Taft plan. however, simply because it
is the Taft plan. He believes that
Secretary Taft must like his plan so
well that he cannot see the defects in
il, although he owns that even his
own far-seeing eye perceives no grave
defects as yet He says that the
Secretary is morally unable to be
an impartial witness"
If Prof. James means by this that
no man can be interested in a thing
and see it correctly at the same time.
We are sorry for him, for he must
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-05-09
TURTLE SEIZED Boys HAND.

WILKESBARRE, Pa. May "a
swapping turtle, which resented the
curiosity of ten-year-old Louis I.osch
seized the hand of the boy in its laws
and held on 50 firmly that a blacksmith
had 10 be sent for TO release the boy.
The blacksmith pried the turtles avs
rpart with considerable effort The
boys fingers We're badly mangIed.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-05-09

The North Carolina Republican
county convention has Endorsed Pres
ident Roosevelt and named Judge
Pritchett for Vice President. Inas-
much as North Cardinals Republi-
canism is one of those things which
exist chiefly by courtesy, it is difficult
to see where this Judge Pritchett
business fits, except in so far as il
may relieve the suspense Of Uncle
Joe" Cannon.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-05-09

The inter-church conference on
marriage has begun its propaganda
against divorce by issuingg a circular
letter stating the position Sof the body
and Indicating the line OF argument
which it intends 10 employ against
what it considers the growing evils In
the relations between the sexes. The
church conference regards marriage
az a divine institutioCe and IN order
10 maintain the inviOabiHty Of the
bond, it cOUnsels a process Of educa-
ton, beginning with the child. which
shall inculcate purity and apprccia-
ton Of marital sacrednes5. Il viii be
noted that the inlSr-churcn confer
ence takes it for ST Gnted that the par
ents Of children Z are capable of in
structing their children. Some Of
them, thank heaven, are. But there
are others patH1icauy incapable, as
the conditions in a great many fam
lies too plainly show. We suggest
that the inter-church conference first
open a school for parents, the success
Of which will be indicated by quick
diminution 0f irresponsible child
bearing.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-05-09
"SLEEPING SICKNESS" A
DANGER TO EUROPEANS

BRUSSELS. May 9.-Beri-beri. or the
sleeping sickness" has killed a young
Congo official. NJ Van der Stichelin-
Another patient. the captain Of a Con-
go steamship. is now in the Antwerp
Hospital in the last stages OF the dis
case.
Efforts to check the disease are ap-
parently without effect. and the trance
like sleep grows longer each day. II
is impossible TO give the patient any
nOuriShmeut while sleeping.
That beri-berf is a disease contagious
to Europeans seems now 10 have been
proved. DR.. Dupont, a Congo State
physician. considers that the disease
may be transmitted by the tsetse fly OF
the mosquito This belief has been borne
out by several experiments made on
monkeys.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-05-09
YOUNG WI WILL
BE A GRADUATE
Son Of ex-Chinese Minister Will Fin
ish His High School Course
Next Month.

wa Chao Chu. the sprightly young
son Of former Chinese Minister WI,
remembered here as the first Celestial
who ever cried for and really had an
American Christmas tree, graduates
from the high school in Atlantic city in
June The young Chiuaman IS unusu-
ally bright and Will graduate with dis
uuctiUn
When in Washington he attended the
Force public school, to which the Prcsi-
QeHt children and most Of the young
foreigners 20.
Miss COrnelia Mercer is visiting her
aunt, Miss Carrie SUroul Coleman. Of
Pittsburg. and Will be the guest Of honor
al tea Wednesday afternoon. Miss
Mercer and her cousin Miss Florence
Coleman, VIII attend the annual prom"
OF the Naval Academy
Miss Ida Thompson Will go abroad this
summer for q rest from social duties. She
VIII be accompanied by her friend. Miss
IhlldS. Lhe greater part Of their stay
abroad viii be in Switzerland.
Mrs. Barney, accompanied by her
daughter, Miss Natalie Barney, will sail
on the Deutschland June ., and spend
the summer in Europe
Representative and Mrs. Francis Bur
ton Harrison have closed their home on
Scott Circle for the season, ana are now
at Tuxedo Park.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-05-09

Andrew Carnegie has recently an
nounced with the customary blare
Of trumpets the establishment of a
fund for heroes. We wish TO present
for Mr.. Carnegie's consideration one
James Shay, mine engineer of the
Blue Ridge colliery, near Scranton,
Pa. The engine house of the mine
caught fire Saturday night, and fifteen
men were in the mine dependent upon
the fan for air and the hosting APP
paratus TO bring them to the surface
Both of these were, Of course, run, by
the engine. With the hose Dlayfne
upon him to prevent his clothing
from burning, Shay stood at histpost
until the fifteen men were rescued.
Just as the engineer, bIstered with
the heat, staggered from the engine
house. the roof fell in. Lots of folks
put up a pretty fair bluff in tbs world
about doing their work, but. il takes
q real man always 10 do his tduty.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-05-09
TO YOU AND NE.

This Is 70 You as any other day?
Rose dawn, white noon, and evening
lit with stars.
And in high heaven a glimpse of golden
bars
Let down for those who shall 20 home
that way.
To me this is a day set apart
BY memory and sorrow that 1 sit
With eyes that brim at the mere
thought Of it.
And all the loneliness it brought nv
heart
-MargareA Sangster.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-05-09

Some sacriIegiOus person broke up
a Christian Holiness revival in Wa
bash, Ind, by sprinkling a bottle of
ehloroform over the congregation, as
a result Of which several persons
were overcome. This unauthorized
interference with the traditional priv
nege of the hypnotic evangelist can
not be too strongly condemned.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-05-09

The report Of Mr.. Wakefield, OF the
File Clerks room of the House shows
that tho Fifty-eighth Congress was in
session fewer days, talked less, and
handled more bills than its three i'm
mediate predecessors. Evidently some
opinions regarding that much ma
igned body Will have to be revised
Maybe the members were not sent
home after all.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-05-09
COUNTY TREASURER SHOT,
CONSTABLE SURRENDERS

CALDWELL. Tex, May 9.-County
Treasurer b 3. Hunt was shot and ell
most instantly killed Saturday night
Constable Clint Stuart surrendered 10
the sheriff. stating he had done the kill
ing. claiming that il was in self-de-
Tense. There had been. previous trouble
between the men.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-05-09

North Carolina is in need Of a thou
sand more cOnyicts to work her farm.
Why be worried over such a difficulty,
when ii would be 50 easy to round NJ
D litical offenders Of the labOring race
and stuff them in?
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-05-09

The musicians in the local theaters
are threatening to strike unless they
get more money. 1t is to be hoped
that a compromise will be reached so
that the chief business Of the musi-
clan, that of making harmOney, may
continue uninterrupted.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-05-09

Somebody writes 70 a New York paper
10 ask If # is allowable to repair a
broken-dOwn automobile in the street
and disturb the neighbors with the ham
mering How is it possible to repair 1t
anywhere else?
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-05-09

If the Democracy continues to be so
cautious about announcing its princi-
pies ii may in time come 10 be known as
the Unprincipled party
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-05-09

The small boy who is not allowed to
60 Will give his family a circus Of their
own.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-05-09
WEDDINGS HERE
AND ELSEWHERE

= he marriage Of Miss Bessie Mari
W God, daughter Of N1r. and Mrs. James
VI Wood, to Nathan A ShepIey. of
Chicago, Will take place at s o'clock
TINS evening at the METROPOLITAN NJ
mortal NJ. +. Church.
The engagement IS announced Of NIr.
Charles Phillips Hall, Of Pittsburg. but
formerly OF this city. to Miss Katharine
Mortimer Montague. Of Baltimore
Victor Alexander Hugo. of Wash
ington, and Miss Margaret r. Alex
aruer. of Altoona, Pa, were married
in Finclney Memorial Churc@ at 6
C clock yesterday evening, the Rev
Charles J. 5. Mayor, the rector. Off
eating. Thomas L. Mchenna was best
man. Miss Susie Bowling maid OF hon
or, and Miss Elsie Hoffman flower girl
he bride carried American Beauty
roses and carnations. The reception
was at Hotel NOrmandie Mr.. and Mrs
hugo viii reside at l5-y Seventh street
northwest.
Miss Julia Margaret Benton. daughter
Of the Rev DR.. and Mrs. Robert A Ben
ton. Of Sewickey. Pa. and DR.. Frank
Eimore Ross. Of Washington and San
Francisco, were married in St Ste
phen's Episcopal Church. at Sewickley.
of which the brides father is pastor.
Wednesday evening Of last week The
father gave the bride away. the cere-
mOHy being performed by relative,
the Rev. ". /. II, Benton, Of Grafton
Ia.
Miss Jane Glenn. Of Wooster. Ohio.
was maid Of honor and the bridesmaids
We're Miss Mary Craig Chaplin and Miss
Eleanor A. GOrmley. The Ushers were
DR.. John Z. Benton, Of this city,
and John Arson Emery, and Stew
art Courtney Spencer. Of PlttsbuTg. \
reception and supper followed at the
Benton home. At the conclusion Of the
wedding trip DR.. Ross and his bride
Will make their home IN this city.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-05-09

II. II. Cabaniss. the editor of the "Au-
gusta Chronicle" from the race for ma
tional committeeman. thus leaving the
Hon. Clark Howell. Of Atlanta, without
opposition for the honor
Both Mr.. Cabaniss and Mr.. Howell
are avowed Parker men Columns of
their respective newspapers are filed
with praise OF the New York jurist. Ex-
Secretary Hoke Smith is another ardent
Parker man and predicts that the State
viii instruct for Parker.
1t is said that every district In the
State IS favorable to Parker with the
possible exception of the Second, repre-
scented in Congress by the Hon. James
N. Griggs. who is a Hearst man. By the
adoption Of the unit rule the two dele
gates from that district may be forced
TO vote with their colleagues FOR Judge
Parker.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-05-09
TAKAHIRA HOST
At DINNER PARTY
JusSerandS Will Entertain
Bridal Couple.
LUNCHEONS AND TEAS
Mrs. Taft, Guest of Honor, in Home of
Gilbert Grosvenor- Other
Social Matters.

Mr. Iakauira. tie Japanese minister,
VIII be host 1t dinner party 1T Tie
legation tonight Following the custom
OF Nine. TsKauira, when in Washing
ton at this season, the beautiful fur
nlshlngs of the legation Will be enEaLc-
ed by an artistic and truly japanese al
rangement g branches of sDrinE BIOS
SONS, while the same decoration ir all
It's Significance will Oh. ain for the ban
Quet bond.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-05-09
Conventions Press Seats.

The demand for press seats at the two
national conventions far exceeds the ca
pacity Of the space set apart for the
newspapers Of the country. At the Re-
publican convention at Chicago there
VIII be go seats in the press reservation,
and already there have been received
1900 applications.
The demand for seats at the Demo-
cratic convention at St Louis is also
far in excess Of the capacity OF the
space reserved for the press. At the re-
cent meeting here Of the subcommittee
having charge of the seating at Chicago
II was decided that notice should be
given that applications not received
prior TO May p shall be given no con-
sideratiOn.
Applications for seats in the press res
ervatiOn at the Chicago convention
should be sent 10 W r. Stone, custom
house, Baltimore, and for the st. Louis
convention to Charles H. Mann, press
gallery, House Of Representatives,
Washington, D. c.
The Hon. Gilbert ". Hitchcock, Of
Omaha. Neb.. has been designated as
chairman OF the press committee OF the
ST. Louis convention.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-05-09

Inc french ambassador AMI Nine.
JusSeraAd viii give a dinner parry COIN
pimentary - LieutcGant Command T
de Faram1nd, n.I.at attache 81 the
French embassy, aud Miss Ivy Lang
ham, who are to be married at St.
Matthews Church. My e.
Mrs. John 3. Henderson entertained
luncheon party 1t boundary Castle
today, in honor Of Mrs John Van
Rensselaer,. Of New York, who is the
house 5'Ic5t Of Mrs. JcIl Is. IIcldrrSon.
iT.
Mrs Gilbert II. Grosvenor entertained
at luncheon this afternoon in honor
Of Mrs, Taft. wife OF the Secretary
Of War when her guests were Mrs.
FalrDanks, Mrs. John w. Foster. Mrs
alexander Graham Bell, Mrs. Greedy,
Mrs HansbrOugh, Mrs. Victor Kauff-
mann, Mrs. LOOMS, Mrs. Willis Moore.
Mrs Charles w Richardson, and Mrs
Charles D. WalcOtt.
Mrs BOardman's tea at the Chevy
Chase Club this afternoon will be at
tended by a large number OF society
people, parties going out In carriages
automobiles, and by special trolley car
TO the club. Mrs. BOardmau will be as
sisted by the Misses BOardman, her
daughters
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-05-09

Miss Marie McKenna IS visiting her
sister. Mrs. Pitts Dumeld, of New York,
who was here the first week in jan
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-05-09

Mr.. and Mrs. William c. EndicOtt. jr..
of Boston, are visiting Mrs. Eudicotts
grandfather, Samuel Ward. ut his home
on X Street
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1904-04-30
THE VANoUlSHED HEROES
OF THE VARIAG

St. Petersburg. April 30-The sur
vivors OF the Russian warships ko-
rietZ and NaIiag arrived mere yester
day and were received with great pop
ular enthusiasm. No party Of men
in recent years has been greeted with
as much eclat.
When the train carrying the men ar
rived there were fully 10000 people
assembled at the station.
The whole route was lineu with SOL
diers. every regiment n the service be-
ing represented. The Grand Duke AL
exis received the men. who submitted
the formal report of the battle.
The men were then rendered bread
and salt and a number of addresses
by EQUATIONS of the nobility. Dur
ing ttrse ceremonies the cheering OF
the crowds at times drowned the ut
terances OF the speakers.
After a triumThat mlrcn through the
city the man were received by the en-
peror and empress With the royal
coupe they attended a te de1n in the
imr@riaI castle The men We're then
granted tn honor Of being the guests
IF tn emT~ror 1T a banquet. and we've
later entertained at h city hall
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1904-04-30
YELLOW won ON The YALU
Dispatches Via London Gain the jap
anese Have Won in Big
Land Fight

London. April 3o.-The Russian land
foI ces have suffered a serious repulse
at the hands Of the japanese on the
Yalu river.
No details have been receivPe but
information is at. hand that perha ps
the largest land battle yet fought be
tween the two armies has occurred and
the Russians have been repulsed with
great loss.
The Shanghai correspondent OF Reu-
te,'s Telegram Company wires this
morning that the news Of the battle
has reached there. robbed Of it's de-
tails. The correspondent says that the
story IS 70 the effect that the' e1ga ge-
ment was a heated one anu the Rus
slams net with a most dis stro-s re-
pulse in their efforts 20 stanI before
the japanese. the latter showing a..
much valor upon land as they have
uron the water.
The fight covered period Of two
days. AMI was wagei with great fury
The Japanese crossed TIE Yalr river
and engaged the Russians. the latter
steadily retreatins before the enemy
with great losses and much demo-aE-
ZatiOn