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The Washington times., 1905-04-30
Give. and Give TODAY.

Today and tomorrow the friends of
the 7. NJ. c. A. must raise $50, 900. II
that is not done, the association and
all that 1t represents are losers, not
by the sum of $4,000. but by s45, 900.
And the new home of the association
with an almost immeasurable capacity
for doing the community good is
seriously crippled at the outset.
The circumstances OF this cam
paign for 100000 are familiar to the
whole city. Fer the furnishing of a
building adequate to the proven needs
OF the association and equal to the
demands made upon 1t by the young
men OF the District, the sum OF sS5 900
was required. One firm of business
men, convinced of the extreme value
OF the association, pledged 5000 of
this on condition that the remaining
1000 be raised by May l. Other
friends have responded to one of the
most extraordinary campaigns in the
history Of Washington by giving S4O,-
600. Now two days before the ex-
piration OF the time limit, the officers
and supporters of the Y. If. c. A.
must look in the face the loss of s25.-
600 unless they can gather $50 900
more.
II there is any man in Washington
who does not know what work the
Young Mems Christian Association
has done here. he can ind out from
any business man who employs young
men. It has developed and is now
developing thousands of youths in
body, mind, and soul-correeting their
round shoulders, equipping them for
expert labor, and training their char
acters all at the same time. Work
like this not only justifies a fine
equipment. but absolutely demands
one. For the purpose of providing
such an equipment the men behind
the association have raised $500, 900
in less than two years, to say moth
ing Of the contribution of personal
services which no money could buy.
Those who give toward the last
$4,000 will be full partners in the
enterprise Surely it is worth while
TO be a partner in a work which not
only uplifts the whole city but in
creases the earning power of every
young man who is brought under its
influence. Yet if the business men
OF Washington mean to act in this
matter, they must act either today
or tomorrow. Tuesday may be too
late
The Washington times., 1905-04-30
WOMAN FOILS A PLOT
To DYNAMITE TRAIN
Thrown on Rails by conspirators, She
Revives in Time to Save
Express.

UNIONTOWN. Pa. April 29.--Throwrs
unconscious across the rails by dyna-
Entters. who had plotted TO blow up a
Pennsylvania Railroad passenger train
at Lemont, Mrs. Sadie Lewis revived in
time to remove the explosive just as the
train dashed past
Having saved the lives of hundreds of
passengers, the brave woman Iapsed
into insensibility and fell aside the rails,
where she was found later.
Mrs Lewis told how she had heard
two strange men planning tc place dy-
natime on the rails TO avenge a griev-
ance against the Pennsy. AS they start
ed for the tracks she tried to thwart
them. They knocked her down. dragged
her to the tracks and placed her near
the dynamite.
The whistle of the approaching train
aroused her. and she swept tie eXpio-
sive out of the way. The coasplrators
are still al large.
The Washington times., 1905-04-30

and made long trip up the Orinoco
river, and settled successfully sew
eral questions that had been matters
OF diplomatic difference and corre-
spondence for years according
to Who's Who an admirable pub
lication which obtains most OF It's
facts first hand from the men them
selves.
If Mr.. Bowen went TO Persia. Mr..
Loomis went to- Portugal. II Mr..
Bowen has written verse, Mr.. Loomis
has had copy accepted by the light
and airy New York Tribune. And II
Mr.. Bowen writes confidently OF
Venezuela because he has only re-
Gently graced its capital as the Ameri-
can minister, why, Mr.. Loomis was
also e. E. and NJ. P. to Venezuela, anG
not long ago at that.
Surely two epistolary palladins here
are met. Let the Herald proclaim the
terms, Let both brave knights put
on their blottered armor and couch
their pen-pointed lances. This is no
vulgar governmental quarrel. It is
or ought TO be-a joust for poets.
The Washington times., 1905-04-30

rect this habit and insure Evas pres
ence with the younger tots Mrs, Per-
kins fastened one end of a chain to
the child's ankle and riveted the
other to log weighing twenty-six
pounds.
This thing was not done IL cor
ner of savagery, it was not hidden
from the view of passers-by, it was
not done once or twice. 1t was done
within the limits of this District. in
the open yard attached 10 house 154
Harrison street, Anacostia, in full
view: and it had persisted for seven-
teen days before kindly policeman
discovered the situation and released
the suffering child.
A pen dipped in tears coulo not do
justice tc the situation thus revealed
1t Is of little avail TO tell how the
children of the neighboThood carried
the log that Eva might play; there is
no need now TO expose the bruised
ankle or the beaten back of the child,
nor need we dwell upon the pfnching
poverty of the family and the grind
ing of Mrs. Perkins soul that brought
heES.to. do this thing. Poor woman,
she is not to be judged by the stand
ards of Dupont circle or the Ladies'
Aid Society. She was desperately
poor; she was worked TO the extreme
L
children was thrust upon her and her
slender means when she was not able
to support them, financially or pi1ysi-
cally. But many will want to
know how these things can be
in this District; many will wonder
what our charitable workers were do
ing that the case was not sooner dis
covered and the children taken care
Df
The Washington times., 1905-04-30
Four Bears: All we'll.

The Presidents message to an ex
pectant public has been Issued. It Is:
.'Ne got four bears yesterday, all are
we'll
For terseness, condensation, and
as we may say-meat, that is the
finest declaration ever issued by any
of our Executives. For that message
Mr.. Richardson should issue an addi-
tional volume of his compilation and
print it by itself IN CORY letters upon
a page of green.
Since Theodore has been in the
wilds of the West our hearts have
ached with pity for the defenseless
denizens of the forest: our eyes have
run in sympathy with the stricken
deer weeping into the needless
stream; we have not been able to en-
children, for their hugs suggested the
dying embrace OF poor bruin; and the
howl of dog made us nervous by
reason of its dreadful suggestion Of
wounded wolves and cornered coyotes
But the tension has been relieved; we
feel better now. and our faces light
up with innocent glee as we read and
re-read that wonderful message: I'VE
got four bears yesterday; all are
we'll"
Of course the four bears are well; !;
how could they presume to be other
wise in the presence of our Teddy ?
But it is relief to our minds to
know that the President is merely
getting bears. not killing them; and
that their health and general welfare
are attended TO properly. We would
like to know, however, whether the
bears walked into camp, were caught
in trap, or whether Teddy iassoed
them.
The Washington times., 1905-04-30
Handy Friends.

Some people call them s.Coat-smear-
ers, some "Hand-wipers, and yet
others designate them as .tEnthus-
iastic Stops" but, perhaps, the more
elegant expression for them is
Handy Friends"
We all know them little too we'll
or rather they know us with a trife
too great familiarity. They are
good fellows, every one of them, and
in order that you may know that you
are considered to be in the same
generous class with themselves they
take all occasions, and sometimes no
occasion at all, to slap you on the
back, to hold you by the sleeve. or to
place the benediction-and the print
of their hands upon your shoulder.
1t is said that these handy friends,
or friendly hands, are not the product
Of our modern conditions, but that
their like has been known from time
immemorial Indeed. the story is told
of George Washington that. having
been rather freely used by one of
them. he remarked: ''Sir, | am un-
able to recall you,. at present. but
your manners seem familiar.
No gentleman should ever be con-
scious Of his clothes, nor would any
one ever have the heart to repress
these little ebullitions Of friendly SEN
timent and kindly regard; they will
never overcome the frank impetuosity
of their feelings; and, therefore, it S
proposed that hereafter only wash
goods be worn. In summer, OF course.
crash is perfectly proper even now, but
the change will come with winter
when Turkish toweline; can be made
up into both suits and .overcoats.
Some Grass souls may object to be-
coming perambulating exhibits of
printing Office towels, but they may
be dismissed as unworthy Of consid-
Grafton and lacking in public spirit.
We must do something for our handy
friends.
The Washington times., 1905-04-30

The death of General Lee will no
doubt embarrass the Jamestown Ex-
position movement But it must not
be permitted to halt it.
The exposition has become the prof.
ect, not Of Virginia alone, but of the
whole nation, and especially of the
middle Atlantic Commonwealths 1t
is no exaggeration to say that Mary
land and the District of Columbia are
more presently interested In the
jamestown tercentenary and more
anxious that it shall prove successful
than either of the larger expositions
held In the middle West
Virginia's loss is our loss as we'll
but that is only added reason why the
work Cor the exposition must go on
with increased rather than diminish
ed zeal
The Washington times., 1905-04-30
Is Not Eager TO Haze
King as a Son-in-LaW
Franks Cause the Duke of Con
naught to View Him With Disfavor,
Though Edward VII Desires Alliance.

LONDON, April 29.-The prospect of
having king fer a son-in-law does not
seem to be a great boon to the Duke
of Connaught, whose daughter, the
Princess Margaret Victoria, has been
selected to be the future consort of
King Alfonso of Spain, according to
court rumors.
The Duke of CoHnaught is fond
father, and some of the pranks aecredit-
ed TO thu youthful King are rot alto
gether TO his liking. He wishes TO be
certain that the premature crop OF wild
oats, which the King seems 20 be indus
triously sowing, has been reaped before
he will even discuss an engagement.
His Advisers Worried.
The Spanish Kings advisers. on the
other hand. are just as eager to see the
King married as the duke seems un-
willing to sanction an alliance at the
present TIM. They are constantly in
dread as 20 the turn. that the fancy of
the King may take. His escapades cause
more worry TO Aifonso's ministers than
to anyone else.
They believe if he were married it
would have a great influence toward
causing the young ruler TO settle down"
and recognize the responsibilities that
rest upon the head that wears a crown.
For this reason they would hail with
joy an early marriage for Alfonso
There is another reason, too. for their
The Washington times., 1905-04-30
Children S Tears.

There are tears in things that We
wot not of, oh! We who loll at ease
this pleasant Sunday morning; there
are tales OF childish misery just be-
yond your doors; but ye would rather
read of them as told by Dickens and
as happening long ago in a far-cf
land But they happen today-here
and now.
There was Ralph Smith, a poor lit
tie boy five years old, whose parents
beat him 10 death. But that was one
hundred and twenty miles away and
Ralph is dead. There is nothing you
can do for him; but today. in this
very city, under the care OF the Board
Of Children's Guardians, are three lit
tie children whom Jesus would have
been very tender to, whom He would
have taken in His arms and comforted
had they lived In His day Poor lit
tie children, they only live in your
day, and Jesus is to you system of
theology and-and you are 100 busy
going to church, or playing golf, or
attending TO your social duties. or
weeping over the story of Oliver
Twist, to take few old toys, or even
the pictures from the Sunday papers.
10 these poor little tots.
God help the little children, and
may He forgive the stoniness of our
hearts TO their misery.
Some years ago William LyIes mar
ried the daughter of Mrs. Mary Per-
kins. The young people were of the
poor but honest kind, and they were
of that ingenious stripe that believes
there is a special providence TO cor
rect the error OF poverty as a direct
reward for honesty, and that without
particular necessity on their part to
work. They were Teasona bly, strenu-
Gus in their practical denunciation Of
race-suicide, as the poor are wont to
be, and as the fruit OF their marriage
there are now living Eva, twelve
years old. and Willie and Mary, eight
and seven, respectively. Their mother
died some years ago. and the father
and three children have dwelt recent
ly with Mrs. Perkins. According TO
the statements made in the court, the
father is frequently away from home
and Mrs. Perkins Is busy all day in
the mail bag repair shop, so that the
children were left TO themselves from
morning to night. There was little
to amuse them in the house. and next
10 nothing 10 eat. Eva, with child IL
love Of change, would wander away
from the house TO play with other
children against the express instruc-
tions OF her grandmother, and to cor
The Washington times., 1905-04-30

desire TO see the King marry. The
chances OF assassination would be ma
terially diminished il there should be an
heir to the Spanish throne.
Question Not Shelved.
The question OF marriage of the King
TO the Princess Margaret Victoria is
by no means si1elyed, and as the prin-
cess seems to be the most suitable bride
for Alfonso. 1t Is not likely that the
Spanish ministers will allow the ques-
ton to be dropped
II Is probable that powerful Influences
may be brought to bear upon the Duke
of Connaught TO overcome his objee-
tions. It is believed that King Edward
favors the match. Rumor has II. that
the English sovereign especially desires
an alliance between his family and the
reigning house In Spain for the reason
that such a marriage would check the
ambitions of Kaiser william. who has
industriany sought on several occasions
to foster an alliance between King Al
fonso and some one Of the young Ger
man princesses.
If King Edward is really determined
upon the match and the question of
the difference OF religion between the
young people is amieably arranged. it
is not likely that the Duke of Con-
naught would venture to oppose his roy
al brothers will
The Washington times., 1905-04-30
A Joust for Poets.

All true lovers Of correspondence as
a fine art will live In hope that the
case of Loomis vs.. Bowen may be set
tied through the mails The sum-
moning Of the defendant - Wash
ington from far-off Cara cas gives
that hope a severe jolt, 10 be sure,
but hope, Ike truth. when crushed
TO earth will rise again.
For, in addition TO his decoration.
as E. e and NJ p 10 Venezuela, Her
bert Wolcott Bowen holds the laureIs
Of much fine writing. He is, forsooth,
a poet In the list of his published
works are collections called Verses, -
Losing Ground" and "In Divers
Tones" He has also written ''na
Genere Humane" and international
Law" but we have no knowledge that
they are in rhyme Verses" Los
ing Ground" and In Divers Tones"
are enough. They raise the expecta-
ton high.
And the material at his hand! A
man who has breathed the romance
OF Barcelona, whose soul has fed On
incense waited through that grille
which has no equal. not even in
Spain. and who, like Irving, has in
his Imagination filled the mountain
forests of Spain and the jeweled cor
ridors of the Alhambra with Hidalgo
and with peasant; with fiery barb
caparisoned and gay, and piodding
ass led by the humble haiter-surely
such a man could enliven even the
State Department. Yet this is not all
Persia would also lend her splendor.
The rich imagery and seductive philos-
ophy Of Omar would vie with the
colors of Velasquez and the wit oi
Lope de Vega For Mr.. Bowen was
also once minister and consul general
at Teheran.
But all this light does noS cast Mfr
Loomis IN the shadow He is a Jour
naIist" and "diplomatist," whatever
those things may be. And once he
worked for the New York Tribune
and was a Washington correspondent
and was consul at ST. Etienne, France
The Washington times., 1905-04-30
Both Sides Of the Case.

To the Editor OF The Washington Times:
Your editorial. "A Departmental Won
dem does gross injustice to the COM
parties which own and operate barges
be sure, that orr tugs and barges do
dispiace channel buoys. But that is nut
due 70 any cause which we can prevent.
Our tow-lines are often 800 or Loo feet
long, and some of the channels crook
and turn 50 often that we cannot avoid
fouling the buoys. We are as anxious
as the Government TO keep the buoys in
place. They are kept in place, In fact,
The only difficulty being that the buoy
tenders are kept busy.
This letter comprehends about all
the answer the barge companies have
to make TO the attitude of the Depart
nent of Commerce and Labor as to
their responsibility for dragging chan
mel buoys out of their places. It is
really no answer at all. Tows 500 to
l 900 feet long are not necessary, but
are, In fact, expressly discountenanced
by the department. None of the chan
nels "crook and turn" so much that
competent barge captains could not
keep clear Of the buoys; but the barge
captains are not competent; and they
are not competent because they are
paid, on the average, only about s65
month.
And If ell these things were not
true, It is little short of an outrage
that other shipping must be imperiled
in order that barge companies may
operate at profit.
The Washington times., 1905-04-30

Union. is evidence OF the fact that he is
the right man In the right place.
Supreme Record Keeper.
Dr. L. E. SIsIer. the supreme record
keeper, is q graduate of Western Re
serve College, of Cleveland, Ohio, and
has always been recognized, both in and
out of his State, as a man of Importance
in his profession, He first became a
part of the supreme management a few
years ago, when there was vacancy
in the capacity of supreme finance
Keeper; and his administration of the
affairs OF that Office was such that, at
the recent triennial convention OF the
order. he was unanimously elected TO
the office or supreme record keeper, for
the full term Of three years.
In the City Tents.
Mt. Vernon Tent, No 4, made the best
record of any tent in the city by con-
siderable odds, in increas sing its mem
bership during April
The Maccabee joint excursion commit
tee had a meeting on Thursday night
at Northeast Temple, and decided to
have the annual joint excursion The
committee will meet again next Thurs
day night at the same place for the pur-
pose of forming a permanent organiza-
ton and making further arrangements.
Sir Knight James c. Bass was made the
temporary chairman
Mt. Vernon Tent, No. T. will give it
third annual ball on the night of MAY
at National Rifles ArInory Hall, which
will be conducted on the same high
order that characterizes the tent in all
it's dealings through It's committees.
Arlington Tent No. 10. was next TO
Mt. Vernon In point OF gain in memb
ship during April. Arlington Tent, which
short time ago was on the verge OF
consolidating with another tent. Is now
one of the fixed institutions of the
Southeast.
Anacostia Tent. No. I. has lost another
member by death. Sir knight Barrett
The Maceabees, of Baltimore, have ar
ranged for a Joint reception and en-
tertainment to the supreme commander
and supreme record keeper at the Acad-
eny of Music, on Tuesday night next
he State commander of this jUrisdic-
ton and his lTIrIuS save Dte.i invited &c
be present.
National Tent No. /, is the largest
tent In the city, having 7s3 members
with Mt. Vernon on her track, and
Georgetown, No. s. after Mt. Vernon.
The Washington times., 1905-04-30

Not one Of the numerous cemeteries
in the neighborhood Of Washington will
be neglected on Memorial Day. Besides
the exercises at Arlington. the senior
vice commander Of the department, 3.
p. Entrikin. will have command at Soil
diers Home Cemetery. Thomas Fl. Mar-
tin, junior vice commander. is chair
man of the committee IN charge of the
exercises at Congressional Cemetery.
AT Battle Cemetery.
B. H Warner ia arranging the pro-
gram for the meeting at Battle Ground
Cemetery, where the services will be
more elaborate than usual this year.
Posts No 9 and q will have charge of
the Harmony Cemetery exercises.
Charles r. Douglas is Chairman or this
subcommittee A B. Frisbie is chair
Elizabeth Cemetery.
The servfces at Oak Hill and Holy
Rood Cemeteries Will be undertaken by
the George L. Merris post, with George
w Fletcher as chairman of the COM
rnfttee on arrangements. H. H. House
is chairman of the committee connected
With the services at slenwoota. Prospect
HiI. ST. Mary's. and Mt oiivet.
st the meeting last evening Com
nlander Tasker ssas instructed to ap-
point committee 20 confer with Col.
Frank Hume, the former Confederate
veteran, who. has presented to the
Grand Army OF the District the project
fsfr constructing a mammoth bell from the
metal in obsolete cannon stored IN the
Inited States arsenal, Ct Waterviiet,
n. x, TO bs hI;Fcy IN Arlington Cemetery
and tolled 4uriug the burial service of
each soldier uttered there. The COM
u1fttee VIII report al d subsequent meet
ing.
The Washington times., 1905-04-30

Rockingham and Allegheny with the
other. And. wherever its fruits may
grow they grow sturdily. Delight is
IN all It's food and strength in all it's
substance.
In the District OF Columbia we do
not quarrel with the Carolinas, or
Georgia, or the Gulf States. We look
to them in winter for most Of our
green food. But when the spring
whispers to us of the Branch" and
the market beckons us to its annual
feast, we have eyes and appetite for.
nothing else beside.
The Washington times., 1905-04-30
The Call of the Branch. y

Within the change of the moon
fresh vegetables will reach our mar
kets from the Branch. The succulent
strawberry, the delicately scented
onion, the emerald lettuce, the ductile
bean, and the threatening new potato
will all grace the stand. They are
the last, and best, heralds of spring.
All winter long, in these days of
sixty-mile transportation, these same
vegetables have been brought TO
Washington from the South. They
have come also from hothouses
nearer at hand. The table has not
lacked for green things since the last
crop of hardy lettuce was pulled and
the last row of celery banked.
But none of these exotic products
compare with vegetables gathered
yesterday and eaten today, grown In
our own soil and marketed by our
own neighbors. Let any Washing
tonian walk over the hills which en-
yelop the city. see the truck farmer
working among his peas, or beans, or
tomato SETS" and he will come back
to his asphalt streets and rows Of
brick houses with keener appetite
than he has known for months.
Then, city man, be off TO the mar
Eets when the Branch" begins to
yield The Branch Is a district of
amazing scope. 1t includes the hills
of Albemarle and the valleys of St
Mary's. 1t reaches over to the East
ern Shore with one arm and high into