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The Washington times., 1905-04-12
Harmonious Democrats.

Hope springs eternal in the yearn-
ing heart of the true Democrat. It
is his most evident possession. Con-
ditions may change, leaders may go
into voluntary retirement or be sent
to back seat by the people on cleo
tion day, and lots Of such develop
ments may come and go, but eff
fervescent hope still remains. How
different Is hope from harmonyi
Fresh evidence of this fact comes
to light in the preparations for the
Jefferson's Birthday dinner of the
Parker and Davis survivors of the
late election catastrophe, who plan to
have a party love-feast tomorrow
night at the Waldorf-Astoria in the
metropolis. Everyone has been filled
with the most cheerful optimism over
the prospects Of harmonious gather
ing and the thought of hearing sound
speeches from such party leaders as
Alton B. Parker and Senators Car
mack and Newlands had given the
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D. A. R. ISSUE PROGRAM
FOR ANNUAL CONGRESS

The official program for the fourteenth
annual congress of the Daughters of the
American Revolution has been issued
The congress will assemble at 10 o'clock
next Monday morning in Continental
Hall, when dedicatory ceremonies of the
building will be held Mrs Charles
Warren Fairbanks, president general of
the organizat ton, will call the congress
to order at 2 o'clock in the afternoon,
and will deliver her address of welcome
At O'Clock on Monday night there
will be jubilee celebration in place OF
the reception which has prevailed in
former years.
Two sessions will be held daily The
first will be called at 10 o'clock with an
intermission for luncheon, and the sec
ond will convene at o'clock in the
evening
On Tuesday an important feature will
be the consideration Of amendments to
ttonal officers. Wednesday will be the
big day for new officers will be elected,
and it is believed strong fight will be
put up by the two parties of the So
ciety. One represents Mrs. Fairbanks
called the administration party-and
another. which does not share the ad-
ministratiVe views of the present preSi-
dent general will put up another cam
didate. Should there be a deadlock the
balloting will continue through Thurs
day and, though the society had agreed
not to meet on Good Friday, ii will do
so should the congress not have rea cked
a decision on the election of officers
If an agreement is reached before
Thursday morning the other sessions
will be devoted exclusively to routine
business The congress will adjourn on
Saturday night,
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banquet great vogue among the metro
politan machine workers. But now
comes the news that the two Sen
ators viii be unable to attend the
banquet and that Judge Parker SO
bubbles over with trenchanJ views
and ideas struggling to be born from
his expansive brain that he cannot
keep within the twenty-minute limit
put upon the speakers in general.
Thirty-fve minutes at the outside
was then suggested to his representa-
tive, but the late candidate calmly
replies that he cannot begin to give
his views in less than two hours!
The Esopian's speech would fill an
entire page Of q newspaper. at this
rate Then he might want to inter-
polate few additional thoughts when
he sees the cheering banqueters and
hears the flowing language of the
other speakers. He might also be
asked some questions which would
require cautious and judicial treat
ment, adding thereby an hour or two
additional to the running time of the
banquet. There are all these possi-
bilities and more, if one recalls the
explosiveness which characterized the
judicial candidate in the closing days
of the late campaign, and which, like
hope, may spring up again as easily
under little p1ovocation.
So there is trouble in the ranks of
the high and mighty Of the rejuvenat-
ed Democrats The two national Sen
ators feel that they are some pump
kins too. and so declined to be rele-
gated to the end of the program after
a two-hour-or-more speech from any
body whomsoever This has given
fresh opportunity for action by the
professional thermometers and the dear
public will have to wait only a day
or so longer to learn the result of
their latest efforts.
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TROUBLE TH|CKENS
IN PENSION OFFICE
CommissiOnerUnearths New
List of Irregularities.
UNDER THE OLD AGE ORDER
Careless or Designing Subordinates Put
Rule in Force Before Date
Fixed.
UNDER THE OLD AGE ORDER
More trouble in the Pension ONCE,

More trouble in the Pension Object
In addition to his discovery of the er-
rors OF the pension examiners who al
lowed the six veterans of .sMeI.ane's
Pennsylvania Regiment" to get on the
pension rolls when they did not belong
there, Commissioner of Pensions War
ner. 1T is understood, found certain OF
his subordinates guilty of an even graxer
offense In the improper application or
pension order No. IS, the famous age
pension rule promulgated under author
ity of President Roosevelt more than a
year ago.
This order was to have taken effect
April 13. 1so4. and by express terms was
not to be retroactive. Since coming into
office Commissioner Warner has found
that in several cases the order was put
into effect before April Is, 1904, and this
action without authority is now under
investigation.
AS yet the investigation has not pro-
ceeded far. but Mr.. Warner is deter
mined that 1t shall be thorough All the
records OF pensions granted under this
order are being looked up that the COM
missioner may know the extent of the
errors that have been made
As in the cases of the ten examiners
who let the 'LfcLane.' veterans go
through. the head of the Pension Of
flee does net know what he will do with
the men involved in this new mix-upr
nor Will he be able to tell until ne gets
all the facts before him.
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FUND TO BUY CLOTHING
AND FUEL FOR POOR

Gen. George NJ. sternberg, president
of the Citizens Relief Association, has
acknowledged the receipt of a check for
S2,e0O. sent him by the District Com
missioners,
This represents the annual interest on
the centennial inaugural relief fund, and
can only be used for the purchase OF
fuel and clothing for the relief of the
poor of the District
Charles F. Weller, general secretary
of the association. asked permission to
use part Of the money for food, as well
as sIel and clothing, holding that the
omission OF the word food" from the
Commissioners communication must
have been a typographical error.
Commissioner Macfariand, however,
has replied by calling attention TO the
order issued by the District Commis-
sioners. This order expressly states:
1.-The annual interest thereon to be
expended in the discretion OF said Com
n1issioners in the purchase of fuel and
clothing for the poor of the District OF
Columbia"
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HENRY A. BROWN DEBATE
At HOWARD UNIVERSITY

The Alpha Phi Literary Society of
Howard University win hold its annual
Henry \. Brown prize debate in the
Andrew Rankin Memorial Chapel,
tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock This de-
bate will be very interesting, as each
speaker has had some training in the
art OF debate
The question is: Should the repre-
sentation in Congress of those States
that have enacted disfranchisement laws
be reduced in the proportion that the
number of male citizens over twenty
one years of age. disfranchised. bear TO
the, total number of male citizens in
such States?"
The dfsputants are: J. G. Logan.
teachers col. 'o5: "A. D. Tate. col. 'o7:
j. T. Vanderhorst, theo. '06; J. c. Bag
le!., col. 'o5; j. H. Robert, col. '05; C. Il.
Smith COL o.
The judges are Rabbi Abram Simon.
Prof. arthur a. Birney, and Judge
Robert H Terrell
The society has the following officers:
Ocea Taylor, college '06, president; a. d.
Tate, college '07 vice president; Miss
Maud B. Kennedy. college '06. secretary;
Allen E BEATTY medical '05. treasurer;
J. j Derricks, theology '06, chaplain: H
NJ. Thomas, college 05. critic; J. f. Jor-
dan, college '05. sergeant-at-arms; C. c.
Lathers, college 'o5, law OF. editor
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"Shower" of Gifts.

A pretty entertainment by the girls
of the Army and Navy Club, composed
of the daughters Of officers of these
two branches of the service, given
Monday afternoon at the home of Miss
Dubois, POPS Sixteenth street, was q
Shower" of bridal gifts from Miss STAN
tons girl friends. The bride was led to 4
seat beneath d large pink wedding bell,
from which were suspended pink RIB
bons, one for each girl At signal the
ribbons were pulled. letting down upon
the girl bride a shower of dainty pack
ages done up in silk papers and tied
with pink ribbons, each package con
tanning a gift from girl friend Inc
afternoon wound up with the usual al
tcrnOOn tea service.
Among the girls who took part IN the
shower" were Miss Dorothy Loud,
Miss Florence ellis, the Misses DuBols,
Miss Hemp. Miss Baird. Miss Helen
Koerper, Miss Waring, Miss Long. ana
Miss Reed.
After a wedding journey Captain VII
son and his bride will go to his post at
Fort Oglethorpe, Ga, to which place ne
has been recently assigned
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Duckstein- -Merriken.

Miss Pearl May Merriken, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. George Melriken, 1871
Edmondson avenue, Baltimore, was
married last evening to Henry e. Duck
stein, of Washington.
The ceremony took place in West Bal
timore Station Methodist Epicopal
Church, Lafayette avenue and G!imor
street. and was performed by the pas
tor, the Rev ]. M. Holmes.
The bride wore a gown of white point
desprit over white silk, trimmed with
Irish lace, and carried white prayer
book and roses. She was attended by
Miss Annie Winfffed Aubel as brides
maid, who was tastefully gowned in
pink crepe de chine, trimmed with lace.
Miss Saide Ward, a cousin of the bride,
was flower girl, and wore a dress of
white lace chiffon and carried sweet
peas. Trevillian NJ Rogers was best
man.
The house was decorated with red an6
white roses and the church with potted
palms. After the ceremony Mr.. and
Mrs. Duckstein left for a trip TO Phila-
delphia and Atlantic City. They will
make their home in Washington.
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forefinger, a forearm corresponding
to his own, and a constitution of like
physical vigor
This is the theory advanced by a
distinguished foreign professor, DR..
Karl Pearson, of University College.
London. He is quite confident that
he knows, because he has made
enough investigations to base upon
them theory applicable to the entire
race of humans.
Such theory of unconscious de-
termination and selection runs coun-
ter, OF course, to another strongly
advanced idea on the subject. It
stands in opposition to the Darwinian
idea that men and women depend
upon their perceptive and intellectual
faculties in choosing and consenting
to being chosen by ''the right one in
all the world" But Prof. Pearson is
not deferred from the pursuit Of his
Investigations by the mere fact that
some previous savant had taken an
other ground on which to base his
scientific deductions. Listen to some
more of his discoveries:
Blue eyes predominant among men,
363 out of each 1000, while there are
only 2S6 such mild-orbed women in
another like total. The rest of the
thousand mere men" are divided into
312 with green eyes-perhaps not all
Of them Of an envious and Jealous
disposition, however-127 with hazel
eyes, and only 81 with brown eyes.
What an unusual honor it is, indeed.
for the brown-eyed masculine. He is
one in a dozenl 1t would be inter-
esting to know, further, whether the
savant draws from this fact the con-
clusion that these 81 are thereby the
leaVen which lightens the 900 lump.
IF these blue-eyed people married
at random" significantly and authori-
tatively comments the professor, 'the
result would be that they would mate
at the rate of 104 per thousand. But
the actual number of marriages per
thousand Of blue-eyed persons is 140,
or &c above the random average, thus
proving that the blue-eyed man and
the blue-eyed woman are unconscious
~ attracted toward one another" He
also soliloquizes some on the girl with
green eyes and how she affects the
cardiac vibrations Of the youth with
grass-green optics But it is enough
to say that the coincidence of views
found among the blue-eyed humans
acts similarly in inducing agreements
on the 'better or worse" principle
among those in this class, and in the
same way among the brownies
The professor is a wise man. He
knows his human field. He knows
that people with similar qualifications
are likely to enjoy similar diversions
and that propinquity can be depended
upon to do the rest. He shows how
easy it is for this merry old world
TO keep on proving that like mates
with like, but he makes not the least
attempt to close the door on any
really individualistic person who has
original ideas and the inclination to
rush blindly on to his fate regardless
OF the rule.
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BRIDE OF APRIL
LED TO Al TAR
Capt. James Wilson Weds
Miss Margaret Stanton.
FAMILY SEE THE CEREMONY
Bride Gowned in White Chiffon, Or
CANDY and Lace, With Veil
Of Tuile.
FAMILY SEE THE CEREMONY

Miss Margaret Stanton Western,
daughter of Mrs. Western and the late
Capt. c. 3. Western, Fourteenth Infan-
try, and granddaughter of Gen. T. H
Stanton. and Capt James s. Wilson, q.
S. A.. son Of the late Capt. James 4.
Wilson. Second Artillery. We're married
at noon today at the home OF the bride.
by Chaplain Pierce. L. S. A.
The ceremony was a quiet one, only
the immediate families and intimate
frienda being present.
The drawing rooms were a bower of
apple blossoms, large punches of mar
gcerites, roses. narcissus. tulips, palms,
and branches of spring foliage.
At the wedding breakfast, as at the
ceremony. only members of the family
and a few outside friends were present.
Gown of the Bride.
The bride, who is one of the most at
tractive girls Of the army set, wore a
gown of white chiffon ofgandy and lace,
and a long veil of tulle. Her bouquet
was of sweet peas, and she carried an
antique Spanish fan of ivory and gold,
which belonged TO the grandmother Of
Captain Wilson. Her going away gown
was of dark green silk, with a hat Of
the same color Mrs. Western, mother
OF the bride. wore gown of black lace
Members OF the family present We're
Mr. and Mrs 3. 3. Wilson. Mrs. Sta11-
ton, grandmother of the bride and the
widow of the late Gen. T. 81. Stanton,
who was once a paymaster general OF
the United States Army; Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Wilson, Mrs Pickrell, an aunt
of the bridegroom; Mrs halk and her
two children, Josephine and Stanton,
aunt and cousins of the bride. and Miss
Minerva Du Rois, an intimate girl
friend of the bride.
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GREEKS ATTACK ALBANIANs.

SALONICA. April PA Greek band
attacked and burned an Albanian vii
Iage near IlIssura on Friday, killing
thirty and wounding and capturing
many more.
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The National Council of Women has
a committee on dress. One on redress
for husbands eft at home may report
later
The Washington times., 1905-04-12

Yesterday was fashion day at the
Benning races, among the prominent
people attending being Miss Roosevelt,
who rode out with Ned Mclean, in his
big touring car; Baron Schlippenbaeh.
Russian consul general at Chicago; the
Danish Minister, Mr.. Grip, who accom-
panied Mrs. Mary Scott T>-------ra a,,d
Miss Patten; Justice Harlan, Com
nlander Gibbons. Of the Dolphin: Mr.
Deering, OF the, British embassy; Reed
Knox, son Of the Senator from Penn
sylvania; Roger Wetmore, Senor Pulido.
of the Venezuelan legation; Senor
Arosemena, of the Panama legation;
Mr.. Hanahira, of the japanese lega-
ton; Mr.. and Mrs. Henry May, Miss
May, the Counselor of the French en-
bassy and Nine des Portes de la Fosse.
Mile. des Portes de Ia Fosse, Mrs.
James G.. Blaine. Mr.. and Mrs Alexan-
der Legare. Mr.. and Mrs. GeorS< How
ard, Miss Claggett, Miss Wetmore, Miss
Elkins. Miss Bird, the guest of Senator
and Mrs. EllSins; Mrs Donner, Mr..
Seckendorff, Mr.. Huideloper, and Mr.
Siebert.
The Washington times., 1905-04-12
SCH[IPPENBACH,
CASS|NfS GUEST
Russian Consul General on
Visit From Chicago.
FASHION DAY AT THE RACES
Spanish Minister Bids Adieu-EngIish
Ambassador Going on Trip
to London.

Count Cassini has as his guest at the
Russian embassy, Baron Schlippenbach,
the Russian consul general az Chicago,
who Is quite well known to Washing
ton society through his frequent visits
here
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Mrs. Roosevelt received Brigadier
General and Mrs. Theodore Bingham at
the White House yesterday. These
popular people who made Washington
their home for some years, are receiv-
ing great deal Of attention from their
friends
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Spanish Minister Leaves.

Senor Ojeda, the Spanish minister
leaves Washington today, and viii. sal
The Washington times., 1905-04-12

Edwin V. Morgan, the newly appoint
ed minister TO Korea, leaves Washing
ton today for his home in Aurora, n. Y.
After a visit with his family, he will
go to San Francisco, sailing for his new
post May 3.
The Washington times., 1905-04-12

One OF the commanders of the Rus
sian fleet is Rear Admiral Enquist, and
the general Inquest will came after the
battle.
The Washington times., 1905-04-12

While Pldtt plans to GUST Odell, New
York politics are still being handed up
to Odell on a platter.
The Washington times., 1905-04-12

They do say that Mr.. Bristow's pass
ing through Colon may end in a gloomy
period for certain people.
The Washington times., 1905-04-12

In Venezuela: Castro vaunteth him
self; is puffed up; wanteth not his
own.
The Washington times., 1905-04-12

Miss Roosevelt Wore to the races a
gown of petunia red cloth, a hat trim
med with roses of the same shade, and
q black chiffon boa
The Washington times., 1905-04-12

Commissioner Macfarland wants a
rame for the new freboat. Why not
''Merri-mac?"
The Washington times., 1905-04-12

Sir Henry Mortimer Durand, the Brit
ish ambassador, will sail from Kew
York on the Etruria, April 90, for a
fortnfght's visit in London His busi-
ness is of purely diplomatic nature,
relating to his high office here, and he
will return to Washington in time to
meet President Roosevelt when he
reaches the city from his Western
hunting trip.
The Washington times., 1905-04-12

Ma ior and Mrs Hamilton Wallace of
New York, are making a visit in this
city, en- route for San Antonio
The Washington times., 1905-04-12
Battleships Not Obsolete.

at is a mistake to believe battleship
would be obsolete in a few years. Ships
of this type should be good ships for
fifty years to come
1T has been estimated that feet of
forty-eight battleships would cost the
country annually 800 900 CO., but this es-
innate was based on the idea that all
the ships would be in commission at the
same time. This would not be the case
unless we were engaged in war.
I do not believe our expenses would
be more than s1o0. GOO. 600 per annum. The
country surely ought not to oegrudge
that amount for its protection.
Il do not believe we would have had
the Spanish war If Spain had realized
what a good navy We possessed.
The Washington times., 1905-04-12

Mr. and Mrs Westinghouse have
loaned their house for Il meeting this
afternoon of the George Washington
Memorial Association. Mr.. Justice
Brewer will make the address of the
q afternoon
The Washington times., 1905-04-12

The Financial Agent of the Russian
Embassy and Nine. Wilenkin enter
tanned at dinner last night
The guests were the Belgian minister
Baron Moncheur; the Counsellor of the
French Embassy and Nine. des Portes
de Ia Fosse, the Counsellor Of the Ger
man Embassy and Baroness Won dem
Bussche, Baron Giskra, charge d'affaires
of the Austrian embassy; Senorita Wal
ker-Martinez, daughter of the Chilean
minister; Miss Deering, Miss Sherrel,
NJ. Hansen, first secretary, ard Colonel
Raspopoff, military attache Of the Rus
sian embassy.
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Marrying bu Eyes.

Man has an unconscious tendency
to select 4 wife Of his own height,
with eyes of his own color. a pro-
portfonate span from roref1nger 10
forefinger. q forearm corresponding
to his own, and a constitution of like
phySicaI yipor
The Washington times., 1905-04-12

Mrs Edison Gallaudet and her small
son, who have been the guests of eX-
Senator Cockren for several weeks, have
been joined by Mr.. Gallaudct, with
whom they Will return to Dayton, Ohio,
IN Thursday
The Washington times., 1905-04-12

Miss Gon Barnette has gone to New
York to visit Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Bar
nette.
The Washington times., 1905-04-12

The Rev. David Mills is a guest for
two weeks OF the Hotel De Vile, At
lantic City. Other Washingtonfans at
the same hotel are NJ. w. Moore and
Mark W Moore
The Washington times., 1905-04-12
DEWEY SAYS JAPAN
NEEDS BAT TLESH|PS
Would Insure National
Safety, Declares Admiral.
T0GO'S DEFEAT, SPELLS RUIN
Application of the Far East Situation
to the Future of United
States Navy.
TOGO'S DEFEAT SPELLS RUIN

Whether Russia or JaTan shall be
the victor in the Far East war depends,
ir- my opinion, upon the result of the
battle about to occur between the fleets
of Admiral Rogestvenslky and Admiral
Togo" said Admiral George Dewey, In
speaking of the present struggle.
IF Togo Is beaten" he continued, .'all
the money and the lives that have been
spent by his country In Manchuria will
go for nothing. The Russians. in COM
niand of the sea, would cut off COM
munication between Japan and the
mainland, and the JapAnese army In
Manchuria would be powarfess.
Togo's Situation Paraileled.
Dewey has been following the naval
campaign with intense interes not
only because its scene Is that :. which
ne gained his renowned victory. Dat be-
cause OF lessons which It is furnishing
and which viii be Of the greatest value
in the development of the American
feet. During the war with Spain. Ad-
miral Dewey was placed in much the
same position as Togo
Think what Japan would give for
two or three battleships at this critical
moment, exclaimed the admiral. Her
national safety would be secure.
iiiS - tHlUS We ldhS "
heart. We have done much in mill
tary way to protect ourselves What
we must do now is the compete arming
or ourselves upon the sea.
Needs of United States.
The admiral was asked 20 state how
many battleships III his judgment would
be required for the proper defense of
the United States and its dependencies
The program which the general board
worked out contemplates tie eonstruc-
ton of forty-eight battleshfps. not all
in a lump, but two or three year he
replied. The battleship Is the main
thing, all the rest are auxiliaries.
ut has been asserted 1t was the in
tention of the Navy Department to keep
all these ships in commission and this
would be an expensive operation Only
part of the feet would be kept in COM
mission and the others would be held In
reserve.
To-day we have no reserve. Every
battleship ia in service or undergoing
repairs.
The Washington times., 1905-04-12

A. D. Prince and the Misses Prince
haze returned from Atlantic City.
The Washington times., 1905-04-12

Miss Jeanette Silver, who has been
North for the past ten months. has re-
turned to her home on New Hampshire
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