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Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1905-08-26
THE WATER PROBLEM.

The agitation of the water problem
goes merrly on. Although the Demo.
cratic politicians point with pride
TO the fact that the water problem
is solved" at the same time the hale
and hearty citizen does not see it that
way. Colonel Holmes, for instance.
has notified the mayor that he pays a
tax for water, levied on the necessities
OF his residence, which include water
for flowers and plants, and that if he
is deprived of the water and the flow
ers and plants-valued at many hum
dreds of dollars-die, he will hold the
city responsible. Included in the let
ter is this rather caustic statement:
PERSONALLY, you may not be respon-
slble for the existing conditions. but
as the chief executive you are in a
sense responsible. Months ago il was
known that the rainfall was a long
way below the normal. Indeed. ONLY
-FOUR years in the last thirty years has
Deen known so slight rainfall. This
IN itself should have been warning
enough to prepare for the present
emergency. Any one of several plans
could have been adopted and saved
the present deplorable situation
: III is now proposed to utilize the
water from the flowing wells at Lib
erty park. by installing pumping
plant and forcing the same into stand
pipes to be erected on the east bench.
The supply is about three millions ~
gallons every twenty-four hours. The
cost is estimated to be within S85 600
ana by a wonderful coincidence It has
peen determined that the conduit to
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1905-08-26

Russia balks at the payment of an in.
demnity. While willing to concede
many of the substantial points; in
fact all of Japan's demands. she re-
fuses to pay kopeck in money. Unless
the president succeeds in his efforts
it is quite likely that the opposing ar
mics of Linevitch and Oyama NAV
again meet in deadly combat and if
they do we can see nothing but added
humiliation for Russia. 1t looks as II
Oyama had all the best of the situa.
ton. With Russia's ships at the bot.
tom OF the ocean, or informed in Amer.
can ports, she is helpless on the sea
and should the war continue it may
not be improbable to predict that next
summer, aye, even this fall, the guns
of the Japanese vessels may thunder
at the gates of st. Petersburg. At any
rate Japan has all the best of it,
We should like to see peace con
cluded; first, because it is too bad
that the common soldiers of both ar
mics should be slaughtered in a strug-
gle in which they have but little in
terest. If any there be, the japanese
have the best of that, for Japan is
fighting for her integrity as nation
and an outlet for her surplus popula.
ton and supplies, while Russia's men
are laying down their lives because
the car and his government want to
extend the nations ill-governed pos
sessions. We would like to see an
amicable arrangement entered into
because it is a pity to kill more men
In the struggle that must inevitably
end only one way. The Russians are
lighting half-hearted war, for they
are not inspired by any feeling of pa
triotism. The army is the poorest
paid and poorest. nourshed of any in
the world. And the sooner it ends
the less will be the amount of money
that will be extorted from the poor
peasants by the knout in the hands of
the tax collectors.
whether it ends for good or i'll, the
president of the United States will
ever be held in high esteem by botn
parties to the strife because of the
part he has played Roosevelt has
strlven for peace and is doing all that
lies within his power as the head of
great and friendly nation to bring
about a fair and an amicable settle
ment and both Russians and Japanese
alike will doubtless vie with each
other in paying him all the honor to
which he is entitled.
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1905-08-26

mer of the "Americans," as he sat in
his office chair comfortably looking
over some papers, that the 'Ameri-
can party will put a complete ticket
in the field That it will nominate a
candidate for every office to be voted
for at the coming election. That it
will fuse with no one, but will win or
lose on its merits. That all reports
of offers to fuse are Incorrect except
in so far as they have been made by
unauthorized persons. This party is
now greater than any individual and
we expect to make the fight of our
lives. No one man, or set of men con-
troll it; 1t is governed by the desires
or its members. Organization has
actively begun and in two weeks we
will have district committee in every
district in the city and precinct or
ganization in every precinct" Fur
Their than that Mr. Darmer deposed
not.
Some Candidates.
There is some rivalry in the "Ameri-
can" party as to who shall run for
mayor, H. G. Mcmillan or Ezra
Thompson. Both have friends who
want to see them nominated and at
the convention, which, by the way,
will be delegate and not mass con-
vention, considerable scrapping may
be looked for.
The friends of James Chapman are
conducting a quiet campaign in his in
terest for the nomination for mayor on
the Republican ticket.
~ ~
Several members of the Young
Mems Republican club are at work in
the cause of William j. Lynch for
mayor on the Republican ticket.
.H ~
OF course on the Democratic side
of the house there is nothing to it but
Morris. 1t is rumored that the recent
showers will be attributed to him in
his solution of the water question"
Several friends of Attorney Hamer,
who ran for city justice of the peace
last fall on the Democratic ticket. the
urging him to go out after the nomina.
| ton for city recorder If Hamer
should secure the nomination and
election he is just the sort of Demo
crat who would remember his friends
and not throw them over as has the
present incumbent.
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1905-08-26
SOME POLITICAL POT PIE.

Judging from reports the campaign
will be three-cornered fight this fall,
with a Observation-Disclosures motto
on the banners of each. After talking
with leaders of each of the three par
ties which will put tickets in the field
for the coming election, Truth feels
justified in saying there will be no flu
sion of any kind If present indications
are anything by which to Judge. 1t
is true that overtures have been made
looking toward fusion, but all seem to
have been rejected and the battle is
clearly on.
The Republican View.
President John l.. May of the Young
Mems Republican Club, which is a
vital factor in the politics of that
party informs Truth that the party
will place complete ticket in the
field and will go into the fight pre-
pared to make the battle of its exist
ence Councilmen will be nominated
in every precinct and full set of Of
ficers selected for the fray. There
will be no backing down, no fusion, in
so far as he knows, and the fight will
be made on straight Republican lines
with no entangling alliances. Mr..
May says the Republicans ought to
win, because it is the party in power
and carried the city and county last
fall by rousing and substantial ma
jority.
From the Democrats.
Colonel Ben ID. Luce. the most active
man in the Democratic ranks, is very
sanguine of success this fall and de-
clares that Morris will be renominated
and elected. OF course, Colonel Luce
gets enthusiastic when he speaks of
politics, but he stoutly affirms that
Democracy will re-assert itself this
November and that the entire ticket
will go through to victory. Like Col
onel May, Colonel Luce declares he
knows nothing of fusion with any one
and asserts with much positiveness
that his party will never fuse with
anyone, because it does not have to.
Outside of Morris for mayor, Colonel
Luce has no candidates and is playing
no favorites. Although nothing has
been done recently, Colonel Luce
thinks there will be meeting of the
city committee very soon and that the
Young Mems Democratic Club will |
soon hire man to put down it's car
pets. t-
About the Americans"
You can say" said Chairman Oar
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1905-08-26
RUSSIA AND JAPAN.

AT this writing the prospects for a
peace agreement between Russia and
Japan do not seem to be very bripht
aithough we have confidence in the
work OF the President of the United
states who is doing everything a NOR:
tai can to bring about a reconciliation
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1905-08-26

Warren Foster sells insurance, not
law suits. Commercial Block.
The Washington times., 1905-08-05
ASKS DIVORCE ON TENTH
ANNIVERSARY OF WEDDING

Pearl F. Gardiner. In a petition for
divorce fled against George F. Gardi-
ner. says q correspondent named In the
proceedings concealed her husband from
her for five days in this city, and on
February IS last went to Baltimore
with him.
It was ten years ago today that Mrs.
to the defendant named. She asks the
court TO also award her the care and
custody OF her two children, suitable
alimony and permission to resume Nher
maiden name. Pearl F. La Grange,
Hazelton & Mays are named as coun-
sci for the petitioner.
The Washington times., 1905-08-05
WILLIAMSON JURY
FAILED TO AGREE
Said to Have Stood Six to
Six at Windup.
SECOND MISTRlAL OF CASE
Charge of SubOrning Perjury Against
Williamson, Briggs, and
Van Gessner.
SECOND MIsTRIAL OF CASE

PORTLAND. Ore. Aug. 5.-The jury
sworn to pass upon the guilt or limo
cence OF Representative J. n, William
son. former United States Commissioner
n. o. Briggs. and DR.. Van Gessner.
charged with conspiracy to suborn per-
jury for the purpose of securing ile-
gally certain public lands, has failed to
agree.
This is the second TnistriaI of the case.
In the first trial the jury was out two
days and in the second forty-eight
hours.
The last trial was bitterly contested
from start 10 finish, and the prosecu-
ton is greatly disappointed at the fall
ure of the jury 10 agree.
II is understood that the jury stood
six to six,
The case will be called again August 26.
The Washington times., 1905-08-05
MARINE BAND CONCERT
AT THE WHITE HOUSE

The Marine Band will give the usual
Saturday afternoon concert today at the
White House. beginning at $40 o'clock.
with the following program:
March, ''AIusstnan'' n''..-............... Carl
Overture. "Tannhauser' .......... Wagner
Characteristic dance. ''Turque" Daniels
Clarinet solo. '-4th Air Varie' -. Bender
Musician jacques Louis Vanpoucke
Waltz. Our Volunteers'' -. .Santelmann
Grand fantasia, Die Valkure''. Wagner
Hungarian Rhapsodie No. 2......... Liszt
National air, ''The Star-Spangled
Banner ...,....s,-.s-..,.....Key
The Washington times., 1905-08-05
Times Want Ad. Branch

Want advertisements and subscriptions
for The Evening and Sunday Times will
be received at regular office rates at
Goldenberg's Department Store, Seventh
and K streets northwest.
The Washington times., 1905-08-05
$500 to Harpers Ferry and Return

August 9Th. Splendid opportunity to
visit the Guard IN camp Train leaves
Baltimore and Ohio r. r. Station $50
g. m. above date.
The Washington times., 1905-08-05

Portland, Ore, via Scenic C. & o. Ry.
Lewis and Clark Exposition. Liberal
rates and stOp-Over privileges.
Summer and Weekend Excursions.
Tickets to Virginia mountain resorts
on sale at Chesapeake and Ohio offices.
The Washington times., 1905-08-05
Baltimore and Return, sI.a5,

Via Pennsylvania Railroad, every Sat
urday and Sunday. All trains except
Congressional Limited
The Washington times., 1905-08-05
500 Harpers Ferry, Charlestown. Win

V1'UO AA11L p01S I OEIJ' NLaLItsLUWns WIZ
chester and return. Leave Baltimore and
Ohio r. r. station, Sunday. August 6,
$50 q m. Splendid opportunit TO visit
our soldier boys in camp
The Washington times., 1905-08-05

Baltimore and Return, Baltimore and
Ohio R R. Every Saturday ana Sun
day S1.25~ All trains both ways, both
days. except Royal Limited. Hourly
Service week days
The Washington times., 1905-08-05

Visit the Guard in Camp.
Only 81 TO Harpers Ferry and return.
Baltimore and Ohio R. R., $50 q, m.
train tomorrow.
One-fourth Of Floral Designs
During August. Blacldstone's, 18th and
II SITS.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-08
RErt BLIciN rAR1lrS REcoRD.
with one Break II Has Grown Stronger
nj Each Successive Election.

The Republican party is tho only one
in the history Of the United States which.
if a single break be excepted, has grown
stronger and moro numerous with each
successive national election
It was organized in $50 and poled for
it's Presidential candidate in that year
100000 votes In 1850 it poled 800 600.
a gain Of half million
In 1894 it polle1 100000 another gain
Of half a million. In 1853 it polled 1000, 900
and in 1872 $500 o)o, a gain OF half a million.
In 1879 it polled 100000 another gain
Of half a million. and in 1880 it pollcd $500
OO0. still another gain OF half a million.
From 1855 to $50 the vote Of the Republic
can party on the Presidency Increased
from 10000 - 4Ol1Ol) an abnormal
gain in tn history Of American politics.
In 1884 the vote Of the Republican party
was i.s5aO1, In 1883 it was $4,000
n gain OF Gojlp. Here came the break.
Gen Harrison running for reelection in
1902. instead Of increasing on his former
vote, rcll behind Il, and Ia that election. for
tho fir-; time the Rcpnbdc1n party ceased
TO keep up its ratio of growth which had
been continuous since %, organization.
In 1909 the Republican vote was 100 900.
and in the succeeding Presidential election
of 1900 it was 7.2Olo)o a gain OF 100 900
in four years while the Democratic vote
declined 2o0,oo). Last year the Republican
vote broke all previous records, not only
for the Republican party. but for any party
in the United States reaching 100000 for
Theodore Roosevelt
When the fact ia considered that the
Republican party in several elections has
drawn no part Of it, support from the
South and that in recent elections by the
operation ot disfranchising laws in that
region it, vote has been reduced. its great
gains election after election With only a
single break. arc the more remarkable.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-08

Ipaying only SIS at the most. Besides, you
leave the getting of the girls TO me All
you've got TO do is to teach 'em to stay on
the horses
Mr. Melville retired 10 his rooms and
wept internally for hours. He mad IL all
planned out that he must really explain
to the boss that the girl who had done the
trick in the hppodrome on the other side
had been trained for two years before she
exhibited in public and so had the horse;
that twenty-four horses were about twenty
four times twenty -four as hard to train in a
drill as one horse.
But before he had chance TO deliver
this Grafton the girls and the horses began
coming down to the training barns al Luna
Park. and Melville was too busy working
to do any talking He stopped long enough
on Friday to admit that the thing could be
done but that he hoped kind Providence
would remove him from this earth before
he undertook to carry out another such
contract
Pete Barlow, the elephant manwho
must never be confused with the learned
Magistrate Barlow of the lesser courts
OF this borough presented to casual
visitor the other day WILDLY impressive
picture OF the trials and troubles which
come to those who are charged with the
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capped fighter A more surprised dog
could not have been found in the Pan
handle. The wolf literally ate him up raw
and left the country at Il sixty mile gait.
III rising of a prairie chicken in the open
country of the Panhandle. its first sudden
quick rushof wing, and then the long, grace
ful fight AS it cleaves the pure air Is sight
worth the hardships of a long journey.
Its punging drop at the crack OF n gun
intensifies the excitement but the climax
docs not come till the plump bird Of sturdy
breast is dropped into the bag.
A handful of dry grass. an armful OF
Panhandle coal and match made a
hot fire on which coffee was quickly boiling
and dinner was cooked miles away from
wood, Water for the coffee was carried
in a canteCl.
The hunger that comes 10 man in the
nhande seems edged with an acid that
cuts into ones vtals like steel If satisfied
the sensation * glorious. The misery OF
starving To death in the Panhandle would
lie Internal
Before the blazing fire in the ranch
house that night the talk was about hunt
ing and the sport still to be found in the
Panhandle Deer and antelope have not
left the Panhandle range though they are
growing scHrcer year by year The day s
hunt had been in the neChborhood of a
bunch of antelope bu, they were not seen.
Further south. a week earlier, the ranch
man had passed "A water hole fed by a wind
mill and saw three mountain lions His
heaviest shot was No. chilled. which he
fired at a safe distance but without damage
10 the lions The mountain lion in the PAN
handle is not coura geouS animal. and is
easily killed al close range. II wounded
however and driven TO bay. there is danger
Coyotes and wolves are n constant an
noyance to ranchmen. A loafer wolf is
almost three times the size OF a coyote
and can XIII a horse or cow. The loafer
IA hg
is very destructive Three or four pounds
Of the choicest meat usually satisfy him.
The fact that he eats only fresh meat
makes it practically impossible to poison
a loafer Heavy bounties often more than
500. are paid for a loafers scalp. and this
has caused experienced hunters to hunt
them 50 pcrsistently that only a few are
left
There is an unusually large number Of
coyotes in The Panhandle this winter, and
they have killed many calves RancheTs
kill them with poison steel traps and trap
Guns
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-08
7R5T Zf55oM A0RsEsAcN 5ALLET Mss ObRlEN.ri

duty OF putting Mr.. Thompson's dreams
into actual existence.
Il isn't for me. said Mr. Barlow. mourn
fully regarding his handaged handsome of
them was pierced by an elephant hair and
poisoned, and the other was torn open by
an elephant hook 1t isn't for me to crticise
my boss. But honest. pow. friend, is it
right? | sometimes wonder what the man
thinks ] am.
Here the other day he sends four auto
mobiles out here. each one of them az big n
delivery wagon. l looked them over and
had a lovely time wondering what poor
sucker was going To be put up against
doing stunts with them ] said to myself
Well, that S one form Of trouble the elephant
man doesn't have to bother with. No
automobile stunts with his"
-Andlist This is ~hnt got FOR getting
gay The boss comes over AMI he says
See those automobiles"
says see 'em. And the cold chills
start chasing up and down m" hack
well me says. they're built to hold one
elephant and twelve chorus girls apiece
the elephant is TO be the chauffeur and to
make at least one turn on the stage that
s in time for the opening on Feb. %. After
that we may want them to do more,
Before get my breath to say word he $
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-08

the Atlantic last summer Mr.. Thompson's
rowing eye was caught by a lady who did
ballet dance on horses back, the horse
trotting through varied evoutions and
standing on pedestals the while.
-Finel" said Mr. Thompson. fine! Only
there isn't enough of it
SO he hired the young woman and the
horse. and told her to report to MIR Mel
vile on this side early in December Then
he told Mr., Melville what he wanted This
was all
Twenty-four ballet girls. on tweniy-four
horses the horses to go through quadrille
at trot and 10 do things on pedeStals and
the like. while the twentyfour ballet girls
did whirligigs on the horses backs.
Where are we going to get the girls,
Mr.. Thompson" asked MIR. Melville, 1T
takes n lifetime To-"
"E'll take about seven hours TO get 'em
after 1t gets known up and down Broadway
that Wen pay s2j week with the theatres
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-08

Il IL told that there ia an actor az well
known to Broadway IA any other who has
to be trained to each new part as a child
Ia trained to sit up and be proper at table.
Each gesture infection and expression
OF the face has TO be taught TO him by the
playwright and manager as though he bad
never appeared behind the footlghts
Down in bleak Coney Island these winter
DAYS there is nervous though patient
Australian with sad face and sorely worn
expression of countenance who sympathizes
very much with the playwright and manager
Of this actor
Frank Melville has been training horses
and performing with them for forty years
He thinks he knows more about horses
than any other man in the world. Thomp-
son 4 Dundy. who pay Mr. Melville a salary
big enough to make almost anybody
sit up and take notice. apparently thinks
20 too.
Mr. Melville faces his present job with
resigned determination He has entire
charge Of the horses which are being trained
to appear in the Hippodrome, The insti-
tuition is to be opened late in February,
and two weeks ago Mr.. Thompson, who ia
a cheerful individual at laying out jobs
was expected of him.
Il couldn't do it in year" said Mr..
Melville.
You'll do il in two months and one week.
said Mr. Thompson with sweet and baby
like smile.
And it looks as though he was right
says Mr.. Melville, after three weeks of try
ing. though you could never have made
me believe it,
One of the reasons why MIR Thompson,
who was very impecunious, not TO say
a seedy, newspaper artist ten years ago,
is possessed OF pretty nearly all the income
any sane bachelor can spend is that he never
stops TO think whether thing can be done
or not The moment his imagination
shapes plan, in that moment IS the prac-
ticahity OF the plan settled.
Nobody ever did such a thing before?'
he repeats after those who try to discourage
him. so much the better; originality pays.
Those who know Mr.. Thompson are
familiar with a peculiarly far away in
fantile smile which comes over him some
times when he is sitting alone. Mr. Dundy,
who finances Mr. Thompson's dreams. has
said that he is always made nervous by that
sme
-One can never tell. he says whether
Il means that he is wondering how Welsh
rabbit would taste if il were poured over
mince pie instead OF toast or whether
he has decided 10 buy Central Park and put
n roof on it.
In a hippodrome on the other side of
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out and across the yard looking for Melville
TO turn some more Of Melvile's hairs gray.
But amt it lovely friendY With me
Just getting Jennie so she can ring up the
telephone and play the cymbals In tho
and bowl ten strikes on en- alley and just
getting Annie 10 stand on her head as no
lady ought to be expected to and just getting
all the critters going right and proper-he
comes in here and hands out an order Tor
elephant chaufeursl
Il suppose they've got to stand for wear
ing fool automobile caps and goggles be-
sides a bunch OF crazy girls raising Cain
in the tonneau behind And he never 80
much as asked me il the thing could be done
,ust orders the automobiles and sends EN-
down here and then tells me 10 60 ahead ana
teach the elephants to use EN-
aHe hasn't asked me YETI ASK meE
He'd as soon ask the elephantsl
But will you be able to do it?' asked the
sympathiaing visitor.
We got to- Mr. Barlow nearly wept.
But II anybody'd told Inc year ago that
Pete Barlow. who has always led respect
able and God fearing life. would be a-teach-
ing intelligent and respectable elephants 10
be chaureurs OF devil wagons full OF chorus
girls-Pd "a gone back TO training dogs and
monkeys Sure would IL
IL * more or less fun to watch MIR. Mel
VILE train the horse bale. quadrille. He ha s
got along far enough now so that the horses
know the march they are expected 10 go
through and the training OF the girls has
begun.