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The Washington times., 1905-09-10
THE MODERN MAN.

Question-Can you write? Answer
No; use typewriter.
o--Can you sing? A.-No; I use a
phonograph.
Q--Can you play any musical instru-
ment? A.-No; / use a mechanical piano
player
Q.-Can you sew? A-No; I use a
sewing machine.
Q--Can you draw A--No; 1 use a
camera.
Q.-Can YOU walk? A.-No. l use a hi
cycle. l motor car. a tram car or train.
o.-Can you see? A--No: l use
Q--Can You hear? A.-No; use a
trumpet.
Q.-Can you digest? A.-No; I use di-
Sestives.
Q:-Can you sleep? A.-No: use mar
cotics
Q.-Can you form an independent polit-
ical. literary. artistic or ordinary
opinion? A--No; l belong to an organ
lied political party and take my oIin-
ions in this direction from the wirepull-
ers- As regards literature and art,
receive my impressions of those matters
from the reviews in the newspaper and
ir ordinary circumstances i follow gen
eral public opinion.
Q.-Can YOU breatheT A.-No; / use
artificial respiration.-London Truth,
The Washington times., 1905-09-10
= Mckinley and Revision.

The Pittsburg Gazette, having put
on the armor of tariff revision. evil
IDENTIFY Is determined to fight to the
end of the war. Its Washington cor
respondent has been furnishing his
paper with some interesting tariff
views, most interesting of which is
circumstantial narrative going to
show that President Mckinley him
self was collaboration, or at least an
acquiescent and sympathetic specta-
tor at the preparation of the original
Iowa declaration for revision of the
tariff schedules. which has become
famous under the label of the Iowa
idea"
The Gazette's discovery is by no
means news in the West, though lit
tie attention has been given to these
most interesting facts in the East.
President McKinley's own language.
in his last speech at Buffalo, in which
he declared that the era of exclusive
ness must end, has long been quoted
in the West as evidence that he was
in sympathy with \the expression
which the Iowa platform had pro-
mulgated short time before that ad-
dress was delivered And again: ''If
perchance some of our tariffs are no
longer needed for revenue or to en-
courage and protect our industries at
home, why should they not be used
te extend and promote our markets
abroad"
1t Will hardly be charged that VIII
liam Mckinley was not the firm advo-
cate and loyal friend of protection
His career in public life, from the
House to the Presidency, was one
long campaign for the protection prin-
ciple and policy. But President Nc
Kinley without doubt believed, to-
ward the end of his first term, that
our commercial development needed
encouragement to seek new markets.
Protection had developed the greatest
industrial system in the world, and
he believed that reciprocity was need
ed as a complement to it, In order to
attract new customers to our mar
kets. That is what the Western re.
visionists want None Of them de-
mands the sacrifice of the protection
! principle; but they demand that tariff
schedules shall not shelter monopoly
on the one hand. or lock the door OF
foreign markets against American
porducts on the other.
Turning to Canada, to Germany. tc
France, TO Austria-Hungary. to Rus
sia, II is plain enough that there Is
disposition to retaliate against this
country for its excessive tariff duties
This retaliation threatens more and
more to shut US out of foreign mar.
kets at the time when We most neeC
them. President Mckinley foresaw
| this and wanted to guard against it
The Washington times., 1905-09-10
Useful AristoCracu.

A French writer, commenting on
the retirement of Lord Curzon. fol-
lowing his inability TO bring the home
government to accept his views of the
relationship between the army and
the civil administration of India. re-
marks that England is fortunate in
having large class of people enjoy
ing such secure social and financial
stations that they can and do afford
to subordinate mere position and dis
tinction to their principles. Many
others have thought of the same
thing. No other country in the world.
perhaps, has ever 1erived such sub
stantial benefits from its aristocracy
as Great Britain. The wealthy, edu-
Gated. and Independent upper and
middle class Englishmen have fur
nished most of its leaders in state
craft and administration for many
generations. Today, with the suffrage
democratic as could be wished, and
with the government republican in
almost everything but name, this
same class guides the destinies of the
empire because 1t can afford TO be
honest with itself and with Inc ma
ton. There is no reason to be other
wise
Lord Curzon retired with distinc-
ton when he could not have his way,
as he should have done. He had con-
victions, and he would rather be right
than yiceroy He might have put of
mis- convictions, modified them TO
meet the exigencies of his situation,
and retained his position. But he
would not.
Chamberlain stepped out of the
government of which he was the most
powerful member because Of convic-
tions. He believed it a duty, on the
one hand, to promulgate his economic
ideas, and on the other to keep his
party free from embarrassment He
might have been premier by this time
had he chosen to play the game In
that way. But he preferred convic-
tons to office.
Secure in their social and material
stations, Englishmen of the leisure
slass are able to give serious study TO
the questions of the empire. There
The Washington times., 1905-09-10
That Panama Contract.

Chairman Shonts, Of the canal
commission, owes it to himself and
the public to make a prompt and de-
tailed explanation of the circum-
stances surrounding the awarding of
the contract for feeding the people
on the canal zone. There are some
things about 1t at least surprising.
For instance, the chairman of the
commission is said to have full au-
thority to let, without consultation
with his colleagues. contract which,
If reports are true. will involve, first
and, last, expenditure Of $4,000, 900.
The reason is that 1t is said to be a
Panama railroad, rather than a canal,
affair.
Exactly why contract of such
magnitude for feeding people who will
work on the canal is a railroad af-
fair, is not very plain. 1t would seem
that the feeding of canal workers
would be most specifically a canal
affair. And further. there does not
the Panama Railroad Company, which
is now merely a Government prop
erty, should let contracts without re-
ceiving bids and giving the lowest
bidder the assurance that he would
have first consideration. There has
been deal of criticism because, it is
alleged, supplies for the Public Print
ing Office were bought from others
than the lowest bidder, or contracted
without any bids being received. An
explanation Of wherein a $50, ,000, ,00C
canal contract differs from a purchase
of paper or ink. as to this very es-
sential feature, would be interesting
1t is explained that the Panama
railroad controls the hotels in the
zone, and that the company author
lied Chairman Shonts to take charge
of the matter. This seems to be an
explanation that hardly explains. The
canal commission controls the rail-
road; the commissioners are on its
board of directors. 1t appears, with
out further explanation, that the com
missioners. in their capacity as di-
rectors of the railroad company, are
able to do business in loose and ap-
parently irregular way, which they
could not do in their capacity as canal
commissioners. But as commission
ers they seem to have the power to
turn over to the railroad company
extremely important parts of the
work; and once turned over to the
railroad company, it can be handled
in whatever way rleases the commits
sioners in their capacity as directors
AT the best 1t is mixed-up affair
that needs TO be clarified If the or
dinary intellect is to grasp IT
The Washington times., 1905-09-10
ARTISTIC EYE Wins HER
A GENUINE REMBRANDT
Mrs. Hugh c. Corlette Likes Way Hat
Is Painted and Secures
Treasure.

LONDON. Sept. 9.-While looking in a
shop window recently. Mrs. Hugh c.
COrlette saw a painting in faded
Dutch frame
The bold treatment of the subject-a
young and beautiful woman with her
lips slightly parted in a slow fascinat-
ing smile-her dress of a rich blue orna-
mented with shoulder knots OF a deeper
blue. and wearing a hat of red velvet
n great daring splash OF color relieved
by a single feather OF light greeu-at-
tracted her and she purchased the can
vas for 4 mere song and presented II 10
her husband.
The picture turns out TO be a genuine
Rembrandt and worth thousands of dol
lars. 1t is portrait of the beautiful
Saskia Van Uylenburgh. who afterward
became the wife of the famous artist
The canvas is twenty inches by seven
teen. and In an excellent state OF preser-
walton.
Mrs. Corlette had no idea of the value
of the pafeStng she was purchasing. but
the beauty-S6f the face and the daring
color of the hat caused her TO pur-
chase It.
The Washington times., 1905-09-10

BERLIN. Sept. 9--Iu spite of, or prob
ably because OF. the enormous amounts
OF money spent by all the nations of
Europe for the maintenance OF immense
armies and navies, the idea of a great
European Federation with a supreme
international consultative court is rapid
!y gaining ground
The idea is by no means new one,
the former German chancellor OF the
empire. Count Won CaprIvi in a speech
at Dantzig years ago having prophesied
its coming. saying that lie thought IL
possible the advancing century should
attempt TO unite all the nations OF Eu-
rope in one federation.
Eight years ago Marquis Salisbury,
then British prime minister. made the
following statement in n public speech
delivered at the Mansion House:
But remember this-Jaat the Fedora
ton of Europe is the embryo OF the
only possible structure OF Europe which
can save civilization from the desolat
notice that ON all sides the instruments
OF destruction. the pilIng up of arms
are becoming larger and larger.
Death Made Surer.
The powers OF concentration are be-
coming greater. the instruments OF
and are improved with every year: and
each nation is bound. for its own safe
tvs sake. to take part In this competi-
ton.
The one hope that we have to re,
The Washington times., 1905-09-10

1t is not claimed that one party Or
ganization is particularly better or
worse than the other; but it is Wig
orously charged that both are thor
oughly bad in so many Ohio cities
that their Vaccinations constitute a
disgrace to the Commonwealth. In
dependent movements are organizing
in many cities, and the politicians of
all parties are trying to figure what
effect they will have in the coming
State election The Republicans being
In control in most of the cities, that
party apparently stands to suffer the
greater injury.
1t is a good sign that the serious
ness of the problem of city govern
ment is being appreciated by the
whole country more than ever before.
An increasingly active public con-
science has done great things in Phil
adelphia, New York, St Louis. and
many other great cities 1t is getting
busy in the Ohio cities.
The cities are the seats OF the most
rapid development in population.
They are the intellectual centers. In
them the tendency to political inde-
pendence is most marked. In na-
tional and State, as well as in city
affairs, the largest independence is
desirable. Therefore, the independent
movement in Ohio is. in its widest
significance, a good thing.
The Washington times., 1905-09-10
RICH GLADYS MIL s
MAY BE A COUNTESS
Lord Acheson Eldest Son and Heir of Earl of Gasford
Her Ardent Suitor-Lord Brooke's Devotion to
Miss Jean Reid Marked.

LONDON, Sept. e.-Lord Acheson,
eldest son and heir of the Earl of Gas
ford, is expected to visit Newport this
autumn. 1t is said the youthful WIS.,
count is devoted to Miss Gladys Mills.
and is endeavoring to win her heart and
hand
He has hovered about her in London
all summer, and is said to be hopeful
of victory.
The viscount will succeed to an earl
dom and other titles He is connected
with some of the best Of the titled fami-
lies of England. His mother. who was
daughter of the seventh Duke of Man
chester, was an intimate friend OF Queen
Victoria and was one of her women of
the bedchambar-
The earldom, which is an Irish one, IS
not rich, and the Mills fortune would
be very useful in Furnishing up aris-
The Washington times., 1905-09-10
INTERESTING MEETING OF
CHRISTIAN ENDEAV0RERS

4 meeting of the officers OF the Dis
trict Christian Endeavor Union was held
Thursday evening at the union head
quarters. i'm the Bond building Herman {.
Metcaif. president elect of the union.
presided. and the evening was spent in
planning the work for the coming year
The new officers of the union will be
Installed at a meeting 10 be held to-
morrow evening at Mt. Pleasant Con-
gregational Church.
Reports were made by the retiring OFF,
Gers. showing the work OF the union
for the past year.
The District union is a fedora ton OF
the local Christian EndeavoT societies OF
'he District. the object being TO aid The
societies in their local work and also tC
use the combined influence OF the En-
deavorers in favor of all good causes.
The Washington times., 1905-09-10

tocratic bearings that have been tar
nished for lack of gold. Lord Acheson
is popular. good-looking. and socially
very eligible.
He served for several years as an Of
ficer OF the Coldstream Guards, a fash
ionable English regiment, but never had
an opportunity to win the Victoria Cross
In the field.
Newport also should be talking of
Lord Brooke's devotion to Miss Jean
Reid In London Lord Brooke is a son
or the Countess Of Warwick, and a poor
but good-looking young fellow who is
ambitious to win a reputation In Iitera-
ture- He was with the Russian army at
the front in Manchuria, acting as re-
porter for q London news agency. As
Miss Reid and Miss Mills are cousins. it
will be interesting to learn that they
may both become English counteSses
The Washington times., 1905-09-10
Big Consultative Court
For Whole of Europe
Reviving Plan Championed Eight Years Ago
by Salisbury for Prevention OF Deadly
and UnCiviliZing Wars

vent this competition from ending in a
terrible effort OF mutual destruction
which would be fatal 10 Christian civil
the powers may gradually be brought
together to act together in a friendly
spirit on all questions OF difference
which NAV arise, till al last they shall
he welded IN some International consti-
tuition which shall give to the world as
a result of their ~reat strength a long
spell of unfettered and prosperous trade
and continued peace"
Greater Call for II.
Every year since then has seen a
growing public opinion call for esta5-
fishing an International Consultative
Court to supplement The Hague Inter
national Court OF Arbitration. and It has
been suggested more than once. and
most recently during the Interpariia-
mentary Congress at Brussels. that its
constitution might include all the prime
ministers, together with the ministers
OF foreign affairs OF Germany. France
Great Britain, Russia. Austria. italy
Spain, Portugal. Holland. Belgium. Den
mark. Switzerland. Sweden. Norway
Greece and Roumania, and that the
president of the court should be chosen
alternately from the -rime ministers oi
Germany England. France. Russia
Italy and Austria
such . court may be established. but the
very fact that the idea begins TO take
definite form bodies well for She future
and pro2hesics the end or all wars
The Washington times., 1905-09-10
TOGO'S CHIEF SURGEON
EXPRESSES HIS REGRET
Sorry That Indemnity Demand Was
Not Pressed and Fears for
Result in Japan.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 9.-Dr. S
Suzuki, chief surgeon of the japanese
navy, and the companion OF Admiral
Togo throughout the Russian war. has
arrived here on his way To the conven-
ucn of physicians and surgeons at De
troit, Mich. He was chosen 10 repre-
sent the japanese medical service al
the request Of the United States Gov
ernment.
On being told of the terms OF the
peace treaty he expressed disappoint-
nent that the Japanese envoys had
yielded 10 the indemnity proposition
This will be n great blow for our
people VINO have made such sacrifices
10 prosecute the war he said. Il am
sorry TO hear of the rioting in Tokyo.
and fear the end is not vet"
The Washington times., 1905-09-10

duty on iron and steel WOULD mean
cheaper farming machinery for them
and cheaner structural steel for the
building of The modern business blocks
with which the cities OF the State are
being literally supplied. There are
other schedules aimed at, but these are
the most important
Lumber. il the tariff should he re-
duCcd from So 10 81 thousand feet.
would be imported from Canada and the
people Of Iowa could bald their houses
and barns cheaper AID do II without
inturing any man or enterprise at home.
This is their argument for tariff re-
vision and they have preached it with
such effect that the people of the State
have become imbued with the belief that
their best interests lie with revision
OF the present schedules.
The Washington times., 1905-09-10

Viewing things as the Japanese do.
this country might have kicked up quite
a row over the Spanish-Amerfcan peace
terms We conquered Cuba. as the
Japanese did Manchuria-and gave it
back 10 the CUbans as the japanese
have given Manchuria back TO China
We won the war. as the Japanese have
done We conquered the Philippines. as
the japanese did Sakhalin-and then
paid 100000 for them. as the japanese
gave back half OF SakhalIn.
The Washington times., 1905-09-10
FORMER AMBASSADOR
CONGER FOR CALIFORNIA
Brother Says He Will Go to the Sunny
Land to Engage in
Business.

CHIHUAHUA. Mexico. Sept. 81. w.
ConSer, of this city. is authority for
the statement that his brother, E. H
Conger. who recently resigned his posi-
ton as ambassador 10 Mexico. will soon
move 10 Los Angeles. Cal. where he
VIII make his home He says that Mr..
Conger viii engage IN business in Los
Angeles.
The Washington times., 1905-09-10

]. Martin Miller has been sent to Auck-
land, New Zealand. An examination OF
n globe will show that he will be just
about as far away from Mae Catherine
Wood as is possible without getting
outside the range OF the attraction OF
gravitation.
The Washington times., 1905-09-10
INSURANCE CONTROL
MOOTED QUESTION
Federal Action Not Antici-
pated Just Yet.
INVESTIGATION STOPPED
Action by Congress Awaited Before
Any Radical Action Is
Taken.
INVESTIGATION STOPPED

Federal activity in regard to insurance
is entirely suspended, awaiting the ac-
tion of the next session of Congress.
In his last annual report. Commis-
sioner Garfield went into the subject OF
Federal control of insurance at length
Legal Investigations were made by able
attorneys of the Government for the
purpose of ascertaininS whether there
was any ground for considering insur-
ance a proper subject of Government
control. and whether it was possible. by
a test case in the courts. to set the SD
preme CourtltO reverse its holdings that
Insurance is not interstate commerce.
Investigation Stopped.
For the past ten months insurance in
vestigation by the Bureau Of Corpora
tions has stopped. Commissioner Gar
field is convinced there is no use in pro-
ceeding further in this matter until
there is additional legislation. Not only
is insurance clearly not interstate COM
merce under the Supreme Court de-
cisions as they now stand. but the law
creating the Department of Commerce
and Labor Is too indefinite in respect to
the power st gives the department over
insurance TO make it worth while to
bring a test case on the subject OF
Federal control under existing law Con-
sequently action by Congress is await
ed.
With the Bureau of Corporations
grave doubt is felt whether legislation
by Congress, the passage of the Dryden
measure for instance, would put insur-
ance under Federal control. so that the
courts would uphold IT, While some able
lawyers hold that Congressional action
0T he RTIra.41I
of Corporations are not at all convinced
that an amendment to the constitution
would not be necessary
They are convinced however. that the
passage OF such a measure as the Dry
den bill would be valuable in that it
would make certain or a test before the
Supreme Court of the exact powers OF
Congress over insurance and would set
tie clearly whether the Constitution
must be amended
Garfeld's Report
Last year, Commissioner Garfield made
an extensive and interesting report IN
which ne dealt with insurance. the
special investigation under way anti
trust subjects and many other matters.
This year his annual report viii pro-
badly have little to say on these sub
jects. II Will probably be brief docu-
ment and VIII omit discussion OF the in
vestigation of Standard OIL and other
alleged trusts for the reason that special
reports viii come out later dealing with
each of these Investigations The lines
of investigation now are on oil, tobacco.
sugar, and steel, chiefly. with several
minor industries
The Standard Oil Investigation is be-
ing pressed steadily, but Mr.. Garfield
is unable 10 say just when report will
be compiled and ready for the President
and for Congress, IL he sees fit TO trans
NIT 1t 70 that body II is hoped. how
ever. the report will be concluded before
the next session of Congress is far ad-
vanced-
The Washington times., 1905-09-10

Senator Dolliver, who said that When
hell goes Methodist. Iowa will go Demo-
cratic seems TO be the proper person
to express the country's feelings when
the Oldest Republican paper IN Pitts
burg goes for tariff revision
The Washington times., 1905-09-10

In the matter of this search for a real
leader for the Republicans In Congress.
what's the matter with selecting a
stout, strenuous man with thick glasses
and prominent teeth?
The Washington times., 1905-09-10

If the Russians had employed against
the Japanese some of those ingenious
methods they are using against them
selves in the Caucasus. it might have
beep different
The Washington times., 1905-09-10

The Boston postoffice handled 25 900
postal cards In one day. The postmas-
ter must have had TO hustle to read all
of them
The Washington times., 1905-09-10

Just think Of the array or presidential
material they'll have on hand IL the
radicals turn Japan into a republic,
The Washington times., 1905-09-10

A financial expert declares the coun-
try today is more prosperous than ever
before. Are you getting your share?
Do you know anybody who thinks he
IS?
The Washington times., 1905-09-10

The War Departments feeble effort to
distract attention from the Taggart
case by n modest claim that 1t is also
grating has not been success as yet
The Washington times., 1905-09-10

OF course. Secretary Shaw did a little
angling at that meeting OF the Vermont
Fish and Game League.
The Washington times., 1905-09-10

With Oyama and Linevitch retired
from active campaigning. our old friend
Raisull comes promptly to the fore once
more.
The Washington times., 1905-09-10

The Spanish war veterans have come
robly TO the rescue Of the pension list,
but despite their best efforts II is on
the down grade
The Washington times., 1905-09-10

Until the boys get back to their funny
columns again, Mr.. Rockefeller can't
be sure whether he wasted those flow
erS or not
The Washington times., 1905-09-10

The lawyers IN the Taggart case, 70
show that they sympathized fully with
their clients. tried to start d fist fight
The Washington times., 1905-09-10

The supply of ammunition waiting for
the hand Of anybody who wants TO at
tack the canal keeps right on growing.
The Washington times., 1905-09-10

Since 1t jumped into the revision pud-
die the staid old Pittsburg Gazette has
been awfully tickled TO note what a big
splash il made
The Washington times., 1905-09-10

Root diplomacy proposes to keep its
coat off. after the fashion OF the Hay
article.
The Washington times., 1905-09-10

Corporal Tanner has had his promo.
tion. and a well deserved one Il was.
The Washington times., 1905-09-10

Marquis Ito has discovered that con-
stitutional monarchies. also. are un-
/ grateful.
The Washington times., 1905-09-10

The virtues of the Mikado are being
subjected TO severe tests these days.