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The Washington times., 1905-12-22
" Not for the Newspapers

Every now and then there are in
dications that the life insurance mag
mates are on the run. Latest of all
in this list is the deciding to his
wife by Richard A McCurdy, former
president of the Mutual Life, of all
his property in and around Morris
town, n. J., amounting in value to
more than a million dollars.
Across the deeds, which effected
this transfer. was marked in bold
words, Not for the newspapers.
OF course not. More than all the
legislatures Of ali the States and the
Congress of the United States, more
than the executive officers of the whole
nation, more than the laws array of
prosecutors and judges. offenders in
high stations fear that publicity the
newspapers supply to their readers.
Why even Hartman, who has carried
legislatures in his waistcoat pocket
for score of years, begged the news
papers to be lenient in their reports
of his scramble for the Equitable
spoils
Mr.. McCurdy, it is conceivable, is
getting ready for the deluge. There
are signs that he will be called TO
give an account of his stewardship
Ito tell what he has done with the
policyholders' money intrusted TO his
care. Certainly, when that hour
strikes. he will not want to be hamp-
cred with too much property.
Therefore the transfer of the Nor
ristown mansion and its surround
ing acres to his wife. Therefore the
, secrecy that enveloped, or sought tc
/ envelop, the transaction. Therefore
the Injunction inscribed on the very
deeds themselves.
Not for the newspapers.
Well, hardly.
The Washington times., 1905-12-22

either to support themselves in Of
fees and shops, or TO be economical
cooks. capable housekeepers, and
skilled dressmakers.
These are the tangible results, In
spite of an equipment which keeps
some of the pupils travelling round
four buildings for their recitations.
But the best result is not SO easily
specified. 1t is the development of
character in these boys and girls of
ours, so that they are not content
TO drag along through life, but must
do their best whatever the task they
undertake, a character that makes
them good American citizens. because
it fits them for self-government, a
character that tells them accurately
where their strength lies and how
TO use it. Look these young people
in their clear, steady eyes and you
Will both understand and be glad for
the fine personality which exhales
that terse, self-reliant challenge:
Ask U.s."
The Washington times., 1905-12-22
CABINET IS DINED
At WHITE HOUSE
President Formally Opens
His Social Season.
FERNS, ROSES, CARNATIONS
Candelabra and Flowers Made Table
and Adjoining Rooms Unusually
Attractive to Guests.

The President and Mrs. Roosevelt
opened their formal social season last
night with a dinner for the CabineJ.
The table was decorated with Brides
maids roses. Three large mounds of
these flowers gave a preteutiOus effect
TO the table decorations, and smaller
clusters Of pink carnations mixed with
maiden hair fern added to the at
tractiveness. Silver candelabra with
white shades lighted the table. Large
placed on the mantel and about the
room.
In the Blue Room Bride roses were
used in the decorations. and in the
East Room American Beauty roses in
large silver vases harmonized with
the dignity Of the room.
The guests were the President and
Mrs. Roosevelt. the Vice President and
Mrs. Fairbanks, the Secretary of State
and Mrs Roof, the Secretary Of the
Treasury and Mrs. Shaw, the Secretary
Of War and Mrs. Taft, the Attorney
General. the Postmaster General and
Mrs CorteIyOu, the Secretary of the
Navy and Mrs Bonaparte, the Secre-
tary Of Agriculture, the Secretary of
Commerce and Labor and Mrs. Metcalf,
the Secretary 10 the President, Colonel
and Mrs. Bromweu Senator and Mrs.
Spooner. Senator and Mrs. Alger, Sen
ator and Mrs. Knox, Representative
and Mrs. Sibley, Representative Long
worth, Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Morton, Mr..
and Mrs. Robert j. Wynne, Mrs: Long
worth, Mrs. Hobson, Mrs. Slater. Miss
Roosevelt, Eliot Gregory. and Lieuten-
ant Sheridan.
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DISTRICT LEGISLATION
WILL REACH HIGH MARK
Local Interests VIII Fare Well at
Hands of Present
Congress. L.

The consensus OF opinion among the
members OF the House COMMITTEES on
the District OF Columbia IS that more
District legislation will be acted on By
Congress this session than has been
the case for some years Already the
committee has taken a running start.
and has reported TO the House for pas
sage seven bills affecting local interests
The first District day in the House
viii be January {. and by that time
another committee meeting will have
been held. and more local bills will. in all
proba bility be ready TO be acted on BY
tn House. A great promise OF much
LEGISLATION by the District Committee fs
the fact that IL does not now anticipate
having TO lose time by granting a series
OF long and tiresOme hearings on the
bin 10 allow Of the construction OF q
crosstown street railway. as was the
case last session
The rumor that the Capital Traction
Company Will build the road. taking ths
place OF the Great Falls and Ole Do
minion Company, seems subStantaIed.
and il is now thought that there VIII be
little opposition 10 the project
The bill which Will probably take 10
most time before the committee IS
measure 10 classify and fix by statute
the salaries OF the public school teachers
OF the District. Following this in the
matter OF time will be the bills 10 recoE-
nize and increase the salaries OF the
members of the police and fire depart
ments
on every hand great satisfaction IS ex-
pressed this year with the membership
of the District Committee. All the OLD
men are hard-working reliable men, and
the new members are evidently good
workers. 1t is thought the District wiz
fare well in the House this Congress.
The Washington times., 1905-12-22
CHAIRMAN TAGGART WANTS
MASSES TO TAKE CHARGE
Appeal to Rank and File in Party
Probable Thrust at Parker
Men.

INDIANAPOLIS. Dec. 22.-Thomas
Taggart. Democratic national chair
man. has issued an appeal 10 members
of the party which is construed mere
as an invitation TO the masses 10 come
in and take charge OF the party orsahi-
aztion and suppIant the leaders
He says that there is no reason why
the rank and file OF the party should
not be in control of the organization.
and that II they viii come forward and
take their proper places as workers In
the primaries they will controI the party
organization.
The national chairman says that he
realizes that party harmony can be OBJ
taIned onIy BY enlisting the cooperation
81 the masses. and IL Is his desire that
Tbay should take absolute charge OF the
marty organization in Indiana and
tbroushout the country.
In view OF the fact that SO many OF
the rank and file voted against Judge
Parker. the appeal OF Mr.. Taggart 10
that class Is construed here as thrust
at the leadership which dictated Park
er's nomination.
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CELEBRATES WEDDING
OF FORMER WHEY "
Divorced Hubby" Decorates Home, In
vites the Multitude and Char
ters Brass Band.

HAZLETON. Pa. Dec. 22.-The most
remarkable celebration that ever oc-
surred in this city was that which took
place last night. when Philip Mangan
indulged in "A jubilation over the mar
riage of his divorced wife.
Mangan a few months ago procured a
divorce from the woman. alleging in
fidelity John Perm. who was named as
the correspondent. and the woman then
vert to New Jersey and were welded
Mangan decided to celebrate his re-
lease from the woman and her marriage
to Perm He sent out invitations to
scores of his friends 10 assemble at his
home last night.
St Anthonys Brass Band was there.
The exterior of the house was decorated
with American flags and Japanese Ian
ters. and inside were holiday festoOn-
ngs.
There was no animosity shown toward
Perm and his bride. for when a toast
was drunk 70 the newly welded pair
everybody Joined IN il with a cheer.
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MARRIAGE LICENSES.

George e. Alexander and Dora A.
McCann. both of Richmond, Va
Joseph Height and Hattie V. Myers,
both OF Baltimore.
George r Ruark. Baltimore. and
Edith A Penn. Carroll county. Md
Solomon p Fogue and Bessie r. An
derson.
Blunt Jenkins and Annie l. Chamber
lin.
Patrick II. Davis and Olivia Green.
John w. Foy and Birdie Lawson. both
Of Colonial Beach. Va.
Joseph A Turner and Lottie l. Mills.
Russell g. Blank and Bessie l.. Gill
both of Milford, Va
Frank y. Jarvis and Emma NJ. Nye.
George r Sparks and Daisy I. Hoff
man. both of Crooked Run. Va
John r. Bowling. city Of Mexico, Mex.
and Harriet l. Winning, jackson, Mlch.
Jacob l. Nhiteman. Boston. Mass,
and Helen X Parker. District OF Column
bia.
James H. Garnes and Sarah Rich.
Douglass Mayhugh and Maud Cough,
both of Prince William county, Va.
Leonard Hardesty and Mary r. Har-
ve.. both OF Montgomery county Md.
James /. Gross and Mary Nj. Brown.
Arthur Warfeld and Sadie Boyd.
william r. Brown and Susan John
SON.
John Howard and Margaret Smith.
Thomas Wormley and Julian Robin
son.
Luther J. Glenn and Mary Andrews,
both OF Richmond. Va.
Charles Newman and Ida GriTies.
Thomas A. Buxlcr and Martha Win.
Jams.
Joseph W. Howell. Maconwie.. anc
Mary B. Mann. Long Pond. Va.
William r. Muller and Pearf V. Barry
Charles Diggs and Susie Green, botI
| of Charles county. Nd.
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SHERIFF TO ATTACH FUNDS
OF OLD COUNTY OF QUAY

BUTLER. Pa. Dec. 22.-Executions
have been issued against Beaver
county IN favor Of the OHIO River
Bridge Company and Big Beaver Bridge
Company for $4,000. The amount was
awarded in cases tried here In Whlch
the bridge companies appealed from
the award OF viewers in condemnation
proceedings. o,,
Under the writs Sheriff NJ l. Gibson:
of Butler. Is expected 10 take charge OF
the treasury or Beaver county, at
tachiDg for The benefit Of the bridge
.comnsnles all money received unui the
anount OF the judgments Is paid
The Washington times., 1905-12-22
ASK Us" "

AS you entered the Mckinley
Manual Training School to inspect
its centennial exhibitor. of course,
your interest In our public schools
II OF the active and not the lazy sort
"a young boy, erect, self-respecting,
manly, sprang to his feet to guide
you through the building; and If you
looked at the back of the bench
where he sat you saw in large let
ters this plain direction:
ASK U.s."
Some visitors, enamored of for
mality, would have the sign read
Guides" or Reception Committee"
or "Gentlemsnly Attendants in Uni
form Will Provide You Here with
All Information as to the Exhibit"
But when you came back TO the door
after having seen the work these
boys land girls) had done you looked
al that sign with a new interest. It
was the key TO the whole system
represented at that school-"Ask
Us
A few questions put to the boys
and girls who took part in the ex-
hibit would do as much for the cause
of public education in the District as
whole tons of grown-up oratory. They
had done the work and they were
proud OF it-from the little tots who
had pasted with SO much care pro-
ducts all over map OF the United
States 10 the manly young fellows
who were studying typewriting, or
special drawing, or advanced Eng
lish and the gracious. modest young
girls who were learning practical
sewing and cooking They knew what
they were doing, these youngsters,
and they were proud to be at it. The
best feature of the whole centennial
display was their ingenious pride in
their work and their manifest self
respect in the doing OF IT,
How many readers OF the news
papers know that our schools en-
deavor not only 10 ground our chill
dren in the essentials OF education
Drt to At them for beginning work
along their chosen lines at a great
advantage 10 themselves and their
employers? Not many.
Yet this is not alone the aim of oul
schools; IL is the achievement II a
boy expects TO go TO college, he OBJ
tains from our public schools a pre-
paration which ought to make the
course comparatively easy. AT any
rate, the rejection OF boy Tor girl
from the Washington high school:
is practically unheard OF. II, on the
other hand, he expects to enter q
technical school. the development ol
his brain and hand is carried along
SO evenly here in the Capital thai
he calmly lops OF a year from The
advanced course. And II he want:
TO Jump right into a shop, or she
chooses TO give all her time TO heI
home, they find themselves better
trained as novitiates than many work
men after a lifetime's experience
for the schools prepare boy ad
mirably fer ~ork as a clerk, or
craftsman, as they train hin
splendidly for self-development or
to fitness for profession; and the.
teach our girls just as thorough.
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TO TAKE MRS. CHADWICK
AWAY FROM PAROLE

CLEVELAND. Dee 22-Fearlng thu
State might pardon her. Federal author
tiles Will hustle Mrs Cassie Chadwick 20
the State penitentiary at Columbus ana
then have her committed TO a Federal
prison. either AT Atlanta, Ga. or Fort
LeaVenworth. Kan.
Judge TAYLOR. in the United States dis
trict court. has decided that wherever
The parole system exists IN State pent-
teDtiarirs IT,. board 81 p0rdonS OF such
institutions have the right 10 parole
prisoners. Hence their desire 10 get her
10 Columbus ana later 10 a Federal
prison.
The Washington times., 1905-12-22
NO, INDEED

As Christmas time approaches,
I'm homesick. 1 declare:
Now I'm thinking OF the time
When mother cut my hair.
Beneath an apple tree.
Shed grab the big sheep shears,
Triumphant-as Cor me.
L trembled for my ears
For the savage 'sniclSn snIck,"
II filled me full OF fears:
1t almost made me sick
So anxious bout my ears,
] cared not II my pate
With naked spot was mottled:
] sat there quite sedate,
My Indignation bottled.
II she only spared my ears,
10, ! am shedding tears.
A-thinking OF those years,
AS from the past appears
My mother and her shears.
She's time to spare-she'll cut my n
Hamilton Herai
The Washington times., 1905-12-22

No member Of the House has richer
store OF clever stories than Representa-
tive Julius Kahn OF California. He
greets everyone with a smile OF good
hurnor. which is the keynote Of his sue
cess. whether on the stump. before the
jury. or behind the foOtlights. for the
member from the Golden Gate State has
won renown in all three occupations
For several seasons, years ago, Kahn
was a leading light In Joseph Jefferson's
company. and he received a just share
of applause from the large audiences
that never failed TO attend Jefferson's
performances of RIP Van Winkle-'
1t was in Detroit that Jefferson. Mr..
Kahn said today. had an opportunity TO
add 5000 year to his income. The
morning after the opening night. Jeffer-
son received in his mail letter which
read something like this:
Dear Mr.. jefferson: / witnessed your
Rip Van Wlnkle' tonight and enjoyed
every line In the play. You were per
feet and your support could not have
been better. IN the scene where you
awake from the twenty years slumber.
was struck forcibly with an idea
which 1 Will now present to you for
your consideration. II you will add 10
the lines 'Ough, How my bones acher
the words. But they wouldn't ache II i
had used Dunk's patent spring fastener
present every member OF your family
and company with one OF Dunk patent
ed spring fastener beds. 1 hope you
will favor me by accepting this offer.
jefferson enjoyed, the letter very much.
said Mr.. Kahn, and kept X as curios-
tty.
The Washington times., 1905-12-22
GUESTS
AT FAIRBANKS HOUSE
President and His Wife to Be Entertained by Vice Presi
dent at Dinner With Poet James Whitcomb
Riley This Evening

the first anniversary OF their marriag
yesterday. Although no formal enter
tanning marked the day. the Minister
and Mime. Van Swinderen received
many congratulations, with quantities
Of flowers, from their friends.
Representative W. A. Jones of Vfr-
ginia and Mrs. Jones left for their
Virginia home today, TO remain until
after the holidays.
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Cotton re-
turned from Europe few days ago on
the Koenig Albert from Genoa and
Naples.
Mrs. Charles J. Allen and Miss Allen
will be at home this afternoon from
3 to o'clock.
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The Last Words OF B. B. 0deIl.

Mr.. OdelI enjoys today the Slngu-
lar, though not exceptional, expert
ence of having drowned himself in
bag. He had been beaten down,
down. down by his opponents, and at
the foot of the hill chose TO jump
in the river rather than be kicked
in And he went in sizzling.
His attack on Governor Higgins is
a joke. Even If the governor owes
his election TO the departed-which
is, of course. the case-he owes his
first attention TO the people OF New
York, no matter who their leader was
on election day. Observing that obli-
cation he does not choose TO indorse
the grocery mans candidate for
speaker of the house of delegates
Wherein, shrieks Mr. OdeIl, the gov
ernor proves himself a renegade
In his course down hill the boss
found company scarce and growing
scarcer. Even Republicans taught to
worship the great white elephant
with their heads kow-towed between
their elbows drew off from a gov
ernor who used his Office to get
back the wool which frenzied finance
had shorn from his back. Even Re-
publican managers, who had no con-
science. refused to join him in wav-
| ing the flag OF machine defiance IN
the face Of whole people. Even
| lieutenants, looking at him through
lens, declined to play Ajax TO the
| lightning of decent governor and
a people aroused at last TO a sense
OF good citizenship
Now a man who is mad enough TO
jump in usually jumps hard enough
to go in deep. Mr.. Odell went in
with chunk" like so much pig
iron. He got some of the momentum
running down hill. The rest he ac-
Quired by abusing the President for
one of the very things which make
him the most popular executive since
Washington. If Theodore Roosevelt
represents anything at all today IL
is superiority to party fortunes
wherever party fortunes seem TO OBJ
struct the nations fortunes. The
grocery man includes that in his in
voice thus:
1 charge Mr.. Roosevelt and Governor
Higgins with deliberately trying to
wreck the party for their own personal
ambitions. II the President wanted re-
form was friendly and they could
have had IT, Their harmony consists
OF knocking"
Even a dying man, It seems, can
be specious. Otherwise Mr.. Odell
could never have ranged the COVER
nor with the President as opposed to
harmony in the party. OF course
he is right about the President, and
he may be right about the governor
The President is against harmony
OF the Odell brand. He is not against
, vastly better quality, which is har.
, mony among the men who think OF
= politics as something besides a field
of graft. But, however specious, the
J doomed man did not lack for humor
: That phrase, eff the President wanted
reform | was friendly and they coulc
, have had IT, deserves to be enrolled
with the trenchant last words o
[ those other great statesmen, 9TH,
, public be damned" and al will shak,
, the plum tree" We shall have a new
| hall Of fame pretty soon with al
| original motto over each name. an,
not the least figure in It will be tn,
Hon. Benjamin B. Odell, jr., "th,
man who was friendly 10 reform"
The Washington times., 1905-12-22
AMERICAN WHEAT FARMERS
TRADE WITH PORTUGAL

American farmers anxious TO nnd
good market for their wheat are AFFORD
ed an opportunity 10 dispose of their
nrodrct in Portugal. where a big short-
age in the present seasons crop Is re-
ported. , ,...
Jehon has reported 10 the state De-
I,a,fnoent. that the shortage IA that
country is 50 great that 100000 bushels
OF Wheat viii have 10 be imported.
The Washington times., 1905-12-22

Peyton Russell, and Mrs. Alexander
Magruder.
A large number of dinner parties has
been arranged for that same evening.
From the homes, the different hostesses
will take their guests to the ball.
floor committee of sixty young men
and women has been formed by the
most popular young people in town.
The Washington times., 1905-12-22

Despite District Attorney Moran the
Ancient and Honorable Artillery Com
pany OF Boston Is still showing how
spirits can go UP and down at the same
time
The Washington times., 1905-12-22

Ex-Governor OdelI. who contributed
largely To the election OF Governor Hig-
gins. Is now recalling the old phrase
about the serpents tooth
The Washington times., 1905-12-22

over in New York the administration
OF justice is looking up. In consequence
a number of highly respectable persons
are looking through.
The Washington times., 1905-12-22

Certain incidents in canal history sug-
gest the idea that a former press agent
would make an ideal member OF the
commission.
The Washington times., 1905-12-22
YALE'S MUSICAL CLUBS
MAKE LENGTHY TRIP
Coming to Washington in Swing Round
Two Thousand Mile Loop Extending
West to Minneapolis.

Yale men of Washington are preparing
10 welcome the glee and banjo clubs Of
their alma mater on the Sd of Janu-
airy. when the clubs will give a concert
in the New Willard.
While the Yale clubs are made up Of
amateurs. they are we'll trained. and
their concerts are given with vim
and dash which only a college orgaui-
zation can give to a performance For
nearly three months the men have prac-
ticed night after night the songs and
pieces which they Will sing and play
here. and while they have had much
pleasure, they have also had much hard
work The places on the clubs are as
keenly competed for as places on the
athletic teams. and the men who are
now making the Christmas trip have
earned their right to IL.
The trip this year is a long one. begin
ming with the first concert in Brooklyn.
and IT leads West through Chicago. TO
Minneapolis and ST Paul. and then turns
South 70 81. Louis Cincinnati. Pittsburg.
Washington and back again TO New
York. Fourteen concerts in all will be
given I'm as many different cities And
everywhere they stop the graduates and
friends of Yale VIII turn out in force to
greet these young men
To Keep Grads in Touch.
1t IS said that these occasional trips
OF the Yale clubs TO the cities far re-
moved from New Haven do much TO
keep the graduates IN touch with the
life in the New England college. They
bring with them the songs and Gus
toms which have endured many years
IN the city of elms. and they bring. too.
the songs and customs OF the newer and
larger Yale.
Two years ago the musical clubs came
here and gave a concert Since that
time they have not been as far South
as Washington. II is disappointment
TO many OF the Yale graduates here that
the clubs do not include this city in their
Christmas trip every year. And there
are. perhaps more graduates of Yale
IN thls city than In any other city OF
the same size there being upward of
lSO
Travel in Comfort.
The clubs are well provided for during
their long trip Leaving Brooklyn in
two private cars. which they Will use
as a home the entire journey. they
| live IN as much comfort. barring. per-
hlps. a little jolting as they could find
/ n any OF the average first-cIass hotels.
They nave Win theh seven men, ser
wants pOrters. stewards. walters. and
! cooks
| A view OF the TRIP which NAV be
easily overlooked in the dinners and
/ which Invariably attend the coming OF
the clubs Is the fact that a generous
share OF the proceeds from concerts are
turned over 10 the college authorities
| 10 he ,sed 10 help some OF the less for
tf,,oata students in their struggle 10 gain
Ian education Every year in spite OF
tthe heavy expenses Of the long Christ
mas trips the clubs have a good bal
for the business abilities OF their unCer-
graduate managers,
The Washington times., 1905-12-22

The President and Mrs. Roosevelt
Will be entertained tonight at dinner
by the Vice President and Mrs. Fair
banks. James WhitcOmb Riley viii
be among the guests. Riley arrived in
Washington yesterday
The Washington times., 1905-12-22

The new minister from Peru and Nine.
Felipo Pardo. who arrived in New York
yesterday on the royal mail steamship
Oronoca. came TO Washington to-
day. going TO the shorehan. where they
will establish the legation until they
find a house to suit them.
Nine. Pardo. who is a bride. her mar
Stage TO the minister having taken
place only a few months ago. is a beau
tiful young woman and a great social
favorite in the most exclusive circles
in Peru. She is her husbapd's first
cousin. being the daughter of his pa
ternal uncle. Don Enrique Barreda, a
capitalist of Lima.
The minister is the brother Of the
President OF Peru