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The Washington times., 1905-12-21
Fire and Fire Alarms.

In confident anticipation The Times
looks forward from yesterdays des-
tructive fire to a revival of the agi-
tation for a high-pressure water sys-
TEN in the business district The
champions of that project are too
jealous and industrious-too quick TO
grasp the elusive forelock Of oppor-
tunity-to permit such an occasion
to pass.
II experience serves TO suggest the
forthcoming arguments, they will be
based upon the following remarkable
syllogism:
Major premise: A fire, resulting
in a considerable loss, has occurred
in the business section.
Minor premise: There is no high
pressure water system in existence.
Conclusion: The system should be
established immediately-if not soon
er.
There we have what our ingenious
friends of the propaganda refer to,
blandly, as "the logic of the situa-
ton" And if they detect no blow
holes in their armor. why should a
friendly and uncritical public venture
to complain?
II is permitted, however, TO detect
the logical imperfections of the dem
onstration. II is conceivable that
in some stage of Washington's mighty
future the high-pressure system may
/ become not only desirable but de-
manded. When that time arrives
| The Times Will be among the ardent
advocates of the Improvement. Thai
/ hour has not struck Projects oi
larger import and greater exigency
demand now the expenditure of the
Districts slender revenues. 1t would
be a misfortune if loss to our enter,
prising merchants, however deeply II
may excite our sympathies, SHOULD
carry us away from the beaten trai
of hard sense.
II yesterdays fire proved any,
thing, 1t was the present entire com
potency of the department to dea
with Just such emergencies as tn,
high-pressure system is designed tC
| meet
The Washington times., 1905-12-21
ITALY AND KENTUCKY
WILL SETTLE DISPUTE

Italy ana the, United States may come
OF the recent trouble in the dark tobacco
region Of Kentucky
W. t Huntington, OF FarmYille, who
has for some time been an expert buyer
Of dark tobacco for the Italian govern
ment- Is here with John Lee. OF St
Louis, as counsel to see the State De-
partment authorities and the Italian
ambassador in regard to the recent acts
OF violence in Kentucky, which they
allege was the instigation OF the DARK
Tobacco Association people, doing dam
age 10 tobacco stored as the property
of the Italian government MeSSrS. Lee
and Huntington may present the case
TO the State Department today
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his calculations. At any rate he has
conferred with his constituent in the
person of President A. ]. Cassatt.
Now, Mr.. Cassatt and his railroad
are not, for the present, superior
to the will of the people. Accord
ingly they have signified TO Mr.. Pen
rose their conviction that his re-
sponsibilities as member of the
United States Senate require that he
support the Presidents policy for the
regulation of railway rates. Assimi-
lating which, and in the exercise OF
his own Independent Judgment, the
senior Senator from the great State
of Pennsylvania announces a new
attitude on that subject.
All of which is interesting to be
sure 1t was once thought the
President might lose his fight for a
single vote in the Senate and now
Senator Penrose promises that vote.
If. in the meantime, the situation
has developed so that the President
does not need this contribution of
support he can contemplate with
pleasure the conversion to his policy
of a great statesman-and a great
railroad.
/ But the other occurrence is even
more significant. Mr.. Penrose, Mr..
Martin, Mr. Durham, and their init
mates had decided-without any
thought of the law save as they made
| it-that Republicans who bolted the
machine should be debarred from
future Republican primaries. That
in the end might have proven a good
thing for Philadelphia, because the
gravest danger to honest government
| in that city lies, not In the defeat
of an aroused public opinion at the
polls, but in such confusion of is
sues as will enable the machine to
wear the insignia of the reformsrs-
But the course proposed was unlaw-
full and the men affected by 1t were
not willing TO see the Republican
party. to which they belonged and
which they served honestly, taken
over by a ring Of thieves
Before they had time TO fight
| however, the machine yielded-out OF
Difference TO the judgment of certain
ward bosses. The smaller fry, il
seems, knew public opinion. Know
ing IL they refused TO commit po-
litical suicide in any such fashion as
the leaders proposed, and they put
their refusal in such a form that the
leaders had either to give way OF
lose even the remains of the or
ganization which are now in work
ing order.
The view of city hundred mile:
away is tnat the reformers have woI
mighty empty privilege. But the.
have won Through the politicians
closest 20 the voter. If, now, the,
are quick to press the advantage, i
they are able to see the significanc
of their Senator's change Of hear
they will take possession of thei
party, lock, stock, and barrel. an,
fire for good and all the grafiers VIII
have muzZled IL so long.
The Washington times., 1905-12-21

Senator and Mrs. Burrows gave dim
ner party last night Their guests were
the Cuban Minister and Nine Quesada.
the Secretary Of the Treasury and Mrs.
Shaw. Senator and Mrs Scott, Repre-
sentative and Mrs Dalzell. Mr.. and Mrs.
Wayne MacVeagh and Colonel and Mrs.
Fleming.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Howard gave a
dinner last night in honor Of the Coun-
selor of the British Embassy and Lady
Susan Townley. The latter. however.
was not able TO attend. as she was not
well enough TO leave her home.
Mrs Greedy. wife of General Greely,
was also hostess at a dinner last night
given for her debutante daughter. Miss
Rose Jshbel Greedy. Her guests included
Miss Alexandrine Fitch, Miss Mary
Soutberland. Miss Eleanor Hoyt. Miss
Adola Greely. Phillips Robinson, OF
Boston: Huntington Jackson. Richard
Hooker Gearry Townsend. Dr. Eulaney'
L 5 A.. and John Nesmith Greedy. who
is home from Yale for the Christmas
holidays.
Miss Alice Shepard, one of the season
debutantes. gave a dinner last night.
which was chaperoned by Mrs Moulton
The Washington times., 1905-12-21

which time the best dancers from Can
ada and various parts of the United
States compete IN the native> Scotch
dances.
Little tllzaoeth Will represent Scot
land in the '-Kirmess" and also an
pear in an eccentric toe dance In the
second part
Miss Darneille was hostess at "a small
dance in her home on Georgetown
Heights Tuesday. December 10. given 20
some members of the Wednesday after
dinner dances. Her Christmas dance
takes place December p at the Shore
ham.
The Georgetown Assembly. the we'll
known dancing organization OF George
The Washington times., 1905-12-21

tho social calendar A number of the
most poprIar girls in society viii per-
forrn a ballet called. The American
Beauty Dance"
Among the dancers who will appear
at this Kirmess tonight is IA little girl
who looks scarcely more than SIX years
of age. and yet is a very clever dancer.
Elizabeth Forney has appeared in sew
eraI prominent affairs in the city given
in behalf OF charity. the 'Bazaar OF Ma
Hons. at Rauscher's. last spring. and the
vaudeville at Fort Myer, for the bene-
ht of the Army and Navy League
While not enrolled in the ranks OF pro-
medal al the Scottish Conclave' TO be
held in Buffalo next September AT
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town. has been organized for the coming
son, and the first dance Is annoqhcrfu
Tor New Year night at Linthicum InslL,
tute hall. The dances VIII De eoilIuSS eJIUIs, -.
worth Gordon. Mrs. George T. Duniop.
Mrs. Charles II Cragin. Mrs Mllilan liilll
R. Orme. and Mrs. Downs l. " llsoi''
The committee of arrangements ID SOls,
posed OF Rawlins Hume. Harris N
Srist- Leonard l. Nicholson. 5r., and J.
Orville Ecker.
The Washington times., 1905-12-21

Gen ]. ID. Craigie. L. s A. ana Als; MI,
c,raiSja ieft the city yesterday for Fort
sam Houston. Tex. where they WI. VIII
spend the holidays with Iaelr iish GfugI'ss
VIZ Vi S-atlScs NJ Craigie. Seventh
I+nited states Infantry; will also visit
his sister before Joining his regiment up
on expiration OF his present ieaNe'
The Washington times., 1905-12-21
MISS GRADY WEDS
JAMES HOLSTEIN
First Cabinet Dinner at
White House.
SOCIETY GIRLS IN KIRMESS
Georgetown Assembly organizes-Wll
Give Dance New Year
Night

The residence OF Mr.. and Mrs. Rignald
w. Beal. on Chaplin street was the
scene last night of a pretty wedding
when Mrs BealI's sister. Miss Stella
Beall Grady. became the bride Of James
r. Holstein. OF Charleston, W. Va. The
ceremony was performed In bower
of palms in the large bay window In
the parlor.
At o'clock the bridal party formed
at the head of the stair and descended
TO the strains OF Lohengrins bridal
march The brides only attendants
were her little nieces, Miss Kathryn
Doris Beall and Miss Gladys Elizabeth
BeaH, who preceded her. making an
aisle through the room, with white satin
ribbon. The ceremony was performed
by Rev Dr. Robert NJ. Moore. OF the
Foundry Church. call Thee Mine
own" was softly played during the
ceremony by Cornelius Desmond, and
later Rubinstein's Melody in F. and
other similar compositions.
The bride was most becomingly attired
i'm white organdie oyer taffeta and car
ried a large bouquet Of white roses. The
little flower girls were especially dainty
and pretty in yellow and cream silk
null.
stein held a reception until 3 O'Clock.
when an elaborate buffet supper was
served in the dining room
| After the supper Mr.. and Mrs. Hol-
/ stain left for their wedding trip, the
bride wearing a handsome dark blue
| travelling suit and blue and white hat
/ They are 20 reside in Charleston. w
Va, and viii be at home there after
January J.
| The first large dinner Of the season
will be given tonight at the White
House bv the President and Mrs. Roose-
Welt for the members Of the Cabinet.
Mrs. Fairbanks gave her usual We'd
nesday afternoon reception yesterday
which was attended by society in gen.
eral Mrs. Fairbanks charm Of manner
makes her house one OF the most pop
| ular in the city. Assisting her were
Hull. Mrs Theodore Noyes, Mrs Tim
mons. Miss Harlan and Miss Lucy
| Kean Robert Fairbanks the youngest
banks. arrived I'm Washington yesterday
to spend the Christmas holidays with
his parents,
Count Josef Wenclshelm. of the Aus
trian embassy. returned to Washington
yesterday after hunting trip in th'
West
The performance at the Belasco to
night Is the most important event oil
The Washington times., 1905-12-21
IRISH OFFICERS FOR IRELAND.

LONDON, Dec. 21.-Richard Robert
Cherry and Redmond Barry, members
of the Irish bar, have heen appointed
attorney general for Ireland and s0lici-
tor general for Ireland. respectively.
The Washington times., 1905-12-21

Among the many pretty features of
the Kirmess tonight at the Belasco,
the Indian dance will be one of the
most attractive. The girls taking part
are Adele Robinson, Catherine Alder
man, Eva Pattison, Elsie Sheetz, Do
rothy McRae, Nary Mccain, Thelma
Payne, Edna Dorsey, Anna Howell,
Katharine Graves, and Hattie Graves.
The Washington times., 1905-12-21

Mrs. Sarah Buckman Linard gave al
informal musicale last evening. Ah.ohs
the guests We're Mrs. Dr. GardlIleL' NJ, NJ
Kilvert Miss Pierce. CAPTAIN aliu ~ s.o3
cove DIR. Bispham. Walter PARIS, 1ol-
PoSyconCff Of the Russian embassy.
and the Baron de Kattentack-
The Washington times., 1905-12-21

Mrs Henry Blount has withdrawn heH
invitations for a dance to be given IN
honor of Miss Nellie Eames. OF 81.
Louis. at her home. The Oaks. in
Owing to the death IN her family,
Miss Eames will not be able 10 come 10
Washington.
AT the marriage Of Miss Mamie Pan
ote Harper and Harold Scoheld Setts,
ON Friday evening at the Metropoii i.an an
Church. the following were among the
Ms Rosslyn Vass. Culpeper;, the
Misses Vass. Culpeper; MISS MliiieSnS s,ilI
I.upton, Leesburg, Va: MISS, MISS I1INs AIaee
Wise. Leesburg. Va, MISS Tlei'ti SIisb
Salisbury. Md: Mrs. J. =. Engsl-sn: l-s.,
VI. Mrs. Bessie McLane. Richmond
MIS- Mary McLane. Richmond
Miss Helen NJ. Reynold. head OF the
t--'aiisb deDartment of the Wasnlhst toii
high schools. left Wasnlhs' s'OI ~ Iii Iii
morning for New horh, Nlei ~, Sn1 ~ ~,
lisit fr}ends until Saturday, Mhen -she
Nlsi' lsi III - v,,,,arried 10 Edward Tracey in
tf1a, Mr Tracey is at the head Of the music
Ell..r,ent Ell. of the New York schools.
~ we'll known in Washington as
ba,,inq been head of the music depart
,oent of the schools here.
Mrs. c. A Sheldon and daughter VIII
sDen6 the Christmas holidays In Troy.
n Y.
Mrs John r. Mclean has been Obliged
20 vithdraw the invitations for dance
on Saturday. December 80. by the Ill
ness o: her son.
The Washington times., 1905-12-21

The President wants IL understood he
IL no boss. He does think, though.
that any man who can captain col
lese ball team will be a bowling success
as the speaker OF the New York as
sembly.
The Washington times., 1905-12-21

Mics Hattie NJ Shacklette. who has
be@n very i'll at her home on Riggs
street for some months. is much better,
and able 10 receive her friends
The Washington times., 1905-12-21

When Mr.. Ryan removes his private
Office to the United States Treasury the
millennium OF practical philanthropy
will be here.
The Washington times., 1905-12-21

Mrs. Alexander Porter Morse VIII IN IN
troduce her debutante daughter me- 10 ny
friends on Wednesdays in January
The Washington times., 1905-12-21

Walter Paris. the artist, LETT tae ctSs ~
todsy TO spend two weeks Win li'SHNN
in New York and Boston
The Washington times., 1905-12-21

Lawyer wiclkes now says he is mad.
SO is Hummel, perhaps.
The Washington times., 1905-12-21

"Scotty. of Death Valley" has been
missing for ten days. He is looking.
probably. for more excitement.
The Washington times., 1905-12-21

~. .,d Mrs. f. r Latham announce
M -, ,-riaee of their daughter, Nina
NJ - Charles c. Galley. December 4.
The Washington times., 1905-12-21

Count Josef Weuclshelm. of the Aus
trian embassy. returned to Washington
yesterday after hunting trip in the
West.
The Washington times., 1905-12-21

The performance at the BeIasco to-
night Is the most important event on
The Washington times., 1905-12-21

Mrs Henry Blount has Withdrawn hey
iry-jtations for a dance TO be given in
honor of Miss Nellie Eames. OF ST
/ o,ris at her home THE Oaks. in
The Washington times., 1905-12-21

study the methods employed BY Holman
and skngore and follow In their foof-
steps he would soon become = power N
the House. and Leaders Tawuey and
Williams would Icse no time n cBlfi-
waiting the new obiector II is q hard
role 70 play. but II the member hss
the sand and knows the rules, he Nsa
have plenty OF time 70 yield 70 r1crnbsrx
who wish to get the floor but donk
know how
The Washington times., 1905-12-21

Mrs John r. Mclean has been obliged
% yvithdraw the invitations for dance
ON Saturday. December 80. by the III
ness % her son.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-05-11
WERE TURNED DOWN.
Letislatsrs Refuse to Make Appfepri
 ations for Hos pitfalls.

Hartford. May LA number of committee reports were received in the senate this morning. Among them was resolution incorporating the Naugatuck Valley Water Co and the bill making an appropriation of ST. I40,9O0 for sundry expenses for two years. ending September 30, 1907.
 The following measures were reject. ed on adverse reports from commit. tees: Resolution appropriating s5O.- GOO for St Francis hospital. Hartford, and $25,00O for Grace hospital, New Haven.
 Interest in the house proceedings was centered in the order of the day, the bill which requires removal of all screens and other devices for saloons. so as 10 afford an unobstructed view of the interior.
 strong plea for the rejection of the bill. Representative Warner contend ed that if minister or judge of the superior court was a person who wis., ited saloons. the people ought to know it. He would be glad to see the time when a man would he read for what he was worth, not what he seemed to be.
 Representative Averiii contended that the remedy was worse than the disease and claimed that if the saloons had no screens it would tend to cor rupt the children.
 Representative Warner arose and cried out: If the thing Is so rotten. for Gods sake take the lid on"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-05-11
CITY NEWS

4 daughter was born on Sunday to Dr and Mrs T. l. McIArney.
 A son was born this morning ,o MT and Mrs John Lynch of 43 Washington street
 A daughter was born yesterday to ur and Mrs Joseph Cummings of Reil- ly lane.
 The Ladies Auxiliary. A. 0. H. will hold an important meeting this evening at $ o'clock
 All Elks' ladies are invited to inspect the new Iotxe hall and quarters of Wa terbury lodge from to , D. m. on Monday next Tbese very handsome apartments are in the Holmes build ing. almost opposite the new postofsiee and any or.s nization would b-e proud Of them The formal dedication cerc- monies will be-fn about s D. m. on the same date and win he atfeDdeI. of course. by EIks exclusively. The ser vices will be conducted ty Thomas L. Reilly of MeriSea- district deputy
 Yesterday afternoon q two year cki boy named Ksukas of North Leonard street was knocked down by a wagon on Bank street nezr Plume & Afvoof-<. Two cf the wheels passed over iis stomach and sperfxforx theuxit the ycunxsser vas kfIi~d- The truck vs< Scefef with fr-<s-ht tat nust have wei<h>i q fon O. DoreL Tke driver sfogFed ss 1aspu ss be lezrned cf the scxksent put the ys3Ufer into the waEu1 and dFove auay. ne Effie SpI1ow sApuVA u1ns Q brnx h1r knst- buf R h uu< fbsuCAf onf hfD ln-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-05-11
DEADLY TORNADO SNUFFS
 OUT MANY LIVES.
Three Hundred Persons Killed at Snyder, Oklahama- The Town is Partially Wiped Out-Dead Bodies and Wrecked Buildings Line the Streets-Aid for the Stricken Town.

been seriously injured and fifty moro slightly injured. The damage to rail- road property is as follows: Round house totally destroyed, eight cars blown from track and upside down, half mile of wire down, part Of freight house destroyed. The western division of the main line is all right Agent J. M. Egan reported badly in- jured. Our relief train from Hober4 arrived at Snyder at 320 a. m., aIk1 then went to Frederick after more d( tors and assistance. They are now l0 way back to Hobart for another pa}lk Of doctors and undertakers wl reached Hobart on Rock Island earl this morning. Will keep our work ep% zine in relief service until released by Southwestern division"
 News has been received from the
 Frisco station agent at Mountain Park. Kiowa county. neighboring town of Snyder, to the effect that the town is only partially destroyed, but that the list of dead will total some thing between three and four hun- dred. This agent made a personaI visit to Snyder, where he observed tho details of the calamity.
 Relief trains sent out from Hobart have, not as yet reported or returned. It is the intention to send out another train from that place
 Chickasha has so far no intelligence of the relief trains sent from there Ru- mors to the effect that other towns In southwestern Oklahoma were de- stroyed are declared by the telephone exchanges to be incorrect.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-05-11
MAY BE A SPY.
Man Connected With Jap. anese Navy is Now
 Under Arrest.

Tokio, May 11.-Ex-Lieut Iwasakia, formerly connected with the engineer department of the Japanese navy, has been arrested in connection with the charges which resulted in the arrest of A. L. BOugOuin and his stepson, +. Strange, as spies of the Russian gov ernment.
 Iwasakia was dismissed from the navy and deprived of his rank in 1904 for alleged misconduct and he has since been under police espionage.
 The preliminary of the charges against Bougouin and Strange is now proceeding, but the dates for their ar raignment and trial have not yet been decided. Bougouin has for long time been held in high esteem by the Japanese and he has been decorated by the emperor.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-05-11
HIS LAST THE
Andrew Carnegie Presided To-Day at Iron and Steel
 Institute Meeting.

London, May 1.-The annual meet ing of the Iron and Steel institute open ed here today, Andrew Carnegie pre- siding for the last time. The United States was represented by C. T. Purdy and Dr G. Revay, of New York; !. E. Miles of Philadelphia, and H. J. White, of Pittsblrg. Mir Carnegie in his fare well speech said he appreciated the honor of being the first American presl- dent of the institute and introduced his successor R. A. Hadfield, the vice. president of the institute
 Mr Carnegie announced his subscrip- ton of $25.OOO to the research fund as a parting gift to the institute.
 H. C.. Boynton of Cambridge, Mass, was awarded the Carnegie scholarship of $500.
 The meeting will be continued to- morrow. Among the more important papersito be read is one by James Gay ley of New York on '.The application of the dry air blast to the manufacture of iron"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-05-11
BREAK IN RANKS.
Hay anl Feed rrivers will Net
 Observe the Boycott

Chicago. May LA break in the ranks of the strikers Is alleged 10 have os-urred i1 a refusal of the hay and feed drivers to observe the boy colt The excuse Is that humanity demands it. The feed drivers say they do not want to see the horses starve to death. The union officials winks-i at the affair and said nothing It was reported today that the In lon Traction Co had arranged to burn oil instead of coal to furnish power for the street cars. Police protection for the Hendricks school was asked for today in consequence of a strike If seven hundred pupils. because non unIoa drivers had taken coal to the building.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-05-11
USE OF cULTIvAToRs.
Select the One Which Is Best Adapted to the Work to Be Done, Then
 Get Advice as to Its Use.

There are cultfvators, best, good and otherwise. There are methods of cul. tivation and lack of method. The lat. ter are more notably in evidence. Al most every crop requires a different If not a special kind of cultivation from other cultivated crops, from the extremely shallow surface stirring foI the onion to the deeper, soil lifting cultivation for the potato. The kind of cultivation best adapted to each in- dividual crop should be studied. 3ug- gests the Farmers Review, until prop erly understood by every farmer who wants to make thls work successful
 Having determined what method of cultivation will secure tue best re- suits on certain crops on the soil un- der cultivation, the intelligent farmer will select the particular kind of cul- tivator to do his wOrk most satisfac- tory. There are different kinds of cul- tivators. made with special reference to certain lines of work and class of crops, and the manufacturer who has spent years in the study of aud experi- ment with this subject should be In . position to give the grower competent advice as 10 the best type of tool to use on certain crops and certain soils. Their advice is always readily and gratuitously given and the farmer will do well to write to the one who manu- factures such implements as his crops require and secure all the available in- formation they may be able to give him He need not be fearful of ever getting too much. A postal card sent to each manufacturer for descriptive catalogue will furnish ! liberal educA- ton along the line of cultivation and the use of cultivators. even if the in- quirer does not purchase . machine this year.
 No Time to Use chairs.
 The Japanese are said to be small be- cause they use no chairs. They haven't been letting the Russians use any. either, for some time past-Baltimore Sun
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-05-11
LAYING THE KEEL.

St Petersburg, May 1.-The cere- mony of laying the keel at the govern ment yard on Galernyi Island of a 16,OOO ton bnttleship to be named the Andre Pervoszyanni occurred today in the presence of Grand Duke Alexis, the high admiral.
 Later in the day the grand duke was present at the launching of the new gunboat Khivenetz.