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The Washington times., 1905-01-17
WHY FIREMEN SMASH GLASS.

hat Is wanton destruction of prop
erty, said the man on the sidewalk. as
a shower Of glass fell from the windows
OF 4 burning building across the street
1t is apparent you know nothing about
fire lighting. challenged the man at his
elbow. who was overheard by Il 'Chica-
go Rccori-Heraid'' writer The speaker
had one arm in Il sling. and Few feet
Of adhesive plaster on his face and fore
head He wore the uniform OF Il fire
understand that he was laid up for re-
pairs He was determined not TO see his
fellows aSSailed without defending them
Now, my friend, since you have vol
! unt"ered to criticise, ] am going 10 show
you where you are wrong That IS not
Wanton destruction Of property. In
breaking that glass the men in that
building are merely protecting their
lives. You see the smoke pouring from
thin. compared To what II Is inside, as
| light mist TO a waterfall The mel
| working inside are breaking glass in or
/ der 10 get air. They are nghtIng their
| way TO the fire instead OF waiting for
! the fire to come to them. If they did
! not break the windows they would suf-
: focate.
Again, that smoke If confined would
/ generate Il deadly gas OF such eAplo-
| siVe strength that il would destroy The
whole block The firemen know that
! the service, takes oath TO protect
| life and property In this case he Is
| doing both. Do i;ot think because you
see fireman with Il pike pole that he Is
going out to punch holes in plate glass
just 10 practice n1arknlaasliip.
The Washington times., 1905-01-17

ment. There was no competition.
The raisers had to sell at a loss.
Retail dealers have had a lesson,
toe. They were instructed to buy
their meats of certain firms, some OF
these firms extremely friendly to Mr..
Swift. If they thought best not to
do SO they were driven out Of busi-
ness. If they bought elsewhere, or il
they presumed to do their own butch
ering, they were crushed.
Out Of all of this the consumer got
nothing but the privilege of paying
more for his steaks and roasts- There
never was a scarcity There never
was a time when the packers palo
less for cattle There never was &
time when the consumer was sc
mulcted
He jumped to the belief that ne was
a victim of trust. He is eating {
poorer grade of meat, and paying {
| higher price than formerly. he hat
paid for good cuts. And Mr. Swift
| consoles him by saying there is NJ
| trust. Kind Mr. Swift,
The Washington times., 1905-01-17
THE avICEREINE.n

If you care to make an Englishman-
one of the blarsted kind-tear his hair,
just speak OF Lady Curzon as the Vice
reipe of India Of course we use the
term in the most humorous sense. but
British perspicacity, often nearly as
clear as Broadway mud. sees only
Yankee intention of setting up an Amer
lean woman as the actual ruler OF their
Emps-or's Asian dominioEs- 1 heard
one stor1ning TIE other night; If Cur
zon were dying his widow would have
no more say in the affairs Of india than
2 scullery maid Who ever heard OF a
yicerelne wher a viceroy had an English
wifel Why. the making OF such word
is DrepoSterouS. and displays Grass Ig-
nCrance, A certain class of Americans-
chiefly cuifed from the from Sh1rI
sleeves 70 shirt sleeves variety, are the
biggest toadies and TUT hunters on
earth To say that they dearly love a
lord family expresses it But a vice
reine'-forget II.
EtymoIogicalIy speaking. -'vfeereine
is quite as sound as viceroy- and II IS
Just as natural for queens TO have VICES
as for kings. Let IL be granted tnat
every governor general of India. during
tbs long reign OF Queen Victoria, WAS
literally Z. --Vicereine that Is a wee
queen. He could not possibly tetynao-
logically speaking) have been ltS. Eice,
roy Victoria not being 4 king wee
Is = prenesition in this sense. neanlng
literally in the place of. \ woman
could be a viceroy under Edward 1uSt as
We'll Is q man. But the mere Iftct OF Il
woman being the wife 81 q Ylceroy does
not constitute her a --Vicerein- And II
a lady Os title We're appointed SoFerteSS
general OF India she could never De q
-'vicereine'' unless the British monarch
also were = wcman--New YORK Press
The Washington times., 1905-01-17
Railroad Rebates.

Railroad men state that they would
be glad to discontinue rebates Then
why don't they do so? There is
ne obligation on their part to keep
up practice obnoxious to themselves
and hurtful to the interests of the
country.
This phase Of the railroad question
never has been stated frankly to the
public. As a rule, railroads are not
at war with each other. They are
ment, or, perhaps, upon an under
standing known as a -gentlemen's s
agreement The trouble with both
OF these plans is that they are not
made in good faith. Each party TO
either intends to get the better OF
the rest, If he can do SO without de-
lection. II he can break faith and
not seem to do SO he is an astute man
! ager. II he is caught, he is subject to
a specific penalty, added to which is
the contempt OF the Others at interest,
for his stupidity.
The rebate system is bad from any
point of view except that Of the per-
son or concern specifically benefited.
1t acts directly in restraint of trade,
and, hence, is not only illegal, but
against public policy. The plea that
one company tolerates il because
other companies follow similar
course, would not have standing in
any court on earth Such plea could
be utilized to justify any crime in
the decalogUe.
! Conceding that the railroads do not
like the rebate system, supposing they
please themselves and everybody else
by abandoning it? Nothing could be
simpler. Provided they keep faitl
with each other, refrain from stabbins
IL the back, the thing is done. II
their treaties they pledge themselve!
against rebates, and in their competi
: ton they depend upon rebates as {
principal, factor In attracting custom
: ers. In plain English, simple honesty
/ would make the rebate system thins
! of the past
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TO A CHILD r. FADING.

My darling. spell the rords out. You
may creep
Across the syllables on hands and knees.
And stumble often. y..t pass me with
ease
And reach the spring upon the summit
steep.
Oh, l could lay me down, dear child:
and weep
These charred orbs out but that YOU.
theI:, might cea Sc
Your upward effort, and, with inquiries
Sioop down and robe my heart toe
deep, 100 deept.
thirst for IsnoWlec ge. Oh, FIR an enc
Legs drink,
Your goblet leaks the whole way from
the spring
No matter; to its I'm few drops cling
Ard these refresh me with The JOY tC
That you. my da Ring. have the morn
lng's wing
1'e cross the ror ntain. NJ whose base
siIsl.
-isdwatd aayle. In Lippincott's.
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PURITY OF SPEECH.

Wu Ting-fang. the formeE Chinese
minister 10 the United States astoHISned
a young woman in Washington by MS
ready. use Of sonorous English, and sne
said 10 him. ~"Why, You speak English
as well as L do" I speak II better
than you do, he answered, with Inc
fr,nlness for which ne was famed; Il
nave learned my English from Shakes
pearc. Milton. Goldsmith. and Burke,
while your English. like that current al
this time in this country, IS compounded
the factory, the schoolyard and the race
track. Ny English has been learned
from the masters OF English, while the
English speech now in use here is large
" made by the careless and The illit-
crate. philadelphia ledger
The Washington times., 1905-01-17
No Packing Trust.

The country viii be grateful for the
assurance OF Mr. Swift, a notable
figure in the packing trust, that there
Is no packing trust The statement
IS cheering. 1t not only adds to the
gayety of a nation, but shows how
romance and reality blend, and how.
under some mystic psychological in
huence, business man forgets the
realities of the life in which he is an
admirable factor. Mr.. Swift uncon-
sciously partakes Of the nature OF the
ostrich, which shuts out the world by
thrusting its own head IN the sand.
While the vision of the noble bird is
thus impaired, the world, coming up
unbeknownst, yanks few plumes
from its tail.
If there is no packing trust Mr..
Swift ought to be willing 10 explain
a few things that obstinately point
tc the opposite conclusion. The men
who al some expense OF time and
experience have been raising cattle
ipi tHc mdi hSe, Have iouie "eii ms Nhe
last two years or so that they could
not get a price sufficient TO pay then
fer their trouble They have brought
their stock tc Kansas City, TO Omaha
Or even 10 Chicago, slc received such
offers that they naturally turned tt
the next dealer They received a sim
liar offer; and SO On 20 the end .
the list They soon learned that al
these buyers were bound by an agree
The Washington times., 1905-01-17

Mrs. Wynne, wife of the Postmaster
General, viii not be at home tomorrow
The following Congressional women
viii receive at the Riggs House this
afternoon from to 6: Mesdames
Bartlett, Of Georgia; Smith of Ken
tucky: Trimble, Of Kentucky; Padgett.
Of Tennessee; Hughes, of West Vfr-
ginia; Davis, Of Minnesota; Houston,
OF Delaware; Fuller. of Illinois; Kline,
of Pennsylvania; Gudger. of North
Carolina; Hopkins, of Kentucky
Mrs. William Bailey Lamar. wife of
Representative Lamar, OF Florida, viii
receive today at the Shoreham from ,
to 6 o'clock.
Mrs. Myron NJ Parker viii not be at
home until Tuesdays in February
Mrs. Clarence B. Rheem will be at
| home on Thursdays, the 18th and 23d of
February only
The Congressional women at the
Dewey will receive today from to g.
Mrs. Claude a. Swanson VIII be at
home this afternoon at 1710 Sixteenth
| Street.
| Mrs. Dixon, wife of Representa- tive
Joseph N Dixon. of Montana. and Mrs
| Garner. wife of Representative j. y.
| Garner. Of Texas, viii not receive to-
| day. but will be at home on next tues
dav' January "A. and February 4, "a
II3ll Z Street, from to g.
Mrs. George W. Prince win not be al
home today. but will receive on Janu'
AIRY "A at 3llS Thirteenth Street
Mr. and Mrs Owen T. Reeves. jr-, o.
| New York. are visiting the latters par
ents. AIr. and Mrs William +. HELEN
at 1925 Twenty-first Street.
Mrs. Bcwie. wife of Representative
Bowie of Alabama will not be at hom'
today or on January "a
Miss Maud Clisbee, who has recentl1
returned from abroad, is spending ;
| month with Miss Alisen Wilson 1T Ia
The Washington times., 1905-01-17
misunderstood the President.

NO man who loves his country or
desires its welfare can fail to be sad
dened. no matter what the cause, at the
thought that the people OF a large sec
ton of the country sincerely believe for
some reason, that its Chief Magistrate
is unfriendly TO them as a people and
desirous of thrusting upon them hos
tile policies which sweep close around
their very fresides and homes.
1t was a noble thing for a President
who had just gone through a fierce cam
bafgn in which SO many hard things had
been said about him-sometimes from
INSTRUMENTATION and sometimes from 9th
tr nnoti-es-to himself initiate a method
of better understanding between himself
and such 4 large number OF his fellow
countrymen at the South
THE matters discussed necessarily af-
fecte6 not only the President and the
Republicans, but also Theodore Roose-
IS half Southern and as proud of his
Southern ancestry as of his Northern
lineage. One remark OF the, President in
this conference 1 think I ought 10 re
peat.
In discussing the ideas which Sc
many az the South entertain of his pur-
pose ana aniu7Gs, some one said:
Mr. President. YOU have never said
a hard thing about the South And an
other of his guests said: Nor have yoI
thought them, either
sis:
~ have never said any hard thing
about the South: indeed. 1 could not, fol
have never felt any such thing
The Washington times., 1905-01-17
LaboTers" and The Times.

The Presidents order covering into |;
the classified service the 'laborers' in j
the executive departments engaged in
clerical duties, eommends itself as a
measure OF justice TO the .'laborers,'
and measure OF economy to the Gov
einElent. The number OF employees
made clerks by this action is given
as $40 The effect OF the order, how
ever, is rather to confirm the position
OF clerks already in the service than
TO increase the number engaged upon
the Government work.
In support of the Presidents action
it was urged in these columns that
these laborers,'' many of them of
eight years experience or more, have
acquired technical knowledge too
valuable to be lost for a mere formal
ity; that these ..laborers'' have for
many years done service as 81 200 or
Si,400 clerks, sitting side by side with
clerks of those grades and engaged on
the same tasks, and have been paid
only $3.50 or 5000, and that these
laborers,' in spite OF their proven
ability and experience, were disbarred
from all promotion.
The answer was that the law pro-
yided another meal,s -or appointing
clerks, and that the extension of the
classified service for the benefit of
these .laborers' put a premium on ap-
pointments which We're made origi-
nally for political purposes.
The President decided, and his in
sight was characteristic, that the
profit derived by the Government
through the services OF these labor
ers'' as clerhs, and their claim for
recognition from the Government
were not TO be disregarded for such
objections In the Judgment of The
Times. that decision evidenced the
most genuine interest for real civil
service reform
The Times found great pleasure in
announcing this order. 1t stood alone
in Washington in the effort to have
these employees recognized and their
isabilities-unfair and Improbable
both-removed It's news articles and
editorials on the subject were evi-
IDENTIFY much noticed-adverseiy by
the Civil Service Commission and
favorably by the Government clerks
as q class. And it is pleasant for Ths
Times to think that US efforts con-
tributed toward the removal of a
hardship which bore heavily upon
more than coo of its readers.
Within the year The Times has
concerned itself to accomplish these
results.
To extend the term of the nigh
schools.
TO pave Seventh Street northwest
To improve the street car service tc
Brightwood
To promote co-epera.:on between
the citizens associations.
To secure municipal Fairgrounds
To increase the pay of Jistric
school teachers.
To have these "laborers" covered
into the classified service.
All but two OF these movement.
have already been brought to sue
eessfnl conclusion It still remain!
to obtain the pay TO which the Dis
trict teachers are entitled, and the ap
preparation for Fairgrounds, indorset
by the Commissioners, waits the sane
tion OF Congress. The fight for thes
objects will 90 on as the others hav
gone on.
In the meantime, The Times note
with undisguised pleasure that it ha
contributed effectively to the fiv
other important and far-reaching ben
efits
The Washington times., 1905-01-17
BIRTHDAY PARTIES
MUCH ENJOYED

y birthday anniversary was celebrated
Saturday evening at the residence Of
Mr.. and Mrs A J. Sanford, 1119 Four
and-a-half Street southwest, in honor Of
the sixteenth anniversary of their eldest
son. Joseph w Sanford The evening
v as spent IN music singing, and games.
The parlors were decorated with chrys-
anthemums, cut flowers, and potted
plants. Joseph W. Sanford was the re-
cipienet OF many handsome and useful
presents After the amusements re-
freshments were served.
Among those present were Mr. and
Mrs. \. J. Sanford, Mrs. Mary Sanford.
Mr- and Mrs. Chayses E. Sanford. Mr.
and Mrs. Hiram Biddle, Mr. and Mrs.
II " Marshall Warren Sanford Rubie
Sanford, Andy Sanford. Misses Imogine
Collins, Linda Shreve, May Owens.
Fitzgerald, Esther Fitzgerald, Edith
rupper, Mabel Burdine. Clara Joyce.
Marie Joyce. Marjorie Evans, Elsie Hall,
Amy Allison, Eva Johnson, Miss For
rest, Lizzie Spaulding, Eva Barrows,
edna Barrows, Olive I. Lewis, Mary
May Fanigan, Mabei Boyer, Messrs- G.
| " Lewis Andrew Sanford. George
Fisher. Ralph Daughton, Fee Middle
ton. Willie Robay Arthur Middleton
| Charles Fittcn, Albert Joyce. Elmer
Tupper, Walter Burrows. RAYMOND
DarGen, Elmer Darden, George Biddle
George August, Alfred johnson. and the
ricultural College: Cadets Waggner
Ccckey, Caul Geason, Hall, Church
Clark. Snarely, Byron, Southard, and
| Sanford
The Washington times., 1905-01-17

Mrs. willard vandiver. wife OF Repre-
sentative yandiverJof Missouri. viii no
receive today, but will be AT home the
remaining Tuesdays in January
The Washington times., 1905-01-17

Mrs. NJ. ]. Colbert, on account of i'll
ness, will not be at home today. bui
will see her friends at 1909 Street or
the following Tuesdays in January anc
February
The Washington times., 1905-01-17
Points in Paragraphs.

Dining in bed IS said TO be a recent
fad for society women abroad. II such
laziness as this can get itself branded as,
stNle. the slothful Will be JOYOUS.
The Washington times., 1905-01-17

Mrs. Howard S. Nyman VIII not re-
ceive today but viii be at home, al the
Portland on Tuesdays. January q and
81, and on Tuesdays in February
The Washington times., 1905-01-17

Mrs. overstreet. wife of Representa-
tive Overstreet. viii not be at home n
the Portland today
The Washington times., 1905-01-17

If Addicks shall be sent -:e from Del
aware, he never will call pom Lawson
for the essential geographic; II data.
The Washington times., 1905-01-17

Mrs. Hill, wife of Representative Hill
of Connecticut. will be at home at the
Cochran this afternoon.
The Washington times., 1905-01-17

! Anyhow, If Carter is cleo red Senator
/ from Montana he can estab' ish the fact
| ,hat he lives there.
The Washington times., 1905-01-17

Mrs. Charles s Bromwell was at
home ySterday afternoon TO large
company of visitors, in whose enter
tainment she was assisted by Mrs
Richard Hooker and Miss Nelson, of
Kansas CITY, and Miss AIcCreary. of
Kentucky Mrs. HromweH will give a
small tea for young people on saturday
complimentary TO Miss Nelson and
Miss McCTeary-
The Washington times., 1905-01-17

1t is plain that the steamboat sornpa-
MES cling TO the theory that it is cheaper
10 kill passengers than TO protect them.
The Washington times., 1905-01-17

Port Arthur surrendered while. there
was still an abpdant supply of cham
pagnc on hand. Perhaps the srrison
was short on corkscrews.
The Washington times., 1905-01-17

Senator Burton hasn't quite caught his
vindication, but he believes he is hot
| on the trail
The Washington times., 1905-01-17

4 man who travels aboui: with an in
fernaI machine Is said t. be crank
The sort OF crank that ma sces machine
90
The Washington times., 1905-01-17

The marriage is announced of Ella
May Webb and John Irving Belt. both
.sf Washington. the ceremony having
taken place in Baltimore yesterday The
Rev Henry W Nice, pastor of the
SwindeH Memorial Church. officiated.
Invitations have been issued by Mr..
and Mrs Louis T. Michener 90 the mar
riage of their daughter. Miss Nora
| Michener, TO Barry Mohun. on Mon
day. January 80. at the family residence
on Nineteentk Street.
At the marriage of Miss Miriam Bangs
! and Walter E Hilton, which takes
place tomorrow, the bride viii be at
| tended by Mrs. John Ehreth Watkins,
/ jr., and Miss Fannie Bangs, and B.
! Francis Saul viii be Mr.. Hamilton 5
! best man The ceremony viii take place
at th.. home OF the brides grandparents,
| Mr. and Mrs. George T. Dearing, with
/ the Rev John GILL of the Rhode Island
Avenue Methodist Church. TO ofhciate.
| a quiet wedding took place at the resi-
dence of the Rev. J. E. a. Doernann
last evening the contracting parties be
! ing Fred L. Davis, of this city, former
II of Scranton, Pa, and Miss Elizabeth
Goerres, daughter OF Philip Goerres. a
prominent business man OF Milwaukee
| Wis.
The Washington times., 1905-01-17

In the matter of granting ch arters the
District of Columbia has no desire 10
compete with New Jersey
The Washington times., 1905-01-17

Senator Mitchell's friends al ,e confident
that an apology is due from that grand
inrN.
The Washington times., 1905-01-17

Mrs Chadwick. Is said to have had
precious stones by the peck, hg a
smaller measure will do for the pcption
of them that can be found
The Washington times., 1905-01-17
Pardon Quickly Granted.

Personally. I have long known the
sentiments and feelings OF the President
toward the South. But partly because a
campaign was pending and partly from
fear of being misunderstood, I have
refrained until now Of speaking publicly
of them You will recall some prose
outions In Alabama for pecnage. an evil
which has now. fortunately, passed al
The Washington times., 1905-01-17
INVITATIONS OUT
FOR WEDDINGS

-fr. and Mrs. BaIlinger announce that
Il g few Invitations TO the weddin~
breakfast of their daughter CONTAINING
II te card ceremony al high noon" in
led the recipient 10 be present at the
II carriage, which takes place at u o clock.
The Washington times., 1905-01-17

Mrs. Z. Stevens Henry and MISS
Henry viii not be at home today
The Washington times., 1905-01-17
PRESIDENT TO Be
GUEST OF HONOR
Cabinet Dinner al. Home OF
Secretary Shaw
OTHER SOCIAL HAPPENINGS
Mrs AIdrich Entert:nus Brilliant
Party at Lunch e6n al the
A1lingt Oil.

TIE most important. event Of the day
is the dinner ,onigT4t at the home Of
the Secretary of the Treasury and Mrs
Shaw, who viii ente ,rtain the President
and Mrs. Roosevelt. Following out the
new rider OF Cabin ct dinners, the host
and hostess viii the only members
OF the Cabinet pres ent-
Secretary of the Navy and Mrs. Nor
ton Will be the Gests OF honor at a
dinner at the New Willard tonight, with
Senator and Mrs. Hopkins of Illinois as
hosts
Among the cir her hosts for the day
are Senator and Mrs. Stephen 3. Elkins,
Senator and NJ :s- Wetmore, and Mrs
Richard Harioy !. Mrs. Gan will give
a cotillon. ana with her usual good
teste and deGSft sful hospitality Will
make it memo IA bic event Of the week.
The Washington times., 1905-01-17

Japan and Russia are both so P-out
of their dead heroes the ! they propose
10 create a new batch.
The Washington times., 1905-01-17

Miss Florence Morrow, of New York.
is the grest OF Miss Reeves. daughter
Of CornnJ )dore and Mrs. /. S. K. Reeves,
u. S N. of 1920 Twenty-second Street.
The Washington times., 1905-01-17

a Chicago girl at charity al
charged $50 a dance, and pulled OCT S. 30
Business. pleasure. and philanthropy.
The Washington times., 1905-01-17
MRS. JULIUS CAESAR BURROWS

Farra gut Miss Wilson will be at home
Saturdays. January u and Is.
The Washington times., 1905-01-17

Her guests w>ere Mrs. Hay, Mrs. Nor
ton, Mrs. Hitchcock, Mrs. Metcalf, Mrs.
Holmes. Mrsi Wetnore, Mrs. Spooner,
Mrs. Alger. Mrs Dryden, Mrs Kean,
Miss Kean, MIS- Dalzell Mrs. Draper
Mrs. Hobarte Mrs. MacVeagn, Mrs. Nc
Lean. Mrs, : ,Es nderson, Mrs. Lothrop
Bradley. MIS-. de koven. Mrs AuiiclS
Palmer. Mrs. Rockhill. and Miss Patten.
The Washington times., 1905-01-17

The Columbian women have arranged
for a ID TX by Miss Josephine Short on
the wor K of the International Institute
for { iris in Spain this evening ar S
o'clos TX. in the assembly hall Of the uni
vers: l..
The Washington times., 1905-01-17

Milton E. Allies, vice president of
the Riggs Bank. and Mrs Allies had
among their dinner guests last night
the Secretary of the Treasury and Mrs.
The Washington times., 1905-01-17

Former Senator William E. Mason, OF
Illinois. who is Ill with penumonia at
the Shoreham Hotel, was reported 70 De
much improved this morning
The Washington times., 1905-01-17

Utah promises to be good. but sim liar
promises, made earlier in the game, I ave
gone 10 protest
The Washington times., 1905-01-17

MRS. Jan ,es. r. Mann was hostess at
a beautifully appointed lucheon today,
when she entertained Miss Cannon, Mrs.
CuIlom, frs Brooks. Mrs Loose Mrs.
Sibley, N III. Sims Mrs. Scott. Mrs.
Moore, NJ rs. Ackert Mrs. Benton Mrs.
Fleming, b Irs- Nash. Miss Kaufman.
The Washington times., 1905-01-17

Senator Frye has been suffering fro n
shingles I-umbermen throughout the
country viii sympathize with him
The Washington times., 1905-01-17

|. There ,rnI be no more Thursday a5ser-
noon nc Fss at the Washington Navy
Yard urItl further notice.
The Washington times., 1905-01-17

Mr. and Mrs. Wayne MacVeagh en-
tertained a dinner party tonight &c
meet the Secretary of War and Mrs
Taft.
The Washington times., 1905-01-17

Shaw. Assistant Secretary and Mrs.
Keep, and Mr. and Mrs Vanderlip-
The Washington times., 1905-01-17

Mrs Aldrich entertained luncheon
party at the arlington today, inviting
her guests &c raeet Mrs. Elisha Dyer,
whose husband was governor of Rhode
Island.