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The Washington times., 1906-03-05
The Annual Seed Farce.

Another Of the annual Congress
SIGNAL farces is now on the boards.
This time it is the distribution Of
seeds by the Agricultural Depart
ment at the command of Senators
and Representatives. Nobody be-
Iieves in it. The Agricultural Depart
nent is convinced the money spent
FOR it is wasted. The Congressman
would hail a relief from the business
Of distributing the seeds with no at
tempt to conceal their satisfaction.
The people would never know it had
happened save for the reduction Of
the budget by about 100000.
Yet the fear of dissatisfaction
among the constituents represented
at the Capitol is so great that it is
not at all certain the abuse can be
stopped now, even though the House
Committee on Agriculture has struck
the seed clause from the appropria-
ton bill
AS a matter of fact not tenth of
these seeds ale either asked for or
desired. Private secretaries cudgel
their brains to give them away to
advantage. a great proportion is
never given away, but is collected
it is Just as well TO speak out with
the truth-by employees Of the Capitol
and sold. The farmer does not care
= experiment with handful of mid
die grade corn, when he has the
planting of 100 acres on hand. The
farmers wife does not care to SOW
mignonelte and grow red poppies
in her flower beds. 1t is a safe pre-
/ diction that If this distribution were
stopped today not ten voters TO the
district would complain.
The work OF the Agricultural De-
partment is of the greatest import
ance to the whole nation. It Is cor
respondingly expensive. To weigh
IL down with an allowance of more
than $780, 900 for work which has no
place in the generaI scheme of de-
Dartmentel activity and which the
department believes to be practically
useless is an extremely undesirable
use Of the nations funds. But to
spend that money for the distribution
among the people Of a commodity
which the people DO not want Is
worse than undesirable-it is profii-
gate waste.
The Washington times., 1906-03-05
IN. A. c. s" Golden Jubilee.

More educational progress is cover
ed by the golden jubilee of the Mary
land Agricultural College, which is to
be celebrated tomorrow, than most
residents of the Capital realize, al
though the institution is suburban
of its students is familiar to everyone
in the Capital. For this is the first
of the many schools of scientific
farming in the United States. 1t is
also one of the best of such schools.
And its success epitomizes the rapid
development of farming implements,
soil culture, and labor-saving methods
which have contributed more than
any other factors to the stupendous
wealth of he United STATES.
In that view it Is only a proper
recognition of the institutions use
fulness that the Secretary Of Agri-
culture, on behalf of the National
Government, the governor of Mary
land, as the head or the State gov
anu many hAOHiA NOA-
lege presidents are to be present at
tomorrow's &c. emonies. They viii
note the far development oS the in
stitution's equipment along every line
academic, scientific, and agricul-
tural-which has taken place since
those far-sighted and representative
Marylanders, Charles Carroll of Car
Tollton and Charles B. Calvert, estab-
lished it in 1856. Within it's build
ings, old and new, they win find
the good order which the military
organization of its students suggests
and the freedom of the modern Am
eriean college. Everywhere, they
viii see signs that the institution is
fulfilling the dreams OF it's founders
in being always useful and practical.
The golden jubilee of the Maryland
Agricultural College is, therefore, q
ceremony in which the people OF
Washington ought TO have marked
interest; and in it. as neighbors TO
the Institution. they can afford to
take much pride.
The Washington times., 1906-03-05
ACTRESSES ROMANCE
WITH WILSON MINER
Edith Crater Tells of Her Marriage
After First Husband Lost
His Mind.

DENVER, March Edith Crater.
the actress, whose name has been as
sociated with the widely exploited
career of Wilson Nizner, has this to
say in an interview:
I met Wilson Miner mora thar, four
years ago. He was so handsome. kind
and a1fectionate that the grief which
almost overwhelmed me when my hus-
band, Harry A. Samms. was taken to
an Insane asylum, was removed By his
presence. He proposed that 1 marry
him.
After I had heard tllat Mr.. Samns
died in an insane asylum in California,
the victim of liquor, I gladly accepted
Mr. Miners proposal and went with
him to Alaska
There we were married We were
happy there and in California where
We returned three years ago. When we
came to Denver my father received us
as his children. In the East l was Mrs.
wife.
In New York we were registered as
Mr.. and Mrs. Miner. When we re-
turned West last fall learned that Mr.
Samms was alive, end Mizner and l
promptly separated
Il learned recently that Mr.. Miner
had proposed to Mrs. Yerkes. and |
went 70 New York and saw him. He ad-
initted he intended to give me up, and
returned to Denver from my only
real husband.
II have resumed my maiden name.
and want TO forget both Samms and
Miner"
The Washington times., 1906-03-05

the workers produce but do not get
is the surplus"
In politics, organized Socialists
are strict partisans. holding that
labor can end the reign of plunder
and servitude only by combining
into a great party and carrying the
"elass struggle" into politics: get
ting control of all governments,
municipal, state, and national; and
of all departments, legislative, ex-
ecutive, and judicial; dispossessing
the master class by making the
means OF production and
capital-public proverty; and operat-
ing industry not for private profit
but for the public good.
S:r sle-taxers also profess philoso-
ply that of Henry George. They
hold that graft" is rooted in privi-
7 Iege, notably in private property in
lana and public franchises. The
first makes possible the private col
lection of land rent" which grows
with every economic Improvement
and social advance, and always at
/ the expense of the workers. The
+ second permits charging what the
traffic viii bear" for the use of street
railways, gas, water, telephone, rail-
ways, and the like. The reign of
graft" the single-taXer would end by
taxing all land rent into the public
treasury, untaxing everything else,
and establishing public ownership
and operation of all public utilities.
Politically, he is a radical Democrat.
Tom Johnson is the representa-
singie-taxer in action.
The public ownership man at first
regards the Socialist and single-taxer
as radical" but frequently ends by
! becoming one or the other. The
chief difference is between So
cialist and single taxer. Politically,
a gulf separates them. The Socialist
regards the Democratic party as more
/ hopeless, if possible, than the Repub-
! lican, and holds the Socialist party
to be the only ark of safety for the
working class. The single-taxer sees
/ in the Tom Bryan
Hearst development evidence that the
/ Democratic party will ultimately do
! the peoples bidding and save the
/ republic"
| Economically the two schools diff
! FER as broadly. The Socialists hold
that single-taxers go but part way,
I freeing land and certain public
utilities but leaving most industry
in Capitalists control" and thus
/ permitting further exploitation" and
oppression. The single-taxer thinks
the Socialist would make all land and
capital public property, and thus
force all workers into the civil SER
vice, which, To his mind. would mean
another species Of slavery.
The Socialist platform. however,
/ does not demand public ownership of
ali land and capital; hence this sup
posed wall of separation falls. Fur
ther, all three of the schools are will
| ing to trust all public questions 10
popular vote, utilizing, especially the
referendum. The three are grow
| ing more tolerant Of each other, and
in spite of the material differences
| between them now, the bulk Of them
l. l. - ak
! de by side.
The Washington times., 1906-03-05
What the IsmS" Really Are.

Two recent occurrences invite
comment: The resig1atfon Of Joseph
Medill Patterson, of Chicago, as
commissioner of public works, and
the holding Of a social conference
at the home of J. G. Phelps Stokes,
in NorotOn, Conn.
Mr.. Patterson, heir to 4 large
fortune, Republican, espoused the
municipal ownership faith, heIIed
elect Mayor Dunue, and was ap-
pointed commissioner Of public
works He now writes the mayor.
Tesigning, and stating that munich
pal ownership is superficial. and
that you are merely paltering with
skin-deep measures when you stop
short of socialism.
The. Stokes conference was made
up of Socialists, single-taxers, public
ownership men, reformers, ana
graft exposers. The object was to
discuss methods for Saving the
republic" The drift of the discus
sion was toward socialism, the chief
opponent being a stalwart single
taxer.
Are socialism, sinSle-taxism, and
public ownership aspects of the
same faith, or not?
Public ownership" represents not
so much a philosophy as an op-
portunist working program. It's ad-
vocates see some public utilities"
privately owned and some publicly
owned. They believe more might
well be publicly owned, reducing graft
raising wages, shortening hours, and
Improving conditions for the workers,
and lowering cost. and improving
the service for the public Just
how far taking over should so
they do not say; It may apply TO a
water plant here, a street railway
yonder, a trunk line of railway
elsewhere; and even, in a coal
famine, to an anthracite pocket.
BY experience they believe We shall
learn how far to go. They are op-
portunists. Politically, they are in
dependents ANY Old party"-or
new-may be used in their work.
Socialists profess q philosophy.
Karl Marx was its leading exponent.
IT rests on the triple foundation of j:
First, economic determinisn. or
the materialistic Interpretation of
history: second. the class struggle; /;
third, surplus value"
The first doctrine is that, always
and everywhere, the bread and
butter question" is the paramount
issue. shaping all laws. creeds. and
institutions. The second is that, in
all ages, society has consisted of
two classes: THE wealth makers
and the ''wealth-takers;!" in Lace
deTnonia, of Spartans and Helots:
in Rome, of masters and slaves; IN
the@.Aiiddle Ages, OF lords and serfs,
and in the modern world, of capt.
talists and 1aborers. These Glass
es' struggle" for the labor product,
the master class getting the lions
share. The third doctrine Is that
tabor produces all wealth" but
that the ruling or master class
usually gratis" it all to itself ex-
cept enough to keep necessary
workers in working condition. What
The Washington times., 1906-03-05
THERE'S BOOZE IN BREADi

There are no total abstainers, if a
New York chemist is TO be believed.
four pfnts of booze per year
Science" he says, has proved that
bread when ready for eating contains
800 per cent of alcohol per loaf
Now il you eat 40 ioaves OF bread
per year you must consume about "a
ounces Of alcohol in doing SO.
This equals four pints of ordinary
rye whisky
I'm 10 years consumption of 1000
Ioaves of bread equals absorption OF
nineteen quarts of whisky"
The Washington times., 1906-03-05
MRS. DRYDEN HOSTESS
OF LUNCHEON PARTY
Mrs. Letter and Mrs Henry Clews, of New York. Among
Notable Women Who Have Come to Washington
Within Last Few Days.

Mrs. Dryden. wife Of Senator Dryden.
entertained a luncheon party today.
Her guests were Mrs. Harlan. Mrs.
Brewer. Mrs. SpooneT, Mrs. Fulton,
1fiss MiIIard. Mrs. Bulkeiey, Mrs. Ray
ner. Mrs. Plies, Mrs. Waicott, Mrs. Nc
Lellan, Mrs. Eiciney, Mrs. Cooper, Mrs.
Ross Thompson, Mrs. Fleming, Mrs.
Timmons, Mrs. Kuscr, Miss Clayton.
Miss Cocnell. Miss Chabot. and Miss
Squire,
Mrs. L. z. Letter, who has been max
ing q snort visit TO her son, Joseph Lei
ter. IN Chicago. returned 20 Washington
yesterday. She will remain here until
she sails fer Europe IN May.
E-rv. Henry Cievvs. OF New York. s-.
rived in Washington yesterday. and viii
be the guest Of Mrs. Herbert Parsons
for some days.
Representative and Mrs. Henry Allen
Cooper. Of Wisconsin. have taken an
apartment at the F'arragut. and Mrs
Cooper VIII be at home tomorrow and
the following Tuesdays in March.
President and Mrs Roosevelt STOOD
Sponsors for William Loeb, Cd son
o. the Secretary to the President, and
Mrs. William Loeb, ir.. at his christen-
ing Saturday afternoon The quiet lit
tie affair took place 1T the home Of the
Right Rev. Henry Y. Satterlee. bishop
Of the Episcopal diocese Of Washing
ton, ct 2:3o O'Clock. Friends of Mr.. and
Mrs Loeb were present, and the little
boy acquitted himself with far more
than usual dignity. He was born in
this city December g. 1865. and is a
healthy, lusty baby.
The Washington times., 1906-03-05

It's have gone for a short visit 10 Mr..
an Mrs. George Vanderbilt, al Bit
more.
Airs. Hugh T. Taggart Will be al home
for the last time this ssasG7 tomorrow,
at &49 y street northwest She viii
be assisted by Mise Helen Pearoo, OF
AromoTe. Pa. and the Misses TasEaTt
Miss Blanche Stern, OF Eighth street.
entertained the "AeoIians'' al her hone
last evening. Among those present were
Miss Julia Loeb, Miss Iavina Gold
smith, Miss Carol Baer, Miss Helene
EngeL Moe Baer. Ben Nolberg, Morton
tseht, or Baltimore; Harold Levi.
jonas Machealis and DR.. BENJAMIN X.
Leon.
Mss Malvine woos, of T street, has
gone 70 New York city. where she is
tho guest OF her cousin. Miss Siosher.
adrs. Marx Kaufman is in Baltimore.
the guest % hsr daughter Mrs. Elliot
strOuse.
Mr Felix and Mr.. Leopold. Of New
Orleans. on their way from New York
city TO their home, stopped here for a
few days.
Miss Dopplemair, of Texas. who is
spending. some time here, has returned
from Baltimore.
Joseph Kaufman. of New York, but
formerly Of this city. was in Washing
| ton for a few days last week
At meeting held yesterday after
noon Miss Miriam jeanette GOLDBERG.
! OF Jefferson, Tex. field marshal Of
the Chautauqua society. made an ad-
dress. The r. s. c L. Society as a
body was turned into the Chautauqua.
and some Of the ladies Of the auxiliary.
Of the WazhingtoD Hebrew COnPrs1a
ton formed ChautauQua Circle. No .
The Washington times., 1906-03-05
BITS ABOUT BIG MEN
IN CAPITOL CIRCLES

At White House dinner not long ago
Secretary Taft had occasion to say
something about the Philippines, e1hib-
iting. as might naturally be expected,
some good, fIrst-hand knowledge of the
subject.
A lady sitting not far from him,
looked up in absolute frankness to say;
Secretary Taft. have you ever been in
the Philippines?'' The President. not
attempting to disguise his feelings,
laughed. while Secretary Taft betrayed
some embarrassment. But il is not safe
to infer. even though this occurrence
arouses ones bump Of incredulity. that
q man would have made 3, less ser
ious break In the same circumstances.
Several Instances of the sort may show
that
Shortly before Secretary Hay died
at his dinner table one night he feli
to relating personal "reminiscences Of
Abraham Lincoln, and these formed for
some minutes the subject OF an enter
tanning conversation Finally a United
States Senator OF considera BILE promi-
nence started to speak, and with every
body listening for his forthcoming inter
rogatory, said: Mr.. Secretary, why
don't you sometime write book about
Abraham Iincoln?" Everybody felt
ike breaking out, Shades If the Hay
and Nicolay biography HOW rapidly
the glory CT this world passesti But
Mr.. Hay whose appreciation of a hG-
rlorous situation was second 70 that OF
nobody else in the world. nodded with
becoming gravity that he had alread. ,
done a little something In that line
When Hoke Smith came to town as
Secretary OF the Interior in the second
Cleveland administration, he attracted q
great deal Of attention He was an
sbsolutely new man in politics. and one
IF striking and interesting personality.
A New York paper had made a speciality
for months of holding him up to ridi-
cule. even to maintaining at one time
a column of citations about him from
various sources. But this only served
! to advertise him Ee thus became q
/ wall-kr own public figure, and his pic
ture was produced In g. thousand
forms At reception one evening a
/ Congressman secretary from central
/ New York. a young man. was introduced
4 TO the Secretary of the Interior, the
t Hon Hoke Smith.
The Hon Hoke, who was not wholly
unaware OF the prominence to which
| he had risen. remarked with becoming
/ courtesy, that he felt sure ne and the
young secretary had met before, TO
/ which the youthful secretary, in a re
NV more creditable TO his frankness
fhaa to his diplomacy, answered:
/ That's something that l really can't
tell about. I am meeting so many
peopIe down here in Washington this
/ winter that I can't remember whether
YOU are one that ever saw before or
! not. The Hon. HolSe was less enthu-
siastic in his conversation that ensued
! than in his original saiutation.
Not long ago q group of gentlemen
| xre1,e invited 70 meet in this city a
/ Western man who IS doing some ex-
The Washington times., 1906-03-05
RATHER DULL WEEK
AHEAD OF SOCIETY
Few LuncheOns and Dim
ners on Schedule.
MUSICALES BECOMING MANY
Palm Beach Coterie Poking Fun al
Recent White House Wedding
With New Punch.

While number of small luncheon
and bridge parties are on for this after
noon and several dinner parties for to-
night. social affairs are rather tame and
will remain so during the greater part
Of the week
The Washington times., 1906-03-05
S0MEl

New, the SYSTEMS got 10 go."
Laws says, IT'S on the bum
And the system, winlxing slow,
Answers: 'Ain't we going some7"
indianapolis Eswh.
The Washington times., 1906-03-05

Over the desks of several heads OF
Important Government bureaus OF the
ter just below Cabinet size, may be
sean miniature portraits Of the Presi-
dent about four inches by three sur
rounded by q modest gilt frame. They
all look alike. The expression on the
Presidents face is rather too German
to be natural but il is otherwise rot a
wholly bad picture. 1t stands Tor on6
of the cleverest confidence games ever
, worked in Washington. It is apparent
" something new" In its hne. There
are two versions or the attempted trans
action. These differ slightly, but in
/ the main this is the story, as related by
one Of the bureau officers. who escaped
"A man called at my Office the other
day, saying that he was an aTaist and
! had on order painted IOr me q likeness
IF President RooseV cit; that in point
d fact he had painted four Of these
on the same order, one for the late
Secretary Hays Office. and another for
J. : house. The third one Mrs. RoOs-
cit wanted. while the person who had
ordered these painted had designated
me to receive the fourth.
The artist would simply allow me
and Mr.. Hay to pay for the cost OF the
material, which he started in by plac-
ing at $40. but finally reduced to So
asked him who had ordered these paint
lngs. he replied: You must not ask
ne thati You would not require me 10
teI you that! Il would be indelicate for
me tC do So The gentleman ordered
two for the late Secretary Hay. because
Mr.. Hay had insisted on having two,
Mrs Roosevelt wanted one, ana the
ger tleTnsn knew yea had such a cordial
| feeling toward the President that this
gentleman wanted you TO have one, but
he would not want me TO tell you that
lL came from him I refused utterly
| TO have anything to do with the scheme
! but IN my travels about the town IN
other offices. | have seen four of these
pictures on as many shelves, showing
| that the scheme worked we'll
A former Civil Service Commissioners
who was intimately associated with Mir.
Roosevelt. hearing this story, acknowi-
edg ed that he had had a similar ex-
perience. except that the artist with
him did not hesitate to say that It was
Mr., Roosevelt who had ordered the art
st to paint one of these miniatures for
the commissioner, merely allowing the
commissioner to pay the cost of the
material. Gradually the artist became
more cautious and merely left Il easy
! for his victims to infer that IL was the
President. without actually saying So
This was a rather clever scheme, Most
| aDpointees of the President properly re-
gard themselves as more or less personal
favorites- II was = rather delicate COM
pliment to them that ne snould want
them supplied with a portrait.
The Washington times., 1906-03-05
EVERY LITTLE HELpSl

Little drops OF wdter-
Millions Of 'em, SON
Make a mighty merger,
And q public done,
New York World
The Washington times., 1906-03-05

Major and Mrs. Burr have returned
from Cuba. where they accompanied
General and Mrs. Chaffee. and are now
at their nome at the Washington bar
racks. General and Mrs. Chaffee and
their family are in Mexico, where they
will spend a short time before goi x TO
their home in California.
The Washington times., 1906-03-05

Mrs. Susanne Oldberg viii give .
musicale at the Washington Club this
evening the second this season.
The Washington times., 1906-03-05
DON'T BE sTINGY.

To make any gain. some outlay is nee
azzaly.-f iautus.
The Washington times., 1906-03-05

The marriage of Miss Bella Bateman.
daughter of Mrs. Arthur Edgerton
Bateman. TO Charles D. Voorhis, Of Pat
erson. N J. whose engagement was an
nounced a few months ago. will take
place on the evening OF April II. and
will be followed by reception at Raus-
cheT's.
The Washington times., 1906-03-05

Mrs. Donald Mclean. president gem
eral of the D. A. r.. VIII arrive in
Washington today. and besides giving
the greater part of her attention to af-
fairs relative to the coming d. A. r.
annual congress. will be considerably
entertained.
Mrs Mclean was the special guest Of
Mrs. II. s. Bowron. Of New York. last
week. at a musical tea. which was one
OF the largest private entertainments
of the week in that city.
The Washington times., 1906-03-05

ar. ana Mrs. william Corcoran Eus,
It's have gone for a short visit 10 Mr..
am Mrs. George Vanderbilt, al Bit
more.
The Washington times., 1906-03-05

Mrs Herbert WadswOrth has issued
cards for a mi-careme bill and also for
a series Of Thursday evening musicaIes.
The Washington times., 1906-03-05

The following day. April IS. the mar
riage OF Miss Mamie Hume and Lieut..
Henry c. Jewett will take place at the
Church of the Ascension at o'clock
.. m.
The Washington times., 1906-03-05

trelnely good literary work As the end
Of the pro cesSion waS getting ready o
file into the dining room one Of the
younger gues was thus accOsted IN
whisper: "V La:'s he written anyway ,
Just tell me little something about
him?"
The person thus addressed flashed out
a typewriter slip. upon which no had
copied that very day from Who's Who"
q lis of the mans works. The Sense
Of a "lOng-left want which IEis fuTn-
ished for those remaining in the process
sion was striking 70 behold. They
swocped down upon the information liks
college boys taking the last look at a
geometrical formula before going into
an examination