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The Washington times., 1906-03-07
Spooner,s Peculiarities

AT the home of Senator Spooner two
copies of every pa Der and periodical for
which the family subscribes must be
delivered. If the worthy statesman Is to
remain happy and content The Sem
ator will not look at a paper which any
one else has unfolded- This he insists
on. and as Mrs. Spooner wants to To-,
at the news according to her own con-
vvenience. the domestic atmosphere Is
kent clear and wholesome by dual
supply.
She. has a lively time when there are
guests IN the house, and she makes 81
a point TO hide the Senator's paper until
ne is ready 10 use IL, He wishes TO cut
the leaves OF his own magazines, and q
dealer who sent him one with clipped
ieaVes would put his commission in
jeopardy =
At the Capitol the pages are aware OF
TINS Decuiiar1fy OF the Wisconsin, sage
and there is great shuffIfng OF Rec
ofds TO get him one that is particularly
IreSh looking In the Senate restaurant
ne would be a brave waiter who would
dare TO present ''nicked" dishes or
Tqmpled linen before the man from
Madison,
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A Tax on Heavy Wagons.

Farmers, jobbers, draymen, and
manufacturers doing business in the
District of Columbia are objecting, as
they might have been expected to OBJ
ject, to the provision of the Long
bridge bill, which provides that after
June 1, 1906, every wagon which
weighs when loaded more than two
tons and which is used within this
jurisdiction shall have tires four
inches wide.
As the legislation has already been
reported TO the House and approved
by the Commissioners. the fight upon
it must be made on the floor of the
House and in the Senate; though it
would be well, if it could be done, to
persuade the Commissioners to with
draw their approval, even at this late
day. 1t is decidedly unfortunate the
opposition did not begin in the House
Committee on the District of Co
lumbia. 1t could not begin there,
however, because the news of the
committees favorable report on the
measure was the first intimation the
haulers received that any such legis-
lation was contemplated.
Chairman Babcock's Endorsement
of tie provision sets forth these
things:
Your committee is informed that most
of the vehicles used for hauling heavy
loads coming into the District from the
country are equipped with these broad
tires the notable exception being the
wagons of the brick companies located
in nearby Virginia. which have narrow
tires. 1t is believed that the require
ment for wide tires on the wheels of
heavily loaded vehicles will aid in pre-
serving the rOadways and in preventing
injury and the cutting of the asphalt
paYements during the warm weather
especially. The Commissioners approve
of this regulation.
Our information and that of the
committee differ widely. According
TO the news columns most of the
vehicles used Tor hauling heavy loads
coming into the District" are not
equipped with four-inch tires, but
with tires two and one-half inches
or three inches wide. Further, nearly
every one of those wagons must come
within the effect of the proposed law,
no matter how light it's load, because
''the ordinary express wagon"-the
words are those of a local drayman-
weighs unloaded about $500 or
$500 pounds" and this includes
drays, ice wagons, many wagons
constructed for country delivery, and
nearly all farm wagons.
The cost of widening the tires of
these vehicles viii be ABOUT $50 for
each wagon. That is no great sum,
though in the aggregate it would be
very large. But it is $40 too great a
sum to be assessed against any citi-
zen, no matter what his business,
save in response to a proven need.
With all Difference to the committee
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SCHOFIELO THE MAN
IN THE EMERGENCY
1t Was Upon His Advice That Cleveland Permitted
Troops to Be Sent to Suppress the
Riots in Chicago.
Riots in Chicago.

interfering with the transportation of
mail
This was at Rock Springs. Wyo.. back
in the SOS. Chinese and Irish we're en-
ployed in the mines at Rock Springs.
and one day the Irish arose in their
wrath and mobbed the Cinnamon. The
rioters took possession of the town and
interfered with the trains on the Union
Pacific. Proceeding on the theory the
mails were being DELAYED and that this
was proper occasion for the use of
Federal troops. Schofeld restored order.
Afterwards. he made a careful ~+''6v o.
the law bearing on the subject of use of
Federal troops. protection of mails, and
the like, and collected every bit of data
and excerpts from authorities that
might have a bearing on the subject.
When the trouble broke out in Chi
cago. General Dodge, who was then in
Chicago. wired Schofield at Washing
ton, telling him how serious the situ-
alton was. and it was Schofield who was
able to show President Cleveland to his
satisfaction that there were legal
grounds for Federal interference.
''Schofield. said General Dodge was
an able soldier. He was not brilliant,
but he was thoroughly informed level
headed and of good judgment. He was
always consulted"
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IT'S AwFULLY HOT IN AUSTRALIA

Detroit's hot winter isn't a marker
to the hot season they're having over
in Australia
Right under our feet. so to speak,
antipodean cousins SizzIe and fry In
heat
This may account for the mild win
ter in Detroit. Some of the heat may
have soaked through. -.
The Adelaide Chronicle OF January
20, 1906, warns its readers not TO catch
IRE in the streets.
1T is not only in the country and
in the grasslands about the suburbs
that. in these days of intense heat. it
is necessary to be particularly careful
with matches and other burning sub
stances" solemuIy says the Chronicle.
In the city itself great care has to
be taken, for on many OF the hottest
days Of the summer the materials OF
which ladies' dresses are made and
the stock which is exposed for sale
outside some Of the shops are so hot
that it would take but a very little
encouragement to cause them to burst
into flames"
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General Schofield is the man who was
chiefly responsible for the sending OF
troops to Chicago TO reDress the strike
riots IN 1894
President Cleveland has been given
wide credit for Federal interference at
the time OF the great strike in Chicago.
1t is true that it was the President as
copmander-in-chief of the army, gave
the orders for regulars to proceed to
the scene of the difficulty. but 1t was
Schofield. then head of the military
establishment. who counseied 1t. and
who advised Mr.. Cleveland and the At
torney General that it be done. Cen
Grenville NJ. Dodge. of New York, one
of the closest friends of General Scho-
field. who is now in Washington. is
authority for this assertion.
Schofield. so General Dodge says,
made the first use of REGULARS to pro-
tect trains and keep them moving in the
face of opposition from strikers and
rioters. He proceeded on the theory
that he had the right TO use troops for
this purpose. because the rioters were
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Wife Became Indignant.

There Is good Republican member
of Congress who is often bothered by
visits from his constituents. He makes
no secret of the fact that he is both
cred. In fact. he doesn't care whether
the constituents notice his worriment
or not.
The other evening two ladies called at
his hotel TO see him on a matter OF busi-
ness. II was shortly after the dinner
hour. when a Congressman. as well as
anybody else. likes his ease. The eIe-
ladies:
Mr.. says for yo' all to come
upstairs. He says it's all right Mrs
-, mentioning the Congressman =
wife, sis up thar with him"
Reassured by this cheering message.
the ladies ascended to the Congressional
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ley. Senator and Mrs Dryden. Senator
Brandegee. Gen. and Mrs. a. f. Bates,
Assistant Secretary of the Navy and
Mrs. NewbeTTy. Mr.. and Mrs. Cropper.
Mr.. and Mrs. Becker. Mrs. Stanley Mat
Thews, Miss Tuckerman and their house
guest, Countess Maria Lsarisch Of Aus
tria-
Mr.. and Mrs. David Fairchil6, the Ia {
fer formerly Miss Marian Bell had to
dine with them last night Mr.. and Mrs.
Grosvenor. Miss Foulke, Miss Harlan
Miss Cooley Mr. Archibald Mr.. Tanner,
and Mr.. McCurdy.
Among other dinner hosts OF last night
wer5 Senator and Mrs Newlands, Mrs.
Slater, General Randolph, and Mrs. Ar
rold Hague.
Mrs. !. SIoat Fasset was at home yes
terday TO a large number of callers Mrs
Fasset wore black velvet and w1s as
sisted in receiving by Mrs. McCOmb and
Miss Bender
Mrs Van Techten Olcott. wife Of
Representative OIcott of New York. is
visiting in that city and will not return
Of this week
Mrs. Mum has gone to Chicago for a
months visit with Mrs. Augustus Eddy.
During her absence. her house on Scott
circle and Massachusetts avenue is be-
ing remodeled.
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mems Influence in the Religious
Schools" was read by Mrs Alexander
Wolf. The council orchestra. under the
direction of Prof Anton Kaspar, and
composed of the youthful daughters and
some of the members of the council, gave
three selections. and six-year-old Elsie
Ronner. played a violin solo. A spe-i
cial meeting of the c. J. w will be
held next Tuesday, March i3 in the
vestry rooms of the Eighth Street Tenn
pie Miss Frances KelIar will speak
on the Domestic ProbleHysnd How 1t
Is Solved in. Washington"
The following Washington people are
in New York today:
]. G. Caldwell, T C. Dickinson, c. w
Draper. c. r. Hardt, ]. NJ. Masten, M.
NJ. McCabe, H L. Smith, H. Mauro,
Mrs. E. L. McAdory. F. S. Pool, Mrs. f.
/. Seal, Mrs. f. H. Walker, r. L Wood
ward, y. s. Fawcett. E. Gates. D. p
Freeman, H. n. Juelg, P. S. Quaid, p
:. Sherman, L. z. Sinclair.
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SwORE THE SAME WAY.

Secretary Chase was not originally a
profane man. He learned how to swear
after he went into Lincoln's cabinet.
One day, after he had delivered himself
vigorously, Lincoln said to him:
Mr.. Chase, are you an Episcopal
lamp
why do you ask?" was the some
what surprised counter-question.
"Ohi Just out Of curiosity" replied
Lincoln. Seward is an EpiscopaIian.
and I have noticed that you and he
swear in much the same nner."-New
York World.
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IDA SPIED A SPIDERi

Ida spied a spider,
And she was sore dismayed.
She did not dare to kill the thing,
For that might rainy morrow bring
Alive, she was afraid.
And while she was considering,
The spider guessed her plan,
He thought it wiser not to wait,
And so away he ran.
Clara Williams In st. Nicholas.
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NEW YORK. March miss Corinue
Robinson, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Douglas Robinson. and favorite niece
of President Roosevelt, IS at sher home
recovering from an operation for appe1-
dicitis. None but the members OF the
family knew until last night that the
girl had undergone the operation, which
was highly successful. Miss Robinson
Will be able to leave her bed in about
three weeks.
The new Damon and Pythias of high
finance, F. Augustus Heinze and IL. II.
Rogers. have been having a real play
ful time on Wall Street. Recently Damon
Heinze was out in the game with Pyth-
las Rogers, and in the settlement OF the
copper war is credited with getting 5 :
Ooo. 600 or 5000. 900 more than Rogers
wanted to pay. Yesterday slump IN
the stock market was the result off
Rogers attempt to get this money back.
and it was gleefully announced yester-
day that he had succeeded. Today, how
ever, it is stated by friends of l1e!cze
that he not only did not lose in the
slump, but knowing his dear friend
Rogers little ways actually added sew
eraI millions to his store in the shake
up Mr. Heinze himself said when ask
ed about it:
Now look me in the face. Does this
smile OF mine indicate that 1 have lost
s.. 200. .Ooo?'
Somebody was heavy loser because
of the heavy crops In stock prices.
II. H Rogers had time outside his
efforts to relieve friend Heinze of part
of his surolus to give the demon rum
tussle in his native town of Fair Haven.
Mass.
The liquor interests were determined
to carry the town for license, and Rogers
was in deadly earnest in opposition. All
daY long he. sped about the town in his
automobile urgiIg voters to go to the
polls. and mary humble citizens were
whirleC TO the polls in his machine.
Rogers we7. by At safe majority.
1T is said that J. Pierpont Morgan has
bought TO- $4,000 of Lord Rosebery,
long the prime minister Of England, his
collection of manuscripts Of the poet
1t includes, among the popular poems
'Auld Lang Syne." There are love let
ters. literary notes. and essays. All
said to be extremely proud of his ac-
quisition. which he keeps secret in Eu-
rope. The Burns manuscripts are to
be brought here.
The or Eer of the Rev. Warren H Will
son, pastor OF the Arlington Avenue
Presbyterian Church, Brooklyn, that the
women members of the congregation
must remove their hats next Sunday
has started much discussion in religious
circles. -
Edward Coke, for two years leading
man In a dramatic presentation of Ten
tights in a. Barroom,'' has been grant
ed a liquor license at kingfisher, Okla,
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a dinner given on March 15 by Mr.. and
Mrs. Francis Berger Moran.
The Naval Attache OF the German
en- bassy and Nine Hebbinghause enter
tanned at dinner last night in honor OF
the Comptroller of the Currency and
Mrs. William Barret Ridgely. Their
other guests were the newly appointed
attache OF the German embassy and
Nine. Kuhlmann, Mrs. Evans. Miss
Oliver. Miss Dangham. Baron Heimerle
Of the Austrian embassy, and Count
Bressler and Lieutenant KOhleT, both
of the German embassy
Mrs Bonaparte, wife Of the Secretary
Of the Navy. is in Washington and will
remain a few days
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Spencer enter,
tained at a small dinner last night at
their home on Massachusetts avenue IN
honor Of Mr.. and Mrs. G. &. Cuyler. OF
New York. Mrs. Spencer has Just re-
turned TO Washington from New York.
She and Mr. Spencer expect % leave
town for the South next week
Mr.. and Mrs. James Pinchot gave
dinner last night. Their guests were
the Speaker and Miss Cannon. the Chi
nese minister, Senator and Mrs. Burke
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WOULDN'T YOU,

I'd like a nice plantation.
With telephone, steam heat,
A theater-a clubhouse.
Where all my friends I'd meet
I'd like to have farmhouse
Just like a big hotel
And a f1rst-class trolley service
Running by it-Oh, so WE'LL
st. Louis Globe Democrat.
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RUNNING NO RISK.

Hardup.-Fll never go to that restau-
rant again. The last time / was there
a man got my oyercoat and left his in
its place.
Weloff.-But the proprietor wasn't to
blame, was he?
No; but 1 might meet the other
man"
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room where they found the Congress
man in his shirt sleeves. His wife sat
Learpy Whlie the ladies made known
their desires. Then Mrs. - hecs ~.
Indignant that her husband should be
bothered.
why" she asked with emphasis.
from the District Of Columbia 30
This was the finishing touch. and the
ladies' left. District Representation in
Congress isn't big enough to get a IAN
itor'S Job
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after hard fight against the influence
of the county.
That Countess Boni de CastelIane and
her children are coming over here some
time this month. In spite of assertions t4.
the contrary at Paris, is shown By theS
preparations which are being made AT
Miss Helen Goulds house on Fifth ave
nue. for their early arrival and for "a
prolonged stay on their part. Inasrnuch
as Bon1 de Castellane is entirely de-
pendent upon his wife's charity for the
settlement of his enormous debts. and
Tor his future bread and bItteC-- neither
ne nor any member OF bl.,-ts...zss.-s is
likely to offer legal objections to the
cniiOTen being taken out OF the country
by their mother before q decree OF ju-
dieial separation or of divorce has been
issued by the Paris courts.
The measles at the George Could
the only epidemic raging among the
-four hundred" many Of the latter. in
Guiding several well-knOwn clubmen
members of the Union, OF the Knicker-
booker, and of the Calumet. are suffer
ing from the mumps The trouble
about the mumps is that they call for
more ridicule than sympathy, particu-
laTly when the victim happens to be
8 gay and festive man about town
John II. Smith. seventy years old.
VINO was drum major of the Seventh
Regiment from 1868 to $780, and who was
probably the last survivor OF the Semi
mole war which ragged in Florida from
1896 TO lS42f is dead at his home In Flush
ing
when King Edward visited this coun-
Oh Smith:
That is the finest marching man
have ever seen
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noon, but will resume her Thursdays
at home after then for the rest of the
season.
Jerome Lyons is visiting his father at
the Imperial
Max Bergheim, formerly of this city,
has gone TO New York to reside perma-
nently.
Miss Berdie Steiner. who has spent
the last two weeks in Cumberland, Md,
has returned to her home in this city.
Mrs. Sydney c. Kaufman of the Brad
docks. will not be at home tomorrow
afternoon. but will resume her Thurs
days next week
The meeting of the Council of Jewish
Women yesterday afternoon in the yes
try rooms of the Eighth Street Temple
was one of the most interesting this
season. An original paper on Wo-
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MRS. HOBART GIVES
SPRING LUNCHEON
Has Many Guests in Suite
at New Willard.
MUCH INTEREST IN RECITAL
David Kindleberger, Pianist, Sixteen
Years Old, Will Display Results .
of His Peabody Education.

Mrs Garret A. Hobart. wife of the
late Vice President, and making her
home at the New Willard this spring.
was hostess at a luncheon today in the
Presidential suite of the hotel.
Mrs. Hobart's guests were Mrs. Har-
Ian. Mrs. Brown. MIS-. McKenna, Mrs.
Scott, Mrs. Dryden, Mime. Quesada, Mrs.
Dalzen, Mrs. Richard Wayne Parker.
Mrs. Sibley, Mrs. Butler, Mrs. RadcIiff.
Mrs. Ross Thompson. Mrs. Sewers.
Mrs. w. F. White. Mrs. Luquer. Miss
AIlsnn. Miss Briggs, and Miss White.
Mrs. Hobart will spend the greater
part Of the spring at the New Will
lard.
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Representative and Mrs John Dalzell
have as their guests Miss Sarah Hardeli, 4
OF Cleveland, who will remain through
out the spring. Miss Mccoy, of Pitts
burg and Mrs. George Reiter of Canton,
Ohio. who have been guests of Mrs
Dalzell. have returned to their respect
I've homes.
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InR.
The wedding of Miss Mignon Critten,
daughter of MIR. and Mrs. De Frees
CTitten. to Congressman Swager Sher-
ley OF Kentucky viii take place April
y at the home of the brides parents. on
GrymS Hill. Staten Island
They were both members OF the Taft
Philippine expedition. and their engage
ment was announced only a few days
after that OF Mr.. and Mrs. Longworth.
A box party was given Monday even
Ing by the Ladies' Auxiliary TO Division
No. o. Ancient Order of Hibernfans
after the regular monthly assembly,
popular In Washington, the party was
largely attended
On the program were recitations by
Miss Marie Baker and songs by Miss
Annie Donovan, accompanied by Miss
Julia Donovan
The boxes were disposed of at large
bids by the auctioneer. James E. Myers.
On Monday evening preceding Lent a
dance was given at the residence of Mr.
and Mrs. Clinton Johnson. Bryan's
Point, Md, the final dance of a series
during the season. The house was deco
rated for the occasion and a supper
was served at midnight Among those
present were the following:
Miss Bryan, Miss Parry. the Misses
Clements. Miss Dixor., Miss Murphy. the
son, Mr.. and Mrs, Arthur Bryan, Mrs.
Clements, Mrs. Dixon. Mrs. T.. F.
Fisher, Mr.. and Mrs. Clinton Johnson.
j. S. Bryan, ID. Barry, T. l. Clemt MS.
g. r. Coomes, William Cook, William
P. Burns, w. Z. Dixon, Thomas Davis,
T. c.. Barry. Lee Clements, W. B.
Dixon, William Coomes, William Peihe-
mus. Harry Underwood, John Fisher.
Aloysius Coomes, r, j. Dixon. Grover
Simmons, j. P. Dixon, Everett Passeno,
John Murphy, d. F. Wilson, Capt. L.
g. Harron, Capt. Thomas Lindsay. and
Messrs. Walsh, Latham, and Saurhoff
Mrs. A Sigmund. of 17I3 street, will
not be at hume tomorrow Afternoon but
will be the remaining Thursdays in the
season.
Miss Aida MeGraw, of Capitol Hill,
Is spending several weeks In Jackson
Vile, Fla.
Mrs. ID. L. Engel. viii not be at home
at SIS Second street tomorrow after
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Socially as well as artistically. the
musicale at the Columbia Theater yes
terday afternoon was a success. The
program was well selected and well sus-
tanned.
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A recital to be given at Rauscher's s
March % is attracting the attention of
the smart set just now, and the names
so far given as patronesses warrant its
success. David Glover Kindleberger,
sixteen years old, is a pianist OF unusual
ability, and the protege of a number Of
well-known people. His talents were
so marked that he was given a free
course at the Peabody Institute in Bal
timore- A program is being arranged
for him. He is related to c. c. Glover,
Of this city. Among the patronesses
are Mrs. Glover, Nine. van Swinderen.
Mrs. John F. Story Mrs. Hartman, and
Mrs. James Johnson.
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VACATION
GIVEN UP TO DINNERS
Several Last Night, Including One by Commander Heb
binghauS, and Mr.. and Mrs. Moran Will Entertain
Mexican Ambassador Next Week

The Mexican Ambassador and Nine.
Casasus VIII be the guests OF honor at
a dinner given on March 15 by Mr.. and
Mrs. Francis Berger Moran.
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Miss Bessie Mclean, of New York, has
returned from St Augustine and Joined
her mother. Mrs. Donald Mclean, at the
New Willard.
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Mrs. Frederick K Barbour was host
ess at a small dinner party last even
ing,
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Mrs A. Sigmund, of 17I3 u street, will
not be at hume tomorrow Afternoon but
will be the remaining Thursdays in the
season.
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Miss Aida McGraw, of Capitol Hill,
Is spending several weeks In Jackson
Vile, Fla.
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Mrs. d. L. Engel. viii not be at home
at SIS Second street tomorrow after
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Senator Knox Early in Life
Began to Be Suspicious of
Great Aggregations of Capital.
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Mrs. Pinchot entertained at luncheon
today. Mrs. Bonaparte came over from
Baltimore for the occasion. Other guests
were Mrs. Shaw, Mrs. Mcclellan, Mrs.
Audenreid, Mrs. Sherman, Mrs. Jackson
Mrs. Baird, Mrs. Fowler, Mrs. Thomas,
Mrs. Lowndes, Mrs. Jennings, Mrs. But
ler, Mrs. Randolph, Mrs. Richardson,
Mrs. Stickney, Mrs. Johnson. and Count
ess Maria Larisch of Austria, who IS
Mrs. Pinchot's house guest
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Presidents Niece
Recorering Health
Mr.. Roosevelts Favorite Relative Regaining
Health After Having Been Operated Upon
For Case of Appendicitis.

after hard fight against the influence
Of the county.
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Representative and Mrs Longworth
occupied a box at the Belasco Theater
last evening to see Leo Ditrichstein's 8
farce comedy, Before and After
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Mr. and Mrs. NJ NJ. Parker entertain
ed at dinner last evening in honor OF the
Secretary OF the Treasury and Mrs.
Shaw.
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Edward Coke, for two years leading
man In a dramatic presentation of Ten
Nights in g. Barroom,'' has been grant
ed a liquor license at kingasher, Okla,