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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-02-04
wHdte House Wedding.

But the principal wedding Of the week
in question will. of course be that of
Miss AlieH Roosevelt To Congressman
Nicholas 1Longworth, which is set for
the same day, namely Saturday. and
which win take so many members of
the fashionable set from here TO Wash
ington thatlit may be considered In the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-02-04

Mrs. Howard L. Hodgkins has Invited
the board OF lady managers OF the
Gsprge Washington University Hosp,t tai
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Society News and Chat
MISS DORA CLOVER.

/ TO meet Mrs Donald Mclean. who has
! lately Joined the board on Friday. Feb
ruary 8, from TO o'clock.
the Ebbitt House having Just returned
from the Philippines.
Senator ard Mrs. J. II. Patterson. with
tfeir daughters. Elizabeth and Helen.
viii sail February L, on the steamship
Hamburg. for Naples. They viii visit
southern italy. the Riviera and other
parts OF Europe.
/ Mr.. and Mrs Andrew B. Graham had
as guests during the past week Capt.
and airs. William Kelly, Ninth United
States Cavalry. from West Point.
Ms Devine. who Is staying at the
Shoreham. will have as her guests this
week Miss Fountain. OF Devon. Pa.
The following we're the army and
navy people stoppinga the Ebbitt House
during the past week: Col. r. D. Potts,
l. : A: Mai ". a Mercer. I. s. a;
Col. c. A. Booth. L. s. A: Capt. X. J.
Hampton, L. s. a, and Mrs Hampton
and son. Commander r c. Denig, L s
y, and Miss Denig; Capt. J. Z. Roller.
L. 8. n. and Mrs. Roller; Lieut.. c. Il
Fischer. L. 5. n; Lieut. Frank p
Weeks. L. s. A. and Lieut.. Sherrard
Coleman, L. s. a.
Nine. Rienio, formerly Miss Alice
Ward. has sailed for Paris 10 Join her
bassy. IN that city.
Mrs. Z. T. Chapman. wife or Rope
sentative Chapman OF Illinois. and Mrs.
l., /. Terrell. will DE at home. 1923 Bel
mont road Tuesday. February 6, 3 10 6.
assisted by Madames Prince. Smith.
Madden. Moran. Mills. Pierce and Misses
Rogers, Poor. Reileys. Cox.
Rev. and Mr.. James NJ Nourse. OF
1913 East Capitol street. announce the
engagement 10 their daughter. Mary A.
10 Dr.. ]. Edgar Myers, OF New Windsor,
Md The marriage viii take place In
April.
Mr.. and Mrs Louis A. Pradt of 1908
F street northwest, were the recipients
Of substantial remembrances on the
evening of February /. 1906, rendered
by the assistant and special attorneys
served with Mr.. Pradt during his eight
years incumbency of the office Of as
sistant attorney general, which office
MIR. Pradt resigned on January 81.
p. NJ. Ashford. representing the COM
pany, presented Mr.. Pradt with a hand
some geld watch and chain. the watch
being Swiss with twenty-One jewels.
bearing the monogram, and on the in
side of the case the words; Present
ed to Hon. Louis A. Pradt. as a token
of esteem. by the assistant and special
attorneys Of the Department OF Justice,
Court Of Claims Division. February l.
1905
Mr. Ashford spoke at some length
of the esteem in which Mr.. Pradt IS
held by his former "co-iaborers and
brothers"
George II. Walker was most happy
in his presentation remarks, at the
close of which he handed TO Mrs. Pradt
handsome sterling bowl, bearing
appropriate inscription.
Mrs. G. c. Johnson. of 1917 Fifteenth
street, gave Il tea Thursday afternoon
TO meet Mrs. Charles II. Butler, and
was assisted by Mrs. Uric Mengert.
Mrs. a. B. Browne, Mrs. John C. Pen
ME. Mrs William Mills, Mrs G. S.
Cooper. and Miss Adams
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PROGRAM FOR CONCERT
BY MARINE BAND

The following program is announc ed
Tor the concert at the United States
navy yard tomorrow, at ESQ p. m. by
me Marine Band and Orchestra. VIII
nam II. Santelmann. leader:
March. "Waldmere" Tosev
GS,HeI'uTe, Ooeron ....-...-..... Weber
Ione-picture, Whispering Flowers
VI. -. Won BiOn
xT S'1. " ifHsF biut .,-..-.,-...StIauss
Excerpts from the Flying Dutehman''
= . Wagner
intermezzo. Loves Dream After the
.5,1 CZibuIka
N'PSS eS4Siieaue ssss.sr.,ss-..s......Neh
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and Mrs Loui- Aiuudheim. Of the
/ Kingman.
Joseph Kaufman has returned from a
short trip 10 New York city.
Mr and Mrs Simon Lyon have re-
turned from Indianapolis. and are At
the Willard Hotel
Mrs. Minnie Rosenberg. OF Norfolk.
Va. is the guest OF Mrs. Carl AueF-
bach, OF Sixth street.
Mrs. A. Nattans. OF Baltimore. spent
a couple OF days here this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry King have re-
turned from New York city.
A. R KATE and Sydney Lansburgh. OF
Baltimore. spent few days here this
week.
Mrs. Frederick W. Parker will be at
home. 27S5 Cnts rio road. Thursday.
February u and %.
home Wednesdays in February.
Mrs. Seabrook and Mrs. Hamilton
were at home on Saturday. Miss Adae.
daughter OF c. D. Adee; Miss Alien.
daughter OF Gen. Q. J. Allen. and Miss
Williams, all debutaates. assisted IN re-
Ceiying
The tea table was presided over IN
ruf z4ssEa
wore her native costume.
Mrs. Maurice Humphreys Joyce and
the Misses Boyd VIII be at home the
Mondays during February at 1905 II
street northwest.
George Freeman Haskell and Frank
Boyd. Of Boston. are IN Washington.
Among the dinner hosts of last night
were Senator and Mrs. AIger. Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles DENLY. and Colonel Cotton.
The naval attache of the German en-
bassy and Nine. Hebbinghaus viii 20 to
Philadelphia tomorrow and will be pres
ent at the Communication ball.
Miss Name D. Bathrock, of Philadel-
phia, is in Washington as the visitor OF
Miss Carol Baer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Nnave. of New
York. Will be the guests OF Mrs. Z :son
Bradley this weel;
Mrs. Eliza5.th Stauffor Moore lecefy ed
yesterday from to O'Clock. having
Mt III
her daughter. who has Just returned
from California.
Gus Louis will sail from New York
on the Kaiser Wilhelm II the last Of this
month for Europe.
The second tournament Of the Var
borough Whist Club was held last
week. the seven teams being cap
tanned by Mrs. Burley. Mrs. SWORN
sted, Mrs Lundy, Mrs. Gs-drich.
Mrs. lehman. Miss Fuller. and Mrs.
Tune. Mrs. Buriey's team, composed of
Mrs. Allen. Mrs. Carpenter. and Mrs.
seeley won first. with fourteen matches:
while Miss Fuller's team. composed Of
Miss Burns. DR., and Mrs. Nicholson. was
second with twelve
General and Mrs. Chaffee left Wash
ingtOn at 10 o'clock yesterday morning
for New York. where they viii be met
by Miss Chaffee. After a short visit
with friends. they VIII so to West Point
to visit Lieutenant Chaffee and return
TO New York to sail for Porto Rico and
Cuba, February s. They may sto5 IN
Washington for short tine upon their
return to the United States, but will go
TO California early to settle in their new
home.
Mrs. Howard L. Hodgkins has Invited
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10 meet Mrs. Donald Mclean. who has
lately Joined the board. on Friday Feb
ruary g. from 10 6 o'clock.
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Rev and Mr., James NJ Nourse. OF
1913 East Capitol street. announce the
engagement 10 their daughter. Mary A.
10 DR.. ]. Edgar Myers, OF New Windsor,
Md The marriage viii take place In
Anil
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-02-04

SeEaJor ard Mrs J. II. Patterson. with
tfcir daughters. Elizabeth and Helen.
viii sail February Il. on the steamship
Hamburg. for Naples. They viii visit
southern italy. the Riviera and other
parts OF Europe
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declaring that the honors and attentions
Showered upon the party We're largely
due 10 the Presidents daughter, and he
cOmp!imented her sweet. unaffected
manner when TeceiEing these honors.
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Mrs G. c. Johnson. of 1917 Fifteenth
street, gave tea Thursday afternoon
to meet Mrs. Charles II. Butler, and
was assisted by Mrs. Uric Mengert.
Mrs. a. B. Browne, Mrs. John c. Pen
ME. Mrs. William Mills, Mrs. G. S.
Cooper. and Miss Adams
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-04-22
Erie Locomotives.

From the New York Press.
1t Is said that the new Erie locomotives
of the 25oO class are the largest ever
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-04-22
Mcclellan VS.. Roosevelt.

In view of the prospect that Mayor Nc
Clellan may be a candidate for president
and the bare possibility that President
ing to make some comparison from their
most recent speeches. In his somewhat
socialistic speech on THE Man With the
Muck Rake" the President said:
AS matter of personal conviction, and
without pretending to discuss the details
or formulate the system. | feel that we
shall ultimately have to consider the
adoption of some such scheme as that of
a progressive tax on all fortunes, be-
yond a certain amount. either given in
life or devised or bequeathed upon death
to any individual-a tax so framed as to
put it out of the power of the owner of
one of these enormous fortunes to hand
over more than a certain amount to any
one individual, the tax, of course, to be
imposed by the national and not the state
government. Such taxation should. of
course, be aimed merely at the inheritance
or transmission in their entirety of those
fortunes swollen beyond all healthy lin
it's
Two days later In his Jefferson dinner
speech at the democratic club Mayor Nc
Clellan said:
There Is spirit Of disorder and law
lesness and spirit of unrest and hope
lessness sweeping around the world, a
spirit which masks under the names of
socialism, colectivism, communism, but
which has for its object the subverson of
existing law and order. and ultimately
manifests itself by the flaming torch and
the red flag of anarchy. Nation after
nation has met it, and in panic has fallen
back and temporized Nation after nation
has been weak enough to compromise"
Politicians are asking If the dap1Ocra
tic and republican parties have exchanged
platforms
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-04-22
Maxim Gorky Suddenly Sours
on This Country
WERE VULGAR SPITTERS
All Because We Do Not Agree With
His Advanced Ideas on Domes-
tic Relations-Sterlllzed
Betting.
BY sEWELL HAeeARD.

New York. April Especial maxim
GorlSy, the ambassador to this country
of the Russian revolutonists. calls us a
nation of vulgar spitters because we
would not tolerate his infraeton of our
rules of domestic relations. In high dud-
geon he declares that personal liberty Is
as much hampered here as in Russia and
expresses the desire to leave this wretch
ed country as soon as possible.
For the sake of the cause he repre-
sents Gorky can take his departure none
too soon. America took him seriously in
advance of his arrival, but once he set
foot in New York he seemed to get bad
start. Bad company logged his foot
steps for the sake of cheap notoriety
and he had about run his course when
the announcement was made that the
woman who accompanied him on the
steamship and registered at hotel here
as Mime. GorlSy was not Nine. Gorky,
but an actress, with whom he had been
living since his separation from his wife
Then his real troubles started. He
was hunted from one hotel to another
until forced to seek seclusion. All social
engagements were cancelled and it was
announced that he had gone into retire
ment to write some articles for American
newspapers. Gorky had expected to make
a lecture tour as one of the means of
raising money for his cause, but that
has been abandoned and the prospects
are that he will leave the United States
without having raised one dollar or made
on friend for the revolutionists in Rus
eia
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-04-22
Sees No Wrong in His Act.

Csorky is aStonished at the Juror his do
nestle ENHANCEMENT has created here. He
can see no wrong In It,. His expana-
ton is that divorces are hard to get in
Russia, the Greek church being the only
tribunal that can grant them. On ac-
count of his prominence as an agitator he
knew ii was useless for him TO ask the
church for a divorce. So he did as hun
dreds of other Russians have done. He
took up his life with Mile Andreieva, an
actress. His friends, according to his
story. recognized her as Nine. Gorky and
the real Nine. Gorky no longer looks upon
herself as his wife.
If Gorlky has a sense Of humor. the sur
prise and pain with which his sociallstic
American friends view the affair must
strike him as being comical Weren't they
pining for that intellectual and moral
freedom which promises to overthrow tho
existing social order? Why should they
give the cold shoulder to a man who
practices what he breaches who had done
a little revolutionizing on his own ac-
count? He only left wife and three chill
dren and came to this country with an
other spiritual affinity" 1t may not be
just according to Hoye but hasn't his
act the sanction of the higher law"
Perhaps when Gorlky leaves our shores
he will drop a tear for his misguided
American friends who are slaves to
stupid conventions.
Viewing the matter seriously there is no
doubt that Gorky's friends have done him
a grave injustice. Through their blunder
ing more than his own mission as the
envoy of the Russian revolutionists has
resulted in absurd disaster. 1t is not
altogether surprising that he was unable
to distinguish what his country and what
this country would tolerate in the dell
cate matter of domestic relations. His
friends knew that the woman who came
here with him was not his wife and they
should have prevented his attempt at de-
ception. They knew or should have
known that if no one else was disposed
to expose him the. Russian spies. who
are constantly on his trail. would supply
! III newspapers with the information.
Suppose that Benjamin Franklin were
| living today and was sent on mission
to France in behalf of the United States
Would Gorkys friends have any faith in
his chances of success if he should intro
duce in Paris woman as his wife who
was not his wife?
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-04-22
Gorky Constantly Swallowed.

1t is suspected that the Russian police
agent. who is Gorky's constant shadow
gave away the secret that has blasted his
chances of enlisting American sympathy
with the cause of the revolutionists.
The Cars spy crossed the Atlantic on
the Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse, the North
German Lloyd steamship that brought
Gorlly to this country
Like most of the men in this branch of
the service the agent who came over
with Gorky is an accomplished linguist
Besides his native Russian he speaks
English. German and French fiuently. He
followed the Russian writer during his
recent journey through Southern Europe.
Then for a while he dropped out Of sight.
but he took UP the trail again when
Gorky left Zurich. and he boarded the
Kaiser when they went aboard at
Cherbourg.
In this city the Russian spy does not
boast his knowledge of Russia. On board
the Kaiser he never used that language.
though there were other Russians be-
sides him in the second cabin. He min
gled freely with the latter but always
used either German or French in talking
with them.
Long before Gorky landed. the Russian,
who travelled with very light baggage.
had managed to get ashore and pass the
custom house officers. He was waiting
at the gangway when Gorky came ashore
with his wife and his adopted son, and
when their carriage drove away the Gar S
spy followed in another carriage. He was
seen occasionally about the lobby of the
Hotel Belleclaire where Gorlxy stayed
until he was put out. He is said even
to have entered the apartments of the
Russian writer as one in the endless pro-
cess of visitors who were there every day.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-04-22
$4,000 for a Horse.

Rock Sand, the greatest of English
thoroughbreds has passed into American
hands. August Belmont was the pur-
chaser and the price was s125.00O, which is
almost 81 a drop for every drop of blood
in the horses veins.
Mr.. Belmont wants the great horse to
revivify the blood of his Nursery stud To-
Gated several miles from Lexington, Ky.
The purchase was induced by the same
pride that led the elder Belmont to strive
for years before he secured the great
100000 stallion. st. Blalse. which, at the
age of twenty-four, is Sill In the nursery.
Here are some fancy prices that horses
have brought in past year:
Flying Fox bought by NJ. Blanc. ..$191 $50
Ormonde, bought by w. OBJ. Nc
Donough .......... ..>....... ........ 10000
st. Blaise, bought by August Bel
mont .......... .......... ........... l00,0O0
Meddler, bought by w. II. Forbes. 1880
Nasturtune, bought by w. c. Whit
hey OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 50,U0
Hamburg, bought by w. C. Whit
ney ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 10000
Hamburg, repurchased by Harry
Payne Whitney ........ $500. -. 10000
Hermis, bought by L. r. Thomas. 10000
The champion low-priced thoroughbred
was Maxine Gomez, who was bought for
81, and afterward won $4,000 for his
owners.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-04-22

guided souls, fell into the hands of the
wolves In the person OF the poolroom syn
dictate and were about to purchase as
fine gold brick as was ever handed to
come-on, when the officials of the Jockey
club, headed by August Belmont, stepped
In and ftscded them. The bill that tn"
preachers were advocating was drawn by
master of the Machlavallian art who
mad done his work SO well that had It
passed the poolroom syndicate would
have been the master of the situation
The jockey club officials saw the trap at a
glance but making the elergymen COM
prehend was easier said than done. They
had to kill the bill some way. so they
told the ministers that they would intro
duce some betting reforms themselves II
they would only drop the agitation The
preachers agreed, and with the opening
of the racing season at Aqueduct the
racing officials started in to keep their
part of the bargain. The first thing did
was TO swat the poolroms. Heretofore
the poolrooms have got their informa-
tlon from the racetracks by telegraph
To make this impossible the racing off,
Gals took over the telegraph wires and
established a censorship of all messages
Messages intended for poolrooms were re-
fused, and even the afternoon newspapers
had great difficulty In getting the re-
the betting within the track. The plung-
ers were warned to reduce their wagers
and betting commissioners were banished
from the grand stands.
So far, Mr.. Belmont has succeeded in
paralyzing the poolrooms. When they
could not get information by telegraph
they put agents at the track to go out
side the enclosure and telephone 1t to
them. This plan was nipped by spot
ting the agents and barring them from
the grounds. The interesting questio now
Is whether or not the poolroom syndicate
will find way to beat the new system.
If Mr.. Belmont succeeds In closing the
poolrooms he Will have done something
that no one except Richard Croker ever
succeeded in doing before. And Crokers
success was only temporary.
In the betting ring at the track the
only difference has been that when John
w. Gates, or some person of equally bois-
ferrous speculative proclivities. wanted to
bet n million he did 1t without the SER
vices of brass band or press agent
Sterilized betting is not likely to prove
unpopular.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-04-22
A Theatre for Art.

Architects are at work drawing plans
for new theatre at Central park west,
and Sixty-third street--a theatre that
will be all for art and not for profit
The founders propose to maintain dra-
matte stock company and also an opera
company. The best in music and drama
will be produced regardless of the box
office receipts as the playhouse will
have an endowment fund sufficient to
keep it going. The management will be
along the general lines of the theatre
Francois In Paris.
If the policy of producing the best is
consistently carried out there is no fear
that the management will have to draw
upon the endowment fund The receipts
OF Richard Mansfields recent engagement
here is proof of that Undoubtedly Mans
field is the best actor in America and no
one has ever accused him of hiding art
behind the box office In four weeks
40 900 persons saw MIR. Mansfield and paid
$4,000 for the privilege.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-04-22
George w. Perkins Loses.

The question as to whether or not cam
paign contributions by life insurance COM
panies constitute grand larceny will now
be tested in the highest courts. In the
case of George w. Perkins, formerly
vice president of the New York Life
who got out a writ of habeas corpus
when arrested on the charge of grand
larceny in connection with campaign
contribution of that company, has been
held by a Justice of the supreme court.
The court ruled that campaign contri-
buttons by corporations did constitute a
crime but as to the intent to defraud in
Mr. Perkins case he would leave 1t to
a jury to decide.
When the grand larceny charge, was
brought against Mr.. Perkins he was never
really arrested, but he did not fare SO
we'll the other day when a policeman
caught him driving on the wrong side
of Broadway. The policeman told him to
get on the other side, but in doing so
he took his own time. SO the cop arrested
him.
II did It because he gave me a frosty
glance" said the policeman afterward.
II thought I'd better let him know who
l was"
The magistrate let Mr.. Perkins go on
his promise to drive on the right side of
the street next time.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-04-22

William Randolph Hearst, the editor,
perpetual candidate for office and the man
with grievance, has at last been forced
to take steps to prove whether he was
elected Mayor of New York or whether
he has kept up his cry of fraud simply
as a means of gaining support for him
self in another offce-seeking expedition.
The customary procedure in such cases
is to test the title of the opposition cam
didate by quo warranto proceedings In
stead of this Mr.. Hearst asked the courts
to open the ballot boxes. When the court
of last resort declined to do this he had
a bill authorizing a recount introduced
in the Legislature. This was defeated and.
pushed to the wall, Mr.. Hearst has fin
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-04-22

built. There are twenty-five of these
monsters. 1t is not easy to comprehend
their wonderful size and power. Such OF
us as grew up with the little thirty-ton
wood-burner are lost in admiration. They
are all twins-like the litter of pigs. Each
tender carries sixteen tons of coal and
$500 gallons of water, and the total weight
of tender and engine is 3ss,750 pounds. The
engine alone weighs $4,000 pounds. To
haul a train of fifteen Pullman cars over
the steepest grades of the Erie IS a mere
joke. The boiler pressure is 200 pounds
TO the square inch There are six drivers.
seventy-four inches in diameter, pony
truck and a trailer. The smoke-stack, or
funnel. looks like new spring hat. :.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-04-22
Takes Tea Russian style.

Gorky speaks nothing but Russian and
is thoroughly Russian IN his habits, even
to the method of taking his tea, This is
how he does it:
First of all, it comes not in cup, but
steanpng hot in a glass. Gorhy drops in
slice Of lemon, takes two Jumps of sugar
from the bowl and dips them lightly into
the tea. Then he lays them aside and
talks while they get soft.
When he is ready he breaks off morsel
of sugar and holds il between his froEt
teeth while he takes a sip of hot tea. He
bites another morsel and takes another
sip and so on until the tea and sugar are
both gone together.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-04-22
Do Tuskeoee Graduates Work.

Six thousand students have come for a,
longer or shorter time under the infiu-
ence of the institution during the twen-
ty-five years of it's existence. So far as
! have been able to ascertain. says Book
er T. Washington in Worlds Work. not
one of the graduates has been convicted