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To the Editor Of The Washington Times
After reading a description Of the dia-
bolicaI methods employed by the Colo
RADIO and Idaho officials TO worm a con-
fession out of that poor dupe Orchard,
in last nights Times, one need not Won
der at the wild language for which in
vour editorial of same date you criti-
else Eugene Debs. Just think for a mo-
ment what that means To read from
YOUR headlines. silent Cell Made Or
chard Confess: Absence of Human
Voice Drove Him Frantic"
Surrounded by tomb-like silence. Piled.
the dispatch says. with richest food OF
which liquor was doubtless the element
most relied on, though the dis
patch doesn't say that, until his nerv-
Gus system broke down under the
strain. he became restless AMI moody
and in every way just in a condition.
where anyone with the least hypnotic
power could make him say anything
wanted saic- Then the old man McPar-
land. doubtless equipped with the power.
comes into his cell and with 4 string of
well devised falsehOcds works hin up
10 just the condition ne wants him il
and then dictates the confession
Now IL these men, Meyer. Haywood
and their associates, can be bounded 10
the gallowS by confessions gotten under
such conditions. Mt the instiSaJion OF
greedy, souless corporations, Is II not
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And the Bill Passed.

a member of the House. who Is really
a very good speaker, was presenting
bill in which he was interested the other
day. His wife sat in the members
gallery and listened until she becams
satisfied that he had reached the point
where he ought 10 quit for the good OF
the cause So she sent for a page whom
she knew and said
Wont you so TO Mr.. Blank when he
comes 20 period, and tell him that III
vote for his bill if he'll just stop talking
on it2'
The page went down on the floor. and
at the first cessation Of the lingual flow
whispered 10 the speaker
Mrs Blank is in the gallery. and shS
says she'll vote for the bill II you'll stop
your speech now.
she does, does she2 Where's she sit
ting
The page indicated. the member turnsd
and saw that his wife really was thers-
She nodded just enough to be observed
Il guess III take her advice. said the
speaker. I don't seem TO be getting
votes anywhere else" He concluded the
speech with one more sentence, and the
bill passed
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Taft, a Last GueSSer.i

In the course of some wandering
post-prandial remarks not long since,
Speaker Cannon, pointing to Mr..
Justice Brewer, said of him and his
eight associates:
You have the last guess"
This constitutional fact is often lost
sight of in the popular mind. There
is no doubt, therefore, that the coun-
try will enjoy, for many years, valu-
able services from William Howard
Taft, should he, as now seems
likely, resign from the Cabinet
TO accept a position on the highest
court of the land. 1t is an honor to
which he has long aspired; an honor
for which, by education, training,
judicial experience, and temperament
he is eminently qualified; an honor
which he has already declined in
order TO serve his country in the
Far East. And should Mr.. Chief
Justice Fuller retire during this ad-
ministration, President Roosevelt
would be commended were he to
select Mr.. Taft TO preside over the
Supreme Court
But still, in a big sense, the coun-
try will lose Taft, and his loss will be
hard TO bear. He is sorely needed in
activities which a justice of the Su-
preme Court must shun. When the
Philippine tariff bill was killed in
committee, Secretary Taft announced
that, so far as he was concerned, the
fight had only Just begun. We know
of no one who can fight so well, or
TO such good purpose for the Filipinos
as Mr.. Taft; certainly not the anti
imperialists of Boston.
II the <ob of experimenting tie
superintendent of the experimenting
engineer of the Panama canal is put
In Secretary Roots hands, with Sec
rotary Taft's retirement, his loss will
not be felt in that quarter. This
change, in fact, would be a good
thing. Not that Secretary Taft has
done poor work, or is not fitted for
the task, but that. with the job trans
ferred 20 the jurisdiction of the De-
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Ernosition Heroes AIarmed.

Representative Harry Maynard or VIZ
sfoia IS the prime Congressional mover
in the attempt % secure a big national
sppropriation Cor the jamestown Expo
sitior 10 be held in 1901 With him N
the House Is often seen Harry St
Georse Tucker, president Of the expo
sition company. and a former member
OF Congress from Virginia
The other day a newspaper man Went
M 10 the two and said. by way OF
pleasant inquiry;
Have YOU seen the bill introduced
nv Senator Penrose that the exposi-
ton shall get no morey from the Gov
eminent unless II agrees 10 close Up
every sunday
what yelled the Congressman and
the president Of the company in woe
f,1 Unison. We never heard OF It
they continued. like people saying a
Iitanv
1T is a reality" replied the inform
ant n1eekly.
I'VE want 10 keen it open on sun
DAYS" exclaimed the aggrieyed Two,
that will be our biggest day We must
find that bill" o.
and the incident closed with fleet
ing view of the coat tails OF the Two
snTead on the wings of the VINO as
fhev sped down a corridor and around
a corner in search OF the fatal Dill
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WISHES FACTORIES
BUT CITY UNCHANGED
Cannot Be Model, Says w. c..
Lee, With Conditions Unlike Those of
Any Other Town in Country.

so tie Editor or TIE Washington Times.
Your editorial OF yesterday asks the
question DO We want more manu-
factories?"
IL is a very good thing 10 anaIyze the
subordinate questions thus for the con-
sideration OF citizens. One thing that
ought TO be held in mind. which COM
monty is not. is that even 81 we do have
factories. Washington will still be
residence city. every city is so. and this
fact ought 10 be kept &c The front as the
chef factor in all public policy.
That is 10 say. the residence or the
people concerned. Their life in general.
their home making, and their personal
interests. outside OF business. are really
the things OF prime importance, and
manufacturing or any kind Of money
making is valuable only because IL gives
the means OF making residence more
pleasant and wholesome To spoil a
place as a good place 10 live in, simply
TO render business more profitable, IS
putting the cart before the horse
Pittsburg is really a residence city
lust as much as Washington. SO II Chi
cago. even the stock yards district
Factory Sections Residential.
If any part Of any citH IS mace nasty
and sickIy for those who lse IN II. this
condition is not justified by pointing out
that the residence section is elsewhere
The poor people who are employed IN
these business nJerprises have 10 1--we
near by: this is unavoidable The cap
itaIists who own the stockyards or rae
tories may live at a distance; but they
have no moral right 10 keep the factory
district in a pestilential condition on the
ground that 1t is a business section and
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partment of State, the army engi-
neers would cease TO grab for it.
Perhaps the loss viii be greatest
in the realms of active politics. Sec
rotary Taft's Akron speech was one
of the features of the last campaign.
In unmistakablelang the Secretary
aligned himself with the cause of
clean politics and good municipal gov
eminent And now he has uttered
other wholesome truths regarding
partisanship, this time 10 young
men. In acknowledging, for Presi-
dent Roosevelt and himself, honor
airy election to the Roosevelt Republi-
can Club of Cincinnati--an organize
ton opposed TO bossism and machine
politics Taft openly de-
clared that the defeat of George b.
Cox, political boss, was a great step
toward good municipal government,
but he gives this warning:
1.-THE truth is that the victory will
OS NOiSC IMAM II uitiSSo uulcoS SOlnS
means are devised to make its effects
permanent. 1t is idle to hope that
people may be aroused at every po-
litical contest to defeat machine
states unless there are counter organ
izations made up of young men actu-
ated by the patriotic desire to select
only good candidates"
Many other political truths are con-
taiEed in this splendid letter, which
Secretary Taft concludes by urging
the young men of his party:
THAT the club will always resist
and expose corruption. and be active
in he promotion of reforms in public
affairs, and IL 1t will follow practi-
cable and sensible methods of organi-
cation for the purpose of achieving
practicable political objects. and its
members will work with the effort
worthy of great cause, it will GER
tainly assist in attaining that which
you declare to be your final purpose;
to wit, the incubation, maintenance,
and furtherance of high ideals of
American citizenship"
If the country had the last guess"
1t is somewhat doubtful if it would
permit William Howard Taft TO re-
tire tc the highest court in the land;
hence from all political activities.
Just as there are too many Coxes in
America, so there are too few Tafts.
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Trust Busting Made Easier.

The antitrust litigation of the
sGovernment received a great boost
ION Monday in decisions handed down
by the United States Supreme Court
mot only that, but the work of the
Interstate Commerce Commission will
be made easier and more certain.
The decisions which will work these
benefits were rendered in the Tobacco
trust and the Paper trust cases, both
of which we're decided against the
trusts. the court standing seven to
two in the tobacco case and being
unanimous In the paper case.
Hitherto, in all of the prosecutions
brought under the Sherman anti
trust act, the difficulty which beset
the Department of Justice was that
of compelling testimony without de-
feating the ends of justice. In one
form or another the officers of the
great corporations have claimed i'm
munity, not only for themselves. but
also for their companies. Likewise,
railroad officials, when required 10
give testimony or produce books by
the Interstate Commerce Commission,
have endeavored to protect, not only
themselves, but also their railroads,
from subsequent legal proceedings.
Hereafter he immunity plea, as ap-
piled to corporations. common car
riers included, will be in vain.
1T means briefly Attorney Cen
eral Moody is reported as saying.
that no corporation may claim i'm
munlty'
The first inquiry resulting from
these sweeping decisions of the high
est court in the land is: What effect
will be had on the Beef trust case?
That, of course, is somewhat problem
attic, but this much seems clear:
The agents of the packers claimed,
first, that the Commissioner of Corpor-
ations had promised them immunity.
This Mr. Garfield denied. They also
claimed that, inasmuch as they were
asked for information by an officer
of the Government authorized by
statute to compel the giving of tesu-
money and the production of docu-
mentary evidence, they and their COM
panies were entitled to immunity
from punishment by the terms of the
same statute.
Now, under the decisions just
rendered, should the court decide
that, because of the one reason or the
other, the statutory pledge of i'm
munity does apply, then the court is
certain to say that the application
is to corporate agents only as indi-
viduals.
In other words, the officers o: the
trust who gave information would
rot themselves be liable to prosecu-
ton, but any other indicted officials
who did not furnish information to
the Department of Commerce and
Labor would not escape conviction,
fine. and possibly Imprisonment be-
cause of the immunity plea.
Neither would the corporation avoid
the payment of a fine incurred by a
violation of the antitrust act.
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No Smoking Fiction.

,)ne of the cheerful fictions OF the
Canftol is the NO Smoking in the Cor
ridors~ rule. Placards setting forth this
Injunction appear in prominent places
a1o nobody pays the slightest attention
10 them. The veteran employees are al
u-avs ready to loan the stranger a
match. and comfort is uninterrupted
R,,r now and then a new employe
tales his instructions literally. One Of
them did recently he had just been
put on a door on the Senate wing ana
proceeded to enforce the smoke rule
right UP 20 the handle Folks dldn
take him very seriously, and he became
exasperated. The third day. before ne
had become acquainted with hall the
Senators, he held I'D nice-looking old
gentleman who was marching through
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c, NJ Aikert. Mrs. Marcus Benjamin.
Mrs II. l. Briggs. Mrs u d. Brownie.
mrs Francis p Burrows. Mrs. John s
Blair. Mrs. Lucia l.. Blount. Mrs A
Ellen s Cromwell. Mrs. Florence
Collins. Mrs. Cogsweil. Mrs Samuel
Cromwell. Mrs. Charles Z. Foster. Mrs.
Louise Il Gatehett. Mrs. Bernard Green,
Mrs j E Gilbert, Mrs. Henry Gannett
Mrs. John NJ Gregory. Mrs II. Guss.
Mrs Edwin r Hodge
Mrs. Louise X Hare. Mrs Sanders
Johnson. Mrs Mary S. Lockwood. Mrs.
y W Lockwood. Mrs Morgan Lewis,
Mrs. Anthony /. Lucas. Mrs. George G.
Martin. Mrs Henry l. Mann. Mrs. Nc
Naob. Mss n. +. Mann. Mrs. L F
Mlchenor. Mrs N. C Merchant. Mrs.
Maschmeyer. Mrs +. y. Mclaughlin.
MS Harry E. Mclean. Mrs. Stephen
Hickey. Miss Janet Richardson. Mrs. c
W. Richardson. Mrs. J. J. Stephens.
mrs II; 3 Sperry, Mrs. Eugene Stevens.
MIS-. N l. Schneider. Mrs SmalIwood
Mrs John n. Thurston. Mrs. M
MallbridEe. Mrs b H Warner. Miss
hatae =. Wood. and Mrs. Walter Weed
The wedding OF Miss Jean isabel ca
Yer and Robert Lee o Brien. which took
place yesterday afternoon at the home
OF she brides mother. Mrs. Carver.
widow or Frank y. Carver. WAS a small
one. but 50 well arranged mat IN proved
one OF the most attractive of the esrIV
spring The ceremony was performed
at O'Clock by the Rev Edward : Dun
lap. assistant rector OF St Johns
The bay window in which the bridal
party stood was filed with pains and
large punches OF Easter lilies and Bride
roses The bride wore a graceful. be-
coming gown OF white crepe. with ouaD-
tJes OF duchess and rose point lace on
the bodice and skirt Her tuiIe Veil
was arranged with orange blossoms and
she carried shower bouquet OF lilies
OF the valley
Mrs O,Brien's only attendant was her
SISTER, Mrs. Charles LEM who wore n
picturesque gown of lavender gat1ze
over liberty and taffeta silk. and &c rri4d
q shower bouquet OF ViOlets Ms Car
de chine O+e
Arthur r. Carver, the brother of the
pride gave her away, and Frank y
y Brlen, brother of the bridegroom. was
best man.
In the reception hall there was a
splendio arrangement of spring flowers
me same generous decoration Obtaining
IN the dlning-rOom. where the brides
cake was cut and refreshments served
Mr. and Mrs O'Brien started Iasr
evening for a Southern wedding Sol,r-
ney, and upon their return TO Washing
ION VIII live at their new home. II57
Girard street.
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not residence section. for il is a resi-
Gencc section.
or course. some unpleasant features
cannot be helped. but what can be made
wholesome ought 10 be- even ~ II zen
ders the manufacturing business less
remunerative. and even II Il raises prices
to the consumer
The general public has no right to
demand low priced products for their
use ct the expense OF having the factory
operatives live in Indebtedness That
= equivalent 70 putting in pieces or
those opera tiyes themselves. and 81
their families. for factory material. Do
we Want cheap cloth made OF the hides
or mill handsZ Do We want 70 burn
cheap cCaI. part OF which IS the flesh OF
smOthercd miDers2
II factories are TO be encouraged. II
ought not 10 be by allowing them 10
make unnecessary smoke. because that
VIII make the residence conditions less
desirable Unnecessary smoke ought
not 10 be allowed in P1ttsburg, for me
same reason. To encourage them oy
remission OF taxation would be a differ
ent matter
Abnormal, Not Exemplary.
Now Washington is supposed to be an
example 10 the country Of a velI-cor-
Quoted city. but what is the value OF an
example which can be had only py
maintaining conditions OF advantaxs
WHICH dAr AlhpOSSiD4e Al EPslere else.
II cannot be E-Ich an example II bust
ness enterprises are not admitted any
mere than the arrangement Of a rarior
can be an example for the arrangement
of A blacksmith shop
Yes Washington ought 10 admit fac
tories, all kinds OF factories: and in
spite Of this there should be no change
in the policy Of making this a model
city, a bright example TO al American
cities Of a good place 10 live in
WILLIAM CANFIF-I,D LEE
1912 Twelfth street, March Il. 1906.
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BE SLOW TO ANGER, GIRLSl

She was probably buried in thought 3"
She was petite, pretty, plump, dressed
to KILL
She dashed up to the door OF a Second
avenue house and pulled the bell
No answer.
Then she pulled the bell again. Ditto
Ditto Ditto.
Indignantly she founced off the porch
and pranced down the walk.
Then she turned look of whitening
scorn toward the house.
As she did so her face famed and
purpleds Ike a March sunset.
For this is the sign she saw IN the
staring shadeless windows:
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Representative Nicholas Long I" u u
foated into the House yesterday aI'eI-
noon attired in a neat sprlhE sun "a
some color approaching Inoose-s4os
II fitted him 10 perfection Z
..Yonder goes Nick IN some OF ms
wedding clotSss.' said whi'e-h eo
Republican brother We have al oeei
through that stage
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PRESIDENT Dimes
WITH LONGNORTHS
Handsome Dinner Party on
for Tonight.
MUSICALE At RAUSCHER'S
Lecture and Various Dinners Make
Busy Day for Socially
Inclined.
MUSICALE At RAUSCHER'S

There IS a rather more diversified pro-
gram for the social world today than
is ordinarily enjoyed at this season.
The President tonight will Join the
Speaker. Miss Cannon and other guests
at dinner at the home of Representa-
tive and Mrs. L9ngworth
Tomorrow night the President will
take dinner with Senator and Mrs.
Lodge.
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friends from 10 O'Clock at e2O C
street. southeast
Mrs Isador Kaufman and Mrs
from 10 O'Clock at eco G street
southeast.
The Dolly Madison Chapter. D. A r.
entertained MIS-. Donald Mclean. presi-
dent general of the Daughters Of the
American Revolution on Tuesday eVeu-
ing at the residence of Miss Harriet e
Mann. Mrs. Mclean made an eloquent
address. following few words of wei
come by the regent of tse chapter. Mrs
Job Barnard.
An excellent program was enjoyed.
followed by a collation.. Miss Mann 5
home contains many objects OF historical
interest. chief among them being desk
John Quincy Adams. in the House OF
Representatives: a chair which was
once occupied by Henry Clay. when in
the Senate and a sword used in the
the evening was opened by singing The
Star-Spangled Banner" and closed by
singing America"
The program
Song by Miss Winner. 1.-The Green is
on the Grass Again; paper by Henry
Gannett. the Origin of Some Geo
graphic Names song by Miss Winner.
Gap in the Hedge" reading by Colonel
ten by Miss TheoSora Peck: plantation
songs by Prof Chickering and Miss
Chickering.
Mrs FINS D. Morris, Of s. street
northwest, entertained a few OF her
friends last MonGay in honor OF her
birthday. The drawing rooms were beau
ufuHy decorated in honor Of the event
Mrs Morris was assisted in receiving by
her Young daughter Miss Helen Morris
During the evening several beautiful
piano solos were rendered by Miss Nellie
Jenau. Miss Helen Morris. and Miss
lrma Baker. Vocal selections were
given by Edward Jenau and Alfred L,
Baker Refreshments were served in the
beautifully decorated dining room.
Among those present were Mr. and Mrs
FINS ID. Morris, Miss Helen Morris. Mr.
and Mrs Alfred l. Baker. Miss Irma
Baker. Mr.. and Mrs. William P Foley.
Miss Jeneau- Miss Nellie Jenau. Miss
Margaret Foley, Edgar R. Baker. d.
Leigh Morris. and Edward Jeneau- Mrs.
Morris received several handsome
presents.
Miss Ella Lorraine Dorsey Chairman. OF
the ways and mean committee of the
Mary Washington Chapter, ID. A r..
made a report from that committee at
recent meeting of the chapter in
which she stated. that through the eff
cient agency of Miss Aline Solomon, 81
100 had been subscribed by one man. and
300 nv another I'D SactrripO tia
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TO RENT.

Who bumps into you with a dray
VIII have police court fines to pay:
But he who bumps you with his auto,
Is mighty hard TO put the law to.
kansas City Times.
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DINNER
AT BRITISH EMBASSY
and Lady Durand Entertain Statesmen and
Other People of Note Popular in the Diplomatic
and Social Circles of Washington.

The British Ambassador and Lady
Durand were dinner hosts last night.
entertaining Senator Frye, Senator and
Mrs. Newlands, Senator and Mrs.
SpOOner Mr. and Mrs Hutchinson. Mr..
and Mrs. Wayne MacVeagh. Miss Dur
and, the ambassadors niece from Eng
land; Miss Josephine Durand, and Mr..
Rennie Of the embassy slSn-
The Minister from Per-. and Nine
Pardo entertained last night at the
second Of a series OF dinners they are
giving this spring. The function took
place at the New Willard and the guests
were the Brazilian Ambassador and
Nine. Nabuco, the Chilean Minister and
Nine Walker Martinez, the Bolivian
Minister and Nine. Calderon. Senator
and Mrs Flint. OF California, the Mill
tary Attache OF the Brazilian Embassy
and Nine Pede-neiras. Rear Admiral
and Mrs. Barker. the charge 'affaires
OF Spain, Senior Pastor. The charge
daffaires of Uruguay, Senior Bermudez
Senior Munita. os the Chilean legation.
and Senior Benevides, OF the Peruvian
legation.
Ronald Lindsey and William Seeds, OF
the British embassy. who have been
v eel1s, have returned 20 Washington
The First Secretary Of the German
Embassy and Baroness Won dem Bussche
Haddenhausen have returns5 from Palm
Beach. and last night entertained at
dinner in honor OF the Comptroller OF
the Currency and Mrs. Ridgeiy.
Mrs. Foraker has returned from Gin
cinnati. and after a brief stay at her
home in sixteenth street iIas gone to
New York. Miss Foraker is stin in
Cincinnati.
Mrs William Slater was hostess at
dinner last night. having among her
guests the Russian Ambassador 70
Japan and Nine Bahkmetieff. and the
Minister from Norway and Nine
Hauge
The directors of the Womans League.
National Junior Republic, who are in
terested in the ball. and nearly all of
whom will be present at 'sthe Ball OF
the Sta -es." 70 be given for the Junior
Republic March p. at the Arlington.
are Mrs Charles w Fairbanks. Miss