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The Washington times., 1906-01-04
Russian Folly Again.

Sometimes there is a suspicion in
the public mind there is something
efeminate- -hysterical, even-in the
composition of the Russian upper
classes. When Count Witte. after
the conclusion of the peace confer
ence at Portsmouth, gave his re-
markable statement to the press. a
statement that teemed with vapid
boasting and turgid thought. a dis
tinctive color was given the current
impression Now comes Admiral
Rojestvensky, commander of the Rus
sian fleet destroyed by Togo in the
Sea of Japan. with d further conUri-
button in point
Count Whites performance was a
shock TO his admirers in this coun-
try. who had followed his able and
statesmanlike conduct of affairs and
dignided guarding OF his country S
interests, through all the prolonged
and firing strain of the conference
That he should have acted like a
great man and then proceeded to talk
like an old woman caused astonish-
ment, mixed with grief.
Rojestvensky makes his contribu-
tion in a letter to the st. Petersburg
Novoe Vremya, which was published
yesterday. He describes his pTepar-
ations for the encounter with the
japanese feet and leaves the impress
sion he Outmaueuvered Togo at ev-
cry turn and was the real victor in
the gigantic battle that was waged.
The only fly in the ointment. proba-
bly, was that he lost practically ev-
cry ship under his command.
But another paragraph OF the let
ter is even more startling. In this
he declares the British Pacific squad
ron had been modified in the har-
Dor of Weihaiwei, for the purpose OF
attacking and destroying the Rus
sian fleet, in the event it endured
and repuIsed the Japanese onslaught.
That is hysieria, pure and simple
No disinterest7G person on earth will
believe for a moment Great Britain
/ cherished any such purpose. 1t is
almost impossible to think Admiral
Rojestvensky believes il himself, and
it would be quite impossible save
/ for former evidences of childish ere
dulity on the part of some distin-
guished Russians. More probably
the charge is made in an effort to
arouse Russian national spirit, in
hatred of England, to such a pitch
that internal differences viii be min
imized- Whatever its explanation OF
inspiration, the whole thing is a dis
+ tressing exhibition of weakness and
folly.
The Washington times., 1906-01-04

of English diplomatic appointments,
he says, and then he cites as British
ambassadors TO that capital Lords
Normandy, Cowley. Lyons, Lytton
(Owen Incredibly. and Dufferin, Sir
Edmund Monson, and Sir Francis
Bertic
But Notwithstanding Lords Duf-
ferin and Lytton," he says, the
Americans upon the whole exceed
greatly in distinction. To France we
have sent z. B. Washburne and Levi
P. Morton, not TO mention two un-
successful candidates for the Vice
Presidency, William l.. Dayton and
Whitelaw Reid He might have
added James Biddle Eustis and Gen.
Horace Porter as a-Aericans who
stood with Mr.. Washburne in the
degree of French esteem and in point
of valuable service to America. And
if he we're to 90 back further than
the service of Lord Normandy, he
would encounter a President in the
person Of Thomas Jefferson. a first
councillor OF the Nation in the per
son of BENJAMIN Franklin, and might
note as well the appearance in Paris
Of the first Chief Justice of the
American Supreme Court, who, as
United States Minister TO Spain, was
sent to Versailles to negotiate the
treaty which ended the Revolutionary
War. Surely no array of diplomatic
representatives from any other cOun-
try which Judge Lowell cites is
nearly so impressive.
This availability Of big men de-
pends largely upon the very system
we have been accustomed SO long to
execrate. For the rewards of diplo-
macy at any time, especially a day
hen the telegraph and cable make
ENJOYS chiefly messengers for secre-
taries Of state at home, are not
enough TO attract the best young
men OF America. By a system
/ of service appointments, ambassa-
doris are chosen from an army OF
routine secretaries, not from the ar
ray of the best talents and highest
/ characters of al professions
/ Emphasis is put upon this argu-
ment only as it relates to the
highest diplomatic offices. The body
of our under officers in the dip
/ lomatic service and the whole corps
of consular representatives should be
trained and must be. But for the
/ half dozen highest commissions, it is
evident. as Judge Lowell points out
/ that We can gel better men by choOs-
. ing far and wide
The Washington times., 1906-01-04
American Ambassadors and Others

Travelled Americans, and their fel-
lows who have done their travelling
largely through the newspapers and
magazines, may be expected to throw
up their hands when they read the
leading article in the January Allan
tic-''American Diplomacy" by Judge
Francis c. Lowell. The sum and sub
stance C it Is that, contrary to all
known theory on the subject, the
American method of filing the high
est diplomatic posts-3ot consular
offices or subordinate plomatic as
signments, but the highest diplomatic
posts-is greatly TO be preferred to
the lifelong schooling required by
England, France, Germany. Russia,
and nearly every non-An.erican ma
tiOn.
AS a United States district judge.
and a jurist who has grappled with
counter arguments all the way from
the Boston common council to the
Corporation of Harvard University, via
the State Legislature, the author
might have been expected to build
up a complete brief before he ap-
peared in court. He has done 50, and
the result is an impression on the
reader bordering close on conviction
that he has a good case.
For. list by list, our representa-
tives in London. Paris, Berlin, and
st. Petersburg vastly outweigh in
personal strength, dignity, importance
and successful service the whole list
of schooled diplomatists sent to
Washington from any of those capi-
tails. and the corresponding list of pro-
fessional negoiators sent by Eng
land 10 France, Judge Lowell de-
votes q great deal of attention to our
success at the Court of ST. James,
but his tables are not SO impressive in
that connection as the lists of en-
voys 10 France. Paris is the first
The Washington times., 1906-01-04
DEPARTMENTAL LIFE
VIVIDLY PORTRAYED
Story of "A Government Countess Written by Wash
ington Woman, Furnishes One of the interest
ing Books of the Season.

In the list of Christmas books which
found popular favor this year was one
which cannot fail 10 interest Washing
tonians for the reason that it is Il story
of Washington life by "a Washington
woman. The story Is "A Government
Countess" by Mrs. Martha Lemon
Schneider.
Mrs. Schneider is the wife OF Charles
". Schneider. OF the Interior Jepert-
mcut. and through years Of study affect
ing the conditions Of Government life in
Washington. she has drawn material for
her book.
"A Government Countess" deals with
The career of woman clerk in the
Treasury, who day after day counts
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Now for the Board of Trade.

Col George TruesdeIl having de-
cided not to serve, the directors of
the Board of Trade have advanced
the first vice president Of that body,
Gen. John II. Wilson. to be its presi-
dent
In this one instance it is possible
routine rotation in office may be pro-
dUCtive Of gOOu. For General Viii
son is a man whose name has been
consistently associated with results.
He is a soldier and has the soldiers
direcmess, force and confidence. He
has long been a citizen of the Dis
tricJ, and in that capacity, as well as
in such posts as chairman of the last
inaugural committee, he has served
the District we'll
Now we shall see what such a man
can do with the Washington Board
Of Trade.
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WORLDS OLDEST LOVE LETTER.

A unique document and one of the
most interesting finds to women-the
oldest love letter in the wOrld-was re-
{. ntiy discovered ip ChalGea. 1t was
ritten On clay in the year 20 3. {. Al
though 'the Egyptians were noted fer
their love songs. this is the first love
letter OF the Egyptians that has ever
been found.
The lady to whom the letter was ad-
dressed lived at Sippara, the biblical
Sepharva tina, where it was found while
the writer resided at Babylon. Although
il is more than 2.0Co years old and writ
ten under such difficulties. the tone Of
the letter is not very different from
what might be written By a twentieth
century lover 20 the lady of his adora-
ton. 1t reads:
ITO the lady, Kasbuya GittIe ewe)
says Ginni Marduk (the favorite Of
Merodach) this: May the sun god of
Marduk afford you eternal life I write
wishing that | may know how your
health is. Oh, send me message about
1t. / live in Babylon and have not seen
you, and for this reason [ am very
anxious Send me Il message that you
viii come % me, so that l may be
happy. Come in MarchesVan- May you
live long for my sake.
IL is likely that he desired her to 20
TO Babylon at that time that she might
share with him the sayeties and fes-
tivities held in that month.-COlumbus
Dispatch
The Washington times., 1906-01-04
Good C0meth From Evil.

II is talked around upon what
basis Of authority we are not in a
position to say. that members of
Congress. who have had to pay
fares on their return trips TO Wash
ington, are indignant, and in their
secret counsels are nursing a plan of
vengeance upon the railroads that
have made them pay. Whether it
be SO, we woJ not, but il sounds eX-
ceeding Well
Not because a reprisal is contem-
plated, in any vague and general
sense, but because of the special re-
prisal reported to be winning favor.
II involves a reduction in the con
tract prices paid the railroads for
handling the mails, which now
amount 10 between fifty and eighty
million dollars a year, II is also pro
posed, it is saiG, TO cut off the special
service pay, which amounts to $780,
006 per annum.
The action of the Pennsylvania,
the Reading, the Baltimore and Ohio
and other roads in abOlishing the
free list is creating a widespread
distress, but the distress is nowhere
more acute than in the halls OF legis-
lation. here IN Washington. IL is
not mitigated. in any rifing de-
gree, by the fact the Government
pays its statesmen a liberal mileage
when they are going TO and return
ing from THEN homes.
II it Will induce them to attack
this scandal Of the mails and see to
it the roads are forced 20 accept
contracts. just and reasonable, the
present indignation will be a great
thing for the country. It seems hard
10 believe-in fact. il is hard 10 be-
lieve-that Congress Will be brought
in any such manner. 70 an effort "a
remedy this evil, but there have been
times before when good has come OF
evil
Long life TO the railroads, say
we. and may their patriotic and un-
selfish tribe Increase, if they are
actually going to aid in the accom-
plshme1t OF such a reform. Nor. in
that pleasing event. do we care how
little hey intended to bring the re
form about
The Washington times., 1906-01-04
Yerkes Early
Interest in Emile

CINCINNATI. Jan Am incident
showing that Charles T. Yerkes was IN
Cincinnati in connection with the affairs
of Sue GrigSby. mother of Emile
GriZsby has developed. IL shows thaJ
the millionaire became interested IN I'm
ilie when she was a child. in the carry
part OF 1850 Sue Grigsby went 10
Fourth street photographed and said TO
him.
Il want to bring here a girl and
boy To have pictures taken ] WanC me
best In the house and cost VIII not be
considered. You may have heard much
of me. The boy and girl are my son
and daughter and they know nothing
Of me / want YOU 10 be discreet ana
say nothing that viii lead them 10 IN
quire about their moJlev--
Securing the photographer promise,
Sue GTlgsby brought from the Burnett
House her daughter Emile and her son
BraXtOn. \ life-SiZe picture or the glfi
was made. and later Mrs. Grigsby or
dcTed a painting made from the photo-
graph. The cost was Sl5u. Mrs GTlSS-
by paid half the price, but a rev weeks
later moved from Cincinnati. he pic
tUre remained in the photograph gallery.
Nothing was heard from the woman,
and after somc months II was stored
away.
walked into the photographer and
asked To see the picture Of Emile
Gricsby that had been ordered and par
TALLY paid fer. The picture was uneoN-
cred He walked around IL several times
ana remarked that it Wes not al a.e as
he would like II 20 be.
still it is fairly good. he said. He
wanted TO know if ths photographer
would ship il 10 New York and was as
sured that he would The stranger took
a roll of bills out Of his pocket. paid
the rest Of the charge and gave diTec-
tions that the picture be sent 10 GER
tain address.
The picture was shipped as directed
and the incident closed, The picture
recently printed of Yerkes were recos-
nized by the photographer as Of the man
who paid for the picture and had il sent
to New York
The Washington times., 1906-01-04

Beautiful. Wiiifui Dora Hart, the coun-
less. IS saved from The Vaccinations
cf the prominent Government official
through the fidelity Of Jean Ainglie.
Quiet noble and thoroughly alive 10
The conditions OF the Office
Other types ere introduced by the au-
thor. Many of these are slTlkingly
familiar to Government employees, par
ticularly and bring 20 mind many an
instance which has probably come di-
rectly hane 10 them.
Mrs Echueiders style is Casy and in
fercsting. she writes with a fJl know
ridge Of her subject and draws her
characters with skin. "A Government
Countess is included in the later pub
IcItions Of the Neale Publishing Com
IunE Of New York
The Washington times., 1906-01-04
WlSTER'S ORIGINAL
"VIRGINIAN" MARRIES

SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 4.-The orig
inaI OF owen Wister's The Virginian."
John Henry Hicks, manager of the
great IT. O." ranch I'm Mexico was
married Yesterday to Miss Katherine
Adams. daughter of Edward + Adams.
editorial writer on a San Francisco
news paper.
Hicks FIRST met hcr when she was
school teacher at Tempe. Ariz.
Mexican friends sent him d box of
dozen dolls dressed TO represent Chris in
WiSteT'S story
Hicks and his wife will live on the
T .. ranch
The Washington times., 1906-01-04
no BILLS.

Why is it Mr. Johnson gets
So very little mail?
The postman always visits US
I've never known him fail.
But lots of times at JOhnsOn's door
He quite forgcts 10 ring,
and when th1y search the letter box
They fail TO find Il thing.
The reason is a simple one,
TIl sure you will agree;
And somewhat To his credit, dear,
As YOU will quickly see.
To score his Jack &C letters, dear,
Would be trihe rash:
The Johnsons' mail is very light
Because they all pay cash!
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Washington times., 1906-01-04
DEATH THE VICTOR IN SONS
RACE TO DYING FATHER

PIrTSBURG. Jan 4.-William J.
Lewis, aged seventy five. is dead His
son. William J. Lewis. jr. structural
engineer. of New York. raced To Pitts
burg 10 be present at the fathers bed-
side ere he expired. The son arrived
too late The deceased was the FOUNDER
OF the Oliver Iron and Steel Company.
which originally was Lewis, oliver &
lhiIIips he invented the first ma
chinery for making nuts and bolts ana
Was credited with numerous inventions
in iron and steel.
The Washington times., 1906-01-04

Farber and Miss Helene Engel and
Louis Bush Milton Baer. Jonas Mach
calls. Moe Hael, Harold Levi and Ben
Ndlbcrg.
The euEaEemeHt Is announced OF Miss
Ther1sH kasluU, of Baltimore, 20 Harry
SafraHek, of tH.s city.
Charles T. Dutrou and Morris Stern
entertained their bachelor friends at
their aUartI0euJ on Grant place. on New
Year Day
Miss Erenestine n. stern entertained
"a few little friends on Saturday after
noon IN honor Of her nfth birthday.
The usual ChiidreI's IrgICs were en-
gagged in and is mites We're served. Her
guests were Jennie Nordn1EeT. MaTJOUTv
Meyer. EuSeuia Iausbargl Dorothy
BaurEEasteu- Raymond Goodman and
George NordHngsr.
The most important social event today
is the reception siven by the President
and Mrs Roosevelt in honor Of the Dip
IOmaJIC Corps.
The ladies of the Cabinet wuI assist
Airs Roosevelt IA receiving tte- guests.
among whom are the AmhI>Saior Ia
London and Mrs. Whiteiaw Reid and
81 lSS Reid. Who are the guests OF Com
Wauder and Mrs. Cowles and Cen Hor-
ace PorSer. former Ambassador 20
F'TaLcc. Who is staying with the SeCTe-
IarV and Mrs. Root.
At the reception tonight carriages viii
apIvo1C1 from the uortu To the east en-
trance - tie White House. opposite the
Z Treasury. Pedestrians viii follow the
same route. After discharging paSsen-
gers carriages VIII be parked around tie
Ellipsc iu the White Lot
The gates viii not be open until So
% clock Two carriages VIII drive under
the poVte-COcherc at the same time
( CoaehTen VIII he provided with number
"A checks, which must be preserved by
Jiem IN order 90 regain adWitJauce IL
the grounds. Guests viii also be pro
yided with tickets of the same numbers
as their carriages These they Should
carefully preserve, in order 10 call then
1 carriages, which VIII depart from the
same entrance Carriages will be called
{ by electric signal
/ After leaving clc8ks I'm the cloakroou
/ guests are requested 10 fal' in line and
: pass up the main staircase.
Z The southwest gate VIII be opened 2
4 $50 T.. m. Guests holding special ear
{ riaEe cards VIII enter the grounds bl
g that gate. ard t3sS house by the dool
under south p,rticc. Carriages VIII ap
prOGcl this entrance by Seventeenth
street.
! Miss Polly Mason. rao Of this seasons
{ dcbutantes. with her mother and sister
! Miss Lucy Mason. was hostess this Weei
at one Of the most charming dance;
given this winter
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ROOT GIVES FIRST
CABINET DINNER
President and Mrs. R0Ose-
Velt Guests of Honor.
PROMINENT PEOPLE THERE
Vice President and Mrs. Fairbanks Give
One of Most Delightful Enter
tainments of Season.

tended the first Cabinet dinner given
for them this season last night, at the
home of Secretary of State and Mrs.
Root, on Sixteenth street. Those asked
TO meet the President and Mrs. Roose-
Welt were Assistant Secretary of State
and Mrs Bacon, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
Hastings, OF New York; Mrs Slater,
Miss Tuckerman. Miss Macmillan, Miss
MacVeagh, Miss Root. Senator Crane.
General Crozier. Gen. Horace Porter.
Generui Cadwalder. of New York, and
President Butler, of Columbian Univer
sity, New York.
The Vice President and Mrs. Fair
banks were hosts last night at one OF
the most delightful entertainments given
this winter.
After their dinner in honor OF the Ger
man Ambassador and Baroness Speck
Won SternbUrg, two other dinner COM
panies joined them in the dance which
followed. Miss Alice Roosevelt and Rep
.resentative Longworth were among the
guests of the Vice President at dinner.
The other TWO parties were the dinner
guests OF Col. and Mrs. r. BroInwell and
Mrs. and Mrs. Alexander LegaTe
Colonel and Mrs B-omwells dinner
party consisted OF Mr.. and Mrs Albert
Key. for whom the dinner was given.
Mr. and Mrs. Hsilam Keep. Mr.. and
Mrs Horace Westcott. 0Ir. and Mrs.
Nathaniel, Francis. Lieutenant and Mrs.
Timmous. Mr.. and Mrs Montgomery
Blair. Miss Stanton and Capt Spencer
Cosby.
AR and Mrs. Alexander I.egare's s
guests were Nj and Mrs William c.
Eustis. Mr and Mrs Larz Anderson.
Mr aad Mrs O'DonneH. Mr and Mrs.
Blrncy. Nj and Mrs. Bolt. Mr.. and Mrs.
Hugh LegaTe. Miss Townsend Miss
BoardT1an. Miss Patteu. Mr Centaro Of
the Italian embassy; Dir. de Pury, of
Jhe Swiss legation, and AIr Hale.
After the dance a buffet supper was
served.
The British Ambassador and Lady
Durauu entertained at dinner last night
I'm honor of Miss Collier, of New York
Miss Hitchcock Miss Oliver. Miss
Marion Oliver. Miss Bowdtch, Miss
Randolph. the Misses Durand. Count
Joseph Wenckheim. OF the Austrian en-
bassy; Lieut. L. s. Grant. 3D.. Captain
Andrews. Murrey Cobb. Mr.. Jackson
F William Seeds, and Ernest Rennie, OF
the British embassy
I Commander and Mrs Wood we're also
dinner hosts last night
/ Miss Alice Roosevelt. with "a party o
+ friends. occupied q box dt the Nationa
Thcater yesterday afternoon. Mis-
. Roosevelt looked most attractive in
gown Of deep violet velvet with hat [,
match. In the party was Miss Jose
phinc Boardman, Rep. Nicholas Long
+ worth william HIT and Lieutenan
FoTtesque. former aide at the Whit
House. The entire party went TO IN
" tHeateT i'm the White House carriage
after having lunchcd at the Executiv
Mansion
The Washington times., 1906-01-04
OPERA MANAGER CONRIED
IS LEFT IN THE LURCH
His Chorus Strikes and Faust" Is
Presented Without
Any

NEW YORK. Jan. 4-Herr Conried
had considerable trouble last night with
the initial production Of Faust" in the
Metropolitan opera House with Nine.
Eames and Caruso in the title role.
owing TO the strike of Local Il. of the
newly formed chorus union The chorus
did not appear and the opera was pre-
sented without it.
Al o'clocI. in the evening representa-
tivcs Of Local IA called up Herr Con-
ried on the Dhone at his house, say
ing that The chorus would appear if he
would grant eheir demands.
Goodnight replied Conried. hang
ing up the receiver.
Al \ O'Clock they called him up again
at the theater ana the same reply was
given them.
Chorus Does Not Appear.
In spite of this encouragement, the
curtain rose at 8 o'clock promptly. Dur
ing the first scene the chorus is supposed
to sing twice from behind the scenes,
though il does not appear on the stage.
The two choruses were not heard. At
tho end of the scene Herr Conried ap-
peared and read a long typewriter
statement. He told the audience that
Local 4. Of the union, had directed
his chorus TO strike and they had re-
fused to go on.
The main feature of the statement
was that he did not so much object to
the nature Of the demands, but that he
did most strenuoUsly object 10 the man
ner in which they were made. He offer
ed 10 conside" them ii made by indiVid-
uals. but refused if made by the union.
He said that the direction of art in the
house must remain in the hands of the
man who was absolutely free 10 engag ge
singers wherever and hOwscever he
pleased He intimated that he was in
favor of raising the salary of the chorus
but not in any such way. He then an
nounced that the performance would
go on without any chorus
No Encouragement From Gallery.
Cat-calls. boots. and whistling from
the gallery greeted this announcement
while one bewhiskered individual shout
ed "Why didn't you get another
/ chorus?"
Nest of the house however greeted
hS~aunouncement with approval. cheer
ing him for several minutes.
Her Conried was at a conference will
the directors Of the Metropolitan OpeTl
( House this morning. and they all stoo'
/ fuse the demands of the strikers. An
other conference with the strikers thi
| afternoon was barren of result
The Washington times., 1906-01-04

Farber and Miss Helene Engel and
Louis Bush. Milton Ba.r. Jonas Mach
calls. Moe Haer Harold Levi, and Ben
WdlbcIg
The Washington times., 1906-01-04
YALE CLUBS SOCIAL
A BRILLIANT SUCCESS
Many of Washington'S Most Prominent Members OF the
Smart Set Attend Concert and Dance at the
New Willard.

Mrs. Switzerland, wife OF Commander
S0utherlaud. L. :. y, was hostess aI "a
charming luncheon today given lH honor
Of MIS- Fairbanks Among her guests
were Nine. Walker Martinez, wife OF
the minister from chile. Mrs. New0erry-
Mrs. Burrows. Mrs Hoyt. Mrs. Harris
Mrs Reyburn Mrs. Converse, AIRS. Cur
lis. and Mrs Ross Thompson
The Washington times., 1906-01-04

The Misses cullen entertained a lunch
con party today.
The Washington times., 1906-01-04

Miss Blanche stern entertained the
Aeolians with a watch party last sun
jav niaht. a great deal of thought
WIS DISPLAYED for the affair. each guest
being presented with an interesting
souvenir, apropos OF himself Among
those present were Miss Lillian Sellig-
man. OF Baltimore; Miss Carol Baer,
Miss Savina Goldsmith. Miss Winnie
Stern. Miss Julia Loeb, Miss Elizabeth
The Washington times., 1906-01-04

The engagement Is announced Of Miss
Ther1sG kasluU, of Baltimore, 20 Harry
SafrlErk. of tH.s citv.
The Washington times., 1906-01-04

Charles = DutIou and Morris Stern
entertained their bachelor friends aI
their aUartIoeuJ on Grant place. on New
Year Day.