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The Washington times., 1906-08-03
UNIVERSITY CONGRESS
TO TALK TEMPERANCE
House Bill No. 90, Providing for Regula-
tion of Liquor Licenses, TO Be
Discussed.

The Univer9ity Congress will discuss,
az Assembly Hall, George " Washington
University, Fifteenth and H streets
northwest, tonight House bill No 66.
which provides that "on and after the
first day Of January next, no license
shall be issued in the District of Colum-
bia for the sale OF intoxicating liquor,
eApect as now granted to druggists"
AIr. Barrett, of the District, and Mr..
NIerrett. OF Arkansas, are the principal
supporters Of the bill These members
alwnys deliver able addresses, and are
known for their position in favor Of
temperance
Mr. Couden, of Massachusetts. and
Mr.. Andrews. of Michigan, VIII oppose
the measure.
This discussion should be interesting
IN citizens. Visitors are welcome.
Mr.. Pretsfeltcr. OF Virginia, VIII pre-
side as speaker.
The Washington times., 1906-08-03
CIGARETTES ARE BAR
TO ARMY ENLISTNENTS
Alarming Percentage Young Men Of
Southern Cities Physically Disquali-
fed by Tobacco Habit.

NEW ORLEANS. Aug. THAT an
alarming percentage Of the young men
of the cities Of the South are physically
urflt 70 enter the army. owing 10 cigar
cite smoking. late hours. and other bad
habits. is the statement Of Lieut.. ". Z.
Bennett. jr.. Ia charge Of the local re-
Cruiting Office
Lieutenant Bennett says that out Of
a total of lG6 applicants during July only
twenty-nine men were accepted. Out Of
the same number Of applicants in any
OF the new States west of the Missis-
sippi river. or in Ohio, Indiana, Ken
lucky. the number OF enlistmehts would
have been as high as sixty or eighty.
Cigarette smoking is the principal
cause which dIsuualifies men IN Louisl-
ana. Mississippi and Texas.
The Washington times., 1906-08-03
SUIT FOR DAMAGES
BY ENRAGED LORD
Sholto Douglass Asks $50
900 Because of His
Arrest.
WIFE WADE ILL BY SHOCK
English Peer Shows Marks Of Hand
cuffs Which Portland Police
Put on Him.

PORTLAND. Me. Aug Indignant
over his treatment at the hands Of tho
Portland D Ice. and enraged because
the sensation has caused his wife 10 sui
fer nervous collapse. Lord Sholto
George Douglass will bring suit for So
900 against those who took him into
custody.
He says he was subjected 10 many in
dignities during his day and two nights
Of confinement. ard he enlisted the ala
Of the British consul here 10 bring about
a cessation O. the prosecutions. Be-
cause tbs 20 "a Of the city believed
they had c. HEht the much wanted big
amist. lcy EIaTded Lord Sholto with
unusual care. md even went so far "a,
10 iron him, f-dring he would attempt
20 escape.
Lord SEnlt0 Douglass slept handcuned
Ia the Falmouth Hotel Wednesday night
with two officers guarding his room.
while a third n the street below kept
his eve on hus window. Lord SholtO car
ries the marks Of closely fastened hand
cuffs on his wrists. and he is much in'
censed over the bodily injuries he claims
have been done him.
Lord Sholto VIII base his suit for dam
ages on his own personal indisniues ana
the illness Of his wife, which he alleges
was a direct result Of his detention.
The Hon John 3. keating. British vice
consul at this port. upon whose demand
Ia the name Of the government he repre-
senls Lord Sh0ltC, was released, asserts
tha. the action Of the police iu placing
the handouts on the suspected man dur
ing the night was uncalled for IN view Of
the circumstances
il lad been ascertained late Wed
uesday afternoon, says tho consul, that
Il was the real Lord ShOltO Douglass
who vas ip custody and that mistake
had keen ILade.
The Washington times., 1906-08-03
Up 10 the Donkey.

4 $4,000 reception 10 Mr.. Bryan,
three Missouri delegations 10 the
same, Mr., Hill and former candidate
Parker in conference, aid proffered
to every tariff reform candidate
from uncalculated sources-these
are the political signs of the times
for the Democratic donkey TO hee
haw over. He may set them all at
naught by gravely turning round.
wagging his ears in that gentle
harmony for which he IS famous,
and kicking tire whole business out
the barn door. But if he is gently
persuaded, if the binders are kept
close to the tail of his eyes, he NAV
beat the elephant this fan even with
Theodore Roosevelt sitting on his
trunk.
Some may wonder how three del
egatiOns, probably antagonistic,
presage success for any Democrat
in Missouri. Well, the party lost the
State through no sudden increase
Of the Republican vote. It lost il
because Democratic voters stayed at
home. The existence of that trinity
of Bryan excursions speaks well
for the active interest of the rank
and file. They may quarrel now
Mr.. Cum Shoe" Stone with Mr..
"Reformer" Folk and both with Mr..
'Davy" Francis; but they all de-
clare for the same principles. they
have all set out to indorse the same
candidate, ana they are all agin' the
Republicans. Dissension may beat
them-but apathy cannot.
As for the other signs, they all
point toward tariff reform. 1t is the
one issue which keeps the Demo-
cratic party alive these days. 1t is
the only issue which could survive
the leadership to which that party
has been subjected since 1884. 1t is
the only issue left open to Mr..
Bryan out of his old speeches. It is
practically the one present issue on
which the whole country is educat-
ed, 10 which the great majority Of
voters give their support, and which
Theodore Roosevelt has left un-
solved.
Cummins and the Iowa Idea"
gave the plain people, whoever they
may be, the right to hope for some
sort OF tariff reform within the Re
publican party. But that hope is not
high just now. Recent news from
Iowa does not warrant any conf
dent expectation that much viii be
done even if the doughty Cummins
gets all his platform demands. The
President appears to have yielded
TO the stand patters. Massachusetts,,
Connecticut. Rhode Island, and ali
the other Republican strongholds
which have made their favor for a
reduction Cf the Dingley schedules
manifest in votes, seem ali to have
The Washington times., 1906-08-03
THOUSANDS MUST WALK
LONG RIVER BRIDGE

NEW YORK. Aug. Am elevated car
on the Brooklyn bridge tied up traffic
for over two hours this morning and
10000 people We're forced 20 walk the
footpath or take the ferries IN order TO
reach their places Of business in Man
haitian.
Bridge conditions have been intolerable
for wears. and BrOollyn's heIplessness is
demonstrated when the breakdown of
one car brings transportation to a stand
for hours
another bridge has been completed and
open for traffic for TWO years. but no
trains are run because the Two traction
trusts, with which the city in inhict-
ed. cannot agree as 10 which shall have
superior rights 10 the bridge traCkage
The city officials and so-Called raUid
transit commission supinely permit the
people 10 suffer.
The Washington times., 1906-08-03
CHILD'S SONG IN COURT
NOT HELD IN CONTEMPT
Judge Waited While Little Julia
Lulled Baby Sister to
Sleep.

PHILADELPHIA. Aug. S.-Mrs. Lille
Butler, with her three children. Mar
garet. aged six; Julia, aged three. and
Rernardine, aged one, was in Judge
Kennedy's court seeking, through her
attorney. TO have the S a week alimonv
obtained from her husband, Bernard
Butler, increased to so because the
former was not sufficient 10 support
herself and children.
While the prosaic arguments of cOun-
sci were going on a childish voice warb-
led: wait tin the sun shines, Nellie -
And the court did not reprimand the
singer, either, for she was little Julia.
who was thus trying TO break the
monotony of the proceedings and also
anuse her baby sister, who was getting
restless. The court waited until the
singer had concluded and then an
nounced that he would take the motion
under adVfsaneut.
The Washington times., 1906-08-03
BATTLESHIP DAMAGED
BELOW THE WATERUINE
Alabama Springs a Leak as Result of
Rupture Of Plating of a
Compartment.

NEWPORT. r. J.. Aug 3-The dam
age 10 the batJleshfps Alabama and
Illinois. resulting from their collision
in the fOg Of Breton's reef ughtship on
Tuesday morning has been found TO be
quite extensive.
Contrary 10 statements soon after the
collision. both vessels are damaged be-
low the water line. and the Alabama
leaks as result OF a rupture Of the
plating Of one Of her forward compart-
meHts on The port side.
Two OF the Alabama's 6-iuch guns
are damaged IN q manner that suggests
the possibility OF their having been rem
dered permanently useless
The Washington times., 1906-08-03
OYSTER BAY WALLS
BEING DEMOLISHED

NEW YORK, Aug. 3.-Following the
action Of the highway commissioners
of Oyster Bay IN declaring the Tiffany
spite" beach wall an obstruction. and
recurring that 1t be torn down. the pier
belonging 10 Mrs J. West Roosevelt,
which has been made historic by the
President and by many well-known per
sons Uno have landed there 10 visit
him. has been partially demolished b.
the highway commissioners of Oyster
Bav. who descended on II with a force
of Italian laborers.
Two other piers belonging TO George
c Maxwell and Frederic R COudert,
OF New York, on the shore 'front.' were
also wrecked by the town officials.
The Washington times., 1906-08-03
COlLED BY LIVE WIRE
CROPPING IN CELLAR

ALLENTOWN. Pa. Aug. S.-Groping
around in the smoke and darkness TO
find the source of a fire in the cellar Of
the Great Western Supply H use. Al
fred Sohland. proprietor. was encircled
by n live wire, and yelled like an In
dian in a war dance.
J. J. Helfrich, q neighbOr, rushed to
his relief and in trying to drag him
away was knocked down. Finally,
some one turned of the switch and
Sohland was revived by a stream of
water from a hose that drenched him
The Washington times., 1906-08-03
VIRGINIA SOCIETY MAN
SENTENCED AS EMBEZZLER

BRISTOL, Tenn, Aug. 3.-John B.
Caldwell. a young man who was for
merly prominent in society here and at
Roanoke, Va. has been sentenced TO
seven years IN Virginia penitentiary by
the judge of the Circuit Court at Wise
Va. Caldwell was are sted three months
ago. charged with having embezzled
funds of the Virginia Iron, Coal and
Coke Company to the extent Of about
$1,000 when he was treasurer or the
company at .Inman. Va. When arraign-
ed. Caldwell pleaded guilty. He comes
Of one Of the best families Of Virginia.
The Washington times., 1906-08-03
= IN THE CIRCLE OF SOCIETY y
Mrs. John Kean the Hostess
At Luncheon PaTtU in Lenox
She Is Entertaining Mrs Thomas Griffin of New
York--WaShngton Society People Promi-
nent at Bar Harbor.

Mrs. John Rean, mother Of Senator
Kean, Of New Jersey, who makes her
sons big home at the corner of Seven
teenth and l streets one Of the most de-
nghtful places for Washington society
during tho winter season, was yesterday
hostess at a luncheon party at Smith
villa, Lenox, where, with her daugh-
ters, she is spending the summer. Mrs.
Kean is entertaining Mrs. Thomas Grif-
I'm. of New York
Miss Harriet 4. Wadsworth, Of Geneso.
y. Y. daughter Of Representative and
Mrs Wadsworth, is the guest of Mr..
and Mrs Robb dep Tytus, at Ashintully,
Lenox. and was last night their guest
Of honor at a dinner party.
Bishop and Mrs Mackay-Smith and
Nine. Hauge were a few Of the society
people well known 10 Washington who
enjoyed the large and brilliant garden
rarty given By Mr.. and Mrs. John S
Kennedy, Al Kenerdan Lodge, their
summer home. and one Of Bar HarbOr's
most beautiful villas.
Rear Admiral Evans and the men Of
his feet made the Casino dance at New
port last night by Tar the most brilliant
event there so far this summer. The
Casino dances have been slow affairs
this season, but the prospects OF uni
forms and new dancing men enlisted the
interest of society people generally.
Rear Admiral FreLcu l. Chadwick
and Mrs. Chadwick and n. des Portes
de Ia Fosse counselor Of the French
embassy. were the guests Of honor at a
luncheon at Newport yesterday by Prof
II / Henin on behalf OF the Alliance
Fraucaise. OF Newport. oE which Mrs.
The Washington times., 1906-08-03
HEAVILY LADEN WAGON
CRUSHES BOYS FOOT

Harry Lindsay. a messenger boy. ff-
teen years old. of $50 Twelfth street
southeast, was run down By a heavily
freighted milk wagon Of the BelIeview
Farm dairy. driven by W. V. Quick al
Tenth and F streets northwest.
The boy was riding a wheel and was
unable 70 turn out in time to avoid 4
collision with the vehicle His right
foot was crushed. The ambulance tool,
the injured boy 10 the Emergency Hos
pital
The Washington times., 1906-08-03

Chadwick is honorary president Rear
Admiral and Mrs. Chadwick viii sail
from New York for Europe Saturday
Mrs. Basil Gordon, the charming Bal
umore woman who spent last winter
IN Washington and left here late IN the
season for her virginia estate, was yes
terday registered at the Casino. Nara
gansett Pier.
J. !. Sneed. Of Washington, is at the
Hote InteFmOnt, CoVingtOn, Va, for a
short stay.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Pilling left Wash
ington last week for a vIsit 20 Warm
Springs. Va.
Mrs. W. Henry Robertson and Miss
Mary + Robertson are at the Blue
Ridge Springs. Va, for the season
J. A. Dodson. Of Washington. left the
city last week for a short stay at the
Blue Ridge Springs.
A pleasant affair last week at the
Hotel Brandon. Virginia. was a library
party given I'm the bail room on Fri
day night. A great deal Of the sue
cess OF the entertainment was due TO
the efficient aid Of Mrs. W, Aspinwall.
Of Washington.
The quieter visitors AZ the resort lined
the walls of the library as spectators,
and the judges sat a little apart from
the rest and pronounced Judgment upon
the living books as they filed before
them
Some Of the representations were ex-
Cellsut and the Judges found II quite a
puzzle 10 award the FIRST prize. which
finally went 10 Miss Katherine Robin
son as Madam Butterfly"
Among those conspicuous for beeOm-
ing and faithful representations was
Mrs. Whitney Of Washington. as "A
Study IN Scarlet"
Jack AspinwaIl. with his height and
slenderness. carlCatuTed the Million
aiTe Baby"
The Washington times., 1906-08-03
FFLL OFF BRIDGE PIER.

Roy Rollins. a lad of fourteen years,
fell of one of the piers Of the new
Anacostia bridge this morning at
o'clock and broke his left arm at the
elbow. Young Rollins was taken 10 the
Casualty Hospital His parents live at
10l6 NJ street southeast
The Washington times., 1906-08-03
NURSERY RHYME.

Sing a song O expense.
Pocket full O. rye.
Papa's goin' fishin'.
Fishin's mighty dry.
When tn rye Is opened
Pan get pretty gay:
Cause when pas a-flshln'
He mostly does that way
Toledo {
The Washington times., 1906-08-03
Plead General Denial.

To every imputaton made against any
one Of the railroads there has always
been q prompt response OF Not guilty"
The inference has always been that
some other line is at fault, and as two
lines ar least handle "a large part Of the
shipments from Washington there has
always been room FOR doubt as 10 which
was actually 20 blame.
Messrs- SemmeS. Dr0Op and HerrelI
are going TO make Il personal invesuga-
ton Of thu matter. They intend 70 fol-
low enough shipments, II the railroads
VIII allow them. 10 learn why Il takes
three DAYS 20 carry q package OF freight
hfty miles from Washington They also
want 70 know f Baltimore derives any
special advantage from being forty miles
further away.
The Washington times., 1906-08-03
TINES DEMAND
HAS QUICK ECH
Heartily Seconded by A
Who Wish to Boost the
Interests Of the City.
MOVEMENT WILL GO o
Vigorous Committee 10 Trail Ship
ments From Washington Which
Are Delayed.

he editorial in The Times Wednesdai
entitled The BTeath-Taking Stage, arr
treating Of the disposition Of a certaii
element ci the city's population L
throw cold water on the project for &
greater Washington, has excited wide
comment and much favorable criticism.
The men who are behind the movement
praise il in highest terms.
II describes a situation. indeed. which
all Of them have observed There ara
many persons in Washington who havs
delighted in casting cold water upon an
enterprise which they lack the civic
spirit and loyalty 10 seek 10 advance.
we are going 10 succeed. said one
Of the directors OF the Jobbers and
shippers Association. whether We have
the help Of the croakers or not OF
course. we need and want the help Of
every citizen OF Washington. whatever
his occupation or station ia LIE. There
should be no difficulty about our get
ting just this unanimous and hearty
support But we can get along without
IL.
Certainly though. IL is not too much
20 ask that those who DO not feel dis
posed 20 help should refrain from try
ing to hurt. II they are not with Us,
they might at least remain neutral. II
they do not believe Washington's busi-
ness can be and viii be largely increas.
ed by this movement. they might keep
their opinions 10 themselves
The Washington times., 1906-08-03

Chadwick Is honorary president. Rear
Admiral and Mrs. Chadwick viii sail
from New York for Europe Saturday
The Washington times., 1906-08-03
win Succeed Anyhow.

The movement viii succeed. There IS
no reason on earth why IL should faiI
and there is every reason why IL should
attain success We have the facilities
here 10 do business, and the business
TO preserve their reputation as prophets
they would better keep their dire pre-
dictions 10 themselves"
Meantime work goes on steadily. This
committees Of the association are steadz
ny pursuing the duties condded u
them
Where lies the responsibility for de-
lays in shipments from Washington 70
points South? This question, generally
regarded as the basis Of all complaints
from Washington shippers. Is being IN
yeStigated by tae suD-cOmmittee or the
Freight Committee Of The JObDers and
Shippers AssOciat tion.
Heretofore the existence OF the c0ndi-
ti0n has been the only tangible fact
upon which the committee and the as
s0ciatiOn have had 20 work Every body
has known that shipments from Wasl-
ington in a large number Of cases were
delayed an unreasonable and unneces-
sary time, but just who or what was
TespcDSi BILE for these delays nobody was
able positively 10 say
That IS what the committee VIII en-
deaycr 10 find out appointed at the
meeting of the general committee, the
consists or Charles w
Semmes. Edward II. DroOp. and Lee
IfCrTeil three OF the CblesL and bright
est OF the younger business men III the
city. Every one of them has suffered
from the delays in the transaction of
his own business and every one Of them
feels a personal and special interest in
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1906-02-02
FAIL WHEAT RAISING
IN ALBERTA.
The Spring Wheat Areas Are Rapidly
Increasing.

1t Is only few short years since
the impression prevailed that large
portion of the Canadian West was un-
fitted for agriculture. To such an ex-
tent did this impression prevail that
districts larger than European prin-
cipalities were devoted solely to ranch
ing purposes, and flocks and herds
roamed the ranges. But the agricul-
turist was doing some hard thinking,
and gradually experiments were made,
slowly at first, but surely later on. AS
result, to-day in Southern Alberta,
which was looked upon as the "arid
belt" large quantities of the finest
winter wheat in the world are now
grown, and so satisfied are the farm
ers and buyers that the industry has
passed the experimental stage that
elevators by the score have been erect
ed in the past two years and others
are in course of erection, to satisfy
the demands that will be made upon
them in the near future.
Manitoba "No. Hard" spring wheat
has achieved worldwide reputation,
and there can be no question that ere
long mo. 1 Hard" winter wheat from
Alberta will attain similar repute.
The great market for this production
will undoubtedly be the Orient, and,
with increased railway facilities and
the erection of additional elevators and
Touring mills, largely increased acre
age will be broken to winter wheat.
The increase Of population in South
ern Alberta in the past year has been
largely due to settlers from the United
States, who have brought in capital,
and enterprise, and who have been
uniformly successful in their under
takings. A few more such years of
growth and Turkey Red" winter
wheat will wave from Moose Jaw to
the foothills. Information regarding
lands in the Fall and Spring Wheat
belts may be obtained of any Canadian
government agent.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1906-02-02
Killing for Glory and Honor.

1t is great thing, this glory and
honor of nations. For it men go and
shoot at perfect strangers without an
introduction and are shot at by them.
Those who are killed are heroes and
get their names misspelled in list.
The more of these there are the greater
the glory and honor redounding to the
credit of the nation supplying them.
The nation measures its glory and
honor by the number of it's ci,izens
slain. So this glory and honor must
be fine and noble thing.-St. Louis
Globe-Democrat.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1906-02-02
Happening of the Past
Five Days Narrated.
HOMEANDABROAD
News of the Busy World Boiled
Down So that 1t Can be Di-
gested at a Glance.
CONGRESSIONAL.

When the smoke of the liveliest
legislative battle of the session had
cleared in the house on the oath
Speaker Cannon and his organization
were in complete control and the
joint statehood program of the ad-
ministration had been adopted. Mr..
Lodge presented in the senate his
views on the policy of the administra-
tion in the matter of the Algeciras
conference over Morocco and also
with reference to San Domingo.
The house on the 25th passed the
statehood bill by the vote of 1914 to
$50. The bill as passed provides that
Oklahoma and Indian Territory shall
constitute one state under the name
Oklahoma and that Arizona and. New
Mexico shall constitute one state un-
der the name Arizona. Should the
terms of admission be ratified by the
residents of the territories in ques-
tion, their respective state constitu-
tions must contain clauses prohibit
ing the sale of intoxicating liquors and
plural marriages. The constitution of
Arizona must prohibit the sale of
liquor to Indians forever and that of
Oklahoma for 81 years. The foreign
affairs of the United States continued
to hold the attention Of the senate.
The first attempt at filibustering at
this session occurred in the house on
the 26th in a democratic endeavor to
defeat the provision of the urgent de-
ficiency bill waving the eight hour
law for foreign laborers on the Pana-
ma canal. The amendment was
placed in the bill in committee of the
whole after the house had divided
many times on every pretext which
Minority Leader Williams could make
the cause of vote.
On the 9th the house passed the
urgent deficiency appropriation bill,
Carrying SIS, ,216,103, incorporated in
which is provision that the eight
hour law shall not apply to alien la
borers on the Panama canal. 1t also
passed 262 private pension bills.
What is considered strike at the
railroads was taken by the house on
the 29th in the adoption of a resolu-
tion calling on the president to fur
nish, information as to the existence
of an alleged agreement in violation
of the interstate commerce law be-
tween the Pennsylvania, Baltimore &
Ohio, Norfolk &c Western, Chesapeake
& Ohio, Northern Central and Phila-
delphia, Baltimore & Washington
railroad companies. The Chinese boy
colt and the administration of the
forest reserves divided the attention
of the senate.