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The Washington times., 1906-02-26
Both Manufactured Words.

Reminds me- said Representative
Trimble. "of man down in Kentucky
named Luther Williams, who manufac-
tured words 10 suit his purposes. He
was a candidate fer sheriff, and was
speaking one afternoon. when he let out
this remarkable sentence: As everybody
knows, l am celebrated for my AMIGOS
ity.'
Kentucky hasn't found out yet what
'anigoSlty means. unless il is the ability
to coin words, for in that same cam
paign Williams had a joint debate with
his opponent. Don't you reconicate
me-" he shouted-'don't you attempt to
reconfcate met
g Why. Mr.. Williams said his amazed
opponent, Il wouldn't do such a thing
All right. Williams replied then L
extend the oliver branch of peace -
1T was this same Williams, Trin1bIe
continued. who was boasting about the
success of his son.
There's my boy Bill he said When
Bill went away he went down to Chat
tanooga and got along fine. He was a
Williams, and If you put one of that
breed on a bare rock they'd make liv-
in But Bill he wasn't satisfied there He
went over to them there Philippines
" Now he writes me he has got a
sugar plantation big as six Kentucky
farms and has got 200 of them aguinaidos
workin' for him.
The Washington times., 1906-02-26
An Impressive Object Lesson.

Malcolm Donald McEacharn, ship
owner and capitalist, sought to
crush the Australian trades unions
With the astuteness of a Loyala he
laid his plans, and with the military
genius of a Napoleon he struck at
the opportune moment. His victory
was complete The unions were
not paralyzed-they were pulveriz-
ed
Then what?
Then the laborers went into
politics.
With what result?
They have conquered the munich
pal councils and obtained minimum
wage and eight-hour day laws in
all Through state parliaments they
have secured factory legislation,
old-age pensions, and compulsory
arbitration. In two Of the six
states the labor party are the gov
eminent in Office. in two others
they hold the balance of power,
and in two others they are the di-
rect opposition" All this in eleven
years,
What of the national congress
the commonwealth parliament? In
the senate one-half the members
are pledged Socialists; in the house
of representatives the direct oppo-
sition are also pledged Socialists.
One year after the defeat of the
strikers, John Hancock. their lead
er, was sent to parliament Last
year McEacharn, lord mayor of Mel
bourne and union wrecker, was
beaten for the house of representa-
tives by labor candidate.
Twelve years ago the free trade
and protectionist parties divided the
suffrages of the Australians between
them Today the Socialist or labor
party is practically the only party
that is taken seriously.
Is there no lesson of caution in
this for the gentlemen who are
and operating the coal
mines of America? There is if
they are wise. There is les
son in 1t. indeed--a most impres-
sive lesson.
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has earnestly identified himself
merely added zest 10 the maneuEer
The effect will be good for the
cause or i'll as Mr.. Tillman de-
termines. No one who knows him
at all will doubt his honesty. That
he will urge the enactment OF Iegis-
laton, generally along the lines of
the Hepburn bill, with all his might
and mair, goes without saying. But
it goes equally without saying that
he will not retract a syllable of his
adverse criticism of that bill in its
present form and will attempt so
to amend it as to make it more
clear. more precise. ald more COM
prehensive. All of which will be
good for the cause.
And when this has been done a2d
the fight is over it VIII be a great
surprise if the strategy of the OPP
position has added a whit to the
difficulty IN the way OF railway rate
control or affected the President in
any wise save to define more dis
tinctly the issue between those who
stand with him for effective Gov
ernmental supervision over the
great corporations and those who
stand against such supervision. 1t
will be a pretty fight But the
issue will not be long In doubt
The Washington times., 1906-02-26
The February Jack.

There are all kinds Of lacks in
this world, but none of them are
worse than the man who thinks
a warm week in February in the
Capital of the United States war
rants a change in his underwear.
He belongs with that numerous
company who didn't know it was
loaded and saw no harm in rock
ing the boat-and in the end he
joins them
Washington is not a Southern city
in climate. 1t is Southern in a
good many things, but not when
it comes to weather, and. least of
all is its weather Southern IN Feb
ruary and early March. Mark
Twain visited us in April once and
when he got back North he wrote
one of the funniest chapters in all
his works on the outfit he used
While sightseeing at the CAPITAL.
Among other things it included rub
bers, palm-leaf fan, an umbrella.
a rubber coat, and a dGster. But
not even Mark Twain dared to make
fun over the sacred subject Of
underwear. He kept to one weight
of neither garments no matter what
he wore outside.
OF course this warning is wasted
on the jack. He will not read it
and would not heed it if he did.
AS for the rest of our citizens. they
do not need ii. But some fine dav,
in the course of the next two or
three weeks, when the back of your
neck begins to chafe and you get
so bOilin' hot you feel like going
indoors and putting on a negIige
shirt and a crash suit. ii may do
you good to sit down and think of
the jack who really does such fool
things. You will not think about
him long.
The Washington times., 1906-02-26
Work for the Capital to Do.

Mention was made in these col
umns yesterday of the need for
legislation in behalf of the citizens
of the next generation as repre-
sented in the children of today
Probably the most striking failure
of the District government, as then
set forth, was the utter lack of
protection against the employment
of little children. Yet not only
do We lack for preventive legis-
lation along that line, but the need
for it is so clear that one of the
Capitals foremost religious socio-
logical bodies, the Unitarian Club
of All Souls Church. has been i'm
PEELED TO say 10 Congress:
That there is an increasing number of
children under fourteen years of age
employed in mechanical and mercantile
establishments; that the hours Of labor
OF such children are frequently OF undue
length, that a number Of such children
are employed at night: that the moral
conditions under which many of them
are employed are not such as should
surround young children, that the en-
ployment of young children under such
conditions is injurious 10 their physical
and moral welfare. and viii eventually
lead to greater evils, and that the Dis
trict CT Columbia stands almost alone
among States and Territories in having
no law whatever for the regulation of
the employment Of young children.
That last statement gets inside
the reader with a wrench. Yet it
Is nightly true. Arizona, Georgia,
Hawaii, Indian Territory, Nevada.
New Mexico, and Oklahoma are the
Districts only associates in it's in
difference to children. In the Dis
trict, furthermore, there is abso-
lutely no time limit on child labor
and there are no officials for the
enforcement of such trivial restric-
tons as do exist.
A bill correcting this condition
for the District now PeGds before
the two Congressional Committees
on the District of Columbia. 1t is
conservative, moderate, and based
upon the practical operation of
similar legislation for other jurisdic-
tons. Unless it is given special
emphasis it will probably be ne
elected in the greater interest of
Congress in other matters. Its
rescue depends upon the people of
the District, particularly upon those
people as they have organized into
citizens and business mems asso-
Citations. Its enactment will not do
the whole work of safeguarding the
children Of the Capital; but it is
the first step and Indispensable.
What is the District going to do
about it?
The Washington times., 1906-02-26
Cannot Prevent
Flirting by Mail

PHILADELPHIA. Feb AssistanU
Postmaster Knowles, of this city. shares
the opinion of Postmaster John Francis
Of Allegheny, that flirting by mail is a
decided nuisance. but unlike his contem-
poTary. he does not believe that the law
can prevent the carrying on Of a cIandes-
tine correspondence among minors
through the general delivery window.
He said:
We receive hundreds of love letters
daily; at least, imagine they are love
letters, by the happy expressions of their.
recirtents-we'Ve all worn the same ex-
pressions some time in our lives
But what can we do? The law reads
that We shall hold letters for general de-
livery whenever We are requested to do
so, and unless the parent objects we
cannot stop youthful fiirtations BY mail
The only requirement is that the right
name and address be given"
Postmaster Francis, Of Allegheny saws
that under section 613. of the Postal laws
and regulations. mail for minors T1uv
be delivered TO the parents or guardians
of the youngsters, and he has ordered
that all Irritation letters. in which incor-
rect names and addresses are given. snaII
be conf1scated and the parents Informed
of what is taking place
The Washington times., 1906-02-26
CHURCH IN MORNING,
THEATER IN EVENING
Actress Before Church Alliance Pro-
poses Novel Way for Divid-
ing Sabbath.

CHICAGO. Feb. 2s.-In an address be-
fore the Actors Church Alliance at its
annual meeting Miss Sorah Truax. lead
ing woman in a theatrical company aU-
eparing in Chicago. advocated the cur
tai1ment of Sunday religious services
in chuch to morning services only. As
a substitute for evening services she
proposed that chuTchgoers attend the
atrical performance.
There are many persons who can at
tend tile theSter only on SUNDAY she
said. What can they do? The minis
tiers expect them to come to church, but
the church cannot offer them tile diver
sion to which they ale entitled after
long. hard week of work Therefore let
the people go to the church in the morn
ing and TO the theater at nigh,
The Washington times., 1906-02-26
PICK ADVISORY BOARD
TO DESIGN CATHEDRAL
Noted Architects and Art Connoisseurs
Will Assist Bishop Satterlee and
Trustees of Undertaking.

Bishop Satterlee and the board of ma
tiOnal cathedral foundation trustees have
selected the following board TO assist
them in arranging a plan for the selec-
ton of suitable design for the cathe-
dral: Daniel r. Burnham. of Chicago;
Charles z. McKim, of New York; Sir
Caspar Purdon Clarke. OF the Metro
politan Museum; Prof. Charles H.
Moore, of Harvard University. and Ber-
nard r. Green, of Washington. who su-
perintended the building of the Library
of Congress.
This committee recently held a pre-
liminary meeting at the bishops house,
w.,h the exception of Mr.. Burnham,
who is travelling in Europe. During his
visit Mr.. Burnham will consider the
architectural questions to be determined
AID report upon his return.
The Washington times., 1906-02-26
WASHINGT0N'S LOVE FOR A
TORY. MAID Is RET0LD

Would George Washington have been
the Father of His Country had he
won the heart of Mary Phillips?
Grave doubt as to this was expressed
yesterday afternoon by Chaplain c. G.
Pierce, Of Fort Myer, in his address be-
fore the Boys Brigade of Washington
and the Boys Department of the Y NJ
G. a, at their joint Washington Birth
day service in the Y. NJ. c. A building
Chaplain Pierce made interesting ref
erenceS to many incidents in Washing
ton s life one OF them being his courtship
Of Mary Philips. the Tory.
The Washington times., 1906-02-26
Aligning the Forces.

A great deal of head-scratching
is going on in various newspapers
over the vote of the opponents of
railway rate revision in the Senate
Committee on Interstate Commerce
to intrust the Hepburn bill to the
care of Senator Tillman. The ex-
PLANTATION is not far to seek. 1t
is simply that the anti-railway-rate-
control Senators sought to discredit
the project by giving it into the hands
of the man they themselves regard
as the most radical member of the
upper house. That this radical
WAS also the most outspoken critic
Of the President, and the project a
measure with which the President
The Washington times., 1906-02-26
LADY ABERDEEN
RULES OVER SOCIETY
Efforts to Promote General
Welfare Felt in Dublin.
FAVOR P0PLIN COURT DRESS
Green Costumes Of Blarney and Donegal
Tweeds Worn by Ladies in
Vice-Regal Set.

/ DUBLIN. Feb 26-SIace her arrival at
! the castle. Lady Aberdeen, the wife Of
/ the Lord Lieutenant OF Ireland, has been
making her influence felt more and more
widely in all branches Of social affairs.
/ This IS true not only Of the formal en-
/ tertainmeuts at the castle. though IN
this direction also the Aberdeens are
fast increasing their popularity by the
liberality at their entertainments, but
even more in the active and practical
interest she shows IN her efforts to pro-
mote the general welfare OF the people
In this sense il IS noticeable that she IS
more Irish than many Of the Irish, and
under her regime Irish industries and
Irish products are acquiring a vogue
that is bringing unwonted prosperity 10
The Dublin manufacturers and trades
men.
The wish to which she lately has given
formal expression, to the effect that
ladies attending court affairs should
wea- poplin as much as possible IN
preference TO English and French dress
fabrics, has almost the weight Of a royal
command. IT Is in reality a beautifully
soft and delicate material. and as the
majority OF the English women who
have come 10 Ireland in her suite or as
visitors needed little more than her ex-
ample and the seal of fashionable ap-
prevail 10 win them to an acknowledge
ment OF its virtues, the manufacturers
Of poplin are working overtime 10 in
crease their output in order 10 meet
the demand. It seems as if IL would be
a case Of the wearing of the green at
the castle from morning to night, as
nearly all the women in the vice-regal
set have sent 10 a well known house in
Dawson street 10 order green dresses,
some OF which are TO be in BlaTney and
Donegal tweeds-
Poplin is TO be the material Of Lady
Aberdeen's gown for St. aPtrick's night
which viii be emerald green in color
while the entire corsage is composed
of Carrickmacross lace. It is not gen
orally known that Lady Aberdeen pos
SeSses the finest eme-alds in the four
kingdoms, and though the famous
Hope emerald, owned by Lady Vim
borne. and a necklace of uncut emer-
aids belonging to Mrs. George Keppel
are particular rivals to any Individual
stone or piece of iewelry owned by
the Countess, the caS<ets in which the
Aberdeen heiTiOOms have been handed
down through generations contain a
collection Of the beautiful green stones
which is Unequaled.
Another instance Of Lady Aberdeen's
Irish proclivities is found in the efforts
she is making to set together a band
consisting entirely Of Irish harps 10
perform at all the Castle entertain
ments. Though some difficulty has
been met in finding enough skilled
players. the innovation is welcomed as
charming, both from the musical and
patriotic point of view. The day of
the shamrock also has come again.
and the Castle florist has sent out
practically q care blanche order for
all the shamrock that can be sent in
from the country around Dublin for
each days decoration at the castle
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young people, until they u -
its meshes. N'
Two rings were used. k,.-
- -, - Iral,l, illsisii!s me gfVoHhnd
80 r. $50 80, : @'iiei VI ilIs us pne
vice. each drank a spoonful a.
concluding prayers We're Safe
couple then began the weldon
around a small table which I'D
for use in the ceremony.
Showered With Comic
While the march was in pre-
guests shCwered the bridal q p
confetti and rice until the Is
literally lined with candy. /
turesque custom is supposed
cate the wish that their lives
full Of sweetness. Congratulaa7
received. each guest giving D.
and groom a hearty handclas
kiss.
After the reception the bt
groom were driven about the
an open carriage. followed |
guests in other vehicles. The d
still attiFed In her wedding
white crepe de chine over VII
wearing a tuiie veil caught Wit.
mOnd ornament.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chacouas met c
months ago, when their engagen
announced. The match was ARA
their parents. and the young PEI
never talked with each other uu
they became engaged.
The Washington times., 1906-02-26
LUNCHEON IN HONOR
OF MRS. FAIRBANKS
Mrs. Loose Charmngy EnteltainS at the New Willard
kumored That the LongworthS May Stop at Ellis
Honeymoon Cottage at Palm Beach.

Thora Strong. to Mr. Honalds. of New
York. SATURDAY. They will return here
tomorrow or next day.
Bishop and Mrs. Satterlee gave an at
home Saturday afternoon. at their house
in Massachusetts avenue. for the faculty
and the young women of the Cathedral
School. who were invited TO meet Mrs.
Barber Walker. Of New York. who. next
year, Will assume the duties Of princi-
pal
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Gutenberg cele-
bTaJed their sixth wedding anniversary
by a supper party at their residence at
9 O'Clock last evening, the event being
the hosts twenty-ninth birthday The
table was beautifully decorated in
white and green. and there were d num-
Der of pretty gifts in remembrance of
Among the guests were Mr. ana Mrs.
7. Gutenberg. Mr., and Mrs II. often
berg. S. Gutenberg, Mr. and Mrs \.
JacOby. Mrs. r. Melnicove. mother of
the hostess; Mr.. and Mrs. I Levy. Mr..
and Mrs. NJ Cohen Miss Birdie OF
tenbeTg. Louis Gutenberg. Mr.. and
Mrs. A, Breslau, Mr.. and Mrs. r
Smith Mr. and Mrs ?. Katz, Mr.. and
MoseT, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. ROsenthal. and
Mr.. and Mrs. SpitteH.
The Counselor of the British Enbas-
sy and Lady Susan TOwnley entertained
at dinner Saturday night the French
Ambassador and Nine, Jusserand, Mr..
and Mrs. Parsons, Mr.. and Mrs. LoriI-
lard. Mrs Lawrence, Miss Bosrdman,
Senator Brardegee and Senator Al
driCh.
Mrs. ". II. Sholes VIII receive from 3
to O'Clock at I0l Maryland avenue, this
afternoon. She will be assisted bV Mrs
F. S. York, Miss Major, Mrs. r. w.
Spaiding, Miss Letta Fisher, and Mrs.
". J. Hutchinson.
Mrs. Robert L. Russell will receive this
afternoon at 1I09 Fairmont street as
Sisted by Mrs. J. Bright Handy. Mrs A
Z. Grant, Miss Blain. Miss Ethel In
gram, and the Misses Irvine.
Mrs. Roosevelt and children returned
to the white House yesterday from a
several days cruise in the Sylph, on the
Potomac.
The Washington times., 1906-02-26
GREEK COUPLE WEI
WITH QUAINT RtS
"o'o "iea'"S J0ired by oatih NoOon During 4nY,
Kissed All Hands, and Then Drove Around
In Finery In Open Carriage.

One Of the most picturesque marriage
ceremonies ever performed in Washing
ton was that of Stephen Chaconas and
Helen N. Skiados yesterday afternoon
in COncordia Hall. in Sixth street Both
young people are members Of a small
Greek colony in Washington, and the
services were conducted by the Rev.
JOcium AleXopOulos. a Greek priest. resi-
dent in Washington.
The hall was filed an hour before the
ceremony and when the priest, robed in
a scarlet Yestment and tall inter. came
out 70 receive the bridal pair. all was in
readiness for the ceremony. Miss
Slziados had no attendants. but Mr..
Chaconas was attended by a best man.
Gus Dracos.
Both Closely Instructed.
The ritual followed closely that which
is used in marriage ceremonies in this
country. The officiating cIergyr an gave
each a long list OF instructions as to
his and her future conduct toward each
other.
When this part Of the service had
been concluded. the priest placed a white
wreath on the head Of each The
wreaths were joined by a white satin
ribbon and were exchanged several
times during the ceremony. Each time
the ribbon was twined about both the
The Washington times., 1906-02-26
HEBREWS URGED TO HELP
RUSSIAN REVOLUTIONISTS

DR. Maurice Korshet and Joseph Baron
dess delivered addresses last evening
before the Washington Bund. a Jewish
society Of this city. DR.. Korshet spoke
in English, but the address of Nj
BaFondess, who is one of the Hebrew
labor leaders of New York, was in He
brew.
He confined his remarks to conditions
IN Russia, and compared the uprising
there with the American revolution. He
said all crue Hebrews should help the
revolutionary movement in Russia all
they possibly can.
The Washington times., 1906-02-26
ABSTINENCE UNION HEARS
INSPIRING ADDRESS

Interesting addresses were made last
evening by Rev. Thomas Harlin. s. j.
Thomas Maloney, w! A Hickey
Thomas J. Clark. and James Lee at a
meeting Of the Catholic Total Absti-
hence Union in the parish hall of HOLY
Trinity Church, Georgetown
The next meeting of the union will
be next Friday evening at Immaculate
Conception Church. when J. Washing
ton Logue, of Philadelphia, general sec
rotary OF the Catholic Total Abstinence
Union OF America will make an ad-
dress
The Washington times., 1906-02-26
STRUCK BY TRACTION CAR.

Knocked down by the fender of Cap
ita1 Traction car on NJ street near Po-
tomac, Georgetown. Harry Ward. six
years old, of 3o55 Prospect avenue north
west, was dragged short distance and
slightly injured about the head and
body yesterday afternoon. The child
was taken home by its mother after be-
ing treated by Dr. Mcintyre.
The Washington times., 1906-02-26
LIFE AND LABOR.

Here. on a Ianguid deck how TRANQUILITY
we float!
Seafaring now seems easy. thanks to-
call it coal,-
Who biames US all for idling. on an idle
boat?
Fools stand and watch one moment
in the stokers hoIei
Arthur Stringer. in Every body Maya
zine
The Washington times., 1906-02-26

Parents of Allegheny g.
We're Informed.
MIS- SIvES C0NFISCA1
Pretty Maids Involved Declare Pc
master to Be a Ninny, After
Shocking Surprises

PITTSBURG. Feb. ai-If a persd
walking along the streets Of Aleghen
now got close enough TO two Or NOR
young girls 10 catch what they weTl
saying as they p-omeuaded, one was
likely 20 hear something ike this:
Isn't he the big niHny-" Wouldn't
Just like TO tell him = few things?"
I: IS John Francis, ex-member Of the
Legislature, now postmaster OF the
North Side community. they arc talking
about. and what makes them talk in
such a fashion IS the order he has issued
relative to the delivery TO minors at the
general delivery window of mail ad-
dressed to them.
He has found in the postoffice -egu-
la1ons the authority which suStains him
in the stand that in future he Will send
to the parents of the young people Who
have been making use or Uncle Sans
mails for an exchange OF tender mes
sages all mail addressed 10 then.
Mr. Francis has issued his order 10
this effect, and sends 10 a number OF
homes highly-scented rnissives that were
cohhscated as they came 10 hand.
Wake Up With a Jar.
The rumor Is that several scenes took
place at a number OF homes where the
investigation made by parents OF strange
letters from unknown correspondents Of
their daughters brought fathers and
mothers 10 a realization Of q state OF
affairs that amazed them.
Postmaster Francies refused to discuss
the case. bit it is said that he mas been
conducting an investigation for about
three months. and was alarmed over
the number OF school girls and cash
girls in stores. ranging in age from
twelve 10 sixteen. who were having
theIr mail addressed in care of the gen
eTai delivery. II was also discovered
that the youthful sWetheartS were Wr5t-
ing their letters in the postofice.
section 5t5 OF the VOStaI laws Is the
one upon which Postn aster Fraucies
bases his action, and he says Il will b.
rigldiy enforced He says that ne is
dolnE IL for the good of the city ana
has NOT allowed sentimeutality 10 inter
into the case.
Section 6I3 is Is follows:
" here minor children reside with
their parents. The father or. If me be
dead. the mother. generally is ent{tISJ
10 direct the disposition Of mali matter
addressed 10 The minors and uuieyss
the minor be under GUARDIANSHIP. nav
authorize another TO receive mail matter
add vssed 10 them
Smiles Change to Frowns.
When young women called at the
Dostoftice and asked for their mali
they were shown the order. which is
posted in the postofice. and expectant
smiles turned TO drawndovn expressions
at the corners of their mouths. Ana
when explosions occurred upon the re-
ceipt Of the letters at their homes. their
feeling toward the Allegheny postmaster
could not well be expressed
Nhiie ar; Frances has gained the
enmty OF the young people. he did as
he thought best. for there is a ruroor
that some OF the CORRESPONDENCE from
the girls was to men of mature wears.
and IL is this condition e,sDeciaI1xl -.
the law Is intended to m ct.