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The Washington times., 1906-12-05
QUESTION Of BATH
IN SMALL HOUSES
Business Men Express Their
Views on Plan Chung
ing Regulations.

To eliminate bathrooms from small
houses would undoubtedly lower the
standards Of living and seriously ham
Der the efforts being constantly made TO
uplifJ the poor. is the statement made
today by Charles r. Weller, secretary OF
the Associated Charities. following his
appearance yesterday afternoon before
Building Inspector Ashford to voice a
protest against the proposal TO revise
the present building regulations SO as
To permit the erection Of houses renting
at less than so monthly without a bath
room. Mr.. Weller and three representa-
tives of the Business Mems Association
were invited 70 give opinions pro and
con on the movement to require bath
facilities in all houses through require
m6ht ia the building regulations. Tie
business men TO appear were 3. +. Guy,
Charles W. Claggett. and y. F. Saul
all Of whom vigorously opposed the pro-
posed regulation.
The only way a poor tenant can COM
pei landlord to give him a bath room. -
continued Mr.. Weller, lis through the
building regulations, and / am sure
that II VIII be a great mistake to do
other than require this by law. I
reiterate my claim that the poorer
people would welcome the bath re-
quirement. and ! shall do my best to
bring il about"
Building Inspector Ashford will hear
Charles Linkins of the Business Men s
Association. concerning the need of bath
rooms on Tuesday next MT Linkins
has already expressed himself as strong
iy opposed TO any regulation which re-
CURED their construction in small
houses.
The Washington times., 1906-12-05
Tariff the Issue,
Opinion of Whyte

Senator Whyte Of Maryland, life
long Democrat, who began his career
IN the Senate soon after the civil war,
and who has some vigorous ideas Of
his own on what Democratic doctrines
are, does not believe the issues be-
tween the parties are in any way re-
moved by what Mr.. Roosevelt advo-
ca ties.
Mr.. Bryan and Mr.. Roosevelt are
SUI generis," said Senator Whyte-
They have many ideas OF their own
which are neither Democratic nor Re
publican. For instance, the idea OF an
income tax is not Democratic. The
idea OF an Inheritance taxation Is
Democratic, but IL is as old as the
hills. It has come down from the
days OF Julius Caesar. There is no
reason why an inheritance tax should
not be levied. The idea Of national
control OF corporations is not Demo-
cratic. / do not consider railroad rate
Legislation Democratic. and / might
cite other instances 1t IS impossible
10 say at this time what the issues
will be in 1908.
1T is safe TO say the tariff will be a
leading issue between ths parties. Mr..
Roosevelt viii not take up tariff revis-
ion IN my opinion. He viii continue TO
stand pat. The short session will offer
no opportunity 10 take up revision. A
great number Of the questions which
the President has raised in his message
cannot be disposed at the short ses-
sion.
The Washington times., 1906-12-05
.SHIYERING BABIES
BEGGAR'S CAPITAL
Stood on Street for Hours
and Collects Forty-SiX
Dollars.

NEW YORK. Dec. 5.-TWo thinly clad
babies, one nine months old and the
other three years. and both shivering
from the cold. were the capital with
which a woman beggar worked on the
sympathies OF people passing Public
School No, -. at Houston and Hester
streets.
The suffering little ones excited sym
pathy. Hour after hour the woman
walked up and down the stret. the little
cnes crying IN the biting wind and occa-
sional snow .fdrrIes. Agents Dubert and
BFuggeT. OF the Children : Society.
watched the woman for an hour. Few
persons passed who did not give some
thing TO her. The agents arrested her,
and she broke into a TRADE against
them. They took her 10 Il police sta
tion aSd there satisfied the minds OF
indignant persons who had followed to
protest at the arrest by taking almost
a hatful OF silver and copper from the
woman's pockets. She had $3.50 in
small change. The agents said they be-
lieved she had collected more than So
during the hour they watched her
ATraigned in Essex Market Court. the
woman told a long story Of being de-
serted by her husband. and swOre the
children were her own. The police
doubted this She was held Ia $3.50 bail
for further examination and the chill
dren were sent TO the rooms Of the
Children's Society
The Washington times., 1906-12-05
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
PLACED ON RECORD

Columbia HeiEhts-Fenelon b. Brock
u. so ''
Massachusetts avenue northwest. be-
tween Twenty-first and Twenty-seCond
streets-LaTz Anderson ct UN. 20 Henry
EudjcOIJ. jT. original lots "a and u.
and part original lot T. square s., $40
Henry Endicott, jr-, conveys same prop
erty To Lars Anderson, SO.
Rhode Island avenue northwest. be-
tween Fifth and Sixth streets-Julus
a. Naedel et uN. 10 Jennie Howard and
Annie Clarkson, One-thiTd interest in
lot g square = OF 415. $40.
l5il First street uOTthwest-iaT
Freeman 10 William NJ. Mason, lot 229
square Go $500.
1919 T street CHARACTERIZATION Seuft
10 James II. Fsliu. lot -. square 23S. SO
y street northwest. between Four
teeuth and Fifteenth streetS-Edward J.
Doyle. part of original lot 2, square 2ll,
Meridian Hm-LnIian f. Hogan. ct
vir. Anderson. TO Robert Cook, lot p.
Hickman street southeast. between
First and Second streets-A J. Leo
Bergmark ct uN. 10 John Imirie. lot 40
square 736. SO
Hickman street southeast. between
First ard Second streets-T. Franklin
Schneider ct uX. To John Imirie, lot 40,
square 736. $40
Nineteenth and c streets northwest
George - 1aluDDtll 10 IlAAnaH A.
Campbell. One-half interest in lots 9, 10
Is, a. and part OF lot II. square I2S. SO
Meridian Hill-George d. Farr TO Mida
z Baldwin. lot y, block 3. SO.
Randle Hiehlands-U. ;. Realty Com
pany TO Willard G. Davenport. lots 4
and 5, block g. so.
Mt Pleasant aud Pleasant Plains
Charles J. Walker et uX. 90 Margaret l..
SchatZ. lot O.. block Z. $40.
Ninth street northwest, between l. and
NJ streets-Robert =. Cissel, executor, ct
al TO John r. Francis, part original
lot l, square sos. s..
ChiChester-Richard a. Dant ct uX. to
William J. Loughrey. lots 81, 30. IS,
block ,, $40
Alley between II and I, Thirteenth and
Fourteenth streets ncTtheast-Bruce :.
Branson 10 Elizabeth Grafton, lots 10
10 no. 10. l-6, l2f, square 1925. so.
Park NleW-Middaugh x Shannon, me,
70 Edward G. Finney and Jean ). Fin
ney, lot 81. square 3144. $40.
Thirteenth street southeast. between
and g streets-Frank 5. Collins 20
Ignauus Tlnaglia, lot 2O9. square lO15
$40
Effingham place-Daniel Pfel et uX
TO Bertha CobleuZer lot i. block 3, SO
Barry Farm-Mouumenta. Savings As
sOciatiOn to Henry +. Spencer. part lot
5. section = $40.
The Washington times., 1906-12-05
STOCKS IRREGULAR
DURING FIRST HOUR
Showed Decided Improve
ment Later and ReCOV-
cries Were Result.

NEW YORK, Dec. 5.-The stock mar
ket opened irregular. Among stocks that
were unchanged We're; Erie. Missouri
Pacific. Rock Island, Southern Pacific
and Sugar
The advance in the New York Central
dividend rate had a favorable effect on
that stock which scored "A net advance Of
rs. Some fractional advances were
made after the opening in a number OF
other stocks Before the end of the
first hour the entire market became
weak and prices all around the room
made material declines.
Government bonds unchanged; other
bonds steady.
showed decided Improvement and prices
before noon made recOyeries ranging
from y 20 points
An idea prevailed that some step had
been taken by the Government TO relieve
the money tension.
The Washington times., 1906-12-05
.FORGETS HERSELF
IN SAVING TEAM
Woman, ObliVious of Danger
in Warning Driver, Fatally
Hurt.

POTTSVILLE. Pa, Dec. 5.-In a fran
tic effort TO prevent a driver and his
team. from being struck by a train.
Mrs Henry Febley. of Schuylkm Haven,
became SO ObliVious Of danger that she
was run down by the onrushinS Loco
motive herself.
She lies in the hospital here with prob
ably fatal injuries.
Mrs. Fc2ley was on her way home. and
was going over a crossing 4 coal train
running south had just crossed the
street.
The guard gates We're up. and she
thought the road was clear when the
day freight running north came along.
While trying eXcitSdly TO stop the team
which was approaching from the OppO-
site side. she was struck down, and the
side wheels of the locomotive passed
over her foot, crushing it badly She
also sustained a fracture Of the collar
bone and internal injuries.
The Washington times., 1906-12-05
PROPERTY BID
At AUCTIONEER'S SALE

large crowd gathered at the auc-
ton sale yesterday conducted BY auc-
tioneers, Thomas ]. Owen & Son, OF
the property 827 Fourteenth street north
westwest. The property offered con-
sisted of a four-stOry brick store and
dwelling on n frontage of twenty-five
feet with a total of about 5000 square
feet of ground. It was said the build
ing was rented at 81 600 per year
The bidding began Immediately or
the announcement by the auctioneer of
terms Of sale. and rapidly mounted to
$24.75O at which price II was withdrawn
with the understanding that no bid less
than $1,000 would be considered. The
price offered which is fully $500 per
foot was considered reasonable for
property in this locality.
The Washington times., 1906-12-05
Graft Next Issue,
Opinion of Gaines

Representative John Wesley Gaines.
Democrat. OF Tennessee. said: I'm the
next campaign the object Of the Demo-
Gratis Will be- 10 eliminate graft and
corruption from the National Govern
mcnt. The voters VIII be asked 20 de
eide who Is sincere, the Democrats or
the Republicans.
THE Democratic party has furnished
the Republicans with statesmanship
long enough. Who Is sincere? The
party who has formulated these theories
and has reared them up from infancy
10 such a stature tlat they control the
thOughtfulness and judgment OF the
American people. This party is the
Democrats. The Republicans are the
cnes who have adopted these ideas, not
because they wanted 10 but because
they aIZed that they had 20 as a
means OF preservation.
Referring 20 question OF tariff re-
vision, Representative Butler Ames.
Republican. of Massachusetts said The
older and the more conservative Re
publican Congressman are opposed 70
revision. This inertia OF traditions must
be overcome by the energy and the
push of the more progressive members
OF our party. II is characteristic or
those welded 10 traditions To accept
without protest what is 1t IS equally
characteristic OF progress 20 push on
with the visor OF young blood for bet
ter things.
1T is neither logical nor good busi-
ness judgment To DELAY needed
changes or Improvement Nor docs the
thinking man wait for "a storm 10
break before patching a leak IN the
roof of his house. Nor can il be that
the lessons Of the past elections are
60 b- lost or misiurerpreted by the
former sIaUdpatters Of the House
Representa- CiVe Matteu Republican
Of Illinois said he had not thought
over the situation In this particular
light. hut ne very much doubted If
there would come time In the near
future when there would be no differ
euCcS in opinion ON which to base
political campai gns.
The Washington times., 1906-12-05
NEW JAP TREATY
PRESIDENT PLAN

President Roosevelt has already taken
steps 10 negotiate a new treaty with
Japan. This is the permanent settle
ment Of the Japanese controversy which
he proposes. That negotiations for such
a treaty have been started was learned
today from the highest quarters. 1t is
proposed by the treaty to give this
Government the right to exclude Jara-
nese coolie labor.
The japanese Government will have
the right 10 set American labor out of
Japanese possession. The japanese Gov
eminent will not press the school ,tues-
ton. but will leave II to the United
States Government to settle in the courts
or otherwise as II may see At. Presi-
dent Roosevelt has advised such mem
bers of Congress who are most inter
ested in this question what he TroposI q
to do. and he lsliaves Il treaty can be
negotiated that will effect a permanent
settlement.
The Washington times., 1906-12-05
ERRATIC RUBEN ESCAPES
FROM CONSTABLE'S GRASP

PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 5-The erratic
"Rube" &'addel. who has been doing
the coal regions since the close of the
baseball season, beginning In the role
OF a bartender and hunter. had an ex-
citing experience at Hazelton. Pa. re-
Gently a constable appeared from Col
umbia county with a v arrant charging
the erTatiC .twirleT with forgetting to
pay a board bill. ''Rube." however, had
no desire TO return TO Berwick and on
the pretext of arranging his toilet the
constable permitted him to go to his
room. But instead 'Rube" left the hotel
by d side door. jumped into an automO-
bile and made good his escape. The con-
stable returned TO Berwick. but swore
vengeance and vowed that he would
capture hic later on.
The Washington times., 1906-12-05
UNITED FRUIT COMPANY
EARNING NET Fl PER CENT
BOSTON De-

BOSTON. Dec. 5.-There has been
talk Of an increase in the dividend rate
OF the United Fruit Company, or OF an
extra" dividend. This is the reelection
Of the phenomenal earnings for 1906
Of p per cent. The management is so
firmly committed to the policy Of
making Improvement and extensions
out Of earnings that II is doubtful II
stockholders receive more than the
per cent distribution for the next year
or two.
which probably Will be unsurpassed for
some years. In the late fiscal year
the company was favored with a mild
winter, enabling il TO show profits in
every month and in the big earning
months from April TO September fruit
arrived in excellent condition
The Washington times., 1906-12-05
COTTO.i MARKET OPENING
MARKED BY INACTIVITY

NEW YORK. Dec While the un-
dcrtone of the market was quite steady,
business was not active at the opening
of the cotton market. Trade was Of an
eyening-up character and brokers were
holding 0H for the Census Bureaus Te-
port ana the Agricultural Department $
statement
Opening prices, DrcemDe~. $S4oH. 81,
January. 11-usU10-Oi- February l0.Il bid 4,
March 10 .2p010. q. April 1o--t0lO. 90. May,
Ia. SJ0l0.2G, July. 10. 44V1H.I5.
The Washington times., 1906-12-05
FEN Issues Remain,
CaHfOrnian'S View

Senator Perkins OF California laugh
ingly suggested that he could not see
anything ItfJ for the Democrats 20 EN-
pl0y as campaign issues unless they
were 10 fan back oH Government owner
ship OF railroads. which most OF them
seem 20 oppose, or free trade, which
very few of them would admit they be-
Ieved In. or the money question.
II think they could make out a pretty
good case by taking the position that
We have 100 much money now said
The Washington times., 1906-12-05
THE WASHINGTON MARKET

Following are the sales and quota
lions of today's market
Washington Gas As 81 .00GdIBl
W ashinston Railway and Electric as.
A-tftNbis. SdnUuS6ie, 81. .uJUas64s SlG0QN6as
500 h6@l. s5G1N s6ss $JUJ1ls6@t 81 p1n SOL
Chesapeake a. Potomac. Telephone SIS.
I.e0tulOd. Sl.GT0l06. 81. 0J0GlO5
Capital Traction. +OHIf5.
Washington Railway and Electric
common. 5u0 o., 50u43Is 5Uu42t-
Washington Railway and Electric pre-
Ierred, 500Si, 5pSIi4 5ns7ti 50q&7ls, 81
T>1
Washington Gas. i05u59 25a59. 25als.
2oH59 25tt59 25Q59ls 35H59. IO0a5sls
tnuyer 6pl, z5859is. 25U59iz
Lanstonr SN014ls.
Greene Copper. 4u26Ts
Mitchell Mining. l00d57s. IOpdJ7. 1000
So le|I57.
Columbia Fire Insurance 1000.
GRAPHIC. Com. 1918
After CALI :. Reg as S1J0IJ1blia
Washington Gas, per cent, si0oGI03ss.
Sl00UI03as
Washington Gas. 25a5a, 25a5s. a5a5s.
ZJH5s lornj3l. CDuyer co..
C'.Etal Traction, SnI44Ts.
Mitchell Mining, SQoNG t5uyer COZ.
The Washington times., 1906-12-05
u AND | FRATERNITY
TO PLAY THE NEWARKS

Tonight IN the Minute Mems ArmOry
the 4 and / Fraternity basketball
team VIII meet the crack Newark team
OF Baltimore.
The Fraternity boys lost their stride
iu the last few games, but tonight are
should result. There viii be dancing
= .L-L IL ..nL.- -ELa l-nA-u..-
The Washington times., 1906-12-05
ASKS FOR DISSOLUTION
OF PARTNERSHIP

Samuel Bensinger today instituted
proceedings in the District Supreme
Court 10 dissolve the partnership exist
ing between him and Andrew GIeeson.
and to compel an accounting and the
appointment OF a receiver OF a certain
fund alleged 10 be an asset of the part
nership.
Hamilton and Colbert are named as
counsel FOR the piaintiff.
The Washington times., 1906-12-05
MARYLAND FOOTPADS
GET FIVE YEARS EACH

ROCKVILLE, Md, Dec. 5.-James
Jones and Robert Carter. of the vicinity
OF Cabin John Bridge, were today con-
victed Of highway robbery and SEN
fenced 20 five years in the Maryland
penitentiary. Jones and Carter were
two of a band of six men who held up
William COmman near Cabin John
Bridge. on August ? 1905.
John Frey. also cOiored, was convicted
at the last term of court for having
participated in this robbery, and he is
now serving his term in the peniten-
tiary
The Washington times., 1906-12-05
Financial.
THE WASHINGTON LOAN
AND TRUST COMPANY

Office. Corner Ninth and + Streets
PAID-UP CAPITAL, 81 .000 OOJ.
SURPLUS $500 U00 EARNED
- Loans IN any amount made on ap-
- prov ed rsa! estate cola teral at rea-
sonable rates
- Interest paid upon deposits on monthly
- balances subject 10 check
This company acts as executor ad-
- ministratOr. trustee. agent treasurer.
- registrar. and in all other 1duciary ca
p3Clties.
- Boxes for rent In burglar and fireproor
- vaults for safe deposit and storage %
valuable packages.
JOHN JOY EDISON. .........---.... President
JOHN A OPE....-...-.....N Vice President
ELLIS SPEAR. ....--.. Second Vice President
ANDREW PARKER. ER...................T Treas sIIrer
HARRY C. MEEM. ..--..-.A Assistant Treasurer
BOYD TAYLOR R...........A Assistant Treasurer
THOMAS BRADLEY .-..... Real Estate Officer
FRED X EICHELBERGER-.-. Trust Ofice-
REAL ESTATE DEPARTMENT
Is prepared 10 assume the management OF
your real estate Careful attention given 10
all details.
The Washington times., 1906-12-05

1t was Gas stock today on the Wash
ington Exchange and old-timers RECALLED
the time when IL was one Of the great
iavorites Of the trading when sales
mounted up into thousands OF shares.
The tore vas strong. The buying was
good. But the selling, too, was not 10
be despised and al the close IL came
pretty near 10 being called a draw be
tween the two contending interests.
The bulls may be said 10 have gained a
slight advantage, as closing sales were
uactionally higher than yesterday, al
though the best prices Of tn, day were
not retained
The Washington times., 1906-12-05
WANTED---AN ISSUE
BY THE DEMOCRATS

the Senator. 4 don't know any other
basis on which they would be able 10
make an effective attack"
The Washington times., 1906-12-05

The American WOOlen Company has
filed with the secretary of state. the
certificates increasing the capital stock
from S65000.000 TO S75,0OO,0o0
National bank associations TO the num-
Der of 6,249 were in existence at the close
of business on November 30. with total
capitalization Of SS53,77LT75.
The directors of the Lake Shore and
Michigan Southern have declared semi
annual dividend OF per cent This puts
the stock on y per cent basis, The
dividend is payable January % lsOs-
Directors of CRANKY Mining Company
have declared a dividend of 8 per cent,
payable December 81. This Is the same
amount that was declared at the last
declaration. and makes Il per cent PAID
this year.
The directors of The General Electric
Company VIII meet Friday TO take ac-
tion on the dividend question. There is
a strong New York representation on
The board which fdV0TS putting the stock
on 10 per scent basis.
In lis war on Mayor Johnson's cheap
fare railway the Cleveland Electric
Railway Company has offered a two
cent fare in its uid for a cross-tGwn line
in the West End. Mayor Johnson
company offered a three-cent fare n us
bid.
one of the trustees in charge of the
Great Northern ore lands SAYS
In a few days we viii have the tenn
pOraTv certificates issued. and bT the
middle OF January all the permanent
certificates viii be i'm the hands OF the
Great Northern stockholders. as OF
record on the day the books close.
WlNle no meetings have been held t1
discuss the question, several of the dI-
rectors of the United States Steel Cor
pOTatiou favor. aU increase of L per
cent in the dividend on Tie common
stock at the meeting in January. Steady
uuerau uons for the mills are pretty Wei
assured for the first eight months OF
1907, and 10 is because Of this that the
directors favor an advance ir the rate.
The transaction Involving the trans
fer Of the Potter tract of iron ore lands
i1 Alabama to interests Of tEe Republic
Iron and Steel Company and the Ten
Uessee Coal and Iron Company has been
sonsummated av the format tiou OF the
Potter ore Company.
The 100000 So bonds i'm payment FOR
the property have been guaranteed by
the Republic Iron and Steel Company
and the Tennessee Coal and Iron Com
pany.
The Washington times., 1906-12-05
lContinued Ion Flrgt Pagel

lie has shown small disposition 10 admit
the sacredness of Democratic preten-
tions to exclusive ownership OF any good
thing Rumor is that he is going to add
tarin revision 10 the list of achievements
Of his administration, probably by the
processes OF an extra session next spriag
for U.is exclusive purpose IL ne does
that the Democrats will have slim
picking. They admit as much They
are not telling IL for pubiica ton but
Vdte. Since the reading of the message.
they have been giving more thought to
1t than ever before.
One Doubtful Issue.
There is left the issue Of Government
railroad ownership. which is more un-
popular in the Democratic South than
I'm the Republican North, If anything
1t is not at this time a promising issue
on which to make a national campaign
The Democratic party would hardly line
mp for il even if there were no other
issue. 1t would have to be Bryanism
rather than Democracy; and even If
Bryan were nominated il would still
stand as the candidst te's rather than the
party's issue.
True. a Republican revision OF the
tariff would not satisfy the Democrats
They might try 10 keep that issue alive
by denOuncing as unsatisfactory and in
complete the changes made by the
Roosevelt special session. But they
would make little out OF that argument,
II the politicians have the situation ac-
curately gauged. The old issue OF
States rights might be galvanized back
into sembiance OF effectiveness for
the Democrats. in view Of the tendency
toward Capitalization of authority in the
the Federal Government: but Democratic
proposals eli tend toward that same
sas.Hn HHH Hfa~a.H HHs.a y -.
monty conceded, would be hopelessly
weak
A Rather Large "But."
So there it stands: The President has
robbed the Democrats Of about all their
excuses for making a campaign IA 1905
But
And the but is a very large one.
The President is the one Republ-
can VINO stands as the oersonification
of active interest in these Democrat
policies urged Democratic leader
Let some other man he nominated for
President by the Republicans; "A Fair
banks. a Foraker, u Taft a Cannon.
or Anybody who would have "a show OF
nomination. and who does not stand.
H the public mind. for these aggres-
siye policies. ana what would be- the
Iesuit2 The sentiment iu favor OF them
which Roosevelt has created ana or
gauized would become reinforcement
~ the Bryan bempcracy. The banner
OF leadership would 1r turned over To
Bryan, and the hosts that OF late have
been following tlc progressive R0Ose-
welt 10 victory would follow the same
banner. in the hands OF another lead
tr. To the same victory
That's the Democratic side of IT, No
violation OF confidence is involved in
saying that d g. also the view ex-
pressed hy scores Of Republicans la
their comment OF the last tweuty-fOur
hours
The Washington times., 1906-12-05

Sales To noon TODAY fls. 100.
Total sales yesterday. I23.-o0.
y. & W. eX-diy. -la Ter cent
Del & LAX. tN-diN. 10 per cent.
The Washington times., 1906-12-05

National bank associations 10 the num-
Der of 6,249 were in existence at the close
of business on November 80. with a total
capitalization OF 1888. .I77,T15.