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The Washington times., 1906-04-26
LeSe Majesty in Iowa.

Those Western governors who
have been showing increasing dis
position TO run their political af-
fairs without reference to the
wishes of the Washington delega-
tion from their States are making
trouble again. Governor Cummins,
of Iowa, is in the midst of a hot
campaign for third nomination.
The two-term rule has been sacred
in that State, and just to keep it
inviolate, all the politicians, Federal
officers, railroads, pOstmasters, and
the Washington delegation pooled
issues TO keep him out.
Painful to relate, the governor
took the bit in HIS teeth, and went
a-stumping around his State. With
about 300 delegates thus far chosen,
he has lead of nearly 200, and
the opposition can't even find a hole
TO crawl into. IT is now suspected
that he is going to sweep the State
as he never did before. If he does
so, his victory will put him into
the Presidential class. and in 1908
he will be asking the Iowa delega-
tion to a national convention-sup-
posed heretofore to be Secretary
Shaw's asset.
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where they were most needed and
where they would do the most good.
San Francisco would buy American
steel, and get it for the lowest pos
sible rates and in the shortest pos
siole time. Other cities would take
that from abroad. The whole situ-
alton would be equalized and simpli-
fed.
We doubt very much whether free
admission of European steel for
a year for San Francisco alone
would be of much benefit TO that
city. There can be no doubt that
free admission of all structural
steel for that period would do much
good. And aside from contributing
TO the rebuilding of San Francisco,
1t would give the country "A practi-
cal object lesson in whether the
foreigner pays the tax or not. 1t
would be very pleasing to see a
demonstration on this point.
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MACHINE GUN TO NOW HAVE
PLACE In REGULAR ARMY
One Company to Be Attached to All Infantry and Cavalry
RegimentS-Unted States far Behind
Other Nations.

Following far behind the leading mill
tary nations of the world. the United
States has at last acknowledged the
efficacy OF the machine gun. and it
seems likely soon TO come into general
use in the regular army.
Experiments in organization for the
successful handling Of the machine gun
are being made, and 81 Is proposed TO
have a machine gun company attached
10 every infantry and cavalry regi-
ment. so that the next time oppor-
tunity for campaigning on any i'm
portant scale is offered the American
army il viii go strengthened with
weapons Of this deadly type.
The strange feature of the Govern
ment's belated recognition OF the value
OF the machine gun is the fact that
the gun Is really a Yankee invention.
the product of the brain of DR.. Richard
Calling. a Southerner by birth. but a
resident OF Connecticut DR.. Calling
made a great success OF the invention
OF agricultural implements and ma
chinery, and turned his attention 20 the
invention OF weapon so deadly IL would
wipe out armies and conduce To peace.
because he was deeply grieved over the
civil war. So, early in that great con-
fict. he invented the Calling gun. and
in 1852 approached the United States
Government with a proposition for the
adoption OF this weapon but the pow
ers al Washington would have none OF
il. Disappointed. Dr.. Gatling turned 70
France. exhibited his weapon at the
Paris exhibition preceding the Franc0-
Prussian war. and made convert of
Napoleon III. The latter offered TO buy
the gun. but DR.. GstIing was unwilling
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HuSk, or Kernel?

This proposal TO give San Fran
cisco the benefit of free admission
of building material for. say a year,
will bear some looking into. 1t is
not to be presumed that Congress is
going to outrage the most delicate
feelings of our standpat friends
unless by so doing it viii accomplish
some good for the unfortunate Cali
fornisns. The question is whether
this proposal viii do that.
There must be plans, specifica-
tions, drawings, details. for the new
steel buildings of which the new
San Francisco viii be built. When
these have been made the steel
manufacturers. say Of Belgium, will
want them as guides in manufactur-
ing the steel. Then when IL is ready
the steel will have to be. shipped
around the Horn i'm order 10 save
eomething on the freight. To ship
it to this country by boat and
thence from the Atlantic 10 the Pa
cific coast by rail would save time.
but it would he 50 expensive that
the money saved by suspension Of
the tariff would be added again in
haulage charges.
There is an immense production
of American steel within easy dis
tance, time and freight charge, of
San Francisco. Would it not be far
better, if San Francisco is really to
be benefited. to admit structural
steel free for year TO all ports
of this country? Then Belgian and
German and English steel would go
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How Much Will You Give ?

You now have either at home or
at your desk blank on which to
enter the amount you are able 10
give toward the relief of your fell
low-Americans in San Francisco.
Tomorrow one of your neighbors,
a business man enrolled on the
local committee, viii call at both
places TO collect the pledge and as
much of the subscription as you
are able to give that day.
Your part in this work of helping
your stricken fellows is thus
brought directly home. 1t is also
made as easy for you as possible. If
YOU are willing to give at all. now
is the time.
Today the thing for you TO de-
termine is what you, yourself, in
view of your income and your SYM
pathy for these unfortunates. are
willing TO do. You will have to
ask yourself this question:
els my sympathy a matter of
words only
When you have answered it as
YOU ought to answer it, then viii
come this other question::
How much can 1 give?'
1t may be easier for you to tell
how much If you put yourself in
the place of your neighbor out at
the Golden Gate. Suppose You had
lost your home and your family was
huddled in a relief camp. Suppose
YOU had to begin all over again, not
TO build up a business alone, but
to make a home. Suppose you had
been exposed TO a rain half a day
and had TO sleep in wet clothes. Sup
pose all about you was the danger
of sickness, epidemic, PrivatiOn. How
much would you think man could
give whose income was 1900
year?
Surely not less than a days
wages.
That is your part TO do with this
blank. Are you willing to do it?
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FOR THEIR DEAD, TEARS;
FOR THEIR HELP, GOLD
By DOROTHY DIX.

ike drunken men in the streets 4
thousand tongues Of fame leaped forth
and that which a moment before had
been the embodiment OF human happi-
ness and power and prosperity Was 4
thing OF lamentatiOn-a twisted, shat
tered heap CT ruins that mOcked the
vanity and bOastfulness of mans en-
deaVor.
hear the muffled death cries OF those
caught under the falling walls: / hear
the bitter walls OF wives torn eron Their
husbands arms. the weeping of the
mothers who have lost their children
and who refuse 20 be COmforted because
they are not
see the tragedy Of the wrecks of for
tunes-men who stand above blaCkened
ruins that represent the toll and the
Weariness and the sweat of all the years
o. their manhood and VINO see be-ore
them the yawniug gates OF the poor
house for their old age
The very light % day X daTkened
with the shadow Of a disaster 50 spPall
ing. What man has done man may d.
again a greater and more beautiful
city viii flower out of the ashes Of thr
San Francisco that lies prone and desc
same.
1t will Jack a certain wild and un-
tanned note. a certain favor OF adven-
ture that belonged 10 the DAYS Of The
But it is the real loss. the real suffer
ing. the agony of breaking hearts and
ruined fortunes that we mourn TO-DAY
and that make US stretch our hands iu
vain cOmpa ssiOn TO the men and women
who are sitting amid these wrecks q!
their desolated homes.
For the sorrows. for their dead. We
give our tears. for their help we give
our purses. for their sustaining Ue OFFER
our words OF cheer and comfort
But nature. that has taken toll OF
them. shall restore TO them in fuller
measure. and San Francisco will reign
a queen again IN added power and
beauty
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one European nation should have the
weapon unless all had il, since only
thus would the annihilation of war be
possible. DR.. Gatling calculated that il
Napoleon alone had the gun he would
proceed TO conquer Europe. he and Ma
pOleon did not close a deal. but soon
afterward Napoleon set his inventors
at work and they evolved machine
gun. called the mitrailleuse-
Then came the Maxim gun, invented
by Hiram 5. Maxim. native of Maine
The British army took the Maxim 10
the Sudan. and there II played havoc
with the natives who charged the Eng
the Calling in Indian fighting about the
same time. with much success, but
there was a failure to profit therefrOm
10 the extent OF organizing machine
gun companies The German army pro
ceeded TO organize machine-gun com
panies and attach them 10 infantry and
cavalry regiments.
The American army kept behind the
times IN this matter. and when the
Spanish war came no progress had
been made. At Santiago so little pro
that II was left for an infantry office
Lieutenant Parker. 20 secure perulis-
sion 10 operate half a dozen guns The
Americans used few machine guns IN
the Philippines and none IN China The
Boers. however. used machine guns
with great success. and they were
adopted into various navies and used
on various occasions 70 good effect.
The japanese used them in the far
East and found them worth while. and
they have 50 often shown their value
that they have come 10 be accepted
by military men as almost Indispensable
Under these circumstances. forty years
and more since Dr. Gatiing nrst gave
this Government the chance 20 take
them up. machine guns are about 70
have a recognized place IN the United
States military Organization
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WIFE JOINS NEGRO SECT;
PASTOR ASKS FOR DIVORCE

CLEVELAND. Ohio. April 2s.-As the
result CT Mrs. Adelia Arnold taking up
the Holiness religion and going 20
live with a company of negro believers
in Chicago. the Rev l. r. 3. Arnold.
associate pastor with DR.. c E Eaton
at the First Baptist Church. began
suit for divorce
The Rev Mr.. Arnold is in charse OF
the reform work among newsboys II
the church in which John ID. Rookie
feller is interested
They have FIVE daughters. all grown
up Mrs Arnold went 10 New YORK on
a visit. and there became acquainted
with teachings which the clergy mar
calls '-fanatical." He says MS Tlte mas
taken her daughters with her aii. al
have Joined a company Of negroes
Chicago
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James Jenkins. OF Georgia. The eere-
mOny was conducted by Rev r. j5e2
Sven. the beautiful ring service being
used.
A reception ana buffet supper follow
cd. after which. followed by a shower of
good wishes and rice. the young couple
started for q trip South.
The bride is a graduate of Business
High School. class 1904. at which time
she won the highest prize for merit and
proficiency a scholarship at the Wash
recipient of many handsome, ornamentai
and useful gifts
Upon their return the couple VIII re-
side on u street southeas-.
Among those present from d distance
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offer YOU my tears, oh beautltul ana
stricken San Francisco,
Nv pity adds but another salt drop
10 the great tidal wave OF sympathy
that has rolled in upon YOU from the
whole wide world, and that would
sweep clean. il anything could. your
miles OF desOlated streets and the
smoldering ruins that yesterday were
palaces.
know that il is vain. I know that
words al such a time are worse than
useless. for il has been said Of old thst
each heart knoweth its own bitterness,
and a stranger intermeddleth not with
it's sorrow: but. even so. we can but
stretch our unavailing hands 70 YOU
across the grave Of your great misfor-
tune.
see YOU as you were. the Siren or
the western seas, who lured 10 her the
bold. the adventurous. the daring and
the pIeasure-loving OF every land and
cline. Her speech A Babel or many
tongues. Her eyes, keen with the
shrewdness OF the yankee. veiled with
the mysticism OF the Orient Her
clothes. the latest cry from Paris. min
sled with barbaric pearl and gold
Prodigality was her birthright. for she
was the child or the JaSofs' NHo A"ullu
the golden fleece OF the mountains. and
bore Il down 10 make a soft carpet for
her feet.
So sat she upon the night upon a
throne of hills.
So slept she after night Of dance
and song and merry-making, and then,
in the pale. gray dawn the earth rocked
and swooned in the thrOes Of some in
tolerabIe anguish. buildings shook 20
their founda tons ard reeled and fell
The Washington times., 1906-04-26
GORKY AND ANDRENA
WILL GO TO CHICAGO
Noted Revolutionist and Woman Trav-
cling as His Wife Will Seek
Hotel Apartments.

CHICAGO. April 26.-MaNim GOrky
and Nine Andreiva. the Russian actress,
who travels as his wife. viii De in
Chicago on Sunday, May g.
This was the information which reach
ed Russian revOlutiOnists in Chicago.
and as a result they Immediately began
preparations for giving the author and
his revOlutiOnist cOnsort a rousing re-
ccption-
Arrangements have begun for a. mass
meeting on May 8 at the West Side
Auditorium. at which Gorky has prom
ised 20 appear as the principal speaker.
II is declared by Chicago revolution
lists that the couple viii seek hotel ac-
cOmmo odations in Chicago. Should they
be refused rooms they will probably be
given accommodations at the home OF
some Of their revolutionary friends.
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Twelfth street southeast. when their
only daue liter. Addie w. WIS married
to William A Both. of DennsylvjHia-
The parlcr- We're beautifully decorated
with palms and iilacs and were nice tc
overflowing with the relatives and
friends Of the young couple
Promptly at the ap0oinrcd hour. as the
wedding march was played oy Miss
Nollie Lusby. the bridal party appeared a.
The bride. who is 2 charming blonde. WAS
becomingiv attired in a dark blue broad =
cloth travelling suit with hat - nlatcn.
and was attended by Miss Matte
Thornton, wearing a gown OF pearl gray
silk. The groom was Rt.enGed by I'rof.
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PERMANENT ORGANIZATION
FOR PEACEMAKERS HERE

At meeting of the American Group
Of the InterparliamentarE Union At TIE
Capitol last night. motion by Repre-
sentative Sulzer of New York TO appoint
a committee 10 perfect a permanent or
ganizatiCn carried
Representative BarthOldt of Missouri,
chairman Of the American Group or the
Union, presided. and announced that he
would designate five Representatives as
members If such committee within the
next few days. Mr. Bartholdt made 4
e,lort speech in which he told Of the
work of the union at the conference last
August
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tor and Mrs. Newiands. Lieutenant and
Mrs TimmOns. Mrs Elkins Mrs Ar
thur Lee. Mr. and Mrs. George Howard
Representative and Mrs LongWOrth the
Financial Agent OF the Russian En-
bassy and Nine. Wilenkin, MIR. and
Mrs. Wayne MacNeagh, Miss Wet
more, the Misses Kean. Mrs Townsend.
the Minister from Norway and Nine.
HauGe, the Counselor Of the French
Embassy and Nine des POrtes de Ia
Fosse. Mile des POrtes de Ia FosSe.
Captain and Mrs. Clover. Miss Sheriff..
and others 20 the number or several
hundred In the intervals between acts
the women of the cast sold flowers. add
ing the proceeds 10 those OF the box
ONCE
Mrs. Richard H Townsend entertained
a dinner party last night in honor OF
Miss Pauline Morton. the guest OF Miss
Townsend. The guests were chosen
from the younger element OF society.
Representative and Mrs. J. Sloat Fas-
sett OF New York entertained AZ din
ner last evening Senator and Mrs. Bull
ing Mrs Curtis Mrs. Wells. Miss Sid
more. Commander Culver, Capt CIO-
man. and Mr.. Demby.
Gen. and Mrs. William r Draper
have closed their X street residence
and viii srend some little time at their
home I'm New England going later TO
Europe and visiting probably all during
next winter in Rome.
Mrs. Julis Luchs. Of 1927 I street, an
nOunces the engagement of her daugh-
ter. Miss Helen Luchs. 10 Sylvan Ben
singer. At home Sunday afternoon,
April q. from 10 s O'Clock.
Baron Hermann Won Hatzfeldt- Widen
bLrg viii succeed Baron Won den,
Bussche- -HaddenhaUsen as first secre-
tary OF the German embassy at Wash
ingtOn. He is thirty-nine years old and
a son of the late Count Paul Won HatZ-
feldt- WlldenbuTg. former German am
bassador in London Baron Won dem
manent official Of the foreign office and
will be attached 70 the department Of
higher politics.
August Belmont. OF New York is the
guest Of Mr. and Mrs. Perry Belmont.
of Scott circle.
Miss Malvine Woog. who has been
spending the past eight weeks in New
York and Rhode Island, has returned
10 her home.
Cards are out announcing an engage
ment that viii interest a great many
"
ence Gradwahl, who formerly resided
in this city. hut now Of Frankfort, Ind,
10 Alfred Levy.
Mrs. Charles Swartz and son. Samuel.
who lust returned from a Western trip,
are the guests OF Mrs Samuel Pack, OK
the Winchester
Mrs. Treitel, daughter and maid. of
Woonsocket. r. l.. are the guests of
the formers parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Woog-
Mrs. Edward Kohner. daughter Kath-
crime. and maid. have gone to Atlantic
City foi a couple weeks stay.
Mrs s Beiber and daughter, Mrs
Harry s Wolf. left town today for a
two weeks stay at the Lorraine, At
laptic City.
Mrs Sydney Heller and son, Law
renee. are in Atlantic City, registered
at the Lorraine.
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Two Alleys Redeemed.

The agitation over the alley life
of Washington is bearing good fruit.
One of the worst by-ways of Capital
life has already been cleared-what
is known as the o street alley, be-
tween y and o, Fourth and Fifth
streets northwest. Now another
has been fixed upon-Snow's court.
in the square bounded by Twenty
fourth, Twenty-ffth, / and K streets
northwest.
These two nests secluded in life
of an extremely low standard about
800 persons. They have required
watchfulness on the part of the
police out of all proportion TO their
population. Their people have been
shut out from association with
their neighbors and contact with
the higher life led by their neigh
bors as effectively as though they
were ten miles apart.
Shows court has an entrance so
circuitous that the average passer-
by did not know of its existence and
the curious would have had diff
Guilty in finding ii. Three or four
rows of houses in it contaminated
their tenants and spread contagion.
Frame buildings in that condition
are not unusual, but one of these
was brick and presented 10 the
health Office and workers in practi-
cal charity n problem of great diff
ficulty. Not all the disadvantages
of the old life viii be obviated by
the opening of the court into
minor street, but many of them will
be eliminated and the remainder
can then be solved with less diff
Guilty.
So, then. the city has made
start. 1t is a mighty late start and
IL is only a start at best But it is
something. 1t ought to encourage
the authorities 20 continue their
commissioner consisting of Major
Sylvester, Secretary Wilson. of the
Board of Charities, and Surveyor
Richards-until all the 29S alleys
have been opened Some of them,
like NOlan's court, between y, o,
First and Half streets southwest,
offer particularly good opportuni-
ties. That alley is shut in by two
tracts of ground, one OF them open
and ready for donation, and the
other closed by a row of cheap
wooden shacks. 1T ought to be
opened if it costs the city 100000.
But when it is likely to cost the
city less than S1.OOG il is criminal
10 allow the segregation of its 200
or 800 inhabitants another month.
Washington has 10000 citizens
shut in by-ways not unlike the o
street alley, Shows court, aud No
lan's court. We are bringing into
association with decent standards
only about 500 of those 10000. We
cannot afford to stop with that.
The Washington times., 1906-04-26

y powerful society has been or
gai-ized for the highly laudable
work of keeping the price of beer
within the means of the can-rushing
populace. This organization is the
Nierdeziliterabgab beag agitattinkemmis-
siondelegiertenversammlungspetiti-
tion. Now, isn't it a shame that the
constitutional lawyers in the rate
debate didn't sec that first?
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THE OLD DAYS ARE OVER

The old days are over; how pleasant
they were. the fine weather.
When youth and my darling and were
At horne and together,
And I'm still forgetting. ochone, that no
longer you're near me.
And turn to you still with nv tale, and
there's no one to hear me
Pail Mall Gazette
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THE ONLY WAY.

Mr. E. Con Mizer-Did you write to
that rrm which advertised a plan to
make desserts without milk and yet
make them richer2
Mrs. r. Con oMizer-Yes. and sen.
them the dollar.
did you get an answer"
"Um-hum. They said use cream ."
American Spectator
The Washington times., 1906-04-26

Statesmen who have political
duties at home requiring their at
tentiUn will be checrcd to learn
Speaker Cannon's opinion that Con-
gress is as likely as not to be here
till August. What is more. there
are plenty OF people in agreement
with him. \ member of the Senate
Committee on the Order of Business
thinks Congress is likely to be here
till September. He sees no outcome
of the rate contest in sight; the
Smoot ease is certain to be talked
about good deal II II gets report
ed; and. finally, he opines that the
canal question will keep the Senate
talking good part of month.
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Representative Bankhead doesn't
even get the poor privilege of Hob
sons choice.
The Washington times., 1906-04-26

All engagements which viii in the
least interfere with the tableaux vi
wants at the New Willard tomorrow
night or with the supper 10 follow, are
as nearly as possible being Cancelled
and the chances are that St John's
Orphanage win be much benefited by
the event. Mrs. Charles J. Bell, Mrs
Addison, Mrs Harlow and Mrs. Ere
mont Smith are in charge OF the pro-
gram, which will be delightful one.
while Miss Catherine Cullom Ridgely
has charge Of the supper tickets.
esses are giving supper parties. while
single tickets Al s. each have been dis
posed Of freely The supper will be
served in the downstairs dining room
a the New Willard. and there Will be
bouillon. lobster croquets. birds. salads.
coffee. and other good things. al of the
profits 20 go 70 the Orphanage.
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~ r. =.
Barberton. Ohio
Mrs. Julia Anthony Warfeld. widow OF
DR.. Evan ". Warfield, OF Howard coun-
", Md. and Richard l. Dunlop. sec-e-
tary Of the Richmond Chamber of Com
merce, were married al O'Clock We'd
nesday evening al old ST. PauTs p. r.
Church. Richmond. the Rev. Julian
Ingle, Of Henderson, y. c., a brother-in-
law Of the groom, officiating, assisted by
the Rev. Robert Forsyth, rector.
DR.. Edward Mccarthy. a cousin Of
Mayor Mccarthy. and a brother-In-Iaw
of the bride. gave her away. Frank
Dunlop. a brother Of the groom. was
his best man.
The ushers were George Wayne Ander-
son. Judge R Carter Scott. Egbert G.
Leigh, Charles SeIden, Charles Daven-
port. George FitzhuEh. and F. w. Chris
tian.
The couple entered the church to-
gether, the bride wearing a gown Of gray
crepe de chine, with gray hat trimmed
with Il sweeping white aigrette AMI pink
crushed roses. and carrying a shower
bouquet OF lilies of the valley.
Among the invited guests from a dis
tanee were Senator and Mrs. Arthur P.
German, Governor and Mrs Warheld
Senator and Mrs. Thomas Martin Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Willard. Attorney Gen
eral and Mrs. Anderson. Bishop and
Mrs. Alfred Randolph. Bishop and Mrs
Robert Strange. Judge CardweI. Of
Hanover county; Judge Stafford c.
Whittle. Of Nartinsville: Judge George
Harrison and Mrs Harrison, of Staun-
ton: Judge and Mrs. Gordon Robertson.
ana Mrs. Julia anthony BreckinIidge.
of Roanoke: Judge George Breckinridge
and Colonel and Mrs. Cary Breckinridge,
Of Fincastle. and many others.
The bride. who at one time made her
home in Laurel. is a daughter of the
late William Peasants Anthony. and is
related TO the Cabells. Peasants. Fitz-
hughs. and other well-knoWn Virginia
families The groom is prominenS in
social, business, and club life in Rich
mOnd.
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were Mrs Peter Thornton. Newport.
Ky. and Mr.. and Mrs L ". Sickler.
Barberton. Ohio