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The Washington times., 1906-03-23
A Presidential Appointment.

The "encroachments Of the Ex-
ecutiye" is phrase not infrequently
heard from the lips of Senators.
There is no department of the Gov
ernment which, judging from the
speeches of its members, is so in
sistent upon the separation of the
Legislative and the executive branch
& es, as the Senate of the United
States. And yet there is no branch
of the Government which is more
Inconsistent This inconsistency lies
in the attitude of Senator's toward
Presidential appointments.
Under the Constitution the Presi-
dent ''shall nominate and, by anG
with the advice and consent of the
/ Senate, shall appoint" BY the prac-
tice which has grown up, Senators
or Representatives nominate"
In connection with the statement
5 credited TO a member of the Senate
Committee on Interoceanic Canals.
that there is opposition TO the con-
drmation Of Joseph B. Bishop as
Canal Commissioner. it is pertinent
to note that Mr.. Bishop is a per-
sonal friend of the President; that
he was not nominated for the Office
of commissioner by one or the
other of the New York Senators,
and that his confirmation or rejec-
lion should be determined solely
upon his fitness.
In naming MIR. Bishop the Presi-
dent was proceeding on the assump-
ton that che shall nominate"
The Washington times., 1906-03-23
LAWYER SAYS WOMEN
CAUSE MOST DIVORCES
Declares That Eighty Per Cent of
Cases Were Initiated by Sell
fish Wives.

PHILADELPHIA. March 23--DivOrce,
it's evils and its effects were considered
at a meeting of the Social Science Sec
ton OF the New Century Club. AS an
authority on divorce by virtue OF his
having been chairman Of the recent ma
tionaI congress in Washington, Walter
George Smith the lawyer asserted that
- per cent of the 5000 divorces granted
last year in the United States We're fni-
tiated by women.
THE divorce evil does not so much
need remedial legislation as good. pure.
sensible women, who Will realize that in
marriage the guiding star should be duty
and not selfishnesS,' he said
II modern social evolution. in giving
10 woman the right Of property and a
recognition Of her individual dignity, IS
10 result in the destruction of the family
and The lowering of the moral tone OF
pire. we shall be paying dearly for her
emancipation and she shall have lost
Tar more than she viii have gained.
All the legislative eXpedientS that
nay be adopted will serve only as a
eheek upon this growing evil until the
women themselves seek 20 abolish IT.
There are 3,eoo tribunals in the
United States where the complaints of
m1smated husbands and wives NAV be
a year thrNe times as fast as the popU-
The evil itself win never be eradi-
Gated until the hearts Of the people are
turned back TO a higher conception of
the meaning or matrimony"
The Washington times., 1906-03-23
JUSTICE CLABAUGH AT
PHI KAPPA PSI DINNER
Several Washingtonians Attend Ban
quet of Philadelphia Alumni
Association.

PHILADELPHIA, March 23.-One
hundred and twenty members of the
Philadelphia Alumni Association. Phi
Kappa Psi Fraternity. gathered In the
banquet hail Of the University Club last
evening and celebrated the annual din
ner Of the association.
The fraternity has a membership of
l6.oO0. divided into forty-two chapters.
and covers practically every State in
the Union, while the Alumni AssOcia-
ton includes representa- 'ves of the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania. Allegheny.
Washington and Jefferson, Gettysburg.
Lafayette, Dickinson, nd Franklin and
Marshall colleges.
The dinner last sv q. = was a Jolly
affair. Each man W, s. -ovided with a
song book Of parodies. and this was one
Of the features of the evening.
j. II. Appel was tue toastmaster. and
among those eal.eG upon for remarks
were Harry NJ Cl2bLugh, cher justice
OF the supreme COJlI . the district OF
Columbia; a AiitcnC : Palmer George
Bramwen Baker, president of Phi Kap-
pa Psi Fraternity; Walter "a McCorfle.
of New York; Reg 'snomas L. Bickei.
and Arthur V. Smell, jt Washington.
Letters OF regret We're received from
United States Senator Foraker Repre-
sentative James Z. Watson. of Indiana;
DR.. Samuel @. Dixon health commits
sioner of Pennsylvania, and others.
Those present included men promi-
nent in science, literature, medicine.
business, and various other walks of
life
The Washington times., 1906-03-23
Senator Pettus Learning Things.

Senator Pettus, the young man OF
the Senate. is becoming familiar with
satan's ways Notwithstanding he is
serving his second term in that dig
nified body. there are many little
things that Senators do 10 make their
presence in the BIZ building known and
their Importance felt that he has yet
10 learn.
A certain ring of the elevator bell or
a snap OF their fingers as a signal for
page are some Of the few character
istics-
The young Albanian is not .'up''
10 those things He IS a close OBJ
server and willing % learn though
The other day, with a colleague. he
was on the ground floor waiting for
the elevator. Senator Pettus rang the
bell IN the customary lsymsn's way
one ring The elevator man paid no
particular attention He KEPT on as
cending 10 the gallery floor. Mr.. Pettus'
colleague grew impatient. He was in
no particular hurry, but II was against
his grain 10 wait
did you ring the belI2" he asked
Of the junior Senator from Alabama
Yes, I did" answered Mr.. Pettus
who hao become curious and inquired
why such a question was propOunded-
How many times did you ring ftp
was the next query OF the impatient
one.
only once" answered the young"
man. How many times il IL neees-
sary2 He .-lil get down here soon"
You ought 20 ring three times That
The Washington times., 1906-03-23
NANTELL AS RICHARD
MEETS EXPECTATIONS
Measures Up to All Demands of Role
Of Monster-King With
Better Support.

Robert Manteu in the role or Richard
III. az the Columbia Theater last night
added another notable Shakespeare
Interpretation 10 the two previously
given this week
The character Of Richard Is a role to
which most Shakespearean trsgedians
have been peculiarly partial 8Ir- Man
tell. therefore. courted comparison with
many of the most iIlustrious actors in
the history OF the stage 1t was in this
play that Mr.. MantelI first attracted
the attention of metropolitan critics as
tragedian OF unusual ability and ar
tistic perception His Interpretation last
evening was in no sense a diSappoint-
ment TO those who expected much or
him.
To adequately portray such a char
aeter requires consummate skill in act
ing. but most Of all a full grasp Of the
mental processes which must have taken
place in the mind Of this monster-kiug.
Mr.. Mantell measured I'D 10 the fun re-
GuirementS OF the part
His support was somewhat better than
on previous occasions during the week.
he role OF Lady Anne was probabI
the least satisfactory interpretation
Tonight Macbeth" will be presented
70 be followed tomorrow afternoon by
Hamlet Richard III will be re-
Deated Saturday night
The Washington times., 1906-03-23

The other day. when the Speaker took
the Republican Statehood caucus in
hand and made it stand up against the
Senate amendment 10 the bill. the iusur-
gents. who favored the Senate amend
ment, were thoroughly beaten, and
there was a large amount of gOod-na
tured kidding" on account Of H.
The next day Mr. Mann OF Illinois
went up TO Mr. Mondell. one OF the
prime movers in the insurgent faction,
and handed Mondell piece OF cloth
and cotton that looked like bandage
for sore spots.
4 think you need this said Mr..
Mann
He doesn't need IT. put in AIr Stew
ems OF Minnesota He made his fight
and got his licking like man. But
was beaten into line by the organiza-
tion IN spite Of the fact that NY convic-
ticns were the same as MondelPs I'm
the one with the sore spots. Give ne
the bandage
AIR. Mann, being one of the "organiza-
tiOn." began 10 think his Joke was not
so good after all.
The Washington times., 1906-03-23
Fast Reporting.

The other day one Of the Eouse omclaI
reporters gave an exhibition of skin in
taking speeches that has seldom been
eqCaled- Mr.. Littlefeld, easily the fast
est talker on the floor Of either house
was presenting an extract from a. news
paper which he wanted in the Record
DE read IL at his fastest gait. which
simply takes the ROOF of all ordinary
records, not expecting IL would be taken
IN shorthand. but intending TO turn the
copy over 70 the stenographers later.
10 ms surprise the report Of his remarks
included the complete and correct text Of
the excerpt some 2.000 or 3Ggo words.
taken as he had uttered it
M SOuIhard-S proposal 10 reduce sal
aries OF the official committee steno-
graphers does not apply 10 these who
report the speeches on the floor These
latter make the only verbatim report
that Is furnished OF the proceedings OF
any legislative body in The world. Last
summer one OF them was in England
and astonlShed the reporters OF the
House OF Commons by telling them how
debates and proceedings are reported III
the American Congress '-hey declined
10 believe some things he told. ana 70
make his word good he had 10 IA ke and
tTanscribe some sample speeches OF The
Fapid-fire English statesmen After
that he was a hero. and was gnterta med
in great style
The Washington times., 1906-03-23
MEETING WILL DISCUSS
SOUTHWEST IMPROVEMENT

OF the city has been arranged by the
southwest division conference OF the AS
sociated Charities. TO be held Monday
Ninth and d streets southwest. The
following addresses will be given:
Civic Improvement in the South
west" DR.. 0tillard F. Thompson. vice
president of the Southwest Washington
Citizens Association; Improvement
Through the Churches" by DR.. Weston
Brunner, pastor of the Fifth Baptist
Church: Improvement Through the
Catholic Societies" by William p. Nor
moyl, of the St Vincent de Paul So
ciety of St Dominic's Church; I'm
provemeat Through Organized Char
ities." by Miss II. Ida Curry, southwest
division agent OF the Associated Char
tiles
The Washington times., 1906-03-23
Bede's Twin Smiths

J. Adam Bede OF Minnesota. or state.
hood question. is in favor OF acceDtiue
the Senate bill admitting the Indian
Territory and Oklahoma. and payins no
more attention % New Mexico and
Arizona
This Statehood question he said. ia
a recent speech. ''and the effort 70 make
II out that Arizona and New Mexico are
on the same footing as the Indian Ter
rTtory and Oklahoma and IS much en-
uued 10 admission. reminds me % the
TWO Mormon sOys who went 70 school
Tor The first tii,ae out in Utah.
" nat are your names? asked the
teacher
replied
An, you are brothers. And how old
Both ten years old
brOthersT
on our fathers side
The Washington times., 1906-03-23
Even Such as These.

Romance stalks abroad in the
buried cities of Crete. Two archaeo-
logists, of all persons, have sue
cumbed to the malaGy OF the heart.
A full-blown professor Of archaeo-
logy at Smith College met a pro-
fessor who holds the chair OF
archaeology at Cambridge Univer-
sity, England. They loved. No
stern relatives objected to their
union. Their matrimonial affairs
were safe in Crete from interven-
ton. Nevertheless, they eloped,
Commonplace marriage would not
do, so romantic were these loving
archaeologists.
Alas, what an effect this unfor-
tunate affair viii have upon our
educational institutions for women.
The colleges, even Smith, may sur
yive, but little hope can be held ont
for girls boarding schools. If
archaeologists Will elope, no sane
reason can be advanced why senti-
mental school girls should not de-
scend a rope ladder, or, preferably,
one OF more substantial manufac-
ture, and fly with some equally ro-
mantle young mana football hero.
for example
The mothers of America will not
soon forget or forgive the eloping
archaeologists of Crete.
The Washington times., 1906-03-23
The Call Of Spring.

This is a big country. 1t has
some big cities. But, after all. the
Americanism it breeds is the same
everywhere. In witness whereof
let the skeptical read the following
head lines from the Paris. H..
SemiWeekly Beacon:
Baseball is looking up-Colts bid fair
20 have better team coming season than
ever before-Backstop is secured-DON
Williams, of Terre Haute. who has a
line record in minor league company. will
catch and act as captain
There is the touch Of human ma
ture which makes the whole Ameri-
can world kin. What advantage
have the metropolitan journals of
New York, Chicago, Philadelphia
(and Washington over the enter
prising Beacon of Paris? Baseball
is looking up, the Colts" are to
have a better team this season than
ever before; Dow Williams, of Terra
Haute. is to dominate the diamond
from behind the bat, and all that
remains is to hang up the tallies
on the score board and go home
TO a cold dinner.
We have all felt it. We all
feel it now. Ii is in the air. Bull
letins from Hot Springs are posted
in the House lobbies as to the con-
dition Of cunning left-handers and
the discovery of new floats" and
ehasers-" More than one Federal
Judge stares vacantly at the attor-
ney arguing on the Jurisdiction of
equity courts and rules inwardly on
the difference between a wild pitch
and passed ball. Even Senators
poring over acres of rail
road rate statistics peep furtively
out the Capitol windows 10 see IL
the diamond promises to be lust.
and fairly remunera-
tive"
This is a great country and base
ball is the national sport. We are
all to have teams this year better
than ever before" But while our
chests fill and We throw back our
shoulders, We don't want to forget
Paris, H., where Dow Williams, OF
Terre Haute, has beaten the umpire
and already run down destiny be-
tween first and second base.
The Washington times., 1906-03-23
CHARLES F. WARREN'S
PORTO RICO LECTURE

Charles f. Warren last night gave an
Illustrated lecture in Carroll Institute on
Porto Rico" The lecture wa the first
Of a series Of complimentary affairs OF
this character which the Institute VIII
give.
MI warren paid an extensive visit 10
Porto ftco on q commission from the
Department OF Commerce and Labor for
the purpose of collecting dasa an 80
nomic conditions there. He spoke Of tn.
palpable lack OF cleanliness in the
island and said that fully half OF tho
population Of the island who were over
FIVE years old could neither read nor
write.
The Washington times., 1906-03-23

don Mrs. Kimbeu. Mrs. Reyburn. Mrs.
Campbell. Mrs. Fremont Smith. Mrs.
Gandee. Mrs Wells and Mrs Robert
Bradley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Lee entertained
an informal dinner party Of twelve at
the Chevy Chase Club last night. in
hoHOf Of Mrs. Mckee, and later the
party bOwled.
There was q gay parade OF carriages
and automobiles on Connecticut and
Massachusetts avenues yesterday after
noon. in which Mrs. Nicholas LOngworth
ioined. using a natty little electric rina-
bout which she propelled at a rapid
speed She wore a brown costume. ana
a small brown hat. with a cockatOo on
the side.
Mrs. Stephen B. Elkins returned 10
Washington yesterday from the Virginia
Hot Springs where she has spent the
last Two weeks.
Mrs Julius c Burr..ws. wife Of the
senator from Michic al, left washing>
ton this morning fOT two weeks visit
10 New York.
Mrs. Richard Butler has as her guest
for several weeks her sister-in-law Mrs
Alice Butler Terry. OF Lexington. Mass
Or. and Mrs Fremont Smith were
among the dinner hosts OF last night.
The Washington times., 1906-03-23
PUTTERIN' ROUND.

Pretty old for work. L am,
Though / used to till my ground
In good shape as anyone
Now only putter round.
Way I used TO swing a scythe
Was a caution, tell you, though,
Down my acre any day
But I'm getting old and slow.
Still l keep the bundocks out,
And tho graDeVines up and trim:
And this eat-grandSon of mine
Takes my time a-watchin' him.
He's the cutest little chap.
Like his grandpap and his dad,
And that hoy OF mine / lost
When he was an eight-years' lad,
l make out to split the wood,
Like thiS-littie at a time
There's that baby. top the gate,
Beats all, how the feller'n climb.
Here. let's stay with grandpa now:
Build a cob house in the ground
Keeps me pretty busy?' Yes,
Guess II does, a-putterin' 'roundi'
Cora a Matson Dolson, in Watson
The Washington times., 1906-03-23
SECRETARY TAFT TO TALK
AT RED CROSS MEETING

Secretary Taft VIII be the principsI
speaker at a meeting next Friday att
ternoon at 40 o'clock in the BeIasco
Theater, under the auspices Of the Dis
trict branch of the American National
Red Cross Society. The purpose of the
meeting is 70 have the work of the So
ciety adequately explained
In addition 10 the Secretary or War
the speakers viii be Representative
David a. De Almond. Simon Wolf. Miss
Mabel Bosrdman. Col VaIery Havard.
and Capt. Charles Lynch. Colonel
Hazard and Captain Lynch. who were
with the Russian and japanese armies
IN the East, VIII give illustrated de-
scriptiOns OF the work OF the Red Cross
in the field No admission viii b.
charged. and cards may be Obtained
from the headquarters Of the society
in the Colorado building
The Washington times., 1906-03-23
Philippine Fortifcations-

The Senate had just stricken from the
fortifeations BIZ the small appropria-
tion fpr fortifying the Philippine Is
lands. on the grond that IL would cost
at least $50. .000. COO to put the Islands in
state OF anything approaching perfect
defense.
1t only goes TO show said a mem
Der OF the House Committee Cn Appro-
priauous. what a mass Of misinforma-
ton can be secured over there at times
II should be remembered, I. seems 10
me. that the bin did not coatempIste
the Pacific ocean
The Washington times., 1906-03-23
Do Women Smoke?

London, March 21.-The first smoking
car ever reserved for women in Great
Britain left a big london terminus to-
day for Liverpool. The windows bore
"a label reading: Ladies Smoking" This
innovation attests the spread of smoking
among English women during recent
years.
The railroad company is to be
commended in the use of the word,
ladies" The press report is to be
condemned for the misuse of the
term, women. At least, were an
The Washington times., 1906-03-23
A Query to the Senate.

Z The constitutional lawyers OF the
Senate have the floor. Although the
direct authority for their diverse con-
stentions is the same great instrument,
They are not able TO agree among
themselves. And the dear, good pub
7 lie, which pays the freight, sits by
and wonders whether or not any
form of relief can be devised which
is satisfactory satisfactory to these
great constitutional lawyers.
The lay mind may not be able 10
pass conclusive judgment on Senator
fBailey's argument, namely, that ii is
within the power of Congress TO deny
10 the inferior courts the right TO
suspend the orders of the Interstate
Commerce Commission. Nevertheless,
there is a strong appeal in these
words of the Senator from Texas:
-'All l am contending for is that the
rate which the commission, after
full hearing, mas said is a fair one,
shall stand until condemned by the
final judgment of a court upon inves-
tigation of the case. What rate is
more apt TO be just and fair-the rate
fixed by the railroad, inspired by its
selfish desire TO increase its earn
ings, or the rate fixed by an impartial
lrbunal?"
Other constitutional lawyers,
among them Senator Spooner, oppose
the minority leader in his contention.
If they are right. and the railroads
are legally entitled to temporary re-
lief, through an interlocutory decree.
pending the courts final adjudication
gtfat the rate is unjust-if this be a
legal right which can not or should
not be denied to the common carrier,
is there not some compensatory relief
(which could and should be accorded
TO the public?
For illustration: The shipper makes
iccmplaint TO the Interstate Commerce
Commission, proves his case, and an
order is issued lowering the rate. Be
fore the order can take effect. the
railroad goes into court 10 test the
business of the rate, and the court
suspends the order until there can be
a judicial determination of the cause.
Remember, this is a case where the
commission, after full hearing. has
lowered a rate
Now suppose-as will possibly be
the result as soon as rates are low-
cred by the commission-the rail-
roads, to even up, advance rates. The
raised rate goes into effect after thir-
ty days notice TO the shipper. AS a
corollary TO the proposition that in
the case of lowered rate the rail-
roads have right to get from the
courts an order suspending that rate,
why not give to the shipper the
right to obtain from the Interstate
Commerce Commission an order sus-
pending the raised rate pending its
inquiry?
What is sauce for the railroad is
Eauce for the shipper-or it ought TO
be, if the constitutional lawyers can
raise no legal objections.
The Washington times., 1906-03-23
VALENCIA WRECK REPORT
WILL SOON BE READY

The Federal commission appointed to
investigate the wreck Of the steamship
Valencia, of Vancouver Island. will sub
nit is report TO the President within a
few days.
The two members OF the commission
from Washington. Assistant Secretary
Murray Of the Department OF Com
merce and Labor and Herbert Knox
Smith, Deputy Commissioner of Cor
porations. are now in the city at work
on the report. II Is understood that no
blame will be attached to the officials
OF the steamboat inspection service on
the north Pacific coast. where the
wreck occurred
The Washington times., 1906-03-23
Hoosier Criticises House

One OF the Capitol guides had a party
from Indiana in tow. He took them ID
on the House side. and showed them
the House OF Representatives in ses-
sion
Here" he said. you see the House
OF Representative at work
run said a member Of the Dartv
they look ike a lot OF RUbes. 7 coui6
go in there and sell them forty gold
bricks - 7--
All Of which gave pause TO those
representatives 70 whom the guide re-
The Washington times., 1906-03-23

nouncement made of such an unweI-
come innovation in America, we
should thus condemn il. In a comic
opera, whose setting was the Philip
pines, George Ade hit the nail on
the head:
Don't women smoke in your
country inquired a dusky belle of
Sulu.
Ladies do" replied the American
naval officer. but women don't"
The Washington times., 1906-03-23

Henry Gannett: chairman ball commit
tee. Mrs. G. ID. Merwin chairman wO-
mems floor committee. Mrs. Arthur
Ramsey: chairman badge committee.
Mrs. Guss; chairman floor committee.
Mrs Thomas c. Noyes.
The concert by young David Kindle-
berger Will be given in Rauscher's on
Monday evening, March 26, and not on
Thursday, March p Through a typo
graphical error the concert has been
announced several times for the later
date and much confusion has resulted.
Mrs John Dalzell has lent her house.
le05 New Hampshire avenue. for a tea
tomorrow afternoon, from 3 TO s O'Clock
for the benefit of the McAH Mission. st.
Quentin. France.
William P. Irving and Miss Caroline
p. Schafer We're married at . o'clock
yesterday afternoon in the parsonage Of
Trinity Lutheran Church. Mr.. and Mrs.
Irving viii make their home in Wash
inSton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dwyer. OF Hyattsville.
celebrated their golden anniversary on
March T. Among those present who
years ago were Mrs. A. V. Coleman.
widow OF Capt. James Coleman. and
Mrs. Simpson. formerly Miss Sue Sage.
Some Of those who called TO offer their
NbA6 dlu4dllDIS were MI anu MIS-.
William Dwyer, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Kolberg, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Wood
ward, Mr.. and Mrs. James DObbin. Mr.
and Mrs. Vanfleet, Mr.. and Mrs. James
Marceron Mitchell Mrs. Harbin. Mrs.
D. F. Diggins, Mrs. B. Diggins, Mrs.
Johnstone, Mrs. Gibson, Mrs COlliflower,
Mrs. Barret, Miss Callahan. the Misses
Schags. and Thomas Dwyer.
The Misses Campbell. of West Virginia
sff1 = ln -lnI- nd
Campbell. are visiting -TrS. Yancy in
Eighteenth street.
The following Washington people are
visiting in New York today: II. NJ.
Baum, Mrs. W. II. Doll, Il. Graves, II.
3. Merrick. j. A. Stanley, A. I. Fleming,
sim. s. L. Weightson, M. o. Brown, A.
i. Bryant, X. 7. Burke, T A Connolly,
]. L. Gerry, Mrs. r. A Harlow, Mrs. S.
Hill. T. r. Martin, j. A. Mccarthy, r.
Moss, c. s. Prunty. Mrs. ]. BIZ Reynolds,
CT. 7. Roberts. W. F. Sanders.
The Washington times., 1906-03-23
OLDEST CONSTANT READER

The best record as Constant Read
err is probably held by a Dctroit man.
Starting in 1886, James Mics. of fZ2
Calumet avenue, became a subscriber TO
London, England. religious periodical
Until his eyesight failed. Mr.. Miles
read every number of the mafsazine
Since his eyes became too dim to
read. he has had the paper read to him
every number.-Detroit News.