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The Washington times., 1906-07-11
TAFT NOT CANDIDATE
FOR THE PRESIDENCY
"Don't Ask Ne About it'll Am
Not" He Declares TO
Inquisitor.

DETROIT, Mich, July 11--'Don't ask
me about il. l am not!' was Secretary
Of War Taft's reply TO the question
Are YOU a candidate for President
here this morning.
Mr. Taft was on his way 10 Putin
bsv. Ohio. 10 address the Ohio Bar As
ISOLATION. He arrived here by train ana
was taken aboard A. l. Stepheu ;
Yacht the Albatros. on which he VIII
make the trip 10 Put-in-bay. The host
had a dif1cuit time fitting Taft with a
Yachting cap. his head being too large
Tor those provided. He compromised Dy
accepting the loan OF one from deck
hand.
The Washington times., 1906-07-11

A strong nationalistic mosment in
the Philippines is now direeing its
forces in g. campaign against tk teach
ing Of the English language n the
primary Filipino schools. It is fsstered
by the native Manila press. more espe>
cially the Renacimiento, which appeals
% Tagalog parents not 10 permit their
ce,Idren TO become estranged from than
by adopting a foreign language and Gus
toms. Filipino girls are seriously al
The Washington times., 1906-07-11
WANT NATIVE LANGUAGE
NTHE FILIPINO SCHOOLS
Srong Nationalist Movement Started in the Philippines
Against tie Teaching of English in the
primary Grades

monished not to receive the attentions
OF those young men who ape the man
ners and affect the language Of the
Americans. IT we now study she
American tongue" one OF the articles
says. 1t is because we are subject %
the American people just a. IN the
past we studied Spanish. because we
were under Spanish domination Who
OF US can tell what may happen in the
future, after We have been sold 10
Japan or when China wakes up2'
The Washington times., 1906-07-11
RICH GOLD STRIKE MADE
ON THE ZAMBESl RIVER

LISBON. Portugal, July 1.-THE gov
ernor of Louraco Marquee, one of the
..L{.f ,,orts ot Portugese East Africa. in
NTozan,hfoue. reports that prospectors
bax-e discoveed gold fields near the
toU-n Of Tetf on the Zambesi river.
which are wy rich. HUNDREDS Of peo-
m cIairnsI fhe governor also says that
from nretet indications the fields are
among thk lchest in the world and that
Tete maH become a second Johannes
burg.
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entertainments have been arranged for
the guests. Those who left from Wash
ington this morning were Miss laura
Behrend Miss Helene j. Eugel, n. X.
George. Maurice Sinsheimer and Adolph
NOrzimer. of New York city
Leo Fishel viii entertain about forty
friends this evening at dinner at villa
Flora in honor of the twenty-tirst ami
versary Of his birth.
Mr.. Milton J. Rosenau and children
accompanied by the formers : mother
Mrs. s. Frank. are spending the sum
mer at Atlantic City.
Mr.. and Mrs benjamin Held and
family are spending the summer al
Falls Church, Va.
Mr.. SiIverman, of Baltimore, spent a
few days here this week
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry HazletOn, of Flor
ence court, have returned TO their home
after a delightful trip to New YORK city.
Samuel Edelstein. who was closely as
soCiated with George Washington Uni
versity for a few years, spent couple
of days here this week, before leaving
for the West.
Miss Rosa II. Frank. of Baltimore,
who has been visiting Capt. and Mrs. A.
Hart, Of the ROmaine, has gone 10 Ar
lington. Md. for a week. She viii re-
turn 10 Washington to continue her
visit
The Washington times., 1906-07-11
FIFTH PAIR TWINS,
WANT QUAORUPLETS
Man and Wife Have Fourteen Children
But Are Not Satisfied for They
Wish Dozen More.

CLEVELAND, Ohio. July n.-''No. we
,,,-.,,t enough vet" sighed David
goldman today as he fondled a new pair
of twins, the fifth consecutive couple Of
MS kind that has arrived in the family.
Nv now have fourteen children. l
-Vant twelve more. -.
"And so do l." chimed in Mrs Gold
man. David and ! are now Iorty-hve,
fri0Iefs or guadruplets next time.
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perienced millionaires Of Pittsburg
is commended the example of that
older, more sedate. and more pune
tilious society of Newport, where the
first rule is to be sure you haven't
got your wires crossed, and then
file Your petition.
The Washington times., 1906-07-11
ASTOR, JR., DEFENDS
AMERICAN LOVER

NEW YORK. July u.-WaldoTf As
tor. jr.. does not take much stock in
Lord Northelif's proposition that Brit
ish men are better lovers than Ameri-
can. He says;
IT am a new husband. but it seems TO
me to bo a matter of individual rather
than racial temperament" As Mr.. As
tor was born an American and is an
Englishman by adoption he should be
well qualified TO speak on this interest
ing topic.
The Washington times., 1906-07-11
FAMOB QUAIL EATER
BECOMES A BANKRUPT

NEW FORK, July IA petition in
bankrupcy has been fled against John
Doonerl contractor. former superinten-
dent q buildings, ard known as the
man Nyth the appetite. Dooner once ate
a qua a day for thirty days and o.
TIE ffl date slowed away a half dozen.
The Washington times., 1906-07-11

The railroads can pretty safely be
depended on to supply all the facili-
ties Ter Washington business that
the business will demand. The rail
roads are here TO haul freight. and
when the freight is offered to them
they will figure out a way to care
for il. If there have been derelic-
tiOns in the past, they have been in
cidental and accidental. If there
are not facilities for handling busi-
ness out of Washington it is only
emphatic reminder of the neglect
with which Washington has treated
its business opportunities. Don't
blame the railroads alone. They
have given Washington an excellent
rate situation; if Washington hasn't
until this time realized the posi-
bilities of that situation. and set
about shipping freight at these fav-
orable rates, the roads can't well
be blamed for not running a system
of local freight trains such as are
operated out of other distributing
points.
The Washington times., 1906-07-11

The recent bank statement show
ed Iowa in the lead among all the
States in the number of national
banks, as it has long been first in
number of banks of all classes.
Iowa now leads in banks, money,
politics. pigs. Cabinet officers. corn,
more prosperity. and trouble.
The Washington times., 1906-07-11
ROOT LEAVES SAN JUAN
FOR PARA, BRAZIL
Secretary Took Auto Ride Through
Porto Rico and rendered a
Reception.

SAN JUAN. 2. r. July 1.-THE
United States cruiser Charleston. with
Secretary OF State Root and his party
on board. sailed from here at i.tdnisht
for Para, Brazil. Yesterday ftternoon
Mr.. Root was taken for an automobile
ride about Porto Rico. A reception was
given for the Secretary and his party
AZ the executive mansion Monday night
by Governor and Mrs Winthrop.
The Washington times., 1906-07-11
SIR LIANG-CHENG
NOW At AMHERST
viii Remain in the North
Throughout the
Summer.
SECRETARY WITH HIM
Chinese Legation at Washington Left
in Charge of Yung Kwai
for Season.

The Chinese ambassador. Sir Chen
tung Liang-Cheng. his secretary, Chow
Tszchi, Mrs. Tszchi. and their baby are
at Amherst, Mass. for the summer,
leaving in charge OF the legation at
Washington Yung Kwai. Mr.. WI and
Mr. Liang are also in Washington.
Mrs. Yung Kwai and her children are
at their cottage at Colonial Beach for
the summer.
The Washington times., 1906-07-11

Mrs Roosevelt and Miss Ethel were
guests yesterday at the reception given
in the rectory of Christ Church, Oyster
Bay. 10 celebrate the silver wedding an
niversary of the Rev. Dr and Mrs
Henry Homer Washburn The Presi-
dent did not attend.
Mrs. Roosevelt and other prominent
members Of the summer colony present
cd a silver tea service and Mrs Roose-
welt joined in the gift from the 81.
Hilda Society. "A charity organization.
Besides the Presidents wife, Mrs J.
West Roosevelt Mr.. and Mrs Emlen
Roosevelt. Mrs. Thomas 1oungs, Miss
Reekmau and Gerard Beekman were
present
Members OF the social colony in Wash
ington who had the pleasure Of meeting
and knowing Mrs. Theodore Shonts, wife
of the chairman OF the Panama Canal
Commission. and their two charming
daughters. are much interested in the
social success which they have attained
in London and Paris.
They were among the Americans in
The Washington times., 1906-07-11

Mr.. Joseph Chamberlain is afraid
the United States is going 70 make
reciprocity treaties with the British
colonies. If Mr.. Chamberlain will
come over here and look up the
reciprocity situation he will save
himself a deal of worry on that
point.
The Washington times., 1906-07-11
Mrs. Roosevelt Attends
WaShbuTn Silver Wedding
After Being Presented at the English Court the
Misses Shonts. Accompanied by Mrs. Theo-
dore ShontS, Are Now in Paris.

vited to Dorchester House when the
American Ambassador and Mrs. White
law Reid entertained at dinner in honor
of Alr and Mrs. Nicholas Longworth.
The younger women were particularly
singled out for their personal attractive
ness and modish gowns.
Mrs Shonts and the Misses Shonts
were later presented I'm court and the
London press has agreed tn 2 the Misses
Shonts are among the GesC gowned
American girls in the Er slish capital
The daughters OF Chairman and Mrs.
Sh0nts were educated iu Washington
and are now IN Paris with their mother.
They will remain in the French capital
some time for the purpose Of continuing
their studies
Senator and Mrs. Winthrop Murray
Crane, the latter formerly Miss Jose
phine BOardmau, contemplate a Euro
pean tour later in the summer. II Is
their intention 10 sail late in August and
remain abroad until fall.
The Washington times., 1906-07-11

The Italian Embassy stan left Wash
ington today for their summer quarters
al Manchester-by-th
The Washington times., 1906-07-11
Saving the InnOcentS,

There is in session at Caxton Hall,
Westminster. a convention, called
by the mayor of England's most
soeialistie city, Huddersheld, TO con-
slider the tremendous mortality
among children in Great Britain.
They have the race suicide question
there, but not in the form against
which President Roosevelt has pro-
tested. In England, according TO
DR.. c. W. Saleeby. one of the pro-
moters of this conference, the babies
succeed in finding their way into the
world. but they are slaughtered
after they get in. Ignorance of
proper methods of feeding and car
ing for them is given as the CHEZ
cause of their death.
DR.. Saleeby makes his indictment
startling enough The birth rate is
falling, the average ngr IT marriage
is steadily increasing, and the mar
riage rate is growing less. But this
is not the worst. Insthe first year
after they come into the world
about one-seventh of,the babies die.
and, if DR.. SaIeeby is right, not one
half the children born in 1900 are
today alive.
DR.. Saleeby Indignantly denies
that the race is degenerating and
that its offspring perishes because
il is unfit 70 survive. The race is
all right, he says except that it is
too ignorant to care for its young.
Poverty is not the cause of the
slaughter; just plain ignorance of
what and how 10 feed the babies;
uny1llingness TO give them the food
that nature intended them to have,
and ignorance of what to give In
place of it. In one French village
where a physician secured enforce
ment of intelligent regulations not a
baby has died in ten years. In
Leith. near Edinboro. the death rate
of infants was reduced from 100 to
l0 per 1000 by enforcement of
regulations and provision of proper
food. DR.. Saleeby and his confer
ence on infant mortality propose a
campaign of education TO teach
mothers their business.
The Washington times., 1906-07-11
WOMEN CHASE ROBBER,,
GET STOLEN RINGS
Boarding House Thief No Match for
Female Detectives Fully
Aroused.

MONETT. No. July 11.-W. l..
Davis, alleged travelling man. came
here two weeks ago and secured rooms
at The home OF Mrs. JudkinsI on
Seventh street. He departed Wednes-
day. Then 1t was discovered that Mrs.
Judkins pearl and opal ring and a dia-
mond belonging to Mrs. Spicer' VINO
boarded at the Judkins house were
missing, together with some cash.
The two women decided not TO re-
port the robbery, but to do a little
detective work Of their own Hester-
day they departed for Baxter Springs
Kan. where they located their man
The rings were found sewed in the
lapel Of his coat.
Davis consented to return to Monett
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rain handeuffed to Mrs.
Mrs. Spicer occupied
A4telvl behind them and
Eatcb on the prisoner.
sdepot. Chief of Police
s7aiting and took charge
The Washington times., 1906-07-11

The Misses Taylor. accompanied by
their father, James Taylor, are in Fred
erieksburg, Va, for q short visit.
The Washington times., 1906-07-11

Mrs NJ. NJ Norton. of the Ontario.
will leave Washington today for Denver,
where she Will remain. several weeks.
The Washington times., 1906-07-11

Chekib Bey. the Turkish minister and
the star OF tho legation, are among
the small contingent Of the displomatic
colony stm in Washington
The Washington times., 1906-07-11

Mrs Walter Acker. with her two chill
dren, Mrs. Frank Handy and her daugh-
ter and sister, Miss Carr. Will leave
washington next week for a visit to
Peak Island. Me.
The Washington times., 1906-07-11

Miss Julia Goldsmith, of Fredericks-
burg. Va. who 5 well known in Washss
ington circles, has a merry house pa
fer the horse show We1k. &s2x oll
The Washington times., 1906-07-11

Mrs. Mckinley. wife Of the late Presi-
dent, has given four memorial windows
of Mr. Mckinley to the First Methodist
Episcopal Church, of Canton. Ohio. A
small brass tablet marks the pew in
which the late President always attend
ed divine service in his home church.
The Washington times., 1906-07-11

Mrs J. Vergil Barrett has returned to
Washington after a visit TO her parents.
Mr and Mrs. Robins, at their home near
Richmond.
The Washington times., 1906-07-11

Mrs. Henry 10th and daughter, Miss
Sarah 10th, who were the guests of
Mrs E S. WoOg. while sightseeing IN
this city have returned to their home
in New York city.
The Washington times., 1906-07-11

Capt E Z. West u. S. NJ. C.. is
making a short visit to Blue Ridge sum
mitt, Pennsylvania. where an unusual
ly large number of young people are
making things merry.
The Washington times., 1906-07-11

Mrs. J. Eakin Gadsby will leave Wash
irgton next week for a visit 10 Peak
Island. Me, and in August will go 20
York Harbor for a months visit
Secretary Wilson Of the Department OF
Agriculture is now in Chicago, but IS
expected to return to Washington within
a few days.
The Washington times., 1906-07-11

Miss katherine Eaton. OF Phuadel-
-hia. is IN Washington for a visit "a
several or her friends.
The Washington times., 1906-07-11

Mrs Thomas Nelson Page is enter
taining a small house party in her cot
tage at York Harbor, Me. Among her
guests are Mrs. Root, wife OF the Secre-
tary of State, and Miss Hagner, social
SECRETARY to Mrs. ROOSEVELT.
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Mr.. and Mrs. W. s. Neely were
among the chaperOns a few nights ago
at the first german OF the season at Mt
Elliott Springs. Va.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-06-28
KING HAAKON VII. CROWNED
Democracy Keynote of the
Norwegian Coronation.
Striking Contrast to the Old Viking
Ceremony When New Ruler
Ascends Throne.

Trondhjem, Norway.-In striking
contrast to the kings whom he sue
ceeds, the Vikings of 600 years ago,
King Haakon VII. and his queen,
Maud, were crowned sovereigns of
reborn Norway in this the ancient
Morse capital. Visitors from far
away countries could not fail to
think and to give expression to the
thought, that the Vikings made them
selves kings-King Haakon was
made king by the grace of the people
of Norway.
Everything was carried out with
the utmost simplicity, in this respect
resembling more closely the %inaugur-
alton of an American President than
a royal pageant.
Mingled with the expression OF pa
triotism from the thousands of Nor
wegians in the old capital city, was
the sentiment that their new crowned
king was the ornament to the new
political structure that the people
had reared, while the visitors from
abroad viewed the coronation o
or less as a peculiar survival of me-
dievalism and perhaps among the
last such occasions of kingly pomp to
survive the twentieth century, the
era of democracy.
Beside the new-crowned king was
his bride, crowned in her turn, Queen
Maud, daughter of the King OF eng
land. Affection mingled with the
patriotic sentiment that stirred thou
sands here for the coronation, u
underlying the general feeling there
was clearly shown a spirit, almost
fierce, of nationalism, Cali for Nor
way" as the national motto has it,
that has never been equalled since
the days of Norway's independence
and power.
The coronation ceremony took
place in Trondhjem Cathedral, not
yet completed, but so covered with
decoration for the occasion that It's
defects were not noticeable. King
and queen sat in ancient chairs under
canopies of red and gold, capped by
crowns embroidered with the initials
of Haakon and his wife, the whole
placed between the two transets
under the dome of the structure.
The royal procession from the pal
ace to the cathedral was truly i'm
pressive. The %populace, augmented
MANIFOLD by the visitors, seemed
never to end their shouting. In the
cathedral it was the same, although
more dignified.
A battery of artillery doomed out
its royal salute as the coronation
was completed. The coronation
music followed, consisting of a spec
tally composed cantata in four parts,
the work of Conductor Ha1versen, of
the National Theatre of Christiana,
and sung with a chorus of 220 voices.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-06-28
MUTINY ON CONVICT FARM.
Louisiana Prisoners Turn on Guards
-Four Men Killed.

Natchez, Miss.-Four men were
killed and a fifth was fatally injured
during an attempt by three life con-
victs to escape from the Angola (La.)
State convict farm. Captain J.. w.
Block, foreman of the State convict
sawmill. was shot dead, as we're
three convicts. j. w. Gibson, a
guard, was shot through the body.
All Of the convicts were sent up
from New Orleans and were working
in the sawmill. At 9 o'clock, a.. m.
while Captain Block vas reading a
paper, Singleton, a convict, obtained
Blocks revolver, and in company
with Dutch and Bird were making
off, when the attention of the guard,
Gibson, was attracted.
Gibson fired on the party and Sim
gleton returned the shot, shooting
Gibson through the body, and as Glib
o fell, Bird, another convict, took
the revolver. Compelling Foreman
Block to accompany them, the con-
victs started toward the river and
had placed their captive in a skiff
when they were fred on by a trusty
named Deleth. Singleton then shot
and killed Block.
Pay Guard J. T. Ogden Joined
Deleth, and in the fusillade of shots
that ensued three men were killed.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-06-28
RATES CUT IN KENTUCKY
State Commissioners Deal a
Heavy Blow to Railroads.
Order Reduction OF % Per Cent. In
Freight Rates-Called Astound.-
ing ard Revolutionary.

Louisville, Ky.-The State Rail-
road Commission, sitting in frank
fort. dealt a heavy blow to the Louis
vile and Nashville and Illinois Cen
tFal roads, others also being affect
ed, when a decision was handed
down ordering a sweeping reduction
in rates to all local points, effecting
a saving to shippers of an amount es-
timated at $1,8OO,000.
The. Louisville and Nashville is
hardest hit of all the roads, the COM
mission ordering that its present rate
be reduced twenty-five per cent. The
Illinois Central is also singled out
for censure and is forbidden to
charge in excess of the rate fixed for
the Louisville and Nashville.
The freight rate charged on the
main stem of the Louisville and
Nashville running down toward Nash
vile is taken as the basis for. all
freight rates in Kentucky. The Gin
cinnati, New Orleans and Texas Pa
cific and Southern are also held to
be charging unfair rates, but these
roads are not censured as are the
first two named.
The Chesapeake and Ohio is practi-
cally exonerated. 1t is practically
certain that the Louisville and Nash
vile and the Illinois Central will
make a vigorous fight against the en-
forcement of the new ruling. 1t was
shown in the report that Cincinnati
was greatly favored over Louisville.
The effect of the decision is summed
up in the terse statement of a prom
inent railroad man:
The decision is astounding and
revolutionary"
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-06-28
VOTE FOR LOCK CANAL.
Last Obstacle Removed From Path
of Panama Waterway.

VI II dld1ud AGCIW way
Washington, D. C.-By voting in
favor of a lock instead of a sea level
canal at Panama the Senate prob
ably decided for all time the question
which two weeks ago seemed likely
to remain undecided for a long per-
iod.
The amendment for the lock plan
to the Sea Level bill reported by the
committee was offered by Senator
Hopkins. Senator Kittredge moved
to table the amendment, and on this
the test vote came. T~hirty-one ia
vored the sea level and thirty-six the
lock plan. Twenty-one Democrats,
together with Ankeny, Burrows,
Durham, Dick, Gallinger, Hale, Kit
tredge, McCumber, Nelson and Plat
voted for the sea level plan. Thirty
five Republicans and one Democrat,
Patterson, of Colorado, voted for the
lock plan.
A lock canal is estimated to cost
$1S5,00O,00 and to require eight
years for it's completion. The Pres
ident held that the canal should be
built for present use and not for
posterity, and he favored whichever
type would be the least expensive
and produce the most speedy results.
1t was estimated that a sea-level
canal would cost $235,00O,00 and
require at least twelve years for con-
struction.
LAS soon as 1 receive official noti-
fication of the action of Congress
I'll tell Shonts to cut loose"
This was the first exclamation of
the President when he learned that
the Senate had declared in favor of
a lock canal.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-06-28
100 EDITORS POISONED.
Ill After Partaking of Canned Chick
en- and Ham.

Warsaw, Ind.-Nearly one hun
dred members of the National Edi-
torial Association, due in Chicago
for breakfast, were poisoned by eat
ing ham and chicken sandwiches in
Marion, Ind. Many narrowly es-
capped death. All of the i'll r not
out of danger. Many were unable
to accompany the excursion further.
They are confined to their beds in
Winona Lake, two miles from here.
The meats which contained pto-
maine were from packing houses
whether or not Chicago houses is not
known. So frightened were the edi-
tors that they cancelled an invita-
ton, previously accepted, to take
breakfast with the Chicago packers.
Instead they ate in the Press Club.
Nor will they go near the Stock
Yards.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-06-28
RICH, HELD FOR MURDER.
Mrs. Kaufman Goes to Jail Charged
With killing q Servant.

Sioux Falls.-Mrs. Emma Kaufman,
wife of Moses Kaufman, a million
aire brewer of this city, was held
without bail for trial in the State
Circuit Court on the charge of the
murder of Miss Agnes Polreis, a six
teen-year-old girl, who was employed
by her as a domestic. Mrs. Kauf-
man soon after the conclusion of her
hearing was taken to the county jail.
Her husband accompanied her to
prison. She had a nervou collapse
in the afternoon.
The proceedings in court occupied
only a few minutes. When Mrs.
Kaufman emerged from court her
carriage, through a misunderstand-
ing, was not at the curb. The crush
became so great and the demeanor of
the people so threatening that the
party was compelled to seek refuge
in a livery stable across the street.
where they hired a rig. Shouts of
Lynch her. Hang her!" followed
the carriage until it had passed out
of sight.