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The Washington times., 1906-06-10
Made in Germany.

Misery loves the companionship of
the miserable; therefore, with the
Neill-Reynolds report still before
our eyes-or rather, in our nostriIs
there is some consolation to be
derived from recent experience of
the German government.
In Germany there are stringent
pure food regulations and suppos-
edly effective inspection of the
manufacture of food products.
Nevertheless, a sausage concern has
been manufacturing a food product.
sold as sausage, from the following
delectable ingredients:
Spoiled hams, decayed sides Of norl,
sausage covers thai had been used he,
fore, intestincs OF cattle. scraos of dog
meat. ana animal refuse taken from
garbage barrels.
The sausage maker admitted that
he put such unsavOry things into
his favorite brand of sausages, but
pleaded in justification of such prac-
tice that they were the usual ingre-
dents, and that .sausages would not
The Washington times., 1906-06-10
Senator Gearin'S Example.

All honor TO John M. Gearin, Sem
ator from Oregon, who has saeri-
feed the excellent chance of full
term in the United States Senate in
order to stand by his convictions
and the law of his State I'm favor of
popular election of Senators. If
his present sacrifice fails to secure
him the seat at the next election in
his State, all guesses go wrong as
to the efficacy of popular elections.
Oregon has a Senatorial election
law which it is trying this year for
the first time. Under it the parties
nominate Senatorial candidates at
a primary; then at the general cleo
tion-which took place a few days
ago-the people vote direct on the
Senatorial candidates. The theory
of the law is that the Legislature
shall execute the wish expressed by
the people.
The other day at the State elec-
tion Jonathan Bourne, Republican,
had about 1900 popular majority
over Senator Gearin. 1t developed
soon that while Bourne had secured
bare popular majority, Gearin had
probably carried the Legislature.
His friends wired him that it was
all right, he would be chosen by the
Legislature, anyhow.
Senator Gearin did not hesitate.
He wired to Oregon, urging the
Democrats in the Legislature TO sup
port the Republican, and make a
unanimous legislative ratification of
the peoples selection to give the new
law a proper baptizement in the
faith of the people. Il honestly be-
lieve in the popular election of SEN
atOrs," he said in substance, "and l
want to prove it by having my own
party sacrifice my chance for the
seat"
Without doubt the Democrats in
the Legislature will do as their
| chief has asked. Senator Gearin
has given a fine example of unalloy-
ed patriotism. Oregon has under
taken TO set an example to the ma
tion in its new election law. and
Senator Gearin has emphasized that
example. 1t is worthy of more
than passing notice. May the ban
ner thus raised by Oregon and her
unselfish Senator be followed bv
every State and every statesman in
/ the land!
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GOING AFTER DIAMONDS
ON MYSTERIOUS ISLAND
England Sending Out Expedition to
Seek Gems Of the African
Coast

LONDON. June s.-An expedition is
going out from England 10 seek dia-
mOndS on a mysterie.s island some
where of the African coast The island
is marked on the admin atty chart. but
as fac as Is known only one man has
ever brought jewels therefrOm- That
man was Capt Il. Jones, 3 Welsh mas
ter mariner, who died at Cape Town
IN 1881. and who. just before his death,
showed some diamonds to William Grif-
nth, = diamond expert.
Captain Jones said the diamonds came
from a wonderful island of the coast OF
Africa. where they were 10 be found
in rich profusiOn- Mr. Griffith was able
10 assure himself that the stones came
from no known diamond mines, and
valued them al so, 900. Before he died
Jones handed Griffith a map showing
the position OF the island.
Griffith for some reason made no use
of this information for nine years, but
now a syndicate has been formed with
a capital OF Sl25,000 10 exploit the new
treasure island The directors. among
whom is Capt. Frederick @. Jackson,
the Arctic explorer. propose. if and
when the island IS discovered, 10 float a
great corporation 10 develop the mines.
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Communicable diseases.
DEATH OF A GAMBLER
F0RET0LD BY PREACHER

LONDON, June 9.-FrOm his pulpit in
a WelsDh village church. the Rev. Mere
dith Norris foretold the death of a
young man Of his flock, and the next
day the prophecy was fulfilled.
The preacher had striven TO persuade
the young miners TO leave their Sunday
gambling and TO attend the Easter com
munion Some of them promised 10 do
so but failed. Mr. Morris spent the
greater part of one night in praying for
their conversion
During the nex-6ay, he swooned, and
saw a vision Of seven young men One
of them, he saw. was killed in coliiery.
He described his vision in his next ser
mon, which caused a painful scene in
the church, The preacher sobbing aloud
and the congregation gasping with emo
tiOn.
The next day the mining town of Ma
esteg was startled by fatal colliery
accident. Among the victims was one of
the youths TO whom Mr.. Morris had re
ferred in his remarkable statement
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FRENCH WORNNGNEN
DEMAND HALF HOLIDAY
Want to Work According to English
Week-AutomobiIe Plants Again in
Operation in Spite OF Strikes.

LONDON. June 9--France has not vet
had her fuH measure Of labor troubles
In nearly all the trades ,le demand for
what is called the English week or
half-hcliday on Saturday, is becoming
more and more pronounced. The clerks
and shop assistants are supporting the
engineers, who were the first 70 put for
ward the iu FOR early closing on Sat
urday J. pointed out that many shops
have % Keep open during part Of Sunday
because on that day alone are men Of
the working class able 10 make their
purchases With a Saturday half holiday
generally adopted in factories there
would be no need for the shops in ques-
ton TO open AT all on Sunday. and the
employees would obtain the full days
rest already enjoyed in England The
number OF strikers in the department of
the Seirs is showing a considerable de-
crease from day TO day. This has result
ed largely from the action of the direc-
tore OF the principal automobile works,
who informed the authorities that
she great majority Of their men
would return to work if they were assur-
ed of escaping molestation. The directors
accordingly requested the authorities TO
supply strong force OF police and troops
20 surround the works and keep strikers
away from the entrance. Arrangements
were made accordingly, and at one Of
the largest works 1900 out of the $500
men came 10 work on the day of the
agreement. The strikers who hooted
them vigorously, were kept at a distance
by the troops. The arrangements thus
made viii be continued as long as neces-
Sarv
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ASSailing the L'Enfant Plan.

If Senator Bacon has his way
next Monday the upper house will
vote 10 move Georgia avenue from
the fla southeastern section of the
city to the site of Brightwood ave
nue., in the extreme northern sec
tion. When he gets through, it will
be in order for Senator Platt and
Senator Penrose to contest the
right of Pennsylvania to the name
OF the Capitals broadesU thorough
fare: Illinois might come in, then,
and supplant Vermont-for Yer
mont avenue surely is fine street.
After that we might very well begin
all over and name Washington's
avenues according to the twelfth
census.
The Georgia avenue proposition is
sort of joint project. Senator
Bacon evidently did not think the
location of that street and the
homes which border it of sufficient
dignity for the State whose name it
bears. So he proposed TO destroy
the L'Enfant plan at one blow and
appropriate North Capitol street.
To that the Commissioner object
ed. and-blowing now hot, now
cold-came back with a suggestion
that not North Capitol street but
Brightwood avenue should be substi-
tuted.
Nobody seems to know whether
all this is agreeable to the residents
OF Brightwood avenue or not. It is
certainly not agreeable TO the resi-
dents of Georgia avenue. They
have an entirely natural regard for
a name the thoroughfare has borne
ia years. That the appellation was
fixed by Washington, that it ap-
pears on the engraved plan made
hy Major Ellicott in 179c, that it is
part of the thing these people re-
gard as home" may very well
move them TO protest, as they do
protest, against the change.
But there are further objections
to this bill-those suggested in the
first paragraph of this comment.
Where will such changes stop? WHY
should not Virginia, Louisiana.
North and South Carolina, Missouri,
Delaware, Maryland, and Kentucky
fall into line? What about Cali
fornia, which used to have a half
street to indicate, according to SEN
ator Bacon, its position among the
States? Why, in two sessions there
would be nothing left of the original
plan of Washington.
| Senator Bacon's desire to get a
/ good broad street is easy to under
stand. but ii is based on a mistake.
The honor lies not in the street
itself-for no one could possibly tell
what streets would present the most
pleasing aspect in fifty years, and
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PREPARED To PUSH
PURE FOOD BILL
Cannon and Hepburn Want
the Measure to Pass.
ARE NOT KILLING TIME
Speaker and Lieutenant Deny Stories
That Are Being Circulated to
the Contrary.

On behalf Of both Speaker Cannon
and Chairman Hepburn. Of the House
Committee On Interstate and Foreign
Commerce. il is stated In the most
positive terms that the pure food bin
will be called UP. and IN all proba-
bility Passed. the present week.
II is as yet impossible TO name a day
on which the pure food measure VIII
be taken up. but ii is scheduled for
consideration some day this week.
The stories that Vice President Fair
banks took hand In the effort TO
force the Speaker and his Iieutenants
1c bring our and pass the food bill has
caused a great sensation in Congress
sionai circles. The motive attributed
10 the Vice President is a willingness
to embarrass the Speaker. whose Presi-
denual boom has been attracting some
attention Of late. For Illinois 10 have
a strong candidate in the field. il is
suggested, .gould not only put an end
TO reasonable probability OF an Indiana
man getting the Illinois delegation, but
would divide that section OF the West
In a fashion that would greatly com
plicate the situation.
Denial by Hepburn.
Colonel Hepburn absolutely denied
for himself and his associates on the
committee all thought Of a desire OF
willingness 10 suppress the measure
He said positively that so soon as the
sundTv civil bin. which is now before
The House. is passed. he will call up
the pure food bill under the privilege
which it stiI enjoys. and give the
House chance 70 PASS II. II there Is
then a failure he viii ask for a rule
~ T. 10. II ole
4 have no doubt that II IS true
said Colonel Hepburn, that the manu-
faeturers Of spurious whiskies are very
busy in efforts To XIII the bill / have
uO doubt that the patent medicine pe0-
Fle are active and that certain manu-
facturers OF canned and package foods
are using all their efforts against this
Legislation But I can give assurance
that il viii come up. and that il viii
PASS If the House wants it 10 pass"
Wanted Under Rule
That the House wants the bill 10 pass
and that il viii be very little amended
IL at all is not doubted The prefer
ence in a parliamentary way is 20 have
The measure brought UP under its priv
Hege. because then il will be open 10
amendment On the other hand, II IL
were 10 come UP under a rule there
would have 20 be an agreement in pre-
pairing the rule as 70 the amendments
that should be submitted. and this. IL
Is said, would be exu -u1ely difficult
TO secure
People who fear for me slaughter Of
the measure. however. would refer
that IL should come out with a rule.
They allege that there IS dlnger other
wise that the different clements Op-
posing IL may effect a combination and
amend some OF its good provisions out
and insert some weakening ones-
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ENGLAND FIGHTS FOR
KHEDIVE'S MILLIONS

CAIRO. Egypt, June s-An action TO
recover $4,000, 600 from the Egyptian gov
ernment, brought by the Khedivial
princes. heirs 10 the late Khedive Is
mail, is occupying the attention OF the
mixed tribunal here. and arousing much
interest
The vast sum involved is the surplus
realized on the sale Of certain lands
which the Khedive surrendered in 1873
Tor the benefit If his creditors. The
claim is being contested by the govern
ment on the advice Of Lord Cromer. the
all-pOwerfui British agent in Egypt
The government has retained the
money on the ground that, since ISmau
bought the land with state money. the
results of the sale should belong TO the
state. while the princes counsel argues
that the Khedive then. like Louis XVI
was the state, and that the money
should descend 10 his heirs
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PLAYED GAME OF BILLIARDS
WITH LIONS AS UMPIRES

LONDON, June "a game of billiards
was played the other day al Stokes,
Staffordshire liz a cage with six lions as
anlookers. The players were two local
champions who agreed 10 play a game
of 25-up in the lions cage at the Hippo
drome During the game the lady
trainer looked after the lions who sat
around on pedestals.
Soon the lions got so excited about the
game that they dashed around the cage
in an alarming manner. With remark
able nerve the two men finished the
game which lasted about twelve min
utes and were cheered By the crowd on
leaving the cage.
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DOCTORS BOOM PARIS
AS A HEALTH RESORT

PARIS. June 9.-Paris as a health re-
sort is what the doctors advised at the
last meeting Of the Academy Of Medi-
cine. They declare that the City of
Light IS a good deal more wholesome
than many of the popular resorts 20
which people flock bl-1 summer and
winter
The average mortality in Paris in 1905
has been IL per 1000 inhabitants. There
have been no serious epidemics of con-
tagious diseases, such as measles.
typhoid, scoriet fever, etc. Even isO-
lated cases OF these diseases have been
very rare during the past -ear.
The Washington times., 1906-06-10

President Jordan, of the Cotton
association, says he hasn't advised
cotton growers to sell futures on
the cotton exchanges. After care
fully Investigating the crop report
ing bureau and other agencies for
separating the cotton grower from
the usufruct thereof, President Jor-
dan believes that the danger of cot
ton producers becoming a menace
to the'community by reason of their
great wealth does not require imme-
diate counteraction.
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Rate and Statehood Bills
Will Keep Senate Busy.
BOTH LIKELY TO BE PASSED
Panama Canal and Smoot Report
Among Other Matters Demand
ing Attention.

While it has heretofore been tbs ex-
peetation or the Congressional leaders
that faal adjournment OF the session
might occur on the 10Th instant, recent
developments have caused them to re
wise that opinion. II is now believed
that the session will run until the end
OF the month, and there are some who
think il may last until the 10th or 18th
of July. June 2S is however. the gen
orally accepted getting-away date.
This week viii be a busy one in the
Senate. Both the railroad rate and
the Statehood bills will, il Is thought. be
finally disposed OF.
The rate bill has been sent back 10
conference. IL is still IN the nominal
chargeSo of Senator TilIman, who is sore
at the treatment given him and the first
conference report in the Senate
Tillman in No Hurry.
For three days. Senator Tillman was
badgered and pounded. although as soon
as he discovered that the Senate would
object 70 the new rdslation inserted Ia
the bill by the conferees. he requested
that il be sent back for another confer
ence. Consequently Senator Tillman Is
now in no hurry. He proposce 10 let
the bill simmer a while Yesterday he
said that ne would not press for a meet
ing of the conferees imme diateIy and was
disposed 10 allow the matter 10 go over
until near the end Of the session There
viii be no meeting for the next few
days. anyhow. for Senator Culi0m. one
of the conferees, who is also on the con-
ference committee on the legislative,
executive. and judicial bin. has made
arrangements 10 take up the latter meas
urc with the House representatives be-
ginning on Monday Proba bly, by We'd
nesday next. that duty will have been
completed. and Senator Tillmar may be
willing 10 call the rate cOnferees to-
gcLher.
Statehood Conference Report.
IL has been agreed 10 take up the con
ference report on the Statehood bill in
the Senate on Tuesday. ard the pros
poets are now good for its speedy final
passage.
Senator Foraker has been uncompro-
misingly opposed 10 that feature OF the
conference report which proposed that
Arizona aE1 New Mexico Should elect a
constitutional convention. frame a con-
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MONDAY BUSY DAY
FOR THE DISTRICT
Chairman BabcOck viii
Push ALI Local Bills.
LAST CHANCE THIS SESSION
tlremen's Reorganization Among Meas
ures Expected to Pass House
Without Trouble.

Tomorrow will be the last District
day In the House this session OF Con-
gress If Chairman Babcock. of the Dis
triet Committee, has his way and sue
ceeds in securing prompt action by the
House on the nineteen bills now on the
calendar.
From the time the Speakers yavel
rails tomorrow at noon Mr.. Babcock
and his henchmen on the District Com
mittce VIII make strenuous attempts to
have passed the bin reorganizlng the
hre department and raising the fire
mems salaries and the measure provid-
ing strict regulation OF the keeping OF
employment agencies in the District.
Little Doubt of Success.
There seems little doubt that the fire
department bill will go through. as IL
now stands on the calendar as unfinished
business In the same class with this
measure is the 'broadtire bin," which.
in spite of the opposition of the busi-
ness men OF the city. bids fair 20 go
through the House.
IL is more dOubtfil whether the bin to
regulate the keeping Of employment
agencies viii come up. Mr.. Taylor of
Ohio, who is particularly interested In
it,. will tre TO have it brought up as
soon as possible and passed While the
need for such legislation Is admitted
on all sides. il is feared that some
opposition to it viii develop.
Chairman Babcoc.< has announced
that the House District Committee will
not meet again this session. The prob
ability is. therefore, that tomorrow
evening viii end the time devoted this
session 10 District business.
Bills on the Calendar.
Some Of the unfinished business on to-
morrow's calendar is;
Extension Kalorama avenue north
west; temporary maintenance Of the
Long Bridge, and the broad tire section;
reorganization Of the fire department
Other bills are; Regulating employ
ment agencies, for the extension OF the
Washington and Western Maryland
Railroad Company, closing business
houses on Sunday. changing the name
of Douglas street. amending the code
relating 10 usury, spTinkling the streets
by the street railway companies. 10
further purify the citys water supply.
for uniform building lines. FOR the pre-
vention of communicable diseases. pro-
jections OF buildings on public spaces.
damage 10 property near the Union
station, damages due 10 the elimination
OF grade crossings
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The Fight on Typhoid.


nonplussed by the increase in the
number of cases of typhoid fever in
the District. This increase is not
a sporadic thing. 1t is so even and
constant that comparisons covering
corresponding periods of five months
In succeeding years make the mat
ser appear nightly serious.
Thus, between January 1 and May
81, last year, 12I cases were report
ed; between the same dates this
year $50 cases have been reported.
Between those periods a filtration
plant has been opened and the
water for the great majority of
consumers has been purified.
With the wafer supply very large
ly eliminated from the possible
causes, the authorities have under
taken TO uncover other means of
communicating the disease locally.
Two possibilities suggest themselves
the alleys, with their thousands of
tenants in dwellings which are for
the most part unsanitary; and the
wells, public and private, from
which a small number of our people
get their drinking water.
All the latter have been examined
and tested, not once, but many
times Whenever one of them has
disclosed the presence of typhoid
germs the use of water from the
well has been discontinued. As for
the rest, while it is true that one
which is free from germs today
may be full of them tomorrow, it
is also true that the neighborhoods
supplied with drinking water from
them report no more cases than
neighborhOods supplied with pure
water from the filtration beds.
Impressive as the theory is that
the alleys are chief source of the
disease, the map of the Health Of
fee does not sustain it. The streets
surrounding the worst slums of the
whole city do not suffer any more
than streets far removed from alley
life.
In other words, the presence of
the disease Is general in Washing
ton. 1t is, indeed, much too gen
eral. In 1902 the Capital had the
unenviable rank of No. in the list
OF American cities. Pittsburg and
its neighbor, Allegheny Cthey are
really one city,, are first with 100
cases to every 100000 population.
After them is Washington with 70
cases to the same number of citi-
zens. Then comes Cincinnati with
oil cases, from which figure the
records taper down to New York
with 20 cases, and Rochester with II.
1t will be borne in mind, of course.
that these figures are not recent.
There is only too much reason to
fear that more recent figures would
operate to Washington's further
disadvantage. BUT, without regard
TO these figures, the existence of $50
cases in a city of 100000 persons in
five months fully justifies the Sc
rious apprehension and earnest ef-
fort which now mark our Health
Department.
In that light, it is no answer to
the suggestion of action against the
wells and alleys that the neigRbor-
hoods in which they are do not re-
port disproportionate number of
typhoid cases. That they exist as
probable causes of the disease &c
enough Their capacity to spread
the disease ought TO be limited TO
the last practical degree.
Commissioner Maefarland is right
about the wells-they should be
closed But he and his associates
should go further and remove all
danger from the alleys, also.
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FlSHERMEN'S KNIVES
iMPERIL THEIR SHIPS

LONDON, June 9.-Fishermen's knives
have been detected as a peril 10 naviga-
tion by acting as magnets and DETECTING
the compass. The knives used by Brit
ish fishermen are forged in. a special
manner. which renders them highly
magnetic. so that one in the pocket OF
the helmsman will defect the needle
two or three points.
Insurance underwriters at the great
fishing port of Grimsby have been in
Quiring into the matter, with the result
that fishermen are now forbidden to car
gy theAs knives near the pinnacle.
The Washington times., 1906-06-10
THE HOUSE.

stitutiou. and then vote on its accept
ance.
Because of the known antag0nisun OF
the people Of Arizona 20 Tnion with New
Mexico. he and his followers consider
that this plan would impose unnecessary
expense upon the people Of those Terri
tories. A compromise proposition has.
however, now been suggested by Sen
ator Carter, which has the approval
OF the President and will. il is believed
be acceptable 10 the Ohio Senator. II
= taEt next November. when those Ter
ritos'es in regular election choose their
territorial officers, they. at the same
time, vote on the question Of their un-
lon as one State II a majority in either
territory votes against union the ex-
PeEse Of holding q constitutional con-
vS1tion viii thus be avoided.
Report On Smoot Case.
The case Of Reed Smoot. the Mormon
Senator from Utah, viii be reported 10
the Senate tomorrow. There is no-teII-
ing when the case viii be taken I'D for
consideration, There is a strong de-
sire on the part Of many Senators TO
allow the matter 10 go over for deter
minatiOn at the next session
Appropriation bills viii occupy a good
deal OF time. The diplomatic and con-
sular bill viii be taken Up tomorrow
TIE sea-level canal bill viii be debated
a intervals, but II is doubtful whether
IL viii come TO a vote An effort viii be
made 20 attach IL 10 the appropriation
for the continuation Of the canal work,
which is carried IN the sundry civN ap-
preparation bill