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The Washington times., 1906-10-12
Wanted: A History.

la THESE days of literature right
OF the bat, il is passing strange
that nobody has yet produced any
thing even making serious preten-
siOns 1o being a history Of the
Eusso-Japanese war. True, the his
tory that viii be written some years
hence, when the passage of time and
the action of the governments shall
have raised The present embargo on
many facts, VIII be more complete
and accurate; but il viii never be
the popular work that a reasonably
meritorious history, presented soon
after the war, would have been.
Nearly year and half has passed
and Instead OF "a history by cable.
as might have been expected. no
satisfactory or connected attcmnt
az such a work has been presented.
such history would have to be
prepared mainly from materials in
possession of the governments con
cerned; and they are probably the
two least communicative govern
ments in the world. The Russians
could be- relied on' 10 exploit their
glory, indeed, # they had won; but
even the national vanity will nos in
ducc the JapaneSo government 20
take the chance of telling more than
need be told
The war tested and proved or dis
proved many things concerning tac-
tics. strategy, equipment. and or
eaniza,ion for war under present
day conditions. Japan rs the victor
is the chief beneficiary of this inn
por1unt development in the science
OF war. Tn" circumstances mdcr
which the struggle was fought made
il possible for Japan. while handling
"a million soldiers and Il great fleet.
to keep her secrets 10 herself. Their
custody is worth a great deal 40
her; the very mystery with which
she has surrounded everything has
become an item i'm her rational
schedule OF assets.
Yet ont of the really large aggre-
gate of Information concerning the
diplomatic preliminaries and the de-
tailed conduct of the campaign, IL
should hc possible 10 get together
materials for ar least q @atisfactor,
popular story Of the war. some OF
the military attaches who were priv
ilcged To see more OF less of the
field operations ought by collabora-
ton 10 be abe 10 weld into a con-
nected narrative the matters that
transpired with the progress of the .
conflict. Observation was little re-
stricted ON the Russian side: and
what is lacking, in this regard. from .
the japanese side, is somewhat .
made up in the accuracy of those .
official bulletins which the Japauesc !
war Office gave to the press.
The historians of future wars will I.
have TO write their histories from
The sort Of material which is now
at hand relating 10 this contest.
There is small chance that free and I
observation viii ever be
permitted again TO people of the
literary turn OF mind. Therefore it
IS desirable tnat the experiment OF
making history by the new process
be given trial.
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STRANGE HOW MEN CHANGE.

kobespierre, OF the French revolution.
the man who was destined 10 daluge
France with blood. was. rot long he
lut- lls It.Shtinl career of power br-
gan one Of the most streuu,1lis onno-
nents Of capital punishment While lie
was Stiu an obscure advocate at MS
native Arras ne threw up an appoint-
ment because Of his opposition to this
form OF penalty. And Just when his
stsr was in the ascendant he boldly
harangIed the national assembly n
prove that the punishment Of death il
csseati8lly unjust, that il has uo iend-
ency To repress crimes. and that in
muitplles ohenScs much more than il
dimiHishes them.
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INSULT TO AMERICANS
BY RUSSIAN DIPLOMAT
Ambassador at Tokyo Requests Exclu-
sion of Naval Officers From
Restaurant.

TOKYO. Oct I2-An insult 10 the
American Navy from Bashfileff. the
Russian ambassador here, has stirred
the American colony. The incident oc-
CURED in g restaurant where tGe am
bassgdor and his wife We're eatlG.
when three American naval officers en-
tered. At the request of the ambasSa-
dor the proprietor ordered the Ameri-
cans TO leave. which they did.
4 number Of American p-asfisff were i1
the restaurant at the time. ana they
Immediately left the piact also
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Canadian CircumIOCutiOn.

Nmcrica'~ relations with Canada
have been anomalous ever since the
day Quebec fell into the hands of
the dying Wolfe. That they wiz
ever be made thoroughly business
like and direct is hardly TO be eN-
Pected while The Dominion is part
Of the British empire-and the pros
pect of any other situation is too
remote To be even considered. But
they can be made more nearly
sensible than they are and ought 10
bc without further delay.
Ottawa has been much moved By
81 suggestion from the American
President looking 10 this end. Nr.
Roosevelt naturally did not even
touch uP0H the larger question of
tanadd'S relations with other gov
cInmeut-. What he proposed was
simply that Canada should have Il
representative i'm Washington to do
business of domestic character
exclusively and not 10 touch upon
questions which are imperial i'm
their scope. According to the lead
ing Canadian papers this is as far.
perhaps. ass Canada can go, and vet
far enough 10 eliminate "a vast and
troublesome amuunt of cfrcumIocu-
tiou.
FOR If Canada can adjust her bus
mess with the United States without
waiting for assent from an imperial
Bureaucracy The remainder of her
foreign relations will not bo-hrr
her much. All her boundars COM
tr0Versies aud most of her trade
Disputes relate to this country.
America is not only her nearest
neishbu~ but her closest commercial
sociate.
le effect of the present system
ot diplomatic negotiations between
these two countries is plain. One
'nstz- uf it viii suffice. Lord
Eieip. "a week or So ago, informed
the Canadian ministers that he was
ir receipt of a communication from
the Government of the United States
looking TO the appointment of
commission to consider certain oh
struetion7 in the ST. John river and
the rights of the persons involved.
Thcorefically-and i'm official cor
responIence actually that was Can
ada'S first Information on the sub
icct. Yet the Dominion government
had heard of the projected com
mission nearly thr.n months before
snd had then voted money to de-
fray the expenses of its members
of the commission. Similar DELAYS
marked the institution of negotia-
uons over tLe Alaskan boundary.
the Pelagic fisheries. the police
dudes uf the two nations over the
Great Lakes, and every other inn
portant issue which has arisen i'm
century.
Possibly ,hc appointment of a
Canadian attache 10 the Washington
embassy would serve To obviate most /.
"i ihe trouble. The Hon. John /
Charlton was once named for such
an office and would have filed il ac-
ceptably to both governments. But
the appointee must be bigger than +
mere sprig OF the diplomatic ser
vice and have authority which will F.
he not only brc2d enough for him
to stand upon but clear enough for
the United States TO understand.
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TROLLEY HITS ENGINE.
FOUR PEOPLE HURT

CHICAGO. oct. I2.-Four persons We're
injured and many passengers thrown
from their seats early this morning.
when an Elston avenue electric car ran
into a switch engine ON the Northwest
erp railroad tracks. al SNOW street
The car was moving rapidly aud when
the motornan attempted 70 slacken IL
the brake chain broke. Before he could
rcve-Sc the current the car struck the
switch engine
The vestibule of the car Was smashed.
ana Mot2rman karv sZesii was pinned
among The wrcckaEe. Three others syol.
injured, but not seriously
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WAS HE PERSONAL?

college professor. VINO last year
spent his vacation on "a farm. wrote
this seusOn 10 the owner, saving:
There are several little matters that
] desire changed should J decide TO pass
my HOLIDAYS at youT house We dom
Ike the Uaid Mar, moreover, We 10
not think q Diepen 50 noar the house
Is sanitary
the farmer replied: MARY is went.
and We haven't had no hogs Stree you
went away last August.
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GALE WRECKS SCHOONER
AND CAPTAIN Is LOST

NEW LONDON, OcG 12-in "a sale
off mere the schooner J.. T.. Powell sail
ina fruHl St George. :. l.. fer Wcster-
ley l.. T.. was capsized ia the race, and
capt DaviG Euut in his wrecEing tug
Harriet rescued Nelson Mack Captain
,.I1cI-. uf the PuMCII. WIS drowned
The Washington times., 1906-10-12
RICE A STAPLE FOOD.

In China and It's dcuerdeucies. with "a
population of e,o61.9tsi. or - per cent
OF the total population of the world.
Tiee is the principal food supply The
same may be said also of India with
It's population OF 30. coo 000 and Janan.
with its 40,001 GA0 I'm addition 10 these.
II is a chief article of diet with other
reople of Asis ahd Africa. whose popu-
laion is estimated at 109.oJ0,00o. The TO-
tai reaches 8i5.00e.0o1, or 20 cent of the
total population OF the earth.
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BELTS GENEROSITY.

tne of the many peTsoas whom the
late Alfred Belt had befriended repaid
him with ingratitude and abuse Later
The Migrate fell on evil times Though
down ln the gutter. he still had 2
little shame left and would not ask
Mr. Belt for help. The Souta African
diamond magnate sent for one Of Tho
uulucKY ones friends and SAID. Go
amt See So-and-So. -zk II he wants
any help ana give 81 a. am hHr
don't let him think q is freT me.
have had difference with I'm, and
perhaps it would annoy him..
The Washington times., 1906-10-12
THE POET.

or fJiUN-land his foot Is free
And with a seraph sword
Tie Keeps for sons Of mystery
That garden If the Lord.
rule
is gidmOured into grace.
NNere pilgrims of the Beautiful
beAold he" solemn face;
That garden. walled with ancient awe
Where the dreamer walks aDart.
THAT fire 20 whi-h the world is straw.
l1Hd of the living heart
Katharine Lee Rates
The Washington times., 1906-10-12
CARNEGIE GIFT S6Z.5OO
TO DUNDEE UNIVERSITY

LONDON. Oct l2.-AudrvAT Carnegie
Lord Rector OF ST. Andrews University.
mas given an additional donation of
SCe5fo 10 Duudae University, one OF the
college coGncctrd with ST. Andrews.
The money Is to De uscd fO~ the physical
Ia So "a tom
The Washington times., 1906-10-12
DREAM MONEY.

s. Louis ne wspapaT conducted aH
Interesting syn1posilm Of views on the
subject. what would you 10 lE SUD
Denly S'5,09e co. We're given YOU Most
of us would wake up, most likely
Lancaster Central Record
The Washington times., 1906-10-12

sia. Got until 1891 was IL taken up very
seriously In 1905 the pr0E"etioa was
ABOUT 100000 bushels Ihls year l. win
DE- Two and half times tHat amount.
buruH wheat H. sometimes referred
20 az macsr0ni wheat term not
properly applicable and one leading %
tI-el .SHhlerstaudlug- Tie aurum
variety of wheat is quite a- galusb bile
Tor general four-mak.ug aud bread
making purposes as ORD nary varieties
tHyugh the term, macaroHi wheat has
lea many 10 suppose that lt was usable
not for bread but for m4r8rlBf II ur0-
Nldes excellent fuur either alone 8r iu
cpmbln5tion with softer varieties af
wheat
Growth Of Winter Wheat.
The Government experts are seeking
10 increase the yield pe- acre bg- bring
ing about the growta or winter wheat
instead OF spring wheat as far as pos
aihie. Winter wheat yields from five 10
ten bushels mote per acre and brings
about as much ia the markets consider
ms the average of all the grain markets
o. the country
The purpose is 10 develop the wheat
Industry much farther uD iutc The noun
tain regions than hitherto, and over the
dry land areas Of tie country. By all
these means, displaciug spri-E wheat
with the hcavieT-yieldnE HlltaU wheat.
causing winter wheat 70 3c grown much
farther north than now, and develop
ins varieties e wheat that VIII convert
ELge mountain areas and enormous dry
land areas into rich Wheat-gTCWiu dis
iTicts- the Whe1f production OF the
ee4}U''ft can be vastly increased.
MI Carleton estimates ir can be
more tuan dJuh.eJ but even this may
De too small a figure.
Problem Is Simplifed.
Generally, a variety Of winter grain
taat is resistant 60 drought is also re-
s.stant 10 cold and ele that can bs
grown farther North thaa at present
can also be grown higher up. This sim
p,ities the problem of developing varie-
ties that can be used to extend tie pres
ent wheat area.
When Il IS recalled that taa Grid
land area of the country that cannot bs
irr.Eated is ab1ur eight times the 5rrt-
gable land and JnaJ wheat can ha grown
Ca most Of thl uol-irri Ibir land as
well IS the I-riEdD-C, d~ rec cereal Fl-
ports believe and when Il b. Ia.--r1 a-EeG
lll- there are vast Ulderr-uD-d noun
tain regions in the West hitherto cal-
s.d1rad useful only for gE1Z.uE and NOT
Tor wheat but which are adopted I'D
country - vet far from reaching IT'S
wheat limitations. Moreover, II Is T--
Elrued bV the Government experts as
possible 10 expand tIr production uf
nearly all the small grains other than
Wleat, by the same methods through
which it is proposed 10 enlarge the
wheat production.
The Washington times., 1906-10-12

The President aud Mrs. Roosevelt had
as informal guests AZ dinner at the
White House last night the Secretary
of the Interior and Mrs. Hitchcock and
Associate Justice OF the Supreme Court
ana Mrs oliver Wendell Holmes
Airs. Roosevelt walks 10 the shopping
distIicts of tho city almost every morn
ine nov. apd spends her time Pa select
iug articles tor th- warGsohes OF her
Eouuget caiIdreu Miss Hsguer occom-
uauies her. and 50 gentle and quiet is
Mrs Roosevelt iu alI actions that she
PASSES by counter after counter without
being recognized.
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Vast Expansi0n Possible.

Believing q VASE cEpIs sion o. wheat
raising possible. and considering ;he
fact that many other grains can be used
f.r food and new food products are
Hrlus aH the wuIlv developed M
Carleton says Jhe day of famine in lar
il the future.
Secretary Wilson announced the other
day tJat the amount of du0um wheat
produced in the eouatry this yeaF would
ae gHrGH bushels This special vGri-
erE ol hard wheat. particularly suited
fsr dry regions, and extremely resistant
20 tle rust that Tas given So much
trouble iU fIc UEelt-grOWi States.
was n1t introduced into this country uy
tH- cereal experts ut the Bureau of
IIart Industry until 1853, when seed
F.-s llrgant from east and south Rus
The Washington times., 1906-10-12

a reception was held at the home %
Ihe Rev. George Fiske Dudley. pastor
or 81 Stephens Episcopal Church Mt
Pleasant, and Mrs- Dudley last night
FOR tnr members of the congregation of
the church. Informal invitations were
extended and fully 800 guests attended
The reception was held in the Manor
House. which was tastetuHy decorated
with palms. pink roses, and chry santEc-
NUNS. and throughout tEa evening "A
strng-d orchestra furnished music
Ia the receiving line with Dr and
Hrs Dudley were the Rev. Frank r.
Bushbv and Mrs. BushJy. Airs. Richard
Sylvester. Mrs M j. Newbold- Mrs
Edward Riggs Mrs. William Saunders
Mrs Llowelyu Estes Mrs. Clarence
Doyle, Mrs William T. Hilyer, Mrs.
john Blake Kendal, aIs Frank Thomas.
The ladies Of the receiving line form
The Washington times., 1906-10-12
AMERICAS WHEAT OUTPUT
BANNER CROP OF NATIONS
PesSmlSuc Views of Near Approach of Bread Famine Put
to Rout by Proof That We Can Grow Half
OF Worlds Supply

IT, Will be many year before the
United States goes hungry for lack Of
bread. Ecssirrla-s have visions or e
large share OF ;he nation coming soon
tn the door of the poOrhOuse and fam
isling Tor want of a loaf. The Opt
mi-Js OF the Department Of agriculture
see the future differently They have
given lot Of hard study and e,amiIa-
zion % the subject % what thIs country
can do i1 the way Of producing bread
and they regard worrimant as hardly
called for. The country, they say, has
just got good start in The Development
of iis wheat fo-=i.5Etics a13 20 talk
auou- The exhaustion thereof pr - think
tHc iinI, OF those i.ssItUiues h2s come
anywhere near being reached, is to mis-
conceive the situation utterly.
The fact is the wheat possibilities Of
ta, JEilcd- States are so greet that 81
is impossible to calculate pu chem Ritl
ans a,eHrae,. AND besides wheat
there are the other small sraius, each OF
more or less food value for humankind,
tHe production of which has come no.
whore near tle limit.
How mHoH more wheat can the United
states raise than it is raising Uow Is
"a question asked frequently and recently
Yut to Mark 8. Carleton. the Govern
mCGt expert iu charge pf cereal invrsti-
CATIONS for tle Department Oi AsTicU.-
sure. Last year the United States pro-
duccI tC9ueG bushels. Mr.. Carleton
does nos regard lhis a. hair The crop
th.t can be produced. ia fact he con-
zi.lera "a billion ard half bushels OF
wheat as qllsa within the range OF
TrJ1g niIjty. As the entire wheat crop
of t1r wG rid Is now llttc over three
billions r3 bushels q production ct
5.. a.u asu = Hatf bushels iu thia cNiitl-
t-e w1gl1 m-an tHat the United St4tes
could l-aW l2l- rs much as me entire
UHeat-ETgWiuU area ~ tiiIs world j.
ETDHlUE today
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WINTER OUTLOOK
MOST PROMISING
Washington Becoming the
Mecca OF People OF
Wealth.
COMING FOR THE SEASON
Mr.. and Mrs. George W. Vanderbilt Go
to North Carolina for Five
Weeks.

tu,s winter more than ever before will
Washington bee the mecca of wealthy
society people. and rhe capital win be-
come as II should, The most prominent
social center or the world
AiT and Mrs George rs. Vanderbilt
are now az stonoleigh Coort, where they
have taken large apartment for the
winter. They viii remain here until
tonight when they viii leave the city
for thcu splendid estate. Butmore. in
North Carolina. They viii spend i've
weeks there. returning here for the gay
est part of the social season
The Washington times., 1906-10-12

knowledge of those on whom the
burden of fulfilling the regulations
must rest.
The Washington times., 1906-10-12

The German ambassados VIII return
to Nashius1gu Monday er Tuesday or
ueNt week and viii open the embassy
for the season. Baroness Won SteruburE
viii accompany him. AIRS. Laugham.
th. mother Of the baroness. VIII spend
the winter ia Europe as usual
Dr. RfdpeWay T. 8 A., and family
have returned from jamestown. Il. T..
10 their apg~tIeuts at The KeHaWa. on
Dunbart1u avenue. GEORGETOWN. Miss
KidreWay. who Is q charming debutante
OF recent years, was The successful win
uer uf the ladies' boat race among
jamestown aud Newport bellies, and the
recipient of rarfyiug social attention
from army residents OF the post.
Alfredo Calderou. son of the former
minister fsesn Peru. agd recently charge
d'aHaircs for uis government. VIII leave
Washington today. ana tomorrow viii
sail for Europe. lIa VIII spend some
months abroad.
The wedding of Miss Anne Phelps
Brown. dams Hter or seveiIou A. Brown.
aad Charles Hamilton Bradley, son of
the l4r- Justice Andrew q. Bradley. Is
aunounccI for November l. lu st. Mar
-dIct's Episcopal Church, Mrs. Andrew
y. Bradley, bride of eighteen months
ago, VIII De- natron ~ honor The twelve
usHers Will be selected from Mr.
Bradlcy's cla=sms ties 9i the Ivy Club, at
The Washington times., 1906-10-12

Frederick May yesterday completed
tine lease of I12e Massachusetts avenue.
formerly occupied 10y Mrs. F. g. Uar-
riot, to T. Tiffany Over, of New Yors,
which riu give another prominent en-
tcrtaiu-r u, the metropolis tp tha
Capital
The Washington times., 1906-10-12

AIRS. Samuel Thomas. of New York, is
still another valuable addition from
New Nnsly ,o Washington society She
Is the mother of r. B Thomas and has
taken largo apartment ut Sfoueleigh
Fsrrt f4I. Tho season.
The Washington times., 1906-10-12

Miss Emma R8tnbon- Smlih has re-
turned from Il most delightful summer
In New England. and is I'm possession
OF her former apartments. 1915 * street
northwest for the winter.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-05-04
VINDICATES HIMSELF.
Former Consul General Answers
Charges Against Him and Files
Counter Complaint.

Washington, May 4.-Former Con
sui General McWade of Canton, China,
yesterday issued statement in an
swer to the charges made against him
by Third Assistant Secretary OF
State Pierce, and then filed charges
of a most sensational nature against
Pierce. The House committee on
foreign affairs listened to McWade's s
statement, and although The was to be
allowed but ten minutes to defend
himself he was finally given nearly
two hours. McWade presented affi-
dayits to show the unreliable charac-
ter of those who investigated the
charges against him. 1t is now thought
that Congress will take up the COM
plant made against Pierce, and in,
vestigate it thoroughly. After his
statement the former consul general
was warmly congratulated by the mem
bers of the committee, and it is con-
sidered that he has thoroughly vindi-
Gated himself.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-05-04
CATTLE RUSTLER
ARRESTED
BY Mounted Policemen Near Portaies.
the Third In One
Week.

A telegram received by Captain
Fred Fornoff of the mounted police
today states that Mounted Policeman
M. Putnam has arrested Milton Mason
On the charge Of cattle stealing near
Portales, Roosevelt County. Mason is
the third member Of gang of cattle
rustlers, who have committed many
depredations near Tucumcari, to be
arrested within a week. The mounted
police are in the possession Of infor-
nation which they are confident will
result in the capture of other members
of the gang and ultimately put an end
to the raids that have caused the
people in that portion of the Territory
much trouble in the past. The thieves
have operated near Tucumcari making
many large hauls and then disap.
peared temporarily from the vicinity.
1t was learned lately that the head
quarters of the gang was near Por-
tales close to the Texas line In Wild
spot, where they were practically sure
of not being discovered by officers Of
the peace. The officers now believe
they are in possession of evidence
which will help in rounding up the
entire outfit.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-05-04
Conference Agrees
on Differences
of Measure.
AMENDMENT BY ALLISON
Circuit Courts to Determine
Suits Against Interstate
Commerce Commission.

Washington, May 4.-What amounts
practically to an agreement to the
existing differences concerning the
court features of the railroad rate bill.
has been reached by the Senate con
ference extending over last week and
Senator Allison will now offer an
amendment comforting jurisdiction up
on the circuit courts to hear and deter
mine suits brought against the Inter.
state Commerce Commission. The
amendment will not suggest to the
court whether their judicial review
shall be confined to external questions
or whether it shall inquire into the
business or reasonableness Of the
rates fixed by the commission. Sen
ator Long who made the principal le-
gal argument for the House bill and
Senators Aldrich and Crane, leaders In
the movement seeking an amendment
providing for broad court review ex-
pressed themselves today as favoring
the amendment and both factions
agreed that the compromise is salts
factory to the President. Undoubted-
ly this means that all obstacles to the
speedy passage measure has been re-
moved.
Republican Strength for Bill.
Whether conservative or radical
won the victory is a question that Is
not disturbing either faction. The
agreement in the measure is regarded
as political and 1t Is believed that now
practically all the Republican strength
will be cast for the bill, whereas, 1t
was heretofore considered that 1t
would require majority to pass the
bill and the Democratic party would
be in position to take the full credit
for it,
Homesteads on Forest Reserves.
A dispatch from Washington says
that the Senate committee on public
lands Wednesday reported favorably
the bill which has passed the House
authorizing homestead entries within
forest reserves of lands more valuable
for agricultural purposes than for for
estry.
Appropriation for Agricultural Expert
nents.
A special Washington dispatch says
that the agricultural appropriation bill
passed by the House Wednesday car.
ries several items Of direct benefit to
Colorado all of which were inserted In
the bill at the request of Representa-
tive Brooks.
The most important item Is an ap-
preparation of $25,000 for experiments
in dry farming. The bill also appro-
PIRATES $4,000 to continue the investi
cation of poisonous plants, particular.
ly the loco weed; $4,000 for horse
breeding and $4,000 for sugar beet
seed investigations and experiments.