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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-04-03

Turkey the child and her party gained
a private audience with the Sultan al
his palace. The ruler of the great east
ern empire seemed much infatuated
with the child. and permitted her 90
ascend his throne. In rising to greet
the young visitor the Sultsns foot slip
ped and he would have fallen 10 the
foot of the stairs. had Il nog been for
the agility of little Miss Johnson. who
caught the monarch's robe, thereby re-
storing his equilibrium.
SO pleased was the ruler with the
childs action that he offered her any
thing she fancied in the palace. lie
then took her 90 the wardrobe depart
ment Of the palace. and for several
minutes the young miss stared I'm mute
wonder at the magnificent assortment
OF Oriental gowns before her eyes.
Finally she spied~a massive gown of silk
and lace. with a train of several yards
length
oh. mister this is what / want. "
exclaimed the girl.
II IS needless to say her wish was
granted Immediately. This gown. which
had probably been worn for generations
by the ladies of the court of Turkey.
was of the primitive style Of the times.
Miss Johnson, who has always care
fully preserved this treasure. consented
70 have II fashioned after the modern
styles THE Lion and the Mouse" Is
the only play in which she has worn IL.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-04-03
No "ReaSSuranCeS.


On Saturday evening The Times,
pointing TO the urgent effort to Sc
cure from President Roosevelt a
speech of reinsurance to financial in
terests, and urging that the Presi-
dent ought not TO WELD to such i'm
portunities, said editorially:
This is "A poor time for making such
promises. If the President and his sd-
Nisers yield TO the urgencies of the
financial cliques of Wall street. and
decide 10 give any such assurances as
viii please wall Street. they viii find
that they have given offense to the rest
of the country.
The Roosevelt administration must go
forward IT can neither stand still nor
go backward If it hesitates it may
lose the banner OF DrOgreSStVelsm- The
viking hands of such men as Hughes,
la Toilette and Cummins are itching
for opportunity 10 seize il and carry il
forward. The safe thing to do now is to
sit sight let the Wall Street spectators
worry out Of the troubles which look
so large to them. but which do not
greatly trouble the rest of the COM
munity, and await the Calmer days
will he upon us soon, when the needs of
the situation can be gagged much more
accurately than now.
The President has done what The
Times was confident ne ought to do,
and would do. He has firmly de-
clined to subject himself to the pos
sibility of either misconstruction or
misrepresentation. He has indi-
Gated that his position remains and
viii remain unchanged. He has re
served til calmer- seasons the an
nOuncemerV of his detailed program
Of corporate regulation. He has
demonstrated both wisdom and
steadfastness.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-04-03
Biindf0lded.

The Philadelphia Record gives this
new expression to the cry for -
good Southern man."
The South has tried Bryan twice 1t
has tried an Eastern candidate once
There have been three consequent fail
ures They we've failures of default
West and East. There is no need of
going into particulars Now. let the
South lead Let il name its own can
didate-some stalwart Southern Demo-
crat-and call upon the true jefferson
ians of the North and West to respond.
That is the logic of the political situa-
ton.
Principles, not geography, viii
control the next election. No Demo-
crat has any chance to win save
through favor for his platform or
disfavor for the Republican oppose
ton. Should Theodore Roosevelt be
renominated the latter is inconceiy-
able. Should another ride the Ele-
plant, the Democratic leader will
have a Glance against him only by
making a demand for tariff reform
the key to his campaign. And tar
if reform has so far been prac-
tically ignored by the most promi-
nent candidate for the Democratic
William Jennings Bry-
an, of Nebraska.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-04-03
The Longest Way Round.

The railroad, not the dray. the
stage coach. the sail boat or the
steamer. is the institution called to
the Yankee mind by the word
transportation" Yet steamers not
only carry a vast quantity of freight
from American producers to their
consuming countrymen. but do so at
materially lower rates.
IN interesting article in the ST.
Paul Pioneer Press burBs in this
comparison. The freight cost of the
cargoes which passed through the
Sault Ste. Marie canal alone in 1905.
says that journal. was S31.420, 5s4.
The total is impressive for the vol
ume of freight. At the lowest rail
rate this same quantity of merchan-
disc would have cost S1s7, 900, 900.
Ore is carried from Duluth to Ash
tabula or about 1000
miles-at charge Of about so cents
ton. Thence by rail to Pittsburg-
1e5 miles-the freight cost is 90
cents a ton. The water rate is,
therefore, only about une-seventh of
the rail rate. On coal the lake tariff
is 80 cents a ton from those Erie
ports to Duluth: but for the short
distance between Pittsburg and
those ports the shipper must pay
the railroads 90 Gems a ton.
These figures are the explanation
of the unt easing. uninterrupted pro-
cession of great freighters passing
through the 500" No Fastener
who has ever watched the fow
through that vital artery could fail
to be impressed. Buffalo, Erie,
Cleveland. Toledo. Detroit, Chicago,
Milwaukee. and now Duluth, all owe
their trade success to the develop
ment of water traffic. The Missis-
sippi and the Ohio. long half used,
are coming into their own again by
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-04-03
BURGLARS LOOT
BALTIMORE HOME
JeweIry Valued at $1,000
Stolen From Mrs. Ross
Whistler.

BALTIMORE, April 3--WhiIe Mr. and
Mrs. Ross W. Whistler were sleeping
burglars succeeded in getting away with
Jewels valued at s. O00 the loss not be-
ing discovered until morning. when a
maid found the front door open, and an
empty jewel case in the front hall.
The burglars climbed the back fence
and applied a jimmy 20 the kitchen
door In order to open = the burglars
were obliged 10 force the frame, and in
this way dislodged the staples that held
an iron bar in place
Mrs Whistler had placed the greater
part of her jewelry in a casket on her
dressing table Bureau and dressing
table drawers were softly opened. their
contents scanned, and everything OF
value taken
Ross w Whistler is prominently con-
nected With the social and club life Of
Baltimore. and both his wife and himself
are idenuned with the hunting set
and are great advocates of out-of-door
life. Mrs whistler is one Of the most
adept horsewomen in the state, and has
frequently appeared in the ring at the
Baltimore horse shows. She is also a
fine CrOss-cOultry rider
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-04-03
THE HOUSEWIVES L-.MENT.

Oh. what's a poor woman to do just
now,
I really would like i know,
Today's it's so hot I put the fires out,
Tomorrow it's likely 10 SuFw.
/ pack all the blankets and wraps away
with trouble and time and care,
And the very next day ] pull them all
out.
For all need their warm things 10
wear.
Today folks exclaim at the heat Of Tie
house.
And declare somewhere else they win
post
If 1 don't cool the furnace inside Of an
hour
For otherwise really they'll roast
Tomorrow a chill blast comes out Of tbs
North,
And again do they threaten with ire
Unless 1 DO something, their deaths al
my door.
For they'll freeze if they don't get
some fire
You can't dress to suit this bum climate,
J swear,
Unless with a stage lightning change:
The effort 10 keep up with this weather 5
Is enough any mind to derange.
The fanily's all growing, each ono has
cold.
Everything done for comfort you re;
Oh, what's poor woman TO do in such
case,
What is a poor woman TO 60,
Baltimore American.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-04-03
ROYAL ARCANUN'S
ANNUAL ELECTION

More than two hundred members OF
the Royal Arcanum attended the an
nual banquet OF the order last night in
the Ebbitt House Every lodge in the
jurisdiction was represented. the mem
bers being seated at tables for the re-
spective councils, each table having
thereon a standard in royal purple and
white letters giving the name and num-
Der OF council and the date of the ban
quet
Before assembling at the Ebbitt, the
annual business meeting Of The order
was hello in Scottish Rite Temple, and
officers elected for the ensuing year
wer insetaIled 10y Charles IIegendrop. OF
Baltimore, and Samuel NJ Hoag, Of Mt.
Vernon, y. T.. who represented Su-
preme Regent Howard c. Virgins
The officers installed were: ". w
Chase, grand regent; A E Cook. vice
grand regent; G. 5. Britt. grand orator;
John L. Beasie, past grand regent; Ben
jamis White. grand secretary: G. NJ.
Copenhauer. grand treasurer, Charles ].
James. grand chaplain: s l. BessilIevre.
grand warden; G. B. Young. grand sem
try; ~ A Tolson. grand trustee. COM
mittee on laws-John R Cox. G. B.
Farquhar. Representatives and alter
mates TO the supreme council-Y E.
Swaine W. II. BriRsham. J. D. Biddis.
ana T. n Hayes.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-04-03
BEAUTY'S PHOTO
FREE OF CHARGE

In response to many letters of
inquiry, The Sunday Times has
made arrangements with several of
the leading photographers of Wash
ington whereby photographs of
prospective participants in The Sun.
day Times contest for the honor of
being declared the most beautiful
woman in Washington may have
their photographs taken free of
charge until and including Friday,
April u.
All that is necessary IS for the
woman whose photo is to be taken,
or the person who is to enter the
photo in the contest 10 call at the
news room Of The Times, tenth
floor. MunSey Building, and obtain
an order for the photo from the
Beauty Editor Sunday Times.
These orders will be addressed to
any one of the following photog-
raphers:
Atkinson. .f4f6 18th st. northwest,
Bacmach. 1881 F street northwest
Bell. ..f32i-23 6. street northwest
Boyce. 1875 F s.reet northwes
Buck. .....ftl3 F street northwe
Gilbert. COZ nth street northwe
Harris & Ewing .f3tt F ST. nj
Merritt's. .oO7 Penn. Ave. n.
Paine. .923 F street northw
Parker. lips F street northw
Prince. Pa. ave. and nth ST. n.
Rice. .....i203 + street northw
TowIes. ..tfO7 F street northW
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-04-03
LEAVES.
CHOIR GIRL ALSO

BRIDGETON, n. j.. April S.-The
Rev. oscar W. Fischer has resigned
as pastor of St. Johns German I.uth-
eran Church and left the city. Miss
Chrissie Scheyhing, one of the members
of his church and singer in the choir.
has left West Commerce street house.
where she had been employed as a gov
erness for the last eight years.
About three months ago Mr.. Fischer s
attentions to the choir girl were noticed.
Recently residents in the neighborhood
where Miss Scheyhing was employed
saw him meet the girl
So much gossip was occasioned by the
preachers conduct that the church
council decided to ask for his resignation
at a meeting called for last night.
Friends evidently acquainted him with
this fact and he forthwith resigned
Mrs Fischer is devoted TO her husband
and viii not believe some of the reports
in circulation Fbout him. They have six
children. all young
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-04-03
CITY BEAUTIFUL"
BY GLENN BROWN
Lecturer Protests Against
Commercial Dissertation
of National Capital.

The Development of Washington
was admirably handled in a lecuua last
night at the Public Library by Glenn
Brown. The lecture was given under
the auspices Of the National Society Of
Fine Arts and was attended by several
hundred people
Mr.. Brown explained at length the
plans made for the city beautifuI'' by
L'Enfant and suggested BIZ .he Park
Commission. During the course Of the
lecture he used a number Of illustrative
views showing the Mall as II is and as
IL should be- Among these were several
bird s-eye views Of the entire CITY show
ing, as the lecturer explained. the lack
Of symmetry in our park arrangements.
the struggling Government buildings.
and the Dissertation for commercial
purposes Of many plots intended by the
founders of Washington TO be used
for enhancing its beauty only. Mir.
Brown said that Washington was be-
hind other national capitals in matters
OF this kind and that a spirit Of COM
mercialism had retarded her. growth as
beautiful city.
He protested against the proposed
plan Of filing in Rock Creek valley to
the level of the hills on both sides and
using the ground fer building lots. The
lecturer then presented views OF Edin-
burgh. RostOn. New York and other
cities. showing that these cities had
carefully preserved such works of ma
tGre for driveways and parks. He also
deplored the fact that this beautiful
spot was now being used as a dumping
ground for the northwest section.
Mir. Brown showed a number OF NO
posed plans for the Mall. indicating
locations for the Lincoln Memorial the
Memorial to the Constitution Mas
and the Park Commissions arra1--ga-
mont for me various Government build
IngS. fountains. and OF her u-tll.l.s Of -
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-04-03
Lion and Mouse Com
pany Member Has
Regal Costume.

Marion Pollock johnson, who plays
one of the leading feminine roles in
The Lion and the Mouse" wears in
the third act of the play a gown thar
once adorned the wardrobe in the pal
ace Of the Sultan of Turkey. The gown
is of pure silk. embroidered with lace
and figures of flowers. II is Of the
finest texture. and aside from its in
trinsic value. which is considerable Miss
johnson prizes this gown more than
anything else in her possession. on ac-
count OF the strange manner IN which
Il came into her hands.
When bat a child OF ten years, Miss
Johnson, with her parents and a party
OF friends. spent more than two years
in a trip around the globe. eventually
arriving in Constantinople. While in
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-04-03
Arrogance of Railroads
In Demands on President
Correspondent Amazed at Their Tenerity in
Requesting That Water in Stock Be Given
Fictitious Worth in Property Valuation.

create by their discriminating Intimations
and insln Nations a loss Of confidence TO
further their oWn financial ends IN a
manner so brazen and shocking as to be
truly repuIsiYe 10 every true and bTavsl
American heart. and 20 call for the Sc
vefest censure % the entire public.
Were the President 10 accede 10 the
desires OF these railroad magnates and
make the public utteranCes they would
have him make no doubt he would
quiet their tempestuOGs feelings, and X
This be 10 restore public confidence hoi
would undoubtedly accomplish H.
Day Of Reckoning.
The day would come. however. and in
the very near future. were such the case.
v hen the public confidence would be
shaken, and justly so Then it would
require something more than one. or
even dozen. public utterances by any
one 10 restore il. Such a crisis, terrible
in the extreme. would require the COM
bined efforts Of noble and unselfish pa
triots willing 10 make any sacrifice for
tEe good Of their country regardless Of
personal cost 4 firm stand AZ present
against these yelled threats and in-
5rigues, the DISSEMINATION Of cOrports
greed. must be the salvation OF the
country Nothing short OF this viii an
swer There must be no temDOriZing
The people must win this light, which
the President has so manfully started,
and thereby restore the country TO it's
one-tlme equilibrium. serenity. and hap
piness. or the nation is doomed
The beautiful lines OF the late John.
Hay. Secretary Of State. may well, in
this present crisis. be the prayer OF the
people:
Thy wiz! Il bids the weak be strong: -.
bids the strong be Just
No lips 10 fawn. no hand 10 beg. no brow
20 seek the dust
Whenever man Expresses men beneath TIA.
liberal sun.
o Lord. be there. thine arm made bare, Thy
righteous viii be done.
r S. KEY SMITH.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-04-03

virtue of boat rate of only 81 of
enc mill a ton mile from Louisville
to New Orleans, in comparison with
rail rate of 80 cents a ton mile.
Nearer at hand, Baltimore and Nor
folk, Savannah and Philadelphia, are
finding the roundabout coast a
more profitable shipping course than
the straightaway railroad
The rail lines do not feel the de-
velopment of water lines; they can
not ship the freight waiting on their
platforms. But the country is com
ing TO feel it, and is being i'm
mensely benefited by it.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-04-03
A Chamber of Commerce.

Washington is awakening at last!
Her business men have come $ n
ally TO realize the Importance of
united strength and full co-opera-
ton for the advancement of her ma
terial interests. By the action last
night of the directors of the BUSH
ness Mems Association and previous
action of the directors of the JObbers
and Shippers Association, looking
TO the merger of those two success
ful and practical bodies into a Wash
{ ington Chamber of Commerce the
commercial future of the Capital is
made brighter than ever il has been
before
Washington's situation for the
past ten years is known Of all read
ers of the local newspapers. 1t has
had two business bodies overlapping
and duplicating service, doubling ex-
penses, and dividing resources. For
year past there have been three
such bodies.
Within the year the oldest of the
three and the largest-the Board of
Trade-has unanimously Endorsed
project to expand the material ac-
tivities of the city, and with equal
unanimity has deliberately aban-
doned the work TO which it gave its
unqualified Endorsement. That its
members are disheartened; that
their own faith in their own organi-
zation is oozing away in consequence
of its continued unproductiveness,
is manifest. And when this latest
failure was joined to a previous re-
fusal on the part of its directors
even to consider uniting forces
with the Business Mems Association
and the Jobbers and Shippers As
ISOLATION, the Board of Trade, as an
organization, became practically
negative quantity in commercial
Washington.
Meanwhile the Business Mems As
sociatiOn-competentIy led by a bus
mess man and supported by prae-
tically the whole enrolment of its
MEMBERSHIPS grown in practical
usefulness, in the faith Of the com
munity, and in influence with Con-
gress. The Jobbers and Shippers
Association. formed for the particu-
lar purpose of improving the shin
ping facilities of the District. has
done that work resoIuteIy,s and OBJ
tanned important traffic advantages
for the city. These are the two
/ bodies which have assumed the work
put aside by the Board of Trade.
Both must make sacrifices to ef-
feet the merger. Both are fnan-
cially in far better condition than
the Board of Trade-the Business
Men having accumulated $1,000
above all their prospective expenses,
and the Jobbers and Shippers about
half so much; while the whole sum
of the boards income must be ex-
pended to meet its routine charges.
Both might hope to advance their
standing by remaining separate.
But the directors of both bodies
have weighed the interests of the
city as of more moment to them
than their pride in their several or
CARNATIONS. This choice, if it be
confirmed by the members of the
Business Mems Association and the
Jobbers and Shippers Association,
reveals a spirit of more value to the
District than even the prospect of
united, active, business-like Chamber
Of Commerce, appropriately quar-
tered in a home of its own, and en-
ergeticalIy devoted to the material
interests of the Capital.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-04-03
COUSIN OF HENRY CLAY
BECOMES AUTHOR AT SO

NEW YORK, April "A handbook on
Sailors Snug Harbor, written by Capt
William Henry Clay. a second cousin
OF Henry Clay, has just been issued.
The book recounts the founding of the
harbor through the estate left by Capt.
koDert Richard Rainfall owner of mer-
chant vessels and pFivateers, and de-
scribcs the institution as il is now con-
Quoted. The present number of inmates
ne gives al 900. of whom 200 are in me
hospital. The death rate is placed at
10 per cent
Captain Clay was once owner of many
sailing vessels leaving this port He lost
much property during the civil war He
Is eighty-six years OLD The handbook
IS on sale at the Harbor, where the
captain lives.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-04-03
CENSURES WORKNEN
FOR RAILWAY WRECK

COTTON. Cal, April 3.-The verdict
Of the coroner's jury. summoned to in
vestigate the wreck at Cotton last
Thursday in which twenty-three PEG
pie lost their lives and nearly a hun
bred more were injured, was returned last
evening. The foreman of the switching
crew and his assistants are saddled
with the responsibility of the wreck
through criminal negligence; the engi-
neer OF the wrecked overland train IS
declared guilty Of negligence through
running too fast. and the Southern Pa
cific is Censured for operating the frag-
lie cars in which many of the Italian
emigrants were killed.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-04-03
DR.. H. H. KIRK LECTURES
ON "MENTGL MECHANISM

DR.. FIyland H. Kirk read paper on
Mental Mechanism before the Society
for Philosophie Inquiry at George
Washington University yesterday after
noon.
Following the reading of the paper
there vas q discussion IN which num-
Der OF those present participated.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-04-03
Virtue by Legislation.

People who are afraid of too much
lawmaking are always saying that
virtue can't be legislated into peo-
pie, and that human nature can't be
changed by an enacting clause.
All true. But while virtue can t
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-04-03
LECTURE TO MEMS CLUB :
BY REV. CLEMENT BROWN

The Rev. Clement Brown, rector of
the Protestant Episcopal Prof. Cathedral,
Church of the Ascension. viii deliver q.
lecture tomorrow evening At the Paris
House. iii Massachusetts avenue, be-
fore the Mems Club. descriptive OF sew
eral foreign countries through which
Mr. Brown has travelled. He viii also
talk on the future usefulness OF the
club
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-04-03
EXHIBITION OF PRODUCTS.

The Japanese legation has sent word
TO the Brazilian minister of foreign ar
fairs that there will shortly arrive in
Rio de Janiero q large liner. belonging
70 japanese shipping company. which
IS fitted up as a floating exhibition of
japanese products, says the Brazilian
Review.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-04-03

Senator Foraker has made some inn
portant converts TO his theory that the
coiored troops didn't do the shooting at
BroWnsvllle He has the white officers
on his side now, testifying that the
soldiers Couldn't have done the damage.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-04-03
ELECTION OF VESTRYMEN
AT BETHESDA, ND, CHURCH

The following vestrymen were Monday
night elected for St. Johns Church,
Norwooas parish, Bethesda. Nd; NJ
W OFutts r. T. Drum Hunt. o. E. w
T.arman, Dr. John Lewis. Latane Lewis.
John Phillips, james Dalyrimple. and E.
T. Whiteing.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-04-03

The Bethlehem Steel Company viii
quit building battleships: not. however.
because engines OF war might be es-
teemed inconsistent with the peaceable
suggestiveness Of its name, but because
they don't pay.