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The Washington times., 1907-10-26
HELD FOR ROBBING
QUALTROUGH HOUSE
Bronze Statue Recovered
From Junk Dealer in
Alexandra.

While the police stiil assert that the
robbery OF the residence at 1901 + street
northwest Is only an ordinary vacant
house job and that the loot obtained by
the thief consisted OF plumbing fixtures
and the like, every effort has been made
to recover the property and apprehend
the thief
The attitude OF the police has lent an
air of mystery 10 the robbery. The
house Is owned by Mrs Edward F.
QuaItrOugh. wife OF Commander Quail
trough, U. s. N, and was formerly oc-
eupied by Assistant Secretary OF State
Pierce. It has been vacant for the last
year.
Detectives Barbee and VsrmiTion ar
rested Charles Walton, tWenty-eight
years old. yesterday. in a junk shop in
Alexandria. Walton had sold one OF the
handsome bronze statues taken from the
residence to the junk dealer for S1-20.
II is valued by Mrs. Qualtrough at 500.
Walton made arrangements 10 return
with more Of the loot vest erday, and
when he nut In his appearance the de-
tectives ygere waiting. Walton had a
quantity Of mutilated bronze and pewter
orni metts. He was brought 70 this city,
and the police say he has made a con-
fessiOn.
He was locked up on a charge of
grand larceny.
The Washington times., 1907-10-26
Rhyme for Fat Children.

John and Rae Carpenter have pro
duced Improving Songs for Anxious
Children" to be published by A c
McCIurg & Co. on October 3. It viii be
an oblong folio, uniform with when
Little Boys Sing" Illustrated In color
quain.Iy and old-fashionedly, with
merry words and melodies which are
good music, as well as engaging to the
ear OF little people.
An adult who has suffered in earlier
days OF gfrth too great for his height
will appreciate one of the lyrics, which
runs as follows
Alas. I am a heavy child.
A very heavy one,
I cannot DO the fearful things
That other boys have done.
I try to capeT on the green,
try to skip and run
But all my buttons they burst on
And make my clothes undone.
It Is a very sad, sad thing
To be so fat a child.
To have to merely sit about
And yet to feel quite wild.
1t Is accompanied with appropriate
music, quite the heaviest in the book,
and with sympathetic illustrations In
color.
The Washington times., 1907-10-26
Double Life
SUnlikelD on
81 a Week
--Newark Judge

NEWARK. n. j.. Oct. 26.-Every mar
ried couple must be interested II t"o
decisions rendered by Judge HoWeh at
the first criminal court.
FIRST; 1t is every husbands simple
d,,ty 20 wash dishes in his household
g ,,eads he. But that duty is not cumu-
Iatsve If his wife carefully collects the
disbes at their three daily meals and de-
nands that he wash them; he Is per
fectlv right to refuse to dc sc,
second. If a husband eains S5
weel, and gives SS4 to his wife each week
he should be free from her suspicion
that he Is leading a double life.
These decisions were rendered by
Judge Howell when Mrs. Harry Luck
wood charged her husband with having
struck her.
Il confess that 1 lest my temper. your
hcror, but it was under intense provo
cation" concluded Lockwood She
kept the dishes used at breakfast. din
ner, and supper one day and told me
10 wash them. When refused she up
set the table and started to throw the
dishes at me. had TO defend myself
MY salary Is S35 a week. I have al
wavs given $S4 a week TO my wife, keep
ing 81 for my laundry and tobacco. Yet
my wife is very jealous of a woman,
although ] don't know how she figures
that l can lavish gifts on any other
woman cut Of my 81 week-er the
The Washington times., 1907-10-26
Trust Philosophy.

It is well worth noticing that the
prevailing sentiment among the
speakers at the trust conference in
Chicago is that trust busting" will
defer rather than hasten the gener-
ally desired results. Prof Frank
Parsons, of Boston, sounded what
seems to be the keynote of the
meeting when he said:
The destruction OF trusts and com
bines IS a false aim. In the first place
il is impTaCticable. Trusts and COM
Industrial gravitatiOn. watch outranks
any law that Congress or Legislature
can make. No practicable legislation
can prevent men from acting in har-
mony il they have the sense and char
aCter to do so.
In the second place combination ought
not to be destroyed. because il is a
social benefit. 1t is not combination, but
the abuse Of the powers or combination
that should be abolished The real
problem is TO adopt such measures as
will secure a fair distribution OF the
absorption of an undue share OF those
benefits by a few individuals, or any
arbitrary or unjust use OF combination
power for the private purposes OF the
controlling owners.
But the fair distribution" of
which Prof. Parsons speaks is only
the philosophers logical result. 1t
will hardly be sought by the ''prac-
tical men" in charge of trust affairs.
The Washington times., 1907-10-26

The end-seat hog is glued to the Spor
we have tried 10 move him, but We
cannot.
IIe sits there and people over him
They say move over" but there be
balks. az
The old and erinule over him climb
EGt ne sits there with legs crossed and
reads The Times.
Not seeing or caring how others fare
He has the end seat and is going t6
stay there.
Herses and mules cannot drag him
He was there first and there he win
stay.
To the end of his journey be it near or
far.
He win keep that end seat while on
the car.
For the comfort Of Others he hasn't a
Such things. 1 suppose. he never was
taught
Obi shame on the person who sits Ike
And goes by the name Of snd-sea. hog.
-6y EltCym.
The Washington times., 1907-10-26
The Story of Magda.

'Aagda, Queen Of Sheba,' was trans
lated into French from the original
Ghese, the language Of the Ethiopian
priests, BY Hughes lie Roux, member OF
the Academe de BeIIes-lettres. and
from the French into English By Mrs.
JCAn Van Worst, with an introduction
especially prepared for this edition by
HUgues lie Roux
The story is that OF the visit OF the
Queen Of Sheba TO King Solomon, and
OF the early life Of their son, told ia
the form OF fiction, but with an his
tor1cal basis. the facts being those
which have been believed an Abyssinia
Tor many generations. Experts have
given the opinion that the date Of the
original manuscript is probably some
where in the fifth century Of our era,
and that some learned Abysslnian per-
son, possessed Of all the historical data
put them into this form under the in
fiuence of the literary culture OF BY
Zantium.
This extremely curious story forms
Part OF an ancient manuscript entitled,
The Glory OF the Kings" In which is
contained the senealogy OF the Ethi-
opian kings from the beginning OF their
known history. No full translation OF
''Megda" has ever before been made
into any European language II is i'll
ustrated with quaint drawings BY a na-
tive Abyssiniau artist.
The Washington times., 1907-10-26
An Opening for Sagacity.

A Parker ghost, a declaration
from the New York State chairman
that Bryan can't win, a Democratic
mass-meeting at Nashville declaring
for the same uncertain ''sOme good
Southern man. and the steady rise
of Governor Johnson, of Minnesota,
are shaping the situation thus far
in advance of the Democratic con-
vention. 1t would look, from this
distance, as though the Peerless
Leader might have considerable
peering to do.
The "hant" of the latest. candi-
date has interest for the CHASTITY
light it throws on the boom for the
present lieutenant governor of
New York That movement, al
ways misty and wraith-like, will
hardly survive the suspicion that
Mr.. Chanler Is the offering of the
proponents Of Judge Parker. Just
" or unjustly to him, the view is
spreading that such is the case, and
if it continues to spread no clair
voyant is needed to see the finish of
the Chanler boom,
The other indications have sig
nifcance only in so far as they draw
support from Mr.. Bryan. It has
been entirely possible and is now
that the Nebraskan may be nom
mated because a great number of
delegates win not know any of the
other candidates. But the good
Southern man" movement, If it
amounts to anything at all, will
provide at least a favorite son or
two, which means so many dele
gates less floating around. New
York is out and out anti-Bryan, and
the Democrats of Judge Parker's
State win not lack for candidate.
As Johnson's strength increases the
logic of Mr.. Bryan's selection de-
creases.
So it would appear the time was
Tipening for the demonstration of
real political sagacity on the part
- the Democratic leaders-if they
The Washington times., 1907-10-26

Bill. the Kaiser. that the whole German
army IS being operated on the wrong
system BILL said Paul. ''tais business
OF compulsory military service is all
wrong. You are just wasting whole
lot of ratiOns feeding men who have no
business being soldiers Let all these
young fellows unlike me out Have a
picked corps OF athletes Ike yours truly
and then II war should come We will
laugh IN the face or the enemy. When
ever there is a bit OF cannOnading going
on weu Just turn our backs to the
enemy. Don't misunderstood me. Bill;
not 10 run away, vOu understand. but
Just to allow the dinky little iron pills
bounce or our shoulders, thusly."
Whereupon Paul did before the Kaiser
the stunt which he has been repeating
at Chase's this week, and which has
called forth saivos 4yes, salVos Is 3
good word to use in this cOnnectOn) OF
applause from the audience.
BIZ the Kaiser. has kept the plan Of
this reorganization OF the German army
a la COnchas a secret other nations
OF the earth still believe that every
Young German Will have To continue to
perform military service but take II
from me ali this IS going 70 be changed
since Paul Conchas told the Kaiser
what was what in army athletes, ana
hereafter only those young men VINO
row. play football. and fence for sport
will be required to play the war game,
This Is stated on the highest authority
which for obvious reasons. cannot be
divuIged at this time, but II the reader
will look at the vaudeville program the
next time he is at Chase some nght
may he thrown upon the subject
Speaking Of COnchas, those certainly
are powerful call boys at Chase 8.
Those two boys, with one hand each,
,,,,-,gzed OF the stage that enormous
solid steel shell which took all the
strength Of the great Conchas himself
TO Nft
The Washington times., 1907-10-26
THAW'S JAIL FRIEND
WHIPPED BY KEEPER

NEW YORK, Oct. 2s--Accused Of as
sauiting a prisoner ln :he Tombs, John
Mcfarland, a keeper, was suspended
ard only escaped arrest On a charge OF
assault because he had removed from
has former residence in Brooklyn.
Among the men in the Tombs accused
Of murder is Anthony Bones, who has
been there for several months and who
always has made a third hand when
Harry K Thaw and RafIaeIo Caseone
chose to play handball In the prison
yard.
He told Warden Flynn that he was
in his cell when, about 9 o'clock the
prisoner in the next cell tapped on the
wall, a signal that he wished TO COM
municate with the man in the cell on
the other side OF Bones. immediately,
according TO his story, Mcfarland ap-
peared ana opened the door to MS cell
Bones said the keeper pulled him out.
hit him on the head with a bunch of
heavy keys, beat him with a black
jack and then. taking him to a bath
room at the end Of the tier, locked him
there for the rest of the night.
The Washington times., 1907-10-26
Co. s.s.eoe@.A
aim IEE BOX MIn-DHHI
SSSSIB 5SI1gy d E

The Baker & Taylor Company an
nounces series OF books to be known
as the Child's Guide Series. Several sub
Jects have been arranged for. The initial
volume VIII be by Charles H. CAnin, au-
thor OF How to Study Pictures" 1t
viii be known as THE ChiIFa Guide TO
Piotures." Mary r. Burt, editor OF
Poems Every Child Should Know" is
preparing a 'Chlld's Guide CT MythoI-
agy" for early publication also. Edwin
and Catherine Markham viii prepare a
"Child's Guide TO Biography" II 2
series aims to be mechanically attrae-
tive. exceptionally well printed on good
paper. well illustrated. and ooUnd in ac-
cordance with the more important rec
concentrations of the American Library
Association. It Is expected that the first
volume will be issued in February.
The Washington times., 1907-10-26
MEADE NEGLECTED.,
WRITER TO TIMES SAYS
the Editor Of The Washington Times:

To the Editor OF The Washington Times:
Before going outside Of the loyal
soldiery for an exhibition OF gush,
would IL not be proper TO remember
Meade-who held high rank before the
civil war and served in Mexico? His
duties with the army were most trying.
Going down mangied In the terrific
battle OF Charles City crossroads. with
wounds still open, he led his Pennsyl-
vanians at Antietam, won praise at
Fredericksburg, took the army under
adverse circumstances, and by his cool
ness, won the battle Of Gettysburg.
Then. with his depleted army and by
forced marches. he saved the CAPITAL
Returning. he captured the lines OF the
Rappahannock and drove Lee across
the Rapidan. Who has ever heard
Meade lauded? He has no monument
in the city he saved. The dealers in
gush have passed him by.
JAMES II RTA
The Washington times., 1907-10-26
An Irish Hail.

Hail A. Browne, whose book on
"Bonaparte in Egypt and the Egyptians
o. Today has just been imported by
the ScIibners. died on the eve Of its
publication. he had an unusual career.
This adVenturOu1 Irishman WAS the
only man from the British Islands vino
ever saw the throne Of the CaLph
HarOuu Ai-Raschid In the temple &t
Mesllsd Disguised as a Turk, he made
tne pilgFimeg &c to Mecca as 2. Mahom-
etan among Mahometans. II was thus
that he got his title % Hail. He knew
Egypt well SEs spirit OF his book may
be inferred from this note IN the
preface;
For over thirty years have given
of all I have had 10 give for the pro-
motion OF TWO Objects-frsti that pan
Isianisin which / conceive 70 De Ine
true interest OF the Islamie world, aud
secondly, tae development Of friendly
relations between the Aosiens OF t.le
East and the British empire
In the book he gives an exceptionally
clear idea Of EsyPt and the kSyPti&ns-
The Washington times., 1907-10-26
STEPPED in His Subject.

George 2 WOodberry, whose new
book, The Appreciation OF Literature 20
has just been published with the Baker
& Taylor Compauy's imprint, isued his
first book twenty-fOur years ago. A
graduate OF Harvard. he was professor
Of English - the University of Wiscon-
Sun, but later he became professor Of
comparative literature at Columbia I-nf-
Verslty. Mr., NOodberry IS the author
OF eleven we'rks and editor OF the COM
plete works of Shelley and Edgar Allan
Poe with Edward C. StedmaI1 Prof.
Moodoelry IS now hviDg in Beverly,
Mass. engaged in editorial and literary
work.
The Washington times., 1907-10-26
The Transition in Louisiana.

When Louisiana was ceded to Spain
in 1853. the coIonlsts were in despair
and still more so after their ful.a but
noble revolution. The rule OF the Span
iards subsequently became mild, how
ever. and the Louisianians were happy
under the domination OF the King of
Spain. In 15et the cOlony was ceded
back to France. only 20 be surrendered
70 the United States in 1893. While the
purchase was one OF the wisest deeds
OF JEFFERSON, and most fortunate for the
Loui5 aniens, they did not take kindly
10 the new government. A period OF
unrest and threatening intrigues. on the
part Of the foreign element, followed ;
and II IS IN this interestingly transitory
period OF Louisiana's history that Ed
ward Childs Carpenter has laid the plot
OF his new romance. The Code of Vic
tor JaIlJI." which has just appeared
from he house OF George W. Jacobs
The Washington times., 1907-10-26
Leaving Business" UndlSturbed.

"Give us a rest" is the plain Eng
lish of the appeals TO the President
printed TO the world by the New
York Sun, the Springfield Republi-
can, and other newspapers of the
same overwrought fineness. This is
the latest form of attack upon him
for proceeding against corporation
violators of the law. Let US con-
slider what would have happened
had the President safeguarded
business" in the manner desired of
these newspapers. Here it is, in
parenthesis:
Not quite The railroads would
have gone on giving rebates. The
trusts would have gone on getting
rebates, and using them as the
Standard did to drive independents
out of the market. The great com
binations, headed by the best "busi-
ness" men of the country, would
have gone on making honesty a by
word and the law a joke. And work
ing for a living, saving dollar here
and a dollar there, buying a home,
and providing for wife and children
by paying increasing tribute to the
rebaters and the great industries
superior to the law-this would
have borne harder and harder on
the little man down below.
But business" would have been
undisturbed, and that, we are to
presume from the present attitude
of these newspapers, would have
made the "SUn" and the 'Republi-
can" happy.
The Washington times., 1907-10-26
MRS. GOULD LOSES
COURT WITH HUSBAND

NEW YORK, oct. 26.-Mrs. Katherine
Clements Gould has suffered a setback
in her suit for a ScDaTation from her
husband, Howard Could, in a decision
handed down by the appellate division
OF the supreme co'sitt. affirming a deci-
sion by Supreme Court Justice Mccall
striking out certain passages in Mrs
Gould's complaint
These passages related to charges by
Mrs. Gould about her husband and other
women, and that he ordered the super
intendent of his estate to open her mall
JuEtiCe MCCail ruled that these mat
ters were not properly Included iH a
suit for separation and could only be
made use Of IL a suit for divorce.
The Washington times., 1907-10-26
A successfuI ROosevelt lie.

James Morgan's THEODORE RooseyeitI
The Boy and the Man" went into a
second edition within a few days after
its publication. and the amount OF At
tention Il is receiving IN the papers IN
uicates that II is likely 70 rank IN popu-
larity with the best novels Of the sea-
son, Apparently, Mr. Morgan has
achieved the difficult task OF writing
life of the President that does fuiI
justice 70 his remarkable aud pictur-
esque qualities without becoming Of
IensiYely eulogistic. The New YORK
Times calls IL an ideal biography
The Washington times., 1907-10-26
Be Real Gentlemen,
No Matter How Hard,
When Girls Are Here
Yale News.
Yale News.

NEW HAVEN. Conn, Oct 26.-Be-
cause Of TIE influence of girl delegates
from Smith College, Mt. Holyoke. and
other sister institutions to attend the
first women's missionary conference. the
Yale Daily News warned the home stu
dents to behave, in the following stern
editorial:
The appearance on the campus OF a
lu >dred of the feminine sex Is likely
70 ause somewhat of furry among
cert in members OF the university, and
che temptation to acknowledge their
presence will probably be great.
1T is to be hoped, however, that our
oVer-enthusiastie brother students will
spare the young ladies some embarrass-
ment by restraining their feelings and
assuming the dignity betting a man
and a gentleman"
The Washington times., 1907-10-26
Mr. Cannon and Japan.

Masuu Miyakawa, whose book, Life
Of Japan" was published this month
by the Baker & Taylor Company, was.
curiously enough, the attorney for the
japanese school children who had been
expelled from the public schools OF San
Francisco. There is a certain curious
significance in now finding his Life Of
Japan" so evidently inspired BY
friendliness for things American and ex-
pressing 50 great a debt TO gratitude
on the part OF the enlightened japanese
toward this country. The book is ably
written and nay, in point OF fact be
called speciei pleading IN favor Of q
greater friendship between the two
countries. The author has received the
following Interesting letter. which
speaks for itself.
Il have read with great interest your
book, Life Of Japan
Il hope il will be read generally
throughout the country, as l feel sure
Il will tend 10 give the people Of the
United States a true conception Of the
japanese, his civilization, and character.
Such knowledge cannot fail but promote
friendship between the two nations and
result IN mutual profit
I am with respect, etc, Yours truly,
JOSEPH c. CANNON,
Speaker Of the House Of Representa-
tives"
Masuj Mlyakawa,
Washington, y. c.
The Washington times., 1907-10-26

have any. A little part of the work
already done for any one of the
Republican aspirants and the party
may be secured from the step its
opponents most desire it 10 take.
VIII that sagaeity come to light and
go to work? Not according to any
precedent In the history of the
Democratic party these past twelve
Years.
The Washington times., 1907-10-26
Pattern" Houses of Concrete.

Mr.. Edison has published his
scheme for the building of low-price
concrete houses with uniform
molds. His idea is stin capable Of
much development, for so far he
has provided only for a pattern
house of flxed dimensions. But the
announcement has great interest,
even so.
The project is to make forms,
chiefly of iron, for the walls ard
floors of the house. These are to be
carted to the site, with a machine
! mixer, locked together, and held IN
place until the fluid mixture Of
cracked stone, or einders, and
cement has set" Then the frames
are TO be taken down and carried
to the next site, and so on.
Manifest advantages are sur
prising economy in first cost, abso-
lutte proof against fire, and com
parative indestructibility. Disad-
vantages, not quite so manifest, are
monOtOny of form, exposure of the
plumbing. and difficulty in making
the dwelling express the tenants
! personality. For the time-in this
age of rip-rap construction and gim-
crack OTnament-the former out
weigh the latter, as the Edison
style of construction makes it pos
sible to build a dwelling of six
rooms of good size with comfortable
stairways and plenty of closet
room for about 1000, and to save
practically the whole cost of insur-
anee and repairs.
How large a need Mr.. Edison's in
genuity viii enable the non-rich to
fill viii be manifest from even a
brief talk with one of our Washing
ton real estate agents. With land
high and building materials higher,
the profit in letting separate houses
Is not tempting. Investors prefer
fats. So the whole tendency is
away from the individual dwell
ing toward a commercial and
uninspiring communism. Hunt the
town over am for every house held
at any rental between SO and S25
you viii find four possible tenants.
No wonder the fats are crowded!
No wonder the spirit of home is
growing weaker and weaker!
The temptation is to say that the
pattern" designs of these houses
stretching along some country road
ike buttons on a string, Will not be
much of an improvement over fats.
They will provide the improvements
of house for each family, of air
and light and play space all about,
of sleeping rooms apart from the
living rooms, of room for the fam
lily spirit to thrive. One season will
give this concrete house its setting
Of ivy and geraniums, and its set
ting of climbing roses and old-fash-
ioned pinks. The further develop
ment Of Mr.. Edison's plan so that
the moldS can be set up room by
room, with variation in the caves and
porches, viii carry even individual
ity into these more solid and safe
dwellings.
The Washington times., 1907-10-26
The Chemistry Of Toxins.

Prof. Svante Arrhenius, the dis
tinguished physical chemist Of Sweden,
IS the author of a work with the strik-
ing title, misunderstanding" which
has just been published by the Mac
milan Company. Although this book
makes its appeal primarily to scientists
the subject discussed is one in which
az the present time there Is a very
general interest. The subtitle makes
clearer the scope Of the work: THE
Application of the Principles of Physi-
cal Chemistry TO the Study of the Bio
logical Antibodies.
Prof Arrhenius is one OF the foremost
advocates of the theory now widely ac-
cepted, that the reciprocal action OF
toxin and antitoxin is of the same na-
ture as a chemical reaction, in opposi-
tion to the view of MetschniKoh, hat
the effect OF an antitoxin IS chiefly
physiolog cal. the antitoNin being sup
posed to stimulate IN some way the or
gunic tissues in their struggle against
the attack of the poison. The author
takes up in turn the various poisons
fer which antitoxins have been discov-
cred. examining in detail tie effect of
the chemical reactions set UP by the
autibodies. and in more thoroughEoing