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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-05-31
District Governor Plan
Extravagdnt and UnWiSe
-BLAGDEN TO PRESIDENT
In Open Letter to Roosevelt, Washington
Real Estate Owner Condemns Suggestion
by Reynolds Because of Expense.

Sunmcr Blagden.s OF Boston. the
brother Of Thomas Blagden. Of Argyle,
d. G.. and & part owner of large tracts
OF land in thu NOrtk %est section OF the
District. has written an open letter TO
the President IN the Reynolds report on
the Districts government.
This letter. published in the Newton
Cdass) Journal. is an interesting addi-
ton to the Views that have been ex-
pressed or the present form of govern
ment since the publication Of the Reyn-
olds report.
Mr.. Blagden says, in part:
Dear Mr.. President: have just read
with establishment the proposed new
government for the District OK Column
bla: and as an old Washingtonian. in
my sixty-first year, and owning prop
erty in the District, where also my
family have alEays resided and where
my dear father was born and lived all
his life. accommodating considerable prop
err. and a prominent citizen OF Wash
ingtou in the District Of Columbia, 1
naturally feel interested in my old home.
and also feel that have some voice in
The management Of its affairs. I will
state. also, that my grandfather. George
Blagden. was one Of the original archi-
tects on the Capitol; and my brothers
family, together with himselfS are now
residents at the old homestead, Argyle.
just outside the city.
Il have not been to Washington now
for some four or five years, so I am not
at present as well advised respecting SIS
present state and condition, as regards
its government. as / would be had !
been there recently; nor have l heard
anything about this proposed change IN
its government. until I read the article
above mentioned; but my first impress
sion was, and is still. until I am further
advised 70 the contrary, that we had
much better Leave well enough alone,
all else TO the contrary Notwithstanding.
The creation Of a new Office of gov
crnor with a salary attached of $1,000
a year; and then the proposed seven new
offices with 5000 each a year, is very
Objectionable, and apparently unneces-
sary: and suggests the question: Are
not some people seeking 70 make fat
berths for themselves. at the expense
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OF the District. for their own seIf-ag-
grandizement. and for selfish purposes.
which may az be very nice for those
who draw these salaries. but very I'M
pleasant and burdcnsOme 10 the poor
taxpayers
The only one Of the FIVE recommends
tons made by Mr. Reynolds. namely,
the first che the extension OF the civil
service 10 cover all minor offices in the
District OF Columbia seems good and
advisable. but with the information
have at present I, myself. am dia-
metricdlly opposed TO the other sugges-
lions and recommendation, and especial
ly 70 the high-Salaried officers; FOR
there is too much Of this creation OF
new Offices. coupled with high salaries,
all over the country.
why. sir. right here IN Boston. and
a city said 10 have the largest debt OF
all the other cities in the United States
namely. something over SlO0. 900. Ou0 they
are still creating new offices with high
salaries and are even considering rails
ing the salaries Of some now. in office,
when, instea4 Of doing this. the earnest
cry should be Tor the practice of the
most rigid economy and the very great
est retrenchment possible
But. sad 10 say. this eXtrava giant
spendthrftness in anticipating what God
mas not yet given US. and this sinful
borrowing OF money to expedite bust
ness as they say. Is not only TO be
found here in Boston. and. now appar-
ent Washington, but Il is TO be found
more or less all over the country.
In the light Of what ] have written
and much more that might be said in
the same connection, IL would seem al
this distance from Washington that this
! proposed change IN its government. thai
I IS, OF the District Of Columbia is en-.
tirely unnecessary, and unadvisable, anC
such plan would mean expense which
should be avoided. Most decidedly. as
said in the beginning, We had far bet
! ter Leave well enough aloner
We should pay our debts. and avoiC
/ all borrowing and mortgaging as ",
would shun the very Old Nick
can't understand why the good citizen,
/ of Boston should permit the awful deb
= that is upon this city to remain, II
{ would seem that they should lie awaK,
/ ut night, devising plans for its inmedi
/ ate payment; for it fOrebOdes evil. anC
/ Is calculated 10 withhold Gods BLESSING
until He sees that the minds and heart
] Of Boston's citizens are. aroused an,
/ bent upon its payment at once. Ma!
/ God deliver and keep our dear natIv,
city Of Washington. from debt, nov
J and forever"
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primitive savage is no argument one
way or the other, least of all that
our uncouth and ignorant progeni-
tors knew anything about hygiene
or cared rap.
Spite of all the nature cranks and
healers in the world, it is pretty
well ascertained that the human
race was never as vigorous, as long
lived, as free from pestilence and
disease as it is today. The men who
bark back to the period of the MISS
ing link in an endeavor to bolster up
their peculiar fads of diet and
clothes are simply wasting their
breath in an effort that can convince
the most simple minded of the
human race. The present is the best
era in the history of man, and we
all ought 10 be glad we are having
a share of il.
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FRIDAY. MAY 81. 1867.
An Opportunity Lost.

1t is to be regretted that the War
Department has decided to put off
indefinitely the test of transcon-
tinentaI trip for horses in which the
value of the Arab was TO have been
ascertained as against the qualities
of the broncho and the plain horse.
The illness of Homer Davenport's
Arabian stallion makes the post
ponement necessary, as that horse
was presumed to be the leading COM
petitor for long-distance honors,
and was expected by his artist
owner to revolutionize methods of
marching. What he would have
done in the rough journey from
ocean 10 ocean must remain a prob
lem. but we are not at all sure that
the hardy bronchO would not have
beaten him, and there was an excel
lent chance that the army mule en-
tered in the tramp would have done
up" all his competitors.
For the sake of this last named,
non-aristocratic but eminently use
full animal who was Just about to
vindicate himself for all time, il is
much TO be regretted that Mr.. Dav-
exports stallion is iEdisposed.
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SEBASTIAN DANHAKL
SUCCUMBS SUDDENLY

Sebastian Danhakl, native of Ger
many, died suddenly yesterday morn
ing at his residence, 124 n street north
west. The funeral will be held at 9
o'clock tomorrow morning from St.
Mary's Catholic Church. Interment will
be in St. Mary's Cemetery
Mr. Danhakl. who was seventy-five
wears Of age. came to this country with
mis- family in 1880. His wife died several
years ago. He is survived by four sons
living in this city. They are John. Jo-
seph, Sebastian. and Anthem Danhakl.
Two other children live in Germany.
Mr.. Danhakl had been retired from ac-
tive business for a number of years.
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tween the Standard and the Independent
producers. through the provision that
pipe lines shall be common carriers, has
produced little result, and Is likely 70
produce little in future. So long as oil
cannot be assured the right-Of-way
through the pipes for inLrastate as well
as Interstate shipment. the privilege is
likely 10 have small effect on the con-
0uct OF the business. II Is pointed out
that 50 long as an interstate line is a
common carrier for interstate business.
while a line entirely within a State is
Tot. the whole provision Of the law can
be avoided by the simple expedient OF
having different lines in different States,
and there is an impression that such
device has been resOrted 10.
Obstacles Provided.
Under the regulations generally in
force. the shipper must provide storage
facilities at the point OF receiving
This is in itself often a Drohibitive pro-
vision. 1t is exceedingly difficult 20 be
assured OF the supply Of tank cars at
a given time. Moreover, the aggregate
Of consiEnments must not only make
I'D the minimum required. but II must
all be of the same kind and quality,
the shipper taking the chance Of In
jury by reason Of mixing different kinds
or oil
These are only a few OF the embar-
easements which present themselves 70
the shipper of petroleum by pipe lines
They are enough. however. 10 have dis
cOuraged most shippers about efforts
10 avail themselves Of the pipeline
common-car rier privilege. There have
been no complaints about regulations or
charges under the pipeline provision.
which IS construed not as indicating
general satisfaction with the law. but
as indicating rather that the general
{ hopeiessness OF getting any benefit from
( r. has been so widely accepted that no
body has thought il worth while 70
ATTEMPT 10 utilize IL
/ The Standard OIL Company contrary
. % common opinion probably does not
/ control the greater part OF pipeline
! mileage in the country. The independ-
I ents are said 20 have the larger mileage
and they are credited with less willing
1 ness 10 comply with the new law, by
| fling tariffs, etc, than the STANDARD
itself
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No Elder Statesmen Here.

A body of Elder Statesmen" has
been added to the Japanese consti-
tutional system. It consists of re-
tired public servants and eminent
publicists who, though holding no
official position whatever, are yet
able to give their help in the SUI
preme guidance Of national affairs.
England now hopes for something
TO meet the same need, and nomi-
mates Lord Cromer as a charter
member.
Either these two progressive ma
tons miSname their new councillors
or they are TO be wholly titular in
situations. For nations grow in wis
dom, as in power. through the activ-
ity of young minds; and men likely
to prove serviceable in any such adj
visory capacity will belOng-what-
ever their age in years-with hale
and vigorous youth in activity and
strength of mind.
" nat 1dildCN IL Nohlu bc HtIC III
America to create such a bOdyi
Among our most conspicuous "elder
statesmen" are Mr. Cleveland. Mr..
Cannon, Mr.. Olney, Mr.. Morgan, Mr..
Pettus. Mr.. Hale, Mr.. Frye, Mr.. ALI
son, Mr.. Wilson, and Mr.. Teller.
We're they 10 be reIegated to the
retired list, the nation would lose
half its leaders at the front.
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BABY'S APPEAL
FREES HER PAPA

ST. LOUIS. May 5t-A relenting wife.
a tiny daughter, and a handsome. styl-
ishly gowned sister Joined in pleading
with Judge W. J. Pollard in the Second
district police court for leniency toward
Thomas Broderick. who was on trial on
a charge Of disturbing the peace, pre-
ferred by his wife
Upon the united plea OF the three,
particularly Of Baby Ida, a mite OF a
child three and a half years old. who
cried continually that she wanted her
nice papa" the Pollard pledge" was
administered to Brodericll.
BrOderick is a EoOd-lookinS fellow OF
thirty-fiVe years and is said 10 be q
cOllCge-bred man.
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Evade Pipe Line Lam;
Shippers Discouraged,
Hopeless of Benefit
Common Carrier Provision Without Influ-
pendents Called Greedier Than Standard

When is a pipe line not a pipe line2
When It is not an interstate pipe line
The pipe lines were made common car
riers by the new rate law: but as the
new law relates only 70 interstate bust
ness. it does not make a line entire.y
within State common carrier. And
the pipe line tariffs on transportation
OF oil. 50 far as they have been filed
with the interstate commission, indicate
that there is small disposition to con-
cede anything more than the law re-
guires-
The commission has started an investi-
cation OF these tariffs. There has been
made up for the commission an abstract
and summary of all the tariffs filed.
and when it gets time, the commission
! IS going to familiarize itself with this
new feature or its business.
The summary does not list. as having
! filed tariffs. any lines outside OF Penn
| sylvania. New York. Ohio. West Vir-
| ginia, and Indiana. and with a few
minor exceptions, those which have filed
them have made rates only on interst ate
/ movements OF oil.
Big Minimum Required.
| II IS not known yet just now tue pipe
| line rates compare with those by rail
| but a general survey OF the tariffs in
dicates that the pipe line rates ar,
about the same as rail rates would b'
! for Ike distances. The pipe line com
| p6nies decline to accept oil for ship
ment except on condition that a speci-
/ fed minimum most cases 5000 bar
( rsls-shall be rendered for shipment a
| one time. One company makes thu
I amount as low as 5000 barrels; one Of
| two do not tx any minimum amount
/ that must be on hand for shipment. an'
/ the big Buckeye Pipe Line Company
1 and the Indiana Pine Line Company
/ place the minimum at 3O00 90 barrels.
| In general. the regulations made d
1 all the companies are much the a-ne
The present belief is that the effort q
/ establish more equitable relations be
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ROOSEVELT CRITICISED
BY JUDGE WALLACE

NEW YORK. May S1.-Former Judge
William J. Wallace. at a dinner given
IN his honor by the bar of New York
State. sharply criticised President
Roosevelt for his attitude toward cor
porations and bitterly denounced the
assaults on property made in the glise
Of legislation. He said. The Repub-
lican party. under its present leader
ship. has entered into "A mad race with
the leaders of the Democratic party to
capture the votes of the disCOntented.
the prejudiced. the unthinking. and the
fanatical believers in sOcialistic the
cries.
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HAT ONLY GARB
SHE COULD GET
Woman Late for Divorce
Says Hubby Kept
Clothes.

CHICAGO. May 31--Mrs- Alice Irene
Hogan arrived late today in Judge Nc
Ewen's court. where her appearance
wss necessary for the trial Of her suit
for divorce against 6. Frank Hogan,
president Of the Hogan Envelope Com
pany.
your honor. I wish 20 apologize for
being late" explained she. nervously.
but my husband refused to let me
get nv clothes out of our fat All he
gave me was a big picture hat. Your
honor will agree with me that il would
be impossible TO wear such clothes IN
court
The granting Of the divorce to Mrs.
Hogan revealed Mr.. Hogan's failure u
carry out an agreement signed By his
wife and himself on May s, in which
he promised ever afterward 20 be
model husband
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CHILD DEAD, PRIESTS HURT
WHEN FLOORING C0LLAPSES

wILKESBARRE, Pa, May Sl.-A
child was fatally injured and six priests
were badly bruised at the laying of the
cornerstone of St Mary's Greek Cath
Ole Church when temporary flooring
collapsed. precipitating about sixty per-
sons into the cellar. twelve feet be-
low Ladders were secured from neigh
boring factories, and with the aid Of the
police the injured were removed. a
five-year-old child Of Casper Kailunzky,
who was among the injured. is dead
Bishop Hoban, of Scranton. who went
down with the crash, escaped injury.
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Keeping the Language Alive.

"Swashbuckling" a verb-has
sunk the proud old London Spec
tator to the depths of genealogical
confession and avoidance The word
should have been "swashbucloler-
ing" \ 'swashbuckler" was, of
course, the ruffler or swaggerer who
"swashed'' his buel1ler, or smote his
shield. TO strike terror into behold
ers. To say 'swashbuckling" is
quite as vulgar, as careless, as ignor-
ant, as to say ''butching" when one
means ''butchering.'
So much for the confession. The
plea in avoidance is Dryden's noble
principle: 81 trade both with the
living and the dead for the enrich
ment of our tongue" 1--WE should
be poorer" says the Spectator, IF
we kept out all Informed words. -
So we must accept such unconscious
offenders as objectionable" ''relia-
BILE" and ''laughable," and even hold
out a welcoming hand to slang.
MAKE good" nothing doing,
''cut IL out" and "lambast," are not
the American slang the Spectator
would approve. Il inclines rather
10 "sheIved." .shunted,-' side
tracked "cinch,' "shyster," and
..rubber-neck!" 1t accepts also etc
strike oil, s. ''to pan out" and ito fire
out" not realizing, apparently, that
all those phrases are entirely adj
MISSILE as good metaphors, and
that the same tendency which made
sheriff out Of shire-reeve has short
cned so FIRE out" into the plain di
rectness Of 'to FIRE"
The value of a phrase is its help II
making meaning unmistakable. Ian
guage is exclusively a medium fol-
expressing thought. Those word.
live which justify themselves; and il
makes no difference how they origi
mated, whether, like "shamefaced'
they are corruptions of similar
words Gin this case "shamefast'O OF
pure coinage like make good" anC
nothing doing" The living stand
ards are the work of men who wrot,
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TORPEDO BOAT RACE
ALONG ATLANTIC COAST

NEW YORK, May a--Driven to their
topmost speed, under full service condi-
tions. with forced draft under all four
of their boilers, the six torpedo-boat de-
stroyers. comprising the second destroy
er lotilla attached 70 Rear Admiral
Evans North Atlantic squadron, will
try conclusions next Thursday over a
race course 240 miles long. beginning of
the Scotland Lightship and ending at the
Cape Charles Lightship. on the Virginia
coast.
The destrOyers are the Whipple, the
Truxtan. the WOrden, the Stewart. the
Hopkins, and the Hull Lieut. Com
mander F. A. Anderson is in command
Of the fotilla.
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STRIKE
ON FRENCH BOATS

PARIS. May 31.-The general strike
Of seamen engaged in the merchant
marine went into effect today Reports
from all the great French ports say
that officers and sailors left their yes
sells yesterday.
The strike was determined On Dy the
defense committee Of the National Sea
mems Union, which. is dissatisfied with
the policy OF the government in regard
to pensions.
Orders have been sent to TOUlon for
four transports 10 prepare for sea duty
in case the strike makes their services
necessary.
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MINING TEMPLE,
COST 100000

DENVER, May 31.-Tbat the Mining
Temple to be erected in Denver by the
National Mining Congress shall be
magnificent building, to cost N0OOOO.
was practically decided by the execu-
tive committee of the congress at a
meeting in this city.
Plans Will be launched at once TO raise
the 81 .OOO.O00 for building the temple.
The committee has issued the formal
call FOR the next meeting OF the con
eress- at Joplin, Mo, November 11-l6
The principal objects which II IS hoped
to discuss are The drafting Of laws for
the prevention OF accidents in mines
and the establishment Of uniform laws
in all States TO establish the side line
location OF claims and the abolition or
apex rights and the general revision OF
tie mining laws throughout the country,
so that they may be uniform IN all
States.
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G. v. i. GRADUATES TO
HEAR DR.. HARLAN

The Rev. DR.. Richard Harlan will de-
liver the baccalaureate sermon 20 the
students who are 20 receive degrees
from George Washington University
this year, at Memorial Continental Hall
on Sunday.
This will be the initial event on the
program of the eighty-sixth annual
commencement Of the university. The
students, pig in number, with the faculty
and trustees, will be present in academic
dresS.
Various departments Of the university
are represented in the graduating class,
as follows: Law school, So; medical
school, 81; dental, Is; pharmacy, IS;
civil engineering, (: to receive degree
Of Pm. D., 5: to receive degree of A. B.,
Il; NJ. A, 4, and eight degrees in science.
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the tongue their neighbors spoke,
not the words approved by logic and
the dictionaries. Dryden is a fair
illustration; Addison a better one.
The former did not pause before
"shamefaced, and the latter caught
at spark" as liveher, happier and
terser than dandy" o. gallant" In
the end it is the people, not the
pedants, who make tongue, and
English, which is purer here than in
its old home, is also the more
healthful for being kept green by
new shoots.
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MINISTER'S KISS
CAUSES DIVORCE

DES MONIES. Iowa. May S1.-Unable
to eradicate from memory the fact that
the officiating clergyman planted a warm
congratulatory kiss upon the cheek Of
his bride one year ago, Charles T.
Hogan has began action against his
wife. Grace Hogan, for divorce
Mrs Hogan will file counter petition
alleging unreasOning jealousy on the
part of her husband. She declares that
the ministerial kiss appears 10 be con-
stantly on his mind. That he discusses
ii at his meals and reminds her OF il
in the night time until the taunts have
become uncomfortable.
Mrs. Hogan says that one innocent
kiss mas been the ''hoodOo'' of her life.
and that she never wants to kiss or be
kissed again.
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LONDON. May 31.-Considerable at
tentiou is devoted by London news
papers today 20 the speech OF President
Roosevelt at Indianapolis, dealing with
the railroad question. Varying views
are expressed by the journals. which
for the most part have been very friend
" TO Roosevelt since he entered the
White House.
The Standard describes the position
taken by the President as retreat from
his much advertised campaign against
trusts and corporation. IL adds;
''The American people viii not stand
Socialism. and ROosevelt's in-considereo
outburst has rendered no great good
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Roosevelt Railroad Talk
Styled W=COnSidered

The Chronicle. however, cannot de-
tect any sign Of turning back and
the Morning Post edltorally comments
IF he means what he says and knows
what he means when he says that all
he wants is TO obtain such laws as
already exist In England. there is no
reason why his action should any longer
cause panics n the American financial
world"
While pointing out that the speech
contains nothing that has not already
been said many times, the Telegraph
adds: 1T IS marked by that robust
common sense and fairness characters
tic Of all Mr.. ROosevelts public utter
ances."
The Daily News thinks the speech on
the whole els a little confusing
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browns HER BABY,
MOTHER CONFESSES

CHICAGO. May Binary LapaIla.
who has been living in Bryan avenue.
Rogers Park. has confessed that she
killed her two weeks old daughter BY
throwing her into the lake. The body
OF the child was discovered floating
near the shore. The young woman was
arrested later as the result OF an iden-
tificatiOn OF the chil6's body by Miss
Anna PaulSOn. a nurse in the Beulah
Home. on North Clark street, where Il
had been born. From the nurse the
police obtained trace Of Miss Lapalla.
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The experience of balloonists who go
a touring by the air route in England
and get blown Off into the sea ought
after while TO convince them that their
little country isn't 1T for that sort of
SPORT They should keep IN mind the
misgivings which an American tourist
once expressed In London when asked
how he liked England. Wen, he said,
Al would be well enough only that I'm
always afraid TO walk out after dark
for fear Of stepping off into the water "