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The Washington times., 1907-04-09
Party Spirit and Graft.

Political parties are not 20 be con-
demned, says the New York Tri-
lbune, because bands of robbers ap-
pear in their midst. Such oTganiza-
1ions are a natural and necessary
part of the machinery of a democ-
racy, it thinks. The fair question
to ask is not 'Are there grafters in
that party?H but ''What does the
party do when it discovers grafters
IN its ranks?''
Taking either party, this is what
is done on the discovery of the
gFafters:
In New York Tammany is restored
to power.
In Philadelphia the Durham-Me-
NichoI gang is restored to power.
In Louisville the grafters are not
even dislodged.
In San Francisco not even loot and
pillage after the earthquake has
driven thieves from party leader
ship.
For such as these are the changes
rung on party spirit" and party
loyalty" With the exception of
Theodore Roosevelt. the Republican
party has had no leadership for a
generation competent to drive the
known grafters from its ranks. And
the exception for the Democratic
party is not yet.
The Washington times., 1907-04-09
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 II.
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 to call at the
news loom of The Times, tenth
floor. Munsey Building, and obtain
an order for the photo from the
Beauty Editor, Sunday Times.
These orders vii be addressed to
any one of the following photog-
raphers:
Atkinson. .f4f6 18th st. northwest
Bachrach. 1854 F street northwest
Bell. ...f32i-23 @ street northwest
Boyce. 1925 F street northwest
Buck. F street northwest
Gilbert. COZ nth street northwest
Harris & Ewing. ....i311 F ST. NV.
Merritt'S. =. .oO7 Penn. Ave. n. w.
Paine. $500. .923 F street northwest
Parker. 1928 F street northwest
Rice. 1908 F street northwest
Towles. ....ifo7 F street northwest
The Washington times., 1907-04-09
EDMUND BREESE,
Playing Ready Money Ryder" in "The
Lion and the Mouse" at the
New Natio@sl.

guerite 81. John. who does Mrs. Ryder
frivolous. weak-minded, kind-Eearted,
and mortaily afraid of John. 5ear.'
with absolute faithfulness to The type
II IS only bit, but 1t is a triumphant
ly natural bit
II is easy, OF course. to pick flaws In
the details. but the production as q
whole is distinctly effective. The thrills
sfe all there, and genuine thrills are al
ways more than worth the price Of adj
mission. Tho play - a blessed relief
from the sUgar-coated society play. and
Of the various attempts OF the last few
years 10 give dramatic form to our
financial and Industrial problems, IL
is decidedly the most successful
n ATfn
The Washington times., 1907-04-09

ton OF merry-makers. and Watson had
his audience IN an uproar throughout
Many new song hits were introduced
Some clever dancing was seen, and the
scenic effects were especially good The
chorus Is far above Che average.
The AIormons," with Watson as
chief Mormon and The Bashful
Venus, IN which he serves as the
head cook, were screamingIy funny.
and fail OF the final curtain wes re-
GREETED by lovers of up-to-date bur
lesgue-
Miller made a decided hit with
their wooden shoe dancing. a nov
city in the acrobatic and walk
ing lines was offered BY Toni aud Full
YamauotO- In their Beauty and
Beast" slSit Charles Oracle and Lew
Reynolds introduce their song hit,
What Fools These Afortals Be"
The Washington times., 1907-04-09
SAYS STREET CAR
SERVICE IS GOOD

To the Editor Of The Times:
I notice in yesterdays Times a car
toon regarding over-crowded street car:
and headed IN Detroit-Maybe-KV Wash
ingt9n Never
The cartoon WAS extremely interest
ing TO readers of The Times. particular
y those who are compelled TO travel
on street cars. These patrons are
familiar with the privileges and ad-
Yantages offered by the Washington
street car eompap's :. and Of course,
The Washington times., 1907-04-09

anyone who has observed closely VIII
be willing 10 testify that such c0ndi-
tons as tie cartoon pictured could not
possibly obtain in Washington. particJ.-
larry on the Connecticut avenue line
and the Thirteenth and j street line. be-
tween the hours of and D. such
a thing Is highly improbable. n IN
deed. even q suggestion thai - ould
exist casts reflection on COM
panies. which supply such a.. -lirabie
service at this particular time of day.
Horrors! II could not be.
April g.
The Washington times., 1907-04-09
Our Alleys and Our Health.


Low standards of living in cur
alleys.
This is the factor of our local con-
ditions which Or. George NJ. Kober
thinks chiefly responsible for the
Capitals standing among the cities
in the matter OF disease. As the
fruit of long study of medical sta
tisties, intimate acquaintance with
Washington alley life and special eff
forts TO uplift that life by the con
struction of sanitary houses, this
answer deserves the thoughtful at
tention of everyone interested to
know:
What's the matter with Washing
ton?
All the figures cited by DR.. Kober
are important. But these that fol-
low are the easiest to understand:
Among alley residents last year
the death rate was 2e96; among
those wSo live in streets it was
1873.
Of s,eo5 deaths from consumption
in the District in the past ten years
1889 occurred in alleys.
Of 2.o03 deaths from diarrhoea
and enteritis among children under
two years of age in the past six
years, 1902 occurred in alleys.
The mortality of children under
one year of age is 1850 per 1000
among white infants-lower than
that of any of 106 American cities
and 1886 among colored infants,
(which is, of course, appalling"
OF 1872 deaths from typhoid fever
in the past ten years, 974 were of
white persons and GA Of colored
persons.
These figures viii have more sig
nifcance when it is understood that
of the 100000 residents of the Dis
trict only 10000 live in alleys, and
that of the whole population almost
exactly an even one-third is colored.
DR.. Kober is satisfied from this
showing, as most. of those who read
his statement in last Sundays Times
viii agree, that the problem Of Wash
ington's Ill health is largely one OF
sanitation. Sound houses, secure
from the weather. supplied with
fresh air and sunlight in abundance,
dry, equipped with modern plumb
ing, and so much of an uplift as viii
enable the alley resident TO avail
himself of such advantages viii
probably go far toward Kidding the
Capital of its unenviable standing.
But this is not all that is required,
as DR.. Kober indicates. He cites ex-
plieitly the following:
The reclamation of the Anacostia
fats, prevention OF river pollution,
abandonment Of box privies. clean back
yards. Easements, cellars, alleys, streets,
and vacant lots, the removal of slums.
public baths, more small parks and
Fairgrounds, abandonment Of public
and private wells, and a more stringent
law regulating the production and sale
OF milk and cream. There is special
need for the support OF day nurseries
to prevent the frishtfsh colored infantile
mortality, and for more visiting nurses
and other social workers 10 instruct our
neglected neighbors in higher standards
of living and finally more attention
should be paid In our schools and coll
leges to hygienic and sociological ques-
tons.
To which The Times can only add:
Amen.
The Washington times., 1907-04-09
Keep All Acts of Var
In Three-MiIe Limit
Correspondent Suggests That by Leaving the
High Seas Free From HostiIities Cause
of Peace Will Be Promoted.

To the Editor Of The Washington Times:
Now comes a proposition for the con-
sheraton OF The Hague Peace Congress.
II the nations mean what they say,
suppose the "three-mile limit" shall
mean that there shall be no act OF war
outside a limit Of three miles from the
shore line OF either nation. or Of their
possessions or dependencies; that out
side the three miles all vessels shall be
immune. warships, transports. merchant
vessels, and craft Of every sort and ma
ton. friends and foes alike; but II
either warships or any of the others
once cross the limit. they then become
subject 20 the usual rules of warfare.
The whole broad Atlantic. Pacific, and
Indian oceans, the Mediterranean, and
all other seas, viii be al free 70 all as
the sky above the world itself There
can be no battles at sea, no searches.
no piracy; everything in every way as
fair for one nation as the other.
IL we were at peace with Great Brit
ain. for instance. our vessels could reach
Turkey or italy or pass through the
suez Canal or. II We were at war. we
would attack the mother country and
get to India in any event Probably the
Mediterranean. the Baltic. and the Pan
anna Canal would be subject TO special
provisions IN the peace congress, because
either they are the front yard" Of ma
lions or they separate great CONT
nents.
Might Have Helped Russia
Suppose Admiral -Rojestvensky could
have sailed his ships out OF the Baltic
without a thought or japanese torpedo
bosts, and so on around Africa, and
up 10 within three miles OF Japan. He
could safely have skirted the eastern
shore Of the latter and arrived opposite
VladlvOstok. where his own squadron
could have forced an entrance aided by
the warsbips in the harbor. or after
fight with Togo have made a better
showing
The conditions surrounding Korea and
Port Arthur would have been entirely
different. In these days the wireless
message would do wonders in such a
situation. But the battle could only oc-
The Washington times., 1907-04-09
MONROE ST. EXTENSION
LAND TO BE ACQUIRED

Corporation Counsel Thomas has been
instructed by the Board Of Commits
sioners to take steps for acquiring The
land necessary for the extension of
Monroe street northeast, from Seventh
street to Michigan avenue, by condem-
nation proceedings, as provided for by
act Of Congress.
The Washington times., 1907-04-09
BILLY WATSON WELCOMED
IN GOOD BURLEsQUE BILL

Billy Watson. the inimitable WASH
in~ton comedian. returned 10 his ma
tive heath yesterday and was given an
ovation by the two large and appre-
ciative audiences which crowded Ker-
mans Lyceum TO witness the initial
production of William b Watson's bur
iesquers. An unsurpassed melange Of
songs. jests, funny situations. and
dancing is furnished by this agerega-
The Washington times., 1907-04-09
1000 FEET OF MUD
UNDER NEW ORLEANS

BOrings LOCO feet deep in New Orleans
have encountered nothing more solid
than mud. sand, and a little thin clay
hence the problem OF making safe fouu-
dations for the piers OF a giant railroad
bridge which is soon 70 be built across
the Mississippi near the city is a hard
one for engineering science. The piers
viii rest on timber caissOns, each meas
uring over 60X126 feet and 40 feet high.
The bottoms Of these caissous viii be 10
feet below the surface Of .he river.
The Washington times., 1907-04-09

as nearly perfect as it is possible for
them 10 be.
The entire production. although suffer
ing somewhat from the absence Of Mr..
COhan, is very satisfactory on the whole.
and TO those who have not already seen
Conan play if. the show is bound 10
be most entertaining. even II II IS non
sense-for it's funny nonsense.
The Washington times., 1907-04-09

ihat New York woman who asked
mat her blgamist husband be shown
mercy probably had an idea that IL he
were turned over to her instead OF to
the prison authorities. she would be
aoie 10 administer a sort of punishment
that would be the real thing.
The Washington times., 1907-04-09

II James J. HilI would Just devote
himself to hauling the freight up in his
country that has been waiting for some
months FOR its turn, and wCSsld do less
worrying about the business future. he
would make great hit with a large
number Of people in several States.
The Washington times., 1907-04-09

The Hon Levi p. Morton, when his
railroad passes were withdrawn. went
OUT ana literally tore up a piece Of
Track There were lots of other people
VINO were mad, enough to do II, but
oloh happen 10 be In the way Of
venting their feelings 30 emphaticailv.
The Washington times., 1907-04-09

Mr. Hartman seems much more Will
ing to testify against that stenographer
who stole The Webster letter, than ne
was TO tell what he knew about his
railroad combination
The Washington times., 1907-04-09
FEMININE PRATTLE.

Though Jane Is naughty and puts on
airs,
She Is over her ears in debt:
Yes, over her ears, for 1 have just
heard
Her Easter hats not paid for yet.
New York Press.
The Washington times., 1907-04-09

The situation in Cuba is discouraging.
The estimates show that the coming
census VIZ indicate an increase of the
population.
The Washington times., 1907-04-09

Now, honestly. those folks out in
Iowa are acting disgracefuliy indepsn-
dent about their Presidential prefer
ences.
The Washington times., 1907-04-09

poet has made an impression on the
District Commissioners by verslfying
his protest against a "'sing-song wood
mill" 1t is to be hoped the talented
gentleman may accept appointment as
the bard Of the James Creek canal
The Washington times., 1907-04-09

There is one virtue in April snow
1t makes It hard TO see the dirt on the
asphalt
The Washington times., 1907-04-09

The Smoot tight is going te be con-
tinued in future. but Smoot will not
realize 1t SO much, unless somebody
mentors Il to him occasionally.
The Washington times., 1907-04-09

When the Weather Mans maps last
night pointed TO fair and slightly colder
it's a wonder he didn't poke his head
out Of the window, draw IL in with q
jerk. and say: Not on your life"
The Washington times., 1907-04-09

The District Of Columbia may NOT
have any politics of its own. but It can
get fine view of the excitement in the
Eighth Virginia district.
The Washington times., 1907-04-09
CHARLOTTE WALKER.

Appearing for the Second Time at
Washington in Shipman's con
Parole" at the Beiasco.
The Washington times., 1907-04-09

And some people wonder why a
Southern city like Washington objects
to March as Inauguration Day!
The daily Alaskan., 1907-04-06
DANGER IN DELAY
Kidney Diseases Are Too DRugorO IS
 for Alsska People Go Neglect

Kidney Disoasou Are Too DaugorO as
 for Alsska People Go Neglect
 The great danger of kidney roub es is that they get firm hold before the sufferer recognizes them. Health is gradually undermined BaCksc g. headache, nervousness. lameness, SC. G. ness, lumbago, urinary troubles, drop 7, diabetes and Bright's disease follow in merciless succession. Don't neg your kidneys. Cure the kidneys " ,h the certain and safe remedy, Doga's Kidney Pills.
 Mrs, Elizabeth Maxwell, of 45 W. Fourth St., Olympia, Was9., says: "I have Do idea how much sufTerin- would have avoided had known he value of DOan's Kidney Pills soor CT For three years l have suffered, doc. or Cd and treated for a dropsical cOndiU lon of the body without ever knowing he true source of the trouble to be in he kidneys, until, about two ID nths e.. when was induced 70 try DOan's L.d- usy Pills. had swelling of the ee' aud limbs: my hands would puff up, ret tense sud could hardly close tt.n The other symptoms were lost sigh Of in the more noticeable ones. After O. curing Doan's Kidney Pills, ir nd prompt relief from the start. The sw.ll- ing bloating were reduced until ,ley entirely disappeared and a toDiDE up and strengthening Of my whole system waa felt. The other day climbed up a steep hill without Q pause or a Guttes Of the heart. IL was not 6 weeks ago that I tried the same feat and nearly broke down in the attempt"
 For sale by sI dealers. Price 50 cents. FOsteT-Milburn Co.,, Buffalo, \, Y, sole agents for the United states.
 Remember the nome-Doan's-aud take no other.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-04-06
NEVADA SEEKS CALIFORNIA
 FERRTCCRIA

Nevada has taken stsps to secure the annexation so that ItstS Of the i've California counties Ot Alpine, IuyO, LAsssn, ModOc and Mono, which lie east of the Sierra Nevada mountains The Nevada legislature Hsta forth the following reasons why the counties named should be a part of the Stase of Nevada:
 Because Of the isolation Of the counties named from the buSlneSS center and seat Of government of the srats Of California; the lack of recoE- hilton ard representation both in state and national government, and that laws made to apply .o the western dope Of the Sierra N0VadaS do not Ersut relief or apply to, but actually retard, the industries and interests of these sections; that the people of these counties are bound to Nevada oy the ties oi consanguinity, geographically. socially aud politically, and that their interests are identical aud one with those Of the people Of Nevada; that with their cession to the state Of Nevada they would not only be grant, ed political representation, but their interests would be benefited, causing them the prosperity and happiness 70 which they are justly entitled"
 Major SrOng's paper aJ Greenwater, Cal, the new copper center, tayors the proposed transfer, claiming, in addition to the reason advanced by the Nevada legislature, that the legislation of the Silver state is more favorable to mining development than is that of Caliicruia.
 The five counties have a population of abou, 2O,OOO, and would be very tuportau, addition to Nevada,
The daily Alaskan., 1907-04-06
LET REsIDENTs SPEAK

The solid" people of Alaska, those who are building homes here who are supporting our schOolS. churcheS, lodges, clubs, societies and other insti- gus!ous, are those who should make their presence felt, when Secretary Tais and the presidents sOu-iu-laT come north next summer. These high officials must be impressed with the fact that threr are people living iu Alsska ss we'll as there are those who are eudeavorinG Co sell it's resources to eastern cspltal' ists; that there are people who are building homes and laying the ioundR- ton of a commonwealth here ss well as there are those who seek 70 wreSr iIS treasures from the earth for tho up- building of other sections, ard that these H"ne and sra'e builders are de- serving of the opportunity to do their work in their own way and wi;h a free hand as Americans elsewhere are doing their work.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-04-06
y0to! Vote! Vote !

Fer honesty ard regulation. Long Tsars' sstablishsd |! Cream Eye ts tl.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-04-06
IN RING
Three Big Fights Are
 Scheduled

Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan
 Chicago, April 6-Joe Cans anc Harry Lewis signed articles yesterda, to fight within six months for a purs of s2O,O,O. Battling Nelson was presen when the articles of agreement wer. signed. Hs requested to have anOshe. match arranged with Joe Cans. Th latter said he would fight Nelson enough money were offered.
 Tonopah, New, April 6-Will Squire and Mike Shreck arrived here yester day and began preparations for thei match.
 Percy Cave and Bert Knight hay signed articles to fight April l5ta.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-04-06
VAlDFZ DAILY
 PAPER QUITS

Valdez, Alaska, April 2-The Valdez News which has been getting out a daily edition in addition to the regular weekly edition for some months in order Co give it's patrons the news of the world by telegraph, has been forced to discontinue the daily snd will in tho future only publish the weekly edition. A sufficient amount of advertising patronage cculd not be secured to pay the expenses.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-04-06

So Col. James Hamilton Lewis Is to eonduct the defense in ChIcagO's sen saticnaI murder case. The availability of Col. Lewis for cOunsel-in-chiei for Thaw was discussed very seriously before D. NJ. Delmas was chosen by the representatives of the Pittsbug millionaire. l. is said that the decision between the two great er!minsl lsw- yers vas very c.Oss.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-04-06
Notice of Stockholders Meeting

Office of the Engineer Mining Go. To the stockholders of the Engineer Mining Company:
 Take notice that the annual meeting of the stockholders of The Engineer Mining Company will be held at the office O1 the company, n the Town OI SkagTsy, District of Alaska oa Thurs day the 25Ih of April 1907, at 10 o'c ocb 8. m, for the purpose Of elecJing 8 board of directors and for the transaction OI such other business as may properly come before the meeting. The srOcB transfer book of the company will be closed on Saturday the 20th day O April, 1907 sC 5 o'clock p, ID, and vii. remain closed until Friday April 26th 1907 sJ 10 o'clock a. m.
 By order of the Board of Directors,
 Edwin Browne, Secretary. Dated March 24, 1907. 3-25-lm
The daily Alaskan., 1907-04-06

50 designs Of 1907 wall paper jus, received st HarrisOn's.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-04-06

By popular request Shaun Aroon" will be repeated with new speclaIties, etc., pus- day evening. April 9th
The daily Alaskan., 1907-04-06

 SURVEYOR HERE

c C. Baldwin, American surveyor EbO with F. A. MeDisrmid, who repre- seuts the Canadian government. will continue the marking of the Alaskan boundary survey ou the Hist degree oi longitude next summer, arrived ou the Jefferson and is in this city. Mir. Baldwin was connected with. the sur. ysy Of the boundary in Southeastern Alaska last summer.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-04-06

It did not take Roosevelt very long D transfer the battlefield upon which be snd Harriman are combating from the 1901 campaignro the living present.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-04-06
Principal Barber Shop Leads

The Principal Barbershop and Baths is the leading JOnsorisl- establishment in Alaska. Everything in all the de- pRrtment5 is strictly modern. The baths ara first class ln all respectsi
The daily Alaskan., 1907-04-06

The welcome the people of Alaska will extend 10 Secretary Taft sDd the Lougvorlhs will be hearty spd- sincere.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-04-06
Coal Rad cod

Call up the Alaska Transfer company for coal, wood and klndling. All or ders promptly attended 10. Phone 10
The daily Alaskan., 1907-04-06
At tho AsSOOs

Mt. Vernon rye and Old Belmon Ehlskeys, double stamped goods, st wholesale prices St the Mas
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-08-10
Town DESTROYED by Tornado

st. Paul.-Reports received here in
dicate that rain, hail, lightning and Sc
we're wind storms, the latter approach
ing in severity a tornado, did dam
age in Minnesota Wisconsin and
northern Iowa, which at present is
incalculable, owing to the telegraph
and telephone lines being in such Grip.
pied condition that details are hard
to get.
The storm was scarcely felt in the
twin cities. A short shower lasting
for a few minutes, accompanied by
large hailstones, was the only indi.
cation of bad weather here.
No fatalities are reported from Win
ona, but a correspondent at Albert
Lea, Mimi, half way across the south
border of the state, says that a lorna
do is reported to have destroyed the
village of Joice, Ia, in Winnebago
county, about Is miles southwest Of
Albert Lea, and one known dead re-
ported, while many are injured.
The same correspondent says that
other reports say 20 persons were
killed.
Scores of frame buildings in Win.
ona were wrecked. All wire commu.
rication east and south has been cut
off entirely since the storm. Rail.
road traffic east of there is suspended
owing to a washout.